......LHS News......
Originally sent Nov. 16
I am so sorry to report that Jerry Weaver, class '56, passed away on Saturday evening, Nov. 15. Jerry is brother of '59 classmate Sharon (Weaver) Burgamy. Sharon had just written on Friday to say he was quite ill. Jerry also has an older brother Warren who lives in Duncan.
Jerry was 71, lived in Groves TX, and retired from Gulf Oil. He leaves wife Irene, several children, grand children and great grand children.
If you would like, you may send cards to the family at: Sharon Burgamy, PO Box 774, Bertram, TX 78605. Or if you want to call, Sharon's cell phone is 512-762-5983.
Also wanted to note the passing of some other LHS alumns.....Albert Henry McKenzie, Sr., 82, of Lawton passed Nov. 12. He was a LHS grad.
Also passing, Darrel Lee Ronhausen, 43, of McKinney, TX passed Nov. 12. Darrell was a 1983 LHS grad.
And, an email Friday from '59 classmate Jerry (Sasser). She wrote to say that tests have indicated her husband Ron Childs has prostate cancer. Ron & Jerry, who are missionaries in Africa, are currently in the US visiting with family and taking care of business. Ron will have further tests and then a course of treatment will be recommended.
Jerry and her family would appreciate your prayers.
I know our prayers will be with those who have family members with health problems as well as those who have lost loved ones.
'59 classmate Dr. Jack Rhodes wrote to say that he & wife Glenda made a short trip to the 'home-town' recently and had opportunity to dine at Burgess Grill & Salas. (two of my favs) Jack went on to say that he thought Lawton was more "bustling" and looking good!!!! Jack is planning to be at our 50th next year. Look forward to seeing him and others!!!!
Have emails from several who were familiar with Aunt Bills Brown candy. One from Sue (Stamps) Johnson who said she still had an original copy of the recipe (5 pages) in handwriting of her friend Carolyn (Hennessee) Bass. Sadly Carolyn passed in 2005.
Sue was getting a copy of the mag to see if same and said she hadn't made it in years but might 'break-down' this year & do it!
And, my sister-in-law, Lugene, got a copy of Bon Appetit to look at 'history' and see if recipe was the same.
Let me just say...if any of you make this candy and need a 'quality control taste person'.....I'm your gal!
Class of 1959 will meet tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 17, Milo Gordon Honda, 7:00pm to work further on plans for 50th reunion next year! Would like to see any and all '59 grads who can attend. If you have been working on locating classmates, please being any info you have as we will begin to coordinate. This will be last meeting until after first of year! See you Monday!
Gorgeous day today......Regards to all.......Georgia
Sunday, November 16, 2008
......LHS News......
Originally sent Nov. 11
I am sorry to report several losses in last few days.
Jim R. "Bo" Baughman, 64, of Lawton passed on Nov. 7. Jim attended Tomlinson Jr. High & was a LHS grad, I believe class '61.
He is brother of our '59 classmate Myrna (Baughman) Ostrum, who sadly passed very recently. Bo was a neat guy, we had good visits at Burgess Grill. Graveside services will be at 1:00pm on Wednesday Nov. 12, Ft. Sill National Cemetery at Elgin.
Bo is survived by a son Gerald Lee and his dad R. L.An online guest book is at: <www.beckerfuneral.com>
Also passing, Dr. Byron Aycock, 92, of Lawton. Dr. Aycock was ear, nose throat doc to many of 'us' of the years. He was a LHS grad, class of 1933.
Doctor passed on Nov. 7 and a memorial service will be at 4:00pm Tuesday Nov. 11 (today), First United Methodist church here in Lawton. He was preceded in death by wife Doris but is survived by children Keith, Allan, Jane, & Andrea, and their spouses plus 11 grandchildren.
An on line guest book is available at: <www.grayfuneral.com>
Also passing, John Newton Redmon, 47, of OKC. John passed on Oct. 23.
He was a '79 grad of LHS and son of Manville and Deanna (Porter) Redmon. Deanna was LHS class '56. Sadly she died in 1999.
On a much lighter note.....Sue (Chalk) Briggs, class '64, traveled to LA recently where she had dinner with daughter Adrienne Briggs and Don Johnson (of Miami Vice fame) and attended a reception.
