Parents

Vernon's parents, ancestors,

and Mother-In-Laws...

Parents and Siblings at a Ft. Belknap Reunion
Back row:  Vernon, Gerald, Duck (Don), Jim, Bub (Stanley)
Front row:  Wanda, Grandma (Erma), Grandpa (Cecil), Marilyn,
In front of Grandma is Hunky (Steve).
Fred had already passed.

Erma, Vernon & Kathy at a Play in Wichita Falls.
Winnie & Ray were with us that day but not in this picture.

Alice thought the Texas Reelers was her Square Dance Club!

Alice (Kathy's mom) intent on Dominos
Diane remembers Alice as always arguing.  Looks like she's at it here with Dad (Vernon).

Four Generations
Diane and her grandson Kyle (Brandi's son), Grandma (Erma), Dad (Vernon) at a family reunion at Lake Arrowhead

Vernon & Jim with their mother (Erma) at her home which was Grand Central Station since they had nine children!

Vernon & his Father Cecil
Looks like they are arguing politics like they always did.

Our Moms (Alice & Erma) at a Texas Reelers Square Dance

Five Generations
Curtis, Dad (Vernon), Julie (Curt's daughter), Cecil (Vernon's father) and Georgia Tennesse (Cecil's mother).

Vernon, Grandma (Erma) and Kathy

Vernon, his mother and sister, Wanda

Vernon, his Father and Uncle Cliff at a Reunion
Looks like politics again. 

Our Mothers at our Wedding October 15, 1983

Alice went on vacation and skiing with our family

Uncle Ray & Vernon, Erma and Winnie (Ray's wife).
Winnie & Ray are another story - a second marriage for each later in life after losing their spouses.  Winnie and Ray had been "Sweethearts" years back when Winnie was a teenager!

Erma & Vernon with curly hair at his parents 50th Anniversary

Erma, Vernon, Diane & Kyle (Four Generations)

Vernon and his mother at a play in Wichita Falls.
We actually had taken Ray and Winnie out to eat and to the play at Midwestern University to celebrate their marriage.