MILANO HIGH SCHOOL
1935 (?) Football Team

May 30, 2009

1-John Clifford McGregor (abt 1914 - 1944). Clifford was the son of Asa M. McGregor and Martha Mae "Mattie" McNeely McGregor. Clifford served in the Army Medical Corps and was killed in battle during WWII.

2-James Luther Walker (1917-2001). Luther was the son of Thornton Elisha Walker and Elizabeth Lodema "Lizzie" Morgan Walker. Luther served in the Army during WWII. He later owned and operated Walker's Store in Milano. Luther married Florence Joy Rice.

3-Silas Louis Boggan (b. abt 1917). Louis was the son of Wayne Boggan and Sena Ida Boggan. Louis became a minister

4-Gilbert Odell Cox (1916 - 1990). Odell was the son of Cortez J. Cox and Vera E. Newton Cox.

5-Wayne Harmer "Cooney" McCallum (? - 1942). Cooney was the son of Turner Stanley McCallum and Maggie May McCallum. The nickname "Cooney" was given by an uncle, W. W. McCallum, who said that Cooney used to shimmy up a tree forward and backwards, like a racoon. Cooney McCallum died fighting for his country during World War II. He was killed October 12, 1942 aboard the ship U.S.S. Boise. SOURCE: Kristine Diner (ksdiner@aol.com)

6-Charles Carroll Worbington (1917 - 1983). Charles was the son of Oran Gray Worbington and wife Louise Gipson.

7-James David "Red" McCallum. Red was the son of Turner Stanley McCallum and Maggie May McCallum. SOURCE: Kristine Diner (ksdiner@aol.com)

8-Claude Houston Kirkland. C. H. was the son of Allen Clark Kirkland and Maudie Leona McKinney Kirkland.

9-Ray Smith. Ray was the son of Irvin Smith.

10-Clyde Stewart. Clyde was the son of James Andrew Stewart and Inez Davidson Stewart.

11-James A. "Jim" Stewart. Jim was the son of James Andrew Stewart and Inez Davidson Stewart.

12-John Franklin Westbrook (1918 - 2002). John was the son of Thomas Claude Westbrook and Annie Taylor Westbrook. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy. John was an auto parts salesman for the Gaither Ford dealership in Rockdale for 40 years. John was a member of Murray Street Church of Christ of Rockdale and a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge. He married Juanita Jones.

13-Carl A. Newman (1921-2001). Carl was the son of Louis Newman and Millie Miria Shaffner Newman. Carl married Martha Holdiness (daughter of Harvey Holdiness and Frances Edith Morgan Holdiness).

14-Bill Echols.

15-Cecil Hurt. Cecil is the son of Streeter and May Hurt. Cecil married Laura Mae Hurt. Cecil lives near Milano, in the Cedar Creek Community.

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