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Dale & Cathy Cates, Bud & Dorothy Boyd, Julie Meredith, Lon Crouch, Howard Crouch, Jack & Shirley Crouch, Steve & Carol Scott, Helen Hallam, Pat & Larry Crouch July 4, 2007 Neosho, Missouri |
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We gathered pretty much as planned in Neosho, Missouri, July 4, 2007. It was hoped that Mary would be up for some of the activity, but she had a bad night and wasn't up to it. The group gathered at Shoney's for food and then at the Booneslick lodge for the serious reunion. We had very good weather despite the fact that we were in the middle of record setting rains. Coffeyville was under water and Miami was flooding at 1951 levels. A couple of weeks earlier Joplin had 9 inches of rain in one day. We stayed completely dry. Julie pulled out her scanner and started through the photo albums that Cathy and Jack had brought. Everyone went through the pictures and got acquainted. While the reunion continued past this first get together, this was the largest single group that assembled during the week. From his generation Howard, born 1917, is the oldest of the 17 Crouch cousins and Lon certainly one of the youngest. Among the great grandchildren, I, born in 1943, am the oldest and Julie is likely the youngest. There were gatherings for the next two days. At the end of the first day Jack and his wife had to return home and daughter Carol and husband Steve joined them. Lonnie was concerned about the news that the Neosho River was flooding Miami where he owns a house and he was planning a strategy to get into town around the barricades. Mary and Howard had her regular dialysis appointment The rest of us planned for Nashville, MO., on the 5th. See July 5, 2007, Nashville Cemetery, July 6, 2007, More Pictures & Reunion Scans. |
 Howard, Jack, Dorothy, Lonnie
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 Back Larry, Helen, Carol, Julie, Cathy Front Howard, Jack, Dorothy, Lonnie |
 Carol, Howard, Lon and Helen - Cathy in back
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 Shirley and Jack Crouch |
 The group gathers at Shoney's for brunch |
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 Dale did a set of baby pictures - thanks
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