Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 19, 2003

On May 31, 2003 the Mount Ayr class of 1963 held their 40th class reunion at Wild Bird Ridge.

Those in attendence were Donna (HARTMAN) and Jerry JONES of Nodaway; Jimmie COULTHARD of River Falls, WI; Janet (ROBERTS) YOUNG of Plumberville AR and her guest Joyce BURCHETT of Des Moines; Tarecia (AYERS) and Walter HILMER of Cedar Rapids; Garold and Gloria POTTORFF of Indianola; Myrna (JARRED) and Rex LUKO of West Des Moines; Norene (DENNEY) WAUGH of Council Bluffs; Faye (PAIST) and Bob ECKERT of Saint Joseph, MO; Vicki (NEWTON) and Gene RICKER of Ankeny;

Carolyn (REYNOLDS) and Harold SHUMP of Seneca, KS; Tenna (LYNCH) and Ron GATER of Columbia, MO; Martha (LAMB) and Ron ANDREWS of Clear Lake; Kenny and Marlyn WYANT of Waterloo; Susie (HUNT) RINEHART of Clarinda; Larry and Cathy BOLTON of Iowa City; Lynn and Marge DENNIS of Ankeny; Sherry (COOPER) and Tom O'BRIEN of Carpentersville, IL; Teena (KRISINGER) HILL and BOb BRANS of Ketchum, IA;

Jean (POTTORFF) and Jerry BARKER of Mount Pleasant; Marvin WEETER of Scottsdale, AZ; Jack and Reta (DUKES) SICKELS of Creston; Richard and Cheryl BELL of Hillsboro; Dean (BURCHETT) BUELL and Vera Jean (BURCHETT) MERCER and Vern PALMER of Des Moines; Lyle (Jr.) POWELL of Albany, MO; Mary Ann (WOOD) and Bob POTTORFF, Royce and Judy DREDGE, Dae and Shirley HIGHTSHOE, Fred and Mary SHIELDS, Mary DILLENBURG and Gary and Kris ROUDYBUSH, all of Mount Ayr.

During the evening the group enjoyed a buffet supper, taking pictures and reminiscing. The class decided to hold their 45th reunion the weekend after Memorial Day 2008.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2012

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 13, 2013

The 50th reunion of the class of 1963 of Mount Ayr Community high school was held at Ramsey Supper Club in Mt. Ayr on Friday, May 24 with 44 classmates in attendance.

Members attending from out of state included Howard and Annette MERCER, Cowan, TN; Linda (SHAFER) KIRBY of Edgewater, CO; Jimmie COULTARD, River Falls, WI; Melanie (McFARLAND) and Marvin LANE, Overland Park, KS; Steve LYNCH, Woonsocket, SD; Richard and Linda STEPHENS, Rock Port, MO; Ron GATER, Columbia, MO; Joyce (DRIFTMEIER) CALAJEZZI, Anchorage, AK; Faye (PAIST) and Bob ECKERT, St. Joseph, MO; Harold SHUMP, Senica, KS; Teena (KRISINGER) HILL, Ketchum, ID and Phil and Luci FAY, Ocala, FL.

Members attending who live in Iowa were Janet (ROBERTS) YOUNG, Dean (BURCHETT) BUELL, Mickey (RICE) DENNIS, Vickey (RICE) ADAMS and David and Carol BARKER, all of Des Moines; Twilla (SCOTT) and Bill DILLARD and Gary and Gloria POTTORFF of Indianola; Susie (HUNT) RINEHART and Jim SLOUGH of Clarinda; Jerry and Marcia WAUGH and Myrna (JARRED) and Rex LUKOOF West Des Moines; Donna (HARTMAN) and Jerry JONES, Nodaway; Norene (DENNEY) and Gary WAUGH, Council Bluffs; Jean (POTTORFF) and Jerry BARKER, Mt. Pleasant; Martha (LAMB) and Ron ANDREWS, Clear Lake; Patricia (WELLS) and Ken BAKER, Waukee; Janice (SICKELS) RITTER and Jack and Reta (DUKES) SICKELS, Creston; Vicki (NEWTON) and Gene RICKER and Danny SKINNER, Ankeny; Teena (LYNCH) and Carolyn (REYNOLDS) and Gary and Kris ROUDYBUSH, Osceola and Mary (MARTIN) and Jim HARRIS, Grand River.

Members who attended from Mount Ayr included Dan MINNICK, Royce and Judy DREDGE, Derald and Beverly NOBLE, Patty (GROUT) and Rod STARK, Dave and Shirley HIGHTSHOE, RB and Mary DAVENPORT, Mary Ann (WOODS) and Bob POTTORFF, Sherry (COOPER) O'BRIEN, Fred and Mary SHIELDS and Mary DILLENBURG.

The class has 16 deceased members.

The Class of 1963 was honored at the Mount Ayr Alumni Banquet on Saturday evening with 19 class members attending.

The next reunion will be in 2018.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2013