Kay Manning (Elrod)

Bek: When we started working together back in 2011, you were 6 years moving into 7. It's hard to believe it has been 5-6 years since then.  You are an old married couple by now.   Any special plans for V-Day?  I wonder what Bobby and Lyn are going to do. They always do something special.  Or maybe Dan Dozier and Karen out in Idaho will do something wintery they can share with us.  I'd love to hear from everyone.  Nina and Bobby have been married 50 years. What do they do for Valentine's? Joe and Cheryl should check in with us and let us know what they are doing, also 50 years - so romantic!

Deanna (Dee) Ratterree (Nobles)

Wayne and I are almost 46 years in March.  We are totally different but the years have gone so fast and so much fun together with our children and grandchildren!

D. Anne Bagley (Elliott)

50 Valentines ago , Bill hid a ring in the center of a whitmans heart box of candy❤️

We are still going strong.  

David Sealy

Wylie Ann Roddey and I were married June 4, 1967 at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. She graduated high school on Monday and we married on Sunday and moved to Norfolk VA. I left for Iceland the next week. 

Jimmy Vick

Will be 42 years this July. 2nd for both of us, I guess the 2nd time we both got it right????

Wayne Haselden

My wife Donna and I will be married 47 years this May. We have had our up and downs as most couples do but it has been a wonderful 47 years for me. 

Marilyn (Lyn) Baker (Jackson)

We will be married 46 years later this month.  Actually we are celebrating Valentines a little early. In FL right now at daughter's house but leaving Sat on a 7-day cruise.  

Steven Rast

50 years with Martha (RHHS Class of 1967 via WTS) on November 4, 2017

Cheryl Pope (Bumgarner)

Joe and I were married 50 years September 11th, 2016.Our most memorable Valentine's Day is when I won the Valentine Contest at WTYC Radio Station. The prize was flowers, chocolates and dinner at the Branding Iron. We had a wonderful time!

Kay Manning (Elrod)

WOW, Cheryl!  When was this contest? I was in RH the other day and noticed that the Branding Iron building is still standing, about to fall down, but still there.  That does sound like a special Valentine's.

Cheryl Pope (Bumgarner)

I would say the late 70's or early 80's. It has been a long time. That was the only time we went to the Branding Iron.

Thomas Carter

Alice and I are 46 + years. We met on a blind date at Clemson. When I met her at the door, she was the prettiest red haired girl I had ever seen and still is.

That's so sweet!  She obviously liked you too!

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Sammy and Ike Adams response to email.

" We celebrated our 50th in May of 2016. We have now officially entered into our " Golden" years! God has blessed us greatly through the years."

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Interesting, Kay. I learned something new. I knew about Puerto Rico's three kings day but did not know it is related to Marci Gras. Thank you. Would love to taste that cake.

Kay Manning (Elrod)

There was a cajun chef on TV yesterday making one.  It is basically a sweet bread and he had a custard inside. He said you can put jam in it or whatever you want, then it is glazed with a lemony glaze and then sugared with green, purple and gold.  I am learning a lot about Mardi Gras. I really did not know it was related to Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Easter. It's interesting to see what the culture is all about.  I would love to hear from some of our classmates who know more about the history of Mardi Gras and the cultures from which this tradition was begun.  I know of the South American countries, but the article on the home page also named the European countries. Does VooDoo play a role in the celebration?  What is the origin of the costumes at Mardi Gras?

There was also a recipe for a crayfish boil ,very similar to the Frogmore Stew (Low Country boil) that we have at the beach a lot, which is popular at Mardi Gras celebrations.

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Recently in my research for various Rock Hill information, I ran across a history of Rock Hill on Wikipedia. It was interesting to learn of the founding fathers. I remembered reading in Claude Moore's obituary that he is a descendant of Alexander Templeton Black, a founding father of Rock Hill. There were other familiar names that made me wonder how many of our classmates were descendants of these notable founders: White, Moore, Roddey.  I am assuming that William (Billy) and Robert White are related to the White mentioned in the article, due to Billy's interest in geneology and the history of the town and state. Pre-1860 there were two doctors in town, Robert Hervey Hope and William Barron Fewell.  There was mention of a Mr. Sims, which I believe is an ancestor of our classmate Jane Hall Sims.  As time goes on, I will add to this history and hope you will contribute any information you might have to this fascinating history of Rock Hill.  I am sure there are some wonderful stories of the Catawba Indians in this history.  Please share.

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Message from Daniel Webster 3/3/2017. Congratulations to Daniel and Mary Jayne!

Mary Jayne and I have been married 50 years this May 6, 2017. We have never been happier in our lives. God has been and continues to be good to us. 

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Has anyone heard this story before?  It is very moving. Once in Raleigh when my child was around 2 yrs. old, her daycare received a bomb threat and they had to move all the children. It was a hoax, but the scariest day of my life! K

A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon told of an incident that happened right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11.

A Daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs.  The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do.  There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the 
infants that would need to be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers. 

Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed.  After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared  The director thought, "Well, here we are, on our own." 

About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in tow.  Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers.  The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac and the Pentagon. 

Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing - they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West. Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off.  Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions.  There they remained until the parents could be notified to come and get their children. 

GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES!

 

Kay Manning (Elrod)

The Lord has blessed me with the gift of laughter and I am grateful for that.  As we age, we are given so many opportunities to laugh at ourselves, our kids, our grandkids, our country and so many other things.  Perhaps I am sharing too much, but I wanted to take a minute to recap our week as two old people trying to fake normal cognition.

Monday, I changed the sheets.  Tuesday I was washing the sheets and came up a sheet short. I could not imagine what happened to that fitted sheet. I put them all in the basket to be washed.  I retraced my steps and remembered it took me half the time to change the sheets as before. I thought I had finally got that down to a science.  As suspicion overcame me, I decided to unmake the bed and see what was underneath. Just as I thought, that old sheet was still there, just covered up with the fresher, cleaner model. Some might call this a "senior moment", but in reality I have always had moments like this.

For some reason in the past two weeks, my husband has been backing into the garage. He either needs practice in reverse or has had a premonition about the weather turning nasty, which in fact was a reality this past weekend. Whatever the reason, his reverse skills are nearly perfected except for the fact that in the mornings when he goes off to work, he walks around the car and gets into the passenger side. Actually, I stop him before he gets in, but the intent is there.  The first time, he was embarrased - the second time was hysterical. We are still laughing about it. I told him the next time I wasn't going to say a word to see how long it took him to realize there was no steering wheel.

Today is just Wednesday. I can't wait to see what is next to come.

We all have had these moments and if you think back they have always happened.  I don't  think we have anything to fear, but I would advise a quick check of your attire before you head out the door. I have a fear of showing up at the grocery store in my robe and slippers.  I have been known to forget to take the curlers out of my hair from time to time. I have actually seen women in the store that looked like they just rolled out of bed. Please, God, don't let that be me!

In closing, I remember a conversation my husband and I were having Monday night.  He asked me if I remembered when Food Lion was called Food Town (why? I do not know). But I said "yes, I vaguely remember that, but I cannot remember what I did with that fitted sheet this morning." Our conversations alone are enough to keep us giggling for days.

Good luck to us all! Someone else please share some senior moments with us. We promise not to laugh too hard.

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Not sure if this was a senior moment or not. One day I was making one of my favorite recipes, banana pudding. I was almost finished layering the different ingredients and just ready to put the meringe on top. Russell came in the room and sat down hoping to have the first taste. That is when I realized I forgot to put in the bananas. Russell shared the story in Sunday school class that next Sunday and everyone had a good laugh. We still tell the story to friends when the topic about forgetfulness comes up.

Kay Manning (Elrod)

I can't tell you how many times I have forgotten to add ingredients.  That is why I don't rate myself a very good cook.  Don't you just love it when your spouse tells secrets on you?  Mine would not be happy if he knew I told the steering wheel story.

I just remembered a time when I made my diabetic dad a sugarless pumpkin pie and raved about how good it was before he ate any.  I forgot to put in the artificial sweetner and it tasted like squash.  How embarrassing! He was so sweet about it and said, "it needed a little something".  HA!

Then for my brother's birthday once I made his favorite - chocolate pie.  It never sat up and I had to serve it in a bowl.  He goobled it down though.  His comment was, "it's every bit as good as it looks."  I can still laugh about that. 

Daniel Webster

Several years ago my wife, Mary Jayne, and I were working really long hours.  Our oldest son, 14 at the time, wanted to have something cooked when we got home.  Mary Jayne got home first and our son was so excited for his Mom to try the rice pudding that he had made.  She asked him how he knew what to do.  He said he found her receipe.  He gave her a big bite so she put it in her mouth and then spit it out as quick as she put it in.  She asked him, "Did you not cook the rice first?"  He said "No, the receipe didn't tell me to."  The receipe was just one she had written down for herself.  She, of course, knew to use cooked rice.

Daniel,  What a sweet son!  Sorry to say, this is how most of us learn to cook.  He never forgot that, I'm sure and I bet he makes a mean rice pudding now.  Congratulations on your 50 years together. The story about your house one of those things that, at the time, you know God is watching over you.  I've had a few of those in my lifetime, but that is another topic line, one I am sure we all would enjoy sharing.  Many more happy anniversaries to you. I think you should celebrate with a big bowl of rice pudding. K

Daniel Webster

Mary Jayne and I will be married 50 years on May 6 this year.  We got married May 6, 1967 and she graduated in June.  God has blessed us so much.  We had already bought a house, which was a parsonage before we bought it, so God was already in it.

David Sealy

 Back in the 1980s I was stationed in Charleston South Carolina. As soon as I went to shore duty I was offered an opportunity to sing tenor with the representative Quartet out of Summerville.  We traveled all over South Carolina and then finally all over the southeastern United States singing at churches and other events. One particular Friday we were scheduled to sing at the Isle of Palms racquet club. I had to take off work early and ride my motorcycle over to Isle of Palms racquet club. I get to the the gate and found out they don't allow motorcycles to enter. I went around from the gate parked my motorcycle,  jumped over the fence and ran to the venue where we were supposed to be singing. I went and the guys brought me a suit and shoes and I quickly changed into the proper attire.  I noticed that everything was very solemn in the auditorium but I knew also that we were a very energetic lively group and we could certainly cheer them up. Well after singing the first three or four songs  we were not getting much response from the audience. I stepped up to the microphone and said "you fellas need to cheer up somebody back to hers in here and take these guys out"!  I looked up her of our lead singer and he turned white as a ghost. Which saying three or four more songs and then we left the stage and went and sat down with the rest of the folks. 

 For fireman in full dress uniform walked up on the stage and they began by thanking us for the music. Then they proceeded with the memorial service for all the firemen that had passed away that year. That was the last time that the  Representatives  Quartet ever had a service that they failed to tell me while we were there what we were supposed to do.

I don't know if that is a senior moment thing but it was your embarrassing thing. That story got re-told and retold many more times and those guys never let me live it down.