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Neill F. Armstrong ’47, sec ed, and his wife, Jane, have two grandchildren who graduated in 2005. Cole Farden graduated from OSU with an education degree, and Cayley Armstrong graduated with a marketing degree. Another grandson, Beau Armstrong, still attends OSU. Joy E. Haynes ’47, house arts, and her husband, J.E., recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mediterranean cruise. Ebba Marie Johnson ’47, HEECS, is archivist historian emeritus of the Oklahoma Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. In the past 10 years, her family increased by six great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Billy C. Clark ’48, mech eng, and his wife, Mary, moved last year from Broken Arrow, Okla., to a smaller home in Tulsa that requires much less lawn care. Now their lawn is only 50 square feet; the Broken Arrow lawn was 11,000 square feet. Bruce E. Honeycutt ’48, psych, and his wife, Leola, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in September. They have four children, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Allene Woolever Barnes ’36, ed, and her husband, Walter D. Barnes, ’38, ag, recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. They were married in the parsonage of North Methodist Church in Stillwater while they were students at OSU. Allene and Walter now live in an assisted living community in Kingfisher, Okla.
40s Maurice R. Ransom ’40, elec eng, still works as an engineer three mornings a week. Three of his grandchildren have graduated from college, with five left to graduate. Jesse C. Grissom ’42, agron, celebrated his 86th birthday Nov. 4. Marjorie Patchin Meggs ’42, house arts, has seven great-grandsons and one greatgranddaughter. Her husband, James, ’47, agron, died in May 2005. They were married 62 years. 96
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Robert G. Meyer ’48, ag econ, and his wife, Lorene, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 29. They remain active in retirement and take care of their large yard by themselves. Charles N. Williams ’48, poultry sci, ’52, M.S., and his wife, Patricia, ’48, journ, celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in July. Margie R. Horn ’49, hort and land arch, has been retired since 1985. She is active in her church and in the Mexican Folk Art Society. John B. Olson ’49, elec eng, says he’s “still kicking, but slowing down.” Paul Rooker ’49, an sci, ’61, M.S., occup and adult ed, and his wife, Pauline, ’50, HEECS, ’62, M.S., elem ed, celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in September.
50s Richard C. Davis ’50, agron, and his wife, Doris, are enjoying life in Tyler, Texas,
where they raise quarter horses. They enjoy being involved in their church and visiting family. Belva Neal-Yoxsimer ’50, exec sec admin, and her husband, Ron, are enjoying retirement. They recently traveled to Colorado, Maine, Walt Disney World, Las Vegas, Branson, Mo., and Portland, Ore. Homer Pickhardt ’50, elec eng, is a consultant log analyst with expertise in interpretation of pre-1955 electric logs. His wife, Loretta, attended OSU in 1950. Wes Wyatt ’50, mktg, continues to work in the insurance and financial planning industry, sharing selling ideas through personal help, videotapes and the more than 30 books and manuals he has written. Dale R. Gunn ’51, dairy sci, recently sold his company, Comanche Supply Co., and retired. He enjoys working in his church and community as well as traveling, hunting and fishing. Robin Robertson ’51, elem ed, ’58, M.S., was happy to see two photos of her granddaughter, Casady, attending OSU’s Grandparent University in the spring 2006 issue of STATE magazine. Don C. Wilson ’51, gen bus, has been retired for 22 years. He and his wife, Gloria Wilkerson-Wilson, live in Mexico. Karleen F. DeBlaker ’52, gen bus, retired in 2004 after 30 years of public service as an elected official in Florida. Her husband, Charles “Chuck,” ’54, elec eng, is retired from Honeywell Corporation, where he was a quality control supervisor. Clarence W. Drake ’52, sec ed, and his wife, Wanda, ’55, sec ed, enjoyed their trip back to Stillwater for the 2005 OSU homecoming celebration. George Seamands ’52, bus and pub admin, and his wife, Lorie, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June. Their four children and their spouses as well as eight grandchildren visited, including one grandchild who attends the U.S. Military Academy. Richard K. Sewell ’52, an sci, and his wife, Jan, are retired and enjoy traveling. Howard K. Wohlfarth ’52, forestry, enjoys touring foreign countries, gardening, walking, fishing and, occasionally, golfing. Charles Annibale ’54, an sci, is retired