July 2023

The Cassville High School class of 1953 held its 70th class reunion on May 28 at Roaring River State Park. Of the 88 graduates, attendees included, front row, from left: Margarite Sturgell Evans, Ivalyn Sapp Koger, Sammy Sparkman Hudson, ruby Hemphill Caudill, Anna Bell Reams Heiss, Fern Sandberg Pettyjohn, Ruth Allison and Donna Melton Easley. Back row: Mary Ruth Vaught Myers, scar Dykes, Barbara Stiles Fogg, Janice Bryant Sims, Sue Weddington Cooper, J.C. Cooper, Paul Stumpff, Maurice Hart and Chuck Beeson.

With the arrival of Octavia Pitts, a local family recently met in Exeter and captured a photograph with five generations of its members. Family members pictured include: Frank Martin, 90, of Exeter; Marie Martin, 85, of Exeter; Rose Lackey, 62, of Exeter; Angela Spellman, 41, of Mount Vernon; Orvil Pitts, 21, of Anderson; Reagan DeSpain, 20, of Anderson; and Octavia Pitts, 3 months. “We are blessed by our Savior and loved by many,” the family said. Contributed photo