HOWARD FAMILY REUNION - ATLANTA, GA 2015

Raymond Goolsby Jr., grandson of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo Howard, hands out T-shirts during the
Friday-night gathering in Atlanta. The young man in the center is ??, grandson of Charie Watson, girlfriend of Walter
G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Sr., son of Alonzo. In the background are Stevie Howard, son of Abbie Lee Howard,
daughter of Alonzo, and his wife Predita.

This video of the life of Arthur Lee Howard, Alonzo’s son, was shown at the 2015 reunion.

2015 FRIDAY-NIGHT GATHERING SLIDESHOW

Family members at the Friday-night gathering. Clockwise, from left in foreground: Anthony Goolsby, son of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo; Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo; Lonnie Mae Slocumb, daughter of Alonzo; Corine Simmons, daughter of Obie Howard Sr.; Marilyn Howard and husband Cecil, son of Obie; Willie Floyd Howard, son of Alonzo; his wife Lucille; Annie Ruth Smith, daughter of Bessie Mae Pearson, daughter of Alonzo; her daughter Alesia Smith Bailey; ??, and Denise Howard, daughter of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo. Standing is Randy Smith, grandson of Bessie Mae.
Stevie Howard (standing), son of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo; his wife Predita, son Desmond and daughter Kierra Dorsey (in red shirt).
Charie Watson, girlfriend of Walter G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo. In the background is ??
Johnny Smith and Penny Smith, ?? of Robert McClendon, son of Irene.
Johnny Smith, ?? of Robert McClendon, son of Irene; Cynthia McClendon Johnson (right), daughter of Robert, and ??
Cynthia McClendon Johnson, daughter of Robert McClendon, son of Irene, and ??. Standing is ??
Walter G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo, and Karen Teta Howard, daughter of Willie Floyd Howard, son of Alonzo.
T-shirts for the 2015 reunion.
Desmond Howard, grandson of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo, and Jayana Watson, granddaughter of Charie Watson, girlfriend of Walter G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo.
Standing from left, Christine Howard, daughter of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo, and Walter G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Howard Sr. son of Alonzo. Seated from left, Joye Lee Goolsby, granddaughter-in-law of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo, and Anthony Goolsby, son of Ceola.
Zack Howard, son of Denise Howard, daughter of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo, and ??
From left: cousins Lonnie Mae Slocumb, daughter of Alonzo, and Corine Simmons and Hattie Sanders, daughters of Obie.
Johnny Smith and Penny Smith, ?? of Robert McClendon.
Raymond Goolsby Jr., grandson of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo, at computer. Standing: Walter G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Howard Sr, son of Alonzo.
In foreground, Christine Howard, daughter of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo. In background to her left is Alice Fowler Parks, daughter of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo. Seated is Margie Taylor, friend of Sharon Howard, granddaughter of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo.
Jayana Watson, granddaughter of Charie Watson, girlfriend of Walter G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo.
Willie Floyd Howard, son of Alonzo.
Raymond Goolsby Jr., grandson of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo, and daughter Riley.
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The Friday-night meal of Southern fried chicken.

2015 SATURDAY COOKOUT SLIDESHOW

Alice Fowler Parks, daughter of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo, and husband Thomas.
Anthony Goolsby, son of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo.
From left: Sherri Moore, daughter of Hattie Sanders, daughter of Obie; ??; Walter G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo. Back to camera: Cynthia Sanders Jackson, daughter of Hattie.
Our two chefs: Randy Smith (left), grandson of Bessie Mae Pearson, daughter of Alonzo, and ??
Our chefs prepare fish for frying.
Nothing beats a Southern fish fry.
Baked beans and other foods keep warm on a grill.
From left: Alesia Smith Bailey, granddaughter of Bessie Mae Pearson, daughter of Alonzo; Sharon Howard, granddaughter of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo, and Tamika??, granddaughter of Robert McClendon, son of Irene.
Family members chat while awaiting the food to arrive.
From left: Cecil Howard, son of Obie; ??, and ??
Hattie Sanders, daughter of Obie, and ??
Cecil Howard and Corine Simmons, children of Obie.
From left: Gayla Howard, daughter of Cecil Howard, son of Obie, and ??.
From left, ??; ??; ??; ??, and Joye Lee Goolsby, granddaughter-in-law of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo.
Raymond Goolsby Jr., grandson of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo.
Marilyn Howard, wife of Cecil Howard, son of Obie.
Howard children play with Bubbles.
A lone child plays with Bubbles.
Riley Goolsby, great-granddaughter of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo.
Riley Goolsby, great-granddaughter of Ceola Goolsby, daughter of Alonzo.
From left, standing: Willie Floyd Howard, son of Alonzo; his granddaughter Asia Howard and daughter Karen Teta Howard. Seated are his wife Lucille (back to camera); ??; Floyd’s son Kevin and Kevin’s son Kevin Jr.
From left: Stevie Howard, son of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo, with daughter Kierra Dorsey and wife Predita.
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Denise Howard (left), daughter of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo, and ??
Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo, with her great-granddaughter Serenity.
From left, standing: Stevie Howard, son of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo; Willie Floyd Howard (white cap), son of Alonzo; Floyd’s granddaughter Asia Howard (left) and daughter Karen Teta Howard (right). Seated is his wife Lucille.
Family members chat and fraternize under the pavilion.
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A Southern picnic is not complete without juicy watermelons.
From left: Stevie Howard, son of Abbie Lee Howard, daughter of Alonzo, and Walter G. Howard Jr., son of Walter G. Howard Sr., son of Alonzo.