ISTROUMA
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1952
GOLDEN POW WOW
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
April 13 & 14, 2002
| Saturday, April 13. 2002 | 2:00 to 3:00 pm | Visit the Reservation and recall many fond memories. (Tour Istrouma High School)
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| Saturday, April 13, 2002 | 6:30 to 10:00 pm | Main event held at the Classic Connection, Ltd. located at 6308 Quinn Dr., Baton Rouge
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| Sunday, April 14, 2002 | 12:30 pm until | Informal backyard picnic hosted by Jim & Betty Breeden at their home at 9932 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge , LA |
| Welcome | Charlotte
Stevenson Carrier |
| Master of Ceremonies | James
Breeden |
| Introductions | Reunion
Committee |
| IHS Alma Mater | Special
Guests |
| Invocation | Mamie
Guy Watts (pianist) |
| Buffet | J.
W. Hall |
| Entertainment |
"Marionettes
From The '50's" |
| Social Hour | Visitation with friends |
Hilda
Ashford Forrest
James Breeden
Verda Lee DeArmond Edmonston and L. L.
J. W. Hall and Jean
Sadie Kelly Foshee and Curtis
Rosalie Smith Strickland
Charlotte Stevenson Carrier
Claudette
Toural Ferrier
Betty Womack Breeden
Your volunteer committee worked many hours researching the location of our classmates, processing the many letters mailed to nearly 200 classmates and the entire process of selecting a site, organizing and planning our GOLDEN POW WOW. We appreciate their dedication!
Our special thanks are extended to Hilda Ashford Forrest, Nell Rose Ashford’s daughter and Claudette Toural Ferrier for preparing our nametags. J. W. and Jean Hall created our table decorations; we thank you. Also, much appreciation is expressed to Betty Womack Breeden and James Breeden for typing and editing the material presented in this our anniversary directoryThey performed their duties untiringly. THANK YOU ALL.
In The Beginning. . . .
Shortly after the turn
of the twentieth century the North Baton Rouge community began to grow and
develop at a fast pace. The main
reason for this fast development was the construction, in 1909, of a new oil and
gasoline refinery, Standard Oil. And
just across its main gate on Scenic Hwy. was a prime location for new homes and
small businesses to support the many workers needed at the new refinery.
By 1917 the community, known as Istrouma desperately needed a school.
During an East Baton
Rouge Parish School Board meeting held on July 24, 1917 a motion was made by Mr.
Farrnbacher, seconded by Mr. Gordon, “to provide a school facility for the
children living in and contiguous to Dixie, near the Standard Oil plant in the 3rd
ward”. The motion was unanimously
carried, according to the school board minuets. Thus, a two-room wood frame
building was constructed and became the beginning of Istrouma School.
The first faculty consisted of two teachers, Miss Helen Row and Miss
Tucker. By 1920, facilities had
improved and this first building was declared surplus.
The newly chartered Istrouma Baptist Church acquired the building to be
used as its first meetinghouse. Because
of its color the building became affectionately know as “The Little Red School
House”. The building remained the
property of Istrouma Baptist Church until the early 1950’s.
In 1918 another building was needed for the fast growing elementary school and Mr. Robert Hart was more than happy to provide a second small building. Also, Mrs. T. O. Morgan became principal and was supported by three teachers, Miss Belle Cross, Mrs. Sadie Brouillette and Mrs. Youngblood. Later, this building became the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Butler.
School Board minutes indicate the following salary schedule for its teachers: high school – with more than two years experience . . $80 - $85, with less than two years experience . . $70 -$75; first grade teachers – with more than two years experience . . $65, with less than two years experience . . $60; second grade & up – with more than two years experience . . $50, with less than two years experience . . $45; principals of rural high school . . up to $1,200 per annum; principals of grade school with eight or more years teaching experience . . $100 per month; principals of grade school with less than eight years experience . . $75 per month. It is assumed these salaries were for a nine month period.
As the months passed the school enrollment increased steadily, but the school suffered because of inadequate equipment and the need for more teachers. The school board was unable to support the fledgling school financially. Faced with dire need the faculty turned to the parents for assistance. The response was great considering the nations economical times as a result of World War I. Because of the response equipment was improved. Even crude benches were made which provided additional seats for the students. During this same year, 1918, Mrs. Brouillette was transferred to another area of Louisiana and Mrs. Nick Rousseau replaced her. Mrs. Rousseau would remain at Istrouma as a teacher through the 1940’s.
The next year, 1919-1920 session, the faculty increased to five and many more children enrolled on opening day. Once again, the classrooms were inadequate and a third building was obtained from the generous Mr. Robert Hart. This building would eventually be converted into a residence and become the home of Mr. Landry, the head custodian at Istrouma High School.
These buildings had few rooms but many were large enough to be divided by the use of burlap curtains. In effect, this provided more rooms for the children’s classrooms. The fast growing school was again enlarged in September of 1920 when a four-room building was secured two blocks from the other building. Because of the separation distance it was decided to move the higher grades to the recently acquired buildings. This building was later destroyed by fire.
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board minutes of January 3, 1919 indicate a bond issue of $60,000 was approved with the proceeds designated to erect and equip a new building at Istrouma School. Mr. Robert A. Hart gave a square of ground in “suburb Istrouma” as a site for the new brick school building.
During the years 1919 to 1921 a brick building was constructed. The new building was completed just in time for Istrouma Grammar School’s first graduation. Although this building has been remodeled many times, the first in 1931, it is still in use as the twenty-first century begins.
The eighth and ninth grades were added in the 1921-1922 session. At this time Mrs. Morgan requested her release as principal. Mr. Bowden, who had been superintendent of the Methodist District, became principal and Mrs. Morgan remained as his assistant.
With a brand new beautiful brick building it was thought Istrouma School would have ample space for many years to come. However, by 1923 the school had grown to such an extent another brick building was constructed. This building would be known as the high school and the other building would be known as the grammar school.
In 1923 Mr. August Rolfe was appointed principal. During his administration Istrouma High School received an “A” rating as an accredited high school.
The following year, 1924, a milestone in the history of the institution was reached when the first Istrouma High School graduates received their diplomas. This eleventh grade graduating class consisted of eight students. They were: Leo Couvillion (the only boy), Mary Stewart, Myra Kelly, Bessie Hawsy, Marjorie Rayborn, Lucille Denham, Marcia Broome and Adele Palmer. It is interesting to note one of the girls in that first high school graduating class, Marcia Broome, would later become the mother of our own 1952 graduate, Anna Claire Guice Hinson.
Mr. H. P. Overton became principal in 1925 and remained in that position through 1954. Mr. Overton was an excellent administrator and a strict disciplinarian. His school was always ship shape! As a matter of fact, because of these strengths he was affectionately know as “Horse Power” Overton by the students.
Several years after Mr. Overton’s arrival, a third brick building was erected. This building was built between the first two brick buildings. It was known as the science building and housed lab and home economics classes.
As years passed, again the school became filled to capacity. In an effort to solve this overcrowded condition a frame building was erected in back of the science building. Every available space was occupied but still an overcrowded condition persisted.
