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Strolling Down Central Avenue - 2

Those of you who have lived in the Hot Springs area remember the days when you got all "gussied up" before going shopping down Central Avenue, because the photographer from Stonecipher Photography, Petty Studio (417 Quapaw Avenue), Coffey's Camera Shop, or Deluxe Studio might take your photograph. (There may have been other photographers--these are the only four I know of as of this date.)

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STROLLING DOWN CENTRAL AVENUE HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS TO SPEED UP LOADING TIME. PLEASE BE SURE AND VISIT ALL PAGES.

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Edna Mae (McInvale) Ferrell. She was the daughter of Andrew and Lilla McInvale and born 24 Nov 1932 and died 2 Jan 1992. She was married to Alvin Ferrell. Submitted by Charleen Cook Nobles	Lexa (Davis) Cook and her sister Lilla (Davis) McInvale. Lexa and Lilla were the daughters of John W and Admire Lucinda (Dyer) Davis. Lexa was born 27 Oct 1906 and died 10 Aug 1998. Submitted by her daughter, Charleen Cook Nobles	Opal Dunn Johnston and her son Steve. Opal was the daughter of William and Lilla Pearl Davis Dunn McInvale. Submitted by Charleen Cook Nobles

Anna Bell Shepherd Nobles and her husband Vernon Nobles. Anna Bell was born 29 Dec 1921-6 July 1988. Vernon was born 20 Oct 1923-7 March 1997. Submitted by their son's (Don) wife, Charleen Cook Nobles	Rose Marie Thompson 14 January 1959. Submitted by Judy Livingston Thompson	Sisters Linda Livingston Harris and Judy Livingston Thompson. Taken in 1958. Submitted by Judy Livingston Thompson

Judy Livingston Thompson and Mary Jo Wilson. Taken 21 April 1956. Submitted by Judy Livingston Thompson	Judy Livingston Thompson and Linda Lewis. Taken in 1953. Submitted by Judy	Sally Baird, Judy Livingston Thompson, Carol Beebe, Mary Jo Wilson. They were being squirted with water guns during the 1957 Band Festival. Submitted by Judy

George "Jake" Parker. Submitted by Judy Livingston Thompson	George "Jake" Parker in 1948. Submitted by Judy Livingston Thompson	George "Jake" Parker. Taken 18 November 1948. Submitted by his granddaughter, Judy Livingston Thompson

Virginia Parker Livingston--daughter of Jake and Eula Parker. Taken 6 January 1944. Virginia was born 6 October 1910 and died 24 August 2001. Submitted by her daughter, Judy Livingston Thompson	Virginia Parker Livingston. Taken June 1947. Virginia was the first "Miss Hot Springs." Submitted by Judy L Thompson	Virginia Parker Livingston. Virginia was married to Ottis Livingston. Submitted by Judy Thompson

Ottis "Ott" Livingston. Taken 14 May 1947. He was the son of Matthew Caleb and Hattie (Rippatoe) Livingston and was born 22 May 1909 and died 1 Dec 1991. He was married to Virginia Parker Livingston. They were the parents of Judy and Linda Livingston. Submitted by Judy	High School Sweethearts Sherrod B Thompson and Judy (Livingston) Thompson. Taken 24 Dec 1957 while they were Christmas shopping. They married and are the parents of Sherrod III and Fred. Submitted by Judy Livingston Thompson	Sherrod B Thompson Jr in 1952. Now we have skateboards "barreling" down Central Avenue--then we had bicycles. Submitted by Judy Livingston Thompson

Marsha Johnson Martin Tuttle, Mildred Gates and Raymond Johnson in 1956. Marsha was born 7 Dec 1950 and died 12 Feb 1991. Raymond was born 28 July 1909 and died 16 July 2001. Submitted by Mildred and Raymond's son, Jimmy Dale Johnson	Renee Lambert, Carolyn Cheshire, Pat Langford and Wanda Hardy. Submitted by Donald Short	Donald Short, Mickey Miller, Billy Bales and Fred Loyd. (Somehow the large photo has been lost.) Submitted by Donald Short

Mickey Miller and Mike Spruell. Submitted by Donald Short	Jim Chesnutt, Mickey Miller, and Bobby Atkinson. Jim is the son of Judge James and Mary Ruth Chesnutt and is now an attorney in Beaumont. Bobby Atkinson is deceased. Submitted by Donald Short	Loretta Anderson, Raynelle Dollarhyde and Suzanne Miller. (Somehow the large photo has been lost.) Submitted by Donald Short

Richard and Davidson Humphreys. Submitted by Donald Short	Suzanne Miller and Richard Humphreys. (Somehow the large photo has been lost.) Submitted by Donald Short	Nancy Moss, David Johnson, Donna Groom, Roger Lynn Brown. Submitted by Donald Short

