Past News

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after Christmas 2015

 

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Let us make a joyful noise this Christmas time and pray for peace in the world among all peoples.

Below is the US Air Force Band playing a holiday flash mob concert at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. 

Generations, we are fortunate to have many in our THS family.
Sandra Boles Palmer with mother and daughter.

 

Loretta Martin with granddaughter and great grandchild!

Aaron has forwarded a really nice article about Jeri Suits Harris' father,
jeweler in his golden years at 90!

 

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a happy  and healthy New Year!

Michael (Mickey) Cox took his granddaughter to the Denver Diner for Saturday morning breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes and chocolate milk. Looks like Devon and her grandfather had a wonderful time.

Happy 47th anniversary to Sharon Gusa Loflin and her husband Donald, celebrated just this week on December 7th. Was happy to see the Loflins at our reunion!

Our own Neal Grimes has been newly elected to the Thomasville City Council. Congratulations, Neal! 

Our 50th reunion made the cover of the Neighbors insert in the High Point Enterprise, December 10, 2015. Updated today, December 14, with Candy's written article.

Sami, Penney Mendenhall Zanenghi's daughter, keeps us updated on Penney's progress after her stroke. "She continues to grow stronger on her left side.  She constantly works her body even when she's not in PT.  Yesterday they said they were were going to fit her for an ankle brace so it wouldn't roll and that she can begin to walk more easily.  She is in very high spirits and yes, sassy as ever.  Thank you for all the prayers, calls, texts, cards, flowers, and facebook messages.  She has some wonderful friends!!!"

Here, Penney's looking good with Armando and family, photo by her sister Mindi.

 

 "...we were in Ontario, California and now in Pomona California, where Joe's  last drag race of this year is.    We actually left on this venture the Wed. after leaving Thomasville on Sun. in October.    We have raced our way across the country.    What a great trip.  At this point, Joe will now finish 8th in our division.. It has been a struggling year for him, but he has done well.  

We truly have eaten our way across the U. S.  Alice (and Joe Tysinger)"

Alice and Joe say goodbye to California, really cute picture.

Rita Shaver Hartley all dressed up in green and black

Greensboro College reunion, you'll find Gayle Brinkley Batten, Martha Clodfelter Burrow, Candy Lambeth Kime, and Shelton Styers celebrating here. 

Mandy Mendenhall Whalen made it to Thomasville a little after the reunion, with her husband David, having lunch with Suzie Yarborough Andrew in Concord. When they were in Thomasville, Loretta Martin and Rick Smoot joined them for lunch at Southern Sisters. 
 

Diane Jolly Benoist and Kay Trantham Mills (Ronnie's sister) working hard for Mills Home Alumni Association

Jeri Suits Harris

celebrating a birthday

Sandi Lee's mother in her sunroom with "Aunt Matilda" celebrating Halloween. Kudos to Sandi, her mother's caregiver. 

Nancy Fitzgerald Warner enjoying her birthday in Norwood, MA, with family! 

Aaron Clinard's grandson Will, with dad, Bill, in full military regalia
 

THS Class of '65 - Very special 50th reunion

Click on the photo to enlarge and see all the lovely faces. A big thank you to Shelton Styers for her superb photography.

Logan Harris with this week's fly fishing catch!

Evelyn and Charlie

From Evelyn Smith Spillers:
"...this is entire family--Charlie and I and our son's family

Terry and Brinkley, Hannah and Michaela at the famous Taylor Catfish

Restaurant in Taylor, MS."

Terry and Brinkley, Hannah and Michaela

Evelyn's son and family

Michaela Spillers, Evelyn's lovely granddaughter

Message from Evelyn Smith Spillers:
 

"Look forward to seeing everyone! My info is the same, but Charles is now retired from the Justice Department and I am planning to retire at the end of this year after 15 years as a real estate broker.

Our son, Terry, is still with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. He has two daughters, Michaela (16) and Hannah (13). Michaela is the top female German student in the state of Mississippi, and she is also Drum Major of Oxford High School...imagine that!

Hannah is also in band and an artist. I stay busy with them!

Charlie's book will be on the market in March, published by University Press, entitled Confessions of An Undercover Agent. He also has completed his first fiction and is working on a sequel, which he hopes will be published in 2016.

Take care, see you in October!"

