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Central High School Class of 1961 Reunion News and Deceased Classmates Page Access Class61 Main Web Page - Click Here |
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80th Birthday
Reunion Saturday July 15, 2023 Chattanoogan Hotel 1201 Broad Street |
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60th Reunion Saturday August 21, 2021 Chattanoogan Hotel Pictures Page 1 Page 2 |
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75th Birthday Reunion Saturday August 4, 2018 Chattanooga Choo Choo Pictures Here
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55th Reunion Saturday August 20, 2016 Chattanooga Choo Choo Pictures Here |
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70th Birthday
Party Saturday, July 27, 2013 The Renaissance Center Mack Smith Road - East Ridge, TN Pictures Here |
50th Reunion - 2011 Pictures - Page 1 Page 2
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Deceased Since Our 2011
50th Reunion
. MATTHEWS, BARBARA DIANE (Dobbs) - July 5, 2019 KENDALL, RONNIE ANDREW - June 2, 2019 - Obituary MERRELL, LINDA GAIL (Turner) - Dec 25, 2018 - Obituary DeFRIESE, SPENCER EDWARD - Dec 4, 2018 - Obituary
McNABB, GARMON EUGENE - May 8, 2018 - Obituary GORDY, CAROLYN - June 5
, 2017 FIELDS, W. GARNETT, JR -
Dec 14, 2016 - Obituary
Pics WILBURN, KENNETH - Mar 10, 2016 - Obituary BOWEN, MACK - Feb. 2016 - Obituary CHANDLER, ALBERT DONALD
- May 15, 2016 HORNER, BETTY (Dillard) - Aug 15, 2015 - Obituary WATKINS, MARVIN EUGENE( Gene) ( 72) - Dec 18, 2015 - Obituary McRAE, BARBARA LORAINE ( Cox) - May 14, 2015 - Obituary FRYAR, SAMMIE (Edmondson) - Feb 28, 2015 - Obituary
COOPER, LEONARD RAY - March
15, 2015 JUMP, JAMES EDWARD (71) - Dec 11, 2014 - Obituary ELMORE, MARTIN - Leukemia - June 27, 2014 - Obituary BENNINGTON, LOWELL - Dec 26, 2014 - Obituary PARSON, THOMAS - Jan 29, 2013 - heart attack - Obituary HARRIS, ELIZABETH ANN
(Hinton) - Nov 16, 2013
POWELL, MARTHA
ELIZABETH(NABORS) - Aug 24, 2012 HETZLER, JOY (Varner) - August 17, 2012 - Maryville, TN - Obituary JUMP, MILTON LEWIS (69) - AUG 31, 2011 - cancer - Obituary YARBROUGH, PORTER (68) - Oct 30, 2011 - Obituary
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. Chattanooga Central High Class of 1961 Main Access Page Click Here . |
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Remembering
Kenny Parker . Mark Scherer Letter to Class, June 2011 . Mark Scherer - Washington State Update 2023 Byron Black Letter to Class, July 2011 . |
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Site By Reg Smith - Class of '61 |
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OBITUARY Martin Vernon
Elmore
Martin had a tremendous amount of intellectual
curiosity and loved traveling, reading, and
experiencing new things and exploring new ideas.
Due to his high level of curiosity and love of reading, he
could speak knowledgably on a wide variety of subjects.
He had a broad range of interests including fly fishing,
gourmet cooking, camping, guns, woodworking, discussing
politics, motorcycles, and visiting over 35 National Parks, as
well as numerous foreign countries. His love of travel
allowed him to visit all 50 states by age 50. In his
retirement years, he developed a strong interest in opera,
and he and Doris often attended the famous Santa Fe Opera in
New Mexico. He was the ultimate "Renaissance
Man".
Martin was not a religious man and his
idea of "heaven" was to be fly fishing on the banks
of the Yellowstone River in Montana with his
beloved sheltie, Sierra, at his side and sipping
Glenfiddich, his favorite scotch. Of all the
locations in the U.S. and around the world where he had
fished, the Yellowstone River was his favorite.
His request to me was to visit Montana and spread some of his
ashes there, as well as in some of his favorite rivers
in Colorado.
He was an extremely kind, caring, loving,
thoughtful, patient, understanding and generous man, as well
as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Martin strongly
felt that it was our responsibility and duty
to help those less fortunate. He gave of his time,
talents, and money to his favorite charities. He was an avid
supporter of social equality and equal rights for all
Americans, regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation.
