Sunday, August 23, 2015

2016 Family Reunion

CANCELLATION NOTICE

Hello Family,
It is with disappointment that I announce that the 2016 Reed & Puryear Family Reunion, scheduled for the weekend of July 29 in Houston, TX, has been cancelled. The low response, as well as many family members' inability to attend, was a great indicator that our attendance was likely going to fall beneath the attendance number that is required by the Marriott Hotel. This would have created a financial shortfall; therefore, the committee felt that the sound and safe thing to do is to cancel the reunion. We know that this is also a great disappointment to the family members who were planning to attend. However, in the meantime, the idea of having an one-day event this summer in the Memphis area is being considered. Many of us are anxious to see our family members again, and this special event will allow it to happen. If we are able to work out the details, we will notify the family soon about the new plans. We are a great family with a great legacy and a history of togetherness and love. This cancellation will not drown that great aspect of our family. If you have any additional questions, feel free to e-mail me at AlbertinaReed@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Sincerely,
Albertina Reed, Chairperson

Reunion History

In 1992, Robert E. Puryear, the oldest son of the late Mr. Lucious Puryear, Jr. and Mrs. Armintha Reed Puryear, had a vision for a grand, combined family reunion.  Consequently, the first Reed & Puryear Family Reunion was organized and held in Senatobia, Mississippi on July 2 - 4, 1992, uniting the descendants of Bill & Sarah Reed and Edward & Julie Puryear.  Pleas Reed’s daughter, Armintha, married into the Puryear Family, and also Pleas’s son, Leonard Reed, married Lucious’s sister, Gladys Lydia Puryear.  From these two unions birthed the idea of Reed & Puryear Family Reunion. Previous Reed Family Reunions had been held and organized by the late Mr. Enos Reed, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Enos was the son of the late Pleas Reed and the grandson of Bill & Sarah Reed.


Our Family Reunions


1992
Senatobia, Mississippi


1994
Senatobia, Mississippi


1996
Senatobia/Coldwater, Mississippi


1998
Memphis, Tennessee


2000
Memphis, Tennessee


2002
Chicago, Illinois


2004
Atlanta, Georgia


2006
Pensacola, Florida


2008
Nashville, Tennessee


2010
No reunion


2012
Chicago, Illinois


2014
Memphis, Tennessee


2016
Cancelled