Pictures of Thomasville Part 2

In 1968 the citizens convinced the city officials to buy the old school building for $1. Through the years, people have pulled together to restore the building. It is now used as a community center and the Thomasville Library. The non-profit is run by a 10 member board. The Library was moved into the old school in the mid 1970's when Mary Gum was the librarian. In 1987, Helen Daffron ran it. In June of 1996, Bernadette Watkins, a retired Alton school teacher became librarian. It has a public computer workstation. The Library is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The library has preschool story hour twice a month (Story Times) featuring retired Navy Chaplan Claude Malone also known as "Grandpa Claude."

Thomasville went from untamed frontier to a lively community and back to a small quiet small town within 200 years. Throughout, many businesses and buildings have come and gone, but the general feeling and ideas have stayed the same. A total of four schools have been built throughout the town's history. Tree of them can bee seen in the pictures above.

School has not been held there for sometime now but the building still hold great value bringing together the community and providing a place for enjoyment and entertainment. The Community Center is used for family reunions also the activities on the Independence Day Celebration on the Saturday closest to the Fourth of July.

Thomasville Stop Light 2001 - 2002
While the new bridges were being put in it was quite the Buzz.


First Grade 1931 Left to right bottom row 1- Unknown 2- Andy Winnegar 3- Imogene McDaniel 4 - 14 Unknown 15- Calvin Pierce. Top row 1&2 Unknown 3- Charles Crites 4-8 Unknown 9-Wayne Joliff, 10- Dolan (Fuzzy) Fisher, 11- Teacher, Josephine (Gum) Boyd- 12-17 Unknown Does any body know who the Unknown people are?	1946 Thomasville, MO High School Teachers Mrs. H. Woodside Mrs. P Fisher Mrs. E. Griffith Miss B. Huddleston Mr. Elliott Principal	Junior class 1945-46 Front Row: Junior Judd; Ellen Trantham; Gelena Russell; Glenda Lou Willard; Bonnell Spake; Olive Mae Rosenbaum. Center Row: Billy Napier; E.J. McDaniel; Ella Jo Murphy; Ruby Lee Brazeal; Jackie Floyd; Lela Mae Floyd; Fern Goodman; Ida Lee Pendergrass; Mrs. Pauling Fisher (Class Sponsor). Back Row: Eugene House; Charles Bales; Edgar Woods; Francis Rose; Juanite Todd; Wayne Judd.

Across top: Mrs. Pauline Fisher (Class Sponsor); Olive Mae (Rosenbaum) Enloe; Edgar Woods; Ellen (Trantham) Pierce; Eugene House; Ella Joe (Murphy) Lane; Mr. Cecil Elliott (Principal)	2nd row: Ruby Lee (Brazeal) Veon; Billy Napier ; Dean McDaniel; Jackie (Floyd) ???	3rd row: E. J. McDaniel; Mary (Frances) Francis; Gelena (Russell) Andrews; Junior Judd. Bottom Row: Charles Bales; Glenda Lou (Willard) Stokes; Bonnell (Spake) Hobbs; Clarice (Tackett) Peer; and Juanita (Todd) Ledbetter.

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