Class of 1953




50th Reunion, August 30, 2003,
Held at the Best Value Inn, Anadarko, OK

First Row, left to right; Phyllis O'Donley Gage, Margie Bell Stokley, Jo Ann Cabbiness Eaton, Roberta Keeler Feeney, Betty Veltema Long, Frances Hall Felton, Charlotte Clayton Thompson, Loveta Boyer Marcum and Sue White Williams.

Second Row, left to right; Gene Goombi, Wallace Lamar, Jo Ann Steenbergen Freie, Betty Stalder Holt, Betty McDonald Gage, Guy Cabbiness, Burl Stonum, Shirley Wolgrom Abshere, Floris Collier Weber, Chanquietta Moore Harmon and Allen McBride 'Mac' Hart.

Third Row, left to right; Carl Gossett, Phillip Workman, Gerald Gadbury, Donald Kent, Lawrence White, Glenn Umsted and Bob Jantz.

Fourth Row, left to right; Charles Gage, James S. Wall, Cecil Morgan, Jerry Weeks, Vernon Crumm, Boyce Braswell and Roy Lee Willis. (Photo by Cecil Gage)

Attending the Reunion but not pictured: Dan Edmondson.



Those attending the Reunion who started and finished together at Anadarko Public Schools were: Phyllis O'Donley Gage, Margie Bell Stokley, Betty Stalder Holt, Betty Veltema Long, Frances Hall Felton, Phillip Workman, Glenn Umsted, James S. Wall, Jerry Weeks, Boyce Braswell and Allen McBride 'Mac' Hart.


The following is a roster of the unofficial class roll and where they currently live.
This list was extracted from the Reunion program compiled by JoAnn Steenbergen Freie and Betty Veltema Long.



  • Lawrence White of Wetumka, OK

  • Jerry Headley of Tulsa, OK

  • Sue Williams Andregg of Claremore, OK

  • Freddie Gomez of Okla City, OK

  • Wallace Lamar of Marlow, OK

  • Guy Lewis Cabbiness of Tulsa, OK

  • Donald Kent of Irving, TX

  • Frances Hall Felton of Norman, OK

  • Judy Wolfenberger Reichard of Okla City, OK

  • Sue White Williams of Vian, OK

  • Dan Edmondson of Anadarko, OK

  • Burl Stonum of Norman, OK

  • Jane Murphy Mayo of Apache, OK

  • Carl R. Gossett of Lindsay, OK

  • Richard Trotter of Long Beach, CA

  • Tandy Walker of Arlington, TX

  • Gerald Gadbury of Paradise, CA

  • JoAnn Steenbergen Freie of Anadarko, OK

  • Beth Lucas Ridle of Yukon, OK

  • Harold Lane of Odessa, TX

  • Glen Umstead of Edmond, OK

  • Roy Lee Willis of Hennessy, OK

  • Shirley Wolgram Abshere of Cincinnati, OH

  • Floris Collier Weber of Upland, CA

  • Betty Veltema Long of Ft. Cobb, OK

  • James S. Wall of Norman, OK

  • Pauline Shipman Kubala of Oolagah, OK

  • Margie Bell Stokley of Anadarko, OK

  • JoAnn Cabbiness Eaton of Anadarko, OK

  • Pat McClintock Gordon of Oklahoma City, OK

  • Joyce Bedoka Smith of Atlanta, GA

  • Charles Reeder of Gracemont, OK

  • Fred Hammert of Dallas, TX

  • Chanqueitta "Tuffy" Moore Harmon of Lindsay, OK

  • Bill Jantz of Anadarko, OK

  • Shirley Davis Rose of Golden, CO

  • Ron Taylor of Ft. Cobb, OK

  • Gene Stevens of Chickasha, OK

  • Roberta Keeler Feeney of Oilton, OK

  • Flora Ann Clark Lair of Okla City, OK

  • Loveta Boyer Marcum of Anadarko, OK

  • Gene Goombi of Carnegie, OK

  • Charles Gage of Norman, OK

  • Phyllis O'Donley Gage of Norman, OK

  • Bill Hamilton of Granby, CO

  • Betty Stalder Holt of Anadarko, OK

  • Charlotte Clayton Thompson of Anadarko, OK

  • Cecil Morgan of Dallas, TX

  • Vernon Crumm of Anadarko, OK

  • Janet Williams McCullough of Anadarko, OK

  • Donald Jarvis of Anadarko, OK

  • Allen McBride "Mac" Hart of Anadarko, OK

  • Ross Hess of Des Moines, IA

  • Betty Jo McDonald Gage of Shawnee, OK

  • Earlene Clark Peterson of Okla City, OK

  • Kenneth Thompson of Lawton, OK

  • Jerry Weeks of Anadarko, OK

  • Petrovia Riddle Elrod of Anadarko, OK

  • Garnett McDowell of Anadarko, OK

  • Phillip Workman of Anadarko, OK

  • Bob Jantz of Duncan, OK

  • Edward Wilson of Ft. Cobb, OK

  • Lynn Byrd of Ft. Cobb, OK

  • Richard Bell of Anadarko, OK

  • Lonnie Craddock of Ocala, FL

  • Frances Butler Reddick of Carnegie, OK

  • Barbara Whitlock Odom of Lawton, OK

  • Patti Page Brewer of Omaha, NE

  • Boyce Braswell of Fontana, CA

  • Virgil Rogers of Missouri

  • Harold Baker, Address unknown

  • Leland Walker, Address unknown

  • Robert Turney, Address unknown


    Deceased members of The Class of 1953

    Gene Messer

    Mary Jo Lindley Crumm

    Bill Vaughan

    Wanda Morgan

    Bill Beebe

    Kenneth Adams

    Coy Boyer

    Eula Boone

    Orgel Ware

    Betty Boyce Hall

    Dimple Linton Darling

    Malcolm Exendine

    JoAnn Smith Skaggs

    R.L. Garza

    Wayne Austin

    Charles Schoonover

    Bonnie Woodsen

    Ann Slack Barton

    Billy Joe Williams



     



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  • 1. Homepage: The opening page of the web site.

    2. Early Anadarko: Pictures of downtown from 1907 to 1938.

    3. 1906-1984 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.