NNHS Class of 1964

NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

CAUSE OF DEATH

Katherine Agee Glenny		18 Oct 1945	03 June 2006 Newport News, VA	Damage Sustained in Heart Attack of 05/26/06
	Y Teens Latin Club Tri-Hi-Y Ring Committee Sophomore Dance Committee Jr. Dance Committee Sr. Bulletin Board Committee School Spirit Committee Behavior Code Committee			http://www.nnhs65.com/06-06-06- NNHS-Katherine-Agee-Glenny.html
Fall of 1963

Fred Anspach

1946
Newport News, VA

04 Sept 2019
Newport News, VA

Corticobasal Degeneration

Key Club
Varsity Football: Letter, Co-Captain, Awarded Jersey
Varsity Track: Letter
Varsity Baseball: Letter
Junior Class : Vice President
Newcomers Committee
Jr. Ring Committee
Sr. Invitations Committee
Basketball: 8th.9th Grade
Hall of Fame: Most Athletic

K.D.T.

The College of William and Mary

http://nnhs65.com/09-08-19-
NNHS-Fred-Anspach.html

Fall of 1963

Bill Barnard

11 Apr 1946
Newport News, VA

05 Aug 2015
UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

National Honor Society: President
Nelms Honor Scroll
Key Club
French Club: President
T.O. Keesee Hi-Y: President
Launchings Staff
Christopher Newport Society
Senior Pennant Committee
Sr. Dance Committee
J. V. Basketball
Lion's Club Award for Science

U.S. Navy

Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Old Dominion: MBA

http://www.nnhs65.com/08-08-15-
NNHS-Bill-Barnard.html

Fall of 1963

Jerry Bean

1922 Jan 194548
Waynesboro, VA

11 Feb 2021
Newport News, VA

Transferred from Waynesboro High School
Shop Foreman
D.O. Club

Fall of 1964

Eddie Beasley

02 Aug 1946
Newport News, VA

25 Jan 2019
Ocala, FL

Tuberculosis

Sr. Assembly Committee
Sr. Band
Jr. Band
J.V. Football
Hi-Y: President

K.D.T.

U.S. Army: Two Tours in Vietnam

http://www.nnhs65.com/02-10-19-
NNHS-Eddie-Beasley.html

Fall of 1963

Donald Benthall

27 Oct 1945
Newport News, VA

04 Jan 1990
Newport News, VA

Sr. Bulletin Board Committee
Sr. Chorus: Letter
Jr. Chorus: Letter
All State Chorus
Library Club
Jr. Usher Staff
School Spirit Committee

DONALD L. BENTHALL

NEWPORT NEWS - Donald Lee Benthall, 44, died Thursday, Jan. 4, in his home.

A Newport News native, Mr. Benthall was a 1964 graduate of Newport News High School and lived here most of his life. He was an accountant in San Diego for seven years before returning to Newport News last June. He was a Baptist.

Survivors include two sisters, Judy A. Hester and Peggy Lee Cherry, both of Newport News; and two brothers, Wilton M. Benthall Jr. of Hampton and John W. Benthall Sr. of Newport News.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Riverside Funeral Home by the Rev. Tommy Davidson. Burial will be in Peninsula Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home and other times at the home of Judy A. Hester, 25 Peters Lane.

Published in the Daily Press on 1/6/1990.

Fall of 1963

http://nnhs65.com/10-15-11-NNHS-John-Benthall.html

Tony Benton

03 Mar 1946
Pender Co., NC

24 Aug 2000
Newport News, VA

Heart Attack

Jr. Band: Letter
Sr. Band
D. E. Club

Image courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/19/19
Thanks, Dave!

Fall of 1963

John "Jay" Bluxome		25 Apr 1946	13 June 2005 Council Bluffs, IA	Cancer
	Transferred Buckroe Jr. High School Sr. Band Jr. Band Sr. Pennant Committee Chess Club Christopher Newport Society Spanish Club			http://www.nnhs65.com/06-18-05-OS- NNHS-John-DeCamp-Bluxome-III.html
Fall of 1963

Darrell Boland		26 Oct 1946	Mar 1992
	Hi-Y: Secretary Student Council Representative Latin Club School Spirit Committee Sr. Dance Committee			http://www.nnhs65.com/06-15-12- NNHS-Gerry-Plumley-Boland.html
Fall of 1963

Claudine Branch Harvey		26 Feb 2019 Newport News, VA
	Jr. Chorus: Letter Sr. Chorus: Letter Sr. Invitations Committee Safety Committee I.C.T. Club D.E. Club Drama Staff
Fall of 1963

Tommy Braswell		17 Feb 2005 Farmville, NC
	Sr. Pennant Committee
Fall of 1963

Tommy Buckingham

22 Feb 1947
Newport News, VA

22 Sept 2013
Monroe, NC

Cancer

Basketball: Mgr., Letter
Christopher Newport Society
French Club
Sr. Invitations Committee
Launchings Staff
All Tournament Cast
Cast of Two Major Plays
Chesapeake Hi-Y

U.S. Army

King College

http://www.nnhs65.com/09-30-13-
NNHS-Tommy-Buckingham.html

Fall of 1963

Tommy Cain

29 Jan 1945
Newport News, VA

12 May 2010
Newport News, VA

Effects of Agent Orange

U.S. Army

http://nnhs65.com/05-13-10-
NNHS-Tommy-Cain.html

No Image Available

John Carter

27 Aug 2007
Jacksonville, FL

Sr. Music Committee
Sr. Band
Chess Club
Chesapeake Hi-Y
Shop Officer

Classmates,

In the course of tracking down missing classmates for our 45th reunion, I learned today that John passed away in Jacksonville, FL on 27 August 2007.

- Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/26/09

Fall of 1963

Kitty Clark Walling

1946
probably Newport News, VA

04 Aug 2017
Hampton, VA

http://www.nnhs65.com/04-27-18-
NNHS-Kitty-Clark-Walling.html

Fall of 1961

Betty Cooper Swartz		09 June 2011 Smithfield, VA	Ovarian Cancer
	Sr. Typing Committee H. R. Officer Safety Committee Future Homemakers Club Jr. Dance Committee School Spirit Committee		http://nnhs65.com/06-11-11- NNHS-Betty-Cooper-Swartz.html
Fall of 1963

Alma Crum Piggins

20 July 1946
Hampton, VA

25 Dec 1995
Newport News, VA

Ovarian Cancer

Future Teachers Club
Sr. Chorus
Latin Club
Jr. Decorations Committee
Sr. Typing Committee
Homeroom Officer

Lynchburg College

ALMA JEAN C. PIGGINS

NEWPORT NEWS - Alma Jean "A.J." Crum Piggins, 49, died Monday, Dec. 25.

A native of Hampton, she was a beloved fifth-grade teacher at Armstrong Elementary School and had previously taught at Bayside Elementary School in Virginia Beach. She was a graduate of Lynchburg College and was a member of Wythe Presbyterian Church.

A.J. is survived by her husband, Thomas D. Piggins; her parents, Blaine C. and Mercedes S. Crum of Hampton; and four brothers, Blaine C. Crum III of Mobile, Ala., Larry E. Crum of Chesapeake, Christopher P. Crum of Brookline, Mass., and David Stewart Crum of Hampton.

A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, Dec. 27, at 11 a.m. in Wythe Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Lawrence B. Wood Funeral Home.

The family suggests that memorials take the form of contributions to the A.J. Piggins Book Fund of Armstrong Elementary School, 3401 Matoaka Road, Hampton, Va. 23661; or to the A.J. Piggins Memorial Fund of Wythe Presbyterian Church, Kecoughtan and Robinson roads, Hampton, Va. 23661.

Because A.J. died from ovarian cancer, her friends and family have formed a cancer awareness organization "A.J.'s Team." Please join us in this fight. Please send for information: A.J.'s Team, P.O. Box 6271, Newport News, Va. 236601.

Published in the Daily Press on 12/26/1995.

