Meridian High Wildcats '58: Aradasa Purvis Johnson

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.)
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Friday, August 8, 2008

Aradasa Purvis Johnson - Autobiography

Mountain Home AR

After my husband of 45 yrs, Sidney, retired at Alpharatta GA in 2002, we relocated to Mountain Home AR. We have been active in the local Gem & Mineral Club. I have made many wire wrap pendants and gem trees from colorful natural rocks. We were the club’s and MWFS’s “2006 Rock Hounds of the Year.” We host the meetings of Micromount group from the club. We enjoy rock hunting field trips to IL, MO, FL, TN, KY and AR (Arkansas Quartz, Dolomite, etc. mines). We enjoy the quiet lifestyle of the Ozark Mountains and live two miles outside of the town. We also like fishing, wood crafts (I asked for and got a wood turning lathe for Christmas a few years ago). We do lots of gardening. I ’can’ much of our vegetables and fruit (5 apple trees, plus peach, pear, cherry, plum, pecan & walnut trees), and also take a large quantity of the garden produce to the Senior Citizens’ Center.

We have two children, a daughter and son. Our daughter and husband and three grandchildren live in Illinois, our son and wife live in California.