SPONSORS
OF ALUMNI
Charles and Marie Camp
Message:
"The
dates may be off a bit but both Marie and I was honored to sponsor Bob Bramlett
(picture to left)! He was about ten years old when we were married in the
Chapel by Dr. Wm. S. Keese on October 29, 1960. Special times include the
few vacations he shared with us and the fun we had shopping with him and for
him. He was always easy to satisfy; pleasant to be with; fun-loving and
game for adventure; and extremely polite and courteous to all."
Betty and Theresa Harvey
Sponsors and Friends of Christine Haven: 1962 - 1966 (Sponsored) / Today
(Friends)
Message: "Christine, we are proud of you. Great idea and great
site."
Eleanore Leonard Johnson
Sponsored Christmas Parties - 1953 through 1957
Message: "It was a great thrill for me to find this Bonny Oaks
website. Each year at 
Christmas
time, I make a statement to someone that the best Christmases our family ever
had were the years we sponsored the parties at Bonny Oaks. There were
three of those parties. How I remember the last party when we took 30 of
you shopping and back to our house for dinner. Thank you for bringing so
much joy into the Leonard family. My husband, Press, died in 1981 and I
married Kenneth Johnson in 1985. I have known Ken since we were nine.
It pains me when I visit Chattanooga and see the Bonny Oaks campus gone but
nothing can take away the memories of those years. It was Mary Jo Bolt who
made a statement to us after the last Christmas party, 'They forget about us
after Christmas'. We were so touched by this that we bought our station
wagon called 'The Bonny Oaks Express' and we visited the campus and kept in
touch with you until we moved to California in 1958. I would be happy to
hear from any of you up here on Long Island, New York.
FRIENDS OF
ALUMNI
Cathy Bean - Friend to many
Bonny Oaks children 1967 - 1970
Message: "I visited the Bonny Oaks School many times between 1967 and
1970. I was friends with many of the children, but I was close friends
with Linda and Donald Purdy. Linda visited in my home many times. I
think about them often and still love them dearly. I am eager to hear from
them. The article in the paper was truly a blessing to me. The
children that lived at Bonny Oaks will be in my heart forever. I think of
them daily. I will always love Donald and Linda Purdy. Cathy (Bean)
Stinnett
Click here to send an e-mail to Cathy at
cathystinnett@aol.com
Jack Bozza - My Dad was
the Farm Manager and although I was not a student at Bonny Oaks, I felt very
much a member of the "family".
Message: "Have just spent the last two-three hours reviewing the
website and thoroughly enjoyed it. Really enjoyed seeing some of the
pictures from our youth and also enjoyed some of the news from the adults from
Bonny Oaks. Frequently visit Chattanooga and the area of the School;
certainly have been a lot of changes. Am happy they were able to preserve
some of the buildings in spite of the progress.
Both my Mom and Dad have passed away. Dad in 1987 and Mom in 1988.
My oldest brother, Jimmy, is married and has lived in Florida for several years.
Wayne, the other brother, has spent his adult life in Chattanooga and has
probably been more in touch with the alumni of Bonny Oaks than any of my family.
He has mentioned several of the guys from time to time. My younger sister,
Sue, also lives in Chattanooga. When I left Bonny Oaks in December of
1959, I joined the Air Force and have never lived in Chattanooga since.
Have lived in Atlanta, Michigan, Montgomery Alabama, San Francisco and am now
back in Atlanta. Retired from Lucent Technologies with 37 years service.
Thanks and will be in touch."
Click here to email Jack at jackbozza@worldnet.att.net
Evelyn Doty Dryman - Tyner Friend
Tyner High School - Friend to many Bonny Oaks children
Message: "I went to Tyner High School and graduated in 1955. I
had many friends who lived at Bonny Oaks. I can't remember lots of names,
but remember the friends with fond memories."
Click here to send an e-mail to Evelyn at
Rdryman@cs.com
Frank H. Pierce - Tyner Friend
Message: "I attended Tyner High School, graduated in 1942.
Several Bonny Oaks students were in my class."
Click here to send an e-mail to Frank at fhpierce@icx.net
Larry Hamby - Tyner Friend
Message: "I was at Tyner High from 1940 through 1944 and probably
knew everyone from Bonny Oaks that was in high school during those years.
The boys had to milk several cows each morning before coming to school and again
after football practice in the evenings. I know of several that have
passed away but remember so many more and I wonder whatever happened to them.
I won't mention names here but hope there is a directory of everyone somewhere
that is accessible."
Click here to send an email to Larry at
LHamby9415@aol.com
Kerri (Beaver) La Viola - Friend to
children of Bonny Oaks and Tyner Friend
Message: "I was a good friend of Danette Beach and friends with many
other kids from Bonny Oaks. I have great memories of the times I spent
there visiting and of the annual carnival. One resident, Judy Clinton,
became my foster sister and if anyone has any information on her, I would love
to hear from you. I'm also interested in any of the kids that were there
and graduated from Tyner in 1982, especially Johnny Vickers."
Click here to send an email to Kerri at kelav@charter.net
Pamela Richie Lee - Jean Costello's
granddaughter, Billie Raulston's niece, and Friend to many Bonny Oaks children
Message: "I visited Bonny Oaks School frequently in the sixties when
my grandmother, Jean Costello, and my aunt, Billie Raulston, lived and worked
there. I would take turns spending the night with Ma-Jean in her little
girls building and with Aunt Bill in the Clinic. I have many fond memories
of visiting there and am thrilled to have been told about this website by Mrs.
