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Front Cover
Inside Front Left &
Right Cover
Entrance of BGHS and
Seniors
Page 1
The Monarch ‘61
Page 2 &
Page 3
Looking Back to The Contents
Page 4
The Monarch Staff – Editor – Carol McSpadden,
Asst. Editor – Elaine Blair, Business Manager –
Rebecca Richardson, Asst. Bus. Mgr. – Wanda Harris,
Class Editor – Nellie Grace Fuller, Asst. Class
Editor – Polly Grounds, Sports Editor – Patsy
Worsham, Asst. Sports Editor – Don Hale, Society
Editor – Adelaide McCormick, Asst. Society Editor- Linda Mahone, Activities Editor –
Patricia Barham,
Asst Activities Editor –
Jimmie Ann Jones, Snapshot
Editors – Jon DeRusha, Asst Snapshot Editor – Jerry Blake Thompson, Publicity Editor – Johnnie Mae
Daniel, Corresponding Secretary – Carolyn Ward
Page 5
Dedication – Will Frederick
Page 6
Snapshot – Pep rally; Cheerleaders; Co-Captains – Lyndon Parks & Jimmy Page,
Sweetheart –
Jimmie Ann Jones; Football Team & Sweetheart
Page 7
Faculty ‘61
Page 8
Superintendent – Grady A. Finch, Jr.
Page 9
Faculty - Superintendent – Grady A. Finch, Jr. ,
High School Principal – Ralph Dean Vinson, Grade
School Principal – W. A. Haden, English – Mrs. G. E.
(Ruth) Ramsey, Sr.; Commercial – Mrs. Billy
(Wanda) Gillen, Mathematics – Mrs. J. O. (Mary Ann)
McSpadden, Homemaking – Miss Opel Allmon, Agriculture
– Ralph Page, Science – W. P. Orme
Page 10
Faculty – Coach & 7th Grade – Bobby
Doyle Tipping, 8th Grade – Miss Beatrice
Price, 5th Grade – Miss Ollie Campbell, 4th
Grade – Mrs. Hollis (Bea) Pitts, 3rd Grade –
Mrs. J. U. (Clelialee) Page, 2nd
Grade – Mrs. Billy (Helen) Butler, 1st Grade –
Mrs. Raymond ( Geneva) Worsham, Music Teacher – Mrs.
Lula Westbrook, Librarian – Mrs. Ruby Thornton
Page 11
Classes ‘61
Page 12
Senior Class Officers – President – Jimmy Page,
Vice President – Robert Drain, Secretary –
Patricia Barham, Treasurer- Carol McSpadden, Reporter-
Adelaide McCormick
Page 13
Seniors –
Patricia Barham, Billy Bell, Elaine
Blair, Mary Ann Cagle, Johnnie Mae Daniel
Page 14
Seniors – Jon DeRusha,
Martin DeRusha, Robert
Drain, Nellie Grace Fuller, Polly Grounds, Don Hale
Page 15
Seniors – Jimmy Hall, Wanda Harris,
Jimmie Ann Jones, Linda Mahone, Adelaide McCormick,
Joe “Buddy” McGraw
Page 16
Seniors – Carol McSpadden, Gerald McSpadden,
Ralph McSpadden, Jimmy Page, Lyndon Parks, James Raley
Page 17
Seniors – Sharon Rasco, Rebecca “Becky”
Richardson, Jerry Blake Thompson, Carolyn Ward, Charles “Chuck”
Warren, Patsy Worsham
Page 18
Junior Class Officers – President – Jimmy Haden,
Vice President – Betty Coker, Secretary - Sue
Farmer, Treasurer- Larry Green, Reporter- Jody
Owen
Page 19
Juniors – Katherine Armstrong, Walter Arnett,
Jerry Bell, Betty Bramall, Betty Coker, Ray Ellis, Sue Farmer,
Larry Green, Jimmy Haden
Page 20
Juniors – Don Helms, Edd Hill, Jimmy Nicholson,
Mary North, Jo Carolyn Owen, Johnny Pattison, Jimmy Pinales,
