Thomasville Rose Parade features 128 units and grand pageantry
The Thomasville Rose Parade showcased 128 floats bands and groups in a two hour downtown procession. Notables included Rose Queen Cathy Oglesby Gov Jimmy Carter Lt Gov Lester Maddox and U.S. Representatives Dawson Mathis and Fletcher Thompson. The event highlighted local schools Evergreens of Georgia and regional communities with varied themes and large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Tallahassee
William Lee Reed
E. Wayne Dickey
Gwen Butler
Cairo
W.A. Watt Sr
W.R. Thomas Sr
Rand
Thomasville High School
Chester Baggett
Rose Queen
Cathy Oglesby
Jamie Oglesby
Mit
Jimmy Carter
Tyson Decorating Company
Lester Maddox
Thomas County Commissioners
Magnolia’ Jr
Ray DeMaris
Woodward Academy
College Park
Ted Hays
David Gambreil
Georgia
North Fulton High School
Atlanta
Bulldog
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas County
Miss Valdosta
Nancy Lockington
USC
Teresa Griffin
Miss LaGrange College
Miss Columbus College
Amy Dillard
Miss Albany
U.S
Dawson Mathis
Floyd Spence
South Carolina
John Davis
Civil Defense
Air Force Command
Warner Robins
Edward S. Bridges
Fletcher Thompson
Garden Clubs, Inc
Miriam Simmons
Southwestern State Hospital
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P.m. Rand
Lyons Redcoat
Tommy L. Rogers
Lyons
Sam Nunn
U.S. Senate
Moores
Central
Doris Jones
Colonial Baking Company
Colonial
Southland Academy
Americus
John Goodrum
Thomas County Child Development Center
Barry Peeler
Cedric Brow
Theresa Nazworth
Gladys Murry
Deveida Beards
Keith Umphurs
Telissa Murray
Pamela Lancaster
Belinda Wells
Michael Clanton
Stella Tim
MacArthur Willis
Bronzell Hill
Martha Thomas
Melissa Portivent
Mary Cone
Dean Garrett
Christine Forbes
Jan Thomas
Rex Osborne
Brantley County High School
Nahunta
Sherrie Barfield
Ricky Smith
Leigh Ann Barfield
Lynn McCrean
Melissa Sharkey
Cheryl Gregory
Diane Tracy
Ridgeview High School
Dan Smith
Brookwood
Cheryl Miller
Brookwood School
William H. Miller
Kipling
Gayala Marshall
Dana Williams
Robin Roddenberry
Laura Thomas
Martha Singletary
Lauri Lauder
Sunnyland Packing Company
David Palmer
Mary Joyce Band
Randy Banner
Dorothea Brown
Bobby Dollar
Jesse Day
Russell Dasher
Seva Day
Reggie Hair
Carole Wham
Albert Wilson
Judy Young
Randy Stephenson
Cook High School
Adel
J.E. Rudd, Jr
Underground Communications Center of Civil Defense
Rand — Coffee High School
Douglas
John Maley
Perry
Fla
Georiga Puckett
Port St. Joe
Thomas Odadzin
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Alligood Tire Service
Gateway To
Beauty
Barry
Bryan Cone
Debbie
Dawn Alligood
Fay
Ray Watkins
Carla
Charla Thornhill
Terry
Jerry Carlton
Thomasville High Schol
Douglass Middle School
Jerome Simpson
Association of Independent Insurance Agents
Murphy
N.C
North Carolina
Paul E. Peninger
Ymca Indian Guides
Pelham
Pam Hurst
J.C. Hurst Jr
Pelham High School
David C. Moores
City of Pelham
Justice and Wisdom
Merridth Collins
Lise Curles
Debbie Powell
Kathy Roberts
Little Miss
L.T. Whitehead
Bishop
George Collins
Danielsville
J.B. Joiner
Middle Georgia
Statesboro
G.W. McCurley
W.O. Larson
Miss Americus
William Stucky
Thomas T. Irvin
Georgia Department of Agriculture
State Farmers’ Market
South Georgia
Neeley Reichert
Johnny Norman
Jerry Busbee
Roscoe Stewart
Charlie Fields
Ernest
Morrow
Sandy Springs High School
Miles L. Thomas
Herman Rigsby
City of
Bainbridge
Decatur County
Hunter
James Hester
Robert Joiner
Pam Maxwell
Ann Riddle
Little
Amanda Rozier
Roxanne Davis
Wayne County High School
Jesup Ga
Yellow Jackets
Herman Johnson
Georgia Peanut Commission
Ala
John Taylor
Columbus
USA
Suzanne Vossfeldt
Palatka South High School
Palatka
Bill Turnbull
Civil Defense Center
City of Cairo
Gateway To Peace
Cairo-Grady County
Walter Wight
Jackson High School
Jackson
Andrew J. Buggs Jr
Florida Division of Forestry
Smokey the Bear
Campbell High School
Fairburn
David Trued
Moultrie
Brenda Yvonne Kelly
Moultrie High School
Tom Fowler
Georgia Forestry Commission
Thomas County Forestry Commission
Dianne Brown
Georgia Forestry Queen
Miss
North Georgia College
Susan Tyrell
Emily Baker
Kitty Griffin
Connie Pierce
Jennie Ennis
Seminole County
Donalsonville
Robert L. Strickland
Monticello
Karen Kiser
Turner County
Ashburn
Rebels
Corley McMillian
Morven-Barney Community Club
Beauty and the Peach
U.S. Navy
Valdosta
Berrien High School
Jerry Griffin
Golden Leaf
Cathy Watson
Nashville
Georgia Southern College
Gail Peters
Boston
T.H._ Slater Elementary
Leonard S. Anderson
Eddie L. Franklin
Sunbeam
Thomasville Fire Department
Dublin
Paulette Gay
Twin City
Erin
Phyllis Daniel
Dublin Ann Rowe
Georgia Cynthis Cook
Smryna
Cook
Roseow
Douglas County High School
Douglasville
D.C. Tiger
Tim Wheeler
Miss Thomas County Farm Bureau
Karen Griffin
Ochlochnee
Thomas County Farm Bureau
Pam Sculley
Wanda NeSmith
Elaine Abel
Beverly Hurst
Gretchen Wolfe
Debbie Peek
Beverly Phelpis
Alice Hallman
Barbie Anderson
Dawn Cannon
Lee Powell
Burton Dodson
John Peek
White County High School
Cleveland
Charles Aiken
Thomas County Livestock Association
Janet Lee
David Highsmith
Janet Stringer
Jeff Davis High School
Hazelhurst
John Dyson
MIT — Thomasville High School
Ellen Williams
U.S. Army
America
Girl Scouts
Marianne King
Shannon Lawson
Elizabeth McKinnon
Julie Cheney
Beth Malone
Becky Booth
Nancy Redmond
Linda Cook
Cindy Yauck
Susan Rohrer
Cecelia Martin
Sherri Mulford
Brooks County High School
Quitman
Gainer
American Legion Post 198
W.N. Lastinger
Corinne Miller
Radio Ranch Saddle Club
Newton County High School
Covington
E.W. Moore
Pearson
Betty Phillips
College Park High School
Harold W. Scott
Barlow Farm Supply
Meigs
Piney Woods
Cairo Road
Black & Decker
Sander
Dawson Street
Gbeth Hudson
Rose-Festival
Archdale
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