Bourne reunion brings family from across the nation

On June 14 approximately 55 descendants of Harry and Myrne Bourne met at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sprague on a day that would have been Harry and Myrne’s 86th wedding anniversary.

Family members gathered from all over Eastern Washington and Idaho as well as traveling from as far as Florida.

The event started with a service for Llyod Bourne who passed away in November 2013. At the Church members displayed pictures of the family, going back to Harry and Myrne’s grandparents. Attendees also brought heirlooms of the family to share.

Harry and Myrne left Nebraska in 1937 with their two oldest...