NNHS Newsletters - 2020

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DATE NEWSLETTER
   
12/30/20 Ring Out, Wild Bells - COMPLETED ON 12/31/20
12/30/20   Wayne Hudgins (1930 - 27 Dec 2020) - Class of June 1949 - Brother of the late Karl Hudgins and Cliff Hudgins (February '42) (21 Sept 1923 - 18 Feb 2020) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
12/29/20   Johnny Whitmore (d. 23 Dec 2020) - Class of 1967 - Brother of David Whitmore and Marty Whitmore McCoy ('67) of VA; Brother-in-Law of David McCoy ('67) of VA - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
12/28/20 Let It Snow! - COMPLETED ON 12/29/20
12/27/20 A 'Soalin' - COMPLETED ON 12/29/20
12/25/20 Merry Christmas! - COMPLETED ON 12/30/20
12/24/20 Happy Christmas Eve! - COMPLETED ON 12/26/20
12/24/20  Linda Sale Dixon (d. 20 Dec 2020) - Class of 1958 - Sister of Billy Sale ('64) of VA; Sister-in-Law of Karen Brown Sale ('68) of VA - SEE HERE
12/23/20 Happy Festivus! - COMPLETED ON 12/24/20
12/22/20 O Holy Night - COMPLETED ON 12/27/20
12/21/20 Winter Solstice - COMPLETED ON 12/27/20
12/20/20 Love Came Down at Christmas (Fourth Sunday in Advent)
12/19/20 Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
12/18/20 Little Drummer Boy - COMPLETED ON 12/19/20
12/17/20 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - COMPLETED ON 12/19/20
12/16/20 O Little Town of Bethlehem
12/16/20 Alvin Norman (d. 11 Dec 2020) - Class of 1953 - Husband of Barbara Underwood Norman ('55) of VA; Brother of Tommy Norman and Barry Norman; Brother-in-Law of  Horace Underwood ('61) of VA and of the late  Cecil Underwood ('53) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
12/15/20 The Holly and the Ivy - COMPLETED ON 12/16/20
12/14/20 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - COMPLETED ON 12/15/20
12/13/20 Joy to the World (Third Sunday in Advent) - COMPLETED ON 12/15/20 (Amended on 12/16/20)
12/13/20 Charlie Nuttycombe (d. 04 Dec 2020) - Outstanding Athlete of the Thomas Jefferson HS Class of 1950 - Beloved NNHS Coach
12/12/20 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe - COMPLETED ON 12/14/20
12/11/20 Second Day of Hanukkah
12/10/20 First Day of Hanukkah
12/09/20 Once in Royal David's City
12/08/20 Feast of the Immaculate Conception - COMPLETED ON 12/11/20
12/07/20 Pearl Harbor Day Plus 79 Years - COMPLETED ON 12/17/20
12/06/20 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Second Sunday in Advent) - COMPLETED ON 12/08/20
12/06/20 Edward Peeples (d. 02 Dec 2020) - Valedictorian of the Class of February 1947 - Brother of the late Paul Peeples and David Peeples - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
12/06/20 Ray Duke (d. 02 Dec 2020) - Class of 1955 - Brother of the late Cecil Duke ('56) and Randolph Duke - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
12/06/20 Steven Budman (d. 02 Dec 2020) - Warwick HS Class of 1969 - Brother of Michele Budman Linn ('66) of VA; Son of the late Albert Budman - COMPLETED ON 12/07/20
12/05/20 Come, Listen to My Story - COMPLETED ON 12/17/20
12/04/20 As Lately We Watched - COMPLETED ON 12/17/20
12/03/20 Sleigh Ride - COMPLETED ON 12/07/20
12/03/20 Hilda Tyree Snapp  (d. 27 Nov 2020) - Class of February 1948 - Mother of Connie Snapp DeBord ('67) of VA and Bonnie Snapp Blount of VA - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
12/02/20 The Wexford Carol - COMPLETED ON 12/16/20 (Amended on 12/17/20)
12/02/20 Bob Moskowitz (d. 28 Nov 2020) - COMPLETED ON 12/03/20
12/01/20 Once Upon a December - COMPLETED ON 12/03/20
12/01/20 Nathan Soesbee (d. 25 Nov 2020) - Class of 1968 - Husband of  Kathy Davis Soesbee ('68) of VA; Brother of Carole Soesbee Shaw ('62), Nancy Soesbee Seay ('67), and Jeff Sosebee, and Brother-in-Law of Gwen Davis Allen ('56) of VA - COMPLETED ON 12/02/20 (Also see here and here)
11/29/20 Mary H____ Barber (d. 26 Nov 2020) - Class of 194_ - POSSIBLY Mother of Mike Barber ('67) of VA - DELAYED WHILE CHECKING (Meanwhile, see here)
11/26/20 Happy Thanksgiving! - COMPLETED ON 11/28/20
11/25/20 Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
11/24/20 Now Thank We All Our God - COMPLETED ON 11/25/20
11/23/20 More Than You Know - COMPLETED ON 11/24/20
11/22/20 Renee Koskinas Hanrahan (d. 15 Nov 2020) - Most Typical Girl in the Class of 1956 - Wife of Allan Hanrahan ('55) of VA - Sister of Mary Koskinas Munger of NC and President of the Class of 1968, Tony Koskinas of NC, and of the late Peggy Koskinas Denison ('52) (23 June 1934 - 22 Dec 2018) - COMPLETED ON 11/24/20
11/22/20 Graham Pillow (d. 13 Nov 2020) - Jefferson HS Class of 1949 - NNHS Teacher - Widower of the late Jane Carney Pillow ('50) (d. 08 Aug 2009); Brother-in-Law of  Ann Carney Snider ('54) of VA,  Ellen Carney Manson ('63) of SC, and the late  Joe Carney, Class of 1959 (d. 29 Mar 2006) - COMPLETED ON 11/25/20
