VERNA'S PRECIOUS MEMORIES
Submitted by Verna Nash Morris
Class of 1955
Verna Nash, age 16 drawn by Jean Owens
during class one day. Does anyone know
where Jean is today and if she continued
her art? We think she was very good. Verna
and I would like to hear from her. We think
she lives in Minden. If you know her...please
ask her to contact us at MindenMemories@AOL.COM
Jean was only 16 when she drew this portrait. It
looks exactly like Verna. She was very talented.
Miss Marie Smith, age 21 - Verna's 7th grade teacher
Another photo of Miss Marie Smith
Norma Nash and Helen Gordon
Norma, Class of 1957; Helen, Class of 1954
Does anyone remember Jr. Gordon, Helen's
little brother? He lives in Sibley and might know
where she is buried. If you see him...would you
ask him and e-mail MindenMemories@AOL.Com
and tell us? Any information would be appreciated.
Does anybody remember Carolyn Fuller, Class of 1954?
She had an older sister named Martha who graduated in 1951.
Does anyone know where they are today?
Wanda Jones pretty as a picture ready for her piano recital
The last time I saw Wanda she had married a red headed man,
Was his name Alvin Smith? They were living on McIntyre
Street . This would have been in the early sixties.
L-R, 8th grade, Trudy Brooks, Jo Ann Baggett, Jackie White, Cecelia Underwood, Jency David & Dorothy Thrash
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At first Verna thought this was taken when they were in the 7th grade when they were in Mrs. Smith's
class. After looking at the background in the picture, she thinks they may have been in the 8th grade.
Betty Jean Jones, Class of 1955,
Betty Jean was with us until she married
Cecil Palmer who graduated from Doyline
High School in 1951.
Norma Nash, Class of 1957,
Wife of Walter "Bootsie" Woods
Taken in 1951, Helen Gordon, Class of 1954.
Helen is now deceased
L-R, Helen Gordon, (Class of 1954) Jan Calvit,(Class of 1952) and Waurynne Hurley class of 1952.
When this photograph was made...the Warthall family lived on Justice Street.
Not long after this picture was taken Joyce, her family moved to Marshall, Texas.
Jimmy Miller and his family lived for a while in Dubberly, Louisiana.
Later...they moved to Minden where he graduated in 1955.
Today he is married to Connie Horn from the class of 1954. They raised all their children in Minden.
Does anyone ever hear from Patsy and Joyce?
If so, where are they today and what are they doing?
We would like to hear from them if you know.
Sent them our e-mail address MindenMemories@AOL.COM & we will put you in touch with Verna
COMMENTS
I am really enjoying the updates on Minden teams and athletes post 1955. I hope there will be more coming. What about Billy Joe Booth? He was younger, not certain of his class probably 57 or 58. He played football at LSU and was drafted by New York Giants in 1962(as per internet). Billy Joe Booth died in an airplane crash playing Canadian football. He played for the Giants and lived in Oak Ridge. According to Charlie Hennigan he lived across the road from Joe Wilson Roberts down the hill from Jeannine Mobley. (See his obit below)*
What a great 7th grade class we had. Our teacher was Marie Smith. I especially enjoyed the readings she would do toward the end of the day of classics literature. I vaguely remember that she may have dated James Beck. Kenneth Beck was in the class. My best wishes to you and all those interested in Minden.
Jerry Frasier, Class of 1955
*Billy Joe Booth The Shreveport Times
The Shreveport Times - Monday, July 3, 1972
Funeral Services for Billy Joe Booth, 32, son of Mr. & Mrs.
C. D. Booth of Shreveport will be at 3:30 p.m., Monday at the
Mothe Funeral Home in Harvey. Mr. Booth was one of two
persons killed in a plane crash at London, Ontario at about noon
last Friday, June 30, 1972. Also killed in the crash was J.
W. Mc Gee of Morgan City. The two were in Canada on a
fishing expedition and their plane crashed during a thunderstorm,
according to members of the Booth family. Booth, an
electrical contractor at Harvey, was a former professional
football player. He played professional football with the
Ottawa Rough Riders from 1962 to 197 and was selected as all pro
in the Canadian League. Survivors in addition to Mr.
Booth's parents include his widow Janice Schouest Booth and sons,
Mike Booth and Coy Booth, both of Harvey; and a sister, Mrs.
Carole Mulina of Cleveland, Ohio. Burial will be in
Westlawn Memorial Park in Gretna.
COMMENTS
ABOUT JAMES PETE BECK
Sherry, I was at Northwestern State when James "Pete"
Beck came back from the army. He was about twenty four years old
then, and a very old man to a young 29 year old kid. Pete
and I were roommates. He was madly in love with Carolyn
Weinberg Foshee and they got married while at
Northwestern. I later taught their son at Phillips Middle
School. He was quite precocious and taught my 6th grade
science class astronomy in the evening under the stars at
Phillips on several occasions. Carolyn and Pete
divorced. Carolyn later married Alfred Sanders and they
lived together until Carolyn died of lung cancer. Pete was
an all-conference running back at Northwestern and was an
all-east running beck while in Japan and Korea. Last I
heard he was somewhere in East Texas.
Charlie Hennigan, Class of 1953.
Her name was...Carolyn Weinberg Foshess Beck Sanders.Pete Beck was 6ft. 4 inches tall weighed about 210 lbs.
Sherry, Pete Beck and I played football and baseball together at MHS. Pete was an outstanding athlete. He was a running back on offense and center linebacker on defense. I was an outside linebacker and a blocking back. Pete was big and fast. In contrast, they clocked me running the 100 yard dash with a calendar.
Maurice Whitlow, Class of 1948
if you were in this class....send us your name and comments also.
Does anyone have a class picture of this 7th grade class?