2017 scott gardner program

Kit Scott entered this world in February in the year of our Lord 1866 in the wholesome environment of Garnett, South Carolina, while Mary Pickney Gardner Scott entered in the year of the our Lord 1877 in Sand Hill, South Carolina. They were joined in marriage in 1907. To this union eight children were born: twins, Mable Scott Butler and George Scott; Archie Scott; twins, Nancy and Louise Scott; Evelyn Scott; Leroy Scott, Sr.; and Stella Scott Jenkins (all deceased).

In addition to the above, Kit and Mary had eight children each from a prior marriage, which makes a total of 24 children.

Kit Scott Clan: Sammie Scott, Sr.; Kit Scott, Jr.; Edward Scott; James Scott; Gipson Scott; Minner Scott; Arrie Scott; and Maggie Scott Williamson.

Mary Pickney Gardner Clan: Willie Gardner; James Gardner; Ben Gardner; King Gardner; Ella Gardner; Eddie Gardner; Richard Gardner; and Rosa Gardner Snooks.

Friday, June 30, 2017 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

“Meet & Greet” (FOOD – FUN – FAMILY) The Hampton Inn Philadelphia/Mt. Laurel 5000 Crawford Place, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054 (1st Floor Conference Room & Front Lounge)

Saturday, July 1, 2017 12:00 NOON

“Family Fun Picnic” (FOOD – FUN – FAMILY) Green Acres Park 851 Old York Road, Burlington, New Jersey 08016 (Pavilion #2 “Behind The Tennis and Racquetball Courts”) 8:00 PM

MOVIE NIGHT The Hampton Inn Philadelphia/Mt. Laurel

Sunday, July 2, 2017 9:00 AM – 10:30 PM

Family Worship

The Hampton Inn Philadelphia/Mt. Laurel 12:00 NOON

Family Business & Planning Meeting The Hampton Inn Philadelphia/Mt. Laurel 6:00 PM Dinner Together (Pay as You Go) Location TBA

Mary Pickney Gardner Scott “Good character is to be praised more than outstanding talent.

Most talent is, to some extent, a gift.

Good character, by contrast, is not given to us.

We have to build it piece by piece, by thought, choice, courage, and determination.” - John Luther

Mary Pickney Gardner Scott was the daughter of Horace and Ella Pickney; and the sister of Eugene, Horace, James, and Eva Pickney Polite.

She was a devout Baptist, a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Pineland, South Carolina.

Mary was a very modest person, who had a great deal of dignity and pride concerning her appearance in public. She chose “substance” over style, never flashy. Her clothing was neither, too tight, too big, too long or too short. Her hairstyle was a “page boy,” a part on the side curled under.

Around 1894, Mary Pickney married Eddie Gardner, son of James and Clarissa Gardner in Robertsville, South Carolina; from this union, God blessed them with eight children. Around October of 1906, Eddie Gardner left his mark on life. Around the year 1907, Mary Pickney Gardner married Kit Scott, son of Adam and Nancy Scott.

Mary Pickney Gardner Scott was the essence of womanhood as God planned. She was particular regarding “wastefulness.” She lived by example what she preached: • “A lady could throw out more with a teaspoon than a man can bring in with a shovel;” • “Never make a person happy twice, Glad to see you come and glad to see you go;” • “Always make people feel comfortable at your home;” • “Birds of a feather flock together;” • “A rolling stone gathers no moss;”

And many other words of wisdom we, her family, her legacy live by, such as: • “Look before you leap,” • “A stitch in times saves nine,” • “An empty wagon makes a lot of noise,” etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.

Mary’s love was the source of her survival and the gift to countless others. She loved gardening vegetables. She was exceptional at quilting and cooking. She canned and preserved the food that she grew in her garden during the summer to sustain herself, her family and friends through the long winter months. Never a need arose, that Mary was not there with a gift of love in her hand. “Never be found with empty hands or heart, Give the Gift of Love.”

