CHS Class of 1949

The Class of 1949 graduated 33 students and employed 8 faculty members. The first individual picture were taken from the 1949 alubm. The second individual picture was taken from the class picture.

Floyd Cole was not pictured.

Some of these pictures are very poor quality

CHS Alma Mater

On a hill above the railroad
'Neath a Southern sky
Gloriouly our Alma Mater
From the Hills and valleys round us
Waves her banner high
Sounds the glad refrain
Of our honored sons and daughters
Who revere thy name.

CHORUS:
Onward, then shall be our motto
For we cannot fail;
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater,
Central High -- -- All Hail!

Dedication to Joe Ted Herndon

To the person who stands formost in the students' minds when they think of Central spirit; for the recognition that he has brought through his untiring efforts to make Central High School renowned for its clean sportsmanship and desire to play the game, we respectfully dedicate this volume of THE TIGER to our Superintendent, JOE TED HERNDON

The Senior Class Officers

Houston Hurt - President
Harold Turner - Vice-President
Peggy Jordan - Sec.-Treasurer
Wilma Jean Teague - Reporter
Mrs. Carline Brower - Faculty Adviser

Eugene L. Abbott

William Earl Anderson
September 30, 1930 - August 20, 2012

Earl Anderson
Published: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 11:35 AM CDT

The funeral service for longtime county commissioner and railroad owner William Earl Anderson of Paris will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Paris, where he was a member.

Rob Martin will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Chosen as pallbearers are Brent Greer, Dell Carter, Paul Mathenia and Jim, Jody and Jason Kizer.

Henry County commissioners will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today and 9-10:45 a.m. Thursday at Ridgeway Funeral Home.

Anderson, 81, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at residence.

His wife, Delores Horton Anderson, survives. They were married on Nov. 1, 1964.

Born in Wildersville on Sept. 30, 1930, he was a son of the late James Wesley and Florence Kizer Anderson.

Anderson was U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He had been a member of the Bruceton Masonic Lodge since 1953. He served four terms as a Henry County commissioner, representing the 5th District, before resigning in July due to declining health.

He work1ed with L&N Railroad for 35 years and then in 1987 started KWT Railroad here. He also was former general manager of the car fleet for Seaboard Coastline Railroad in Jacksonville, Fla., until 1985.

In addition to his wife, he leaves one daughter: Karla Gurton of Paris; one son: William E. “Bill” (Christy) Anderson Jr. of Paris; one brother: James Fred Anderson of McKenzie; and five grandchildren: Caroline and Wesley Gurton, Lauren and Lindsey Anderson and William E. “Tripp” Anderson III.

He also was preceded in death by a brother: Gene Anderson.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 25, Paris, or Henry County Medical Center Hospice, 311 E. Wood St., Paris. [Paris Post-Intelligencer

Billy Bargatze

Billy Jean Beasley

Gloria Faye Brown

Timothey Brown

WILMUTH BUTLER BRIDGES
1931-2008

BRUCETON: Wilmuth Butler Bridges, 76, died Monday, July 28, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 29, at 11 a.m. at Bruceton Funeral Home with Rev. James S. Daniel officiating. Burial followed in Spellings Cemetery in Buena Vista.

Mrs. Bridges was born August 28, 1931 in Buena Vista to the late Howell Green Butler, Sr. and Ora Dew Campbell Butler.

She was a seamstress for Publix Shirt and member of Bruceton First Baptist Church.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Travis E. Bridges.

Survivors include: two daughters, Karen Lane of Bruceton and Benita Lee of Buena Vista; one son, Michael Bond of Nashville; two grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. [Source: McKenzie Banner]
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Wilmuth Butler Bridges, 76, of Bruceton, died Monday, July 28, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James S. Daniel officiating. Burial followed at Spellings Cemetery in Buena Vista.

Mrs. Bridges, daughter of the late Howell Green Butler, Sr. and Ora Dew Campbell Butler, was born on August 28, 1931, in Buena Vista.

