Coaly Orchard

***In Memoriam our J W "JAY" COALY 1927 - 2002 and other Buffalos.. .... the Poem, Obit and The Dash

LA CASA      SCHOOL "BUFFALOES"

2007 LaCasa Alumni Reunion 2007 "Buffalo Stampede" Honoring the Classes of 1937 -1947 - 1957 when doors closed! Over 50 attended the MIXER on Friday, April 6, 2007 Over 110 attended the LUNCH on Saturday, April 7, 2007 A wonderful time of seeing friends and family from LaCasa! SEE 2007 PHOTOS HERE.....2007 Photo Page

2006 LaCasa Alumni Reunion 2006 Harmon County Historical Museum Mixer on Friday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm MIXER ATTENDED BY OVER 30 BUFFALOES! Joe Bailey Metcalf Cafeteria Coffee and Orange Juice 10:30 am Lunch on Saturday 11:30 - 1:30 pm .....NEW.....A LINK TO 2007 PHOTO PAGE Luncheon attended by 40 Buffaloes! Beautiful Easter Decorations, wonderful food and excellent entertainment! Your Host and Hostess are the local Harmon County Alumni members, working together to Show you All a Good Time! Thank You All! Honoring the Classes of 1936 1946 1956

"Back to the '50's" The Coaly Family hosted the 2004 LaCasa School Reunion! 60 attended Please, send your addresses, comments, suggestions to : Harold and Joyce Coaly Jackson 8241 East 32nd Street Tulsa, OK 74145-1402 "LaCasa Girls Basketball Team Jr Champions 1946" Mr G Clemmons, Coach Top Left to Right...Cloma Faye Dennis, Irene Mangis, Doris Johnson, Fannie Jean Kurkendall, Dottie Sue Nelson, Betty Beth Coaly, Wanda Beth Richardson Bottom Row...Doris Darnell, Paula Beth Bible, Coleen Bevins, Patsy Louise Dearing, Joyce Irene Coaly, Bernice Lewis PHOTO property of Betty Beth Coaly Donated Oct 2003 "LaCasa Class of 1947" Back Row: Wilmadean Johnson, Bill J Wilkinson, Wendel Richardson, Ruth Gregory and Juanabell Trammell Front Row: Garland Clemmons, Mr Owens, Mr Ewing and Mr Lewis, LaCasa School Superintendent PHOTO property of Betty Beth Coaly Donated Oct 2003 "LaCasa School Play" J W Barefoot and Hurl Prock PHOTO Property of Betty Beth LandersDonated Oct 2003 Don Cary at LaCasa Monument Dedication July 6, 2002 Cecil Cummins and J E Payne July 6, 2002 "keeping the memories alive" MONUMENT PHOTO by Donna Walkup Cary July 6, 2002 July 6, 2002 LaCASA MONUMENT DEDICATION update Rain, Rain, Sweet Rain on Saturday did not deter the crowd of about 50 people who gathered for the LaCasa Monument Dedication. The Monument was ready to be unveiled largely thru the efforts of Mary Beth Williams who had asked the question "Why doesn't LaCasa School have a Monument?" and (at times) lived to regret it! She and her committee, Dottie Prock, Wanda Carry, Don Cary and others worked with the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma Dept of Transportation, the LaCasa School Alumni and managed to complete this project in a little over one year! Excellent Job! Thanks, Mary Beth! WELCOME to the LACASA ALUMNI BANQUET April 19, 2003 Hosted by the CARY FAMILY and Honoring the Class of '53 PERFECT ATTENDANCE...All of the Class of 1953 were in attendance....including sponsors.... FOR the 2003 LaCasa Reunion NOLAN CUMMINS~SHIRLEY LEWIS~GLENNETH McGEE~ INETHA ROLLINS~MICKEY TRAMMELL~PEGGY TRAMMELL Superintendent of Schools and Class Sponsor MR. BOB COPELAND and Principal MR. BOB NAYLOR The Western Theme was a big hit! Don Cary wore the biggest HAT! All the little Cowboys and Cowgirls had a great time! On Friday from 4 pm on the crowd gathered at the PSO Room next to Pioneer Telephone for cookies and conversation. The room was full and noisy with laughter, hugs and TALL TALES! On Saturday morning the crowd gathered again at the Elementary School Cafeteria, for lunch prepared and served by our own local LaCasa Cowboy, Kent Rollins~Cowboy Cook! The tables were decorated with beautiful Cowboy items and we even had a saddle or two in the room. Kent took time to tell a few tales after a huge meal of Bar-B-Q Beef, beans, potatoe salad, peach cobbler, fresh hot rolls and Camp Coffee! We hurt when we laughed! No senior portions served here! Don Cary, our MC, "Welcomed" the LaCasa Students