Dear Forsan Ex-Student:

Well, here we go with an attempt to put together our second newsletter.. again for the same reasons as our first publication in 1993, i.e., to keep stirring up interest in the Forsan Ex-Student All Class Reunion, and to help us keep in touch with each other.

One big difference this time around is we have mailing addresses for twice as many ex-students as we did in 1993, so we're making progress! Even so, we still have a long way to go. So please pass a copy of this on to anyone you suspect did not get one, and have them furnish us their mailing address.

Our mailing addresses are:

Leon Calley
9635 Oak Thicket
Houston, TX 77040
(713) 466-5083

Boyce Hale
HC-76, Box 157-F
Big Spring, TX 79720
915) 267-6957

Darnell Peacock
60 Blush Hill Dr.
Conroe, TX 77304
(409) 856-2137

Also, thanks so much for your responses to the questionnaire which was sent out before and also made available at the 1994 reunion. The information furnished was very helpful.

1994 EX-STUDENT REUNION

It seemed to us that just about everyone had a real good time when we last got together on August 6, 1994. There were about 240 of us in attendance and there was a lot of good food.

One of the highlights was the induction into the Hall of Honor three outstanding individuals who had been associated with FHS - Clarie Conger, L. L. Martin and LaVoice (Bossy) Scudday. Mrs. Conger, an unforgettable and most deserving former teacher, was there in person to be inducted. We are sorry to report that she passed away September 2, 1995.

New officers elected were Leon Calley, President; Patsy Reed Fryer and Dorothy Gresseft Pye, Vice-Presidents; and Boyce Hale, Secretary-Treasurer.

Several attendees could be overheard talking about how they arrived a day early and took a drive over their old stomping grounds, and how there was nothing there except some old foundations, e.g., where the Phillips, Continental, Sun-Ray, Shell, Royal, Magnolia or other oil camps used to be.

Many old stories were overheard, especially from some of the "oldtimers." You may remember G. D. Kennedy, a former Superintendent. He told about the time when they had been unable to get several skunks out from under the old school building (late '40s). Finally, he backed one of the school busses up, pointing the exhaust pipe underneath the building, and poured a can of "Casite" in the carburetor and smoked them out. He also told about going on a senior trip to Big Bend, and how he took three of the boys for a walk and they got lost. The boys came straggling in about dark, and one of the boys was so thirsty his tongue was swollen.

Many more stories, but too little space to tell them...

Several individuals over the years have contributed to making Forsan a pleasant memory in the minds of so many of us. In this newsletter we would like to recognize one of the real special contributors to Forsan's memorable history.

C.V. Wash, born in 1910 in Richland Springs, still lives on his ranch just a couple of miles out of Forsan with his wife Mae. C. V. recalls making his first trip to Forsan with his Dad in about 1926. They traveled in a Model T Ford over a dirt road known as Highway No. 9 (now 87) to get there. There was very little drilling activity around Forsan back then, so, after finding no work they went on to Crane. In late 1928 C. V. returned to Forsan. He and Mae married in 1929. They later had 3 sons: Bobby, Charles and Danny. He worked for Humble Oil and Refining until 1933. C. V. and Mae then bought the grocery store in Forsan in 1933, which they continued to operate until 1942. He then began contracting for Humble and established Forsan Oil Well Service.

This was during WWII. From its origin until it was sold in 1979, seems like just about everyone around worked for Forsan Oil Well Service at one time or another. During this period of time C. V. and Mae have made innumerable contributions to Forsan and the community around it. They have served in the school, church and many other areas. The family continues to operate Forsan Oil Company, an oil production business.

Picture above: 1 st and 2nd Grade at Otis Chalk School (some of whom would later be in the FHS Classes of '44 and '45). Left to right from top row: Mrs. Spratt, Louise Craft, R.H. Jones, Harley Grant, John (Sonny) Cole, Lucy Hurley, C.D. Dobson, Mary Nell Stephen, Peggy Jo Hargrove, Joan Moore, Laura Mae Willis, Fredda Nell Oglesby, Glenn Smith, Patricia Knight, Francis Moody and Frances Neill. (Thanks to Laura Mae Willis Sypult for picture and names.)

We couldn't resist doing a little article on those amazing Sewell gals. I think most of them made the last reunion.

