1917

Corsicana High School
Classmates
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas


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Corsicana High Classmates Index || 1917 Corsican Yearbook

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Martha Alexander
Latin Club, '16, '17; Old Maid's Club, '16; Athletic Association; Captain Girls' Basketball, '17.
This lady is both bright and fair, And has the gift to know it.  But the thing that most puzzles her, Is soe new way to show it.
 
Louise Alford
Choral Club, '13, '14, '15; Home Economics Club, '16, '17; Science Club, '17.
My ideas will never trouble me.
 
William Chilcoat
Secretary High School Club, '15, '16; Secretary Science Club, '16, President Orchestra, '16, '17; Assistant Secretary Bryan Debating Club, '16, '17; Assistant Manager THE CORSICAN, '16; Football, '16; Captain Company A.
A native with native originality.
William M. Chilcoat
Jul 7, 1899 - Jul 31, 1918

Obituary; Oakwood Cemetery
Eva Cobb
Secretary and Treasurer of Junior Class, '15, '16; of Senior, '16; of Old Maids Club, '15, '16.
A rare compound of rarity, frolic and fun.
 
Joseph Daniel
Football, '15, '16; Basketball, '16, '17; Athletic Manager, Junior Class, '15; Senior Class, '17; Track, '16; High School Club, '16, '17; Science Club '17; Senior Yell Leader, '17; Second Lieutenant Company C.
Silent, but none the less effective.
Joseph Stephen. Daniel, Jr.
May 29, 1897 - Sep 8, 1968
Bur Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery;
Married Mary Louise; WWI Veteran
Winnie Lee Davis
Vice President Junior Class, '16; Vice President Senior Class, '17; Senior Class Editor, THE CORSICAN.
She has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.
Winnie Lee (Davis) Rankin
Sep 4, 1898 - Mar 3, 1991
Married Charles D. Rankin on Jun 10, 1920
Obituary; Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
Margaret Davis
President A.Y.L.I., '17; Basketball,'17; Vice President Senior Class, '17.
She puts the whispering leaves of thought to show how her full bloom flower.
 
Garrett Drummond
Bryan Debating Club, '15, '16, '17; Athletic Association, '15, '16, '17; Editor-in-Chief THE CORSICAN, '17; Assistant Editor THE CORSICAN, '16; High School Club, '16, '17; Science Club, '17; Major Batalion, '17.
An Ambitions boy whose dream is about to be realized in the Land of Liberty.

Garrett Bartlett Drummonds
Apr 15, 1898 in Navarro Co TX  - Feb 23, 1967 Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co NM
Married Frances Elizabeth Rigdon
Served WWI; Attended West Point; Lt Col, US Army; At rest at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe NM

Stanley L. Eddins
Rep. Junior Decl., '13; President Soph. Class, '14, '15; Secretary Bryan Debating Club, '15; Pres. Junior Class, '16; Vice Pres. Ath. Asso., '16; Rep. Senior Decl., '16; Won Allyn Medal for Debate, '16; Pres. Senior Class, '16; Rep. in Debate, '17; Business Manager THE CORSICAN, '17.
Good nature, energy and personal force are his most notable qualities.
Stanley L. Eddins
July 27, 1897 - Feb 23, 1973
buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, Midland, Midland Co., TX
Ruby Gallahar
Vice President Freshman Class, '14; Home Economics Club, '15.
Nothing to say, but much to think of.
Ruby Gallahar
Dec 23, 1897 - Oct 2, 1939
buried at Clifton Cemetery, Clifton, Bosque Co., TX
Elsie Maude Garner
Member Orchestra, '15, '16, '17.
Her modesty is a candle to her merit.
 
Lloyd Hamilton
Secretary-Treasurer Senior Class, '17; President Science Club, '17; First Lieutenant and Adjutant Battalion, '17.
Large oaks from small acorns grow.
 
Elen Jackson
Vice President Class, '15; Pres. Home Economics Club, '17; Secretary Latin Club, '16; Secretary Class '16.
Here is both beauty and brains.
 
Abie Jacobs
Bryan Debating Club, '15, '16, '17; Assistant Secretary Debating Club, '15, '16; Latin Club, '16, '17.
Wise men talk little.
 
Ida Levine
Senior Class Play, '17.
Happy as the day is long.
 
Wm. Lawrence McGill
Pres. Senior Class, '17; Director Minstrel, '16, '17; Student-Faculty Council, '16; Assistant Bus. Mgr. THE CORSICAN, '17; Mgr. Baseball, '16; Pres. Debating Club, '16; Sect'y. Debating Club, '14, '15; Sect'y Athletic Association, '13, '14; Yel Leader, '15; Vice President Orchestra, '15; Vice President Orchestra, '15; Supply Officer Battalion, '17.
Little head, little wit; big head, not a bit.
Wm. Lawrence McGill
Aug 19, 1899 - Jan 5, 1959
Obituary; WWI Veteran; Oakwood cemetery
Corinne McClure
Latin Club, '14, '15; Home Economics Club, '16, '17; Orchestra, '16, '17.
She's gentle, she's shy; but there's mischief in her eye.
 
