The descendants of Calvery and Lucretia Gibson held their annual family reunion on Sunday, September 21, at the Bethel Baptist Church Activities Building on Hurricane Creek Road. The union of Calvery and Lucretia produced four sons (Marion, William Thomas, John and James) and one daughter (Mary Elizabeth Billups). Many of Calvery’s and Lucretia’s descendants continue to live in the Hurricane area. Betsy Allen, member of the Hurricane Breeze family, is a great-great-great-great-grandaughter of Calvery and Lucretia through the line of Mary Elizabeth.

The activities building at Bethel is located approximately 100 yards from the spot where Calvery was murdered by Confederate bushwhackers during the Civil War. Calvery’s son James Jefferson escaped the bushwackers by hiding in a ditch. Years later, James Jefferson donated the land to Bethel Baptist Church upon which the present church sits.

A list of attendees follows: Bruce Bryant, Brad Gibson, April Gibson, Brandon Yates, Katie Yates; Kayla, Eli, and Olivia Nuckols, Michael Gibson, Linda Holcomb, Jerrie Gibson, Mary Hodges, Frank Searls, F.D. Searls, LuAnn Searls; Tyler, Ciara, Elliot and Emerson King, Logan White, Laura White, Sarah White, Victoria White, Tom and Connie Kennedy; Michael Gibson, Teresa Gibson, Linda Holcomb, Mary Hodges, Robert and Rhonda Canterbury; Abigail, Theo, Alexa Eggleton; Caitlyn Moore, Stevie and Shelley Short; Emily, Eric, Ila and Blakelyn Wherry; Dan and Marilyn McKinney; Lindsey, Jeremy & Austin Lewis; Megan, Jarod, Raelyn, and Addison Cash; Keith and Kathy Young, Lisa Roach, Teresa & Bob Gibson, Jacob Yates, Chris Yates, Bill and Debbie Gibson; Phil and Darlene Hudnall-Gibson; Doug and Robin Bryant-Gibson; Ron and Betsy Allen; Sheila (Gibson) Dybdahl, Michael Dybdahl, Allison Espinoza (daughter, Ernie Espinoza, Bella Espinoza and Ben Espinoza (grandchildren); Trey, Loren, Eddie McQuaid, Cole Yates, and Keith and Kathy of Hardy, Virginia.