1965

AHS Directory 

Rick Reyer has settled in Marietta with his wife, Tricia, after living in Tucker;  Manhattan; Rhinebeck, NY; and Acapulco, Mexico. He worked in the live  entertainment industry for more than 20 years and is now a retired fisherman  gardener and Grandad to Haley. Rick’s favorite high school memory is driving his  car halfway up Stone Mountain and spreading a blanket to watch the stars with  his favorite gal. You can reach him at rickreyer1@gmail.com.  

Carol Kranig is a recently retired physician who lives in Atlanta with her  husband, Kevin Thomas, who is also a retired doctor. They have two adult  children and five grandsons. Carol can be reached at carolkranig@comcast.net. 

Sally Johnson Warner has lived in the same house in Atlanta for 51 years. She is  widowed after 44 years of marriage to Clinton E. Warner, who died in 2012.  Sally has a stepson and a granddaughter. Her favorite memories are of enjoying  friends who she considered her best buddies. Sally is at  

sjwarner@bellsouth.net. 

Shawn Griffin Brown lives in McKinney, Texas. She has three kids that live in  the area. Shawn plays golf and reads a lot, while doing a part-time job from  home. Shawn remembers the bus ride to Glynn Academy that broke down on  the way home and having to take her SAT the next morning. You can reach  Shawn at Dshawnb4700@gmail.com 

Frank Busbee, a Vietnam veteran, lived in Grayson and Lawrenceville, Georgia.  He worked in sales for 30 years and now enjoys bass fishing. Frank has a son  and four grandsons. His wife passed away in 2015. One of his favorite memories was watching Avondale High School win the State Championship in 1963. You 

can reach him at fjbusbee@aol.com, 678-344-6304 (home) and 678-517-8604 (cell). 

Steven Mills lives in Charlotte, N.C., and says he is feeling his age. His favorite  high school memory was dating Sandra. Contact Steven at  

avonwhale@yahoo.com. 

Bill King retired 12 years ago and lives in Bonaire, Georgia, and Panama City,  Florida, where he loves playing golf. His favorite high school memory is spring  break at Daytona beach. He’s at Bking501@cox.net. 

Steve Boner lives in Birmingham, Ala. He’s been married to Becky for 53 years.  They met their freshman year at Auburn. They have two children and four  grands. Steve owned an industrial sales company and retired in 2001. He plays a  lot of golf and has done a lot of traveling. He says he sowed his oats before he  got married and he found the right one. Steve is at steveboner@bellsouth.net and 205-365-7564. 

Trisha Patterson Tillman lives in Kennsaw, Georgia, and also in Birmingham and  Auburn, Alabama. She has two children with wonderful spouses. Her favorite  high school memory is drill team. She’s at trisha.tillman@gmail.com and 770- 363-4749. 

Daryel O’Barr lives in Woodstock, Georgia. He serves as Pastoral Care Associate  at First Baptist Church of Woodstock and served as a Baptist Pastor for 45 years.  Daryel has been married to Nancy Davidson O’Barr for 53 years. They have  three children, fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He fondly  remembers the Avondale vs. Valdosta games. You can reach Daryel at  docobarr1@bellsouth.net.

Priscilla Bagby Hynez lives on St. Simons Island. She’s a retired interior designer  and community volunteer. Priscilla has three wonderful children and their  spouses and four grandchildren. Her mother is 95 years young. She says, “The  best years of my life was Avondale football games and Death Valley, our 100th  win, our team of football players and cheerleaders, drill team, marching band  and classmates were the BEST ever! Awesome and unforgettable!” Priscilla is at  hynespriscilla@gmail.com. 

Eddie Turner lives in Social Circle, Georgia. He’s married to Patsy who has two  daughters and a son, two granddaughters and one great grandson. Eddie has  two daughters and four grandsons. His favorite memory is watching all the AHS  football games. You can reach him at 770-315-4196. 

