Index to the Butler College 1955 The Bear Yearbook
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eanie Sellers and then proofread and formatted by Scott Fitzgerald of the East Texas Genealogical Society. Please note that every effort was made to index all names, places, and subjects. Corrections may be sent to ETGS, P.O. Box 6967, Tyler TX 75711-6967 or e-mailed to quarterly@etgs.org.
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| The Bear 1955 |
| Butler College |
| Tyler, Texas |
| Note: Pages hand numbered by compiler. |
| Abilene, Texas – 19,72 |
| A’Cappella Choir – 44 |
| Adams, Era H. (Miss) – 13,69 |
| Advertising – 67-73 |
| Alabama, Birmingham – 31 |
| Alexander, Samuel T. (Dr.) – 9 |
| All Conference team (Football) – 50 |
| Allen, E. – 49 |
| Anderson, ___ – 51 |
| Anderson, Bernell – 3,21,62 |
| Anderson, James – 37 |
| Arp, Texas – 49 |
| Atlanta, Texas – 25 |
| Bagley,Tommie – 26 |
| Bagwell, Texas – 31 |
| Bailes, Porter M. (Sr.) (Dr.) – 9 |
| Barbour, Georegia (Mrs.) – 6 |
| Basketball team – 51 |
| Beasley, J. – 49 |
| Bell, Louis – 38,49 |
| Benton, Eugene – 37,51 |
| Berry, Ella Mae – 37 |
| Best Built – 61 |
| Best Dressed – 59,62,63 |
| Best Salesman – 60 |
| Big 8 Conference Champions (Basketball) – 51 |
| Birmingham, Alabama – 31 |
| Blanton, Lucy – 32 |
| Board of Trustees – 9 |
| Bonham, Texas – 32 |
| Brazier, J. – 49 |
| Britian Optical Co. – 72 |
| Brown, Maxine S. – 21 |
| Bullard, Texas – 19 |
| Burks, Marnada – 37,43 |
| Business Club Sweetheart – 61 |
| Business Education Club – 43 |
| Bussy, Tilda – 19 |
| Butler Supporters – 5-6 |
| Cain, Robert – 19,61 |
| California, Los Angeles – 49 |
| Cameron, Iris – 38 |
| Carrol, M.B. (Rev.) – 9 |
| Carter, George E. – 3,20,48-50 |
| Casson, Texas – 32 |
| Cheerleaders – 44 |
| Childress, Texas – 25 |
| Christian Burial Association – 70 |
| Clay, Faye – 3,31,45 |
| Coleman, Dorothy – 38 |
| Cook, Lillie B. – 3,31,59 |
| Cox, Alma – 21 |
| Credit, Roosevelt – 38 |
| Cushing, Texas – 31 |
| Dallas, Texas – 20 |
| Daniels, Darlene – 38 |
| Davis & Green Paint and Body Shop – 70 |
| Dawson, Texas – 49 |
| Dean Book Shop and Rental Library – 70 |
| Deary, Rosa – 63 |
| Dedication – 4 |
| Dewberry, Wansy – 25 |
| Drennon, Johnnie Faye – 3,19,45,62 |
| Duckenfield’s Grocery and Market – 68 |
| Dugas, Issac C. (Mr.) – 14 |
| Dunn, Bobb – 37 |
| Easton, Texas – 49 |
| English, James – 37,49 |
| Evans, Virden (Mr.) – 14,48,69 |
| Faculty – 13-15 |
| Fanning, Virginia Green – 3,26 43 63 |
| Fields, Gratin (Mr.) – 15,48,51 |
| Flemmings, G.D. (Dr.) – 9 |
| Flournoy, Baby D. – 32 |
| Football team – 49 |
| Forney, Texas – 49 |
| Fort Worth, Texas – 49 |
| Foster, Hugh L. – 31 |
| Freeman, Willie D’Leon (Jr.) – 3,15 |
| Freshmen – 37-38 |
| Fuller’s Drive In – 68 |
