2010 Reunion (50th)

Dobyns Bennett High School, Wateree Street side, 1959 annual cover. My husband Tom Coughenour is one of the boys standing there.

Sam Lightner, Carl Salyer, Chip Hamlett, George Haynes

Great picture of the room at Katie's with the marvelous teacher caricatures!

Ruth Ramer was our counselor.

Dr. Elery Lay ... a fine gentleman and our Principal for our 3 years at DBHS.

Miss Marie Hutchinson was a well loved choir director.

Ms. Jane Chinault

Coach Cecil Puckett. Coach was inducted into the Kingsport City School Hall of Fame in 2016.

Our Miss Rita Groseclose who sadly died as a result of a drunk driver this year.

Dutch Coward was our driving instructor.

Mr. Arrington was our well loved band director.

My favorite Spanish teacher, Miss Gladys Campbell!

Our Plane Geometry teacher, Miss Ruth Carter.

Nancy Necessary Pridemore was our speech and drama teacher.

Mrs. Fuller

Waldo Smith was one of our business teachers.

Mr. Fanslow was a masterful history teacher.

Coach Brixey was head football coach during our high school years.

Ms. Geneva Robertson, home economics teacher

Coach Guy B. Crawford was a winning basketball coach that demanded respect and hard work from his athletes.

Diane Bartchy was our cheerleading sponsor and girls physical education teacher.

I caught Carl Salyer and Martha Ward Duane at the end of the day Saturday (in a weak moment, I'm sure) for this picture. Katie had lots of amazing artwork around for us! Thanks, Katie!

BWC, Kathy Morse Parham, Sally Tyler Lehr, Joan Glass Martin, seated Georgia Duncan Koogler, Katherine Looney Jorgenson. Thanks Phil Jorgenson for taking this photo ... very nice!

We're listening to John Rankin as he leads us through the program.

Tables at Katie's.

Margaret and Chris, Wayne Barker, Norm Larkin, Joe Shaffer

The Grills and The Garbers

Ann Reagan, Dick Odum with David Plott and Norma Odum

Lois Gibson Jones

Phil Baldwin Todd, Doris Cox, Pat Ferguson Meade, Sandy Kaylor Ekren, Chris McConnell Barker, Margaret Ketron Colley

A great shot of Ann Reagan and Sondra Dotson Bridwell!

I was so happy to see Jerry McIntosh even if it was for a short time ... I get to see Sharon Deatherage Fults more often ... she lives closer than Jerry!

Merton Dibble and I were trying to get everyone's picture (5 seated in front and 5 standing in back)... but let me tell you, 50th Reunion Attendees weren't easy to round up!!!

Great photo of Carol and Fred Begley and Lois Gibson Jones!

Welcome back to East Tennessee, Rusty Brashear! We were enjoying Katie's wonderful Lake Eden!

Great picture of Margaret Bray Slemp, Pat Ferguson Meade and Janice Jordan Duncan ... thanks for smiling for the camera!

Marlene thought she got another picture of Ralph but this is the only one she found!

Two powerful women ... Vivian Eversole Brown and Georgia Duncan Koogler.

R.V. McConnell, Marlene Snyder McConnell and best friend Vivian Eversole Brown ... awesome friends!

More awesome friends ... Georgia Duncan Koogler and Sally Tyler Lehr.

Sally decided we needed a photo while we were touring the BANQ building downtown (Broad Street and Center Street). Georgia Duncan Koogler, BWC and Doris Cox.

Tour Group Wateree Side of the old Dobyns Bennett High School (now John Sevier Middle School)

Carolyn McPherson gave an excellent talk about the transformation from DBHS to JSMS.

Looks like Ralph Suit asking a question.

One classmate expressed disappointment that they had torn down our old Sprankle gym ... but look what they have now!

Band room visit

This is an amazing space!

Thank you, Carolyn McPherson for the awesome tour!

Classmates who toured the old DBHS building, now used as John Sevier Junion High.

Sunset at Katie's !!! Beautiful end to a great reunion.