They say they celebrate their "Sometimes Annual Sisters Reunion" in Texas every year or so. (By the way, they do have a brother, Calvin, who retired from Shell and lives in Hamlin. He is an ace fisherman and is married to Bertie.) Juanita '43 and her husband C.L. Fisher are retired and live in Lubbock. The Lion's Club has taken them to Hong Kong and less exotic ports. Vonnie (last year '44) and husband Fred Andrews retired from Phillips Petroleum and live in Midland.

They stay busy with volunteer work and family and friends. Joyce '46 and her husband Joseph Wisthoff live in Crown Point, Indiana. She is in real estate and he restores antique clocks. Billie '50 and her husband "Big Buff Back" Bob Baker '51 live in Garland, where he works in a warehouse and their children live nearby. Becca '53 and her husband Ben Tindall are in Germantown, Maryland for a record 10 years now. Ben, retired from the U.S. Air Force, battles the beltway to his job in Alexandria, Virginia as a "computer whiz kid." They all have, according to Becca, ..scads of kids and grandkids, as well as a few great grandkids, and each one is above average and upwards ... natcherly." Their beloved mom Pearl Sewell. who was 95 years old, passed away June 27, 1995. We're looking forward to seeing you Sewell gals (and Calvin too) at our next ex-students reunion in 1996.

Elbow School has become a very significant part of the Forsan I.S.D. Consolidated with Forsan around 1959 1960, the school has quite a rich history.

It was established primarily for the children of the farmers and ranchers in the area. It was named Elbow after the creek nearby which had been so named because of the pronounced curve in its streambed. The school originally was only a one room building located about two miles west of Elbow Creek on what is presently the W. C. Clanton property. The turn of the century saw the Elbow School moved to its present location, about two miles east of Elbow Creek, at the corner of Nichols Road and FM No. 818. The school is pretty much surrounded by farm land except for a nearby church, some old buildings, three teacherages, a bus pad and a gas tank.

Before the consolidation, students completing the highest grade there (seventh) could choose to continue their education at either Forsan or Big Spring. Now the school has grades K through 5. Elbow School has made a significant contribution to the Forsan I.S.D.'s climb to excellence.

We would like to say thanks to the many Forsan Alumni, both men and women, who over the years have served in the U.S. armed services. One particular ex-student who served in WWII comes to mind. R.L. (Roy) Butler and his wife Jackie live in Hobbs, NM, where R.L. operates his commercial art business. (By the way, you will note that R.L. did the cartoon in this newsletter.) They have 2 kids and 6 grandchildren.

R.L. had a delay in finishing school at FHS. He went to WWII and soon found himself a POW in the notorious German Stalag 17-B, where he spent the next 18 months. Small world it was, as he soon ran into two friends who were also prisoners there ... the late Horace (Jiggs) Holcombe, who lived in the Lee's Store area and Calvin Sewell, who is mentioned above in the Sewell sisters article. When R.L. returned home after the war, he obtained his high school diploma equivalent in 1945 with the help of then Superintendent Dan McRae. (By the way, after Jiggs' plane was shot down and he was listed as missing in action and presumed dead, a memorial service complete with casket was held for him in the Lees Baptist Church. He later was found alive and returned home. Jiggs was killed in a car accident near Big Spring some years later. Calvin still lives in Hamlin.)

R.L. recalls that those were grim Great Depression days, and that there were times when it looked like the family would run out of food with no more in sight. Even so, he says, "time spent in a little two-room house at Chalk holds some fond memories for me. Two and sometimes three sisters ... Vivian, Lima and Juanita...were there and in the evenings one of them would read to my younger brother Hubert and me. We were all very close at that time. Maybe the good old days weren't too bad."

We received lots of interesting information from the more than 125 individuals responding to our questionnaire during 1994. Obviously, we don't have room to share it all with you in this newsletter, but here's some of the info at least...

Most of you probably didn't know that Elmer Joe Adkins, whose last year at FHS was 1939, had a twin sister named Evelyn who went all the way through school with him. He joined the U.S. Marines as soon as he was old enough and served in WWII. He has lived and worked in numerous foreign countries. Retired now, he and his wife Joanne live in San Angelo. They have three kids.

