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09/08/08 02:57 PM	#237
Will Mullins Just a reminder.... If anyone has any photos for the slideshow, please email them to me at vintagesilverscreen@yahoo.com The photos on the photobucket website are compressed to the point that we can't use them. Thanks.

09/10/08 03:46 PM	#238
Angela Gilbert (Walden) Thanks Will, I will do my best to email mine to you tomorrow, I have some of our class yearbook photos scanned as well.

09/12/08 11:40 AM	#239
Will Mullins Hi Angela. As long as we have them by this weekend, that will be fine. Thanks.

09/20/08 02:15 PM	#240
Angela Gilbert (Walden) Hey Will, I never managed to get thos pics to come up-issues with our hard drive over the weekend then we had to come to town early due to my Mom, So sorry about that. I feel horrible! Anyway, I will see you all tonight. Gonna check out some of the R&R going on in town today then come out to the HI! See you all then!!!

09/22/08 08:17 AM	#241
Heather Hall (Mahmoud) Hey everyone. It was great to see you all. Wish I had more time. I feel like I missed getting to talk to so many people. My e-mail address is heather.mahmoud@verizon.net. Please keep in touch!

09/22/08 09:46 AM	#242
Patti Silcox (Hubbard) Hey guys, just fyi, looks like we can keep this website since it's free. So we can all stay in touch much easier. Hope everyone had as much fun as I did over the weekend!!!

09/22/08 09:52 AM

#243

Niki Newton (Collier)

Hi everyone!

I had the best weekend that I can remember having in such a long time.

It was so wonderful to see EVERYONE again.

I enjoyed this reunion so much more than the 10 year and I hope that we can do the 25 year since we had so much positive feedback.

And....we don't have to wait for the year milestones to get together!

Please keep in touch. My email is nicole.collier@premier-research.com.

Hope everyone was able to return home safely and you were able to rest and/or recover....whichever was most appropriate! :-)

09/22/08 06:56 PM	#244
David Ball Thank you Niki. You worked very hard for the picnic. Next time we'll get more people involved so its not so hard on one person. Every thing went great. I look forward to seeing everyone next time.

09/22/08 07:25 PM	#245
Beth Orfield Hey everyone, A Big Thanks to everyone who were involved in the planning of our reunion. I think it was a big success. Keep in touch.

09/22/08 07:54 PM

#246

Donna Holbrook (Bruton)

THANK YOU to everyone who worked to make this reunion happen. I hope you also got to enjoy it! Rob and I had a great time. My mom really enjoyed seeing ya'll on Sunday, too. Although it was great to see everyone, there are so many of you that I wish I could have caught up with better. It's hard to accomplish that in a weekend, I guess! It was still great, and I can't wait to see pictures! :)
Donna

09/22/08 08:46 PM

#247

Robbie Gibson (Whitehead)

Hey all! What a wonderful weekend!!!

KUDOS to Kelly and the entire "reunion committee"! You all really made it worth the trip home.

My email is robbiegw@aol.com if you want to shoot me a note but I can always respond to the nice email system through this site. Take care and enjoy your families this fall. I truly look forward to our 25th reunion.

Also, Wade really enjoyed seeing everyone and he sends his best to you all - it is easy to contact him through his website (www.wadewhitehead.com).

Take care and God bless,
Robbie Gibson Whitehead

09/22/08 11:03 PM	#248
Kala Patel (Harris) It was REALLY GREAT to see everyone at the reunion. I had a blast!!! Thanks to the entire reunion committee for all your hard work and for making it possible. Let's all keep in touch!!!

09/22/08 11:44 PM	#249
Dennis Cumbow I had an awesome time!!! We are lucky to have such a great class. Thanks to everyone who put it all together!

09/23/08 01:26 AM

#250

Robert Bruton

It was a great weekend no doubt! Had a ton of fun. Saturday night was like being back in High School again. I've just barely recovered.

