The Minutes of the Annual Williams-Tyler Family Reunion, 2006

Minutes from the 66th Annual Williams-Tyler Reunion held on May 6, 2006

The 66th annual Williams-Tyler Reunion was held on May 6, 2006 at 12:00 at the Willow Swamp Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Norway, SC.

At 12:00, Milton Dufford, President, welcomed everyone and gave a devotional on Our Heritage. His scriptural reference was from II Timothy 1:3-14. He then called the Business Meeting to order.

The minutes from the 65th annual reunion were read by Beth King, Sec, and approved.

Jimmy Williams (Treas) gave the treasurer’s report. The balance was ______

Current Report of those who were ill and reports of births, marriages and deaths followed:

Births are recorded in the private section of the site and the paper file copy of Williams/Tyler Reunions; they are not included in the public minutes for security reasons.

Marriages

  • Regan N. Watford and Mike Watford were married Feb 11, 2006 in Orangeburg, SC. Her parents are Cassidy and Chloe Noel. His mother is Amber Watford.
  • Todd F. Williams and Angie Colson Williams were married Sept 10, 2005. His parents are the late James C. Williams Sr. and Elizabeth H. Williams. Her parents are Deral Colson and Tammy Cosentino.
  • Laura Eleanor Williams and Keagan Rosson Broussard were married Aug 6, 2005. His parents are Cathy and Lonnie Broussard. Her parents are Bragg and Salley Williams. Grandparents are the late James C. Williams and the late Lois Martin Williams.
  • John W. DeLamater and Lisa Marie Ross were married May 24, 2005. His parents are June Tyler (Guy Tyler family) and John Delamater
  • Randolph Grant and Jacqueline (Katherine) Murillo Williams were married Apr 9, 2007. His parents are Randy and Mickey Williams.

Deaths

  • William Byrden Bookhart, Jr., husband of Faye Williams Bookhart died Nov 21, 2005.
  • Glenese Donald Tyler, wife of Rufus Guy Tyler died _________.

Reports by family of those present were then given.

Descendants of Janie Williams Tyler and Daniel Swift Tyler in attendance:
1.  Daniel Swift, Jr.: Donna Tyler Sticher and June Tyler
2.	Janie Theo: None
3.	Rufus Guy: None

Descendants of Catherine Annie Elizabeth Tyler Williams and Braxton Bragg Williams in attendance:
1.	Laura Belle: Belva Brunson Bailey and Bob Bailey, Brenda Bell Jillson, Lana Bell Mattison, Sherry Bell
2.  Charles Hiram:  none
3.	Oscar Tyler: Mickey Williams; Beth, Jim, James Lee and Katherine King; Milton and Esther Dufford
4.	Shelley: Shelly and Barbara Williams, Jr.
15.	Bragg:  Bragg, Salley, Jimmy, Todd and Angie C. Williams; Kaye and Sandra Borgstedt,
6.	Annie Lou: none
7.	Aubrey: none
8.	Ollie Mae: Heyward Dantzler
9.	Wyman: Leland Williams

Kathleen W. Williams was also in attendance from the Springfield Williams family.

Next was the announcement of slate of officers for the next year by Nominating Committee of Leland Willams, Jimmy Williams, and Milton Dufford:

  • Pres: Kellum Allen
  • Treas: Jimmy Williams
  • Secretary: Beth Williams King

Election was done followed by round of applause.

This was followed by a discussion of ideas to help increase interest in and attendance at the reunion: a newsletter, recipe exchange, a reminiscing activity. It was decided that the new President would help make these decisions next year.

Email and postal mail addresses were updated.

The blessing was done by Jim King and a wonderful meal with fellowship followed.

Beth Williams, Secretary

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