Bolivar Schools

The Bolivar High School Hall of Fame was created in 1997 to recognize BHS graduates who have a record of significant and consistent professional and personal achievement. Inductees must demonstrate a commitment to community involvement, family, or volunteer organizations.

Inducted in 1997
Paul and Thelma (Peg) Schooley, 1918, 1920 • Mae and Lenore Bridges, 1941 • Charles E. Braithwait, 1949

Dr. Harlan E. Spurgeon, 1949 • Peggy Stone Thomas, 1951 • David D. Cribbs, 1957
Dr. Robert W. (Bob) Watkins, 1960 • Paul (Tommy) Appleby, 1961 • Dr. Robert W. Zumwalt, 1962
Allen D. Hines, 1967

Inducted in 1998
Orlin B. Stewart, 1929 • Viola Wachal Smith Young, 1931 • Dr. Ben Koon, 1947 • Dr. John McCraw, 1958

Jim Sterling, 1960 • Dr. Wayne Shelton, 1961 • Myron McKinney, 1962 • Kerry Douglas, 1964
Bill Jester, 1966

Inducted in 1999
Charles Earl Schooley, 1924 • Claud J. Mustain, Military, 1926 • Bernice Lawson Anderson, 1937

Robert Kifer, 1949 • John Edward Choate, Military, 1950 • Archie Robbins, 1952
Dorothy Callaway Isdell, 1956 • Reta Stewart Smith, 1960

Inducted in 2000
Harold Hendrickson, 1942 • Irene Locke Barlow, 1945 • Dr. Beverly H. (Bev) Harris, 1945

William Patterson, 1949 • Dr. Bob R. Stewart, 1958 • Robert F. Anderson, 1960
Karen Zumwalt Taylor, 1966 • Jerald Andrews,1970

Inducted in 2001
Ivella McWhorter Elsey, 1936 • Beula Harris Neuhart, 1945 • Jane Fullerton, 1947

Rose Douglas Roweton, 1955 • Robert O. (Bob) Jester, 1964 • Keith A. Birkes, 1965
Dr. David Glover, 1972

Inducted in 2002
Mary Fullerton, 1945 • Mary Sue Gist Sickafus, 1950 • William Caldwell, 1953

Linda Swingle Hawn, 1957 •Don Wollard, 1960 • Ron McIntire, 1963

Inducted in 2003
John W. Harralson, 1960 • James Kenton "Kent" Zumwalt, 1961 • Linda Kukal Rice, 1967

Melody Neuhart Neely, 1974 • Jane Ellen Fullerton Lemons, 1981 • Kelly Ann Stewart Kennedy, 1982

Inducted in 2004
Venita Kilpatrick Bridger, 1943 • Harley Oral Woods, 1946 • Carolyn Kilpatrick Roberts, 1951

William H. Roberts, Jr. (Bill), 1951 • Beverly McCarty Heflin, 1966 • Betsy Maas Davidson, 1980
Denni Roweton McColm, 1981

Inducted in 2005
Don Bigler, 1950 • Roy Hankey, 1950 • Byron Marsh, 1953 • William McCoy, 1963

Gary Ankrom, 1972 • Leslie Fullerton Hutter, 1983

Inducted in 2006
Walter "Bo" Russell, 1938 • Ernestine Kinsey, 1946 • Gary Short, 1971

Inducted in 2007
J.C. Meador, 1951 • Dr. Bruce Henley, 1953 • Neville Muir, 1964

Inducted in 2009
Dr. Wallace Russell, 1942 • Jerry Divin, 1959 •Michael J. Stephens, 1964 • Kenneth Murray, 1964

Dr. Wes Kemp, 1983

Inducted in 2010
Bill Breshears, 1967 • Helen Strack Stanek, 1970 • James “Allen” York, 1975

Inducted in 2011
The late Robert Wilson, 1947 • Dr. Cheryl Haley, 1971 • Randy Lightfoot, 1987

Inducted in 2012
Mark Edmondson, 1974 • Dr. Brian Mitchell, 1988 • Billy Kimmons, 1994

Inducted in 2016
Warren B. Davis, 1955 • Kenny Callaway, 1981 • Shane Davolt, 1989

Inducted in 2017
The late Martin "Marty" Hook, 1970 • Dr. Amy Sonheim, 1979 • Mark Stephens, 1972

Inducted in 2018
Tammie (Rains) Callaway, 1982 • Judge Elizabeth V. Rohrs, 1977 •  Dr. Dara "Doc" Wakefield, 1973

Inducted in 2019
K. Patrick Douglas, 1992 • Judge Gary Lynch, 1970 • Thomas "Tommy" Neil, 1973 • Ira Daniel Stark, 1956

Inducted in 2022
Michelle (Kirby) Darby, 1991 • Dave Magnuson, 1994 • Scott Brakebill, 1998

Inducted in 2023
David Hampton, 1967 • Linda (Wieland) Bunch, 1976 • Fred Bess, 1990

Inducted in 2024
The late Derald Joe Hood, 1967 • The late Mike Cloyd, 1974 • Thane Kifer, 1975 • Albert "Al" Skalicky, 1976