CLASS OF '78 REUNITED AT 35TH REUNION

(09/25/2013)

Front (L-R) Kaye Yoak, Becky (Bennett) Wilson, Susan (Frederick)
Newell, Margie (Engle) Kerby; Center (L-R) Sandra (Harris)
McCumbers, Debra Basnett, Virgil Tanner, Jim Burrows, Becky
(Whipkey) Cooper, Allen Smith; Back (L-R) Brent Reed, Debbie
(Deulley) Griffin, Anita (Fowler) Godfrey, Greg (Shotgun) Laughlin,
Linda (Nicholas) McQuain, Sue Ellen Arthur and Sandy Kirk

By Kaye Yoak

Calhoun County High School Class of 78 held their 35th Class Reunion on September 20th and 21st. It graduated 111 seniors in May of '78 with 20 returning for Reunion activities. Classmates attended the Homecoming Game on Friday Night and sat together as a group. Saturday's activities included a gathering at the Senior Citizen Center in the afternoon as well as an evening event hosted by Greg and Pat Laughlin at their home on Mt. Zion.

Front (L-R) Allen Smith, Margie (Engle) Kerby, Debbie (Jones)
Smith, Nancy (Bird) Weekley and Dwane Weekley; Back (L-R)
Greg (Shotgun) Laughlin, Brent Reed, Kaye Yoak, Debra Basnett,
Becky (Bennett) Wilson and Sandra (Harris) McCumbers

Front (L-R) Kaye Yoak, Margie (Engle) Kerby and
Anita (Fowler) Godfrey; Back (L-R) Jim Burrows,
Tim Ayers, Allen Smith and Greg (Shotgun) Laughlin

Classmate winning awards were: Traveling the farthest, Brent Reed, Smyrna, GA., Brent was given a WVU wind sock, most gray hair, Virgil Tanner, most children/grandchildren, Allen Smith, changed the least, Greg Laughlin, married the longest Allen Smith, changed the most, Becky (Whipkey) Cooper.

Door prize, a Teddy Bear with a varsity jacket with a "C" on it was won by Sue Ellen Arthur.

Out of State Classmates attending: Brent Reed of Georgia, Becky (Bennett) Wilson of Maryland, and Anita (Fowler) Godfrey of Ohio.

Other Classmates attending were Linda (Nicholas) McQuain, Debra Basnett, James Burrows, Debbie (Duelley) Griffin, Sue Ellen Arthur, Becky (Whipkey) Cooper, Sandra (Harris) McCumbers, Allen Smith, Brent Reed, Anita (Fowler) Godfrey, Becky (Bennett) Wilson, Sandy Kirk, Margie (Engle) Kerby, Susan (Frederick) Newell, Virgil Tanner, Kaye Yoak, Greg (Shotgun) Laughlin, Nancy (Bird) Weekley, Dwane Weekley, and Tim Ayers.