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A not so permanent

wave... See Welborn, page 6A

Attack against one is an

attack against all See Earl Cox, Page 6A

Next week Hiding in plain sight:

Murder at the Jumpingoff Place continues

Out of the ashes: the creation of The Record Park (Note: this column is a con-

tinuation of the story of my 20

years at The Record and

Thursday Printing.)

By JERRY LANKFORD

Record Editor

The former offices of The

Record and Thursday Printing

were destroyed by fire on March

4, 2004.

We began work to salvage

our paper the next day

There were many offers of

help. Those offers came from

John Hubbard of the Journal-

Patriot, Rebel Good at The

Tribune in Elkin, the Winston-

Salem Journal, Bob Brown with

WKBC Radio, and many, many

others.

Luck was with us.

Most of our computers and

data bases were OK. Ken had

recently acquired the building at

911 Main Street in North

Wilkesboro. And, within a cou-

ple of days, we were basically

back up and running.

We didn't miss a single edi-

tion of The Record. Everyone

who worked for this business, I

believe, was proud of that. I

know I was.

Still, it was a sad state of

affairs to have to return to the

old burned out shell of the old

place. But a strange, prophetic

occurrence got the attention of

Ken and me one morning, not

too long after the fire. A sun-

flower had sprouted up with its

bright yellow colors near Ken's

old desk - he used to eat a lot of

sunflower seeds back in the day.

See Lankford, page 7A

Businessman

J.C. Faw dies Well known Wilkes businessman J.C.

Faw died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.

(See obituary on page 4A)

Mr. Faw

began his entre-

p r e n e u r i a l

career in the

early 1950's

when he

acquired his

first grocery

store in North

W i l k e s b o r o .

Between the

early 1950's and

1983, his prin-

The life of Lucy Combs

J.C. Faw cipal efforts

were directed

toward the development and operations of

Lowe's Food Stores, Inc. When Lowe's

food Stores was sold to Merchant's

Distributors, Inc. in 1983, it had grown to

a chain of 75 grocery stores, 25 conven-

ience stores and 12 restaurants doing an

annual sales volume of approximately

Lucy Combs stands on her property and looks back on her old life. Record photo by Larry Griffin

The conclusion of a series $250 million. Part of Lowe's Foods'

growth resulted from Mr. Faw developing

the real estate and constructing strip shop-

ping centers in certain market areas locat-

ed in North Carolina and southern

Virginia, for a number of the stores in

which Lowe's operated.

In the late 1970's and early 1980's, Mr.

Faw and a business partner built and oper-

ated a chain of 11 very successful Hardees

franchise restaurants. These restaurants

were sold back to Hardees when Mr. Faw

and his business partner started the

Bojangle's Restaurant chain. Although he

sold his interest in the original Bojangle's

company in the 1980's, he still owned

three Bojangle's franchises. Other fran-

See Faw, page 3A

By LARRY J. GRIFFIN

Special Reporter for The Record

Nobody probably don't believe my story; but if you live it,

you'd know what I'm saying…

— From the Diary of Lucy Combs

The diary of Lucy Combs fills the pages of a portion of

two composition notebooks.

Its organizing principle is a combination of assiduously

adhering to a chronological sequence and abruptly lapsing

into a "Gertrude Stein-like" stream-of-consciousness

approach. The descriptions and depictions are uncommonly

candid and the language unvarnished.

Spanning across five-decades, the pages detail the "fits

and starts" of her 10-year search for younger son, Jeff, set

against a backdrop comprised of 35 years of criminal abuse

and unconscionable neglect suffered at the hands of her late

husband, Jerry Combs, Sr.

The biographic narrative is, at times, unrelentingly direct

and then-suddenly-philosophic. But nowhere does the author

permit Stygian self-pity to find expression within the lined

pages. Instead, they convey a certain courage born from the

strength of resilience coupled with unwavering determina-

tion.

But the story of Lucy's life is not for the faint-of-heart;

and, she acknowledges that the specifics might seem implau-

sible to some readers.