Susan Brewer Elder lives in Aiken, S.C., and lived in El Paso; San Francisco;  Wilmington, Delaware; and Orange, Texas. She and her husband, Hank, have seven awesome grandchildren, who range in age from 2 to 18, and her grandchildren’s’ awesome parents, their sons and wives. She loves reading and  gardening. Susan says, “When I hear or read about mean girls these days, I am  reminded to be thankful for the kind girls I went to school with. Maybe because  it was a different time or maybe we were just lucky!” Her favorite memory was  winning the state AAA football championship. Reach her at  

Selder65@gmail.com. 

Susan “Susie” Zierath Parsons lives in South Carolina but also lived in  Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Delaware, California and Michigan. She’s been married for 53 years and has a son and daughter, and  two grandson and two granddaughters. Her best memories are winning most  football games, sock hops and The Varsity. You can reach her at  szparsons@bellsouth.net or 864-525-0799.

Joyce Humphries Vest lives in Commerce and has lived in Stone Mountain,  Lithonia and Fayetteville. She has two daughters, three granddaughters and one  grandson. Joyce taught high school Social Science for 27 years and, after  retirement, was a Realtor for seven years. She will be married to Malcolm Vest  for 49 years in June. Her favorite hobby is planning her next travel adventure. Joyce remembers the WPLO sock hop, graduation dance and beating Moultrie  for the State Championship in football. She’s at joycevest@gmail.com and 706- 202-8804. 

Bill Baldwin lives in Griffin and also lived in Washington, DC, when he was in  the army and Memphis, Tenn. He worked as a part time optometrist. Bill and his  wife, Louise, have sons Chris and Jeff and grandchildren Jake and Ginny. He  enjoys church, Boy Scouts, travel and working in the yard. Bill says he loved all  of senior year. “It was the last time I thought I knew it all!” He’s at  specman123@bellsouth.net, 770-584-9482 (cell) and 770-228-4946 (home). 

Edwin Spencer lives in Auberry, Calif., and also lived in San Jose and San  Clemente. He’s retired from two careers: dentistry and financial planning.  Edwin is married with a daughter and grandson. His high school memories  include the state football championship and the great cinema at the Glenwood  Drive-in. He’s at jespencer@netptc.net. 

Linda Ogle Dunaway has lived in McDonough since 1980. She’s been married to  Tony for 51 years and they have one son, Brannon, and one grandson, Kaemon.  “I love spending time in Panama City Beach at our townhouse we have owned  for 38 years!” Linda is at Lodunaway@gmail.com and 770-856-7446. 

Doris Price Cannon lives in Lithonia. She can be reached at 770-469-7535 (home), 404-276-7535 (cell) and jvcannon@bellsouth.net.

Jerry V. Cannon lives in Lithonia. He can be reached at 770-469-7535 (home),  404-274-7535 (cell) and jvcannon@bellsouth.net. 

Patricia “Tricia” Hulsey Bridges lives in Dunwoody. A retired associate  professor at Emory University, she enjoys serving as a shepherd to a flock at St.  Luke’s Presbyterian Church, participating in Bible studies, attending lifelong  learning classes and playing tennis. Tricia remembers, “Martha White and I  attended a formal dance dressed to the nines in formal attire. After the dance  our dates took us to the Krystal for ‘dinner’.” She’s at bridgtr@aol.com. 

Al Bridges lives in Dunwoody. A retired managing attorney for a local staff  counsel office, he plays tennis, reads and travels. While some students enjoyed  watching the 1963 state championship team, Al was a member of it. He’s at  bridgtr@aol.com. 

Sid Cheatham now lives in in Sanderville and has lived in Germany, Atlanta,  Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Nashville, Chicago,  Philadelphia, Charlotte and Kiawah Island. Married for 53 years, Sid has three  children and eight grandchildren. He retired in 2010 from Lance, Inc. as VP Sales  Development. His prior career was VP Sales, Scott Paper Company and a US  Army Captain, Air Defense Artillery. Sid’s favorite high school memories include,  “Jean Fortson, my first real love, and football practice when I actually once  tackled Brad Johnson and ended up on top!” Reach Sid at 704-905-1266 (cell)  and sidsgonefishing@Gmail.com.  

