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1960 Kirksville High School Reunion
Class of 1960 Celebrates 55th Reunion
Kirksville High School class of 1960 celebrated their 55th reunion the weekend of July 23-26, 2015. Pictured are, Row 1: Beverly (Wilhite) Wait McElhinney, LaPlata, MO, Anne (Baldwin) Jerome, Foristell, MO, Karen (Snyder) Early, Las Vegas, NV, Marjorie (Kelsey) Neily, Plantation, FL, Conny (Treasure) Dover, Kirksville, MO, Harriet (Attebery) Hale, Bella Vista, AR, Nina Lou (Fulkerson) Grannis, Pacific Grove, CA, Marianna Giovannini Sparks, Kirksville, MO, Margaret (Hunsaker) King, Greentop, MO, Willia June (Peek) Russell, Kirksville, MO.
Row 2: Gail Crump, Warrensburg, MO, Judy (Cragg) Wellman, Quincy, IL, Sara (Martin) Trower, Brookfield, MO, Karen, (Stogsdill) Heston, Freeman, MO, Cecelia (Mihalovich) Phillips, Kirksville, MO, Price Thomas, Redwood City, CA, Robert Russell, Kirksville, MO, Mary (Roberts) Cole, Acworth, GA.
Row 3: Mary Ellen Simpson, St. Charles, MO, Ruth (Hill) Lehr, Raytown, MO, Pat (Capps) Meeker, Normal IL, Mary (Wilson) Sorenson, Kirksville, MO, Shirley (Gerhold) Baker, Kirksville, MO, C.E. Thomes, St. Louis, MO, Terry G. Baker, Kirksville, MO, Jerry Cupp, Columbia, MO, David Rae, Salisbury, MO, Bill Unash, Manchester, MO.
Row: Ron Mikel, Kirksville, MO, Allen Johnson, St. Louis, MO, Garry Danner, Kirksville, MO, Keith Jerome, Foristell, MO, Jim Berry, Kirksville, MO, Larry Sprague, Kirksville, MO, Bob Babcock, Orland Park, IL.
Attending the reunion, but not pictured: David Gray, Independence, MO, Jerry Gibson, Coralville, IA, Jerry Parrish, Chillicothe, MO.
KHS Class Of 1960 Holds 55th Reunion
Thirty nine members and former members of the 1960 graduation class of Kirksville High School attended their 55th class reunion on July 23-26, 2015 in Kirksville, MO. The class of 1960 was the last class to graduate from the “old high school” on McPherson St.
The reunion events kicked off on Thursday noon with a trip to Baring Lake for lunch and pontoon boat ride at the lake home of Karen (Snyder) Early. Thursday night the group gathered at the Du Kum Inn for dinner and visiting.
Friday morning a golf game was played at Kirksville Country Club and some classmates met for a “Walk in the Park” which led them to a chance meeting with the gracious Damon Kizzire, Superintendent .of the R-3 schools. Next on the agenda was a tour and show at the Planetarium on the campus of Truman State University. Followed by lunch at Steve’s Deli Garden Deli, the former site of the Snyder’s Style Shop, owned by the parents of classmate Karen (Snyder) Early. Friday night was dinner at Colton’s Steakhouse and Grill, followed by a social at the Kirksville Country Club with Mrs. Lanier White, former math teacher for the class, attending.
Saturday events included a tour of Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health with our very special tour guide, Dr. Jack Magruder, who had been the chemistry teacher for the class. Lunch was at Maxwell’s where family members joined the group. On Saturday evening, at the Kirksville Country Club, a reception/banquet was held with Marianna Giovanni Sparks welcoming the group. Bill Unash gave the invocation, Allen Johnson read “Not, How Did He Die, But How Did He Live?” in honor of the 44 deceased class members and former class members, followed by the reading of each deceased member’s name, with Shirley (Gerhold) Baker placing a white rose in a vase for each classmate’s name read. After dinner Jerry Cupp and Ruth (Hill) Lehr Whitney, the senior class president, interviewed each class member for the roll call. The banquet closed with a prayer by Bob Russell and then with the singing of the school song lead by Mary (Roberts) Cole. After the banquet, visiting continued into the evening. Dr. Jack Magruder and his wife, Sue, were guests of the class.
A Sunday breakfast was held at Hr-Vee, before the class members and spouses said their good byes. The next reunion will be held in 2020. Class members serving on the reunion steering committee were Jim Berry, Shirley (Gerhold) Baker, Marianna Giovannini Sparks, Margaret (Hunaker) King, Sara (Martin) Trower, Ron Mikel, Beverly (Wilhite) Wait McElhinney.
Forty Four members and former class members are deceased: Barbara (Barrickman) Gragg, Carolyn (Bean) Courtney, Garry Ray Blackburn, William E. Branscom, Sandra Sue (Cornelison) Danner, Carol Angelina (Crnic) Warren, Gary Allen Crump, Thomas Edward Durden, Jr., Karen Kay (Forquer) Pawlowicz, Glenna (Gregory) Lindquist, Phyllis Gregory, Kathy G. (Harper) Rogers, John Herron, Victor F. Hoffman, III, Billy John Hopewell, Mike Howerton, Edward L. Kelly, Billie Jean (Kenepp) Trowbridge, Carol I. (Kenepp) Hoffman, Peter Lackey, Herbert Eugene Manning, Jr., Donald G. Marquardt, Janet (Poston) Robinson, Richard Leon Rogers, Charles Rohweder, Iona Lee (Rollins) Tindall, Floyd E. Shoop, Sonie M. (Siefer) Purdy, Leo Smith, Jr., Priscilla F. (Stivers) Craig, Ronald E. Strong, Diana May (Stoukas) Bethel, Betty I. (Sutton) Salee, Mary Ellen (Tade) Schumacher, Gary Dean Thiele, Jack A. Treasure, Jimmie LaVern Trueblood, Larry K. Wait, Donnie Lee White, Beatrice Kay (Wood) Sullivan, Harry “Nick” Yardley, Ivan Lee Yowell, Gloria Jean (Zeigler) Stanley.
1960 KHS Class Reunion
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