Last week's May 6, 1949, Indian Creek School mystery photo received responses from Nancy Sides Prince of Jackson, who said Bill Hargroves also had the photo complete with student names. Jim Sander and Jerry Reynolds also identified individuals in the photo.
Indian Creek School was one of the larger schools between Egypt Mills and Neelys Landing, north of Cape Girardeau.
Students pictured were, front row from left, Eddie Farrow, Paul R. McLaird, Larry Reynolds, Jerry Richardson, Leon Gohn and Carl Heise; second row, Lewis and Russell McNeely, Jerry McLaird, Lyman Farrow, Leon Heise, Burton Windeknecht, Dean Farrow, Ivan Reimann, Jerry Reynolds and Gene Windeknecht; third row, Vivian Tripp, Jerry Allen, Delores Johnson, Jackie Allen, Judy Noland, Virginia Sides, Joyce Hargraves, Donna Heise, Ruth Ann Hargraves, Diane Farrow, Jackie Richardson, Doris Finley, Judy Tripp and Joan Johnson; back row, principal William Sheets, Richard Johnson, Bill Hargraves, Alvin Farrow, Joe Noland, Shirley Farrow, Jean McLain, Nancy Sides, Virginia Tripp, Jerry Farrow, Jerry Johnson, Lloyd Gohn, Carl Reimann and Mrs. Sewell Wood, lower grades teacher. If you have pictures of some historic interest contact Chris Pagano at 335-6611, extension 133.
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