Class of 1969 - 40th Reunion!

The Wills Point High School Class of 1969: back row left to right; John Deen, Jan Nelson, Mike Goggans, Gary Oates, Robert Hindman, Barbara Boswell Carrington, Curtis Wilson, Deborah Murrey Miracle, Herschel LyBrand, Donnie Roberts - middle row; Della Jo Allison Pesta, Donald Tisdale, Allene Harris Doggett, Bonnie Jo Rushing Roan, Suzanne Hay Younger, Scotty Longacre, Linda Kennemer Leath, Margaret Ann Schlitz Davis, Buddy Sledge - front row; Ronnie Roberts, Ann Furrh Mitchell, Debbie Dawson, Buck Blasingame, Linda Cannefax Honeycutt, Larry Geddie

The Wills Point High School Class of 1969 gathered at the Terrell Country Club to celebrate their 40 year reunion on Saturday, July 25. Twenty-four members and their guest enjoyed refreshments, reconnecting and sharing memories from their school days at Wills Point High School. The event was organized by Ann (Furrh) Mitchell, Robert Hindman and Linda (Cannefax) Honeycutt with Robert Hindman acting as MC. Bill Glasscock of Terrell provided karaoke and played music throughout the evening.

After everyone got acquainted and many enjoyed going through several years of yearbooks, Robert Hindman began asking questions such as:
1) Who came the greatest distance? -- Ronnie Roberts from California.
2) Who came the shortest distance? -- Della Jo (Allison) Pesta from Terrell. (Other class members live in Terrell too but Della Jo is closest to the Terrell Country Club)
3) Who had acquired the most college degrees? – Ronnie Roberts with four (4).
4) Who had been married the longest? – Linda (Cannefax) Honeycutt at 39 years.
5) Who had the most number of marriages? – Curtis Wilson with three (3).
6) Who had the most children? – Jan Nelson with five (5).
7) Who had the most grandchildren? – Allene (Harris) Doggett with seven (7).
8) Did anyone have great-grandchildren? -- Donnie Roberts has one (1).

Robert then moved on to questions about who were voted class officers, favorites and of course sports related trivia. Also, who our class dedicated our yearbook to; that answer being three (3) of Wills Point ISD's most beloved teachers: Mrs. Glenn Majors, Mrs. Manual Malone, and Mrs. C. L. Simmons.

Current events from 1969 were also highlighted. It was a momentous year in the news with the first moon walk and one of the largest musical events ever, Woodstock, happening that same year. When asked if any of the class members had attended Woodstock, Curtis Wilson responded he had been there.

Before the evening drew to a close, Scotty Longacre recreated his rendition of The King, Elvis. Cheerleaders attending did a 'cheer' and everyone took lots of pictures to remember the fun filled night.

All in attendance seemed to have a wonderful time and voted to gather again in the year 2014 for the 45 year reunion.

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Romona Burnett Oates, Della Jo Allison Pesta, Ronald Oates, Debbie Anderson Goggans, Mike Goggans. Romona and Debbie also WPHS grads!

Ann Furrh Mitchell, Linda Cannefax Honeycutt, Jan Nelson, Deborah Murrey Miracle and Herschel LyBrand

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