Parry McCluer High School - Parrimac Yearbook (Buena Vista, VA)

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Senior Will We, the Seniors of '61, being of sound mind, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. To ‘ole Parry McCluer we leave the many wonderful times and memories that we have had. To the Juniors we leave our doubtful honor and so called privileges of being Seniors. Tothe Sophomore Class we leave our cheer- ful ways and athletic ability. To the Freshmen Class we leave our high scholastic standards. To the Eighth Grade Class we leave our patience and ability to be Seniors. Ronnie Agnor wills his size to A.G. Bryant. Joseph Barger wills his halfback position on the football team to Mike Byers. Robert Brads wills his ability to be the first one home for lunch to his brother, Steve. Tommy Dickinson wills his taxi service to Lits' to Dicky Lewis. Eugene Dixon wills his ability to get out of study hall to his sister, Sue. James Higginbottom wills his ability, what- ever it is, to anybody that wants it. Ernest Hostetter wills his brother, Tommy, his ability to get through school. Richard Hudson wills his size to Dicky Lewis. Johnny Huffman wills his quiet personality to Jackie Tomlinson. Larry Huffman wills his ability to play bas- ketball and hunt at the same time to Billy Seay. Horace Keiser wills the cigarette butts be- hind Lits to Butch'' Wheeler and Harry Cash. Ed Allen Kirkpatrick wills a wagon to Bill Updike. Get on, won't you? William Lotts wills his ability to get along with State Troopers to anyone who needs it. Richard Loughhead leaves his ability to make speeches at Pep Rallies to ''Fook ’ Manuel. Jerry Miller wills his ability to ride to school everyday to anyone who has to walk. Curtis Montgomery wills two books, a mystery andan adventure, which are Solid Geom- etry and Physics, to Bill Updike. Greg Paynter wills his book ''How to Produce a School Newspaper to the new co-editors of the Parrimac. Franklin Rowsey wills his height to Judy Farris. Wayne Shafer wills his ability to do Algebra to his brother, ''Babe . Thomas Smith wills his ability to have a car to drive to school everyday to John Widdifield. James McNally wills his ability to stay out of trouble to Jimmy Greene. Tommy Sorrels wills his ability to graduate to his brother, Roy Lee. Donald Sylvester wills the answers inhis solid geometry book to Wendell Coleman. 24 Basil Tripp wills his right end position on football team to ''Fook ' Manuel. Revo Williams wills his ability to pump gas to Jackie Tomlinson. Joseph Wilson leaves his position on the approved list at Southern Sem to anyone that wants ite Irene Arthurs wills her seat in first period Gov't. Class to Jane Ewers. Audrey Burch wills her ability to eat and not gain weight to Alice Wheeler. Peggy Entsminger wills her ability to have a job after school to anybody who wants one. Dreama Flint wills her size to Joann Bono, Patricia Floyd wills her math book and good times at Parry McCluer to her brother, 'Butch . Hazel Garrett wills her science book to her sister, Virginia. Jane Garrett wills her ability to go steady to Joan Flint. Donna Glass wills her ability to g in Mr. Coleman's class to Billy Buchanan. Gwendolyn Huffman wills her timid, bashful ways to her sister, Gloria. Delores Humphries wills cheerleading to her sister, Midge. MarjoryJewell wilis her school clothes from Cato's to Betsy Gilbert. Joyce Mohler wills her ability to get through school to her brother, Buddy . Martha Lou McCormick wills her job as Mr. Downing's secretary to Donna Plunkett. Peggy McElroy wills her height to Sue Dixon. Susan O'Connell wills her place in the Beta Club to her sister, Linda. Mary Rivers wills all of her English themes in Mr. Coleman's class to her brother, Milton and if there are any extras he can give them to her sister, Betty. Lottie Schart wills her height to Boots Gilbert. Linda Secrist wills her ability to be the only girl in Physics class to Carol Ann Berry. Mary Lou Smith wills her ability to make A's in Home Ec. for 3 years to her niece, Diane Smith. Patricia Snyder wills her two hours of piano practice a day to Sue Janney. Edith Spence wills her future trip to Disney- land to Mr. K . Billie Jean Tomlinson wills her ability to make mistakes to people who think they don't. Mary Lou Williams wills her book How to Produce a School Newspaper to the new co- editors of the Parrimac. Carolyn Wiseman wills her typing speed to her sister, Ruth. Mary Wood wills her seat in Government class to her sister, Doris.

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CURTIS TOLLEY MONTGOMERY, JR: Beta Club '60,'61 (Reporter); Art Club '60 (Re- porter). MARTHA LOU McCORMICK: Cheerleader '59,'60,'61 (Capt.); Glee Club '57,'58,'59,'60, ‘61 (Lib.); Pep Club '58,'59,'60,'61; Home Ec Club '58,'59,'60 (Sec.); Beta Club '59,'60, 61; S.C.A. Council '60; Junior Red Cross Council '57,'60 (Pres.); G.A.A. '57; Foren- sics '59,'60; F.B.L.A. '59. PEGGY LOIS McELROY: Majorette '56,'57; Home Ec Club '56 (Sec.),'57,'59,'60, (V- Pres.); Pep Club '58 (Pres.), '59,'60,'61; Health Day Princess '59; Beta Club '60,'61; Annual Staff (Editor); Homecoming Queen 1C0;2h. BGA, 709° GALA, '57; JAMES HENRY McNALLY: Baseball '58, '59; Basketball '58; Art Club '60; Glee Club ASW SUSAN ANN O'CONNELL: Home Ec Club '57, 08; Pep Club '58,'59,'60,'61; Health Day Princess '58; F.B.L.A.'59; Beta Club '60,'61. GREGORY PUTNAM PAYNTER: Band '57, '58; Football '56,'57,'58,'59,'60; Basketball LOU m Ol, Daseballs'd7,'59,°59:'60- Jr. Class (V. Pres.); S.C.A.'59 (Treas.); Health Day Es- cort '60; Beta Club '59,'60,'61; Monogram Club '60,'61; Co-Editor of Parrimac News. MARY CASH RIVERS: Art Club '56,'57 (Re- porter), '59,'60; (S.C.A. rep.) '60 (Pres.); Lib. Club '56,'57; Band '56,'57; G.A.A. '56,'57; S.C.A. Council '59,'60; Pep Club '57,'59,'60, ‘61; Forensics '59,'60. FRANKLIN DOUGLAS ROWSEY: LOTTIE McKEEN SCHART: G.A.A. '57,'58, '09,'60,'61; Library Club '60,'61; Home Ec Club '58. LINDA MAE SECRIST: G.A.A.'57,'58,'59 (V. Pres.), '61(Pres.); Beta Club'59 ,'60(V. Pres.) 61; S.C.A. Council '60,'61; Annual Staff; Forensics '59,'60,'61; Library Club '58,'59, 60,161; Pep Club '58,'59,'60,'61. WAYNE MARSHALL SHAFER: Basketball'58 (Mgr.), '60 (Mgr.); Homecoming escort '60. MARY LOU SMITH: Home Ec Club '57,'59, '60 (Pres.); G.A.A. '57,'58,'59 (Treas.), '60 (Pres.); Art Club '58,'60; Pep Club '58,'59, '60,'61; Jr. Red Cross Council '60 (Sec. Treas.). THOMAS WALTER SMITH: Football '57. PATRICIA McKEAN SNYDER: G.A.A. '59; 23 Forensics '59; Health Day Princess '59,'60; Glee Club '59,'60,'61; Beta Club '60,'61 (Sec. Ie S.)eo-C.A a COUnCI mLOU 0) Aor. Class Secretary; Girls State; Annual Staff; Home- coming Attendant '60; Pep Club'61 (reporter); The Parrimac News (Bus. Mgr.) '61. THOMAS EUGENE SORRELS: Baseball '57. EDITH LORRAINE SPENCE: Annual Staff; Beta Club '59,'60,'61; Forensics '59,'60,'61; Lib. Club'58,'59,'60,'61; Pep Club '58,'59,'60, 61; G.A.A. '57,'58,'59 (Sec.)'60 (Treas.), '61; Sophomore Class Treas.; Jr. Class Pres.; S.C. A. Council '60; Girls State. DONALD HARDING SYLVESTER: S.C.A. Council '60,'61 (Pres.); Monogram Club '59, '60,'61 (Pres.); Glee Club '60; Football '58, 199,'60; Track '59,'60; Jr. Class Treas.; Forensics '59,'60,'61; Beta Club '60,'61; Boys State. BILLIE JEAN TOMLINSON: G.A.A. '57,'58, '59,'60 (Sec.); '61 (V. Pres.); Home Ec Club '58; Jr. Red Cross Council '57; Pep Club '58,'59,'60 (Treas.), '61; Forensics '59, '60; F.B.L.A. 59; Glee Club '57,'58,'59;'60,'61; S.C.A. Council '60; Beta Club '60,'61. BASIL RAY TRIPP: Football '56,'57,'58,'59, '60; Basketball '58,'59,'60,'61; Baseball '57, '98,'59,'61; Monogram Club '59,'60,'61 (V. Pres.); Art Club '61; Band. MARY LOU WILLIAMS: Beta Club '59,'60, '61 (Co-Ed. Parrimac News); S.C.A. Council '59,'60 (V. Pres.), '61 (V. District Chair- man); Forensics, '59,'60,'61; Annual Staff; Home Ec Club '58; G.A.A. '57,'58,'59,'60; Pep Club '58,'59,'60 (Pres.), '61; Jr. Red Cross Council '57,'59; Sophomore Class Pres.; Jr. Class Sec.; Girls State; Glee Club '59,'60 (Treas.), '61. DENNIS REVO WILLIAMS: Art Club '59. JOSEPH RAY WILSON: Football '56,'57,'58, '60; Track '59; Monogram Club '59,'60,'61; Beta Club '60,'61;Forensics '59,'60,'61; Annual Staff. CAROLYN LUCILLE WISEMAN: Home Ec Club '58,'60; Library Club '58,'60,'61. MARY ELIZABETH WOOD: Home Ec Club 60.

