E & Bessie Sowders Family Reunion News

Celebrate Christmas at the Sowders Christmas Get Together Visit, catch up on family news, tease the cousins,  and WIN an “AUNT MADE” QUILT  Saturday, December 10, 2011 O akdale Methodist Church  234 Trigonia Road, Greenback, TN Start Eating at 5:00 PM Spaghetti and tea will be furnished Please bring salad or dessert If you want a drink other than tea, bring it with you Questions: Call Bob Sowders at 423.296.2546 home or 865.294.0834 mobile or Ted Sowders at 865.995.2804 home 865.603.1933 cell Directions: Take HWY 411 south of Maryville toward Vonore. Take hwy 72 left before you come to the bridge. Oakland Methodist Church is on the left up a hill.

Mabel Wheat, Geneva Raby, Marge Bidwell, Ethel Key & Bill Sowders Ethel, Bill, Pat, Marge, Kim & Lindsay E & Bessie Sowders E & Bessie Sowders with Debbie Bessie Sowders Axley's Bessie Sowders, Geneva Raby & Marge Bidwell Bessie Sowders at church Bessie Sowders Kim, Bud, Marge, Teresa & Bessie Sowders Bessie Sowders Cornelius sisters  Mack and Buster Sowders & John Axley Bill Sowders Geneva & Mabel Sowders when they worked at Tennessee School for the Deaf

E & Josie Sowders (Twins) E & Bessie Sowders E & Bessie Sowders Mack Sowders E Sowders Birthday E & Bessie Sowders Cornelius Sisters John Axley with Bob & E Sowders Bear Hunting Bessie Sowders John Axley, Buster & Mack Sowders Molasses Making on Sowders Farm Geneva Raby, Kim, Marge & Teresa Bidwell Kim, Marge, Teresa Bidwell & Geneva Raby Don Raby, Teresa, Marge & Kim Bidwell Molasses Making on the farm Mabel Sowders Mack Sowders Death Valley, CA US Army Edna Axley getting her hair-did by Marge Bidwell Bessie Sowders Bill & Marge Sowders Mack Sowders Cornelius Reunion

Phillip Axley won the summer quilt and it is beautiful. Another great quilt made with love from family.

Come to the Sowders Family Reunion on June 18th, 2011 from 4:00 pm until ? It will be at Fort Loudon where it has been in the past. For more information call Johnny Paul Axley at 423-442-5026 His email is JP@spaceconn dot com

Bob & Kim Douglas won the quilt that was made by Aunt Geneva, Aunt Ethel, Aunt Mabel and Uncle Kermit. How blessed we are to have received this!

Come to Grassy Valley Baptist Church on December 11, 2010 at 5 p.m. for our Annual Sowder's Christmas get together! Bring your favorite dish to share and we will provide tea, coffee & water. If you would like to drink something else, please bring it. The address is: 10637 Kingston Pike Knoxille, TN 37922 Call Marge Bidwell with any questions 305-498-5651 We will be having a "White Elephant" gift exchange, please bring a $10.00 gift wrapped to exchange. Be creative! Gifts will be provided for children under age 10. We will be raffling off a beautiful quilt made by the Aunt Geneva, Aunt Mable and Aunt Ethel. Be there or be square!