back to Hollis! Ralph Lewis and Grant Bible offered our prayers of thankfulness for the fellowship, food and friends! Lucille Bible left the room and in came "Minnie Pearl" to tell us all about the "goin's on's" in Grinder Switch! Wanda Cary led us in the School Song! Harlon Cary read the list of names of the ones we have lost over the past year, eleven people were on that list. They will be missed! An invitation was made to visit the Harmon County Historical Museum where items from the LaCasa School are housed. Inetha Rollins donated her LaCasa School letter jacket to the Museum to hang beside the yellow girls basketball uniform that many of the girls remembered wearing! Wow! It is short! Everyone had a wonderful time, there were several who had not attended for a while and several who were not able to attend this year! LaCasa Reunion 2004 - 2005 years will be hosted by the Coaly Family.....their theme...."THE 50's" so get out your blue suede shoes and your poodle skirts! And let us know the names and addresses of the people you would most like to see attend! We will contact them! Thanks again to the CARY FAMILY, for the western decorations, the programs, the excellent food and for gathering so many people to visit with, share photos and catch up on the News! This was a beautiful day in Hollis for the 2003 LaCasa Reunion! Mary Beth Williams and Bob Copeland April 18, 2003 MIXER at POE BUILDING, Hollis, OK Don Cary greeted the guests, and while having Coffee and Donuts, reminded us of the 3l 1/2 year history of the LaCasa school, from 1925 to 1957 and introduced one of the former Superintendents, Mr Bob Copeland! Bob Copeland shared SOME of his LaCasa memories with the group! When he became Superintendent.... his duties also included being a full time Teacher, Counselor, Custodian, Cafeteria Manager, Payroll and School Board Clerk, drama and sports Coach and FRIEND to all! Any one of these duties would have overwhelmed a lesser MAN! He did them all, WELL! When Mr Copeland begain service at LaCasa there were only 6 teachers for 12 grades and a budget of $21,000. The school was heated with a Pot Bellied wood burning stove and the teachers lounge was the stroll up the field to boys outhouse! It was not easy... but LaCasa is where God placed him and he feels strongly that this was the job he was "Suppose to Be" doing! Mr Copeland's theory was a school... UNDER GOD... based on strong moral values. Something hard to come by these days! But, I did overhear talk about recalling when the boys "liberated some watermelons"! Mr Copeland AKA "Arron Slick from Pumpkin' Crick" also remembered fondly some of the many nicknames of the LaCasa School students, the longest "Sally Magusalama Ibblestein"! Some of these nicknames are their names to this day, such as Mr Cain's son SAP and Cotton and Bibbles. Some some are just memories.... There were Fats, Runt, Spur, Toddy, Popeye, Fuzzy, Doodlebug and Beatle Bug, Catfish, Duce, and don't forget the brothers Cowboy and Calfboy! Many remembered the schools rock fence being covered with food on special days! And the parents and friends that brought and shared it! In all, a good a crowd for only having had about 275 gradudates in all the years of service of the LaCasa School! All of those students have made quite a ripple...... you might even call it a Wave! Oh Yes! The songs were led by a new generation of CARY's and I noticed a great improvement since the Reunion, could we have been practicing singing the LaCasa songs? Saturday, July 6, 2002 Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma LaCASA MONUMENT DEDICATION The LaCasa Monument Dedication will be held Saturday, July 6, 2002 10:00 A. M. at the monument site located 3 miles east of Hollis on Highway 62 This site location is next to the old silver barn see photo below, 5 miles north of the LaCasa School location. The Monument will be similar to the site that Ron School has constructed north of Hollis on Highway 30. The dedication will include a group of "descendants" singing two LaCasa songs and speeches by