THIS WEB SITE IS COMPLETELY DEVOTED TO THE REV AMOS V AND SARAH (WORLEY) LASHLEY  FAMILY REUNION HELD 04 OCT 2003 IN ARCADIA, IRON COUNTY, MISSOURI AT THE SIGNOR  SENIOR CENTER.

THIS AFFAIR WAS A GREAT SUCCESS WITH THE TURNOUT WE HAD. IT WAS A  WONDERFULLY CLEAR SUNNY DAY WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER. THE FOILAGE OF THE AREA  WAS BURSTING WITH ALL THE HUES OF AUTUMN WHICH MADE THE WEEKEND EVEN MORE ENJOYABLE.  
 THERE SO MANY HIGHLIGHTS I DO NOT HAVE THE SPACE TO MENTION THEM ALL BUT THE ONES  THAT STAND OUT IN MY MIND ARE THE THE RELATIVES I MET FOR THE FIRST TIME AND EACH OF  THEM BEARING GIFTS OF PHOTOS AND HISTORICAL ITEMS FOR ME...I WAS THRILLED! NEXT WOULD  BE THE RESULTS OF THE SILENT AUCTION WHICH GARNERED OVER $1,000 FOR THE RESTORATION  OF THE REV AMOS V LASHLEY FAMILY CEMETERY. WE HAD SEVERAL EXQUISITE DONATIONS. THE  FIRST ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS THE HAND MADE STAINED GLASS SIGN DONATED BY ELAINE  AND JACK D LASHLEY (DESCENDANT OF MARCUS H LASHLEY) AND THE NEXT ITEM WAS THE WOVEN  PLACEMAT WITH THE MONGRAM OF "LASHLEY REUNION" DETAILS IN FALL COLORS AND WAS DONATED  BY GLORIA (PEACE) GRIFFITTS AND RUSSELL GRIFFITTS (DESCENDANTS OF CADMUS C LASHLEY).  EACH OF THESE ITEM WERE "ONE OF A KIND".

ALSO, IT WILL ALWAYS BE EMBEDDED IN MY MIND WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE ELDEST  DESCENDANTS AND THEIR MEMORIES. IT WAS TRULY AMAZING!

LAST BUT FAR FROM LEAST, WAS THE PARTNERSHIP OF THIS EVENT WITH ANN (PEARSON) JACKSON  AND DARRELL JACKSON (DESCENDANTS OF MARCUS H LASHLEY). ANN WAS SUPER TO WORK WITH AND  I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT HER HELP AND INPUT!
 wE HAVE JACK A LASHLEY OF DES ARC, MO TO THANK FOR HIS HELP IN DISCOVERING THE FAMILY CEMETERIES.  aLSO, JEANETTE MCCLURE HENSON FOR UNCOVERING REV AMOS V LASHLEY'S HEADSTONE.