Fall of 1963

Wayne Davenport		28 May 1946 Randolph Co., NC	21 Aug 2021 Newport News, VA
	Physical Fitness Awards Homeroom Officer Student Council Representative Senior Pennant Committee J.V. Football
Fall of 1963

Anne Davidson Matthis

07 Aug 1946
Randolph Co., NC

08 Feb 2013
Clinton, NC

Cancer

Anchor Staff
Future Teachers Club: Delegate
to State Convention
Spanish Club
Latin Club
Sr. Bulletin Board Committee
Jr. Decorations Committee
Sophomore Dance Committee
Office Staff
Usher Staff

East Carolina University: B.S.
Fayetteville State University: M.S.

http://www.nnhs65.com/02-09-13-
NNHS-Anne-Davidson-Matthis.html

Fall of 1963

Roy Davis		03 Sept 1946 Winston-Salem, BC	30 July 1999 Newport News, VA	Complications of Diabetes
	Sportsmanship Committee Stage Crew Newcomers Committee House and Grounds Committee Shop Officer Senior Decorations Committee Old Dominion College
Fall of 1963

Melba Deas Wood Graveley		13 Jan 2008 Newport News, VA
	Girls' Track: 9th, 10th, 11th Grade Basketball: 10th, 11th, 12th Grade School Spirit Committee Girls' Chorus G.A.A. Executive Board.		http://www.nnhs65.com/01-15-08- NNHS-Melba-Deas-Graveley.html
Fall of 1963

Jimmy DeBerry		19 Aug 1946 Newport News, VA	14 Nov 2019 Williamsburg Hospice House, Williamsburg, VA	Stroke
	Sr. Pennant Committee Basketball: 8th.9th Grade J. V. Basketball Varsity Basketball J. V. Football Varsity Football: Letter J. V. Baseball Varsity Baseball: Letter Behavior Code Committee Key Club Safety Committee Homeroom Officer Jr. Science Club K.D.T. Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School			http://nnhs65.com/11-20-19- NNHS-Jimmy-DeBerry.html
Fall of 1963

James Eakes

1945
H

05 Dec 2007
Hampton, VA

Drama: Usher Staff
Senior Pennant Committee
School Spirit Committee
Advanced Machine Shop: Officer, Clerk

http://www.nnhs65.com/
12-07-07-NNHS-James-Eakes.html

Fall of 1963

Donald Ealey		1945 H	12 Sept 2012 Newport News, VA	Cancer
	Senior Bulletin Board Committee			http://www.nnhs65.com/09-14-12- NNHS-Donald-Ealey.html
Fall of 1963

Brenda Fisher Whitehurst		194_ H	26 Aug 2021 The Villages, FL	Cancer
	D.E. Club Junior Typing Committee Senior Typing Committee School Spirit Committee Junior Usher Staff Dance Committee Future Homemakers Club Drama Committee
Fall of 1963

Randy Fitzgerald		about 1997 Hampton, VA
	Shop Foreman D. E. Club J. V. Basketball
Fall of 1963

Helene Flick	1945 H	06 Dec 2016 Newport News, VA
			http://www.nnhs65.com/12-11-16- NNHS-Helene-Flick.html
Fall of 1962

Joel Frank

17 Jan 1946

03 Dec 2001

Spanish Club

Al's Gang
U. L. P.

Joel Benjamin Frank

Joel Benjamin Frank, son of Irving and Hennie Frank, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001.

Arrangements by Peninsula Funeral Home.

Published in the Daily Press on 12/6/2001.

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In regards to Joel Frank--I also have wondered what happened to Joel--he was one of a kind for sure-the last time I saw him was at the sandwich shop he owned in downtown NN and around that time I moved to Texas (1992). My fondest memories of Joel were that whenever I went to a party--private or public, local or out of town, from high school and on-all I had to do was look around the room and I would find Joel standing there with a grin-and in the most unexpected circumstances and I loved it.

- Jo Ann Stewart ('64) of Northern VA - 08/22/09
Thank you, Jo Ann.

