Waggener High School Waggener High school, Class of 1960, 40th Reunion, October 6,7,8, 2000 This is one of many sections that contain information, photos, newspaper articles, internet items, etc. of the St. Matthews area and especially of Waggener High School. Many of the items came from Al Ring s personal collections but many people have helped and I have tried to give credit where I can. The purpose of this collection was to create the history of Waggener and the students and teachers who were there during my time. Being retired I now have time to do many of the things I have always wanted, this project is just one of them. The collection is continuing today, so if you should have old or new information on the St. Matthews area from 1950 to 1962 or Waggener High, please contact Al Ring. All graphics have been improved to make the resolution as good as possible, but the reader should remember that many came from copies of old newspaper articles and photos. Credit to the source of the photos, etc. is provided whenever it was available. We realize that many items are not identified and regret that we weren t able to provide this information. As far as the newspaper articles that are not identified, 99% of them would have to be from one of three possible sources. The CourierJournal, The Louisville Times or one of the Voice publications. Books that we have used for some information include, Randy, Cactus, Uncle, Ed and the Golden age of Louisville Television, Waggener High School Alumni Directory 1996, Waggener Traditional High School Alumni Directory 2007, Memories of Fontaine Ferry Park, St. Matthews The Crossroads of Beargrass by Samuel W. Thomas, St. Matthews, 25 Years a City Two Centuries a Community, St. Matthews 1960-1995, Waggener Lair s 1958 to 1962, The Holy Warrior, Muhammad Ali, Louisville s Own (An Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Louisville Area Recorded Pop Music From 1953 to 1983).
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Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Photo 1: Judy Johnson (60),????, Todd F. Gardner, MD (60),???? Photo 2: Barbara Carrico (60), Fred Neikirk (60) Photo 3: Sally Brown (65) & R. Wallace Wally Adams (60) Photo 4: James T. and Janet Wetzel Sleadd (60)
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Roy Wally (60) & Sally Brown (65) Adams Melvin (60) & Paula Borland???? & Linda Gay Bunting Brumback (60) John G. (60) and Gunta Burt Stephen (60) & Peg Catlett Claire Kiki Cunningham, Khorranii (60) William Marshall &???? Davis (60) Curtis A. & Judy Disborough Moore (60) John Dobbins (60) James Jim (60) & Sandra Downs Owen Edelen, MD (60) Steve (60) & Joan Fisher Schindel (60)
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Photo 1: Terry Thomas ( Sandy 60), Gunta Burt (John 60) Photo 2: Jim Downs (60), Judy Wehr Richter (60) Photo 3: Kit (60) & Carol Vollmar Georgehead (61) Photo 4: Bert Pence (60), Robert Ling (60) Photo 5: Joyce Shewmaker Neubauer (60), Judy Grunwald ( Tom 60) Photo 6: Ronald (60) & Eunice Ray
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Todd (60) &???? Gardner James Dewey (60) & Donna Sue Gibbons Clay (61) Mike (60) & Martha Moore Gladden (62) Susan Goldsmith Dennen (60) Steve (60)& Catherine Graef Terry Lee Gray (60) &????????, Sally Miller Green (60) Tom (60) & Judy Grunwald Tom & Sophie Harned Gibson (60) John Higgs (60) &???? Sue Evans (60) Todd (60) & Margie Hilbers Hoon (61)
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Michael & Melinda Hudson Hargadon (60) James (60) &???? Hunter Frank (60) &???? King George & Peggy Leahy Dale (60) Demo & Ima Jewell Lewis Johns (60) Robert Ling (60) Patricia McGruder (60) Patrick Malone (60) &???? Raymond Bruce McBride (60) Don & Jinny McMichael Sittler (60) Frank & Sandra Means Banta (60) Kim Meyer Clark (60)
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Ronald (60) & Marilyn Montgomery Frederick Neikirk (60) Joseph (60) & Jeanette Caswell Nunnelley (60) Jeff & Sandra Oed Fowler (60) Bert Pence (60) Donnell & Nelda Perkins Mohr (60) Carol Rausch Denny (60) Bill & Gayle Reichmuth Erxleben (60) George (60) & Judy Richards Ben & Sandra Riehl Talbot (60) Brent (60) &???? Robbins Harry (60) &???? Savells
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Photo 1: Wally Adams (60),????,????,???? Photo 2: Joan Fischer Schindel (60) Photo 3: Dancing the Night Away Photo 4: Glen A. Wagner (60),????, Susan Goldsmith Dennen (60) Photo 5:???,???
