Minden Residentsrambling
Photographed by Bob Grambling, submitted by Greg G
MR61-
The Marcus & Gay Wren
family children are Marcus, Stewart, Ellen, Lovic & Rusty. After the sale of
Sanitary Dairy to Beatrice Foods, the Wren family opened Music Mountain Water,
headquartered in Shreveport.
Identified by Kent Dailey, Class of 1973
MR62 - Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Wren today - photo by Earlene Mendenhall Lyle
Douglas "Red" and Cortez David Cupples, Class of 1954
Also identified by Ann Mays Harlan, class of 1958
MR58- Grambling Photos: I found the photo this afternoon in the Minden
Herald, Thursday, Sept. 26, 1957. The ladies are as follows: L to R: Mrs.
C. J. (Arlean) Parker, Jr., Mrs. Wilton Perryman, Mrs. George (Oree) Hoefeld,
Mrs. John (Rosalie) McInnis. The caption under the photo reads: “A check
for $1,500, proceeds from the Junior Service League Frolics, is presented to
Mrs. Wilton Perryman, president of the Minden Association for Retarded
Children, by Mrs. John McInnis, Jr., general chairman of the Frolics.
Looking on are Mrs. George Hoefeld, teacher at the school for Exceptional
Children,and Mrs. C. J. Parker, Jr., president of the Junior Service League.
Compliments of Ann Mays Harlan
MR57-1 - Who was Checking out the car?
Press, Monday, June 10, 1957 and labeled as follows: John Diggs, standing, Chancellor Commander of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, and Pat Brown, one of the organization’s committeemen responsible for staging the Safety Vehicle Check program to be held next Monday and Tuesday, review some of the things to be checked free of charge for motorists.
Identified by Ann Mays Harlan
MR43 - Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Williams Butch on the arm on the chair and Baby, Jimmy
MR42 - Mr. and Mrs. ________Robinson
If you know which Robinson this is e-mail
MindenMemories@AOL.COM
Mary Ellen Bailey. Ms. Bailey just recently sold
sold her house, and moved to"The Arbor", a
very nice retirement center located here in
Minden. She is still active pretty and sweet.
MR40 .The speaker is not Sammy David and the man without any hair is not Mr. Hennigan.
Does anyone know who any of these men are? If so, mail MindenMemories@AOL.COM
MR39 Sherry Barnette Stan Quade again
Sandra Barnette Lary died in June, 2004. Her obit is on the website under the Class of 1957.
Listed among survivors is brother, Sherry Bryant Barnette of Maui, Hawaii.
MR38 -QuadenHelper - Sherry Barnette and Stan Quade
MR37 -loves55 Nick and Frances Love
MR36 - 1Family 54- If you know who this family is - e-mail Minden Memories and tell us who they are
MR35 - Dishes - Don Russell
MR34 - The picture shown in Minden Residents is of Earle Cooke and his wife Mary,
and their first daughter, Jan. Jan was in the MHS Class of 1973. She and I
grew up together at the First Methodist Church. Kent Dailey (73)
MR33 - MAMMA JUDY DUGGAN
She may have been the Mother of George of Juanita
Greg
MR32 - Sapp Family Reunion
If you recognize anyone write us @ Mindenmemories@AOL.COM
MR31 - Sapp Family Reunion - If you recognize anyone, e-mail MindenMemories@AOL.COM
MR30 - Left side: Sally (That) Andress, Becky (Corky) Marvin, Judy (Bobby) Wise. Taken at a Neighborhood party
Taken in the sixties. The lady whose back might be Claire Drake (Luther) Moore or Jane Colten. Rathbun is
only one block long.
Greg G
remember the old Shadows place that been restored,,could this be her Mom...Another wild guess...Leverne Langheld Kidd
Who is this lovely lady? If you know e-mail us at MindenMemories@AOL.COM
MR28 - Ola Sawyer , nurse at the Minden Sanitarium. She lived in the Nurses Dorm.
Her picture is on the wall of the New Minden Medical Center with all of the
Doctors.
Identified by Greg Grambling and Nola Stonecipher Ellington
MR27 - Dee and Bob Grambling
Photo by Greg Grambling
MR26 - Jane, Tom, Connie, Craig and Lee Colten
Minden is in deep reflection today as it mourns the loss of former mayor Tom
Colten.
Colten, 82 passed away Sunday following a long legacy of notable accomplishments that touched many accomplishments that touched many lives here at home and in any community he called his own.
Colten who served as Minden's mayor for more than a decade in the '60s and '70s, will be laid to rest Friday at the South Frankfort Presbyterian Church in Kentucky.
While his final resting place will be many miles away from Minden, the mark he left on this community will be felt for many years to come.
He made so many things possible, "current Minden Mayor Bill Robertson said. "He is responsible for our civic center and so many other positive things that have happened in Minden.
"He will missed, "Robertson continued.
A native of Detroit, Colten served in the U. S. Army from 1942 to 1946 and while in the service took courses at Washington and Lee University and Texas A&M University. Following the war he
returned to DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he completed his BS degree. In 1948, he moved to Louisiana and took the position of Business Manager at the Bogalusa Daily News
until 1955, when he relocated to Minden.
While in our community. he was the executive director of the Minden Chamber of Commerce from 1965 to 1966 and then again from 1975 to 1976.
In addition to holding the mayoral office, he was the owner and publisher of the Minden Press-Herald.
"Mayor Colten set an example for all who follow in his footsteps at the Press-Herald," current Press-Herald editor and publisher Josh Beavers said. "He published a fine product every press run and we
strive to emulate his success daily."
In 1976 he relocated to Baton Rouge, where he held the positions of vice president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Undersecretary of the La. Dept. of Trans., Exec. Directory of
Republican Party of La. Asst. to the Sec. of the La. Dept. of Transportation of Transportation & Public Affairs, Director of the La. Dept. of Transportation. Upon retirement in 1993 he moved to KY.
During his career, Colten earned numerous titles & honors. He was president of the La. Press Assoc., Pres. of the La. Municipal. Assoc., Delegate of the La. Constitutional Convention, Chairman of
the Northwest La. Clearinghouse Review Bd. & Chairman of the Bd. of Directors, Friends of La. Public Broadcasting. He was also proud that he was an Eagle Boy Scout.
His lifelong devotion to public service is reflected in his professional activities: Elder Broadmoor Presbyterian in Baton Route, Minden Presbyterian Church and South Frankfort Presbyterian Church.
He was a member of the La. Republican State Central Committee, the Gov. Property Tax Study Committee, the Joint House - Senate Study Committee on Industrial Inducement, The East Baton
Rouge Industrial Dev. Bd., The State Deferred Compensation Commission, The La. Tourism Commission and the Southern Rapid Rail Transit Commission.
In retirement, he remained active with the Frankfort Rotary Club, the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Committee, the Louisville Railroad Task Force, The Blue Grass Area
Development District and The KY State Chamber of Commerce Certified Partnership Task Force.
He is survived by his devoted wife Jane Kimmel Colten; a daughter, Connie Colten of Austin, Texas; and two sons, Craig Colten of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Lee Colten of Franrt, KY. He is also
survived by a sister, Mary Glodt of Pittsfield, Mass. and a brother, Richard Colten of Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Subbmitted by Billy Hathorn
MR24 - Mr. Krouse, Mrs. James B. (Ethel) Grambling, and Connie Grambling
Taken long before any renovation was done at Germantown Colony
Identified by Greg Grambling (Grandson of Rev. and Mrs. James Grambling)
Nursing home. She's 96 or 97. I saw her in July and she remembered me.
The Germantown Colony is located behind the Krouse home.
LeVerne Langheld Kidd
MR23 - Mr. & Mrs. Robert Grambling (1949)
MR22 - Mr. & Mrs. Jim Norman, Aunt of Barbara Bryan Moore
(Sister to her Dad) Mr. & Mrs. Norman owned a grocery
store on back street but she does not remember what years.
MR21 - The Stan Quade Family
John Edward, Connie and Janet Quade
Quade Studio
MR20 - This was the picture on the Stanley Quade Christmas card one year.
In all the other pictures you can tell by age....John Edward is the oldest, then Connie, then Janet.
Identified by Ann Mays Harlan
MR19 - The children of Stanley Quade were John, Connie and Janet
Quade Studio
MR18 - On the left is the Rev. Merlin Merrill. was the pastor of First United Methodist Church
Two Methodists Ministers
Identified by Greg Grambling and Ramona Wigley
Also----somewhere in the "memories" photos there is s picture
in front of Lakeview Methodist in there early '60's.
One person is Id'D as Rev. Merrill. The other is Rev. Shaw.
He was the third Pastor at Lakeview. The Sunday School
annex at Lakeview is called Faircloth Hall. It was named after my
Dad-----Richard Faircloth.
Submitted by Gary Faircloth, Class of 1965
MR17 - THIS IS MY GRAND MOTHER, MRS J. T. TATUM, MOTHER OF MRS H. O. WESTCLAUDE WEST
This beautiful little soul is "MAMA TATUM" -- the mother of of the late
Gladys Tatum West (Mrs. H. O.). She is the grandmother of Claude O.
