East Texas Yamboree's

Rich History

The East Texas Yamboree is intricately woven into the fabric of the Upshur County Community of East Texas. What began in 1935 as a harvest festival to celebrate the Texas Centennial and honor Upshur County's sweet potato has blossomed into several days worth of events and attractions, contests, scholarships and more! The Yamboree in Gilmer now spans from summer fireworks through the main autumn harvest festival. We look forward to sharing more about our rich heritage. Check back often, and see you at the Yamboree!

Year	President	Queen
1935	R.C. Barnwell – President	Jane Tuttle – Queen
1936	J.R. Penn – President	Majorie Coe – Queen
1937	W.C. Barnwell – President	Ruth Hogg – Queen
1938	V.E. Todd – President	Ernestine Dedman – Queen
1939	Fred Arnold – President	Bobby Jean Warren – Queen
1940	Fred Arnold – President	Clarine Smith – Queen
1941	Fred Arnold – President	Genice Graves – Queen
1942	Fred Arnold – President	Betty Ann Quin – Queen
1946	John Brogoitti – President	Ann Wilkinson – Queen
1947	B.D. Futrell – President	Nell Brison – Queen
1948	Royce Hogg – President	Barbara King – Queen
1949	Ralph Michael – President	Angela Hogg – Queen
1950	Don Williams – President	Lena Margaret Harper – Queen
1951	Robert E. Parsons – President	Joyce Isbell – Queen
1952	Wessel Wilson – President	Linda Carroll – Queen
1953	Looney E. Lindsey – President	Diane Dupree – Queen
1954	F.L. Garrison – President	Carol Cox – Queen
1955	B.J. Hogg – President	Mary Lou Ragland – Queen
1956	Bill Stevenson – President	Anna Beth Jones – Queen
1957	Mason Reardon – President	Sue Sorrells – Queen
1958	Leon Presnell – President	Mary Laschinger – Queen
1959	Melvin M. Cross – President	Ann Buie – Queen
1960	James Croley – President	Margaret Ingram – Queen
1961	Gordon Finney – President	Patricia Aldredge – Queen
1962	Richard Potter – President	Kay Floyd – Queen
1963	Tom Davis – President	Cathy Kurtz – Queen
1964	Harlan Thacker – President	Karen Clark – Queen
1965	C.E. Elwell – President	Linda Garrison – Queen
1966	Phil Wood – President	Donna Williams – Queen
1967	Harvey Arnold – President	Nancy Williams – Queen
1968	Dr. Bob Glaze – President	Mari Jo Proctor – Queen
1969	Kenneth White – President	Lana Sisson – Queen
1970	Dewitt Alexander – President	Laine Potter – Queen
1971	Fred Odom – President	Cindy Clark – Queen
1972	Steve Dean – President	Laura Potter – Queen
1973	Bill Beisch – President	Donna Stracener – Queen
1974	Frank Breazeale – President	Mary Jane Ford – Queen
1975	Byron Spencer – President	Stephanie Mayfield – Queen
1976	Bill Patterson – President	Phebe Phillips – Queen
1977	Don Smith – President	Elizabeth Ann Patterson – Queen
1978	Robert Stracener – President	Susan Stracener – Queen
1979	Bill Taylor – President	Ann & Nan Poole – Co-Queens
1980	Steve Williams – President	Pam Yocom – Queen
1981	Jack Baird – President	Kim Listenbee – Queen
1982	Larry Henson – President	Darrellene Wilson – Queen
1983	Cranfill Cox Jr*./Larry Henson – Pres.	Peggy Lawler – Queen
1984	Dr. Andy Glaze – President	Teri Smith – Queen
1985	Paul David Williams – President	Fran Traywick – Queen
1986	Dr. Randy McDaniel – President	Victoria Mitchell – Queen
1987	Elliott Dean – President	Amy Dean – Queen
1988	Pete Herrmann – President	Kay White – Queen
1989	Tedd Austin – President	Jennifer Bishop – Queen
1990	George Dodd – President	Christi Seahorn – Queen
1991	Gary Patterson – President	Mary Jane Dean – Queen
1992	Dr. Jerald Walton – President	Tracy Diane Williams – Queen
1993	Kelly Cox White – President	Anna McDaniel – Queen
1994	Steve Stewart – President	Sarah Lenora Dean – Queen
1995	David McQueen – President	Natalie Young – Queen
1996	A.L. Payne – President	Lesley Erin Glaze – Queen
1997	Randy Hill – President	Abigail Elaine Stewart – Queen
1998	Larry Cowan – President	Hayley Carol Smithhart – Queen
1999	Nat Harrison – President	Elizabeth Anne Daniels – Queen
2000	Dr. Dean Burns – President	Summer Layne Weisinger – Queen
2001	Joe Lynn Tillery – President	Adrienne Lee Lindsey – Queen
2002	W. Dennis Despain – President	Nancy Marie Warden – Queen
2003	F. Wayne Skinner – President	Courtney Dean Burns – Queen
2004	Brian Williams – President	Ann Marie Despain – Queen
2005	Dr. David Buller – President	Katie Mannis – Queen
2006	Phil Fowler – President	Mary Carol Despain – Queen
2007	Jeff Dodd – President	Leslie Taylor McQueen – Queen
2008	Mike Melton – President	Stephanie Lynn Henson – Queen
2009	Dr. Steve Murry – President	Lindsey Renee Donaho – Queen
2010	Dean Fowler – President	Kaitlyn Blair Tackett – Queen
2011	Matt Camp*/Randy Hill – President	Drew Danielle Henson Hill – Queen
2012	Richard (Ricky) Holloway – President	Mary Paige Linder – Queen
2013	Ray Culberson – President	Karlie Carol White – Queen
2014	Randy Duke – President	Alexis Marie Williams – Queen
2015	Edward Williams – President	Jayce Savanna Finch Henson – Queen
2016	Shayne Wilson – President	Riley Mackayla Meritt Chandler – Queen
2017	Brandon Garmon – President	Madison Lee Dean – Queen
2018	Troy Murray – President	Brinkley Grace Rash – Queen
2019	Michael Blanks – President	Audrey Scott Nolan – Queen
2020	Kyle Bowden – President	Carleigh Paige Judd – Queen
2021	Joel Murry – President	Hannah Jean Henson – Queen
2022	Jordan Glaze – President	Caroline Michelle Dean – Queen
2023	Abigail Stewart – President	Addison Jayne Young – Queen
2024	Brett Williams – President	Katie Ella Henson – Queen
2025	Dr. Adam McDaniel - President	Mia Gage - Queen

*Passed away before completing presidency