NNHS Class of 1959

(This page is incomplete.)
 

NAME BIRTH DEATH CAUSE OF DEATH

Jennie Barrow Keesee 17 Nov 1940
Craven Co., NC
29 May 2006
Newport News, VA
Ovarian Cancer
 Library Assistants Club: President
Library Assistant
Future Business Leaders of America: Vice President
Bible Club
Speech Arts Club: 1957, '58, '59
  http://www.nnhs65.com/06-01-06-
NNHS-Jennie-Barrow-Keesee.html

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Winnie-Butler-Barrow-Monfalcone.html

Fall of 1958

Bill Bradley 25 June 1939
Forest City, NC
25 Apr 2021
Newport News, VA
 

Hall of Fame: Best Dancer
Senior Assembly Committee
Senior Pennant Committee
Junior Dance Committee
Junior Decoration Committee

The Technical Institute of the College of William and Mary: 1961

 
Fall of 1958

Donald Bradley      
Eighth Grade Hall
of Fame
Junior Class President
Junior Dance Committee
Senior Dance Committee
Junior Decorating Committee
Junior Usher Staff
   
Fall of 1958

Joe Carney   29 Mar 2006
Smithfield, VA
 
National Honor Society
Nelms Honor Scroll
Senior Band: Letter
Junior Band: Letter
Latin Club: President, Treasurer
Launchings Staff: Editor
Key Club: Secretary
Hi-Y
Homeroom: Vice-President
Dance Band
  http://www.nnhs65.com/03-31-06-
NNHS-Joe-Carney.html
Fall of 1958

Bobby Carroll 14 Sept 1940
Newport News, VA
26 May 2015
Newport News, VA
Probably Complications of Diabetes
D. E. Club: Vice-President
Stage Crew
Thespians
Senior Assembly Committee
Hi-Y
Leadership Clinic
http://www.nnhs65.com/
05-27-15-NNHS-Bobby-Carroll.html
Fall of 1958

Ken Carter 1941
Newport News, VA
02 July 2006
Destin, FL
 
Transferred from Warwick High School
D. E. Club
Senior Dance Committee

Christopher Newport College
College of William and Mary

  http://www.nnhs65.com/
07-09-06-NNHS-Ken-Carter.html
Fall of 1958

Charlotte Fox Heath 05 Apr 1941
Newport News, VA
26 Jan 2014
Hampton, VA
Parkinson's Disease
Future Business Leaders of America
Senior Invitation Committee
Library Assistants Club
Junior Decoration Committee
Homeroom Officer
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NNHS-Roy-Fox.html

Fall of 1958

Adora French Williams 1941
Newport News, VA
04 May 2020
Newport News, VA
 
  http://www.nnhs65.com/05-07-20-
NNHS-Adora%20French-Williams.html
Fall of 1957

Henry Horton     Leukemia
Cast of Eighth Grade
Tournament Play
Homeroom President
Junior Band
Latin Club
Jr. Dance Committee:
Co-Chairman
Sr. Dance Committee:
Co-Chairman
Hall of Fame: Best Dressed
Anchor Staff: Sports Editor
   
Fall of 1958

Kenneth Houck 03 Feb 1941
St. Charles, VA
07 Aug 2015
Clearwater, FL
Brain Tumor
Junior Chorus: Letter, Secretary
Senior Chorus: Letter
Metal Shop Officer
Senior Assembly Committee
Senior Pennant Committee
D. E. Club

Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Lee College

http://www.nnhs65.com/08-08-15-
NNHS-Kenneth-Houck.html
Fall of 1958

Glenda Howard Parker 1941
Lynchburg, VA
09 Feb 2020
Newport News, VA
Cancer
Anchor Staff
Senior Assembly Committee
Future Nurses of America
Homeroom Chaplain: 1955, '56', 57, '58
Homeroom Secretary
Dance Committee
School Spirit Committee
Tri-Hi-Y: Vice-President, Chaplain, Secretary
Junior Chorus
Y Teens
http://www.nnhs65.com/02-16-20-
NNHS-Glenda-Howard-Parker.html
Fall of 1958

Judson Jones 14 Dec 1940
prob. Louisa Co., VA
June 1993
Newport News, VA
Massive Stroke
Junior Varsity Football
Junior Band
Senior Band
Senior Color Committee
Shop Officer
Wood Shop Officer
Junior Usher Staff

Courtesy of his sister, Janice McCain Rose of VA - 03/25/04
Thanks, Janice!
http://www.nnhs65.com/03-15-13-
NNHS-Tommy-Jones.html
Fall of 1958 December 1992

Jack Lawrence 21 July 1940
Warford, WV
25 July 2012
Pipestem, WV
Injuries received involving an automobile
and cart near his home
Transferred from Hinton High School
Safe Teens
Junior High Basketball
http://www.nnhs65.com/07-28-12-
NNHS-Jack-Lawrence.html

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NNHS-Virginia-Lawrence.html

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NNHS-Mary-Lawrence-Lively.html

http://www.nnhs65.com/08-24-15-
NNHS-Billy-Lawrence.html

Fall of 1958

Nancy Major     Leukemia
Senior Chorus: Letter
Junior Chorus: Librarian, Letter
Senior Choir
Senior Invitation Committee
Junior Dance Committee
Bible Club
Future Business Leaders of America
School Spirit Committee
Safe Teens
Girls' Glee Club
   
Fall of 1958

Ron Miller 30 Dec 1941
Newport News, VA
29 July 2014
Asheville, NC
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Transferred to Warwick HS for Senior Year

U.S. Army

The College of William and Mary

SMU

http://www.nnhs65.com/12-22-17-
NNHS-Ron-Miller.html

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http://www.nnhs65.com/02-22-11-
NNHS-Herb-Miller.html

Fall of 1957

Gerald Moore      
Junior Varsity Basketball
French Club
Thespians: President
Stage Manager
Stage Crew
Senior Assembly Committee
   
Fall of 1958

Sandra Nesbitt Johnson
Old Fort, NC
27 Jan 2009
Newport News, VA
 
  Beacon Staff: Editor
Senior Flower Committee: Chairman
Executive Board: Scrapbook Chairman
S.C.A. Federation
Hall of Fame: Most Likely to Succeed
G.A.A. Executive Board: President
Student Council
Junior Decoration Committee
 

http://www.nnhs65.com/01-29-09-
NNHS-Sandra-Nesbitt-Johnson.html


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Fall of 1958

Connie Nickey Bowden
Milton, PA
30 Mar 2011
Newport News, VA
 
Transferred from Milton High School
D.O. Club: President
Senior Dance Committee
Homeroom Treasurer
Y Teens
Make-Up Staff
http://www.nnhs65.com/04-03-11-
NNHS-Connie-Nickey-Bowden.html
Fall of 1958

John Nickey   PA Cancer
Transferred from Milton High School
Senior Band
Junior Band
Senior Dance Band
Hi-Y
Senior Dance Committee
Senior Flower Committee
Wrestling Team
Newcomers Committee
Homeroom Chaplain

United States Navy: President John F. Kennedy's Band

 

http://www.nnhs65.com/
band-58.html

Fall of 1958

JoAnn Norman Ivey 08 May 1941
Creswell, NC
06 Mar 2007
Gloucester, VA
Cancer
Anchor Staff
Senior Dance Committee
Senior Ring Committee
Student Council
Hall of Fame: Queen
Director of Tenth Grade
Tournament Play
Junior Decoration Committee

Sigma Delta Phi Sorority

Virginia Tech: P.H.T.
(Putting Hubby Through)


Queen JoAnn Norman and King Frank Ivey
http://www.nnhs65.com/03-07-07-
NNHS-Jo-Ann-Norman-Ivey.html

