transcription of Newspapers->Deaths->3.2121.jpg From the Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, New York dated July 8, 2003: BEGIN Vincent A. Thayne of Vestal Vincent A. Thayne, 88, of Vestal, died Monday morning, July 7, 2003. He was predeceased by his great-grandchild, Nathan Kipp; his parents, William and Margaret Cavanaugh Thayne; brothers, James and Francis Thayne; and sisters, Monica Storman, Mary and Kathleen Thayne. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Hilda Hoyt Thayne, Vestal; his children, William and Joann Thayne, Binghamton, Patrick and Myrna Thayne, Mt. Vision, Theresa and Robert Poloncic, Vestal; seven grandchildren, Kathleen Thayne, Maureen and Jeff Bell, Linda and Mark Kipp, Marie and John McHenry, Laura and Daniel Griffis, Daniel Thayne, Colleen Thayne; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Bernetta Thayne, Endicott; and several nieces and nephews. Vincent was a founding member and trustee of St. Vincent De Paul Church, Vestal. He retired from G.A.F. Corporation after 40 years of service and was a board member for co-operative extension services. Funeral services will be held at the J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main St., Binghamton, Thursday at 9:30 a.m., and at 10 a.m. at St. Vincent De Paul Church where a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. The family will receive friends at the McCormack Funeral Home Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. END transcription of Newspapers->Deaths->3.2121-2.jpg From Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, New York dated September 18, 2008: BEGIN Hilda Hoyt Thayne of Vestal Hilda M. (Hoyt) Thayne, 93, of Vestal, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Vincent Thayne; her parents, Stanley and Mary Hoyt; her brothers, Lawrence and Bernard Hoyt; her sisters, Virginia Mallory, Winifred Larsen and Elizabeth DePew; a great-grandson, Nathan Kipp. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, William and JoAnn Thayne, Binghamton, Patrick and Myrna Thayne, Mt. Vision; a daughter and son-in-law, Theresa and Robert Poloncic, Vestal; seven grandchildren, Kathleen Tayne [sic], Maureen Bell, Lynda Kipp, Marie McHenry, Laura Griffis, Daniel Thayne, and Colleen Beck; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Dorothy Thayne, Mary Jean Hoyt and Carolyn Hoyt; several nieces and nephews. Hilda was a founding member of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Vestal, and active in its activities for many years. Funeral services will be held at the J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main Street, Binghamton, Saturday at 9 a.m. and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Vestal, where a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. The family will receive friends at the McCormack Funeral Home Friday from 5-7 p.m. END From the Daily News, New York City, New York dated September 11, 1972: BEGIN The annual family reunion is alive and well By RICKI FULMAN They're strictly family affairs. Three of four generations of relatives coverage from various parts of the country for a sentimental journey to a very special destination -- the annual family reunion. Such events are little publicized and usually loosely organized, with a handful of relatives taking charge of the arrangements. For the Thayne-Dolan family, which first migrated here from Ireland in the late 1830s, the last Saturday of August is the big day. It all started 15 years ago, when Vincent Thayne, great-grandson of the first Thayne settlers, decided he'd like to try to get all the relatives together once a year. To his surprise, nearly 100 showed up in response to invitations to that first picnic; so what had been a test run became an annual event. This year, 150 relatives attended the reunion in a hired hall with spacious grounds in St. Joseph, Pa., (a central location for the many Thaynes and Dolans who live in and near Binghamton, N.Y., and Scranton, Pa.) The oldest was 82; the youngest, three weeks. Everyone over 12 and under 65 contributed $2.50 for soda, beer, home-cooked ham, paper plates, plastic utensils and a three-piece combo. To round out the afternoon buffet, each family prepared one dish (for example; salad, baked beans, bread, cake). Happily, there was enough left over for a substantial snack later in the evening. Catch up on news The four eldest relatives, all widows over 75, held court together, smiling over fourth-generation additions to the family and catching up on all the news brought by long-distance relatives. The younger children played games and the teenagers played guitars. The band tried to provide music for every generation, switching from foxtrots to square dances to rock tunes. Some of the youngsters said later they would have preferred more rock, but they danced anyway, with male cousins dutifully making sure all the girls got to dance. Even parents with infants stayed on till the party officially ended at midnight, letting the children nap in their carriages. Relatives from afar made a weekend of it, visiting at other relatives' homes. "It's really an inexpensive way to have a wonderful time enjoying your own family," remarked one cousin who goes every year. Some family reunions are more structured than the Thayne-Dolan gathering. For the MacLeod clan, they have to be, because there are believed to be 40,000 MacLeods throughout the world (25,000 in this country alone). END (The remainder of the article is about the MacLeod family reunion - M. Lake)