Babbs Memorial School

—1925 —

On Dec. 24, 1924, 35 people lost their lives while attending a Christmas party in a one room frame school house. The fire was started by a candle on a Christmas tree. A school building was built here as a memorial and a model to point the way to safer county schools the nation over. The school was discontinued in 1943. Was dismantled and sold.

In Memory Of

W. T. Curtis — Mrs. W. T, Curtis — Edna Curtis — Francis Curtis — T. C. Coffey — Mrs. T. C. Coffey — Maudie Coffey — Orley Coffey — Dow Bowling — Maggie Bowling — Edward Bowling — William Biggers — Walter Biggers — John Duke — John Hebeasperger — Mrs. Rhoda Bradshaw — Mattie Mae Bryan — Earnest Peterson — Obil Peck — Ciryl Peck — Paul Peck — Vesta Jackson — Alice Noah — Lee Reville — Lillie Edna Reville — J. T. Goforth — J. B. Goforth — Juanita Stephenson — Mary Juanita Stephenson — Gladys Clements — Mary Lois Clements — Miss Isabell McNutt and the teacher Florence (Terry) Hill

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