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- Alexander, Hubbard
- Deceased. East High coach, particularly football, 1973-1975. An obituary is available.
Click
here to read the obituary.
- Ammer, Oscar
- Deceased. East High physical education teacher and coach, 1961-1971. An obituary is available.
Click
here to read the obituary.
- Apple, Betty [posted November 1,
2006
- Deceased. Mrs. Apple was an art teacher at East,
though her time of service at East is undetermined. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Boensch, Paul Austin Boensch
- Deceased. Mr. Boensch was first band director at East
High, circa 1950-51. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Bolton, Gary [last updated February, 2015]
- I was a teacher and coach from August 1974 to May 1988. Taught numerous subjects but mostly physical education. Coached football basketball and baseball.
- Boone, Inez Rosamond [posted
September 11, 2007]
- Deceased.
Miss Rosamond was among the original teachers at East when it opened in
1948. As Mrs. Boone, she discontinued her teaching of Spanish and
French at East in 1955. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Bowls, Rose Marie - [posted
August, 2000]
- Deceased. East High staff member who worked in the
cafeteria. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Britten, Virginia Butler [posted
November 12, 2005
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Brown, Freeland H. [posted
November 13, 2002
- Deceased. Assistant principal at East. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
Buchanan, Martha Lou
[posted October 4, 2008]- Deceased. East Elementary teacher,
most likely 5th grade, for a few years in the late 1950s. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Byers, Marcy Coles (Faculty)
- Deceased. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
Editor's note: The East High Alumni Page does not have information as to when Ms. Byers taught at East nor can it cannot confirm the name she may have been known by at East. Anyone with this information is encouraged to send it to editor@EastHigh.org
- Bynum, Ronnie
- Deceased. East High Principal, 1984-1985. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Chess, Virginia
- Deceased. East High Faculty, 1950's. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Clark, Dorothy
- Deceased. East High Faculty, 1960-1967. She primarily taught geometry. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Clement, Catherine
- Deceased. East High Faculty, 1955 through at least
1959. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Clements, Linda
- Deceased. East High Faculty, 1966-1971. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Sgt. Joseph Coates
- Deceased. East High ROTC Faculty, 19651967. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Cobb, Ruth
- Deceased. East High American history teacher,
approximately 1962-71. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Colbert, Sandra Kay
- Deceased. East High physical education teacher, late
1960's. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Crump, Marcella
- Deceased. East High English teacher 1948-1953. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Duncan, Jim - [last updated: June,
1997]
- Congratulations on a great web site. I look forward
to hearing from former students to "catch up." I encourage you to check
in.
Coach Jim Duncan may be reached via e-mail at
- Farmer, Nancy
- Deceased. Please see the entry for Nancy Farmer Walters.
- Flaniken, Evelyn [posted September
24, 2000]
- Deceased. Retired East High School Secretary. An
obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Fox, James Lee [posted August 29, 2016]
- Deceased. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Frye, Orion Fredrick [posted
January 21, 2005]
- Deceased. Science teacher at East High about
1954-1960. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Gillespie, Rose
- Deceased. East High vocal music teacher from about
1966 to 1977. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
A news story about Miss Gillespie's retirement as a church organist in
2006 is available in our "In the news..." section.
- Goldfarb, Rose
- Deceased. East High Spanish teacher from 1964 to 1977 or 1978. An An obituary is available.
- Greaney, Dorothy ("Dot")
- Deceased. Ms. Greaney taught in East Elementary, including at least the 5th grade. An An obituary is available.
- Griesbeck, J. G.
- Deceased. East High School principal from 1964 to 1972.
An obituary is available.
- Griffith, Graham
- Deceased. East High School assistant principal from 1967 to 1971.
An obituary is available.
- Hazlewood, Bob J.
- Deceased. East High English teacher 1955-57. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Hendricks, Gloria
- Deceased. East High vocal music teacher from the school's opening in 1948 until 1955. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Hester, Jim
- Deceased. East High biology/science teacher circa
1966-67. Also, a 1954 graduate of East High School. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Hinds, Katherine
- Deceased. East High English teacher 1954-1955. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Holland, Kenneth A. - Deceased
- An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Ken Holland was East High's first coach, leading the football,
basketball, and baseball teams, and probably others, as well as
teaching social sciences.
