SUNBURYHIGH SCHOOL

60YEAR CLASS REUNION

Sunbury High School

60th Year

Class Reunion

May 16, 1955

May 16, 201512:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.mSunbury Fire Station

Class SongThe time has come, when we must go away,

To distant shores or to our country’s call,

But from these halls, our thoughts will

never stray, from teachers dear and

friends so near to all.

But come we back when day is at its end,

And when our memories drift cross our minds,

We will return to you, our Alma Mater,

As only you can turn back hands of time.

Mary Ann Cross

Class Color: Blue & WhiteClass Flower: White CarnationClass Motto: B2 (Be Square)

ADDRESS:3920 North Old Carriage Road

Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804PHONE: 252-443-4729

OCCUPATION: School TeacherLENGTH OF SERVICE: 35 Years

HOBBIES: Reading & Puzzles

MARITAL STATUS: Married 57 YearsSPOUSE’S NAME: Charles A. Boone

CHILDREN: Albert Boone - Larry Boone

GRANDCHILDREN: Casey Boone - Wesley Boone, Luke Boone

Bradley Boone

NELL ROSE ELLIS BOONE

ADDRESS:309 Bolin Creek Drive

Carrboro, North Carolina 27510PHONE: 919-967-3742

OCCUPATION:Registered Nurse, UNC HospitalLength of Service: 20+ Years

HOBBIES:Historic Preservation, Art, Genealogy, Writing

MARITAL STATUS: MarriedSPOUSE’S NAME: David Pendergrass

SON: Hathaway Pendergrass married toKatherine Lavange

CONSTANCE "CONNIE”HATHAWAY PENDERGRASS

ADDRESS:95 Parkers Fork Road

Corapeake, North Carolina 27926PHONE: 252-465-8670

OCCUPATION: ForesterLength of Service: 30 Years

HOBBIES: Sailing & Travel to National Parks

MARITAL STATUS: MarriedSPOUSE’S NAME: Rebecca Cartwright Morgan

CHILDREN: Rebecca Morgan, James Morgan Jr.,

John Morgan

GRANDCHILDREN: Anna McPherson & Landon Morgan

JAMES THOMAS “TOMMIE” MORGAN, Sr.

ADDRESS:4250 Napier Ave. # 4Macon, Georgia 31210PHONE: 478-737-2127

OCCUPATION:College Professor – Mercer University

Length of Service: 23 YearsFounding Dean of

Wingate University School of EducationMercer University Schools of Education

HOBBIES:Reading, Genealogy, Needlework

MARITAL STATUS: Single

HARRIETT “ANNE” HATHAWAY

Date of Birth: April 1937Date of Death: December 1976

OCCUPATION: PilotAmerican Airlines – Dallas/Fort Worth

Length of Service: 11 Years

HOBBIES: Photography, “Ranching”, Church & Family

MARITAL STATUS: MarriedSPOUSE’S NAME: Elaine Robertson

CHILDREN: Laura Jones, Kathy Genry

GRANDCHILDREN: Colin Jones, Madeline JonesLainie Genry

IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE

WILLIAM JORDAN BOONE III

IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATEDate of Birth: November 1936Date of Death: August 1997

OCCUPATION: SupervisorPilot Freight Carriers

Length of Service: 10 Years

HOBBIES: Basketball, Horseshoes, Watching all ACC basketball games on

TV, Cooking

MARITAL STATUS: Married 36 YearsSPOUSE’S NAME: Frances Powell Harrell

CHILDREN: Dodd Harrell, Linda Binkley,Forrest Harrell

GRANDCHILDREN: Jeremy Harrell, Haley Harrell, Ben Plowman, Erika Bentley, Grace Harrell, Emma Harrell

IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE

CHARLES “RAVENEL” HARRELL

Date of Birth: August 1936Date of Death: November 2010

OCCUPATION:Farmer

Sunbury, NC

HOBBIES:Army Veteran; Community Service;

Church Activities – Buelah Baptist; Sunbury Fire Dept; Gates County School Board; Gates Co. Board of Commissioners;

Albermale Comission, District

MARITAL STATUS: Married 50 YearsSPOUSE’S NAME: Helen Hofler Pierce

CHILDREN: Kirby-lynn Parker, Staley-marie White

GRANDCHILDREN: Pierce Parker, Sarah White

IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE

JAMES STALEY PIERCE, Jr.“J.S.”

Date of Birth: March 1937Date of Death: February 2012

OCCUPATION: Chicken Farmer/Housewife Length of Service: 20 + Years

HOBBIES: Gardening, Cooking, Sports Spending time with Family

MARITAL STATUS: Married 54 YearsSPOUSE’S NAME: Thomas Berryman

CHILDREN: Florence Winslow, Pam Lane, Allen Berryman

GRANDCHILDREN: Allison Eure, Wallace Winslow, Emily Berryman, Hunter Berryman

GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER: Sydney Eure

IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER CLASSMATE

SHIRLEY RIDDICK BERRYMAN

ADDRESS:PO Box 825

Suffolk, Virginia 23439PHONE: 757-539-7754

OCCUPATION:Quality Control for Unilever

Lipton Tea Plant - Suffolk, VirginiaLength of Service: 44+ Years

HOBBIES:Photography, Ceramics, Scrapbooking

MARITAL STATUS: Widowed after 55 YearsSPOUSES NAME: George (Joe) Lewis Ellis

DAUGHTER: Joanne Ellis RandolphGRANDSON: Zachary Randolph

ANNE BENTON ELLIS

ADDRESS210 Mallory Buck Road

Gates, North Carolina 27937PHONE: 252-357-0695

OCCUPATIONC&P Telephone Co – Homemaker

Length of Service:4 ½ Years - 57 Years

HOBBIES: Sewing, Quilting, Knitting, Crocheting, Playing Cards

MARITAL STATUS: Married 50 + YearsSPOUSE’S NAME: Mallory Buck

DAUGHTER: Linda Buck Alexander

GRANDCHILDREN: Richard Alexander (Ashley) William Alexander (Heather), John Christopher Alexander

GREAT-GRANDCHILD: Madison Alexander

RUBY JOYCE BENTON BUCK

Mary Annsent a note saying

“The 60th Anniversary of the Class of 1955

at Sunbury is a grand idea”but she would be unable to attend.