Adrienne is working on a project with Don.
btw....pick up the August 25-31 issue of Variety....the cover - front and back - is Adrienne's work and article page 27 features picture of Adrienne (a US film producer) and the project she is currently heading - "the Circle" - Middle East Int'l Film Festival. Break a leg!
In case you don't get it...pick up December issue of Bon Appetit. Page 95-96 has article - "Sweet Home Oklahoma". Gives some background and origin as well as recipe for Aunt Bills Brown Candy! IF you've never had Aunt Bills, you ain't lived! The yummiest of the yummy!
Gotta recall....the first time I ever had Aunt Bills was first Christmas Bill & I were married - 1965. Bills sister - Lugene (Williams) Mushrush, class '54, who is extraordinary cook - was living in Louisville, KY! Shortly before Christmas we received a box in mail with all kinds of great Christmas candies, white fruitcake, and Aunt Bills. It was all wonderful but the Aunt Bills was to die for!!!!
My mom had not been a candy maker so I appreciated Lugene for introducing me to such a delicious treat(s)! It's been down-hill ever since. The older copies of the recipe usually tell you it will take two people to 'beat the mixture'. It gets quite stiff and heavy. Lugene always made it by herself. Good luck, its worth it!
Hope all is going well for each of you.......Georgia
Originally sent Nov. 11
I am sorry to report several losses in last few days.
Jim R. "Bo" Baughman, 64, of Lawton passed on Nov. 7. Jim attended Tomlinson Jr. High & was a LHS grad, I believe class '61.
He is brother of our '59 classmate Myrna (Baughman) Ostrum, who sadly passed very recently. Bo was a neat guy, we had good visits at Burgess Grill. Graveside services will be at 1:00pm on Wednesday Nov. 12, Ft. Sill National Cemetery at Elgin.
Bo is survived by a son Gerald Lee and his dad R. L.An online guest book is at: <www.beckerfuneral.com>
Also passing, Dr. Byron Aycock, 92, of Lawton. Dr. Aycock was ear, nose throat doc to many of 'us' of the years. He was a LHS grad, class of 1933.
Doctor passed on Nov. 7 and a memorial service will be at 4:00pm Tuesday Nov. 11 (today), First United Methodist church here in Lawton. He was preceded in death by wife Doris but is survived by children Keith, Allan, Jane, & Andrea, and their spouses plus 11 grandchildren.
An on line guest book is available at: <www.grayfuneral.com>
Also passing, John Newton Redmon, 47, of OKC. John passed on Oct. 23.
He was a '79 grad of LHS and son of Manville and Deanna (Porter) Redmon. Deanna was LHS class '56. Sadly she died in 1999.
On a much lighter note.....Sue (Chalk) Briggs, class '64, traveled to LA recently where she had dinner with daughter Adrienne Briggs and Don Johnson (of Miami Vice fame) and attended a reception.
Adrienne is working on a project with Don.
btw....pick up the August 25-31 issue of Variety....the cover - front and back - is Adrienne's work and article page 27 features picture of Adrienne (a US film producer) and the project she is currently heading - "the Circle" - Middle East Int'l Film Festival. Break a leg!
In case you don't get it...pick up December issue of Bon Appetit. Page 95-96 has article - "Sweet Home Oklahoma". Gives some background and origin as well as recipe for Aunt Bills Brown Candy! IF you've never had Aunt Bills, you ain't lived! The yummiest of the yummy!
Gotta recall....the first time I ever had Aunt Bills was first Christmas Bill & I were married - 1965. Bills sister - Lugene (Williams) Mushrush, class '54, who is extraordinary cook - was living in Louisville, KY! Shortly before Christmas we received a box in mail with all kinds of great Christmas candies, white fruitcake, and Aunt Bills. It was all wonderful but the Aunt Bills was to die for!!!!
My mom had not been a candy maker so I appreciated Lugene for introducing me to such a delicious treat(s)! It's been down-hill ever since. The older copies of the recipe usually tell you it will take two people to 'beat the mixture'. It gets quite stiff and heavy. Lugene always made it by herself. Good luck, its worth it!
Hope all is going well for each of you.......Georgia
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
......LHS News......
