Mount Ayr Class of 1944 Reunion

RINEHART, SHINKLE, FOLTZ, RUSK WISSINK, WEEDA, LORIMOR, RIGG, PRENTIS, REGER, SICKELS, FORCE, TWOMBLEY, MCCARLL, HUPHMAN, MAIN, JACKSON, JOHNSON, HIGHSHOE, LAMERAUX, MOON, FAUBION, ANDERSON

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 7/8/2012 at 06:48:15

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 07, 2012

Mount Ayr class of 1944 to meet

The graduating class of 1944 will be holding their get together on Saturday, June 9, at the Heritage Park Community Room. The doors will open shortly after 12 noon and the dinner will be served at 1 p.m.

Class members hope to see all classmates there with their spouse[s] and friends.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2012

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Mount Ayr Record News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 05, 2012

Mount Ayr Class of 1944

The class of 1944 met at the Heritage Park community room on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Park RINEHART took the registration.

Before their dinner Faith SHINKLE offered grace. A catered dinner was served at 1 p.m. by Mary Lee FOLTZ and Nancy RUSK WISSINK. Mary Lee is the daughter of Theola WEEDA and Nancy is the daughter of deceased classmate, Rex RUSK. They seated everyone at the tables and served them -- and what a meal they had. Their plates were overflowing and then came dessert. The men said "time for a nap" after they had their meal.

A short business meeting was held after dinner.

Correspondence was read from Vivian LORIMOR RIGG, Jean PRENTIS REGER and Viona SICKELS FORCE. All hoped it was a good reunion and were sorry they could not join them. They told everyone a little about how they were and what they were doing.

Louise TWOMBLEY McCARLL was unable to attend and Theola WEEDA had been to see her so gave everyone an update. Last year was the first reunion she had missed for a long time. They miss her, as well as the other classmates who could not make it.

Theola WEEDA had heard from Pearl, Mrs. (R.E.) HUPHMAN. She had celebrated her 100th birthday and had sent Theola a note and a picture of her with friends at the party. She is still in her own apartment and doing well. Theola hears from her quite often.

A discussion was had as to when to have their next get-together. After much conversation, it was agreed to have it the second Saturday of June, June 8, 2013.

The "girls" agreed again to prepare and serve them. They decorate the tables in their class colors of purple and yellow and really treat everyone special.

Those attending were Virgil MAIN of Fremont, NE, Delbert and Hazel JACKSON of Grant City, MO and Neil (Gracie) and Irma JOHNSON of Beaconsfield.

Those from Mount Ayr were Theola HIGHSHOE WEEDA, Faith LAMERAUX SHINKEL, Park and Joan RINEHART, Phyllis MOON FAUBION and Thelma ANDERSON RUSK.

The rest of the afternoon everyone was busy visiting and, of course, taking pictures. Theola had her scrapbook on the table for all to look at and it brought about a lot of reminiscing.

They did not have any report of deceased classmates this past year.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2012