E & Bessie Sowders Family Reunion News

Annual Summer Sowders Family Reunion This years reunion is hosted by John & Edna Sowders Axley Family Please plan on coming to  New Harvest Park   4775 New Harvest Lane   Knoxville, TN WHEN:   Sunday June 24th, 2018                  10:00 AM until 8:00 PM FORKS DOWN AT 1 PM BRING:    TWO DISHES OF FOOD                   ONE DESSERT COFFEE AND TEA WILL BE PROVIDED BRING YOUR $$$ FOR THE QUILT RAFFLE The history of this quilt is while Don & Geneva Raby were stationed   in Hawaii.  Aunt Geneva sent the material to Grandma Sowders. Grandma Sowders hand pieced and machine sewed the pattern into blocks. Edna Axley had it for years and gave it to her daughter, Patricia Harrison. This is a New Testament pattern representing Jesus feeding the masses with two fish and five loaves of bread.  John 6:1-14 Sowders...

You are invited to the Sowders Christmas Family Celebration filled with hugs, laughter, stories, yummy food and most of all LOVE. When? December 2, 2017 6:00 pm Where? Grassy Valley Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 10637 Kingston Pike Knoxville What do you bring? Bring 2 dishes (with food in them),  your family and a terrific smile! Coffee, sweet and unsweetened tea, and water will be available. If you prefer som other drink, bring the drink of your choice.  We will not be playing Silly Santa this year, but small gifts will be provided for children under 12 years of age. Questions?  Call Ted 865-995-2804 or Pam 865-984-3406 Please help us by encouraging other family members to be there.   Be sure to bring "large change$$$" to purchase quilt raffle tickets.  You can be the winner this year!

Sowders Annual Christmas Party Hosted by “Bill” Sowders family Grassy Valley Baptist Church 10637 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 December 10, 2016 5:30 pm Please bring two dishes & dessert to share Drinks Provided Bring a gift to play “White Elephant” A gift will be provided for 10 and under children We look forward to seeing our Sowders family during the Christmas holidays!

Three Quilts raffled off this summer 2016 Kim Douglas made this one and Susan Brown won it! Kermit Wheat made this one and Kim Douglas won it!  Jim Sowders won the quilt win the middle and Geneva Raby made it!

                Come to E. & Bessie Sowders Family Reunion!                   Where:    New Harvest Park                                 4775 New Harvest Lane                                  Knoxville, TN.                   When:     June 18th, 2016                                 Lunch starts at 1:00 PM                                  Facility rented for all day Bring a couple covered dishes and a dessert to share with everyone. Cold tea and hot coffee will be provided. If you...

This year we had our family reunion at the New Harvest Park.  The park has a water area that the children really enjoyed playing in. Lots of water gun battles were had! Inside was lots of desserts!  Rum Cake by Marge, Buttermilk pie by Tony Sowders, and Banana Pudding by Donna Sowders. You know what they say, "Eat Dessert First"!  And that's just a sampling of all the good food that was brought in to eat. Many great dishes cooked by loving hands.  A good time was had by all.  I enjoyed seeing cousins that I had not seen in many years.  It was really great to see everyone.   There was a quilt auctioned off that Patsy Sowders won and two graduation quilts.  Lisa Richards graduation quilt was made by Geneva Raby and Luke Wheat's quilt was made by Kermit Wheat.    A great BIG THaNkS! to the Bill Sowders Family for hosting this awesome reunion.  The 2016 Reunion will be hosted by the Marge Bidwell Family. Written by: Teres...

While going through pictures around 2 am today (looking for good Dad pics) I came across this beauty! Grandpa & Grandma Sowders on our sailboat in Key Largo. This picture was taken in April 1973. We had waterfront property there on Lance Lane. They came down to see us and if I remember right, went sailing in Key Largo with us. Is this Becky?