Smith-Staats family
The 57th annual reunion of the Silas Smith and Charles Staats families was held Oct. 5, 2008, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.
Forty-one family members shared a covered dish dinner. Lena Hobble Young of Emporia, reunion chairman, welcomed the families. A moment of silence was held in honor and in memory of members who could not attend because of illness or death. The oldest family member in attendance was Ben Winter, 101, of Emporia.
Attending from out of state were William Stokes Jr., of Springfield, Mo.; William Stokes Sr., of Ramona, Okla.; John and Mary Hobble and Chris of Allen, Texas; Ken Hobble of Plano, Texas; Mike and Shareasa Hobble and Shawn of Rockwall, Texas; and Nathan and Jenna Sifford and Lucas of Wylie, Texas.
Others attending from Kansas were Garold and Linda Smith of Berryton, Sasami Conway and Kristy Winter of Lawrence, Delmar and Marjorie Miller of Olpe, and Paul and Linda Winter of Wichita.
Other Emporians who attended were Evelyn Frazier, Clayton and Erlene Hobble, Jason and Mary Hobble, Darlene Hufferd, Omar and Mallery Macias and Aiyana, Ellen Van Sickle, Raymond and Shirley Van Sickle, Roy and Debbie Van Sickle, Becky Wheeler and Jenika and Ashley, and Dick and Miriam Winter.
The next reunion will be held at noon Oct. 4, 2009, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor.