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News Release for 2nd Book on "GHS: History - 1968 to 1982"..................Click | |
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"Grand Opening" Photos at University of Appalachia Website........Click | |
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"Bluefield Daily Telegraph" Coverage of the UACP "Grand Opening" on 24 Feb 2007.............MORE | |
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"The VA Mountaineer" 1 March 2007 article on the UACP "Grand Opening"............CLICK | |
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University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy (UACP)
has released their 1st Newsletter - THE SCRIPT.
Click
for link to THE SCRIPT.
The School Image/Article below appears on Page 2 of THE SCRIPT.
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PROGRAM for Grand Opening on 24 Feb....Click | |
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OPEN HOUSE at 1pm on SATURDAY, 24 FEB: Below email from Sherri Dawson. |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Garden High School Alumni We are looking for all former members of the GardenAires, Choral Club members, and music students of Mrs. Grace Wooldridge to participate in singing at the Open House and Reception for the University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy (Former Garden High School Building)on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at 1 p.m. If you can be a part of this wonderful event please email Elsie Dee (Wooldridge) Kreutter elsie.kreutter@verizon.net. You may also reply by calling either of these numbers 540-347-1262 or 276-498-7196 or 276- 676-9068. We are hoping for a great turnout; please pass the word to other members of these groups. One hour rehearsals will be held on Friday, February 23rd at 6:00 pm and at 11:00 am on February 24th prior to the event. SherriDawson, Ed. D Southwest VirginiaCommunity College PO Box SVCC Richlands, VA24641 276-964-7245 Fax 276-964-7708 |
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Bill Coxton documents the history of a community centered high school with a “Print-on-Demand” book titled “Garden High School: History... to 1967” ......MORE. |
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CLASS of 1952: Next meeting at Lebanon Bananza Restaurant is November 15 at twelve noon. All who attended Garden High are welcome to come and eat and socialize. |
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JULY 2006 LUNCHEON. Email from Pearlie'52, as follows: |
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:57:31 -0400 
From: pearlie <pvramsey@mounet.com>
To: bill@coxton.net
Subject: class met
hi bill
We had a wonderful class meeting on July 11th. Classes from 1948 to1964 were represented;
Ms. Grace Wooldridge and Elsie Dee were there; Babe Johnson, Grace Ratliff, James Mclary.
Do you remember the Presley twins-Charlene and Pauline?
We had about 40 persons. I will be getting pictures later- from Pauline Presley; she will mail
to me; we meet again on Sept. 12th.
Pearlie 52
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NOVEMBER 2005 LUNCHEON. Click for Pictures. | ||
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11 SEPTEMBER DRAGON MEETING. Email from Pearlie'52, as
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CLASS of 1985: Email from Glenn Cook'85 , as follows: |
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CLASS of 1955: The 50th Year Reunion scheduled for July 16-17, 2005. Email Reese Whitley at bonaire107@msn.com for details. |
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CLASS of 1960: The Garden High School Class of 1960 will be having its 45 year reunion at the Twin Valley Elementary/Middle School Cafeteria at Keen Mountain, Virginia on Saturday, May 28, 2005 starting at 3:00 p. m. For more information contact Patsy Lundy 1-850-871-0434 E-mail address cls58ghssl@aol.com or Shirley Matney 1-276-498-7343. |
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45th REUNION - CLASS of 1960: Pictures provided by Eileen Perdue Fleming'60. Class members who attended included: Judy West Abernathy, Sue Wade Addison, Jean Clifford Davis, Harold Dorton, Maynard & Eileen Perdue Fleming, Joyce Clayborne Jude, Paul Looney, Tommy Looney, Patsy Osborne Lundy, Shirley Street Matney, Sue Street Meadows, Alvin Oliver, Juanita Looney Price,Janice Stanley, Henry Scott, Oliver Scott, Frank Shortt, Wifma Owens, Linda Danielson, Troy Vance, Helen Edwards, Phillis Tickle, Lois Matney and Donna Jean Ward. Teachers included: Mrs. Wooldridge, Mr. Rife & Mrs. Ratliff. |
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CLASS OF 1985: A class reunion planning meet for the Garden High School class of 1985 will be held at the Council Recreation Park on Sunday, May 22 at 3 p.m. Anyone interested in attending to help plan the reunion to be held the weekend of July 9, please contact Hud McClanahan at 304-324-0361(w), 304-384-9505 or Anita Woods Presley at 276-963-7222(w) or 276-498-7581(h). |
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During 2005: '52 Class members will be meeting 3 to 4 times a year at various times and places. POC for this meeting is Pearlie Owens Ramsey. All other classes are welcome. Please contact Pearlie for current planning. Email from Pearlie on 10 Feb 2005 |
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Email from Pearlie on 10 Feb 2005, as follows: |
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NOTE: Next meeting at Lebanon Bananza Restaurant is
September 12th at twelve noon.
