Family Reunions

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Barton-Boyd
The descendants of Abe and Nora Barton will hold a reunion Saturday, May 24, 2008, at the William P. Harris Park at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish, dessert and drinks.

Barton-Edwards
The descendants of Nathan and Judy Barton Edwards and Albert and Nacy Owens families will hold a reunion June 7, 2008 at the William P. Harris Park at Council, beginning at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Plates and utensils will be provided. For more information, call Tommy or Delphia at 276-669-1874 or Pauline Sykes at 276-865-4898.

Cantrell
The Cantrell family will hold a reunion June 8, 2008 at the Southwest Virginia Community College picnic area, beginning at 9 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and photos. For more information, call 276-963-2969 or 276-964-4859.

Coleman
The descendants of the Joseph and Louisa Coleman family will hold a reunion July 19, 2008 at the Fish trap Dam, shelter #2, beginning at 8 a.m. with lunch at 12 noon. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Everyone welcome. For more information, call Diane Adkins at 606-437-4840 or Erma Lucas at 614-751-9034.

Daniels
The descendants of the late Roy and Lucy Daniels family will hold a reunion Saturday, August 9 at the Keen Mountain Park, shelter #3, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish or dessert and drinks. Everyone welcome. For more information, call Alice Rife at 276-963-5635.

Deel
The descendants of the H.P. and Ida Deel family will hold a reunion June 1, 2008 at the William P. Harris Recreational Park, Council, beginning at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks. For more information, call 597-2422.

Epling
The Epling family reunion will be held June 1 at the Breaks Interstate Park, Potter's Knoll, shelter #1, beginning at 10 a.m. For more information, call 276-531-8204.

Hurley
The descendants of Ebb Hurley and Josie Justus Hurley will hold a family reunion at the Kiwanis Park at Grundy, June 8, 2008, beginning at 12 noon. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and a two liter drink. For more information, call 276-935-2431 or 276-566-7008.

Gilbert-O'Quinn
The Gilbert-O'Quinn family reunion will be held Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the William P. Harris Park, Council, shelter #2, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. The 4-H Bluegrass Band will be there.

Justus
The John Wesley Justus and Lurana Smith Justus family reunion will be held Saturday, June 14 at the Verner Blankenship Park from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. rain or shine. The reunion will continue on Sunday, June 15 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish on Saturday and a family memento to share as we remember our Justus-Smith Ancestors. For more information, call Ruth Stacy at 276-566-4917 or Jackie Allen at 703-569-3946.

Keene-Viers
The descendants of Whitten and Martilla Osborne Keene and Josh and Mattie Griffey Viers families will hold a reunion June 21 at the Breaks Interstate Park, shelter #7, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish.

Mullins
The descendants of Wallace and Molly Mullins family will hold a family reunion June 28 at Keen Mountain Park, shelter #3, beginning at 1 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish, dessert, and/or drink, grab bags for auction. There will also be a cemetery clean up Friday, June 13 at 10 a.m. Help is needed. For more information, call 566-8586.

Nickels-Marcum
The descendants of Rush Nickels and Joseph Marcum will hold their annual family reunion Saturday, July 12 at the Hoover Y. Park in Groveport, Ohio, beginning at 11 a.m. (Groveport is located just out side Columbus, Ohio.) For more information, contact Tara Reeves at TaraR42@yahoo.com

Rife
The descendants of the late Lee Owens and Pinkie Smith Rife family will hold a reunion Saturday, June 21 at the Keen Mountain Park, shelter #1, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring drinks and dessert. Everyone welcome. For more information, call Alice Rife at 276-963-5635.

Rowe-Lester
The descendants of the Dowel and Nanice "Nan" Lester Rowe family will hold a reunion Saturday, June 7 at the Breaks Interstate Park, shelter #7. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks. For more information, call 259-7299 or 259-6239.

Skeens
The Skeens family will hold a reunion June 15, 2008, at the Breaks Interstate Park Shelter #6, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks. A picture quilt will be given away. For more information, call Eula Skeens at (276) 591-4287.

Stiltner
The descendants of C.C. and Rachel Stiltner family will hold their 20th annual reunion Sunday, May 25 at the home place of the late D.C. and Chloe Stiltner on Poplar Creek, beginning at 12 noon. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks. For more information, call 935-8251.

Stiltner-Anderson
The descendants of the J.B. and Bell Stiltner and Maggie Anderson families will hold a reunion June 22, 2008 at the Breaks Interstate Park, shelter #6, beginning at 1 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks. For more information, call 566-7250.

Ward
The Ward family reunion will be held May 24, 2008 at the Keen Mountain Park, beginning at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish, drinks and items for auction.

Class Reunions

GHS Class of 1953
Grundy high School Class of 1953 is planning their 55th reunion to be held in Grundy on September 13, 2008. Anyone interested in attending, helping or having information on a class member, contact Marie (Lockhart) Chaillet at 703-385-1385 or Marie@federalinitiatives.com or Shirley (Nuckes) Keister at 540-899-9171 or shirleynk@aol.com

GHS Class of 1958
Grundy High School Class of 1958 is planning their 50th reunion to be held at the Breaks Interstate Park Conference Center on September 13, 2008. Anyone interested in attending or having information on a classmate, call Joan Belcher Shortt at 276-935-2097.

GHS Class of 1978
Grundy High School Class of 1978 will hold a class reunion July 26, 2008 at the Appalachian School of Law. For more information, call Tammy Prater at 935-7152 or email at hprater7152@yahoo.com.

GHS Class of 1979
Grundy Senior High School Class of 1979 has scheduled an organizational meeting for the purpose of planning a 30-year class reunion, May 22 at Food City, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Class members are urged to help plan activities.

GHS Class of 1998
Grundy High School Class of 1998 10-year reunion will be held Saturday, September 6, 2008, at the Little Big Horn restaurant. For more information, contact Anne Luniewski at Luniewski@comcast.net.

WHS Class of 1983
Whitewood High School Class of 1983 is planning a 25 year class reunion for July 19, 2008. For more information, call Angie at 276-963-4534 or Michael at 276-881-8207.

Information Requests

GHS Class of 1988
Garden High School Class of 1988 is planning their 20h year reunion. Classmates should email contact information to 88dragon@live.com or call Cindy Meadows Lambert at 276-794-9283.

GHS Class of 1986
Some members of the Garden High School class of 1986 are currently seeking to schedule a 25-year class reunion. Anyone interested in helping or having information on members of the class are asked to please contact the organizers at: Class Reunion, 1307 Hazard Road, Haysi, VA 24256 or email: classreunion_2011@yahoo.com