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Linda Ann Schaaf (60) Mary Schansberg Bennett (60) & Robert Bennett Judy Ann Schuba Brown (60) Jim (60) & Tammy Seppenfield Robert Bob (60) & Pam Sexton David Dave Simpson (60) & Rocky Sullivan Thomas (60) Jesse Buddy (60) &???? Smith Rodney (60) & Linda Smith David Dave Simpson (60) & Rocky Sullivan Thomas (60) Karl & Jeanie Swann Patton (60) James E. & Judith Tullis Abar (60) Eugene G. & Marie VanHoose Sayre (60)
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Photo 1:????,???? Photo 2: Barbara Carrico (60), Fred Neikirk (60) Photo 7: Peggy Leahy Dale (60) & George Dale Photo 3: Paula & Mel Borland (60) Photo 8:????,???? Photo 4: Pam & Bob Sexton (60) Photo 9: Tom & Sophie Harned Gibson (60) Photo 5: Katherine & Glen A. Wagner (60) Photo 6: Judy Walker Pope (60) & Gene Pope
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Welcome Back Booklet: Glen A. (60) & Katherine Wagner Robert (60) & Marcia Rodman Walker (62) James T. & Janet Wetzel Sleadd (60) Carolyn Woodson (60) Sherman (61) & Judie Wylie Henderson (60) Photo 6:????,????, (foreground) Mel (60) & Paula Borland,????,???? Photo 7:????,????, Gayle Reichmuth (60) & Bill Erxleben,????, Bobbie & L. Perry Chick (60),????, Jinny McMichael Sittler (60)
Jinny McMichael Sittler (60) & Sandra Means Banta (60) Sandy Means Banta; Judy Richards; Tom Gibson; Raymey Simpson; Frank Banta; George Ricards; Carol Miller Westfall; Sue H. Evans; Lynn Pankonin Birdt; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Mike Hargadon; Jeanie Swann Patton; Karl Patton Margie Hilbers Hoon, Peggy Leahy Dale, Sandy Oed Fowler, Robert Ling, George Dale Judy Richards; Tom Gibson; Sophie Harned Gibson; Raymey Simpson; Carol Miller Westfall; Sue H. Evans; Lynn Pankonin Birdt; George Richards Frank Banta; Mike Hargadon; Karl Patton; Jeanie Swann Patton; Marie VanHoose Sayre Sandy Means Banta; Frank Banta; Melinda Hudson Hargadon; Mike Hargadon; Karl Patton; Jeanie Swann Patton; Marie VanHoose Sayre
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Tom Gibson; Karl Patton; Mike Hargadon; Sophie Harned Gibson; Sue H. Evans George Dale; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Peggy Leahy Dale Jinny McMichael Sittler; Rodney Smith; Sue H. Evans; Sandy Oed Fowler; Eugene G. Sayre George Dale; Don Sittler; Frank Banta Todd Hoon; Robert Ling Mike Hargadon; Melinda Hudson Hargadon; Karl Patton; Jeanie Swann Patton
Don Sittler, George Dale; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Peggy Leahy Dale; Raymey Simpson Jeanie Swann Patton; Tom Gibson; Karl Patton George Richards; Judy Richards; Carol Miller Westfall Pat Magruder; Robert Ling; Bruce Wilson;???Wilson Sophie Harned Gibson; Peg Catlett; Melinda Hudson Hargadon; Sue H. Evans John Burt;???? Steve Catlett; Peg Catlett; Sherman Henderson????,????, William B. Clark; Mary Greenwell Clark
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Bob Sexton: Jim Downs; Bert Pence; Sandra Oed Fowler Bert Pence; Dr. Jeff Fowler; Sandy Oed Fowler; Nikko Fowler;????? George Richards; Judy Richards;????; Sandy Thomas; Mike Gladden; Terry Thomas????; Rodney Smith; Jack Herman;????Joan Fischer Schindel; Bill Mayrose; Cherie Burnett Butler;???????? (yellow); Bruce Wilson; Mike Dew;????; H. Gibbs Reese;????,????, Pat Magruder; Sophie Harned Gibson;???? Bobbie Chick; H. Gibbs Reese; Perry Chick; Lynn Reese; Jude Dillon Vogler;????