All who attended Garden High are welcome to come and eat and socialize. |
Fallen
Dragons & Friends. | RAPPS MILL, VA. Kermit T. Wooldridge, Sr., 75, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in Roanoke Carilion Hospital. MORE.. |
| HAMPTON, VA. Phillip “KD” McCoy died at his home Thursday, December 6, 2007 following an extended illness. MORE.... |
| OAKWOOD, VA. Cero Baker,Class of '56, of Oakwood, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 in a Richlands hospital. MORE.... |
| BRISTOL, VA. Duane Harris, Class of '85, past away during the night of 7 September 2007. He was 40 years old and the son of Sam and Barbara Harris of Bristol, VA. Both Sam and Barbara are also Garden Alumni. MORE........ |
| ABINGDON, VA. B. T. QUILLEN, Principal of GHS from 1942 to 1972, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 30, 2007. He was 102. ....MORE. |
| OAKWOOD, VA. Wallace Blankenship, Class of 1948, passed away in May 2007. |
| MAVISDALE, VA. Gladys Ruby Keene Reed, 84, passed way at her home on May 7, 2007. .....MORE. |
| MAVISDALE, VA. Betty Jo Rowe Crigger, 71, of Mavisdale, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 in a Bristol, Tenn. health care facility. ...MORE |
| REYNOLDSBURG, OH. Samdra Simpson Berry, Class of '61. Email from Ross Simpson: "On 2-14-2007, my sister Sandra Simpson Berry, Class of 61 lost her battle with cancer. She passed at 4:20 AM." |
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OAKWOOD, Va. Ricky Joe Hager, 42, of Oakwood, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, Garden High School Class of '82.....MORE |
| HURLEY, VA. JUNIOR C. A. RAMEY, passed away on 12 May 2006. He was a member of the GHS Class of 1957. MORE........ |
| CLASS OF '64 - Email from Jo Anne Blankenship Bryam'64: "From my class of 1964, the fallen dragons are J. K. Ratliff, Wayne Mitchell, Ella Dean Ball, Harlis Powers, Ronny Estep and Carl Blankenship. To my knowledge, this is all. To the class of 1968 I would like to add my own brother, Gary Wayne Blankenship. He died in Oct. of 1999 from a brain tumor." MORE about Gary'68. |
| WELLSTON, OH - GANE HALE, GHS CLASS OF '48, passed away on 23 November, 2005. |
| LIST OF FALLEN DRAGONS FOR CLASS OF '55 - List provided by Ethyl Smith'58 on 30 October 2005: 1. Alma Welch d/Sept 24, 2004;2. Edna Street d/ June 21, 2004; 3. Geylean Addison d/March 08, 1993; 4. Paul Bartrum d/March 08, 1995; 5. Bobby Cook d/early 1966; 6. Ira Ratliff d/Feb 05, 2002; 7. Ruby Matney d/July 30, 1996; and; 8. George Smith d/June 20, 1997. |
| OAKWOOD,VA - WOODROW W. MCGLOTHLIN, age 91, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005. MORE..... Also, words from Woodrow in a 2000 article. |
| BELFAST, VA - DOROTHY MCNULTY RAY, age 66, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005. MORE... |
| OAKWOOD,VA - ERNEST LEE PERKINS, age 60, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. He was a member of the Class of '63. MORE... |
| WARRINGTON, VA - CLAUDE THOMAS MABE, age 63, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2005. MORE.. |
| OAKWOOD, VA – MRS. PENNY ROWE BALDWIN, age 45, passed away Friday, March 11, 2005, in a Richlands hospital following a long illness. MORE... |
| POUNDING MILL, VA - JERRY WAYNE DAVIS, age 50, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2005, at his home following a lengthy illness. MORE... |
| ROWE, VA - LORETTA BYRD MCGLOTHLIN. Loretta, Class of '54, died on 15 January 2005. |
| NORTON, VA - JAMES LEE (RUSTY) RUSS, JR. Rusty, 39, passed away on December 14 at his home following a brief illness. Rusty was the son of Mrs. Peggy Pack Russ of Oakwood and the late James Lee Russ Sr. and he graduated from GHS in 1983. MORE... |
| MAVISDALE, VA - Mrs. Snoda B. Cook Addison, 93. Snoda passed away Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004, at her home. All of Snoda's children (Don Addison, Joe Addison, Leslie Addison, Meryl Addison Woods, Elizabeth Addison Andriuk and Sue Addison Swain) attended Garden High School. MORE.... |
| RICHMOND, VA - Sonny Mabe. Email from
Carles Hayes'49:
"My wife's brother, Sonny Mabe passed away last night on 9
October about 11:15 PM from complication of health problems at St. Mary's
Hospital in Richmond. He was in the Garden High School Class of 53.
