Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Clark-Wingfield Reunions Set For June 2

The fifty seventh annual Clark Wingfield Reunion will be held Sunday, June 2, 1996 at the Center Grove Methodist Church. The program will begin at 11:00 a.m. followed by a potluck lunch served at noon. Musical entertainment will be provided in the afternoon. Co-chairperson for 1996 are Joe T. Clark of Arkadelphia and Julia Russell of Gurdon. Clark is the grandson of the late Fletcher Clark and Mattie Wingfield Reid. Russell is the granddaughter of the late Hubert Clark and Ola Wingfield Clark.

A workday is scheduled for Saturday, June 1 beginning at 8:00 a.m. to clean the grounds and complete work on replacing the wooden tables. These tables are located on the church grounds and are used for the pot luck lunch. Grady Jester and Joe Thomas are in charge of replacing the tables. Grady is the husband of Becky Franklin, granddaughter of the late Fletcher Clark and Mattie Reid and Joe is the grandson of the late Hubert Clark and Ola Wingfield Clark. Clarks, Wingfields and friends are encouraged to be present and help prepare for the reunion. In case of inclement weather, the work day will be postponed until Saturday, June 8.

The noon lunch is one of the highlights of the reunion. An early newspaper account stated that "for awhile members thought they would be forced to get physician for those who had overeaten the good old country home-cooked food."

All Clarks, Wingfields and friends are urged to be present on June 9. The GURDON TIMES stated in June of 1938 "When 'Sweet Bye and Bye' and 'God Be With You' shall be sung next year, may there be no vacant chair, but may the roll call include more names to help carry on the traditions of these two families".