Thoburn graduation program

 

Cleanout turned into a treasure find

 

Harold Maze, Class of 1961, discovered a treasure while going through and disposing of his uncle Gilbert Maze’s old papers.

 

Harold posted:

 

“John, I was getting rid of some of my Uncle's old papers and found a Thoburn Grade School graduation program. It is the class of 1951.

 

“It was held at eight o'clock, at the Monongah High School Auditorium. Monday evening May twenty-eighth, 1951.

 

“If anyone is interested, I will give the program to them.”

 

Just go onto the Facebook page for Harold Maze.

 

Uncle Gilbert lived in Westchester, just outside Fairmont. He was born in 1900.

 

Harold’s aunt, Minnie Maze, and grandmother, lives on Cottage Avenue in Monongah.

 

Harold married Kathy Lindsay Maze, Class of 1968, shortly after her graduation from Monongah High. They live just outside Worthington about 400 feet from the home where Harold grew up in.

 

Kathy attended Shinnston High for three years before switching to Monongah High.

 

Shelvy Maze Cunningham, Class of 1954, and Sandra Maze Freeman, Class of 1956, are Harold’s sisters.

This article was published October 26, but Lela Pudder McIntire -- who is from Worthington but lives in Bingamon -- added identifications of her brother, Tommy Pudder, and Johnny Bates, John Fast, Ron Brown, Patty Martin and Ty Herdon. If you know any of the others, email John Olesky at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com and I’ll add your information to this article.



I like to take old school photos and try to find out where those students are today, using recent pictures to update what they look like as adults.

The 1975 6^th grade class at Thoburn Elementary popped up, thanks to Chris Martin, Monongah’s No. 1 photographer.

Lela Pudder McIntire

Jaimie Feltz Riley was the first name that caught my eye. Jaimie, only 50 when she passed away in 2014 from multiple sclerosis,  was the daughter of Betty Wilson Feltz and the late, great Monongah High state championship (1952, 1955) football coach Jim Feltz and the sister of 1973 Monongah High state football champs quarterback Jay Feltz and long-time Monongah Middle School math teacher Jon Pat Feltz.

Jaimie has two sons, Jayce Riley and Andrew Sestito, both of Fairmont.

 

Jaimie and Jay’s brother, Jon Pat Feltz, shares a home in Fairmont with their mother, Betty, who grew up as the daughter of a banker and was a Monongah High majorette who married the football coach shortly after her graduation.

 

Jason Patrick Feltz, 30, was the son of Coach Jay and his wife, Beth -- and Jim & Betty’s grandson. The Eastside quarterback who played in South Carolina’s annual North-South high school all-star game with former University of South Carolina punter Jay as his coach  passed away in Sapphire, South Carolina.

 

Jason’s sister, Jody Elizabeth Feltz, died in 2010 at age 25 of brain cancer. She was an Olympics torch bearer through South Carolina in 2001 and Hillcrest High Homecoming queen in 2002. She was diagnosed at age 17.

 

There was a Feltz responsible for the first (1952, Coach Jim) and last (1973, QB Jay) of the five Monongah High state football titles. 

Mindy Goush Tossone lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her daughter, Spencer, is an excellent player on her Virginia Commonwealth University field hockey team.

Mike Griffey is a North Marion grad and Air Force veteran who lives in Monongah.

Larry Chickerell, who once lived in Kilarm, resides in Manassas, Virginia.

Paula Yanero Bowers lives in Franklin, West Virginia and is a graduate of Salem University in West Virginia.
 Ron Dale Devores worked at Northcutt and is married.

Jim Sloan is married and living in Monongah and is a graduate of Pierpoint Community and Technical College on Locust Avenue in Fairmont.

Tim Shaver graduated from Fairmont East, lives in Fairmont and is a truck driver for Quality Reclamation Services.

If you have any knowledge of the whereabouts of the others, including Thoburn principal Jeffrey Madigan, email John Olesky at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com and I’ll add your information to this article.

I like to take old school photos and try to find out where those students are today, using recent pictures to update what they look like as adults.

The 1975 6^th grade class at Thoburn Elementary popped up, thanks to Chris Martin, Monongah’s No. 1 photographer.

Jaimie Feltz Riley was the first name that caught my eye. Jaimie, only 50 when she passed away in 2014 from multiple sclerosis,  was the daughter of Betty Wilson Feltz and the late, great Monongah High state championship (1952, 1955) football coach Jim Feltz and the sister of 1973 Monongah High state football champs quarterback Jay Feltz and long-time Monongah Middle School math teacher Jon Pat Feltz.

Jaimie has two sons, Jayce Riley and Andrew Sestito, both of Fairmont.

 

Jaimie and Jay’s brother, Jon Pat Feltz, shares a home in Fairmont with their mother, Betty, who grew up as the daughter of a banker and was a Monongah High majorette who married the football coach shortly after her graduation.

 

Jason Patrick Feltz, 30, was the son of Coach Jay and his wife, Beth -- and Jim & Betty’s grandson. The Eastside quarterback who played in South Carolina’s annual North-South high school all-star game with former University of South Carolina punter Jay as his coach  passed away in Sapphire, South Carolina.

 

Jason’s sister, Jody Elizabeth Feltz, died in 2010 at age 25 of brain cancer. She was an Olympics torch bearer through South Carolina in 2001 and Hillcrest High Homecoming queen in 2002. She was diagnosed at age 17.

 

There was a Feltz responsible for the first (1952, Coach Jim) and last (1973, QB Jay) of the five Monongah High state football titles. 

Mindy Goush Tossone lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her daughter, Spencer, is an excellent player on her Virginia Commonwealth University field hockey team.

Mike Griffey is a North Marion grad and Air Force veteran who lives in Monongah.

Larry Chickerell, who once lived in Kilarm, resides in Manassas, Virginia.

Paula Yanero Bowers lives in Franklin, West Virginia and is a graduate of Salem University in West Virginia.
 Ron Dale Devores worked at Northcutt and is married.

Jim Sloan is married and living in Monongah and is a graduate of Pierpoint Community and Technical College on Locust Avenue in Fairmont.

Tim Shaver graduated from Fairmont East, lives in Fairmont and is a truck driver for Quality Reclamation Services.

If you have any knowledge of the whereabouts of the others, including Thoburn principal Jeffrey Madigan, email John Olesky at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com and I’ll add your information to this article.

Thoburn 5th grade in 19600

Jan Hoffman photo

1959 - 60 5th Grade Mrs. Giles

1st Row: Barbara Pethel, Dickie Clevenger, Connie Ramage, Pam Tetrick, Donnie Koon, Alfred Yanero, Martin Pflock, Bill Evans, Franklin Cunningham, Becky Romeo

2nd Row: Linda Samuels, Linda Knobel, Donald Jackson, Diane Fleming, Bonnie Weaver, James Hensley, Gary Teets, Robert Starkey, Wanda Hosey, Ronnie Johnson

3rd Row: James Hinerman, David Lee, James Cavich, James Herron, Rocky Glover, Clarence Miller, Mickey Salai, Paul Kriger, Curtis Laster

4th Row: Harold Fortner, Carolyn Sabo, James Paul Cain, Blaine Wilson, Janice Hoffman, Dennis Bombardiere, Donnie Chickerell, Ronnie Chickerell, Butch Beans, Bob Davis