Fall of 1962

Roscoe Gary	31 Jan 1945 Newport News, VA	24 July 2019 Yorktown, VA

No Image Available

Tom Gilbert		24 Apr 1946 Rockingham County, NC	23 June 2016 Melbourne, FL	Cancer
	U.S. Army Florida Institute of Technology: BS in Computer Science			http://www.nnhs65.com/06-26-19- NNHS-Tom-Gilbert.html
Fall of 1962

Elinor Goldberg Zedd		1946	29 Dec 2014 Newport News, VA	ALS
	Senior Assembly Committee Nelms Honor Scroll Future Teachers Club Launchings Staff Christopher Newport Society Latin Club French Club
Fall of 1963

Dennis Holbrook

18 May 1946

23 Jan 2003
Yorktown, VA

Cancer

Fall of 1963

Senior Class: Vice-President
Key Club: Vice-President
Sr. Pennant Committee
Christopher Newport Society
9th Grade: President
Friendly Typhoon: 9th, 10th Grades
Jr. Varsity Football
Boys State Delegate
Sophomore Dance Committee:
Co-head
Jr. Dance Committee
H. R. Officer
Metal Shop: Foreman
Spanish Club
Hall of Fame: Most Popular

K.D.T.

Old Dominion College: Kappa Alpha Order;
B.S. in Management and Economics

The College of William
and Mary: M.B.A.

U.S. Marine Corps

The University
of Oklahoma

The Colgate Darden School
of the University of Virginia

Fall of 1965

1966 Troubadour,
Old Dominion College

Saturday, October 18, 2003
Peninsula Memorial Park
Newport News, VA

Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 10/19/03
Thanks, Dave!

http://www.nnhs65.com/09-02-12-
NNHS-Betty-R-Holbrook.html

http://www.nnhs65.com/10-07-15-
NNHS-Clyde-Holbrook.html

Donald Houston

Newport News, VA

01 Nov 2003
Richmond, VA

Christopher Newport Society: Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary
Spanish Club: Vice-President, Letter
Anchor Staff: Underclassman Section Head
Sr. Assembly Committee
Jr. Decoration Committee
Publicity Committee
Service Committee
School Spirit Committee
Drama: Props Staff

Christopher Newport College

Old Dominion College: Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

Fall of 1963

Ernie Howard

15 Aug 1944
Newport News, VA

29 Apr 2020
Newport News, VA

http://www.nnhs65.com/05-03-20-
NNHS-Ernie-Howard.html

Edna Johnson Matthews

29 Aug 1946
Norfolk, VA

11 Nov 2008
Newport News, VA

Beacon Staff: Photographer
Homeroom Officer
Cast of Tournament Play
Sr. Flower Committee
Sr. Pennant Committee
Jr. Dance Committee
G.A.A. Executive Board: Letter
Basketball: 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Grade
Hockey Team
Junior Chorus
Usher Staff

S.L.T. Sorority: President

Thomas Nelson Community College: R.N.

http://www.nnhs65.com/11-14-08-
NNHS-Edna-Johnson-Matthews.html

Fall of 1963

Richard Johnson

08 Dec 1944
Norfolk, VA

12 Nov 2016
Eagle Springs, NC

Transferred: R. L. Paschal High School (Fort Worth, TX)
Stage Crew
Bulletin Board Committee

http://www.nnhs65.com/11-30-16-
NNHS-Richard-Johnson.html

Fall of 1963

Gilmore Kirby

16 Sept 1946
Buena Vista, VA

25 Nov 1998
Hampton, VA

Throat Cancer

Jr. Dance Committee
Shop Officer
H. R. Officer
Physical Fitness Award

U.S. Army

Fellow Typhoons: My Classmate, Gilmore Kirby ’64, passed away on 25 Nov 1998. An old Army buddy of his recently learned of his death by searching the Internet and landing on our NNHS web site. They had not been in contact since 1968.

I was contacted by the buddy and asked if I knew the cause of death. I replied that I did not, but I offered to query the Alumni in hopes that someone does know. If you have this information, please e-mail me at nnhs64@cox.net.

- Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 12/30/07

Today would have been my dad's (Gilmore H. Kirby, Jr.) birthday. In Googling him I found your site looking
for his cause of death and asking if anyone knew. He died of throat cancer after about a six year battle.
Just thought I'd pass that along. Thanks!

