It was a time of sharing family stories and reconnecting with a common legacy that has been passed down from our fathers and mothers.
Shirley, Henry Forrest, and Linda
Henry Forrest served as a family patriarch and was a wealth of old stories.
Dennis Stevenson
Dennis is a professional musician and the rest of us are mere amateurs, but he occasionally allows us to play and sing along with him.
Pat and Ashley
Mother and daughter spend a few minutes together.
Sandy and Richard Hicks
Richard and Sandy continue to live in the Ozarks of West Arkansas.
Breaking Bread Together
A fun time was had over lunch at a local eatery.
Generations
Paula Stevenson (John's wife) gets close to her mother-in-law, Minerva (widow of Jesse).
Cousins
Heidi Kelso, Sky McNeill, and Dennis Michael Stevenson get together for a photo.
Kids Lineup
A collection of cousins from Florida to California and points between.
The Stevenson Men
Dennis Michael, John, David, and Dennis Stevenson.
Dennis Michael and Family
Matthew Stevenson
Matthew shows off a high score!
Cousins
Ryan Kelso and Andrew McNeill.
The Long Path Home
Sherry Stevenson (Donny's wife) was not able to make it for most of the reunion, but she joined a group of us on the following day as we trekked up to Devil's Den.
Rudy, Arkansas
Stopping by the tiny town of Rudy, we were told that its claim to fame is that it is one of the few towns in the country whose main street consists of a dead end at both ends of town. John and his granddaughter, Eliyah Faith, are pictured.