Reunion Day Two

The big day for the Reunion 2008 dawned cool and sunny, a light south breeze, under an incomparably blue Kansas sky. We met from 10-3 at Colby Community College in two spacious rooms that gave us plenty of room for displays and food and general visiting.

One tradition is of course the "Sibs and Spouses" picture and Todd was nice enough to aim my camera for this one. For those of you who aren't Linvilles, left to right are Larry and Dolores, Norm and Judi, Maxine and Roy, Don and Kay and Harold and Jan. Missing are Walt and Carol. Walt, this is for you: Get Well Soon!

Carla and Paula had signs everywhere so we would know which buildings to enter and where to go. They had many little touches such as ribbons on the tables, reprints of family photos, an updated Linville-Williams genealogy and even commemorative reunion Hershey bars.

The college campus is always a green oasis on South Range in Colby. The building was comfortable, accessible and convenient.



And the catering was tasty, too. Things got quiet as we sat down to enjoy roast beef, country ham, potatoes and gravy, green beans, Aunt Esther's broccoli salad, rolls, and homemade pie including peach, pecan and cherry.

Of course this is the Linville- Williams family reunion, and we were so pleased that Mildred, Mark and Wilbur were able to join us. Mildred and Wilbur gave us updates about what they have been doing and where their children are. Wilbur brought many old photos and some family history items to share, as well.


Since no party is complete without that second slice of pie, one of Larry's daughters made sure I snapped a photo of him enjoying dessert.










Each of the sibs gave an update about their families as well, sometimes to the amusement or embarrassment of the younger generation. Scott and Todd traveled from Denver, where Todd had flown in from LA. Colby is not the easiest place to reach by air and we appreciated their effort to join in the family hilarity.

This biennial gathering of descend- ants of Leslie and Bertha Linville brought almost 40 to Colby this year, including 9 of their 19 grandchildren. Debbie came from Hutchinson, Keith and Dinah from Dighton, Carla and Eric from North Platte, Doug from Colorado, Paula and Gene from Goodland, Aleta from Pratt and April from Anthony, as well as their assorted children and some children's friends. Many others wanted to come but had conflicting schedules or were prevented by illness. Our silent auction of family related items raised over $200 for seed money for the next reunion in 2010, and also redistributed some of the treasures collected and inherited through the years. We hope many of the cousins and grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be able to join us in the future.