 DeVoigne
District 87 was bordered by Denison on the southeast and by the South
Gale district on the west. The school building was on the east line of
the William Oldham Survey 919 in the northeast corner of land once
owned by A. G. Steele.
The land for the school was donated by a Mr. DeVoigne with the assurance that no Catholic teachers would be employed. The first building was built about 1880 and was a one-room school. As attendance grew, another room was added and two teachers with grades up to high school. At one time, three teachers were needed. The P.T.A. was formed in the early 1940s. A kitchen was added at the end of the hall with DeVoigne School being the third in the county to have a hot lunch program. Water was carried to the school. Later a well was dug. A new school building was erected in 1947. It had four large rooms, a kitchen, several closets and a two halls. Mrs. Thelma Kinnamon and Mrs. Troy O'Barr were the school cooks. Trustees were W. D. Horner, Charles Bengel, George Howard, George Reddick, J. A. Tapscott, Charles Pritchard, Wallace Howell, Ray Sockwell, Stanley Tapscott, W. H. Vest, Carl O'Dell, Pete Owens, Horace Foster. Among the teachers were Mr. and Mrs. Umpheries, Nettie Sampselle, Faye Ingram, Ruth Russell, Bonnie Ruth Cooper, Beaulah Polson, Lucile Eastham, George Ann Jacoby, Gracy Ussery, Dora Ninion, Emma Blankenship, Carrie Mae Boothe, Ruth Lankford, Lillie Reddy, Connie Beggs, Evelyn McCoy, Vera Perry. DeVoigne School was consolidated with Denison around 1950. The school building was sold to the Texoma Square Dance Club to be used for their meetings. by Marinan Washburn  DeVoigne School History Schools Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |