In spite of pouring rain, Main Avenue childhood friends and Sylacauga High School Alumni Class of 1955, Peggy Easterling Rozelle of Charleston, S.C., Mary Gamel Hagan of Augusta, Ga., and Judy Webster Cobb of Houston, Tex., attended the Aggie homecoming barbecue at Noble Park where they met up with classmate and weekend hostess Martha Mallory Tyler.After accepting an invitation for coffee at the home of Pat and Tommy Bivin, Margaret Hendrix Walker, another classmate and hostess joined them, driving the group to Birmingham the following day for lunch at the Cheese Cake Factory and visits with more childhood friends and classmates, Marcia DeCoudres Black, Virginia Rozelle Crawford and Sylvia Weed Stagner. This group has been special friends since Main Avenue Elementary days and declares “old friends really are the best!”
The B.B. Comer High School Class of 1958 held their 50th reunion, the weekend of Oct 10-11th. . The event began Friday with lunch in the school lunchroom.
That afternoon the alumni attended the pep rally, and at the homecoming football game that evening, the grads were recognized in a ceremony on the field.
Saturday, they gathered at the Holiday Inn Express for refreshments and fellowship and were back that evening, for dinner and an evening filled with fun and fellowship.
The class agrees they owe a special thanks to Kay Cheshire Cirlot and her committee for their hard work putting the event together. More on this special occasion later…
Happy birthday Mildred Campbell! Her special day was Friday, Oct. 17th, and she was guest of honor at a delightful brunch hosted by Virginia West. The setting was Chateau Toots Bed and Breakfast in Fayetteville, and places were set for Mildred Campbell, Patsy Thomas, Betty Cleveland, Mae Campbell, Susan Payton, Catherine Craven, Nelda Watson, Linda Rayfield, Beth Yates, Sammie Smith and William Killough.
The menu included country ham, apple smoked bacon, sour cream eggs, fresh fruit, and biscuits with homemade peach, strawberry and blueberry jam. Two delicious grits recipes, (Italian Grits and Rum Raisin Grits), were served by the owner of Toots, Mona Bargerhuff, who was third place winner in the recent Coosa Grits Cook-Off in Childersburg. Dessert was the outstanding Key Lime Cake from the recipe by Betty Culver, as featured in the 2003 Daily Home Holiday Cookbook!
Patsy Thomas provided the blessing and led the rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday!”
Norma Cannon of Marietta, Ga., entertained with birthday jokes featuring the names of the guests, and the Bargerhuffs treated guests to a tour of Château Toots. William Killough was official photographer for the occasion.
There’s a blue bow out at the Birmingham home of Lee and Jennifer (McCune) Davis to announce the arrival of their new son!
Master Andrew William Davis arrived Oct. 6th at St. Vincent’s Hospital weighing 7 pounds and 6 ounces. He was 20 inches long.
Proud grandparents are Bradd and Jane McCune of Sylacauga, Barbara Davis of Birmingham and the late Don Davis. Equally proud great grands are Joe and Edna Robinson and Lena McCune of Sylacauga and the late Marvin McCune.