She has confronted many challenges: from braving both

beatings and bullets for three and a half decades; holding

down two jobs for most of her working life; protecting her

boys from an abusive, alcoholic father; supporting two incar-

cerated sons as best she could; enduring the unimaginable-

the loss of a child-to searching for her missing boy over the

last decade, with, what she describes as little support from

local law enforcement. Yet, there are still challenges to face-

See Combs, page 3A

School Construction Bond forum held in Wilkes on Friday Members of the Wilkes County Board of

Commissioners and Board of Education

joined state House Speaker Tim Moore (R-

Cleveland) and local Rep. Jeffrey Elmore (R-

Wilkes) at a school bond forum and facilities

tour at Mount Pleasant Elementary School on

Friday.

Wilkes County Board of Education

Chairman Rudy Holbrook and Vice-Chairman

Sharron Huffman joined Superintendent Mark

Byrd, Board of Commissioners Chairman

Keith Elmore, Commissioner Brian Minton,

and County Manager John Yates, at the event

on Friday.

State Rep. Jeffrey Elmore from North

Wilkesboro, is an elementary school art

teacher and co-chair of the House Committee

on Education Appropriations and the House

Education K-12 Committee.

"We hosted this event for the local commu-

nity, for the public to give input on the need

for school construction resources in Wilkes

County and across the high country of North

Carolina," Elmore said.

"Just like we talk about bridging regional

divides in economic development and trans-

portation infrastructure, connecting the needs

of urban and rural education communities is

essential for the success of North Carolina's

school systems," Elmore added.

Speaker Tim Moore said having a public

school teacher in the House of Representatives

is a great opportunity to get input straight from

educators:

"I think it's a big benefit to have experi-

enced teachers like Representative Elmore at

the table in the legislature, sharing what

they've learned helping students in the class-

room," Moore said.

See Forum, page 3A

N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and local Rep. Jeffrey

Elmore (R-Wilkes) show a piece of artwork created by students at

Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

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N.W. Rotary News

During Monday evening's meeting of the Rotary Club of North Wilkesboro, which was held at the Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery in North Wilkesboro, the program was presented by Lisa Bottomley of Community Care Clinic. The organization's main office is located on Health Center Drive in Boone. Community Care Clinic has served Watauga and surround- ing counties, including Wilkes, since 2006. Bottomley detailed the various services provided to patients, who have low incomes and no insurance coverage. Community Care Clinic is a free clinic, opened Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., which is supported by local hospitals, doctors and volunteers. Rotary

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The Record - North Wilkesboro, N.C. - February 20, 2019 - A

12 Note Map Music Program holds benefit Saturday

The Stone Center in North Wilkesboro was the site for a benefit fundraiser for the 12 Note Map After School Music Program. Various young people from the pro-

gram and others played until 8 p.m., when the group Cane Mill Road (left to right, Eliot Smith, Casey Lewis, Liam Purcell and Trajan Wellington) took the stage.

Above center, Elizabeth Carter, who plays with the band Uncle Joe and The Shady Rest, performs. Above right, Lake Carver and her dad, Matt Carver.

Photos by Life in the Carolina’s Carl White and The Record’s Ken Welborn.

Another great Saturday Night at the ‘V’

The floor was full of dancers at the regular Saturday night event at the VFW Post 1142

headquarters on Veterans Drive in North Wilkesboro. The crowd was entertained by Jeff

Michael and the New High-Country Boys (and Girl), above, left to right, Ramona Church,

George Cutchin, Michael, and Tom Hyatt. On Saturday February 23, Back Water

Country will be playing from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Record photos by Ken Welborn

These four folks had as much fun as anyone on Saturday at the "V" dance,

left to right they are, Ava Grace Phillips, Dakota Wilson, Emilee Gregory,

and Macy Paige.

VFW regulars William and Martha Huffman of

Purlear enjoying a dance.

Kathy and Allen Casstevens take a turn on the

dance floor.

Three Presidents and a possibility

"Stomper" White lives up

to his nickname as the

band played a rousing ren-

dition of "Rocky Top."

The Carolinas have undis-

puted claim to three U.S. presidents and the possibility of a fourth. And as with all good southern stories intrigue is not lacking.

I have written about our

seventh president, Andrew

Jackson, a Democrat, before,

and he was certainly born in the

Carolinas - the question being,

which one, North or South?

Both states have people with

strong feelings about their side

of the line. He was born March

15, 1767, and served as presi-

dent between 1829-1837.

Jackson was also known as the

first "Citizen President." Jackson earned the nick-

name of Old Hickory for good reason, life was hard, his father died when he was 2 and his mother died when he was 14. His military activity started in his early teens as a courier during the American Revolutionary War, at which time he was captured and abused by the British Army. It

is said that he refused to black- en the boots of his British cap- tures.

