Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1956: Eleven brothers and sisters of the Parrish family had met for their annual family reunion in the home of Lessie Garrett at 1313 Connelly St. in Clovis.
Susie Dacus of Portales, 80, was the oldest family member in attendance. She was there with her daughter, Delia Dacus, and grandson Michael Stewart.
The Portales Daily News reported there were originally 15 siblings in the family, and 12 of them were still alive. Only one living sibling was unable to attend the reunion.
In all, 83 family members attended the weekend gathereing. They came from Arkansas, California, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. They played games, attended church and enjoyed a fried chicken dinner held under shade trees.
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