February 17, 2026
Dear Family,
Great news family it’s time to register for our Reunion being held July 3-5, 2026! Please use the below link to our registration and payment page. There are two critical pieces to make this easy for the organizers: completing the form with the information for your party, and making the payment.
Click here for Registration and Payment
Hotel reservations can be made at the Charlotte Ft. Mill Courtyard by Marriott using the link below: Book your group rate for Lowry Avery Reunion. The cost will be $169.00 per night and reservations must be made by June 12, 2026. This hotel is newer and surrounded by attractive shops and restaurants.
There will be a dinner dance Friday night, July 3, with live (and lively!) music. Saturday morning, we will gather at the Church of the Good Shepherd for the traditional memorial service followed by lunch and a family meeting, hopefully at McCelvey Center. A photographer will be available to take a photo of the entire group plus individual family units. The current owners of the Lowry ancestral home next to the church have graciously agreed to allow us to tour the house after the meeting. Closing activities and meal will be at the Belle Crane area, a recent and well-regarded facility that we are confident will greatly enhance our experience.
Heddy Murphey Brown and her daughter Ellie are updating the reunion booklet. Email Heddy at heddymb@gmail.com with any changes to your family - births, deaths, marriages - that have occurred since 2015, noting your family branch and the year of the event. The new booklet will be in the same format as prior booklets, so use that as a guide in sending the info. If you don’t have a hard copy of the 2015 booklet, access a digital copy at lowry-averyreunion.com. Heddy can also answer questions about data sent in prior to the cancelled 2020 reunion.
Would you like to help with the booklet? Email Heddy, or call or text her at 813-765-8821. Jan Leonard Stamper (Matthews Branch) and Elizabeth Fuller Davis (James Ernest Lowry Branch) have already volunteered to coordinate their branches. Assistance from the Wilson and Walker branches would be much appreciated.
We look forward to once again celebrate our unique family relationship. We appreciate your forwarding this announcement to any family members who may need it.
Sincerely,
The Steering Committee
Fred Faircloth
Freddy Faircloth
Heddy Brown
Jan Stamper
Josh Fuller