Reunion News

To have your events included free in the Morning News Reunions on Sundays, submit announcements by noon Thursday one week in advance. Publication can’t be guaranteed. Copy might be edited for length and content. Fax your information to (843) 317-7292; e-mail to abowman@florencenews.com or mail to Morning News, c/o Reunion News, P.O. Box 100528, Florence, SC 29501-0528.

Family reunions
14TH POOLE FAMILY REUNION: The 14th Poole family reunion will be held July 24-26 in Darlington. For information, call Carolyn Pearson at (843) 395-0088 or Reginald and Sabrina Derry at (843) 678-9691.

SLATER-COKER FAMILY REUNION: The Slater-Coker Family Reunion will be Aug. 7-9. The descendents of Carl Slater and Bird Sansbury Slater Coker are asked to contact Jimmie Coker at (843) 669-1325 or Lisa Hammonds at (973) 477-5884 or yayah629@gmail. com. The locations for the reunion are: Aug. 7, Bishopville, Aug. 8, Florence and Aug. 9, Lawson Grove Baptist Church, Hartsville.

SPEARS FAMILY REUNON: The Spears family reunion will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 8 at the DuPont Activity Center in Florence and Aug. 9 at St. Paul AME Church, Claussen Road, Florence, the Rev. Julius Dukes, pastor. For information, call Rosa S. King at (843) 662-3686.

SUGGS FAMILY REUNION: The Annual Ollie and Anna Suggs family reunion will be Aug. 16 at Indian Branch Community Center in Darlington. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. and family members are asked to bring a covered dish.

CUMMINGS FAMILY REUNION MEETINGS: The Cummings family will have monthly meetings to plan for the family reunion Aug. 28-30 in Florence. For details and meeting dates, call Mariscia Cummings Cooper at (843) 393-8086, Royal Cummings at (843) 346-3637 or Troy Cummings at (843) 662-6825.

MCCASKILL REUNION: The McCaskill Sept Society Gathering will be Oct. 2-4 in Camden. Traditional Scottish events will include bagpipers and Celtic Dancers. The “Kirking of the Tartan” Service will be Oct. 4 at Bethesda Presbyterian Church. Descendants of the McCaskills are asked to contact Betty Joe McCaskill Jackson in Camden at (803) 432-9358, Rachel Miles in Sumter at (803) 499-4456 or Sarah Garland in Darlington at (843) 393-4451 or (843) 307-7611.

School reunions
SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1981: The South Florence High School class of 1981 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the American Legion, Oakland Ave., Florence. For information, call Deloris Gordon-Tindal at (843) 413-0704 or Stephanie James-Ashley at (843) 665-6548.

SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1981 MONTHLY MEETING: The South Florence High School Class of 1981 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the American Legion, Oakland Ave., Florence. For information, call Deloris Gordon-Tindal at (843) 413-0704 or Stephanie James-Ashley at (843) 665-6548.

MCLEOD INFIRMARY SCHOOL OF NURSING CLASS OF 1963: The McLeod Infirmary School of Nursing Class of 1963 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at The Clubhouse Grill, Lake City Country Club. For information, contact Janice Poston Woodberry at woodj@sc.rr.com, (843) 394-8045, (843) 687-5553 or Patsy Godwin Hucks at (843) 389-4722.

MCCLENAGHAN HIGH SHOOL JOINT REUNION 1950-1960: McClenaghan High School classes of 1950-1960 ’50s Get Together will be from 7 p.m. to midnight Aug. 1 at the Shrine Club. For information, call Margie Morris at (843) 669-7132, Ray Atkinson at (843) 662-2054 or Jimmie Baxley Kennedy at (843) 679-0909.

WILSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS CLUB OF 1965 MONTHLY MEETING: The Wilson High School Class Club of 1965 will meet at 7 p.m. July 26 at the home of Joe Myers, 1209 Brand St., Florence.

CARVER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING: The Carver Alumni Association will meet at 6 p.m. July 27 at Ronald E. McNair Middle School. For information, call Rufus Timmons at (843) 665-0051 or John Gaston (843) 389-5355.

MAYO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1969: The Mayo High School class of 1969 will meet the third Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. at Post 210 in Darlington. All members are asked to attend. For information, call (843) 393-1486.

WILSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1971: The Wilson High School class of 1971 will meet the first Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Elk’s Rest, 901 W. Lucas St., Florence. Classmates are asked to call Brenda Echols, class president, at (843) 669-6355.

WEST FLORENCE CLASS OF 1989 REUNION: The West Florence High School class of 1989 will have a 20-year reunion Aug. 1 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Osbornes. Registration, payment and further details are available at the Web site www.wfhs1989.com. Classmates may contact Natalie Catoe Scruggs or Eve Tucker for questions at (260) 484-4932 or (803) 315-8401, e-mail address wfhs89reunion@yahoo.com.

WEST FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1984: The West Florence High School class of 1984 will have a 25-year reunion from 7 to 11 p.m. Aug. 8, at Oakdale Country Club, 3700 W. Lake Drive, Florence. For information call, Teal Dixon Rabon, 1501 E. Crossing Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 or via e-mail Wfhs1984reunion@http://www.facebook.com or Wfhs1984reunion@yahoo.com.

WEST FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1999 REUNION: The West Florence High School class of 1999 is seeking classmates for a 10-year reunion to be held Aug. 15 at the Oakdale Country Club in Florence. Classmates are asked to submit contact information to wfhsclassof99@yahoo.com.

