Hamlet High School 
Class of 1960

Added link to Rockingham Memories by Joel Bailey

From Diana Holland Faust    January 11, 2010 updated February 2, 2010
We still need new email addresses for John Poole, Bonnie Anderson Batton, and Larry Hardin.  The ones we have are bouncing.  If you can help us out with any of these email addresses, please let Diana or Roberta know.  Thanks. 

Memorial for Kay Roberts added September 10, 2009.

Memorial for Sara Harris added September 5, 2009.

From Roberta Walker Butler  August 21, 2009
Please click on www.harringtonfuneralhome.com for her obit. we will sit together as a group tomorrow at the church. the class needs to have a separate memorial fund. i will start it with our $50 donation from the class in memory of Sara. if you would like to send a memorial in honor of  someone, please do so. i will have some cards printed to send to the family acknowledging the donation (like churches do). my address is 124 battley dairy road, hamlet, nc 28345. please state who the memorial is for. if you would just like to honor someone, please send those donations also. i will keep a list of all donations and/or memorials for view.(except the amt of course) to the ones who gave to the elvis impersonator fund: please email me who you would like that money to be for. thanks.

Memorial for Sharon Peck added March 4, 2008.

From Diana Holland Faust    January 18, 2007
I added a few more pictures to the 2005 reunion (Saturday brunch and night) provided by Roberta.

From Diana Holland Faust    December 27, 2007
I added the 1995 Reunion to the web site.  Thanks to Roberta for sending me the pictures.

hi folks, just wanted to let you know that i saw in our Journal today that Betty Hogan Campbell died. she was sister of Joe Hogan who lives in florida. please give him a call or send him a card. thanks. roberta

 Roberta W. Butler

From Diana Holland Faust    November 21, 2005
I added the 1975 reunion group picture to the web site.  Thanks to Dave Millson for sending me the picture.

From Roberta Walker Butler    October 21, 2005

i am sorry to say that Julius Crowell, sandy's father, died yesterday. the family will receive at Wilson Harrington funeral home sat night and funeral will be sunday the the Episcopal Ch in hamlet. i do not know any particulars.

i have several reunion booklets left if anyone wants one. please help us with a donation and buy a book.

lastly, the reunion class picture was finally in the Journal. i have attached it with info.

thanks. roberta

From Roberta Walker Butler    March 28, 2005

dear classmates,

  i am sorry to report that ronnie adams lost his wife, Patsy, of 41 years, march 18. they live in oak island, nc. his address is 101 SW 27th street. his phone is 910-278-9267. his email is rmadams61@earthlink.net. i know it would help if ronnie heard from you. they have 3 sons and 6 grandchildren. in lieu of flowers, please send memorial to the American cancer society. roberta

From Roberta Walker Butler    March 26, 2005

dear classmates,
linda monroe utter's father, gordon monroe, died march 23. funeral services were held today, saturday, at 11:00 am.  the family request in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to hamlet first baptist church, 208 charlotte street, hamlet nc 28345.  charles and linda's address is 813 austin street in hamlet if you wish to send a card. roberta

From Roberta Walker Butler    March 15, 2005

dear folks, i have been away so i was not able to get this message to you. bert russ's mother died saturday and funeral was sunday. she was 91 years young. i know you would like to send bert and charlotte a card. his address is 607 minturn ave in hamlet. memorials for mrs. Hester Russ may be sent to the hamlet library, 302 main st, hamlet, nc. or to the calvary baptist church, 406 mcdonald ave. , hamlet.  roberta

ps. please get reunion material back to me as soon as you can.

18 January 2005
dear classmates,
just a note to let you know that mrs. ruby pate died yesterday.  her sons are bill pate and our classmate, wendy pate.  they are receiving tonight at harrington funeral home, and the funeral is tomorrow at the first united methodist church in hamlet...i know wendy would love to hear from you.  his address is 762 shellstone place, fort mill, sc 29708.  wendy's home phone is 803-462-5668. roberta

31 December 2004
dear classmates, just received word from carolyn carpenter lloyd that her husband, ed, passed away december 23 from lung cancer.  please give her an email or send a card to family at 2212 Smith Drive, Clayton, NC 27520. her email is cclloyd@earthlink.net. thanks. roberta

ps. please let me hear from you asap about reunion. roberta

From Roberta Walker Butler    February 17, 2004

melvin smith died february 8. he was not in our class, but he was the brother of phyllis hendrick, who is in our class, and shirley lassiter, and catherine kirkley.  if you want to send a card to his wife, rachael, and family, her address is 961 freeman mill road, hamlet.

brenda harte holt's husband, james, died sunday from cancer. her address is #6 Onyx Lane, S, pinehurst, nc 28374. the funeral service is tomorrow night at watson-king with masonic rites. as you know, he was a postman for the hamlet post office until he became ill last year. he was so well thought of and so well-liked by all. he had such a happy and friendly personality. brenda has an e-mail address also.