Aaron and brother, Rodney Clinard, with Randy Lanier at wife, Susan's, celebration of life
September 27, Cullowhee

Keith Yow and his wife, Mary, with their beautiful granddaughter

Look what just came in the mail! From dear classmate Logan Harris, crocheted by his wife Connie. So very thoughtful, prayer shawls for me and our son, Pierce.
You know, this is the very heart of what our class is all about. Counting blessings, Sharon W.

Beau, beautiful new grandchild of
Lynne Harrison and Tim Evans

Susan Stallings Jones and family
 

Sharon Atkins Hill and husband, Roger at LowerReid Waterfalls,
near Klondike Gold Rush Cemetery
ALASKA

Happy 50th Anniversary to Linda and Sam Ridge, married August 28, 1965.
(Photo sent via A Clinard and High Point Enterprise)

Stan and Shelton Styers with family at The Outer Banks, Corolla, NC

Dianne Jolly Drake Benoist with her daughters! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

Celebrating "the big 50" birthday for son, Robbie, it's Diana Thayer Gallimore and her husband Gilmer, their daughter Lisa and her husband Shane Withers, son of Pat Withers. Keep it all in the family! Robbie, happy birthday! Many congratulations!

Beverly Harrison Clinard and buddies

Logan Harris, his wife Connie, daughter Josie, and grands

Sally MacDonald Covington with all her grandchildren, looking very healthy!

Aaron and Lyl Clinard with their five grandsons; son, Neal and his four boys, and daughter, MacLean's son, William, on the far left. (Photo taken at Litchfield Beach, SC)

Dianne Jolly Drake Benoist and her beautiful family taking advantage of "selfie stick"

Jeri Suits Harris with graduating grandson, congratulations!

Bondurant Whatley Clinard born June 13, 2015, 6 lbs, 9 oz, 19", a little bundle with a big name, joins his brothers Neal, Rudduck and Hector, and parents Betsy and Neal Clinard, son of Aaron and Lyl.

photo by Laura Greene/ HPE

Classmates making front page news again. Today's High Point Enterprise boasts "Versailles in High Point" and features the historic Radio Building and its property manager, Candace Lambeth Kime. After extensive renovations to bring the building back to its original glory, Preservation Greensboro's Executive Director, Benjamin Briggs, remarked "Oh, my gosh, Versailles in High Point," when viewing the uncovered original ceilings.
It is truly a landmark property in High Point. Congratulations to our Candy on a remarkable job. Read the article. (Thank you, Rick, for the heads-up.)

Celebrating a successful kindergarten year and on to first grade! Phoebe Harrison Cooper with her daughter and grandson! Congratulations!

Celebrating, Penny Palmer Blanchard's husband, Charlie's birthday with their grandchildren.

Danny and Barbara McColl Jones welcomed a new granddaughter this week in Maui, Hawaii - Charlotte Cora, after great grandmother and grandmother, a brand new princess in the Jones family!

Savannah Hinson Papale birthday celebrating with her sisters

Diana Thayer Gallimore and hubby with Jane Withers, wife of Pat, paternal grandparents, at grandparents' day
High Point Christian

Sharon Atkins Hill and all the family after Easter dinner.

Aaron Clinard's grandchild at Easter Bunny visit.

Jeri Suits Harris and family. Her brother, Kelly Suits, is to Jeri's right. Jeri's mother has since passed away, Mr. Suits survives.

Stan Styers walking his twin grandchildren to the bustop at the end of Easter visit to Washington DC

Rusty and Tina Van Landingham still going loud and strong at family Easter celebration.

Congratulations to Michael (Mickey) and Lois Cox on the birth of their second granddaughter this week, Abby Maureen Cox to Drew and Layne Cox in Denver, CO.

Penney Mendenhall Zanenghi and husband Armando

Our Kate Watterson, eight months, in her funny bunny hat
 

Happy Easter!

Ricky Darr and his wife near Phuket, Thailand, where they spent several weeks this winter.

And just in time for March Madness!
Logan Harris and wife with beloved Duke Blue Devil!

Happy spring!
Great photo of Suzie Yarbrough Andrew

Dinner in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, this March 2015, with our son, Pierce.
(Sharon Watterson)

Neal and Laura Grimes' daughter-in-law at her art exhibit in Winston-Salem, NC

Steve Hill in the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, amongst the aspens, which were also sporting Tennessee Vols' colors, this past fall!

Russell and Gayle Batten in Sydney, Australia

Two beautiful ladies!
Dianne Jolly Drake Benoist and daughter

Susan Stallings Jones and family of Indianapolis, Indiana

Ruthann Highfill Reavis and hubby

Rusty snowed-in, Beantown (Boston) February 16, 2015

Rita in Thailand January 2015 visiting her son and his family.

