Since I couldn’t make it to the Dingler Reunion this year, I’m connected to the meeting room at the hotel using Skype. Not the same as being there, but is definitely the next best thing.
Since I couldn’t make it to the Dingler Reunion this year, I’m connected to the meeting room at the hotel using Skype. Not the same as being there, but is definitely the next best thing.
I wasn’t able to make it to the reunion this year due to an illness in the family, but Kristin is there, and she sends us this photo from tonight’s dinner at the Cracker Barrel in LaGrange. Click on the picture for a full-size view.
Kristin reports that attendance is at 52 and counting!
I know these are very late, but I promise to get pictures for this year’s reunion up sooner than the next reunion.
Anyway, take a look at photos from our 2008 reunion in Jackson, Missippi.
Carolyn Denney wrote to let us know that her husband, John Willis Denney passed away June 1, 2008. The memory booklet she sent included the following info:
In Memory of Mr. John Willis Denney
Born: June 25, 1913
Died: June 1, 2008
Services held at McKibben Funeral Home Chapel
2:00 pm Tuesday, June 3rd
Officiating: The Reverend Alvin Lingenfelter
Interment
Sunset Memorial Park, Coos Bay, Oregon
2:00 pm Thursday June 5th
Officiating: The Reverend Clarence Denney
Linda Hunt asked me to pass this info along:
Please pray for one of the Henry line descendants, Mary Clyde McDaniel Johnson, who has cancer of the pancreas and liver. She is one of the great-granddaughters of Susan Francis Dingler Gregg. Her grandmother, Mary Jane Gregg McDaniel, and my grandmother, Elizabeth Amelia Ann Gregg Owens Cook, were sisters. Her brother, who wants to come [to the reunion], but probably will not because of Mary Clyde, is called Billy Mac. They are close in age and very close in their lives. They live close together. She is about the sweetest woman that I know. And the most giving. When her first cousin was dying of cancer, she took her into her home and cared for her until she died.
The Dingler web site has a new look and feel! I took advantage of the move to a new software platform (moved from Movable Type to WordPress in case you’re curious) and went hunting for a new theme. This one seemed to be a good fit for the family history aspect of the site. Enjoy!
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The Best Western Lafayette Garden Inn in LaGrange, Georgia, will be our host hotel for the reunion this year. We have a block of 30 King and Double rooms reserved for the reunion. Rates inclusive of taxes are $85.11 and $73.91 respectively. Rooms include complimentary hot breakfast at the IHOP restaurant at the hotel.
All rooms are non-smoking and have a microwave and refrigerator. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. They even offer an airport shuttle from the Atlanta airport for a nominal fee. Maybe some of our more distant family members will take this opportunity to attend the reunion this year.
To reserve your room, call the hotel at (866) 523-2938 toll-free or (706) 884-6175 and let them know you are with the Dingler Family Reunion. You must mention the reunion to get our special rate. Rooms must be booked before June 23 for the special rate. If you wait until the last minute to book, you’re going to pay the prevailing rate.
Please make your reservations as early as possible. The sooner we know how many people are going to attend the reunion, the better able we can plan for the weekend. We need to book a minimum of ten rooms for the discounted rate.
After you book your rooms, please send an email to reunion@dingler-family.org and let us know that you’ve booked and the number that will be attending.
For more information about LaGrange and area attractions, please see our earlier post See You in LaGrange.
Hotel Reservation Details:
Best Western Lafayette Garden Inn
1513 Lafayette Parkway
LaGrange, Georgia 30240
Toll-Free Reservations: (866) 523-2938
Local Reservations: (706) 884-6175
Ask for Dingler Family Reunion rate when you make your reservation
Executive King Room $75.99 per night, $85.11 inclusive
Traditional Double: $65.99 per night, $73.91 inclusive
Additional charge of $6.99 per room for 3rd and 4th adult added to room
IHOP breakfast included in rate
Hotel Web Site: http://www.lafayettegardeninn.com
Hotel on Google Maps
You know the dates (July 24-26) for the 2009 reunion, but you’ve been wondering where we’re meeting. Well, wait no more. Get out the maps, program the GPS…. We’re heading back to LaGrange, Georgia, for the first time since 1998.
As you may recall, the cemetery where Nancy Paschall Dingler is buried, the Old Whatley Cemetery, is near LaGrange, so everyone will have an opportunity to visit her grave. There are some other nearby cemeteries associated with Dinglers, so we’ll be sure to provide directions for all those who are interested in making the rounds.
We’re working on hotel arrangements and will let everyone know once plans have been finalized.
If you’re planning to attend the reunion, please send an email to “reunion@dingler-family.org”:reunion@dingler-family.org and let us know who will be at the reunion. We know plans can change, but an accurate count of of attendees will help us plan the rest of the weekend.
Some links to local attractions in LaGrange:
