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Michael Van Hooser ‘17 Michael Van Hooser (second from right), a 2017 TFS graduate and key member of last year’s state playoff basketball team, is now a member of the Middle Tennessee State University basketball squad. MTSU is enjoying a tremendous season in ConferenceUSA. Van Hooser is shown reacting to a dramatic last-second victory in a recent MTSU contest.
Obituaries Francis “Marion” Thompson Coach Francis “Marion” Thompson, age 88, of Homer, GA, died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Thompson was hired by Tallulah Falls School in 1958 as an eighth grade teacher and football coach. He spent approximately five years with the school. During his time at TFS he also served as a dormitory parent. Thompson came to TFS from Wagner High School in Wagner, SC, where he taught science and math. Thompson was a 1954 graduate of Clemson Military Academy. He was also a teacher and coach with the Buford City School System retiring with 32 years of service.
Jennifer Wheatley ‘03
Photo by Helen Comer Daily News Journal/ Mufreesboro, TN
TFS athletes compete at the next level Sanson Navarette ‘17 Sanson Navarette, a graduate of the Class of 2017, is a member of the University of Montevallo Falcons basketball team. Navarette is a walk on for coach Danny Young’s squad.
Jennifer Lauren Wheatley, 32, a graduate of the TFS Class of 2003, passed away on Oct. 18, 2017 in Greensboro, NC. Wheatley received her bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Cincinnati. She was employed as a social worker in Greensboro at the time of her death. Wheatley was active in her community and volunteered in the soup kitchens in Greensboro feeding the homeless. She also participated in the Crop Walk for hunger Jennifer Wheatley and supported events that raised funds for babies and children. She served as a camp counselor for burn victims in Atlanta for several years. Wheatley was a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.
Ruby Madge Barksdale ‘30 used with the permission of the University of Montevallo Athletic Department
Attention Alums
Make your plans to join us April 21 for our annual
Alumni Homecoming Luncheon
Honoring the classes of: 1948 • 1958 • 1968 • 1978 • 1988 • 1998 • 2008 look for your personal invitation in the mail
Ruby Madge Barksdale died on October 6, 2017. Mrs. Barksdale was born in 1914 and was 103 years old at the time of her death. She was a graduate of the TFS Class of 1930 and received a bachelor’s degree from Piedmont College. Mrs. Barksdale was a retired educator and loyal wife to her husband, the late Rev. Robert Barksdale. Mrs. Barksdale most recently resided in Warner Robins.
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