Last Will and Testament

The members of the Class of 1969, being of sound mind and body do declare this our last will and testament

  • I, Doug Allen, leave my Plymouth to Richard Petty Ingram and Charles Martin in case they fail to graduate this year.
  • I, Grady Allen, leave my ability to pester all teachers to the breaking point to Vanessa O'Kelly.
  • I, Donnie Ashworth, will to Doug Bridges my new set of Mag wheels and my '55 chevy.
  • We, Kathy Baker and Janice Benton, will a bottle of pep pills to any poor misguided soul who stumbles into geometry with his eyes closed and brains still outside the door.
  • I, Carol Barnett, will to Kay Baxter, Doug Bridges, and Ricky Allen 10 freckles each so that I can make room for the new ones I'll get this summer.
  • I, Jerry Barrett, will to Raymond McElreath my ability to skip school and not get caught.
  • I, John Bellew, will to next years' trigonometry classes my excuses for being late to class.  Also I will to Miss Carithers my exceptional wit and humor because she needs it.  All my other traits I leave to Dennis Carey.
  • I, James Bragg, do will to my bother my interest in reading library books.
  • I, Jane Bridges, will to Bonnie Sexton my ice cream box in hopes that she enjoys selling ice cream as much as I did.
  • I, Kathy Broadwater, will my ability to get out of Granny's homeroom to the unlucky soul who gets her next year.  I also will my ability to get in Mrs. Nelms way to anybody who wants to face consequences.  
  • I, Diane Brooks, will to Bobbie Murray my long blonde hair, which she is badly in need of.
  • I, Betty Brown, do will to any Junior my seat in Mrs. Burrough's English Class, in hopes that they will enjoy her class as much as I did!
  • I, Judy Brown, will to anyone with a fast car my ability to throw pear cores out the window while driving along and hit a car without even trying.
  • I Chris Bryan, leave to Stanley Boleman my ability to monopolize conversation in class.
  • I, Brenda Bryant, do hereby will my 8 year old, slighly-used flute to anyone who can take on the hard work of 4 years in our M.C.H.S. Band, and also to whoever can keep up with Mr. Elliott.
  • I, Billy Caudell, do leave to anyone my ability to drive a motercycle through a car.
  • I, Dennis M. Christian, will my "cozy corner" in room 8 and my little black book to Mr. Cheek,
  • I, O'Dennis Christian, will my three foot wide parking place to anyone that will be driving a motorcycle to school next year.
  • I, Betty Coile, will my ability to boil water without scorchingt it to anyone planning to get married.
  • I, Allen Coile, will my ability to get into trouble to anybody stupid enough to take it and to Chuck Paul the ability to run like a bird.
  • I, Gerald Coile, will to Ralph Power my great trombone-playing ability, and to Dennis Carey I will the job of bringing the "Certs" to band every day.
  • I, Ronnie Coile, will my peek-a-boo bangs to Bobby Williams.
  • I, Jim Conwell, will to Jerry King the trash in my locker with the agreement that he clean it out.
  • I, Veverly Daniels, will Janie Hitchcock half of my weight.
  • We, Carol Silvey and Eloise David, do will our uncanny ability for acting on the spur of the moment without first thinking things out to Glenda Branynon and Judy Bridges, with hopes that it doesn't get them into as much trouble--- but also with even bigger hopes they have as much fun.
  • I, Johnny Dean, will my raggedy notebook to Sammy Harper, my voice to Tony Prichet, and my personality and poise to anyone who wants it.
  • I, Lavonia Dove, do leave those poor, unfortunate kids of next year who are talked into taking office practice, my ability to get along with Mrs. Nelms and also my "A" average.
  • I, Thomas Dove, will to my underclassmen the burden of finishing school and the good times I had here at M.C.H.S.
  • I, Kenneth Drake, do will to Ronnie Smith my "perfect" attendance record.