She was a seamstress for Publix Shirt Factory and a member of Bruceton First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Travis E. Bridges.

She is survived by two daughters, Karen Lane of Bruceton and Benita Lee of Buena Vista; a son, Michael Bond of Nashville; two grandchildren, Kathryn Lane and Ethan Lee; and a great-granddaughter, Isabella Lane. [Source: Carroll County NEWS-LEADER]

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Wilmuth Butler

WILMUTH BUTLER BRIDGES
1931-2008

BRUCETON: Wilmuth Butler Bridges, 76, died Monday, July 28, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 29, at 11 a.m. at Bruceton Funeral Home with Rev. James S. Daniel officiating. Burial followed in Spellings Cemetery in Buena Vista.

Mrs. Bridges was born August 28, 1931 in Buena Vista to the late Howell Green Butler, Sr. and Ora Dew Campbell Butler.

She was a seamstress for Publix Shirt and member of Bruceton First Baptist Church.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Travis E. Bridges.

Survivors include: two daughters, Karen Lane of Bruceton and Benita Lee of Buena Vista; one son, Michael Bond of Nashville; two grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. [Source: McKenzie Banner]
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Wilmuth Butler Bridges, 76, of Bruceton, died Monday, July 28, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James S. Daniel officiating. Burial followed at Spellings Cemetery in Buena Vista.

Mrs. Bridges, daughter of the late Howell Green Butler, Sr. and Ora Dew Campbell Butler, was born on August 28, 1931, in Buena Vista.

She was a seamstress for Publix Shirt Factory and a member of Bruceton First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Travis E. Bridges.

She is survived by two daughters, Karen Lane of Bruceton and Benita Lee of Buena Vista; a son, Michael Bond of Nashville; two grandchildren, Kathryn Lane and Ethan Lee; and a great-granddaughter, Isabella Lane. [Source: Carroll County NEWS-LEADER]

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Lt. Col. Floyd Cole (Ret.) 91 passed away on July 26, 2022. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 6th, at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation will begin at 1:00 P.M. "Cole", as he was known to family and friends, was born in Bruceton, TN. on September 18, 1930 to E. Floyd Cole and Gwendolyn D. Park Cole.

Times were hard and work was difficult for his father to find, and since his mother had health issues (she would later pass away when he was 13), Cole spent most of his formative years living with relatives, mostly with his paternal grandparents on their farm raising cotton. He was deeply influenced by his grandfather's interest in world events and greatly enjoyed their visits to the local courthouse to observe trials being held.

As a young teenager, Cole moved to an apartment above his Aunt's cafe, where he worked long hours to support himself while also attending high school. In his Junior year of high school, Cole enlisted in the Navy, where he earned his high school diploma, served on an aircraft carrier and a submarine, and went on to become what was known at the time as a Frogman, now referred to as a Navy SEAL with the Navy's Underwater Demolition Team. During this time, the Korean War erupted and he along with his team, were assigned to reconnaissance missions along the coast of Korea.

In his early 20's, Cole was honorably discharged from the Navy. By this time, he had seen more of the United States and the world than most of the residents of his hometown, but he wasn't through yet. With his G.I. Bill, he decided to attend the University of Tennessee and earn his undergraduate and law degrees. During the summertime, he traveled and worked in various states.

While in college, he met and married Mary Farris Drake of Old Hickory, TN. They were married for 65 years and had three daughters. After receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence, Cole went into private practice at a law firm in Harriman, TN. His desire to see more of the world got the better of him though, and at the age of 30 he joined the Air Force and was assigned as a JAG officer, serving at multiple bases located in the United States, overseas and at a NATO installation in Norway. After his retirement in Austin, Texas, he continued to travel as a Circuit Court Judge for the Texas Youth Commission, before officially retiring and returning to his home state of Tennessee.

