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Deborah Blackwell Class of 1968 Passess

Pete Smith Class of 1956 Passes

Robert Earl Smith Class of 1969 Passes

Mary Virginia Mebane Retired Teacher Passes

Jerry Cole Class of 1961 Passes

Darryl Snyder Class of 1962 Passes

Charlotte Hollingsworth Class of 1974 Passes

Jerry "Pee Wee" Massey Class of 1965 Passes

Joe Donald Grooms Class of 1965 Passes

Kenneth Walker Class of 1967 Passes

Barbara Glisson Class of 1955 Passes

Gene Lowe Class of 1952 Passes

Billy Dodd Class of 1955 Passes

Kenneth Frazee Class of 1958 Passes

Cordell Harris, Jr. Class of 1955 Passes

Ronnie Joyner Class of 1962 Passes

Carole Snyder Class of 1959 Passes

Patricia Fowler Class of 1967 Passes

Kenneth Pinkston Class of 1973 Passes

Marsha Roberts Class of 1974 Passes

James Williams Class of 1986 Passes

Kevin Rogers Class of 1980 Passes

Cayce Wyatt Class of 1961 Passes

Ina Belle Vaughn Class of 1950 Passes

Jimmie Lee Hendrix Class of 1965 Passes

Regina Arnold Class of 1974 Passes

Robert Brown Class of 1985 Passes

Gayle Lampley Class of 1966 Passes

 Ralph Mitchell Class of 1946 Passes

Peggy Howe Class of 1961 Passes 

Aby Hampton Class of 1995 Passes

Rita Rushing Class of 1963 Passes

Sandra Allen Class of 1963 Passes

Jerry Kelley Class of 1965 Passes

Jane Webb Class of 1946 Passes

Sue Johnson Class of 1971 Passes

Carolyn Evans Walters Class of 1969 Passes

Barbara Hamton Class of 1963 Passes

Ruth Smothers Class of 1971 Passes

Joe "Red Bear" Harrington Class of 1963 Passes

Darren Wilks Class of 1978 Passes

Karen Kortvely Class of 1965 Passes

Michael Higdon Class of 1974 Passes

Betty Ford Class of 1957 Passes

Carolyn Bond Retired Teacher's Aid

Luke Kee Class of 1963 Passes

Karen Hampton Lifsey Class of 1968 Passes

Marjorie Vowell Class of 1957 Passes

Dawn Pekarchick Class of 1976 Passes

hilip McMillin Class of 1969 Passes

Joan Butler Class of 1951 Passess

Glenda Robison Class of 1964 Passes 

Class of 1967 Reunion in 2022

Floyd Cole Class of 1949 Passes

Julia Cavender Class of 1951 Passes

Bobbie Jean Dove Class of 1957 Passes

Rickey Lee Bowker Class of 1967 Passes

Mary Ann Pierce Class of 1967 Passes

Renee Hopper Class of 1973 Passes

Charles Melton Class of 1973 Passes

Bethany Wright Class of 1975 Passes

Mark Edward Jameson Class of 1985 Passes 

Troy Smothers Former School Board Member Passes

Natalie Park Class of 1985 Passes

John Davis Class of 1985 Passes

Added The Class of 2004

Gail Shawl Class of 1971 Passes

Jonte Willis Class of 2002 Passes

Added Class of 2005

Loretta Harris Class of 1962 Passes

Jimmie Turneer Class of 1960 Passes

Debbie Durden Class of 1974 Passes

Jimmy Carey, Jr. Cass of 1989 Passes

Mark Campbell Class of 2009 Passes

Carolyn Ellis Class of 1967 (DNG) Passes

 Added The Class of 2003

Paul Williams Class of 1966 Passes

Added The Class of 2002

James Larry Cooper Class of 1967 Passes

Mary Lou Reed Class of 1969 (DNG) Passes

Zachary Knuutila Class of 2010 Passes

Gene McMackins Class of 1955 Passess

John Lewis Class of 1981 Passes

Ray Luther Class of 1968 Passes

Bobby Joe Geans Class of 1958 Passes

Joseph Hernndon Class of 1966 Passes

Bobby Blankenship Class of 1968 Passes

Joe Barker Class of 1963 (DNG)

Corey Emerson Class of 2016 (DNG)