11/16/20     Harry Covert (d. 07 Nov 2020) - Class of 1957 - Brother of    Norm Covert ('61) of MD and  Rachel Covert Paquette ('64) of MA, and of the late Fayetta Covert Stansbury (NNHS / Ferguson HS - '72); Cousin of Sherry Hensel Huycke ('69) of VA - COMPLETED ON 11/25/20
11/08/20 Richie Allen (d. 24 Oct 2020) - Class of 1966 - Brother of Faye Allen Andrashko ('64) of VA, and of the late John Allen, Fred Allen ('55), and Charlie Allen ('57); Brother-in-Law of Sonja Settles Allen ('57) of VA; and the former husband of   Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of VA, and "Ex-Husband-in-Law” of the late Dale Chestnut, Nakina HS, NC ('54) - COMPLETED ON 11/24/20
11/08/20 Susan Anderson Adams (d. 05 Nov 2020) - Class of June 1948 - COMPLETED ON 11/14/20
11/07/20 Gertrude Liverman Jordan (d. 03 Nov 2020) - Class of @ 1953 - Sister of the late Leroy Liverman, Johnnie Liverman, and Anna Liverman Ramsey - COMPLETED ON 11/14/20
11/05/20 Sammy Lipes (d. 31 Oct 2020) - Band President of the Class of 1960 - Brother of the late Mildred Lipes Jones (07 June 1926 - 23 Apr 2013), Janice Lipes Hall, and  Bobby Lipes (12 Dec 1946 - 04 Oct 1986) - COMPLETED ON 11/14/20
10/29/20 Paul Smith (d. 26 Oct 2020) - Founder of Smitty's Better Burger - See Here
10/27/20 Navy Day - COMPLETED ON 11/04/20
10/26/20 In Your Eyes - COMPLETED ON 11/04/20
10/25/20 The Shadow of Your Smile - COMPLETED ON 10/31/20
10/25/20 Gloria Edwards Ray (d. 23 Oct 2020) - Courtland HS / NNHS Class of June 1943 - COMPLETED ON 10/26/20
10/25/20 Moss Beecroft (d. 25 Apr 2020) - Woodberry Forest HS / NNHS Class of June 1948 - Brother of Joanne Beecroft Hamilton - COMPLETED ON 10/28/20; See also: Beecroft & Bull
10/24/20 Sunny - COMPLETED ON 10/30/20
10/24/20 Les Puckett  (d. 25 Sept 2020) - Class of 1958 - COMPLETED ON 10/26/20
10/23/20 Keep on the Sunny Side - COMPLETED ON 10/30/20
10/23/20 Jeanene Anker (d. late Sept 2020)  - Class of 1960
10/22/20 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - COMPLETED ON 10/30/20
10/21/20 Whispering Hope - COMPLETED ON 10/29/20 
10/21/20 Mary Burton Gayle (d. 07 Oct 2020) - Hampton HS, Class of 1960, sister of   John Burton (Hampton HS - '58) of RI, Lynda Burton Midkiff (Hampton HS / NNHS - '64) of VA, and Betty Burton Gary ('65) of VA, and of the late Charles Burton ('69) (d. 18 May 2018);Sister-in-Law of  Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI
10/20/20 Whispering Grass - COMPLETED ON 10/22/20 
10/20/20 Hugh McLawhorn (d. 03 Sept 2020) - Class of 1957 - Brother of Clifton McLawhorn and Edward McLawhorn, and of the late Lois McLawhorn Mitchell (d. after 9 Dec 1995)
10/19/20 I Still Cry - COMPLETED ON 10/23/20 
10/18/20 Something - COMPLETED ON 10/24/20
10/18/20 Carol Anspach Litzinger (d. 07 Oct 2020) - Class of 1968 - Sister of Chuck Anspach ('60) of NC, Bill Anspach of WA, and Kathy Anspach McDowell ('71) of WI
10/17/20 Dear Heart - COMPLETED ON 10/24/20
10/17/20 Warren Mitchell (d. 15 Oct 2020) - E.C. Glass HS Class of 1952 - NNHS Basketball Coach - COMPLETED ON 10/19/20 
10/16/20 Surround Me with Love - COMPLETED ON 10/24/20
10/15/20 White Cane Safety Day - COMPLETED ON 10/29/20
10/12/20 Our Day Will Come - COMPLETED ON 10/17/20
10/12/20 Tom Penny (d. 10 Oct 2020) - Class of 1971 - Brother of Jill Penny Stiles
10/11/20 Sail On Sailor - COMPLETED ON 10/13/20
10/11/20 Patsy Bloxom Meider (d. 09 Oct 2020) - Class of 1957 - Sister of the late Connie Bloxom Thompson (d. 17 Sept 2008) ('66)
10/10/20 I Love Yarn Day! - COMPLETED ON 10/12/20
10/09/20 Ilene Levinson Lieberman (d. __ Sept 2020) - Class of 1965 - Wife of Paul Lieberman (NNHS / Hampton HS - '61) of England
10/08/20 Miss You Like Crazy - COMPLETED ON 10/13/20
10/06/20 Vivian Scott Edwards (d. 02 Oct 2020) - Class of 1952 - Sister of the late Edward Earl Scott
09/30/20 It Won't Be Long - COMPLETED ON 10/07/20
09/30/20 George Price (d. 19 Sept 2020) - Class of February '44 - COMPLETED ON 10/01/20
09/29/20 Stay As Sweet As You Are - COMPLETED ON 10/01/20
09/29/20 Barbara Damron Spivey (d. 23 Sept 2020) - Class of 1960 - Widow of Carleton Spivey (d. 06 June 2001), Drum Major of the Class of 1955, Sister of Zetie Damron ('63)
09/28/20 Early Autumn - COMPLETED ON 10/04/20
09/27/20 Yom Kippur - COMPLETED ON 09/29/20
09/27/20 Shirley Smith Langston (09 Dec 193_ - __ Sept 2020) - Class of 1957 -
09/26/20 Hello Stranger - COMPLETED ON 09/27/20
09/26/20 Donnie Johnson (22 Feb 1951 - 23 Sept 2020)  - Class of 1969 -
09/25/20, 6:15 PM to 9:42 PM WEBMISTRESS' POWER WAS OUT (along with that of 1,068 other Duke Energy customers) WHEN A VEHICLE ON RAMSEY STREET HIT A UTILITY POLE, SNAPPING IT IN HALF.
09/25/20 Smile - COMPLETED ON 10/05/20
09/25/20 Stanley Goldberg (d. 23 Sept 2020) - Class of 1952 - Brother of the late Ivan Goldberg ('57) - COMPLETED ON 09/26/20 (Significantly updated on 10/06/20)
09/24/20 Gotta Be This or That - COMPLETED ON 10/06/20
09/23/20 I'm a Fool to Want You - COMPLETED ON 09/27/20
09/23/20 Sonny Goodson (d. 20 Sept 2020) - Class of 1966 - Brother of  Frances Goodson Wang ('65) of MD - COMPLETED ON 09/25/20; STILL NEEDS TWEAKING
