Arbell (Neal) Lumpkin

 

Arbell Lumpkin

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 My GG-Arbell (Neal) Lumpkin, was born around 1897, in Mississippi (?).  Her father's name was Jim Neal (Neel?).  Jim Neal had three wives, and it's unclear who Arbell's  mother was, but there's some question of  Lettie Neal (Neel?)  being her mother. Arbell's younger sister was Leander (Neal) Turner.
 

Since I've never seen my granny Katie (Lumpkin) Gutter,

I've added this rose in hopes to one day replace it with a picture of her.

Alberta  Lumpkin....Doc and Arbell's daughter  

 (Katie's sister) 

     

Rovella (Gutter) (Wesley) Ransom

my mom

Gibson Family Reunion 2013

The Gibson Reunion was formally founded in New York City 

in 1974.  Prior to this reunion, there were many informal reunions held in the

 Bahamas and United States.  The Gibson Family was a founding family of 

Savannah Sound Eleuthera before the abolition of slavery.

 a tribute to dearly beloved Gibson family that have passed on.

hubby's kindergarten teacher...

she's 69 years young

a day pass at Jungle Island, which included an unbelievable lunch buffet,

a smashing DJ and lots of Cuban shuffling

aprox 200 kin folks attended the reunion

ROAR!!!!

snooz time

 views from our room

i took these shots while meandering on the second level of the Intercontinental Hotel

 Miami Beach Baby!

 during an evening meet and greet, there was lots of Cuban shuffeling and

a surprise visit by a Fire Eater

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

GIBSON REUNION THEME SONG

ALL O' WE  IS ONE

All O' we is one

All O' we is one family

I is ya brother; you is me sister

All O' we is one

I come from family island, family island

You come from Nassau, Nassau

You gran' Auntie, she come from United States 

So all O' we is one!

God, our Father made we, made we

we all is His children, children

So let us sing His praises,

"Cause all O" we is one

~~~~~~~~~~~

so pretty and delish i had to show you a picture

each table had its own
Nassau Yellow Specialty Cake

Miami Junkanoo 

a lovely area for lovers to walk

its about that time to say.....
So all O' we is one family !!!

Rovella

As I sit at my desk, thinking of my mother Rovella, memories come to mind.  She told you what she thought, and no sugar coating came with it, and cussed bigger and better than anyone I had ever known.  Mom did have another side to her, she  loved to work in the community, and often tried to get me to join her to fight for rights of people.  As a teen, I would gaze over her awards and thank-you letters, for all her community activism. I even remember her on local TV, discussing  the unfairness of economically disadvantage neighborhoods.  Yes, mom had friends, but not a lot of close ones.  Her tell it like it is personality, even if it stung, prompted some to shy away from her. One of my last memories of her, was at the nursing home, and a nurses came to check on mom, gave her a hug, some ice cream, and a warm smile, the next thing that came out of mom's mouth, was,  "Baby,  your ass is  just too big, you need to loose some of that!.  "Mom"  I said, "Please be nice."   Yep, mom was a force to reckon with, but, there were times her softer, nicer side came through. Mom loved to give me gifts, but it had to be on her terms, so I learned  never ask her for anything but when she was ready to gift me,  it always warmed my heart.  Below, I've posted a family picture of mom with her first husband Oclad Wesley Sr., and my siblings.
 I wasn't born yet, but my siblings from left to right are;  Leo Victory Wesley (deceased),
  Rovella Gutter (Wesley) (Ransom) deceased,   Rhandy Lanir Wesley (deceased),  Oclad Wesley Sr. (deceased),  Consuella Wesley,  and  Oclad Wesley Jr.

~~~~~  Gifts from Mom  ~~~~~

a small Hull art vase....mom adored this vase

cherry blossom tree

she always knew I loved this chair...and still do

l love to use this bowl during the holidays

Rovella Gutter (Wesley) (Ransom)

Love and miss you Mom

He thinks he's so cool

                                                 Is there anything big bro's not good at?

  bro's big Ling Cod
  bring it to my house and let me show you how to fillet it bro.