Originally sent Nov. 5
I am so very sorry to report the passing of Jimmie Lee (Pannell) Evilsizer, 72. Jimmie Lee passed on Tuesday morning in Dallas where she had been living the past several years. Jimmie Lee is LHS class '54 and sister to Deloris (Pannell) Mansell, class '56. JL is also survived by a daughter in Dallas and special friend and caretaker Tom Dillon. I understand there is to be some kind of service in Lawton, maybe Friday or Saturday, but I have no details at this time.
Class 1959 will meet for another 50th reunion planning on Monday Nov. 17, 7:00pm, Milo-Gordon Honda. Hope any and all '59'ers will be there!
I am sending a picture that appeared in Lawton paper a few days ago...especially for those living far away from the 'home-town'. Beautiful fall ~ make you home-sick! The picture was taken at Rush Lake out on the refuge. (not posted here)
Regards to all....... Georgia
Originally sent Nov. 5
I am so very sorry to report the passing of Jimmie Lee (Pannell) Evilsizer, 72. Jimmie Lee passed on Tuesday morning in Dallas where she had been living the past several years. Jimmie Lee is LHS class '54 and sister to Deloris (Pannell) Mansell, class '56. JL is also survived by a daughter in Dallas and special friend and caretaker Tom Dillon. I understand there is to be some kind of service in Lawton, maybe Friday or Saturday, but I have no details at this time.
Class 1959 will meet for another 50th reunion planning on Monday Nov. 17, 7:00pm, Milo-Gordon Honda. Hope any and all '59'ers will be there!
I am sending a picture that appeared in Lawton paper a few days ago...especially for those living far away from the 'home-town'. Beautiful fall ~ make you home-sick! The picture was taken at Rush Lake out on the refuge. (not posted here)
Regards to all....... Georgia
......LHS News......
Originally sent Oct. 29
I am so sorry to report the passing of Roger E. Salmon, 75 of Lawton. Roger is a '51 grad of LHS and is the brother of Don Salmon, class '57. Roger had no children and his wife Margo passed in 1998.
Don lives in Lawton. Roger had been having health problems some time and passed Saturday Oct. 25.
Services will be this Thursday Oct. 30, Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel at 10:00am. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens (west of Lawton).
An on line guest book is available at <www.beckerfuneral.com>
Also passing on October 19 was Wilfred Ralph Niedo, 75, of Cache. Neido was a LHS grad but no year was given. I think he must have been class '51or '52? He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jewell, and 8 daughters and spouses.
Burial with military honors was in Cache at the KCA Intertribal Cemetery.
Had opportunity to visit with Mike Lehew - class '68. He said their recent reunion was GREAT! Had the original music group "Brut".....with Dick Dooley, Robert Adair, Mark Reeves, Gary Capshaw, and Denny Baker.
They were the group back in the day!
If there are some individuals with pictures, will be glad to make a link on the WolverNet blog if you want to send pictures to me.
Marilyn Morris - class '56 - emailed recently to let me know that one of her books is now available as an ebook.
Check it out at:http://store.payloadz.com/str-asp-i.177550-n.Forces_of_Nature_by_Marilyn_Celeste_Morris_eBooks_-end-detail.html
Major congrats to '58 grad Janice Kay (Thompson) Lee. She and hubby Gerald Wayne Lee recently celebrated their golden 50th anniversary.
Janice has been a teacher in LPS, retiring in 1998.
Ed Harp - class '54 - does a monthly update for just class '54. I have some items in common but he oft has some I do not. So, if you would like to receive Ed's enews....email him at edharp@swbell.net
Weather in the home town has been gorgeous. btw....gasoline hit $1.97 on Sunday!
Regards to all and hope you get lots of treats this Halloween!!! Georgia
Originally sent Oct. 29
I am so sorry to report the passing of Roger E. Salmon, 75 of Lawton. Roger is a '51 grad of LHS and is the brother of Don Salmon, class '57. Roger had no children and his wife Margo passed in 1998.
Don lives in Lawton. Roger had been having health problems some time and passed Saturday Oct. 25.
Services will be this Thursday Oct. 30, Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel at 10:00am. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens (west of Lawton).
An on line guest book is available at <www.beckerfuneral.com>
Also passing on October 19 was Wilfred Ralph Niedo, 75, of Cache. Neido was a LHS grad but no year was given. I think he must have been class '51or '52? He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jewell, and 8 daughters and spouses.