Prior to his death, Kenny Holland and his wife
Majorie, also
a former East faculty member, submitted a joint profile, as follows:
- Holland, Marjorie Dildy - Deceased
- Click here to read the obituary.
Prior to their deaths, Marjorie and Kenneth Holland were participants with our alumni page. The following was thier last posting with us.
Holland, Marjorie Dildy
Holland, Kenneth A. [last updated April, 2001]
- Ken and Marge met at the University of Arkansas where
Marge was working
on her Master's in English and Ken was playing first string tailback
for the Razorbacks.
Ken was raised in Memphis and graduated from Central High School. He
enrolled at Southwestern (now Rhodes College) on a football
scholarship. Ken joined the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and
was awarded a purple heart and bronze star for his service in the South
Pacific. He returned to the University of Arkansas to play football and
continue his education. There he met Marge Dildy from Hope, Arkansas.
He and Marge were married July 11, 1948 in Hope. After graduating, they
were hired to teach at East High School, Memphis' newest school--Ken in
Physical Education and Marge in English. Ken was East High School's
first football coach. After years of teaching at East, Ken and Marge
returned to the University of Arkansas to work on advanced degrees.
After receiving their doctorates in 1963, they taught at Northeastern
State College (now a University) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Ken coached
football, basketball, tennis and taught physical education. Marge
taught English before being appointed Dean of Graduate School. They
retired from Northeastern and continue to make Tahlequah their home.
Their son, Mike, graduated from University of the South at Sewanee and
is a graduate student at the University of Arkansas.
A separate entry is on this page for Kenny Holland, now deceased.
- Hooker, Norma (Faculty, c1949-1951) - Deceased
- Ms. Hooker taught English at East High after graduating from Memphis State College in 1949. In January of 1951, she and moved to Mississippi.
An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Hord, Pauline Jones - Deceased
- Dr. Pauline
Jones Hord taught at East Elementary School for many years when East
Elementary, Junior, and High were all combined in the same building.
An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Horton, Frank
- Deceased. Member of the East High Class of 1951 and coached and physical education at East approximately 1957-1961. An
obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Jackson, Patricia ("Mrs. J") [last
updated May, 2017]
- Fellow Mustangs!
Just a note, to inform you of my move. " Ms. J" is now making her move to "Cali" as it is known. California is where my family resides. You may contact me via email.
Yes, I still have my Hotmail address [listed below]
"Thanks for the memories"-- always a Mustang and best wishes to the present teaching staff."
I am proud, to see my former students, as educators of their alma mater. "Keep up the
tradition of East- "East is excellence."
God bless each of you.
- James, Hallie H.
- Deceased. East Elementary teacher (6th grade). An
obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- King, Coalla
- Deceased. Business and typing teacher at East. An
obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- King, Meah [last updated 2004]
- Current facilty member (2004). See profile entry
under Class of '97.
- Krause, Dorothy Burns
- Deceased. East High librarian 1958-1968. An obituary
is available. Click here to
read the obituary.
- Land, Suzan Allen
- I taought Art at East High School 1988-89. I
transferred there from
White Station Middle School. I really enjoyed the experience since I
also was a graduate from East High School (Class of '67). (See also her
entry on the Class of '67
page.)
- Learned, Josephine Kalb ('61 and Faculty)
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Ms. Learned was also a member of the East High Class of 1961.
- Liddell, Ollie [last updated May, 2009]
-
[Mr. Liddel is Director of Bands at East, 2008 to present.]
- Lynch, Shane [last updated
November, 2001]
- I am now teaching at University School of Jackson, in
Jackson, Tn. my wife also teaches art at U.S.J. We have two children,
Trey, (age 11) and AnnElizabeth, (age 8)three dogs and a cat. We now
reside in Humboldt, Tn the home of the world's largest strawberry
festival. I also work for Humphreys and Associates, which is involved
in real estate sales and appraisal. I taught American History, Gov't,
and Econ. at East from 1986 to 1994.