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Fall of 1958

Bill Nuckols 23 Apr 1941
Newport News, VA
15 Mar 2021
Newport News, VA
Possibly Parkinson's Disease,
from which he suffered for 20+ years
French Club
D.E. Club
Junior Chorus: Letter

United States Navy

Fall of 1958

Curtis Overman 22 Sept 1941
Newport News, VA
05 Nov 2016
Poquoson, VA
Complications of Diabetes
8th and 9th  Grade Football
Junior Varsity Football
Varsity Football
Junior Chorus: Letter
Senior Chorus: Letter
Cast of 12th Grade Tournament Play
Safe Teen
Senior Assembly Committee
Homeroom Vice President

College of William and Mary: B.A - 1963; J.D. - 1966

http://www.nnhs65.com/11-09-16-
NNHS-Curtis-Overman.html

Barbara Parton      
Junior Chorus: Letter
Future Homemakers of America
   
Fall of 1958

Mary Patrick Halstead
Stanton, VA
21 Jan 2013
Newport News, VA
 
Apparatus Club
Tumbling Club
Remembrance Committee
http://www.nnhs65.com/01-23-13-
NNHS-Mary-Patrick-Halstead.html
Fall of 1958

Dan Rouse 10 Oct 1941 08 Oct 1995
Shalimar, FL
Heart Attack
Varsity Football: Co-Captain, Letter
 Varsity Baseball: Letter
Varsity Basketball: Letter
All-State Band
Vice-President of Senior Class
Hall of Fame: Most Athletic
Vice-President of Junior Class
Senior Music Committee: Chairman
Senior Band: President
Key Club

United States Air Force

 

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NNHS-Annette-Rouse-Porter.html

Fall of 1958

Barbara Smith Hawk 05 July 1940 26 Dec 2008
Newport News, VA
Cancer
Junior Chorus: Letter
Senior Chorus: Letter
Girls' Glee Club
Senior Assembly Committee
Senior Ring Committee
Cafeteria Committee
D. O. Club: Treasurer
Dance Committee
Y-Teens
Future Homemakers of America
   
Fall of 1958

Wilma Spitzer Ange 1941 29 Dec 2007
Hampton, VA
 
Senior Band: Letters
All State Workshop Band
Senior Assembly Committee
Drama Make-Up Staff: Head
Girls Usher Staff
Thespians
Junior Band: Letters, Librarian
House and Grounds Committee
Cast of "The Loud Red Patrick"
http://www.nnhs65.com/01-07-08-
NNHS-Wilma-Spitzer-Ange.html

 
Fall of 1958

Jimmy Spivey 15 Oct 1941 17 Aug 1996
Cocoa, Brevard, FL
 
Varsity Football: Letter
Junior Varsity Football
8th and 8th Grade Football
Homeroom President
Latin Club
Senior Dance Committee
School Spirit Committee
Senior Chorus
   
Fall of 1958

Harry Strickland 26 Dec 1940
Columbus County, NC
14 July 2012
Edenton, NC
Cancer
Wood Shop Officer
Metal Shop Officer
D. E. Club: Scrapbook Committee
Color Committee
http://www.nnhs65.com/07-17-12-
NNHS-Harry-Strickland.html

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NNHS-Mitchell-Strickland.html

http://www.nnhs65.com/03-03-16-
NNHS-Richard-Strickland.html

Fall of 1958

Jim Vines 17 Oct 1940
Waynesboro, VA
31 Jan 2018
Pasco, WA
Pancreatic Cancer
Varsity Football: Letter
Junior Varsity Football
Varsity Track: Co-Captain, Letter
Senior Chorus

U.S. Army

http://www.nnhs65.com/02-11-18-
NNHS-Jim-Vines.html

Fall of 1958


"Frucissiere, Spirit of the Dead: The Welcoming" midi composed and sequenced
by Greg Weeden of the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, used with his permission,
and obtained from his web page, "Home of the Oboe Fiend", http://www.angelfire.com/wi/fiendhome/ - 03/23/04
Thanks, Greg!

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