During this period of growth, Istrouma had its first football team. The team was organized in 1935, as were the band and numerous clubs. Mr. W. H. Kyes was appointed school athletic director and his first coaches were twin brothers, Mr. Ellis A. Brown and Mr. James E. Brown. They became known as “Little Fuzz” and “Big Fuzz”. Under the leadership of these coaches Istrouma High would achieve many state titles and produce excellent athletes – many whom would become stars at various universities and on the professional level. Istrouma won its first state football championship in 1938.
The band was organized under the direction of Prof. George C. Stout. Under his direction the band became renowned for its musical accomplishments. Mr. Charles Gaushell, who continued producing musical events on the highest plateau, followed him. During the 1950-1951 school year, under Mr. Gaushell’s leadership, the band won a statewide contest. The contest included precision marching and the playing of concert music. The reward was a trip to Los Angles, CA to participate in a parade sponsored by the American Legion during their national convention.
Students quickly began to develop activities associated with but outside the scope of the required classes. Clubs such as the Latin Club, Camera Club, Beta Club and Mu Sigma were organized. The War Whoop became the student newspaper and reported school activities throughout the year. In 1939 the first Pow Wow, an annual schoolbook, was published. This publication was and continues to be produced by students with guidance from sponsoring teachers. It portrays school life during the entire year such as sport events, club activities, drama productions, beauty pageants and other items; it displays the pictures of all students and lists their activities.
In 1938 and 1939 another structure was added across the street from the first complex – a two-story brick building was erected to house science laboratories, commerce classes and economic departments as well as the regular classes such as mathematics, English and foreign languages.
In 1941 the school complex consisted of accredited grammar, junior high and high school units with 53 teachers and over 1,000 students – grades one through eleven. In 1949 the Louisiana Legislature added grade twelve.
With the consolidation of grades seven through twelve at Istrouma, more space was needed. Thus a new facility was erected on Winbourne Avenue – the present location of Istrouma High School. Grades 9 through twelve moved to this location in 1951. Mr. E. A. Brown was promoted to serve as Mr. Overton’s assistant. This facility provided 44 classrooms and a library. The gymnasium, cafeteria and music building were completed in late 1951.
Mr. Ellis A. Brown became principal in 1954 when Mr. H. P. Overton retired and Mr. Clyde Lindsey was named assistant principal. “Big Fuzz”, James E. Brown, became the head football coach and had state championships in 1951,’55, ’56, ’57, ’59, ’61, and ’62. He retired in 1967.
Through the years the sports program enlarged to include basketball, baseball, boxing, track and wrestling. Many city, district and state championships were won in these sports.
Increased enrollment in industrial arts and business education created the need for more space so another building was completed in time for the 1960-61 session. The auditorium, long a dream of the school community, was completed and dedicated in the spring of 1961.
Peak enrollment occurred in 1967-68 with 1,822 students entering high school, but the school district boundaries being changed brought those figures down the following year. Istrouma graduated 559 that year and because of the large number of students, graduation exercises were held at LSU facilities.
Many educational innovations and pioneering programs in East Baton Rouge Parish had their origins at Istrouma, among them: 7 period days; honors programs; the first guidance counselor; distributive education; cooperative office education; isometric exercises and ability grouping in physical education classes; computer programming and foreign language labs. Many Istrouma graduates have gone on to become educators and several have returned to their alma mater to serve on the faculty.
Even though the ‘Reservation’ is much different today compared to 1952 day, the nostalgia remains. We always have taken great pride in our school, delighting in being “Indians”. As fellow classmate, Nathaniel Humphries, says “having been an Istrouma Indian for all 12 of my school years, my pre-adult life is totally ‘red stick’ discernible.”
| Rosalie Smith Strickland and James Breeden compiled this article using information published in the May 27, 1942 issue of the North Baton Rouge Journal entitled “1942 History of the Istrouma High School”, from Nelson Boudreaux’s web site, www.boodrow.com and from the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board records |
The Legend of Nawaganti
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"Here
roamed of old the red man,
In a clearing near the great Mississippi River, teepees grew into a picturesque Indian Village, yet unnamed, but destined to become one of the most important landmarks in North America.
Here the chiefs of the two tribes met to mark the division of the lands of the two nations. They decided to erect a tall pole, on a cliff, and paint it red as the boundary line between the tribes. Thus, “Isse Trouma”, meaning “Red Stick", marked the site of Indian campfires.
As the years passed, “Isse Trouma” became known as Istrouma and the Indians living near as Istrouma Indians. The land proved so bountiful that Indians came from far and wide to make a new home. So great became the population that Istrouma grew into an Indian Nation.
Legend has it that Nawaganti, a young brave, became the chief of this new nation and ruled with
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austere dignity, stern justice, and fierce loyalty. The Indian nation loved their mighty leader and lived lives of contentment and adventure in their new found land of plenty.
Then one day along the riverbanks and from out of the forest came men with white skins and strange dress. The Indian people became frightened and Nawaganti, was alarmed because the strange white men, French explorers, wanted to take the land from the Indians and make it a land for the white man.
Nawaganti, fiercely loyal to his people, led his braves into battle. But the brave leader was killed and his people driven from this village; only the reddened pole remained and the white men changed the name “red stick” into their own French language and called it Baton Rouge.
So goes the legend of
Istrouma.
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ISTROUMA
The following information has been developed after many, many hours of searching. To the best of our ability the information was correct at the time of publication. Classmate names appear in alphabetical order, in bold type, by their last names first. Female members are listed by maiden names followed by first names. Spouses are listed under the classmates name in brackets. If a classmate or spouse is known to be deceased, the word “deceased“ will be indicated. Likewise, “lost” classmates (those whom we have been unable to locate) are so indicated.
It is interesting to note our classmates are residing in 18 states. 123 reside in Louisiana; 14 in Texas; 8 in Mississippi; 4 in California; 3 in Florida and Tennessee; 2 in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Ohio; and 1 in Montana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington, Virginia and West Virginia. Obviously we have scattered far and wide, however, the majority have either remained in Louisiana or chose to retire here.
To keep our directory current for future reunions, please notify us if you move or if you are aware of errors in this book. This information should be forwarded to:
| Charlotte Stevenson Carrier 5767 Hyacinth Ave Baton Rouge. LA 70808 Phone: 225-766-4673 E-mail: nanachart@cox.net |
James A Breeden 9932 Goodwood Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone: 225-355-7716 E-mail: breeden2@bellsouth.net |
And
now….
