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The Paper | Thursday, June 25, 2015
Winder High Class of 1941 holds 74th reunion Plans already under way for 75th celebration All graduates of high school, college, etc., look forward to the Big Day – graduation. This class of students at Winder High School was no different. They were making plans for their future, just like the students do every year. They were having fun all summer and then settling into their chosen goals but, as this class discovered, theirs would be different. First, their graduation only took 11 years, and now it is 12 years. Then, Dec. 7, 1941, changed every plan they had made. WAR!!! The town of Winder and the lifestyle of everyone there changed. The men of service age enlisted in the military; the women got jobs in the clothing industry in Winder, where Army and Navy uniforms were made in the factories. Young people gathered items – steel, aluminum and any metal could be used to be made into weapons or other needed
supplies – to be melted down and made into equipment servicemen would use in this war. Those years of school were over, and no education could turn them into adults quicker than war. The men and women pictured here were part of these events. On May 28, the classmates met again to celebrate their high school graduation day. Much of the talk at the get-together was about the day that changed their lives and what it felt like to meet together for their 74th graduation anniversary. But talk of their children, great-children, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren was plentiful, too. The group is even making plans for their 75th. Congratulations, Class of 1941. It is hoped that today’s graduates will be as strong and determined as you have been.
Winder Class of 1941 graduates include (pictured back, L-R) Ann Watkins, Jacquelin Williams, Sybil P. Elliott, Jean H. Bradley and Walter Perry; (front) James R. McElhannon and Joe Estes
Beth Strevel For The Paper
diAna Kunz Huckins was honored Saturday with a surprise birthday luncheon at the Braselton-Stover House. Sarina Roth hosted the celebration which involved friends providing verses and quotes which were preserved on a canvas print and presented to the honoree.
Birthday luncheon held for diAna Kunz Huckins
Friends gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday for diAna Kunz Huckins on June 20. Hosted by Sarina Roth, the celebration took place at the elegant Braselton-Stover House on Highway 53. Music was provided by Hailey Ann Smith with “Harpist For The King,” who played a variety of classical and celtic music during the event. The final song was “Happy Birthday to You” sung by the guests. Photography for the event was provided by Beth Strevel with “In His Light Photography.” The events activities included a prayer before the buffet meal and a champagne toast given by Sarina Roth. After lunch, there was a reading of verses and quotes that had been collected by the guests, and presented on a canvas print. Guests joined in dancing to a variety of music to end the festivities. diAna Kunz Huckins is a community leader and advocate serving the Jackson County area. She currently
serves as immediate past chairman of the board for the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, board member for Peace
Place, board member for Habitat for Humanity and board member of Jackson County Family Connection.
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