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6:29 am Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Reunions

By Staff
July 2-3 Meridian High School Class of 1984 is planning its reunion. July 2 will be Hospitality Night with a reception from 7 p.m.-midnight at the Union Station Railroad Museum. July 3 will be the Family and Friends Picnic from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, followed by a banquet and pictures from 7 p.m.-midnight. The cost is $65 each. Make checks payable to Class of 1984 Reunion, and mail to Great Southern national Bank, c/o Denise Wright, 2201 13th St., Meridian, MS 39301. Please include your address and phone number. For information, send e-mail to Cassandra Jones Little at san261966@yahoo.com or Denise Wright at goddidit84@aol.com.
July 3 The Edward Wright-Katie Belle Wright Bateman family will meet at the Masonic Lodge in Preston for their annual reunion and chicken fry. Bring your favorite foods, drinks, paper products, silverware and chicken prepared to be fried. Also bring any family mementos you would like to share. For information, call Jerry DuBard, Barry Wright or Carolyn Carroll.
July 3 Northeast Lauderdale High School Class of 1984 reunion will be at Briarwood Country Club beginning at 6 p.m. The cost is $20 per person. Send checks to Jimmy Matthew, 4266C Dogwood Lake Road, Bailey, MS 39320 or call 681-4718 for more details.
July 3 The descendants of Mack C. Massey and Anna Bell Weatherford Massey Carey invite family and friends to join them in a reunion at The Christian Church Camp on Highway 15 between Newton and Decatur. Bring a covered dish. For information, call Gail at 483-1173.
July 4 The Dan-Azzilee McDonald family will meet at the Nanih Waiya mound house in Winston County for their annual reunion. Bring food and drinks for a potluck lunch at noon. Come early and bring pictures and family memories to share. Invite someone who wasn't with us last year. For information, call Leddie Hill, Jimmy McDonald or Marcie Stewart.
July 8-11 The USS Boston CA-69, CAG-1 and SSN-703 shipmates, crew members of all Navy ships named Boston are planning a July reunion. For details, contact Arthur L. Hebert, P.O. Box 816, Amherst, NH 03031-0816; call (603) 672-8772; or visit www.ussboston.org.
July 9-10 Okolona College is planing a reunion. For information, call Alvin Thomas at (662) 447-5922; Mary Lowery Gates at (662) 447-3361; Myles Standfield at (662) 447-2235; Jimmy McClendon at (662) 767-3203; Louise Floyd Cole at (662) 447-2752; or Ella Collins at (662) 369-9582.
July 10 The Stallings reunion will be at Archusa Water Park pavilion. Family and friends are invited to attend. Bring a covered dish. For information, call 693-5984.
July 10 The Complete reunion will begin at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church Family Life Center. Call Norma Walters at 776-3212.
July 10 The 1974 class reunion for Meridian High School will be at 7 p.m. at Briarwood Country Club. MHS class members would like to invite the classes of 1974 from Lamar, Whynot and Jeff Davis to the reunion. Cost is $35 a person. Make check payable to Class of 1974 and send with a biography to: Cheryl Love Robinson P.O. Box 1209 Meridian, MS. Plans for other activities are being planned. Send e-mail to Teresa Lowery Church at TCH4101@aol.com for further information.
July 13-18 Members of the 4th Infantry Division Association National Reunion are planning a reunion for July. For information contact Gregory Rollinger, 8891 Aviary Path NR-82, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077 or visit www.4thinfantry.org.
July 16-18 The descendants of Richard and Julie Shanks and the children of Ruby and Viola Edwards will hold a reunion at Archusa Water Park in Quitman. Cost is $60 for married families and $30 for singles. Senior citizens 70 years and older are free. A memory book will be available for an extra $10. Please turn in money as soon as possible. To request information or send money, contact Eula Gates Leggett, 1865 Shubuta Eucutta Road, Shubuta, MS 39360, (601) 687-5730, or Jerlean Edwards Pruitt, 9690 Highway 18 West, Quitman, MS 39355, (601) 776-5828.

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