Kit (Hamrick) Veal lives in Holly Springs, N.C. She loves dancing with her  husband, George, who is retired from Duke Energy. He is teaching her to play  golf. They moved to be closer to their two grandsons and daughter, Lauren, and  son-in-law, Patrick. Their son, Brian, lives in Lakeland, Florida. Kit’s favorite high  school memories include “drill team, Friday dances, great teachers, Cotillion 

dances, proms and her steady, Alan Hamby.” You can reach her at  vealkit@icloud.com. 

George Veal lives in Holly Springs, N.C., after living for 30 years in Charlotte. Kit  Hamrick Veal and George have been happily married for over 20 years. They both love ballroom dancing. They have a son who lives in Florida and a  daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons in Holly Springs. All are doing well. “I  will always remember the State championship game my junior year at Avondale  stadium. There were over 12,000 fans there. When we came out of the dressing  room, there was a sea of fans waiting outside. I have never felt that level of  excitement before or since.” Contact George at vealgeorge@icloud.com or 704- 962-4660. 

Ron “Ronnie” Sisson lives in Stockbridge and also lived in Ellenwood; Decatur;  Houston; San Diego; Long Beach, Calif., and Bremerton, Wash. He says his  family is fabulous. You can reach him at 404-402-9619 and  

sisson7388@bellsouth.net.  

Jacob P. Adams lives in Blairsville and also lived in Washington, DC, Chicago, Ill.;  Yuma, Ariz.; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Houston, San Antonio and Midlothian,  Texas. His favorite high school memory was winning state in 1963.  

Suzanne Richardson Lee lived in Avondale for six years and then moved to  Naples, Fla., 13 years ago. She has seven grands: four in St. Petersburg, Fla., and  three in Austin, Texas, ranging in age from 1 to 19. “We return to Avondale in  the spring and fall to enjoy the friends, family, and surroundings.” Suzanne  cooks and bakes a lot, enjoys needle art (knitting, needlepointing, embroidery),  reads excessively, walks, workouts with a personal trainer and returns to Austin  for visits whenever she can. Her high school memories? “Football games and  dances our senior year, UGA, notorious characters (Rocky Adams, Coach  Ramsey, Coach Myers, Tom Ward, GENE LEE!), kind friends who adopted this 

awkward new kid (Sandra, Priscilla, Sharon, Shirley, Melissa, Judy, Susan), my  home in the Barlows’ house on Dartmouth and my tiny, cozy attic nook.”  Suzanne is at suzannelee.2947@gmail.com.  

Gene Lee lives in Naples, Fla. He’s at genelee1030@gmail.com.  

Michael McCreary lives in Acton, Mass., after living in Rochester, N.Y. He is still  working for E Ink in the field of electronic display and biotech microfluidics. His  wife, Carol, is retired from her previous job as a personal trainer and is an avid  

quilter. Michael runs for exercise and is attempting to seriously expand their vegetable garden this year. They have an island cottage in New Hampshire  accessible only by boat and heated only by a wood stove. They both look  forward to cruise vacations again, COVID permitting. Travel to their last  continent, Africa has twice been cancelled due to political unrest or COVID.  Their daughter, Michelle, is a pediatrician in Florida and has given them two  grandkids, ages 3 and 5. Their son, Kevin, is a finance manager for Ascend  Elements, a lithium battery recycling company in Boston. He helped to  negotiate their new factory site in Covington. “I still fondly remember the  overflowing, cheering fans at the Blue Devil football games at Death Valley.  Even today, the pungent smell of cigar smoke immediately brings back  memories of those football games. As a staff/yearbook photographer, along  with Loren Rees, I enjoyed taking pictures from the sidelines and then reliving  the game as we developed the film and printed the pictures in the darkroom  behind Ms. Blalock’s Biology class. Every time I discuss my AHS experience with  friends and colleagues, I realize that we had and still have something very  special and unusual.” Michael is at mmccreary@eink.com. 

David E. Adams lives in Snellville and also lived in Stone Mountain, Decatur and  Avondale Estates. He retired from GM in 2008 and currently paints and designs for Llorens Leaded Art Glass in Winder. All his high school memories are great!  He can be reached at avondale1950@gmail.com and 770-289-1161. 

