Class of 1952
Members of the THS Class of 1952 met for a meal on Saturday at the Lakeview Restaurant. There were 30 alumni and spouses attending, along with two guests.
Marilyn Whitacre called the meeting to order and gave the welcome. Paul Persell gave inspirational thoughts and a prayer.
After the meal, each member introduced themselves and shared a memory or anything of interest about themselves. Dr. Uhl Donovan shared some comical events and then talked about the teachers the class had. Class members also gave information about themselves and their families.
Classmates sending good wishes included Gloria Runge Speery, Carol McLaughlin Thomas, Rex Burress, Marilyn Kelso Chipps, Zora Belle Robertson Hundley, Ada May Ward Branham and Darlene Crow Hamsher.
Attending were Mary Ann Hughes Alle and son, David; Jerry Berlin and brother, Sharon; Kim and Dixie Ireland Brown; L.D. and Patrica Moore Daniels; Uhl and Nancy Donovan; George and Virginia Watkins Gumm; Ed Holt; Eugene and Rocetia Hutson; Charles King and Eileen Siebert; Harold and Judy Kost; Wilbur Mayberry; Keith and Joanne Riley Montgomery; Paul Persell; JoAnn Ellis Sawyer; Leon and Janet Spencer; Caroline Witten Stokes; Nancy Menefee Wade; Carl and Marilyn Gear Whitacre; and Delvin and Jennie Ray Wallace Wilford.
The class meets for breakfast the second Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at Dino’s Diner. At the next meeting, on Sept. 8, plans for the 65th reunion will be discussed.
Class of 1961
The Trenton High School Class of 1961 met at Cross Hall on the NCMC campus for dinner on Saturday, Sept. 3, celebrating the 55th anniversary of their graduation.
Joy Foster, vice president of the class, presided over a business meeting and discussion of future celebration plans. A group photo was taken and the evening was spent visiting and taking pictures. A “thinking of you” card was signed for classmate Tom Brodie of Greeley, CO, who had a triple bypass surgery recently.
Classmates and their guests attending were Jackie Ferguson Ballinger of Excelsior Springs; Kay Bryan Bode of Jefferson City; Larry and Donna Barnes Christy of Trenton; John and Lynette Eicher of Hiawatha, KS; Joy Foster of Jefferson City, Joe and Marilyn Furlong of Maryville; Wilma O’Dell Ham of Jefferson City; David Johnson of Trenton; Lewis and Marie Husted Kamphefner of Trenton; Shirley Eldridge King of Trenton; Tom and Mary Klinginsmith of Trenton; Ann Stottlemyre McNabb of Trenton; Celeste Metcalf Michelson of Kansas City and Modena Merrill of Platte City; David Mulvania of Milpitas, CA; Bernie and Mary Munday of Trenton; Robert and Sharon Kilburn Reeter of Chula; Rick and Marilyn Sibbit Ripple of Gallatin; Gary Rowlen of Kansas City; David Ryan and Marian Goodin of Kansas City; Kay Urich Saale of Chillicothe; Cheryl Steele Sherman of Kansas City; Sharon Barton Shirley of Trenton; Kay Overton Staton of Chillicothe; Kenny and Jonalee Stickler of St. Joseph; Jim and Carla Still of Trenton; and Phillip and Carol Thomas of Trenton. Bill Callen of Holden Beach, NC, attended the coffee Saturday morning.
Class of 1971
The THS Class of 1971 celebrated its 45th reunion on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Ketcham Center on the campus of NCMC. A total of 59 people attended, which was organized by the committee of Alice Erickson, Cathie Lowrey, Deanna Harper, Lynne Elliot, Marsha Eaton, Sara Hargrave, Sheila Roszell and Tricia Elliot.
The social hour was followed by the class picture being taken by Sheila and Rob Roszell, who will be emailing or mailing it to those who had made the request. Paul Costello offered the blessing before a buffet meal. Bill Lenhart, who was master of ceremonies, offered light-hearted comments with the “Top 7 Things Graduates of 1971 Will Never Have to Repeat” which included phrases like, “Hang up the phone,” “Get it on tape,” “Roll down your window,” and “…like a broken record.”
Costello gave a memorial service for those who have passed away, with their picture and a candle being lit for each one.
A donation was collected for the installation of artificial turf on the football field at C.F. Russell Stadium. Additional donations can be mailed to the Foundation Trust, PO Box 185, Trenton.
The class Facebook page is “Trenton High School Class of 1971 45th Reunion” with pictures and comments.
Those in attendance were Trish Alexander Elliot of Hilton Head Island, SC; Mike and Lynne Clark Elliott of Union; Randy and Marsha Robbins Eaton of Warsaw; Jim and Sara Bonta Hargrave of Marshall; Deanna Ward Harper of Columbia; Paul and Nancy Costello of Kansas City; Alice Hoffman Erickson of Holdrege, NE; Jim and Debra Ellis Bundridge of Holt; Patric Pettegrew of Aurora; Max and Sharon Rader Williams of Richmond; Steve and Judith Urich of Humphreys; Steven Scott and Priscilla Weber of Decatur, IN; Patricia McCoy of Independence; Rosemary Williams Searcy of Chula; Rise Kincaid Holloway of Smithville; Rich and Alice Taylor Nathan of Blue Springs; Bill and Tammy Lenhart of Bethany; Ron and Connie Petterson Burgher of Fallbrook, CA; Dave and Cheryl Trump Harr of Columbia; Rob and Sheila Serr Roszell of Chapel Hill, NC; Alan and Diana Hagan Scott of Kearney; Buck Worland of Lineville, IA: John Clary and Mary Carrol Whitley of Williamsburg, VA; Mark and Twila Endecott of Lee’s Summit; and Marjorie Witten Keuhn, Claude and Barbara Harris, Cathy Allen, Mike and Cathie Cox Lowrey, Gloria Anderson, Larry and Lynn Brown Smith, Donald Max and Terry Moore Whitaker, Alan and Sandra Huffstutter Crawford, Tom Stanturf, Eric and Rochelle Woodard, Richard Lame, Maeanne Browning and Sylvester Whitt, all from Trenton.
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