| Graduation Year | Class of 1951 |
| Date of Passing | May 06, 2009 |
| About | Theme: Changing Games Alice was the youngest of five children growing up on Burton Farms in Thomasville, GA. She learned many lessons from her older brothers and sisters that laid the foundation for her leaving the small town of Thomasville, GA to the big city of Atlanta and full circle back to the small town of Marianna, FL. She left the farm to earn her BS degree in Health & Physical Education at Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, GA. She finished her education with a Master’s of Arts degree at Peabody in Nashville, TN Alice was a physical education teacher and girl’s basketball in Fulton County, GA (Atlanta). Alice was quoted as saying, “I believe that with the proper administration of sports an effective laboratory is provided, one which can produce high ideals of sportsmanship, cooperation, courage, unselfishness, and self control, desires for clean, healthful living and respect for authority. If this is properly carried out, all persons connected with a team will have a long carry-over to become better citizens.†She was a dedicated teacher and coach in the Fulton County School System for eleven years before deciding to change the game. The decision was made by Alice and husband, Van, to start a family. Alice turned in the whistle for a baby bottle. She raised her son and took care of her husband with all the love and strength the world and God has to offer. She always put them first! She prompted the relocation from Georgia to Florida to be close to her grandchildren, who she loved more than anything else. In addition to being a great homemaker, Alice was very involved in the community. She was very active in politics and served as President of the south Fulton Republican Women’s Club, secretary of the 42nd house district and secretary of the 6th District Republican Party. She was always involved with her church from the St. Andrews United Methodist Church in South Fulton County, GA to her new church of the First United Methodist Church of Marianna. She was a member of the United Methodist Women’s Club. The last check that she wrote out her check book was for her membership dues to the club. She received a call from the club that she had already paid her dues earlier in the year and Alice asked that they donate the extra money to club. Although, Alice gave up coaching long ago, she would always apply the many things she used and learned from the basketball court to her everyday life. From the farm in Thomasville, GA to growing old with her three grandchildren Alice was a winner and she was loved by many. |