Martha White Coursey lives in Vinings with Jeff. Jeff and Martha met at  Avondale Elementary in 5th grade. His family moved to Memphis in 6th grade  and it was not until their sophomore year in college that they saw each other  again. They have been married for almost 52 years and are the proud parents of  a daughter, Courtney, who is married to Ricardo. They are also the proud  grandparents of grandson Ricky. Martha’s career was spent in the field of  education starting as an elementary teacher and retiring in 2012 as Dean of  Adult Education at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. She loved attending the  Avondale football games both at home and away where “Avondale was always  the best!” Martha can be reached at coursey222@comcast.net and 678-935- 8298. 

Larry Minnix lives in Avondale and previously in Atlanta and Virginia. He and his  wife, Kathleen, have five grands and two sons and daughters-in-law. Larry had a  career in senior living and advocacy and wrote a book about it entitled  Hallowed Ground. He now helps his Atlanta granddaughters feed Avondale  Lake’s ducks. He counts among his favorite high school memories “band  experiences for football and basketball, after game dances and Belvedere  Methodist youth retreats.” You can reach him at larryminnix@gmail.com and  202-236-1355 (cell).  

Patricia Blissit Larkins lived in Benicia, Calif., for 18 years and moved in 2004 to a Dell Webb retirement community in Surprise, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix. She  and her husband are both retired and have a son and daughter and two  granddaughters. One is in high school and the other one is going to Fullerton  College in Calif. Her favorite memory is going to the high school football games  on Friday night. Patricia can be reached at Larkinsdb@aol.com.  

Leann Olansky lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She can be reached at  Lolansky@gmail.com. 

Joe O’Neal has always lived in Conyers, except for two years spent in the Army. He and his wife, Patsy, have been married for just over 50 years. They have three children and seven grandchildren, all living in metro Atlanta. “The  Magnificent 7,” as Joe refers to them, range in age from one to 16 years old. Joe  and Patsy are both long retired from teaching and travel extensively. They have  been to all seven continents, including Antarctica, and six of them twice. “We  have been to Cuba, Russia, China and Tibet—places we never thought we would  ever get to when we were growing up,” he said. They both still walk every day  and hike. Joe enjoys woodworking and reading. “When I tell people about what  it was like to go Avondale High School in the early 1960’s, they often find it hard  to believe. It was such a terrific place to go to school.” You can reach Joe at  oneal71@bellsouth.net and 770-630-5671(cell). 

Dottie Matthews Hill settled in Clarkston, Georgia, 54 years ago. Her husband,  Jerry, and she have three daughters and four grandchildren. She is retired from  the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, where she worked for 31 years. They like  to fish and deer hunt. Dottie is at dam0225@att.net. 

Bob Reavis always lived in the metro Atlanta area and is now in Snellville. He  and Bonnie have two children who each have two children, all in metro Atlanta.  Bob worked 42 years for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  Development. He enjoys spending time with family, tennis and travel. Bob’s  favorite high school memory was the 1963 football season. He’s at  reavistwo@gmail.com and 770-315-6771. 

Kay Judy Connelly grew up at 43 Wiltshire. While at UGA, she was at the AXO  House in Athens. For the past 48 years, she has lived at 10 Dartmouth in  Avondale with her husband of 53 years, Don. Their children grew up as “Avondale kids.” Their daughter, Jennifer, lives in Missouri with Mike and two  boys who are in college. Their son, Chris, lives in Roswell and is married to  Angela (daughter of AHSer Cindy Jackson) with two darling girls. Kay retired  from Admission at Agnes Scott. She loves to garden, read, edit Amail, cheer for 

the DAWGS and redecorate the house every couple of years! “I only remember  the fun times. Football games, winning state, drill team, pep rallies, riding  around in Denise Flowers’ VW bug for hours, the year we had ‘double sessions’ and got to play all afternoon, skipping school ONE TIME with Anne Elliott and  getting caught. So many cute boys!” Kay is at connelly.kay@gmail.com and 404- 314-1124.  