Mary Beth Williams, Chairperson of the Monument Committee and Bob Copeland, past principal and superintendent of LaCasa. The program should last about 30 minutes. The PSO Building, now the Pioneer Telephone Co office, on main street in Hollis will be open from 8:00 am till noon with coffee and donuts. Come by before and after the dedication ceremony. This is a once in a lifetime occasion to help honor a wonderful school, to remember the good times and what LaCasa means to so many families. Our thanks go out to the Monument Committee Chairman and the other committee members Dottie Prock and Wanda Beth Cary. See you there! information submitted by Don and Donna Cary Jun 17, 2002 LACASA SCHOOL DEDICATION Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma July 6, 2002 click on photo for larger size LACASA SCHOOL TODAY Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma June 15, 2002 click on photo for larger size "2002" LACASA SCHOOL REUNION The 71st LaCasa School Reunion "A Great Success" There were over 40 students in attendance at the 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Mixer on Friday evening March 29, 2002! Everyone was talking at once! In the background the LaCasa School Video was playing and you could hear the squeals when someone was recognized. The Cary family provided cookie, coffee and tea! By 10:00 am on Saturday morning the Cafeteria was busy! The patriotic decorations were inspiring, the RED,WHITE & BLUE flags flying, with flowers and sparkles galore! They remind us of how proud we are of this wonderful Country, USA forever! There were about 85 guests for Lunch around the Red River Ranch....Chuck Wagon! We had warm... home (...in a wagon) cooked biscuits, ham or beef, slow cooked brown beans and potatoe salad..... and a luscious peach cobbler that would take anyone off their diet! Kent Rollins not only cooked a wonderful meal he gave a hilarious presentation of Cowboy Poetry that left us laughing and crying! Our Host Don Cary introduced the group of Cary's that worked so hard to see that we all had a wonderful time! Don's eloquent voice would hold anyones attention as we saw on the LaCasa Videos! A Reunion this nice is not brought about without the work and cooperation of lots of people! Thank you Cary's! Special Guest....Lee Greenwood sang "GOD BLESS THE USA" accompanied by a pretty sad bunch of backup singers! But the spirit was definitely there even if the voices were a little weak! We also sang "LaCasa", the backup singers need a lot more practice on this one! see words below! Not recommended for viewer born after 1942! Joe Don Gideon won the PRIZE for traveling the most miles to share his smile! He came over 400 miles from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico! Remember to Contact Donna Cary with your address changes! The Cary Family will also Host the 2003 Reunion.... but, be thinking about YOUR contribution for 2004 & 2005 events! See you next year! LA CASA SCHOOL began with the consolidation of Mesquite, Bearden and Star Valley in 1925. And closed 1957 with student transfers to Hollis High School. The first graduation was in the spring of 1928 with one graduate, student Pearl Walkup! Many of the LaCasa School students including the Coaly Kids can be seen on the fantastic Videos by DON CARY & DONNA CARYSee the students of LaCasa Schools on 3 videos. They did an outstanding job and we have spent hours looking at the films! Hope you will get your copies! Delbert remembers fondly his days at LaCasa School, his Daddy James Elbert "Ebb" Coaly would bring homeOrange Slices candy and he loved eating his Mothers wonderful cream pies! WE WILL LIST ALL CLASS MEMBERS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A LA CASA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE! Just send us your name and class year! We will tell your stories and remembrances on these pages. Also, tell us if you want your E-Mail address listed! Send PICS, too! .....Our LaCasa Students and Friends ONLINE E-Mail Address NEW Lorraine may also be reached at the Harmon County Historical Museum HCHM [email protected] Lorraine Hatcher Almsted.... [email protected] NEW Peggy Tramell Hawkins.... [email protected] NEW Mar 27,2006 Joann McEndree.... [email protected] NEW May 27,2004 Nancy Barefoot.... [email protected] . 