Cole is preceded in death by his parents, E. Floyd Cole and Gwendolyn D. Park Cole and his loving wife, Mary; he is survived by his daughters, Karen Warne of Riverside, CA., Laura (Channy) Soeur of Leander, TX. and Ellen (Bill) Anton of Leander, TX; his sisters, Shirley French of Dover, TN. and Gloria Littleton of Harriman, Tn.; his grandchildren, Daniel Johnson, Jaime Johnson, Lauren Hearons, Katie Dillon, Kellyn Warne, Michelle Dahlstrom, Adam Soeur, Jack Anton, Caroline Anton; his great-grandchildren, Sera Alban, Brooke Dillon, Kenley Dillon, Mila Dahlstrom, Garrison Hearons, Gregory Hearons and Josette Menchaca-Warne as well as numerous nephews and nieces.Hearons and Josette Menchaca-Warne as well as numerous nephews and nieces. [Source: Hillcrest Funeral Home and Cemetery]

James Crabb
Died in 1964 at Roberts Park ILL. and is buried there. No second picture available.

LURA DEAN DOUGLAS DURDEN
1931-2011
BRUCETON: Lura Dean Douglas Durden, 80, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were Saturday, December 31, at 2 p.m. at Bruceton Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Davis officiating. Burial followed in Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock.

Mrs. Durden was born March 4, 1931 near Bruceton to the late Charlie Homer Douglas and Dovie Mae Bursey Douglas. She was a retired seamstress for HIS and member of Faith Baptist Church.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frankie Durden; and six brothers, Thetus Douglas, Aldric Douglas, Otis Douglas, James (Ed) Douglas, Junior Douglas and Lindell Douglas.

Survivors include: two daughters, Darlene Baker of Bruceton and Debbie White of Hollow Rock; one sister, Dorothy Green of Campbell, California; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. [Source: McKenzie Banner]

AARON FRANKLIN EDWARDS 1931 – 2016

BRUCETON — Aaron Franklin Edwards, 85, of Bruceton, died Saturday, May 14, 2016 at his home. Funeral services were Wednesday, May 18 in the chapel of Bruceton Funeral Home. Burial was in Crossroads Cemetery near Camden.

He was born February 20, 1931 in Benton County to the late Edgar James Edwards and Era Florence Greer Edwards. He was a Korean war veteran.

Survivors include: his spouse, Theresa Marie Edwards of Bruceton, two daughters, Dr. Karen Davidson of Greenfield and Dr. Terri Lee of Brentwood.; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Brandy Wilkes of Hollow Rock, one stepson, Chris Laws of McKenzie; on e sister, Peggy Higdon of Hollow Rock; one brother, Bill Howe of Hollow Rock; and nine grandchildren. [Source: McKenzie Banner]

George D. Edwards Burned and died in California. Year unknown.

Doy Lee Freeland
July 23, 1931-Januray 6, 2014
Dr. Doy Freeland(1931 - 2014)

Dr. Doy Freeland was born in Bruceton, Tenn., on July 23, 1931 to Esther and Otis Freeland. He was so tiny the doctor didn't think he would live, but his grandmother had raised 13 children and pulled him through with biscuits soaked in water. Years later he ran into the doctor who delivered him, and he was amazed that he lived.

One of the joys of his life was dancing and he never left a party until the last song was played. He put himself through medical school by working two jobs while carrying a 4.0 grade average. They say doctors aren't good patients. He was a very good patient. Never complaining while bearing his pain. He entertained the nurses and aides with his stories and jokes. Having practiced medicine for 49 and a half years, he had a lot of tales to tell. (When he started practicing they had office hours three days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and three days a week from 9 to 5 or when the last patient was seen.) They dispensed medicine in the office back then, did surgeries, set bones, delivered babies, and did just about everything. He loved being a doctor. One of his great gifts was his ability to diagnose an illness.

He also enjoyed golf with his buddies, quail hunting with his dogs, playing cards, and his email jokes.

There will be an empty place in the hearts of his wife, family, and friends that only he could fill, because he was always there for them.

