ReUnion

August, 2000

Fifty kindred souls, all with ties to the late Mary Lydia Tabor and William Jesse Lewis, gathered at the Dan Springs Baptist Church in the Brush Creek Community of North Carolina on August 5, 2000 for what everyone hopes is the first of many family reunions. This little church is within walking distance of the Tabor-Lewis mountain house that has provided much pleasure for the family for 66 years.

The new kitchen and dining hall and picnic area in the churchyard provided a very nice place for the reunion organized by Dian Creighton Woodruff and Frederick Creighton. Ham, turkey, and rotisserie chicken, along with all the other things that complimented the entrees, made up the menu for lunch. Michael Creighton and Lydia Nelson provided entertainment after the meal. It was the first time that this many of the family had ever been together at the same time and place, so getting reacquainted with cousins not seen in a while was the top order of the day.

Folks came from far and wide - California, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

PRESENT WERE:

Berg, Ann Tabor Lewis

Berg, Debbie

Berg, Kristina

Berg, Larry

Berg, Tim

Berg, Walter

Creighton, Alex

Creighton, Allen

Creighton, Andrea

Creighton, Burns

Creighton, Cathy

Creighton, Fred

Creighton, Lauren

Creighton, Linda

Creighton, Mary Lou Lewis

Creighton, Michael

Creighton, Sara

Creighton, Tim

Creighton, Victoria

Farrow, Phil

Farrow, Sandra Creighton

Gootee, Jason

Hudgins, MarthaLouise Lewis

Hudgins, Pamela

Lewis, Ginger

Lewis, Jesse

Lewis, Margaret

Lewis, William

Mercer, Devon

Mercer, Donna Schumaker

Mercer, Robert

Mercer, Whitney

Nelson, David

Nelson, Elizabeth

Nelson, Lanie

Nelson, Lydia Hudgins

Saarikko, Christer

Schumaker, Dave

Schumaker, Mary Love Lewis

Smith, Bradley

Smith, Guy

Smith, Jennifer

Smith, Linda Creighton

Tyler, Cathy Schumaker

Tyler, Debra

Tyler, Julie

Tyler, Tim

Woodruff, Dian Creighton

Woodruff. Don

Woodruff, Nicole

Thirty-eight of us were able to attend worship services at the little church the next morning where we nearly overwhelmed them in numbers. Had we not been there, they would only have had 18 present counting the pastor. So thrilled they were that they took up the collection twice, then invited us to come back again any time.

As usual in things like this, it was tough to say good-bye. But all good things must end, and there were many hugs and handshakes, along with promises to do it again.