More than 90 family members attended the 40th Laver family reunion on July 4 at the Central Park Pavilion in Chanute.
Special Recognition Attending: Oldest Male – Albert Barker, age 90; Oldest Female – Ethylene Venable, age 86; Youngest Male – Moxen Hubbard, age 6 months; Youngest Female – Sawyer Green, age 18 months; Longest Married – Merle and Imogene Brooks, 62 years; Newest Married – Scott and Jessica Barker, 8 years; and Farthest Traveled – Mike Mullins and family of Hoxie, (380 miles).
Those attending and their hometowns:
Iola: Larry and Judy Laver; Jenell Baker and Sasha, Axten and Moxen Hubbard; Kayla Kress and Amelia and Zora Kress.
Humboldt: DeWayne and Janice (Laver) Ard; Stacy (Lichtenwalter) Biffe; Raymond Barnett; Charlene (Seastedt) Headley; J.D. and Cathy Baughn; DeWayne Romine, Mike Romine; Sandy Romine; Chet and Carman (Ford) Huse; Aisley, Hadley and Lucy Galloway; Lana (Headley) Mugley; Larry and Beverly Headley; Steven and Tara (Headley) Lucke and Evan; Bobby and Shannon Allen; Sarah Doepke and Ethan Doepke; Riley Carney-Doepke; and Dylan Dunham.
Chanute: Larry and Wilma Jean (Laver) Nelson; Merle and Imogene Brooks; Albert and Juanita (Allen) Barker; Don Baughn; Robert and Tina Allen; Scott and Jessica Barker; Eric and Traci Barker; Kirk and Jamie Fickel and Logan; Tiffany Allen and Hattie Cohee; Kenny and Barbara (Culp) Morris: Debra Morris; Christine (Headley) McIntyre; Willie Headley and Emily Daniels.
Redfield: Shawn and Stephanie Laver; Parsons: Donna (Laver) Krokstrom; Leon Feuerborn; Colton Brown; Rhonda (Ard) Steele and Everett “Skjp” Couch; Pittsburg: Kayla (Baker) Ramsey and Larson; Kincaid: Howard and Linda Ludlum; Moran: Gary Ludlum; Dani Deer; Angie (Ludlum) Eheart and Megan Kress; Wichita: Holden Woodward; Ed Culp and Madison Culp; Dodge City: Paul and Lisa (Headley) Schmidt; Wakeeney: Steve and Glenda (Mullins) Hage; Hoxie: Mike and Becky Mullins; Rhiannon Mullins and Molly Spencer; Harlan, Iowa: Gene D. and Shauna Laver; Broken Arrow, Okla.: Cheryl Allen; Jones, Okla.: Dennis and Sherry Venable; Ethylene Venable, and Choctaw, Okla.: Oliver and Sawyer Green.
