Class of 1955

1955 Maroon SpotlightAnn Abbott
Ann Abbott

Basketball Queen 54-55, Student Council President 54-55, Girls State 54, Student Council 51-53, Annual Staff 53-55, Perry-scope Staff 54-55, Annual Play 53-55, Junior Play 53-54, Jr. Rotarian 54-55, BP&W Senior Girl 54-55, Basketball Queen Attendant 52-53, Football Queen Manager 52-53, 53-54, 54-55, Band Queen Manager 51-52, Band 51-55, Home Room President 53-54, Home Room Secretary 54-55, Office Staff 52-53, 51-52, Freshman Assembly 51-52.

1955 Graduation Edition
Perry Daily Journal

Ann Abbott, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fay Thompson, northwest of Perry, was born Feb. 16, 1937, in Tucson, Ariz. Before entering Perry high school in 1947 she had attended school in Yuma, Ariz., 1943-45, and in California, 1945-47. She is one of this year’s beauty queens at PHS, serving as basketball queen. She attended Girls State at Chickasha last year, was president of the student council for 1954-55, took part in the yearbook plays of 1953-54-55, junior class play last year, senior class play this year, has been on the yearbook staff two years, and the Perryscope school paper staff this year. In addition, Miss Abbott has been in the band since 1951 and on the student council the past four years. English is her favorite subject, and her hobby is swimming. She plans to attend college next fall.

Elsie “Ann” (Abbott) Kever

February 16, 1937 – April 11, 1977

Mrs. William Kever, the former Ann Abbott of Perry, died unexpectedly in her sleep Sunday night, April 11, 1977, at her home at Woodland Hills, Calif.

Mrs. Kever was the foster daughter of Mrs. Elmer Lewellen, 1208 East Rainbow drive, and the late Faye Thompson. She worked as a ticket agent for Delta Airlines for 20 years and retired about eight months ago. She graduated from Perry high school in 1955.

She and William J. Kever were married on September 21, 1973, in Los Angeles, California.

Survivors include her husband of the home; two sons, Bret William, 7 years, and Kent Joseph, 14 months and two foster sisters, Mrs. Mary Helen Schrieber of Van Nuys, and Mrs. Leora Eppler, Tulsa.

Funeral will be at Pierce Brothers Mortuary, 6153 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, Calif., Thursday morning.