King-Burdette Family Reunion

08/18/2025

The Damascus Sports Association has taken on the renovation project for the Wesley Grove Baseball Field and they are selling bricks. We wanted to share as family may want to purchase one to commemorate loved ones and donate to the field project!

https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/dsabaseball?fbclid=IwY2xjawMQK0ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxWDJFanBwSzBDRmlwOW1IAR6_dpiBO3Qfe-wmPwPJQAX_aEhVygz0HGKLVeWoqkd4DaxQFUwATv-q0B8cgw_aem_tWKvrmObceolAEBAo82ASw

Leave your mark on Wesley Grove Baseball Field with a personalized engraved brick- an enduring tribute to the players, families, and fans who make this community so special. 

08/18/2025

Hello King/Burdette family members! I am Pam Van der Meulen, daughter of Lewis Burdette, who will be the reunion president the next two years. We had 98 members in attendance this year - let's try to get over 100 next year!

I wanted to let everyone know that Scott Burdette has agreed to be the first vice president. Thank you Scott! We are still looking for a second and third vice president. If you, or someone in your family, are interested, please let me know.

In 2026, we will be celebrating the grandchildren of Beda and William Burdette. If anyone has any photos of that branch of the family, that would be awesome! Please send them to me so that I can use them for the bulletin next year. I would also be interested in hearing stories from that branch of the family. It would be great if anyone would be willing to share those stories at the reunion too - it means so much when shared by someone who experienced the events or have heard the story growing up.

In addition, I was wondering if anyone, including your children or grandchildren, plays an instrument or sings and would be willing to play/sing at the reunion. I have really enjoyed it in the past when that has happened.

Finally, please let me know if you have any suggestions for future reunions - also, please let me know what you feel works well (so we don't change those items). We want to keep the reunion interesting and growing.

You can contact Pam via email at [email protected]

Thank you,
Pam Van der Meulen
[email protected]

07/08/2025

✨ 90th Annual King-Burdette Family Reunion! ✨

Hi Everyone,

The 90th Annual King-Burdette Family Reunion will take place Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Wesley Grove United Methodist Church and Hall in Woodfield, MD. The church address is 23640 Woodfield Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20882.

The president of the reunion John “Johnny” Kempisty welcomes you. The reunion will start with a church service at 11:00AM where we will honor the grandchildren of James Rufus and Della Waters Woodfield King. A baptism will be occurring as well. After the service we will have a short business meeting including the handing over the gavel to the next president Pam Burdette VanderMeulen. If anyone would like to be the President of the reunion, please see John Kempisty or Pam VanderMeulen for additional information. The first, second, and third Vice President slots are open. Each President serves 2 years. After the meeting there will be laying of flowers on the family graves, then lunch and fellowship. The lunch will be a potluck as usual and each family is asked to bring something to share, such as chicken or meat, a side dish and/or dessert. During the reunion the current time capsule will be opened and contents distributed. A new time capsule will be sealed at the end of the 91st annual reunion.

Before lining up to eat, please sign in with your name and current email address. Donations to help with the costs of the reunion are not required but gladly accepted.

Kitchen help is always needed to set out the food, drinks, cleaning up afterward and help putting away the tables and chairs.

Please stop by to see the King-Burdette Memorial Library in the hall. A plaque will be dedicated to the memory and honor of Lyndall (King) Nicholson Fuller.

There will be games for children including Barnyard Olympics.

As a reminder, you can follow the King-Burdette Family Reunion page. Please check out the events tab for updated reunion information. There is contact information to send any photos or videos you would like to share with everyone. https://www.facebook.com/kingburdettefamily

Please forward this information to other family members and remind those without email/social media when and where the reunion will be.

If you think of ideas for the 100th annual reunion in nine years, please let the president or a vice president know. It is never too early to start gathering ideas.

Thank you and see you at the reunion!

Please like this page to get information on the upcoming reunion as well as communicate with other relatives and share stories and photos!

07/24/2024

89th Annual King-Burdette Family Reunion

Hi Everyone,

The 89th Annual King-Burdette Family Reunion will take place Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Wesley Grove United Methodist Church and Hall in Woodfield, MD. The church address is 23640 Woodfield Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20882.

We will start with a church service at 11:00 a.m. where we will honor Cramwell McKinley King 1894-1971. After the service, we will have the business meeting, flowers on the family graves, then lunch and fellowship. The lunch will be a potluck as usual, and every family is asked to bring something to share, such as chicken or meat of some kind, side dish, or dessert

Before you line up to eat, please sign in and include your current email address. Donations to help with the costs of the reunion are not required but gladly accepted.

Kitchen help is always needed with setting out the food and drinks and cleaning up afterward.

