Class_of_1956Death of a classmate, Barbara Saunders Springs, class of 56.Posted by TerryWilliamson51 at 17:14, on Monday, January 28, 2008
From Barbara (Byars) Jaco, class of 56, of McNinnville TN.
Barbara (Saunders) Springs, of Ft. Walton, Beach Florida, class of 56, passed away in Lucedale, Mississippi on December 26, 2007. She is survived by her husband Frank Springs, also of the class of 56.
Class_of_1941Death of a 1941 Classmate, Bernie R. Ray Jr.Posted by TerryWilliamson51 at 15:54, on Friday, January 25, 2008
Bernie R. Ray, Jr., age 84, of Memphis, passed away January 24, 2008 at his home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 26 at the First Baptist Church, Collierville. As a veteran of the U.S.Army, 2nd Division, he firsst entered combat at the Normandy invasion in WWll. He was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge and received the Purple Heart. He was a retired Memphis policeman where he served 25 years. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nelle Ray; a son, Ronnie Ray, two grandchildren, two great-grand-children and a brother, Alvin Ray, who was in the South Side class of 1951. Bernie attended South Side in the class of 1941 until he went into the military.
Webmaster_NewsUpdate on "Himself" - Joe "Josephus" TullyPosted by Josephus at 8:49, on Thursday, January 24, 2008
I don't know where to begin. Perhaps I should just say that "I'm home". Very, very tired .... but home! From the looks of things, it will more than likely be a long, long recuperative process. (I still have to undergo another heart catheter reparation process. Not open-heart but catheter .... there is a huge difference.)
What happened to Josephus? It's pretty simple really .... back before Christmas I had pneumonia and didn't completely recover before returning to normal activities. The result!! Congestive heart failure!! There were a heck of a lot of things that went on in my life from the pneumonia incident to congestive heart failure, but there's no point of elaborating on them. I just want to give you one bit of advice, "When your doctor releases you and tells you to take it easy .... Damn-it!! Take it Easy!!" Please forgive my language, but you are my beloved Scrappers and I don't want to lose any more of you because of your pride, hard-headed attitude, or just plain old stupidity. It's OK to relax folks! No one will fault you, and if they do, give me a call and I'll send someone by their home on a dark, rainy night to give them an "attitude adjustment".
As I said at the beginning, I'm pretty tired and will have to elaborate on this more in the future, but let me finish for now by telling you about something that occurred when I was in "ICU". On the third day of my stay in this most necessary of rooms, I'm lying there with pulsating tubes crammed into every orifice of my body, and I see what I think is a familiar face float by the door. Now this can't be .... this familiar face lives a long way from Jonesboro, Ar. But it was him! It was Joe Bickerstaff. He and his wife, Gloria Nelson, had come to visit and folks, they stuck around long enough for old Josephus to be taken to a room and we had a nice long visit. The next day Roy Hubbard and his wife came over for a visit.
I have so, so many of you to thank for your prayers, cards, phone calls, and visits. It is a wonderful thing to be appreciated, but let me tell you something folks, "it's much better to be loved"! And that is exactly what I have received from so many of my beloved Scrappers!
"Josephus"
General_NewsThe list of Attendees to the January 2008 Scrapper Dinner is posted!Posted by TerryWilliamson51 at 17:04, on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
If you would like to see who came to the January 2008 Scrapper Dinner last night, January 22, 2008, go to the Scrapper web site at www.scrapperalumni.org. When the site comes up look to the top of the page and click on Scrapper Stuff---then click events--then click Piccadilly Dinner. A page will come up with a list of those who attended with their class year, AND a copy of the last Scrapper Dinner Letter will be BELOW the attendance list.
All_ScrappersDEATH OF A FELLOW SCRAPPERPosted by JanHolleyLong57 at 16:41, on Friday, January 18, 2008
I have just learned that Howard Fox of the class of 1956 passed away last night. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. on Monday, January 21st. The funeral will be at 2:00 P.M. at Forrest Hill South Funeral Home and Cemetary.
Many thanks,
Jan Holley Long
Class of 1957
General_NewsDeath of a classmate--Mildred Inez White Rabb, class of 1935.Posted by TerryWilliamson51 at 10:28, on Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Mildred Inez White Rabb, age 90, of Memphis, South Side class of 1935, passed away January 14, 2008. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17 at Memorial Park Funeral Home with interment to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mildred was a 1935 graduate of South Side High School and attended State Teachers College. She was a former organist and choir director at Holy Trinty Episcopal Church and an active member in the Tennessee chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Beethoven Club. She was a homemaker and attended Trinity United Methodist Church in the late 1950's and early 1960's and was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church before transferring her membership to St. John's Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert G. Rabb, Jr., and her parents, Richard Redman and Clara Viola Baehr White. She leaves her son, David Cowan and (Katie) Rabb, of Memphis' her daughter, Virginia Rabb and (Hal) Ferrell, of Birmingham, AL; her brother, Richard T. Mahaffey) White; five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.-----Memorial Park Funeral Home (901) 767-8930.
