The honorees are shown in the photo and included, seated from left, Janice Ellington of Carver; Lucille Alston of Aycock; Pam Grissom of E.M. Rollins; Erma Boyd of Pinkston Street; Edna Bartley-Hargrove of Pinkston Street; and Joyce Bullock of Pinkston Street. Standing, from left, are Laura Fisher of Clarke; Ronald E. Gregory, former superintendent; Linda Gregory of Southern Vance; Katrina Waters of Pinkston Street; Margaret Kittrell of Dabney; Rey Pharr of Aycock; and Audrey Skipwith of Southern Vance.
Former U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton, who represented Vance County in the U.S. House of Represent-atives, was the featured speaker for the evening. She urged all of the honorees to enjoy their retirement and to continue to contribute to their communities.
“You have all touched the lives of thousands of children,” she said. “Retire from work, but not from life. You still have a purpose and your community needs you.”
Those honored received gifts from the school system and words of praise from school administrators.
Additional retirees honored who were unavailable for the photo were Wanda Eley of Zeb Vance; Shirley Kit of Dabney; Suzanne Bray of Dabney; Deborah Bryan of E.M. Rollins; Emma Clack of Aycock; Wanda Ellington of Dabney; Brenda Fariss of New Hope; Karen Franklin of Transportation; Susan Freeman of E.M. Rollins; Shirley Harris of L.B. Yancey; Patricia Hester of Eaton-Johnson; Gloria Hornage of Northern Vance; Elizabeth King of Southern Vance; Sharon Kittrell of Northern Vance; Gail Martin of E.M. Rollins; Sally McLaughlin of E.O. Young; Dottie Miller of Finance; Reba Oakley of Eaton-Johnson; Eric Pierce of Western Vance; Rita Pierce of Zeb Vance; Carolyn Powell of Northern Vance; Kelly Shotwell of Technology; Martha Smith of Zeb Vance; and Goins Sneed of Maintenance.