Bill Erxleben; Rodney Smith; Gayle Reichmuth Erxleben; Sherman Henderson Susan Goldsmith Dennen;???? Grunwald; Kim Meyer Clark; Tom Grunwald;???? Joyce Shewmaker Neubauer;????; Marie VanHoose Sayre;????????; Robert Ling; Bob Sexton;????; Sandy Thomas; Terry Thomas; Peggy Leahy Dale;????????; Sally Adams;????; Wally Adams;????; Bill Mayrose; Jack Herman; H. Gibbs Reese; Perry Chick; Bobbie Chick. Mane VanHoose Sayre; Donna Sue Gibbons Clay; Wally Adams; Robert Ling; James Dewey Clay;???? Sally Miller Dugan; Ron Ray;????????????; Sandy Oed Fowler; Buddy Smith; Lynn Pankonin Birdt
Mike Gladden; Martha Moore Gladden 61; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Frank King; Bruce Wilson;????; Terry Gray???????? Anita Leason; James Gray;????; Bob Leason; John Dobbins;???? Sally Adams; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Wally Adams; Robert Ling????; Janet Wetzel Sleadd; Patricia Magruder; Judy Simpson George Dale; Susan Goldsmith Dennen;????;????; Sally Miller Dugan;???????????? Peggy Leahy Dale;????; Mike Gladden;????????;????;????;???? Montgomery,????; Ron C. Montgomery; Marie VanHoose Sayre;????; Steve Mowry, MD; Bob Sexton;????
Bruce Wilson; Sam Pollitt; Jim Gray; Mike Gladden; Freddy Neikirk Bruce Wilson; Mike Dew;???? Wilson Robert Ling; Terry Gray; Bruce Wilson; Mike Dew;???? Wilson Wally Adams;?????,, Rocky Sullivan Thomas; Sally Adams Jinny McMichael Sittler; David B. Simpson;?????? Bill Mayrose;????????????????????????????
Judy Simpson; H. Gibbs Reese, Jr.; Mel Borland; Lynn Reese Judy Richards; Anita Leason;????;????;????;????, Bobby Leason;????; George Richards;???????????? Terry Thomas, Sandy Thomas;????; John Burt; Gunta Burt Sandy Thomas; John Burt; Rocky Sullivan Thomas; Mel Borland; Gunta Burt; Paula Borland; Linda Schaff (hair)????; Susan Goldsmith Dennen; Judy Walker Pope; Mary Schansburg Bennett;?????? Marie VanHoose Sayre;???? Barbara Carrico Davis; Peggy Bloom Hyman;????,????,???? Judy Grunwald; Judie Wylie Henderson; Cherie Burnett Butler; Tom Grunwald
Marie VanHoose Sayre; Bert Pence Jinny McMichael Sittler; Melinda Hudson Hargadon; Sandy Means Banta; Carol Miller Westfall; Sandy Oed Fowler; Sue H. Evans; Rodney Smith; Todd Hoon; Sandy Reihl Talott; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Raymey Simpson; Jack Herman. Jinny McMichael Sittler; Melinda Hudson Hargadon; Sandy Means Banta; Carol Miller Westfall; Sandy Oed Fowler; Sue H. Evans; Rodney Smith; Todd Hoon; Sandy Reihl Taloft; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Raymey Simpson; Jack Herman Marie VanHoose Sayre; John G. Burt; David B. Simpson Fred Neikirk; Jack Herman Judy Grunwald;?????;?????; Tom Grunwald;????; Marie VanHoose Sayre
H. Gibbs Reese; Bert Pence; Jim Seppenfleld; Pat Malone; Kit Georgehead; Bob Walker; Rodney Smith Jim Seppenfleld;????;????; Pat Malone; Robert Ling; Steve Mowry, MD; Sally Miller Dugan Fred Neikirk; Jack Herman Catherine Graef; Steve Graef; Bob Walker; Jim Seppenfield Louisville Marriott East Steve Schindel; Sue H. Evans; Jim Downs; Bert Pence; Susan Goldsmith Dennen; Sandy Riehl Talbott; Pat Magruder; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Todd Hoon; Sandy Oed Fowler; Judy Wehr Richter; Robert Ling; Jeanie Swann Patton; Judie Wylie Henderson
