
Sun City School prior to 1901, Sun City, Barber County, Kansas.
The teacher MAY be J.E. Thomas.
From Elloise Leffler's photo collection, courtesy of Kim Fowles.

Sun City School prior to 1901, Sun City, Barber County, Kansas.
The teacher MAY be J.E. Thomas.
From Elloise Leffler's photo collection, courtesy of Kim Fowles.

Sun City School, 1901, Barber County, Kansas.
Teacher - middle back row - Lloyd Davis
First Row - 2nd from left - Lyle Bullock
First Row - 4th from left - no shoes - Cliff Hoagland, great grandfather of Kim Fowles
2nd row: girl standing - far left - Edith F. Hoagland (married Waldo Leffler, became mother of Elloise Leffler.)
2nd row: first girl sitting far left: Nina Pansy Hoagland
From Elloise Leffler's photo collection, courtesy of Kim Fowles.


The Sun City School that was used before the brick building was built. Photo from the 1920s.
Sun City, Barber County, Kansas.
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Pupils at the Sun City School in the 1920s. Sun City, Barber County, Kansas.
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Pupils at the Sun City School in the 1920s. Sun City, Barber County, Kansas.
The sign above the doorway says "Standard School".
Photo courtesy of Brenda McLain.

Sun City School, Sun City, Barber County, Kansas, 1946-1947.
Photo courtesy of Marilyn (Collins) Cramer.
4th row (top) - Elizabeth (Keller) Goodnight, Martha Sloan, Virginia Walker, Glenn Hamilton, Wesley Bennett, Marion Lee Freeman, Floyd Statts, Kendall Quimby, Wanda Hamilton.
3rd row - Blythe (Collins) Cramer, Betty Brown, Wanda Walker, Otilia (Hamilton) Garten, Melba Jarnigan, Velma Davis, Barbara Cobble, Judy Howard, Mable Minor (teacher).
2nd row - Myrna Henson, Naomi Hentis, Mary Ann Fittro, Janet (Knowles) Boggs, Lois Freeman, Bobbie (Houchin) Freeman, Marilyn Davis, Faye Troutman.
1st row - Duane Joseph, Billy Johnston, Dean Houchin, Ray Troutman, Bobby Payne.


Sun City School Students, Sun City, Barber County, Kansas.
Photo courtesy of Kim Fowles.
Back Row: Harold Hoss, Ellen Tuefel, Juanita Williams, Jessie Alsbrugh, Sonora Lee Ward, Euva Huse, Crola Mae Rogers, Helen Ward, Bonnie Freeman, Mr. James Stranathan, Billy Howard Martin.
Front Row: Marlin Kramer, Meade Adams, J.R. Massey, Mark McLain, Harold Urton, Marion Hastings, Harold Walker, Wesley Urton, Phil Davis. Photo caption courtesy of David Massey.

Left to right: Grace Mae Smelser, Ethelda Winnop, Emma Ellen Keller, Evah Mary Larkin, Robert Ann Froman, Minnie Lee Massey, Helen Ward. In back: Coach C.R. McDougal.

Old Sun City Schoolhouse
It is now used as a gift shop. It is just west of Buster's Bar and Grill in Sun City, Kansas.
Photo by Nathan Lee, 15 December 2006.
Also see:
Sun City High School Graduates, 1935 - Class Photograph
Sun City High School Graduates, 1925 - 1966
Sun City School Pupils and Teachers Listing of students who attended Sun City and for one reason or another did not graduate from Sun City perhaps moved away, quit school, or were required to attend Medicine Lodge when the school closed.
Sun City School Pupils, 1920-1921
Photos of Sun City Basketball Teams
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