The FHS Class of 1968 celebrated their 50th year Reunion on September 29th at the Los Ranchos Mexican Restaurant in Fairfield. Invited guest were from the Class of 1967. A total of 28 classmates, friends and guest attended.
Class President, George Davis welcomed and thanked everyone for attending and the reunion committee of Kelly Tyus, John Fryer, Marie Keaton Battles and Diana Jones Hagen.
Acknowledged and honored were the veterans who served in the military: ARMY: James Gary Pillians, John Fryer; Terry Walthall and Norman Day; MARINE CORPS: Ricky Cannon and Henry Morris; NAVY: Retired Lt. Commander Michael Hoeinghaus and Johnny Carroll; AIR FORCE: Buford Eatmon; ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: Kenneth Robinson and MERCHANT MARINES: Retired Sr. Engineer James David Willard.
Mr. Davis acknowledged the memory of lost friends from the 1968 Class: Karen Harris Bonner, Jimmye Nell Newman Kahrs, Norman Day, Buford Eatmon, Mary Donovan Minchew, Henry Morris, Barry Snider, Sue Myers Flandry, Paula Eisen Snider and Class Sponsor Mr. LaClaire Williamson.
And from the 1967 Class: Albert Finch Jr., John Carlos Franklin, Glenda Dewey Boyer, Linda Mortimer Murphy, Sammie Faye Carter Turner and Judy Pillians Hagler.
The benediction was given by John Fryer. The meal was individually selected from the Los Ranchos menu.
Those attending from the Class of 1968 in Fairfield were Kelly Tyus; John Fryer and wife Cindy; George Davis and wife Sherry; Connie Watson; Johnny Carroll and wife Geneva; Carey Snider Chavers and husband Mark and Janna Marshall Gunter.
Out of town Class of 1968 attending were Diana Jones Hagen of Richmond; Marie Keaton Battles of Corsicana; William Lee Carroll of Ennis; Roy Andy of Dallas; Beth Newman of Harwood; James Gary Pillians and wife Kathy of Corsicana; Robert Rawlings and wife Mary Lou of Corsicana; Kenneth Robinson of Conroe; James David Willard and wife Susan of Conroe; Charles York and wife Soakie of Mesquite and their guest John E. Finch of Palestine.
Attending from the Class of 1967 were Nadine Ivy Phillips of Fairfield and William “Connie” Long of Georgetown.
Class of 1968 members not attending were: Lafayette Bolden, Joe Bond, Susan Bonner Kennard, Ricky Cannon, Glenda Cherry Tisdale, Gary Tisdale, Dale Cockerell, Donnie Cockerell, Stanley Gregory, Mike Hoeinghaus, JoAnn Johnson Zaccone, Leslie Killough, Ray Kurtz, Wanda McClintock, Phillip Orand, Cathy Todd Emmons, Terry Walthall and Danny Tate Willard.
Pictured Above: CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH YEAR REUNION are Back Row (left-right): Robert Rawlings, James Gary Pillians, Roy Andy, John Fryer, Kelly Tyus, George Davis, Johnny Carroll, William Lee Carroll and Kenneth Robinson; Front Row (l-r): Charles York, Marie Keaton Battles, Beth Newman, Carey Snider Chavers, Janna Marshall Gunter, Connie Watson, James David Willard and Diana Jones Hagen. (Submitted Photo)