He leaves behind his wife, Jane; brothers, Shorty Freeland (Ann) and William Freeland (Martha); brother-in-law, Bob McMullin; nieces, Teri Wood (Bob), Jana Davis (Tim), Betsy Evans (Dale) and Jennifer Hawtoff (Ivan), Debbie Owens and Donna Milam (Bobby); nephew, Rev. Ted Freeland; great-nieces and nephews, Jill Talbert (Daniel), Brian Wood, Laura Wood, Sarah and Russ Milam and Stephanie Hamlin; great-great-nieces and nephews, Audrey and Foster Talbert and Emily Hamlin; cousins, Msgr. Jack McEvilly, Connie Maxwell (Elwood) and Jayne Ann Wood (Frank), Kathy McEvilly, Rex Pierce, Sue and Jerry Koehler, Tim and Janet McEvilly, Dan McEvilly, Sandy and Jimmy McEvilly.

The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and aides at Memorial Hospital for their exemplary care.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Poor Clares or Queen of Peace School or masses.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Kurrus Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill.

Friends may also call from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11,2014, at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Belleville, Ill.

Funeral: Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church with Monsignor John McEvilly officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Belleville, Ill.

KURRUS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.
Published in Belleville News-Democrat on Jan. 8, 2014

Joann Fulghum

Nancy Herring

Joyce Hester

Evelyn Jane Higgasson

Evelyn Higgason BARKER
February 24, 1931 - August 20, 1969
Buried in Prospect Cemetery

Brooxie Hodge

Charles Houston Hurt
President
Houston Hurt died and is buried in Camden in April 1992.

Billy Johnson

Mr. Billy Thomas Johnson
May 13, 1931 - October 25, 2009

Mr. Billy Thomas Johnson, 78, of Bruceton, passed away Sunday, October 25, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Masonic Rites were held at 7 p.m. Monday, October 26, at the Bruceton Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, in the chapel of Bruceton Funeral Home with Bro. Brett Mebane, Bro. James Daniel, and Bro. Steve Frederick officiating. Burial followed in the Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock. Pallbearers who served were Jason Kizer, Jody Kizer, Bobby Moore, Roger Davis, James Sloan, and John Parker.

Mr. Johnson was born on May 13, 1931, in Carroll County to the late Mr. Thomas Jefferson Johnson and Mrs. Mary Lorene Pittman Johnson. He was a United States Army Veteran, retired member of the TN National Guard, a member of Twin City Community Church, Bruceton Masonic Lodge #731, Memphis Scottish Rite, York Rite Chapter, Council and Commandry and former member of Al Chymia Shrine. [Source: Carroll County NEWS-LEADER]
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BILLY THOMAS JOHNSON 1931-2009

BRUCETON: Billy Thomas Johnson, 78, died Sunday, October 25, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services are Tuesday, October 27, at 2 p.m. at Bruceton Funeral Home with Bro. Brett Mebane officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock.

Mr. Johnson was born May 13, 1931 in Carroll County to the late Thomas Jefferson Johnson and Mary Lorene Pittman. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired member of Tennessee National Guard, member of Twin City Community Church, member of Bruceton Masonic Lodge #731, Memphis Scottish Rite, York Rite Chapter, Council and Commamdary and former member Al Chymia Shrine.

Survivors include: his wife, Betty Jo Kizer Johnson of Bruceton; one son, Michael (Michelle) Johnson of Bolivar; and three grandchildren.

Visitation is Monday from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Tuesday 9 a.m. until time of service. [Source; Tri County News]

Peggy Jordan
Secretary/Treasurer

GAYLON CECIL LOWE
1930-2015

Gaylon Cecil Lowe, 84, of Bruceton, died Friday, January 9, 2015 at his home. Funeral services were held Sunday, January 11 at Bruceton First Baptist Church with Bro. Shawn Allred officiating. Burial followed at Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock.

Mr. Lowe was born April 11, 1930 in Carroll County to the late Leonard Morton Lowe and Ruby Louise Peale Lowe. He was a member of the Bruceton First Baptist Church and a U.S. Air Force Korean War veteran, where he was awarded two bronze stars, a United Nations medal, a National Defense medal and a Good Conduct medal.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Lucille Glisson, and six brothers, Irvin, Roy, Leonard “Tip”, Ralph, Bobby, and Milburn Lowe.