Augusta McGlohen
A.Y.L.I., '15, '16, '17; Science Club, '17.
By her devotion to her books, and coldness to society, she laid in stock of learning that won her notoriety.
 
Lu Rainey Oldham
President Home Economics Club, '17; President A.Y.L.I., '17; Treasurer Home Economics Club, '17.
She's as prone to mischief as she is able to perform it.
 
Nona Purifoy
Secretary Science Club, '17; Member Science Club, '16, '17.
She is quiet and meek, with a demure air.
 
Caroline Robinson
Member Choral Club, '15, '16, '17; Member Science Club, '16, '17; Member Home Economics Club '16, '17.
Talking comes by nature; silence by wisdom.
 
Zelma Rosson
Latin Club, '16, '17; Science Club, '17.
Most pleasant at just meeting, and improves each time.
 
Aaron Samuels
Salutatorian
Tennis Club, '16; Science Club, '17; Athletic Association, '16.

If silence were riches, thou wouldst be a millionaire.
Aaaron Samuels
Feb 23, 1900 - Feb 27, 1977
Obituary; Hebrew Cemetery
Robert Stell
Debating Club, '17; Secretary Debating Club '17; Science Club, '17; High School Club, '16, '17; Second Lieutenant Company B.
Big in all things but his body.
Robert Stell, Jr.
Sep 7, 1900 - Sep 10, 1981 in San Angelo, Tom Green Co. TX; Married Evelyn Babers
buried at Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
Annie Story
Vice-Pres. Home Economics Club, '16; Old Maid's Club, '16.
Graciously graceful and gracefully gracious.
 
Allee Thompson
Latin Club, '15, 16; Home Economics Club, '16, '17.
A small thing not to be despised.
 
Al. T. Underwood
Baseball, '16, '17; Footbal, '16; Basketball, '17; Vice President Science Club '17; High School Club, '16, '17; Debating Club, '16, '17.
Always successful in his undertakings.
 
Earle Varnell
Basketball, '16, '17; Tennis, '15, '16; Secretary Debating Club, '17; Vice President High School Club, '17; Latin Club, '16, '17; First Lieutenant Company B; Rep. Tennis, '17.
He is slow to action, but sure to complete every undertakins.
Earle Henry Varnell
Sep 15, 1897 - Dec 14, 1969
Married Estelle Torno & Evelyn H. (UNKNOWN) Varnell
Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro Co., TX
Luther Wells
President Science Club, '17; President Latin Club, '17; Assistant manager Basketball, '17; Basketball, '17; Athletic Association, '17; Captain Company B.
An enterprising young man who has a promising future.
 
Jewell Williams
Latin Club, '16; A.Y.L.I., '17; Home Economics Club, '17.
I like boys; I really think I do.
 
Minnie Witherspoon
Latin Club, '16, '17; A.Y.L.I., '16, '17; Tennis Club, '16.
Genial and affable -- Not the most laughable -- Bright as the sun at noon; You know Miss Witherspoon !
Minnie Persons (Witherspoon) Hudnall
Sep 20, 1899 - Sep 23, 1993
buried at Old Chatfield Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro Co., TX
Note: Stone is located in the adjacent Hodge Family Cemetery to the immediate left of the main cemetery
Joe Wolens
Orchestra '14, '15, '16, '17; Bryan Debating Club, '16, '17; Science Club, '16, '17; Science Club, '16, '17; Athletic Association, '16, '17; Tennis Club, '16; Assistant Manager THE CORSICAN, '17; Treasurer Debating Club, '17; Librarian, Orchestra, '16, '17.
Joe has a turn for business; his actions are prompt, decisive, and always right.
Joe Wolens
Oct 31, 1899 - Dec 26, 1946
h/o Marie (Rudberg) Wolens
buried at the Hebrew Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
Elbert Woods
Orchestra, '14, '15, '16, '17; Tennis Club, '14, '15; Student-Faculty Council; Captain Company C.
A friend true and tried; a man to be trusted.
Joseph Elbert Woods
Obituary; Corpus Christi cemetery; WW 1; h/o Lydia Caroline (Schroeder) Woods, s/o Joseph Orlando Woods and Catherine (Smith) Woods

Harvey Young
Latin Club, '15, '16; High School Club, '15, '16; Science Club, '17.

Quite and reliable.

 

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