Jimmy Anderson '58, after graduating from the University of Texas, became a pharmacist. He has a pharmacy in Big Spring. Living in Big Spring, Jimmy and his wife Pat have 4 children and 4 grandchildren. He holds a BS Pharmacy degree from UT Austin.

Did you know that Peggy Jo Hargrove Anderson has lived in the Borger area ever since leaving Forsan H.S. in 1944? She has 2 children.

John Asbury '61 is a physician in Temple. He and his wife Bonnie have 2 children. He has a BA in Chemistry and MD degrees.

Bobby Baker '47, a retired superintendent of Exxon Gas Plant, and his wife, Norma Roberts Baker '47, live in Monahans. They have 3 kids. He has a BA degree from Sul Ross.

William R. Banks III '76 lives in Big Spring with his wife Brenda Webb Banks. They have 2 kids and he is a Youth and Recreation Minister, having graduated from Southwestern Seminary with a master's degree. He also holds a BS degree from West Texas A&M.

Jack Barber '38, who participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945 and is a retired petroleum engineer, now lives in San Antonio with his wife Katherine McDonald Barber. They have 5 children. He has a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering.

Hubert Bardwell '63 is a painter living in Allen, Texas with his wife Diane. They have 3 children.

Sherrie Fletcher Bordofske '59, who is office manager and assistant to a plastic surgeon, lives in McKinney. She has 2 children.

Charles Boyd '55 and his wife Paula live in Littleton, Colorado and have 1 child. He has a BS degree from West Texas A&M and a MS degree from the University of Oklahoma. He works for the Colorado Department of Health.

Gaye Huestis Boyd '59 and her husband Jerry live in Tucson, Arizona. She is a bookkeeper. They have one kid.

Thomas Boyd, Sr. '57, who is a shop foreman for Bradley Supply Electric Motors, and his wife Dolly live in Lamesa. They have one son.

Lynda Camp Brunton '60 and her husband Pat Brunton '57 live in Skiatook, Oklahoma, and have 2 kids. She is an office manager for a doctor.

Bonnie Sue Simpson Byrd '63 and her husband Belton Byrd live in The Woodlands, Texas. She is a Medical Technologist (ASCP) B.S. and they have 2 children. She holds a BS degree from Southwest Texas State.

Billy Calley '48 and his wife Verline live in Ira. He is a retired oil producer/operator and in 1991 received the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Oil Industry in Scurry County. They have 3 children and 9 grandchildren.

Bobby Calley '49 and his wife Arita live near Big Spring. He served in the U.S. Army during the early 50s and currently is an oil producer/operator. They have 2 children and also 7 grandchildren.

Leon Calley '59 and his wife Mollie live in Houston. They have one daughter. He was an attorney with Gulf Oil and later Chevron before retiring in 1986, was then a partner with Ernst & Young for 5 years, and is now a hearings officer and counsel for the State of California in Houston. He has a BA degree from UT Austin and a JD degree from South Texas College of Law.

Wanda Creelman Childress '49 and her husband Arbia Childress live in Monahans. She is associated with the Mission Services Corp., Southern Baptist Convention. They have 2 kids and 7 granddaughters.

Lloyd Claxton '48 and his wife Virginia live in Big Spring. He is a U.S. Postal Clerk.

Ruth Calley Clifton '53 and her husband Allen Clifton live in Abilene. She is a hairdresser and they have 3 kids and 3 grandchildren.

Ruth Overton Connally '48 and her husband Joe live in Monahans. She is a teacher's aid and they have 2 kids.

Adelaide Hargrove Cook '41 and husband Harold live in Sterling, Colorado and have lived in that state since 1951.

Betty Oglesby Cota '51 and her husband Earl live in Big Spring where she is a secretary at the V.A. Medical Center. She has a BA degree and they have 2 kids.

Nancy Huestis Cox was a member of the class of 1954. Her husband Dale is deceased. She is an accounting clerk and lives in Tuscola.

Robert Craft joined the U.S. Air Force in 1942 and later got his high school credit, as well as college credits, at HCJC. He owns Craft Wireline Services, Inc. and lives with his wife Ella in Monahans. They have 1 kid.

