The Cousin Catcher Vol.18. No 2 114 S. Sandstone Lane July, 2006 Bridgewater, VA 22812 GOWilson40@aol.com The Jones/Wilson Reunion The annual Jones/Wilson reunion will be held on Saturday, July 29, in Monterey, VA, at the Highland Center (old Monterey High School). Dinner will be served at 12:00 noon. All descendants and friends of the pioneer Joneses and Wilsons of Highland and Pendleton counties are invited and encouraged to attend. There will be a charge for the location and dinner, but that has already been paid for by Skip Jones in honor of his parents. Therefore, the meal is free for all attendees, but please contact George Wilson at the above e-mail address or 540-828-6304 so we can tell the caterer how many will be attending. We hope to see you on July 29 in Monterey! Matt & Vikki Wilson Have Moved Dr. Matthew and Vikki Wilson and four children have moved to a new location in Lexington, KY. Their new address is 2373 Dogwood Trace Blvd.; Lexington, KY 40514. Matthew continues to work at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Vikki is a sales consultant for Stamping Up. Armstrong/Hook Reunion Unfortunately, lots of good things happen the same day. The annual Armstrong/Hook reunion, which I have attended several times, is being held on July 29 in Bridgewater, my home town, and I can’t make it. Since I am in charge of the Jones/Wilson reunion, I must be in Monterey at that time. Hopefully someone will take notes of the changes that have taken place over the past two or three years. That includes births, marriages, deaths, special awards, divorces, etc. The second weekend in July there were three reunions that I would liked to have attended, but it is hard to be in more than one place at a time. We attended the July reunion near Franklin, WV, but missed the Smith reunion near Cedarville, WV, and the Jones reunion near Elkins, WV. Relatives Who Have Been Sick or Afflicted Emily Sterrett Emily Sterrett, wife of Cousin Mac Sterrett of Fort Defiance, has not been well. You can mail Emily and Mac at 1520 Lee Highway, Fort Defiance, VA 24437. Marietta Jordan Cousin Marietta Jordan has been under the weather recently. A recent telephone call confirmed that she is doing better. Her address is 5719 Spring Creek Road, Bridgewater, VA 22812. Margaret Heyn Aunt Peg Heyn of McLean, VA, seems to have overcome a recent malady, and is back to her usual daily walking. We hope to see her and family at the Jones/Wilson reunion. Sherrie Wilson Sherrie Wilson, wife of my baby brother, Ray Wilson of Staunton, has had recent back surgery and may need another. We hope to see Sherrie, Ray and family at the Jones/Wilson reunion. Elizabeth McCoy Cousin Elizabeth McCoy of Monterey sustained a fall at her home recently and broke a shoulder. Although quite painful, she did not need surgery. Elizabeth lives with her sister, Mary Hille McCoy, in Monterey. We hope to see them both at the J/W reunion. Judy & Fred Hermanson Judy writes to say that Fred has not been too well. He has some heart problems, but is still working as the Finance Director at the Shanandoah Area Agency on Aging in Front Royal. Judy finished the LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) program at Massanutten Tech in Harrisonburg this year. She plans to attend Lord Fairfax College this fall to get her RN Degree. *********************************** John and Debbie Heyn Have Moved John and Debbie Heyn, of California, have moved to 312 Summerfield Court; Eldorado Hills, CA 95762. Debbie writes that there was a 200 lb. baby bear running around in their neighborhood recently. Debbie says that they don’t live in the boonies, but they aren’t so far away. John & Carol Wilson John and Carol Wilson of Hampton won’t be able to make the reunion in Monterey this year.. As reported in the last CC, they are off on a church mission trip to Ethiopia. We wish them a safe journey. *********************************** Missouri Cousins Cousin Donna Fillinger, of Independence MO, writes that there are two new members of the Missouri line that arrived recently. Donna is a Wilson line cousin who traces her ancestry back through Ralph Wilson, grandfather of Osborne Wilson. Donna writes that her brother and his wife, Robert and Michele “Green” Wilson, have their first grandchild, Madalyn Marie Wilson. She was born 7 Sep 2005. Her parents’ names are Robert Shane and Jacqueline Marie Horn Wilson. Jack Eugene and Donna Sue Wilson Fillinger have a new grandchild. Her name is Bailey Sue Parsons. Her parents are Steven Benjamin and Jennifer Lynn Fillinger Parsons. The Fillingers have expressed interest in attending our reunion in Monterey. We hope they can come. Michael Wilson Married John Michael Wilson and Heather Joy Garvin, both of Atlanta, GA, were married at the Atlanta National Golf Course on May 6, 2006. John and Carol Wilson of Hampton, VA, parents of Michael, attended along with Suzanne, Chris, and Kayleigh Jones of Chesapeake. Suzanne is Michael’s sister. New Baby in Family DominicAlexander Noel was born on April 14, 2006, at Augusta Memorial Hospital in Fishersville, VA. He weighed 8 lb, 5 oz, and was 20.5 inches long. His parents’ names are Charles Edmond “Blu” Noel and Shelby Gail Tacy Noel. He lives with his mom and dad at 88 Manchester Drive, #104, Staunton, VA 24401. Maternal grandparents are Gail and Mary Wilson Tacy of Huttonsville, WV. Here is Dominic and his mother shortly after his arrival. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Celebrating 60 Years Tom and Lelia Jane Miller of Harrisonburg, VA, will be celebrating their 60th. wedding anniversary Sunday, July 23, 2006 at Otterbein United Methodist Church in Harrisonburg. Thomas Helbert Miller and Lelia Jane Armstrong were married on 20 July 1946 at Bridgewater, VA. They have three children: Lelia Carol Crowder, Elizabeth Neff, and Thomas Harlan Miller. (See pix, next column.) Since this CC may get to you too late for you to attend the festivities on July 23, congratulations may be sent to the Millers at their home—979 Misty Court, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. ************************************ This picture of Tom and Lelia Jane Miller and family was taken by your editor at the August, 1997, Hook/Armstrong Reunion. First row: Elizabeth, Jane, and Lelia. Second row: Tom and his father. ************************************ Another Doctor in the Family Robert O. Efird of Staunton, husband of Lori Wilson Efird, has been awarded a Ph.D. in Slavic languages and literature by the University of Virginia. He just finished teaching Russian at the governor’s school for gifted teenagers at VCU in Richmond. Bob and Lori have two children: Alexander, who was four on July 12, and Maggie, who will be two on Nov 13. We all are proud of Bob’s achievement, but probably not as much as Alexander, who now refers to his father as “Doctor Daddy. ************************************ Lost Addresses I have at least three Cousin Catchers that came back to me with the message, “Not deliverable as addressed.” They were addressed to Wayne and Libby Armstrong, Charles and Donna Armstrong, and Tim and Teresa Helmick. If anyone can help me with the correct address or e-mail address of the above, please let me know. Sending the CC is getting more expensive. If your address has changed, please share it with me. GOW Dr. Robert O. (Bob) Efird, Lori Wilson Efird, Alexander & Maggie. ************************************ Cousin Donna Fillinger has sent me several pictures of her ancestors. This one is of Robert Riley Wilson (23 Mar 1866-3 Apr 1933), the son of Henry Welch Wilson and Mary Ann Adams. His grandparents were Ralph Wilson and Nancy Elizabeth Welch, who were my great, great, great, grandparents. Robert Riley Wilson