Three of the four living 3G'ers are attending the Reunion: Maribeth Vestal, Rowland Pattillo, Mary Louise Gammill Goodloe and Dodie Vestal.

Mary Elizabeth "Maribeth" Evans Vestal, turns 88 on Nov 28, 2010.
After 57 years involved with Snyder, an oil and cotton town in west Texas, she moved in 2009 to a
retirement community in Dallas. She sold her home of 52 years in early 2010.
Bill Vestal, a petroleum engineer and civic leader, died in 1976
of  blood and  heart problems at age 56. Maribeth taught music and choirs in the local schools.
Her children are shown with her in 2008: Margie Anne Vestal Hegi of Dallas,
Elizabeth Taylor Vestal Burkhalter of Lubbock, and Arthur Jerome "Jerry" Vestal II of Grapevine.
 Maribeth has 6 grand children and 14 great grand children. Her immediate family clan totals 33.



Mary "Dodie" Swilly Vestal with husband
Jack Herring Vestal, now deceased, who was a geologist in the oil and gas business like both his father and his brother.  Dodie still lives in El Dorado, Arkansas, where she is active in her community.

Their children are John Harrison Vestal and Jennifer of Dallas
and Caroline Vestal Ponsford of Birmingham, Alabama.
Caroline's husband Jack Ponsford died a year ago on November 17th.
Dodie has 2 Vestal grandsons and 2 Ponsford grand daughters plus a 1 year old great grand daughter.

  

Mary LouiseGammill Goodloe and son John Porter Gammill.
Mary Louise is the widow of G. Porter Gammill, son of Elsie Taylor and Gilbert Gammill. Porter was killed in the very waining days of WW II.  John Porter was 18 months old. She remarried Breck Goodloe, a lawyer and later judge in Staunton, Virginia where John is recently retired.
Mary Louise's daughter is Kim Goodloe Rochow of Atlanta, Georgia. Kim has 3 daughters.

 

Nell Elizabeth Cown Pattillo, died April 23, 2010 age 88.
Rowland Dale Pattillo II is 87, named for his father. Rowland was a successful CPA, early partner in the Patillo Brown firm which is widely respected all over Central Texas. He is a past president of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and a former mayor of Waco.  His emcee talents are immense bolstered by his love of humorous stories often with a self deprecating twist.

In picture above Rowland hugs cousin Susan Cole Noble of New Orleans on the celebration
of Betsy McMillan's memorial service at Rose Hill Cemetary, Arkadelphia.
Betsy, a Downs child, died Oct 18, 2002, aged 50.
Rowland and Nell's two boys are Rowland Dale "Spike" Pattillo III and wife Sherry;
Also George Dennis "Denny" Pattillo and 2nd wife Laura.  Claudia Pattillo died from (MS?)  in early 2000s. All live in Waco.
Rowland has 5 grand children and 3 great grand children.