Kinmundy Historical Society

 


 

             Kinmundy-Alma High School

          Proms, Homecomings & Cornations

                                      

                                 Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois

 

 

 

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        We are looking for photos of people and/or places from around Kinmundy & Alma.  Can you help?

Or maybe you have stories or memories from the "Good Old Days"?  What do YOU remember?

        The Kinmundy Historical Society would be honored to preserve your memories and stories.  We also have the

equipment to scan (or copy) your photos so that they may be enjoyed now as well as for generations yet to come!

        We would love to hear from you!  For more information, please contact: 

       

   Dolores (Ford) Mobley – Dolores@ford-mobley.com

                       208 Joan Dr.; Divernon, IL  62530; (217) 625-7527

            or

 

            Gladys (Corrie) See – gsee49@yahoo.com

                                         408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7731

 


Kinmundy High School - Junior-Senior Banquet - 1915 

 

 


 

"The Kinmundy Express" - Apr. 27, 1916

 


 

Kinmundy High School - Junior-Senior Banquet - 1925 

 

 


 

 

Kinmundy High School - Junior-Senior Banquet - May 5, 1939

 


1940-1941 Kinmundy High School Carnival

 

 


1941-1942 Kinmundy Community High School Carnival

 

 

 

 


1942-1943 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

 

 


1943-1944 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

 

 

 

 


1944-1945 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

 

 

 


1945-1946 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

 

 


1946-1947 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

 

 


1947-1948 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

 

 

 

1948-49 Junior Carnival candidates: 
Bob Toliver and Darlene Mulvaney

 

1948-1949 Junior Carnival candidates:
Dick Johnson and Kathryn (Jones) Jones

 

1948-1949 Junior Carnival Candidates:
Loris Williams and Barbara (McNicol) Bargh

 

 

1948-1949 Junior Carnival Candidates:
Benny Gray and Betty Hammer

 

 


1948-1949 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

 

 

 

 

 

1948-1949 – School Carnival - proceeds used for several different school activities.
Standing: Virgil Powell & Barbara (McNicol) Bargh; Beryl Cooley & Elnora (Williams) Cheatum;
Leroy Swift & Dorothy (Feather) Doolen 

Seated: Juniors: Helen Feather and Don Adams

 


1949-1950 Kinmundy Community High School - Fall Festival

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1949-1950 Kinmundy High School Fall Festival - Court

Crownbearers: Donna Humes and David Linton

Freshmen attendants: Dwight Jones and Shirley Ernst, Sophomore attendants: James Brasel and Eileen (Beard) Malekovic;

Junior attendants and King and Queen, Don Adams and Helen Feather;

Senior attendants: Bill Beard and Rojean (Alderson) Kline;


 

1950-1951 Kinmundy Community High School - Homecoming

 

 

 

 

1950-1951 Junior Carnival parade - Kinmundy High School 
Retiring King and Queen Ronald Polanka and Donna (Garrett) Beard

 

 

 

 

 

1950-1951 Kinmundy Community High School Homecoming and Fall Festival:
Standing: Darrell Garrett. Keith Chance, Claude Williams, Dale Bassett, ____________, _____________,

               Delores (Garrett) Sullens, Retiring Queen – Donna (Garrett) Beard, Judy (Egelston) Mulvaney Tranum,

               Mona (Conant) Frakes, Sue (Hester) Hulsey
Seated: Retiring King & Queen – Ronald Polanka & Donna (Garrett) Beard

 

 

1950-1951 Junior “Fall Festival”:
Standing: Claude Williams, Retiring King – Ronald Polanka, ______________, ______________,

               Retiring Queen – Donna (Garrett) Beard, Judy (Egelston) Mulvaney Tranum
Seated: King & Queen – Dale Bassett & Delores (Garrett) Sullens


 

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School - Fall Festival

 

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School "Fall Festival" Parade - James Harpster's car led parade

 

 

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School "Fall Festival" Parade

