MORAN The Marmaton Valley High School commons area served as the setting for 140 attendees Saturday at the 2018 Moran/Marmaton Valley Alumni Banquet.
Special recognition went to Dan Snyder for traveling the farthest, from San Clemente, Calif., to attend the reunion. Lilly Price Norman, Class of 1945, was the oldest female graduate in attendance. Bill Burch, Class of 1944, was th oldest male and oldest one to have served in the military. Classes ending in 4 or 9 also were recognized.
A $250 scholarship was awarded to 2019 MV graduate Isaac Heskett. Karlie Stephens was the only 2019 graduate to attend the reunion. She told the group about her higher education plans. Donna Dougherty Grigsby was the winner of a 50-50 raffle. Money collected from the raffle was earmarked for the scholarship fund.
The banquet was catered by Sam and Nancy Shocky Kuhns of Ari Capitol Caterers in Wichita.
Officers for 2020 were elected: Chris Elmenhorst, president; Phyllis Talley Nelson, vice president; Myrna Parsons Wildschuetz, recording secretary; Ann Morrison Houk, corresponding secretary; and Tiffany Dudley Dressler, treasurer.
Alumni President Chris Elmenhorst led the meeting. Barbara Chalker Anderson provided the invocation. Kaysha Elmenhorst sang the national anthem. Myrna Wildschuetz Parsons read the minutes of the 2018 banquet. Judy Ensminger Welch provided the treasurers report.
Those attending from their corresponding classes:
1944 Bill Burch and guest.
1945 Lilly Price Norman.
1948 James and Ellen Price, Joe Lilly and daughter, Hazel Stewart Dickerson.
1949 Melva Bigelow Lincicome, Carl and Mary Ellen (1951) Murrow Stanley, Harold Houk, Margaret Bacon Fuston and Annette, Norma Smith Jackson and Bill and Lucille Harris Lincicome.
1951 Glenn and Rhetta Smith and Audrey Moore Maley.
1953 Jerry and Etta Freeman, E.J. and Barbara Siefker, Melvin and Mary Ellen (1954) Price.
1954 Clyde Anderson, Elton and June Bigelow Green and Ted and Norma Arnold Stahl.
1955 Wayne and Nancy Houk Chandler and Loren and Bobbie Mitchell.
1956 Gene and Joyce Goodsell (1959) Todd.