09/22/20 Autumn Leaves - COMPLETED ON 09/23/20
09/21/20 Help! - COMPLETED ON 10/09/20
09/20/20 Pretend -
09/19/20 Talk Like a Pirate Day - COMPLETED ON 09/20/20
09/18/20 Happy Rosh Hashanah! - COMPLETED ON 10/09/20
09/17/20 Wind Beneath My Wings - COMPLETED ON 10/09/20
09/16/20 Just a Girl - COMPLETED ON 10/08/20
09/16/20 Jane Piazza Roy (d. 10 Sept 2020) - May Queen of the Morrison HS Class of 194_ - Widow of     Valley Roy - Best Looking Boy in the Class of June 1945 - COMPLETED ON 09/19/20
09/16/20 Burton Hill (d. __ Sept 2020) - Class of February 1943 - COMPLETED ON 09/19/20
09/16/20 WEBMISTRESS' DARLING DAUGHTER FLEW BACK HOME TO CA AFTER A DELIGHTFUL VISIT OF 2 MONTHS.
09/15/20 I'm Beginning to See the Light
09/14/20 A World Without Love
09/13/20 My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time - COMPLETED ON 09/14/20
09/12/20 Try to Remember - COMPLETED ON 09/14/20
09/12/20 06/21/20 - My husband Paul awoke incapacitated, showing sudden severe signs of dementia.
07/01/20 - He was transported by ambulance to Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington.
07/08/20 - The hospital transported him to Universal Healthcare Nursing Home, also in Lillington.
08/28/20 - I was notified that funding had finally been secured for him to remain there, for his safety as well as ours.
09/09/20 - The nursing home informed me that although he's asymptomatic (no fever, cough, or chest pain), Paul tested positive for COVID-19, so he's been transferred to isolation.
09/11/20 Patriot Day - COMPLETED ON 10/10/20
09/06/20 Carrie Dawson House (d. 04 Sept 2020) - Mother of Olivia House Brickey ('65) of VA - COMPLETED ON 09/09/20
09/02/20   Jill Douglas Schumacher (d. 31 Aug 2020)  - Class of 1957 - Sister of Roderick MacGillivray of VA and Sally St. George of PA - COMPLETED ON 09/09/20
09/02/20 Jeanne Bennett Driscoll (d. 28 Aug 2020) - Class of February 1947 - COMPLETED ON 09/10/20
09/01/20   Norris Apperson (d. 29 Aug 2020) - Class of 1954 - Brother of the late Lemuel Apperson (d. 11 Sept 2005) ('50) - COMPLETED ON 09/09/20
08/30/20 Esther Bass Polston (d. 27 Aug 2020) - Mother of Vickie Polston Lisandrillo ('66) and Linda Sue Polston Clark ('67) - COMPLETED ON 08/31/20
08/29/20 to 09/08/20 WEBMISTRESS' #5 SON (WHOM SHE HASN'T SEEN IN 7 YEARS!) IS DRIVING OUT FROM MO TO VISIT!
08/26/20 Joyce Kidd Veazey (d. 21 Aug 2020), Widow of   Harry Veazey, the Most Likely Succeed boy in the Class of 1956 (d. 15 May 2013); Mother of the late      Michael Veazey, Ferguson High School Class of @ 1981 (07 Dec 1963 - 27 Apr 2011); Sister-in-Law of  Brenda Veazey Keech ('62) of NC, and of the late   Steve Veazey ('60) - COMPLETED ON 08/27/20
08/23/20   Linda Long Williamson (d. 20 Aug 2020) - Class of 1964 - Sister of Frankie Long - AVAILABLE ON 08/27/20; COMPLETED ON 08/29/20
08/23/20   Ann Gay Reynolds (d. 01 Aug 2020) - Class of 1953 - Sister of James Gay and Sallie Gay Greene ('62) of VA; Sister-in-Law of the late Billy Greene, Class of 1961 - COMPLETED ON 08/31/20
08/19/20 Cecil Underwood  (d. 13 Aug 2020) - Class of 1953 - Captain of the Baseball Team - Brother of Barbara Underwood Norman ('55) of VA and Horace Underwood ('61) of VA - COMPLETED ON 09/12/20
08/19/20 to 08/23/20 WEBMISTRESS' BELOVED COUSIN IS DOWN VISITING FROM THE SACRED SOIL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
08/16/20 Patricia Jane Holt Staples (d. 03 Aug 2020) - Class of 1950 - Cousin of Joyce Schmidt Tawney ('63)
08/16/20   Rogers Hamilton (d. 13 Aug 2020) - Class of 1952 - COMPLETED ON 10/19/20 
08/15/20  Delano Wray (d. 15 Aug 2020) - Class of 1962, Co-Captain of the Football Team - Brother of  Downie Wray ('61)
08/15/20 Kenny Rogers (d. 08 Aug 2020) - Class of 1966 - Brother of David Rogers ('69) of FL and Linda Rogers Gootee of VA - COMPLETED ON 09/18/20
08/11/20 Jane Hope Watson (d. 08 Aug 2020) - Class of June 1947 - COMPLETED ON 09/13/20
08/09/20 Nancy Neill Fairfield (d. 05 Aug 2020) - Class of February 1947 - Sister of the late Dot Neill Yess, Kennedy Neill, Charlie Neill, Martha Neill O'Berry, and Jerry Neill - COMPLETED ON 09/13/20
08/02/20 Earl Gray (d. 29 July 2020) - Class of 19__ - COMPLETED ON 10/19/20 
08/01/20 AS IS BECOMING PAINFULLY OBVIOUS, THE WEBMISTRESS IS EMOTIONALLY ONLY BARELY CLINGING TO A SLENDER THREAD...
07/31/20 One Summer Night - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 09/15/20
07/30/20 Honeybee - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 08/13/20
07/29/20 Right Back Where We Started From - COMPLETED ON 08/01/20
07/28/20 Purple Skies - COMPLETED ON 07/31/20
07/27/20 White Christmas (in July) -
07/26/20 My Foolish Heart - COMPLETED ON 07/27/20
07/25/20 A Little Less Talk -
07/24/20 Mormon Pioneer Day - COMPLETED ON 07/25/20
07/23/20 Red Roses for a Blue Lady - COMPLETED ON 07/25/20
07/22/20 Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag - COMPLETED ON 07/25/20
07/21/20 Knees of My Bees - COMPLETED ON 07/25/20