  • I, Jimmy (Red Dog) Dudley, do hereby will to a Needy Soul, parking space No. 28, which has never belonged to me, but I have always slipped into it one way or another.
  • I, James Jimmy Walton (Red Dog) Wahon Dudley, do hereby will one heck of a name to anybody crazy enough to take it.
  • I, Edward Elrod, leave to my brother Randall my slightly used brain because he's gonna need two if he ever gets out of this place and to Elaine Nash my ability to "slip around" to be used in whatever way she pleases because I am through with it.
  • I Ronnie Escoe, will my honesty and sincerity to my dearly beloved brother Bobby, and my ability to serenade Mrs. Burroughs during English to Dennis Carey.
  • I, Beverly Fitzpatrick, do will my seat next to Carl Smith in chemistry to anyone who can stand it.  I personally guarantee he will be there if a miracle doesn't take place.
  • I, Johnny Fitzpatrick, do leave to Barbara Sartain all my intelligence, good luck, and good grades and to her sister Brenda all my ignorance, bad luck, and failing grades.
  • I, Carolyn Flanagan, do will to Sandra Patrick my ability to talk to a certain boy, whose initials are J.M., in hopes that she will use it.
  • I, Ronnie Fleming, leave to William Haley my very best pocket comb in hopes he will use it with agility in the future.  I leave to Lester Smith my locker stickers and superior knowledge of the six-cylinder engine.
  • I, Diane Fortson, do will my friendship with Coach Perkins to the B-team basketball players for they will surely need it in the coming season.
  • I, Jacqueline Gillespie, with a sound mind will all my snakes, bugs, rats and bats to Mrs. Perry.  I also will my voice to Drenda Stevens.  I will my good eye sight to Deloris Wilhite.
  • I, Kaye Gilley, leave to anybody that wants it, this abiity to skip school and not get caught.
  • I, Bradford Gilley, being of unstable mind or body leave Rickly Allen my ability to get to the front of the lunch line without getting caught and my good eye sight, Lord knowing he'll need it, and to Doug Bridges one emply quart of ancient age.
  • I, Faye Gilley Strickland, will my ability to marry a Strickland to Delores Morris.
  • I Jo Gober leave to Max Clark my typing eraser because he is always loosing his.
  • I, Ricky Gordon, hereby will my '61 Corvair to Cheryl Kirk with hopes that she learns to drive; and to Randall Elrod, Marvin Carver and Doug Bridges Berrys' Drive In.
  • I Charles Haley, do leave to Bruce Cooper my Joe Namath baseball glove.  The way he plays third base, he sure needs it.
  • I, Tommy Hall, will my ability to chase foul balls and my many positions on the baseball bench to David Tyner, and my sideburns to Robert Haggard..
  • We, Billy Hancock and Charles Martin, will our ability to skip school and lie ourselves out of any jam that might occur to Worley Junior David.
  • I, Rose Harper, will to Dorothy Bryd my new walk forward to God.
  • I, Gail Harris, would like to leave to Carol Gunnells, "Rabbit", my "cozy corner" in room 8.  I hope she enjoys it as much as I did!  Also, I hope she learns a lot more than I did.  And to the Senior Class of 1970 "Good Luck."
  • I, Asby Harris, will my ability to dunk a basketball andy my record of two weeks and six days to Max Clark.
  • I, Jackson Hart, will N-O-T-H-I-N-G, Nothing!
  • We, Judy Hart and Susan Jarrett, will our ability to get into trouble every way we turn to anyone who likes to get in trouble.
  • I, Beverly Hendrix, will my ability to stay skinny to all those fat people who can't ever seem to lose a lb.; and my ability to go steady my last 2 years of high school to any girl who thinks she can "cut the pressure."
  • I, Karen Hix, will to Nancy Adair, Gail Duncan, and Lynn Phillips, my ruined umbrella and muddy dress for future ballgames and horse shows.
