Quail Exes Hold Annual Reunion Recalls farthest traveler gift
Quail Ex-Students gathered at the Quail Community Building on Saturday April 19 2003 for their annual reunion. Visitation began at 5 p.m. and the program followed at 6 30 p.m. Guests enjoyed a patriotic themed dinner catered by Steve Walker Catering of Wheeler. Humorist Ricky Pfeil of Amarillo entertained attendees reflecting years as a preacher and radio station owner. Stella and Richard Shaw of Sonora California received a ceramic quail gift for traveling the farthest. 2003 officers were Amelia Goodrow president Johnny Barnett vice president Sue Skelton secretary treasurer and Karen Sain reporter. New officers for 2004 were Cary Don Neeley president Susan Nixon vice president Ruth Caldwell secretary treasurer and Melba Marcum reporter. A long list of attendees from class years 1939 to 1959 attended the reunion.
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Quail
Quail Community Building
Steve Walker
Wheeler
Ricky Pfeil
Amarillo
Stella
Richard Shaw
Sonora
Amelia Goodrow
Johnny Barnett
Sue Skelton
Karen Sain
Cary Don Neeley
Susan Nixon
Ruth Caldwell
Melba Marcum
A.W. Atkinson
John Carson
Annette Atkinson Hughart
Marie Farris
Garland Harris
Trudie Ogletree Peters
Lavera MecKitchens McGill
Billy Joe Peggram
Richard Gilbreath
Joe Carson
Opal Camp
Juanell Tate Carson
Bill Carson
Harold White
C.H. Jones
Mildred Langley
Delbert White
Louise O'Hair
Timmons
Quail Class of 1943 celebrates 60th reunion
The Quail Class of 1943 held its 60th reunion at Cherokee Restaurant on April 19 2003. Hosts Trudie Peters and Rosetta Wischkaemper led a noon Dutch treat meal as 25 graduates, some veterans, reconnect and view yearbooks. Also noted are local tax distributions, with Wellington receiving 12112.86 and state sales tax allocations rising locally due to audits and new districts.
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Trudie Peters
Rosetta Wischkaemper
Carl Wischkaempr
Darlene
Lane Brown
Ponca City
Mary Kathryn Stephens
Poteet
Lubbock
Louise Moss Farris
Amarillo
Marie White Farris
Loveria Kitchens McGill
Cactus
Elvis Pitts
Trudie Ogletree Peters
Ruby Dell Pitts
Rosalee Sweeden Pettitt
Choctaw
Dorothy Stephens Miller
Memphis
Nancy Stephens Phillips
Crumpley
Helen Lang Parker
Hollis
Garland Coats Harris
Shamrock
Addie Coats Adkins
Dumas
Thelma Moss Shields
Lelia Lake
Ralph Spencer
Rosetta
Wellington
Office of Texas Comptroller
Carole Strayhorn
Childress
Childress County
Clarendon
Hedley
Military Prayer Tree Honored by DAR LaPaisana Chapter
The DAR LaPaisana Chapter honors local active duty personnel with a military prayer tree at the Cherokee Restaurant. Photos of service members are requested to be mounted on the tree. For information call 447-2897.
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DAR LaPaisana
Veterans Visit Iwo Jima Memorial During Winter Trip
Wellington area veterans Buster Hughs and friends from FrionaClarendon Amarillo and Donna journeyed to San Juan then toured the Iwo Jima War Memorial at the Marine Military Academy Harlingen. The event honored five Marines and a Navy corpsman who raised the flag on Iwo Jima and noted the memorial’s nearly thirteen-year construction and Eisenhower dedication in 1954.
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Wellington Avers
Rio Grand Valley
Panhandle
Buster
Laverne Hughs
Royce
Patsy Riggins
Friona
Jay
Verna Teague
Clarendon
San Juan
Amers
Adrain
Billie Hughes
Buster Hughs
Amarillo
Donna
Iwo Jima War Memorial
Marine Military Academy
Harlingen
United States Marine Corps
Hughs
Wayne E. Rollings
Navy
South Pacific
Iwo Jima
Wo Jima
U.S
United States
Joe Rosenthal
Feliz W. de Weldon
U.S. Navy
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Marine Corps
Day of Prayer Observed on May First at Courthouse Lawn
The local Ministerial Alliance schedules a National Day of Prayer event at 12 noon Thursday May 1 on the courthouse lawn. Wellington second graders sing with a patriotic program while Glynn Moore VFW Post 6439 offers taps and the Pledge of Allegiance. Prayers will honor the country, government leaders, and overseas troops as area residents are invited.
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Wellington
Glynn Moore
VFW
Also Mentioned on This Page
Quail Exes
Jim Shields
Maud Pendergrass Menyard
Avyrilla Clay White
Rosey Sweeden Pettett
Ian Keeton
Doodle Langley
Helen Nix
Stella Jones Shaw
Rosa Patterson White
Laquita Wofford Lee
Leroy Brown
Zola Jo Sims
Carlton
Jimmie Carlton
Rosetta Burney Wischkaemnper
Gene Peggram
Wayne Johnson
Cleo Kirkland
Joe Helen Cabbell
Elizabeth Wilson Bransford
Paul Baker
Barbara Duncan
Zora Stephens
Phil Pipins
Richard Keller
Bill Lindsey
Dean Johnson
Quail High School
Donald Langley
Bobbie Duckworth Seale
Helen Davis Nix
Ina White Keaton
Dan Guthrie
Jerold Morris
Zula Jo Sims Charlton
DAR
Jima War Memorial
Armed Services
Adramn Hughes
U.S. Army
Royce Riggins
Jay Teague
U.S. Air Force
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