Oneonta High School Class of 1987

02/10/2026

We wanted to pass along some information regarding the OHS 1985 football team who have been chosen to be inducted into the Blount County Hall of Fame - this would have been our junior year when we went to the state championship and finished as runner up against the Gordo Green Wave. Do y'all remember how cold that game was?!? There will be a banquet at the Blount County Multipurpose Center in Cleveland, AL on March 3, 2026. See attached graphic.

Oneonta City Schools will purchase 7 tables for both the 1985 and 1987 teams. If you are a football player from the 1985 team and would like to have one of these "free" seats, please text Sharon Standridge at 205-625-2866 to reserve your spot.

Cheerleaders and their guests and the guests of football players should email [email protected] to order tickets for $30 each - it's a steak dinner and a fun, entertaining event. You will mail a check to a PO box to secure your tickets and then pick them up at Will Call the night of the event.

If you have any interest, please make a quick decision - prior years have filled up and sold out quickly.

12/09/2022

Please keep Tonya Sanders Short and her family in your prayers, her mom has passed away.

Judith Carolyn Campbell Sanders, age 75, of Susan Moore, Alabama peacefully passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Judy was born in Birmingham, AL on July 13, 1947. Judy is preceded in death by her husband, Olen Sanders; parents Vester and Iris Herrington Campbell; brothers Kenneth, Howell, and Daniel Campbell.

She is survived by two daughters Tina Reid (Charles) and Tonya Short (Mickey); two granddaughters Kristen Waddell (Kevin) and Laura Waddell (Chase); grandson Tyler Short; seven great grandchildren (Eli, JP, Luke, Ellen, Cooper, Drew, and Jacob); one sister Laura Roberta Campbell Fuentes (Roland) and her daughter, Tami Treece (Ray).

Judy loved her family, she enjoyed quilting/sewing/crocheting and spent time making things for all of the family. She enjoyed living on the farm and treasured the peace and quiet near the village of Susan Moore.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Mt. Moriah Cemetery beginning at 2:00 PM with Bro. Michael Yopp presiding. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. More information can be found at www.stjude.org Lemley Funeral Home and Crematory handling arrangements.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

08/31/2022

Please check your email regarding our upcoming class reunion. There is a link to let us know how many will be attending. We need to have a head count for the caterer by Sept. 2nd so they can order food. See y’all soon!!

08/25/2022

Please check and make sure you received the email that was sent on August 18th with all the details regarding our upcoming class reunion. There is a link to RSVP and a link for payment. Looking forward to friends, food, and fun!!

07/30/2022

An email was sent out regarding our upcoming 35th class reunion in September. If you did not receive it please send us your current email address. You can post here or message the page.

05/01/2022

Please keep Stephanie Brand and her family in your prayers. Her mother has passed away.

View Donnah Ellise Brand's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

04/23/2022

Please keep Lori McKinney and her family in your prayers. Her father has passed away. Below is his obituary from Lemley Funeral Home.

John Huffman McKinney, Jr., 80, of Oneonta, AL., passed away on April 21, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father John H. McKinney, mother Dona Kent McKinney Gurley, sisters Sarah McKinney Burgin and Gwenda McKinney Elrod; granddaughter Holly Lyn Rotenberry and stepson Scott Gladden. He leaves behind his loving wife Mary Thompson McKinney; son Randy McKinney (Roxanna); daughters Kim Woods (Ray) and Lori McKinney; stepson Michael Gladden (Sonya); fourteen grandchildren and twenty-three great grandchildren; sisters Betty Aldridge (Raymond), Peggy McCay, Donna Bryson and Linda McKinney. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Lemley Funeral Home from 11 AM until 1 PM. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Lemley Funeral Home on Monday at 1 PM with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

03/31/2022

SAVE THE DATE— September 9th and 10th, 2022. Oneonta’s homecoming game is Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.

03/25/2022

Class of 1987, how can it be 35 years since we graduated high school?? Time has really gone by in a hurry. We would like to update our email list so once we start planning our reunion we can send out info. If you will, please send your current email address to Marsha,
[email protected], or Dana, [email protected]
We are getting a lot of returned emails.
Thanks so much!

03/11/2022

Please continue to keep Chris King and his family in your prayers. The obituary for his father is listed below.

Ethridge Lawrence King, 78, better known as Bro. Lawrence King, 78, passed away at St Vincent’s East on March 10, 2022. He was a retired minister serving in Blount and other surrounding counties. He also retired as a textile mechanic. He leaves behind his loving wife Jenny Childers King; sons Phillip King, David King and Chris King; grandchildren Tyler, Andrew, Breanna and Lane King; sisters Doris Wilson and Tonie Quinn. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Lemley Funeral Home from 4 to 6 PM. He will lie in state at Lemley Funeral Home on Sunday, March 13, 2022 from 8 AM until service time. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Lemley Funeral Home at 11 AM with Bro. Wade Hutchens presiding. Burial will follow in Green’s Chapel Cemetery. Asked to serve as pallbearers will be Tyler, Andrew, Lane, Phillip, David and Chris. Lemley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

03/10/2022

We have sad news again. Please keep Chris King and his family in your prayers. His father passed away this morning after having a massive heart attack on Tuesday. We will post arrangements once they are made. Mr. King will be at Lemley Funeral home in Oneonta.

03/08/2022

Please be in prayer for Mike Jackson and his family. His mother has passed away. The funeral arrangements are listed below. (Carolyn is also Keith Holmes aunt.)

Carolyn Underwood Jackson, 79, of Oneonta, AL., passed away on March 5, 2022. She retired as a lab technician, after 42 years of service with Blount Memorial Hospital and St. Vincent’s Blount Hospital. Her church membership was at Mountain View Baptist Church. Preceding her in death were her husband Larry Jackson, son David L. Jackson; parents Dewey and Mae Taylor Underwood. She leaves behind her son Mike L. Jackson (Christina); daughter Julie Carol Little (Scott); grandchildren Mary Grace Little, Hunter L. Jackson, Lexie T. Jackson, Mattie Jackson, Nathanael Phillips; sister Nadine Wadkins (Gene) and Pauline Holmes (Wilfred). The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Lemley Funeral Home from 5 PM until 8 PM. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Lemley Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 11 AM with Bro. Jerry Epps presiding. Burial will follow in Blount Memory Cemetery. Asked to serve as pallbearers will be Kris Wadkins, Jeremey Gullion, Billy Epps, Joey Nash, Frank Amason, Danny Amason, Warren Meeks. Lemley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.