Mount Ayr Class of 1944, 2010 Reunion

PETTINGER, WARD, RUSK, SHINKLE, WEEDA, LORIMOR, RIGG, ANDREW, KENNICOTT, OSBORN, BONNOR, PRENTIS, REGER, WEEDA, HAUPTMANN, RINEHART, MAIN, JACKSON, TWOMBLEY, MCCARL, MATTHEWS, FISHER, JETER, MCGAUHUE, HIGHTSHOE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 10/16/2010 at 21:45:28

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Mount Ayr Class of 1944

The graduating class of 1944 from the Mount Ayr public high school held their 66th year class reunion on Sunday, June 5, 2010. Eleven classmates and spouses attended. The reunion was held at noon at the community room of Heritage Park. A delicious dinner was served by Mary Lee FOLTZ, Karen PETTINGER and Cathy WARD. They had the tables decorated in the class colors of yellow and purple. Their class flower was the violet.

Bill RUSK was in charge of registration. Theola WEEDA welcomed everyone and gave directions for going through the buffet table. Faith SHINKLE gave the blessing before the meal. Everyone enjoyed the food.

A short business meeting was conducted after the meal. It was decided to meet again at the community room of the Heritage Park on the first Sunday of June 2011. Correspondence was read from Vivian LORIMOR RIGG, Theola ANDREW KENNICOTT, Thelma OSBORN BONNOR and Jean PRENTIS REGER. Theola WEEDA read a letter from Pearl HAUPTMANN, the wife of R. E. HAUPTMANN, who was the ag teacher in Mount Ayr for many years. He is deceased but Pearl HAUPTMANN, in her 90's, is doing very well she reported.

The group signed "Thinking of You" cards for Vivian, Theola, Thelma and Jean as well as Park RINEHART and wife Joan, who were not there due to Joan's recent surgery. Theola WEEDA had her scrapbook for all to see. She has done an excellent job of keeping news clippings, pictures and other event involving members of the class during all the years since graduation. She has the first 50 years in one and is working on the second (for as far as we can go!)

Those attending this year were Virgil MAIN of Fremont, NE, Delbert and Hazel JACKSON of Grant City, MO, Louise (TWOMBLEY) and Glenn McCARL of Cedar Rapids, and Neil and Irma JOHNSON of Beaconsfield. Those from Mount Ary were Neva (MATTHEWS) FISHER, Wanda (JETER) McGAHUEY, Theola (HIGHTSHOE) WEEDA, Faith (LAMERAUX) SHINKLE, Phyllis (MOON) FAUBION, Thelma (ANDERSON) RUSK and Bill RUSK.

To their knowledge, they had no deceased classmates this past year. This is the first year for some time that someone has not left their class by death.

Picture taking and much conversation made up most of the afternoon. All left looking forward to June 2011 to get together again.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2010