Central City High School Class of 1947
40 Year Reunion
Muhlenberg County Paper July 1987
The Central City High School Class of 1947 held their 40th Reunion Saturday, June 28, 1987 at Lake Malone Inn, beginning with a reception, and dinner following. Master of Ceremonies was Mr. Gene McDonald, and guests were Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Gish and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cather. A large bulletin board held many pictures and memories of school days, and music of the 40's was played. Mr. Delmas Gish made a talk to the delight of everyone.
Mrs. Virginia Cummins presented a Lake Malone print to each of the classmates; Mrs. Cummins is the artist of the beautiful Collector Print of Lake Malone. Mr. Don Evitts received a print of the Central City High School for being the person traveling the furthest. Mrs. Cummins is also the artist of this print and made the presentation.
A moment of silence was dedicated to the memory of the following class members: Mary Lois Turley Sommers, Bobbie Jean Richey, Giles Miller, Marvin Dossett and W.C. Mobberly. It was unanimously voted to hold another reunion if five years.
Those attending were: Don Evitts, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Patty Foster McDonald, Gene McDonald, Russellville, Kentucky; Lanna Hastings Vincent and husband, Lewisburg, Kentucky; George Ann Holland Lowe and husband, Morris, Bowling Green, Kentucky; Royce McDowell and wife, Nashville, Tennessee; Genevieve Napier Elliott, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and her guest, Grant Sparks, Central City; Mary Jo Smith Russell and husband, Don, Louisville, Kentucky; Charles Ray Son and wife, Evansville, Indiana; Ruth Ann Spinks Ward and husband, James, New Albany, Indiana; Robert F. Toll and wife, Madison, Tennessee; Wilma June Bates Wilcox and husband, Harold; Virginia Doris Baxter Cummins and husband, Ken; Ronald L. Beane and wife, Katie; Emily Jane Bodine Stewart and husband, Randall; Bobbie Nell Conrad Smith and husband, Frank; William “Billy” Shaver and wife, Martha; Geraldine Sparks Black and her daughter, Lee Ann; Robert “Bobby” Shaver and wife, Betty; James L. Jenkins and wife, Jimmie; Carl T. Mitchell; and Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Gish and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cather, all of Central City.