1948 MACHS Class Reunion, 2008

MCCOMBS, MEWES, SICKELS, EASON, PRATT, KLEJCH, WALTER, JONES, RICE, CRAIG, SLAVIK, SCHLAPIA, LAIRD, EWART, CHRISTENSEN, TOLAND, THOMPSON, GROUT, TRIGGS, LINK, SOBOTKA, BROWN, BENTLEY, BUCK, SANDAGE, PAYTON, FAUST, MCCREAREY, CORNELISON, TRIMBLE, MOORE, JACKSON, STUCK, LINDQUIST

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/14/2012 at 22:54:49

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 05, 2008

1948 Class reunion

The Mount Ayr high school class of 1948 gathered at the Ramsey Farm community room on May 23 for their 60-year reunion. There were 17 class members and 10 guests present.

Attending were Dolores (McCOMBS) MEWES, Sam and Eveling SICKELS, Gene and Barbara SICKELS, Jim and Nina EASON, Doris (PRATT) and Norm KLEJCH and Edna (WALTER) JONES, all of Mount Ayr; Harold RICE, Commerce City, CO; Joan (CHRISTENSEN) CRAIG and Jean (SLAVIK) SCHLAPIA of Ames; Garnita (LAIRD) EWART and son, Bill EWART, of Bedford; Robert and Beth TOLAND of Washington; Jean (THOMPSON) and Dale GROUT of Riverside, CA; Lola (TRIGGS) LINK of Rapid City, SD; Junior BROWN and guest, Janice SOBOTKA, of Des Moines; Barbara (BUCK) and Bill BENTLEY of Clearfield; Harold and Shirley SANDAGE of Ottumwa and Freeda (PAYTON) FAUST of Chariton.

The noon mean was catered by Jim and Carol McCREARY. Lola LINK returned thanks. Jim EASON conducted the meeting as emcee. The names of 17 deceased class members were read and remembered. Letters were shared from Mary Jo (CORNELISON) TRIMBLE of California, Mary Ann (MOORE) JACKSON of Alabama and Annabelle (STUCK) LINDQUIST of New Jersey. After much visiting and discussion, it was decided to meet again in 2010.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012