  • I Gail Holloman, will to Nita Paul, Beverly Guest and Joyce Reagin my brains, my bookkeeping class and my ability to talk a teacher to death, as if they needed it.
  • I Mike Hutchins, will to Greg McCurley my ability to get out of class while taking pictures, holding Student Council elections, etc.  To an upcoming eighth-grader, I will my seat in Miss Carithers' math class for the next four years.  And to Cathy Wilson I will my class ring and dumbness.
  • We, third period trig, will to Miss Carithers our ability to make mistakes because she never makes any.
  • I, Betty Carol Ingram, will my head to Coach McLeod's biology class for lab work.
  • I, Ricky Ingram, will to David Tyner a lake full of cold water in hopes that he really enjoys it more than I did.
  • I, Dianne Jackson, will my perfect attendance to Connie Coile, because with Jerry, she'll need it.
  • I, Danny Johnson, will to Franklin Daniels my ability of not getting fined by cops, and to Granny all my bad luck.
  • We, Marty Johnson and Jackie Ogletree, leave to Linda Tyner, our butterfly nets to catch a certain male  species.  And to Bobbie Murray, we leave a brand new alarm clock so that she can get to school on time.
  • I, Ronnie Johnston, give to Anita and Gwen, my outstanding abiity to really mess things up without knowing or trying.
  • We, Steve Mealor and Sammy Jones, will our shyness around the opposite sex to anyone that will have it.
  • I, Becky Kincaid, do leave to Cheryl Ward and Vicky Kincaid my ability to go through a year of chemistry with "Doc" and a year of chemistry with Mrs. Williams with hopes that they'll get more out of it than I did.
  • I, Donnie King, leave my courage to Charlie Strickland in hopes he will use it wisely.
  • We, Linda Kay Nelms, Angela Jackson, and Kathy King, will to Kathy Power our annual workroom and our photographer, Sam, to Miss Carithers.
  • I, Daryl Kirk, will all those crummy Jack Mitchell adventures to all of his fans in the eleventh grade.
  • I, Tommy Lackey, will to anyone who needs a good laugh, my slightly written-in Algebra book.
  • I Jan Manning, do leave to all present and future cheerleaders my jumping days, and in case of rainy football games--a red and grey tent.
  • I Mary Martin, do will to Wanda Page my ability to get along with all her enemies.
  • I, Joyce Mason Williams, being of outstanding mind and body, do will to anyone taking shorthand II next year--my abiity to always keep Mrs. Griffeth too busy talking to have classes.  Better luck next year Mrs. Griffeth!
  • I, Kenny Mathis, do most willingly leave to Danny Mitchell my ability to throw a curve with a discuss and smash a window with it.  (In hopes that he will be able to break more than one measley window).
  • I, David McConnell, do will to Allan Parham my place in band, and hope he will have it as good as I did. 
  • I, Elton McConnell, do will to Mike Butler my ability to get to school late, to Sammy Tyner, my church key, to Tony Mattox, my ability to have 5 flat tires ina week, and to Richard Sorrow my typewriter with the keys in alphabetical order.
  • I, Jerry McElreath, do hereby will to Ricky Akins my ability to write upside down with my left hand. 
  • I, Brenda McElroy, will to Nancy Conley and Nancy Adair my ability to eat candy in Perkins' 3rd P.E. class.
  • I, Madge Minish, do will to Kay Baxter, Glenda and Juanita the railroad track in Commerce and my Mercury along with a supply of spare tires.
  • I, Jack Mtichell, leave to Timothy Teddy Bear Patterson-All- American my football helmet with the cow-catcher in hopes it will stifle his deafening growl.
  • I, Mike Mize, do will Howard Belk my sideburns and unusual ability to trip over wires while, running track
  • We, Dennis Moon, Peyton Moore, and Ricky Sartain will to Robert Haggard, Rodney Drake and Hal Grant a chain of Handy Andy Stores.