Steve Schindel; Sue H. Evans; Jim Downs; Bert Pence; Susan Goldsmith Dennen; Sandy Riehl Talbott; Pat Magruder; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Todd Hoon; Sandy Oed Fowler; Judy Wehr Richter; Robert Ling; Jeanie Swami Patton; Judie Wylie Henderson Eugene G. Sayre; Marie VanHoose Sayre;????; Todd Hoon; Margie Hilbers Hoon; Sandy Oed Fowler Margie Hilbers Hoon; John Burt; Bert Pence Judie Wylie Henderson, Gary Vogler; Jude Dillon Vogler; Sherman Henderson Bert Pence; Sue H. Evans; Mike Gladden;???? Sherman Henderson; Martha Moore Gladden 61; Judie Wylie Henderson;????; Judy Wehr Richter Steve Schindel; Pat Magruder; Joan Fischer Schindel; Jeanie Swann Patton; Judy Wehr Richter; Sandy Oed Fowler; Marie VanHoose Sayre;????; Robert Ling; Todd Hoon; Margie Hilbers Hoon; Sue H. Evans
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Marie VanHoose Sayre; Steve Schindel; Judy Wehr Richter; Judy Johnson Bob Sexton; Tom Grunwald????,????, Marie VanHoose Sayre (blue); Kit Georgehead; Marica Rodman Walker; Bobby Walker????,????,???? Wally Adams; Steve Graef;???? Marie VanHoose Sayre; Raymey Simpson Linda Smith; Sue Evans; Rodney Smith
Jeanie Swann & Karl Patton Peggy Leahy & George Dale Marie VanHoose Sayre & Bob Leason L. Perry & Bobbie Chick; (back) Marie VanHoose Sayre Cake Marie VanHoose Sayre
Joan Fischer & Steve Schindel Wendy & Bill Mayrose Fred Neikirk;???? Marie VanHoose Sayre????, Sandy Riehl Talbott (red);????,????, Eugene E. Sayre;???? Steve Schindel; Jeanie Swann Patton;????,????,????,????, Joan Fischer Schindel; Karl Patton, Dr. Jeff Fowler (tan coat) bending over
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Peggy Leahy Dale:????,????,????, Martha Moore Gladden; Mike Gladden; David B. Simpson,???? Frank Banta; Melinda Hudson Hargadon; Mike Hargadon; Karl Patton; Jeanie Swann Patton; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Eugene G. Sayre; Sandra Means Banta Bert Pence on stage Jeff Fowler, MD with Nikko ; Jeanie Swann Patton;????, Karl Patton Sandra Oed Fowler; Don Sittler; Susan Goldsmith Dennen; Rodney Smith; Linda Smith; Jinny McMichael Sittler Judy Richards; Tom Gibson; Sophie Harned Gibson; Raymey Simpson;????, Sue Evans; Lynn Pankonin Birdt; George Richards
Courtesy of Marie VanHoose Sayre & Peggy Leahy Dale: Jeff Fowler, MD; Robert Ling; Peggy Leahy Dale; George Dale Frank Banta; Melinda Hudson Hargadon; Mike Hargadon; Karl Patton; Jeanie Swann Patton; Marie VanHoose Sayre; Eugene G. Sayre; Sandra Means Banta Sandra Oed Fowler; Peggy Leahy Dale; Jeanie Swann Patton Jinny McMichael Sittler;???? (back); Sandy Means Banta; (front) Carol Miller Westfall; Susan Goldsmith Dennen; (back) Sandra Oed Fowler;????,????, Marie VanHoose Sayre;????,????,????