Aaron in Newport, RI, February 14, 2015

02-07-15 - George Fouts has been recognized for a lifetime of work with the North Carolina's community college system, article in today's High Point Enterprise below:

George Fouts is the recipient of the 2015 I.E. Ready Award, the highest honor bestowed on an individual by the Board. Named for Isaac Epps Ready, the first state director of the North Carolina Community College System, the award was created in 1983 to recognize individuals who have made significant, statewide contributions to the establishment, development or enhancement of the North Carolina Community College System.

Fouts of Jamestown, N.C. served two terms (1991-1994; 1997-2001) as executive vice president at Guilford Technical Community College. He retired to pursue teaching Development Education as an adjunct instructor (2002-2010) at GTCC and became the grant coordinator of the Developmental Education Initiative (2009-2010), a three-year effort (2009-2012) to make developmental education more effective and efficient in order to help underprepared students get on the completion track.

Devon Cox, Michael (Mickey) Cox' granddaughter leading the way in the Highlands, CO - 4th of July parade.

Mandy Fraylick Mendenhall Whalen with husband David on their annual cross country summer trek

Johnnie Lackey helping grandchild with sword project - lots of love showing through in this photo

John and Barbara Cannon enjoying a bright, sunny day

Anna Wood Warner and husband on daughter's wedding day

Ricky Darr imports a zoo for his grandchildren's summer visit from Hong Kong

Rick and Gayle Smoot looking cowboy chic at Mills Home Reunion

Sally MacDonald Covington with daughter Holly, after one of 15 chemo treatments she is having in Pinehurst. Please pray, ring bells, hum or just keep Sally in your thoughts

Jackie Callicutt and family

Great granddaughter of Diana Thayer Gallimore

Why is that all Diana's grandchildren and great grands look just like her? Strong genes!

Barbara McColl Jones says it was the first time ever getting mooned by a pony.
On the road again....

Rick Smoot, looking healthy again, with wife Gayle and our dear teacher Loretta Martin

Diana with hubby and grandson during trip to Charleston, SC (see what I mean?)

Lynne Harrison Evans with husband Tim and grands.

Grayson Covington, now retired, with student

The gang's all here! Nancy Fitzgerald Warner with family

Penny Palmer Blanchard with granddaughter, amazing resemblance!

Former teacher Loretta Martin still fighting for all things good and many overlooked.

Aaron Clinard doing a stand-up job on High Point's Revitalization Project!

Candy Lambeth Kime with daughter and granddaughter on Mother's Day

Ricky Darr's son, Aaron, graduating in Ohio.
(previously noted incorrectly)

Phoebe Harrison Cooper and graduating daughter

Stan Styers hiking with all his girlfriends

Of course it's awesome - He's a Myers! Jim with niece Myers

Another day, another race - Martha Clodfelter Burrow and Gayle Brinkley Batten

Danny Jones at Mission Control - country's going downhill faster than we all thought!

Savannah Hinson Papale in St. Louis at the Gateway to the West

Penney Mendenhall Zanenghi's grands, Sami's children enjoying summer

Linda and husband, Herbie, looking as young as ever

Thomasville's grand old 70 year-olds held a party recently to celebrate their milestone birthdays. Linda Peace Young and Nancy Fitzgerald Warner were there having a blast!

Nancy and husband, Larry Warner, looking wonderful

Linda and Herbie still Shagging, why not?

Logan Harris and wife, Connie, all cleaned up after Arthur. Brad and I were dressed the same way, boots and all, on Friday. Fun to live near the water!

Eddie Regan has sent a terrific photo of himself, his son, grandson (great gradnson to Curry) and his father, Curry. Four generations of Regan men. Look at those blue eyes!

 

 

Lacy with her grandparents, Barbara and John Cannon

Congratulations is in order for John Cannon's granddaughter, Lacy Wheeler. She's off to Duke this fall after graduating as Valedictorian, Class of 2013 at East Davidson High School. Lacy aspires to be a pediatric physician. Best wishes to Lacy!!!

Pictures from get-together in May 2013. A small sampling of classmates sharing a Dutch-treat meal at Southern Sisters.