Mary Pickney Gardner Scott was the owner of a “cane mill and boiler.” People would travel from the surrounding area to grind their canes and cook the syrup. She would assist her clients, who she adopted as her friends with the cooking of syrup. Many times on her own account, she would feed them while they worked. Most often she would accept a portion of the syrup as a fair exchange of the usage of the facility, her services, and her love rendered.

Mary Pickney Gardner Scott embodied what John Luther referred to as, “Good Character” being built “piece by piece, by thought, choice, courage, and determination.”

• Mary Pickney Gardner Scott was self-educated in a time when education was considered wasted on a female, particularly a “Negro” female. She was segregated and isolated.

• Piece by piece, Mary Pickney Gardner Scott gathered herself.

• By thought, Mary Pickney Gardner Scott preferred to think of what her Master and Lord, Jesus Christ, thought of yokes of her time. She was somebody.

• By choice, Mary Pickney Gardner Scott refused to accept the restraints or yokes of her time. Instead, she chose to soar like an eagle.

• By courage, in the evening, when the tutor came to her home to teach her brothers, Mary Pickney Gardner Scott was relegated to her room for the night, however she sought their lesson books, which were hidden purposefully from her.

• By determination, Mary Pickney Gardner Scott would remember what she memorized by night, to put it in practice under the cloak of secrecy by day. Where there is a will, there is a way. Mary Pickney Gardner Scott had both, a will and a way!

“Mrs. Babe,” a nickname her husband, Kit Scott lovingly gave her. Also known as, “Mama” by her children and family, notwithstanding their spouses. And to her friends and neighbors, “Babe Scott” left this side of life at the age of 75 to return to her Lord in Zion. We miss her physical presence but rejoice and smile with the assurance of her spiritual presence in us, all. A job well done and a legacy intact!!!

Compiled by her great grandson, Reverend J-Anthony Dargan as told to him by his mother and her granddaughter, who she was named after her, Mary L. Scott Dargan with additional information provided by Earnestine McCray (family historian, now deceased).

This information, as it pertains to dates and names, may not be entirely accurate. Our intention is to positively present all the facts as we have found them to be. Please present any errors or deletions to the reunion committee, so that it may be included for future reference.

Thank You and God Bless You.

Children O Father, remember little children whose unfolding lives turn for warmth and light toward all those around them as flowers turn toward the sun.

The only God they know is the God they see in us; the only Jesus they know is the one reflected by our actions, forbit it Lord, that we should misrepresent Him and lead our child astray.

We are thankful for the simple and great lessons they teach us. We are thankful for their candid look, their frankness, their simpicity.

We pray that in the realm of seeking and knowing you, that you will make us more like children, help us to understand that to be childlike in faith is not a sign of weakness, but rather an indication of growth.

In the name of Him who set a little child in the midst to teach some of the great lessons of life, we pray, Amen. ­— Marvin J. and Madelyn Hartman - from He Restoreth My Soul Copyright 1957 WARNER Press, Inc.Used with permission. - Marriage and Family Life

Let's Make A Cake!

Who is the Flour in your Family?________________________________________ Who is the Sugar in your Family?________________________________________ Who is the Shortening in your Family?___________________________________ Who is the Butter i your Family?________________________________________ Who is the Extract in your Family?_______________________________________ Who is the Eggs in your Family?_________________________________________ Who is the Frosting in your Family?______________________________________ Who in the Family just eats it all up?_____________________________________

A Celebration For Family Bryan Jeffery Leech

LEADER:

God has called us to live within the privilege of family life. He has gifted us with mothers, father, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins and beyond this friends who have become equally precious to us.

THE FAMILY: Praise God for the gift of Family Life!

LEADER:

Lord we thank you for older folks who link us with the past and who enrich us with experience. We thank you for newborns so rich in potential and goodness. We thank you for gifts we see emerging in our children.

We thank you for the excitement of living with those who are on the brink of adulthood, even though this sometimes can be a time of struggle for all of us.

