Other Roark-Conner Family Reunions Planned
2021 – Witt Cousins Reunion – Poolville, TX
Saturday, June 12, 2021 – 300 Brown Ln., Poolville, TX
Descendants of John & Lela Ann Jennings Witt and Martha Jane Conner and Silas Witt.
Majority of attendees are from John Lyle Witt and Lela Ann (Jennings) Witt. This is an annual event that dates back to the 1960s. It started and initially for the John Lyle Witt family. There were 12 children from this union.
Conner Family Reunion – Branson, MO
Saturday, June 26-27 2021 – Branson, MO
Biennial Conner Family Reunion will be held at the Westgate Branson Woods Resort, Branson, MO. Go to: www.connerreunion.com or contact: Kathy Pettit, 417-293-6643, or kpetit1954@gmail.com, for more information.
Planned activities include: Adults Visit, Tie Dye Shirts, Cookie Contest, Photo Contest, Kid’s Games, Sunday Morning Message, and an Auction. They will follow COVID safety measures: masks, distancing, and sanitizer.
Eugene and Nellie Meek Leighton Conner descendants held their last reunion June 22 and 23, 2019, with over 100 people attending the 2-day event.
June 27, 2021 – Creston, NC
36th Annual Roark Family Reunion 2021 (always the last Sunday in June)
Riverview Community Center, Creston, NC 28615
June 27, 2002 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Bring a dish, they will eat at 12:00 pm. Afterwards, the Abigail and Charles B. Roark home will be open for you to visit. Bring any family history or photo’s that you would like to share.
Charles B. Roark came from Montgomery Co, Grayson Co., VA about 1780-1800, and settled in Ashe Co., NC. Some of their children settled just across the hill in Johnson Co., TN.
If you would like more information on these reunions, or if you have a reunion that you would like to add, please email: BoD@Roark-Conner.org.