Alan Willyard, son of Warren and Edythe Zink Willyard was barn at Melville in 1931.
In 1952 he married Cynthia Olson, the daughter of Clarence and Agnes Holth Olson, born in 1935 at Carrington.
They have three children, Pamela, Bruce and Staci.
Both Alan and Cynthia attended the Carrington schools.
Alan owns and operates an excavating business. Cynthia is interested in crafts of rosemaling, being a Rosemaler.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 43B