SUNBURY HIGH SCHOOL
60 YEAR CLASS REUNION
Sunbury High School 60th Year Class Reunion May 16, 1955 May 16, 2015 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m Sunbury Fire Station
Class Song The time has come, when we must go away, To distant shores or to our country’s call, But from these halls, our thoughts will never stray, from teachers dear and friends so near to all. But come we back when day is at its end, And when our memories drift cross our minds, We will return to you, our Alma Mater, As only you can turn back hands of time.
Mary Ann Cross
Class Color: Blue & White Class Flower: White Carnation Class Motto: B2 (Be Square)
NELL ROSE ELLIS BOONE
ADDRESS: 3920 North Old Carriage Road Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804 PHONE: 252-443-4729 OCCUPATION: School Teacher LENGTH OF SERVICE: 35 Years HOBBIES: Reading & Puzzles MARITAL STATUS: Married 57 Years SPOUSE’S NAME: Charles A. Boone CHILDREN: Albert Boone - Larry Boone GRANDCHILDREN: Casey Boone - Wesley Boone, Luke Boone Bradley Boone
CONSTANCE "CONNIE” HATHAWAY PENDERGRASS
ADDRESS: 309 Bolin Creek Drive Carrboro, North Carolina 27510 PHONE: 919-967-3742 OCCUPATION: Registered Nurse, UNC Hospital Length of Service: 20+ Years HOBBIES: Historic Preservation, Art, Genealogy, Writing MARITAL STATUS: Married SPOUSE’S NAME: David Pendergrass SON: Hathaway Pendergrass married to Katherine Lavange
JAMES THOMAS “TOMMIE” MORGAN, Sr.
ADDRESS: 95 Parkers Fork Road Corapeake, North Carolina 27926 PHONE: 252-465-8670 OCCUPATION: Forester Length of Service: 30 Years HOBBIES: Sailing & Travel to National Parks MARITAL STATUS: Married SPOUSE’S NAME: Rebecca Cartwright Morgan CHILDREN: Rebecca Morgan, James Morgan Jr., John Morgan GRANDCHILDREN: Anna McPherson & Landon Morgan
HARRIETT “ANNE” HATHAWAY
ADDRESS: 4250 Napier Ave. # 4 Macon, Georgia 31210 PHONE: 478-737-2127 OCCUPATION: College Professor – Mercer University Length of Service: 23 Years Founding Dean of Wingate University School of Education Mercer University Schools of Education HOBBIES: Reading, Genealogy, Needlework MARITAL STATUS: Single
IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE
WILLIAM JORDAN BOONE III
Date of Birth: April 1937 Date of Death: December 1976 OCCUPATION: Pilot American Airlines – Dallas/Fort Worth Length of Service: 11 Years HOBBIES: Photography, “Ranching”, Church & Family MARITAL STATUS: Married SPOUSE’S NAME: Elaine Robertson CHILDREN: Laura Jones, Kathy Genry GRANDCHILDREN: Colin Jones, Madeline Jones Lainie Genry
IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE
CHARLES “RAVENEL” HARRELL
IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE Date of Birth: November 1936 Date of Death: August 1997 OCCUPATION: Supervisor Pilot Freight Carriers Length of Service: 10 Years HOBBIES: Basketball, Horseshoes, Watching all ACC basketball games on TV, Cooking MARITAL STATUS: Married 36 Years SPOUSE’S NAME: Frances Powell Harrell CHILDREN: Dodd Harrell, Linda Binkley, Forrest Harrell GRANDCHILDREN: Jeremy Harrell, Haley Harrell, Ben Plowman, Erika Bentley, Grace Harrell, Emma Harrell
IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE
JAMES STALEY PIERCE, Jr.“J.S.”
Date of Birth: August 1936 Date of Death: November 2010 OCCUPATION: Farmer Sunbury, NC HOBBIES: Army Veteran; Community Service; Church Activities – Buelah Baptist; Sunbury Fire Dept; Gates County School Board; Gates Co. Board of Commissioners; Albermale Comission, District MARITAL STATUS: Married 50 Years SPOUSE’S NAME: Helen Hofler Pierce CHILDREN: Kirby-lynn Parker, Staley-marie White GRANDCHILDREN: Pierce Parker, Sarah White
IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE
SHIRLEY RIDDICK BERRYMAN
Date of Birth: March 1937 Date of Death: February 2012 OCCUPATION: Chicken Farmer/Housewife Length of Service: 20 + Years HOBBIES: Gardening, Cooking, Sports Spending time with Family MARITAL STATUS: Married 54 Years SPOUSE’S NAME: Thomas Berryman CHILDREN: Florence Winslow, Pam Lane, Allen Berryman GRANDCHILDREN: Allison Eure, Wallace Winslow, Emily Berryman, Hunter Berryman GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER: Sydney Eure
ANNE BENTON ELLIS
ADDRESS: PO Box 825 Suffolk, Virginia 23439 PHONE: 757-539-7754 OCCUPATION: Quality Control for Unilever Lipton Tea Plant - Suffolk, Virginia Length of Service: 44+ Years HOBBIES: Photography, Ceramics, Scrapbooking MARITAL STATUS: Widowed after 55 Years SPOUSES NAME: George (Joe) Lewis Ellis DAUGHTER: Joanne Ellis Randolph GRANDSON: Zachary Randolph
RUBY JOYCE BENTON BUCK
ADDRESS 210 Mallory Buck Road Gates, North Carolina 27937 PHONE: 252-357-0695 OCCUPATION C&P Telephone Co – Homemaker Length of Service: 4 ½ Years - 57 Years HOBBIES: Sewing, Quilting, Knitting, Crocheting, Playing Cards MARITAL STATUS: Married 50 + Years SPOUSE’S NAME: Mallory Buck DAUGHTER: Linda Buck Alexander GRANDCHILDREN: Richard Alexander (Ashley) William Alexander (Heather), John Christopher Alexander GREAT-GRANDCHILD: Madison Alexander
MARY ANN CROSS BUSBY
Mary Ann sent a note saying “The 60th Anniversary of the Class of 1955 at Sunbury is a grand idea” but she would be unable to attend. “May it be a great success.”