Harold Eugene “Gene” Webb lives in Griffin. He’s retired and his wife has been  gone for 15 years. He lives in the same neighborhood with his daughter. Gene travels to meet with all his Marine Corps buddies and other people he knows,  making new friends along the way. His favorite high school memories? “All the  sports I got to play with my very good friends, especially when we won the state  championship in football. I also enjoyed all the dances that we had at the  school, especially all the junior and senior proms that I got to go to with some  very special women!” Gene is at 770-233-9457 and harold_webb@att.net.  

Gary Duke has lived in Loganville for the last 35 years. He’s been married to  Vicky for over 50 years and blessed with three children and nine grandkids, all  close by. Retired from the printing business, he stays busy with wonderful family events and tending his 15-acre property with his wife. He also does  “amateur” woodworking. Winning the state championship in 1965 is his  favorite high school memory. Gary can be reached at tgdvsd@gmail.com. 

Sharon Brazie Coleman lives in Blairsville. She enjoys her beloved grandchildren. Her favorite high school memory was every sock hop in the gym.  She’s at 706-745-8658. 

Nancy Powell Wadsworth lives in Lake Harding, Ala., and also lived in Lilburn,  Ga., and Taylors, S.C. Married for 55 years to Bill Wadsworth from the AHS class  of1963, they have two children and six grandchildren who will all be at various  colleges in the fall! Nancy fondly remembers the proms and cotillions. She’s at  npwadsworth@yahoo.com and 404-579-3321. 

Paul Butler lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Waynesville, N.C. After  leaving Atlanta, he also lived in Phoenix and Tampa. Ginah and Paul met at  Emory and were married days after graduating from college. They’ll celebrate  their 53rd wedding anniversary in June. They have two sons and four grands.  Paul graduated from Emory Law School and Emory’s theology school. He  practiced law as his major career and founded a law firm in Tampa. As an  ordained United Methodist minister, he also served as Senior Pastor and  Executive Pastor of churches and volunteered as the Chancellor (General  Counsel) of The Florida Conference of the UMC while also continuing his connection with the firm. “Having moved to Orlando just before my senior year,  returning on several occasions for Cotillion and the Jr/Sr with Jane Eley (Kay)  ranks high on the memory scale. I still consider myself an Avondale Alum,  especially given the Blue Devil’s state championship my junior year only to have  Winter Park High not win a single game my senior year in Florida!” He’s at  Butler.Tampa@gmail.com and 828-246-8881 (cell). 

Sally Beggs Thomas lived in Decatur for 55 years and now lives in Dallas. She’s  at Sbthomas47@gmail.com. 

Bruce Hart lives in Big Canoe. He remembers all the cute girls he dated in high  school and marrying one. Bruce is at Bghart9@gmail.com.  

Jim Hardegree lives in Peachtree City. He’s married to Linda and they have four  grandchildren. One at UGA and two graduating high school this year. “We  moved to PTC a year and a half ago into a 55+ community and are doing all the  perfunctory old fart stuff.” Jim remembers, “Winning, winning and winning.  Total school buy-in to every activity afforded us.” He’s at 770-402-0373 and  jhardegree0901@gmail.com. 

Gail Clements Samford never left Avondale Estates. Her favorite high school  memory is meeting her husband, John, in art class when she was a sub  freshman and he was a senior! She’s at gailsamford@gmail.com. 

Marc Jordan has lived in Belmont, N.C., North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Raleigh, N.C.,  Norfolk, Va., Memphis, Tenn., Lynchburg, Va. and Rocky Mount, N.C. Most of  his career has been in leading local chambers of commerce, which has now  spanned over 45 years. He married Vicki who he met at Lynchburg College They  have three grown children, including boy-girl twins. Marc belongs to a fraternity  of heart transplant recipients, celebrating 22 years. His basketball memory is of  his grandmother burning up his uniform so he was unable to dress for the state  playoffs at Alexandria Memorial Coliseum. You can reach Marc at 704-689-1378  and marc.jordan@montcrossareachamber.com. 