“The Gathering
Of The
Tribe"
| Abbott, Patricia [Carroll W. Lanier] 738 Shady Oak Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone 225-756-0761 Email: cwlanier@home.com Afeman, Francis (Deceased) [Ben Duhon] Albarez, Shirley [John B. Jarreau] 5805 Biscayne Drive Baker, LA 70714 Phone 225-775-7043 Alexander, L. W. (Deceased) Anderson, Paul [Ellen] 432 Elizabeth Street Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-928-4126 (home) Phone 225-0323 (office) Email: eta1an@aol.com Paul has six children and four grandchildren. He is the owner of Anderson & Anderson, a builder's hardware supply. Artique, Kathleen [Curtis Fletcher] 12425 Mallary Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone 225-295-1516 Ashford, Hilda [Bobby Forrest] 6006 Sevenoaks Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone 225-927-2819 Email: brboogie1@aol.com Hilda and her husband, Bob, enjoy their time together playing golf. |
Ashford, Jimmy [Mary] 36467 Plantation Boulevard Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone: 225-677-5442 Jim has three children, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He is retired from Dow Chemical. Ashford, Nell Rose (Deceased) Attuso, Patricia [Carl Ulbright] 44334 Highway 42 Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone 225-622-1660 Aydell, Malcom [Faye Boudrerux] 40525 Thais Road Prairieville, LA 70769-5446 Phone 225-622-2461 Malcom has three children and three grandchildren. He is retired as an operator from BASF Chemical Corporation. Bailes, Larry [Jackie Barillier] Suite B 1130 Cerise Road Billings, MT 59101-7385 Larry has five children and nine grandchildren. He volunteers with the women's ministry and with the Montana Southern Fellowship. Baker, Cleta Mae [Lawrence McCearley, Jr.] 6202 Biscayne Drive Baker, LA 70714-4312 Phone 225-775-5740 Cleta has 2 children, 6 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Ballard, Raymond 8967 Lemon Road Slaughter, LA 70777 Phone 225-654-3315 |
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Bannister, Jacqueline
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Berthelot, Patsy |
| Bloodworth, Joe Lee [Dianne Hill] 114 Larch Drive Ruidoso NM 88345 Phone 505-257-2606 Email: joeBloodworth@webtv.net Joe has six children and nine grandchildren. His career in the Air Force took him to Lake Charles and Fort Worth, TX for B47s and B 52s. He completed his military career at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. After the Air Force, he settled in Fort Worth and spent 25 years with Miller Brewing Company. He and Dianne, a Texan, reared his three sons and her son and two daughters in Fort Worth. They have been in Ruidoso six years since retirement. He hopes we have all found peace and fulfillment in retirement that comes from knowing God through His Son, Jesus the Christ. Joe says he is looking forward to seeing as many 52' classmates as possible. "Jose from New Mexico". Blouin, Bonnie, Ann (Deceased) Bordelon, Gail [William "Bill" Miller, Jr.] 37483 Highway 74 Gonzales, LA 7073 Phone 225-673-3949 Gail and Bill have four children and eight grandchildren. She graduated from Our Lady of Lake School of Nursing and married in 1955. In 1999, she retired from Gillis W. Long Hansens' Disease Center after working there for 23 years. Boudinot, Jerry (Deceased) [Jean Feigler] Bourgeois, Edward 8861 Cottage Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone 225-924-1013 |
Braud, Jessie Lee [Paul Stevens] 14017 Joor Road Baton Rouge, LA 70818 Phone 225-261-4467 Email: pjstsr@home.com Jessie and Paul have two children and six grandchildren. She has retired as a special education bus driver. Jessie now attends gun shows and plays Bridge. Breeden, James Allen [Betty Lou Womack] 9932 Goodwood Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70815-4517 Phone 225-925-5591 Email: breeden2@bellsouth.net Jim has a son, Jeff, and a daughter, Sharon Hastings and six grandchildren. After he obtained a degree from L.S.U. and a U. S. A .F. commission, he became a navigator. Jim was stationed on Eniwetok Atoll (Marshall Islands) with the atomic bomb test program in the Pacific. From there he went to McCord AF Base flying missions to Alaska, Japan and other Far East areas. After the Air Force he returned to Baton Rouge and went into business with his father. He sold the dealership in the eighties and continues to work on a part time basis writing government bid specifications and preparing bids. Jim married Betty Womack in 1998 and says he is enjoying a most happy life. He performs magic and works in his workshop when not watching LSU sports. Brown, Rex [Mary Jane Gibson] 50 Wildwood Terrace Ext Yazoo, MS 39194 Phone 662-746-2239 Rex and Mary have three children and eight grandchildren. He is retired as an Engineering Manager. |
| Brownfield, Barbara 1171 Aurora Place Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone 225-927-9484 Email: missbis@cox.net Barbara is retired from East Baton Rouge School Board where she was an elementary school principal. Brumfield, Jack [Marlene Cox] 24 Cypres Court Zwolle, LA 71486 Phone 318-645-4222 Email: mmmppj@msn.com Jack and Marlene have three children and seven grandchildren. He is retired. Bullock, Charles (Deceased) Burcham, Genevia [Thurman R Willard] 4149 Treuil Port Allen, LA 70767 Phone 225-627-6695 Campbell, James Millard (Lost) Campbell, Robert [Sue Ouzts] 13236 Virgil Jackson Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70818 Phone 225-261-6048 Robert has three children and three grandchildren. He is a Korean veteran and worked in sales before retiring. Cannon, Harvey (Deceased) Carpenter, E. J. [Irma Wells] 20191 Highway 40 Loranger, LA 70446 Phone 504-878-2446 |
Carroll, Faye [Jessie Odom Denham] 19855 Plank Road Zachary, LA 70791-8225 Phone 225-654-4747 Faye has a stepson and two-step grandchildren. She is retired and wrote that her husband is ill, therefore she will not be able to attend, but says "hello" to everyone and hopes we have a wonderful time. Carroll, James P. 11881 Plank Road Apartment 12 Baton Rouge, LA 70811 Phone 774-4252 James retired in 1995 as shipping and receiving clerk for the Department of Labor. He says he had two favorite classes - Mrs. Creghan's Senior Arithmetic and Mr. Dutch's Driver Education class. Carter, Dorothy [Tommy White] 5324 Rolling Acres Drive Baker, LA 70714 Phone 225-775-7186 Dorothy has four children, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She is retired. Cason, Bessie [Harold A. Morales] 4722 Underwood Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70805 Catt, Yvonne [Kearney Brown (deceased)] P. O. Box 1098 Springfield, LA 70462 Phone 225-294-6007 Causey, Arthur (Deceased) |
| Chiasson, Bobbie Sue [Herb Soileau] 123 Bernard Road Opelousas, LA 70570 Phone 337-826-5229 Champagne, Harry (Deceased) Chaney, T. Boone (Deceased) Cifreo, Harry [Shirley M Daigle] 7 Harrington Road Hattiesburg, MS 39401-8729 Phone 601-544-0002 Harry and Shirley have been married 46 years and have two children and three grandchildren. After 30 years service he retired from Texaco Refinery and moved to Hattiesburg. Clements, Wilton [Spouse deceased] 11243 Glen Watts Road Baton Rouge, LA 70818 Phone 225-261-2536 Wilton has two children and two grandchildren. He earned a degree from the University of Houston where he was active in several athletic associations and Phi Delta Tau. He served in the U. S. Army. Wilton returned to Baton Rouge and taught in several high schools and was coordinator of Marketing Education at Baker, Glen Oaks, Belaire and his alma mater Istrouma High School. He is retired. Cocke, Hollis (Deceased) Cocke, Max (Deceased) Cole, Joyce [Sam Mascarella] 3543 Piper Road Slaughter, LA 70777 Phone 225-654-0403 |
Coon, Leonard [Glendean] 8 Loy Road Arkadelphia, AR 71923 Phone 870-246-0371 Leonard has one son, one daughter and a grandchild. He says, "It has been a fast life!" Four years in the Navy and 4½ years in college. Leonard lived in California and worked for the County Welfare Department for 30 years before retiring to Arkansas. He admits his retirement time is so full that he doesn't have time to work. Cortez, Joe Bob [Cecelia Gremillion] 3405 County Road 919 Burleson, TX 76028-7624 Phone 817-297-4450 Email: beebeecortez@aol.com Joe has four children and nine grandchildren. He sends thanks to everybody who contributed in putting this reunion together. They are looking forward to a great reunion. Cothern, Gerald (Deceased) Courtney, Peggy Joyce [Jerry Wells] 7033 Point Avery Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone 225-751-5812 Cox, Marlene [Jack Brumfield] 24 Cypress Court Zwolle, LA 71486 Phone 318-645-4222 Email: toledolakehouse@netscape.net Marlene and Jack have three children and seven grandchildren.
