YouTube Links about Malakoff High & 1957 GRADUATING CLASS

MALAKOFF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 1956-1957

Can you believe……it has been 67 years since we had our commencement exercise? Reflecting upon this… think about it. We graduated in 1957 and here we are in 2024. 67 years earlier, the graduation date would have been…1890; so, the 2024 grads will look on our ’57 class, as we would have the 1890 class.

This is a list of our 1957 graduates:

Blanche Allen Wanda Willingham

Betty Brannon Henry Allen

Carolyn Cade Buster Carter

Geraldine Bowman Edwin Boyd

Betty Dillard Ben Garcia

Charlotte Evans William Giles

Sallye Dodson Don Henderson

Judy Farmer Clyde Humphries

Jill Fowler Harold Johnson

Martha Hughes James Leopard

La Jaun Hunter James Newell

Barbara Shumate Eddie Nokes

Patricia Sorrell Ronnie Stockman

Shirley Washburn Kenneth Carter

Mollie Williams

On this very special day, there were 29 of us, celebrating, some with sadness, others with enthusiastic relief, all with pride of accomplishment and looking forward to new things. In the fall of ’57, several of us decided to attend HCJC (Henderson County Junior College/Now Trinity Valley). By the 2^nd semester, Eddie had enough of school and joined the Marines.

NOTE: Kenneth Andrews did not graduate with us, but he was always part of our ’57 Class

Jimmie Shumate left our class maybe before high school, but she has always felt that she was part of our class.

Mable Lois Rogers Simmons has also been a part of our class. At last report, she lives in Oklahoma.

Of the original 29 ’57 Graduates, as of May 30, 2024, the following are still here: Blanche Allen, Betty Dillard, Charlotte Evans, Jill Fowler, Martha Hughes, Barbara Shumate, Patricia Sorrelll, Shirley Washburn, William Giles and Don Henderson. The others still here are: Ken Andrews, Mable Rogers Simmons, Sallye Dodson (not sure about Sallye), Jimmie Shumate, The whereabouts of Clyde Corbin (Sonny) Humphries is unknown. The last report in 2007 he was in a nursing home in Galveston, Texas. Research has not revealed where he is now. Surprising how many “Clyde Corbin Humphries” that can be found, but so far not the correct one.

June Baggett is another who came to our 50th reunion, in fact she helped organize the 50th reunion. It is not known at this time where she is.

Below you will see 14 YouTube Video links