Jeff Novak has lived in Charleston, S.C., since 1996. He has three great sons,  aged 49, 16 and 15. You can reach him at captainattitude@comcast.net. 

Susan (Raese) Creech lives in Smyrna, Tenn. When her husband was in the Air  Force, they lived in Texas and then were stationed in RAF Weathersfield  England. She has three daughters, all married to wonderful men, five grandkids  and two great grandkids. Susan remembers, “Winning state titles and traveling  to games with her crazy girlfriends.” She’s at Creechscreech@att.net. 

John Ehrhart lived in Snellville, Lilburn, Stone Mountain, Decatur and Nashville. Married for 53 years, they have two sons. He retired from Southern Company  after 45 years and enjoys bowling and golf. John fondly remembers playing in  the band for the halftime shows. He’s at jfehrhart@gmail.com and 770-313- 7202.

Sally Johnson Warner lived in Atlanta and Budapest, Hungary. “I have  continued to have a wonderful life since 1965!! A wonderful 44-year marriage  from age 21 years until I was 65 when my husband, Dr. Clinton E. Warner,  passed. My husband was just one of the many persons involved in the Civil  Rights Movement his entire life and I continue his legacy. I was secretary and  friend to Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President Emeritus of Morehouse College and  President of the Atlanta Board of Education until a couple of years before his  death in 1984. I only had the privilege to work for him from the summer of 1980  until his death in 1984 but the knowledge and experience I was granted was  extraordinary, along with my long marriage to Clint. I have lived in the same  wonderful home for 50 years. I lost my best friend last August and she was your  classmate also. Julie Cobb Pettit Weaver and I (after becoming widows) took  our fancy selves to Budapest, Hungary, and bought a home. From 2013 until  2018, we had a wonderful life being world travelers!! I miss my friend. I have  been a truly blessed and fortunate person all of my life. My health is good and I  am no longer “skinny” and not quite as tall as in 1965. And the color of my hair  is truly white!! But I am healthy and wondering how in this world did I turn 75  years old??? Wishing all my classmates wonderful, fulfilling ‘rest of our lives.’” Her favorite high school memory? “Becoming friends with some of the greatest  folks on this earth. The really strange thing is most of the really close friends I  had have died. I miss some very deeply. Julie Cobb, Joyce Cowart, Pat Frontier,  Melissa DeFreeze, Mary Lou Gaston, Kenny Knesmith, Ron Foster!! I wonder  about some of the other friends that contact is lost to me. Maybe this  questionnaire will open the door to some of those I wonder about.” Reach out  to Sally at Budapestwarner@gmail.com.. 

Lillie Cronan Stewart lived all over while traveling with her husband in the  Marines. They now live in Rome, Ga. She worked as a NICU nurse. They have  three children. One lives in Seattle, Wash., and is married with one child. One lives in Cave Spring, Ga. and is married with two children. One lives in Fort  Walton Beach, Fla., with two children. “I love being at our lake house in  Alabama. It’s quiet and peaceful, a great place to read and garden or just enjoy  family. I enjoy A-Mail. It’s so fun hearing past history. We were the best class 

ever!” Lillie remembers the prom and graduation. She’s at  

lcstewart47@gmail.com.  

Jody Blalock lives in Commerce. He’s married to Carol Jarrett from SWD for 55  years and they have two great children and one perfect granddaughter. He’s  still playing with cars and racing. One of his first dates in high school was with  his wife. He’s at jody.blalock@yahoo.com. 

Jim Baskett lives in the historic Scott Candler home in Decatur. He’s been  married 52 years to Michalene Kadar of McKeesport, Penn. They have one  daughter, Miche, and twin grandsons attending GA Tech. He served as Mayor of  Decatur. Jim enjoys fly fishing from his kayak and has fished in many locations  around the world. Jim remembers, “Joining friends from Scottdale for Sunday  afternoon tackle football at Hamilton High with local African American boys  that played well and rough.” He’s at jbaskett@bellsouth.net. 

Jeff and Mary (Giddings) McCartney lived in Conroe, Tex., and Cairo, Ga. He  enjoys horses, quail hunting and shooting squirrels. Jeff’s favorite high school  memory is dating Mary. Jeff is at mccartney2@icloud.com. 

