Out Reach Ministry

Team

 

Clarence Simmons

Jimmie Lou (Vinson) Foster

Petris Higginbotham

 

The Journey Home---

In Memory of

our Schoolmates:

 

Lillian (Higdon) Martin, class of ’37, passed away at her home in West Logan, WV.  

 

Greta Loreda Turner, of Huntington, WV left this earth for a place of hope and comfort.

 

Mary Smith (affectionately known as Peggy) of Gary, Indiana, ended her pilgrimage on this earth. She will be missed.

 

Willie-Mae (Scott) Cunningham, who we all loved and called “Bill”, passed away in Charlotte, NC.

 

Daisy Ragland, passed recently. (No further information available).

 

Mary Etta Calvin passed recently. (No further information available).  

 

Wilma Jean Wilson, class of ’62 passed away.  (No further information available).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loved Ones Of Schoolmates: recently passed away

 

Hobart Googins, husband of Lorene (Jones) Goggins, passed away.  Hobart was a well-known, respected, and outstanding citizen of Middleport, Ohio.  Please remember Lorene in your prayers.  Call her sometimes…show some love.

 

Many prayers and loving thoughts to Jewell (Black) Webster, whose brother Ronnie passed after a long illness in Columbus, Ohio. 

 

Mrs. Gertrude Johnson passed. She was the mother of Norman, Roger, Paul, Queen, Viceta, and Royce. Everyone from 7 & 8 Holden knew and loved her.  Wow, could she cook! May she rest in peace.   

 

 

 

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Petris Higginbotham

PO Box 429

Norristown, PA 19404-0429

 

Or you can call Petris at:

610 -539-2571 and leave a message and telephone number.

 

 

Aracoma High School

Out Reach Ministry

Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 2                                   April 2006

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Reunion News!!!

 

Hurry!  Hurry! Hurry!   Just 90-days…or so left.  The Aracoma High School Reunion is on its way. This year’s Reunion is to be held the third weekend of July…Thursday, July 13th through Sunday, July 16th, 2006 in Logan, West Virginia.  Be there … (if you can.)

 

New Reunion Update

 

Ivan Richardson, president of the Logan Chapter, requested the Outreach Ministry post this update:

 

“Aracomians and guest, if you have questions concerning any aspect of the upcoming Reunion i.e.; registration, scheduling, cost, hotel/motel listings, reunion programming, souvenir ads, activities, etc.”

 

Please feel free to contact by phone the following Aracomians of the Logan Chapter for information or assistance:

 

   Ivan Richardson                                 (304) 239-2731

 

   Dr. William (Tank) Williams, Jr.       (304) 946-2268

     

   Vennie Henderson                              (304) 239-2953

 

  • [The reason for this new telephone contact change is that Ernestine Hill (the Chapter’s treasurer) is very, very ill and can no longer serve, so please remember her in your daily prayers.  See her photo below.]

                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ivan, Tank, and Vennie have volunteered to serve as contact persons for the Reunion in place of Ernestine. Also, Ivan asked that Aracomians continue to make all registration checks payable to:

   

                          Aracoma Alumni Association

 

 And  mail all checks and correspondence to:

 

                    Aracoma Alumni Association

                  Post Office Box 267

                  Cora, WV 25214-0267              

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Our Aracomian of the Month:  John Henderson, Class of 1942.

 

We all laughed when this young man from 7 & 8 Holden enlisted as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.  John had never been in a body of water larger than the creek up by the Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church nor had he ever been in a boat…and he was going out on the oceans???  

   

Well today, John is a retired Lt. Colonel of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.  Also, for over a decade, he served with distinction as president of the local chapter of NAACP in Reidsville, North Carolina.  During his tenure at NAACP, John re-energized efforts in closing the gap Blacks experience in education, economic empowerment, health, civil rights and racial justice. In addition, for the past 11 years he has been a city councilman serving municipal government in Reidsville.

 

John has been married to his lovely wife, Ernestine, for 57 years.  They have two children. Their son, Ilvarez, recently retired as environmental analyst for Duke Power Company and their daughter, Johnette, is the Executive Director of the Reedville’s Chamber of Commerce. 

 

Seems like we who were laughing at John years ago were the ones all wet. From his rearing and background at Aracoma High School, over the years, John has left a thumb print on the events of our times.  We are so proud of him. 

 

This Ministry recognizes and congratulates John Henderson, Class of 1942 as Aracomian of the month.  

 

Well fellow Aracomians, that’s all the News for this time. 

                  

                                                                   I love you

                                                         Your Brother in Christ, 

  

                Petris