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Entitled “Graduating Class K.G.H. May 25, 1942”
Contains autographs and messages from students and staff on the outside and a typewritten “fable” with illustrative sketches on the inside.
This document was provided by Bill Dunkin, son of Bernice Minor Dunkin.
| Mabel Kate Bailey | Lois Hill | Bonnie Lee Miracle |
| Mildred Lou Blackburn | Margaret Sue Hood | Sadie Helen Padgett |
| Una Hazel Claxton | Viola Louise Hopkins | Etta Mae Ross |
| Hazel Elizabeth Cole | Lydia Marie Johnson | Nancy Nelle Sharp |
| Clara Kathleen Cox | Margaret Christine Lester | Anna Lyle Shultz |
| Lora Nell Dooley | Margaret Hays Lynch | Lucy Leah Smith |
| Gertrude Blanche Hargreaves | Ruth Minnie McBee | Helen Sprinkle |
| Willie Hugh Hensley | Ruth Pauline Maples | Vivian Marie Still |
| Florence Pauline Hill | Beulah Bernice Minor | Gertrude Lucille Wallace |
This document was provided by Bill Dunkin, son of Bernice Minor Dunkin.
Beulah Bernice Minor was born July 15, 1921, at Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the daughter of Mack Daniel and Myrtle Rose (neé Robinette) Minor.
Bernice completed her training in September, 1942, and married Robert Swann Dunkin, Jr., November 15, 1942, in Knoxville. Bernice worked for more than 25 years as the Campus Nurse at King College in Bristol, Tennessee, where she earned a B. S. in Psychology. The uniform photo at right was taken in 1969.
Bernice died December 19, 2008, at Tall Timbers, Maryland. She was buried at Lynnhurst Cemetery in Knoxville, where her headstone proudly displays the emblem of “Registered Nurse.”
These photos were provided by Bill Dunkin, son of Bernice Minor Dunkin.
This photograph contains the compiled and captioned photos of each member of the Class of 1942.
This photo was provided by Bill Dunkin, son of Bernice Minor Dunkin.
(Left-to-Right)
Front Row: Mildred Blackburn Allan, Kathleen Cox Black, Gertrude Wallace Killebrew, Hazel Cole Kennedy
Middle Row: Lydia Johnson Fortenberry, Willie Hensley Nine, Sue Hood Bailey, Bermice Minor Dunkin
Back Row: Viola Hopkins Brewer, Nancy Sharp Hoxit, Gertrude Hargreaves Cruze
From the album of Bernice Minor Dunkin
Photo date: July 17, 1989 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
This photo was provided by Bill Dunkin, son of Bernice Minor Dunkin.
Left-to-right: Mildred Blackburn Allan, Nancy Sharpe Hoxit, Lydia Johnson Fortenberry, Gertrude Wallace Killebrew, Helen Padgett Wagner, Kathleen Cox Black, Sue Hood Bailey, Willie Hensley Nine, Gertrude Hargreaves Cruze
Photo date: June 6, 1992 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
This photo was provided by Bill Dunkin, son of Bernice Minor Dunkin.
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