He is survived by: wife of 63 years, Iva Nelle Smothers Lowe, of Bruceton; two sons, Billy (Lee) Lowe, of New Johnsonville, and Barry (Donna) Lowe, of Jackson; one sister, Velma Merrell, of Jasper; one brother, Gene Lowe, of Camden; four grandchildren and six Greatgrandchildren.. [Source: McKenzie Banner]

J.D. Merrill

Charles Ray Neal

Charles R. Neal, 70, of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, March 7, 2001. Survivors include a sister, Mattie Lee Allen of Jacksonville. A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Indian Head Lake Baptist Church. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home. [Source: Jacksonville Pilot, Jacksonville, AR]

Dorothy Park

Ross Pendergrass

Martha Prince

Lucille Rumley

HORRACE LEE SMITH, SR. Horrace Lee Smith, Sr., 57, of Madison, died Wednesday, December 2, after a long illness.

He was a member of Bell South Telephone Pioneers, a member of Goodlettsville Masonic Lodge #271, Scottish Rite 32nd Degree, Al Moriah Shrine. Services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 4, at the Spring Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn Weekley officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect
Cemetery in Bruceton. Bruceton Funeral Home was in charge of the local arrangements. Pallbearers who served were Jim Hanberry, Randy Veazey, Roger Wormbul, Benny Carroll, Gaylon Lowe, William Freeland, Clyde Bedwell, Rick Daniels. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Paul H. Barnett, Dr. John Warner, Dr. Robert Weiss, Dr. Marion Bolin, Dr. Paul Rosenblatt, Telephone Retirees and Pioneers.

Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Catherine Smith; a son, Horrace Lee Smith, Jr. of Hendersonville; two daughters, Connie Street of Hendersonville and Lori Smith of Madison; two sisters, Mary Ann Eason and Nancy Palmer; an uncle, Cleron A. Smith; and four grandchildren, Tiffany Street, Nicholas Street, Nichole Smith and Shannon Smith.

Wilma Jean Teague
Reporter
September 21, 1931 - March 16, 1985
Buried Prospect Cemetery

MRS WILMA JEAN TEAGUE
Services for Mrs Wilma Jean Teague were Monday March 18 at the First Baptist Church in Bruceton`with Rev. Bob Elliott officiating. Mrs Teague died Saturday, March 16 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, after a short illness. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.in Bruceton.

Surviving are her husband, Mr Lloyd E. Teague; one son, Mr. Steve Teague of Dothah Ala. two; daughters, Mrs: Susan Bridges of Camden and Ms.Alisa Teague of Bruceton, one brother, Mr. Bernice Birdwell, of Bruceton ,and five grandchildren. Pallbearerswere Alan Pierce, Garth Biurdwell, Royce Reitz, Mark Birdwell, James B. Webb, and Larry Teague

Harold Turner
Vice-President

Thelma Usery

Thelma Gene Simon
November 25, 1930 - May 30, 2000

Thelma Gene Simon, 69, of Crossville, passed away May 30, 2000, at home. Graveside services were conducted June 2 at the Crossville City Cemetery. The Rev. Cecil McFarland officiated.

Mrs. Simon was born Nov. 25, 1930, in Milan, TN, the daughter of James and Ruby Jane Mann Usery. She was a former realtor, and of the Presbyterian faith. She served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.

Survivors include her husband, Maj. Alvin Simon, USAF, retired; daughters, Kim Sayers of Bronson, FL, and Melissa Deeter of Stone Mountain, GA; her mother, Ruby Lane of Bruceton, TN; sisters, Virginia Sparks of Madison, IN, Juanita Smith of Bruceton and Betty Sue Piper of LaJunta, CO; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be made to Hospice. Bilbrey Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
[Source: Crossville Chronicle]

James Paul Williams
Deceased