Lynda, Donna, Carolyn & Laura manage to get together and enjoy themselves after 50 years!!!
Oh, this is a collection of books that have eluded me. If I don't find them within a week, I will miss the sale!!! Hopefully they have not been stolen!!!! (generally it is just a case of misplacement)... O.HindsI really enjoyed this article from the local paper..... Congrats on you Trumannites for sticking together after 50 years!!!! ... O.Hinds
Former THS cheerleaders reunite in Big AppleThursday, October 30, 2008By RUTH ANN ESTES, Democrat News Staff
Life-long friends(left to right) Linda McCarty Cunningham of Memphis, Donna Holt Pitts of Phoenix, Az., Carolyn McCarty Keller of South Carolina and Laura Weems Walton of Trumann pictured recently in Rockefeller Center in New York. The four women who grew up in Trumann met in New York for a week long vacation. The four were cheerleaders together at Trumann High School 50 years ago and have kept in touch throughout the years.(Photo provided)Keeping up with your childhood friends after graduation is not easy. Four Trumann girls who were friends and cheerleaders together 50 years ago have kept up with each other through the years and recently met in New York City for a week long reunion.
The women, who grew up together and cheered on the Trumann Wildkittens and Trumann Wildcats cheerleading squads together, made plans in 2007 to take a trip together after Laura Weems of Trumann and Linda Cunningham of Memphis retired from their jobs. On Oct. 6, Weems and Cunningham flew from Memphis, Carolyn Keller from her home in South Carolina and Donna Pitts from her home in Phoenix, Az.
After settling into their hotel in Times Square, the ladies began their reunion. "It was exactly like 50 years had just melted away," Donna Holt Pitts said. "We stayed up until midnight every night laughing and talking and then were up by seven and ready to sightsee all over Manhattan."
The ladies saw three Broadway plays, took a bus tour of New York, viewed New York from the top of the Empire State Building, rode the subway, and visited Central Park. "We visited all the New York City sights everyone wants to see," Pitts said. "We also went to Ground Zero, the Statue of Liberty and Wall Street where we talked to a very nervous stockbroker."
Pitts said the group also walked part way over the Brooklyn Bridge and shopped along Park Avenue.
"Because our hotel was in Times Square, we really got to feel the energy that New York is all about."
And no trip to the Big Apple is complete without trying out good restaurants. "We ate some wonderful food and also talked to some of the nicest people," Pitts said.
"Whenever we would ask someone to take our picture, we would tell them we were cheerleaders 50 years ago in a small town in Arkansas," Pitts said. "The people thought that it was wonderful we were together and they were happy to oblige us."
The four friends spent a lot of time together, first as Wildkitten Cheerleaders for two years and then as Trumann Wildcat Cheerleaders. This is the 1957-58 squad. Pictured (left to right) back row, Elaine Conatser, Linda McCarty, Eleanor Ruth Cole, Carolyn McCarty, and Laura Weems; front, Donna Kay Holt and center Jan Meeks.(Photo provided) "We found the people to be very friendly," she said. "But maybe it was because we are very friendly gals from a wonderful small town in Arkansas."
The four "gals" keep in touch by e-mail.
"My husband, Rod, even e-mails Linda's husband, Gerald "Buckshot" Cunningham," Pitts said. "Over the years, Rod has become friends with all of my Trumann friends.
"I feel very fortunate to have grown up in Trumann. And I am thrilled that my husband loves it also."
Pitts left Trumann in her sophomore year in high school when her parents moved to Phoenix. She is the daughter of the late Burness and Mary Holt.
"My brother, Randy, and I were heartbroken!"
In 1972, Burness and Mary moved back to Trumann to live.
"Last summer, my husband and I visited Trumann for the first time since my dad died in 2004," Pitts said. "It was at this time that my three best friends and I planned this trip."
Two of the girls married Trumann High School graduates. Linda McCarty Cunningham married Gerald Cunningham and Carolyn McCarty Keller married Jim Keller. Linda's two sisters and mother all live in Trumann.
