In 1918, the men of the Plainview Community built a new school building to replace the old one, which had been in existence prior to 1900.  It was known as District #15.  Papa (Amos Taylor) and Mr. De Rusha were carpenters, so they pooled their talents to build it, being located about six miles southwest of Santa Anna.

There were two rooms to this building.  Grades 1 through 4 were taught in the north side, while grades 5 through 8 were taught in the south side.  At one time, there were lots of folks living in the Plainview Community with school children.  Besides the Taylor families (Amos and Willie), others that I remember are:  Alfords, Bivins, Dodgens, Jacksons, Ragsdale, Gobers, De Rusha, Richardson, (George and Johnny), Williamson, Howard, Homers, Copelands, Leadys, Heallens, Dunns, Perrys, Englands, Stacys, Farris, Williams, (Neal and Pete), Trave and Lela Hays, McCreary, Box, Brandon, Manley, Homer, Bartons, A. W. Cry, Fowlers, Craigs, Fry and Baggett.

Some of the teachers at Plainview School were:  Irene Mclver (married George Bobo), Katie Whiteside (married George Bivins), Blanche Hammons (married Clebert Willis), Artie McGill, Lillian Freeman (married Preston Parrish), Myrtle Vemner, Jane Canton, Byron England
(married Hazel Vemner), Reginald Owen (married Ila See), Gladys Caton (married Emzy Brown), Marty Poindexter, Velma Evans, Mark Sheffield, Mrs. Lynn R. Brown and Pauline England, Misses Bryson and Minnie Dial.  I believe Mrs. Brown and Miss Pauline were the last teachers who taught school at Plainview before it was consolidated with the Santa Anna Schools in the mid-1930’s.  The building was disassembled and moved to Santa Anna and used in building the new grade school near the old High School, where I graduated in 1937.

I remember some good times at Plainview School.  We students would entertain our parents and others in the community by presenting plays and programs to a capacity crowd.  When we had any kind of program, the house would always be full for the performance.  Then on other occasions, there would be a Community Box Supper.  I also remember attending church there, when there were enough families.  Papa, along with other home owners, served as school trustee in those days.

One large oak tree stood near the back of the school ground which provided hours of enjoyment for us, mostly during the noon hour.  I remember the huge coal stoves (or heaters) we had in each of the two rooms to provide our warmth.  The boys would keep our coal buckets filled up and also cleaned out the stove ashes.  The girls would help clean up the blackboards and sweep the floors.

There is a Community Cemetery in a back corner of the school grounds.  We had several family members buried there for years up until 2 or 3 years ago, when the dead were moved to the Santa Anna Cemetery where other family members were buried.  I know of others who have had their dead moved also, but there are still graves left in the Plainview Cemetery.