Ben L Smith High School

Welcome to the Ben L Smith High Class Of 1968 web site. We began our life's journey after high school over forty years ago.  This site can be used to continue communicating with classmates you have stayed in contact with over the years - and, it's a great way to find long lost friends who have just slipped through the cracks of time and have been impossible to locate.  Please participate by completing your profile and ENJOY THE SITE!

Please tell other classmates about this site and encourage them to complete their profiles. 

SAD NEWS

We've lost one of our Golden Eagles on March 4, 2010.  Susan Brooks McCollum died on Thursday from complications following an earlier heart surgery.  Included below is her obituary:

 

 

SUSAN BROOKS McCOLLUM

 Mayodan - Susan Brooks McCollum, handmaiden of the Lord, having endured this life for 59 years has come into the presence of her Lord and Savior on March 4, 2010. She honored him in word and deed especially in these last days. As her time of trials and testing increased, so did her witness of God’s grace and mercy in our Lord Jesus Christ. She spent day upon day learning, day upon day praising God for each lesson, never usurping authority or position, she ever taught her family and friends by her walk and word, honoring our Lord. She was never ashamed of her biblical walk in adherence to the Word of God as opposed to the modern day mind set. She could be recognized by her sweet smile, kind greeting, and encouraging words to any and all, even as her testing increased.

Among her trials, she gave back to the Lord our only daughter Anna Kathleen, at only 2 years of age.

Now having completed her course on earth she leaves her mother Nadine Brooks of Greensboro, sons Jonathan McCollum and wife Beth, with grandsons Jake Josh and Jack of Indian Trail, Joseph McCollum and wife Kelly of Hawaii, Michael McCollum and wife Allie with grandson Caleb of Canada, Christopher McCollum, Patrick McCollum both of Boone, and husband Paul McCollum of Mayodan.

Visitation will be Monday, March 8, 2010 from 6 to 8 pm at Colonial Funeral Home.  Interment at the graveside will be at 10:30 am Tuesday March 9, 2010, at Mayodan Municipal Cemetery and a Memorial Service at noon Tuesday March 9, 2010, at Colonial Funeral Home. Guest will be received at all other times at the residence.

 ATTENTION CLASS OF 1968!

The male contingent of this class is pleased to announce the creation of "D.O.M.E," the male counterpart to the "Bossy Ladies Society."  D.O.M.E., - What does it stand for?  Well, the first Bossy Lady to properly identify those four letters will receive a free lunch at Stamey's Barbeque on May 27 at the Second Annual D.O.M.E. Stamey's Barbeque Gathering.  Now, we assume there will be some discussion of this contest on the forum but we would ask you to send your "guesswork" through Ken Melton's private profile and include somewhere on the page you send, the letters, "XYZ" which will make your entry official.  And, it's one entry per Bossy Lady, so make it count.  The winner will be declared on the basis of the date and time it was posted.

BOSSY LADIES SOCIETY LUNCHEON!

The Bossy Ladies Society gathered at Sweet Basils Restaurant on Saturday, February 20.   From all accounts, everyone had a good time and did a lot of catching up.  There was one interruption though, when three street ladies crashed the party!  For pictures and additional details, go to the Bossy Ladies link to the left. 

5-13-10	Part Time Party Time Band
5-20-10	Legends of Beach featuring Jackie Gore
5-27-10	Craig Woolard Band
6-03-10	The Band of Oz
6-10-10	The Embers
6-17-10	Jim Quick & The Coasters
6-24-10	Chairman of the Board

MISSING CLASSMATE !

Frances Hubbard- If you know where Frances is or how to get in touch with her, please invite her to visit our site and complete her profile!

A new "missing classmate" will be posted each week.  Hopefully, with an all out effort from our classmate community, we will continue to find our lost classmates.

Join our classmates on the "Message Forum."  There's lots of chatter and a few facts.  Be sure to roll up your pants legs and watch where you step! 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS Enjoying your Ben L Smith site and testing my memory of former students from 1965-67. Would love to hear from any of you. Gail Black

- UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS - • Teresa Putnam Griswold 3/9 • William ( Bill ) McMahan 3/14 • Patti Baysinger Clapp-Ames 3/15 • Connie Slate - Class of 1969 Smith 3/16 • Annette Crews Mashburn 3/25 • Tommy Nix 3/30 • Phyllis Tew Alley 4/1 • Margie Norman Everett 4/7

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