Class of 1959

We, the Class of 1959, celebrated our 50th reunion on April 24 and 25, 2009. This blog is about sharing memories of our class reunions and a long-ago life at our Alma Mater, S.F.X.A. and S.A.H.S. Good memories of days gone by but not forgotten! A gift to my classmates. ~Marian Ann Love ~







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Sunday, March 09, 2008

SFXA Class of 1959~Marian

~Marian Ann Love~

After graduation Marian worked for the Street Clinic and Mercy Hospital in Medical Records. She married Jesse Aaron Boyd, Jr., in 1962 (Class of 1952 ~ SAHS) and with that union had Theresa Marie, November 11, 1963, William David, October 25, 1964, Died, October 26, 1964, Kathleen Love, January 21, 1966, Debra Ann, October 27, 1969, and Marian Suzanne September 25, 1972. Divorced in November 1979. Married Robert (Bob) W. Phillips in 1988. Marian retired in September 29, 1995 from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with 25 years service. After retirement worked for the Vicksburg Convention Center for 4-1/2 years. Proud grandmother of six granddaughters, three grandsons and two great-grandsons with another one on the way. Also a step-son, Greg, 1967, a step-daughter, Karen, 1968 and 6 step-grandchildren by union with Phillips. Divorced Robert (Bob) Phillips, August 22, 2016.

Her hobbies include walking in our Vicksburg National Military Park, dancing at the Vicksburg Senior Center, blogging author (Class of 1959) and A Dixie Lady Deer Hunter, Marian's Hunting Stories, etc., etc., etc., PAK Omega Chapter Snapshots, Two Dogs Tall, Dog Tails of Millie Jane, Missy's Snapshots, Art-C-Lady, Max Mississippi, on her computer, photography and an avid deer and hog hunter at the famous Christmas Place Plantation and Hunting Club in MS Delta. Past member of the Jasper Bottom Hunting Club in Claiborne County, the Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce, an Advisory Council Board member of the Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Services and member of the Pi Alpha Kappa Sorority, Omega Chapter. Most of all she loves spending time with all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Marian resides in Vicksburg, Mississippi. E-mail: mariandeerhunter@bellsouth.net

Marian Ann Love when I was young!

Sitting - Theresa Marie, Marian Suzanne "Suzi" and myself.  Standing, Debra Ann and Kathleen Love.

Front:  Debra Ann and Marian Suzanne "Suzi" and Back: Kathleen Love and Theresa Marie.

My second husband, Robert "Bob" Phillips and myself, Marian Ann Love Phillips.  Married April 3, 1988 (Easter Sunday) ~ Divorced August 22, 2016

All my grand kids piled up on the bed. From left to right, Carl, John, Laura (in my lap), Victoria with Lucy in her lap, Ethan and Stephen. Behind me is Candace and Sonya.


Sitting, Ethan, Laura, John and Victoria. Standing Little Lucy, Candace, myself and Carl. Standing next to me is Sonya and Stephen.

Sitting left to right, Carl holding Katie our peek-a-poo, myself, holding Lucy, Victoria, Ethan, Sonya, Stephen and Candace.

Christmas 2007 ~ Stephen, Ethan, Victoria, Lucy, myself holding my second Great Grandson in camo, Ian and Carl. Ian's mother is Victoria and his Dad is Jamie.


Thanksgiving 2008 holding my first great grandson, Tidus David who lives in Great Falls, Montana. Tidus mother is Candace and his Dad is Ryan.

Kathryn "Kate" Elizabeth Nicholas at 3 years old.  She will be 4 years old on April 10, 2017.  I now have 6 granddaughters and 3 grandsons.  I also am blessed with two Great Grandsons, Ian and Tidus David.  Ian and Tidus David both will be 10 years old this year of 2017.  I have another Great Grandson due in September/October 2017.

                        Great Grandson Ian and myself (Gran Gran) taken New Year's Eve 2017.

Myself at 76 years old on Valentine's Day 2017 with my Great Grandson, Ian.  I am so Blessed to have lived long enough to see my Greats! 

My oldest granddaughter, Sonya Michelle Gordy served in the U. S. Navy and Michael "Ethan" Kelly is serving in the U. S. Air Force.  Pictures will follow.  I will also be posting pictures of all my Grandchildren that I am so proud of.

Great Grandson, Tidus David who lives in Montana.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

SAHS/SFXA 65th Class Reunion

 Saint Aloysius High School ~ Class of 1959

From left to right: William "Bill" Marion Adams, Jr., John Richard Baker, Paul Booth, Edward Franklin Crevitt (Deceased), Ivan Hamilton Cunningham (Deceased), and Phillip Logue Doiron (Deceased).


Left to right - George Quinn Evans, Wayne Morris Evans, Edward "Eddie" Rene Habert (Deceased), John Albert Hennessey, Joseph Lindigran (Deceased), and Walter Pitts Little (Deceased).

