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1930s and 40s

Childhood   [yet to come... we need to visit Lillian first!]

At father's funeral in April of 1954. Lowell, Melvin, Opal, Doris, Larry, Lloyd, Ethlyn, Jerry, and George.
Jerry, Allen Combs, and Genny. Epworth Center, Denver in May 1954.
Jerry, Linda Combs, and Genny. May 1954.
Lowell, Jerry, Larry, and Lloyd in Idaho Springs, Colorado. July 1954.
With Randall Fishel in July 1954.
Wedding day, July 18, 1954. In-laws Russell and Oakel Jones, Rose Marie Young, Gracie Kayakami, Melva Jean Westcott, Linda Combs, Norma Combs, Genny and Jerry, Carol Robinson, Lowell, Lloyd, mother Opal Young.
Wedding day, July 18, 1954.
Wedding day, July 18, 1954 with Mother Opal, Genny, and in-laws Russell and Oakel Jones.
August 1954 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Christmas party at Epworth Church in Denver, 1954.
Playing "Squirrel in the Tree" at Christmas party at Epworth Church in Denver, 1954.
Pueblo, Colorado with in-laws and unknown child in 1955.
At Taylor Hall in Denver University in 1955.
Jerry, Sheri, and Genny. Late 1955.
At Emmett Gipe's farm in 1955.
Jerry with daughter Sheri. March 1956.
Graduating from Iliff School of Theology in Denver, June, 1956.
Jerry's first church in Logan.
At his first church in Logan in 1956.
With Sheri in front of parsonage in Logan in 1956.
With daughter Sheri in 1956.
Jerry's mother Opal, a week before her death. May 1957.
At mother's funeral in May of 1957. All brothers and sisters, their wives and husbands, and Lillian.
At mother's funeral in May of 1957. All her children.

1950s

College days and serving the church in Logan.

Jerry with kids in 1960.
Christmas 1960. Des Moines, Iowa.
1961 in Des Moines with Leslie and Phillip.
In Des Moines, 1961, with kids and George's family.
Jerry with family in Des Moines, 1962.
Jerry in front of the old Gatchel church building, 1962.
Jerry and Nancy at Iowa State Fair in 1962.
Christmas 1963 in Des Moines.
Thanksgiving 1964 in Des Moines, with Genny's parents.
Jerry's 35th birthday in Des Moines, January 9, 1966.
In Mesa, Arizona with family, June 1966.
In Colorado on vacation in 1966.
Old church building in Denison in 1966 - torn down in 1973. The Volkwagen in the photo belonged to Jerry, and was totalled in an accident that summer.
Old parsonage building in Denison in 1966 - torn down in 1973.
The educational building and old parsonage in Denison, looking south.
Denison, 1968.
Old Church in Denison, 1969.

1960s

Serving churches in Des Moines and Denison.

Open house at new parsonage in Denison, 1970.
The brothers at a family reunion in September, 1970.
September, 1971 in Denison.
August, 1971 in Colorado with the Huismans.
1972 (?)
At the funeral of Oakel, Genny's mother, in April 1973. Phillip, Genny, Sheri, Genny's father Russell, Leslie, Nancy, and Jerry.
First Sunday in Clarinda, July 1974.
Family portrait, 1975 in Clarinda.

1970s

Serving churches in Denison and Clarinda.

Nancy's wedding to Ed Swanson. Glenwood, 1980.
1988 - Jerry, Phillip Swanson, Jeremy Swanson.
1989.03.26 - Jeremy Swanson, Jerry, Phillip Swanson

1980s

Serving churches in Glenwood, Council Bluffs, and Lake View.

1990.07.26 - With grandchildren Elgin and Marli Fitzgerald.
1991.06 - Ames, Iowa. Retirement. Jerry, Nancy Irvin, Gina.
1991.08.18 - Glenwood, Iowa. Doris, Melvin, George, Jerry, Max, Lloyd, Larry. Lowell did not attend.
1992.08 - Glenwood Lake Park, Glenwood, Iowa. Doris, Melvin, George, Lowell, Jerry, Max, Lloyd, Larry.
Jerry and Gina, Thanksgiving 1993.
Gina, Sara, and Jerry. Thanksgiving 1993.
Les and Jerry. Thanksgiving 1993.
1994 - Jerry and Gina.
Brothers and sister at Jerry's funeral, Strahan, March 18, 1995.
Children, nieces, and nephews at Jerry's funeral, Strahan, March 18, 1995.

1990s

Retirement.