Thursday, August 29, 1974
MHS Class of ‘54
Marlinton High School Class of 1954 recently held its 20-year reunion. Those in attendance were, back row, l to r: Roger K. Pryor, Mary Currence Daugherty, Joann Beverage Gardner, Patricia Landis McNeill, Martin Bell, Doris Weatherholt, Samuel Barlow, Nancy Pennybacker Rose, Dorothy Weatherholt Kellison, Phyllis Schumaker Merrill, Robert Shields, William Shifflett, Ronald Moses. Middle row: Doris Cooper Lustine, Charlotte Nottingham Deputy, Opal Green Buzzard, Freda Underwood Thompson, Barbara Varney Kelley, Mary Bowers Workman, Shirley Kelley Smith, Nancy Currence Kopf, Marilyn Ryder Alvaro, Adele Friel Loudermilk, Nancy Yeager Stokes. Front row: Ward Jackson, Richard Sharp, Fred Burns, Jr., Robert Hannah, and Class Sponsor Charles E. McElwee.
BIRTH
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Billy N. Cook, of Marlinton a son, Christopher Michael.
DEATHS
Harry Bernard Ryder, 66, of Clover Lick; born at Green Bank, a son of Iva Florence Ervine and William H. Ryder. Funeral service was held from the Methodist Church in Clover Lick with burial in the Stony Bottom Cemetery.
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Forrest C. (Jack) Sharp, 65, of Marlinton; born at Dunmore, the son of Mrs. Lola K. Sharp, of Marlinton, and the late Charles A. Sharp. Funeral service from the Marlinton Presbyterian Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Everett W. Ruckman, 88, born on Knapps Creek, a son of the late W. G. and Mary C. Landis Ruckman. He farmed in that community most of his life and was a member of the Mount Carmel United Methodist Church. Funeral service from the Marlinton United Methodist Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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David N. Moore, 79, of Durbin; a farmer and lifelong resident of Durbin and veteran of World War I. Funeral service from the Bethel United Methodist Church on Back Mountain with burial in the church cemetery.
HUMOR FROM THE TREASURE CHEST
Usually, the fellow with money to burn ends up sifting through the ashes.
Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than proper upbringing, a sound set of values – and witnesses.
The announcement that there are 48 million unmarried adults in this country gives you some idea of the vast market for electric blankets.