THE FAMILY: Praise God for the gift of Family Life!

LEADER:

Eternal Father of us all, enter our homes, not as the occupant of a guest room, but as the senior member of each member of each household, that we may live out your love in most ordinary parts of life. Keep us human as you make us holy. Amen!

EVERYONE TOGETHER:

Praise God for the gift of Family! It is all your doing Lord. It is wonderful in our eyes.

SCOTT GARDNER FAMILY REUNION “GETTING TO KNOW YOU�

Been to more than 10 Scott Gardner family reunions _____________________ __________________ Born in the same month as you

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Plays a musical instrument ______________________________ _____________________________ Has built something out of wood _________________________ _____________________________ Has piloted a boat ___________________________________ _______________________________ Is over 6 feet tall _________________________________ ___________________________________ Owns a farm animal (horse, cow, etc.) ______________________________ ____________________ Served in the military ______________________________________ _________________________ Has driven a tractor _______________________________ _________________________________ Been to Europe ____________________________________ ________________________________ Travelled over 500 miles to get to the reunion _________________________ ___________________ Loves Broccoli ___________________________________ _________________________________ Addressed an audience of over 3,000 __________________________ _________________________ Favorite color is yellow ____________________________ _________________________________ Is a college student ______________________________ __________________________________ Been married less than 5 years _________________________ _______________________________ Been married more than 55 years _________________________ ____________________________ Wears contact lenses from time to time _______________________ _________________________ Loves to fish

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Went to the movies within the last two weeks ________________________ ___________________

Plants a garden every year _______________________________ _____________________________ Has lived outside the USA _____________________________ ______________________________ Exercises or walks at least 5 times a week _____________________ ___________________________ Lives more than 3 hours from you by car ____________________ ___________________________ Retired within the last 5 years ____________________________ ____________________________ Has been to more than 25 states ______________________________ _________________________ Has performed on stage _________________________________ ____________________________ Has more than 2 dogs or cats _______________________________ __________________________ Likes to hike or go river rafting _________________________ ______________________________ Loves to quilt ___________________________________ __________________________________ Is not on Facebook ____________________________ ____________________________________ Has been to both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ____________________ _____________________ Can name all seven dwarfs _________________________ __________________________________ Is the only child in their family ______________________________ _________________________ Has met or seen Barak Obama in person _________________________ ______________________ Loves to tell jokes ____________________________________ ______________________________ Does their own plumbing ______________________________ _____________________________ Owns a business ______________________________________ _____________________________ Has the most grandchildren _____________________________ _____________________________ Enjoys baking ______________________________________ _______________________________

Speaks a foreign language __________________________ _________________________________

SCOTT GARDNER FAMILY REUNION WORD SEARCH

AIMMEE

JAMES

NANCY

AMIR

JANTHONY

PERRY

ARCHIE

JASON

PICKNEY

ARRIE

JOE

QUIANNA

ASHLEY

JOZETTA

QUINETRE

BEN

JULIAN

REGINALD

BETTY

JULIUS

REUNION

BOBBIE

KEITH

RICHARD

BUTLER

KING

ROSA

CHRIS

KIT

SAMMIE

CHRISTINE

KRISHANA

SAND HILL

CYNTHIA

LATONYA

SARAH

DEAN

LEROY

SCOTT

DEE

LINDA

SHANNEL

EDDIE

LOUISE

SHANNON

EDWARD

MABLE

SHARMAINE

ELAINE

MADELIN

SIDNEY

ELLA

MAGGIE

SNOOKS

ERIC

MALISSA

SOUTH CAROLINA

EVELYN

MARCUS

STELLA

FAMILY

MARKEITH

SUSAN

FRAN

MARVIN

TETE

GARDNER

MARY

THEODORE

GARNETT

MAURICE

ULYSSES

GEORGE

MICHAEL

VERONICA

GIPSON

MINNER

WILLIE

HATTIE

NALA

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