Viewing is from 7 PM to 9 PM Monday evening at the J. T. Morris
Funeral Home at 3050 W. Hundred Road (Route 10) in Chester (23831) and the
phone number is 804-748-2500.
Funeral services will be at the Funeral Home on Tuesday at 4 PM."
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| EMPORIA, VA - Mrs. Julia Gray Whitley, 92. Julia passed away July 27, 2004. She was a former resident of Page, VA and taught school at Garden Elementary School for 20 years. All her children (Reese'55, Patty'56, Brenda'61 and Joe Jr.) attended GHS. More... |
| MAVISDALE, VA – Mrs. Cora Lee Perdue, 90. Cora passed away June 27, 2004, at her residence following a lengthy illness. All her children (Don'56, Roger, Eileen, Charlotte and Peggy) attended GHS. More.... |
| WARDELL, VA - Earl R. 'Pushbutton' Wilson, 66 (Garden High School Class of '56). He passed away July 2, 2004 at his home following a lengthy illness. More... |
| HARMAN, VA - Frankie Baker Shook, 64 (Garden High School Class of '58). She passed away July 5, 2004, following an extended illness. More... |
| OAKWOOD, VA - Martha Ellen Owens, 91 of Oakwood passed away in Buchanan General Hospital on 2 June 2004 following a brief illness. All her children attended GHS and she was awarded a lifetime PTA membership for her support of Garden schools. More.... |
| OAKWOOD, VA - Kenneth Dale Sweeton, 58 of Oakwood, passed away Friday, May 28, 2004 at his home following a long illness. More... |
| BRISTOL, TN - Annalene (Ann) Cook Guffey, 69 (Garden High School Class of '52). She was a native of Buchanan County, growing up at Rowe, VA..., but lived most of her life in the Bristol area. More..... |
| COLUMBIA, SC - Tommy Joe Owens, 60, of Abingdon, formerly of Buchanan County, Va., passed away Monday morning, Feb. 2, 2004 at the Veterans Hospital in Charleston, S.C. following a short illness. He was a '62 graduate of Garden High School and beloved by everyone. Click for re-print from Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Feb 5, 2004. |
| OAKWOOD, VA - Sally Ann (Cook) McGlothlin, 88, of Oakwood, the beloved wife of Woodrow W. McGlothlin, departed this life to be with her Savior on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy. She was a graduate of Triangular Mountain Institute (TMI) and a 1936 graduate of Radford College. She was an elementary school teacher in the Buchanan County School System for several years, having taught at Street School, Vance School, and Garden Elementary School. She and her husband were married for more than 63 years and she was a member of the Garden United Methodist Church for more than 65 years. Click for re-print from Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Jan 29, 2003. |
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OAKWOOD, Va - Tom Owens, 92, of
Oakwood, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at his daughter's home in Manassas, Va. following a long illness. Born at Crane's Nest in Dickenson County, he was the son of the late George Monroe and Victoria Large Owens. Click for re-print from Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Oct 20, 2002. |
| MIDDLEBROOK, VA
- Gilmer Addison, 66, of Middlebrook, formerly of
Marvin, VA. and Maryland, passed away Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Charles G. and Charlotte Keen Addison and husband of Katherine Sue Wade Addison, GHS Class of '60. Click for re-print from Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Oct 19, 2002. |
| CLASS OF '47. Stanford J. Mullins, Jr. died 1991. |
| CLASS OF '53. To the best of our knowledge, the deceased members of the '53 class includes Ana Jean Buckles (passed away on September 22, 2003). |
| CLASS OF '52. To the best of our knowledge, the deceased members of the '52 class includes Curtis Wade, Kilgore Edwards, Grady Hess, and Mary Simpson. |
| CLASS OF '51. To the best of our knowledge, the deceased members of the '51 class includes Jimmie E. Buckles (passed away on September 9, 2001) |
| CLASS OF '68. Email from Michael
Simpson'68 in Sep 2005 provide the following data: "There
are 4 fallen dragons from the 68 class that I know about Garry Huston Keen
in 1969 ( son of Marvin Keen ); Jessie Phillips in 1972 ( son of Bill
Phillips ); Eugene Hess in 2003 ( son of Beacher Hess);and, Larry Hughes in
1977. Larry died from contact with agent orange in Viet Nam." |
Media Coverage of Garden High School |
"Special Election Profile: Jerry Elkins" by Mike Still, Richlands News-Press & Clinch Valley News, 20 December 2005. |
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"Two Join Delegate Seat Race" by Kathy Still, Bristol Herald Courier, December 16, 2005 (Jerry Elkins, Class of '74, running as Independent for 3rd District Delegate. |
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"UACP
Names Acting Dean, President" by Cathy S. Clair, News Editor, published in
The Virginia
Mountaineer - Thursday, November 23 2005.
