Brian and Sheryl Ashley

ASHLEY, HAMANN, BUTCHER, PAULSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen - volunteer (email)
Date: 1/31/2016 at 15:05:17

ANTHON IOWA
1888-1988

Brian and Sheryl Ashley, page 320-1

Brian and Sheryl Ashley are both lifelong residents of the Anthon Community. Brian was born in a Sioux City, Iowa hospital on July 5, 1939 to Frank and Sylvia Paulsen Ashley. Sheryl was born in the Battle Creek, Iowa hospital to John and LaVerna Butcher Hamann on May 8, 1943.

Both of them attended the Anthon School, with Brian transferring form Wolf Creek Township No 4 country school in the 6th grade to graduate from Anthon in 1957. Sheryl began kindergarten at Anthon and graduated from Anthon-Oto in 1961.

Brian went on to join the Navy for 2 years, traveling to the Western Pacific, and upon returning home attended Iowa State University at Ames. He then resumed farming in partnership with his father, Frank, on the home place northwest of Anthon.

Sheryl grew up on a farm east of Anthon and after graduated married Brian at Midway Lutheran Church on June 11, 1961. They made their home on the farm northwest of Anthon.

They have 3 children: Kami Kay, born on September 26, 1962, Kendall Frank, born July 29, 1965, and Anthony Brian, born on July 24, all in Sioux City, Iowa hospitals.

Kami and Ken were active 4-Hers, Kami excelling in State Awards and Ken being a State Officer. After their graduations from Anthon-Oto, Kami and Ken attended Iowa State University. Kami graduated with a double major in Marketing and Management in 1986 and now works in Customer – Relations for Ford Motor Co., in Falls Church, Virginia. Ken is an Air Force R.O.T.C. pilot candidate and plans to graduate from Iowa State in 1988. He has just received his private pilot’s license. Tony is a grade school student at Anthon-Oto and totally committed to sports as his main interest. He is a new and enthusiastic 4-Her.

Brian’s main interests through life have been: 4-H, gaining honors County President, and in National judging contests. He also spends time doing a lot of welding, remodeling his home and rebuilding his 1957 Chevy convertible. His volunteer work includes: serving on the Anthon-Oto School Board for 12 years, Farm Bureau Board, Extension Council, 4-H Leader of the Wolf Creek Progressors, Masonic offices, Board of Directors of Woodbury County Cattlemen’s Association, Old Settler’s Fair Committee, the United Methodist Church Board and various church committees.

Sheryl was also a 4-Her, her interests range from art, antiques, singing and playing the guitar, to taking Spanish language classes at Western Iowa Technical College. Her volunteer work has kept her busy. She has held Eastern Star offices and coordinates various Woodbury County Fair Projects, such as the Queen Contest and Talent Shows. She has served as President of Anthon United Methodist Women and presently is Vice President of Sioux City District United Methodist Women. She has taught High School Sunday School for 15 years sings in the church choir and serves on her church’s board and various committees. She acted in the Anthon Old Settler’s Melodrama and is serving as Treasurer and Entertainment Chairperson for the Anthon Centennial Committee.

Their family has been joined for a year on 2 separate occasions by foreign exchange students from West Germany and France.

Brian and Sheryl enjoy traveling and remodeling continually the former country schoolhouse which they moved onto their farm to serve as their home.