Eddie Rhodes, Roger Seely, Janice Vest
Page 21
Sophomore Class Officers – President – Terry
Brown, Vice Presicent –
Brenda
Allen, Secretary –
Billy Tipping, Treasurer – Robert Luther, Reporter-
Joyce Minatra
Page 22
Sophomores –
Brenda
Allen, Billy Ray Bell, Walter Biggar, Sarah Britton, Terry Brown, Carolyn Bryant, Carolyn
Carroll, Jackie Lynn Farish, LaVonne Fitzgerald
Page 23
Sophomores – David Frederick, Garland Gantt, Jill
Haden, Joe Helms, Leonard LaSalle, Robert Luther,
Patsy Melton, Ptricia Miller, Carolyn Minefee, Patsy Minefe
Page 24
Sophomores – Joyce Minatra, Ogla Pinales, Sue
Richards, Linda Slater, Melba Staggs, Ronny Stewart, Billy
Tipping, Betty Whitener, Marcus Williams, Charles Worsham
Page 25
Freshman Class Officers – President- Stan Dugan,
Vice President – Doug Holliefield, Secretary &
Treasurer – Ray Whitener, Reporter – Marsha
Childress
Page 26
Freshmen – Patsy Boyd, Sue Britton, Harold
Burleson, Marsha Childress, George Ann Drain,
Mike Drain, Stan
Dugan, Dwayne Grounds, David Haden, Gayle Hobbs, Doug Holliefield, Ronald
Hollingsworth
Page 27
Freshmen –
Jerry Lee Jones, Danny Mahone, Doris
Ann McGraw, Jerry Mack McGraw, Sherry Meadows, Oda Lee Minefee,
Tommy Nevill, Gloria Phillips, Patrick Seely, Sharon Watkins, Jimmy Stewart,
Ray Whitener
Page 28
SnapShots
Page 29
Grades ‘61
Page 30
Junior High Class Officers – Eighth Grade -
President – Bill Gillen, Vice President – Jane
Garrison, Secretary &Treasurer – Carlos Warren,
Reporters –Patsy Barham & Donald Lloyd Boyd
Seventh Grade – President – Diane Ragan, Vice President –
Betty Brown, Secretary – George Adams, Treasurer
– Jerry Carroll, Reporters –Donna Warren & Ross Rhodes
Page 31
Eighth Grade – Mary Anderson, Patsy Barham,
Donald Lloyd Boyd, Bobby Brown, Judy Burleson, Barbara Collier,
Carol Dyess, Jane Garrison, Bill Gillen, Pat Green, Linda Hall, Toni
Humphries, Jimmy Johnson, Alvin McClure, Sandy McClure, Joyce
McCulloch, Donny Minefee, Johnny Minefee, Barbara Morgan, Hugh Nicholson, Eddie
Page, Dolores Pinales, Gilda Reed, Linda Reid, Marguerite
Rhodes, Pat Scales, Jo Ann Tipping, Carlos Warren, Gary Watkins, Kay Watson, Wanda Whitner,
Bonnie Whitfield
Page 32
Seventh Grade – George Adams, Linda Adams, Jane
Armstrong, Ruby Boyd, Maggie Boyd, Polly Bramall, Betty Brown,
Marilyn Bryant, Bill Carroll, Jerry Carroll, Charles Collier, Verlan Ewing, Jimmy
Fuller, Judy Green, Royce Haggard, Frankie Horton, Danny Ray
Jones, Ronald Lynch, Gary McGraw, John Edward McGraw, Brenda
Minze, Dan Nicholson, Tommy
North, Eusevia Ortega, Joyce Phillips, Mary Pricer, Diane Ragan,
Ross Rhodes, Paulette Raley, David Tipping, Dean Vinson, Donna
Warren, Don Whitener, Phyllis
Williams
Page 33
Sixth Grade – David Adams, Willie Arnett, Vickie
Barham, Danny Cobb, LaVonne DeRusha, Peggy Farmer, Tommy Gantt,
Lloyd Gillen, Judy Kitchens, Sherry Mahone, Linda Minefee, Danny Patterson, Clark
Putman, Brenda Raley, Lou Richards, Glenda Trussell
Page 34
Fifth Grade – Jack Armstrong, Nicky Burleson, Joe
Drain, Susan Eddlemon, Travis Farrish, Dean Fuller, Marsha
Gaines, Sandra Garner, Gale Ann Gillen, Dale Haws, Billy Joe
“Bill” Hill, Tina Humphries, Melissa
McCormick, Bobby Mitchell, Jerry Morgan, John Nicholson, Jeanne
Owen, John Phillips, Doris Putman, Shirlene Rasco, Janis Rhodes,
Linda Gail Ryno, Roland Southard, Peggy
Spears, Marilyn Springer, Ricky Sykes, Stephen Tipping, Nona
Vest, Linda Watson, Linda Whitener
Page 35
Fourth Grade – Ann Anderson, David Armstrong, Jim
Bob Barham, Mike Barham, Richard Beard, Barbara Boswell, Carol
Bramall, Gary Grounds, Mike Haden, Debbie Harrell, David Page,
Donnie Patterson, Linda Phillips, Sue Phillips, Kay Reid, Jane
Slater, Arnold Smith, Donna Stewart, Susan Warren, Kay Wilson
Page 36
Third Grade – Beverly Armstrong, Charlie Boyd,
Kenneth Brooks, Margarito Ferrer, Mary Ferrer, Billy Ford, Cindy
Fultz, Donna Gaines, John Gilkerson, Kenneth Haws, David Miller, Eddie Minze, Patricia
Nevill, Carol North, Michael Raley, Joe Reedy, Teresa Slater,
Dale Vinson
Page 37
Second Grade – Gary Armstrong, Cathy Barham,
Larry Boswell, Buster Bramall, Danny Brown, Dennis Bryant, Mary
Frances Carroll, Elizabeth Conger, Mary Alice Fuller, Elijio
Garza, Lorenzo Garza, Harvey Gilkerson, Jack Griffin, Patty Longhibbler, Larry Loper, Charles
McBay, Dennis Melton, James Minefee, Craig Page, Gary Patterson, Donna Phillips, Homer Pricer, Eddy Putman, Jimmy Putman, Zuelena Rohus, Jennifer
Seely, Linda Smith, Jo Ann Ward, Margie Watson
Page 38
First Grade – Pamela Jo Armstrong, Kenna Sue
Barham, Beuford Beard, Lamar Blake, Donald Brooks, Rose
Childress, Maryanna Finch, Sherri Lynn Gillen, Rex Haggard,
David Hall, Cathy Harrell, Pamela
Harrell, Tony Hatley, Doyle Haws, Charlene Hollingsworth, Jimmy
Longhibbler, Denise Melton, Johnny Mendez, Joe Miller, Pamela
Minze, Darlene Nevill, Anthony
Overman, Bill Page, Janet Patterson, Dickey Pricer, Carol
Richards, Mike Russell, Debra Smith, Nathan Vinson, Mark Watson
Page 39
Athletics ‘61
Page 40
Lions’ Coaches – Head Coach – Ralph Dean Vinson,
Ass’t Coach – Bobby Doyle Tipping; Lions’ Co-Captains – Lyndon Parks & Jimmy
Page; Lions’ Managers – Bobby Brown & Marcus
Williams
Page 41
Football Team – Ralph McSpadden, Billy D. Bell,
Jimmy Page, Jon DeRusha, James Raley, Don Hale, Lyndon Parks,
Edd Hill, Jimmy Hall, Jimmy Haden, Jimmy Pinales
Page 42
Football Team – Ray Dean Ellis, Roger Seely,
Jimmy Nicholson, Joe Helms, Walter Biggar, Robert Luther, Billy
R. Bell, Charles Worsham, Billy Tipping, Jackie Lynn Farish,
Jerry Lee Jones
Page 43
Football Team –
Mike Drain, Danny Mahone, Dwayne
Grounds, David Haden, Tommy Nevill, Doug Holliefield, Pat Seely,
Jerry Mack McGraw, Ray Whitener, Stan Dugan, Ronald Hollingsworth
Page 44
Cheerleaders –Head Leader – Johnnie Mae Daniel,
Patsy Worsham, Jody Owen, LaVonne Fitzgerald, Carolyn Bryant; Drummers – Marsha Childress, Joyce Minatra,
Wanda Harris, Linda Mahone, Nellie Grace Fuller; Flaggers – Adelaide McCormick, Carolyn
Ward, Sue Farmer
Page 45
Pep Squad – Head Cheerleader – Johnnie Mae Daniel
Page 46
Girls’ Basketball Team – Coach – Bobby Doyle
Tipping,
Page 47
Boys’ Basketball Team
Page 48
Jr. High Football --Pep Squad –Girls’ Basketball
Team – Boys’ Basketball Team
Page 49
Personalities
Page 50
Who’s Who – Billy D. Bell, Elaine Blair, Carolyn
Carroll,
Jimmie Ann Jones, Billy Tipping, LaVonne Fitzgerald,
Robert “Junior” Luther, Patsy Worsham,
Patricia Barham
Page 51
Who’s Who - Don Hale, Johnnie Mae Daniel, Jody
Owen, Janice Vest, Nellie Grace Fuller, Roger Seely, Betty
Coker, Rebecca “Becky” Richardson, Jimmy Haden
Page 52
Football Co-Captains – Lyndon Parks & Jimmy Page,
Football Sweetheart –
Jimmie Ann Jones
Page 53
F.F.A. Sweetheart – Rebecca “Becky” Richardson
Page 54
Lions’ Club Good Citizens- Roger Seely, Jimmy
Haden, Ralph McSpadden, Don Hale, Jon DeRusha, Billy D. Bell,
Robert Drain, Jimmy Pinales, James Raley
Page 55
D.A.R Good Citizen –
Patricia Barham
Page 56
Most Representative Boy & Girl – Johnnie Mae
Daniel & Don Hale
Page 57
Most Representative Runners – Up –
Patricia Barham, Carol McSpadden, Jody Owen, Marcus Williams, Jon
DeRusha, Billy Bell
Page 58
Freshman Favorites – Doris Ann McGraw & Stan
Dugan
Page 59
Sophomore Favorites – Charles Worsham & LaVonne
Fitzgerald
Page 60
Junior Favorites – Sue Farmer & Jerry Bel
Page 61
Senior Favorites – James Raley & Nellie Grace
Fuller
Page 62
Queen of High School – Patsy Worsham
Page 63
Homemaker of Tomorrow – Carolyn Ward; Boys’ Basketball Captains – Roger Seeley &
Lyndon Parks; Future Teachers – Carol McSpadden & Elaine
Blair; Girls’ Basketball Captains – Patsy Worsham
&
Jimmie Ann Jones; Youth Fair Queen –
Jimmie Ann Jones
Page 64
‘Possum Trot Revue – Snap Shots
Page 65
Activities
Page 66
F.F.A. –President – Jimmy Page, Vice
President –
Joe “Buddy” McGraw, Secretary – Lyndon
Parks, Treasurer – James Raley, Reporter – Edd
Hill, Sentinel – Ralph McSpadden Advisor – Mr. Ralph Page
Page 67
F.H.A. – President – Rebecca “Becky” Richardson,
Patsy Boyd, Marsha Childress, Carolyn Bryant, Linda Mahone,
Brenda
Allen, Doris Ann McGraw, Joyce Minatra, LaVonne
Fitzgerald, Polly Grounds; F.F.A. – President – Jimmy Page, James
Raley, Edd Hill, Advisor – Mr. Ralph Page, Jimmy Page,
Joe “Buddy” McGraw, Lyndon Parks
Page 68
Lion’s Roar Staff – Editor –
Patricia Barham,
Carolyn Ward, Elaine Blair, Mary Ann Cagle, Rebecca “Becky”
Richardson, Wanda Harris, Polly Grounds, Elaine Blair, Johnnie
Mae Daniel, Sharon RAsco,
Jimmie Ann Jones, Adeladie McCormick, Patsy Worsham;
Librarians Group picture – Head Librarian –
Patricia Barham; Student Council Group picture– President –
Don Hale
Page 69
Speech Club- President – Carol McSpadden, Carolyn
Carroll, Linda Mahone, Adelaide McCormick, Elaine Blair, Don
Hale, Jerry Blake Thompson; Choral Club Group Picture– President –
Sarah Britton; Chemistry Club Group Picture – President –
Jimmy Page
Page 70
Grade School Coronation – Eddie Page & Jane
Garrison—Bill Page—Queen- Francis Carroll, King –Gary Armstrong
–Coronation Group Picture – Kay Watson – Sandra “Sandy”
McClure
Page 71
High School Coronation – Top Left Picture – Don
Hale,
Patricia Barham, Jody Owen, Don Helms—Top Right Picture –
Carolyn Ward, Rebecca Richardson, Johnnie Mae Daniel---Middle
Left picture – Choral Singers – Center picture, Coronation Group
Picture –Middle Right- Choral Singers –Bottom Left - Carol McSpadden---Bottom Center – Queen Patsy Worsham, King Billy Bell—Bottom
right, Carolyn Carroll
Page 72
Dramatics-Snap Shots
Page 73
Sports Snap Shots
Page 74
Doings of BGHS –Snap Shots
Page 75
Merchants
Page 76
Ad – E. O. Barham Wholesale Grain & Produce
Page 77
Ads – Gillen Motors – pictured- Gussie Gee, Jerry
Blake Thompson,
Jimmie Ann Jones; Hubbard Auction Sale, Doug Magee & Jeff
Holly—pictured : Doug Magee
Page 78
Ad – Carroll Hardware, Owner Sam Carroll-
pictured Bill Carroll, Earl McLain, Carolyn Carroll
Page 79
Ads – Methodist Youth Fellowship –Pictured : Edd
Hill, Carol McSpadden, Doris Ann McGraw, Marcus Williams, Joyce
Minatra, Jane Garrison; Shell’s Dry Goods-Variety – Pictured :
Marsha Childress, LaVonne Fitzgerald, Mrs. Wooten; Mag’s Dairy Bar –Pictured :
Owners-Magdalene & Fay Looper, Jerry Blake Thompson, Rebecca
Richardson, Carol McSpadden, Polly Grounds, Elaine Blair
Page 80
Ad – Quality Food Store, Dorsey McGraw & Son –
Pictured : Elaine Blair, Dorsey McGraw, Carol McSpadden
Page 81
Ads – Texaco Service Starion, Manager Hershal
Ryno – pictured : Hershal Ryno, Nellie Grace Fuller, Mary North,
Don Hale; Drew Gillen Earth Moving Contractor; Grove Gin , Manager- Jack Armstrong –
Pictured : Jack Armstrong, Gerald McSpadden, Ralph McSpadden,
Page 82
Ad – Magee House – pictured : Owner Jewell Magee
& Elaine Blair
Page 83
Ads – Saunder’s Food Store , Carroll Lee
Saunders- pictured : Edd Hill, Danny Mahone, Patsy Worsham,
Owner, Fayrene Saunders; Huff’s Cleaners – Pictured : Owner Pete
Huff, Rebecca Richardson, Carolyn Ward; Reid’s Drug Stores , J. M. Reid
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pictured : Mr. G. E. Ramsey, Sr., Mrs. Kathleen Reid, Joyce Minatra
Page 84
Ad – First State Bank, President R.C. Smith, Vice
President Bobby Ralston- pictured : Wanda Harris, Rebecca
Richardson, Bobby Ralston
Page 85
Ads - R. S. High Insurance, Owners, Mack
Crawford & Jimmy Crawford; Kenneth Barham Builder & Contractor; Sinclair Service Station –pictured :
Manager
Joe McGraw, Adelaide McCormick, Don Hale
Page 86
Ads – Bill Gillen Life Insurance Estates; Williams Upholstering Shop – pictured :
Owner Lillian Williams, Marcus Williams, Carol McSpadden; Whorton’s Service Station, H. S. Whorton
– pictured : Sharon Rasco, LaVonne Fitzgerald, Employees, W. J.