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| Craig, Jean [Chester Purvis (deceased)] 2307 Hillside Drive Ruston, LA 71270 Phone 318-255-7746 Email: jcpurvis@cox-internet.com Jean has five children, nine grandchildren and a great grandchild. She works as an office manager. Danna, Nickey 2335 Richmond Street Baker, LA 70714 Phone 225-775-4074 Daquanno, Sam [Brenda] 3837 Secretariat Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone 225-293-8477 Email: bpdsad@aol.com Sam has four children, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. He is Vice President/Manager of Scott Construction Equipment. Darce, Lionel 628 Fendler Parkway Pineville, LA 71360 Phone 318-449-3717 Davis, Billy (Deceased) Davis, Peggy (Deceased) Dawson, Shirley [Humberto Gutierrez] 1845 Cloverdale Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone 225-343-4349 Shirley has four children and grandchildren. |
Day, Shirley [Harold Pitre] 3 Sunrise Way The Bluffs, LA 70748 Phone 225-634-3345 Shirley and Harold have five daughters and 10 grandchildren. Shirley worked 16 years as a church secretary. DeArmond, Verda Lee [L.L. Edmonston] 17157 Carpenter Chapel Road Prairieville. LA 70769-5801 Phone: 225-622-1437 E-Mail: verlou@eatel.net Verda Lee has three children and four grandchildren and is a retired secretary. She says, "Looking forward to staying well and being at the reunion to visit and catch up on those we do not see or hear from regularly. I have had a great 50 years and would only make a few changes if I could go back and do it again. It has been fun working on this reunion and I do hope and pray that I can make this gala affair. I am a typical grandmother and could talk on and on indefinitely about our grandkids. Been there and done that!!"
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| Denham, Gloria [Mortin Renfroe] 8920 Comite Drive Baker, LA 70714 Phone 225-775-0748 Gloria and Morton have a daughter, two sons and six grandchildren. They will have been married 50 years in 2003. Gloria says they have been blessed with good health and an abundance of the blessings of life, and they look forward to a long and productive life with one another until the Lord calls them home. Dessell, Lazelle [Ronald Heimke (deceased)] 11059 E. Vieux Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-275-3271 Email: cajunred5@yahoo.com Lazelle has two children and two grandchildren. She worked for 35 years as an administrative secretary in the medical field. Her happiest days have been those with her family and the days at Istrouma High School. Devall, Margaret [Jerry Sessions] 116 Sessions Lane Independence, LA 70443 Phone 504-748-5674 Dodson, Clara [A.P. Dodson] Box 283 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone 225-261-7336 Dorhauer, Charles [Wilene] 10223 Hemisphere Lane Denham Springs, 70726 Phone 225-664-8845 Charles has three children and six grandchildren. He was in the U. S. A. F. from 1952 - 1956 and then worked for Gulf States Utilities/Entergy from 1956 until retiring as electric meter department foreman in 1994. |
Ducote, Delphine [Charles A. Nelson, Sr.] 3920 Safer Drive Slaughter, LA 70777 Phone 225-654-4452 Delphine has five children, 15 grandchildren and a great grandchild. She said she will never retire as a domestic engineer. Delphine and Charles will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 4, 2002. Great for them! Duff, Janet [Bill Blake] 10524 Mollylea Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-272-994 Dykes, Vernon (Deceased) Eddings, Flora Mae (Lost) Edminston, Kathleen [Michael Curtis (deceased)] 2045 Minor Avenue East Seattle, WA 98102 Phone 206-720-5214 (May -Oct 15) 808-874-3577 (Oct 15-Aprl 30) Email: kmcurt@aol.com Efferson, Kenneth Ray (Deceased) [Marilyn Walsworth] Efferson, Peggy [Glen Love (deceased)] 12441 Sherbrook Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-273-3405 Email: pjelove@cox.com Peggy has two sons and eight grandchildren. She retired as a supervisor from the Social Security Administration. Peggy said, "Since retiring, I have enjoyed traveling, gardening, spending time with family and friends, and trying to kick an addiction to the computer." |
| Elisar, Sam [Lois] 10164 Rhapsody Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-925-0259 Email: theElisars@worldnet.att.net The Elisars have three children and five grandchildren. Sam is retired. Ensiminger, Billie Lou [Tom Duchmann] 7950 Hooper Road, Box 47 Baton Rouge, LA 70811 Phone 225-357-8084 Farmer, Sidney [Lynn] 1211 Emerald Green Houston, TX 77094 Phone 281-492-2649 Email: slfarmer60@aol.com Sidney has three children and six grandchildren. He is a retired attorney. Faust, Bryant Lee (Deceased) Feigler, Jean [Jerry Boudinot (deceased)] 4955 Summa Court Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone 225-819-0110 Jean has one son and two grand daughters. She is employed at Kornmeyers. Fleming, Lura [Burrell S. Seal] 9727 Greenwell Springs-Port Hudson Road Zachary, LA 70791 Phone 225-654-9143 Fletcher, Harold [Chris Bebout] 4715 Woodview Street Arlington, TX 76013 Phone 817-446-7875 Harold has three children and grandchildren. |
Forbes, Maxine (Deceased) Fredericks, Fred (Deceased) [Jean O'Keefe] Frizzell, Travis [Joan Hinson] 23746 Sunnyside Lane Zachary, LA 70791 Phone 225-654-3848 Travis and Joan have two sons, three granddaughters and a grandson. He graduated from Louisiana College, then taught and coached at Glen Oaks High School. In 1961 he worked at W. R. Grace Plastic Plant and after four company name changes he retired in 1996 from EXXON. He enjoys traveling in their motor home, woodworking, and gardening. He and Joan are active at First Baptist Church in Baker where he teaches a Sunday School class and sings in the choir. Fussell, Nell [Joe J. Ferguson] 5222 Lavey Lane Baker, LA 70714 Phone 225-775-2695 Email: grnfce333@aol.com Nell has three children and two grandchildren. She retired from being a secretary, cosmetologist and a school bus driver. Nell thanks the reunion committee and is looking forward to seeing all class members. Girlinghouse, Esau [Jo Anne] 415 Prosperity Road Jonesville. LA 71343 Phone 318-992-6456 Esau has six children, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. He is a retired electrician. Esau has recently had a leg amputated, therefore will not be able to attend . Girlinghouse, Trax 42714 Highway 42 Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone 225-622-0585 |
