We are excited to announce the Yuille Family Reunion 2025 to be held on Friday, July 25th-27th, 2025
in Richmond, Virginia. The theme of the reunion is "Out of Africa"! Be sure to visit the Yuille Family Reunion
website and check emails for up to date information!
Singer, stage actress, and musical singer Melba Moore was born Beatrice Melba Smith on October 29,
1945, in New York City. The daughter of Detroit bandleader, Ted Hill, Moore was raised by mother,
Gertrude Melba Smith and stepfather, Clement Leroy Moorman, also professional musicians. As a youth,
Moore’s passion was dancing, however, when her stepfather made her take piano lessons, she began to
admire jazz and blues pianists. Moore attended Newark, New Jersey’s Waverly Elementary School and
Cleveland Junior High School. After graduating from the High School of Performing Arts, she enrolled
in Montclair State Teachers College. Later, Moore went on to earn her B.A. degree in music.
- Also featuring -
Guest Pianist for Sunday Celebration and Choir Master
Ricardo "Rico" Gill
Reunion Weekend Itinerary
Friday, July 25, 2025
Early Registration
12:00p
Historical Room Opens & Lunch Served
2:00p-10:00p
Out of Africa Art Gallery and Silent Auction
2:00p-10:00p
Late Registration
3:00p-4:00p
Out of Africa Meet and Greet
6:00p
The Call
6:30p
Historical Presentation
8:00p-9:00p
Yuilles Got Talent
9:15p-10:15p
Gospel House Music w/DJ
10:30p-12:00a
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Yuille Fitness
6:30a-7:30a
Continental Breakfast
7:00a-8:30p
Leadership Sessions
9:00a-2:00p
Session A for Yuille Men: Headship
9:00a-10:15a
Session B for Yuille Women: Unstoppable (with Myra Herring)
9:00a-10:15a
Session C: Estate Planning (with Shannon K. Turner, Esq.)
10:30a-12:00p
Session D: Hands-On Ancestry Research and Discovery (with Lisa Beal, Lynn Brown-Leigh and the
Historical Committee
9:00a-2:00p
Yuille Choir Rehearsal
4:30p
Yuille Family Formal Evening
Afrocentric Attire or Black Tie Wear
Come join the family as we celebrate our ancestors!
6:00p-until
Meet and Greet
6:00p-7:00p
The Call
7:00p
The Yuille Ball
With music and art presentations by Yuille Family members!
8:00p-9:30p
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Yuille Fitness
6:00a-7:00a
Continental Breakfast
7:00a-8:00a
Sunday Celebration with Guest Soloist
9:30a-11:00a
Official closing of reunion activities for 2025
Hotel Checkout
12:00p
Family Choir:
Calling all singers and musicians! Be ready as we make plans to sing our praises during our family worship
services, and for our family talent show. All are welcome!
Accomplishments and Celebrations:
If you have accomplishments and/or celebrations that you would like to share with the family please
send notifications and pictures to: sundaycelebration.yfr@gmail.com. We want to share your joy with
the family (i.e., marriages, births, birthdays, graduations, promotions, publications, etc.) Your
accomplishment/celebration will be featured in the souvenir booklet for the reunion and/or special
video presentation on Saturday night. Our desire is that everyone will be acknowledged, so don’t wait
to pass that information along to the Souvenir Booklet Committee Chair, James “Rusty” Spencer at
souvenirjournal.yfr@gmail.com.
Meet the Yuille Family Reunion Executive Leadership!
