Family Reunion - Marion 2010

Scott, Greg, Doug, Paul and Ivolene

After a pass through Marion in July, my Great Aunt Ivolene McCree decided to call for a family get together in Marion on October 16th and 17th.

About 20 of us gathered to renew old ties and explore some new ones.

Ivolene played the regal hostess (That is her and her 4 sons on the left.) and entertained us all with family tales, skeletons and adventures for  several hours and I got a bit of revenge on Mary by forcing her to try to remember the names of MY cousins.



Kurby, Ivolene and Trevor

 We traded old photos, family information and stories.  Ivolene told us of a Great Uncle Otis who died in France in WWI; another who perished in a coal mine and lots of information on extended family members.

We ate too much, talked until we were hoarse and enjoyed a spectacular Fall afternoon in Southern Illinois.  Aunt Ivolene thinks we ought to do it every year. I agree.

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Cousins, cousins, everywhere cousins



Siblings, cousins and all the rest!

 Saturday the third of October was the annual McGuire homecoming in Todd, North Carolina .

Every year on the first Saturday in October, the clan gathers at the old homeplace for fun and food.  We had 49 people this year and enough food for 100. 

Betsy and John were our hosts and a geat time was had by all.

Haskell, Johnny,Mary, Tom, Estelle and Carolyn

Four of the six children of Raymond and Ruth McGuire are still living and attended the reunion (Estelle Smith, Tom McGuire, Haskell McGuire and Mary Norman).  They are pictured here with first cousins Johnny Williams and Carolyn Holbrook.  Start adding in all the children, grand children and spouses and the numbers climb rapidly.

If you were there, thanks for being a part of this celebration.  If not, please try to make it next year - the first Saturday in October at the homeplace.