Mount Ayr High School Class of 1952 Reunion, 2002

WYATT, FURMAN, MCCAULIN, MOSER, AUSTIN, PERLENFEIN, SIMON, SHEIL, BROMMELL, JOHNSON, REYNOLDS, CANNON, BOURHILL, BRAND, MAIN, LINK, DRAKE, ENGLAND, COOK, POTTORFF, AYERS, MOTSINGER, HOLDEN, WILLIS, BLACK, MYERS, BRYAN, GOLDNER, SHELDEN, GILLILAND, GEPNER, BENSON, KETERSON, BEAMAN, KLEIN, SHIFFER, DAILEY, PARKER, POLLOCK

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/25/2012 at 08:56:05

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 13, 2002

1952 Class Reunion

The 50th class reunion for the class of 1952 was held at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr on Friday, May 24, 2002. Thirty-one classmates traveled from as far away as Oregon, Virginia, Texas and Montana. There were two faculty members attending, Ruth WYATT FURMAN and Grace McCAULIN MOSER.

Throughout the evening each classmate introduced their spouse or significant other and shared some of their life experiences over the past 50 years.

Music was provided by Jim BROMMELL from St. Charles. The Lord's Pray was sung by Mr. BROMMELL as the invocation. Dinner was catered by Kevin AUSTIN from Grant City, MO.

Twila PERLENFEIN SIMON was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Lee BRAND read a poem entitled "Do You Remember When?" Joan SHEIL, who was the valedictorian of the class, presented her original message ot the reunion attendees. Glenn JOHNSON wrapped up the evening with general announcements and the selection of the committee members for the next class reunion in five years. Those committee members selected were Barbara REYNOLDS, Gerry CANNON and Evelyn BOURHILL.

The class members attending the 50 year reunion were: Twila PERLENFEIN SIMON, Lee BRAND, Glenn JOHNSON, Keith MAIN, Loraine LINK, Gerry CANNON, Evelyn DRAKE BOURHILL, Doris ENGLAND, Jim COOK, Deloris POTTORFF AYERS, Shirley MOTSINGER HOLDEN, Jerry WILLIS, Betty BLACK MYERS, Lloyd JOHNSON, Dean BRYAN, Richard GOLDNER, Daryl SHELDEN, Marvin REYNOLDS, Lyle GILLILAND, Karl GEPNER, Dale BENSON, Joan SHEIL, Lyle KETERSON, Jacque BEAMAN KLEIN, Barb REYNOLDS, Kenny JOHNSON, Roger SHIFFER, Jo DAILEY PARKER and James POLLOCK.

The committee members for the 50 reunion were Twila PERLENFEIN SIMON, Lee BRAND and Glenn JOHNSON. The evening was memorialized on video and with snapshots. Anyone wishing a copy of the video or snapshots, please contact Twila SIMON.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012