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Carol Perkins: A Family Gathering with Oscar Sullivan REUNION at LEFTWICH HALL: It was a wonderful family gathering Saturday at Leftwich Hall at Bowling Park in Edmonton, KY for the Sullivan cousins - more properly the Sullivan/Acree reunion - with many special guests, including headliner Oscar Sullivan, of Lonzo and Oscar fame, who at 92 is completing a long awaited autobiography and provided wonderful stories for the reunion The next earlier Carol Perkins column: Carol Perkins: Next to the most By Carol Sullivan Perkins Many of my dad's siblings left Metcalfe County as they grew up, one by one. They went north to Indianapolis and south to Nashville and on to Alabama, taking away my chance of really knowing some of my first cousins. We grew up having summer visits but seldom all together at the same time. Of my nineteen Sullivan first cousins, only two of them live in Metcalfe County. What better reason to plan a Sullivan cousin reunion. Actually, it was a Sullivan/Acree cousins' reunion since my grandmother was an Acree, so we reunited Saturday at Leftwich Hall at Bowling Park. Of my dad's siblings, Rollin (Oscar) is the only living child. In essence, we gathered to honor the patriarch of the family. The first to arrive was a young man whom I did not recognize. It was no surprise that I didn't recognize him because I had not seen him since he was a toddler! Shawn Sullivan, now forty-one years old, is the son of my cousin, Sonny (Carl's son) and came from Indianapolis to learn of his Sullivan roots. (Sonny passed away a few years ago.) One look at Shawn and I knew he was one of us! My cousin Linda (Oscar's daughter) is the family genealogist. Bob (Carl's other son) and his wife are the public singers (they sang a few songs for us and could be on a label), Larry Sullivan (Walter) Marshall Sullivan (Henry) Jimmy Acree (my dad's first cousin), and Glen Acree (Edward's son) provided guitars and keyboard. It was an afternoon of music and singing, which I had always heard was a daily occurrence at the Sullivan home at Cedar Flat when the boys were young. Sullivan's are known for storytelling, so it was only fitting that Oscar tell tales of growing up with eight brothers and sisters, being the youngest member of the Sullivan band that played for dances in the area, and eventually dropping out of high school to my grandmother's horror to travel with the band to Tennessee where they had a radio show. From there, his journey led him to a career in country music and becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry with his brother Johnny (Lonzo and Oscar). He is now in the process of writing his autobiography. Oscar is likely the oldest living member of the Opry and one with clear memories of his association with all the characters of country music. I always loved his tales of Patsy Cline and Hank Williams and all those other Hall of Fame personalities. He was part of that history and can bring that back to life with his book. I know many of you will be having reunions this summer and getting everyone to attend is impossible, but for our first cousins' gathering and tribute to Oscar, we had nearly forty people. The oldest was Oscar at ninety-two and the youngest Reilynn Miller (Tracy Martin Miller and John's daughter) who is just a baby. We have to keep this going for them. Take time to enjoy your reunion this summer because each year can make a difference. -Carol Perkins (Contact Carol at cperkins@scrtc.com or download her book Let's Talk About... in the Amazon Kindle Store) This story was posted on 2012-05-27 23:08:35
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