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Members
of the D. L. West, Sr. family were reunited on May 8, 2010 at
the Oak Prairie Fire Department's community room, located on highway
11 in Prairie county, Arkansas. The family members had not
formally met for several years (some of us are having trouble
remembering just how many years), so it seemed like a good time to
get together for a little food and fellowship..
Mealtime began at 1:00 PM with a prayer by Dwight West, son of the
late Hardy West and pastor of the Florence Street Missionary Baptist
Church in Broken Arrow, OK and immediately followed by a meal of
smoked chicken and brisket, catered by GrandPa's BBQ of Cabot, AR.
Families
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Fairest
Faye West Patterson:
Marilyn Burnett; Rodger & Linda Patterson, daughters
Amy & Jerry Greenwood of Des Arc, and Fara & Keith
Newkirk of Sheridan, granddaughter Bailey Greenwood, and
grandson Alex Newkirk; Rodney Burnett and daughter Allie of
Cabot; and Gary Burnett of Des Arc. Unable to attend
were Sondra and Marlee Burnett of Cabot, and Tucker Patterson
(and family) of Sheridan, AR. |
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Hardy
Hill West:
Jean West Laster of Cabot; Daniel West of Cabot; Dwight
& Betty West of Broken Arrow, OK; Gary West of
Corinth, MS, with daughter Stephanie Michael and
grandsons Weston and Warner Michael. Unable to
attend were Kathy West Hill of Jackson, MS and son
Daniel & Amanda Hill of Waco TX; Marty Micheal of
Corinth, MS; Chris West and Michael West (Dwight) of
Broken Arrow Oklahoma and granddaughter Shelby. |
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D.L.
West, Jr.:
Linnie Sue West of Des Arc; Clay West, of Conway AR; Kay &
Pat Fulmer of Hope, AR son Jason Fulmer, and John Fulmer
of Humnoke, AR. Unable to attend were Jim & Darlene
West (and family) of Des Arc, and Alan & Betty West (and
family) of Batesville, AR. |
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Marion
P. West Simmons & John H. Simmons of Des Arc;
Ronnie & Kathy Simmons of Des Arc, sons Jason & Jenny
Simmons of Hazen and Josh & Kim Simmons, also of Hazen and
grandchildren Owen and Ethan Simmons and Jase Simmons; Johnny
& Louise Simmons of Cabot, AR with daughter Jocelyn &
Drew Pannell of Cabot, grandsons Ryley and Emerson Pannell,
and son Patrick Simmons, also of Cabot, AR. |
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Jessie
Maxine West Burkeen, daughter Linda and grandson Slade
McDaniel of Knoxville, TN were unable to attend the reunion.
The
group enjoyed a slide show of old and new family photos furnished by
various family members - including some that date to about 1918 when
D. L. and Jane West were newly married. An updated family tree
reveals about 72 descendants of the founding couple, give or take a
few. q
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