Jefferson Center School served the commuunity well, not only as a schoolhouse but for church services and funerals. Ringgold County's singing school held classes at Jefferson Center School.

BACK ROW, left to right: Albert BERCHEL, Major RUBY, Lillian BURCEL, teacher - Clark JENNINGS, Alice HOGUE, Herbert KELLER

FRONT ROW, left to right: Florence RUBY, Rex KELLER, Ruth JACOBY, Racheal JACOBY, Elmer KELLER, Esther JOHNSTON, Cleo JOHNSTON

BACK ROW, left to right: Dean OVERHOLSER, Bessie OVERHOLSER, Junior JOHNSTON, teacher - Mary DENHART

2nd ROW, left to right: Betty OVERHOLSER, Ted BERGLOFF, Adra BENDER, Kenny JOHNSON

FRONT ROW, left to right: Jim COVERDELL, Alan OSHEL, Pauline BERGLOFF

SOURCE: Diagonal, Iowa: Centennial History p. 229. 1998.

Compilation by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2010