In Memoriam

The following classmates are reported to have passed away. Please let us know if you see errors or omissions.Send info to scribe at overtonfirst dot net Thank you.

	Name	Class of
	Betty ADAIR Lenhardt	1964
	Jerry BAKER	1964
	Carol Louise BLEDSOE Beard Carol had been ill for many years, she is survived by one son Robbie. Many will remember her Brother (older) Larry , and younger brother Benny they are also deceased, only living sibling Sandra Kay. [Linda Glass Dowdy, 2006]	1963
	Robert R. BOEPPLE	1964
	Irvin BOCKHOLD Died March 26, 2006	1964
	Ruben Thomas BOYCE III Died December 13, 2006, in Memphis	1964
	Jesse BRADLEY	1962
	William Edmon BRANDT	1964
	Alex W. BROWN Jr	1964
	Jerri Sue CARTER Strickland Jerri Sue died about 1990.	1964
	Judith Gail CHEESEMAN Almy Judi died in 1994 of multiple sclerosis.	1963
	Linda BROWN Cook	1964
	Billy BUCHANAN I was married to Billy Buchanan for 19 years. The most wonderful husband, father and best friend a lady could ever ask to have. As all of you know Billy was that person. He left us way too young and left me with God’s greatest gift: Three wonderful children; Jason, Dallan and Crystal. We miss him dearly and love him more and more everyday. -- Shirley Payne	1962
	Sandra BURRUS Clifton	1964
	Albert Michael "Mickey" CAMP	1964
	Janice Faye CHILDERS Thomas	1964
	Ronald W. CHRISTAL	1964
	Lynda CLARK	1962
	Thomas CLARK	1962
	John Kenneth CLARKSON	1964
	Larry W. COOPER Larry Cooper was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on September 29, 2005. He lived only 73 days more and passed away on December 10, 2005. His oncologist said he bravely fought a horrible illness and will be missed by many. He worked for the St. Jude Showcase of Dogs every October since it's beginning 10 years ago and the Showcase in October of 2006 will be dedicated to his memory because without his efforts, the Showcase wouldn't be what it is today. "He made a difference in a lot of the lives he touched. I think of him every day and miss him and his wit and humor." -- Cheryle Strait Fisher	1964
	Robert Allen Cossey - Died 1999 of heart disease.	1963
	Thomas Morton DICKINSON `(Army/SP4) 22E 057` Died in Viet Nam	1962
	James Thurman ELAM Jr	1964
	Patsy ELDER Harrell	1964
2007, (no senior photo)	Jones Barnett HUSKEY Jr He graduated from Memphis State University in 1972 where he received a law degree and began practicing law in Memphis. He moved to Houston during the 1970’s and was employed by Victor Blaine & Associates for a number of years until relocating his practice to Galveston. He was a criminal lawyer for many years in the Houston-Galveston area. He married Vashti Roberts Huskey in 1982 where they spent the next 25 years camping, traveling to Jamaica, taking cruises and wringing the joy out of every moment in their lives until her untimely death in December 2005.	1962
	Kay FAFORD	1962
	Janet FERGUSON Barnes	1964
	Robert Bryan FINK Died April 2007. He was the owner of Bryan's Carpets, Memphis; veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps; was a member of Cherokee Baptist Church, loved to fish, loved his home, family, and dogs. Buried in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery with military honors.	1965
	Donna GREER Custer Donna died in 2005 in Louisiana. Her son Ronald posted a memorial on the web	1962
	Martha Anne HANCOCK Webb	1964
	Joe HAMER. Joe had retired from the Memphis City Police Department. At the time of his retirement, he was in charge of the helicopter division. He also flew Medi-Vac helicopters.	1962
	Donald Stone HAMILL. Died about 1998.	1963
	Ronald R. HARRISON	1964
	Janice HENDRICKS	1965
	Walter Bishop HURT	1964
	Sammy JACKSON	1964
	Jennie JONES Johnson Jennie graduated early and so is not in the Yearbook. She married Nick Johnson. They moved to Wisconsin in 1964. Jennie died in 2003.	1962
	John Michael JONES	1964
	Gerre Lyn KENNEDY	1962
	Bonnie LEE Powell	1964