Preston Young Class of 2013 Passes

Nicholas Baker Class of 1997 Passesr

Celia Harris Class of 1975 Passes

Ruth Joyner Class of 1946 Passes

Sherry Cox Class of 1952 Passes

Beth Cary Class of 1969 Passes

Barbara Durden Class of 1957 Passes

Jimmy Glisson Class of 1963 Passes

Jimmy Hammett Class of 1968 Passes

Frankie Howard Chapple Class of 1978 Passes

Timothy McCauley Class of 1981 Passes

Roy Holladay Class of 1965 Passes

Thomas Michael Pekarchick Class of 1981 Passes

Jim Doty Class of 1943 Passes

Jimmy French Class of 1962 Passes

Gary Selph Class of 1969 Passes

John Wayne Boyd Class of 1967 Passes

Bill Sills Class of 1958 Passes

Ted Lowry Class of 1953 Passed

Added The Class of 2001

Tony Haskins Class of 1976 Passes

Mickey Butler Class of 1979 Passes 

Janet Neely Class of 1967 Passes

Marcus Wallace Class of 1987 Passes

James "Sonny" Daniel Class of 1957 Passes

Ronnie Barker Class of 1968 Passes

Kelly Lynn Mitchell Class of 1997 Passes

Bobby Bouldin Class of 1959 Passes

Tim Joyner Class of 1970 Passes

Rebecca Gambling Class of 1957 Passes

Carol Jean Elkins Class of 1961 Passes

Norman Hillard Class of 1960 Passes

Gary Johnston Class of 1972 Passes

Henry Elbern Turner Class of 1956 Passes

Jimmy Dale Harris Class of 1966 Passes

Patrick Hicks Class of 1990 Passes

Clay Wilson Class of 1973 Passes

Nelle Smothers Class of 1951 Passes

Gina Harrington Class of 1985 Passes

Corey Allen Class of 1997 Passes

Beckie Cole Class of 1964 Passes

Anna Atchley Class of 1966 Passes (Recent found obituary)

Sammie Larkinns Clas of 1855 Passes

Tony Davis Class of 1966 (DNG) Passes

Phyllis Goodman Class of 1964 Passes

Rita Pace Class of 1969 (DNG) Passes

Aline Cary Class of 1947 Passes

Jerry Young Class of 1960 Passes

Frances Moore Class of 1962 Passes

Cheryl Tucker Anderson Class of 1969 Passes

Joe Hendrix Class of 1974 Passes

Harold Allen Stevens Class of 2008 Passes

Christine Mathis Class of 1942 Passes

David Higdon Class of 1974 Passes

Class of 1969 Reunion in 2019

Ted Harrell Presson Class of 1967 Passes

Barbara Woodard Class of 1958 Passes

Ryan Bennett Class of 2008 Passes

Melba Luckett, Former Teacher Passes

Nelda King Class of 1962 Passes

Jeffrey Pierce Class of 1985 Passes

 

 

CHS Class of 1953



The Class of 1953 graduated 36 students. The faculty consisted of 13 members.

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Faculty:

  1. Carline Brower - B.S., Social Science, Bethel College
  2. Roland Buckley - Band
  3. Wilodean Buckley - Piano
  4. Charles V. Cooper - B.S., Sicial Studies, Union University
  5. Lucille Doty - B.S., Business, University of Tennessee
  6. Rosa Funderburk - A.B., English, Tennessee College
  7. Joe T. Herndon - B.S. in Physical Ed., Murry State College
  8. Anita Herndon - A.B., English, Murray State College
  9. Katherine Higdon - Piano
  10. Wade B. Horn - B.S. in Agriculture, University of Tennessee
  11. Margaret Jenkins - A.B., English, Bethel College
  12. Evelyn Pace - Home Economics
  13. Paul Ward - B.S. in Physical Ed. Murray State College

Seniors: 