| Glover, Dorothy [Charles Jones] 702 Stanford Drive Waxahachie, TX 75165 Phone 972-923-3988 Gourrier, Clay (Deceased ) Greene, Betty June (Lost) Gremillion, Donald (Deceased) Grissom, Lawrence (Deceased) Guerin, Thomas [Maxine Istre] P. O. Box 255 (17165 Highway 77) Rosedale, LA 70772 Phone 225-648-2334 T. L. has two children and three grandchildren. He is retired from being a chemical plant operator. Guice, Anna [Ray Hinson] 33406 Highway 1036 Holden, LA 70744-3136 Phone 225-209-2600 Email: rayhinson@hotmail.com Anna and Ray have four children, 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She retired as a classroom teacher. They moved in June 2000 to a little community called Magnolia, LA, and she has become a countrywoman and is loving every minute of it. They downsized when their children left home, but they did not count on all of the grandkids spending overnights. They have been doubling their space since they moved. Some of the space is a craft room where Anna spends a lot of time. They also enjoy going to a small community church where the people sing every verse of the hymns. |
Guidry, Beatrice [Albert N. Dornier (deceased)] 1817 Lynvale Lane Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone 925-933-8306 Beatrice has two children, six grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. She is retired. Guy, Mamie [Carrol Watts] 2705 Jewel Drive Arlington, TX 76016 Phone 817-457-6129 Email: cwatts17@juno.com Mamie and Carroll have three children, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mamie, a piano teacher writes, "The Latin motto our class chose appealed to me so much as a teen-ager that I have never forgotten it. It set our sights at such high levels that the rude, the crass, the dishonorable, would always be beneath us. It was so confident in our abilities to achieve that I cannot, even now, detect a whiff of 'maybe' or 'perhaps'. Yet, it did not launch us unsuspecting innocents full of romantic ideals. It told us, flat out, that things would not be easy; with no molly-coddling we were forewarned of the problems that are always out there. How dare we complain, then, when we encounter the inevitable obstacle? Not for us the wailing, the wringing of hands, the running away. It is ours, instead, to search for and find an acceptable way to overcome it, and continue on the journey. It takes me a whole paragraph to paraphrase what those ole Romans could say in four words: Ad astra per aspera - - - - to the stars through difficulties."
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| Hadnot, Shirley [Donald Bowman] 4019 King Charles Road Durham, NC 27707 Phone 919-493-2192 Email: sib3478@cs.com Shirley has three children and seven grandchildren. She says, "I'd like to thank this committee for giving their time and energy to make this reunion a reality." Hall, J. W. "Dub" [Jean Hudgens] 10607 Landsbury Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70809-2830 Phone 225-293-2599 Email: bejeanie@aol.com Dub has three children and four grandchildren. He says, "I've learned that I get old only on the outside. Inside I am still the same. Looking forward to seeing everyone." Hamilton, Joroy [Elizabeth Stogner] 10534 Browning Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-925-5728 Hamilton, Peggy (Deceased) Harlin, Charles 1205 Cloverdale Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone 225-387-1206 Harriet, Edna (Deceased) Haydel, Edna Mae (Deceased) Haynes, Harriett Ann [Robert L. Hall] 14825 Harrison Road Ida, LA 71044 Phone 318-223-4403 Hinson, Eugene (Deceased) |
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Johnson, Evelyn (Deceased) Joiner, Mollie Lee [Melvin Scardina] 6552 Thelmadale Drive Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone 225-261-2428 Email: molscar1@cs.com Mollie and Melvin have two children and seven grandchildren. Mollie says, "On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1953, I married fellow graduate Melvin Scardina. We started our married life in North Baton Rouge. In 1958 we moved to Greenwell Springs where we have been ever since. Our children, Sidney and Taro Mayo, live within blocks of us. We have seven grandchildren ranging in age from 22 to seven years old. Melvin retired a few years ago and we have done some traveling including a trip to Europe and hope to do more traveling during our 'Golden Years'." Jones, Patsy (Lost) Junkin, Robert "Bobby" [Edna] 42 Alton Circle Rogers, AR 72756 Phone 501-636-5720 Bobby has three daughters and three grandsons. He says, "It is sort of depressing to think this could be the last reunion. But it's been a life of death for me; I worked in the chicken industry". He is now retired from Tyson Foods. He doesn't believe he is old enough for great grandchildren. Kelly, Gertrude [Joseph Hebert Bordelon] P. O. Box 103 Bouckville, NY 13310 Phone 315-893-7256 Gertrude has two children and four grandchildren. She is a retired professional geophysicist. Gertrude sends the best to all the class members who can attend the reunion but she will not be able to attend because her husband has cancer with a poor prognosis. |
| Kelly, Sadie [Curtis Foshee] 838 Myrtle View Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone 225-769-6580 Email: sadiesdixierat@aol.com Sadie and Curtis have two sons and eight grandchildren. Sadie says, "Looking forward (with anticipation) to our class reunion. Curt and I were 'away' from LA for 35 years. We enjoyed our DuPont friends, experience and travel. We were transferred 15 times - but there's 'no place like home!' You truly can go home again - in a way. We feel like we've always been here - everyone has been so welcoming and friendly. See you on the 13th of April." Kelly, George 4512 Ashland Baker, LA 70570 King, Norma Jean [Joseph E. LeBlanc] 1015 Highway 30 St. Gabriel, LA 70776 Phone 225-642-5241 Kirby, Elaine [Marion L. Burgess (deceased)] 13120 Legacy Court Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone 225-755-4005 Elaine has three children, 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She is an associate of H & R Block.