A young Jackson would eventually leave the Carolinas for Tennessee and in 1801 that he would be appointed Colonel in the Tennessee militia and his political life would begin. His journey to the White House is legendary and so are his two terms as president.

Jackson would make the Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn., his home and he would die there peacefully at the age of 78.

It was during the Jackson Presidency that Arkansas and Michigan would join the Union.

Our 11th President, James K. Polk, also a Democrat, was born Nov. 2, 1795, in Mecklenburg County, N.C. He served as president from 1845- 1849.

Unlike President Jackson, President Polk had the benefit of a strong father and mother that inspired the values of patri- otism, religious faith and a strong interest in politics.

At the age of 11, the Polk family homestead was sold and they moved to join his grandfather in Tennessee. Polk would return to North Carolina in January 1816 as a sophomore admitted to the University of North Carolina which at the time was a school with around 80 students. Polk would gradu- ate with honors May 1818.

After graduation Polk returned to Nashville to study law and over the next few years he would serve in a variety of ways and would run for and

win the seat for U.S. House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional District in 1825, in 1827 Polk was reelect- ed to congress.

It was in 1828 that Jackson ran for President again, Polk would advise Jackson on campaign matters and after the Jackson victory Polk would support the new administra- tions position in Congress.

Polk would become Speaker of the House where he would continue to work for the Jackson policies. Polk worked to create a more peaceful environment in the House and unlike Jackson and many others he never challenged anyone to a duel for insulting his honor. Polk is the only U.S. President to have served as Speaker of the U.S.p House of Representatives.

Polk would leave Washington for a while and serve as Tennessee Governor from Oct. 14, 1839 - October 15, 1841.

After an interesting campaign and commitment to only serve one term, James K. Polk

would return to Washington and become the 11th president of the United States on March

4, 1845 at the age of 49, the youngest president of his time.

After his term as President he returned to Tennessee and died of cholera only three months later June 15, 1849.

During his term as President the states of Texas, Iowa and Wisconsin joined the union.

Our 17th President, Andrew Johnson, still another Democrat, was born December

29, 1808 in Raleigh. He served as president from 1865-1869.

Johnson differed from President Jackson and President Polk as he did not run for the office of President of the

United States and he did not pursue a law or military career.

Johnson was on the Lincoln ticket as Vice President and

assumed the office because of the assassination of Abraham

Lincoln.

His family was poor and he

started out as an apprentice to a

tailor in 1822. While he was

still 17, he set out for Tennessee

and in 1827 he married 16-

year-old Eliza McCardle, who

was the daughter of a local cob-

bler in Greenville Tenn. It

would be his new wife that

would teach Johnson how to

read and write. Johnson's public service

and political career started as an Alderman in 1803 and then Mayor of Greenville Tenn.,

then he served in the U.S. House of Representatives and went on to be elected Governor of Tennessee from 1853-1857.

In 1864 President Lincoln, would make a change from the

Republican party and run for reelection under the National

Union Party. Johnson was added to the ballot for Vice

President and the campaign would turn in Lincoln's favor later in September. Lincoln

defeated George McClellan in the November 1864, electon.

Johnson would be sworn in as vice president on March 4, 1865. Vice President Johnson would become President Johnson on April 15, 1865.

With the end of the Civil War and being faced with Reconstruction and the mend- ing of a nation President Johnson would have few days that were less then enormously challenging.

On Feb. 24, 1868, President Johnson, would become the first U.S. President to face impeachment proceedings. He was charged with violations of the Tenure of Office Act. Johnson was successful in maneuvering for an acquittal and after three months, it was close, with only one vote in his favor that lead to a not guilty ruling. President Johnson was acquitted; however, he was unable to secure the Democrats presidential nomination in 1868.

During the Johnson Presidency, Nebraska would join the Union.

The Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park is in LaRue County, Ky. It is stated that Abraham Lincoln was born there in a one room log cabin on Feb. 12, 1809. However, that is not the only location that claims to be the birth place of Abraham Lincoln.

We discovered The Bostic Lincoln Center in Rutherford County, N.C., and it is their opinion that there is evidence that the 16th President of the United States may have been born on Puzzle Creek in Rutherford County, N.C.

