Sandra Silvers
1934-11-17 1994-09-22
Calhoun Times
September 28, 1994
Mrs. Sandra Worthington Silvers, 59, of 112 Roberts St., Calhoun, died at her residence Thursday evening, Sept. 22, 1994, following an extended illness.
She was born in Kinston, N.C. on Nov. 17, 1934, daughter of the late William and Irene Moore Worthington. She was educated at Shorter College and earned her master's degree in counseling from the University of Georgia.
She had been named serveral times over the years as a STAR teacher. She was responsible for Calhoun High School literary championships and was recognized locally, statewide, and nationally as an outstanding debate coach. She was known for her talent for discovering bright students and nurturing their talents.
She was a teacher, coach, and counselor for 38 years in the Calhoun City School System and ran one of the most successful debate programs in the state. She was the first person elected unanimously to the National Forensic Hall of Fame and the first Georgian. She was also the only National Forensic League state chairman Georgia ever had.
Among her many awards was the Ralph E. Kerry Trophy for outstanding district chairman. After 13 years, the Georgia district is the largest in the nation and will be split this year to become the North and South Georgia districts. The Barkley Debate Forum at Emory is the most prestigious debate tournament in the nation, and her debaters had the honor of both participating and winning over the years.
The Calhoun Little Theater recently announced that it had changed the name of the theater to the Sandra Worthington Silvers Little Theater, and the Calhoun High School Cherokee Classic Debate Tournament has been renamed the Sandra Worthington Silvers Classic Debate Tournament. Her most recent achievement was the naming of the Sandra Worthington Silvers Literary Chair.
She was preced in death by her husband, Bob Silvers, in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Daymon McClure of Calhoun; two stepsons, Bobby and Keith Silvers, both of Jasper, and two grandchildren, Bryan and Daniele Lenora Holland, both of Calhoun.
Funeral was Saturday, Sept., 24, at 2 p.m. at Calhoun First Baptist Church, with Dr. Bert Vaughn officiating. The eulogy was brought by Jim Lay, and interment was in Fain Cemetery.
The family asked that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make memorial contributions to the Sandra Worthington Silvers Literary Chair.
September 28, 1994
Mrs. Sandra Worthington Silvers, 59, of 112 Roberts St., Calhoun, died at her residence Thursday evening, Sept. 22, 1994, following an extended illness.
She was born in Kinston, N.C. on Nov. 17, 1934, daughter of the late William and Irene Moore Worthington. She was educated at Shorter College and earned her master's degree in counseling from the University of Georgia.
She had been named serveral times over the years as a STAR teacher. She was responsible for Calhoun High School literary championships and was recognized locally, statewide, and nationally as an outstanding debate coach. She was known for her talent for discovering bright students and nurturing their talents.
She was a teacher, coach, and counselor for 38 years in the Calhoun City School System and ran one of the most successful debate programs in the state. She was the first person elected unanimously to the National Forensic Hall of Fame and the first Georgian. She was also the only National Forensic League state chairman Georgia ever had.
Among her many awards was the Ralph E. Kerry Trophy for outstanding district chairman. After 13 years, the Georgia district is the largest in the nation and will be split this year to become the North and South Georgia districts. The Barkley Debate Forum at Emory is the most prestigious debate tournament in the nation, and her debaters had the honor of both participating and winning over the years.
The Calhoun Little Theater recently announced that it had changed the name of the theater to the Sandra Worthington Silvers Little Theater, and the Calhoun High School Cherokee Classic Debate Tournament has been renamed the Sandra Worthington Silvers Classic Debate Tournament. Her most recent achievement was the naming of the Sandra Worthington Silvers Literary Chair.
She was preced in death by her husband, Bob Silvers, in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Daymon McClure of Calhoun; two stepsons, Bobby and Keith Silvers, both of Jasper, and two grandchildren, Bryan and Daniele Lenora Holland, both of Calhoun.
Funeral was Saturday, Sept., 24, at 2 p.m. at Calhoun First Baptist Church, with Dr. Bert Vaughn officiating. The eulogy was brought by Jim Lay, and interment was in Fain Cemetery.
The family asked that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make memorial contributions to the Sandra Worthington Silvers Literary Chair.