Nell Draper was in the 6th grade at Forsan in 1934. She still lives in Big Spring and is the mother of Clifford '54 (Mesa, AZ), J.C. '55 (Big Spring) and Verna'61 (San Angelo).

Dennis Dunagan '69 and his wife Judy live in Midland. He works in the oil chemicals business.

Lennodine Pike Duniap '42 lives in Colorado City with her husband Foy Dunlap. She is a retired SWB telephone operator.

Kathleen Fryar Epley '74 lives in Big Spring with her husband J. Loyd. They have 4 children.

Micah Epley '92 is in the U.S. Navy. He has attended "A" school for special training as a cryptography technical interpreter majoring in Spanish. He is the son of Kathleen Epley.

Mary Francis Cowley Erich, whose last year at FHS was 1943, was living in Galt, California with her husband Harold Erich the last time we heard; however, she indicated then that she hoped to be moving back to Texas soon.

Lanell Overton Evans '63, who lives in Big Spring, spends a significant portion of her time taking care of her mother. Lanell has 2 kids.

Dan Fairchild '49 and his wife Deffie live in Comanche, where he is a petrochemical consultant and rancher. They have 3 kids and when we last heard from him, he was in Thailand on a consulting job. He retired in 1985 from El Paso Products and they had lived in Algeria, Venezuela and Houston.

James Clifton Ferguson '36 and his wife Dale recently moved to Houston. They have a daughter. After receiving his BS degree in education from University of Texas, he attended graduate school at U.T. and Sul Ross. He not only taught school for 13 years at FHS, but also had taught at Sands and Coahoma. In the military he received the Combat Infantry Badge, ETO Campaign Ribbon with 2 stars, Army of Occupation Ribbon, Victory Ribbon with 2 overseas bars, Good Conduct Ribbon and the Bronze Star Medal. He has been very active in state and local Democratic Party politics.

Patsy Reed Fryar '70 and her husband Claud live in Big Spring. They have 5 kids and she is a teacher. She also is a vice-president of our Forsan Alumni Association. She holds a BA degree in English.

H. Dee Gait, who remembers Mrs. Conger as his 3rd grade teacher, finished the 6th grade at Forsan in 1940. He lives with his wife Lucille in Las Cruces, N.M. He is a Range Management Specialist and is retired from the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. They have 5 kids and have lived in Bismarck, N.D., Tunisia, and Vancouver,, WA among other places. He holds BS, MS and PhD degrees.

Vernon Gandy '45 and his wife Alicia live in El Paso. They have 2 children. He served in both the U.S. Navy and Air Force and has pretty much traveled the world over. He is a retired communications supervisor. He has an AA degree from HCJC.

Bettie Calley Gassiot '51, who is Senior Vice President and Cashier for Bank of the West, lives with her husband Bill Gassiot in San Angelo. She completed banking studies at the University of Colorado and East Texas State, and also serves as a member of the Tom Green County Tax Appraisal Board. They have 3 kids and 4 grandchildren.

Susan Heideman Gaston '66 and her husband Van Gaston live in Forsan where they own Van's Well Service, Inc. They have 2 children.

Tommy Gilmore '60 and wife Darla Sue Dunagan Gilmore'62 live in Kennesaw, Georgia. Following his completion of graduate studies at several universities, including Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (also has BS from Hardin Simmons), he served as Education Minister and in other capaci 'ties in various Baptist churches. He is owner of Cornerstone Ministry Concepts. She is a registered nurse. They have 2 children.

Harley Grant '44 and Boots Jones Grant '46 live in Quitman, Mississippi. He is a retired production foreman from Conoco, Inc. They have 2 kids.

Fletcher (Spooky) Green '45 and his wife Sue live in Arlington. He is a contractor and they have 2 kids. He was in Korea in the army and also attended the University of Colorado.

Jim Green and his wife Heidi live at Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas where he is retired (from the electronics and flight inspection business). They have 3 kids.

Floyd Griffith '41 and his wife Hollis Gilmore Griffith '42 live in Odessa, but spend their summers at their place in Bayfield, Colorado. He is a retired pipeline superintendent and manager and they have 2 kids and 6 grandchildren. They also have lived in India, Louisiana, California and New Mexico. Floyd was a flight engineer in the U.S. Air Force and top turret gunner on a B-17 bomber. He flew 30 combat missions during WWII.