| Garner, Percy, & Son Funeral Home – 72 |
| Garrett, George William – 21,51,52 |
| Gary, Texas – 32 |
| Geary, Rosa – 26 |
| George, T.E. (Jr.) (Rev.) – 9 |
| Gipson, Curtis – 3,32,49,51,52 |
| Golden, Earl – 25,49 |
| Golston, L.J. – 32 |
| Goodson, Howard – 31,43,51 |
| Goree, Elsie M. – 31 |
| Gossett, Ruby G. – 32 |
| Graham’s Food Store – 70 |
| Grapeland, Texas – 32,49 |
| Greenville, Texas – 19 |
| Gregory Finance and Insurance Co. – 72 |
| Griffin, J.L. – 37,49,50 |
| Hampton, Jessie, Masonary Contractor – 72 |
| Hardin, Bernice – 32 |
| Harris, R. – 49 |
| Hawkins, Texas – 25,31 |
| Hayes, ___ – 51 |
| Haynes F.J. (Mrs.) – 9 |
| Henderson Pain and Body Shop – 68 |
| Henderson, A. – 49 |
| Henderson, Joefel – 26,38,49,64 |
| Henderson, Jofel – 3 |
| Henderson, Texas – 20,21,26,49 |
| Herndon’s Grocery & Market – 72 |
| Hightower, Eunice – 31,45,58,61 |
| Hill, J.I. (Jr.) – 20 |
| Hillsboro, Texas – 32 |
| Holman, Lillian – 20 |
| Holmon, Lillian Martha Ann – 72 |
| Hooper, Nella Faye – 32,57 |
| Huff, Bertha (Mrs.) – 6 |
| Hughey, John A. (Mr.) – 5 |
| Hugo, Oklahoma – 26 |
| Hunter, I.T. (Dr.) – 71 |
| Hunter, Martha B. (Mrs.) – 10,69 |
| Hutchins, Alice – 31 |
| Hutchins, Pauline – 32 |
| Isome, Argartha – 38 |
| Issac, J. – 49 |
| Italy, Texas – 49 |
| Jackson, Alberta – 21 |
| Jackson, Fannye Mae – 25 |
| Jackson, L.J. – 50 |
| Jackson, Leroy – 3,19,48,49,62 |
| Jackson, P. – 49 |
| James, Bennie Joe – 31,64 |
| James, Johnnie – 25 |
| Johnson , Narciss “Cookie” (Mrs.) – 4 |
| Johnson, G.W. – 25 |
| Johnson, Josephine – 3,21 |
| Johnson, M.Q. – 49 |
| Johnson, Manna – 61 |
| Johnson, Narciss (Mrs.) – 16 |
| Jones, Andrews – 37 |
| Jones, Janie (Mrs.) – 15 |
| Jones, Maude – 31 |
| Juniors – 25-26 |
| Kendricks, Imogene – 20,60,72 |
| Kidds Dairy and Ice Company – 71 |
| Kilgore, Texas – 31,49 |
| Killyon, Everett A. (Mr.) – 13,69 |
| Kimbrough, P. – 49,51 |
| Lakey, J.J. (Miss) – 15 |
| Lawson, Aubrey J. (Mr.) – 3,14,69 |
| Leonard, L.O. – 49 |
| Leonard, Larry – 37 |
| Leonard, Pearlie – 32 |
| Lettermen Club – 43 |
| Lewis, Billy – 49,51,52,60 |
| Lewis, M.M. – 50 |
| Library Club – 44 |
| Lindale, Texas – 25,26,31 |
| Lockhart, A.A. (Mr.) – 9 |
| Lockhart, T.L. (Mr.) – 9 |
| Long Branch, Texas – 31 |
| Longview, Texas – 26,49 |
| Los Angeles, California – 49 |
| Louisiana, Opelousas – 19 |
| Lubbock, Texas – 32,49 |
| Lytle, M.A. (Rev.) – 15 |
| Marshburn, F.N. (Rev.) – 6 |
| Mayflower, Texas – 49 |
| McCauly & Sons Funeral Home, Gladewater – 70 |
| McGee, Martha – 26 |
| McNealy, Joe – 32,49 |
| Meals, Claude (President) – 9,9,69 |
| Midland, Texas – 31,49 |
| Miss Butler – 57 |
| Miss Homecoming – 57 |
| Miss Shapely – 61 |
| Mitchel, Josephine – 31,45 |
| Monroe, Ethel – 60,64 |
| Monrow, Ethel – 32 |
| Moore, Billie – 32,45 |
| Moore, Billy Jo – 3 |