Only one of the four women, Laura Walton, still lives in Trumann.
Friendships sometimes fade, but you can bet that these women will continue to keep in touch and spend time remembering the fun of growing up in Trumann. More trips are sure to be scheduled in the future with the girls reminiscing about how fun it was to grow up in a small Arkansas town!
Life-long friends(left to right) Linda McCarty Cunningham of Memphis, Donna Holt Pitts of Phoenix, Az., Carolyn McCarty Keller of South Carolina and Laura Weems Walton of Trumann pictured recently in Rockefeller Center in New York. The four women who grew up in Trumann met in New York for a week long vacation. The four were cheerleaders together at Trumann High School 50 years ago and have kept in touch throughout the years.(Photo provided)Keeping up with your childhood friends after graduation is not easy. Four Trumann girls who were friends and cheerleaders together 50 years ago have kept up with each other through the years and recently met in New York City for a week long reunion.
The women, who grew up together and cheered on the Trumann Wildkittens and Trumann Wildcats cheerleading squads together, made plans in 2007 to take a trip together after Laura Weems of Trumann and Linda Cunningham of Memphis retired from their jobs. On Oct. 6, Weems and Cunningham flew from Memphis, Carolyn Keller from her home in South Carolina and Donna Pitts from her home in Phoenix, Az.
After settling into their hotel in Times Square, the ladies began their reunion. "It was exactly like 50 years had just melted away," Donna Holt Pitts said. "We stayed up until midnight every night laughing and talking and then were up by seven and ready to sightsee all over Manhattan."
The ladies saw three Broadway plays, took a bus tour of New York, viewed New York from the top of the Empire State Building, rode the subway, and visited Central Park. "We visited all the New York City sights everyone wants to see," Pitts said. "We also went to Ground Zero, the Statue of Liberty and Wall Street where we talked to a very nervous stockbroker."
Pitts said the group also walked part way over the Brooklyn Bridge and shopped along Park Avenue.
"Because our hotel was in Times Square, we really got to feel the energy that New York is all about."
And no trip to the Big Apple is complete without trying out good restaurants. "We ate some wonderful food and also talked to some of the nicest people," Pitts said.
"Whenever we would ask someone to take our picture, we would tell them we were cheerleaders 50 years ago in a small town in Arkansas," Pitts said. "The people thought that it was wonderful we were together and they were happy to oblige us."
The four friends spent a lot of time together, first as Wildkitten Cheerleaders for two years and then as Trumann Wildcat Cheerleaders. This is the 1957-58 squad. Pictured (left to right) back row, Elaine Conatser, Linda McCarty, Eleanor Ruth Cole, Carolyn McCarty, and Laura Weems; front, Donna Kay Holt and center Jan Meeks.(Photo provided) "We found the people to be very friendly," she said. "But maybe it was because we are very friendly gals from a wonderful small town in Arkansas."
The four "gals" keep in touch by e-mail.
"My husband, Rod, even e-mails Linda's husband, Gerald "Buckshot" Cunningham," Pitts said. "Over the years, Rod has become friends with all of my Trumann friends.
"I feel very fortunate to have grown up in Trumann. And I am thrilled that my husband loves it also."
Pitts left Trumann in her sophomore year in high school when her parents moved to Phoenix. She is the daughter of the late Burness and Mary Holt.
"My brother, Randy, and I were heartbroken!"
In 1972, Burness and Mary moved back to Trumann to live.
"Last summer, my husband and I visited Trumann for the first time since my dad died in 2004," Pitts said. "It was at this time that my three best friends and I planned this trip."
Two of the girls married Trumann High School graduates. Linda McCarty Cunningham married Gerald Cunningham and Carolyn McCarty Keller married Jim Keller. Linda's two sisters and mother all live in Trumann.
Only one of the four women, Laura Walton, still lives in Trumann.
Friendships sometimes fade, but you can bet that these women will continue to keep in touch and spend time remembering the fun of growing up in Trumann. More trips are sure to be scheduled in the future with the girls reminiscing about how fun it was to grow up in a small Arkansas town!
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