Peggy Jo Smith Dodson, 92, passed away October 22, 2023, at Ridgecrest Retirement and Nursing facility. She was born in Amarillo, Texas, on December 16, 1930, to George Garland Smith and Orpah Alice Cayton Smith. She grew up in Plainview, Texas, where she attended the schools and church. She was...
During the 1953-54 school year, freshman Neota Moad was a “purple majorette” at Texas Christian University. In high school, she played the cornet in her high school band in Cisco, Texas. She was also a majorette. Sadly, in 1963, she was brutally bludgeoned in her Fort Worth home. While...
The following information was copied from a website that is using deprecated HTML elements. We’ve preserved it here for its historical significance. We edited the original for clarity. Victor with his daughters Vicki and Lana. Victor Faber started his baton twirling career in 1937 under the...
Annabelle Dorothy Boucher Casagrande “Annie” was born in 1942 and died in 2023. Her baton twirling claim-to-fame was serving as lead majorette for the Ottawa Rough Riders during the late fifties. Annie’s Obituary
Irene Garza, a Texas school teacher and beauty queen, was murdered by John Feit in McAllen, Texas in 1960. Feit was a Catholic priest at the time and Garza, a devout Catholic, had gone to him for confession. Feit was not convicted of her murder until 2017. He died in 2020. 48 Hours covered the...
1973 Over the last several years, we have spent countless hours researching the history of baton twirling and gathering up stories. Along the way we’ve noticed that men are often the first to share the most historic majorette and baton twirling photos of women. These rare and iconic pictures are...
Rural New Mexican Norm Crider was born in 1938 and influenced a generation of French and Italian baton twirlers. Here are 15 facts about the late international champion and college feature twirler. 1 Born in 1938 in Lordsburg, New Mexico, he spent most his childhood in Southwest New Mexico....
Helen Mae Turner, Majorette Helen and her younger brothers David and Donald, 1941. Helen Mae Turner’s memories of being a majorette for Wallace High School, Wallace Idaho, and other wonderful stories about her life are documented on a beautiful family website, Turner’s Treks. The site...
Jeannie and Donna, Texarkana Photo Booth, Majorette Camp, 1972 Our Earthly world lost an Angel on Valentine’s Day, and Heaven gained a shining star. Donna and I were Leopard majorettes together and spent time twirling (with fire) and being “typical teenage girls” in the 70s. My favorite...
Annetta McGee (far left) Oklahoma State University Twirler, 1950s Annetta J. McGee (far left) was a graduate of Oklahoma State University, late 1950s. Obituary
The Anne Arundelettes Majorettes and Drum Corps of Anne Arundel County and Brooklyn Park, Maryland, were founded by the late Frances Jones (1922-2020). She was originally from Liverpool, England. Very little information is available about her. Click here to view her obituary. These pictures are so...
Beverly Sharp Till, Corpus Christi Majorette, 1950s “Beverly was born in Corpus Christi on the 18th of January 1936, to Naomi Pearl Brown Sharp and William Alexander Sharp. Beverly was a graduate of Ray High School, Corpus Christi, Texas class of 1954, where she was a member of the school...
