Local Christmas Weekend Gatherings Across Families
Local Happenings document a busy Christmas weekend with numerous family visits and dinners. People from multiple towns including Center ville Marshall Lemars St Paul Oskaloosa and Corydon shared meals and called on relatives at the Mearl Walter Garret Brain and Gibbs households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dona Jean Gibbs
Jim Carter
Eleanor and
Eva Miller
Maurice Walter
Marchelle
California
Bill Benjamin
Aubrey Walter
Centerville
Chad Walter
Marshall, Mo
Mearl Walter
John Wilson
Sycamor
Ill
Carl Black
Jack McDonough
Ralph McDonough
Jeffrey
Brian
Maxwell
Jay McDonough
Lemars
Ted MacDonough
St. Paul, Minn
Jerry Schima
Larry Sime
Apple Valley
Minn
Joyce Rosdall
Oskaloosa
Garret Brain
Neal
JoAnne
Frank Wilson
Guy Vincent
Walter
Wilsons
Denny Baughman
Megan
Unionville
Ardis Walter
Hilda Walter
Delbert Gray
Brad
Shelli
Lisa
Sovilla
Neil Penfield
Tim
Mitchell
Cary McCoy
Scott
Greg
Jerry
Monty
Marvin Gardner
Larry Pfannebecker
Tracy
Todd
Mike
Tabor
Dennis Gardner
Julie
Paul Witt
Rodney
Denise
Carie
Sylvan van Dorin
Annette
Joanine
Raymond Charity
Gary Charity
Jayne
Janet Schneider
Sheela
Salem Whirl: Hazel Hellyer Highlights Local Visits
News from Salem recounts numerous brief visits and gatherings. Bob Whitehead travels to Topeka to see sister Sandra Miller. Clarence Whitehead family and Calhouns host and attend church, dinners, and Christmas events with locals. Multiple mentions of Des Moines Moravia Centerville and Albia anchored by recurring Whitehead and Hellyer households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Whitehead
Topeka
Kans
Sandra Miller
Clarence Whitehead
Miller
Richard Calhoun
Steven
John
Long Beach
Calif
Delbert Calhoun
Karl
Dan Whitehead
Hazel Hellyer
Edward McCord
Paul Turner
Bobby
Jody McDanes
Robert Kain
Helen Rose
Des Moines
Yconium
Frank Fett
Monnday
Amy
Clarence
Floyd Hiner
Edward Haver
Glen Wakefield
Centerville
Ray Messamaker
Robert Paetts
Ralph Turner
Moravia
Eric
Mt. Pleasant
Larry Whitehead
B. F. Whitehead
Maude Whitehead
Hobby
Hazel Rinehart
Mary Lou
Grace Methodist Wed
Fern Callen
Albia
Jerry Brown
Danny
Ricky
Tommy
Shelli
Julie
Cedar Rapids
Bloyd Brown
Gary Golic
Doug
Sheila
David Dickinson
Clarice
California
Philip
Christmas Dining and Holiday Visits Across Vosburg Area
Local social notes recount Christmas and holiday gatherings across Vosburg and nearby towns. Families such as the Browns, Calhouns, Laws, Argo, Dikes, Rineharts, Whiteheads, and many others share meals, overnight visits, and casual calls in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Urbandale, and surrounding communities. A wide array of relatives from Seattle to Des Moines participate in dinners and overnight stays, with multiple households hosting guests during the festive period.
