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5/2/2016
JoAnn (Cummings) Sinclair has passed away
JoAnn (Cummings) Sinclair On May 1, I received a very short email from George Sinclair (Southern High Class of 1960) with the sad news that his wife, JoAnn (Cummings) Sinclair (SHS 1961) . . .  Continued

6/9/2015
Peggy Shepard Haise
Peggy is now in Glen Ridge Nursing Home on Calm River Way off Billtown Road doing therapy after her surgery. She is looking great, and just wants to be well enough to go home. She would love . . .  Continued

9/14/2014
Patricia A. (Riggs) Strohmeier passed away
Patricia A. (Riggs) Strohmeier 73 passed away Monday, September 1, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband Sherman Lee (Augie) Shrohmeier. She is survived by her three daughters, Dina . . .  Continued

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Southern Majorettes

The Southern High Fight Song boasted “those Southern boys are hard to beat,” but the coed athletes, above and below, were quite a treat! The nimble-fingered, leggy majorettes marched with the band, the slim, trim drill team performed at halftime, and the bouncy, bubbly cheerleaders coaxed “Fight, team, fight” throughout the ball games. Since these gals were always “out front,” as teens we knew them by all by name. But if the past 50 years has dimmed your memory, we have a crib sheet: The enlargements are complete with maiden names.
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Southern Cheerleaders

 

Southern Drill Team

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Our Wildwood Saturday Night

Our 50th reunion was at Wildwood Country Club and class vice president Gary Steedly was our master of ceremonies.

 

Anne Esarey Smith accompanied on the piano as we all joined in to sing the alma mater and the Southern fight song.

 

Peggy Shepard Haise, Jenny Snyder Richey and Marsha Fulkerson Nelson were among former SHS choir members. The gals led us in singing about "those Southern boys."

 

Floyd Spencer is one of the 68 alumni who attended. In all, counting guests and spouses, we had more than 120 in attendance. Floyd's favorite SHS memory is Mrs. Lee's English class.

 

Southern cheerleader Dina Jones Higdon is one of our more than two dozen Louisville area classmates who planned and coordinated our reunion events.

 

Pat Blazanovich Shader has three children, six grandchildren and one great grandchild!

 

Buel and Carolyn Caudill Goodin. Carolyn and Buel, who is a flower wholesaler, donated all of the beautiful table centerpieces and fresh-cut floral arrangements.

 

Richard Brooks finally has a moment to rest. Once a member of the SHS track and cross country teams, for months he has been on the run as point man for Marcella's many reunion planning activities.

 

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   We have lost Carol Pittard Livers James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

  It is difficult to post this: Emily Crou

Fri 4/28/2017 2:35 AM

  Talked to Carol Ann McCue Frost James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

  Just had a long, interesting phone conv

Wed 3/29/2017 4:17 PM

   JoAnn (Cummings) Sinclair has passed away James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

  JoAnn (Cummings) Sinclair On May 1, I r

Mon 5/2/2016 1:39 AM

  Walter Longacre passes away. James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

  Walter Armstrong Longacre, 72, of Mt. Wa

Thu 1/7/2016 7:12 AM

  Paul W. Porter passes away Marcella

  Published in the Courier Journal: Paul W

Mon 9/15/2014 4:18 PM

  Paul Porter passes away Marcella

  Paul W. Porter passed away Tuesday, Sept

Sun 9/14/2014 7:05 PM

   Don Morton passes away James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

  Our hearts are heavy for the Morton fami

Mon 4/14/2014 12:24 AM

  Birthday Kenny

  Charles Kenneth Robinson Kenny will be 7

Wed 4/9/2014 10:11 AM

  Donald Morton passes away Marcella

  One of our well-known classmates, Don Mo

Fri 4/4/2014 2:06 PM

  William (Bill) Edward Poston passes away Marcella

  William Edward Poston passed away Thursd

Wed 4/2/2014 3:30 PM

  Keith Thomas Passed Away Sally Allien Knoefel Wilkins

  Keith Thomas, Class of 1961, died Januar

Wed 2/19/2014 5:00 PM

  Richard Brooks' surgery Marcella

  We were first told that Richard's surger

Wed 1/29/2014 3:12 PM

  Richard Brooks' Surgery Marcella

  Richard had out-patient surgery today to

Thu 11/7/2013 12:05 AM

  Corky Haise notice in Louisville newspaper James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

  Published in The Courier-Journal on Augu

Thu 8/29/2013 1:30 PM

  Corky Haise passes away James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

  Those in the Southern High Class of 1961

Mon 8/26/2013 11:01 PM

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Today's Featured Biography

 

 
Richard Douglas Brooks


Upon graduation from Southern in 1961, I entered the University of Kentucky majoring in pharmacy. I graduated in May 1966, and married Carolyn Murphy the next week. We had two girls: Amanda in 1967 and Lisa in 1969.

