CHS Class of 1961

50 Year Anniversary Reunion
The Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central High School graduating Class of 1961 held the 50th year class reunion on Saturday May 28, 2011 at Paris Landing State Park Inn. Eighteen members of the original 41 graduates attended. The festivities began at 4 o'clock with a social time of greeting each other, reminiscing about school days, and reviving old friendships while popular music from the sixties played in the background. Several tables of memorabilia, pictures, and artifacts from school days were displayed
around the banquet room. A beautiful memorial table displaying pictures of deceased class members was adorned with candles and white roses. Finger foods consisting of fruit and vegetable trays, chips and dips, hot meat dishes and soda drinks were served to those who arrived early to enjoy this time of fellowship.
At 6 o'clock everyone enjoyed a delicious meal of grilled pork loin, baked chicken, assorted vegetables, salad, assorted desserts and drinks. After dinner, Larry Page, class president, presided over a short program beginning with a moment of silence to remember each of our deceased classmates which included Peggy White, Billy Furr Wyatt, Larry Mitchell, Charlotte Cawthon Spencer, and Mary Frances Glosson Taylor Duncan. The program concluded with everyone sharing some "trivia" from school days and commenting on their lives and activities during the past 50 years.
Those in attendance were: Larry and Susan Page, Tampa Fl; Anne Jordan DeScalzo, Memphis, TN; Ronnie and Kay Smothers, Waverly, TN; Mary Ann and Don Leggett, Medina TN; Bobby and Carole Moore, Bruceton TN; Dottie Baker Bridgers, Isola MS; Jerry Cole, Bruceton TN; Lillian Rose and Jimmy Hicks, Hollow Rock TN; Danny and Sandra Devault, Bruceton TN; Louellen Glosson Holley and guest, Margie Gibson, Hollow Rock TN; Kay Gowan Baker, Jackson TN; Jimmy Holladay, Mt. Juliet TN; Carolyn and Norman Patton, Bads TN; Derreld and Nancy Robison, Buena Vista TN; Glenda and Carman Sparks, Camden TN; Patsy and BJ Higdon, Yuma TN; Winona and Larry Yarbro, Camden TN; and Virginia and John Durrwachter and guest, Judy Traywick from Bowling Green, KY.

Back Row: Danny Devault, Derreld Robison, Bobby Moore, Ronnie Smothers, Jimmy Holladay, Jerry Cole, Larry Page

Middle Row: Carolyn Grooms Patton, Anne Jordan DeScalzo, Mary Ann Blankenship Leggett, Dottie Lee Baker Bridges, Winona Wilson Yarbro

Front Row: Louellen Glosson Holley, Lillian Cooper Rice Hicks, Patsy Williams Higdon, Virginia Traywick Durrwachter, Glenda Smothers Sparks, Kay Gowan Baker

Derreld Robison, Nancy Robison, Patsy Williams Higdon

Lillian Cooper Rice Hicks, Dottie Lee Baker Bridges

Anne Jordan DeScaizo, Winona Wilson Yarbro, Patsy Williams Higdon

B.J. Higdon, Derrold Robison, Nancy Robison

Anne Jordan Sparks, Norman Patton, Carolyn Grooms Patton

Patsy Williams Higdon, B.J. Higdon

Glenda Smothers Sparks, Carmen Sparks

Winona Wilson Yarbro, Lillian Cooper Rice Hicks, Glenda Smothers Sparks

Sandra McLeod Devault (Class of 1963) & Larry Yarbro

Jerry Cole, Derreld Robison

Sandra McLeod Devault (Class of 1963) & Danny Devault

Bobby Moore, Susan Page, Carol Markham Moore (Class of 1960)

Norman Patton, Carolyn Grooms Patton

Nancy Robison, Derreld Robison, Bobby Morre, Danny Devault

Larry Page, Bobby Moore

Patsy Williams Hidgon, Winona Wilson Yarbro, Dottie Baker Bridges, Kay Gowan Baker

Carmen Sparks, Larry Yarbro, Jimmy Hicks

Bobby Moore, Larry Sparks, Derreld Robison, Jim Holladay, Jerry Cole, Danny Devault

Kay Gowan Baker, Mary Ann Blankenship Leggett, Patsy Williams Higdon, Virginia Traywick Durrwachter, Glenda Smothers Sparks

Kay Gowan Baker, Ann Blankenship Leggett, Patsy Williams Higdon, Virginia Traywick Durrwachter, Glenda Smothers Sparks, Lillian Cooper Rice Hicks

Margie Gibson, Louellen Glosson Holley, Carolyn Grooms Patton, Anne Jordan DeScalzo

John Durwachter, Virginia Traywick Durrwachter, Judy Traywick

Lillian Cooper Rice Hicks lights candles to honor deceased class members.

Remembering each of our deceased classmates which included Peggy White, Billy Furr Wyatt, Larry Mitchell, Charlotte Cawthon Spencer, and Mary Frances Glosson Taylor Duncan

Nancy Robison, Carol Moore, Judy Traywick

John Durwachter, Jim Holladay, Virginia Traywick Durrwachter

Facing us is, Jerry Cole, Derrold Robison

Larry Page, Jerry Cole, Larry Yarbro, Glenda Smothers Sparks

Glenda Smothers Sparks, Lillian Cooper Rice Hicks

Ronnie Smothers, Derreld Robison

Nancy Robison, Ronnie Smothers, Dot Baker Bridges

Carolyn Grooms Patton, Virginia Traywick Durrwachter, Winona Wilson Yarbro, John Durrwachter, Judy Traywick

Don Leggett, Mary Ann Blankenship Leggett

Table of memorabilia.

Ronnie Smothers, Kay Gowan Baker, Anne Jordan DeScalzo

Bobby Moore, Carol Moore

Sandra Devault, Margie Gibson, Louellen Gloson Holley

Anne Jordan DeScalzo, Carolyn Patton Grooms, Norman Patton

Susan Stanford Page (class of 1963), Larry Page

John Durrwacther, Judy Traywick, Nancy Robison

Don Leggett, Mary Ann Blankenship Leggett

Jim Holladay, Don Leggett

Lillian Cooper Rice Hicks, Jim Holladay