By Kaye Yoak
Calhoun High School Class of 1978 held their 30-year reunion Oct. 3rd and 4th. The class graduated 111 seniors, 28 graduates attended the weekend activities.
Class members attended the Homecoming Football game. Prior to the football game members were invited to attend a cookout hosted by Greg "Shotgun" and Pat Laughlin at their home on Mt. Zion.
Members gathered at the Grantsville Fire Hall Saturday afternoon to visit and reminisce. A short business meeting was held to discuss plans for the 35th reunion.
It was decided the 35th reunion would be held on Homecoming weekend of that year. After completion of the business meeting awards were presented to class mates and a drawing for door prizes took place.
Sitting L-R: Linda (Nicholas) McQuain, Kaye Yoak, Debbie (Frederick) Walker and Anita (Fowler) Godfrey; 2nd row: Sue Ellen Arthur, Andrea (Beecher) Fitzwater, Sandy (Harris) McCumbers and Greg "Shotgun" Laughlin; 3rd row: Debbie (Duelley) Griffin, Pam (Holbert) Davis, Brenda (Heiney) Johnson, Susan (Frederick) Newell and Connie (Garrett) Perkins; 4th row: John Virden, Rick D. Sampson, Jim Burrows, Barb (Ferrell) Tingler, Joie (Buie) Davison, Margie (Engle) Kerby, Nancy (Bird) Weekley, Becky (Bennett) Wilson and Dwane Weekley
Classmates winning awards were:
Traveling the farthest, Joie (Buie) Davison
Most gray hair, John Virden and Kaye Yoak
Most children/grandchildren, Brenda (Heiney) Johnson with a total of seven.
Changed the least, Becky (Bennett) Wilson
Married the most times, Susan (Frederick) Newell
Door prize winners were:
School blanket, Andrea (Beecher) Fitzwater
School ball cap, Sandy (Harris) McCumbers and Linda (Nicholas) McQuain.
Potted mum, Susan (Frederick) Newell and Barb (Ferrell) Tingler
Classmates attending from out of state - Joie (Buie) Davison, Georgia; Becky (Bennett) Wilson, Maryland; John Virden, Virginia;
Anita (Fowler) Godfrey, Ohio.
Other Classmates attending were Sandy (Harris) McCumbers,
Linda (Nicholas) McQuain, Debbie (Duelley) Griffin, Connie (Garrett) Perkins, Sue Ellen Arthur, Nancy (Bird) Weekley, Dwane Weekley, Greg "Shotgun" Laughlin, Pam (Holbert) Davis, Barb (Ferrell) Tingler, Rick D. Sampson, Debbie (Frederick) Walker, Jim Burrows, Margie (Engle) Kerby, Susan (Frederick) Newell, Brenda (Heiney) Johnson, Bobby Joe Cottrill, Andrea (Beecher) Fitzwater, Kaye Yoak, Bea (Wilson) Isner, Debbie (Houchin) Varda, Rick Hopkins, Larrel Collins and Sheryl (Yoak) Prusack.
Sitting L-R : Kaye Yoak, Margie (Engle) Kerby and Debbie (Frederick) Walker; Standing Bea (Wilson) Isner, Jim Burrows, Brenda (Heiney) Johnson, Greg "Shotgun" Laughlin, Debbie (Houchin) Varda and John Virden
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