  • I, David Morris, will my ability to go through high school to wind up with three Englishes in my Senior year and still have enough credits to graduate, to any person stupid enough to take it.  I also will to anyone who wants it my ability to bother Mr. Cheek and get away with it.
  • I, Dianne Morrison, do will to Nita Minish, my salad fork to scratch with it to keep from breaking her nails and also my Spanish II Workbook.
  • I, James Mullins, will my ability to get my nose busted up to Chuck Paul.
  • I, Walter Murray, do will to Arnal Strickland my ability to chew chewing gum in Mrs. Burroughs' English class and not get caught.
  • I, Mike Nash, will to the Junior class, Joe Cheek's corny jokes.
  • I, Susan Ozley, will to the next typist on the Annual Staff a much used eraser and my not so good imaginstion for reading other staff members' writing.
  • I, Linda Parham, will to Kathy Fleeman my car, the stupidbaker, and my ability to drive.  Also to Terri Evans I will the nerves Judy Brown has left after riding with me.
  • I, Mike Patton, will to Nancy Conley my ole faithful seat in bookkeeping next year and fine locker on North Hall.
  • I, Mike Porterfield, will my ability to sleep in gov't and English to Charlie Strickland.
  • We, Paul Pulliam, Chuck Wood, and Ervin Ramsey, will to Junior David our ability to skip school with out getting caught.
  • I, Julius Reagin, will my stinking feet and my '55 Chevorlet to Jerry.  I also hope that somebody will give Mrs. Burroughs as much trouble as Ronnie E. and I did.
  • I, Steve Roberts, leave to all members of 1st period Spanish I class, my seat in Spanish II next year, because with a little luck I won't be here.  I also leave to Thomas Roberts, my last name to do with as he pleases so he takes over my position in Senior Class.
  • We, the 4th Period Senior English class, leave to Mrs. Burroughs all the "dears," "sweeties," "Hons" and "darlings" she handed out this year to use after next year.
  • I, Cheryl Rutherford, do will to Mary Rigdon all my old class notes in hopes that they will help her more than they did me.
  • I, Art Ryder, do will my blazing speed to Phil Cronic and my old dirty baseball socks that haven't been washed to Stanley Boleman.
  • I, Patsy Sartain, do will my charming brother my abiity to get to school on time and my alertness, attentiveness and controlled behavior during class.
  • We, Peggy Scarboro and Brenda Strickland, will with much sadeness, our cherished seat on the basketball bus to Susan Sartain and Sally Westbrook and to Coach Perkins a carton of can cokes, complements of the true "volly ball Champs."
  • I, Mike Seagraves, will to Charles Huff my drumsticks because he can play better than anyone in the band.
  • I, Jack Sewell, leave Yulonda Steward all her books to carry with her by herself.
  • We, Beverly Fitzpatrick, Henryetta Smith and Angela Jackson will to Mrs. Evelyn Nelms a secretary to assist her in getting grades ready for report cards next year.
  • I, Sharon Spratlin, will to all those taking Doc's chemistry the ability to either blow up or mess up every experiment that is done.
  • I Wanda Stewart, will to my brother, DAnny my ability to get along well with everyone.
  • I, Andy Stone, leave to Gary McCann the unbelievable ability to get caught by Mrs. Burson skipping study hall.
  • I, Johnny Stowe, will to Bobby Caudell the right to grow taller so he won't have to sit on a pillow when he drives.
  • I, Joe Paul Strickland, leave my height to Lee Adams and Greg Singleton,  They can use it.
  • I, Dianne Walls, do will to Patsy Wood all my BIC ink pens that I used in writing notes in English , Office Practice and Bookkeeping.  I also will to Gail Walker and Dianne Dills all my used books because they will really need them.
  • I, Buck Watkins, leave my intelligence and ability to drive a motorcycle to anyone who needs them.
  • I, Jackie Wilhite, will to Sarah Jennings my numberous conversations with Mrs. Burroughs.