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Reunions
July 23, 2003

By Staff
Saturday The Tuxedo reunion will be at the Church of the Mediator, 3825 35th Ave. in Meridian from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Bring a covered dish. Drinks will be furnished. Call 485-4751 or 483-6802.
Saturday 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 $45. The reunion committee meets the first Tuesday of each month. For information, visit www.cityofmeridian.com and enter Class of 1973 in the search field or send e-mail to dtoms@mpsd.k12.ms.us or rflint@mpsd.k12.ms.us.
Saturday Stallings Family Reunion will be at Archusa Creek Water Park in Quitman. Bring a covered dish. Call 693-5984.
Sunday The Philyaw/Munn Family Reunion will be at Okatibbee Water Park in the conference room at the motel beginning at 11:30 a.m. Bring your favorite covered dish, lawn chairs and any pictures of family you would like to share. Call Diane Philyaw Goynes at (662) 674-5825 or (601) 917-4966.
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.
Aug. 8-10 The family members of Archie and Annie Anderson will host an Anderson Family Reunion in St. Louis. The reunion host is Jo Ann Hattix, the oldest granddaughter of Albert Henry Anderson (Racine, Wis). Her mother, Nettie B. (Anderson) Hunter is the daughter of Albert Anderson. Albert is the son of Archie and Annie Anderson. Contact Jo Ann at (314) 423-1737 or by e-mail at jahattix@yahoo.com.
Aug. 9 All descendants or relatives of Amos Smith or Eldridge Williamson Henley, who settled in the Una community area of Clay County in the early 1800s, are invited to invited to attend a reunion beginning at 11 a.m. in the assembly room of the air conditioned "Old School House" at the Una Community Center. Bring a covered dish for lunch. Call Madeene Smith Watts-Williamson at (601) 582-1041.
Aug. 23 West Lauderdale Class of 1993 will hold its 10-year reunion at Briarwood Country Club. The reunion will be from 7 p.m.-midnight. Invitations are in the mail; some classmates still need to be located. For information or if you can assist in locating fellow classmates, call Terri Brumley-DeCamp at (601) 934-3422 or send e-mail to WestLauderdale93@hotmail.com
Aug. 29-30 Meridian High School Class of 1993 has planned a reunion for Labor Day weekend. For information, e-mail P. Graham at pakeetagraham@msn.com. The class Web site is MeridianHighClassof1993@yahoogroups.com or write to MHS Class of 1993, P.O. Box 3522, Meridian, MS 39303.
Aug. 30 Newton County High School Class of 1993 has planned its reunion. The informal event will be from 9 a.m. to noon at Turkey Creek in Decatur. Then the same from 6:30 p.m.-until will be a semi-formal dinner with entertainment at Montana's in Meridian. We are still missing some classmates. If you are a classmate or family of one, please call John Ferguson at (601) 824-9404 or e-mail NCHS1993@cs.com.
Aug. 31 The Semmes family reunion will be at St. Patrick Family Life Center in Meridian beginning at noon. Bring a covered dish for lunch. Call Norma Walters at 632-4758.
Sept. 4-7 USS Maddox Destroyer Association Reunion (DD-168, DD-622 &DD-731) in Buena Park, Calif. Contact Cliff Gillespie at 215 Wichita Avenue, No. 605, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. For information, call (714) 960-5283 or send e-mail to cwgilles45@aol.com.

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