Mount Ayr Class of 1944 Reunion, 2004

FOLTZ, WARD, PETTINGER, DAILEY, RANDOLPH, RUSK, CAVENDAR, SHELDON, CHRISTIANSEN, CARYL, DRAKE, STEPHENS, BRYANT, EMILY, EGLY, MCGAHUEY, RINEHART, MCGRATH, JACKSON, INGRAM, STILL, PRENTIS, REGER, PERRY, BONNOR, MAGGARD, MILLER, NEWMAN, OSBORN, ANDREW, KENNICOTT, HUDSON, LOVITT, THOMAS, MAIN, TWONBLEY, MCCARL, RIGG, LORIMOR, HIGHTSHOE, WEEDS, LAMERAUX, SHINKLE, MATHEWS, FISHER, SICKELS, FROST, ANDERSON, JETER, REYNOLDS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/23/2012 at 03:06:21

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 24, 2004

CLASS of 1944 REUNION

The graduating class of 1944 from the Mount Ayr public school was held on Sunday, May 30, 2004, at the REC Community Room. This was the 60th anniversary for the class since graduation. The delicious meal was catered by Mary Lee FOLTZ and Kathy WARD as a courtesy to Theola WEEDA. Helping them with the serving were Elizabeth FOLTZ, Karen PETTINGER and Oakel PETTINGER.

Park RINEHART was in charge of the registration. Of the 27 registered, 18 were classmates. The class had 43 members graduate. Theola WEEDA had gotten all the decorations carrying out the class colors of purple and yellow and vases with the class flower, violets, along with candles.

Faith SHINKEL gave the table blessing before the meal. After dinner was served Theola WEEDA welcomed everyone and thanked them for coming. Neva FISHER and Thelma RUSK presented a memorial tribute to the deceased classmates, which included Merle DAILEY, June RANDOLPH, Rex RUSK, Peggy CAVENDAR, Bob SHELDON, Curt CHRISTIANSEN, Petty CARYL, Joe DRAKE, W. A. STEPHENS, Andy BRYANT, Janice EMILY, Christine EGLY, Karl McGAHUEY, Clayton (Bill) RINEHART, and Phyllis McGRATH.

Bill RUSK conducted the business meeting. Minutes were read from the previous year, 2003, and a treasurer's report was given. During the meeting the group voted to have the reunion again next year, 2005, during the Memorial Day weekend. Delbert JACKSON will be chairman with others in the community helping. Correspondence was read from Vesta INGRAM STILL'S daughter giving a report onher mom. Greetings and reports from Jean PRENTIS REGER Robert PERRY BONNOR, Darlene MAGGARD MILLER and Corbett NEWMAN were given. Thelma OSBORN BONNOR announced they were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were given a prize for reaching this special event. They also introduced their son, Rick, who had driven them. He is a retired serviceman. Theyw ere glad to have him back. Theola ANDREW KENNICOTT introduced her son, Patrick and his wife Evelyn, who had driven her also. The meeting ended with much conversation, many pictures and reminiscing.

Those attending were:

Theola ANDREW KENNICOT of Lampe, MO; Patrick and Evelyn HUDSON of West Plains, MO; Thelma OSBORN BONNOR and Richard BONNOR and son, Rick, of Hayseville, KS; Delbert and Hazel JACKSON of Grant City, MO; LaVonne LOVITT THOMAS of Gallatin, MO; Virgil and Jeannine MAIN of Freemont, NE; Louise TWOMBLEY McCARL of Cedar Rapids; Vivian LORIMOR RIGG and Ralph RIGG of Dayton, OH; and Theola HIGHTSHOE WEEDA, Neil JOHNSON, Faith LAMERAUX SHINKLE, Neva MATHEWS FISHER, Park and Joan RINEHART, Viona SICKELS FROST, Thelma ANDERSON RUSK and Bill RUSK, Wanda JETER McGAHUEY, Helen RICE REYNOLDS and Marvin REYNOLDS, all from Mount Ayr.

Prizes were given to lucky number holders. Theola WEEDA planned these and had them wraped in yellow and purple colors. The class motto was "Forward Ever, Backward Never" and looking around those there we are still going forward and looking forward to next year.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012