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Kergosien Family Continues Tradition Df An nual Reunion in Bay St. Louis
Jay St. Louis.? (Our Lady of Gulf Parish)?Continuing a lily custom begun soon after turn of the present century, mbers of the Kergosien family hered at the old family home e to celebrate the holidays to-her.
Hie Kergosien clan, dcscend-s of Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Ker-ien, who came to Our Lady of Gulf Parish in 1911, is one of largest and most widely >wn Catholic families in Mis-ippi and surrounding areas.
Dr. and Mrs. Kergosien, prom-lt in parish and city affairs lughout their lives, reared a lily of three girls and five s. All, except two boys and girl, still reside in Bay St. lis. Since then the family has wn to include 24 grandchil-ti and seven great-grandchil-n.
n the 50 years of their rried life, the family of Dr. Mrs. Kergosien gathered each ? at Christmas from far and r to celebrate the great feast nher, with the exception of ;e times in World War II, :n the family was scattered, 'ollowing the death of their :her in 1940 and the death of r father in 1949, the family perpetuated the custom be-by their devoted parents years . Their devotion to keeping ng their all-important family is an inspiration to others a lasting tribute to a truly holic mother and father who tured in their offspring the ils of the sanctity of family
Family Reunion
Members of the Kergosien family ate shown at their annual family reunion in Bay St. Louis. In the back row are Sam Vernon, Emmett Kergosien, Ogden Kergosien, Horace Kergosien, James Mor-land, Joseph Blaize, and Laurent Kergosien; second row, Ulyses Cuevas, Mrs. Ulyses Cuevas, Mrs. Sam Vernon, Mrs. Emmett Kergosien, Mrs. Ogden Kergosien, and Joseph S. Blaize;
T'hiri row, Ames Kergosien, Mrs. Victor Cuevas, Mrs. Horace Kergosien, Kinta Kergosien, Mrs. Laurent Kergosien, and Mrs. James Morlan; foOrth 30W, Suzanne Kergosien, Andree Kergosien,
Clara Kfergosien, David Troutel, Karen Kergosien, and Mrs. Joseph Blaize;
Fifth row, Gary Blaize, Lynette Kergosien, Peggy Kergosien, Brenda Kergosien, Everett Kergosien, Michael Vernon; sixth row, Jim Morlan, Holly Vernon, Alice Vernon, Elizabeth Ann Morlan, Denise Vernon, Corliss Kergosien, and Janet Blaize.
Missing from the picture are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kergosien and their three children, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Gaines Kergosien and two children, and Lt. and Mrs. Phil Joseph Kergosien and one child.