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"'Amazing Grace' Still Serving Community Musician, Retired Educator Maintains Independence, Talents" by Michelle Justus Talbott, Staff Reporter, published in The Virginia Mountaineer - Thursday, June 23, 2005. |
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"Allen Street - GHS Alumni: 276th Soldiers are Honored for Service Upon Return Home," by Cathy S. Clair, News Editor, published in The Virginia Mountaineer - Thursday, February 2, 2005. |
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"Abbott Promoted to Senior Special Agent in Tennessee," article in VA Mountaineer dated 17 June 2004. Note: Abbott is a member of GHS Class of '63. |
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"Bluefield Daily Telegraph executive editor (Thomas Colley, GHS Class of '59) honored for service, citizenship," ; article by Bill Archer, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, November 12, 2003. |
| "McGlothlin Presented Service Award" by Cathy S. Clair, News Editor, published in The Virginia Mountaineer - Thursday, September 25, 2003. |
| "Keen Mountain says farewell to an
icon of imagination" by Tom Colley, executive
editor of the Daily Telegraph, printed Sept 2, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, editorial page. (Re-printed here by permission of Tom Coley). |
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"Methodist
Mission Work on Garden Creek" by Myrtle Cook Miller;
published by Historical Society of Southwest Virginia around 1960. (Re-printed here by permission of her son, David Miller) |
| "Coxton is Still a Success - Former County Standout Remembers Days at Garden" by Lloyd Combs, Sports Reporter for The Virginia Mountaineer. |
| "Garden Teams Dominated Early Fifties in Basketball," re-print from The Virginia Mountaineer. |
| "FROM THE HEARTHSIDE" by Mrs. Obra R. Simpson, published in The Virginia Mountaineer - Thursday, August 22, 1991 - page 5B. |
| "Coxton Brothers Retire from Public Service after 72 Years" article submitted to The Virginia Mountaineer, April, 2001. |
| "Garden Sports History Given by Vet Coach" Article by Coach P. L. Williams published in The Virginia Mountaineer - Thursday, August 9, 1962 - page 4B. |
| "...How Our Garden Grows" by Obra R. Simpson, extracted from an article in The Virginia Mountaineer - Thursday, August 9, 1962 - page 1 of Special Edition. |
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"Shot's Shot made Basketball History" by Lloyd Combs, Sports Reporter,
extracted from an article in the The Virginia Mountaineer.
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Web Changes | This is where we'll announce the major additions/changes to our web site. |
| Garden Alumni Website established in Fall 2002. |
| Contrary ES Annual of '52 posted on October 1, 2002. |
| Dragon Sponsor's Page updated on October 7, 2002. |
| New Mrs. Obra R. Simpson's Page posted on October 11,2002. |
| Career Sketches added for Mr. & Mrs. Quillen's ; posted on October 12, 2002. |
| "Fallen Dragons & Friends" Section added to this Page on October 25, 2002. |
| Article on 1950s Basketball Success added on October 25, 2002. |
| Class of '56 re-released the March 16, 1956 "The Gardener" newsletter on November 2002. |
| Class of '60 re-released their Annual on November 11, 2002. |
| Class of '58 re-released their Annual on November 18, 2002. |
| Class of '49 re-released their Annual on November 24, 2002. |
| Class of '59 re-released their Annual on November 26, 2002. |
| Class of '47 re-released their Annual on January 2, 2004. |
| Class of '54 re-released their Annual on June 1, 2004. |
| Garden Alumni website re-designed and hosted under its own Domain Name (www.GardenAlumni.Org) on July 2004. |
| Website Search function to document level added. July 2004. |
| Class of '48 re-released th eir Annual on July 12, 2004. |
| Class of '67 re-released their Annual on July 14, 2004. |
| Class of '56 re-released their Annual on July 19, 2004. |
| Class of '55 re-released their Annual on July 21, 2004. |
| Pictures of Cook School and Page Coal Co posted on July 23, 2004. |
| Class of '61 re-released their Annual on July 24, 2004. |
| Poem
about Grace Wooldridge by
Frank Shortt'60......Click. |
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