Here's some news. I've made a Facebook group s'pecially for the class of '88. If you are on Facebook, join the group "John S. Battle Class of '88". If you aren't on Facebook, get on and join the group! It'll be a little easier to communicate on there too because we can have threads of conversation so 10 convos aren't going on all mingled in with one another.

Also, I've posted the pictures I took (and the pictures other's took with my camera) on my website. The full size'ers are available if you click on the thumbnail and then click "full size". A right-click, save picture as will give you your very own copy to throw darts at! Consider the photos copyleft'ed, so you are free to do whatever you wish with them. Here is the link to the album:

http://robbruton.com/gallery/

It was great to see everyone again. I'm glad the next one is only 5 years away!

09/23/08 01:12 PM	#251
Shannon Vickers (Eldreth) Thanks to everyone for putting together a great reunion. I was so happy to see old and new faces Saturday night. Everyone looked so wonderful. Jeff had a good time too seeing friends he once had back then as well, although he went to Abingdon, he knew alot of you. I am on facebook too, so everyone join it..it is alot of fun :)

10/04/08 12:38 PM

#252

Will Mullins

It was great to see everyone at the reunion!

I thought I should pass along this email I just received. I don't know if everyone is aware of this or not.....

Just a reminder about the John S. Battle 50th Anniversary Alumni
Homecoming Gathering on Friday, October 10 from 4 p.m. until the football
game starts. Concessions will be available. Bring your own lawn chairs
or blankets. 50th Anniversary commemorative t-shirts will be available
for sale for $10. A tour of the school will be given at 5:00 p.m. Anyone
interested should report to the school auditorium-across from the gym.

Thanks
Jane Fleenor, Committee Chairperson
Tamara Lasley, Webmaster

10/04/08 02:24 PM	#253
Shannon Vickers (Eldreth) Thanks Will! I got that same email a few weeks ago from my Aunt.

11/17/08 10:08 AM	#254
Angela Gilbert (Walden) Hey all!! I finally got my pics uploaded from the reunion! Imagine that, Pics are on my myspace, facebook, and the photobucket account on the home page!

12/06/08 12:51 PM

#255

Angela Gilbert (Walden)

Hey all, just wanted to make you aware of something. I don't know if you remember Charity's sister that went to Battle, Angel Kuzio, well she passed away from colon cancer on Dec 2nd, 2008. I wish I was closer so I could go to the funeral, she and their family was such an inspiration and so fun to be around. Here is the info for the funeral mass, so if you can go and show your sympathies, please let Charity, Martha and the rest of the family know how deeply sad I am for their loss!

The family will receive friends at Weaver Funeral home on Saturday, December 6, beginning at noon until 1:45 pm. A funeral service will follow beginning at 2:00 pm, officiated by Father Timothy E. Keeny of St Anne Catholic Church.

A memorial Mass will be held at St. Anne Catholic Church at a later date.

02/06/09 12:10 AM

#256

William Dalton

Hello, I hope everyone is well. Just wanted to give a shout out and let everyone know. Tracey and Gregg had a beautiful baby girl. Her name is Lily Renee Mercier, she was born on November 10,2008. Sorry that it has taken me almost three months to post. It's better late than never. Thought some of her gal pal's would like to know. Tracey has told me that she is the best baby , happy , cries very little , and sleeps through the night. Also my little sister Becky had a girl in Feb 10 2008. So they are plenty of babies around here. It's a baby epidemic her. Every time my wife holds one, she wants one. Then I remind her of the two that we have. That puts the end to wanting more kids. All jokes aside, drop Tracey a line. I'm sure she would love to hear from you. See ya! Willie

03/14/09 06:52 PM

#257

Angela Gilbert (Walden)

I just wanted to let you all know about what I was told by a relative this morning, Jody Gobble passed away this morning. Apparently he was working with the line/power company and he was electrocuted while working, and he did not make it. I might have some more info later but wanted to let you all know!

Was told it should be tomorrows paper, with more info for the funeral.

Kelly, I have submitted it to In Memory on the class site already, just wanted to let you know.

