Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 14, 2016, Page 5

The 64th annual family reunion of the family of William and Maria Griffth Roudybush was held Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the home of Jim Brown near Lenox. A bright and sunny day gave the 74 family members who attended a time to visit and share a potluck dinner.

There were the following births reported during this past year: Nathan Edward Ward born August 6, 2014 to Rebecca and Nick Ward, daughter of Nancy Lumbard; Aspen Jay Moffitt was born to Chase and Emily Moffitt on July 21, 2015, grandchild of Jean Moffitt, and great-grand child of Harry and Ruth Haley; Isaac Matthew Brodac, son of Tara and Nate Brodac, was born October 26, 2015, grandmother is Nancy Long; Corbin Dean David was born December 28, 2015 to Craig and Janie David; Hayden Scott Miller was born January 29, 2016 to Scott and Kaley Miller; Ansley Faith King, born on February 15, 2016, to Ethan and Caitlyn King, grandfather is Jeff King and great-grandmother is Joyce King; Jaxton Lee Garcia was born April 14, 2016 to Samantha Marshall and Bryan Garcia, grandmother is Stephanie Brown, great-grandparents are Robert and Kathlyn Roudybush Brown.

Marriages reported were Sara Murphy and Jason Wynn married August 16, 2013; Scott and Kaley Koeblin were married August 9, 2014; Shane Miller and Eliot Van Dyke were married February 20, 2016; and Melissa Baker and Brad Clymer were married March 31, 2016. Several people shared anniversaries and other family news.

No deaths were reported this year.

Gary Roudybush presided over the business meeting as President Joann Ballenger was not present. Secretary Kris Roudybush read the minutes of last year's reunion. Steve Barker was elected as President and Kris Roudybush will continue to serve as secretary. A monetary gift was given to Jim Brown for his hosting the reunion at his home. We will plan to meet there again next year at noon on June 25, 2017.

The following people attended the reunion: Jerry and Janet Haley, Tanner Haley, Abbi Haley of Mount Ayr; Jeff and Janet Haley of Grinnell; Joyce and Kelsey King of Bettendorf; Emily and Hayley English of Bettendorf; Gary and Kris Roudybush and Aiden and Austin Roudybush of Osceola; Bob and Kathlyn Brown; Jim Brown, DJ Brown and Staci Woodside; Nick, Jenna, Emma, NiKenna, and Alana Brown; Darian and Jamie David and Austen and Caeden; Gary and Kathy Brown, Ryan, Courtney, Kristen, Makayla and Mya Brown; Steph Brown and Ike Sewell; Hugh and Sherri Vogel, and Haxton Lee Marshall Garcia, all of Lenox; Don and Maralyn Baker, and Steven and Melanie Baker of Ames; Duane and Eula Dolecheck, Roy and Nancy Lumbard, and Megan Brown, Mitchell Brown, Edwardo Estrella of Creston; Pauline Crussell of Clarinda; John and Pat Wilson; and Craig and Janie David and Logan, Dillan, Taylynn and Naomi, Corbin David of Clearfield; Spencer Lumbard of Diagonal; Ernie and Mary Beth Hower; Dee and Mike Rieke; Pat and Margaret Murphy of Des Moines; Connie Cooper of Bedford; Jerry and Dee Sobotka of DeSoto, Mike and Karen Schaefer of Maloy; and Roseann Crumley of Colorado Springs, CO.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2016