EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Ferril-Means family of Clay County celebrated its 100th anniversary June 12 at the Clay & Ray Veterans Hall Association, 208 Veterans Memorial Drive, Excelsior Springs. Sixty-two attendees participated in the potluck dinner and business meeting, which resulted in the election of officers for 2021-2022. “To think that a birthday party has evolved into an annual event whose jubilee coincides with the 200th anniversary of the state of Missouri is quite a thrill. Family members from across the country attended,” Estella Morrison, reunion president and genealogist, said. In 1921, a birthday party was organized to celebrate Sarah Mean, for whom the reunion is named. In 1932, Mrs. John Crockett and Mrs. James Cates, both Excelsior Springs residents, announced the Ferril-Means reunion would be held annually on the third Sunday in June. It was later moved to the second Sunday in June to avoid conflict...