Barbee, Bass, Davenport, Fowler, Peyton, Rollins, Wise Family Reunion — The Barbee, Bass, Davenport, Fowler, Peyton, Rollins, Wise family reunion will be held July 3-4 in the Charleston area. Family members will meet Friday, July 2 at the Holiday Inn Express Civic Center, Charleston; Saturday, July 3 at Water Ways in Boone County; and Sunday, July 4 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Smithers and 2 p.m. until dark at Shawnee Park, Dunbar (two shelter by bathroom on the right as you enter the park). All friends are welcome to join us at the park Sunday. Please bring a covered dish to share. For more information, contact Angela Rollins Holmes on her cell at 919-972-1179. Angela is in town and will be here until after the reunion; she can be reached locally at 304-442-8332.
Stewart Reunion — The children of the late Fred and Dessie Mae Parrish Stewart will hold their annual family reunion on Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Collins Park, behind Collins Middle School, starting at 11:30 a.m. All siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and distant relatives are encouraged to attend. This is a covered dish meal, so plan to bring your favorite dishes. Organizers look forward to seeing everyone.
Myles School — An attempt is being made to locate former students at Myles School for a possible reunion in late September. Any information as to phone numbers and/or addresses will be greatly appreciated. Contact Thelma Tincher Tolbert at 304-252-6979 or Mary Olenick Johns at 304-465-5081.
Come On Home Reunion — Please join in the 2010 Come on Home Reunion and mail your reservation in the amount of $20 each, payable to Come on Home Reunion to: Charlie Jones, 106 Phillips Street, Fayetteville, WV 25840. The FHS Alumni Association awarded six $1,000 scholarships in 2009 and will be awarding six in 2010. Initial membership fee is $25 and dues for the following years are $10 per year. Memorial donations, no minimum required, will be gratefully accepted. Please indicate the name to be used and it will be placed on the Memorial Plaque, which is displayed at Fayetteville High School. The second plaque has several names on it already and is placed alongside the first plaque. If you haven’t joined the Alumni Association or renewed your membership, please do so now. Please make checks payable to FHS Alumni Association and mail to Joan Dickerson, PO Box 195, Fayetteville, WV 25840. Debbie Kenna Richardson, Dale Dickerson Ryder and Becky Dickerson are still working with the Come on Home Committee. They are trying to encourage some of the younger graduates to attend the reunions and were successful last year in getting some new faces and new ideas at the 2009 reunion. Hope to see even more at the 2010 reunion.
FHS Class of 1990 — The Fayetteville High School Class of 1990 is planning a 20-year class reunion for Aug. 7. This will consist of a picnic at the Fayetteville Town Park from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and a dinner event at Three Gables Restaurant from 5 until 10 p.m. Addresses still are needed for the following classmates: Wendi Cadle, Jeni Crouse Davis, Randy Hall, Chris Sapp, Joe Sizemore, Brett Skaggs, Michelle Smith and Tony Tingler. If you have any of these addresses, please e-mail them to Dawn Clay Murphy at dandlmurphy@gmail.com, or call 304-574-4159.
Layland — The Layland Reunion will be held Sunday, July 18 at Camp Washington-Carver at Clifftop. For more information, call Shirley Miller at 540-380-4789.
Vandall-Sawyers — The Vandall-Sawyers family reunion will be held at Shelter #4, Grandview State Park, on Sunday, July 11. Participants are asked to bring a meat dish and a side dish and one recipe to be used in a family cookbook. Donations for shelter and supplies would be appreciated. Dinner will be served at 1:30 p.m. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. For more information, call Roger Vandall at 304-787-9831, Mildred Vandall at 304-252-0986, or Ruth Withrow at 304-438-7601.
FHS Class of 1960 — The Fayetteville High School Class of 1960 is preparing for its upcoming 50-year reunion on July 30-31 at the Historic White Horse B&B in Fayetteville. Addresses or contact information is needed for the following classmates: Barbara Armstrong, Ethel Manley, Gene Paul Payne, Patricia Reed, Richard Shuck and Robert Warren. Please e-mail your information to Linda Dempsey Myers at lmyers60@verizon.net or telephone 304-574-2024.