07/20/20 Keep the Home Fires Burning - COMPLETED ON 07/24/20
07/19/20 Summer Song -
07/18/20 Yesterday -
07/17/20 See You in September - COMPLETED ON 07/18/20
07/17/20  Annette Rouse Porter (d. 11 July 2020) - Class of 1964 - Sister of Bill Rouse of SC, Tony Rouse ('61) of MD, Pam Rouse of VA, and of the late Dan Rouse ('59) (d. 08 Oct 1995) - COMPLETED ON 07/18/20
07/17/20 Doris Landon Lewis (d. 09 July 2020) - Class of 1957 -
07/16/20 There's a Long, Long Trail - COMPLETED ON 07/18/20
07/15/20 You Send Me - COMPLETED ON 07/26/20
07/14/20 Bastille Day - COMPLETED ON 07/20/20
07/13/20 Happy Anniversary! -
07/12/20 Catch a Falling Star - COMPLETED ON 07/13/20
07/12/20 Cecil Baines (d. 20 June 2020) - Class of 194_ - Widower of Nancy Wood Baines (d. 19 Nov 2015) - COMPLETED ON 10/19/20 
07/11/20 Red Rain - COMPLETED ON 07/13/20
07/11/20 to 09/16/20 WEBMISTRESS' ONLY DAUGHTER (WHOM SHE HASN'T SEEN SINCE CHRISTMAS) IS FLYING OUT FROM CA TO VISIT!
07/10/20 Have You Ever Been Lonely? - COMPLETED ON 07/26/20
07/09/20 For Your Precious Love - COMPLETED ON 07/26/20
07/08/20 A Blossom Fell - COMPLETED ON 07/26/20
07/08/20 Webmistress' husband was transferred today to Universal Healthcare in Lillington. Good news: His mobility has greatly increased. Bad news: his memory has severely and suddenly diminished. Please keep us all in your prayers.
07/08/20 to 07/13/20 WEBMISTRESS' #1 SON (WHOM SHE HASN'T SEEN IN 2 YEARS!) IS FLYING OUT FROM UT TO VISIT!
07/07/20 Doc Severinsen's 93rd Birthday - COMPLETED ON 07/26/20
07/06/20  Patsy Moss (d. 03 July 2020) - Class of 1963 -
07/06/20 John Paul Jones' 273rd Birthday -
07/05/20 I Believe -
07/04/20 Happy Independence Day! - COMPLETED ON 07/05/20
07/03/20 Free America - COMPLETED ON 07/05/20
07/02/20 Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - COMPLETED ON 07/05/20
07/01/20 How Deep Is Your Love? - COMPLETED ON 07/05/20
07/01/20 Kay Pearce (d. 22 June 2020) - Class of 1960 - Sister of the late Raymond Pearce - COMPLETED ON 07/03/20
07/01/20 Webmistress' husband is still suffering from a variety of medical issues. Upon arriving home from his doctor's visit today (which was several hours long!), he fell limp in Joshua's arms (which had never happened before). We called yet another ambulance, which this time took him to Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington, where he is receiving excellent care for spiking blood sugar, severe mobility problems, memory loss, and more. Your continued prayers are requested.
06/30/20 That's All There Is to That - COMPLETED ON 07/05/20
06/29/20 Summer Rain - COMPLETED ON 07/06/20
06/28/20   Eric Burden (d. 22 June 2020) - Huntington HS / NNHS Class of 1966 - Brother of Ivy Burden-Pope of FL, and of the late Ike Burden (Huntington HS - '64) (02 Apr 1946 - 19 Mar 2012) and Larry Burden ('68(d. 14 Aug 2010) - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 07/03/20
06/23/20 and Beyond... IF YOU THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG, YOU'RE RIGHT. My husband awoke with life-threatening vascular and kidney issues on 06/21/20, and was transferred by ambulance to the hospital this morning. Your prayers are requested. As the Cape Fear Valley Hospital ER staff botched both his diagnosis and treatment, pronounced him "fine" and dismissed him to go home, we had to call 911 for another ambulance on 06/24/20,  because his knees and legs were too swollen to move and descend the 3 stairs to get into the car! Our #4 son, Joshua, and I drove him to our magnificent primary care giver, Mr. Sidney Wolinsky, PA-C. There he was able to get the extensive treatment he needed, and his life was spared again. His body is on the mend, but an entirely new set of disturbing issues has arisen. We'll return there on 07/01/20. Please keep those prayers coming our way.
06/20/20 Turn! Turn! Turn! -
06/20/20 Louise Justice Ramsay (d. 18 June 2020) - Clyde [NC] HS / NNHS Class of June 1946; Sister of Polly Justice Bailey of VA, and of the late Earl Justice (Clyde [NC] HS / NNHS June '47); Mother-in-Law of Ray Stinnette ('63) of VA - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 07/04/20
06/20/20 Rollie Hamel (d. 19 June 2020) - Cutest Boy in the Class of 1966 - Brother of Mary Hamel Whitlock ('71) of SC, and of the late Barbara Hamel Flynn (d. 05 Oct 2010) (St. Vincent Central HS - '64) - COMPLETED ON 06/28/20
06/18/20 (You Are) My Special Angel -
06/16/20 Carolyn Dail Skinner (d. 13 June 2020) - Class of 1954 - Sister of Neola Dail Adams of VA, Betty Dail Phillips ('57) of VA, and Peggy Dail White ('59) of VA, and of the late James T. Dail, Jr., Rufus Dail, and Leona Dail Russell (d. 06 Jan 2013)
06/14/20 Mary Lou Payne Hatten (d. 13 June 2020) - Hampton HS Class of 1942 - Widow of    John Q. Hatten (Hampton HS - '41); Mother of     Bobby Hatten (NNHS / Ferguson HS - '65) of VA, Mary Beth Hatten (Ferguson HS - @ '68), and Jay Hatten; Sister of Ann Payne Wood, and of the late Margaret Lee Payne Overton (June '45)
