Brandi (Graham) ’98 and Brian Whitehorn of Little Rock announce the birth of their son, Jason Rafferty, on March 25, 2012. He weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Larry and Sally Graham (FS). Carrie and Greg Estridge ’02 proudly announce the birth of their
Nancy (Merritt) ’59 and James Parks ’57 of Grand Prairie, Texas, will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary in August. They were married on August 24, 1957 in Magnolia. After coaching and teaching 10 years in Dumas, they moved to Dallas where James officiated football for 32 years. He retired from
1950-1959 James R. Staggs ’59, ’76 was recognized for his gifts to gospel music for over 60 years during the Men of Calvary’s 37th anniversary and reunion at Union Street Station in Magnolia on June 2. He was presented with congratulatory letters from personal friend and former governor Mike Huckabee
1930-1939 Lois (Elmore) Clayton ’31, December 13, 2011 James L. Smith ’37, January 30, 2012 1940-1949 Dorothy (Green) Hennessy ’47, December 28, 2011 Robert Neill ’48, December 28, 2011 V. Jo (Stanley) Runnels ’47, February 7, 2012 Benny Walthall ’47 Harold Fincher, ’46, June 7, 2012 1950-1959 James Thomas Duncan
Amy (Thomas) ’04 and Lance Bradshaw ’01 were united in marriage on May 14, 2011, in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The bride is the daughter of Larry and Mary Thomas of Mount Pleasant. The groom is the son of Jacky and Mary Bradshaw of Waldo. The bride is employed as an
Lauren (Maloch) ‘06 and Chris Mitchell proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Landry Claire Mitchell. She was born on July 15, 2011, at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz. and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Bruce and Martha Maloch of Magnolia and James and
Jean (Anders) ‘51 and Perry Beaver of Camden celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary June 15. They were married June 15, 1951, in El Paso, Texas, at First Baptist Church. Beaver is retired from International Paper Co. after 38 years of service. They have two sons, Ron and Mark Beaver, both
1960-1969 Dr. Judy Butler ’69 has been promoted to the rank of full professor at the University of West Georgia. Although she has 42 years of experience in the field of education, only 16 of those have been in higher education. She has published over 40 articles and book chapters,
1910-1919 William R. Thomas ’16, December 21, 2011 1940-1949 Harry Autrey ’45, January 27, 2011 Jack J. Bledsoe ’49, August 28, 2011 Paulita (Dove) Bourett ’47, August 18, 2000 Nelma (Runyon) Carpenter ’82, October 20, 2011 Ben Cobb ’40, February 10, 2007 Donah Dumas ’47, February 23, 2011 Donald Jamie
A $125,000 gift to the Southern Arkansas University Foundation will soon provide an annual scholarship for students majoring in mathematics education at Southern Arkansas University. The Valerie Stewart Math Scholarship was recently established through a gift in memory of Stewart by her sister, Rebecca Stewart Matthews of Little Rock. Matthews
