Rockingham Memories
Memoriam Page
In Memoriam, 1965 Rockingham High School Classmates Deceased
The photos below and adjectives contributed to each were obtained from the 1965 Rocket Annual - and this memoriam was started by Joel Bailey ('66 RHS) and Ken Smith('64 RHS)
Even though I walk
through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will
fear no evil, for you are
with me; your rod and
your staff, they comfort
me......Psalm 23:4.


LW Carnes -  A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

LW Carnes - A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Joe Cash -  Why should life all labor be?

Joe Cash - Why should life all labor be?

Alton Collins

Alton Collins

Betty Jo Currie - The tongue no man can tame.

Betty Jo Currie - The tongue no man can tame.

Vernon Dyson - Hasten slowly.

Vernon Dyson - Hasten slowly.

Rodney Flynt - Politeness goes far and costs nothing.

Rodney Flynt - Politeness goes far and costs nothing.

Hilda Gainey French - Born with the gift of laughter.

Hilda Gainey French - Born with the gift of laughter.

Rodney Hamilton - A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.

Rodney Hamilton - A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.

Claudia Hicks Snead - A quiet conscience makes one so serene.

Claudia Hicks Snead - A quiet conscience makes one so serene.

Andrea Jenkins Pickett - She that brings sunshine into the hearts of others cannot keep it from herself.

Andrea Jenkins Pickett - She that brings sunshine into the hearts of others cannot keep it from herself.

Michael Johnson - Honor lies in honest toil.

Michael Johnson - Honor lies in honest toil.

Robert Johnson - Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other.

Robert Johnson - Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other.

Steve Kammiem - It is better to be happy than wise.

Steve Kammiem - It is better to be happy than wise.

Neal Lee - The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

Neal Lee - The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

Donna Long Williams - Good humor is goodness and wisdom combined

Donna Long Williams - Good humor is goodness and wisdom combined

Barbara Mauldin - Good was her health, but better was her heart.

Barbara Mauldin - Good was her health, but better was her heart.

Mickey McIntosh - Sportsmanship shows in all that he does.

Mickey McIntosh - Sportsmanship shows in all that he does.

Sammy Moss - No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

Sammy Moss - No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

Mike Parker - He signed to many but he loved but one.

Mike Parker - He signed to many but he loved but one.

Worth Pryce - To me a change of trouble is a vacation.

Worth Pryce - To me a change of trouble is a vacation.

Pat Puckett Fain - On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined.

Pat Puckett Fain - On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined.

Tommy Sanders - Labor conquers all things.

Tommy Sanders - Labor conquers all things.

Buddy Smith - Did nothing in particular - and did it very well.

Buddy Smith - Did nothing in particular - and did it very well.

Linda Smith Parker - A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

Linda Smith Parker - A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

A DThornton - Anytime you don't want anything you get it.

A DThornton - Anytime you don't want anything you get it.

Frank Wallace - I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

Frank Wallace - I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

Laura Warner - Her heart it was blithe as birds on a tree.

Laura Warner - Her heart it was blithe as birds on a tree.

Mary Warner Slades - Her crown is in her heart, not on her head.

Mary Warner Slades - Her crown is in her heart, not on her head.

Billy Welch - Good humor makes all things tolerable.

Billy Welch - Good humor makes all things tolerable.

Von West - Life is a jest, and all things show it. I thought so once and now I know it.

Von West - Life is a jest, and all things show it. I thought so once and now I know it.

Patricia Williams Hatcher - There is something soothing in her quietness.

Patricia Williams Hatcher - There is something soothing in her quietness.