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Kleibert, Catherine [Biaggio C. Marino, Sr, (deceased)] 409 Halfway Tree Road Baton Rouge, LA 70810-4005 Phone 225-766-6922 Catherine has six children, 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Her husband was a career military man, which allowed her to travel to many countries. Four of their children were born in Germany. She says, "At this time in my life, I thank God for my blessings and for my wonderful memories of my high school days. They were good times with wonderful friends and schoolmates. I wish all the best for all who are still here and pray for the ones that have gone on." Kleibert, Helen [Stevens] 14853 Joor Road, #5 Zachary, LA 70791-9551 Phone 225-261-1285 Helen has four children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She works as a mixologist and says she is looking forward to seeing every one. Knight, Faye [Ted Croswell, Jr.] 11555 Foster Road Baton Rouge, LA 70811-1218 Phone 225-775-5176 LaCoste, Harold J. [Rosalie Aucoin] 3677 Oak Forest Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70814 Phone 225-924-3208 Harold and Rosalie have one child and four grandchildren. He is retired from masonry construction. Landry, John R. 10320 Timberline Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone 225-292-4829 |
| Langlois, Loretta [Edward B. Ellerbe] 2601 Skipwith Drive Plano, TX 75023 Phone 972-618-1484 Loretta has four children and three grandchildren. They have been married 42 years and have lived in Plano, for the last 20 years where she is active in civic activities. She served 6 years on the Planning & Zoning Commission and was its Chairman for two years. She was President of the Plano Homeowners Council. She currently serves on the Collin County Planning Board, the County Transportation committee and has recently been appointed by the City Council to the Charter Review Committee. Langlois, John Malcom [Adele Kennedy] 12226 Mallory Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone 225-292-2598 John & Adele have eight children and 10 grandchildren. Adelle says, "I graduated from St. Joseph's Academy but I have never seen the love and care you people from Istrouma have for each other. I'm looking forward to this reunion and seeing some of you that I know. God Bless You All." Laurent, Marguerite [Robert Foor] 426 Kimbro Drive Baton Rouge, 70810 Phone 225-766-9766 Lawler, Lola (Deceased) LeBlanc, Arnold "Tippy" [Susan Jabusch] 2174 McCain Road Crowley, LA 70526 Phone 337-2633 LeBlanc, Eula Mae (Deceased) |
Lewis, Shirley [William O. Watson, Jr] 37236 Perkins Road Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone 225-673-9130 Shirley has four children, 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Lively, Ethel Mae [Monroe Lovett] 17164 Highway 933 Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone 225-622-1211 Ethel has four children and grandchildren. Lively, John David 11831 Old Hammond Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone 225-273-0441 Magee, Jimmie (Lost) Magee, James "Frank", Jr. [Maurine Jones] 11950 Troy Street Baton Rouge, LA 70811 Phone 225-778-0400 Frank has two children and three grandchildren. He says, "I am retired and looking forward to seeing everyone." Mallory, Dorothy [Earl Gray] 680 Sharp, Apt 203 Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-273-0397 Dorothy has three children. She retired as Senior Medical Staff Coordinator from the General Health System. Manning, Callie Lee [Melvin Ashford] 3537 Webb Lane Liberty, MS 39645 Phone 601-657-8678 |
| Mascarella, Joyce Cole 3543 Piper Road Slaughter, LA 70777 Phone 225-654-0403 Matthews, Mary Nell (Lost) McCahill, Margaret Ann (Deceased) McCarroll, John A. [Mary Ellen Hyatt] 5588 South Leighton Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806-3510 Phone 225-924-4469 John has three children and four grandchildren. He is retired. McClure, Wesley D. [Margie] 7979 Green Acres Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70811-2113 Phone 225-775-6870 Wesley has three children and eight grandchildren. He is retired as a pipe fitter-welder. McCurley, Ruth (Lost) McFarland, Paul (Deceased) McGrew, Lois [Robert Donald Judge] 273 Muscadine Road Sunset, LA 70584-5101 Phone 337-662-7269 Lois has three children and eight grandchildren. She retired from Exxon in '86 when they closed the Lafayette office and then worked for Hunt Oil Company. She sends her best wishes for all attending the reunion but will not be there because she has a family wedding that weekend. |
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| Montero, Joy [Lawrence J. Acosta, Jr. (deceased)] 36495 Ronda Drive Denham Springs, LA 70706 Phone 225-664-4389 Joy has four children and seven grandchildren. Moran, Carl A. [Chris Schwartz] Apt 2121 19200 Space Center Boulevard Houston, TX 77058 Phone 281-486-7158 Carl has two children and four grandchildren. After graduation from LSU and four years in the USAF, he began working with Foster Grant. He retired from Hoechst-Cleanse and Huntsman and is now working with Nova Chemical. Morgan, Donald Hollis [Spouse deceased] 144 Center Street Freeport, FL 32439 Phone 850-897-4110 Donald has a son and two grandchildren. He is retired, after 31 years, from the U.S.A.F and DOD (AF) Contractor. He has lived in New Mexico, New Jersey, Florida, New York, Virginia, Thailand, Australia, Colorado, Oklahoma, England, and Germany. Donald says he retired for good at age 62 and likes the saying "Too much work and not enough time to play golf." Morris, Harvey Russell 14718 Denham Road Pride, LA 70770 Phone 225-262-4086 Newman, Harold [LaMarylis Hanson] 405 Cora Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-927-5305 Harold has a son, a daughter and two grandchildren. |
Newsom, Barbara [Joe T. Babin (deceased)] 13521 Marinwood Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone 225-753-7405 Nix, Gaylen 214 Bradford Street Charleston, WV 25301 Phone 304-343-7583 Email:Quentin@wvinternet.net Gaylen has two children and a grandchild. He is a retired Chemical Engineer/Attorney Noland, Donald (Deceased) Nordstrom, Gus A. [Laura] 9012 Alma Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone 225-925-9336 Gus has two children and six grandchildren. He is retired. Ortego, Joseph R. (Deceased) Penn, Peggy Ann [Billy Seale (deceased)] 7220 C. Jones Lane Denham Springs, LA 70706 Phone 225-665-6385 Peggy has three children and three grandchildren. She is retired as a banker. Perry, Winston F. [June Warwick] 7080 Allen Walker Road Grove Hill, AL 36451 Phone 251-246-7809 Winston has three children, seven grandchildren and a great grandchild. He wants to know if we will have a 60th reunion. If there is one, he says he will be there. |
| Persick, Jack [Mary Greer] 1371 Berwick-Cassel Road Liberty, MS 39645 Phone 601-657-4807 Jack and Mary have three children, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Phillips, Travis [Delia] 38153 Henry Road Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone 225-673-8412 Travis has one child. He is retired from being the owner/salesman (1971-2000) of Travis Supply (Automotive Paint and Body Supply Store). Pitre, Harold [Shirley Day] 3 Sunrise Way The Bluffs, LA 70748 Phone 225-634-3345 Harold and Shirley have five daughters and 10 grandchildren. Harold retired in 1996 as Sr. Lab Tech from Exxon/Mobile. Porrier, Elaine [Don Grossman] 658 North Haven Drive Biloxi, MS 39532-4352 Phone 228-385-2747 Elaine has three children and a granddaughter, named Katie Elaine. She is a retired DOD employee. Her husband retired from the U. S. A. F. and owns Grossman's Heating and Air Conditioning. Price, John B. (Lost) Pruitt, Ronnie (Deceased) Purswell, Oleta c/o Barbara McKnight 5134 Lost Oak Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone 225-752-0595 |