OHHS Class of 1990 — The Oak Hill High School Class of 1990 is preparing for its upcoming 20-year class reunion and organizers are in need of addresses or contact information for classmates. You can forward your information to the following: ohhsclassof1990@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page at OHHS Class of 1990 20 Year Reunion. You can also send information in the mail to Bud Fox’s Body Shop and Towing in care of Class Reunion, 100 Valentine Rd., Glen Jean, WV 25846.
WWHS Class of 1969 — The WWHS Class of 1969 is planning a reunion for Aug. 7. The reunion dinner will take place in the ballroom at the new Moose Lodge on New River Drive. A buffet dinner will be served, a cash bar, and a band will play 1960s-era music. If you are interested in attending, please contact one of the following: Carol Prather Bolen at 304-222-21123, Delores Goode Vaughan at 304-253-5900, Kathy Humphrey at 303-255-2312, Terri Beckelhimer at 304-877-5524 or Becky Dunbar at 304-646-1602. Wayne Blevins will be the treasurer for the reunion; cost of the event will be given to you when you call. If you would like to respond by e-mail, write to dvaughan1@suddenlink.net for more information.
MHS Class of 1950 — The Montgomery High School Class of 1950 will hold its 60-year class reunion on Aug. 27-28 at the Charleston House Holiday Inn in Charleston. For more information, call Barbara Brown Chaffins at 304-442-9123 or Betty Jo Walker Whittington at 304-442-4954
Deepwater Reunion — The 16th annual Deepwater Reunion will be held on Saturday, July 10 starting at 11 a.m. at Shelter #6 at the Fayette County Park, Beckwith. Please bring a covered dish. There will be a prize drawing in the afternoon. For more information, call Jean Comer Holland at 304-465-5703, Learease Swyers Miller at 304-779-5014 or Betty Jo Walker Whittington at 304-442-4594.
Proctor & Brown Family Reunion — The Proctor and Brown Family Reunion will be July 31 at Shelter #3 at Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park, 1194 Carnifex Ferry Rd., Summersville, beginning at 11 a.m.
GBHS Class of 1980 — The Gauley Bridge High School Class of 1980 will stage its 30-year reunion on Friday, Sept. 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Glen Ferris Inn. Cost will be $30 per person, which will cover Italian buffet, drinks, dessert and a DJ. There will also be a cash bar available. Registration is requested by Aug. 1. Make checks payable to: Diane Blackwell Pendleton, 76 Lakeside Drive, Hurricane, WV 25526. For more, visit the reunion’s Facebook page for GBHS Class of 1980 30 Year Reunion.
VHS Class of 1990 — The Valley High School Class of 1990 is in the process of planning the 20-year reunion. E-mail your address to angtackett@yahoo.com, katco4@hotmail.com or Michelle@Firstsecurityinc.com. For more information, call 304-553-6686.
MHS Class of 1960 — The Montgomery High School Class of 1960 will stage its 50th reunion on July 23-24. The reunion committee is hard at work finalizing plans, and the committee was to have final reservations by June 15. The Class of 1960 welcomed the first class of students from Simmons High School as freshmen in 1956, after segregated schools were discontinued in West Virginia. This year’s reunion will feature a free Friday night open house from 6 to 9 p.m. at the old Montgomery High School. On Saturday, the reunion dinner will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Charleston House Holiday Inn. Cost will be $60. To make reservations or for more information, call Butch Ballard at 304-442-4903 or Donna Kay Oliver Young at 304-442-8820.
VHS Class of 2000 — The Valley High School Class of 2000 is planning a 10-year class reunion for Saturday, Aug. 7. Please provide Christy Elliott-McGinnis (christyelliottmcginnis@gmail.com) or Krista Hopkins-Johnson (johnsonk@uncsa.edu) with your contact information. You may also call 304-346-3133 for information or suggestions. Additional details will be forthcoming, but please hold the date for an event that’s sure to be a blast.
VHS Classes of 1977-1984 — There will be a joint reunion for Valley High School classes of 1977 to 1984 on June 25-27. For more information, please contact Vernelle Lipscomb at 304-442-2682 or Roger Wagner at 304-779-2155.
Reunions
June 24, 2010

