Personal Announcements

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DEAN HICKMAN MARKS 90TH
BIRTHDAY

    Numerous friends and relatives gathered at the Community Church of God in Danville on April 7, 2012 to pay tribute to the most senior cousin in our large Jarvis family. The following is a collection of pictures from my Jarvis file. I could only imagine the photo gallery she has accumulated over 90 years, with two children and many grandchildren. Happy Birthday, Dean.



Standing tall among us all

A 1935 photo of Dean with seven cousins and grandpa and grandma Jarvis. Fourteen more first cousins followed to make the original twenty-one.

         

       
Above are a few thumbnail pictures from my collection

The last three pictures are from a previous birthday celebration.

   
JACK TAYLOR FAMILY
 UPDATE  2010-2011
Thought maybe it was time to let you know how things change in just a one-year span in the Jack Taylor family and I'm sure it holds true for most of the cousins as grand-children leave the home nests and move on to open their own doors of life's surprises and achievements, or new arrivals appear to bring more family members. In the past year,  six new family members have taken refuge in the Jack and Carolyn Taylor family and we welcome them.

Jennifer Taylor and David Hill were married on August 20th of this year, Shannon Taylor and Ashley Johnson were married on July 12, 2010, Rachael Taylor and Chad Christensen were married on April 19, 2011, Jonathan Taylor and Sarah Amlin were married on August 20, 2010, and David Taylor and Amanda McGill were married on March 12, 2011 .

 And Michael Alexander Taylor entered the world as a newborn in September of 2010. His parents are Brad and Nicolle Taylor of Denver, Colo. and he joins two brothers.

The Reverend Gary Taylor became Doctor Gary Taylor and is currently on the staff of Corban College in Oregon.

Diana and Greg Vocks are still serving as church hostesses at a retreat in Austria. Carolyn continues to work in insurance and I try to keep supplying you with Jarvis info.

And last on the list of happenings, 30 family members gathered at the Beef House in Covington to  help yours truly

celebrate his 76th birthday on July 2nd
     
Attendees included Dick and Susan Hickman from Florida and Melody and Gary Taylor from Oregon.
And a phone call to the restaurant from Austria from Diana and Greg. It was fun.

AND I DANCED WITH MY YOUNGEST AT HER WEDDING IN AUGUST.

                     


  
          Jennifer and David Hill 
 

            

Jon and Sarah w/ Taylors and Melody's mother, Rachel Funk

Pictured above---Dr. Gary Taylor      Also---Shannon, Ashley, and Brayden

                                                

                                   David and Amanda Taylor

Chad and Rachael Christensen

Keith Turner Family Site Updated

In a recent e-mail from Myra Turner, we received news to allow us to look in on their family. 


(Not sure where to begin with updating, but here goes.)

Keith & I are still both working part-time at the golf course during the summer and playing as time allows.
Keith had a knee replaced in March,2009 and was back playing golf in May. Wished he had
had it done sooner.
In June, 2010, he had open heart surgery to have valve replaced and 2 bypasses.
He has done really well with that also.
We have spent the last two winters in N. Carolina, where our girls and their husbands are.
Celena, our granddaughter, came to N C in 1998 to go to school. She met her husband, Ben Surface here.
They were married in N C in Sept,2005, and live in Mooresville, N C.
Ben works for Rousch racing and Celena is an aesthetician.
They have now blessed us with a great granddaughter. Ella Marie was born Oct. 24,2010
she weighed in at 7 lbs 8 oz and was 20 in long.
Terri and her husband, Russ moved to N C in 2007 when Terri had the opportunity to relocate with her work.
They live in Mint Hill, N C (small town just outside of Charlotte).
I will try and send pictures if I can do it on computer.
Take care,
Myra

(Footnote)
The pictures of the new arrival came thru from Terri and we all welcome Ella to the the Jarvis family.

      



 

TYLER VOCKS WINS 2010 TITLE
 OF JUNIOR MASTERS BOWLING CHAMPION
IN DAYTON, OHIO. TYLER IS THE SON OF KATHY AND KIRK VOCKS OF 
TAYLORVILLE, ILL. 
Click on headline for full story now.

  
DIANA AND GREG VOCKS
WILL DEPART IN JANUARY FOR AUSTRIA


An October 2009 announcement by Diana and Greg Vocks to their family and friends that they had accepted the position as permanent hosts of the Indianapolis based Austria retreat of their church affiliation on Taylorville, Illinois.
Jack and Carolyn Taylor held a small farewell party for Diana and Greg  in 
Covington,IN.
as the family wished them well on their journey to Austria where they will remain for an undetermined stay while they serve as hosts of their church affiliated retreat in the European country.  After several visits to the retreat to work in the past years, they were named as permanent hosts. They had already completed a 3-year assignment ending in 2005. Diana, a nurse, will be kept busy with all ages of visitors to the retreat and Greg will be the handyman and counselor. 
Diana and Greg will be living at Haus Edleweiss in this picture.
ADDRESS 
 Heiligenkrauz, NO, Austria, Europe

A Chilling, Worthy, Cause 
March 7, 2009

Myndie Turner, youngest daughter of Merle Turner, and her life-long friend will take the frigid plunge into Lake Mahomet at Mahomet, Il. on March 7, 2009 as part of the Special Olympics Polar Plunge to raise money and awareness of needy youth of the area. And they will be decked out in their prom dresses to celebrate their approaching 30th birthdays.

February 6, 2009
LATEST NEW ARRIVAL IN 2009 IS A 3-PEAT

Jeremiah Alan Vocks is a new member of the extended Jarvis family. He arrived on February 6, 2009 and is the second son of Kate and Matt Vocks of Taylorville, Illinois. The proud grandparents are Diana and Greg Vocks and Carolyn and Jack Taylor are great grandparents again for the 10th time. This became a rarity for Jeremiah and the Vocks family, since his father, Matt, was also born on February 6 and his grandmother, Diana, also was born on February 6.

Previous Announcements of Births (Please Click-On Now)

February 3, 2009
Birthday Oddities
Connie Davis sent us a note regarding the Merle Turner  family approaching some birthday oddities in the year of 2009.
This is also noted on the Combined Jarvis Family Birthdays web page at the bottom of the page.

This is also noted on the Combined Jarvis Family Birthdays web page at the bottom of the page.

We have a little family birthday oddity in 2009.

Abi Turner & Michael Davis turn 10 this year

Samantha Turner turns 20 this year.

Myndie Turner turns 30 this year.

Niel Turner turns 40 this year.

My husband, Jim Davis, turns 50 this year.

Kind of neat!  If you know how old one of them is, you can figure out the rest of them pretty easily. " )

Thanks!
Connie Davis
Merle's oldest " 

APRIL 15, 2008
Back Home In Indiana (Click On)

January 22, 2008
LATEST NEW ARRIVAL IN 2008
Ryland Jackson Taylor is a new member of the extended Jarvis family. He arrived on January 22, 2008 and is the second son of Nicolle and Brad Taylor of Washington. The proud grandparents are Pam and Jim Taylor and Carolyn and Jack Taylor are great grandparents again for the 10th time.

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Thru the years, we have tried to supply you with some news on the Jarvis family and it has grown to a point that it must be condensed. Here is the previous page of old news.
http://www.jarviscousins.com/importantannouncenents.htm