My memories of East are great and many. I would love to hear
from all my fomer students as to what they are doing now.
- Robert Manning ("Monk") (Faculty) [posted March 2, 2017]
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Marks, Frances F. [posted November 30, 2012]
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Mrs. Marks taught Latin at East High from 1963 to 1973 and was also a guidance counselor. She was the mother of Linda Marks (class year/association undetermined) and Denton Marks ('67).
- Merriweather, Desmond [posted February 15 2015]
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
East High basketball coach Desmond Merriweather (Faculty) died at age 41 Feb 8, 2015.
News media stories noted his passing. The Commercial Appeal, WHBQ-TV..
- McCrory, Barry [posted April, 2015]
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Prior to their deaths, Marjorie and Kenneth Holland were participants with our alumni page. The following was thier last posting with us.
[posted March, 2000]
- East facluty 1982 - 1998 -- We are delighted Barry
McCrory joined us as
our first faculty/staff participant. At the time, he was Chairman of
the Department of Engineering at East and the webmaster of the school's
web page. He is now at White Station High School. Visit Barry's
personal World Wide Web home page at http://www.mecca.org/~bmccrory/Barry_McCrory.html
- McGinnis, William A.
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- McClain, Virginia
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Moore, Jean
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary. Additional information is desired-see the note at the end of the obituary.
- Moore, Sam
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Morton, Joseph (Buddy) [last
updated March, 2000] E-mail address
updated May, 2008]
- I taught band and vocal music at East from 1964
through 1972. Following
those years, I taught at Lester Jr, Snowden, and Shrine School. When I
left Shrine, I went to the Board of Education as a Systems Analyst in
the Computer Division in 1980. Now, in the year 2000, I am the first
Web Master for the City Schools and am looking forward to retirement on
April 19th.
I have had some wonderful times visiting with former students since I
left East High and would truly love to hear from others.
I live at 4869 Southern, Memphis, TN, 38117.
- Norris, Charles Delbert
- Deceased. R.O.T.C. instructor at East High 1961-1963
and 1967-1973. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Northern, Dorothy [last updated
March, 2006]
- Faculty: 1998 - current.
E-mail: pending verification
- O'Donnell, Ruth
- Deceased. Mrs. O'Donnell taught for 7 years at East Elementary School. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Pass, Donna Bunch
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Patterson, James (Coach Pat)
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Mr. Patterson was a football coach, teacher, and study hall
administrator during his many years at East. He was the husband of Mrs.
Jo Patterson (elementary faculty).
- Patterson, Jo
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Mrs. Patterson taught in the elementary section of East for many years
and was the wife of Coach James Patterson (faculty).
- Pell, Ruth Boyd
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Mrs. Pell taught Spanish at East High 1962-64.
- Poole, Pat
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Dr. Robinson taught Spanish and English at East 1986-87.
- Primrose,
Patricia [last updated December, 2008]
- Great to find this website with so many of my former
students listed.
You guys have done well.
Thanks for some really great memories. I am still teaching---Craigmont
Middle School.
Peace, love, and prosperity to all.
[Ms. Primerose
taught at East approximately 1989 - 1997.]
- Pulliam, Faye
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Robinson, Rev. Dr. Betty R. Gardner
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Richards, Rod
- Deceased. An
obituary is available.
Mr. Richards was head football coach and/or shop teacher at East from
about 1966 to about 1968. He also became a city schools system-wide
driver education teacher.
- Richbourg, Madge
- Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Rogers, James Ella
- Deceased. East High cook. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Rosamond, Inez Deceased. See entry
for Inez Rosamond Boone.
- Rowland, Mike [last updated: June,
1997]
- Former
coach of the Mustangs during the 1962-1970 school years.
Congratulations on a fine web site. I would like to hear from any of my
former students and/or players. I met quite a few of you in the
Chickasaw member/guest golf outing last year.
- Settles, Andy
- Deceased. East High teacher and coach, 1959-62,
including head football coach. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Scott, Mary Joyce ("Jo")
- Deceased. Mrs. Scott taught English at East, approximately 1967-1968. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Shannon, Betty
- Deceased. East High science (biology) teacher. Click here to read the obituary.
- Shelby, John B. (“Sonny Boy”)
- Deceased. Coach Shelby served at East approximately
1952-55. Click here to read
the obituary.
- Shumaker, Ester Mae Dudley
- Deceased. Mrs. Shumaker ("Miss Shu") served at East
as executive secretary from 1949 to 1956.
An obituary is
available.
- Sikes, Laraine
- Deceased. East High science teacher from about 1958-1972.Click
here to read the obituary.
- Rush Siler
- Deceased. East High teacher from about 1948-1951. He went on to become principal of White Station High School. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Simpson, Victor Darrell
- Deceased. East High teacher and coach, including
girls track coach. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Snider, Joel P.
- Deceased. Mr. Snider was East High's first principal
serving from 1948
until his untimely death in 1964 in a traffic crash. J. P. Snider was a
revered legend among the East High community during his tenure. An
obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Spain, Joanne
- Deceased. Click
here to read the obituary. Miss Spain taught vocal music and
Engilish in the Memphis City Schools and taught English and Spanish at East in 1988 and 1989.
- Spiller, Earl P.
- Deceased. East High's chief custodian 1948-1966. Click here to read the obituary.
- Stahl, Lacey Drane
- Deceased. Miss Drane married during her tenure at East to become Mrs. Stahl. She taught a variety of junior high subjects ~1950-1954. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Street, Viola
- Deceased. Ms. Street served as East High Cafeteria manager approximately 1970-1976. During this time, her name changed from Viola Tribble to Viola Street, presumably she married during her tenure at East. Click
here to read the obituary.
- Stone, Elsie
- Deceased. One of the original faculty members,
teaching math and algebra much of her many years at East. Click here to read the obituary.
- Tatom, Ray
- Deceased. East art teacher. An obituary is available.
Click here to read
the obituary.
- Taylor, Margaret
- Deceased. East High School Faculty 1955-1969, math teacher, later a principal at Grahamwood Elementary, then after retirement, a director of the tutoring program founded by The East High Foundation. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Taylor, Joe
Deceased. East High School Faculty 1958-1964, music teacher and band director.
An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Taylor, Maxine
Deceased. East Elementary School Faculty 1950s
&'60's. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Toler, Shirley J [last updated July, 2020 (posted January, 2021)]
taught English
Athletic Director
1998-2002
Toney, George
Deceased. East instrumental music teacher (band) 1953-1958. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Tribble, Viola
Deceased. See entry under the name Viola Street. An obituary is available.
- Vollmer, Lilburne
- Deceased. East High School Faculty 1948 to 1980. An obituary is available.
Walters, Nancy Farmer
Deceased. East Elementary School Faculty 1948-49. Miss Farmer was a 5th grade teacher at East when it opened in 1948. She married that school year. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Watkins, Rosalie Keenan
- Deceased. East Elementary School Faculty. An obituary
is available. Click here to
read the obituary.
- Webb, Evelyn
- Deceased. East High School Faculty 1954 to 1972. An obituary is available.
Weaks, Louise
Deceased. East High School Faculty, English teacher,
from about 1969 to about 1978. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Welch, Blake
Deceased. East High faculty and coach approximately
1950-1959. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
Wesley, John
Deceased. East High principal 1972-1976. An obituary is available. Click
here to read the obituary.
Wimberly, Marcus ('92)
East alumnus Marcus Wimberly is back at East on the faculty and coaching football. See his profile on the Class of '92 page.
Wright, Larry
Deceased. Coach Wright was on staff at East High 1959-1960 and lead the senior high track team. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
Wright, Sara Margaret
McEachern ("Sally")
Deceased. East High School Faculty, English/Language
Arts teacher from
about 1964 at least through 1971 and possibly 1975. An obituary is
available. Click here to read
the obituary.
Young, Bobby
Deceased. East High faculty teaching chemistry,
physics, and algebra in the mid and late 1960s. A news item is available.
Young, Danny Joe
Deceased. Coach Young guided East in several sports over his 22 years tenure with the school, about 1986-2008, especially repeatedly excelling with his girls track and field teams. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
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