Photo is from the first reunion held in 1964.

l. to r.  Hettie, Otha, Glyn, Alma,
Nota, Duane, Wendell and Wanda

The descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Ollie Lula Huggins Tallant held their annual family reunion at Hopewell Community Center, 1 June 2002. There were 46 signed in.  Nota Tallant Boren came from the longest distance.  Nona Foster Tonkinson was the oldest.  Jacob Thomas Grace was the youngest and it was his first reunion.  The newlyweds, Stace & Lisa Jenkins, also came.

Nota Boren, Bluffton, IN; Nona Tonkinson, Malinda Kerr & Kimberly Kimbro from Oklahoma; Karen Tallant Bailey from Grant, OK; William & Helen Samuel from Valliant, OK, Howard & Alline Dicken from Broken Bow, OK; Denzell Hale from Murfeesboro, AR; Michael Sowards from Austin, TX; Larry, Denise, Brian & Kari Rhea, Tommy & Katherine Dicken, Daniel & David Barreto, Stace & Lisa Jenkins, Odis & Alma Jean Taylor, all from Powderly. TX; Amos Foster, Jerry & Darlene Foster Doud from Pueblo, CO and Patricia Foster Bottoms from Denton, TX; Chester & Martha Lowe Tallant, Wesley & Janet Lowe Tallant from Blossom, TX;  Wendell Curtis Tallant from Grand Prairie, TX; Gail Tallant Dorough from Tyler, TX; Tim & Melissa Tallant Grace, Patrick, Elizabeth & Jacob from Lubbock, TX; Gladys Magnuson from Sumner; From Paris, Earl & Wanda Tallant Waters, Wendell & Ella Sikes Tallant, Mary Posey Tallant, Kay Boren.

The next reunion will be the first Saturday in June 2003.

Wanda, Wendell, Nota - The three surviving siblings.	Earl and Wanda Tallant Waters	Glyn's son, Denzell Hale	Sam and Helen Hodges Samuel - Hettie's Daughter
Duane's Family - Wesley, Chester, Mary Tallant, Denise Tallant Rhea, Melissa Tallant Grace	Helen, Amos, Nona Foster Tonkinson, Kimberly Kerr Kimbro	Foster Family - Malinda, Jerry and Darlene Doud, Pat Bottoms	Kimberley Kerr Kimbro, Malinda Kerr, Nona Tonkinson, Amos Foster, Jerry Doud, Pat Bottoms and Darlene Doud in front
Alma's Family - Odis, Allene and Howard, Tommy Middle: Stace & Lisa, Katherine, Alma Jean, Gladys Magneston, David and Daniel	Duane's Family - Martha and Chester Tallant, Tim and Melissa Grace, Mary Tallant, Janet and Wesley Tallant. Karen Bailey, Brian Rhea, Jacob Grace, Kari Rhea, Denise and Larry Rhea, Patrick and Elizabeth Grace	Wendell's Family -Curtis, Gail Tallant Dorough, Ella and Wendell	Wesley and Janet Lowe Tallant
All Born on 13 January. Ella is Melissa's Aunt;  Melissa is Brian's Aunt. They cover three generations	Gail, Elizabeth, Melissa and Curtis enjoying a game of Skip-Bo	Jacob looking on, Tim and Patrick, Curtis, and Gail