 

Forgive me if I've forgotten anyone: Penney Mendenhall Zanenghi, Janice and Jim Gregory, Sharon Conrad Sink, Frank Green, Gayle Brinkley Batten, Wayne Eddinger, Ramona Young Edwards, Grayson Covington, Jim Myers, Steve Hill, Aaron Clinard, Candy Lambeth Kime, Suzie Yarborough Andrew, Rick and Gayle Smoot.

 

It was so nice to see many of the folks above at the celebration of Jay Holmes' life earlier in the day and as well: Diana Thayer Gallimore, Logan Harris and his wife, Barbara Black Waters, Neal Grimes, Sharon Atkins Hill, Beverly Harrison Clinard, Joe Hubbard, and Ken Waters.

 

We spent a small portion of  our lives as classmates through elementary and high schools. These gatherings allow us to learn more about the past almost 50 years, just as we did at the luncheon for Jay where friends and family shared their wonderful memories of our lost one.

More pics

Mandy Fraylick Mendenhall Whalen and husband David. She looks the same as ever (from Facebook)!

Don't want to tangle with this guy,  Michael Cushwa (from Facebook)!

Janet Land Hutchens with grands

Here Comes Medicare
(Author Barely Known)
 
     Here comes Medicare, here comes Medicare
     Right down Medicare lane
     No more prancin', no more dancin'
     Medicare will reign
     Nurses clingin', doctors singin'
     All so scary in plight
     Hang your IVs and say your prayers
     'Cause Medicare comes tonight!
 
     Here comes Medicare, here comes Medicare
     Right down Medicare lane
     Docs got a bag filled with needles
     For that varicose vein
     Hear that oxygen whoosh and cease
     Oh what a terrible fright
     'Cause Medicare comes tonight!
 
     Here comes Medicare, here comes Medicare
     Right down Medicare lane
     Docs don't care if you're rich or poor
     They get paid all the same.
     Medicare knows we're all God's children
     That makes everything bright
     Fill those premiums with birthday cheer
     Cause Medicare comes tonight!
 
     Here comes Medicare, here comes Medicare
     Right down Medicare lane
     The ICU is working so hard
     To alleviate the pain
     Peace in heaven is at hand
     If we just follow the light
     So let's give thanks to Obama above
     Cause Medicare comes tonight!

Sharon Watterson and Steve Hill, April 2011

A classmate visit to Rhode Island. Yes! Steve Hill visited me a couple of weeks ago.
I got a chance to meet Steve's college rommate, Charlie Heath, from RI and we had a really nice visit. Thank you, Steve.

Born March 25th, 2011 in Maui, Hawaii, a little baby boy, 8 lbs. 13 oz. and 22 in long, to Beth and Chris and new grandchild to Danny and Barbara McCall Jones. Congratulations to all! Barbara and Danny leave Sunday, the 27th for Maui!! Good timing....

John and Scottie Kennerly Todd have a new grandson, born December 11, 2010. Congratulations on Lee Banks Todd. The little boy is to be called "Banks". He's a cutie!

Robert Myers emails: "Robert and Sandy Myers are celebrating their 39th anniversary and going with a tour group to Paris, France.  Will send photos when we return."

We will look forward to the photos. Congratulations and have a safe and wonderful trip!

Your help is needed with identifying some class members from 50 years ago.
Am posting the larger picture here for 60-something year-old eyes, as that is how this site works, and asking you to go to the forum topic Mr. Beard's 8th Grade Class to respond.

Janet Land Hutchens with grandchildren

Sherry Hager Scarlette's new grandson Stratton Lane Scarlette, born February 15, 2011, 7 lbs. 2 oz., to Jason and Stephanie Scarlette in Denver, Colorado. Sherry says she and Grandpa Scarlette will be taking some vacation time to visit. Congratulations!

"Susan and Randy Lanier on the river summer 2010"

1-21-2011: Grayson writes that "News--During the recent snow, Jim Graham fell and broke bones in his shoulder and wrist.  He is in a rehab facility in High Point."

Mr. Graham's home address is: 119 Kathland Ave., Thomasville, NC 27360, if you would like to send him a get well card. He's a faithful follower of our class. We wish him speedy recovery.

1-26-2011: News from the Class of 66:

Lynette Jones Scott fell on the ice and shattered her arm. She has surgery this week and I am sure would welcome a phone call or card of well wishes.

Steve Cloniger has had neuro-surgery this week to remove a benign brain tumor. His doctor has said, according to Steve's email, that the mass was in the best place it could possibly be. We wish him well and a speedy recovery.

