{"id":2340,"date":"2015-12-23T17:23:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T22:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2016-01-11T17:09:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T22:09:43","slug":"phs-band-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/phs-band-1955\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons High School Band &#8211; circa 1955"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>from the collection of Thomas E. Montgomery<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2341\" style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phs-band-1956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2341 size-full\" title=\"click for a larger image\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phs-band-1956.jpg\" alt=\"Parsons High School Band - about 1956\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phs-band-1956.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phs-band-1956-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/phs-band-1956-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parsons High School Band &#8211; about 1955<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Majorettes, left to right &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ruth Evelyn Dodson<\/li>\n<li>Nettie Jean Pratt<\/li>\n<li>Suzanne Hartsfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>First row, left to right &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Janice Long, drums<\/li>\n<li>Gary Carrington, drums<\/li>\n<li>Janie Readey, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Carolyn Washam, cornet<\/li>\n<li>Shirley Pratt, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Janice Yates, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Carol Roberts, cornet<\/li>\n<li>Bill or Bob Roberts, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Bill or Bob Roberts, cornet<\/li>\n<li>Jordon Moore, drums<\/li>\n<li>Judy Maxwell, flute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Second row, left to right &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joyce Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Dale Roberts, tenor saxophone<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Townsend, cornet<\/li>\n<li>Tom Bawcum, trumpet<\/li>\n<li>Gaylon Yates, drums<\/li>\n<li>Jerry Pratt, Drum Major, alto horn<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Montgomery, trumpet<\/li>\n<li>Jim Rushing<\/li>\n<li>Cynthia McIlwain, trombone<\/li>\n<li>Pat McIllwain, baritone horn<\/li>\n<li>Donald Moore, trumpet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Third row, left to right &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gail Douglas, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Michael Jordon, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Carolyn Townsend, alto saxophone<\/li>\n<li>Sandra Hayes, baritone saxophone<\/li>\n<li>Jessie Mae Bartholomew, cornet<\/li>\n<li>Sammy McIllwain, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Rodney Phillips, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Marion Young, alto saxophone<\/li>\n<li>Jimmie Ann Long, alto saxophone<\/li>\n<li>Kay Reynolds, alto saxophone<\/li>\n<li>Martha Tyler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fourth row, left to right &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jimmy Joe Readey, sousaphone<\/li>\n<li>Diane Tinker, drums<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Spence, trombone<\/li>\n<li>Eugene Jordan, trombone<\/li>\n<li>James Floyd Evans, clarinet<\/li>\n<li>Guy Dickson, sousaphone<\/li>\n<li>Linda Tinker, trombone<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy McIllwain, baritone horn<\/li>\n<li><span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">James Erby Woods, cornet<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Darrell G. Harbaum, Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Band Directors<\/h3>\n<p>Jimmy Joe Readey and James Floyd Evans were the first two band directors at Decaturville High School.<\/p>\n<p>Darrell G. Harbaum was later Associate Professor Emeritus of Music at Longwood University in Farmville, VA.<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<div id=\"ctl00_MainContentPlaceholder_Text\" class=\"ObitTextContent\">HARBAUM, Darrell G. beloved son of the late William and Katherine Harbaum, passed away Sunday, May 3rd at his home in Farmville, VA, at the age of 84. He was preceded in death by one brother, William Jr. (Maxine) and three sisters: Maxine Jacobs (Joseph) of Springdale, Betty Chromzack (Stanley) of North Lake, IL, and Shirley Littlefield, of Wichita Falls, TX. He is survived by one sister, Mary Lou Burns (Clyde) of Mason. He is also survived by 12 nieces and nephews, one god-son and numerous friends. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1942 and then joined the army. He was stationed in Europe and served in the Signal Corps until 1945. Darrell graduated from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in 1949, earned his Masters of Music in 1953, and taught at several schools and universities before moving to Farmville, VA. Darrell was a Professor of Music at Longwood College for 30 years before retiring in 1992. Visitation will be at Breitenbach McCoy Leffler Funeral Home in Middletown, OH at 12:00 noon Friday with funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at Mennonite Cemetery, Wayne Madison Road, Trenton. If desired, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice, or to the Trenton Mennonite Church, 2 East Main St., Trenton, OH 45067<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"ctl00_MainContentPlaceholder_PublishedLineOnline\" class=\"PublishedLine\">Published in Hamilton, OH Journal-News on May\u00a06,\u00a02009<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from the collection of Thomas E. Montgomery Majorettes, left to right &#8211; Ruth Evelyn Dodson Nettie Jean Pratt Suzanne Hartsfield First row, left to right &#8211; Janice Long, drums Gary Carrington, drums Janie Readey, clarinet Carolyn Washam, cornet Shirley Pratt, clarinet Janice Yates, clarinet Carol&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/author\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/category\/yesterdays\/school\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">School<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">School<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"9","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 10 years ago","modified":"Updated 10 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on December 23, 2015","modified":"Updated on January 11, 2016"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on December 23, 2015 5:23 pm","modified":"Updated on January 11, 2016 5:09 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340\/revisions\/2378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/decatur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}