Burial with military honors was in Cache at the KCA Intertribal Cemetery.
Had opportunity to visit with Mike Lehew - class '68. He said their recent reunion was GREAT! Had the original music group "Brut".....with Dick Dooley, Robert Adair, Mark Reeves, Gary Capshaw, and Denny Baker.
They were the group back in the day!
If there are some individuals with pictures, will be glad to make a link on the WolverNet blog if you want to send pictures to me.
Marilyn Morris - class '56 - emailed recently to let me know that one of her books is now available as an ebook.
Check it out at:http://store.payloadz.com/str-asp-i.177550-n.Forces_of_Nature_by_Marilyn_Celeste_Morris_eBooks_-end-detail.html
Major congrats to '58 grad Janice Kay (Thompson) Lee. She and hubby Gerald Wayne Lee recently celebrated their golden 50th anniversary.
Janice has been a teacher in LPS, retiring in 1998.
Ed Harp - class '54 - does a monthly update for just class '54. I have some items in common but he oft has some I do not. So, if you would like to receive Ed's enews....email him at edharp@swbell.net
Weather in the home town has been gorgeous. btw....gasoline hit $1.97 on Sunday!
Regards to all and hope you get lots of treats this Halloween!!! Georgia
Thursday, October 16, 2008
......LHS News......
Originally sent Oct. 9
I am so very sorry and saddened to report the passing of Marie Margaret (Smith)Yarmuk, 87, of Lawton. Marie passed at a local hospital on Wednesday Oct. 8.
Marie is the mom of '59 classmate and my dear friend Babs (Yarmuk) Givens (Dee) and her sister Teresa (Yarmuk) Adair (John).
I have many fond memories of Marie and Louis as they were close friends of my folks when we kids were growing up! Took trips together, cooked out in the mountains (Mt Scott campground, Quanah Parker), played canasta, all those fun things most people don't do anymore.
Marie was a lovely person and I always thought she was so pretty. She was also a grad of LHS but I am not sure of the year.
Louis & Marie would have been married 70 years this Dec. 23. Babs' dad Louis is a resident at the VA Center here in Lawton. I hope you will join me in keeping Babs and Teresa and their families in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
Services for Marie will be at the First Christian church in Lawton, this Saturday morning, Oct. 11, at 9:30am. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
An on line guest book is at: <www.beckerfuneral.com>
LHS Homecoming is this week-end. LHS takes on Del City at Cameron Stadium Friday night and dance/party is Saturday night at Fairgrounds coliseum. I have two nieces that will be going to game and festivities!!!!
GO WOLVERINES!
Lawton class '59 met last week and continued discussion for 50th Reunion coming up next Oct. 2-3, 2009. We are still looking at possible locations and events. Nothing in concrete as yet. Decided to meet again on Monday Nov. 17 and would encourage any '59 grad(s) to come help with reunion planning.
Help spread the news as not all have a computer.We did 'assign' pages from yearbook to various persons to start with classmate locating. IF you have your '59 yearbook and would like to help with that, email & I can give you couple of pages that are still unassigned.
And, if you know where-a-bouts of a '59 grad.....let me know!
Weather is gorgeous! Regards to all.....Georgia
GO SOONERS! BEAT TEXAS!
Originally sent Oct. 9
I am so very sorry and saddened to report the passing of Marie Margaret (Smith)Yarmuk, 87, of Lawton. Marie passed at a local hospital on Wednesday Oct. 8.
Marie is the mom of '59 classmate and my dear friend Babs (Yarmuk) Givens (Dee) and her sister Teresa (Yarmuk) Adair (John).
I have many fond memories of Marie and Louis as they were close friends of my folks when we kids were growing up! Took trips together, cooked out in the mountains (Mt Scott campground, Quanah Parker), played canasta, all those fun things most people don't do anymore.
Marie was a lovely person and I always thought she was so pretty. She was also a grad of LHS but I am not sure of the year.
