Purdy High School Class of 1964 meets for 55th reunion
Those in attendance of the Purdy High School Class of 1964's 55th reunion are pictured above, from left to right, in the first row: Carolyn (Purdom) Courtney, May Lynn (Holloway) Coones, Sammye (Davis) Beck, Keith Henderson, Patsy Baker, and Mary Lou (Stewart) Robberson. Second sow: Inez (Erwin) Linebarger, Gary Horton, Joyce (Davis) Nix, Marilyn (Huggins) O’Laughlin, and Carl Miller. Third row: Tom Terry, Lloyd Hancock and Wayne Thomas.
July 24, 2019
The Purdy High School class of 1964 met for their 55th reunion at Adelita’s Mexican Restaurant in Purdy Friday, June 28, 2019. Pictures of the classmates as well as of classmates and spouses were taken by Chuck Nickle.
Classmate Lloyd Hancock served as master of ceremonies for the evening. He welcomed everyone who was there then mentioned the classmates who are deceased: Elaine (Leonard) Blakley, Rick Davis, Gary Dent, Eddie Haworth, Leland
Hensley, Larry Holloway, Stanley King, Jim Land, Jerry Lasley, Judy (Rickman) Lauderdale, Frances (Dilley) Leonard, Darrel McGlothlin, Donald McGlothlin, Chester Moore, Raymond Stapleton, Jr., Donnie Strother, and Mary Lou (Schad) Waltrip. He prayed in memoriam of these classmates and gave a blessing on the food.
Classmate Sammye (Davis) Beck read Gina Barreca’s “One Day You Wake Up Old.” A taco bar was served by Adelita’s. Classmate Joyce (Davis) Nix served a 55th reunion cake to each attendee. A class meeting was held at which we decided to give the remainder of our class funds to the Purdy Alumni Association. We voted to have a yearly class reunion henceforth at 3:00 p.m. on the last Saturday of June at Angus Branch Steakhouse, Monett, before we all continue on to Purdy to attend the Alumni Association at 6 p.m. that evening. Gary Linebarger, class of 1963, dismissed in prayer followed by visiting the remainder of the evening.
Those in attendance were Marilyn (Huggins) and Red O’Laughlin, Missouri City, TX; Gary (class of 1963) and Inez (Erwin) Linebarger, Lewisville, TX; Gary and Kathryn (Schad -- class of 1965) Horton, Ponca City, OK; Lloyd and Margaret Hancock, Baxter Springs, KS; Sammye (Davis) and Larry Beck, Joplin; May Lynn (Holloway) Coones, Aurora; Carolyn (Purdom) Courtney, Monett; Keith and Nancy Henderson, Monett; Carl Miller, Monett; Joyce (Davis) and Mike Nix, Monett; Mary Lou (Stewart) and E. R. (class of 1960) Robberson, Monett; Patsy Baker, Purdy; Tom and Judy Terry, Purdy; Wayne and Sandra Thomas, Purdy; and Ike Hemphill (class of 1963), Purdy.
The Purdy High School class of 1964 met for their 55th reunion at Adelita’s Mexican Restaurant in Purdy Friday, June 28, 2019. Pictures of the classmates as well as of classmates and spouses were taken by Chuck Nickle.
Classmate Lloyd Hancock served as master of ceremonies for the evening. He welcomed everyone who was there then mentioned the classmates who are deceased: Elaine (Leonard) Blakley, Rick Davis, Gary Dent, Eddie Haworth, Leland
Hensley, Larry Holloway, Stanley King, Jim Land, Jerry Lasley, Judy (Rickman) Lauderdale, Frances (Dilley) Leonard, Darrel McGlothlin, Donald McGlothlin, Chester Moore, Raymond Stapleton, Jr., Donnie Strother, and Mary Lou (Schad) Waltrip. He prayed in memoriam of these classmates and gave a blessing on the food.
Classmate Sammye (Davis) Beck read Gina Barreca’s “One Day You Wake Up Old.” A taco bar was served by Adelita’s. Classmate Joyce (Davis) Nix served a 55th reunion cake to each attendee. A class meeting was held at which we decided to give the remainder of our class funds to the Purdy Alumni Association. We voted to have a yearly class reunion henceforth at 3:00 p.m. on the last Saturday of June at Angus Branch Steakhouse, Monett, before we all continue on to Purdy to attend the Alumni Association at 6 p.m. that evening. Gary Linebarger, class of 1963, dismissed in prayer followed by visiting the remainder of the evening.
Those in attendance were Marilyn (Huggins) and Red O’Laughlin, Missouri City, TX; Gary (class of 1963) and Inez (Erwin) Linebarger, Lewisville, TX; Gary and Kathryn (Schad -- class of 1965) Horton, Ponca City, OK; Lloyd and Margaret Hancock, Baxter Springs, KS; Sammye (Davis) and Larry Beck, Joplin; May Lynn (Holloway) Coones, Aurora; Carolyn (Purdom) Courtney, Monett; Keith and Nancy Henderson, Monett; Carl Miller, Monett; Joyce (Davis) and Mike Nix, Monett; Mary Lou (Stewart) and E. R. (class of 1960) Robberson, Monett; Patsy Baker, Purdy; Tom and Judy Terry, Purdy; Wayne and Sandra Thomas, Purdy; and Ike Hemphill (class of 1963), Purdy.