From Larry Cagle: Linda ( Fore ) Helm's 28 year old daughter was killed in a tragic auto accident on I-85 traveling to Thomasville on Friday night. Linda's daughter Falen was a beautiful young girl that had been working and going to school in Greensboro at Guilford College.  Linda has three children with two boys and Falen her only daughter. Linda lost her husband to a heart attack last year and this will only add to her grief.  Please pass this information to our class and keep Linda's family in your  thoughts and prayers.
Rick Smoot attended this funeral today.

God bless our fellow classmates and families from the Class of '66. Contact information is available on their site.

David and Martha Clodfelter Burrow at their son Andy's graduation - beautiful!

Joe and Alice Nicholson Tysinger

Happy Easter!
Aaron and Lyl Clinard with grandson, Neal

 

Miles Lafayette Perry

Candy (Lambeth) and Frank Kime have become grandparents!!!

Born Monday, August 30, 2010, Miles Lafayette Perry, 7 pounds 7 ounces at NYU Hospital, New York, to Jordan and Jim...isn't he darling, so alert? 

Congratulations to Laura Kennedy, widow of classmate Clayton, on her recent marriage. Best wishes and happy, healthy life to you both.

Miss Ellie

Donald and Sharon GUSA Loflin are the proud new grandparents
of "Miss Ellie," born this summer.  So sweet and so feminine!

Email from Delores Livengood 9-14-10, with her wonderful humor, as always:

"I will not be able to come to the reunion. I am going to be at a conference out of state [Chicago] for the new computer forensics program. I am the chair of the committee to develop this program, so I have to go. I will miss seeing you, and my classmates.  Since I won’t see any of you, I am going to create this fantasy that everyone has aged but me, and isn’t it a miracle how I still look 18! (yeah, right) Wouldn’t you know that the one weekend that I will be out of town is the weekend of the reunion. Hope everyone has a great time... I have really been busy getting a new semester started, and I was elected v president of the faculty senate which also takes up a great deal of time. We are re-writing the intellectual property policy for the school, and as vp, I head up that committee."

Phone conversation with Tom Leonard 9-8-10:

Spoke with Tommy and he said he would love to come and then we talked on as he remembered his son had just taken the bar exam in Florida, and would be learning whether or not he passed at the end of September. If so, Tom's son would be inducted into the Florida Bar Association the weekend of our reunion, so the Leobard's would of course be in Florida.
We wish Joe good luck! Tommy is a retired pharmacist living in Vinton, Virginia, is well, and sounds just like always. It was great to hear his voice.
Sharon

Annie Kate Blanchard

Charlie and Penny PALMER Blanchard added a new granddaughter in August 2010, Annie Kate Blanchard, to their growing family.

So sweet, Penny writes: "I will miss you all! There is too much going on here - I haven't seen my new grandaughter (born June 17th) since maybe the first of August. That's terrible. Have a great time and I send my love to you and all!
Penny"

News from George Fouts via Candy Lambeth Kime:
He won't be able to attend the reunion, but for a very good reason.
George is a consultant for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which finds ways to help improve graduation rates for students in community colleges. He is attending a meeting of the Foundation that weekend. 9-22-2010

From Richard Sink:

Aaron:

Thanks for the phone call a while back regarding this weekend's reunion. I apologize for not getting back with you, but I actually had a reason for procrastinating. I'm now in the sports-retail business in Atlanta, and one of my operations is a parttime location in the Country Inn and Suites outside the home-plate entrance to Turner Field -- when the Braves secured a playoff spot this past Sunday, it knocked me out of any chance of attending the reunion. So I was putting off replying to you waiting to see what happened with the Braves -- and I was torn between wanting them to make the playoffs and being able to call and say I could attend the reunion.

I hope you all have a great reunion -- it's not really been 45 years, has it? I wish all of my fellow classmates of 1965 (the greatest class in TSHS history) the best and hope their health is great (or at least the best possible considering our advanced age). I think I was the second- or third-youngest in our class (I know my cuz Neal Grimes was four weeks to the day younger than me), so you all are really a little too old for a guy my age to be hanging around with. Seriously, I wish I could have been there to see how much younger I look than the rest of you, but I guess I'll just have to wait until No. 50.

Feel free to pass along my warmest thoughts to anyone who might ask about little ol' me, and if anyone should request my e-mail, share that with them also.

Thanks again for calling me and informing me about the reunion, and my best to you and your family (I keep up with you a little bit through my brother's wife Melody).

Richard Sink