Purvis, Kenneth Gerald [Jeanette] 1421 Beaushire Circle Dayton, OH 45459 Phone 937-434-9619 Email: kjpurvis@worldnet.att.net Ragusa, Jo Ann [James Bob Tiffee] 2613 Lightough Bend Drive Ponte Verda Beach, FL 32082 Phone 904-285-9916 Email: tiffee@mediaone.net Jo Ann has four children and five grandchildren. She says this reunion will be her first one to attend. She and Bob have had a wonderful life and they are enjoying retirement in Florida where they both play a lot of golf, travel and do some volunteer work. Ray, Eugene 1699 Nautilus Street LaJolla, CA 92037 Phone 858-546-0854 Gene attended LSU, earned his architectural license and was awarded a Master's of Fine Arts from Tulane University. He is recognized as "Ray of Light" having designed many outstanding buildings including his house of glass with a tree through the porch. In 1969, American Magazine featured a French Quarter apartment he designed. Gene taught for twenty-seven years and headed the Environmental Design Section at San Diego State University. He is now retired. Reynolds, Marjorie (Deceased)
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| Richmond, Bernita [James C. Sartor (deceased)] 3426 Ashbury Court Nacogdoches, TX 75965 Phone 936-560-1747 Email: bebe@netdot.com Bernita has three children and three grandchildren who all live in the Houston area. She has spent most of her adult life in Texas and considers herself an adopted Texan. She has been in Nacogdoches since 1995 and loves living in east Texas. Rochester, Flavia [John H. Wright] 9081 Airline Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-248-1186 Rochester, Robert (Deceased) Rodriquez, Glenda [Donald Brown] 13159 Todd Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-272-3011 Glenda has a child and grandchildren. Rogillio, Lillie Mae [Mayo] 30697 Old River Road Trailer FF Denham Springs, LA 70726-1298 Rollinger, Donald (Lost) Russell, Betty Jo [A. Mitchell McConnell, Jr.] 3904 Inwood Drive Kingsport, TN 37664 Phone 423-247-6589 Email: mcconnel@chartertn.net Betty has three children and four grandchildren, including a set of twins. She says she appreciates her high school days more and more as she gets older. If any classmate is traveling north on Interstate 81, she lives 5 miles from Exit 59. She will be glad to meet you for a snack or chat. |
Russell, Bobby (Deceased) Saccaro, Anthony [Dean Brister] 629 Adams Avenue Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 Phone 321-799-4320 Email: saccarot@aol.com Tony has one child and two grandchildren. He earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Southern Miss. After 23 years in the Army, he retired as a Lt. Col. His tours of duty took him to Japan, Vietnam, Hawaii, the Pentagon and eight other states. He also taught Army ROTC in Germany for four years and has been teaching the last 10 years in Florida. Scardina, Melvin [Mollie Lee Joiner] 6552 Thelmadale Drive Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone 225-261-2428 Email: molscar1@cs.com Melvin and Mollie have two children and seven grandchildren. He is retired as a Production Supervisor. Melvin says, "I will just ditto all that Mollie has said, adding that in 1978 I persuaded her that it was fun to fish. We bought a camp on Old River and for the last 24 years spent most of our spare time on the river. We recently sold the camp and plan to spend some time traveling". Seale, Billy (Deceased) [Peggy Penn] Sebastian, Donald J. [Jackie Forcha] 2701 Timber Crest Lane Highland Village, TX 75077 Phone 927-317-1134 Donald and Jackie have two children and four grandchildren. He is retired from his own business. He says he looks forward to seeing everyone and they appreciate the efforts of the reunion |
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Shingleur, Sylvia [Babin] 1718 Pass Road #9 Biloxi, MS 39531 Phone 228-374-4503 Email: Me1Queenie@aol.com Sylvia has two children and two grandchildren. She is retired. Shirley, Lunia Gay (Deceased) [Ralph Moneyhun] Shoemake, Wallace [Lucy] 10419 Carlow Lane Laporte, TX 77571 Phone 281-470-8336 Email: Wallace.shoemake@GTE.Net Wallace has a child and four grandchildren. He is retired and looking forward to the reunion. Shook, Eddie (Deceased) Smiley, Ruth [Bobby Lee] 18431 Green Willow Street Baton Rouge, LA 70817-7113 Phone 225-751-4763 Email: rslee225@aol.com Smith, Malcom [Louise Sherman] 5305 Antioch Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone 225-753-4842 Malcom and Louise have two children and three grandchildren. Malcolm attended LA College and then served as a lab technician in the USAF during the Korean Conflict. He recently retired, after 43 years, from the wholesale food business. He enjoys fishing, traveling and watching his grandson's baseball games. |
| Smith, Nettie Jean "Bitsy" [L. Fred Kostelecky (deceased)] 7709 Bellewood Drive Houston, TX 77055-6803 Phone 713-682-0287 Bitsy has three children and two grandchildren. She is not able to attend this reunion. She is busy trying to learn how to do all the chores her husband used to do. He died in March 2001. Smith, Rosalie [Neil Strickland (deceased)] 1361 S. Dahlia Street Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone 225-766-0954 Email: nanisat@aol.com Rosalie has one daughter and three grandchildren. She is a retired teacher. She said, "Baton Rouge - the place to be, because my grandchildren are here! I'm not going anywhere. Hiam Ginot said, 'Grandchildren and grandparents get along so well together, because they have a common enemy.' "How true!" Sparkman, Bobbie Nell [Berle Joe Dubois] 13387 Ventress Road Ventress, LA 70783 Phone 225-618-1519 Bobbie Nell has three children and four grandchildren. She was school executive secretary for 27 years before retiring. Stegall, Rosemary [Denver Hatchell] 11111 Stegall Road Wesson, MS 39191 Phone 601-643-0111 Rosemary has three children, four grandchildren, four step grandchildren and three step great grandchildren. She says she is looking forward to seeing classmates at the reunion. |
Stegan, Inga [Luther Burkett (deceased)] 615 West Clover Drive Memphis, TN 38120 Phone 901-767-5435 Inga has three children and five grandchildren. She is retired. Stevenson, Charlotte [William "Bill" Carrier] 5767 Hyacinth Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone 225-766-4673 Email: nanachart@home.com Charlotte wrote, "These last fifty years have been fast and meaningful. I graduated from college, married Bill Carrier from Oklahoma and made a Cajun out of him (which wasn't too easy considering the only Cajun I have in me is a little etoufeé now and then). We had two beautiful daughters who became lovely women, who married and gave us the Three World Champion Grandchildren - Kelsey, Will and Charlie. Being grandparents is THE most rewarding experience ever. I've had the privilege of staying in B. R., seeing it and the state university flourish and having dinner with high school classmates every other month." Stewart, Patsy [R. A. Delaroderie] 77690 Mcbay Road Grosse Tete, LA 70740 Phone 225-648-2125 Patsy has a son. Stickman, Susan Lee (Lost) Stiles, John T. [Peggy Anderson] Route 2 Box 83B Greensburg, LA 70441 Phone 225-222-4290 John has four children. |
| Stockwell, Julienne [James M. Oliver] 1406 Sierra Boulevard, SE Huntsville, AL 35801-2541 Phone 256-539-3579 Email: js014@earthlink.net Julienne has four children and 10 grandchildren. She is a retired accountant. Summers, Joyce [Arliss L. Linder] 314 Shelby Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-275-1451 Tams, Dorothy "Dot" [Bill A. Clark] 8175 Harp Boulevard Broken Arrow, OK 74014-3079 Phone 918-357-2088 Dot has two children and four grandchildren. She retired from Public Relations. She says, "We retired three years ago after traveling with my husband's business for 17 years. I am active with my church and volunteer work with the Senior Center, Police Department, and unwed teen mothers." Her 90-year-old mother lives with them and will be coming to the reunion to visit with classmates she remembers from earlier years. Taylor, Charles (Deceased) Termini, John Ray [Carol Musacclia] 7753 Madewood Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone 225-753-7152 Ray has four children and grandchildren. Terrell Ralph Edward (Lost)