06/14/20 Carol Brewer Johnson (d. 09 June 2020) - Class of 1960 - Widow of Richard Johnson ('64); Sister of Barbara Brewer ('69) of NC and of the late Bill Brewer ('57) -
06/12/20 Colin Blakemore (d. 06 June 2020) - Class of 1961 - Husband of Becky Cash Blakemore ('64) of DE, Brother of Porter Blakemore ('64) of Northern VA - COMPLETED ON 06/13/20
06/08/20 Count Every Star - COMPLETED ON 06/17/20
06/07/20 Trinity Sunday - COMPLETED ON 06/17/20
06/06/20 D-Day Plus 76 Years - COMPLETED ON 06/17/20
06/05/20 Didn't We Almost Have It All? - COMPLETED ON 06/17/20
06/04/20 The Battle of Midway Plus 78 Years - COMPLETED ON 06/17/20
06/03/20 World Bicycle Day - COMPLETED ON 06/04/20
06/02/20 Do You Want to Know a Secret? - COMPLETED ON 06/11/20
06/02/20   Shirley Powell Holloway (d. 31 May 2020) - Class of June 1946 - Sister of the late Mildred Powell Lockstampfor, Margaret Powell Patten, and Joseph Powell - COMPLETED ON 06/03/20
05/31/20 Pentecost - COMPLETED ON 06/18/20
05/31/20 Elliot Schlosser (d. 27 May 2020) - Class of 1963 -
05/28/20 Happy Shavuot! -
05/24/20 Ann Garrett Harrell (d. 18 May 2020) - Class of June 1951 - Sister of John Garrett and Doris Garrett Muschek, and of the late Eugene Rhodes, Leon Rhodes, Minnie Garrett Snelling (d. 30 Dec 2019), and Tressie Garrett Mahloy (d. 01 Mar 2004) - COMPLETED ON 05/25/20
05/23/20 Spiderwebs - COMPLETED ON 05/25/20
05/20/20 Bread and Butter - COMPLETED ON 05/23/20
05/19/20 Lollipop -
05/18/20 Ebb Tide - COMPLETED ON 05/19/20
05/17/20 True Faith - COMPLETED ON 05/18/20
05/16/20 Armed Forces Day - COMPLETED ON 05/19/20
05/15/20 Maxine Christenberry Grepiotis (d. 11 May 2020) - Mother of James Grepiotis, Jackie Grepiotis Henderson ('65), Joan Grepiotis Blanton ('67), Thomas Grepiotis, Joseph Grepiotis, Nancy Grepiotis, and Ola Jane Bowman, and of the late John Grepiotis
05/10/20 Bill Burnette (d. 03 Feb 2020) - Class of 194_ - Brother of the late Alexander Washington Burnette, Jr., Oscar Stone Burnette, Marcus Clifton Burnette (29 June 1918 - 06 Dec 2015), and Gretchen Hawley Burnette (d. 25 June 2004) - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 05/25/20
05/10/20 Happy Mother's Day -
05/09/20 Hold Me Tight -
05/08/20 Love Makes the World Go 'Round -
05/07/20 Not a Second Time - COMPLETED ON 05/08/20
05/07/20 Adora French Williams (d. 04 May 2020) - Class of 1959 - Sister of the late Thomas Wells and Ann Brendle
05/06/20 Till the End of Time - COMPLETED ON 05/08/20
05/05/20 The Way Old Friends Do - COMPLETED ON 05/09/20
05/04/20 Star Wars Day
05/03/20 All Your Life - COMPLETED ON 05/04/20
05/03/20 Ernie Howard (15 Aug 1944 - 29 Apr 2020) - Classes of 1964 and 1965 - Brother of Perry Howard ('68) of VA
05/02/20 Jump! - COMPLETED ON 05/07/20
05/01/20 Happy May Day! - COMPLETED ON 05/07/20
04/30/20 Granville "Heavy" Hall (d. 25 Apr 2020) - Class of 1954 - Brother of Sherry Hall Hoge of NC, and Kate Hall Rishebarger of TX, and of the late Ted Hall - COMPLETED ON 05/01/20
04/28/20 He Stopped Loving Her Today - COMPLETED ON 05/09/20
04/27/20 You Don’t Love Me Anymore - COMPLETED ON 04/29/20
04/26/20 Four Walls - COMPLETED ON 04/29/20
04/25/20 César Franck's Symphony in D Minor
04/24/20 Let It Be Me - COMPLETED ON 04/26/20
04/23/20 The Sweetest Sounds - COMPLETED ON 04/26/20
04/22/20 Earth Day Plus 50 Years - COMPLETED ON 04/26/20
04/19/20 Once Upon a Time - COMPLETED ON 04/28/20
04/19/20 Shirley Nicol Gayle (d. 10 Apr 2020) - Sister of Sandy Nicol Smith ('70) of VA, Joan Nicol, and the late Alan Nicol; Daughter of the late Alex Nicol (February '49) and Betty New Nicol (White Stone HS - '48) - COMPLETED ON 04/20/20
04/18/20 (You're My) Soul and Inspiration - COMPLETED ON 04/25/20
04/17/20 Don't Get Around Much Anymore - COMPLETED ON 04/21/20
04/16/20 Last Day of Passover - COMPLETED ON 04/21/20
04/16/20  Jack Harrison  (23 Mar 1943 - 16 Apr 2020) - Class of 1961 - Husband of Edna Whitcomb Harrison ('65) of FL
04/15/20 Stardust - COMPLETED ON 04/21/20
04/14/20 Let's Stay Together - COMPLETED ON 04/16/20
04/14/20 Gert Silverman Gordon (10 July 1918 - 12 Apr 2020) - Widow of Julian Gordon (@ '30) [01 Mar 1912 - 06 Aug 2000]; Mother of Richard Gordon ('65) of VA, Jimmy Gordon ('67) of MD, Lynda Gordon Kavaler, and Susan Gordon Freed - COMPLETED ON 04/16/20
04/12/20  
04/12/20 Cheryl Riley Woods - Plainfield HS, IL Class of 1970 (18 Dec 1951 - 11 Apr 2020) - Mother of    My Daughter-in-Law, Kim Woods Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL / Richard Milburn Academy, FL - '03) of NC
04/11/20 Holy Saturday -
04/10/20 Good Friday -
04/09/20 Maundy Thursday
04/08/20 Passover Wishes - COMPLETED ON 04/09/20
04/07/20 You Made Me Love You - COMPLETED ON 04/09/20
04/07/20 Faye Pearce Nalls - Class of 1963 (d. 30 Mar 2020) - Sister of William Pearce of VA - COMPLETED ON 04/08/20
04/06/20 Quarter to Three - COMPLETED ON 04/08/20
04/05/20 Palm Sunday - COMPLETED ON 04/08/20
04/04/20 April Come She Will - COMPLETED ON 04/07/20