- Anna Boyer - 09/18/13
Thank you so much, Anna!

Gilmore H. Kirby Jr.

Hampton - Gilmore "Buck" H. Kirby Jr., 52, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1998, at his home. A native of Buena Vista, he had been a Peninsula resident for 50 years.

Mr. Kirby was the owner of Tidewater Re/Bar for 7 years.

His mother, Ruth I. Kirby, and his son, Brian White, preceded him in death.

Survivors include four very special daughters, Ashley Kirby of Hampton, Michelle Kirby and Jennifer Kirby, both of Blacksburg, and Anna Chapman of Hampton; his father, Gilmore H. Kirby Sr.; three sisters, Joyce Asby of York County, Marian Plaster of Newport News and Linda Horn of North Carolina; two brothers, Robert Kirby of Newport News and Michael Kirby of Norfolk; two grandchildren; former wives, Peggy S. Chapman and Delona Smith; and four special friends, Coach, Mo, Rage and Gup.

The family will receive friends Saturday, Nov. 28, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park.

Buck will be remembered for his kind and helpful ways.

Published in the Daily Press on 11/28/98.

Fall of 1963

Bill Koehler

13 May 1944

16 May 1968
Quang Nam, South Vietnam

Killed in Action in Vietnam

U.S. Marine Corps: Pvt.

My name is Brooke Porzelius and I go to Gridley High School of Gridley, IL and my U.S. History class is posting remembrances for the many men that don’t have remembrances up on the Virtual Wall.
I think that every man that made the ultimate sacrifice for this country needs to be recognized
for all that he did.
So I thank William Edwin Koehler for serving his country in the best way that he knew how.
Thank you,
Brooke Porzelius
little_kisses_4u@hotmail.com
Wednesday, October 22, 2003

WILLIAM EDWIN KOEHLER
is honored on Panel 61E, Row 13 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Fall of 1962

Kyle Lawson

27 Feb 1946
Asbury, TN

09 Nov 2008
Effingham County Hospital,
Springfield, GA

Transferred: Fulton High School
Chess Club
Assistant Librarian

U.S. Army: 2 Tours in Vietnam

http://www.nnhs65.com/07-07-19-
NNHS-Kyle-Lawson.html

Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/07/19
Thanks, Dave!

Fall of 1963

Don London		18 Apr 1944 Newport News, VA	30 Nov 2013 Ocean Pines, MD
	Jr. Varsity Football Varsity Football: Co-Captain Varsity Track Hall of Fame: King			http://www.nnhs65.com/12-03-13- NNHS-Don-London.html
Fall of 1963

Linda Long Williamson		18 Sept 1946 Richmond, VA	20 Aug 2020 Yorktown, VA	Heart Disease
	Homeroom Officer G.A.A. Executive Board Basketball: 9th Grade Volleyball: 10th Grade G.A.A.: Letter Future Homemakers Club			http://www.nnhs65.com/08-23-20- NNHS-Linda-Long-Williamson.html
Fall of 1963

Joan Markiewich Foster

27 Dec 1996

Melanoma Cancer

School Spirit Committee
Future Teachers Club
Sr. Dance Committee

MY SISTER, JOAN MARKIEWICH FOSTER, CLASS OF 1964, PASSED AWAY ON 12-27-1996 WITH MELANOMA CANCER...

SHE IS DEEPLY MISSED BY HER LOVING FAMILY..

- Mary Markiewich Hux('67) of VA - 09/05/07
Thank you, Mary.

JOAN A. FOSTER

NEWPORT NEWS - Joan Ann Foster, 50, lifelong Peninsula resident, died Friday, Dec. 27, 1996, at her home.

Mrs. Foster was employed as a teachers' aide with the Newport News School System. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Lynn M. Foster; her daughter, Jennifer Marie Foster; her son, Michael C. Foster; and her father, Andrew J. Markiewich, all of Newport News; and two sisters, Brenda Snyder of Lafayette, Ind., and Mary M. Hux of Newport News.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday in Parklawn Memorial Park by the Rev. Fred King.

