The members of the Fannie Brown lineage welcomed family to the 2024 Vian Browns Family Reunion in Houston, Texas. Purple and gold represent the Vian Wolverines school colors and where our grandparents blazed the trail for us.
This gathering is now archived. Look ahead to Denver in 2027 for the next reunion.
Family packet
2024 Vian Browns Family Reunion — Houston, TX
Hosted by the Fannie Brown lineage · Theme: Honoring Our Past • Planting Seeds For The Future · Colors: purple & gold (Vian Wolverines)
Welcome to Houston
The members of the Fannie Brown lineage welcome you to the 2024 Vian Browns Family Reunion in Houston, Texas. We are happy to host this gathering and hope you enjoy every minute with family. Unforeseen circumstances prevented us from meeting in our regularly scheduled year, so we planned this 2024 reunion carefully and with gratitude for your presence, patience, and participation.
The reunion is distinctly named Vian Browns to honor where our grandparents blazed the trail for us. Purple and gold represent the Vian Wolverines school colors and that Oklahoma homeplace. Many family members are Houstonians — or live nearby in the “Bayou City,” known for its waterways, food, culture, and resilience. We hope you enjoyed both the reunion and the city.
2024 committee
- Chairperson — Alexys Paris
- Co-Chairperson — Kendra Taylor
- Historian, Secretary & Memorabilia — Della Gilford & Iris Hinton
- Finance — Kenneth Johnson, Kendra Taylor & Alexys Paris
- Meet & Greet — Lead Della Gilford · Terry Swayzer, Wilma Thomas, Iris Hinton
- Banquet — Lead Kendra Taylor · Iris Hinton, Terry Swayzer, Wilma Thomas, Alexys Paris
- Oklahoma Barbeque — Lead Iris Hinton · Kendra Taylor, Wilma Thomas, Terry Swayzer
- Sunday Brunch — Lead Kenneth Johnson · Kendra Taylor
- Decorations — Lead Iris Hinton · Terry Swayzer, Wilma Thomas
- Web design — Alexis Paris & Christopher Brian Scott
Reunion scripture — Psalm 121
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth… The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Souvenir book archive
This packet mirrors highlights from the 2024 souvenir book. Full page scans and unlabeled living-family photos stay in the gallery as they are curated.
- Welcome & Houston letter — host lineage greeting and city notes
- Committee roster — chairs and event leads (above)
- We Are Family — reunion poem by Alexys Paris
- Vian & Mount Olive — trail notes and church founding story (also on the public Home place chapter)
- Meet the lineages — Joseph, Richard, Delilah, and Fannie family trees and photo boards
- Ring of Honor — Golden Gratitude — tributes across Joseph, Richard, Delilah, and Fannie lines
- Veterans tribute — Fannie Brown lineage service members
Family directory & gallery
Continue identification work and living-family albums here:
Souvenir book (PDF)
Browse the full 2024 souvenir book in the viewer, or download it to flip through offline.