168 current and former Marion residents attended the 63rd annual Marion County Florida Reunion on Saturday, February 18. The short program began at 10:15am at Duff's Original Buffet in Bradenton, Florida and included lunch conversation, door prizes and monetary drawing contributions.
Marion area merchants and persons offered 20 items from the following donors: Servex Electronics, Andrews Pastries, McDaniel Toyota, Harding High School, Custom Creations, Miller Lawn and Garden, Campbell Supply, DQ Dairy Queen, L&P Cakes, House of Hunan, Perkins and Boston Restaurants, Matthews Auto Group, Carroll's Jewelers, John Steward, Phil Reid and Jack Howser.
Those in attendance were: LouAnn Anderson, Pete and Susan Bailey, Fred Baker, Bill and Jerri Barnhart, LuAnne Bell, Marilyn Jo Bell, Clifford and Laurabel Bolenbacher, Jean Bollinger, Sammi Breece, Paul and Gloria Brown, Ralph and Jane Brown, Brenda Bunker, Bonnie Callahan, Charlie Campbell, Andy and Helen Carberry, Lawrence and Marilyn Clinger, Matry Coder, Richard and Brenda Collins, Doug and Ellen Combs, Paul and Barb Darling, Nancy Jo Dasher, Janice Dodds, Bob and Barb Donaugh-Kling, Vince Dutt, Bob and Janet Ellwood, Don and Barb Everly, Dave and Nancy Gallimore, Larry Gamble, Dick and Norma Gantt, Glenn Gerber, Darlene Goad, Betty Jane Gregory, Bob and Janet Grover, Paul and Dot Grubb, Art and Mary Gruber, Pat Haas, Don and Peggy Hall, Doug and Fran Harder, Richard and Barbara Hardin, Fred and Judy Hazen, Sharon Heim, Tom Indoe, Larry and Judy Ishida, Harold and Carol Jackson, Ron and Paige Jackson, John and Lyn Jenkins, Ike Jones, Jim and Sharon Kantzer, Betty Kearns, Judy Keif, Jack and Bea Kellogg, Larry and Pat Kelly, Jim and Sue Kingsley, Roger and Esther Kingsley, Ray and Mary Ann Klingel, Larry and Clarissa Kramer, Janice Lappin, Jim Layton, Larry and Dixie Leathem, Art and Marge Leffler, Sam Lessley, Karlton and Beverly Luke, Vaun and Carol McAhren, Jim and Pat McManus, David McWherter, Larry and Karyle Mumper, Susan Nations, Richard and LaCreda Okerman, Jr. and Sis Osborn, Larry and Norma Osborn, Helen Owen, Patty Owens, Herb and Carolyn Phillians, Donald Porter, Ric and Roxanna Ralston, Nancy Ralston, Virgil and Sherrie Ravencraft, Terry and Maxine Record, Mark and Candy Rinnert, Tom and Linda Rizzo, Jim and Ann Russell, Whitney Sale, Dean and Ruth Shelton, Bill and Phyllis Smith, Geary and Pat Smith, Craig and Sharon Snyder, Tom and Mary Spencer, John and Joan Steward, Delbert and Shelba Stoneburner, Pete Sykes, Harold Tanner, Dan Truex, Dick and Anna Underwood, Dan Wendell, Bob and Peggy Weston, Ray Weston, Jim and Helen Whaley, John and Carol White, Dwain and Sandy Williams, Vaughn and Linda Williams, Ron and Esther Wilson, Richard and Penny Woy, Gene Woy, Larry Zickafoose.
Committe members are: Whitney Sale and Mary Gruber, chairwomen; Vaughn and Linda Williams and Bill and Jerri Barnhart, door prizes; Charlie Campbell, drawing chairman; Joan Steward, media coordinator, and John Steward, master of ceremonies.
The 2013 64th Marion County Reunion has been set for Saturday, Feb. 16th with additional information to be released in August.