Adamson."
Click here to send an e-mail to Pam at geoffandpam@msn.com
Paula - Friend and Granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Crawley, Houseparents
Message: "My grandparents were houseparents to the boys in Hagan Hall
from the 1960's to 1970's. They were Uyless and Hazel Crawley. They
loved their job and I always loved to come and stay with them so I could play
with the boys. My grandparents died in 1974 and 1976. Would it be
okay for me to put them in the registry? Thank you for starting the web
page, it means so much to me to look back and remember what the school meant to
a lot of kids. Paula"
Click here to send an e-mail to Paula at
hefnwhel@email.msn.com
Mrs. Cordia Phillip and daughter, Paula
Phillips - Friends to Boyd-Buchanan Students from Bonny Oaks.
Message: "My daughter, Paula Phillips, was in your class at Boyd
Buchanan School in the 60's. I was reading the paper and in it there is an
article about you and your website. I think of all of you often and
remember the times that all of you were in school. I ran the bookstore and
helped in the cafeteria. Paula lives in Georgia now and has a
daughter." Mrs. Phillips would love to hear from any of the Boyd-Buchanan
students.
Click here to send an e-mail to Mrs.
Phillips at PPhill1217@aol.com
Some Boyd-Buchanan pictures from my scrapbook, Christine Haven:
Our first year at BB - this picture was a "reject" to be put in their
Bulletin so they gave it to me. I circled my head and my brother's head to
show a family member when I sent it to them in the mail (like they couldn't pick
us out, ha).
Boyd-Buchanan Football Team 1963-1964 - I am glad I wrote all the boys names on
the picture.
My Boyd-Buchanan cheerleading letter, pin denotes one year on the squad.
Boyd Buchanan 8th Grade Class - 1963-64 - This is where I was sitting taking a
Bible test when we got the news of John Kennedy just being shot in Dallas.
Paula Phillips - I wrote on the back that she was my best friend, she wrote on
the back "To Christine, To a kool, keen, kat, Paula"
Jimmy Shavers at Boyd Buchanan
Tommy Clevenger - Boyd Buchanan 
Arden - Boyd Buchanan
Boyd-Buchanan was a Church of Christ private school in Chattanooga and it was an
academic opportunity that put my school work back on track after attending there
two years. I will always be grateful to them for the scholarships they
provided to us. I hope to get copies of the "Projector" and
"Bulletins" soon to put on here.
Virginia Costello Richie -
Daughter of Mrs. Jean Costello
Message: "I am delighted to see this website. It's wonderful!
My children and I frequently recall fondly our times of being at Bonny Oaks when
my mother was a housemother and later the Librarian during her seventeen years
with the school. My Aunt Billie worked in the Clinic for many years.
The memories of the campus and the people we knew there will always hold a
special place in my heart."
Click here to send an email to Mrs. Richie
at Rapidbronco@msn.com
Teri Nichols - Mr. Nick's Daughter
& Friend to Bonny Oaks students
Message: Teri found Christine Haven listed on the classmates.com section
for Tyner High School, 1968. Teri would love to hear from anyone from
Bonny Oaks and will send pictures to the website.
Click here to send an email to Teri at
teridance@knology.net
Dan Russell - Friend of Bonny
Oaks and a 1965 Graduate of Tyner High School.
Message: "I saw your web site, and am very happy to see that people
are staying in touch. If there are any alumni from the sixties, please feel free
to contact me. Oh, it really was sad to drive down Bonny Oaks Drive, and see
that it is gone. I lived on Noah Reid Road until I joined the Navy in 1966. I'm
retire, and live in Madisonville, TN now. Thanks, Dan"
Click here to email Dan at
druss338@bellsouth.net
Karen Smith-Huffman - Tyner
friend to many Bonny Oaks children
Friends from Bonny Oaks, Just discovered the web site and spent a lot of time
just looking through it and remembering those days at Tyner Junior and High
school and the kids at Bonny Oaks! I always thought of you all as very special
people! I visited a dorm one day and remember there were 2 beds in a room. I
thought that was neat! I was the only child still at home and somehow hungered
for the closeness of your friendship! My daughter is on the committee for the
Tyner High School 20th anniversary reunion of "1983" held this
year(2003), in Mid-Aug. If you are interested in going, contact Jill Huffman
Mull at jjmull1@cs.com.
I left school in 1965 and married my childhood sweetheart, Mickey Huffman. He
had left Tyner in 1964 and joined the Air Force. My sister-in-law is Sharron
Huffman (now Ingram), who graduated in 1967 (when I was supposed to)! My
brother-in-law is Jim Huffman, graduated from Tyner in 1959-or 60, I believe.
Mickey and Jim played baseball for Tyner. Mickey and I have 2 beautiful
daughters (Jill and Ashley). We also have 2 grandchildren who are the light of
our lives. Mickey works at TVA. I finally graduated and attended college and
work at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. My mom still lives on Stockton Drive
and Mickey's step-mom still lives on Wimberly! Would love to hear from any of
you all that remember any of us! Thanks for the memories! Karen Huffman
Click here to email Karen or her siblings at mamabear182001@yahoo.com
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