The Post & Mail September 22, 2005:
The Columbia City High School Class of 1955 held its 50-year reunion July 30 at the Eagle's Nest Event Center.
The evening was spent enjoying a lovely dinner and visiting with classmates.
There are 73 of the original 88 class members still surviving.
A moment of silence was observed before dinner for classmates that have passed away. They were a part of the class members' lives and always will be.
Faculty member Roy Kilby and his wife, also attended the gathering.
Classmates attending from out of town were: Shirley (Rosen) Bradley of Churubusco, Charles Bates of Oxnard, Calif., Homer Keifer Jr. of Woodburn, Charles Barnum of Kendallville, William Stidham of Gettysburg, S.D., Robert Crosby of Columbus, Ohio, Tom Jackson of Syracuse, Larry Cramer of Fort Meyers, Fla., Marthene Phend of Ohio, Judy (Langohr) Ebeling of Longmeadow, Mass., Lynn Pequignot of Fort Wayne, Sharon (Zumbrum) Beard of Bella Vista, Ark., Jackie (Barney) Lucas of Syracuse, Arlene (Hearld) Claxton of Vancouver, Wash., Sally (McKinney) Souder of St. Louis, Annabelle (Jenkinson) Washburn of Indianapolis, Lloyd Cramer of Grand Marias, Mich., Nancy Ropp of Decatur, Dar (Smith) Richardson of Fort Wayne, Ruth (Gustafson) Phillips of Dermott, Ark., James Briggs and Mary Ann Poffenberger of Dayton, Ohio, Gene Rodke of Urbana, Ohio. and Shirley (Overholser) Jeffers of Wabash.
Classmates also enjoyed a brunch at Smith's Coach Room on July 31.