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Show minion brings 10 sisters together t B ( , , : ... j IJM.W. w i w m. m wmiwwmwm mm. mvmggfmic lJ1 lllJI "1 . heen over 50 years since all Ilha hters of the Ralph Fullmer ' ltve been together - but they ' i'l5 "j it this past weekend. rurtis (Fay) Chipman, "rican Fork, said all of the are over 50, and reside hnut the country. ' always said to keep the 't together by having reunions y mvp a reunion each summer i s is the first time all the tove been able to come," rhiomansaid. ,he four boys in the family, 01 f them were also here for the '""'Chipman said each year, ;s a different theme for the erln This year it was the pioneers, and, appropriately for the 24th of July, all of the sisters wore pioneer costumes. She said some of the familys' ancestors came across the plains in hand carts. She explained John Solomon Fullmer came over on ship from Glasgow in 1738, settling in Pennsylvania. Penn-sylvania. The family came west with the pioneers, and Mr. Fullmer was with Joseph Smith the night before he was killed. John S. Fullmer, Jr., was born in 1846 while the family was still in Nauvoo, 111. Upon coming to Utah, they were early settlers of Panquitch. Gathered for the reunion were Mrs. Bill (Maxine) Sheen, Fallon, Nevada; Mrs. Charles (Monta) Reid, Springville; Mrs. Bill (Erma) Nelson and Mrs. Jeanene Leftwich, Orem; Mrs. Joe (Lena) Peterson, Magna; Mrs. Curtis (Fay) Chip-man, Chip-man, American Fork; Mrs. Shirley Lehr, Fresno, Calif.; Mrs. Melvin (Dona) Hammatt, Great Falls, Mont.; Mrs. Reed (Larraine) Orion, Birdseye; Mrs. Merlon (Connie) Harward, Payson. The four boys in the family are Clay, Phoenix, Ariz.; Ralph and Mark, Provo; and Virl, American Fork. Three were on hand for the reunion. "One son plus Mom and Dad are deceased," Mrs. Chipman said. Sisters together for a reunion, display qiiiU one of them would receive during reunion. They are, L-R, seated on ground, Mrs. Curtis (Kay) Chipman; Mrs. Heed ( I.an aine; Orton. Seated: Mrs. Joe (Lena) Peterson; Mrs. Merlon (Connie) Harward; Mrs. Charles (Monta) Reed; Mrs. Shirley Lehr; Mrs. Jeanene Lcftwitch; Mrs. Kill (Maxine) Sheen; Mrs. Melvin (Dona) HannaU; Mrs. Bill (Erma) Nelson. |