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Girls Volley Ball Team – 1941-1942. Back Row: Miss Lynette Stokes (Teacher). Middle row, L to r: Mina Young, Gladys Ditmore,“Rabbit” Varnidore, Ginger Fowler. Front row, L to r: Ira Mae Pope, Anticleea Copeland, Mary Agnes Demere, Alice Weddle, BethRawlings. Courtesy Gladys (Ditmore) Griffith

Unidentified classmates-Sadie Weddell px

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Classsroom in background was built in 19_____. Windows wereplaced in the sides of the building in 19_____. The enclosed “porch”on each end housed and protected the doors. The girl is______Unidentified. Courtesy Mary Agnes (Demere) Norris

Kid Day, April 1, 1943. Top of slide and in descending order:Jerry Westbroon, Lois Poss, Connie Westbrook, AnticleeaCopeland, Logan Counts, Gladys Ditmore, and Norman MarrCourtesy Gladys (Ditmore) Griffith

Hubert H. Deck, Principal 1942/1943 to 1944/1945 school years.Courtesy Mary Agnes (Demere)Norris

Left: First and SecondGrades (1942-1943) withMrs. H. H. Deck, Teacher.Students, back row, L to r:Thomas Harve Earnest, PatStansberry, WynonaO’Neal, Elta Smith, andDon Bannister. Front row,L to r: Georgia Lee Garner,Jim Earl Kolb, EddieRenfro, Martha HealonHogue, Robert EugeneWeaver. Courtesy Earnest/McBride collection

Above: Kid Day, April 1, 1943.Back row, L to r: ConnieWestrbrook, Jerry Westbrook,Miss Cox (Biology Teacher),Gladys Ditmore, and LoganCounts. Front row, L to r:Anticleea Copeland and LoisPoss. Courtesy Gladys(Ditmore) Griffith

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Football team with Diddle Young and players

1942-1943 Boys Basketball Team with Coach Diddle Young. Players L to r:Frank Cone Rawlings, Walter Gillespie, W. J. Teel, Frank Demere, Jr., LoganCounts, James O’Bannon, and Rex Rabb. Courtesy W. J. Teel

Right: Senior Class 1943.Back row, L to r: JackGroff, Joy Brokaw, LoisPoss, Logan Counts, andAnticleea Copeland.Front row, L to r: ConnieWestbrook, JerryWestbrook, Katy LeeGreele, Gladys Ditmore,and Norman Mark. Notshown: Walter Gillespie.Courtesy Gladys(Ditmore) Griffith

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District Champions 1944 – Girls Volleyball team. Back row, L to r:Mary Agnes Demere, Lucille Reed, and Dorothy Teel. Front row, Lto r: Betty Jean Plevans, Meve Lee Franklin, and Mina Young.Courtesy Mary Agnes (Demere) Norris

Kid Day, April 1, 1944 – Maypole dance. Schoolhouse and gym inbackground. Courtesy Mary Agnes (Demere) Norris

April 1, 1944, Seniors – Kid Day. Left to r: Rex Rabb, Jack Allard, Frank Rawlings, W. J. Teel, Buzz Young, Joyce Willis, L. C. Abbott,Billie Jean Snider, Effie Holsenbeck, Frances Cope, Aline Holsenbeck, Lucy Reed, Rose Lee Michalewiz, Mary Agnes Demere, and Mrs.Erma Lee Keeney, Teacher. Courtesy Mary Agnes (Demere) Norris

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1945 All-Tournament Basketball. Back row, L to r: Sherman Teel,Rachel Seal, John Fred Phillips, Gene Cope, and Coach DiddleYoung. Front row, L to r: Loyd Counts, Wallace Johnson, DickMiers, and J. E. Mikeska. Courtesy John Fred Phillips

Kid Day, April 1, 1945. Courtesy John Fred Phillips

Senior Class 1945.Back row, L to r:J. E. Mikeska,Sherman Teel,John Fred Phillips,Billy Reed, andLoyd Counts.Front row, L to r:Ina Butler, MeveLee Franklin,Dorothy Teel,Betty JeanPlevans, and BethRawlings.Courtesy JohnFred Phillips

Senior trip,1945.Courtesy JohnFred Phillips

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1945-1946 Junior Baseball Team with Coach Diddle Young. Standing, L to r: DavidJones, Percy Turner, Jackie Matthews, Harold Shaw, S. L. Tate, Jr., Dwaine Branham,and Coach Young. Front row, L to r: Len Ainsworth, Kenneth Shaw, and Gene Bannister.Courtesy S. L. Tate, Jr

