WOOD Family Reunion, 2012
WOOD, FROST, OMAILIA, WALSH, HAMILTON, JACKSON, RUTER, MAIN, GREENE, REYNOLDS, SICKELS-OSLAND, SICKELS, REYNOLDS, JOBE, FLEENER, POTTORFF, ADLI, ROLPH, BRABY, FLAHERTY, SHIELDS, NONNEMAN, RISSEEUM, STRINGHAM, WALTERS, COX, RUESCHHOFF, SCHULER, ERGENBRIGHT, KIRK, OSLAND, OLESON, ICHELSON, MOONEY, WOOD-GILLIAM, HOSFIELD, WALZ, GROSE, SWANK, FEEBACK, SMITH, DUKES, DAILEY, LAUER, HASTINGS, KOLTISKA
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/29/2012 at 01:39:28
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, September 27, 2012Wood Family holds reunion
A WOOD family reunion was held on August 25 at the home of LeRoy and Sandi WOOD. A total of 120 family members wearing their own family branch colored t-shirts came from as far as California, Wyoming, Missouri, Texas, Nevada, North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Illinois and all corners of Iowa.
A family meeting was held at 2 p.m. and was called to order by the "most responsible cousin," Sheri WOOD FROST. Business discussed: welcomes, introductions, announcements and any comments from family members who could not make it.
LeAnne O'MAILIA WALSH graciously volunteered to take on the task of the WOOD family historian. Recognition: Mike, Mercy and Nick WOOD came the greatest distance. LeRoy WOOD had the most family members there with 38. Ron WOOD had his entire family there. Oldest family members present: 93-year-old Pauline WOOD and the youngest was six-month-old Owen HAMILTON, son of Wesley HAMILTON. The host family for the next WOOD reunion will be the Janet WOOD JACKSON family and the date is to be announced. The entire family wanted to give a special thanks to Al RUTER for preparing and cooking the porkloin. It was excellent!
The rest of the day was filled with lots of family stories and, of course, some serious competition. Winners of the contests and games: Best Bloody Mary cocktail -- fourth place, Quincy MAIN; third place, Ron WOOD; second place, LeRoy WOOD, and first place, Kevin FROST. Generation Look-a-likes -- second place, LeRoy WOOD, Steve WOOD, Scott WOOD, Lincoln GREENE and Ryan REYNOLDS and first place, Pauline WOOD, Janet WOOD JACKSON, Vicki SICKELS-OSLAND and Jami SICKELS. Breezy-looks-familiar -- Ryan REYNOLDS. WOOD Olympics winning team members -- Captain Bob POTTORFF, Steve WOOD, Jeff JOBE, Quincy ADLI, Jami SICKELS, Faith FLEENER and Mike O'MAILIA.
Those who attended were Pauline WOOD, LeRoy WOOD, Steve WOOD, Suzanna WOOD, Ryan, Angela, Adalyn, Ryce and Emma REYNOLDS, Sheri and Kevin FROST, Shawna, Jake and Connor ROLPH, Tori BRABY, Quincy MAIN, Kristin SHIELDS, Patrick FLAHERTY, Lori WOOD, Nathan and Christy NONNEMAN, Wesley, Elijah and Owen HAMILTON, Lincoln GREENE, Megan RISSEEUN, Scott, Cindy, Morgan and Shannon WOOD, Omer ADLI, Billie STRINGHAM, Mollie WALTERS, Quincy ADLI, Scott, Safiye, Jake, Faith, Adli and Resa FLEENER, Jeff, Vonna, Jake, Emily, Jeston and Josh JOBE, Tori COX, Paul, Denise, Anna and Mary RUESCHHOFF, Mike, Mercy and Nick WOOD, Janet and Lincoln JACKSON, Vicki and Scott OSLAND, Zach SCHULER, Lexi PAGE, Joni and Dave KIRK, Emily ERGENBRIGHT, Missy, Jami, Josie and Molly SICKELS, Mary Ann and Bob POTTORFF, Mike O'MAILIA, Maria OLESON, Logan O'MAILIA, LeAnne and Pat WALSH, Ron and Pam WOOD, Erica and Daryl MOONEY, Tara and Brandon ICHELSON, Kenny, Diane, Gavin, Emily and Camdin WOOD, Amber WOOD-GILLIAM, Kaylin and Alyssa WOOD, Dan and Becky HOSFIELD, Deb, Brent, Spencer and Ethan WALZ, Ruby GROSE, Kenny GROSE, Janet GROSE, Niccole, Travis, Brayden, Dawsen, Treven and Keasten SWANK, Jordyn GROSE, Teresa KOLTISKA, Chad, Missy, Kolby and Lucas FEEBACK, Donnie GROSE, Jamie HASTINGS, Judy POTTORFF, Hank SMITH, Doris Jean DUKES REDMAN, Jim and Jane Lee FEEBACK, Jake DAILEY, Brenda GROSE, Al RUTER and Shaun LAUER.
Good WOOD times were had by all!
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2012
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The Wood family gathered together for the family reunion.
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