Memorials may be made to Tabernacle Baptist Church.

Peninsula Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Published in the Daily Press on 12/28/1996.

Fall of 1963

Becky May		Newport News, VA	30 June 2008 Newport News, VA
	Sr. Chorus Sr. Invitations Committee Library Assistant			http://www.nnhs65.com/07-14-08- NNHS-Becky-May.html
Fall of 1963

Kathy McCallum Lackey		23 June 2007 Hampton, VA	Cancer
	Transferred Southern Pines High, N.C. Sr. Dance Committee		http://www.nnhs65.com/06-26-07- NNHS-Kathy-McCallum-Lackey.html
Fall of 1963

Daniel Meena

1946
Newport News, VA

13 Oct 2011
Newport News, VA

Sr. Band: Letter
All-State Band
All-State Workshop Band
All Regional Band
Jr. Band: Letter
Dance Band
Section Head: Jr., Sr. Band

U.S. Air Force

http://nnhs65.com/10-15-11-
NNHS-Dan-Meena.html

Fall of 1963

Charles Milne

11 Jan 1946
Farragut, ID

06 Nov 2011
Warne, NC

Cancer

Jr. Band
Sr. Chorus: All-State
Varsity Track
Cross Country Track
French Club
Launchings Staff
Sr. Assembly Committee
Key Club
National Honor Society
Student Council: President
Nelms Honor Scroll
School Academic Key
National Merit Award
Executive Board Rep.

Christopher Newport College

New York University

Wed., Oct. 06, 2010
Eleanor Milne Kenitzer ('66) of CA and Charles Milne of NC

http://nnhs65.com/11-13-11-
NNHS-Charles-Milne.html

http://nnhs65.com/08-02-10-
NNHS-Martha-Jo-Walters-Milne.html

Fall of 1963

Yvonne Morrison Cottrell

10 Aug 1946
Mt. Airy, NC

08 Apr 2019
Transitions LifeCare Hospice Home, Raleigh, NC

Cancer

Latin Club
Future Nurses Club: Treasurer
G.A.A. Executive Board: Letter
Sr. Dance Committee
Volleyball: All-Star Team
I.C.T. Club
Basketball: 9th, 10th, 11 Grade

George Washington University

http://www.nnhs65.com/07-05-19-
NNHS-Yvonne-Morrison-Cottrell.html

Fall of 1963

B. W. Newsom
	Transferred Central High, London, England Cross Country Track U.S. Air Force
Fall of 1963

Rodney Odom		10 Oct 2006 Jonesborough, TN
	J.V. Baseball Varsity Baseball U.S. Army		http://www.nnhs65.com/10-27-06- NNHS-Rodney-Odom.html
Fall of 1963

Brenda Patrick Halstead		09 Jan 1946	Jan 1983
	Usher Staff: Assistant Head of General Staff Drama: Costume Staff Head Sr. Assembly Committee
Fall of 1963

Cheryl Pless Ramsey		08 Sept 1946 Asheville, NC	29 Apr 2015 Newport News, VA	Pancreatic Cancer
	Jr. Chorus Sr. Chorus: Letter Spanish Club Lion's Club Award: Spanish Usher Staff Service Committee Christopher Newport Society Sr. Invitations Committee Safety Committee			http://www.nnhs65.com/05-01-15- NNHS-Cheryl-Pless-Ramsey.html
Fall of 1963

Thomas Poteet	10 Sept 1963 Newport News, VA	Killed in Accident
		I want to share this about Tom. We met through my church and became very good friends. He was driving his motorcycle on the way to summer school in Hampton. In those days there was no helmet law. At the intersection of Kecoughtan Road and Ivy Home Road, a car ran the stop sign, and Tom's bike hit the car. I was devastated over his untimely senseless death. It was an awesome service at his Lutheran church. To this day, I have not heard a better memorial. I will always remember his sweetness. - Gloria Woolard Price (HHS -'65) of FL - 01/28/05
Sep 1963

Charles Rinehart

12 Dec 1944

13 Sept 1991

Sr. Assembly Committee
Stage Crew
Usher Staff Head
Printing Department
Basketball Manager: 8th, 9th Grade
School Spirit Committee
Advertising Committee
Hi-Y
H. R. Officer
Shop Officer

CHARLES RINEHART

NEWPORT NEWS - Charles E. Rinehart, 46, a native of Newport News, died Friday, Sept. 13.

