35 years later, LaGrange woman's high school ring returned

COLUMBUS - Old-fashioned kindness and modern computer technology helped Emily A. Cheatham Hart get back her Baker High School class ring 35 years after it was lost. <br> <br> She and her boyfriend at the time of her 1966 graduation exchanged rings. He lost hers in Missouri while working with his father. <br> <br> The owner of A&M Restaurant in Fredericktown, Mo., found the ring, inscribed with the initials EAC for Emily Ann Cheatham, Hart&#39;s maiden name. He tried to find the owner, but he eventually put it away. <br> <br> His grandson, Larry Coffman, discovered the ring a year ago while going through his late grandfather&#39;s belongings. <br> <br> ``I believe he would have tried to find the owner; he was that kind of man,&#39;&#39; said Coffman, of Calvert City, Ky. <br> <br> Coffman used the Internet to locate Baker High schools all across the country. Last year, he called Len Mosser, Muscogee County School District coordinator of property and records. <br> <br> ``I said it sounded like a Baker ring,&#39;&#39; Mosser said. ``I suggested we would make a search and see if we could come up with the owner.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Following the initials led Mosser to Hart, who now lives in LaGrange. She was reluctant to call Coffman. <br> <br> ``I didn&#39;t know if it was my ring,&#39;&#39; she said. ``I didn&#39;t know the guy, and I didn&#39;t feel right doing it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Mosser suggested to Coffman that he send the ring to him and Mosser would see that Hart got it. <br> <br> Hart&#39;s brother, Nathan Cheatham, and their mother surprised her with the ring for Valentine&#39;s Day. <br> <br> Coffman included a note that said: ``I fully believe there is a reason for this ring to find its way home. I hope it finds you well. It has made me feel good about sending it back and has let me feel a little closer to my grandfather.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The gold ring with blue stone ``is in perfect condition, just like new,&#39;&#39; Hart said. ``It still fits.&#39;&#39;