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Reunions

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May 20, 27 Reunion meeting of Meridian High School Class of 1963 will take place 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 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, call 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 18 The Wilkerson family reunion will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the home of Edward and Lois Allen in Union. Bring a covered dish for 1 p.m. meal and lawn chairs. All family and friends are welcome. For information, call (601) 774-9118.
May 18 The descendants of the Rev. William Preston Long and Melinda Harris Long will meet for their 85th annual reunion at Moselle Community Center at 9:30 a.m. Family friends and anyone interested in the reunion can bring pictures, memorabilia, genealogy and a filled picnic basket. Call Barbara Long Knotts at 601-477-8646 or send e-mail to bknotts@megagate.com.
May 23-25 Descendants of Ruby and Viola Edwards are planning a reunion in Quitman. For information, write Patricia Gates Arrington, 1927 Highway 18 West, Quitman, MS 39355, or call 776-9014.
May 24 A homecoming of the Linwood School of Neshoba County will begin at 9 a.m. at the Neshoba County Coliseum, Highway 15 North in Philadelphia. Bring your favorite dish for pot luck lunch. Contact Aubrey Nicholson, 10181 Road 349, Union, MS 39365 or call (601) 656-4090. Contributions to cover expenses will be received at the meeting.
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 has canceled its reunion.
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. Members of the classes of 1947 and 1949 are invited to attend.
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 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday night's activities include a meal catered by Joe Sherman at Union Station. For information or to volunteer, call Gerry Zachry at 482-7950, Alice Benson at 482-3745 or E.C. Bancroft at 479-5842.
May 31 Students who attended Sebastopol High School from 1952-1954 are invited to a 50th reunion at 1 p.m. at the Nolen Sistrunk Pavilion. The reunion committee needs current mailing addresses for students who attended or graduated during these years. Send information to Dot Leonard, P.O. Box 92 Sebastopol, MS 39359. You also can call Charlie Thrash at 625-7784, Kate Thomas at 774-5279 or Rachel Beeland at 683-3752.
June 1 The annual Stevens Reunion will be held at the Damascus Community Center on Highway 495 in Kemper County. Begins at 10 a.m. and lunch served at noon. Bring a covered dish, drinks, and join in on the food, fun and fellowship. Call Jerry and Carolyn Stevens at 656-2468.
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. Call Tina Estes (601) 485-2692 or e-mail 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.

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