03/15/09 10:40 AM

#258

Angela Gilbert (Walden)

Update:

Here is the article I found this morning!

By Amy Hunter
Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier
Published: March 15, 2009

An employee at Line Power Manufacturing Corp. died Saturday in an accident that occurred while he was working on a piece of electrical equipment.

Joel W. Gobble, 38, of Bluff City, Tenn., was pronounced dead at Bristol Regional Medical Center at 11 a.m., about three hours after the incident, said Randy Grimes, director of safety with Electro-Mechanical Corp., which owns Line Power.

“We don’t know exactly what happened,” Grimes said Saturday. “The incident is under investigation by both us and the Virginia Department of Occupational Safety and Health. We can confirm that he was testing a piece of electrical equipment.”

Bristol Virginia Police dispatchers received a call about the accident at 8 a.m. Saturday, and the Bristol Lifesaving Crew was sent to the scene. Gobble was then transported to the medical center emergency room.

Grimes said Gobble was hired as an electrical tester at Line Power on Jan. 12 and had specialized training in the field.

Line Power manufactures power-generation equipment for mining and industry, Grimes said. Gobble was on site Saturday morning with a small shift of about 20 employees testing a product that was set to be shipped out soon and needed additional work, Grimes said.

Grimes could not comment on whether electricity was involved in Gobble’s death or whether there were eyewitnesses to the incident, he said. Additionally, he could not comment on what the investigation was looking into or if an autopsy would be performed.

“This type of accident has never occurred in the 30 some years that Line Power has been in operation,” Grimes said. “The Line Power family is certainly upset, and our hearts and minds are with the family.”

03/15/09 09:50 PM

#259

David Ball

Jody was involved in a accident at work. His life was cut short on Saturday March 14. He was a great friend that I will miss terribly. He leaves behind his wife Gequetta and two daughters Hannah and Autumn. Please pray for his family for they have a burden to overcome that is to great for me to explain. If I could sum up Jody in just a few words it would be to say he surely was a good Christian man. Truly everyone who knew him was his friend. His memorial service will be Wednesday March 18 at Weaver Funeral Home in Bristol, TN. You should be able to see his arrangements and post thoughts and prayers on www.weaverfuneralhome.net.

03/16/09 08:34 AM

#260

Angela Gilbert (Walden)

Joel Gobble
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. – Joel "Jody" William Gobble, age 38, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 23, 1970, in Bristol Tennessee. He was an electrician for Line Power Manufacturing Co. and a member of Gateway Baptist Church. Jody coached softball for Bristol Tennessee Leisure Services and volleyball for BYAA. He was an avid hunter and played industrial and open league softball for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Gequetta Mills Gobble; daughters, Hannah Gobble and Autumn Gobble; parents, William "Bill" and Patsy Ann Musselwhite Gobble; sisters, Cindy Collins and husband Stacy and Hope Sells and husband Tommy; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gordon and Billie Mills; sisters-in-law, Clarinda Rutherford and husband David and Victoria Hunt; nieces, Grayson Collins, Azlee Sells and Lauren Rutherford; and nephews, Austin Collins, Everett Hunt and Trey Sells.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at 6 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor David Shinault officiating and speakers Tony Blevins and the Rev. Roger Ball. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. prior to the service. Mr. Gobble's wish was to be cremated.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family to help set up college funds for his two daughters.
Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements have been made with Weaver Funeral Home.

03/16/09 10:48 AM

#261

Deanna Houser (Grayson)

Jody truly was a wonderful friend & my family will miss him greatly. When I think of him what I remember most is that big smile that he always had when he was walking up to you. One of the last conversations I had with him was when he called the house & we were talking and he asked for my advice on how me & my husband were dealing with our teenage daughter having a boyfriend, lol. He said he was dreading the day that his oldest daughter got a boyfriend & wanted to know if it was hard on us & how we were handling it & if were we being strict about it or what. I laughed & told him that when it happened to him that he would be just fine, lol.......he was such a great person.

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