Boyce Hale '38 and his wife Jean live in Big Spring. They have 5 kids. He is a retired material supervisor and office manager and worked primarily in the Texas and Alaska oil fields. Boyce was in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was an Aviation Cadet. He refereed basketball games for 38 years and enjoys big game hunting and fishing. He currently is secretary-treasurer of the Forsan Alumni Association. He holds a Business Degree from College of Commerce.

Deryl Ann Dunagan Hall '68 and her husband Marvin Hall live in San Angelo. She holds a BS degree from Angelo State and is an elementary school teacher. They have 2 children.

Dan Hayhurst ‘53 and wife Louise live in Kingsland. He was once a process control engineer specialist on the G.E. Apollo Program and a manufacturing engineer on the Boeing Company Saturn V Project. He currently is President and Chairman of Loudan Inc. They have 2 kids.

Tom Henry '55 and his wife Jackie live in Big Spring where he is a school administrator. He holds BS and MS degrees from North Texas State.

Dee Highley '70 and wife Kathy Rigdon Highley (last year at Forsan was '66) live in Big Spring, where she is a legal secretary and he is a teacher. He holds a masters degree in education. They have 5 kids. She remembers the great times that they had in '68 in his '50 Mercury!

Lyna Faye Dunlap Horton '42 lives in Big Spring. Her husband Bill passed away in 1987. She has 1 kid and 1 grandchild.

Bob Huestis who was a member of the class of 1963 lives in Tuscola with his wife Jan. He is in oil field sales. They have 1 child.

Gene Huestis '46 and his wife Bertha live in Snyder. He retired from Conoco as an electrician. They have 3 kids.

Wayne, Huestis '51 and his wife Jane live in Breckenridge. He is a retired chemical plant foreman. They have one kid.

Christopher Johnson '75 and his wife Linda live in Pearl City, Hawaii where he is in the U.S. Navy. They have 3 kids and have been stationed in many different countries around the world during his navy career.

Elmer Johnson '69 and his wife Linda live in Wichita Falls where he is plant manager for Wellington Leisure Products. They have 2 children. He was on the Dean's List at WTSU and holds a BS degree in Industrial Technology. She was valedictorian of the 1970 class at HCJC. He sings in a gospel quartet.

Delmer Kiahr '46 and his wife Mary live in Eunice, N.M. He retired in 1985 from Oryx Energy (Sun Oil) and is now a contract pumper. They have 2 kids.

Johnny Knapp '64, after obtaining his BBA from West Texas State, joined the U.S. Air Force where he became an internal auditor. He and his wife Melody live in Papillion, NE.

Marjorie Roach Kramer '38 and her husband Richard live in Odessa. She is a retired treasurer for Engine Service and Supply Co. They have 2 kids.

Carlton LaBeff '39 and his wife Audrey live in Markham, Texas. He retired as a production foreman for Texaco.

Vona Belle Grant Lawson, whose last year at FHS was 1945, and her husband Chuck Lawson live in Odessa. She is a retired teacher and holds a degree from WTSU. They have 3 kids.

Connie Dunagan Lewis '71 and her husband Michael Lewis live in Amarillo, where she is a lst grade teacher. They have 2 children.

Charlie Long '47 and his wife Lavaga live in Decatur where he is a pharmacist. He has a BS degree from UT Austin and they have 3 kids.

Efta Belle Fulton Long '37, whose husband Earle is deceased, lives in Teague. She is a retired beauty operator and secretary.

Ozella Neill Long '42 and her husband Alvin Long live in Big Spring. She is a retired secretary from federal government service. They have 2 daughters. She is treasurer of the Howard County Historical Commission and Director of the Permian Historical Society. She holds an Associates degree from Howard College.

Lonnie Martin '54 and his wife Joyce live in Lancaster, California. They have 2 kids and he is Site Manager of Shell Oil Company's only gold mine.

Ginny Dee Scudday Mathews '59 and her husband Jerry Mathews live in Eastland. She has been a Legal Secretary for the District Attorney for over 14 years. They have 2 children.

Bennie McChristian '45, who lives in Big Spring, is a retired Cosden/Fina employee who now grows pecans. He has 3 kids.