CLASS OF 1974 UNITED: The members of Class of 1974 (United, McClenaghan, Southside, West Florence and Wilson) will have a 35-year reunion Aug. 28-29 at the Hilton Garden Inn. For information, call your school representative. Annette Law Nowlin (Southside) at (843) 687-0906, Jannie Holiday-McClain (West Florence) at (843) 245-7127; Janice Alexander Howard (McClenaghan) at (843) 667-9934 or Myra Lane Isaiah at (843) 662-0319 and Ernest “Slow” Rogers at (843) 319-2381 or Janice Carter Gardner at (843) 393-5328. Payment is due July 31. Committee meetings will be held at 4 p.m. the first and third Sunday at the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Library (Florence Library) until Aug. 23. For details, call Myra L. Isaiah at (843) 662-0319.

1974 CLASS REUNION: Members of the classes of 1974 at Southside and West Florence High Schools who are interested in attending the 35-year class reunion are asked to call Lisa Neal Hall at (843) 944-3346 (Southside); Dianne Babb Anderson at (843) 615-2137; Anne Goff at (843) 661-2132 or Pam Harllee at (843) 665-7133 (West Florence). The reunion will be Sept. 26. Volunteers are needed. If interested, call one of the committee members.

SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1974 REUNION: The Southern High School (Baltimore) class of 1974 is seeking classmates for a 35-year reunion. For details, contact Cecelia at thahairwz@
aol.com.

WILSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1974: The Wilson High School class of 1974 will meet the second Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Library. Classmates are asked to submit contact information to: Wilson Class of ’74, P.O. Box 45, Florence, SC 29503.

SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1977: The South Florence High School class of 1977 is seeking classmates for a reunion and special celebration events to be held in September. For details, call (843) 773-3822 or e-mail slickasbutter2000@yahoo.com.

MAYO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1977 CRUISE: The Mayo High School class of 1977 will sponsor a cruise Thanksgiving weekend 2009. All classmates interested in participating are asked to contact Samuel “Sammie” Smith at (757) 345-0537 or (808) 779-2059 or via e-mail mister03@cox.net.

JOHNSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES OF 1983-86 REUNION: Johnsonville High School classes of 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 are searching for members to attend a reunion Oct. 23 (homecoming) in Johnsonville. A tailgating party is planned before the football game. Classmates should e-mail Lisa Cox at clan08@yahoo.com.

ST. JOHN’S HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1984: The St. John’s High School class of 1984 is planning a 25-year reunion for the weekend of Sept. 25-27. Classmates are asked to contact Tammy Needham Peterson at (843) 395-6992, Charles Miles at (843) 245-7865, Cindy Cross at (843) 363-8808 or e-mail SJHclassof1984@yahoo.com.

HANNAH-PAMPLICO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1985 REUNION: The Hannah-Pamplico High School class of 1985 is looking for reunion committee members to plan for the upcoming 25-year reunion. For information, call Arnold Mack at (843) 992-0969, or e-mail mack2doo@ aol.com or Robyn Ard at ardsfoursome@ aol.com.

SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1985 REUNION: Members of the South Florence High School who are interested in being on a planning committee for a 25-year reunion or attending are asked to e-mail contact information to sfhbruins1985@yahoo.com.

MAYO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1989 REUNION: The Mayo High School class of 1989 is preparing for a 20-year reunion Sept. 4. For details, classmates are asked to contact Yolanda Cannon at ycan
non@hotmail.com or Ingell Muldrow at (704) 281-7282.

WILSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1991: The Wilson High School class of 1991 will meet the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. on the second floor of the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Library. Classmates can send contact information to melmiek@yahoo.com.

WILSON HIGH CLASS OF 1992: Members of the class of 1992 are asked to forward their contact information to Jimmell Felder Paysinger at jimmellfelder@gmail.com, Josie Douglas Little at jdlittle2@hotmail.com or Shereca Anderson at sherecaanderson@msn.com. Plans are being made for this year’s homecoming events as well for the 20th reunion.

HANNAH-PAMPLICO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1994: The Hannah-Pamplico High School class of 1994 seeks reunion committee members to plan for an upcoming 15-year reunion. For information e-mail hph1994@yahoo.com.

WILSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1994: The Wilson High School class of 1994 are asked to e-mail all contact information to tigersco94@yahoo.com or write: Tigersco94, c/o T. Quillen, 1738-B Lakota Drive, Florence, SC 29505.

WILSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1996: Members of Wilson High School class of 1996 are asked to e-mail all contact information to wtigers96@yahoo.com or write to Tigers96, c/o S. Crawford, 1408 Mobley Lane, Florence, SC 29501.

WILSON HIGH CLASS OF 1999 REUNION: The Wilson High School class of 1999 is seeking classmates for a 10-year reunion to be held in Florence. The class also will sponsor a cruise to the Bahamas Nov. 5-8 for all Wilson High alumni. For details, contact Miesha Washington at (843) 615-8327 or eshawu_00@yahoo.com.

LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1999: The Lamar High School class of 1999 is seeking classmates for a 10-year reunion. Classmates are asked to submit contact information to Amy Boone at lamarhigh99@yahoo.com or visit myspace.com/lamar99.

SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1999 REUNION: The South Florence High School class of 1999 is seeking classmates for a 10-year reunion to be held in Florence in October. Classmates are asked to submit contact information to SF99reunion@gmail.com.