04/03/20 P.A. Breeden - King of the Class of 1956 (d. 02 Apr 2020) - Brother of Granville Breeden (@ '58) of MI,     Liz Breeden ('61) of VA and Linda Robinson Gillespie ('71) of VA
04/03/20 Little April Shower - COMPLETED ON 04/07/20
04/02/20 April Love - COMPLETED ON 04/08/20
04/01/20 April Fool's Day - COMPLETED ON 04/07/20
04/01/20 to 04/06/20 WEBMISTRESS WASN'T "POSTA" GET SICK, YET HERE WE ARE. (No, not THAT sick, just regular sick.) STAY TUNED.
03/31/20 Traces - COMPLETED ON 04/06/20
03/30/20 Sweet Nothin's -
03/26/20 Funny How Time Slips Away - COMPLETED ON 04/01/20
03/25/20 More Than I Can Say - COMPLETED ON 03/28/20
03/24/20 Together - COMPLETED ON 03/28/20
03/23/20 Baby Elephant Walk - COMPLETED ON 03/27/20
03/22/20 May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
03/22/20 Frank Barger (d. 19 Mar 2020) - Husband of Jean Garner Barger ('63) of VA - COMPLETED ON 03/25/20, SIGNIFICANTLY UPDATED ON 03/27/20
03/22/20 Michael Barnes, Most Talented Boy in the Class of 1962  (d. 05 Mar 2020) - COMPLETED ON 03/24/20
03/21/20 Changes - COMPLETED ON 03/22/20
03/20/20 Mean Earrach - COMPLETED ON 03/27/20
03/19/20 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - COMPLETED ON 03/25/20
03/18/20 Forty Shades of Green - COMPLETED ON 03/24/20
03/18/20 Roberta _____ Baker (d. 20 Feb 2020) - Wife of    Dustin Baker (Norview HS - '65) of MA
03/17/20 Happy St. Patrick's Day!
03/16/20 Bridgit O'Malley - COMPLETED ON 03/17/20
03/16/20 Gladys Guthrie Cooke Spradley (d. 13 Mar 2020) - Mother of Jimmie Cooke and  Carol Cooke Campbell ('62) of VA - Grandmother of the late Tina Campbell Landes; Mother-in-Law of the late Amos Campbell
03/15/20 Black Velvet Band - COMPLETED ON 03/17/20
03/13/20  Randy Tosh - Class of 1963 (04 Jan 1945 - 13 Mar 2020)
03/13/20 Bonnie Woodgreen - COMPLETED ON 03/19/20
03/11/20 The Cliffs of Doneen - COMPLETED ON 03/13/20
03/10/20 Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms - COMPLETED ON 03/12/20
03/09/20 Down by the Glenside
03/08/20 In the Mood - COMPLETED ON 03/09/20
03/08/20   Betty Brockwell McClure - Class of 1958 (d. 05 Mar 2020)
03/07/20 Who's Sorry Now? - COMPLETED ON 03/09/20
03/06/20 Yakety Yak - COMPLETED ON 03/11/20
03/05/20 The Zoo - COMPLETED ON 03/11/20
03/04/20 March Forth on the Fourth - COMPLETED ON 03/12/20
03/03/20 Just a Dream - COMPLETED ON 03/11/20
03/03/20 Kelly Hartline - South Iredell (NC) HS Class of @ 2001 (d. 01 Mar 2020) - Daughter of Ricky Hartline ('66) of NC - COMPLETED ON 03/05/20
03/02/20 Unchained Melody - COMPLETED ON 03/11/20
03/01/20 Martenitza! - COMPLETED ON 03/11/20
02/29/20 Happy Leap Year Day - COMPLETED ON 03/06/20
02/28/20 Still Loving You - COMPLETED ON 03/06/20
02/27/20 Where Do You Go To, My Lovely?
02/26/20 Ash Wednesday
02/26/20 Sam Palmer (d. 22 Feb 2020) - Widower of Betty Savage Palmer (June '45); Stepfather of   Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of VA and  Johnnie Bateman ('70) of VA - COMPLETED ON 03/04/20
02/25/20 Mardi Gras
02/25/20 Ellen Anas Smith - Class of 1957 (d. 23 Feb 2020) - Sister of Christine Anas Thomas ('60) of TX, Mary Anas ('63) of VA, and George Anas ('65) of VA; Daughter of the late Helen Zambetis Anas - COMPLETED ON 02/27/20
02/25/20 Ron Creech - Class of 1957 (d. 19 Feb 2020) - Brother of Sonya Creech - COMPLETED ON 02/27/20
02/24/20 Tears - COMPLETED ON 02/26/20
02/23/20 I Dreamed a Dream - COMPLETED ON 02/26/20
02/23/20 Jerry Sandford, a.k.a. Bungles the Clown and Ronald the Ghoul - Goldsboro (NC) High School Class of @ 1949 (d. 11 Feb 2020) - COMPLETED ON 02/25/20
02/22/20 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
02/21/20 Precious Memories - COMPLETED ON 02/23/20
02/20/20 Soon It's Gonna Rain - COMPLETED ON 02/22/20
02/18/20 Ivory Tower - COMPLETED ON 02/28/20
02/17/20 At Last - COMPLETED ON 03/06/20
02/16/20 Stupid Cupid - COMPLETED ON 02/28/20
02/16/20   Glenda Howard Parker - Class of 1959 (d. 09 Feb 2020) - Wife of Donald Parker; Sister of Teresa Howard Blaum - COMPLETED ON 02/25/20
02/16/20 Walter Williams - Warwick HS Class of 1961 (d. 07 Feb 2020) - Husband of Brenda Amos Williams ('62) of VA - COMPLETED ON 02/25/20
02/15/20 Let Me Call You Sweetheart - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 03/12/20
02/14/20 Happy Valentine's Day! - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 03/12/20
02/13/20 Cupid - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 03/14/20
02/12/20 In the Arms of Love - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 03/14/20
02/12/20   Phil Turner - Class of 1960 (d. 29 Jan 2020) - Brother of Jimmy Turner ('56) of NC, and of the late Sandra Turner Ingels Grohowski ('57) and Ronnie Turner ('59) - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 02/23/20
02/11/20    Jimmy Jones - Class of 1965 (d. 03 Feb 2020) - Brother of Dorothy Jones ('69), Brenda Jones Weakland, Mary Jones Mathes, and Ruth Jones Whitley, and of the late Lois Jones -  COMPLETED AT LAST ON 02/22/20
02/11/20 Only Love Can Break a Heart - COMPLETED ON 02/21/20