26 February 2003 from Roberta Walker:
hi folks, just a note to let you know that John Cowan of our class died yesterday.  The funeral will be tomorrow, Feb 27, at the Second Baptist Church in Hamlet,  the family will receive tonight at Harringtons from 6:30-8:00.  Memorials may be made to the Second Baptist Church, 518 Fourth St, Hamlet, and cards may be sent to Linda Cowan and family, 472 Boyd Lake Road, Hamlet. I will send a memorial from our class to the church. thanks. Roberta

7 January 2003 from Roberta Walker
i read in paper today an obituary for doug hardin, the son of larry hardin, who sang for us at our last reunion.  it stated that he died sunday, 32 years of age, and funeral was this morning in charlotte. burial was at sunset memorial gardens in charlotte.  memorials may be made to green memorial baptist church, 1324 The Plaza, charlotte 28205 or to the epilepsy foundation of NC, 200 Hawthorne lane, charlotte 28204. i thought our class would like to send larry a card since he did bring him to sing for us, and  also he gave out some tapes with religious hymns on them that he had recorded.It also states that doug worked 13 yrs for Presbyterian hospital and was active in the green memorial baptist church choir, etc.  Larry's address is in our class reunion booklet. thanks all. love, roberta

23 October 2002 from Roberta Walker

arthur martin's father, carl martin, died last week-end. the funeral was last monday. he lives on rollins ave. in hamlet if you would like to send him a card.

20 September 2002 from Roberta Walker
on a sad note, emma cowan's and johnny cowan's mother, mrs. sadie cowan, 1206 rollins ave, hamlet, nc 28345 died wednesday, sept 18. the funeral was today, friday, sept 20. they both were class members and would appreciate hearing from you. God Bless, roberta

16 September 2002 from Roberta Walker forwarded from Rod & Pat Hendley
Rod's father-in-law, Esteen Turnage (Aundrea's father) of Hamlet died Wednesday, July 24, 2002.  There was a graveside service at richmond Memorial Gardens on Saturday, July 27. 

11 September 2002 from Roberta Walker
dear classmates, on another sad note, ilene gunter braswell's father, woodrow gunter, died last saturday, sept 7, 2002.  the funeral was today, wednesday, sept. 11, at the first presbyterian church in hamlet, in case you want to send a card to her, her family, or her mother.  the family requests that donations be made to the stained glass window fund, first pres. church or to richmond county hospice, po box 2136, rockingham, nc 28380..

ALL,

My sister Ellen Brittingham Hursh died tonight at 7:30 PM in Brookeville, Md.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 23 rd at Saint Matthew Presbyterian Church in Brookeville.

Ellen was a member of the class of 1963. If anyone on this list has an email address for any of Ellen's classmates or other friends, I would appreciate it if you could forward this note to them.

Ellen was diagnosed with phase IV breast cancer around the middle of last month.  It had spread to her lungs by the time that she sought medical treatment and there wasn't time to save her.

Take care of yourselves and each other,
Jimmy Brittingham
16 February 2002

Dear Roberta and "Class of '60,"
     Thank you so very much for your thoughtful note.  Your caring means a great deal to me as we all grew up together and knew each other's families.
    My mother lived to be almost 99. I will miss her, but her life was long and full.
     Warm regard to all,
     Hoda

Roberta, my email address is HLBlau@aol.com
WARNING: i do not check it regularly.

13 February 2002

From Roberta Walker Butler    30 December 2001

merry christmas to folks of class of 60; however, i
have some sorrowful news to report. sandra liles
golden, sister of linda liles bendell died friday. her
funeral was held today sunday, december 30.
Also, Mrs. gladys levine, 98, mother of hoda levine
blau, died thursday december 27 at her home in
charlotte. funeral was today also. we need to send
these two class members cards and remember them in our
prayers.

From Roberta Walker Butler    14 September 2001

virginia steen miller's father willard steen died in hamlet this
week.  her address is 13741 SE 25th avenue, summerfield, fla.
34491.

From Roberta Walker Butler    1 September 2001

dear classmates, on a sad note, judy altman's husband died and her address is judy hair, 12221 purcell road, laurinburg, nc 28352. 

diana holland's mother, iris, died and was buried in richmond memorical cemetery last tuesday. her address is diana faust, 134 love lane, harvest, al 35749. 

another reminder to please send me new email addresses so we can keep in touch.  so many have changed and we cannot communicate.
thanks.  roberta

From Roberta Walker Butler   10 May 2001:

beth utter fry's mother, emma lee utter, died yesterday. beth and sandy crowell are first cousins so mrs. utter is his aunt. she also was linda monroe utter's mother-in-law. this is to notify you in case you would like to send cards. butler

Also:  remind members to please send me their email address and updates.