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| Toural, Claudette [Jimmie E. Ferrier] 270 King John Place Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-273-7126 Email: cferr65741@aol.com Townley, Barbara [Bob Smith (deceased)] 9632 Rustling Oaks Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70818 Phone 225- 261-2245 Barbara has three children and eight grandchildren. She is retired from being a secretary at Exxon Research and Development Lab. Traylor, Douglas 5880 McClelland Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70805-1932 Phone 225-355-4087 Douglas has two children and three grandchildren. He states, "gotten bald, wrinkled and ugly over this short period of time. Still hanging around to take care of my mother and pester my kids." He is unable to attend. Trotti, Jimmy N. 5333 Hanging Moss Road Jackson, MS 39206-2116 Phone 601-362-1039 Tucker, Randal (Deceased) Tucker, Joseph [Carole Lloyd] P. O. Box 40784 Baton Rouge, LA 70835 Phone 225-927-4557 Joe has three children and four grandchildren. He works as a contractor. Tucker, Lucius 5947 Brighton Place New Orleans, LA 70131 Phone 504-392-7888 |
Turner, Carolyn [Thomas E. DeWolfe] P. O. Box 125 Hampden Sydney, VA 23943 Phone 434-223-8755 Email: carolynd@hsc.edu Carolyn and Tom have two sons, a daughter and a grandson. After graduating from LSU and working as a social worker, she earned her Master's degree from the University of Tennessee. While working at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, she met and married her husband who was completing a doctorate in Psychology. In 1966 they moved to VA where he teaches at Hampden-Sydney College. Carolyn has worked as a social worker, teacher, and recently as a Writing Tutor at Longwood College. She is now retired and her husband is in a phased, part-time retirement program. Carolyn continues her interest in music by singing in the church choir and in a madrigal group. She recently played the guitar, dulcimer and tin whistle in an Irish band. She has served on community boards and helped plan a museum, which has recently become a national historic site. She also helped plan a tourist-driving trail commemorating the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision. They travel a lot and expect to do more in retirement. They have been exploring their family histories and looking into communities, that take them to some very out-of-the-way, places. Umberger, Lillie [Daniel Boudreaux (deceased)] 9369 West Tams Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone 225-925-0262 Umberger, Shirley (Deceased) Waguespack, Betty [Sterling Baron Seiferd] 9757 Sullivan Road Baton Rouge, LA 70818 Phone 225-261-3369 Walker, Anne Sharon (Lost) |
| Walker, Jessie (Deceased) Walsworth, Marilyn [Kenneth Ray Efferson (deceased)] P. O. Box 908/2948 Kingston Highway Kingston, TN 37763 Phone 865-717-0760 Marilyn and Kenneth have three sons and three grandchildren. She is a retired elementary school teacher. Marilyn says, "Life has been GREAT for Ken and me. We have three wonderful sons (who are all engineers) and three beautiful grandchildren (two boys and one girl). After Ken finished college he served in the Air Force and then returned to LSU for his PhD in physics. That led us to Tennessee for a post-doctoral appointment, then a full-time job at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. An opportunity opened for Ken to join a spin-off company, which he later owned and became president. After finishing their studies and a few years in between, two of the sons came into the business. Ken prepared his sons to take over the business so he could enjoy fishing. (We have a camp at Grand Isle.) However, the Lord had a different script. Ken died from colon cancer in October of 2001. The third son (who is a F-16 pilot) plans to join his brothers at American Magnetics, Inc. in early 2002. Ken and I attended the 40th class reunion in June '92 and thoroughly enjoyed renewing old acquaintances." Marilyn is hoping she will be up to coming. Walters, Rita (Deceased)
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Watts, Carroll [Mamie Guy] 2705 Jewell Drive Arlington, TX 76016 Phone 817-457-6129 Email: cwatts17@juno.com Carroll and Mamie have two daughters , a son, three grandchildren and four great grandsons. He worked in many capacities for Gulf Oil Company, which took him to Texas and Georgia. He earned a degree from the University of Oklahoma. Carroll became interested in theater and was cast in musicals at the Baton Rouge Little Theater. In Georgia, he and Mamie helped start a community theater that is still active after 20 years. His theatrical resume¢ includes performances in 20 stage plays, 3 motion pictures, radio plays and television commercials. While living in Paris, he sang with the Paris Choral Society. Weakly, George [Martha] 523 Sultana Court Ripon, CA 95366 Phone 209-599-5525 Email: gowmlw@aol.com George has three children and six grandchildren. He graduated from Letourneal College in Longview, TX. They have been married 43 years and are active in Christian activities. The distance and time will prevent him from attending the reunion. Wesley, Bobby (Deceased) White, Lorraine (Deceased) Whittaker, Bobby Jean (Lost) Whittington, Laura Lee [Andrew Stegan] 5805 Virginia Place Metarie, LA 70003 Phone 504-455-7628 Email: lwstegan@home.com Laura and Andrew have two children and five grandchildren. |
| Willard, Thurman R. 4149 Treuil Port Allen, LA 70767 Phone 225-627-6695 Williams, Elizabeth Anne [Norman R. Miller] 11846 Melinda Lane Denham Springs, LA 70726 Phone 225-664-0647 Email: nrmill@aol.com Elizabeth has two children and two grandchildren. She says, "I am looking forward to seeing everyone again. I hope that everyone that can, will attend." Williams, Doris [Richard C. Davis] 9584 Tanglewood Baton Rouge, LA 70818 Phone 225-261-2092 Williams, Joyce (Lost) Womack, Betty Lou [James Allen Breeden] 9932 Goodwood Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70815-4517 Email: breedenb@bellsouth.net Betty has two children (Jan and John Holloway), two "perfect" grandsons and claims Jim's children and grandchildren. She says, "I enjoyed working, 27 years, as a registered nurse and as the education director at Woman's Hospital. My greatest honor was in 1986 when I served in China as a Citizen Ambassador on a health-care team. However, retirement is the best. I am a grateful five-year breast cancer survivor. Can you believe Jimmy married me during the cancer treatments? We now know what is important in life and we take every opportunity to 'smell the flowers' and travel. Since Jimmy is an avid LSU sports fan, attending L.S.U. football and baseball games is a priority. What a way I've started this year - Open heart surgery in January." |
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LOOKING AHEAD
Ten years ago we were told, "See you next century". Well, next century is now and here we are. We are grateful for your presence! We could not have foreseen the changes we would experience by the time we entered the "next century". But we are survivors and we are here.
During the past ten years many of us have experienced memorable events - some good and some not so good. Perhaps we have enjoyed new grandchildren, taken extended trips to far away places, retired or even moved to a new and exciting location. Or, perhaps, we have experienced personal losses or extensive medical problems that have either been conquered or are being dealt with.
We cannot return to the past but we can look to it and marvel at the occurrences we have witnessed. By looking at our past, our history, we can review mistakes and pledge not to make the same ones twice.
Yesterday, the future was today and today is the present. But only for a brief time, for yesterday is gone and tomorrow becomes the future. As we travel into the future let us profit from our past mistakes so they do not reoccur. Let us commit to travel into the future with purpose and a since of urgency as the future will arrive and become history very quickly.
We hope to see each of you again in five or ten years at another tribal reunion on the banks of the Great Mississippi River where Nawaganti's spirit will still be treading the paths he once defended, where now stands a school so grand. And in this land of Istrouma, Nawaganti will still be ruling as long ago.
As you journey into the future, Maidens and Warriors, go in peace!
So go the words of
Istrouma’s beloved Alma Mater, composed by one of her own students, Mary
Emma Buckley.