Clarence "Cluck" McCluskey, who left FHS in '42 to join the U.S. Air Force and later returned to finish school in '46, lives with his wife Emma Frances in Abernathy. He is a retired cotton farmer and gin manager and she was a homemaking teacher at FHS from 19461949. They have 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren.

Wilda Lee Porter McDonald '39 and her husband Clifton McDonald live in Abilene. She is a retired beauty salon owner and hairstylists They have 1 daughter and 3 grandchildren.

Doyiene Gilmore McGuire '48 and her husband Charlie live in Monahans. She is a retired school teacher and they have 5 kids. She holds a BS degree from McMurry and a Masters from Sul Ross.

Ray McKinnon '39 and his wife Charlene Grissam McKinnon '43 live in Big Spring. They have 4 kids, all of whom graduated from FHS and have college degrees. Ray is retired from the U.S. Air Force and Charlene is a retired teacher.

Bob McNallen, who left Forsan after the 8th grade in 1950, is a rancher. He and his wife Hulan live in Bowie. They have 2 kids. He holds a BBA from Texas Tech and is retired Director of Logistics for Frito Lay, Inc. He spent 4 years in Naval Service and has worked in 15 different countries.

Marka Highley Mitchell '78 and her husband Clay Mitchell live in Sanderson. They have been ranching for over 15 years and also have 2 sons.

Roy L. Newsom '58 and his wife Mary live out of Carlton where he is involved in farming, cows, peanuts and pecans. They have 2 kids and 2 grandchildren. He received his MS at NTSU with highest honors, and coached at Plano, Cooper and Dublin. Roy received a Coach of the Year Award during his career. He was also an athletic director. For 19 years, he was principal at Gustine, and at ldalou for 3 years.

Lewis Overton '50 and his wife Mary live in Crane where he is employed by Harbison, Fischer Mfg. Co. They have 3 kids. During his service in the U.S. Navy in the early '50s he served aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Zellars D.D. 777. They attend the Zellars reunion each year.

J.R. Overton, who transferred to Garden City from FHS and graduated there in '45, and his wife Arlene live in Georgetown. He graduated from UT Austin in 1958 and currently has a title insurance agency in Georgetown. They have 3 kids.

Jesse L. Overton '53, who is a rancher and also works for Glasscock County, lives in Big Spring. He has 3 kids and 3 grandchildren. His wife, Mary Lou, passed away in June 1995.

John Park '54 and his wife Pepita live in Treasure Island, Florida. He is vice president of Timeplex Corporation. He holds an MBA from Northeastern and they have 2 children.

Aida Ray Rucker Patterson, whose last year at FHS was 1940, and her husband Pat Patterson live in Mesquite. They have been married for over 53 years. She is a retired clerk in the payroll/personnel area for Dal-Tile. They have 3 kids and 5 granddaughters.

Darnell Peacock '45 and his wife LaNelle (who was born in Forsan but never went to school there) live in Conroe. He is a retired journalist. Darnell had his own business and was engaged primarily in publishing newsletters and also was engaged in market research. They have 2 sons. He has a BA degree from NTSU. We all owe Darnell many thanks for putting together and publishing the first Forsan X Newsletter in 1994. (And a very fine one it was!)

Olive Holcombe Pearson, from the class of '38 (forced to transfer to Garden City when they got school busses and graduated from there her senior year), has fond memories of the junior/senior trip of 1937 to Yellowstone National Park. Mr. Martin, Supt., drove the bus on the trip. She and her husband Charles Hugh Pearson live in Fort Worth and they have 2 kids. She is retired from the Corps of Engineers as a Budget Analyst.

Bet you didn't know that Nancy Story Pfarner'55, who has one son and lives in Dallas, is a clinical hypnotherapist. She holds a BA degree from NTSU and a CCH degree from Dallas Hypnosis Training Institute.

Sammie Porter '44 and his wife Marjorie Oglesby Porter '45 live in Oklahoma City. He is retired from Continental Oil Co. and is a consultant. They have 2 daughters.

Dorothy Jean Gresseff Pye '46 lives in Hobbs, NM. Her husband J.C. Pye passed away several years ago. She is a retired homemaker and teacher. Dorothy also is a vice-president of our Forsan Alumni Association. She has 3 kids and also holds a BS degree from WTSU and a MS degree from Eastern New Mexico.