RUBY DOWDY BLANCHARD
ADDRESS: 144 Blanchard Road Blevidere, North Carolina 27919 PHONE: 252-297-2380 OCCUPATION: Church Secretary – Warwick Baptist Church Length of Service: 25 Years HOBBIES: Needlepoint, Crossword & Find a Word Puzzles, Reading MARITAL STATUS: Widow SPOUSE’S NAME: Leon Hale Blanchard CHILDREN: Douglas Blanchard, Kenneth Blanchard, Bruce Blanchard GRANDCHILDREN: Michele Lynn, Stewart David, Katelyn Paige, Kyle Zachary, Kelli Anne
BERYL EASON HALE
ADDRESS: 633 Turlington Road Suffolk, Virginia 23434 PHONE: 757-539-5296 OCCUPATION: Administrative Assistant Virginia Dept of Agriculture – Suffolk Office Length of Service: 21 Years HOBBIES: Cake Maker, Sewing, Travel MARITAL STATUS: Married 57 Years SPOUSE’S NAME: Dana Hale CHILDREN: Danita Cruz, Nelson Hale GRANDCHILDREN: Joel Cruz, Jena Cruz, Brittany Hale
MIRIAM BAKER HOFFLER SPENCE
ADDRESS: 1267 Harvest Lane Hoschton, Georgia 30548 PHONE: 770-868-0909 OCCUPATION: School Teacher/Homemaker Length of Service: 24 + Years HOBBIES: Spending time with Family and Friends, Sewing, Crafts, Quilting & Reading MARITAL STATUS: Married SPOUSE’S NAME: Julian Carver Spence GRANDCHILDREN: Ian Robbins, Spencer Robbins, Andrew Westberry, Alison Westberry, Aaron Westberry
DELORES JACKSON DUPLISSEY
ADDRESS: 507 Canine Trail Suffolk, Virginia 23434 PHONE: 757-539-8919 OCCUPATION: Sentera Obici Hospital Labortary Length of Service: 30 Years HOBBIES: Spending time with Family & Keeping Greatgrandchildren MARITAL STATUS: Married 57 Years SPOUSE’S NAME: William “Bill” Duplissey CHILDREN: Robin & Bert Morris, Bonnie & Brian Maki GRANDCHILDREN: Kelly Morris, Jeremy Clinton Kimberly Morris, Steve Hurley GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Makenzie Clinton, Jackson Clinton, Carolian Hurley
DORIS PERKINS BUNCH BULLS
ADDRESS: 18254 Black Creek Road Franklin, Virginia 23851 PHONE: 757-562-6342 OCCUPATION: Bank Branch Officer & Manager Length of Service: 36 Years HOBBIES: Arts & Crafts, Racing “Jeff Gordon” Dancing MARITAL STATUS: Married SPOUSE’S NAME: Charles I. Bulls - 22 Years Harold Bunch – 32 Years (Deceased) CHILDREN: Lynne Grico, Rose Bunch GRANDCHILDREN: Jessica Chaney, Amanda Mahony GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Bai[ey Mahony, Emily Chaney, Great Grandson Deceased
FAYE UMPHLETTE HOFFLER
ADDRESS: 221 Bosley Road Sunbury, North Carolina 27979 PHONE: 252-465-8016 OCCUPATION: Bank Employee – Homemaker Length of Service: 4 Years - 50+ Years HOBBIES: Spending time with Family & Cooking for them MARITAL STATUS: Married 57 Years SPOUSE’S NAME: David Hoffler CHILDREN: Keith Hoffler, Kurt Hoffler, Kris Hoffler GRANDCHILDREN: Reid Hoffler, Nicole Hoffler, Taylor Hoffler, Henry Hoffler
Class poem Well, it’s been fun, All these years together, True, lessons kept us on the run, But the extra moments were ours. And then, all that time we knew, That we were working towards our goal, And one by one the years just flew, And somehow—here we are—Senior’s, Everything’s all mixed up - As if in a dream, We went to sleep first graders - and awoke, Way up here, Was this fate’s scheme? And we’ve got a long, hard row to hoe, Stretching down our chosen fields, And tho I want to start that row, I want to cling to the life that shields Me from the harder things, Good-bye --- to each thing the student’s loved, Hello --- to what the future brings
Doris Perkins
Sunbury Fire Department Station 40
Thank you for joining us to celebrate this 60 Year Milestone!
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Special Thanks To
Anne Benton Ellis • Ruby Benton Buck Debbie Benton Reese • Joanne Ellis Randolph
It has been wonderful spending time with everyone. Thanks so much for taking time from your busy lives to visit with your fellow classmates!