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CHARLES FRANKLIN ..... graduated from UT-Knoxville and Vanderbilt Law School. Currently retired as an attorney. He has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. He and his wife, Lynn, live in Atlanta, Georgia.

RUTH FUTRELL YANCY ..... attended Lambuth University and graduated from Murray State University. Currently single, she has 3 daughters and 5 grandchildren and is a retired vocational rehabilitation counselor with the State of Tennessee. Her special hobby is choral music and she currently sings with the David Johnson Chorus. She lives in Paris, Tennessee.

JO ANN GADDY WARD ..... attended business school and is currently retired from retail occupation. She lives with husband, Lone Q., in Smyrna, Tennessee.

FOSTEEN HAMILTON ..... widow of Gerald Dowdy, ‘Tenna’ is a retired realtor. She has 3 daughters and 10 grandchildren. Her hobbies include golf and interest in her grandchildren’s ball games. She lives in Gallatin, Tennessee.

JAMES RAY HART ..... received training at Riverside Culinary Academy, served in the Navy for 10 years and is a retired chef. His hobbies include gardening and fishing. He lives in Hemet, California.

BARBARA HASTINGS MARR ..... lives at Paris, Tennessee.

BETTY HICKS HERNDON ..... retired from the Kroger Company. She has 4 children, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. She lives with her husband, John, in Paris, Tennessee.

JERALD HILL ..... attended Union University and Murray State University. He is a retired Sears credit manager and former teacher and coach. He and his wife, Peggy, have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Jerald enjoys fishing and golf. They live in Nolenville, Tennessee.

JESSE HOPKINS ..... retired from the Army. He and his wife, Anna, have 1 child. They live in Paris, Tennessee.

JERRY HUMPHREYS ..... Having received his education from Vanderbilt University, he is a physician and a farmer His hobbies include horse racing and tennis. He has 3 children and 6 grandchildren. He and his wife, Susan, live in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

RITA HUMPHREYS PETTY ..... has postgraduate degrees from Murray State University and West Georgia University, is a retired school counselor, and enjoys bridge, tennis and gardening. She and her husband, Dick, have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. They live at Gainsville, Georgia.

MELVIN A. HUMPHREYS ..... is a professor at the University of Memphis. He lives at Cordova, Tennessee.

DIANA JACKSON ROACH ..... graduated from Murray State University, has a postgraduate degree from Southern Illinois University, and is a retired school teacher. She and her husband, William, have 2 children and 4 grandchildren. Her interest are her church and bridge. They live at Pekin, Illinois.

McSWAIN JACKSON ..... is a retired salesman and produce manager with 3 children and 3 grandchildren. He enjoys fishing and lives with his wife, Jo Ann, at Springville, Tennessee.

BETTY JO JOHNSON SHARP ..... B. J. is retired, has 2 children and 4 grandchildren and her interest are crafts and reading. She and her husband, Bobby Joe, live in Sevierville, Tennessee.

NORMA JOHNSON TAYLOE ..... is a retired executive secretary from Paris Board of Public Utilities. She lives in Paris, Tennessee.

JOAN JOHNSTON BAKER ..... attended Lambuth University, worked in sales, and is now retired. She enjoys quilting, English smocking and collecting old Lennox. She and her husband, Larry, have one child. They live in Arizona City, Arizona.

EDMOND KENT ..... Eddie is retired after 22 years with the U.S. Army and 18 years teaching. He holds postgraduate degrees from UT-Knoxville, UTM, Murray State and Bethel College. He and his wife, Paulette have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. They live at Puryear, Tennessee.

JAMES KEY ..... Jim graduate from UT-Knoxville, holds postgraduate degrees from VPI and North Carolina State and is now retired from Oklahoma State University. He served 28 years with the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard as a transport pilot. His interest now are flying, farming and prison ministry. He and his wife, Jean, have 2 children and 4 grandchildren. They live at Stillwater, Oklahoma.

CAROLYN KIBBONS CHAPMAN ..... has 4 children, 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She is still active in business as bookkeeper for their family owned business. She an her husband, Jimmie, enjoy camping and they live at Pegram, Tennessee.

WALDO LOCKHART ..... Bubba is retired from Consolidated Aluminum, and now works for the City of New Johnsonville and is also helping to build his daughters log home. He and his wife, Becky, have 2 children and 2 grandchildren and they live at New Johnsonville, Tennessee.

BARBARA MARSHALL ENDERSON ..... is a retired florist and has 2 children and 2 grandchildren. She and her husband, Rex., live at Brentwood, Tennessee.

AMY MARTIN BRUMMITT ..... attended McKenzie Vo-Tech School and is now retired. Amy has 2 children and lives at Paris, Tennessee.

CROCKETT MATHIS ..... having served 6 years in the National Guard, he worked until retirement as a tool and die maker. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. He and his wife, Sandra, have 2 children and 3 grandchildren and make their home at Paris, Tennessee.

 

INDEX  TO  ALL  BIOGRAPHY   PAGES:

PAGE  1   GEORGE  ATKINS  through  BILLY  EWING

PAGE  2   CHARLES  FRANKLIN  through  CROCKETT  MATHIS

PAGE  3   CAROL  McDANIEL  McDUFFEE  through  SANDRA  SCOTT   JOHNSON

PAGE  4  GAYRENE  SHEMWELL  COX  through  ANN  WYATT   JACKSON

 

Links  to all  50th  pages:
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These Biographies are reprinted from the Class of 1955, 50th Reunion Booklet.

Thanks  To  GEORGE  C. ATKINS  for providing the booklet  to  the editor.

 

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