Thanksgiving Weekend 2012

 Dinah Washing Dishes

 Lance Talking with his Grandma

 Jodavid discovering mechanics of Grandma's clock

 Melody Journaling

 David Reading

Brothers Trimming Trees

 Greg digging post holes for replacing his fence.

 Dinah Scraping Old Paint

 Fence Building

  Baby Coming

 Messiah Sing-A Long
at First Presbyterian in Fresno

 Kevin's old friend is the new pastor.

Men on a Mission
Phil is telling about the great composer, Handel
who was converted when writing songs from the scripture.

Full of Hope

Some stay and talk till the very end.

Funeral of Ruth Bailey Crary

 Ruth Bailey Crary, now with God.

She & Don had two sons: Jonathan & Philip

 Mother was pleased to have six of her seven children present.

 Jonathan, son of Ruth with cousins, Samuel & Stephen

Family Genologist Ruth E. with her Aunt Mary 

 Cousins: Pearl & Mary

 Mary McCormick & her Aunt Mary

 Faith & Preston with her parents

 Lenora & Stephen

 Brothers

 Family

 Gene & Kathy

 Enjoying the little one

 Daughter & Mother, Teena

 Good-byes

 Sam & Ruth and family

 Philip & Susan have great memories of his mother, Ruth.

Jon & Sharon took care of Ruth, his mother, until her death.

We were pleased to talk with relatives.

A Sweet Family Reunion

The photo above comes to us
compliments of Hank Stoops.
Click on it to see the entire gathering.

Melody & her Grandma, Mary Frances Bailey Stoops

Grandpa Dan with Zerrell & Harper

Grandmothers: Shari & Ruth

Dan and Shari with grandchildren, David

Heather & Nathan holding
Destiny & Ronnie's baby Benjamin

Tara & Fama

Mother with her Seven Children and their Spouses

David With Joe Crider

Mother enjoyed having all seven children
with their families together.

We are lined up from
youngest on the left to oldest on the right.

Samuel, Esther, Daniel, Stephen, Mary, David, Fama

Stephen with Mother

Mother with Stephen & Lenora and combined family

Mother with daughters: Esther, Fama, Mary

Mother (Mary) with Fama with her son
Brian & Kristi, Katrina, Nathaniel

Heather & Nathan, Sharron & David

Mary with her children and grandchildren

Brian with his grandma, Mary Frances Bailey Stoops

Melody with cousin Joel

Joel, Jeff

Helen, Daniel

Mary, David & Esther, Alic, Fama

Regina, Dinah, baby Claudia, Mark

Joe & Helen Crider

Brothers: David, Stephen, Daniel w/ Zerrell, Samuel

Dan & Shari, Ted & Bridged, Zerrell, Harper, Bailey

Samuel & Ruth, Joel, Rebekah, Isaac, Jonathan

Cousins

Mother hoped to see this day.

At 91 years, we are thankful she is still with us.

Photo of our family, compliments of Cousin Joe Crider