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| Prefix | Deacon | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | Benjamin was one of 12 children. Date Published: July 7, 2009 ‘Extraordinary’ family reunion draws huge crowds Photo provided Gladys Clavon and the late Benjamin Clavon with 12 of their 13 children. By RANDY BURNS Item Staff Writer rburns@theitem.com There are family reunions, and then there are family reunions. The 2009 Clavon Family Reunion is a likely candidate for being this area’s “granddaddy of all reunions,” as more than 400 people made their way to Florence and Bishopville from 20 states and Guam to attend various events held throughout the weekend. For the past 22 years, the descendants of Saul and Minnie Clavon of Lynchburg have been gathering in Lee County on the Fourth of July for food, fellowship and a softball game. “We always start at 8 a.m to beat the heat,” said Ruby Gibbs-Williams, a granddaughter of Saul and Minnie. She said this year’s softball game and other social activities had to be held in larger venues because Saul and Minnie’s descendants joined forces with the descendants of Saul’s brothers to put together one extraordinary family reunion. “This is the first time we’ve ever done anything like this,” Gibbs-Williams said. “We’ve been working on this for six months. Let’s call this the Clavon Family Reunion, descendants of Saul and Minnie Clavon of Lynchburg; Damon and Maggie Clavon of Detroit, Mich.; and Doc and Sarah Clavon of Sumter.” Gibbs-Williams’ mother, Gladys Clavon of Lynchburg, is 88 years old. Her husband Benjamin Clavon died seven years ago. They had 13 children, and 12 are still living, Gibbs-Williams said. @$:Gladys Clavon is proud of of the many contributions the Clavons have made in their communities, she said Saturday at Chappell Park.. They have made their mark in business, education, law enforcement, government and the military, she said. Gibbs-Williams is credited for establishing and expanding day and residential programs for individuals with disabilities in Lee County as the director of the Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Boards. A son, Tim Clavon, is one of the two majors in the Lee County Sheriff's Office. "It's good to see everybody," she said. "There are lots of new ones this year." Benjamin Clavon himself was one of 12 children, Gibbs-Williams said. And Benjamin Clavon’s brothers and sisters had large families as well, she said. “People come up to me and say that they haven’t slept in two weeks because they’ve been so excited,” she said. And the reunion itself has lived up to the hype. “I’ve met people I had never seen before,” she said. “And I’ve seen people I haven’t seen in 20 years. And I’ve met people that I’ve talked to on the phone for six months, but I had never met before. We are having a ball. It’s strange, though. We can tell that we’re related. Everybody comes to someone and says, ‘You look like so and so.’” The weekend began Thursday night with a Meet-and-Greet at the Hampton Inn in Florence, which drew about 125 people. Some 200 Clavons attended a semi-formal banquet on Friday night at the Florence Civic Center. The festivities ended on Sunday at four “Clavon family churches” in Lee and Sumter counties: Green Bay Baptist Church in Lynchburg; St. John United Methodist Church of Sumter County; Mount Pleasant AME Church of Elliott; and Galilee Baptist Church of Mayesville. [2] | |
| HIST | Benjamin was one of 12 children. Date Published: July 7, 2009 ‘Extraordinary’ family reunion draws huge crowds Photo provided Gladys Clavon and the late Benjamin Clavon with 12 of their 13 children. By RANDY BURNS Item Staff Writer rburns@theitem.com There are family reunions, and then there are family reunions. The 2009 Clavon Family Reunion is a likely candidate for being this area’s “granddaddy of all reunions,” as more than 400 people made their way to Florence and Bishopville from 20 states and Guam to attend various events held throughout the weekend. For the past 22 years, the descendants of Saul and Minnie Clavon of Lynchburg have been gathering in Lee County on the Fourth of July for food, fellowship and a softball game. “We always start at 8 a.m to beat the heat,” said Ruby Gibbs-Williams, a granddaughter of Saul and Minnie. She said this year’s softball game and other social activities had to be held in larger venues because Saul and Minnie’s descendants joined forces with the descendants of Saul’s brothers to put together one extraordinary family reunion. “This is the first time we’ve ever done anything like this,” Gibbs-Williams said. “We’ve been working on this for six months. Let’s call this the Clavon Family Reunion, descendants of Saul and Minnie Clavon of Lynchburg; Damon and Maggie Clavon of Detroit, Mich.; and Doc and Sarah Clavon of Sumter.” Gibbs-Williams’ mother, Gladys Clavon of Lynchburg, is 88 years old. Her husband Benjamin Clavon died seven years ago. They had 13 children, and 12 are still living, Gibbs-Williams said. @$:Gladys Clavon is proud of of the many contributions the Clavons have made in their communities, she said Saturday at Chappell Park.. They have made their mark in business, education, law enforcement, government and the military, she said. Gibbs-Williams is credited for establishing and expanding day and residential programs for individuals with disabilities in Lee County as the director of the Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Boards. A son, Tim Clavon, is one of the two majors in the Lee County Sheriff's Office. "It's good to see everybody," she said. "There are lots of new ones this year." Benjamin Clavon himself was one of 12 children, Gibbs-Williams said. And Benjamin Clavon’s brothers and sisters had large families as well, she said. “People come up to me and say that they haven’t slept in two weeks because they’ve been so excited,” she said. And the reunion itself has lived up to the hype. “I’ve met people I had never seen before,” she said. “And I’ve seen people I haven’t seen in 20 years. And I’ve met people that I’ve talked to on the phone for six months, but I had never met before. We are having a ball. It’s strange, though. We can tell that we’re related. Everybody comes to someone and says, ‘You look like so and so.’” The weekend began Thursday night with a Meet-and-Greet at the Hampton Inn in Florence, which drew about 125 people. Some 200 Clavons attended a semi-formal banquet on Friday night at the Florence Civic Center. The festivities ended on Sunday at four “Clavon family churches” in Lee and Sumter counties: Green Bay Baptist Church in Lynchburg; St. John United Methodist Church of Sumter County; Mount Pleasant AME Church of Elliott; and Galilee Baptist Church of Mayesville. | |
| _UID | BF7B59D7678D40FB8CC0DB63F4036ED25A5C | |
| _UID | BF7B59D7678D40FB8CC0DB63F4036ED25A5C | |
| Death | 2002 [2] | |
| Person ID | I244020 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 2 Nov 2018 | |
| Father | Saul CLAVON d. Bef 4 Feb 2015 | |
| Mother | Minnie d. Bef 4 Feb 2015 | |
| _UID | 78816E23EAF24182B25562EB96882BBE841E | |
| _UID | 78816E23EAF24182B25562EB96882BBE841E | |
| Family ID | F164807 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Gladys COOK, b. 1921 d. 31 Oct 2018 (Age 97 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| _UID | 3277C396519B4B4FB22C9B09FF8672030493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| _UID | 3277C396519B4B4FB22C9B09FF8672030493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family ID | F164806 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 2 Nov 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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