Robert (Bobby) Armstrong lives in Roswell and has lived in Houston, Tex.; Lawton, Okla.; Douglasville, Ga.; Villa Rica, Ga.; Carrolton, Ga.; Lone Star, Tex.;  and Longview, Tex. Bobby is a National Park Ranger. He spent 28 years before  that running his surveying business in Douglasville. He spent more than 50 years  in engineering, construction and land surveying. Bobby enjoys photography. “The best football memory was Avondale winning the 1963 state championship.  I will stay quiet about the dating in high school.” He can be reached at 770-318- 2902 and robert_t_armstrong@nps.gov.  

Huey Murphy lives in Marietta and previously in Athens and Macon, Ga. He and  Anne have been married for 52 years. They have two daughters and one son.  Huey remembers, “Playing Moultrie for State Championship. On the field that  night there were six of us who went to kindergarten together in Moultrie. Three 

on Moultrie Packers and three on Avondale.” He’s at 404-610-1608 and hueymurphy@bellsouth.net.  

Frank Ball lives in Virginia. He has lived in Florida, North Carolina, California,  New York and Japan twice! He married once, with two married daughters, two  granddaughters and two grandsons. He would describe himself as “retired and  still working.” Frank remembers Friday night games in Death Valley all five  years. He’s at frankball3@aol.com. 

Joy Sherman Carter lives in Jackson, Ga., on the lake. She also lived in South  Carolina, Alabama and Texas. Joy is married to Stephen Carter who went to  Druid Hills. They have two beautiful daughters and four perfect granddaughters,  ages 24, 20, 14 and 11. The two youngest she shares with Phyllis Phillips Pruitt.  Her son, Ryan, is married to Joy’s daughter, Terri. Joy’s favorite high school  memories? “Having such a powerhouse football team and winning many  championships. We always had great sports and spirit!” She’s at  joyscarter@yahoo.com.  

Paul Senkbeil lives in Big Canoe and has also lived in Macon and Smyrna, Ga.,  LA (lower Alabama to include Fairhope, Daphne and Spanish Fort), Greensboro,  N.C. and Dallas, Tex. He and Janice have four children and four grands. Paul is  still working and loves hiking and rolling bocce balls. “I really enjoyed following  and cheering for the football and basketball teams. Wrestling was a perfect fit  for a wired, roaring 115 pounder!!!” He can be reached at coalescer1@aol.com and 251-591-2330 (cell). 

Janice Pyron Senkbeil lives in Big Canoe and also lived in Avondale Estates,  Decatur and Snellville, Ga., and Mobile, Ala. She and Paul have four children  and four grandchildren. Janice’s favorite memory: “Attending massive football  games in Death Valley. AHS always had outstanding teams.” You can reach her  at jansenk@windstream.net.

David Bentley lives in rural Morgan County, Ga. He fondly remembers the state  football and basketball championships. 

Ron Pruett has lived in McDonough for 20 years and Ellenwood before that for  30 years. He has two children, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. You  can reach him at Ronpruett@mindspring.com, 770-389-0480 (home) and 404- 285-5197 (cell). 

Jacob P. “Jakey” Adams now lives in Blairsville and has also lived and worked in  Athens, Ga.; Chicago, Ill., Yuma, Ariz.; Los Angeles, Calif.; San Antonio, Fort  Worth and Houston, Tex.; Washington, D.C. and Macon. Jakey is a Vietnam Vet,  retired IRS Criminal Investigator and former Border Patrol Agent. He restored  four houses on the National Register of Historic Places. His favorite high school  memory is Gary West’s TD run on the opening play of the 1964 football season. 

Donna Vawter Childers now lives in Loganville and also lived in Lilburn and  Decatur. She worked as an RN in hospitals for 40 years. Her hobbies include  quilting, reading and travel. “My most memorable moment of high school is  

hearing about John F. Kennedy’s assignation while walking through the  breezeway at school. Loved the date nights at Pizza by Candlelight.” Donna is at  Childers.donna@gmail.com.  

