FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS

Jerry and Marty in 1946.
Shortly after their marriage in March.

Jerry and Marty in 1996 on the occasion of their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary

The beautiful Marty Dressler I fell in love with!
At age 19

The dashing young Air Force Officer that Marty fell in love with!

Marty at Age Twelve

Kenneth and Glenn (Jerry was always called by his middle name until his Air Force Service)
At the home of their favorite cousins, Carl and Noble Shirley, in San Saba County, Texas

LET'S LOOK AT OUR PEDIGREE ! !

A young Bransford family. Jerry's grandfather, James Henry Bransford, is on the left. Standing next to him is Jerry's Uncle Murdoch, then Jerry's dad, John Henry Bransford. Seated on the right is Jerry's grandmother, Flora Elizabeth Susan Martin Bransford, and the little girl is Jerry's Aunt June Nevada Bransford

Jerry's Grandmother Bransford was Flora Elizabeth Martin before she married. This photo of the Martin Family shows her as a young lady with her family - including Jerry's Great Grandparents. She is second from the left.

A young Dressler family in Frenstat, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Standing, on the left, is Jan, then his sister, Marie, Frantisek (the oldest), Leopold (twin to Marie) and the little boy on the right is Marty's dad, Louis. Seated in front of Louis is his younger sister, Anna. Next to her, seated, is Grandfather Leopold and his wife, Marie. We don't know who the lady seated on the left is.

Jerry's Grandfather Shirley and some of his family. Standing, from left, John E. "Uncle Ell" Shirley, Scott Miller (husband of Norma), grandfather Shirley, Aunt Norma Grace Shirley Miller, C. L. "Uncle Bud" Shirley. Seated, from left, William "Uncle Will" Shirley, next lady is not known but may be grandmother's sister, then Letha Ann "Aunt Lee" Shirley and grandmother, Georgia Ann McCarter Shirley. Jerry's mother is the small girl seated next to her mother

Marty's Grandfather and Grandmother, Vincenc and Anna Valicek (seated) Marty's mother, Agnes, is standing on the left. Next to her are her brothers, Joe, Ed, and Charley. An older sister, Bettie, is standing on the right.

Jerry's dad as a young man.
Photo may have been taken in California.

Marty's dad in his Army Uniform
He enlisted proudly and asked to be assigned to combat duty but the Army had a policy of not assigning foreign-born soldiers to combat.

Jerry's mom, Mary Edith Shirley, at about age thirteen

Marty's mom, Agnes Valicek
At age sixteen

With this wonderful gene pool that we were privileged to spring from, is it any wonder that we have been so blessed?

Our Beautiful Granddaughters!
Mike's stepdaughter, Jennifer, whom we are proud to call our granddaughter, Mike's daughter, Kirsten, and her son (our great grandson!), Geoffrey Don's daughter, Sierra Raylynn (she's learning to play the harp!)