In Celebration of MHS Class of 1958

In Celebration of MHS Class of 1958

A Tribute and Celebration

We were the class of 1958, members of the Greatest Generation as well as children of the Greatest Generation. Born in 1940, we are also called members of the Traditional Generation.

Our childhood, post World War II, "was the best of times . . . it was the age of wisdom . . . it was the epoch of belief . . .it was the season of Light . . . it was the spring of hope . . . we had everything before us . . .we were all going direct to Heaven . . . ." (A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens.) At least, that's the way I felt about it. We were truly blessed.

- Ouida Tomlinson -

This blog is a place for 1958 graduates of Meridian, Mississippi, High School to stay in touch, post their news, items of interest and photographs.

CLASS OF 1958 MEMORIES (Click to read all posts relating to sports, honors, graduation and other memories of our class in 1957-58.)

FACEBOOK PAGE FOR CLASS OF 1958
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Monday, July 14, 2008

Greetings from Blinda Cline Doty

Blinda writes that she hopes to come to the reunion but has a granddaughter awaiting surgery with an uncertain date. Meanwhile, she sent the following information:

I married Marshall Doty at 16 years of age. He became an insurance agent and I became an architectural draftsman. We were married 33 years when he died at age 50 in 1989. We had 4 children together.

Annette, a mortage loan officer, is 50 years old. She is married to Steve Wallis and has 2 daughters, Brandi and Stephanie. Brandi is married to Clint Powell and they have three children, Caitlyn, Chandler, Carolyne. Stephanie married Brandon Powell and they have 2 children, Malorie and Hunter.

Guy Alan is retired from the Army and is in Civil service at a base in Georgia. He married a German girl, Gabi, and they have a 21 year old daughter named Darlene.

Candace Marie (Candy) ran a muffler shop with her husband, David Cook. They have 2 children, Alana and David Michael. My beautiful loving daughter died 3 years ago at the age of 42. The grief never ends.

Nolie Ann, 39 years old, the mother of Ashley and Austin, is married to Doug Adams. She is a nurse at the Baptist Hospital.

As for me, I am still working. I am the office manager, cabinet designer and secretary for a cabinet shop. I draw house plans at night to supplement my income. Of course, with the housing market the way it is business is slow.

I love gardening, painting with oils, water colors and pastels.

Love to all y'all Blinda

3 comments:

David N. James said...

Blinda, thank you for your post. Learning about a classmate's life and those of the poster's family are of interest to us all. Should your granddaughter's surgery schedule permit, we hope you can attend the 50th with us. Also, If you could upload some of your art, I would really enjoy seeing it.

So, now you're amongst the posting folks. Don't worry about over posting. Although Jinny is making me attend "postaholics anonymous" in November, you won't have to worry because she only mandates attendance by smart alecky men. So far, I'm the only one on her list.

Again, welcome aboard.

Martha Markline Hopkins said...

Welcome to the blog, Blinda. Glad you posted. It was interesting hearing about your life. Hope to see you in October, if possible

Mary Jane (Kelly) Heisterkamp said...

Hi Blinda, I must tell you that I used to think that you had a most exotic name, as you were the only Blinda in the class of "58". I enjoyed reading your post and we all say, "thank you". As for David attending "postaholics anonymous", he'll pass with flying colors. He'll manage to talk his way through the course.............. Hope to see you at the reunion. Do you think we should all wear Name Badges (large print, of course) so we can recognize each other?