	Peter D. McCALL	1964
	William Michael McKINLEY Died December 2, 2006 in Memphis. Bll was retired from the FBI. He left behind a loving wife, Linda, four children and their spouses, and 10 grandchildren, all in Memphis.	1964
	Constance Denise McKNIGHT Roby	1963
	William T. "Tommy" MARTIN	1964
	Karl MASHBURN Died November 4, 2007, in McKenzie. He was born in Memphis, son of the late Leon and Rheba Grace McDaniel Mashburn Manning who survives. Mr. Mashburn attended Union University and Memphis State University with a B.A. Major in Psychology and Sociology and received his M.S.W. from the University of Georgia. He served as the first director of the Madison County Juvenile Group Home, was Director of Children and Youth Services of Jackson Mental Health Center (now Pathways) in Jackson and later Paris, TN and served other positions in Psychiatric Social Work. Mr. Mashburn was an ordained Baptist Minister and has served several pastorates. He was a member of Englewood Baptist Church.	1964
	Patsy MATHENY Howarth	1964
	Larry Allan MEDLIN Died in October 2003	1963
	John Jetton MOORE Died about 1988 of a heart attack	1962
	Virginia MYERS	1962
	James T. NEEL	1964
	Charles Edward NICASTRO (Marine/CPL) 07E 126. Died in Viet Nam	1962
	William Eugene NORTON	1963
	Lois ODOM Mize Lois was born in August of 1946. I was married to her for 38 and half years. Lois had cancer for 8 years. We did everything we could and when God called, she answered. She had one son, one daugther and four grandchildren. Lois, was my first love... -- Johnny Mize	1964
	Phyllis PALAZZINI Cotherman Phyllis died February 2006 following a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 1945 in Bayonne, NJ, to the late Ruth (Hamby) and Ernest Palazinni. She graduated from Overton High School in 1964. Phyllis enjoyed many hobbies but her favorite was making angels and distributing them to the children with cancer and to the nursing staff. She helped raise funds for the Lymphoma Society, Phyllis is survived by her husband, Robert; four sisters, Scottie Miller of Dallas, TX, Betty Creason of Corinth, Ms, Rita Hayes and Barbara Muskelley, both of Memphis; her beloved stepmother Doris Palazzini, other relatives and friends.	1964
	James B. PETERSON Jr	1964
	Pat PILKINGTON	1965
	Lenny REED "Lenny Reed, married to Sandi Baldwin (Class of '63) Reed Alexander. Lenny died of cancer August 15, 1986 in Houston, Texas. Lenny left two sons, Trey and Michael and one daughter Melissa. Today, that family has grown to six grandchildren. How proud Lenny would be." -- Jane Smith Hardin '63	1962
	Waymon Dyer "Toby" ROSE. Served in Viet Nam.	1962
	Linda ROSS Armstrong	1962
	Jimmy Don RUSSELL	1964
	William Ernest SALTER	1963
	James T. SCHRADER	1964
	George Harold SISK Worked for Delta; died of cancer about 2004.	1962
	Charles Bennett STIGALL Charles "Ducky" Stigall died in Viet Nam. `(Army/PFC) 30E 094` "I took over Charlie's Commercial Appeal paper route when he gave it up and I remember him taking me to the Gridiron at Perkins and Quince for a coffee and steamed pecan honey bun! :)" -- Larry Smith '63	1962
	William "Bill" TOMLINSON	1962
	Jack Ames WHITAKER Died in 2004 of Lou Gehrig's disease. He owned Jack's Bar-B-Q Rib Shack, which is still owned by his daughter.	1962
	Carol Ann WILLIAMS	1964
	Arthur M. "Mickey" WOOD PFC - E3 - Army - 25th Infantry Division. Mickey was killed in Vietnam on 27 June 1966, two months after arriving in Vietnam.	1964
	Larry W. WOOD Larry died in an accident July 17, 2007 in Erie, PA. He was an over-the-road driver for Yellow Freight for 10 years. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Audrey Wood; children, Tim Wood (Angie), Darla Mangold (Will); and grandson, Spencer Morgan. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Teamsters Union for over 30 years and a Mason with the Unity Lodge #95.	1965
	James E. WRIGHT	1964
	Mary Jane WRIGHT	1964