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Dante Reunion 2018
“Dante Lives On” hosted the 2018 Dante Reunion Saturday Aug, 11 at the Dante community park. Current and former Dante residents gathered for a picnic, music, and fellowship. Former residents came from as far away as Tillamook, Oregon and Sarasota, Florida to rekindle old friendships and share memories of their lives in Dante.
These are a few photos from the afternoon.
Pictured are former Dante High School and Castlewood High School graduates of 1962 and 1963 and their families. Seated (L to R) Joe Farris, Roscoe, Ill; Texie Penland, Asheville, NC; Standing (L to R) Jean Ireson, Lebanon, VA; Barbara Farris, Roscoe, Ill; John Blevins, Castlewood, VA; Linda (Powers) Townes, Johnson City, TN; Fred Wallace, Gatlinburg, TN; Bubby Townes, Johnson City, TN.Pictured (L to R) Leann Mabry, St. Paul; Teresa Cain and Terry Cain, Castlewood.Seated (L to R ) Robbie Frazier, Castlewood and Illinois; Sue Blevins, St. Paul; and Carol Mausolf, St. Paul and Michigan.Pictured outside the Dante Coal Mining and Railroad Museum are former Dante resident Frank Jordan and wife Leah Jordan of Tillamook, Oregon.“The Mabrys” of Lebanon entertained the crowdPictured (left) is Janice ( Jordan) Adams, Sarasota, Fla. graduate of Castlewood ’52, talking with Bobbi Gullett of Dante Lives On (right)Delores Couch, Grey TN (left) and Beulah Worley, Dante (right) remember their days growing up in Dante.Wayne Ring (left) and Bill Litton (right) were Dante residents and CHS graduates
Cousin Arthur Mabry and Arthur Mabry (top) pitch horseshoes with family members James Mabry, Jr. (below left) and Ken Mabry (below right)
Left to Right Sandra Bryant, Castlewood; Doris Sutherland, Dante; Linda Litton, Lee County, Allegheny County, VA.; and Wanda Cook, Castlewood.
Pictured below is Mike Bryant with a collection of his sculputres made from railroad spikes and other scrap metal collected over the years.
Janice (Jordan) Adams (left) talking with Tom Cook (right)
Cousin Arthur Mabry and Arthur Mabry (top) pitch horseshoes with family members James Mabry, Jr. (below left) and Ken Mabry (below right)
