First Row: Ann Foster, Jerry Gibbs, Patsy Tefteller, Ronnie Franklin, Sue Knighton, Margaret Campbell, Lura Ann Jacobs, William Robison, Meryl Jean Cromer, Wayne Henderson, Wayne Martin Sage, ??, Mary Jo Hicks, Carl Kingston, David Haynes, Vesta David Trumble, ??, Sonny McNatt, Kenneth Hampton, Bobby Ray DavisBack Row: Nell ?, Gerald Knight, Roy Alton Griffin, Randy Autrey, Vernon Towler, Carol Ann Higgins, Patsy Brock, Mattie Beth Hummel, Kay Wommack, Mrs. Gladys Martin, Frances Tucker, Janeta Baugh, Martha Ray Watson, Lillian Tomberlain, Jan Ranes, Mary Lynn Tidwell, Edith ?,Nancy Shults, Peggy ?, John Ratliff

Pewitt Class of 1959Mrs. Martins 1st Grade Class (1947-1948)

Pewitt Class Of 1959Naples 1st Grade With Mothers, Brothers & Sisters19471st Row: Sybil Boozer; Gerald Knight; Jerry Gibbs; ??; Nathan Tefteller; ??; Randy Autry; Ann Foster; Vernon Towler; ??; Wayne Martin Sage; William Robison; ??; Wayne Henderson; ??; Patsy Tefteller; Carl Kingston; ??; David Haynes; ?? Vesta David Trumble; Patsy Brock; Peggy ?; Jerry Trumble; William Ratliff; Edith ?; Bobby Ray Davis; ??; ??; Kay Wommack; ??2nd Row: ??; Margaret ?; Carol Ann Higgins; Lura Ann Jacobs; Merle Jean Cromer; Joe Towler; Sue Knighton; ??; Frances Tucker; Janeta Baugh; Mary Jo Hicks; Martha Ray Watson; Lillian Tomberlain; Jan Ranes; Mary Lynn Tidwell; Nancy Shults; Patsy McNatt; Sonny McNatt; ??; ? Robison; Mattie Beth HummelBack row: Mrs. Gladys Martin; Gladys Ranes & Carol; ??; Leona Tefteller; ??; Kermit Wommack; Edna Gibbs; Oleta Henderson; Kitty Williams; Nannie Kingston & Jimmy; Lavada Towler; ??; Beatrice Griffin & Linda; ??; Jewel Baugh & Ernest; Rethel Hicks; ??; Thelma Watson; Rose Tomberlain; Nellie Tidwell; Lucille Shults; Faye McNatt; Merle Hampton; ??; Harvie D. Robison; Ethelyn Hummel; ?? & ??; ??; Martha Sage & Jane; Pearlee Jacobs & ??

Pewitt Class Of 1959Naples 2nd GradeTeacher, Mrs. Stewart

Pewitt Class Of 1959Naples 2nd Grade With Moms

Marietta Grades 4, 5 & 6 1950-1951Front Row: Noel W. Nash; Donald Sutherland; Billy G. McCoy; Curtis Hancock; William N. Shaddix, Jr.; Donald Ross Smith; Gaynor McCord Row 2: Jimmie Burkhalter; Carolyn Hanes; Peggy Brewer; Sharon Rogers; Myra Beth Betts; Unknown; Martha Ann Lindsey; Pansy McCord; Carolyn Hiles; Betty BurkhalterBack Row: Carl Barron; Mary Elizabeth Penny; Roy Joyce; Roy Lawings; Donald R. Settles; Miss Jimmie Penny; Charles Tenbrook; Unknown; Donald R. Spurger; Bill Green; Ione Shaw; Billy Ray Morgan

1943 Naples 6th grade

Top Left: Eunice Francis Griffin; Charles A. (Bill) Pearce; Miriam Stacks; Morgan Hampton; Hunt Robertson; Martha Dean SpurgerCenter: Orene Fleming; Bill Scaff; Donna Gay CokerTop Right: Waylon A. (Sonny) Giles, Jr.; Edith Nolen; Noel Hampton; Merle Thomas; Martha Dell Brock; Vivian GibsonRow 1: Pete (Junior) Howard; Pauline Williams; Clifford Wyninegar; Dorothy Stringer; Sam Bunting; Lee Roy Franklin; Audrey Shipley; Joe Mack Glasscock; Wilese Baskins; Richard TowlerRow 2: Leonard Kennedy; Elizabeth Ballard; Roland Shaw; Laverne Stubbs; Forest Harte; Ruth Harrison; Clayton Harte; Mamie Wells; John Henry McCoy; Faye JonesRow 3: Dovie England; Albert Lee; Christine Tidwell; Curtis Jones; Sara Presley; Harold Wommack; Kathryn Anderson; Winferd Robinson; Anna Mae Tuck; Dudley PennyTeachers: H.T. Morris, Superintendent; Opal Faye Kirkham; Archie Stewart; O.B. King; Gertrude Nolen; Ermadine Walls; Leslie Echols; Bernice Watts Mathews; Janie Hampton Kennedi

Top Left: ? Shankles; Polly Campbell; Irvin Monnroe (I.M.) Watson; Daylene Wyninegar; William J. (Bill) Falls; ? Gibson; ? Hawkins; Bill WatsonCenter: Jean Berry; Iwana BryanTop Right: Jack McCoy; Oda Lee Davis; George Gibson; ? Brock; Helen Eaton; Jack Bettts; Chelsey Tigert; Alta Faye BaskinsRow 1: ?; Alice Body; Delwin Moore; ? Jackson; Waldine Autry; Betty Irwin; Bill Simmons; Maxie Harrison; Faye HeweyRow 2: William Stewart; Hazel Loffer; Scott Hogue; Mary McMichael; Roy Wommack; Joyce Kessler; James Stewart Leeves; Eula Tuck; Billy Jack Coode; Dorothy Elliot; Hardy (Skip) Wommack; Marcelle Lawhorn; Porter Shaddix; ? Hawkins; David Granberry; ? Hampton; George William Hampton; Joyce CauseyRow 3: Roley Tuck; Barnard Anthony; Ray Green; ? Robinson; Arthur Lewis Barnes; Mavis Walker; Connor Mathews; Edgar Jolly; Harold Eugene HuffmanAttended Class: Hershel Franklin; Martina Archer; Ivan (Dude) Fannin; Frank Thigpen; Roy Franklin; Warren Forsythe; James Wommack; Carroll Berry

Wes Vissering

Row 1Lovie Babb; Helen Heard; Naomi Ballard; Helen Robinson; Dean Davis; ??; Helen Jolly; Montez HensonRow 2Dorothy Buckland; Francis Knighton; Dubie Presley; Bertha Merle Griffin behind ??; Thelma Johnson

Top Left: Thelma Johnson; Betty Jack Strickland; Earl Body; Dean Davis; Faye MillerTop Right: Juanita Abston; Robert Skelton; Merle Bodie; Bertha Merle Griffin; Helen JollyRow 1: Dorothy Jean Buckland; Brandon Sosbee; Helen Robinson; Juanita Weathersby; Gerald Irwin; Wilma Jo Tigert; Russell Falls; Faye BrockRow 2: Naomi Ballard; Wilburn Dodson; Francis Franklin; Lovie Babb; George Hardy Griffin; Montez Henson; Billy Dawson; Dubie PresleyRow 3: Lane Jenkins; Francis Vaughan; Billy Joe Rich; Wilma Jean Smith; Forrest Tenbrook; Dorothy Betts; Frances Knighton; Hugh FrostAttended Class of 1944: Van Thomas Brock; Waymon Jones; Dolly Freeman; Eugene Hale; Oleta Faye Wall; Nellie JoyceHigh School Teachers: Kermit Wommack, Superintendent; O.E. Miller; Eva Simpson; Archie Stewart; Ruth Harrison; Christine Keasler; Bernice Watts Mathews; Gertrude Nolen; Jeanette Davis Russell

Class Of 1945Willie James Wall; Juandell Tenbrook; Robert Morris Griffin; Louise Minton; Ben Floyd; Peggy Lou Harrison; Doyce Betts; Pearlene Bohannon; Billy Mack Ellis; Ray Jacobs; Dewitt Smith; Francis Tigert; Billy Ted Coker; Lois Wommack; Thadis Brown; Betty Sue Vissering; Nell Berry; John Paul Vissering; Iva Faye Hicks; Kathryn Tigert; Jack Brock; Ray Lewis; Virginia McBeth; Marian Harrison; Leslie Joe Beck; Emma Faye Brunette; Cluren Victor Moore; Helen Heard; Irene Joyce; Mildred KennedyValedictorian: Ray JacobsSalutatorian: Billy Ted CokerHigh School TeachersKermit Wommack, Superintendent; Christine Keasler, Sponsor; Ruth Harrison, Principal; Bonnie Pruit; Beryl Hargrove; O.E. Miller; Ethyl Davies; Eva Simpson