| Moore, Garland – 26,63 |
| Moore, Weldon T. – 3,32,45,49,50,58 |
| Morgan H.M. (Mr.) – 9 |
| Morris, Opal – 38 |
| Mosely, Jackie – 60 |
| Mosely, Jimmy – 60 |
| Mosley, James (Mr.) – 10 |
| Moss, Horace M. – 20,43 |
| Most Athletic – 60 |
| Most Beautiful – 58,62-64 |
| Most Beautiful of 1967 – 60,62-64 |
| Most Co-opereative – 59,60 |
| Most Handsome – 58,62-64 |
| Most Handsome of 1967 – 60 |
| Most Likely to Succeed – 59 |
| Most Popular – 57,59,61 |
| Most Romantic Couple – 58 |
| Most Talented – 59,61 |
| Mr. & Miss Personality – 58 |
| Murphy, Cecilia – 3,38,44 |
| Nacogdoches, Texas – 31 |
| Nelson, Roy – 31,49 |
| New York Store – 70 |
| Newton, Texas – 20 |
| NIxson, S.Y. (Rev.) – 5,9 |
| Nolley, Ima J. – 38 |
| Oklahoma, Hugo – 26 |
| O’Neal’s Ice Cream Co. – 70 |
| Opelousas, Louisiana – 19 |
| Overstreet, H.J. – 45 |
| Overstreet, Harlom – 32 |
| Palestine, Texas – 31,49 |
| Parker, Bobbie – 31,49 |
| Paterson, Odessa – 31 |
| Phillips, Tommie – 49,50 |
| Pickens, Sammie – 38 |
| Pierce, Clara M. – 21 |
| Pierce-Moss Burial Association – 70 |
| Pierce-Moss Funeral Home – 70 |
| Pierce-Moss Life Insurance Company – 70 |
| Pierson, Willie Lee – 37 |
| Pittsburg, Texas – 31,49 |
| Point Blank, Texas – 21 |
| Pollard, Tommie – 37 |
| Pool Printing Co. – 68 |
| Porter, Lorene – 38 |
| Porter, Marguerite – 21 |
| Presley, J. (Rev.) – 9 |
| Price, Dorothy Faye – 19,57,61 |
| Price, Neva D. (Miss) – 10,69 |
| Queen City, Texas – 31 |
| Quitman, Texas – 32 |
| Raibon, Ruth Pearl – 3,19 |
| Rice, M.B. (Mrs.) – 5 |
| Richardson, ___ – 51 |
| Richardson, Lozell – 21,59 |
| Richardson, R. – 49 |
| Robinson, L.D. – 37 |
| Robinson, Protho (Rev.) – 25,43 |
| Rogers, Virginia – 44,45,58,64 |
| Rogers, W.T. – 38 |
| Ross, Ellece – 45,59 |
| Ross, R.N. – 49,50 |
| Royal, C.C. – 20 |
| Rusk, Robert – 37 |
| Rusk, Texas – 20,26.49 |
| Ruth Bernice – 31 |
| S.C.A. – 45 |
| San Angelo,Texas – 26 |
| San Augustine, Texas – 21,25 |
| Sanders, U.L. (Rev.) – 5 |
| Sanford, Jodie C. (Mr.) – 13 |
| Science Club – 45 |
| Scott, Nella – 26 |
| Seniors – 19-21 |
| Service Choir – 44 |
| Session, Mary Nell – 26 |
| Session, Wayland – 31,51 |
| Shamrock, Texas – 49 |
| Shepard, ___ – 51,52 |
| Simmon, B.T. – 60 |
| Simmon, Robert – 59 |
| Simmons, Booker T. – 20 |
| Simmons, Robert Earl – 25,49 |
| Simon, B. – 49 |
| Simon, Helen – 37,44 |
| Simon, Willie Bruce – 38 |
| Simpson, Neil, Drug Co. – 68 |
| Skinner, Arthur L. – 38 |
| Skinner, O.C. – 38,51 |
| Slaughter, Frank (Mr.) – 16,69 |
| Smith, Argoldia (Mrs.) – 6 |
| Smith, Billy H. – 19,43,49,50,61 |
| Smith, L.G. (Mr.) – 71 |
| Solomon, Kathryn – 32 |
| Solomon, L.K. (Rev.) – 43 |
| Solomon, Lacy K. – 32 |
| Spikes, Gloria – 31 |
| Springer, R.A. (Dr.) – 9 |
| Stafford, Donald – 51,52,58 |
| Stafford, Rubye – 38 |
| Staten, Ora L. – 38 |