Grades 5 & 6 Boys - 1945-1946. Left to r: ThomasEarnest, 6th; George W. Demere, 5th; and GarlandCates, 6th. Courtesy Earnest/McBride collection

Grades 5 & 6 (Girls) – 1945-1946. Left to r: June Turner, TommieOnstott, Anna Ruth Bryan, and JoAnn Counts. Courtesy Earnest/McBride collection

Mrs. Dixon, teacher forGrades 5 and 6, 1945-1946.Courtesy Earnest/McBridecollection

“The Womanless Wedding”starring Diddle Young and thebride, Gene Cope as theBridesmaid. Not shown is OscarDorsey who played the part of“Baby.” Presented April 1, 1946as a fund raising project of theHome Demonstration Club

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1946/1947 Grade SchoolBaseball Club, coached byWallace Lloyd Rumsey.Team players standing, L tor: Thomas Earnest, HilliardDitmore, Garland Cates, W.C. Seal, Douglas Hardcastle,C. W. Garner, Paul Leddy,and Charlie Cunniff. MiddleRow, L to r: Jimmy Hanson,Bob Rampy, and RobertElton Mims. Seated, L to r:Tommy Rampy, JerryBannister, Jay NelsonEarnest, Ronnie Green,Bobby Seal, George Demere,and Eugene Alexander

Pep Squad-1946-1947. Back row, L to r: Mrs. J.L. Carroll (teacher and coach), Laverne Hardcastle, Shirley Snider, Georgia Faye Smith,Viola Reed, Bessie Mae Shaw, Frances Birdwell, Betty Jo Phillips, Dorothy Hardcastle, Connie Kinkle, Helen Powell, and Nina RayHobbs. Second row, L to r: Tommie Onstott, Elizabeth Coleman, Ina Mae McPeek, Anna Ruth Bryan, Jo Ann Moreland, Malva Brown,Pat Plevans, Lorece Shaw, Dixie Ritter, Patricia Briggs, and June Turner. Front row, L to r: Jo Ann Williams, Bessie Dee Roberts, WandaTreadaway, Helen Jean McPeek, Delores Alexander, Eunice Holsenbeck, Jean Jones, Darlene Dimore, Maxine Abbott, Ann Clegg, JuneBrown, Billie Helen Posey, and Twinkle Nagy. Courtesy S. L. Tate, Jr

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1946 Football Team beat Mertzon 7 to 50 to win the Bi-District Championship. Standing L to r: David Jones #20; Bobby Brown; RobertTurner #10; Oscar Dorsey #12; Jackie Cates #14; Dick Miers; Robert Bannister #8; in white jersey #14 is S. L. Tate, Jr.; in white jersey #12is Percy Turner; and in black jersey #21 is Rachel Seal. Front row, R to l: Kenneth Shaw #13; Jackie Matthews #4; Harold Shaw #15; GeneCope #17; Gordon Westbrook; Len Ainsworth, Lynn Westbrook; and Coach Elvin Mathis. Courtesy S. L. Tate, Jr

1946/1947Football teamplayers – GordonWestbrook, GeneCope, OscarDorsey, DickMiers, RobertBannister, andRobert Turner.Courtesy RobertElton Mims

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1946/1947 Footballteam members – Backrow, L to r: JackieCates, Gene Cope,Rachel Seal, OscarDorsey, Dick Miers,Gordon Westbrook,Coach Elvin Mathis,and Robert Turner.Front row, L to r:Jackie Matthews, LenAinsworth, KennethShaw, RobertBannister, HaroldShaw, and LynnWestbrook. CourtesyRobert Elton Mims

Girls Vollyball Team – Bi-District. Standing L to r: Delores Alexander, Shirley Snider, Betty Jo Phillips, Frances Birdwell, Ann Clegg, JoAnn Moreland, Wanda Treadaway, Teacher and coach Mrs. J. L. Carroll. Front row, L to r: Pat Plevans, Jo Ann Williams, Jean Jones,Twinkle Nagy, and Elizabeth Coleman. Courtesy S. L. Tate, Jr

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WVSchool 1947-1948 OR’48-‘49Boys basketball team withMrs. Carroll as coach.Standing, L to r: Mrs. Carroll,Douglas Hardcastle, EugeneAlexander, Garland Cates,Thomas Earnest, MorganWestbrook, Henry Pope, andC. W. Garner. Front row, L tor: Jerry Bannister, RonnieGreen, Paul Leddy, George W.Demere, Unidentified, andRobert Elton Mims. CourtesyEugene and Gloria (Shaw)Alexander