Family thanks for flowers cards after hospital stay
Danny and Jennifer Ham were Monday dinner guests at Russell Brown’s home. The family thanks everyone who remembered my mother with flowers cards and prayers during her stay at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther King
Gary Chority
Julie
Jayne
Unionville
Raymond Chority
James Easter
Donnellson Care Center
Arthur Roberts
Meryle Brown
Stacy and
Shonna
Marion
Ernie Schmell
Seymour
Shannon Seals
Edward Haver
Gene Huff
Steve
Tory Huff
Jason
John Huff
Ryan
Tiffany
June Moss
Harold Huff
Delbert Calhoun
Mary Fett
Des Moines
Russell Bal
Teresa
Russell
Dike
Gerald Argo
Melinda
Brian
Carlisle
Roy Argo
Dick Brown
Brad
Luvena Dordan
Mercy Hospital
Betty Jean Dunham
Paul Dicks
Nick Dicks
Fonda Dicks
Joan Laws
Seattle
Wash
Johnnie Laws
George Rinehart
Mark
Tracy
Stacy
Don
B. F. Whitehead
Bob Warnell
Bert Schweinbart
Val Lerma
Danny
Scott
Baxter
George Rudloff
Virgil
Newton
Edith Callen
William Wiand
Jim
Jerry
E. G. Clayton
Davenport
Wayne Christy
Carol
Stanley Spencer
Chris
Wayne Messamaker
Jim Rees
Pleasantville
Ray Messamaker
Ronnie Calhoun
McPherson
Kas
Brad Brown
Whitehead
Don Whitehead
Maude Whitehead
Larry Whitehead
Dougie
Clarence Whitehead
Bobby
Bob VanDorin
Eric
Paul Jordan
Centerville
Dale Laws
Macon
Gis
Hrsanley Spencer
Humeston
Jennifer
Russell Brown
Delbert Rawson
Hartford
Tom Teno
Betty Jean Dun
Ham
Christmas Visitors and Family Gatherings at Centerville
A long list of Christmas visits and meals centered around Centerville includes Genevie Kaling and Bessie Donovan hosting Eddie Donovan and many relatives from Centerville Cincinnati Knoxville Wheaton Mediapolis Davenport Le Claire and Albia. The gatherings featured church events and multiple family dinners at homes and the community center with numerous Ballanger Long and Tarbell relatives visiting throughout the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevie Kaling
Bessie Donovan
Eddie Donovan
Junior Donovan
Cindy
Mike Donovan
Melinda
Lily
Centerville
Larry Carson
Mark
Candy
Cincinnati
Nadiné Wood
Knoxville
Dick Wood
Janet
Eric
Wheaton
Ill
Travis
Albia
Louie Egbert
Richland
Iva Ryals
Brighton
Edna Down
Frances Burton
Kelli Goodwin
Mediapolis
Dallas Faber
Ruben Faber
Eddie Squires
Butch Martin
Hazel Scott
Larry Long
le Claire
Rick Long
Davenport
Bill Long
Jay
Hila
Horstman
Larry Hiatt
Chad
Carl Hiatt
Ralph Spencer
Stanley Spencer
Chris
Grace Methodist Church
Bill Kae
Larry Léng
Ruby Long
Jim Knapp
Katrina
Leta Pettibone
Danny Padger
Bob Evans
Greg
Ray Spurgeon
Ami
Kenny Long
Nelson Ballanger
Jerald
Jesse
Jack Ballanger
Justin
Amber
Fred McBride
Clarence Ballanger
Terri
Tonya
Tony
Frank Ballanger
Doug
Marcia
Todd
Angela
Delmer Ballanger
Ramona
Rodney
John Ballanger
John
Jim
Joe
Teff
Jim Leach
Belinda
Rick Ballanger
Melanie
Stella Ballanger
Ballanger
Terald Ballanger
Rick Seybolt
Ivyl Tarbell
Kim
Robin
Wendell Phillips
Randy
Miranda
Howard Phillips
Lori
Lynette
Brian
Keith
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Hazelton
Garnet Brain
Mary Lou Raymie
Max McDonough
Arnold Bower
Coon Rapids
Connie Knapp
Gene Gibbs
Promise City
Inez Campbell
S. E. Gibbs
Kenneth Moore
Corydon
Ivan Gibbs
R. E. “Dick” Cooper
W. Washington
Iowa
Turner
Aoravia
Centerville Sales Co
Tom & Charley Demry
Allis-Chalmers
Ompany
NEW Idea
Salem
Vosburg
Harry Bruntmyer
Minneapolis
Shayne Lori
Ida
Childs
Reign
John McAninch
He Varnell
Ben Pickreil
Rosete Argo
Ers
Lester Yeaman
West Des Moines
Kenneth
Donald Calhoun
Thelma Calhoun
Mike Moon
Allen
Nancy Moss
Virgil Calhoun
Lincoln
Nebr
Denny
Hawk Insurance
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance
County Mutual
John Farrington
Claude Maw
Agent National Bank Bidg
Goode
New Hope
William R. Adler
Optometrist
South Main
Alsia
Court House
Chaches
Ralph O. Wood, Co
Kenneth Coltrain
Moravia Corporation
and Taylor and Union Townships
Ralph
Wood
Appanoose County Assessor
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