Treasury of Past Presidents Cover

Treasury of Past Presidents

Since 1959, 34 Presidents have served the Roark-Conner Association (R-CA). Because of the leadership of past Presidents, along with the Board of Directors, and family members who assisted the Presidents, in September 2023, we celebrate 65 years of Roark-Conner family reunions. 

To recognize the significant contributions of  past Presidents to the R-CA’s success, we have developed written tributes to these 34* family members. A link to the tributes have been posted, on the past President’s birthday, on Facebook @Roark.Conner. They highlight the past President’s ancestors, key accomplishments, and their major R-CA contributions. 

To express our gratitude to these Presidents, the R-CA will continue re-posting these tributes on Facebook @Roark.Conner. The tributes were also compiled into an electronic book that is available complimentary for R-CA members. 

(*Please note the published book does not yet include the current past President, David Johnston.)

The following list, organized by birthday, contains the past President’s names, and the year(s) they served.  Only deceased past President have their birth-death years provided.

Birthday Name of President Year(s) President Birth-Death
   Jan 5 David Coulter Roark 2001-2002 1939-2005  
  Jan 7 Margaret Roark Shafer 1987 1920-2004
  Jan 11 Robert C. “Bob” Roark  2009-2010 1931-2013
  Jan 27 Terry Lynn Roark 1986, 2019-2020 —-
  Feb 1 Roark Moon 1975 1919-2007
  Feb 5 John J. Roark 1993-1995 —-
  Feb 16 Addie (Belle) Roark Gross 1967, 1982 1937-2013
  Feb 17 Reba Shropshire Wilson 1960, 1976 1911-2006
  Feb 26 Donald “Beno” Roark 1961, 1977 1923-2009
  Mar 4 Charles W. “Chuck” Gross 1992 —-
  Mar 10 Suzanne E. McRae Shropshire 1989 —-
  Mar 25 Connie Roark Perrin 2013-2014 —-
  Apr 27 Betty Shropshire Glover 1981 1916-2016
  Apr 28 W. G. Roark 1973 1927-2008
  May 11 Doris Shropshire Thornton 1998-2000 —-
  May 30 Darwin M. Lane 2003-2004 1933-2022
  Jun 3 Willa “Sweetie” Moon Eslik Buckner 1974, 1978, 1985 1927-2014
  Jun 26 J.A. Shropshire II 1963, 1971 1908-1976
  Jul 8 Baxter W. Roark 1962, 1970 1917-1989

  Jul 28
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Jul 31

David Johnston
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Reuel Roark
2021-2022
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1969

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1922-1994
  Aug 9 Ola Mae Roark Neal 1965, 1984 1926-2007
  Aug 15 William Marion Moon, Sr. 1972, 1988 1915-2005
  Aug 24 Carlene Delashmitt 2015-2016 —-
  Aug 28 Neal S. Roark 1990 1930-2012
 Sep 3 Gene Johnson 2011-2012 1942-2020
  Sep 16 Mildred Roark Buie 1996-1997 1926-2019
  Sep 26 William W. “Bill” Witt 2007-2008 —-
  Oct13 Louise Conner 1979 1912-2006
  Oct 26 Rhonda Scott 2017-2018 —-
  Nov 25 Elizabeth Janice Conner 2005-2006 —-
  Dec 15 Dallas Morgan Roark 1980 1931-2020
  Dec 19 Madison C. Roark 1966, 1968 1923-1972
  Dec 21 Marylyn Davenport Smith 1983 —-