By Staff
April 29 Reunion meeting of Meridian High School Class of 1963 will meet each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Mississippi Power Building on Highway 45 North, past the old Freemans Drive-In. For information, call Jimmy Slay at 482-9779 or e-mail Sandra Barrett Moore at WonByGrace3@wmconnect.com.
May 3 The Annual Ponta School Reunion will be at Briarwood Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The church is off Highway 39 North. Fellowship hour will be 5 p.m.-6 p.m., with the program starting at 6 p.m. and the meal at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 each. Call 681-8312 for information.
May 3 The Gressett-Castle Reunion will be at "The Place," one mile west of Chunky on Highway 80 West. Take a left at sings posted and follow dirt road to the river. For information, call Donna Wellman at 737-8806.
May 4 Family and friends of William Ezekiel Sanderson and Katherine Green Sanderson are invited to the annual Sanderson-Green Reunion. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at the Golden Memorial State Park in Sebastopol. A covered dish lunch will be served at noon. For information, call Carolyn Stevens at 656-2468 or Velda Jenkins at 653-3647.
May 17 Northeast Lauderdale High School graduating class of 1993 will hold its 10-year reunion at 7 p.m. at Ryan's Family Steakhouse, 107 N. Frontage Road. For information: 482-6700.
May 17 Dixon Day will be at the Neshoba County Fairgrounds beginning at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served picnic style. All former teachers, students, family and friends are invited to attend. For information, call Patsy Davis at 656-3795 after 5 p.m.
May 23-25 Descendants of Ruby and Viola Edwards are planning a reunion in Quitman. For information, write Patricia Gates Arrington, 1927 Highway 18 W., Quitman, MS 39355, or call 776-9014.
May 24 Enterprise High School classes of 1963-1966 will hold a reunion at 6:30 p.m. at Montana's Bar-B-Q &Seafood Restaurant. For information, call Diane Goldman Griffin at 681-8329 or Brenda Reed Lord at 659-7075.
May 30-31 Meridian High School Class of 1988 is planning its 15-year reunion. For information, e-mail Tiffanie Roberts at TIFF2T@aol.com.
May 30-31 Meridian High School Class of 1948 will celebrate its 55th class reunion. Friday evening activities include a dinner at Montana's Bar-B-Q &Seafood Restaurant. Saturday's breakfast meeting will be at the Window Seat at Rush Foundation Hospital cafeteria. The Meeting Place at Bonita Lakes Mall has also been reserved for a gathering place. Saturday night's activities include a meal catered by Joe Sherman at Union Station. For information or to volunteer your time, call Gerry Zachry at 482-7950, Alice Benson at 482-3745 or E.C. Bancroft at 482-0416.
May 31 All students attending Sebastopol High School from 1952-1954 are invited to a 50th reunion at 1 p.m. at the Nolen Sistrunk Pavilion. The reunion committee is seeking current mailing addresses on students who attended or graduated with these classes. Send information to Dot Leonard, P.O. Box 92 Sebastopol, MS 39359 or call Charlie Thrash at 625-7784, Kate Thomas at 774-5279 or Rachel Beeland at 683-3752.
June 27-28 Meridian High School Class of 1968 reunion. For information, call Terry Anderson at 635-5515 or send e-mail to twa@netdoor.com. You also can call Vance Grantham at 484-5488 or send e-mail to grantham@netdoor.com.
July 4-6 "The 73 Cruisers" of Meridian High School Class of 1973 are making plans for their 30-year class reunion. Classmates' addresses and phone numbers are needed. For information contact Brenda Easley at 485-6173; send e-mail to Hbettyh47@aol.com; or write Betty Easley at P.O. Box 7240, Meridian, MS 39307-7240.
July 12 Clarkdale's Class of 1977 reunion is at Okatibbee Reservoir starting at 2 p.m. Contact Tina Estes (601) 485-2692 or Donnie Hayes at dhayes@sisna.com for information.