Mr. Rinehart retired after 12 years as a deputy sheriff in York County. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Ordinary, and a member of the Achilles Masonic Lodge 281. He was a former volunteer emergency medical technician for York County, a former auxiliary officer for Hampton, a Red Cross CPR instructor for the Peninsula Chapter and the past president of the American Diabetes Association.

Survived by his mother, Hazel Llewellyn Rinehart Jones of Denver, Colo.; his wife, Cynthia G. Rinehart of Hayes; a son, Russell B. Fairfield of Newport News; and a brother, Arther O. Rinehart of Denver.

Visitation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday in Weymouth Funeral Home. Funeral service 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Weymouth Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Zack Finch. Burial in the Russell Family Cemetery with Masonic rites.

Published in the Daily Press on 9/15/1991.

Fall of 1963

Annette Rouse Porter		1946 VA	11 July 2020 VA	Complications of Injuries Received in Automobile Accident 5 Months Earlier
	J.V. Cheerleader Varsity Cheerleader Sr. Flower Committee Sr. Bulletin Board Committee School Spirit Committee Gymnastics Hockey Team G.A.A. Executive Board Drama: Make-up Staff Volleyball Team D.L.C. Sorority: President			http://www.nnhs65.com/07-17-20- NNHS-Annette-Rouse-Porter.html
Fall of 1963

Charlee Shoff Febuary		Newport News, VA	04 Oct 2011 Hayes, VA	Cancer
	Jr. Chorus Sr. Chorus Drama: Furniture Staff D.O. Club School Spirit Committee Sr. Invitations Committee Future Homemakers Club Basketball: 9th Grade			http://nnhs65.com/10-06-11- NNHS-Charlee-Shoff-Febuary.html
Fall of 1963

Bobby Simpson		09 Jul 1946	12 Sept 1995 Newport News, VA
	Jr. Band: Letter, Drum Major J. V. Football J. V. Track Varsity Track Varsity Football: Letter
Fall of 1963

Lin Singletary

1946

04 Jan 2015
Bladenboro, NC

U.S. Navy

BLADENBORO, NORTH CAROLINA — Lin McRae Singletary, 69, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015.

He is a veteran of the US Navy.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Center Road Baptist Church.

The funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, January 7, at 1 p.m. at Center Road Baptist Church. Burial will follow at New Pait Cemetery.

Published in Bladen Journal from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6, 2015

Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 09/19/19
Thanks, Dave!

Fall of 1963

David Smith		1946 Newport News, VA	02 Dec 2008 Newport News, VA
	J. V. Football Jr. Band: Letter Sr. Band: Letter Jr. Science Club Dance Band U.S. Air Force			http://www.nnhs65.com/12-04-08- NNHS-David-Smith.html
Fall of 1963

Faith Strickland Groom

1946
probably Newport News, VA

27 Apr 2018
Gloucester, VA

Jr. Chorus
Sr. Chorus
Art Club
Bible Club: Vice-President
Homeroom Officer

http://www.nnhs65.com/05-01-18-
NNHS-Faith-Strickland-Groom.html

Fall of 1963

Richard Strickland

1946
Newport News, VA

01 Mar 2016
Hampton, VA

Basketball: 8th, 9th Grade
J. V. Basketball
J. V. Football
Homeroom Officer
Woodshop Officer
D.O. Club: President

United States Marine Corps: Vietnam

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

http://www.nnhs65.com/09-08-10-
NNHS-Mitchell-Strickland.html

Fall of 1963

Billy Taylor

1946

Jan 1994

National Honor Society
Honor Council: Senior Representative
Varsity Basketball: Letter
Senior Invitations Committee
Key Club
Hall of Fame: Most Likely to Succeed

The College of William and Mary

Fall of 1963

Donnie Tyndall

1945
Newport News, VA

23 Jan 2021
VA

Alzheimer's Disease

Varsity Football
Senior Dance Committee
Sportsmanship Committee
Jr. Varsity Football
Jr. Varsity Baseball
Hall of Fame: Best Dancer

S.P.D.

