SUN CREEK SCHOOL

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SUN CREEK SCHOOL

THE SUN CREEK SCHOOL ALSO KNOWN AS THE CROWLEY SCHOOL WAS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEBSTER COUNTY IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE HATCHER COMMUNITY. HATCHER WS A FLAG STOP ON THE COLUMBUS AND GREENVILLE RAILROAD AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT THREE MILES EAST OF MABEN ON THE MABEN-PHEBA ROAD. THE SCHOOL'S FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION WAS 1889-90 AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE UNTIL IT BURNED DURING THE 1925-26 SCHOOL TERM. THE SCHOOL WAS CONSOLIDATED WITH THE MABEN HIGH SCHOOL AND STUDENTS ATTENDING THE SUN CREEK CROWLEY SCHOOL ENTERED MABEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 1926.

THE BUILDING WAS A SMALL WOODEN CONSTRUCTION AND GRADES PRIMER THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE WERE TAUGHT BY ONE TEACHER. A MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS WERE COUSINS AND WERE DESCENDENTS OF JOHN WESLEY AND ANGELINE CROWLEY.

The school was located on property belonging to John Crowley.

Lunches were carried in "lard buckets" and each family's faithful dog followed along and enjoyed the recess and lunch periods.

Teacher and trustees for the school years 1889 -90 to 1925 -26 were:

1889 -90 OLA SANDERS, WB DOUGLAS,

1890 -91 MS NANNIE BRIDGES, WB BURGESS AND WE HARPOLE

1891 -92 MOLLIE KILGORE, JH FIFE AND WB DOUGLAS

1892-93 SIL LEVERETT, MB DOUGLAS, AJ STALLINGS AND JH SIMMS,

1893 -94 AJ DAVIS, WC HARPOLE AND PS SMITH,

1894-95 AJ DAVIS, FRED ARNOLD, AND GEORGE MCGEE

1896 MARY ADAIR,

1897-98 CK OLIVER AND MRS CK OLIVER, JW CROWLEY, WC HARPOLE AND TF WHITE

1902-03 CARRIE THORTON,

1904-05 PURLINE NORRIS

1905-06 SALLIE C RICH, JW CROWLEY

1906-07 CH DAVIS,

1907-08 HATTIE FREEMAN, JH HARPOLE AND ST CORDELL

1908-09 ANNIE B RAYNOULS, JH HARPOLE AND JH CROWLEY

1909-10 LENA COUSINS, JH CROWLEY AND

1911- 12 RUBY MCKEE, JH HARPOLE

1912-13 IVY CUMMINS, TE CROWLEY AND ST CORDELL

1913-14 MYRTLE ATKINS, JH CROWLEY AND AA HOLLOMAN

1914-15 EDNA STURDIVENT, ST CORDELL, TE CROWLEY AND JH CROWLEY

1915-16 MATTIE BAILEY,

1916-17 LENA COUSINS, WM STALLINGS AND TE CROWLEY

1917-18 ANNIE EARNEST

1918-19 MAMIE SWENDALL

1919-20 ESTER EARNEST, TE CROWLEY AND HP WILLIAMS

1920-21 GLADYS MCMILLEN, TE CROWLEY, JH HARPOLE AND HP WILLIAMS

1921-23 LENA COUSINS,

1923-25 BIRGINIA BAILEY, HP WILLIAMS AND TE CROWLEY

1925-26 ALMA MCMULLEN