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PROFILE UPDATES

•	Dale Watkins 11/10
•	Bud Parrish 7/7
•	Jo Anne Ward (Higgins) 6/7
•	Susan Lasher (Craven) 1/6
•	Rick Spivey 1/2
•	Lea Greenleaf 1/1
•	Lynn Pace (Wright) 12/29
•	Fredrick Williams 12/9
•	Steve Frederick 6/9
•	Chris Allred (Christopher) 6/6
•	Debbie Ingold (Parrish) 5/31
•	Patti Baysinger (Wagner) 3/24
•	Ken Johnson 6/4
•	Jimmy Sheppard 6/3
•	Bob Martin 2/19
•	Jerry Jones 2/11
•	Charlie Moffitt 8/10
•	Patricia Dawson (Woodward) 5/22
•	Bobby Wood 3/27
•	John Kelly 3/18
•	Roger Coltrane 1/20
•	Doug Bright 7/14
•	Gwen Jenkins (Norris) 6/25
•	Connie Slate -Class Of 1969 (Smith) 3/17
•	Elaine Sage 10/2
•	Ronnie Whittle -whittleron@msn.com 9/9
•	Don Hill 8/13
•	Joe Gray 5/25
•	Harold Gordy 2/27
•	Rita Wade (Capps) 1/28
•	William (Buddy) Carter 1/1
•	Sam New 12/9
•	Lin Ingram 8/20
•	Carol Dalton (Deaton) 8/19
•	Larry Oliver 1/22
•	Joseph Penn 11/30
•	Cathy Stack (Hill) 9/22
•	Charlie Sams 4/9
•	William "Bill" Wiley -Class Of 1967 (Wiley) 4/7
•	Charlie Dotson 3/15

WHERE ARE THEY NOW

WHERE WE LIVE

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1 lives in Arizona
1 lives in Arkansas
3 live in California
5 live in Florida
1 lives in Georgia
7 live in Maryland
1 lives in Missouri
1 lives in Montana
1 lives in New York
124 live in North Carolina
2 live in Ohio
1 lives in Oklahoma
4 live in South Carolina
1 lives in Tennessee
3 live in Texas
4 live in Virginia
1 lives in West Virginia
168 location unknown
66 are deceased

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Ben L Smith High School
Class Of 1968

ANNOUNCEMENTS

•	Kathryn Elaine Garrett September 21, 1950 – December 23, 2024 IN THE CARE OF Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home & Guilford Memorial Park Ms. Kathryn Elaine Garrett, 74, went to her Heavenly home with The Lord, Monday, December 23, 2024 at Moses Cone Hospital. Kathy was born September 21, 1950 in Greensboro, NC to the late Marvin and Beatrice Garrett. She was a graduate of Ben L. Smith High School. She worked for Shelby Mutual Insurance Company. Kathy loved to travel with family and friends across the country and out of the country. She enjoyed collecting “Peanuts” characters and memorabilia, watching and reading the cartoon. Kathy loved to work in the yard and she was a great cook and baker. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Beatrice Garrett. Kathy is survived by her brother, Steve and sister-in-law, Betty Garrett; sister, Anita and brother-in-law, Jonathan Mason; nephews, Bret Garrett (Linda) and Christopher Mason; nieces, Jamie Garrett and Taylor Davenport (Barney); great-nieces, Zoey C., Zoey D., Emma D.; great-nephew, Luke D. and numerous cousins. A visitation will be held at Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home, Sedgefield Chapel,6000 West Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27407, from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m., followed by a graveside service at Guilford Memorial Park at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Bud Parrish, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, c/o Hafiz Shabbir Patwa, MD ENT work https://give.wakehealth.edu/site/Donation2?df_id=1560&1560.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T Sharpe Road Baptist Church – Property and Space Major Funds 1908 Sharpe Road Greensboro, NC 27406 Madison United Methodist Church 110 W. Academy St. Madison, NC 27025 Online condolences may be made at www.haneslineberryfhsedgefield.com
•	Pictures from reunion are posted under 55-56 Reunion tab on left.
•	We had a delightful lunch at Stamey's Barbeque on Monday, August 2, 2021 to catch up with classmates. In attendance were Bud Parrish, Debbie Ingold Parrish, Wayne Alley, Phyllis Tew Alley, John Kelly and his wife, Cathy, Ron Whittle, Bill Baldwin, Patty Baysinger Wagner, Jerry Jones, Bobby Wood, Ken Melton, Kerry Trent and Rick Mooney.
•	Photographs from our 50th reunion have been posted in the "50th Reunion" page located on the left side of this page.

Welcome to the Ben L Smith High Class Of 1968 web site. We began our life's journey after high school over forty years ago. This site can be used to continue communicating with classmates you have stayed in contact with over the years - and, it's a great way to find long lost friends who have just slipped through the cracks of time and have been impossible to locate. Please participate by completing your profile and ENJOY THE SITE!

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The Bossy Ladies and Bud met at PJ Chang's on Saturday, November 11, 2017

The Bossy Ladies Society met at P.F. Chang's on Saturday, October 27, 2012. A great time was had by all! For an inside view of the event, click on the "Bossy Ladies 10/27/12" link on the upper left.

BEACH MUSIC IN THE PARK - May 19, 2011

The second annual Decade Party was held at Thirsty's 2 on Saturday, November 27, 2010. There were about 100 Smith alumni in attendance representing classes 1964-1970 plus others from Grimsley, Page, Northwest Guilford and Ragsdale. We enjoyed Original "Boar & Castle Burgers", Buttered Steak and French Fries!

Glenwood and Friends Gathering

A number of our classmates, and other Smith alumni attended the Glenwood and Friends Gathering at Thirsty's 2 on July 24. If you lived in Glenwood, Hunter Hills, Southmont, Hillsdale Park, Rolling Roads or Ardmore between 1950-1970, you probably knew someone who attended. To view pictures, go to www.glenwoodandfriendsgathering.shutterfly.com

Our first ever class family picnic was held on Sunday, June 27 at High Point City Lake. We had several generations represented from some of our classmates. In spite of a very hot day, we had a great time!!! Thank you Phyllis and Rita for making this day a reality. Cecelia Cook Gannon and husband, David - cutos for your hard work getting us fed! Pictures can be viewed in the link to the left "BLS Family Picnic."