The grandchildren of Odis "Tex" and Flossie (Brewer) Merrill who homesteaded in Cherokee in 1930 got together recently in Alva. Back row: Barbra Merrill Sauer of Lyons, Kansas; Carol Merrill Stewart of Pleasanton, Texas. Front row: Rod Haskins of Medford; Beverly Arnold Lett of Enid; Laurie Merrill Gwinn of Helena; Barbara Arnold Clover of Nash; Keith Merrill of Stillwater; Ken Merrill of McWillie.