 The Whitewright Sun Thursday, June 14, 1956 pg. 1 GRAYSON COLLEGE REUNION HELD About a hundred out-of-town Grayson College ex-students and their descendants joined local exes for the annual reunion of the Grayson College Ex-Students Association here Sunday. Miss Janet Holsonbake of Hughes Springs was awarded the $250 college scholarship. Granddaughter of the late Bob Holsonbake, Grayson College ex-student, Miss Holsonbake was valedictorian of her high school class this year with a four-year average of 94.96. Favors were given the other five scholarship applicants, including Lou Ann Browning of Gainesville, Bobby Gentry of Trenton and Dorris Ann Wallace, Alice Ayres and Robert DeBerry, all of Whitewright. Special recognition was accorded the class of 1896, represented by Mrs. Nettie Pennington Groves of Denison, and the class of 1906, represented by J. Maurice McMillin of Dallas. A member of the first graduating class, 1889, Mrs. W.B. (Benetta Connelly) Duncan of Austin, was present. Winners of the cake contest, judged by Mrs. Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth and Mrs. Alberta Everheart of Denison were: Mrs. J. Frank Benton of Fort Worth, first prize; Mrs. Josephine Cook Pierce of Whitewright, second, and Mrs. Frank Roberts of Pottsboro, third. Joe Harper of Gilmer and Dr. Edwin O. May of Tishomingo, Oklahoma, served as auctioneers for the "country store" auction sale. They succeeded in selling the many items in a little more than half an hour. One of the features of the informal morning program was the singing of Miss Betty Nan Carpenter of Fort Worth, winner of last year's scholarship. She is now a music student at Christian College, Columbia, Missouri. MEMORIAL SERVICE A Memorial Service was held for Grayson College exes who have died since the last meeting, 29 in number. They are: Charlie Allen DeWitt J. Burt Charlie Covington Bessie Butler Duke Pearl Helms Dupree Walter N. Fain Rayte McMurry Gallaher E.H. Gwaltney Elmer Hale Bob Holsonbake Austin Jernigan Jim T. Lackey Ollie Payne Love Parham Martin Cora McDaniel Roberts May Batsell Neathery Prof. R.C. Pantermuehl Oscar Pierce Mrs. P.J. (Betty) Pierce C.W. Pope Louis Randle Oran L. Sears T.D. Wilson Dayton Yates Maggie Tabbs McGinnis Enna Montgomery Perry Hubert Blanton Julia Langston Truett Beulah Holcomb OUT-OF-TOWN REGISTRANTS The following from out of town registered: Mrs. Casey German Walker, Greenville Mrs. Nellie C. Tanner, Greenville Farryl Welch, Greenville Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Cannon, Sherman Mrs. Bob Holsonbake, Farmersville Miss Janet Holsonbake, Hughes Springs Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Holsonbake, Hughes Springs Miss Dianne Holsonbake, Hughes Springs Mr. and Mrs. Gib Henslee, Farmersville Miss Barbara Harris, Odessa Miss Karron Keliehor, Corpus Christi Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett, Dallas Miss Mary Lena Longley, Dallas Ray Smith, Dallas Mrs. Nettie Pennington Groves, Denison Mrs. Callie Smith Dyer, Garland B.B. Dobbs, Bonham Mrs. Virginia Longley Lawrence and family, Mesquite Mrs. Edgar Wright, Paris Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dupree, Irving Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dillon, Durant, Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. Paul Penland, Dallas Trent Phillips and daughter, Judy, Lott Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Browning, Gainesville Miss Lou Ann Browning, Gainesville Mr. and Mrs. Granville Carpenter and daughters, Fort Worth Joe B. Dillon, Dallas Mrs. Irene M. Arterberry, Dallas Mrs. Homer Gentry, Trenton Mrs. W.B. Duncan, Austin Mrs. R.L. Allen, Frederick, Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. Kay Kimbell, Fort Worth Rev. and Mrs. John Inzer, Dallas Mr. and Mrs. D.B. Ray, Oklahoma City Mrs. May Griffin Biffle, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Rev. and Mrs. Grady May, Farmersville Maurice Joe Ahearne, Irving Mrs. Grady Riley, Trenton Mrs. Nora Frank Harlin, Waurika, Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. R.R. Fleming, Bells Frank Harlin, Wichita Falls Floyd Williams, McKinney C.B. Bryant, III, Bonham Colonel and Mrs. Edgar Wright and children, Fort Lewis, Washington Mrs. Charles Keliehor, Corpus Christi Mrs. Ethel H. McLarry, Dallas Mrs. Lula B. Holland, Dallas Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Thompson, McKinney Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Clark, Fort Worth Mrs. K. Visser and son, Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. J.M. McMillin, Dallas Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Collum, Gainesville Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Gilley, Ector Dr. and Mrs. Edwin May, Tishomingo, Oklahoma Mrs. Alberta B. Everheart, Denison Mrs. Willa B. Kelley, Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Benton, Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. George German, Dallas Robert German, Dallas Mrs. Mahala B. Chandler, Anna Miss Berniece Chandler, Anna Mrs. Pearl Edwards Carter, Dallas OFFICERS RE-ELECTED All officers of the association were re-elected, including Miss Gladys Ray of Whitewright, President George German of Dallas, First Vice-President Clarence McMillin of Whitewright, Second Vice-President Mrs. Vera Hickman of Whitewright, Recording Secretary Mrs. Adah Gillespie of Whitewright, Corresponding Secretary Joe Hamilton of Whitewright, Treasurer Grayson College History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |