OUR KNOWN HEROES FROM

GHS CLASS OF '62

"Thank You" for your service

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Jim Austin US Army

Gordon Lewis Barber Navy Seabees

Roderick Y Beard USAF

Joseph R Beatty  US Army

**Lanny W Belk Deceased USMC

Charles H Blankenship US Army

**Dan Bridges Deceased USCG

Harold "Jenks" Caldwell Jr US ANG

Wm Brooks Cullingford USAF

Samuel G Dellinger USMC

Edward C Downing Navy

**W Gerry Fogle Deceased US Army

Floyd Nelson Fowler Jr US Army

Gary Eugene Gettis USMC

Johnny N Griffin USMC

**D Patrick Headen Jr Deceased USAF

**Richard Wayne Hattrick Deceased USMC

**James Clarence Hord Deceased USAF

Randy Howell US Army

Robert B Kirkpatrick US Army

**Phylas C McCoy Jr Deceased US Navy

Billy John Mills US Army

**Robert L Mills Deceased US Army

James F Morrison USAF

George Mullis US Army

Charles R Pless USMC

Howard R Poindexter USNR

**Eugene J Powell Deceased US Navy

James F Routh USAF

Norman A Smith USNR

Dick Speight USAF

**Rodney L Stuart Deceased US Army

F Tommy Thompson USAF

Ronald L Underwood USAF

James A Wade Jr US Navy

Robert A Wall US Air Nat' Guard

Ron Webber USAF

Jack R Whitman USAF

Wm Butch Yandle USAF

Dean Berry Yemm Jr US Army

Guest Member: Mike Huston US Navy

WE HONOR EACH OF YOU

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BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW

(submitted: Don Anderson)

If you were born between 1930 and 1946, you belong to an incredibly rare group: only 1% of your generation is still alive today. At ages ranging from 77 to 93, your era is a unique time capsule in human history.

Here’s why:

1. You were born into hardship. Your generation climbed out of the Great Depression and bore witness to a world at war. You lived through ration books, saved tin foil, and reused everything—nothing was wasted.
2. You remember the milkman. Fresh milk was delivered to your door. Life was simpler and centered around the basics. Discipline came from both parents and teachers, with no room for excuses.
3. Your imagination was your playground. Without TVs, you played outside and created entire worlds in your mind from what you heard on the radio. The family gathered around the radio for news or entertainment.
4. Technology was in its infancy. Phones were communal, calculators were hand-cranked, and newspapers were the primary source of information. Typewriters, not computers, recorded thoughts.
5. Your childhood was secure. Post-WWII brought a bright future—no terrorism, no internet, no global warming debates. It was a golden era of optimism, innovation, and growth.
6. You are the last generation to live through a time when:
   1. Black-and-white TVs were cutting-edge.
   2. Highways weren’t motorways.
   3. Shopping meant visiting downtown stores.
   4. Polio was a feared disease.

While your parents worked hard to rebuild their lives, you grew up in a world of endless possibilities. You thrived in a time of peace, progress, and security that the world may never see again. If you’re over 77 years old, take pride in having lived through these extraordinary times. You are one of the lucky 1% who can say       AMEN!

THANK YOU DON ANDERSON FOR PROVIDING CONTINUING HUMOR TO OUR WEBSITE

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JULY BIRTHDAYS

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7/3 SUE E MCGINN (TURBYFILL)

7/4 CAROL BLACK (SPRINKLE)

7/5 J DONALD "DON" ANDERSON

7/7 JUDY MALLETT (TODD)

7/12 JOANNE RUSHEN (HAMMOND)

7/16 PATRICIA E DAY (COTTRELL)

7/16 SAM G DELLINGER

7/17 PARKS O WILLIAMS

7/18 MERRITT BLALOCK

7/18 C BERNARD WALKER

7/25 MARTHA PETREA (ORR)

7/26 R DAVID BAUCOM

7/27 M GAIL BARKLEY (WEBB)

7/31 HOWARD R POINDEXTER

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It isn't always easy, but when you are not feeling well, a family member is sick, or you have lost a loved one – We hope it helps to know others are thinking of you.  The greatest healing therapy is love and friendship.

REMEMBERING CLASSMATES LOST IN 2024

2024
Linda Jeanne Humphries	Michael David Martin	Walter Perry (Wally) …         Dewey Patrick Headen Jr.

REMEMBERING CLASSMATES LOST IN 2023

2023
Barbara Jo Marks (Luke-…)	Jane Holton Thomasson	Pamela Jo Williams (Wil…)

John Hinton Hopkins
 

REMEMBERING CLASSMATES LOST IN 2022

2022
Mary Lynn McCall (Ranes)	Robert Lee Mills	Paul Sigmon Smyre Jr.

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WE CONTINUE TO ACKOWLEDGE 

OUR KNOWN HEROES FROM

GHS CLASS OF '62

"Thank You" for your service

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Jim Austin US Army

Gordon Lewis Barber Navy Seabees

Roderick Y Beard USAF

Joseph R Beatty  US Army

**Lanny W Belk Deceased USMC

Charles H Blankenship US Army

**Dan Bridges Deceased USCG

Harold "Jenks" Caldwell Jr US ANG

Wm Brooks Cullingford USAF

Samuel G Dellinger USMC

Edward C Downing Navy

**W Gerry Fogle Deceased US Army

Floyd Nelson Fowler Jr US Army

Gary Eugene Gettis USMC

Johnny N Griffin USMC

**D Patrick Headen Jr Deceased USAF

**Richard Wayne Hattrick Deceased USMC

**James Clarence Hord Deceased USAF

Randy Howell US Army

Robert B Kirkpatrick US Army

**Phylas C McCoy Jr Deceased US Navy

Billy John Mills US Army

**Robert L Mills Deceased US Army

James F Morrison USAF

George Mullis US Army

Charles R Pless USMC

Howard R Poindexter USNR

**Eugene J Powell Deceased US Navy

James F Routh USAF

Norman A Smith USNR

Dick Speight USAF

**Rodney L Stuart Deceased US Army

F Tommy Thompson USAF

Ronald L Underwood USAF

James A Wade Jr US Navy

Robert A Wall US Air Nat' Guard

Ron Webber USAF

Jack R Whitman USAF

Wm Butch Yandle USAF

Dean Berry Yemm Jr US Army

Guest Member: Mike Huston US Navy

WE HONOR EACH OF YOU

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  Friends make memories, The heart preserves them

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A friend is someone who does things that count, but never stops to count them

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LETS TAKE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

1962 At A Glance

Cost of Living

Yearly Inflation Rate for the USA was 1.20%

Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 652

Average Cost of new house $12,500.00

Average Income per year $5,556.00

Average monthly rent $110.00

Tuition to Harvard University $1,520.00

All Wheel Drive Scout off road $2,150.

Renault Import car $1,395.00

Average Cost of new car $3,125.00

Eggs per dozen 32 cents

Gas per Gallon 28 cents

Milk per Gallon 99 cents

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