Killough Family Reunion Association It is time again for the Killough Family Reunion!

The Killoughs will once again descend on Jacksonville, Texas the weekend of June 11 & 12, 2011

 Reservations can be made at any hotel, but we suggest these:

1)    Best Western Executive Inn, 1659 S Jackson St, Jacksonville, Texas                                      (903) 586-0007

2)    LaQuinta Inn and Suites, 1902 S Jackson St, Jacksonville, Texas                                          (903) 586-6504

3)    Home Place Inn & Suites (formerly America’s Best Value Inn) 1407 E Rusk St, Jacksonville, Texas                                                                                             (903) 586-9841

Registration will open on Saturday morning at 8:30 in the conference room of the Iron Moon Barbecue and Grill, formerly the Hot Biscuit. Pictures and other documents will be available for you to browse through, and old and new family can visit. If you have any memorabilia to share, please bring it! Raffle tickets will be sold at registration, $1.00 each, or 6 tickets for $5.00. Killough Family Reunion T-shirts will be available for purchase. The Killough Massacre, by Jack Moore, will be available for purchase at $5.00 each. The restaurant will NOT be open, so please be aware that you will have to go elsewhere for meals. There will be an Executive Board meeting at 11:30, and a general meeting at 2:00 PM. At this time we will have the Baking Contest judging, so be sure to bring your favorite homemade baked goods for this competition. You could win a prize!!  The Dinner Banquet will be at Rob Sadler’s Restaurant at The Landmark, 402 E Rusk (in the old post office at the corner of TX 69 & TX 79, at 5:00 PM. Prizes for the Baking Contest, Raffle, and Door Prizes will be presented. Dinner will begin at 6:00 PM, and will be served Buffet style. The entree choices available will be pot roast and grilled chicken, with a selection of vegetables, salad, dinner rolls, and desserts (sugar-free available). Cost of the Dinner Banquet will be $15.00 for children and $ 20.00 for adults. Tea, coffee, water and sodas are included. There will be a cash bar available for those who may choose an alcoholic beverage. Please RSVP so we can let the restaurant know how many will be eating.

Sunday Morning at 9:00 we will gather at the Iron Moon conference room to hear the story of the Killough Massacre, followed by a procession to the Monument. We will begin lining up for the procession at 10:00.

The Tomato Festival is also occurring that weekend, so make your room reservations now!

Don’t forget your dues, especially if you are not going to be attending. Dues are still $10.00 per year per family, and those dues are needed the years that we don’t have a Reunion! These dues help support things like supplies and postage for…….Newsletters!