Class_of_1953JOE TULLY, CLASS OF 53 IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH HEART PROBLEMS!!!Posted by TerryWilliamson51 at 22:00, on Monday, January 14, 2008
Virginia Tully Walker, of Horn Lake Mississippi, class of 52, just called me at 9:30 p.m. Monday night, January 14th to tell me that her brother, Joe Tully, of Lepanto Arkansas was just rushed to St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro Arkansas with congestive heart failure. Virginia says he is now stabilized, but is on a ventilator. All of you know that Joe is the one and only person responsible for this Scrapper web site. Virginia says Joe and his wife Mary, needs ALL THE PRAYERS HE CAN GET. I will try to keep you updated on Joe's condition. Pass the word to your Scrapper friends please.
All_ScrappersBernadene Grundy ReederPosted by KathalineHarbison47 at 9:25, on Saturday, January 12, 2008
Hi, Folks,
As some of you may know, Bernadene (Grundy) Reeder had emergency gall bladder surgery recently. The surgery went well, but other complications ensued. She is now recovering at the home of her daughter. That address is:
Bernadene Reeder
c/o Linda Stewart
214 S. Center
Holly Springs, Ms. 38635
I know she would enjoy hearing from everyone.
Kathaline
All_Scrappers57 CLASSMATEPosted by JanHolleyLong57 at 14:42, on Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Bettye Waldrop Putnam asked that I let you know how very much she appreciated our support and especially our prayers. She asked that we continue to remember her in our prayers and she sends her love to all of us in the 57 class.
Many thanks,
Jan Holley Long
Class of 1957
General_NewsDeath of a Scrapper---Lillian Brackett Esrey, class of 1932.Posted by TerryWilliamson51 at 12:20, on Wednesday, January 2, 2008
We recently lost a Landmark Lady, Lillian Brackett Esrey, who believe it or not, was in the class of 1932. She was recently killed in Southaven Mississippi when a drunken driver (who had FOUR PRIOR DUI convictions in Tennessee) crashed headon into her vehicle. She was valedictorial of her class and her daughter, Carolyn Esrey Peden, class of 52 and son-in-law, Robert Peden who was also in the class of 52, had moved in with her at her home in Southaven, adding rooms, etc, to take care of her as she was 92 years old, BUT, STILL COULD DRIVE TO AND FROM CHURCH AND NEARBY STORES IN THE DAY. What a shame this lady had to die in such a way. I did not know her, but I have to believe she was 'A SCRAPPER TILL SHE DIED'. God Bless you Lillian.
General_NewsDeath of our Teacher--Bill WilhelmPosted by TerryWilliamson51 at 10:38, on Wednesday, January 2, 2008
William C. 'Bill' Wilhelm, age 86, of Memphis passed away December 30, 2007 after a short illness. An educator and musician, Bill graduated from Memphis State University and received his Masters there. After serving in the Army during World War II, he taught band, typing and economics at South Side and Tech High Schools, before serving as a supervisor of classified personnel and finally vocational education. He retired in 1980 after 38 years with the Memphis City Schools. After retiring, he continued to play trombone in many big bands in the area, the Doctors Band, the Shrine Band, the VA Band, the White House Band, the Bill Jordan Band, his personal favorite and others. Bill taught Sunday School for 45 years and was quite the Biblical scholar. Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, his beloved Berta Sue Copeland Wilhelm, also an educator and musician, his brother, Ernest Wilhelm and three sister, Imogene Wilhelm, Geneva Lumpkin and Virgiis Barron, all of Millington. Bill is survived by his daughter, Cathy Neal Wilhelm of Memphis. A memorial service will be held at noon in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Memphis on Friday, January 4, 2008. Visitation will be at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Poplar at Yates, Thursday, January 3 from 5 till 7 p.m. To honor his wishes, please send any memorials to First Baptist Church of Memphis, 200 East Parkway North, Memphis TN. 38112.----Memorial Park Funeral Home, (901) 767-8930.
Class_of_1952Death of a classmate--JoAnn Moor Peek, class of 52.Posted by TerryWilliamson51 at 9:55, on Tuesday, January 1, 2008
JoAnn Moor Peek, age 72, of Germantown TN., passed away Saturday December 29, 2007, at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Funeral services will be at 12 Noon Monday, January 7 at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel, and visitation will be held Sunday from 5-8 p.m. Interment will be in West Tennessee Veteran's Cemetery at 1 p.m. JoAnn graduated from South Side High School in Memphis in 1952, and she attended Memphis State University. She retired from BellSouth after 30 years of service, and she was a member of Germantown Baptist Church where she was active in several outreach ministries. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Butler and her second husband, Fred Peek. She is survived by her daughter, Sharron Butler Wood and her husband, William; two granddaughters, Sarah and Sophie Camp; three brothers, Charles L. Moor, Gene M. Moor and Billy R. Moor who graduated from South Side in 1951.-----Memphis Funeral Home
Germantown Parkway---(901) 725-0100
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