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Class Prophecy The year - 1981 and the class of '61 has just had its 20 year reunion. It was so wonderful to see all the old gang and discover what they are doing with the excellent training they received at Parry McCluer. We find that Ronnie Agnor who was always singing and strumming for us, has finally reached the Big Time with a new hit record. Irene Arthurs joined the United States Air Force, and from all appearances she may be the next President of the United States. Joe Barger, that lover of sports, has won great fame as a sports writer for the New York Times. Remember how Bobby Brads used to blast off from the schoolat lunchtime? He misfired one day and is now onthe moon where he has just opened a new Brads' Esso Station. Audrey Burch was made publisher and editor-in- chief of the Buena Vista News just last week. Tommy Dickinson is now head plumber at the Dickin- son and Cole Plumbing Shop. Gene Dixon, who was always collecting Indian arrow heads, is now living ona reservation in Oklahoma. We get an occasional smoke signal from Gene. Peggy Entsminger, a whiz at shorthand, now writes home in LONGhand from the Congo where electrical engineers are in such demand. Drema Flint, one of the lucky girls who always had a summer job, liked money so well that she stayed in the banking business and is now President of the First Nation- al Bank. Pat Floyd is flying high with her Air Force man. She stops off to wave at us every now and then. Hazel Garrett who worked in the cafeteria and Dairy Bar became head dietician at Parry McCluer. Jane Garrett became secretary to the President of the First National Bank. Donna Glass, who was so interested in sports cars, manufactured the first American sports car, and has become a millionairess. Jimmy Higginbotham finally made it. He became head grease monkey at Higginbotham's Triangle Service Station. Ernest Hostetter, Jerry Miller, and J ohnny Huffman, who always ran together have taken the place of Curly, Moe, and Joe. Richard Hudson finally finished school at V.P.I. and has returned as head football coach at Parry McCluer. Gwendolyn Huffman who loved peanuts now lives on a peanut plantation way down South. Larry Huffman, better known as Beaver , is now building dams for the U.S. Government. Marjory Jewell, who always had such fabulous par- ties, now manages the Stork Club in New York'City, — Remember how Horace Keiser used to pester every- one? Well, he's now working for a pest control campany. Ed Allen Kirkpatrick, known for his wild bongo beat- ing, is now sending messages through the Congo. Bill Lotts went to North Carolina State to study nuclear physics and then went right into nuclear research. We're expecting great things from Billy any day! Richard Loughhead, better known as Dutch, is now in Holland oiling windmills and planting tulips. 25 Joyce Mohler is now raising a family of little pests. Curtis Montgomery has become General Manager of the 200 Valley Stores in the United States. Peggy McElroy who was our Pep Club President opened her own Sport Booster Shop. James McNally is still plunking his guitar and back- ing up Ronnie Agnor and his big hits. Susan O'Connell just madeatriptothe moon. Wonder why ? Gregory Paynter had to live up to his name. Greg is now painting bill boards throughout the country for Tommy Tucker, that delicious drink. Mary Rivers went on to college and is now teaching and taking care of her growing family. Remember Franklin Rowsey who came to B.V. from Fairfield? He decided that he liked the country best and now has his own dairy farm. Just think - that Sealtest Milk you drink may come from Franklin's cows! Lottie Schart who excelled in shorthand now holds the world's record shorthand speed at 1,000 words per minute. Linda Secrist who loved those physics problems of Mr. Figgers is now teaching physics at PMHS. Remember how intensely Wayne Shafer disliked girls? He is now running his own modeling agency. Mary Lou Smith, our Sonja Henji of roller skates, now owns the Meadow View Roller Rink. Tommy Smith, who got so much experience while working at the Rockbridge theatre is now a Hollywood director. Patricia Snyder went to Southern Seminary and has just won the title of Best Artist o f the 20th Century. Tommy Sorrels, who disliked Sunday School so much, has become a minister, We find Edith Spence back at ole Parry McCluer teaching English. Don Sylvester - that cat who loved animals, is now a veternarian, Billie Jean Tomlinson married a Gardner and is now busy raising her own little plants. Basil Tripp has returned to PMHS as head basket- ball coach. Revo Williams became President of the Gulf Oil Company. After living the life of a wild W L mink , Joe Wilson became a Navy Lieutenant. Remember how confused Carolyn Wiseman stayed in Mr. Coleman's English class over those big words? She has now put them to every day use as she is a beat- nik. Mary Wood, who failed every math test, is now pro- fessor of mathematics at Harvard University. Bunny Humphries, Martha Lou McCormick, and Mary Lou Williams all became teachers and are now living to- gether in Richmond inanapartment. Westill drive around in an old black chevy. Yes, my classmates have all done well in just twenty short years. Why just think of what fame we will have accomplished by 2001! Mary Lou Williams