Christopher Newport College: B.S. in Accounting

Fall of 1963

Neil Vickers

30 Apr 1946
Newport News, VA

15 Aug 2012
Gloucester, VA

Jr. Chorus
Sr. Chorus: Vice President, Letter
Shop Foreman
T.O. Keesee Hi-Y
Senior Dance Committee
Junior Dance Committee

S.P.D.

http://www.nnhs65.com/08-22-12-
NNHS-Neil-Vickers.html

Fall of 1963

Skip Walker

1946

06 Feb 2003
Newport News, VA

Jr. Band: Letter
Sr. Band: Letter
Chess Club
Latin Club
All State Workshop Band
U. D. C Award
All State Regional Workshop Band
Dance Band

Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School

Fall of 1963

Rex Wiedman		22 Aug 1943	May 1979
	Shop Foreman Stage Crew
Fall of 1963

Janice Wilkins Vaughan		1946 Newport News, VA	13 Nov 2008 Newport News, VA
	Apparatus Club Tumbling Club			http://www.nnhs65.com/11-16-08- NNHS-Janice-Wilkins-Vaughan.html
Fall of 1962

Karen Wilks Hirsch		01 July 1946	July 1976
	Nelms Honor Scroll J. V. Flagtwirler Varsity Flagtwirler Anchor Staff: Copy Editor Thespians Tournament Play: Assistant Director Assistant Directors Staff: Co-Head Launchings Staff Sr. Assembly Committee French Club H. R. Officer
Fall of 1963

Gerald Wright

1944
VA

27 Dec 2008
Hampton, VA

Heart Complications

Cross Country Track: Co-Captain, Letters
J.V. Track
Varsity Track
Usher Staff
Jr. Dance Committee
Honor Code Committee
School Spirit Committee
Friendly Typhoon
Sr. Pennant Committee
State Championship Track Letter

S.P.D.

U.S. Army

Fall of 1963

Hilda Wright Johnson		1922 Oct 1945	21 May 2014 Newport News, VA	Heart Attack exacerbated by Breast Cancer
	Latin Club Science Club Jr. Decorations Committee Sr. Music Committee Sr. Typing Committee Sr. Chorus: Librarian			05-24-14-NNHS-Hilda-Wright-Johnson.html
Fall of 1963

Images of Donald Benthall, Jay Bluxome, Darrell Boland, Alma Crum-Piggins, B.W. Newsom,
Brenda Patrick Halstead, Charles Rinehart, Bobby Simpson, Rex Weidman, and Karen Wilks Hirsch
were scanned and submitted by Dave Spriggs ('64) pf VA - 04/08/03, 09/11/03 and 08/29/05
(because he likes to scan, and I don't).
Thanks so much, Dave!

"Dances with Wolves" midi courtesy of ??? - 07/10/02

Animated Military Flags clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03

Bronze and Silver Stars clip art courtesy of http://www.wpclipart.com/armed_services/ - 05/09/08

Purple Heart image courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/04/04
Thanks, Joe!

Benevolent Order of the Elks logo courtesy of http://www.elks2407.com/ - 01/26/08

Masonic Emblem courtesy of http://www.mindspring.com/~safetyplay/qual.htm - 06/15/07

Shriners Logo courtesy of http://www.gwmemorial.org/tours/1_Shrine.html - 02/06/08

Order of the Eastern Star Emblem courtesy of http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrichmo/misc/oes.html - 12/20/07

Moose Lodge Logo courtesy of http://www.silverbuckleband.com/SilverBuckleSchedule1.html - 11/24/08

Red Hat Society Logo courtesy of http://graywizkid.com/craftyladies/Poem_4.cfm - 06/26/08

NNHS65 Home Page Banner created by my #5 Son, Nathaniel Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL - '97) of IL - 06/06/02
Thanks, Nathaniel!

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