Denise Blair. Denise had a particular distinction: she was the only kid in our class whose parents were divorced. We knew that Denise lived with her mother, and we never heard anything about her father. Denise was a pretty, sweet girl.
Bobby Overby. Bobby's dad was my dad's boss at the telephone company. Bobby was a great kid, very outgoing and loved to laugh.
Jackie Ford. I remember that Jackie was a kid who loved to play army. Every time I see generals on TV, I always look for Jackie.
Jeff Hottinger. Jeff was good friends with Jackie Ford, and also liked to play army. I remember an unfortunate incident involving Jeff, when he swallowed a nickel in the classroom one day. Evidently, no permanent damage was done, but I remember Jeff crying and saying, "I swallowed my other nickel."
Lisa Bain. One of our class beauties, Lisa was with us until sometime in high school, I think. I believe Lisa's dad was a pharmacist, and she had a brother John who was in the class ahead of us.
Rozann Hopwood. Rozann was Terri Churchill's cousin, and went to school in Waldron for a few years. Interestingly, I was on vacation with my sister Janet and her husband Harold one time, and in Owen's Restaurant in Arlington, Texas, Janet said to me, "I believe that's Rozann Hopwood over there." After assuring her that she had to be wrong, Janet went over and, sure enough, it was indeed Rozann Hopwood.
Steve Shurley. Steve was with us in the early elementary years. I seem to recall that his dad may have been the minister at First Baptist in Waldron. Steve was my friend in first grade, a nice kid who we just didn't have a chance to get to know very well before he moved away.
And, I'm sure there are others, but these are the ones I recall. I hope they had good lives. Maybe we can get some of them back for one of our reunions some day.
Lisa Bain lives in Conway
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