Family Reunions

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Ball
The descendants of the late Seymour and Lola Duty Ball; Rev. Allen Sr. and Rachel Cook Ball; and Luther H. and Margaret Ball families will hold a reunion Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Council Community Center located in the William P. Harris Recreation Park, Council, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Bandy
The Bandy family reunion will be held August 30 and 31 at the Bandy Home on Coon Branch, Wolford. Family and friends welcome. For more information, call 566-8226.

Blankenship-Smith
The descendants of Conley and Pearl Blankenship and Clark and Helen Smith families will hold a reunion September 21 at Hurley Park, beginning at 12 p.m. till 5 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drink.

Boyd-Charles
The descendants of Patten L. and Isabelle (Charles) Boyd family will hold a reunion Saturday, August 30, 2008 at the William P. Harris Park at Council. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Everyone welcome. For more information, call 276-944-4909.

Christian
The descendants of A.C. and Tootsie Stacy Christian family will hold a reunion September 6, 2008 at Popular Gap Park, beginning at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Everyone is welcome.

Coleman-Stiltner
The descendants of the Frank and Bitha Coleman and Roscoe and Laura Stiltner families will hold a reunion Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the county recreational area on Enoch's Branch, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish, dessert, old family recipes and photos. Cups, plates, silverware and drinks will be provided. For more information, call Brad and Mary Looney at 935-1763; Jimmy and Jenny Justice at 498-3051; or Herman and Tina Stiltner at 935-1979.

Estep
The descendants of Harrison and Hanna and Hester Estep and Matthew and Cosby Estep families will hold their 23rd reunion August 30, 2008 at Vernon Blankenship Park in Hurley, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Every one welcome. For more information, call Edna Tester at 530-9604 or Artha Otto at 530-7180.

Fuller
The descendants of the Holland and Lillie Keen Fuller family will hold their 12th annual reunion September 6 at the Breaks Interstate Park, shelter #2, beginning at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks. For more information, call 276-259-7540.

Gilbert
The descendants of the Dink and Easter Gilbert family will hold a reunion Sunday, August 31, 2008 at the Patterson Fire Department, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish, drinks, dessert and auction items. Games and activities for all ages.

Helton-Church
The annual Helton reunion will be held August 24 at the Breaks Interstate Park, shelter #6, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish or dessert and drinks. For more information, call Janie at 530-9289 or May at 566-7687.  

Lee
The descendants of Richard and Nancy Fuller Lee; John Wess Lee; Mary Lee Lester; James Hamilton Lee; Jacob Lee; Nancy Lee Belcher; Preston Lee; Christopher "Hun" Lee; Richard "Bud" Lee; Shade Lee; and John Lee families will hold a reunion Saturday, September 13 at the Breaks Interstate Park, shelter #1 (Potter Knoll), beginning at 12:30 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring information and pictures. For more information, call 606-754-8931.

Lester
The descendants of Isaac and Nancy Dotson Lester family will hold a reunion Sunday, August 24, 2008 at the Breaks Interstate Park, Potter's Knoll shelter, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish, soft drinks and gift. For more information, call 530-7822 or 530-7116.

Ramey-Watson
The descendants of the Cary and Ida Bell Ramey family will hold a reunion August 23, 2008 at the Breaks Interstate Park, Potter's Knoll, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks and table service. Everyone welcome.

Stacy
The descendants of Fred and Rebecca Adeline Stacy family will hold a reunion August 31 at the County Recreational area at Enoch's Branch, beginning at 10 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and family photos. For more information, call Roger Stacy at 512-940-4063 or email at rogerdoger@yahoo.com.

 Stacy
The descendants of  Simon and Myrtle Blankenship Stacy family will hold a reunion Sunday, September 7 at the Veron Blankenship Park in Hurley, beginning at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. For more information, call Crystal Matney at 566-8048 or Della McCoy at 566-8026.

Tester
The descendants of Malon and Julia Michaels (Greer) Tester will hold a reunion August 30, 2008 at the Natural Tunnel State Park near Kingsport, Tenn. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. Everyone welcome. For more information, contact Kemberely Tester-Hamm at 615-672-9566 or ranny_kem@yahoo.com

Thomas
The Thomas family will hold a reunion September 21, 2008 at the William P. Harris Park, shelter #4 at Council. No reminder letters will be sent this year. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and drinks.

VP3
The VP3 reunion and picnic will hold a reunion September 6, 2008 at the William P. Harris Park, Council, beginning at 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. Group photo to be taken at 1:30 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish or drinks. Anyone who worked at VP3 is invited.

Wells-Israel
The annual Wells-Israel family reunion will be held Sunday, August 31, 2008 at the Southwest Virginia Community College picnic shelter. Pot-luck lunch will be at 1 p.m., followed by a short program. Family and friends are welcome. For more information, call 276-964-5254.

Class Reunions

CHS Class of 1988
Council High School Class of 1988 reunion will be held Saturday, August 23, 2008 at the Council Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone who hasn't been contacted or has further questions should contact Becky at 276-859-2904 or 276-971-3852; Roberta at 276-873-6886; or Greg at 276-971-1224.

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 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.

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