The following is a roster of the unofficial 58-member class roll in no particular order. Some members graduated a year later, but we still consider them with our Class of 1951. The wide-spread geographic locations reflect the mobility of today's society. Our classmates are scattered all over the country.
LuJean Penrod Kirkham of Keizer, Oregon
Mary Ann Phillips Martin of Bastrop, Texas
Jerry Leach of Pampa, Texas
Anna Belle Masterson Pendergrass of Plainview, Texas
Betty Schoonover Barnes of Kingsville, Texas
Doyce Baugh of College Station, Texas
Rose Faye LaMarr Patterson of Arlington, Texas
Grace Marie Freelin Messing, Plano, Texas.
Roberta Allison Crockett of Trinidad, Texas
Billy Dulworth of Irving, Texas
Billy Miller of Amarillo, Texas
Norman Dale Talkington of Stillwater, Oklahoma
Kathryn Vandeveer Griffin of Rapid City, South Dakota
Howard Miller of Millersville, Maryland
Berniece Lucas Sansing of Pratville, Alabama
Vera Lou Watson Ingraham of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mareita Peters Reece of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Arthur Darrell Sears of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Johanna Irwinsky Dorman of Lawton, Oklahoma
James Samuel Cyrus of Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Jean Womack Steverson of Granite, Oklahoma
Howard Anderson of Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jerry Headley of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gloria Jean Hodges Shipman of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Carlene Johnson McCoy of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lorene Rousey Evanson of Chickasha, Oklahoma
Tom Poole of El Reno, Oklahoma
Mary Ann Varva Vinyard of Chickasha, Oklahoma
Pat Wolfenberger Thompson of Perry, Oklahoma
Dale Boone of Anadarko, Oklahoma
Jean Head Carpenter of Anadarko, Oklahoma
Geraldine Hodges Jones of Anadarko, Oklahoma
Shirley Sue Goodman Smith of Anadarko, Oklahoma
Marieta Hill Smith of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Modena Anderson Axton of Stillwater, Oklahoma
Shirley Sullivan McClure of Ord, Nebraska
Delores Wall Moen of Norman, Oklahoma
Kathryn Colclasure Fischer of Fort Collins, Colorado
Bobby Glenn of Huntington, Arkansas
Dolores Haney Lanham of Aberdeen, South Dakota
Kenneth Updike of Wilson, Oklahoma
Margaret Ann Lacer Laney of Hollywood, Maryland
Joan Ann Acton of Overland, Missouri
Nancy Britton Vaughan of Redmond, Oregon
Jimmy Coffman of Nogales, Arizona
Norma Jean Cummins Ward of Las Vegas, Nevada
Buck Jones of Hobbs, New Mexico
Lucy Lyon Langford of Ellensburg, Washington
Wanda Childers Krause of Farmington, New Mexico
Kathryn Vandeveer Griffin of Rapid City, South Dakota
Harold Childers of Bloomington, Minnesota
Deceased Class Members
Colonel Ronald Jack Ward (Viet Nam)
Forney Beaver
Louis Kitchell, Sr.
Henry Martinez
Gerald S. Ahpeatone
Bobby McAlester
Irene Reese Fowler
Erma Jo Phleger
Anita "Boots" Moore
Pat Ann Smith Sanderson
Peggy Jean Braden Plummer Sihler
Mary Elizabeth Brown Barry
Billy Charles Elms
Jimmy Murphy
Larry Lawrence Jackson
Paula Stonum Vaught
Lawdis Lee Gandy
Betty Idris Thompson Sterrett
Rev. Richard Oliver English
Junior A. Jones
David Lawrence Hess
Deceased Teachers
Foster Finley Andrews
Earl Clinton Everett
Mildred Fisher
Phoebe Freelin
Edward A. "Ned" Gallaway
Ferris M. Thompson
Jack Gillihan
Mabel Gillihan
Edith Hamilton
Kenneth Clyde Moore
Smitty Williams
Eva Woods
Vitalis Dries Hons
Herley Daniel "Red" Lair
Juanita Tarpley
Betty Jean Haynes
Favorite Living Teachers
Wilbur Gillett of Chickasha, Oklahoma
Millard England of Cordell, Oklahoma
Tom Duffey of Anadarko, Oklahoma
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1. Homepage: The opening page of the web site.
2. Early Anadarko: Pictures of downtown from 1907 to 1938.
3. 1906-1919 Graduates: A roster with every graduate from 1906.
4. School Pictures: Group pictures, Beauty Queens and Hobo Day.
5. More School Pictures: Classic snapshots from the Fabulous Fifties.
6. Band and Orchestra: Formal group pictures from 1943 to the 1950's.
7. Popejoy Music Club: Wonderful group pictures from 1941 to 1945
8. Class of 1949 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
9. Class of 1950 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
10. Class of 1951 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
11. Class of 1951 Pictures: Rare snapshots of classmates from 1945.
12. Vanity Auto Tags: See the CRAZY words people put on their car tags.
13. Dale's MUCH Older Brother: A small tribute to a BIG brother.
14. Talkington Family History: A brief summary of the family history from Oklahoma back to early Pennsylvania.