More from the walls of the Darden Alumni Center, a graduation photo of the C.H. Darden High School Class of 1945:
The photograph is not labeled, but below is a list of members of the class:
- Mary E. Anderson Bynum
- Mattie B. Bynum Jones (1926-??, daughter of Irene Bynum)
- Lunia M. Cannady Farmer Amy (1927-1992, Albert M. and Sylvan Andrews Cannady)
- Jasper Allison Coley Jr. (1927-1986, Jasper and Lydia Meeks Coley)
- Gladys M. Darden Farmer
- Gladys Cordelia Ellis
- Dorothy M. Farmer
- Elizabeth Farmer
- Mattie I. Ford (1925-??, daughter of Evander and Chellie Ford)
- Virginia Dare Ford Bynum (1926-??, daughter of William and Lillie Gauss Ford)
- Mary Louise Gilchrist Leazer (1926-2014, daughter of Cannon and Ruth Norfleet Gilchrist)
- Gloria Anetta Hagans Bethea (1926-??, daughter of Isaac and Essie Mae Farmer Hagans)
- Helen J. Harrison Coburn (1927-2015, daughter of Eli W. and Rosa Harrison)
- Doris Haskins (probably, Doris Lee Haskins, 1926-??, daughter of Moses and Minnie Eva Woodard Haskins)
- Roland Esmon Hayes (1926-1978, son of James and Lula Sutton Hayes)
- Herman Wesley Hines (1926-2014, son of Wesley and Lucy Hines)
- Alva Montee Hodge Wilson (1927-??, daughter of Ben H. and Rogene Barnes Hodge)
- James Thomas Jones (1927-2011, son of Wesley and Martha Taylor Jones)
- Odessa Mae Jones Simms (1927-1977, daughter of Winford and Mary Edwards Jones)
- Clara Mae Knight Cromartie (1925-2007, daughter of Willie H. and Florence Jones Knight)
- Gretchen Gray Marshall Reid (1928-1992, daughter of John and Annie Perrington Marshall)
- Lois McCall (1924-??, daughter of Oscar and Florence McEachin McCall)
- Mary Etta McCoy Henderson (1927-1989, daughter of Russell and Ometa Smith McCoy)
- John J. Melton Jr. (1926-1988, son of John and Cora M. Barnes Melton)
- Mary R. Moore (1925-??, daughter of Lewis and Maude Moore)
- Evangeline Vonzell Royall Darity (1926-1994, daughter of Dock and Ossie Mae Jenkins Royall)
- Gladys Ruffin
- Robert Elton Speight (1926-??, son of Theodore E. and Marie Thomas Speight)
- Thelma Percel Speight (1924-2000), daughter of Christine V. Speight)
- McCartie Watson
- Marquerette White
- Victoria Whitehead McCray (1927-2017, daughter of John H. and Victoria Ennis Whitehead)
- Nancy Gray Wilkins King (1927-1981, daughter of Washington and Nancy Adams Wilkins)
- Lindbergh Wilson (1927-??)
- Alma G. Woodard (1927-??, daughter of Sylvester and Blossie Woodard)
My grandmother is Glora Anetta Hagans Bethea. Not too many people know of her as she left Wilson around the age of 30 and never went back. I’ve been told she spent the remainder of her life in FL. So awesome to see her in her high school photo as this is only the 2nd picture i’ve ever seen of her and I never got to meet her.
Wow! I’m glad you found her here!
I’m definitely so thankful to have been pointed to your site. I’ve been trying to find more information on her for years as she abandoned my father as a young child. My entire family has a very long history in Wilson. Are you able to talk more as I’d love to learn more about families in Wilson?
Sure. Send me your contact info at lisayhenderson at gmail dot com.