1949-1950 – Boys 4-H Club – Back row, standing, L to r: BillWestbrook, George Weddell, Franklin Plagens, Thomas Earnest, andFred Hale. Middle row, standing, L to r: Morgan Westbrook, HenryPope, Jay Nelson Earnest, Douglas Hardcastle, Paul, Leddy, andEugene Alexander. Front row, seated, L to r: Jr. Bradford, RobertMims, James Tweedle, Mike Morris, Don Cliff, and Ronnie Green.Courtesy Eugene and Gloria (Shaw) Alexander

Graduating Seniors – Class of 1953-1954. Standing, left to r: RobertMims, Leslie Johnson, Ben Jackson, Bill Humble, Floyd Hale, andDon Williams. Seated, L to r: Helen Benson, Martha Alexander,Romonda Goodwin, Gloria Shaw, and ????Senior Class Sponsor,Peggy Lewis????? Courtesy Gloria (Shaw) Alexander

Boys basketball team with Mrs. Carroll as coach. Standing, L to r:Mrs. Carroll, Douglas Hardcastle, Eugene Alexander, Garland Cates,Thomas Earnest, Morgan Westbrook, Henry Pope, and C. W. Garner.Front row, L to r: Jerry Bannister, Ronnie Green, Paul Leddy, GeorgeW. Demere, Unidentified, and Robert Elton Mims. Courtesy Eugeneand Gloria (Shaw) Alexander

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Football Team, 1949, withCoach James Edwards. Backrow, L to r: Henry Pope,Morgan Westbrook, DonGoodwin, Bill Westbrook,Franklin Plagens, CoachJames Edwards, GeorgeWeddell, Wayne Wood, FredHale, Jack Willis, and JaySpears. Front row, L to r:George W. Demere, EugeneAlexander, and Charles MayCourtesy Eugene and Gloria(Shaw) Alexander

1950 Boys Basketball Team, coached by H. L. Parks Back row,standing, L to r: Max Belvin, Fred Hale, Neal Harbison, BomarFincher, John Newman, William Michum, and Coach Parks. Frontrow, standing, L to r: Paul Leddy, Henry Pope, Benny Jackson, BillHumble, Eugene Alexander, George Demere, and MorganWestbrook. Kneeling, Leslie Johnson. Courtesy Eugene AndGloria (Shaw) Alexander

Martha Alexander is standingby the Water Valley Depot inthis photo dated September 1,1951. Courtesy Gloria (Shaw)Alexander

Lanelle Bohne is standing onthe platform of the WaterValley Depot in this photodated October 1951. CourtesyGloria (Shaw) Alexander

MissEugeniaNeeley,Englishteacher, isstanding bythe WaterValley Depotin 1951.CourtesyGloria(Shaw)Alexander

Classes wereheld in the WaterValley Depotduring theremodeling ofthe schoolhousein 1951-1952.Courtesy Gloria(Shaw)Alexander

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Boy Scout Troop with John Bush, Scoutmaster, in the 1950s. Left tor: Jay Nelson Earnest, Jimmy Cook, Jerry Bannister, and CharlesMay. Courtesy Ina (Butler) Dudley

Cub Scouts-1949-1950. Back row, L to r: Don Goodwin, Jr. Bradford,Gerald Earnest, H. C. Moreland, Milton Counts, Leslie Martin, andFred Hale. Middle row, L to r: Paul Leddy, Jay Nelson Earnest,Ronnie Green, and James Tweedle. Front row, L to r: DeweyBannister, Jack Kirkpatrick, Blake Forehand, Bo Gunter, LeslieTurner, and Don Clift. Courtesy Robert Elton Mims

Grade School Football – 1949-1950. Back, l to r: Bill Humble,Douglas Hardcastle, and James Brown. Front row, L to r: RobertElton Mims, Jay Nelson Earnest, Don Clift, Paul Leddy, and RonnieGreen. Courtesy Robert Elton Mims

Grade School Basketball – 1949-1950. Standing L to r: Jimmy Cook,Jay Nelson Earnest, Paul Leddy, Antonio Juarez, and Boyd Wright.Front row, L to r: James Tweedle, Jerry Bannister, Bill Humble, RonnieGreen, and Robert Elton Mims. Courtesy Robert Elton Mims

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Graduating Seniors – Class of 1953-1954. Standing, left to r: Robert Mims, Leslie Johnson, Ben Jackson, Bill Humble, Floyd Hale, andDon Williams. Seated, L to r: Helen Benson, Martha Alexander, Romonda Goodwin, Gloria Shaw, and Senior Class Sponsor, PeggyLewis. Courtesy Gloria (Shaw) Alexander

Water Valley School Bus, Earnest Jude, Owner

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