Bessie Jean Caskey
45th REUNION LANCASTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF ’64
Name/Email Address: Jean Caskey/ countryjean at comporium dot net
Marital Status/Spouse’s Name: Divorced! NOW I have had enough of these.
Children/Grandchildren: (3) daughters and (12) grandchildren. My daughter Lori Dawn Winn Cross (43) is married to Roy Cross. They have (6) children: 3 biological and 3 adopted; James Andrew “Andy” (19), Jonathan Glenn (17), Alyssa Paige (13), Amanda Jean Xinzhi Cross (9) from the Province of Guangdong, China, November, 2003, Jaden Ann Shuguo Cross (6) from the Province of Hubei, (Wuhan), China, March, 2005, and Jasmine Hope Chanhua Cross (2) from the Province of Hubei, (Wuhan), China May, 2008. They were in Wuhan when the Great Earthquake took place in Chengdu. Thank God they were 300 miles away. My daughter Amanda Leigh Winn Eudy (39) is married to Stacey L. Eudy and they have a blended family of six; Ashleigh Brooke Cross (17), Courtney Michelle Cro ss (15), Joshua L. Eudy (20), Chase Eudy (14), Evan Winn Eudy (6), and Ashton Dawn Eudy (4). My youngest daughter Kimberly Paige McRae Perry is married to Jerry Buchanan Perry. They have no children together; however, Jerry B. has a daughter (20) from his previous marriage. They are both teachers and coaches in the Lancaster School System. They are also “avid” golfers!
Occupation: Retired! I had been out in the working world since I was sixteen years old. That is enough for me!
College/Professional Training: I trained myself on “mother-hood” and being a “maw maw!” I will admit though, I do need training once in a while on these sons-in-law! LOL
Military Service(Details, Combat Tour?): I did not need to go in the military for Combat and War. I had enough with my Exes!!!!! Not a laughing matter.
Own Business? (Name, Website):
Hobbies/Interests: South Carolina Gamecock football fan; I am a member of Second Baptist Church, an avid Reader; bird watcher; making photos of “wildlife and my country scenery”; “surfing” the web and some golf (when Kimberly will let me go with her). My 3 daughters and I, twice a year, go for a “girls’ weekend.” It is a blessing that they like to “hang out” with me. Laughter is good for the soul, and we do have plenty. We make a lot of good memories to have in our hearts, always and forever!!! Since moving back to Lancaster, I have developed “the sisterhood” with my three lovely sisters, Grace, Alice, and Kat.
Published a Book? (Name): No, but I should have!!!
Favorite Books/Authors: “The Bible,” “The Gift” by Richard Paul Evans, “The Testament” by John Grisham, any books by Emilie Richards, Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham, Richard Paul Evans, Debbie Macomber, Deborah Smith, Barbara Taylor Bradford, and Lauraine Snelling.
Favorite Songs/Musicians: “Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”, Christian Music, Beach Music, Celtic Collection, Andrea Bocelli, and “Only Time” by “Enya”.
Favorite Movies: Dr. Zhivago with Omar Sharif and Julie Christie; Gone With The Wind; Splendor In The Grass with Natalie Wood; Dances With Wolves with Kevin Costner; “A Time To Kill” by John Grisham; “Thorn Birds”; “The Notebook”; any movies by Danielle Steele; “In Love and War”; AND OF COURSE “Dirty Dancing”.
Best Vacation Ever: I have traveled some, but maybe God will give me “A Best Yet To Come Vacation!! (As long as it is not by plane). I attended the other “older” Class Reunion at the beach in October, 2008, with my sister, Grace Lane and brother-in-law, Red. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing people from classes 1958-1968 or later. The Web site Family.Com (Buddy Teague; Elaine Baker McManus). Keep in mind though, you may, just may, run into an ex or old boyfriend.
Favorite Memory of High School: I liked the “co-ed” PE classes!!!!!
Proudest Moments of My Life: Birth of my daughters; marriages of my daughters, birth of my grandchildren, the addition and adoption of grandchildren. In the year of 1990, the LSHS Varsity Lady Bruins Softball team, under the coaching of the “Great Ann Howey,” and with Kimberly pitching, won the “STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!”
Things I Would Like My Classmates to Know: “Home is where the heart is,” back to my roots, here in Lancaster, living on my family land. I am enjoying my life today. I have learned to live a very simple, peaceful life. I am surrounded by my loving children, grandchildren, and some siblings. “Life is a Journey.” It has been a growing, educational, spiritual, and very rewarding. I would not take anything for my stumbling blocks that have been my stepping stones to get me through this Life’s Journey, thus far. Enjoy each day, whether alone, or with family or friends, for as we see, so many of our classmates have already gone before us!
See you all at the Reunion.
Lori's Family
Amanda's Family
Kimberly and Jerry
My Sisters- The "Sisterhood"
