The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-05
Barker Family Reunion Sunday

ANDERSONVILLE, July d =
Sunday was reunion day will
the Barker family and Mr.. an(
Mrs. O. j. Thompson were host.
to the six sisters. five brothers
the in-laWs and their children
ard grandchildren. OF the i'm
mediate family. only the eldes
brother, Hugh. because of lines.
in his home. was unable to at
tend.
Following the picnic style
lunch, the grOWn-ups exchanged
news and views, catching up or
all the happenings of the pass
year The young cousins sepa
rated according to age. the old
er group working off energy in
a vigorous ball game. while the
younger bunch Tomped in the
sand pile.
II was a noisy. busting. and
wholly satisfying day.
T h G Thompsons grandsons
stayed with them and, at once,
their attention was turrad to the
next important family vent.
Tuesday was young Aubrey s
birthday. and his parents and
the Wilson and Hayes families
came from Lynchburg to pic
mic supper and TO watch the
candle blowing out ceremony.
There were six on the cake.
Aubrey's eyes shore with de
light as he opened his gifts. His
greatest satisfaction though, lay
in the fact that now. at long
last. he has enough money to
buy a pig.
AT the same hour another
birthday celebration was taking
place in the community. In this
instance. a larger cake was re-
CURED to accommodate the can
dies. Mrs. Claude Anderson hon-
ored her father in law. Jack
Anderson. at a family dinner.
Mr. and Mrs Elliott Vest
spent Sunday with Miss Annie
Anderson.
The Rev and Mrs. S. G. Cow
an. on their way from Lynch
burg to Kenbridge where Mr..
CoWan had been asked 10 per
form a marriage ceremony.
stopped Friday for a brief visit
with Mrs. c. B. Morgan.
Friends Of Mrs. Adelaide Nor
gan will be interested to know
that she has recently moved
from Washington. D c.. back to
her former home III Richmond
Mrs. Morgan came With Miss
Louise Morgan home for the
week end, Spending ore nj hit in
the c. B. Morgan home and one
with Mrs. Hattie Morgan. Pa
trlcla Morgan was also with her
grandmother and father for the
week end.
Mrs Irhy Cole and Miss Doro-
thy Cole. of Tlmomlm, Md. and
Mr.. and Mrs Llghtfoot Crews
were week end guests IN the
Lewis Morgan home. Mr. ard
Mrs. r L. Harris called Sun
day afternoon.
North to Alaska
A call from Bismarck. N. D.,
Sunday night assured the j.
: Meade Andersons that all was
we'll with Jimmie Anderson and
his travelling companion. E. M.
Wright On the way they had
spent a night in Toledo with
Anderson S aunt. Mrs. FIR K
Coleman. and her family. They
were headed for a few dyas in
Yellowstone Park before pushing
on Alaska ward
Miss GLADYS Duty is spending
the week with her sister-ln-law
Mis-. c. l.. Duty.
Those who came from a dis
lance to attend the funeral Of
Charlie Duty. some of whom
stayed overnight in the Duty
home. were Mrs. Elizabeth With
erspoon. Of Big Stone Gap. Mr..
and Mrs. Stuart Mallory and
Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Duty all
of Virginia Beach. Mr.. and Mrs.
T. j. Duty and family and W.
A. Settle. of Lebanon. Ms. Nora
Duty and family. of Roanoke
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Ripley. Of
Lynchburg, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cobbs and George Spring
Jr.. of MichauX.
Miss Jessie Walden. Miss Ge-
neva Walden and Miss Audrey
Mae Walden were recent visitors
III the Eugene Flood home. Mr..
and Mrs. Flood called on Mr..
and Mrs. Roger Morris Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs j W. Mol17s
and their sons. Buck and jim
ME. spent Sunday with the R.
H. Flood family. Friday callers
in the Flood home We're MI. ard
Mrs. James Sites and their son.
Joe Lee Sites. The Floods are