  1. * Bernice Birdwell
  2. * Leonard Brinkley - Vice-President
  3. Louise Brinkley
  4. *Bernard Butler
  5. Harlene Campbell
  6. Peggy Cavender
  7. * William Allen Cole
  8. Frances Cooper
  9. * Charles Ray Dillon
  10. Troy Gene Elkins - Sergeant-at-arms
  11. * Brenda England
  12. Veldon Fields
  13. * Evelyn Fowler
  14. * Shelby Fowler
  15. * Lewis Dwayne Gamblin - President
  16. * June Glosson
  17. * Dwayne Ray Holladay
  18. James Hollingsworth
  19. Deloris Horton
  20. * Shelby Jean Jordan
  21. * Betty Kizer
  22. Nancy Lowry - Reporter
  23. * Ted Lowry
  24. * Betty McMillin
  25. * Nancy Park - Valedictorian
  26. Virginia Pinkley
  27. Guilford Rice - Secretary
  28. Aletha Robinson - Treasurer/Salutatiroan
  29. Virginia Smith
  30. Sidney Spence
  31. Clenoy Turner
  32. Frances Wall
  33. * Wade Ware 
  34. * Claudette Wilson 
  35. Gene Wilson
  36. Perry Wright

Others that did not graduate

  1. *Larry DowdyObituary 

Juniors:

  1. Glenda Abbott - Vice-President
  2. Phillip Allen - President
  3. Eugene Anderson
  4. Bette Bailey - Secretary
  5. Jane Bailey
  6. Kenneth Boswell
  7. Barbara Cooper
  8. Skip Crawford
  9. Wilbur Dean Ellis
  10. Kenneth Eubanks
  11. Bette Franklin
  12. Billy Futrell
  13. Shirley Glosson
  14. Carolyn Grissom
  15. Mary Ethel Hodge
  16. Bobby Hollingsworth
  17. Patty House
  18. Peggy House
  19. Gay Ann Kee
  20. Dorothy King
  21. Ralph Lowe - Treasurer
  22. Willard Duarl Luther
  23. Mary Frances Melton
  24. Larry nesbitt
  25. Rosalyn Pinson
  26. Freddie Sue Prince
  27. Audry Randle
  28. Bobby Robison
  29. David Thomas
  30. Rosemary Turner - Reporter
  31. Reba Ann White
  32. Patricia Ann Wright
  33. Bette Yarbrough

Sophomores:

  1. Jerry Allen
  2. Olene Arnold - Treasurer
  3. Jean Austin
  4. Roland Bennett
  5. James Brinkley
  6. Boyce Brown
  7. James Capilinger
  8. Mary Lynn Cole
  9. Billy Dodd
  10. Martin Eason - Sergeant-at-arms
  11. Jo Ann Edwards
  12. Etta Lou Ellis - Reporter
  13. Peggy Ellis
  14. Barbara Glisson
  15. Cordell Harris, Jr.
  16. Robert Hastings
  17. Bobby Holley
  18. Bobby Lee Hurt
  19. Margueite Johnson
  20. Barbara Jones
  21. Sammie Larkins
  22. Thelma Liles
  23. Ada Faye Loveall
  24. Peggy Mabry
  25. Carolyn McMackins
  26. Wansie Medlin
  27. Frances Neal
  28. Wanda FAye Nolan
  29. Don Orr - Vice-President
  30. Jimmy Park
  31. Roger Phipps
  32. Kneeland Prince
  33. Wanda Sue Robinson
  34. Shirley Scott
  35. Bobby Sharpe
  36. Ann Stanford
  37. Barbara Taylor
  38. Jo Ann Vestal
  39. Joe Martin Walker
  40. Helen Wall
  41. Charles Walters
  42. Nellie Sue Ware
  43. Joe Weatherly - President
  44. Shelba Williams
  45. Malcolm Woods
  46. Bobby L. Wright - Secretary
  47. Peggy Wright
  48. Shirley Wyatt

Freshmen:

  1. Mary Lou Abbott
  2. Charmain Arnold
  3. Samuel Bailey
  4. Louise Ballrd
  5. Monte Bayless
  6. Jimmy Blankenship - President
  7. Travis Bridges
  8. Maudie Lee Brown
  9. Winfred Caplinger
  10. Danny Cole - Vice-President
  11. Billy Gene Crews
  12. Charles Cunnigham
  13. Billy Joe Edwards
  14. Christine Elkins
  15. Raybourne Forrest
  16. Tommy Gideon
  17. Nina Grooms
  18. Virginia Grooms
  19. Joe Harris
  20. Peggy Holder
  21. Maurice House
  22. Billy Howe
  23. Brooxie Jordan
  24. Martha Kee
  25. Wanza King
  26. Bette Lankford
  27. Shelby Jean Massey
  28. Gene McMackins
  29. Buddy McMackins
  30. Cora Helen McMackins
  31. Billy Mebane - Secretary
  32. Doris Ann Melton
  33. Maurice Myers
  34. Carolyn Neal
  35. Eugene Noles
  36. Ira Lee Nunnery - Reporter
  37. Johnny Oxford
  38. Steve Parker
  39. Jean Phipps - Sergeant-at-arms
  40. Hazel Rogers
  41. Patsy Simmons
  42. Sherry Smith
  43. Patsy Smith
  44. Pete Smith
  45. Larry Spencer
  46. Jo Ann Tucker
  47. Elbern Turner
  48. Hillman Walker
  49. Elizabeth Webb
  50. Mary Sue White
  51. Bobby John White
  52. Betty Jean Williams
  53. Elbert Williams
  54. Bryon Wilson - Treasurer
  55. Norma Wright

Eighth Grade:

  1. Harold Beaton
  2. Margie Dean Brown
  3. Dwayne Bunn
  4. Harold D. Carver
  5. Sonny Daniels - Treasurer
  6. Bobbie Jean Dove
  7. Barbara Durden
  8. Barbara Eason
  9. Max Ellis
  10. Johnny Engles
  11. Rebecca Gamblin
  12. Shelba Glosson
  13. Emily Hastings
  14. Rodney Higdon
  15. Martha Hollingsworth
  16. Billy Joe Jordan
  17. Bobby Lowe
  18. Charles R. Lowe
  19. Jackie Merrill
  20. Travis Nance
  21. Bobby G. Parish
  22. Virgie Pierce - Secretary
  23. Gauthery L. Pruett
  24. Hal Robinson - President
  25. Paul Scott
  26. Lyndel Smothers
  27. Mabell Smothers
  28. Attie Jo Taylor
  29. Marjorie Vowell - Reporter
  30. Jean Walker
  31. Billy Wall - Vice-President
  32. Bucky Wiles
  33. Marie Wright

Seventh Grade:

  1. Marsha Allen
  2. Janice Bell
  3. Bobby Brown
  4. Gerald Burcham
  5. Shearl Burcham
  6. Edward Butler
  7. Norm Jean Carver
  8. Kathlene Cooper - Reporter
  9. Willene Cooper - Vice-President
  10. Martha Sue Garton
  11. Joe Gideon
  12. Jerry Gilliand - Secretary
  13. Chessie Glosson
  14. Norman Herndon
  15. Billy Joe Hilliard
  16. Della Hilliard
  17. Shelvie Hodge
  18. Frances Humphrey
  19. Shirley Humphrey
  20. Doe Ed Engram
  21. Virginia Jordan
  22. Charles Kizer
  23. Maurice Matheny
  24. Norman Medlin
  25. Doyline Miller - President
  26. Bobby Neal
  27. Betty Sue Owens
  28. Larry Pickler
  29. Jerry Rankin
  30. Darnell Scott
  31. Sherrel Smothers
  32. Jou Stanford
  33. Tilly Turner
  34. Charles Wilkins
  35. Donald Williams - Treasurer
  36. Ronald williams

Sixth Grade:

  1. Nadine Ballard - Secretary
  2. Mary Ann Brantley
  3. Buford Brown
  4. Sammy Cole
  5. Carl French
  6. Jimmy Garvey
  7. Joe Raymond Glisson
  8. Nancy Haynes
  9. Joan Hollingsworth
  10. Tommy Houston
  11. Sandra Hudson
  12. Brenda Sue Ingram
  13. Billy Joyner
  14. Bobby Matheny
  15. Byron Miller -Vice-President
  16. Sandra Nance
  17. Bobby Joe Norwood
  18. Nancy Park
  19. Ralph Pierce
  20. Jerry Rowland
  21. Wesley Sarratt - Treasurer
  22. Patsy Smith
  23. Carole Snyder
  24. Ray Keeton Snyder
  25. Vernon Spencer - President
  26. Ernest Thorne
  27. Barbara Williams
  28. Junior Williams
  29. Elton Lee Wiseman
  30. Newburn Woods
  31. Mickey Wright
  32. Eddie Wyatt