Freshman cruising down the river Russell Bousman and Rosemary Burkett

 

 

 

 

 

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School "Fall Festival" Parade

Junior Class Winter Wonderland with Herbie Williams and Helen Hall

 

 

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School "Fall Festival" Parade

Senior Class "Wedding Bells" - Jim Alexander & Helen (Bassett) O'Dell

 

 

 

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School Fall Festival Queen & King

Helen (Bassett) O'Dell & Jim Alexander

 

 

1951-52 – Kinmundy Community High School - “Fall Festival”

Standing: Neil Brasel, Herb Williams, Russell Bouseman;
Retiring King & Queen: Dale Bassett & Delores (Garrett) Sullens; 
Rosemary Burkett, Helen Hall, Alta Albert

Seated: Queen & King: Helen (Bassett) O’Dell & Jim Alexander

 


 

1952-1953 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1952-1953 Kinmundy Community High School Parade
Senior Candidates: Evelyn (Feather) Middleton & John Ford

 

 

1952-1953 Kinmundy Community High School - Court 
Standing: Gearl Logue, Bob White, Rolla Sullens; Retiring King & Queen – Jim Alexander & Helen (O’Dell) Bassett;

                Pat (Doolen) Frala, Dorothy (Kerley) Boyles, Shirley (Howell) Vasil

Seated: John Ford & Evelyn (Feather) Middleton

 

 

1952-1953 Kinmundy Community High School - King and Queen 

Standing: Bob White, Rolla Sullens; Retiring King & Queen – Jim Alexander & Helen (O’Dell) Bassett;

Pat (Doolen) Frala, Dorothy (Kerley) Boyles, Shirley (Howell) Vasil

Seated: John Ford & Evelyn (Feather) Middleton

 


 

1953-1954 Kinmundy Community High School -  Carnival

 

 

1953-1954: Junior Carnival parade - Sophomore float: Wizard of Oz – Barbara (Doolen) Shanafelt & Norman Sullivan

 

 

1953-1954 - Junior float: Wanda (Garrett) Brasel as Cinderella and Sam Jones nearby

 

1953-1954 - Junior float: Wanda (Garrett) Brasel as Cinderella and Sam Jones nearby

 

 

Senior float: 12 dancing princesses - Candidates: Jim White & JoAnn Hanks

 

1953-54 - Junior Carnival -  Senior float: 12 dancing princesses

 

1953-54 - Junior Carnival -  Senior float: 12 dancing princesses

 

1953-1954 Freshmen float - Freshmen candidates: Barbara (Howell) Beery and Larry Shanafelt

 

 

1953-1954 - Kinmundy High School - Junior Carnival court
Standing: Barbara (Doolen) Shanafelt & Norman Sullivan; James White & JoAnn Hanks; Barbara (Howell) Beery & Larry Shanafelt
Seated: King & Queen: Sam Jones & Wanda (Garrett) Brasel

 

1953-1954 - Kinmundy High School - Junior Carnival King and Queen
King & Queen: Sam Jones & Wanda (Garrett) Brasel

 

 


 

1953-1954 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Carnival

 

 

 

1954 ca - Probably Junior Carnival

 

 

 

 

1954-1955 Junior Carnival Parade - Sophomore Class float

 

1954-1955 Junior Carnival Parade - Freshmen Class float

 

1954-1955 Junior Carnival Parade - Junior Class float
 

1954-1955 Junior Carnival Parade - Junior Class float

 

1954-1955 Senior Class float - "May" - Prom

 

 

1954-1955 Senior Class float - "May" - Prom

 

1954-1955 Junior Carnival court 
Standing: Dickie Deadmond, Dave Ballance, Bill Jones; 
Retiring King & Queen – Sam Jones & Wanda (Garrett) Brasel;
Shirley Beard, Carolyn (Alberson) Diss, Carolyn (Garrett) Shanafelt
Seated: King & Queen – Jim Huddlestun & Karen (Jones) Robnett

 

 

1954-1955:- King & Queen – Jim Huddlestun & Karen (Jones) Robnett

 

 


 

1955-1956 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Junior Carnival

 

 

 

1955-1956 Junior Carnival Parade
Freshmen class float with Rosalie Garden & Gary Olden

 

 

1955-1956 Junior Carnival Parade - Sophomore class float

 

 

1955-1956 Junior Carnival Parade
Junior class float with candidates, Morris Maxey & Barbara (Garrett) White

 

 

1955-1956 Junior Carnival Parade -
Senior Class float with candidates: Mary (Feather) Jones and Norman Sullivan on right

 

 

1955-1956 Junior Carnival court -
Standing: Morris Maxey, Donald Henken, Norman Sullivan; Retiring King & Queen – Jim Huddlestun & Karen (Jones) Robnett;

Mary (Feather) Jones, Margaret (Bouseman) Olden, Barbara (Garrett) White

Seated: King & Queen – Gary Olden & Rosalie Garden

 

 


 

1956-1957  Kinmundy-Alma High School - Junior Carnival

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade
“Egypt” – Gene Montgomery & Nora (Tutt) Smith

 

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade 
“ England” – Gary Ernst and Clara (Brasel) Deadmond

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade - “Spain” – Charles Winks and Sue (Gragg) Campbell

 

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade - "Holland"

 

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade

 

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade

 

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade

 

 

1956-1957 Junior Carnival court
Standing: Donna Collet, Nora (Tutt) Smith, Clara (Brasel) Deadmond; 
Retiring Queen & King – Rosalie Garden & Gary Olden;
Gary Ernst, Gene Montgomery, Richard Jones

 

 


 

1957-1958 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Junior Carnival

 

Kinmundy-Alma School band in parade

 

 

 

 

(HP-2a)  Freshman Homecoming Freshman Class Parade Float - "Beautiful Isle" - 1958

 

 

 

(HP-2a) School Homecoming Sophomore Class Parade float - "Church in the Woods" - 1958

 

 

 

 

(HP-4a) School Homecoming Junior Class Parade float - "Kneel at the Cross" - 1958

 

 

 

 

(HP-3a) School Homecoming Senior Class Parade float - "When they Ring Those Golden Bells" - 1958

 

 

 

 

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates
Chuck Garrett & Marolyn (Alberson) Lux

 

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates
Chuck Garrett & Marolyn (Alberson) Lux

 

 

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates:
Juniors: Charles Soldner & Patty (Olden) Williams (King & Queen)

 

 

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates
Seniors: Louis Maxey & Mary Alice (Beard) Jones
 — with Mary 'Beard' Jones.

 

 

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Retiring King & Queen 
Charles Winks & Sue (Gragg) Campbell

 

 

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates
Carol Mulvaney & Betty Williams

 


 

1958-1959 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Junior Carnival

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
Seniors: David Lee and Brenda Hanks

 

 

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
King and Queen - Juniors: Patsy Beard & Jerry Mulvaney

 

 

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
Sophomores: Quentin Robnett and Mary Johnston

 

 

 

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
Freshmen: Keith Smith and Patsy Deadmond

 

 

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
Retiring King & Queen: Charles Soldner & Pat Williams

 

 

1958-1959 Junior Carnival court: 

Front row standing: Keith Smith & Patsy Deadmond, David Lee & Brenda Hanks, 
Retiring Queen & King – Patty (Olden) Williams Casey & Charles Soldner, 
King Jerry Mulvaney, Quentin Robnett & Mary Johnston

Seated: Queen - Patsy (Beard) McArthur

 

 


 

Kinmundy-Alma High School - Prom Booklet - 1967 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Kinmundy-Alma High School - Prom Booklet - 1968

 

 

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

 

  

 


Kinmundy-Alma High School - Prom Booklet - 1979

 

 


 


 



 


 



 


Kinmundy-Alma High School - Prom Booklet - 1980

 

 



 


 


 




 

 


 

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