Former Educators and Support Personnel

	BERRY, ELOISE D. Teacher, Assist. Principal, Principal Camptown Elem. School; Assist. Prin. Windsor Elem. and Smithfield Elem. School. Deceased
	BLOUNT, LELIA S. Student at Smithfield School and IOWTS prior to 1936. Taught for 5 years at the Windsor School, grades 1-3. Deceased
	BLOUNT, LUCY E. Mrs. Blount’s first teaching job was at Lawnes School, she moved on to the Head Teacher position at Carrollton School before becoming the Principal at Hardy Elem. when it first opened. Deceased
	BROWN, JAMES He was a member of the IOW County School Board for 29 years (1974-2003). He served as the First Black Chairman for 12 of those years. He is noted for bringing in the ROTC to the county schools, helped initiate the Alternative program, “C” average requirement for all curriculum activities, equal pay for employees, and initiated student representation on the board. Now serving on the county Board of Supervisors.
	BUTLER, LAURA RIDDICK Former schoolteacher at Holly Grove School (1 room) and Junior High at IOWTS.
	BYRD, JOSEPH Principal of Westside High school from 1968-69 and continued into the 1970’s when it was renamed as Smithfield Elem. School with school integration in 1969-70. Deceased
	CHAPMAN, GLADYS Teacher Central Hill School, and Georgie Tyler Elem./ Windsor Elem.  She is now retired.
	CHAPMAN, JOSEPHINE Local resident and former teacher at Beales School, Fair View and others for over 25 years. Deceased
	CORPREW, OLA PRETLOW A daughter of Kenneth Pretlow , taught at Riverview School, the first high school for Blacks, and the Isle of Wight Training School when it opened. Deceased
	EVANS, NETTIE WHITEHURST began teaching in 1930-31 at the one room Windsor School, Walnut Grove School until 1950 before it became the Fairview School. She moved to Georgie Tyler until retiring in 1970. Deceased
	GILLIS, CLARENCE Social Studies teacher, Guidance Counselor, Assist.Prin. Westside High (1948-1954) and Principal WHS (1954-1968). Deceased
	GILLIS, ELIZABETH Mrs. Gillis taught at Westside High School before becoming the Elem. Supervisor for IOW County Schools until 1968.
	GOSS, JOCELYN PRETLOW Sister of Ola P.Corprew and Clarice Pretlow, began taught at Gravel Hill - (1933-34) & Godwin School(1934-35) before leaving the area.
Photo Not Available	GWALTNEY, GEORGE W. Colonel E.M. Morrison, Isle of Wight’s first Superintendent of schools, found Mr. Gwaltney teaching in a school near Windsor in 1881, he had built, at his own expense. Gwaltney had also made blackboards and maps. He taught for over forty years, retired in the 1920’s, and died a few years later.
	HARDY, DAVID D. A local licensed general contractor, Mr. Hardy was an active advocate of education in the county. Deceased.
Photo Not Available	JORDAN, ESTELLE WILSON Miss Wilson began teaching at the Muddy Fork/Peahill School in 1922, later married and taught for over 40 years in the county. Deceased
	LOWE SR., ELGIN M. He began teaching in Sussex County in 1934 then came to IOW County in 1936-37 and taught at the Christian Home School. He worked at Windsor Elem., Camptown School, IOW Training School, and was selected as Principal of the new Georgie Tyler Elem. Sch. in 1950-51. Deceased
	PALMER, AMY LEE She was born in 1914, president of the Isle of Wight County chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968. She worked for years leading voter drives and was an ever-present voice at Democratic conventions. Known to many as Isle of Wight’s ‘Rosa Parks’ and civil rights activist. Deceased
	PRETLOW, ARINTHEA Mrs. Kenneth Pretlow was a former teacher in IOW, she gave her own children a head start in education and often would house boys so they could be close enough to a school to further their education. Deceased
	PRETLOW, CLARICE Returned from teaching in Florida and taught at the Christian Home School approximately 1933-34 when the second room was added. She later taught at Gravel Hill School, Ebenezer, and as Principal and teacher of grades 5,6,7 at Lawnes School. She retired after the 1944-45 school year. Deceased
	PRETLOW, KENNETH He was a great advocate of education who helped establish the first real high school for Blacks in the county, IOWTS, sending all of his children to college and helping others to get a college education. He died in the 1940’s.
	ROBERTSON, LUCIUS T. He was a teacher at Christian Home School in 1922-24. He lived in Norfolk and would visit the area church services in the 80’s. Deceased
	TATE, ROBERT A. came to Isle of Wight County after years in education in Dinwiddie County and Durham, NC. He spent about 13 years as Principal of IOW Training School. Deceased
	THOMPSON, FRED He taught math at the Georgie Tyler Elem. School, Assistant Principal(GTHS), Principal Windsor Elem., then Director of Transportation IOWCS. Deceased
	TYLER, GEORGIE D. Mrs. Tyler first began teaching in the one room school called Muddy Fork in 1912, the next two years at Blooming Light Hall, then teaching with Mr. G.Gwaltney at the new, two room Windsor School, sometimes called Sugar Hill. After three years she was appointed a Jeanes Supervisor. During that time there were 27 schools and she was to visit each one twice per month. After retirement in 1946, a new elementary and high school was built in Windsor (1950-51), and named for her. Deceased
	WALDEN, COMA P. She began teaching in Goochland County in 1912, then Cumberland, Md., and Nansemond County. In 1931 she came to Carrsville Elem.School and transferred in 1950 to Georgie Tyler before retiring in 1957-58. Deceased
	WHITE, CLARICE D. Miss White began teaching at the Carrollton School in the 1946-47 school year, she moved on to Hardy Elem. when it opened and retired from that school in the 80’s.