“May it be a great success.”

MARY ANN CROSS BUSBY

ADDRESS:144 Blanchard Road

Blevidere, North Carolina 27919PHONE: 252-297-2380

OCCUPATION:Church Secretary – Warwick Baptist Church

Length of Service: 25 Years

HOBBIES:Needlepoint, Crossword & Find a Word Puzzles, Reading

MARITAL STATUS: WidowSPOUSE’S NAME: Leon Hale Blanchard

CHILDREN: Douglas Blanchard,Kenneth Blanchard, Bruce Blanchard

GRANDCHILDREN: Michele Lynn, Stewart David, Katelyn Paige, Kyle Zachary, Kelli Anne

RUBY DOWDY BLANCHARD

ADDRESS:633 Turlington Road

Suffolk, Virginia 23434PHONE: 757-539-5296

OCCUPATION:Administrative Assistant

Virginia Dept of Agriculture – Suffolk OfficeLength of Service: 21 Years

HOBBIES:Cake Maker, Sewing, Travel

MARITAL STATUS: Married 57 YearsSPOUSE’S NAME: Dana Hale

CHILDREN: Danita Cruz, Nelson Hale

GRANDCHILDREN: Joel Cruz, Jena Cruz, Brittany Hale

BERYL EASON HALE

ADDRESS:1267 Harvest Lane

Hoschton, Georgia 30548PHONE: 770-868-0909

OCCUPATION: School Teacher/HomemakerLength of Service: 24 + Years

HOBBIES: Spending time with Family and Friends,

Sewing, Crafts, Quilting & Reading

MARITAL STATUS: MarriedSPOUSE’S NAME: Julian Carver Spence

GRANDCHILDREN: Ian Robbins, Spencer Robbins, Andrew Westberry, Alison Westberry,

Aaron Westberry

MIRIAM BAKER HOFFLER SPENCE

ADDRESS:507 Canine Trail

Suffolk, Virginia 23434PHONE: 757-539-8919

OCCUPATION: Sentera Obici Hospital LabortaryLength of Service: 30 Years

HOBBIES: Spending time with Family & Keeping Great-grandchildren

MARITAL STATUS: Married 57 YearsSPOUSE’S NAME: William “Bill” Duplissey

CHILDREN: Robin & Bert Morris, Bonnie & Brian Maki

GRANDCHILDREN: Kelly Morris, Jeremy ClintonKimberly Morris, Steve Hurley

GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Makenzie Clinton, Jackson Clinton,Carolian Hurley

DELORES JACKSON DUPLISSEY

ADDRESS:18254 Black Creek RoadFranklin, Virginia 23851PHONE: 757-562-6342

OCCUPATION: Bank Branch Officer & ManagerLength of Service: 36 Years

HOBBIES: Arts & Crafts, Racing “Jeff Gordon” Dancing

MARITAL STATUS: MarriedSPOUSE’S NAME: Charles I. Bulls - 22 Years

Harold Bunch – 32 Years (Deceased)

CHILDREN: Lynne Grico, Rose Bunch

GRANDCHILDREN: Jessica Chaney, Amanda Mahony

GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Bai[ey Mahony, Emily Chaney, Great Grandson Deceased

DORIS PERKINS BUNCH BULLS

ADDRESS:221 Bosley Road

Sunbury, North Carolina 27979PHONE: 252-465-8016

OCCUPATION:Bank Employee – Homemaker

Length of Service: 4 Years - 50+ Years

HOBBIES:Spending time with Family & Cooking for them

MARITAL STATUS: Married 57 YearsSPOUSE’S NAME: David Hoffler

CHILDREN: Keith Hoffler, Kurt Hoffler,Kris Hoffler

GRANDCHILDREN: Reid Hoffler, Nicole Hoffler,Taylor Hoffler, Henry Hoffler

FAYE UMPHLETTE HOFFLER

Class poem

Well, it’s been fun,

All these years together,

True, lessons kept us on the run,

But the extra moments were ours.

And then, all that time we knew,

That we were working towards our goal,

And one by one the years just flew,

And somehow—here we are—Senior’s,

Everything’s all mixed up - As if in a dream,

We went to sleep first graders - and awoke,

Way up here, Was this fate’s scheme?

And we’ve got a long, hard row to hoe,

Stretching down our chosen fields,

And tho I want to start that row,

I want to cling to the life that shields

Me from the harder things,

Good-bye --- to each thing the student’s loved,

Hello --- to what the future brings

Doris Perkins

Sunbury Fire Department

Station 40

Thank you for joining us to celebrate this 60 Year

Milestone!

Special Thanks To Anne Benton Ellis • Ruby Benton Buck

Debbie Benton Reese • Joanne Ellis Randolph

It has been wonderful spending time with everyone. Thanks so much for taking time from your busy lives to visit with your fellow classmates!