02/11/20 WEBMISTRESS IS UNDER THE WEATHER SIX WAYS FROM TUESDAY. SORRY.
02/10/20 I Can't Stop Loving You
02/09/20 All My Loving - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 03/15/20
02/08/20 Hazy Shade of Winter - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 03/16/20
02/07/20 Walk Hand in Hand - COMPLETED ON 02/20/20
02/06/20 Return to Me
02/05/20 Ain't No Sunshine - COMPLETED ON 02/06/20
02/05/20 Harriet Corson Simpson - Class of 1956 (d. 02 Feb 2020) - Wife of Harry Simpson ('54) of VA, Sister of Butch Corson ('63) of Northern VA and John Corson; Sister-in-Law of Carolyn Simpson Knight ('56) of VA
02/04/20   Frank Simmons - Class of June 1951 (d. 01 Feb 2020) - Brother of Shirley Simmons Cannon of VA
02/02/20 Happy Groundhog Day - COMPLETED ON 02/04/20
02/01/20 With or Without You - COMPLETED ON 02/04/20
01/31/20 Bobby Maddy - Class of 1957 (d. 22 Jan 2020) - Brother of Charles Maddy ('64), Scott Maddy, and of the late Jean Maddy Oney ('62) - COMPLETED ON 02/01/20
01/31/20 Johnny B. Goode
01/30/20 Wherever You Will Go - COMPLETED ON 01/31/20
01/29/20 Eighteen Yellow Roses - COMPLETED ON 01/31/20
01/29/20 Don Fischer - Class of February 1945 (d. 24 Jan 2020) - Brother of Rachel Fischer Rhea - COMPLETED ON 01/31/20
01/28/20 Silence Is Golden - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 03/15/20
01/26/20 This Magic Moment - COMPLETED ON 02/02/20
01/25/20 Softly As I Leave You - COMPLETED ON 02/02/20
01/25/20 Rachael Butler Brunner (d. 23 Jan 2020) - Mother of Shirley Caudill Williamson ('65) of VA and Barry Brunner (Ferguson HS -  @ '71) of VA ; Mother-in-Law of  Howard Williamson (Hampton HS - '63) of VA
01/24/20 The Old Lamplighter - COMPLETED AT LONG LAST ON 03/16/20
01/24/20 Pat Burke - Class of 1957 (d. 14 Jan 2020) - Brother of Gene Burke and of the late  Jay Burke ('55)
01/23/20 Till We Meet Again
01/22/20 Once Upon a Time - COMPLETED ON 01/23/20
01/21/20 There Will Never Be Another You
01/20/20 Where Are You? - COMPLETED ON 01/21/20
01/19/20 Fare Thee Well
01/18/20 In the Still of the Night
01/16/20 Edelweiss - COMPLETED ON 01/18/20
01/15/20 Bobby Cook - Class of 1967 (d. 11 Jan 2020) - Widower of Mickie Settles Cook ('66); Brother of the late   Lee Cook ('66) - COMPLETED ON 01/18/20
01/15/20 I'll Be Seeing You - COMPLETED ON 01/17/20
01/15/20 Jean Watkins Thomas - Best Looking Girl in the Class of June 1944  (d. 08 Jan 2020) - Sister of Carl Watkins and Allen Watkins, and of the late Austin Watkins and Norvell Watkins -
01/14/20 It's Always You
01/13/20 Look for the Silver Lining - COMPLETED ON 01/14/20
01/12/20 Swinging on a Star - COMPLETED ON 01/14/20
01/12/20 Peggy Hamilton Wilson - Secretary of the Class of June 1944 (d. 09 Jan 2020) - COMPLETED ON 01/14/20
01/11/20 Chapel of Love - COMPLETED ON 01/14/20
01/10/20 Somewhere Out There - COMPLETED ON 01/15/20
01/09/20 Just One Look - COMPLETED ON 01/17/20
01/08/20 Dream Lover - COMPLETED ON 01/19/20
01/07/20 Crazy - COMPLETED ON 01/21/20
01/07/20  Rebecca Morgan Meadows - Class of 1960 (d. Dec 2019) - Wife of Burnie Meadows ('59) of VA
01/07/20 Faye Boyd Elledge - Class of 1960 (d. 10 Dec 2019) - Sister of Buddy Whitford and of the late Terry Whitford - COMPLETED ON 01/24/20
01/07/20 Linda Letchworth Enochs - Class of 1960 (d. probably 2019, exact date unknown)
01/06/20   Charles Brisson - Class of 1969 (d. 30 Dec 2019) - Brother of Dennis Brisson ('68), Monnie Brisson Holbrook of NC, and Doris Brisson Zimmerman (NNHS / _HS - '75), and of the late Jack Brisson - COMPLETED ON 01/24/20
01/06/20 Epiphany - We Three Kings of Orient Are - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 02/05/20
01/05/20 Remember Then - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 01/31/20
01/05/20 Mary Gary VanZant - Class of 195_ (d. 29 Dec 2019) - Sister of Harryette Gary Thomas, Carolyn Gary, Charles Gary, Forrest Gary and Warren Gary, and of the late Adelaide Gary Raymond (@ '47), Harry Gary ('58), Jerry Gary ('62), and  Roscoe Gary ('64) - COMPLETED ON 01/14/20
01/05/20 Susie Jackson Moore (d. 02 Jan 2020) - Sister of Patrick Jackson,  Deloris Jackson Morgan ('66) of VA, Wanda Jackson Parrish, and Earl Jackson Blackman, and of the late Jeannie Jackson, Dreyfus Jackson ('62), Buck Jackson, and Johnny Jackson - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 01/24/20
01/04/20 God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 01/24/20
01/04/20 Cecelia Davis Smith - Class of 1965 (d. 31 Dec 2019) - Wife of Wayne Smith ('6_); Sister of John Davis ('66) of SC; Daughter of the late Arlene Goodson Davis ('46) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
01/03/20 Into the West - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 01/23/20
01/02/20 Lest We Forget - COMPLETED AT LAST ON 01/23/20
01/02/20 to 01/12/20 WEBMISTRESS IS EXPERIENCING MAJOR DIFFICULTIES IN AN AMAZINGLY WIDE VARIETY OF AREAS. YOUR PATIENT INDULGENCE IS REQUESTED.
01/01/20 Happy New Year!

