Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Reunion Held

Warrie Levi and Martha Glidewell Taylor family reunion was held May 25.

Warrie Taylor, his parents and grandparents and his family were from Greene County, Missouri.

Warrie, Martha and children lived in Republic and Springfield, Mo., before moving to Clark County after 1900. They left paved roads and water at their house to move to Arkansas to dirt roads and had to carry water a distance to get it for their every need.

Nine of their children were born in Missouri and two in Clark County.

The Taylors lived in the Hearn Community, Taylor Road area in Gurdon, and on the Hollywood Road in Clark County.

The family had annual reunions at Warrie and Martha's house until several family members died young and Martha said that it was too hard on her to miss the members at the gatherings.

A reunion was enjoyed by many of the family members when daughter, Evie Taylor Terrell, and her family would visit from California every few years.

The tradition has been carried on when Evie's two children visit here from California.

Over 90 attended the Taylor reunions in 1990, 1994 and 1998. Eight states were represented this year.

Families of the 11 deceased children present were Mrs. Ernest (Annie Lee) Conant and children, Velma and James W. Seale and Lloyd and Freida Conant, and son Greg and Kim Conant and Kim's cousin, Emily; Mrs. Marzell (Edythe) Taylor and their two children, Ross and Billie Taylor, Ryon and Donna Taylor, and three children, Adam, Brandon and Cricket Danielle, Tonia and Dewey McMillan and daughter Macy, Patricia and Gene Banks and son Gene Jr. and Stephanie and son Tyler Banks, Agnes Cox, Violet Golden and children Larry Golden, Rodlynn Mulkey and Jeana and Eric Burt and three children, Carly, Jordan and Regan, and Jean and Don Jenkins and daughter Marion and Larry Tucker and two children, Jennifer Tucker and Jason, and Cyndi Tucker; Ivon and Norman Huggs, Laveeda Lewis, and Virginia and Tommy Bledsoe; Martha and Vonnie Kinnaird and Mary and Jimmy Gibbs; Bruce Terrell and Dorothy and Lowell Metzger Geraldine Terrell Oliver and Lexie and Ross Buck represented the Terrell family, also; Linda (Taylor) Scott; Mrs. (Jerroll) Pearl Taylor and two children, Jerroll Wayne and Leslie Taylor and three children, Jerroll Jr., Jeremy and Felicia, Lynda and Jerry Wilkerson and son Jason, Frank and Joyce Taylor and daughter, Mary and Kerry Cook, Oran Warry and Gloria Taylor and family, Warrie Lynn Hughes and two children, Hollie and Garrett Hughes, Oran L. and Vicki Racicot Taylor, and Wanda Racicot; Mike and Pam Taylor and two children, Andy and Christiana; Mrs. Orvil (Ola) Taylor and daughter Mary Frances and David Ferguson; Jerry Burrow and George Frinkle.

Mrs. Orvil Taylor is the only living child or in-law.

The oldest Taylor member was Mrs. Ernest Conant at 83 years of age. The oldest grandchild was Agnes Cox. The youngest Taylor family member was Tyler Worrie Banks at 11 months old.

Bruce, Dorothy and Lowell Metzger traveled the farthest from California.