Reunion Information

The reunion is fast approaching. . . it starts October 8 just 2 weeks from today.

The class float which will be in the Homecoming Parade is progressing. We have the signs painted and lettered and the art class will be adding touches on them for us. If you are able to participate, we will be meeting at the VFW on Garfield @ 1:30pm. The parade begins around 2:00pm. After the parade we will be going to Heritage Park for a Tailgate party before the Homecoming Football game which begins @ 7:30 pm. We will be cooking up hot dogs, hamburgers and Smoked Sausages. We have had a donation of $50.00 to help with the cost of the food. Someone will bringing chili, nachos and sauerkraut. We are asking that iems for the Silent Auction be brought to the Tailgate Party. They will be on display so that we can get an idea of what there will be to bid on. PLEASE have your name on the item that you donate.

After the football game, everyone is invited to come to the home of Jim and Marty (Vaughn) Renard. The address is 930 Maxine in Piggott. We will be having refreshments and more time to visit.

Decorating of the Community Center will begin @ 9:00 am on Saturday. We will need some guys to set up tables and to run errands. We have lots of posters to put up and scrap books to set out. We also will need help putting out the Silent Auction Items and getting the bidding sheets arranged. The greeting table will need to be arranged so that it will run smoothly as classmates arrive. We also need volunteers to greet classmates after they enter the gym to let them know what needs their immediate attention, i.e. picture taking, silent auction and quilt dispay/raffle. After decorating the gym, we might want to all have lunch together at the Piggott Diner. . they have a large room that we can all sit in together.

Someone will be at the Community Center as early as 3:00pm to greet early birds who come. Official arriving time is 4:00 pm. We are having Hog Wild cater the meal. We will have a choice of Pork Steak, Pulled Pork or Chicken. They have done so well with selling BBQ out of a trailer in Piggott, that they have built a dine-in area which should be open by the reunion week end. They have GOOD food and hopefully everyone will be happy of our choice of caterers. We should be able to eat around 6:00 pm.

We hope that everyone enjoys the reunion and many old friendships are rekindled. There are 10 classmates on the list to attend who were not able to be here for the last reunion. For those of you who have not returned your questionnaire, please do so as soon as possible even if you are not going to come. We are trying to get all the information together so that we can have a copy for everyone who attends. If you can not attend and would like to have the material that will be handed out, please send $10.00 for s/h to Marty Renard, 930 Maxine Piggott AR 72454.

NO GREATER LOVE

FYI: Per this from FB, for all who know this family - Dennis Johnson, the father, Debbie Chilcutt Johnson, the wife & mother, & Darrin Johnson, the son. Talk about no greater love.

"Gayla Gipson Johnson "My friend Darrin Johnson is giving one of his kidneys to his dad Dennis tomorrow, 24th. (August) Everyone lift this family in prayer please'."

DEATH OF 1969 GRADUATE

For those who may not know, Thomas Conley passed away at his home on Sat. night/Sun. morning.
Irby Funeral Home in Piggott AR will be in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be @ 5:00 p.m. on Tues. in the Irby Funeral Home with services @ 10:00 a.m. on Wed.,

Chances for Quilt Raffle are $5.00 each or $25.00 for "7"! Get your chances at the reunion or mail money to:

Piggott Class of 70

Marty Renard

930 E Maxine

Piggott AR 72454

Designed and Quilted by Linda Brown Wells

(Patsy Loveless helped with the quilting!)
Limited amount of mugs are still available. Reunion special $7.50. Get one at the Reunion or order one by sending money to the above address. Please add $2.00 for s/h

Marty,
I'm not recalling the means to post to the blog, but thought that there were classmates of ours who live out of town who might like to know that these fathers of some of the people that attended PHS during the same years that we did had passed away. Some played football with them & some were in FFA with them. Note that they were bros. who died 10 days apart. Would you please post to the blog? Thanks!


Piggott, Arkansas · Wednesday, July 28, 2010




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Delbert SampleWednesday, July 21, 2010
Piggott Times
Delbert Sample, 90, of Nimmons, Ark., passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House Jonesboro.
He was born Oct. 13, 1919, in Barcamp, Mo., and was the son of the late Hyder David and Zona (Mathis) Sample.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Linda Joyce; one brother, Lester Sample, and two sisters, Ruth Risener and Deloris Allen.
He was united in marriage to Wilma Risener April 17, 1944.
Delbert was a Veteran of World War II and a farmer. He was also a member of the Nimmons Church of Christ for over 60 years.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Wilma Sample; two sons, Jerry Sample and wife Jackie of Paragould, and Robert Sample of Nimmons; daughter, Jean Taylor and husband Richard of Jonesboro; five grandchildren, Kimberly Dopko and husband Josh, Carla Huff and husband Jeff, Melissa Raja and husband Umair, Eric Sample, and Rebecca Hancock and husband Brad; 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Buford Sample of California, H.D. Sample of Nimmons and David Sample of California; one sister, Ione Redman of Piggott, and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 17, in Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Bill Lovelace officiating. Burial was in Piggott Cemetery. Pallbearers were Richard Taylor, Eric Sample, Brad Hancock, Jeff Huff, Neal Morgan and Gregg Moore. Honorary pallbearers were Jackson Hancock, George Huff, and Johnathan Huff.
Visitation was held Friday evening at the funeral home. Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be posted online at hoggardfuneralhome.com



Piggott, Arkansas · Wednesday, July 28, 2010




H.D. SampleWednesday, July 28, 2010
Piggott Times
H.D. SampleH.D. Sample, 86, of Nimmons, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at his home.
He was born July 6, 1924, in Nimmons, and was the son of the late Hyder David and Zona (Mathis) Sample.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ronnie Sample; two brothers, Lester and Delbert Sample; two sisters, Ruth Risener and Deloris Allen, and five infant sisters.
Survivors include four children, Norma Jean Lewis of Piggott, Richard Sample of Broken Arrow, Okla., Kenny Sample of Germantown, Tenn., and Deanne Leahy of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Buford Sample and David Sample, both of California; one sister, Ione Redman of Piggott, and many other relatives and friends
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, in Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Billy Wayne Moore officiating. Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be posted at www.hoggardfuneralhome.com

POST CARD

By now most of you have received your "official" post card announcing our next reunion. Are you having a problem identifying all of your class mates? Here is the list of everyone in the picture, not necessarily in order:
Veda Crittenden, Jamie Jackson, Francine Hogard
Bill Threet, Joe Cole, Rick Rodery
Donna Coyle, Jean Wright, Donajo Cluck
Marty Vaughn, Steve Bowden , Melinda Hampton
Judy Cox, Etta Faye Tate, Patsy Bradshaw
Betty Mead, Jim Johnson, Debbie Mayberry
Evelyn Vernon, Dennis Pollard , Madison Sowell
Paula Ballard, Jim Hanna , Linda Brown, Mike Howell

Mug Sales

We will be selling mugs at 2 reunions this year. The Class of 65 on July 2 and the Class of 60 on July 3. Both reunions are at the Country Club and we need to set up around 5:30 on each night and stay until 6:00. Anyone interested in helping, please contact Marty @573-718-0055

UPDATE! ! ! ! We made $215.00 from mug sales for our scholarship fund! Class of 1965 came through and bought several!