The Impossible

Written by
Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller

Recorded by Joe Nichols (b. 26 Nov 1976), 2002


My dad chased monsters from the dark
He checked underneath my bed
An he could lift me with one arm
Way up over top of his head
He could loosen rusty bolts
With a quick turn of his wrist
He pulled splinters from his hand
And never even flinched
In thirteen years I'd never seen him cry
But the day that grandpa died, I realized

Unsinkable ships sink
Unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think could never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible


And then there was my junior year
Billy had a brand new car
It was late, the road was wet
I guess the curves was just too sharp
I walked away without a scratch
They brought the helicopter in
And Billy couldn't feel his legs
Said he'd never walk again
But Billy said he would and his mom and daddy prayed
And the day we graduated, he stood up to say:

Unsinkable ships sink
Unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think could never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible


So don't tell me that it's over
Don't give up on you and me
'Cause there's no such thing as hopeless
If you believe:


Unsinkable ships sink
Unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think could never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible


Quill Pen clip art divider courtesy of http://resources.bravenet.com/clipart/dividers/22 - 06/14/04

"The Impossible" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/nichols-joe/the-impossible-7441.html - 06/13/04

Animated Military Flags clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03

Animated Sickly Smiley clip art courtesy of http://www.allfreeclipart.com/smiley.html - 06/02/10

Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Replaced courtesy of http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com - 02/17/09

Ferguson High School's Anchor clip art courtesy of Steve Silsby (FHS - '72) of NC - 12/14/05
Thanks, Steve!


Bad Surprise Smiley courtesy of http://picsdigger.com/image/a935ccd3/ - 10/21/10

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