West and of Gloria Ann West Evans, both of whom still reside in Minden.
Claude and his wife, Leatrice David, are members of the MHS Class of
1944, and Gloria Ann and husband David Evans graduated in 1959. We
used to push Gloria down Sullivan Street in her stroller when we were
juniors and seniors, so that will give you some idea about the time she
would have been in high school.
Our maternal grandmother, Willie Austin Moore (Mrs. John A. of Jackson
Parish) and Mama Tatum always enjoyed visiting when Grandma came to
spend time with us. They enjoyed piecing quilts, talking about
cooking, preserving, etc. Ramona Wigley
MR16 - Mrs. Gladys West
MR - 15- The Claude West Family
Three Daughters, Claudia, Peggy and Sandra which may not be the way
they are posed in this picture.
In the picture of the Claude West family, you might want to make
corrections on their names. Claude's father was Mr. Herman O. West.
Claude is C.O. West, and he married Leatrice David.
Thanks to Ramona Wigley for the corrections
MR - 14 - Dr. & and Mrs. Tom (Elizabeth Wilfred Merritt) Richardson, Mary Elizabeth, Thomas Sue and Cindy
Dr. Thomas Allen Richardson - Section H - 1 Minden Cemetery born 17 October 1911 died 9 October 1976
MR - 13- L-R, Joel Gearhart and Bill Hunter on the left behind Larry and Gladys Hunter. Bess Hunter
is seated on the floor; Nan Hunter and Ben Hunter are on the left.
MR - 12 - L-R, Standing is Bess Hunter, to her left is Ben Hunter, Bill Hunter, Bess Hunter, Nan Hunter, Joel Gearhart, Joe
and Polly Hunter and Mrs. Gladys Hunter holding Don. Mr. Larry Hunter is seated next to Ben Hunter.
MR - 11 -L-R, Nan Hunter, Gladys Hunter holding Bob Hunter, Polly Hunter, Joe Hunter is on the floor in front of them.
Don Hunter is the child
Larry Hunter is paying attention. Behind Larry Hunter is Bess Hunter, Ben Hunter
and Linda Harkness Hunter.
MR 10 - L-R, Bill Hunter, Gladys Hunter, Bess Hunter, Larry Hunter, Don Hunter,
Bob Hunter, playing on the floor with his brother, Don and his father, Joe.
By the fireplace is Polly, Ben, Linda and Nan.
MR9 - L-R, Back Row: Bill Hunter, Nan Hunter& Frank Castle taken at their wedding rehearsal dinner, Polly & Joe Hunter, Larry Hunter
Seated, Joel Gearhart's wife holding his son, and Joel , Don Hunter standing behind Joel, Ben and Linda Hunter, Bess Hunter,
Gladys Hunter is holding Bob Hunter, the son of Ben and Linda.
MR 8 - Minden 7
L-R, Standing is Bill Hunter,Patsy Gearhart, Bonnie Gearhart's daughter, standing next to Bess Hunter, Joe and Polly, Don and Bob, standubg bt Gladys and Larry Hunter. Seated are Linda holding Jeff Hunter and Ben Hunter next to the Gearhart family. Joel Gearhart holding Wes Gearhart, the eldest of the Gearhart sons, Bonnie Gearhart holding Jerry Gearhart next to Don Hunter, who is now President of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company. (2007)
Corrections and additions supplied by Cyndi Gay and Nan Hunter Castle
MR 7 - Dr. Tom Richard's Family. Sue graduated in 1968,
Cindy is a year younger, Mary Elizabeth is the oldest and then Thomas.
MR6 - The T. A. Richardson Family, same as above.
MR5 - L-R, Gladys Hunter, Larry Hunter, Bess Hunter, (Standing) Ben Hunter, Bill Hunter and Joe Hunter
taken at the Coca-Cola Company
MR4- Jim Cassel
Minister of music at First Baptist Church in the late fifties early sixties.
Directed the teentone choir and made it an excellent youth choir. He also
substituted for Mr. Robert Grambling when he had to miss.
MR3 -Nick Love
Cities Servies Jobber Dealer and B. F. Goodrich Dealer in Minden
Husband of Frances Love
Submitted by Greg Grambling
He and Frances, his wife, are listed on Page 80 of the Gardens of Memory Book. He is William N. Love. It's not in the book, but he died on Jan 27, 2000. He died more than a couple of years ago. Frances was born on May 19, 1917 and died Jun 12, 1985.
Submitted by Ann Mays Harlan
MR2 -Chris Temple
6 Jan. 1920 - 18 May 1999 married Lois Tilman
He owned the Singer Sewing Machine franchise in Minden.