Louis & Marie would have been married 70 years this Dec. 23. Babs' dad Louis is a resident at the VA Center here in Lawton. I hope you will join me in keeping Babs and Teresa and their families in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
Services for Marie will be at the First Christian church in Lawton, this Saturday morning, Oct. 11, at 9:30am. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
An on line guest book is at: <www.beckerfuneral.com>
LHS Homecoming is this week-end. LHS takes on Del City at Cameron Stadium Friday night and dance/party is Saturday night at Fairgrounds coliseum. I have two nieces that will be going to game and festivities!!!!
GO WOLVERINES!
Lawton class '59 met last week and continued discussion for 50th Reunion coming up next Oct. 2-3, 2009. We are still looking at possible locations and events. Nothing in concrete as yet. Decided to meet again on Monday Nov. 17 and would encourage any '59 grad(s) to come help with reunion planning.
Help spread the news as not all have a computer.We did 'assign' pages from yearbook to various persons to start with classmate locating. IF you have your '59 yearbook and would like to help with that, email & I can give you couple of pages that are still unassigned.
And, if you know where-a-bouts of a '59 grad.....let me know!
Weather is gorgeous! Regards to all.....Georgia
GO SOONERS! BEAT TEXAS!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
......LHS News......
Originally sent Sept. 25
I am so sorry to report the passing of John Lewis Richardson, Jr., on Sept. 16 in Watauga, TX. John was class '62 and brother of our '59 classmate Judy (Richardson) Lee. John married Sherry (Tremain) also class '62.
John and Sherry were married 45 years, had 3 daughters, and lived most of their married life in Ft. Worth area. I know our sympathies are with Sherry and Judy and the family at this difficult time.
Also passing, a former LHS teacher. Kenneth S. Colvin, Sr., 82, of Cache, passed away on Sept. 18. Services were Monday Sept. 22 at Antioch Baptist church in Geronimo with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Veteran's Field of Honor. Mr. Colvin was born in Frederick, graduated Cache High School, attended Cameron, SEastern State Teacher's College in Durant, a scholarship at OU in geology. He taught science at LHS from 1964 until his retirement in 1985. He is survived by wife Martha, one son, and three daughters.
An on line guest book is at: <www.grayfuneral.com>
Great picture of the sixth grade at Howell School. Many went on to become our fellow '59 classmates and grads! See if you can identify any of them??** With thanks to Ed Adams for sharing the picture. Well, theres a clue....Ed is in there somewhere!
Heard from several including Wade Harrison and Frankie (Ingraham) Kinderman.....the Orpheum is NOT same as Ritz Theater as Ritz was located farther east, probably at 208 - 206 C Street! Guess Orpheum Theater was its own building and not there long? Maybe 'talkies' put it out of business?
LHS class of 1963 is having a two-day reunion.....Friday October 3, 6:30pm at Best Western in Lawton; Saturday Oct. 4, 6:30pm at Mikes Sport's Grill in Lawton. For details contact Janet (Burt) Terry at: (580) 529-3208 or (580) 678-1719.
And class 1959 - Meeting for 50th reunion planning - Monday Oct. 6. Milo-Gordon Honda, 7:00pm. YOU are needed.
**Howell School ~Left - right:Back row: Wallace Bradford, Ed Adams, Barbara Roberson; Jerry Bryant; Bill Taylor; Weldon Davis, teacher -Mrs Sexton.Third row: Evelyn Gilpin; Frankie Ledbetter, Patricia (Carahard?), Kay Roberson, Patsy June Henson, Rose Mitchell, Jody Allen, Emma Lake, (?). Second row: Donald Hiatt, Larry Lee, John Ward, (not sure about two guys in middle in striped shirts?), Ronald Clevenger, Carl Redding.First row: Gary McNaughton, David Riley, Sandra Carter, Jozzelle Lyle, Jim Booth, John Lansdon, Robert Pillow.
I recognized John Lansdon and Frankie Ledbetter! They changed very little from Howell to LHS. Sadly Frankie passed away several years ago. John is in Tejas!
All for now.......Georgia
Originally sent Sept. 25
I am so sorry to report the passing of John Lewis Richardson, Jr., on Sept. 16 in Watauga, TX. John was class '62 and brother of our '59 classmate Judy (Richardson) Lee. John married Sherry (Tremain) also class '62.
John and Sherry were married 45 years, had 3 daughters, and lived most of their married life in Ft. Worth area. I know our sympathies are with Sherry and Judy and the family at this difficult time.
