Meridian High Wildcats '58: Billie Manney Crockett

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
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MHS58/

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Saturday, September 6, 2008

Billie Manney Crockett - Autobiography

I am a retired secretary from Gulf Coast Mental Health and enjoying life. James “Bo” Deane and I were married and divorced, we had two children. Later I married John Searcy, who was a captain of a yacht, and we cruised the Bahamas for about 10 years. John died of a brain aneurysm at 57 years of age. Then I married David Crockett, a retired train conductor who was really related to the famous Davy Crockett. David died of a heart attack. For my latest experience I went to Wuxi, China and taught conversational English for six months. While in China I also visited Thailand, where I rode an elephant through the jungle and played with the monkeys and went snorkeling in the Indian Ocean. Now I am swimming three days a week at a new fitness club and dancing with a senior dance group.