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Effingham County High School class of 1959 has first reunion
59 Class Reunion
Pictured are those who attended the reunion: Roy Lee, Merry Humphrys Cone, Winston Exley, Nevelyn Rahn Jackson, Douglas Peavy, Wendell Jaudon, Paul Eason, Arline Causey Canton, Louise Grimes Marlow, Jean Pittman Appleby, Julie Graham Weddle, Preston Weitman, Patricia Bazemore Tebeau, Velitta Colson Johnson, James Bazzell, Rosalind Sheffield Carter, Charlotte Carter Young, Gene Hart, Mary Grace Bevill Kennedy, Dick Ambrose, Linda Gail Mock Neurath, Mary Agnes Snooks Exley, Virginia Joyner Pevey, Mary Malphus Dixon, Glenn Rahn, Tommy Bragg, Mae Morgan Hendricks, Butch Scott, Gary Morgan, Nancy Oder Ackerman, Bobby Kessler, George Watts. Connie Hodges attended but was not present for the photo. - photo by Photo provided
Staff Report
Updated: Oct 8, 2009, 8:30 PM
Published: Oct 8, 2009, 8:49 PM

Effingham County High School class of 1959 had its first reunion June 13.

All in the class had the first year of high school at Guyton, Marlow, Rincon or Springfield. It was the third class to graduate from Effingham County High School.

Of the 73 graduates, 33 attended the reunion.

There were two classmates who were not located, Lynn Ford and Jackson Marsh. Thirteen were deceased: Lloyd Arnsdorff, Nell Arnsdorff, Mitry Burns, Albert Edwards, Harry Ellington, Dale Gerrald, Nealtha Dixon Hodges, Tommy Lynch, Lenice Oglesby, Judy Rahn, Catherine Rollins Finney, Patricia Scott Snooks and Christine Tillman.

Class members plan to have another reunion in 2010.

CeCe Nixon to Retire After 40 Years of Service to Effingham Schools
CeCe Nixon
After working her way up from paraprofessional to asssessment technician in the Cece Nixon is starting her last year before retiring after 40 years with the Effingham County School District. (Gail Parson / Effingham Herald)
Gail Parsons
Updated: Aug 6, 2025, 3:35 PM
Published: Aug 6, 2025, 12:15 PM
After more than 40 years with Effingham County Schools, CeCe Nixon is retiring, leaving behind a quiet legacy of excellence, compassion and steady leadership. From her beginnings as a kindergarten paraprofessional to her vital role in the district’s testing office, Nixon has impacted generations of students and educators with her work ethic, professionalism and heart.
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