Beivin Martin Redus '57 lives in Midland. She is a bookkeeper and has 1 daughter.

Gayland Reed '68 and his wife Terrie live in Odessa, where he is a computer technology specialist. They have 2 children.

Glenda Rutherford Rhynehart '61 and her husband Curt Rhynehart, who have 1 son, live in Amarillo. She is a "domestic engineer" and is raising 2 granddaughters.

Charles Ray Richardson '65 lives in San Antonio where he is a court reporter for the 175th Judicial Criminal District Court.

Debbie Adams Riggan '71 and her husband Fred Riggan live in Cleburne, where she is a hairstylist and has her own salon. They have 3 children. She has a Cosmetology degree from Hill College.

Don Roberson '78 and his wife Dana live in Lubbock. He is a CPA and works for Computer Training Services, Inc. They have 3 children. He has a BBA degree from Texas Tech.

Ron Roberson '78 and his wife Jan live in Lubbock. He is a CPA and works for GPG & Co. They have 2 children. He holds a BBA from Texas Tech.

Lauri Roberson'90 (valedictorian) lives in Lubbock. She graduated from Texas Tech in 1994.

Lorita Overton Robinson '59 and her husband Mac Robinson live in Beeville, where he is pastor of the First Baptist Church. They have 4 kids and 4 grandchildren.

Earl (Bill) Rucker '39 and his wife Lorene live in Granbury. They have 2 kids and he retired from Mobil Oil Corp. as a Division General Accounting Manager. He served in the South Pacific in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. He and Lorene travel from coast to coast in their motor home. He is chaplain of their RV Travel Club and he teaches an adult Bible class in their church. He has a BS degree from University of Denver and an accounting degree from Loyola, New Orleans.

Janefte Rutherford '65 lives in Monahans and is a single parent with 1 child. She is Librarian at Monahans High School (received her Masters of Library Science from Texas Woman's University). She serves as an Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Monahans.

Kay Walraven Scroggins, whose last year at FHS was 1970, is a registered nurse and clinical research coordinator and lives in San Antonio. She has 3 children. She received her BS in nursing at Mary Hardin - Baylor.

Charles Skeen '59 and his wife Betty Clanton Skeen live in Morton where he is Superintendent of Schools in the Morton Independent School District (35 years in the education business). They have 2 kids and 3 grandchildren. He holds BS and ME degrees from NTSU.

Barbara Delorse Ann Smallwood '87 lives in Big Spring. She holds a business certificate and is very active in her church and the Girl Scouts.

Opal Boyd Stout (last year at FHS was '57... she graduated from Snyder in '58) lives in Snyder where she is a bookkeeper and tax preparers Her husband Harvey Stout is deceased.

M. LoVelle Fletcher Stuart '56 and her husband Freddie Stuart live out of Sylvester, where he is a rancher and farmer. Their 2 sons also ranch and farm. Lovelle is an elementary teacher and holds a BS degree from Abilene Christian University.

Laura May Willis Sypult '44 lives in Rogers, AZ. She is a retired furniture store clerk and has 5 children.

Frank Thieme '45 and his wife Dema live in Paradise, CA. He is a retired general contractor. They have 3 kids. He holds Bachelor of Theology and Masters of Theology degrees.

Fred Thieme '39 and his wife Ruth Ann live in San Leandro, California where they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1994. They have 2 kids and 6 grandchildren. He served in the U.S. Air Force in the South Pacific during WWII. Fred retired twice ... once from teaching and once as a building contractor. Fred recalled a junior-senior trip that took them to Los Angeles, then back through Yellowstone, Brice and Hoover Dam. Mr. L. Martin and their principal, Mr. Molechek, went with them. He said they canned a lot of food the previous winter and spring for the trip. The next year for their senior trip they went to Mexico City. He has done graduate work at the University of California - Berkeley.

Bobby S. Wash '47 and his wife Nita are the only members of the Wash family who still live inside Forsan. He is an oil producer. They have 3 kids. In addition to traveling the world, they have worn out 3 motor homes traveling in the USA. Did you know that their home is built where the old Southern Ice Co. plant was located back in the'30s? And did you know that Nita is Boots Jones Grant's cousin? Bobby holds a business degree from Baylor.