Larry McMahan lives in Chanute, Kansas. His hobbies are golf and coin  collecting and he has been a member of Kiwanis. “My favorite memories are  not just all the winning in football, basketball, track, baseball, gymnastics and  tennis. They also include the fun while decorating a float, listening to our choir  and just saying hi to every person I would see in the hallways. I was spoiled, but  perhaps I was not recognized by others who really didn’t know me. My brother  Bob is from the class of ’58, my sister Sue is from the class of ’59, and my sister  Sandra is from the class of ’63. Sue was a cheerleader, and Sandra was on the  Drill Team. The cheerleaders would come to our house at times to practice  cheers and the Drill Team would come to our house to practice as well. I loved  it.” Larry is at audy1156@sbcglobal.net and 620-432-0094.

Tom Evans lives in Tucker and plans to move to Winston-Salem, N.C. He still  loves his cars. “Mary and I still drive Mercedes. Hers is 41 years old and mine is  40 years old. You just can’t wear them out. I still like anything to do with  electronics as well.” Tom fondly remembers, “The night Decatur beat Avondale  in Death Valley 7-6. I had a date with a Decatur B-Team Cheerleader that night.”  He can be reached at dadsgarage@bellsouth.net. 

Bill Zell lives in Southport, N.C. He has also lived in Rhode Island, California,  Guam, Texas and Florida. While serving in the U.S. Navy for 26 years, he lived  many other places in the Pacific area. Bill commanded a fleet squadron and a  major communications station. Now retired, he spends most of his time golfing  and traveling through Europe. “I guess I will always remember beating Moultrie  40 – 0 at Death Valley junior year. Most everything else is a blur but I remember  the ‘Ugliest Man’ spoof of homecoming our senior year and the Sadie Hawkins  fun event.” Bill is at Bandtzell@ec.rr.com and 910-368-1413. 

Theresa Bone Zell lives in Southport, N.C. and also lived in Fairfax, Va., and  Atlanta. She’s married to Bill Zell and retired after 33 years with Delta Air Lines.  Theresa enjoys golf and travel. She remembers the year we played Moultrie for  the state championship. She’s at tbonezmail@ec.rr.com.  

Jean Weldon Pulliam Penrod lives in Avondale Estates. She loved working at  Eastern Air Lines and then teaching and then the best job of all, being a mom  and grandmom. Jean remembers Cecil Clifton’s loooooong basket at the Dome.  

Linda Harris Gordon has lived on five acres in Loganville for 27 years. Her  husband Sid and she like to deer hunt and are members of a hunting club in  Culloden, Ga., near Barnesville. They have seven grandchildren. Their three  children live close by so they are blessed to spend time with them. They are in  the process of planting a vegetable garden. Linda remembers, “Being on Drill  team and being state champs.” She’s at sisandlinda5247@gmail.com. 

Jane Eley Kay lives in Oxford, Ga. Her husband Rick and she have been married  for 54 years. They have two children. “Michael graduated from Georgia State  and Melanie graduated from The University of Georgia. In 1994, they both got  married. It was a wonderful year!” Michael is married to Michelle and they have  three children. Brandon, a graduate of the University of Alabama, now is in the  National Guard. Reilly is a junior at GCSU in Milledgeville and will be doing an  internship in Sweden and Denmark this summer. William is a sophomore at Mill  Creek High School in Gwinnett County. Melanie is married to Doug and they  have two children. Sarah is a graduate of Georgia Tech and now has a  fellowship to Stanford University to get her master’s degree and PhD. Sam, a  junior at Western Carolina, will be doing an internship with The National Park  Service in northern Michigan. “Five beautiful and handsome grandchildren that  we love and adore!! They keep us very busy!” Jane remembers in high school, “I  dated Paul Butler and we had great dates to football games, Pep Rallies,  Cotillion, Jr/Sr, dances in the gym, and many, many activities at Belvedere  Methodist Church! Life was full and wonderful!!” She can be reached at  sjanekay@bellsouth.net, 770-787-8859 (home) and 404-450-6973 (cell).