Charlene (Ball) F62 & Willis ’58 Wilson in Kansas City, MO!

             Charlene and Willis told me that they met each other at SC in college choir with Prof. Akin.  Their first date was at the Valentine Banquet.  Charlene & Willis are very active in their church.  They both serve as elders and Willis is also the financial secretary.

             Charlene just retired from teaching voice and piano lessons.  She enjoys painting in her spare time.  Willis teaches Microsoft Access for Adult Education of KS City.  Charlene and Willis have sung for over 850 weddings, conventions and various gatherings! They’ve also sang the National Anthem at a KC Royals game! They even sang for me!  Beautiful!  If you’d like to send them a note or say hi, you can email them at:  wwilson1@kc.rr.com .

Carrie (Korf) Luce ’96 in Raytown, MO!

Carrie (Korf) Luce lives in Raytown, MO with her husband, Jeremy and their one-year-old daughter, Sophia.  Carrie writes from her home for a non-profit Women’s Ministry organization called Stonecroft. (www.stonecroft.org)

             Carrie is the daughter of Bill ’71 & Mary (Rector) ’71 Korf and sister to Heather (Korf) VanHorn ’06. If you’d like to send Carrie a message, you can reach her at: carrielucekc@gmail.com

Jeremy ’99 & Amy ‘00 (Wikoff) Rogers with  Easton, 1-yrs-old  in Independence, MO

Jeremy and Amy moved to Independence about a year ago now and while the KC area is okay, they’d much prefer to get back to their families who are in the Wichita and Hutchinson area.  Still, they are making the best of it.  Jeremy is currently the Recreation Program Supervisor – Aquatics and Sports Administration for the City of Independence Parks & Recreation. Whew!! Just the title makes me tired!  Amy works part-time as secretary at a local church.  Amy’s sister is Lori (Wikoff) Zachary ’00.

Rocky Supinger ’98 & Meredith Clayton ’98 –  Riverside, CA

I had dinner with Rocky & Meredith there in downtown KC!  It was great to see my classmates doing great.  I learned that if you don’t want your cats to sit on your furniture (or anywhere), you just cover the area with sheets of foil and the cats will leave it alone!  I must admit, when I entered their apartment and saw the foil, I first thought of Mork & Mindy.

 Not long after I arrived, I learned that Rocky & Meredith were at the beginning of a big transition phase.  Rocky was preparing to resign his position as pastor of St. Matthew Presbyterian church in Grandview, MO.  And, Meredith was about to finish her residency in General Pediatrics at Children’s Mercy Hospital.  In 2007, they moved to the Riverside, CA area where Meredith started another residency in Preventive Medicine and will also obtain her Masters in Public Health in Global Health at Loma Linda University.  Last I knew, Rocky was looking for a pastoral position in the area. They can be reached: rocky.meredith@gmail.com

Mary (Schulz) Wilson F43 – Prairie Village, KS
Mary attended Sterling College during the 1939 – 1940 school year. She told me that her mom, Helen (Potter) attended SC way back in the day when it was Cooper College!  Mary grew up in Sterling, KS and attended the high school.  She stays in touch with her high school buddies and they still get together every now and then.

Shirley (Megli) Ingerly ’60 – Kansas City, MO

Shirley is enjoying her retirement.  She has a son and a daughter. Shirley enjoys her hobbies such as gardening, spinning, knitting and quilting.  She is also doing volunteer work at her church’s library.

Beverly (Marshall) Hann ’70 –

Kansas City, MO

Everything was okay at Bev’s house until I stepped on her cat’s tail!  Screeech!!! I felt so bad!  Bev uses her gifts of hospitality to run a special bed and breakfast in the basement of her home.  She makes it available to pastors and those in ministry needing a retreat and a place to rest.  Beverly enjoys being able to serve and minister to those in ministry in this way.  She lives in her home with her husband, Rick.   They have one daughter.

Ben ’03 & Julie ’03 (Culver) Jensen – Olathe, KS

I met with Ben and Julie for dinner at a Chinese restaurant.  It was yummy!  Ben has currently been serving at New Hope Presbyterian Church in America as a youth pastor.  Julie has been teaching Kindergarten at Berean Christian School in Olathe. You can reach them at benandjulie1002@yahoo.com .

Ruth (Brooks) Kroth ’49 – Columbia, MO

Ruth lives at a very nice retirement home in the Columbia area.  Ruth was Sterling College’s  1947 Homecoming Queen

Doug ’90 & Deidrea (Beltz) ’93 Farney – St. Charles, MO

Doug is self-employed and Deidrea is at home with the kids home schooling. Their three children down below from left to right are: Regan (8), Mylie (5) and Dylan (11). 

Sherry (Jenkins) McCrory ’73 – St. Louis, MO

Sherry lives in St. Louis and is a District Manager for the Social Security Administration. She has two children.

John Irwin ’55 & Kathy (Irwin) Quinn ’83—St. Louis, MO

             John and his daughter, Kathy along with grandchildren Nathan and Marika, live in St. Louis, MO.  John is retired and Kathy works.  John is one of several brothers who attended Sterling College.

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