Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, August 30, 2012

The annual BROWN reunion was held August 19, 2012 at the community building in Ellston. There were 81 present. Berniece CARROLL was the oldest and Rylee PETNIK the youngest. One death, two marriages, three births and 11 graduations were reported. Michelle BLANKENSHIP traveled the greatest distance.

Those in attendance were Roger BROWN of McComb, IL; Gale BROWN of Neola; Tony and Pam MOORE and Deb CARL of Ankeny; Nate and Toni TAYLOR and Mary HARRIS of Grand River; Mark, Jennifer, Nicole and Johnathan OVERTON and Doris and Richard GOLDNER of Des Moines; Reta, Larry and Tracy FREIHAGE, Marion CREVELING and Fred, Janelle and Grant STAATS,all of Ellston;

Leona BROWN of Nevada; Bob and Verna MARTIN, Doris TODD, Randell BROWN, all of Mount Ayr;

Aaron DARAH and Peggy OVERHOLSER of Redding; George and LaRetta NOVAK and Scott MOORE of Creston; David and Sharon ROBINSON and Mark and Teresa DORNBUSCH of Altoona; Bea, Reece and Keegan BRUMBAUGH of Gregory, SD; Vic and Linda BROWN of Estherville; Kathy BROWN of Wagner, SD; Karla BROWN of Sioux Falls, SD; Nancy OVALE of Ames; Joel and Susan STEIN of Eagle Grove; James and Felicia NOVAK of Tingley; Ryan DORNBUSCH, Danielle HAWKINS and Dwain BROWN of Pleasant Hill; Berniece CARROLL and Glenna BURKHART of Eldon; Nindy and James COLES of New Virginia; Junior CARROLL of Lincoln, NE: Linda, Arlan and Heather BROWN of Indianola; Rick, Judy and Mindy LEHMAN of Glenwood; Skip and Frances MOORE, Amy, Dennis and Karlee, Kobly and Korban FRITZ, all of Carlisle; Dawn JAMES, Rylee PETNICK and Bruce and Katie FOLAND of Osceola; Brian and Carmen FOLAND of Murray; Ed and Mary BLANKENSHIP of Atwater, OH; Michelle BLANKENSHIP of New York; Brian and Laurie ROBINSON of Runnells, and Andy FREIHAGE of Ankeny.

The 2013 reunion will be held the third Saturday of August at the same location.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2012