Mount Ayr Class of 1965 Reunion, 2010

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Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 11/26/2010 at 05:36:36

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 14, 2010

The Largest Graduating Class
Held Their 45th Class Reunion

The graduating class of 1965 held their very memorable 45th class reunion over the weekend of July 23 and 24. They had a total of 119 classmates who graduated in 1965.

Friday evening the reunion began with classmates meeting at the American Legion building for a casual social get-together with snacks served during the evening.

Saturday was filled with tours of the Princess Theater, Ringgold County Hospital, Lucky Lanes bowling alley and the Depot during the day.

Several classmates enjoyed participating in the Ayr Days parade Saturday afternoon. Many classmates rode on a wagon provided by James HULLINGER and pulled by Dan COULSON with their banner exlaiming "Mount Ayr Community Class with the Highest Yield '1965'" and other hand-held humorous signs. Riding in a Mustang convertible provided by Barry MONAGHAN were Ann SULLIVAN McGREVEY and Kathi LARSON BLUNCK and several classmates walked in the parade.

Saturday evening classmates met at the Mount Ayr Golf & Country Club for an evening of visiting and a delicious meal made and served by Jan FORD and her crew. Dr. Herb BASTOW began with the invocation before the meal followed by the class meeting. Emcee for the evening was Jill THOMAS DAVIS and she began the program with a welcome, introduction of teacher, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra RICE, attending, the thank yous and special remembrances of their passed classmates.

A humorous reading was given by Jill THOMAS DAVIS called "Did you ever think 45 years ago?"

Classmates attending introduced themselves and commented on the last 45 years of their lives. Everyone discussed the different ways the class would like to donate. The rest of the evening was a great social time.

Playing during each evening were DVDs put together by James and Marilyn SAVILLE, one being of interesting places in Ringgold county and one of the pictures from the 1965 class Ayrian book. These DVDs are available for purchasing.

The 1965 classmates attending Friday or Saturday evening or both were:

Dr. Herb and Susi BASTOW of Hallsville, MO; Martha BEVINGTON PINE of Creston; Judy BLUNCK SNEDEKER of Norwalk; Bill and Carol CARTER JONES of Versailles, MO; Ron and Dianna CORLL ANDERSON of Osceola; Phillip and Sally DRAKE of Medford, WI; Carolyn EPPS TIFFANY of Newton; Mike and Terry GILES of Gransburg, WI;

Bob HALEY of Benton; Biran HUNTER of Council Bluffs; Diane JOHNSTON HILL and Suzi JOHNSTON WEAVER of Mesa, AZ; Mic and Karen KESTERSON of Tabor; Anna Mae KOBBE of University Park, MD; Steve LESAN of Kansas City, MO; Gary and Kayla MAIN of Redmond, WA; Gale MILLER of Milwaukee, WI; Verd and Cherri MITCHELL BAILEY of Estes Park, CO; Barry MONAGHAN of Panora; John and Mary Lou MULLENAX JUDD of Cromwell; Dale OLNEY of Redding; Bob and Louise PENCE of Altoona;

Larry and Laura RINEHART of Ankeny; Diane SALTZMAN of Adel; Bill and Jean SHAFER of Hennepin, IL; Carol Ann SHAY SHELDON of Des Moines; Dan SICKELS of Yukon, OK; Lyle and Janet SNETHEN HOGUE of Hatfield, MO; Ann SULLIVAN McGREVY of Fort Dodge; Jill THOMAS DAVIS of Des Moines; Bill and Linda TRULLINGER KONNATH of Ankeny; David and Linda UMBARGER and Phillip and Tam WEBB of Omaha, NE; Carl and Judy WYANT of Evansdale; Jack and Linda YOUNG WEESE of Des Moines; and

Judy BRAMMER STEWART, Bob and Teri CAMPBELL, Juanita CLARK ADAMS, Dan and Carol COULSON, James and Marilyn DAVIS SAVILLE, Dale and Diane DITTMAN CONN, Linda HARTMAN, Bill and Kathi LARSON BLUNCK, Jim and Carol Ann McCREARY, Royce and Judy ROE DREDGE, Keith and Nancy SACKETT, Jerry and Norma SHIELDS, Dennis and Donna STEPHENS, Bill and Faye STULL and David and Shirley SWANK HIGHTSHOE, all of Mount Ayr.

Janet SNETHEN HOGUE compiled the current information of the classmates in the class of 1965 booklet that was available Saturdayevening and could also be purchased by classmates unable to attend.

The class story written by Kathi BLUNCK and the pictures taken were put on Facebook.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2010