Please stop by and see the King-Burdette Memorial Library in the hall.

As a reminder, you can follow us on the King-Burdette Family Reunion page. Please check out the events tab for the current reunion information. There is contact information to send any photos you would like to share with everyone. https://www.facebook.com/kingburdettefamily

Please forward this to other family members and remind those without email when and where we will be.

Thank you and see you at the reunion!

Please like this page to get information on the upcoming reunion as well as communicate with other relatives and share stories and photos!

07/14/2024

Reunion Planning Meeting is Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:30PM at the Wesley Grove United Methodist Church Hall! All are welcome to attend! Light refreshments will be served.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the 89th Annual King-Burdette Family Reunion on August 10, 2024!!

08/02/2023

The 88th Annual King-Burdette Family Reunion will take place Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Wesley Grove United Methodist Church and Hall in Woodfield, MD. The church address is 23640 Woodfield Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20882.

We will start with a church service at 11:00 a.m. where we will honor Hattie May King Hawkins. After the service we will have the business meeting, flowers on the family graves, and then lunch and fellowship. The lunch will be potluck as usual, and every family is asked to bring chicken or meat of some kind and a side dish.

As you line up to eat, please sign in and include your current email address. Donations to help with the costs of the reunion are not required but gladly accepted.

Kitchen help is always needed with setting out the food and drinks and cleaning up afterward.

Please stop by and see the King-Burdette Memorial Library in the hall.

Thank you and see you at the reunion!

08/08/2022

Good Morning King-Burdette Family!

I'm very pleased to confirm that the 87th Annual King-Burdette Reunion will be held August 13, 2022 at Wesley Grove UMC in Woodfield, MD. The church address is 23640 Woodfield Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20882.

We will start with a church service at 11:00 a.m. where we will recognize the families of Mary Rachel Elizabeth Burdette King and Roberta Columbia King Jacobs. After the service we will have the business meeting, flowers on the family graves, and then lunch and fellowship. The lunch will be potluck as usual, and every family is asked to bring chicken or meat of some kind and a side dish.
As you line up to eat, please sign in and include your current email address. Donations to help with the costs of the reunion are not required but gladly accepted. We will be selling new t-shirts this year and the cost is $15 with all proceeds going to the reunion fund.

Kitchen help is always needed with setting out the food and drinks and cleaning up afterward.

We will also place items in the time capsule this year and it will stay closed for 10 years. Please bring something small (letter size) with you if you wish to participate.

We will have horseshoes and co****le and we hope people will sign up to play.

Please stop by and see the King-Burdette Memorial Library in the hall.

As a reminder, you can follow us on the King-Burdette Family Reunion page. Please check out the events tab for the current reunion information. There is contact information to send any photos you would like to share with everyone. https://www.facebook.com/kingburdettefamily

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. My phone number is 717-752-2265.

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you all soon.

-Michael Clarke

Please like this page to get information on the upcoming reunion as well as communicate with other relatives and share stories and photos!

08/12/2021

All King-Burdette Family members,

It is with a very sad and heavy heart that I post this.

After hearing from our committee last night, after speaking with past Reunion presidents, with the current restrictions in place by Montgomery County and the Wesley Grove United Methodist Church, and with (and most importantly) considering the needs and safety of the majority, I have come to the unfortunate decision that we will cancel the 87th Annual King-Burdette family reunion for 2021, for the second year in a row.

Please know that this is not an easy decision and one that has been on my mind for the last two+ weeks, since the COVID-19 variant starting shaking our country up again.

The absolute last thing that I want to have happen is someone in our family contract COVID from another family member and then becomes gravely ill and/or dies or passes it on to someone else and the same thing happens to them. Unlike the flu, the COVID virus is so new and unique that we really don't know and understand everything about it.

All of you, no matter your age, mean more to me and I believe each other, and your safety and wellbeing has to be paramount and at the forefront. Additionally, we have to respect the guidance and restrictions currently in place and although I never did get a chance to connect with Pastor Karen, I am sure she would ask us to do the same.

Our reunion committee worked hard this year to try and make this happen and I am so sorry that it cannot.

Please have a great summer, stay safe and I look forward to seeing everyone next year.

I would ask that you please forward this message on to your respective families and help us get the word out about this as quickly as possible.

08/03/2021

Hi family, the King-Burdette family is only 11 days away and we are excited to see everyone.

We are selling new King-Burdette family reunion t-shirts and the photos attached show the design. These shirts cost $15 and all proceeds go directly to the reunion funds.

We will have some shirts available at the reunion but are taking orders now. If you would like to order a shirt, message Todd Wivell or Michael Clarke with your size and quantities.

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone soon.