Hot Springs High School 1947
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This is not the entire annual -- just the senior class members.
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We wish to thank Betty Parker Martin for donating her late husband's (Walter Joseph Martin, Jr., "Junie") yearbook to the Melting Pot Genealogical Society library. The entire yearbook is at the library and may be viewed there.
The senior class officers for the spring and the mid-year graduates were:
Spring Officers (top photo): Max Beasley, president; Cora Lee Sparks, secretary; and Don Cooper, treasurer.
Midyear Officers (bottom photo): Charlie Plymale, vice president; Virginia Hignight, secretary-treasurer; and Roy Harris, president.
Senior Class Members
(Click on the name for the photo. It should be noted that on some of the pages the names do not "line up" with the photographs.)
Beasley, Max Sidney Max Beasley was born August 29, 1929, and first married Genevee Green. He died March 12, 2008. Sidney Max Beasley Obituary
Cooper, Don Don was born January 30, 1929, and died June 27, 2007. Don Bert Cooper Obituary
Craigo, Lelia Lelia Florence Craigo married Rogers H. Wright. She died April 8, 2013. Lelia Florence Craigo Wright Obituary
Fotioo, Ted Theodore James "Ted" Fotioo, Sr., died November 10, 2011. Theodore James "Ted" Fotioo, Sr., Obituary
Grisham, Don Don A. Grisham was born June 28, 1930, and died August 4, 2014. Don A. Grisham Obituary
Hulsey, Ray Everette Ray Hulsey was born July 27, 1929, and died September 12, 2014. Everette Ray Hulsey Obituary
Precise, Katherine Katie was born July 8, 1929, and died October 11, 2009. Katherine Elizabeth "Katie" Precise Rankin Obituary
Rutledge, Annette Miss Rutledge was born November 10, 1929, and married Johnie R. Abbott. She died January 27, 2013. Annette Rutledge Abbott Obituary
Short, Darrel Darrel Dean Short was born June 28, 1929, and died July 5, 2013. Darrel Dean Short Obituary
From Page 98 of the Yearbook: The highest ranking spring graduate was Graham Duncan. Arliss Ray had the second highest grade point average of the spring graduating class. The mid-year sponsors were Colonel Lawes and Mrs. Hatcher. The mid-year valedictorian was Bill Mitchell, and the salutatorian was Darrel Short. The spring sponors were Miss Alexander, Miss Cox, Colonel Lawes, Miss Sorenson, and Mrs. Hatcher.
Junior Class Members
Jack Albright, Sammy Anderson, Claudia Ault, Jackie Bales, Paul Bearfield, Edward Beasley, Joe Bolin, Gnell Boone, Eugene Braughton, Betty Sue Brown, J. O. Brown, Kathleen Brown, Sarah Brown, Temple Brown, Grover Bruce, Jonnie Mae Burrough, Leon Burton, Renaford Caldwell, Buddy Cobb, Mary Coons, Hugh Cruse, Howard Cummins, Anna Danuser, Walter Daves, Houston, Davis, Irene Dickson, Mary Lois Diggs, Johnny Duke, Rose Marie Elser, Leland Fisher, Anne Freeman, Pauline Freeman, Shirley Freeman, Wanda Genero, Charlie George, Dick Gilliam, Ann Glass, Billy Glidewell, John Goff, Patricia Goggan, Marilyn Gore, Donna Gastonguay, Genevee Green, Marilyn Green, Richard Greenleaf, Phil Hall, Barbara Harrington, Barbara Harris, Hawes Harris, John Hart, Nora Henderson, Virginia Hodges, James Holt, Carolyn Hopson, Natalie Horne, Bobby Howard, Carolyn Howard, Helen Hudson, Shirley Hunter, Joy Hurst, Dot Jett, Bernice Johnson, Clarence Jordan, Harry Keck, Robert Keck, Bobby Keith, Louis Kiersky, Louise Kilgore, Bill Kirtley, Bob Lawes, Dorothy Lingo, Della Mae Love, Mary Anne Lowe, Billie McConnell, Frances McDaniel, Charlotte McMurray, Bob Maner, Joan Meggers, Joanne Mixon, Joe Moore, Bruce Murphy, Norma Lee Nation, Norma Jean Nichols, Clovis Norman, Emma Jean Orell, Juen Page, Wanda Pearcy, Jesse Pendergraft, Loyola Petersen, Elizabeth Phelps, Kathryn Phillips, Warren Pittman, Alva Jean Posey, Margaret Queen, Doryes Raper, Robert Rasberry, Venola Ratcliff, Daniel Raymond, Lloyd Rhiddlehoover, Larry Riggs, Bob Roberts, Imogene Rood, Margaret Sales, Clinton Sanders, Jack Schrader, Betty Lou Sewell, Bill Sheets, Billy Shirley, Jeanne Skillern, Georgia Skrivanos, Billy Jack Smith, Gene Smith, Ina Smith, Ralph Smith, Pauline Speer, Vivian Spencer, Willa Anne Stone, Sue Stonecipher, A. C. Stover, Jimmy Sumners, George Thomason, Aldon Thompson, Lucille Tidwell, Mari Traugott, Nan Turner, Cleo Valentine, Herman Voegele, Ann Wade, A. C. Wailauer, Loujean Watson, Rex Wehunt, Shirley Welcher, Donna Wilhelmi, Joe Willoughby, Thelma Jean Winkle, Billy Wilson, Hettie Lou Wilson, Roy Worthy, June Wilson, Jay Wilson
