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Annual Deckert, Irion, and Holmes family reunion
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The annual Deckert, Irion, and Holmes family reunion, descendants of William and Rosa Baldwin who settled in Pawnee County in the late 1800s, was held July 17 at the Garfield Community Center. Family members are from the three Baldwin daughters, Ethel Deckert, Clara Irion, and Bessie Holmes. The reunion has been held annually on the third Sunday of July since the late 1940s. Clarabel Price Rohr is the last surviving grandchild of the 17 grandchildren. In attendance were Clarabel Price Rohr and Kenneth and Carol Price from Garfield; Larry and Delma Nulf and David and Pat Nulf from Burrton; Delbert and James Deckert from Salina; Dolores Westfall from Great Bend; Merle and Lois Kennedy and Nancy Bailey from Pratt; Shirley Brollier from Kinsley; Pat Archer from McPherson; Mark and Joni Johnson and Neil Johnson from Larned; Bob, Edna Mae, and Cindy Webster from Euless, Texas; Gary and Yvonne Deckert from Lucas, Texas; Greg, Melissa, and Caleb Deckert from Lubbock, Texas and Glenn and Carolyn Roach from Bella Vista, Ark.