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Let's join our Hearts in Prayer
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Don Turner
Billy Outlaw
Pete Williams
Lamar Glover
Shellie T Hanks
Sherman Benton
Richard Chapman
Louis Allen Mullins |
Sally Ann Williams Simmons
Shirley McKnight Burgess
Margarette Avant Grimes
Frances Shepherd Scott
June Adcock Mclain
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 Frances "Anita" Hall Hanks of Newton passed away March 15, 2023. She was 78.
"Anita" was born October 23, 1944 to Luther M. and Frances Ann
Granger Hall.
She graduated from Cottonwood High School, married Shellie Hanks in 1962
and they moved to Newton.
She was a member of Newton United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star.
She enjoyed cooking, old movies, westerns and taking care of her family.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. March 17, 2023 from Newton United Methodist
Church.
The family will receive friends in the church from 10 a.m. until service
time.
Survivors include:
Husband of 61 years, Shellie T. Hanks of Newton;
Three daughters; Debbie (Patrick) O'Dell of Dothan; Lisa (Tim) Carnley
of Dothan; Jennifer L. Hanks of Newton;
One son; Christopher (Mary) Hanks of Ozark
One Sister; Dawn Hall Wilson of South Carolina; Nine Grandchildren and Ten Great-Grandchildren
Interment in Newton City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at www.Holman Funeral Home.com
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Discontinuing future Reunions is being considered.
We desire to hear from everyone concerning this decision.
Since NO ONE has responded as of March 1, 2023, We assume there is NO interest
in continuing..
Committee will remain in place for any needs that may arise. |
 
COMMITTEE MEETS MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER
Next meeting (None planned)
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(We still need funds to meet expenses - Please consider sending a donation)
   Mail to: NHS Alumni
3980 Highway 273
Graceville, FL 32440
Balance in Bank as of February 28, 2023 - $1,692.02
We are IRS Certified as "Non Profit" - Donations are Tax Deductible
$20 Donation received May 5, 2020 - $100 Donation received May 7, 2020
$50 Donation received May 14, 2020 - $25 Donation received November 23, 2021
$50 Donation received February 18, 2022
$50 received February 18, 2022 (Memorial for Bettye Ruth Dossett Ronning)
$25 received November 23, 2021 (Memorial for Dorothy Dossett Jongebloed)
$100 received April 21, 2010 (Memorials for Sue Clark Lee & David W. Benton)
$50 received April 30, 2010 (Memorial for Sue Clark Lee)
Notices mailed to next of kin April 22, 2020, May 1, 2020, November 26,
2021 & February 19, 2022
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 Make Check payable to NHS Alumni and mail to:
 NHS Alumni
3980 Highway 273
Graceville, FL 32440-4736
You may Pay and make Donations using Pay Pal
You do not need a Pay Pal account to use credit cards
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Click Here for Memorial Page since beginning of Association
Click on Name to view "Find a Grave" Information
Italic = Maiden Name
We have lost 233 members in death since 2000.
That's an average of 10 per year. (Average age=77)
The below memorial listing is for deaths (39) since last Reunion (2019) |
JUNE 2022 - MAY 2023 (5)
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 Frances Anita Hall Hanks
March 15, 2023 (Age 78)
Wife of Committee Member Shellie T. Hanks
(Graduate of Cottonwood High School)
Loyal attendee to NHS Alumni Reunions
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  Henry Hollis Judah
February 28, 2023 (Age 81)
Class of 1959
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 Louise Watson Lamb
January 10, 2023 (Age 90)
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  H. Arthur Word
February 3, 2023 (Age 96)
Class of 1944
Click Here for Obituary
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  Dorothy Inez Tomlin Burton
September 24, 2022 (Age 88)
Class of 1952
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   Travis Wayne Avant
April 15, 2022 (Age 80)
Class of 1960
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   Fay Marchman Vaughn
March 16, 2022 (Age 96)
Class of 1945
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 Donald Floyd "Don" McKnight
 February 12, 2022 (Age 85) Class of 1954
(Alumni Committee Member) |
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    R. Nolan Williams, Jr.
February 12, 2022 (Age 80)
Class of 1959 |
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   Bettye Ruth Dossett Ronning
February 10, 2022 (Age 89)
Class of 1951 |
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   Miss Evelyn Myrtle Collier
January 31, 2022 (Age 79)
Class of 1960 |
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  Dorothy Zelena Dossett Jongebloed
November 19, 2021 (Age 91)
Class of 1948 |
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  James Allen Mullins
September 20, 2021 (Age 66)
(Son of Alumni Louis Allen Mullins
and the late Patricia Rosser Johnson)
Dale County Class of 1972 |
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 Mardell Pauline Hawkins Dell
September 13, 2021 - (Age 98)
(Mother of six (6) NHS Alumni)
Danny, Sandra, Sue, Helen, Ethel & Millie Dell
Married Broward Dell in 1938 |
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 Samuel Franklin "Sam" Covington
 September 6, 2021 (Age 77)
Class of 1962 |
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  Gerald Max Harden
August 18, 2021 (Age 80)
Class of 1959 |
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   Mary Chellie Clark
March 2, 2021 (Age 91)
Class of 1948 |
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 Cynthia Thomley Parker
December 20, 2020 (Age 77)
Class of 1959 |
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  Margaret Ruth Clark
November 23, 2020 (Age 89)
Class of 1949 |
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  Maxine Parrish McIntyre
October 22, 2020 (Age 91)
Class of 1947 |
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  Bertha Sue Holder Turner
October 17, 2020 (Age 74)
Class of 1964 |
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    Bill Brandon Glover
September 19, 2020 (Age 98)
Class of 1942 |
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 Doris Haisten Enfinger
September 11, 2020 (Age 89)
Class of 1950 |
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 Rex Summers
August 25, 2020 (Age 75)
Graduated from Dale County Class of 1963 |
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   Margaret Elaine Snellgrove Daniel
July 26, 2020 (Age 81)
Class of 1957 |
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 Annie Griffin Williams
June 24, 2020 - (Age 95)
Mother of Alumni Kaye Williams Johnson,
Ann Williams Delaney & Larry Williams
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  Charles Edward Wallace
June 16, 2020 (Age 78)
Class of 1960 |
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   Jean Newsome Hunter
April 21, 2020 (Age 80)
Class of 1957
Alumni Committee Member |
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   Betty Sue Clark Lee
March 19, 2020 (Age 82)
Class of 1956 |
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 Mildred Dean Avant Grimes
March 3, 2020 (Age 75)
Class of 1962 |
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  Ida Mae Hanks Harris
February 26, 2020 (Age 75)
Class of 1962 |
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 Harold Lee McKnight
February 17, 2020 (Age 90)
Class of 1950 |
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   Barbara Aplin Bush
December 30, 2019 (Age 79)
Class of 1958 |
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 Frank Allan McLaney
December 9, 2019 (Age 80)
Class of 1957
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 David W. Benton
November 29, 2019 (Age 91)
Class of 1949
Alumni Committee Member |
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Johnny Mitchell Turner
October 24, 2019 (Age 86)
Class of 1951 |
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  Patricia Ruth "Patsy" Rosser Johnson
October 12, 2019 (Age 87)
Class of 1950 |
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 William Malone "Bill" King
August 8, 2019 (Age 92)
Class of 1944 or1946 ? |
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  Rev. Jerry L. Glover
July 20, 2019 (Age 76)
Carroll HS Class of 1961 |
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   Betty Tredaway Beasley
July 19, 2019 (Age 84)
Class of 1953 |
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Newton School new construction
  
PreK Playground, Fencing, newly Paved Bus Lane & New wing of Classrooms
  
Great things are happening at Newton School
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Governor Kay Ivey visited Newton Elementary School Monday January 30, 2023
in Newton, AL
to offer congratulations and to speak to students and staff.
Newton Elementary School recently received the National Blue Ribbon School Award
and the National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished
School Award
 
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2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023
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2018 Reunion Archive
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Hail, Hail for Ole Newton High!
Hail, Hail for ole Newton High! Hail, Hail for ole Newton High!
We get our lessons awfully good And say that we’ve done the best we could.
We make some D’s but we never fail. Makes us want to chew on our nails
Say again we’ll try and try For the glory of Newton High!
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