RABUN GAP NACOOCHEE HOMECOMING 2005
SATURDAY - June 4, 2005 (Cont'd)
The Saturday night cookout, hosted by Bill and Jean Kelly, was held at the Alumni Heritage House. Their co-hosts this year were Hazel and Charlie Underwood, Beverly and Jim Lougher and Dale Denham Shaffield. Charlie and Bill handled the cooking. Both did a great job with some help from their sous chefs.
Bill seasons the burgers while Billy Teasley and Karen Merrow get the buns ready. While co-hosts, Dale and Beverly, were touring the barn, Hazel and Jean Kelly were in the kitchen getting the table set up and all the food ready.
Charlie and Bill with helpers Billy, Karen and Ralph Merrow. Verlon McDowell wandered down to see when the burgers would be ready to eat.
The class of 1954 had a great time in high school and they still love getting together. Ann Mays Brooker, Dennis Dickerson, and Hazel Guthrie Underwood.
Opal Norton Messer '57 and Jimmy Moore. Opal compiled and edited Jimmy's buttermilk cookbook for him. A time consuming task done for the love of Judy.
Mildred Burrell Bennett '54 with Kathleen Brown Efrid '55 and Nannette Carter Curren '55 visiting and waiting for dinner.
Lexie Justus Scruggs, Wilma Kelly Hoilman, Dennis Dickerson, Olivia Dees Gillis and Beverly Knowles Lindsey checking out Dennis's photo album.
Soup's On! The burgers, hot dogs, cole slaw, baked beans, and fixings were a hit with the crowd. Dale asked Theresa Halcomb, the school dietitian, if she would cater the cole slaw, beans, and fruit tray. She did a beautiful job for us and made us a deal. She also loaned us coolers with ice. We are very thankful for her help and the food was delicious - but we knew it would be.
Next year Jerry!
Our
tradition on the Saturday night cookout is to take "Class
Pictures".
Presenting the Class of 1960.
L-R - Gail Means Beisiegel, Harold Thurmond, Tom Weaver, Douglas Vinson,
Hilda Carver McLucas, and John Phillips. Jerry you were missed.
The Class
of 1959
Back Row L-R - Billy Teasley, Dale Denham Shaffield, Phillip Stanley,
Hubert Roper, Ralph Merrow
Front Row L-R Angie Brack Parkerson, Mary Jane Carver McCoy, Lane Stiles
Sargent, Pat Wright McNulty
The Class
of 1958
Beverly Guthrie Lougher and Barbara Lewis Estes
The Class
of 1957
L-R - Ken Ward, Annette Christian Park, Susan Houghtaling Odom, Jack Davis, Opal Norton Messer,
Jimmy Moore, Marcelle Clackum Jones, and Jim Darnell
The Class
of 1956
Naida Dees Tanner and Linda Means Kelly
The Class
of 1955
Back Row L-R - Gene Vinson, Ron Ward, Bill Kelly, Cleo Dodson, Bob Welden
Front Row L-R - Verlon McDowell, Olivia Dees Gillis, Wilma Kelly Hoilman,
Lexie Justus Scruggs, Beverly Knowles Lindsey
The Class
of 1954
Gerald Hammett, Ann Mays Brooker, Dennis Dickerson, Hazel Guthrie
Underwood, Mildred Burrell Bennett, Edward Dillard
The Class
of 1953
James Smith
The Class
of 1952
Twigg Smith, Carol Dickerson Dunbar, Don Kelly, Jane Tanner Bridges, Cleo
Dodson
The Class
of 1959 - Retake
Gained Alice and William - Lost Hubert and Ralph
Back Row L-R - Billy Teasley, Phillip Stanley, Dale Denham Shaffield,
William Thurmond
Middle Row L-R - Alice Hempel Kamin, Mary Jane Carver McCoy, Pat
Wright McNulty, Angie Brack Parkerson, Lane Stiles Sargent
Front Row - Class Mascot
The guys got together to send a message to Martha Ann Cornett Mann and Viola Robbins Starr and all the ladies who could not be with us. We did miss you very much.
James Smith, Gene Vinson, and Ron Ward are sending a message to all our friends who could have come and did not.
John and Kim Hart with sons, Jarred and Lincoln. John is the Farm Family Director and we invited him to join us for our cookout.
The three Burrell sisters stopped for a picture as they were leaving. Mildred Burrell Bennett, Virginia Burrell Lanning and Adilene Burrell Davis.
The end of the party finds Barbara Lewis Estes, Bill Kelly, and Jack Davis relaxing on the porch. Those rockers sure do get a workout at Homecoming. It was a great party. Thanks Bill and Jean and the co-hosts for bringing us together.