| Stone, Helen – 25,58 |
| Student Council – 43 |
| Sweet, E.O. (Rev.) – 5,9 |
| Sweet, Inez (Mrs.) – 6 |
| Tarver, Vera – 32 |
| Tatum, Willie M. – 31 |
| Templeton, Mercy D. – 32 |
| Tenaha, Texas – 19,25 |
| Texas Baptist Women’s Convention – 67 |
| Texas Educational Aids – 68 |
| Texas, Queen City – 31 |
| Texas, Abilene – 19,49 |
| Texas, Arp – 49 |
| Texas, Atlanta – 25 |
| Texas, Bagwell – 31 |
| Texas, Bonham – 32 |
| Texas, Bullard – 19 |
| Texas, Casson – 32 |
| Texas, Childress – 25 |
| Texas, Cushing – 31 |
| Texas, Dallas – 20 |
| Texas, Dawson – 49 |
| Texas, Easton – 49 |
| Texas, Forney – 49 |
| Texas, Fort Worty – 49 |
| Texas, Gary – 32 |
| Texas, Grapeland – 32,49 |
| Texas, Greenville – 19 |
| Texas, Hawkins – 25,31 |
| Texas, Henderson – 20,21,26,49 |
| Texas, Hillsboro – 32 |
| Texas, Italy – 49 |
| Texas, Kilgore – 31,49 |
| Texas, Lindale – 25,26,31 |
| Texas, Long Branch – 31 |
| Texas, Longview – 26,49 |
| Texas, Lubbock – 32,49 |
| Texas, Mayflower – 49 |
| Texas, Midland – 31,49 |
| Texas, Nacogdoches – 31 |
| Texas, Newton – 20 |
| Texas, Palestine – 31,49 |
| Texas, Pittsburg – 31,49 |
| Texas, Point Blank – 21 |
| Texas, Queen City – 31 |
| Texas, Quitman – 32 |
| Texas, Rusk – 20,26.49 |
| Texas, San Angelo – 26 |
| Texas, San Augustine – 21,25 |
| Texas, Shamrock – 49 |
| Texas, Tenaha – 19,25 |
| Texas, Timpson – 32 |
| Texas, Tyler – 19-32,49 |
| Texas, Wells – 32 |
| Texas, Wichita Falls – 31 |
| Texas, Wills Point – 49 |
| Texas, Winona – 21,49 |
| Texas, Wolfe City – 25 |
| Thomas, Lovie – 19 |
| Thompson, Lula – 37 |
| Timberlake, Ed – 49 |
| Timms, M.P. (Mrs.) – 6 |
| Timms, Moses P. (Rev.) – 6,9 |
| Timpson,Texas – 32 |
| Tities, E. – 49 |
| Tyler, Texas – 19-32,49 |
| United Nation Club – 45 |
| University Supply and Equipment Co. – 73 |
| Upshaw, J.G. (Rev.) – 9 |
| Walker, Hartford – 20 |
| Walker, Katie (Mrs.) – 5 |
| Wallace Studios – 67 |
| Wallace, Lacy P. – 37 |
| Walton, Lee Morris – 38,51 |
| Walton, Myrtle Louise- 72 |
| Ward, Lillie M. – 26 |
| Warren, Ruth Pearl – 26 |
| Watson, I.A. (Sr.) (Dr.) – 9 |
| Webb, Ora Mae – 21 |
| Wells, Texas – 32 |
| White, Lula (Mrs.) – 9 |
| White, R.B. (Mr.) – 9 |
| Wichita Falls, Texas – 31 |
| Wilkerson, Bessie E. – 38 |
| Williams Grocery and Market – 67 |
| Williams, Barbara – 37 |
| Williams, Betty Jo – 25 |
| Williams, Evelyn – 37 |
| Williams, Gloria – 3,25,43 |
| Williams, John H. (Mr.) – 13 |
| Williams, Margrett – 37 |
| Williams, Pearline (Mrs.) – 6 |
| Williamson, Mary (Mrs.) – 16 |
| Willliams, Jo Hazel – 20 |
| Wills Point, Texas – 49 |
| Wilson, J. Harrison (Mr.) – 15 |
| Winona, Texas – 21,49 |
| Winston, Juanita (Miss) – 14 |
| Wolfe City, Texas – 25 |
| Woods, M.E. – 37 |
| Wynn, Foley M. (Dr.) – 14,69 |
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