“Skeeter” Richards & Mr. Marlowe
Page 87
Ads – McCormick Funeral Service, McCormick Burial
Association, E. D. McCormick; The Palace Barber Shop - Merle’s
Beauty Salon - The Blooming Grove Times, Mr. & Mrs. L. J. Sparks
- Swint
Huling Grocery –Looney’s Grocery
Page 88
Ads - Barry Co-op Gin, B. Robinson Manager
–Pictured: Wanda Harris; Hartford Fire Insurance, R. Bruce
McCormick; Frank Seely & Son - pictured: group of men,
Carol McSpadden, Rebecca Richardson
Page 89
Ads - Barry Gro. & Mkt, R. O. Hobbs - O’Neal Seed, Ltd.
- Massengale Bros. Service Station, Owner Mr. Massengale; William & Griffis Gin
- pictured : Rebecca
Richardson, Carol McSpadden, Elaine Blair
Page 90
Ads - Whiteselle Brick & Lumber Company - Emhouse
F.L.U. Co-op Gin - Piggly Wiggly
Page 91
Ads - Sam Daiches Jeweler – Buck’s Appliance Store - Cabell’s –
R & M Shoe Shop - Taylor’s Studio
Page 92
Ads - V’s Café - Motor Company - First National
Bank
Page 93
Ads - Collin Street Bakery - Park Lanes Bowling Center - M. Evans Jewelers
- Oak’s Golf Course, Paul J. Rash - W. M.
Cameron & Co - Cooper & Spurlock - J. M. Dyer - Bagget’s Humble Station
Page 94
Ads - I. J.”Jack” Bigony - Rhoad’s Jewelry Store - W.
M. Forester - Carey Lumber & Supply Co.
Page 95
Ads - K.Wolens - Boswell’s Milk - Oil City Iron
Works - Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.
Page 96
Ads – State National Bank - House O’Fashion - Harris Lumber Company
- Roy’s Café - Sanitary Laundry &
Cleaners
Page 97
Ads - Louis Hashop Drug - Mitcham Appliance Co. - Sears - Mayo’s
Office Supply - Miles Furniture Co - Stroube Implement Co
Page 98
Ads - Ellis Studio - Navarro County Tractor Co - Johnson’s
Pharmacy - City Office Supply - Liquigas System
Page 99
Ads - Coca-Cola Bottling Co - Builder’s Supply
Co - F. C. Stewart Motor Company
Page 100
Ads - Texas Power & Light Company - Corsicana
Motor Co - Lone Star Gas Co - Lige Armstrong (pictured)
Page 101
Ads - Red’s Pharmacy - Paul Mitchell
Hardware - Barry Machine Shop - Golden Bros. - Calico Shop - Coffee
House - Webb Studio - Navarro County Electric Cooperative Inc.
Page 102
Ads - Conoco Chemical Company, Bill Garett,
Representative - The Smart Shop - Stylette Beauty Shop; Snapshots of Seniors
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