Charles Wash ‘50 and his wife Joyce live in Big Spring. They have 4 kids. He is an oil producer and holds a BBA degree from Baylor.

Jackie Whetsel '62 lives in Big Spring where she is a Specialist at Big Spring State Hospital.

George White '59 and his wife Brenda live between Big Spring and Forsan. They have one daughter. George is Superintendent of Forsan ISD and holds a BA degree from Howard Payne and ME degree from Sul Ross.

Arlen White '53 and his wife Dolores live in Crane. They have 3 kids and he is a retired school counselor, having obtained his masters degree in education. He previously retired as Lt. Col. in the U.S. Marine Corps. Also he coached and taught school for some 32 years, during which he had a record of 508 wins with only 295 losses (during 23 seasons his teams won 16 District Championships). He also was declared "Man of the Year" in Crane for 1993. He was elected County Judge in 1994.

Janet Gooch Wiggins '61 and her husband Gary Wiggins live in Big Spring, where she is a radiologic technologist. They have two children. She has an Associates degree from Howard College and completed the Malone - Hogan School of Radiology Technology.

Carroll Lynn Wilkins '66 and his wife Diane live in Albany, Texas where he is Chief of Police. They have 2 sons.

Freddy Willis '68 and his wife Candy live near Lohn, where he is farming and ranching. He previously retired from ARCO Oil & Gas. They have 4 children.

Jacky Willis '71 and his wife Marcy live in Crane. He works for ARCO as an instrument tech/teacher. They have 2 sons. He holds a BA degree from ASU.

Stanley Willis '59 and his wife Danell live in Longview, where he is a chemical plant operator.

Theo Red Willis '40 and his wife Dorothy (who did not graduate from FHS but came to Forsan in 1930) live in Jacksboro. He is retired from a sales position. They have 3 kids. He holds a degree from S.M.U.

Alfred Wilmoth, who went to Forsan School only a few years, and his wife Loretta live in Somerset, PA. He is retired from G.C. Murphy Co. and First National Bank of Fredericksburg'. AtA. They have 4 kids.

LaVonne Hoard Woods '47 and her husband Searl (Woody) Woods live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she is retired from being a model, cashier and fashion coordinator. They have 5 kids.

Bob Yarbro '41 and his wife Audrey live in Houston. He spent most of his career with Texaco and retired from there after 34 years.

Tom Yarbro '34 and his wife Maxine live in Dallas, where he is semiretired and has been managing an apartment complex for the last several years. They have 1 son.

Wesley Yarbro '37 and his wife Elise live in Fort Worth. He is retired after a career in the accounting and investment counseling business. They have 2 kids.

The Yarbro brothers, who lived in the Continental camp (east-side) just below Ross City, got together for the above picture in June of 1993. From left to right are Robert (Bob) '41, Wesley '37, Daniel '34 and Tom '34. No, Dan and Tom were not twins. Dan, who died in 1994, was double-promoted and graduated the same year as Tom.

Although we probably do not know about some of the recent deaths of our alumni, teachers and those close to Forsan High, we will at least report those that we do have...

Kris D. Allen, 32: February 1995

Clarie Conger, 89: September 1995

Garner Grissam, 77: February 1995

Vera Harris, 97: July 1995

James Hoard, 43: March 1995

Eddy Ray King, 64: December 1995

Mary Lou Overton, 57: June 1995

Jerry Pike, 53: March 1995

Bill H. Smith, 70: July 1995

Woodrow Scudday, 82: June 1995

Joyce Cleavenger Watson: June 1995

Three Forsan alumni, all residents of the Chalk area while growing up, were indulging in a little "one-upsmanship" about how poor they were back then. Said Frances Neill Ramsey, "We were so poor we had a possum for a watchdog." Joan Moore Myers responded, "We were so poor we ate our possum." To which Vernon Gandy responded, "We were so poor we skipped breakfast; for lunch we'd have a few dried apples; and for supper we'd drink water and swell up."

Well, it's time to shut this thing down (probably already too long as it is). Thanks to all of you who have supplied information for this newslefter. Special thanks is expressed to Darnell Peacock for his advice and consultation. Looking forward to seeing y'all in August ...

Yours truly,

Leon Calley