Also passing, a former LHS teacher. Kenneth S. Colvin, Sr., 82, of Cache, passed away on Sept. 18. Services were Monday Sept. 22 at Antioch Baptist church in Geronimo with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Veteran's Field of Honor. Mr. Colvin was born in Frederick, graduated Cache High School, attended Cameron, SEastern State Teacher's College in Durant, a scholarship at OU in geology. He taught science at LHS from 1964 until his retirement in 1985. He is survived by wife Martha, one son, and three daughters.
An on line guest book is at: <www.grayfuneral.com>
Great picture of the sixth grade at Howell School. Many went on to become our fellow '59 classmates and grads! See if you can identify any of them??** With thanks to Ed Adams for sharing the picture. Well, theres a clue....Ed is in there somewhere!
Heard from several including Wade Harrison and Frankie (Ingraham) Kinderman.....the Orpheum is NOT same as Ritz Theater as Ritz was located farther east, probably at 208 - 206 C Street! Guess Orpheum Theater was its own building and not there long? Maybe 'talkies' put it out of business?
LHS class of 1963 is having a two-day reunion.....Friday October 3, 6:30pm at Best Western in Lawton; Saturday Oct. 4, 6:30pm at Mikes Sport's Grill in Lawton. For details contact Janet (Burt) Terry at: (580) 529-3208 or (580) 678-1719.
And class 1959 - Meeting for 50th reunion planning - Monday Oct. 6. Milo-Gordon Honda, 7:00pm. YOU are needed.
**Howell School ~Left - right:Back row: Wallace Bradford, Ed Adams, Barbara Roberson; Jerry Bryant; Bill Taylor; Weldon Davis, teacher -Mrs Sexton.Third row: Evelyn Gilpin; Frankie Ledbetter, Patricia (Carahard?), Kay Roberson, Patsy June Henson, Rose Mitchell, Jody Allen, Emma Lake, (?). Second row: Donald Hiatt, Larry Lee, John Ward, (not sure about two guys in middle in striped shirts?), Ronald Clevenger, Carl Redding.First row: Gary McNaughton, David Riley, Sandra Carter, Jozzelle Lyle, Jim Booth, John Lansdon, Robert Pillow.
I recognized John Lansdon and Frankie Ledbetter! They changed very little from Howell to LHS. Sadly Frankie passed away several years ago. John is in Tejas!
All for now.......Georgia
......LHS News......
Originally sent Sept. 19
There have been almost a dozen new persons ask to receive the news this past month. I just want to say welcome and hope you will enjoy the sporadic (as news happens). A reminder that past news, as well as pictures, are archived at
< http://www.thewolvernet.blogspot.com/> Again, welcome and hope you enjoy!
I am sorry that I overlooked the passing of one of our '59 classmates. Myrna LaDaune (Baughman) Ostrom, 67, of Marlow passed on Sept. 7 and services were in Marlow on Sept. 10. Myrna had been living in Marlow the past 35 years. She is survived by husband Donald E. Ostrom, a daughter Stacy Marine and a brother, Jimmy Baughman of Lawton.
There is currently an on line guest book at: <http://www.callawaysmithcobb.com/>
Had an email from '59 classmate Phil Wilder up Colorado way. Phil asked us to remember his son in prayers. His son Tim was due for 'retirement' from the Air Force very soon but when asked to return to Iraq, he re-enlisted for two more years! I know my prayers will be with Tim and with friends we have serving along with all the brave men and women we have fighting for us around the globe.
Phil also sent along this email from classmate Randy Parker who lives in Friendswood, TX, a suburb of Houston.Randy wrote ..
"We are ok. no power, but all safe. No damage to home. Lost some trees. All children ok too. Can't buy gas, little food or ice. Must stand in long lines to get. Thanks for checking. Randy & Gloria"
Big tree lost in yard at home of Johnna (Gordon) & Wayne Parks just south of Houston. They are back home in Lawton since July but still have home in Sugarland.
My Bill's sister, Lugene - class '54 - lives in high-rise condo in River Oaks area and had to evacuate because of power loss. Also nephew in same area with flooded basement, tree loss, power off. That area still without power and looks like at least another week. I know many had family members and friends in the storm area. Fortunately, I have not heard of any injuries.
