During the Curry Family Reunion, the family gave away almost 50 backpacks full of school supplies on Aug. 20.

During the Curry Family Reunion, the family gave away almost 50 backpacks full of school supplies on Aug. 20.

<p>Besides giving away school supplies, family members held a health fair. Approximately 20 people participated in the one-mile walk.</p>

Besides giving away school supplies, family members held a health fair. Approximately 20 people participated in the one-mile walk.
<p>The members of the Curry Family are the descendants of the 13 children of the late Mattie Lovenia Ford Johnson Curry and Joseph Alexander Curry. Eighty-seven-year-old John James Curry, seated in front, is the last living Curry sibling. He lives in New York and traveled to Marlboro County for the reunion.</p>

The members of the Curry Family are the descendants of the 13 children of the late Mattie Lovenia Ford Johnson Curry and Joseph Alexander Curry. Eighty-seven-year-old John James Curry, seated in front, is the last living Curry sibling. He lives in New York and traveled to Marlboro County for the reunion.

Last weekend, the Curry Family held their annual family reunion. There were various events with the two most prominent being the Bookbag giveaway/Health Fair and the Sunday Service at the Historic Sawmill Missionary Baptist Church.

Dr. Michele Liles, chairman of the Curry Family Reunion, said the giveaway went well, with them giving away almost 50 backpacks full of school supplies and several at-home COVID-19 tests on Aug. 20.

Attendees were able to have health screening conducted by CareSouth Carolina. Approximately 20 people participated in the one-mile walk.

Liles and her family members are the descendants of the 13 children of the late Mattie Lovenia Ford Johnson Curry and Joseph Alexander Curry.

On Sunday, Aug. 21, members of the family attended Historic Sawmill Missionary Baptist Church. The church was their grandparents’ church.

Family members wore the family colors, which are royal blue (representing truth, law, commandments, grace, revelation and the Holy Spirit) and bright green (representing Life, Restoration and New Beginnings).

“We were also wearing our family crest lapel pins on the left side of our chests, close by our hearts,” she said.

After the weekend events, the family made a $1,000 donation to the church.

“We enjoyed the church service and the spoken word by our grandparents’ preacher, Reverend Anderson, followed by a catered dinner in the Fellowship Hall,” Liles said. “After dinner, we walked outside to our grandparents’ burial sites where our Great Uncle John James Curry (87), who was able to make it to this year’s reunion, spoke about their legacy. We truly enjoyed this family reunion weekend.”