He was looking forward to many, many more years
of retirement spent traveling, reading, learning, fly fishing
and spending time with his family. Regardless of where he
lived or traveled in his lifetime, he made many dear friends,
and he will be sorely missed. He touched the lives and
hearts of many.
Donations in his memory can be made to Rocky
Mountain PBS, Denver Dumb Friends League (animal
shelter), Habitat for Humanity, Heifer
International, Food Bank of the Rockies, or Denver
Rescue Mission.
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A TRIBUTE....
On the evening of July
6, 2014, a "Memorial Service"
was held at our home and 5 acre "ranch' that
Martin, years ago, had aptly named, "Rocky Top".
Our family and many longtime friends spoke of Martin and of
the wonderful times they had shared with him. Our
daughters both eloquently spoke about the wonderful Father,
mentor, teacher, advisor, confident and soccer coach
that he had been for them and remembered his devotion
and dedication to them as children, teenagers, and
adults.....always teaching them the importance of higher
education, hard work, do the 'right thing", and to
"follow their dreams". Vikram and Hasanthi
(ages 16 and 19) told of their love for their
"Nana", the great times they shared with him and how
much they will miss him. During the service, our 5 year
old grandson, Buck, announced that "Nana" was his
grandpa. With only knowing his
"Nana" for 5 yrs., I guess that's all he could think
of to say, but that said it all. At age 3, I'm
sure Cal was in agreement with Buck...."Nana" was
his grandpa, too.
With an unobstructed view of the Rocky
Mountains from "Rocky Top", we had
enjoyed thousands of beautiful sunsets together there over the
years. His service was held outside, and it was a beautiful
evening and an unusually beautiful sunset.
Martin would have loved that......
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James D. "Jack" Scruggs III, Class
of 1961, died November 26, 2017 in Canby, Oregon. His sister, Linda
Scruggs Fry (Class of 1958) provided the following information:
James (Jack) D. Scruggs, III January 29, 1944 – November 26, 2017 Jack was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to James (Jack) Scruggs, Jr., and Margaret Cashion. He loved his dog, Buttons, and he developed his love of singing in a barbershop quartet during his high school days at Chattanooga Central High School. Jack entered the Air Force at the age of 18 and served four years near Edinburgh, Scotland, and Berlin, Germany. After his honorable discharge, he married Johnnie Ruth Dorsey in 1966. Jack had an opportunity to join the U.S. Foreign Service and was able to continue using his intelligence knowledge/experience and top secret clearance. His first embassy assignment was to Dakar, Senegal, where his wife, Johnnie Ruth, died from hepatitis. He was reassigned to the embassy in Saigon and arrived there shortly before the Viet Cong Tet offensive in 1968. It was in Saigon where Jack met Ruby Lind. Their friendship soon turned into love and a whirlwind romance occurred, partly due to Jack being reassigned to Paris for his next tour of duty. It seemed right to get married in Saigon before his transfer and take Ruby with him, so that’s what he did. The following years with the U.S. State Department included living two or three years and working in Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; Rabat, Morocco; Washington, D.C.’ Jerusalem; Madras, India; and other countries for shorter term assignments. Jack welcomed the birth of his sons: Rodney, a few months before leaving Paris and two years later Bryon was added to the family when Jack was stationed in Rabat. After several years serving with the Foreign Service, the family was ready to settle down and let their roots grow in Oregon. Jack earned his teaching degree from the University of Oregon in social studies and French and landed a high school teaching position. Several years later he received a M.A. degree in counseling from Oregon State University. Jack worked as school counselor in various Oregon schools and in Kotzebue, Alaska, as well as college advisor for Native Americans at Central Oregon Community College and at various other counseling venues. Jack and Ruby retired from their work life and moved to Hope Village, an active retirement community in Canby, OR. But Jack didn’t fully retire, as he continued his counseling services to many friends and referrals who requested his help through difficult and sometimes not so difficult times. Jack is survived by Ruby, his wife of 48 years; sons Rod (Linda), and Bryon (Anna), granddaughter, Chloe, who all live in the Seattle area; and his sister, Linda Fry, who lives in Montross, Virginia. Contributions in memory of Jack Scruggs may be sent to Ambassador Bible College, PO Box 54992, Cincinnati, OH 45254, an intensive nine-month educational program focusing on the Bible and Christian Living.
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