Photo from the files of Barbara (Harrison) Basa - names were not listed on the photo.   

The Fine, Still, Eggleston, Anderson, Edens, Roller, Barnes, Cargile, Lenox, Pippin, Roller, Henry, and Gowen families all lived near Rock Springs about this time period.

W. M. Cowherd, teacher, top right.

Left to right

Front Row: Annie Neal, Mary Cosley, Mabel Neal, Katie Kirby, Nora Webb (behind her is Minnie Lewis and Flora Webb) Mabel Cosley, __ Bryant - a girl, Chloe Long, two Bryant girls (behind them is Katie Montgomery) May Kirby, Flossie Marshall, Bessie Montgomery, Ray Blacksley, Unknown -boy, Unknown - boy, and Ray Neal

Second Row: Clarence Marshall, Cora Long, Horace Counts, Lena Trantham, Lou Smith, Perry Mae Smith, Nettie Counts, Lydia Long, Addie Lane, and Mamie Montgomery

Third Row: Stella  Combs, Myrtle Lewis, Bessie Goodman, Myrtle Long, Lena Kirby, Ira Trantham, Lee Kirby Ira Cosley, John Marshall and Jim Montgomery

Back Row: Chloe Neal, Julia Bayless, Ethel Combs, May Norris, Momer Marshall, Clarence Combs, Clarence Long, Roy Smith, Roy Combs, Willie Norris, Artie Cosley and W. M. Cowherd.    

Long School 1930

From the photo files of Donna Cooper

Front Row: Clennie Spain, Julene Gipson, Marie Hensley, Wanda Nickols, Edith Jensen

Second Row: Darrel Higgs, Raymond Lewis, Ted Counts, Artie Spain, Doyle Marbut, Carl Jenson, Ted McTeer, Ersten Spain, Jim Lyman

Third Row: Dena Jenson, Ruby Spain, Neva Spain, Lucille Spain, Noveta Murdock, Mary Nickols, Mary Swaffar, Marjorie Hensley, Vanita Spain

Fourth Row: Ora "Bo" Swaffar, Noal Gipson, George Jensen, Thelma Harris, Cleta Gipson, Naomi Harris, Maude Lewis, Lula Mae Lewis, Ellen Jensen, Gerald Nickols, Leta Hilton, teacher

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Oren Henry later owned the property that was sometime earlier known as Long School property. In 1887 William C. Combs gave one acre for the Long School, and Leverett Siday signed the papers.

Darrell Higgs married Kathleen Burchett, daughter of Arthur and Hallie (King) Burchett. Arthur was a son of James Preston Burchett and his wife Samantha Carolina Long. Samantha was a daughter of Simon Hiram and Martha Tabitha (James) Long. And Simon Hiram was a son of Hiram and Anna (Lakey) Long.

Grades 1 through 8

Front Row: Vance Nelson, Roy Mattingly, Junior Mattingly, Kathleen McNabb, Fern Powell, Marjorie Mattingly, Vila Coffee

Second Row: Cecil Nelson, Erman Sartin, Jimmy Powell, Lowell Coffee, John William McNabb, Edd Sartin

Back Row: Orville Sartin, Frank Coffee, Willis Brendinger, Dennis Nelson, Lowell Yarnell, Christine Ellis, Helen Marie McNabb, Ruth Nelson, Ora Purdam, teacher.  

Front Row: Mary Sue Henbest, Ray Bowman, Franky Brown, Virginia Warren, Unknown, Harold Packwood, Larry Brown

Second Row: Joe Robert Cantrell, ___ Cowherd, Barbara Cantwell, Unknown

Third Row: Flora Sue Cantwell, Bob Harper, Patty Sapp, Unknown, Mary Cox, teacher

Fourth Row: Unknown, Unknown, Betty Packwood, Ruth Bowman, Mary Sapp, Billy Cantwell

Fifth Row and Back Row: Ethel May Henbest, Cherry Warren, Unknown, Christine Cantwell, Loreta Harper, Bonnie Warren, Evelyn Brown