I began my pharmacy career in 1966 at Otto Drug Store on Dixie Highway in Pleasure Ridge Park. I was promoted to manager of the store about three years after that. In 1975, I left Otto Drug Store to begin a different phase in my career working in the Long-Term Care Pharmacy at Georgetown Manor Nursing Home.

In 1979, I teamed with Dave Wren and formed D & R Pharmaceutical Services. We grew this business into the largest long-term care in Kentucky. In 1991, we sold D & R to Omnicare, a national long-term care pharmacy provider. I worked for Omnicare until 1996. I was retired for nine months before Marcella sent me back to work, this time for Humana. After working there for five years, my old partner, Dave Wren, and I teamed up again. This time we formed PCA Pharmacy. We could not start a new pharmacy before that because of a non-compete clause in our former sale. We grew this new adventure once again to the largest long-term care pharmacy in Kentucky. In 2007, I sold my interest in PCA, but I still continue to work there four days a week, 10 months a year.

The last 25 years have been the best time of my life. While working on our 25th class reunion in 1986, Marcella and I renewed our friendship. It took me two years to persuade her to marry me. Both being divorced, we were married on April 24, 1988. Ever since that time, we have had a blast — building a house, traveling, playing tennis, and collecting all kinds of things. Our children have provided us with nine grandchildren who we have taken on many trips to many places. We also have a great-granddaughter who loves her grandparents.

We live in Fern Creek on seven acres in a house that we built in 1989 and remodeled three years ago. We regularly attend St. Gabriel Church and take part in many of the activities there.

Besides working, I keep busy gardening, playing tennis, fishing (annual trip to Lake Okeechobee in Florida), mowing grass, spending time with our children, grandchildren and two great grandchildren, spending time with friends, and taking Marcella antiquing.

We love to travel, and have spent both January and February at St. George Island, Florida for the past four years.


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We need detective work.
We have yet to find a number of folks.
Maybe you can supply a lead.
Let's find our missing SHS 1961 classmates





Richard David Adams

Jeffrey Bilger

Nancy Lea (Byrd) Bundy

Charles Burnett

Jewell (Smith) Burress

Lynn Maureen Damon

Barry Dean Edwards

Edna M. (Parton) Edwards

Betty Gayle Hoskins

Carolyn Sue (Smith) Johnson

Delores Johnson

James Martin

Billy McBride

Sherman Edward McClaron

Sandra Rogers

Joyce (Ables) Schroeder

Linda (Latham) Sherard

William M. Smith

Keith Thomas

Sharon (Miller) Zielberg


Let's join forces to locate all of our classmates.



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 Death  John Eads wife,Paula, past away may 12 2020
 Posted by: Everett "Johnny" Eads

 10/18/2020

 Death  Carol Pittard Livers has passed away. It is diffi
 Posted by: James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

 4/28/2017

 Death  Walter Armstrong Longacre, 72, of Mt. Washington f
 Posted by: James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

 1/7/2016

 Death  Don Morton passes away. Our hearts are heavy fo
 Posted by: James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

 4/14/2014

 Death  William (Bill) Edward Poston passed away Thursday,
 Posted by: Marcella "Mar" Riggs Brooks

 4/2/2014

 Anniversary  Kenneth and Sharon Robinson celebrated their 50 an
 Posted by: Charles Robinson

 2/7/2014

 Death  Corky Haise passes away Those in the Southern H
 Posted by: James (Jim) Reed [Class of 1960]

 8/26/2013

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Below are a few photos from our monthly planning meetings and our mailing session. Hint: Hover your mouse over the bottom right of the show and click on the square icon to display photos full screen!


We have distributed our class photo directory and the DVDs. The cover is shown above. Contact Barbara Ann Fultz to order your copy, and ask her about also getting the DVD slide shows with most of the photos from the reunion events and this web site!



Billy Guest has two sweethearts in the same photo: Ellen Boyd was a 14 year old freshman when an older guy, Billy, a 15 year old sophomore, asked her to the 1959 Sweetheart Dance in Southern’s cafeteria. "That was our first date," recalls Bill. "However, this snapshot was at Ellen’s house in 1961." They married in 1963 and have four sons and seven grandchildren. His other sweetie in the picture was "my ’56 Chevy. I was showing off the new metallic green, custom paint job. It had a Corvette cam, solid lifters and three deuces, in order to beat that ’57 Chevy at Cedar Creek Drag Strip. Share your own snapshots with all of us!

Before Southern, many of us attended Okolona Elementary.
Do you have snapshots from our high school days?

Hey, SHS Class of 1961, we need your help!
Please send us your own photos for display here!

Beauty and the Beast:
Marsha Fulkerson borrows the rooftop sun deck
of Jenny Snyder's family pet, Sally.

Southerners Walter and Keata (Hogan) Longacre were married in 1963. They have two children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. While they were in Indianapolis, they were really in the chips! Read about that in their biographies right here on our web site.



Reunion Planners: Ready for a repeat!
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Been in Louisville lately? This is Waterfront Park.
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