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Vardy United Presbyterian Church, USA, Organized February 26, 1899; Building completed in spring of 1900

Thomas Anderson, daughter Eliza (Anderson) Saddler- Goins, and Rutha (Williams) Anderson; Thomas was a Pvt. in Company A, 1st Tennessee Cavalry (Union) from January 1, 1862 to June 5, 1865.

Sargent Wayland Alder; Alumnus of Vardy Community School; World War II veteran; Son of Grant and Flora Alder

Clay Miser (brother to Frank and Logan Miser) and his Sunday School class. Listed right to left, Front row: Mabel (Stewart) Whitlock; Eva Collins; Bessie Odle; Clay Miser; Ola Mae (Gibson) Holmes; Alice (Horton) Williams; Little Alice (Collins)…

Rutha (Williams) Anderson; Wife of Tom Anderson; Daughter of Branham H. and Eliza (Collins) Williams

Haying on the Loyd Sizemore farm; Loyd Sizemore on rake; Clay Sexton standing by mule; Left of rake are Bradley Collins, Hubert Bell, last 2 too dim to identify

1872-1960; Lifelong resident of Vardy; Official undertaker; 1/4 Native American as claimed by him; Son of Paul Gibson and Mary (Moore) Gibson; b. 1872 d. 1960

Daniel Boone Horton and his Sunday School class; Listed right to left: Curtis Miser; Jasper Mullins; Cobba Gibson; Gilbert Gibson; Walter Miser; Crodelle Collins; Oppie Miser; Ernest Miser; Merlin Collins; Ollie (Bud Rand) Collins; Tilman Collins;…

Vardy United Presbyterian Church, USA, and part of congregation, circa 1920; Included are: Misers, Mullins, Gibsons, Goins, Collins, and Bales

Vardy Community School Girls group, early 1930s; First row: #6 from right is Katie Lee Collins, #7 is Ellen Bales; Back row: right to left, Rhoda (Mullins) Gordon; Ollie Bales; Mary Collins; unknown; Mrs. C. F. Leonard; Helen (Stewart) Mullins;…

Mrs. Josephine Leonard; Wife of Reverend Chester F. Leonard

Second school house in Vardy; Built by Presbyterian Church in 1902

Andy and Emiline (Maxey) Gibson; Em was the official midwife.

Helen (Stewart) Mullins; Daughter of Joseph and Lizzie (Horton) Stewart. She was the first graduate of Vardy Community School to graduate from college.

Mrs. Herbert Collins; Boyd Collins in her lap; Joe Dan Stewart on right (son by first husband); Pershing "Pet" Collins sitting on left; Ray Collins in front

Bird houses built by students under the supervision of W.H. Leornard

Scene of Blackwater Valley taken from Sulphur Springs location on the Drew B. Williams farm

Former teachers and Miss Rankin's home; School shows in rear of picture and edge of church

View of Vardy Community Center taken from ridge field on Drew B. Williams farm

Artella "Tater" Mullins and Ruth (Jenkins) Mulbauer

Tank storage house for water on right; Ball diamond in the background