1955 Bonnie CRABB NEW.... [email protected] . Dorothy TRAMMELL OSBORN.... [email protected] 1942 Don MITCHELL wife Fae ...... [email protected] 1948 Hurl PROCK and wife Betty ....................... [email protected] . Herman PROCK wife Dottie.... [email protected] . Herbert Eugene PROCK wife Audra ...... [email protected] 1958 & 1957 Thanya PROCK Clyde KIRBY ...... [email protected] . Grant BIBLE and wife Lucille....................... [email protected] 1950 Russ ROLLINS.... [email protected] 1953 Nolin CUMMINS.... [email protected] 1953 Mickey husband Gale CASWELL ...... [email protected] 1958 Winnona DAVIDSON Farmer husband Billy ...... [email protected] 1952 Earl NELSON and wife Mary Lou....................... [email protected] 1952 Earlene NELSON Stegall and husband Ed........ [email protected] Rose Mary HASKINS Hollis and husband Neil... [email protected] Rose Mary's Web Site and Bio with Pic's FOURTH CROSS MINISTRY Delbert COALY and wife Jeanette...... [email protected] Delbert's Web Site COALY ORCHARD 1958 Don CARY.......his........new [email protected] Delbert is always telling me about the wonderful GIRLS OF LA CASA! Winnona Davidson Farmer E-mailed to verify that he LOVED the girls! Earl and Mary Lou Nelson, Duncan, Oklahoma sent me this " evidence" photo! Delbert could name all the GIRLS, can you? jpc GO BUFFALOES ! ! GO BUFFALOES ! ! HOLLIS, HARMON, COUNTY, OKLAHOMA LaCasa School Graduates school located south of Hollis LA CASA SCHOOL CLOSES Honorary 1958 (1958 continued) 1957 1956 transfer to HOLLIS HIGH SCHOOL Donnie Hugh Coaly Barbara Cary Don Cary L B Cummins Peggy Cummins Winnona Davidson Vivian Gregory Rita McEndree Thanya Prock James Sanders Glenna Sexton Donna Walkup (Delberts Class) Glen Dale Cain Clyde Kirby Gaye Trammell Jessie Watson Glenn Dennis Joann Lewis Wilva Masters Jerry Trammell 1955 1954 1953 1952 Fred Cary Bonnie Crabb James Davidson Wayne Hatcher Dale McEndree J E Payne Gransville Williams Bobby Joe Garton Learldeen Trammell Bennie Ray Watson Nolan Cummins Shirley Lewis Glenneth McGee Inetha Rollins Mickey Trammell Peggy Trammell June Watson Mary Burch Ola Dean Cummins Imogene Hatcher Earl Nelson Earlene Nelson Eugene Prock Joyce Watson 1951 1950 1949 1948 Bertha Brady Donald Cummins Edward Mills Dottie Sue Nelson Paula Beth Bible Buddy Cummins Garland Cummins Patsy Dearing Cloma Dennis Irene Mangis Merideth Russell Rollins Jimmie Trammell Harlan Cary Kenneth Grimes Joyce Faye Martin William Mills Darrell Payne Wanda Beth Richardson Elree Wilkinson Darrell Williams Douglas Burns Edmond Fennell Mary Edith Gregory Hurl Prock Bettye Trammell Dorothy Trammell Dorothy Treaway James Walkup 1947 1946 1945 1944 J W Barefoot Mary Jo Dennis Lilliam Fennell Bobbye Johnson Willadeen Johnson Ruth Gregory Mayhugh Wendell Richardson Juana Belle Trammell Billye Jean Wilkinson Billy Gene Emerson Ruth Coaly Eldon McCutcheon Monte Ray Moore G W Robinson May Walkup Andrew Williams Fern Ashurst Max Ball Rex Ball Darrell Cummins Margie Davidson Julia Jones Belton Kuykendall Anna Beth Morrow Betty Jo Nelson 1943 1942 1941 1941 Continued Bobbie Carter Reva Crabb Coy Dennis Joe Bill Gideon Northenia Martin Kenneth McGee Bill Nelson Wynnogen McCubbin Roberts Dorma Williams Grant Bible Lucille Cary Miralda Moore Crabb Inez Cummins Junior Gideon Raymond Ginn Reba Lewis Geraldine McCubbin Don Mitchell Marvin Williams Earlene Carter Leland Crabb Margaret Claiborne Charles Dennis Harlon Ginn Tomie Lee Johnson Dortha Merida C L Morris L G Nelson, Jr Edith Osborn Everett Osborn Neoma Pringle Ernest Rollins Ernestine Rollins Ila Ray Sanders Hubert Seright George Staton J L Trammell Hoyt Walkup 1940 1940 continued 1939 1938 Auvanelle Bartlett Jewell Faye Cary Alton Collier T J Cummins Dortha Dennis Georgia Ellis Oneta Garvin Leskel Goodman Gurney