Jackie Hett’s family met Dec. 27 for its annual reunion in Wichita.

Hett family meets

The family of Jackie Hett met Dec. 27 at a Wichita motel for its annual Christmas celebration, a tradition for 34 years. The motel has been sold and will become a church, so this was the last celebration there.

Fifty-two family members attended. Among them were Erica, Kai, Ari, and Indi DeMeritt of Roswell, Georgia; Melissa and Tim O’Sullivan, Emily, Liv, Rowan, and Lael Carter of Tulsa; Melinda and Ken Helmer, along with Seth, Les, and Vivian Beytien and Tim, Lauren, Adalyn, Avery, Nora, and Gemma Hartland, all of Wichita; and Jared, Kathy, Julia, Aaron, Elise, and Daniel Ensey, along with Jay Dee Schafers and Dakota Buchanan, all of Valley Center.

Attending from Marion were Jackie Hett; Larry and Melanie Ensey; Jeremy, Tammy, Peyton, Paige, and Abree Ensey; Jeff, Laura, Zeke, and Elizabeth Ensey; Joel, Laura, Ezra, Zane, and Isaac Ensey; Kelley, Travis, and Trevor Schafers; Emily Schafers; and Presley and Addy Mabe.