Sophomore Class Members
Iva Lee Atkins, Ray Atkins, Barbara Baggett, Tommy Baldwin, Mary Snow Banski, John Barron, Mary Beth Bayne, Monte Beegle, Elaine Bennett, Elizabeth Benson, John Birmingham, Bill Bolton, Betty Marie Bonner, Molly Sue Brandt, Flo Brenton, Belva Jean Brown, Bob Bryant, Betty Castman, Dollie Childers, Louis Cockman, Dolly Jean Coker, Clara Ellen Cole, Peggy Coleman, Shirley Collier, Bonnie Cook, John Cook, Hiram Cooper, Tommy Cooper, Jo Ann Creason, Betty Culps, Charles Daniel, Nita Davis, Patsy Davis, Eva Evans, Betty Jo Fager, Ella Mae Fuselier, Margaret Galdwell, Marian Godwin, John Goff, Ann Gray, Mary Gunter, Billy Halford, Hilbert Hankwitz, Jo Anne Harkey, Norma Jean Harkness, Dick Harrison, Jimmy Hart, Jerrye Harvey, Jennie Hassen, Freda Henderson, John Higgins, Mary Frances Higgins, Eugene Hignight, Doris Hill, Carl Louis Hodges, Ruth Holder, Shirley Horner, Jimmy Howard, Bennie Humphreys, Orville Jester, Edward John, Blanche Keith, Elsie Kennedy, Alta Sue Kidd, Marquetta Kinard, James Kincaid, Dortha Mae Kirkman, Rachel Kuechenmeister, Robert Lanham, Bonitajo Lawrence, Betty Ledbetter, Katherine Lingo, Toni Logan, Robert Lykes, Betty McClenshan, Elizabeth McClure, David Ross McDonald, Bobby McGee, Martha McKee, Don Madden, Edsel Maddox, Joyce Maddox, Lewis Mahoney, Foster Manning, Walter Martin, Virginia Mathews, Suzanne Mendel, Ina Faye Meredith, Pat Midkiff, Nancy Miles, Janet Miller, Marie Mitchell, Billie Jo Moore, Frank Murchison, Agnes Neimeyer, Oliver Nelson, Jo Ellen O'Browne, Jo O'Bryant, Nancy Owen, Jimmy Pappas, Bette Pearcy, Richard Pemberton, Edgar Allen Poe, Arnold Posey, Coy Powers, George Queen, Alma Radley, Kathleen Reid, Nancy June Ricks, Yvonne Roberts, John Roddie, Billy Ray Sanders, Gerald Scott, Arthur Sears, Caroline Seize, Shirley Sheppard, Patsy Shirley, Jimmy Smith, Pauline Smith, Dorothy Snyder, Alma Nell Soward, Joslyn Sparling, Steve Spearman, Rosa Lee Stephens, Joyce Stonecipher, Marcella Stough, Robbye Jean Stovall, William Thomas, Dorothy Thrash, Pennix Thrash, John Umphers, Mary Lou Van Dusen, Charlotte Vawter, Sarah Beth Ward, Rosemary Watson, Norma Wesner, Helen White, Ellen Williams, Joe Wilson, Ann Wright
Veterans
Page 100 was headed with "This year we feature our veterans."
Cockman, Louie Served with the Air Corps and was stationed at Aloe Field, Texas, and Enid, Oklahoma
Fotioo, Ted Served in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and France with the Army
Harper, Paul Served in the Navy and was stationed on Okinawa, in the Philippine Islands, and in Japan
Keenon, R. L. Served on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Leyte, the Philippine Islands, and Okinawa with the Navy
Howery, Charles Served at Pearl Harbor and on the Marcus Island with the Navy
Killingsworth, John Served in Japan with the Navy
Knee, Carl Served at Pearl Harbor and Guam with the Navy
Livingston, Charles Served on Okinawa and the Philippine Islands with the Navy
Logan, Herschel Served in France and Germany with the Army
Melton, R. D. Served in Germany and Belgium with the Army
Pendergraft, Jesse Served in the European Theatre with the Army
Plymale, Charles Served with the Navy in Japan
Smith, Eugene Stationed in the United States at Washington, D. C., with the Army
Smith, Ras Served in England, France, Germany, and Africa with the Army
Spencer, Bill Served in Japan and in Hawaii with the Navy
Thomas, Robert Served in the Air Corps and was stationed throughout the United States
Tittle, Ross Served on Guam and the Philippine Islands with the Navy
Wallace, Donald Served on Guam, Guadalcanal, Saipan, and Australia with the Navy
Wilson, Corwin Served in the Atlantic Theatre with the Navy