DHS CLASS OF1956

2024 NEWSLETTER

PASSINGS

ROBERT MARTIN LEE, JR. April 17, 2023

ROSALIND DRAKE HANCOCK July 29, 2023

WILLIAM GEORGE LINDSEY August 23, 2023;

MARY SARA CARTER MOREAU December 3, 2023

CURRENTLY THERE ARE 42 VALID CONTACT INFO FOR CLASSMATES.  THERE ARE 7 ADDITIONAL CLASSMATES LISTED BUT THEIR INFO COULD NOT BE VALIDATED AND SEVERAL LOST PEOPLE.

MARGILYN ALDRED POE continues to enjoy life in an Assisted Living facility near her son in TN.  Her health is good as she only takes 1 prescription pill for cholesterol.

JOANNE CALDWELL HERRING is now living in a Memory Care facility near her daughter Debra Scruggs in Tampa.  Mail to Joanne c/o Scruggs see Class Directory.  Joanne’s son passed away last spring and she was hospitalizedlast summer for seizures.Her direct lineis 813-415-3101.

MILDRED CLARK SCHAFFER recently underwent shoulder surgery but her grandson from Birmingham, AL visited and that made recovery more enjoyable.

BILLY JOHNSON out and about again reported on the 100 Year History 1923-2023 of the Volusia County Fair Association to the Fair Board of which he has been a member for many years.  He is again the Treasurer for our 2024 Class Luncheon. 

CONNIE COOK JORDAN has been 9 years bedridden at home.  Her son Craig takes care of her and her husband.WesentThinking of You Cards signed by Classmates who attendedthe 2023 Luncheon to several of ourclassmates.  Craig and others responded that they were well received.

DONNIE HILL loves to chat so give him a call.  He is doing well considering how badly he was injured in a car accident in 2022.  He lives near his daughter.  His phone is 757-354-6729.

CAROLYN HIRT PICKLES leads the class with15 Great-Grand-Kids Frank & Sally Ford have 11.

GAYLE JAMES KOAN and her husband Phil live in the Georgia countryside and lots of family lives close by, her daughter Deena Lynn and husband share the house with them. They are on the Satilla River which flows out to the Atlantic Ocean just below Jekyll Island.  

MARGA LARSON BALES and husband Bill were at a Balesfamily reunion in West Virginia this summer with 58 relatives representing 5generations. They will spend some time at their Florida home this spring but are unable to drive to DeLand for a visit.

DORIS MANNING still lives in Huntsville, AL but has moved closer to her brother and his family since she lives alone and is almost completely blind.  She enjoys Books on Tape and listening to Sports Events.

MARY ALICE MOORE ENGLISH who came from Barnesville, GA to our 2023 Luncheon is ready to come again in 2024. 2 of her daughters drove her down.Her Sister, who now lives near Tampa and joined us last yea,r plans to come again.  We are happy to provide a Family Reunion opportunity for Mary Alice.

MARILYN STRAWN TANKERSLY works in a kitchen at a Year Around Camp in S.C.  She gets tired of cutting lettuce!!  500 people were the most she ever served.  She lives on 10 acres but no longer has horses, she has lots of cats.  She was a Volunteer at her local Fire Department for 22 years. 

KAY WILLIAMS YOUNT now lives in a Memory Care facility in Bradenton, FL. She and husband Brad moved there from Highlands, NC to be closer to their daughter and 2 adult grandsons.

BURWELL WINGFIELD is now living in Delaware.