Jones Travis McGee Charles Mitchell Arlene Moore Billye Nell Mott Gale Pringle Una Rippetoe Audrey Rollins Johnnie Bob Rollins Mary Jane Trammell Frankie Lee Walden Florence Williams Glen Ball Romie Bartlett Earl Cansler Clyde Cary Cecil Cummins Faye Davidson Edward Emerson Roy Hassell Hazel McCarley Orville McCubbin Mary Mitchell Ellen White Mary White Leroy Bridge Nancy Brisco Joyce Ginn Dan Goad Juanita Merida O V Pringle Robert Renfro Omega Trammell Syble Walden 1937 1936 1935 1934 Andrew Cummins Clyde Cummins Eugene Cummins McCully Frazier Madeline Goodman Denzil Graves William Gregory Margaret Johnson Wanda Johnson Rubye Morris Gerald Seright Virginia Staton Lois Renfro Aleen Trammell Ray Walkup Clarence Crumb Clifford Crumb Naomi Cummins Young Darnell Faye Doyel Elam Gregory Mary Hudspeth Jewel Johnson Blair McGee Harry Merida Carmen Moore Pauline Mott Margress Nelson Minnie Ola Pringle Syble Rippetoe Opal D Seright James Trammell Wacel Trammell Bertha Wright Johnnie Cansler Marvelle Cary Alton Crabb A B Cummins Walter Cummins Ramond Davidson Virtie Doyel W O Garvin Hugh Ginn Cloyce Goodman Nadine Goodman Clarence Hassell Bobbie Lou Morris Madeline Morris Hubert Pringle Iolene Walden Cecil Cary Roy Cary Dortha Dean Wynnogene Hudspeth Dale Lewis Nona Lewis Albert Lee Mott Ila Faye Nelson Earthel Patterson Louise Staton Grace Trammell Mildred Trammell Johnnie Walkup Velma Williams 1933 1932 1931 1930 J L Doyle Anna Bell Ginn Farce Gregory Reba Gregory Blant McGee Lois Merida Ruby Nelson Flossie Patterson Clifton Price Mina Rollins Myrtle Seright Gladys Trammell Lydia Whitman Clifford Crabb Lois Dean Vera Felder Buel Garvin India Garvin Etta Ginn Clenie Gregory Truitt Jennings Dillon Johnson Pauline Johnson Nancy Lee Johnston Lorene Mott Cloyce Nelson Denzil Nelson Leo Reding Lowell Rollins Mildred Rollins Edward Walden Mildred Waldrip Alonzo Cummins Ruby Cummins Jessie Dean Marvin Doyel Alvis Jennings Clifford Jennings Everett Jennings Samantha Kennmore Ida Lee Rollins Alice Staton Francis Staton Harlon Trammell Jessie Ginn Arrena Johnston Madeline Mangis Wayne Nelson Ralph Patterson Harlon Rollins 1929 1928 . . Joe Latimer Elizabeth MGee Mary Mott Ola Nelson Aileen Vaughan 1st Graduate PEARL WALKUP 1928 LaCasa LaCasa, LaCasa, Yes we're for LaCasa! Nothing like LaCasa. Rah! Rah! Workers! Boosters! Sophs and Freshmen Oh, Yes! We are always ready, ever at our best! Juniors, Seniors, Oh we're hard to beat! And we haven't any use for those who retreat! Watch us! Catch us! See if you can match us! Make us, break us, shake us! We know no defeat! Hoorah! Rah! Rah! Please excuse our dust! For we are so peppy that we feel you must! Oh LaCasa, LaCasa, Yes, we're for LaCasa! NOTHING LIKE LACASA! HI, OLE LHS ...Welcoming Committee.... on the road to Coaly Orchard 9 mi N of Hollis, Harmon Co, OK!... I can still remember the taste of fresh churned butter and homemade bread! ...mmm..mmm.....Wonderful! The 7 Coaly Kids: Mamie Ruth COALY left school to go to California, was married and returned to finish school with the class of 1945. J W Coaly left school to join the Army and Rheaford Coaly left to join the Navy 1950-1954. Betty Beth Coaly moved in with Ruth in California and graduated in Lancaster, Ca. Joyce Coaly married Harold Jackson of Hollis, at a young age, finished college and was a teacher in Broken Arrow, OK until retirement 1998. Donnie graduated at Hollis High School 1958. Delbert left LaCasa in 11th grade and took his GED IN Arizona. Photo contributed by Delbert Coaly, 2nd from the left, middle row Photo contributed by Joyce Coaly Jackson, 4th from the left, front row You are Visitor to visit this LaCasa School website ! Be sure to BOOKMARK or add to your FAVORITE list! E-mail me, Delbert Coaly You don't want to miss reading the Darin Brookman Poetry and remembering the "Sandhills of Harmon County, Oklahoma !! If you find errors or want to make additions or corrections, you had better tell me,JEANETTE. ...Although NEITHER of us can SPELL! 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