July 10-13 The USS Boston Shipmates Inc. is planning its 19th annual reunion in Buffalo, N.Y. For information, contact Arthur L. Hebert, P.O. Box 816, Amherst, NH 03031-0816. Phone (603) 672-8772 or visit www.ussboston.org.
July 18-19 Meridian High School Class of 1983 will hold its 20-year reunion in Meridian. For information, e-mail Jamie Bullock Cater at ejbcater@comcast.net, e-mail Dimetri Mosley Brown at dmbrown@mpsd.k12.ms.us or call 484-4475.
July 18-19 Lamar High School Class of 1983 will hold its 20-year reunion in Meridian. For information, e-mail Delita Duncan Waldron at waldronrx@aol.com or call 483-8062. Please note the date has been changed from the previous date of May 30 and 31, but plans remain the same.
July 18-20 Meridian High School Class of 1978 will hold its 25th reunion. Friday, a get-acquainted and registration time will be at Montana's Bar-B-Q &Seafood Restaurant from 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, a dinner will be held at Montana's at 7 p.m. with a dance following; Sunday a memorial service will be held at East Mississippi Electric Power Association at 11 a.m. For information, call 917-6793 or 880-3190. You also can e-mail vhampton@andersonhospital.com
July 26 Members of Meridian High School Class of 1973 have set a date for their 30-year reunion. The event will be at Howard Johnson's. Cost is $30 before May 15 and $45 after. The reunion committee meets the first Tuesday of each month. For information, check out www.cityofmeridian.com and enter Class of 1973 in the search field or e-mail: dtoms@mpsd.k12.ms.us or rflint@mpsd.k12.ms.us.
Aug. 8-9 Members of Meridian High School Class of 1958 are planning their reunion. For information, call Rita at 483-6827, Beth at 482-0094 or Myra 482-2242.
Sept. 4-7 USS Maddox Destroyer Assoc. Reunion (DD-168, DD-622 &DD-731) in Buena Park, Calif. Contact Cliff Gillespie at 215 Wichita Avenue, No. 605, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. You also can phone (714) 960-5283 or send e-mail to cwgilles45@aol.com.
Sept. 7-14 4th Infantry IVY Division Association National Reunion. For information: Gregory Rollinger, 13507 Danube Lane NR-79, Rosemount, MN 55068-3395 or visit www.4thinfantry.org.
Oct. 8-11 2003 Memorial Reunion of the USS Canberra, CA-70 and CAG-2 will be in St. Louis. For information, contact Bryan L. Humphry (410) 208-4911 or send e-mail to kandokangaroo@mchsi.com. You also can contact Kenneth C. Minick (740) 423-8976 or send e-mail to kcm4@charter.net.
Oct. 16-19 Reunion of USS Iwo Jima (LPH2-LHD7) for all ships company, staff, HMM squadrons and embarked U.S. Marines will be in Norfolk Virginia Beach, Va. For information call Robert G. McAnally at (866) 237-3137 or send e-mail to yujack@megalink.net.
Upcoming The Boose family reunion will be in Saginaw, Mich., this year. Family members in the Hickory community meet on the first Sunday of each month for planning. For information, send e-mail to potts5615@aol.com.
Upcoming Quitman High School Class of 1993 is organizing a planning meeting to discuss its 10-year reunion. For information, send e-mail to Quitman93@yahoo.com.
Upcoming Clarkdale's Class of 1993 is planning its 10-year reunion. For information, send e-mail to Clarkdale93@aol.com.
Upcoming Union Class of 1994 is planning its reunion. Contact Mandy White at (336) 996-8965 or (336) 665-7622 or send e-mail to mdogw@aol.com or mwhit33@sears.com.
Upcoming Longdale School Reunion Committee of Neshoba County is searching for people who were principals, teachers or students at the school from 1949-63. Send name and address to Longdale Reunion Committee, P.O. Box 742, Philadelphia, MS 39350, or call (601) 656-1007, (601) 656-2258 or (601) 362-8010.