A delicious lunch was enjoyed, catered by The Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Baxter. Frank Medley, principal of
Upperman High School, attended the meeting and was available for a tour of the building after lunch. The meeting adjourned
at 2:00 p.m. Door prizes were in abundance.
The culmination of the celebration was attending the Baxter Seminary Alumni Banquet, which is held each year the first Saturday
night in May at Tennessee Tech University. After a delicious meal, each member was introduced by Mable Joyce Austin Moore,
class member.
A check for $100 was presented to Medley by the class of ’45 to purchase paperback books for the library. Also, a
presentation was made by Ralph Fike of 33 books titled "A Light on the Cumberland Plateau," the story of Baxter Seminary, for
the library. A highlight of the evening was the singing of the Alma Mater led by Ralph Fike, class member.
Members attending all or parts of the reunion were William "Bill" Duke of Knoxville, Elizabeth Scannelly Boggs of Jacksonville,
FL, Juanita Brown Dingler of Montgomery, AL, Reba Denny Bilak of Lausanne, Switzerland, Charlie Thomas of Las Vegas, NV; Sadie
Sue Nunley Tidwell of Nashville, Carolyn Wilkes Powell of Madison, Billie Robinson Townsend of Darien, FA, Tilmon Milton of
Clinton, Alvin Powell of Madison, Mabel Joyce Austin Moore of Sparta, Coy Sadler of Clennie, MI, C. D. Whitefield of Cookeville,
Luke Leftwich of Baxter, Harriet Nichols Elrod of Warren, MI; Dorothy Ann Shanks Fike of Madison, Ralph Fike of Madison, Hilda
Cooper Anderson of Baxter, Nan Denny Kingsley of Oak Ridge, Mary Alice Judd Lindsey of Sebastian, FL, Jean Maynard Welch of
Cookeville, Juanita Austin Young of Baxter, Isabel Cole McDonald of Cookeville; James Brady of Cookeville, Rose Maxwell Stamps of
Waverly, Frances Jared Burton of Cookeville, Jake Gardner of Nashville, Lehman Bush of Baxter, and Gereva Whitehead Randolph of
Cookeville. - Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, TN: July 3, 1995 - Transcribed by Ajlambert.com
Alumni by Class
Alumni by Name
Alumni Banquet / Reunions
Alumni Photos
Alumni Experiences
Members of the Baxter Seminary High School class of 1957 who celebrated their recent
40th class reunion at Cherry Hill Community Center are above, from left in front, Sylvia
Fields Jared, Helen Thomas Burgess, Mrs. Broyles, and Jenell Harris Parker. From left
in back are Nell Goff Vinson, Jean Jared Vinson, Billy Ray Shanks, Wanda Brown
Helms, Tommie Sutton Campbell, Loyd Mills, and Kaye Lowe.
