Rains County, Texas

Willow Springs School

 

A report of the 7th Willow Springs School reunion states  "...it has been documented that there was a school in existance in 1850...."  The report also states that Hershel GARRETT and George KENNEMER were former principals.

no date ("Looking Back..." Rains County Leader, 22 September 1998)
teacher : Mrs. Alma Garrett
Frances Sue Armstrong                Homer Curry                          Frauline McCollum
Bruce Bullard                               Billie Max Engleman                Raymond McCollum
Norma Fay Clewis                       Lois Harvey                            James McDaniel
Ray Clewis                                  Connie Gene Kilgore               Estelle Still
 

no date (photograph contributed by Frances Willis)
     teachers : Oren Burns & Jessie Roan
4th (back) row  Jimmy Franklin, Raymond Childress, Claiborn Armstrong, Loyd McDaniel, Nolan Parrish, unknown,
                        Oren Burns, teacher, Jessie Roan, teacher, Clara May McCormick, Betty Alexander, Nobie Presswood
                        Opal Childress, Cecille Porter Stanley
3rd row from front    Elsie Kirk, Ima Bullard, Wanda McDaniel, Novelle Orear, Alene Short, ?, Lois Miller, Viola Franklin
                         Lillian Hair, Edith O'Rear
2nd row (from front):  Rastus Beene, Edward Childress, Rufus Lair, Pete O'Rear, Bruce Bullard, Glen Branham, Ruby Short
                        Vera Bullard, Leman Branch, Farris Fisher, Richard Fischer, Albert Fischer,Thomas O'Rear
front row:   Albert Childress, Howard Kirk, Vallie Arnold, Clara Childress, Lucille Branch, Elizabeth Armstrong
                  Mozelle Armstrong, Fay Beene, Sam Branch
1912
Miss Myers - teacher

1913-1914
Willow Springs - Miss Lutie Wells (Rains County Leader, October 10, 1913)

1917  (source:  Rains County History pg. 20)
     basketball team : teacher - Kate Nix
Kate Potts, Edith Campbell, Ethel Harbin, Vallie Armstrong, Jewel Brown, Hattie Durham

Rains County Leader, December 15, 1922
Willow Springs News Items
Our school is doing fine under the management of Mrs. Carrie RAY and Miss Eunice GILLEY.

1930
    Herschel B. Garrett, teacher

1931 (photograph contributed by Frances Willis)
     teacher : Alma Garrett
Back row: Bruce Bullard, James McDaniel, Billie Max Engleman, Homer Curry, Raymond McCollum
Front:  Lois Harvey, Frances Sue Armstrong, Norma Fay Clewis, Mrs Alma Garrett, teacher, Frauline
McCollum, Connie Gene Kilgore, Estelle Still, Ray Clewis
 

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