There was some discussion some emails back about buildings, etc., that used to be downtown. One mentioned was the Orpheum Theater and the only ones who really could recall it were LHS grads of 30's - 40's.
I appreciate Yvonne (Anderson) Coombs, class '56, sending me the picture at bottom. (only in original email). It is an ad from the Lawton Constitution in 1920 and according to phone book the Orpheum was indeed a theater and located at 216 'C' Avenue. ('deep C' as it came to be called). Was this possibly what became the Ritz in later years?
Don't know actress Priscilla Dean .......but apparently a 'vixen'! Also, Yvonne says bottom of ad states "orchestra evenings" so assume these were silent films and there was a 'live' orchestra!
Recently we ran a picture asking 'guess who'...? Handsome guy, all dressed up in white tux and ready to go. Several actually guessed, others missed. Sam Joyner thought it was Buddy Holley and you know, it does look a lot like BH! But for all...it IS....'59 classmate Ed Adams!
The dates of October 2-3 , 2009 (next year) have been chosen for LHS Class 1959 - 50th Reunion! '59'ers, mark your calendar NOW and start making plans to be here for this very special occasion! Guests are also welcome!
Regards to all from the home town where the weather is GORGEOUS! Georgia
Originally sent Sept. 19
There have been almost a dozen new persons ask to receive the news this past month. I just want to say welcome and hope you will enjoy the sporadic (as news happens). A reminder that past news, as well as pictures, are archived at
< http://www.thewolvernet.blogspot.com/> Again, welcome and hope you enjoy!
I am sorry that I overlooked the passing of one of our '59 classmates. Myrna LaDaune (Baughman) Ostrom, 67, of Marlow passed on Sept. 7 and services were in Marlow on Sept. 10. Myrna had been living in Marlow the past 35 years. She is survived by husband Donald E. Ostrom, a daughter Stacy Marine and a brother, Jimmy Baughman of Lawton.
There is currently an on line guest book at: <http://www.callawaysmithcobb.com/>
Had an email from '59 classmate Phil Wilder up Colorado way. Phil asked us to remember his son in prayers. His son Tim was due for 'retirement' from the Air Force very soon but when asked to return to Iraq, he re-enlisted for two more years! I know my prayers will be with Tim and with friends we have serving along with all the brave men and women we have fighting for us around the globe.
Phil also sent along this email from classmate Randy Parker who lives in Friendswood, TX, a suburb of Houston.Randy wrote ..
"We are ok. no power, but all safe. No damage to home. Lost some trees. All children ok too. Can't buy gas, little food or ice. Must stand in long lines to get. Thanks for checking. Randy & Gloria"
Big tree lost in yard at home of Johnna (Gordon) & Wayne Parks just south of Houston. They are back home in Lawton since July but still have home in Sugarland.
My Bill's sister, Lugene - class '54 - lives in high-rise condo in River Oaks area and had to evacuate because of power loss. Also nephew in same area with flooded basement, tree loss, power off. That area still without power and looks like at least another week. I know many had family members and friends in the storm area. Fortunately, I have not heard of any injuries.
There was some discussion some emails back about buildings, etc., that used to be downtown. One mentioned was the Orpheum Theater and the only ones who really could recall it were LHS grads of 30's - 40's.
I appreciate Yvonne (Anderson) Coombs, class '56, sending me the picture at bottom. (only in original email). It is an ad from the Lawton Constitution in 1920 and according to phone book the Orpheum was indeed a theater and located at 216 'C' Avenue. ('deep C' as it came to be called). Was this possibly what became the Ritz in later years?
Don't know actress Priscilla Dean .......but apparently a 'vixen'! Also, Yvonne says bottom of ad states "orchestra evenings" so assume these were silent films and there was a 'live' orchestra!
Recently we ran a picture asking 'guess who'...? Handsome guy, all dressed up in white tux and ready to go. Several actually guessed, others missed. Sam Joyner thought it was Buddy Holley and you know, it does look a lot like BH! But for all...it IS....'59 classmate Ed Adams!
The dates of October 2-3 , 2009 (next year) have been chosen for LHS Class 1959 - 50th Reunion! '59'ers, mark your calendar NOW and start making plans to be here for this very special occasion! Guests are also welcome!
Regards to all from the home town where the weather is GORGEOUS! Georgia
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