Naomi Ballard

John Paul VisseringAndWilma Jo Tigert

Naomi Ballard, Wilma Jo Tigert andNell BerryJohn Paul Vissering, Wilma Jo Tigert and Naomi Ballard

Shirley Strickland and Betty Mills at Coker Gin, Naples, Texas

Charles Wommack

Betty Mills at Naples High School

Betty Mills

Mrs. Gladys Martin and first grade students

Left: John Wright; Kenneth Tuck; Bonnie NanceRight: Carolyn Harte; Betty Tenbrook; Gary McNattRow 1: Marilyn Stewart; Laverne Sosbee; J. Mack Presley; Margaret Ann Falls; Dorothy Beggs; Jonelle Barnette; Thelma McCord; Jack Leeves; Reid Wommack; Mary Lou Stringer; Daylene Smith; Dan Moreland; Jo Ann Babb; Betty Jane Stacks; Lloyd Jolly; Francis AlbrightNot Listed: Irma Louise Franklin; Richard PorterTeachers:Celia Joe Bridges; Ruth Harrison Mewborn; Wilmoth Calaway; Eva Simpson; Ladelle Vissering; Kermit Wommack; O.E. Miller; E.H. Freeman; Archie W. Stewart

Richard Porters Memories Of TheNaples Schools

Carolyn Harte, Harvest Festival Queen

Margaret Falls

Bonnie NanceAndBetty Mills

Bathing Beauties After The Snow StormMargaret Falls; Carolyn Harte; Louise Nance

Kenneth TuckMargaret Falls, Carolyn Harte

Bonnie Nance

Senior TripKenneth Tuck, Carolyn Harte, Margaret Fields, John Wright

Top LeftMary Ann Gamble; Johnye Strickland; Joe Ward RussellTop RightThomas Harvey; Hope Hampton; Ina Clair MorganRow 1Cully Vaughan; Shirley Strickland; Donald Bottoms; Lila Merle Williams; Patricia Cobb; Luther Davlin; Louise Nance; George Weldon HamptonRow 2Bobby Abston; Mary Ethyl Joyce; Marshall Wommack; Faye Kelly; Ellie Davis; James Wommack; Ann Vissering; Mark M. (Rocky) MooreRow 3Charles Kessler; Dorothy Shaddix; Doris Hudgins; Robert Anthony; Billy Joe Tuck; Edwina Lamb; V.O. Blankenship; Betty BurnsValedictorian-Johnye StricklandSalutatorian-Hope HamptonHigh School TeachersKermit Wommack; Celia Jo Bridges; O.E. Miller; W.A. Bishop; Mrs. Douglas Wright; Archie Stewart; Wilmoth Callaway; Ladelle Vissering; Doris Florence; F.M. Adams

1947-48 CheerleadersNancy Trummel and Louise Nance With Cully Vaughan

Shirley Strickland

Betty Mills, Shirley Strickland, Margaret Falls

Mary Ann Gamble,Shirley Strickland

Carolyn Harte, Hope Hampton

Most Beautiful GirlShirley Spurger

Most Handsome BoyRonnie Merrell

Most Popular GirlBobbie Wommack

Patsy DavisFFA Sweetheart

Naples High School BandRobert Souter, Director

Football Team

1949-1950

1949-1950

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1949-1950

1949-1950

Row 1: Patricia Wommack, Mary Francis Spence, Betty Ruth Hicks, Maud Ann Heard, ??, Martha Black, Mary Jane Tigert, Bobbie Katheryn Wommack, Vera FranklinRow 2: Jack Coker, Charles Richard Spencer, Ruthie Robinson, Geraldine Stidham, Mary Rachel Yateman, Jeanelle Hodges, Bobby E. Franklin, Emma Kate HigginsRow 3: Mrs. Venita Bryan, Freddie Joe Davenport, Bennice Ramsey, Billy John Hicks, Robert Eugene (Bobby) MizeNaples Grade School 1944-45

Jack Cokers SweaterNaples Class of 1950

Jack CokerClass of 1950Jack was the son of Leon and Loraine Coker. His Naples High School years were outstanding. His senior year he was elected Class President, Captain of the football team, and editor of the annual. His classmates voted him Most Popular Boy and Best All Around Boy. He graduated in 1950 with academic honors. After college, Jack served several years as an officer and pilot in the US Air Force. He married Pauline Gray and they had two sons, Leon Jackson III and Michael.

Sara Smithy, Naples Class of 1946, Cheerleading Jacket

Portrait By David Brock

Naples School

Naples School

Marion Stewart Diploma

Pewitt Class of 1959Mrs. Martins 1st Grade Class (1947-1948)