Sue Belle Humphreys with her parents. Submitted by Donald Short	Carole Coffey, Sharon Short, and Nancy Moss. Submitted by Donald Short	Betty Jo, Phillip, Athie and Mary Ruth Bradshaw. Submitted by Ethel Bradshaw Moore Cartwright

Charlie Birmingham, Mickey Miller, Rick Saunders, Donald Short, Buddy Palmer. Rick is now an Arkansas State Representative from Hot Springs. Submitted by Donald Short	Coffey's Camera Shop. This is not a "strolling" photo but one of the photography studios that took the photos. Submitted by Donald Short	Ellen Hickey and Jerri Ann McAdoo. Submitted by Donald Short

Ellen Hickey and Mary Ann Appleton Golden (HSHS 1962). She married Donny Golden. Submitted by Donald Short	Anna (Johnson) England and Lois (Johnson) Hunter along with children. Anna is holding Lois' son Tommy. Anna's daughter, Glenda (England) Cockman and Ronald Thurman Hunter (Lois' son) are standing in front. Submitted by Anna's and Lois' niece, Rayma Johnson Edds	Marsha Kay Johnson. Marsha was born Dec. 7, 1950 and died Feb. 12, 1991. Submitted by Marsha's sister, Rayma Johnson Edds. (Rayma is a sister of Jim Johnson--see photos that he submitted.)

Barbara Jane Miller Stainback Christmas shopping for her son on 23 December 1959. Barbara was born 15 August 1938 and died 12 October 2006. Submitted by her sister Linda Miller	James Early Miller, Jr., 9 August 1960. Submitted by his daughter Linda Miller	Mrs. Juanita Barnes Reinert, to the left, about 1946. Mrs. Reinert married Harry Reinert June 1924 in Garland County. Mrs. Reinert died 5 August 1947 in Garland County. Submitted by her son Harry Reinert

Betty Edds Herrmann, Jimmy Edds (her brother), Mary Jo Tillery Dodd, and Nancy Livingston Norton. Submitted by Mary Jo Dodd	Joseph David "Joe" Tillery, husband of Winnie Myrtle Howard Tillery and father to sons Dock, Cecil and Douglas and daughters Henrietta Tillery White, Mary Jo Tillery Dodd, and Fern Rusher Tillery. Submitted by Mary Jo Dodd	Ollie Bell Coleman Dodd and Cora Coleman Tillery, daughters of Fred Henry and Mary Frances Winkler Coleman. Ollie Bell was the mother of Stanley and Leon Dodd and Cora was the mother of Allen Tillery. Cora was born 09/14/1914 and died 01/04/2001 and is buried in Antioch Cemetery in Saline County. Her tombstone, however, shows she died in 2000. Submitted by Mary Jo Dodd.

Fern Rusher Tillery and her aunt, Eula Tillery born 12/26/1899 and died 09/26/1960 and is buried in Antioch Cemetery. Eula was a sister to Joseph "Joe" Tillery. Eula had arthritis and never married. Submitted by Mary Jo Tillery Dodd	Ollie Bell Coleman Dodd was born 02/20/1912 and died 12/16/1990 and is buried in Mountain Valley Cemetery in Garland County. She was married to Ernest Jasper Dodd. Submitted by Mary Jo Tillery Dodd, her daughter-in-law	Stanley and Leon Fredrick Dodd, sons of Ernest and Ollie Bell Dodd. Both both grew up to be career firemen in Hot Springs. Leon was born 01/16/1937 and died December 5, 2001, and is buried in Mountain Valley Cemetery. Submitted by Mary Jo Tillery Dodd, wife of Stanley

Ollie Bell Coleman Dodd and her grandson Walter, son of Stanley and Mary Jo Tillery Dodd. Walter and Rebecca Dodd Talbert (Garland County Tax Collector) are children of Mary Jo and Stanley Dodd. Submitted by Mary Jo Tillery Dodd	Mary Jo Tillery Dodd and Lillie Mae Owen Andersn. Submitted by Mary Jo Tillery Dodd	Mary Jo Tillery Dodd and Loretta Bryant. Submitted by Mary Jo Tillery Dodd

Claudine Blevins and Mary Jo Tillery Dodd. Submitted by Mary Jo Tillery Dodd	Eugene "Gene" Beckwith and Johnny Irwin. Submitted by Mary Jo Tillery Dodd	Mary Fodge Catton and her husband Robert Mason Catton. Robert was born 30 October 1920 in Benton, Ar, and died 18 Oct 1985, in Little Rock, Ar, and is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Saline Co. Submitted by Sandra Hester Catton