Houchen, Barbara

Barbara Withem (Bob)
516 Little River 68
Ashdown, AR 71822-8932

(870) 898-6005

rwithem@hotmail.com

After Graduation I married classmate Bobby Withem  (December 1958) and 6 months later traveled to Japan to join Bobby while he was stationed there with the US Army.
     Our daughter Cheryl was "made in Japan" and our son Kelly was born in California.  I lived as an Army wife for 20 years seeing a great many states and overseas tours in Japan and Okinawa. 
     When Bobby retired from the Army in 1978, we returned to Ashdown and built our home.  I worked as a nanny in our home for many years and then was employed in the infant room of several daycares in Ashdown and Texarkana.  I have a lot of memories of my babies and their parents.  Bobby worked for Little River County as an Appraiser for 20 years and when he retired in 1999 I decided to retire also. 
    I enjoy our family and friends and especially our four grandchildren, Christopher (22), Brain (20), Sean (16) and Marisa (14).  I also enjoy four wheeling, crossword puzzles, reading, movies, traveling and bowling.  I love to bake and I am known as the "cookie lady". 
     In December 08 we will celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary with a trip to Maine, New York and Niagara Falls.  We are going to Branson, Mo. in July 08 to meet with some friends from North Carolina that we met while stationed in Okinawa in 1962.  We keep in touch with a lot of friends we met while in the Army.
     Our thanks to everyone who had a hand in organizing this class reunion.  We know is was a lot of hard work.  We are anxious to see everyone again.