Deceased Past Presidents

Please remember and honor the men who helped us build and shape the East Texas Yamboree into what we have today. Without their vision, hard work and love of the Yamboree we would not be celebrating our 87th year.

1935 – R.C. Barnwell

1936 – J.R. Penn

1937 – W.C. Barnwell

1938 – V.E. Todd

1939 – 42/ Fred Arnold

1946 – John Brogotti

1947 – B.D. Futrell

1948 – Royce Hogg

1949 – Ralph Michael

1950 – Don Williams

1951 – Robert E. Parsons

1953 – Looney E. Lindsey

1954 – F.L. Garrison

1955 – B.J. Hogg

1956 – Bill Stevenson

1957 – Mason Reardon

1958 – Leon Presnell

1959 – Melvin M. Cross

1960 – James Croley

1961 – Gordon Finney

1962 – Richard Potter

1964 – Harlan Thacker

1965 – C.E. Elwell

1968 – Dr. Bob Glaze

1970 Dewitt Alexander

1971 – Fred Odom

1973 Bill Beisch

1974 Frank Breazeale

1975 – Byron Spencer

1976 – Bill Patterson

1977 – Don Smith

1978 – Robert Stracener

1980 – Steve Williams

1981 – Jack Baird

1983 – Cranfill Cox Jr.

1985 – Paul David Williams

1989 – Tedd R. Austin

1990 – George C. Dodd

1992 – Dr. Jerald Walton