Dalling History

It was a grand and glorious, bright and beautiful, Dennis Dalling Family Reunion at the Eagle Creek Overlook on the beautiful Columbia River over the Labor Day weekend. The group picture leaves me wishing we could rotate and have every family in front, but we do have some individual family group pictures for each of our six kids. I will email them separately, It was wonderful and rare to have all of our children together at one time. We now have over 80 descendants and spouses and over 50 were in attendance for all or part of the 5 day gathering! We are already looking forward to next year! The bonds of love we felt reminds us that at the end, if you do not have family, you really do not have anything! I know there are many wonderful pictures that were taken by many cameras, if you have some you would like to share send them to me or post them on Facebook. I have a vague plan to develop my website: dalling.org; Jamie gave me some advice and as soon as I can translate it, we may have a...

Our dear Jean passed away today and has returned home to a joyful and tender reunion with her mother and dad, and all those loved ones who are as delighted to see her as we are sad to say goodbye. The time and date of a memorial service is being planned and as soon as we hear we will advise.

I just received these copies of a brief history of Ammon D Lee and Annie Marie Imlay, Grandma Dickinson’s parents and her family written by Grandma Dickinson’s sister Dudley Proctor and sent by her daughter Gwen Frandsen. Thank you Dear Gwen!This might inspire you to do a little bio of you and what you know about your family! Ammon D Lee and Annie Marie Imlay Annie Marie Imlay Lee

We have had some inquiries for pioneer stories from family members and would like to submit a few for your enjoyment. The faith and courage of so many of our ancestors is a source of pride for their contribution that makes us what we are today, and encouragement for us to face the future with the same faith and courage! This story is about William Cresfield Moody, Ramona’s great grandfather; also a pedigree chart for Ramona so you can keep score. I will search out as many as I can on all the lines and send them on. William Crestfield Moody Ramona's 5 generation pedigree

What a great day it has been, and a wonderful dinner prepared by everyone! Here is the group picture taken after dinner, with full stomachs and great humor, but it is what it is! Actually, we missed a half dozen latecomers and it still was just about half the family. What a great blessing you all are to us and to each other. Love you all.

Fiji Mission Epilogue to our beloved Family and Friends July 14 2010 Is there life after a mission in Fiji ? Well yes, but definitely different! Our life in Fiji was pretty much scripted, but at home, we are much busier in so many different directions. It seems that everyone needs attention at the same time! We are remodeling our home to accommodate two families; daughter Janet and her great husband, Barry, will continue to live in the home. Our kids call it “elder care!” J We had a lovely open house at the meetinghouse on Saturday for family and friends who could attend. We had an opportunity to show off all the treasured gifts that we brought from our friends in Fiji . All my boys wore sulus. Sons Daryl, Dennis, Dan and David surround the little guy in the middle of the picture, who is still the patriarch.  Our two sons-in-law also had sulus but did not get into the picture. The bishop invited us to speak in sacrament meeting on Sunday and many friends and ...

Fiji Mission Report to our beloved Family and Friends Feb 3 2010 I know that we seem to be obsessed with life and death recently, and so it is that we sadly acknowledge the passing of our beautiful blue-eyed blond sister Ruth on Jan 28. She looks a little somber, as does my older brother Frank, in this 1935 picture from the archives, but she was always fun loving. I am the only one in the picture who saw the humor in living in a one-room log cabin in the Idaho wilderness! Nevertheless, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, and we do not question the timing! Twisted logic might conclude that if we were home, people would not die, but in a special way, because of our mission assignment, we feel as intimately connected, as if we were home.  We also give some credit to the wired world that helps to keep us in touch. And, ultimately, our mortal life is a preparation for exactly what our temple service is all about! We have sorted our ever-expanding descendants by generati...