From left to right: Louis "Sonny" Harry Logue, Alexander Birchett Mackey (Deceased), Loren "Larry" Laurence Miller (Deceased), Mickey Albert Sullivan, Gordon Campbell Sutton, Jr., and Roy Vernon Turcotte (Deceased).

Robert "Bob" Wilks Witty




We celebrated our 65th year graduating from St. Francis Xavier Academy this past Saturday at the SFXA/SAHS Alumni Banquet at the Levee Street Warehouse in Vicksburg, MS.

(Photo taken at the Rex Brown Steam Electric Station - Mississippi Power and Light, Co., in Jackson, MS, on a Senior Field Trip, May 1959)

First Row left to right: Marie Braun (Deceased), Lynn Stegall (Deceased), Patsy McNamara (Deceased), Theresa Martin, Florence Murphy (Deceased), Billie Price, Ina Lott, Margaret Sheehan (Unknown), Margaret McCormack (Deceased), and Katherine Meyer (Deceased).

Second Row left to right: Vera Marshall (Deceased), Bonnie Smith, Rosalie Wilkerson, Marlene Wilson, Kay Hess, Marian Ann Love, Antoinette Sheehan (Unknown), Jackie Melsheimer, Sue McNamara and Myrtle Loviza.

We had a get-together the night before at Bobby and Myrtle Alvarado's lovely home on Cherry Street. Here are the highlights of Friday night and Saturday's 65th reunion celebration.


Bobby Alvarado, the man of the house.


Lovely table setting with food to enjoy.


Sue McNamara Fowler (Class of 1959)


Glenda Loviza, Marlene Wilson Caston (Class of 1959) and JoAnn Hennessey.


Johnny Hennessey (Class of 1959) and Joe Loviza.


Glenda and Joe Loviza.


Joe Loviza and Marian Ann Love (Class of 1959)


Glenda and Joe Loviza with Bob Witty and Myrtle Alvarado (Class of 1959)


Marlene Wilson Caston (Class of 1959), Juilet Adams and Sam Caston.


Marlene Wilson Caston, Sue McNamara Fowler, Myrtle Loviza Alvarado, and Marian Ann Love (Class of 1959).


Standing are Bill Adams and Bob Witty (Class of 1959).


Standing, Sam Caston, Bobby Alvarado, Juliet and Bill Adams and Sally and Bob Witty.


Juliet, Sally, Bob and Bill.


Juliet, Marian, Sally and Bob.



Juliet, Sally and Marian.


Mary Carol McNamara Lundberg and Laura Love Ables.


Maureen Vedros, Myrtle Loviza Alvarado and Judy Janes Youngblood.


Juliet, Bill, Bob and Sally.

Until we meet again, may God Bless us all!

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Ann's Class Reunion Photos

Marie Menger Renaud, Ann Freutal and Mary Love Angelo Simrall


Marie and Mary Love at Crowns to Heels downtown Vicksburg.

Sitting pretty on Civil War cannons at the Vicksburg National Military Park!



Rita Martin Holland, Ina Lott Whittington, Jane Cathy Wilkerson, and myself, Marian Love Phillips.

Rita Martin Holland, Ina Lott Whittington, Jane Cathey Wilkerson and Ann Freutel Gilman

Mary Love and Ann

Kay Hess Simms, Rita Martin Holland, Jane Cathy Wilkerson, Mary Love Angelo Simrall and Vera Marshall Brown.

Ann Freutel Gilman in center with white top.

Left to right, Sue McNamara Fowler, Jane Cathey Wilkerson, Kay Hess Simms, Ann Freutel Gilman, Ina Lott Whittington, Theresa Martin Kitwowski and Rita Martin Holland.

Ann, Rita and Jane


Jane, Rita and Charlene

Bobbie, Beverly, Jane, Rita, Agnes, Ann and Pat.


Agnes, Theresa and Rita

Ann Hardin Jackson, Beverly Haas Dixon and Charlene Guiney Bullock

Jackie Andrews, Bobbie Banchetti Dickens, Ann Freutal Gilman and Mary Love Angelo Simrall.

Mary Love Angelo Simrall in front of Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation (SFXA) Auditorium

The top basketball court yard filled with grass and trees now with the Sisters of Mercy convent in the background.

A really nice 50th Class Reunion banner flanked by Bobbie and Ann.

Ann Freutel Gilman and Agnes Banchetti Howell

Bertha Dearing Hull, Bobbie Banchetti Dickens, Ann Freutel Gilman and Charlene Guiney Bullock at the antique piano in the Cobb House.


Ann and Bobbie holding a "you guessed it" antique machine!

Jane, Ann and Mary Love at SFXA/SAHS Alumni Banquet.

Ann, Rita, Jane and Doris Hosemann.

Many thanks to Ann Freutel Gilman for emailing me her photos of their 50th class reunion so that her classmates could enjoy.  
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