As the story goes a woman by the name of Nancy Hanks (Lincoln's mother's name) was a "bound out" servant girl to the Abraham Enloe family in

Rutherford County. It is said

that while in care of the Enloe's,

Nancy would become pregnant

and Enloe's wife suspected that her husband may have been the

cause of the new development.

In short, things become very

stressful for everyone involved. Abraham Enloe's

wife's anger increased with the

birth of the Nancy's boy child.

Wanting to find peace Abraham struck a deal with

Tom Lincoln, for $500, to take

Nancy Hanks and the boy child

away. The question of President

Lincoln's place of birth and his real father has been subject of conversation and debate from a time before his presidency.

We do have a Carolina link to Lincoln that seems to be undisputed. The presidential couple who were together for almost 50 years, Andrew Johnson and Eliza McCardle, were married by Justice of the Peace Mordecai Lincoln, first cousin to Thomas Lincoln. That's right Abraham Lincoln's father, Maybe

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Combs Continued from front

the first of which is to

successfully petition the

court to have Jeff declared

"legally dead."

Several years ago, Lucy

wrote of her efforts in her

diary: "I have asked the

funeral home, coroner,

lawyer. I have called

Governor [Pat] McCrory's

office; I've talked to

Raleigh Death/Birth

Records [North Carolina

Vital Records]. In North

Carolina, you have to have

a body for a death certifi-

cate."

Generally, a person can

be declared "legally dead"

through court action if-in

this case-he has been miss-

ing for a prolonged period

of time, typically seven-

years. Moreover, there

must be an absence of any

indication that he is still

alive, and evidence that

legitimate efforts have

been made to locate him.

Relative to Jeff Combs, all

three criteria have been

satisfied. However, his

mother's attempts to

secure a death certificate

have been thwarted for one

reason or another-one of

Faw Continued from front

chise food service oper-

ations he owned include

Arby's, Subway and Taco

Bell. All of these units are

located in the Foothills

and Piedmont section of

North Carolina.

After the sale of Lowe's

Food Stores, Inc., Mr. Faw

formed Fast Track, Inc., a

chain of convenience

stores located in the

Piedmont and Foothills

sections of North Carolina.

Fast Track currently oper-

ates 13 convenience stores

and primarily markets

Shell petroleum products.

In addition to conventional

convenience store opera-

tions, Fast Tracks also

operates co-branded fran-

chise operations with sev-

eral well known food fan-

chisers. The real estate for

most of the Fast Track

stores was developed and

owned by Mr. Faw.

In 1984, Mr. Faw start-

ed a motel operation

which was later incorpo-

rated as Addison

Properties, Inc., jointly

owned by Mr. Faw and his

son, James Clayton Faw.

Over the years several

franchised hotel properties

Forum Continued from front

"This school bond tour

is about listening to local

leaders who confront the

opportunities and chal-

lenges of providing a 21st

century education to North

Carolina students every

day in our state," Moore

added.

"I appreciate

Representative Elmore

hosting us in Wilkes

County to hear from he

and his fellow educators

about what school con-

struction assistance would

mean to their community."

Speaker Moore also held

January school bond

forums at Erwin

Elementary School in

Harnett County and South

Columbus High School in

Tabor City.

Wilkes County leaders

were supportive of a

statewide school construc-

tion bond proposal at the

event on Friday.

"There's no better place

to put your money than

education," said

Superintendent Mark

Byrd.

Mount Pleasant

which is the specter of

legal fees for court repre-

sentation.

"One Wilkes County

lawyer wanted $30,000 to

represent me," Lucy recol-

lected in a recent inter-

view.

For 10-years now, Lucy

has continued to pay a life

insurance premium for her

son, even though she

knows he is dead. If she

had failed to make pay-

ment, then coverage would

have lapsed, and there

would be no money to off-

set final expenses when his

remains are discovered.

Seven-years after Jeff's

disappearance, Lucy cal-

culated that she had paid

$5,320 in premiums-

money, she maintains, that

will never be recovered.

To date, the insurance

company has suspended

her payments while she

pursues the acquisition of

a death certificate.

Weeks ago, she visited

the Wilkes County

Sheriff's Office to discuss

obtaining a death certifi-

cate. The sheriff volun-

teered to call her insurance

company to apprise them

of the progress of the

investigation into Jeff's

were acquired and later

sold.

Although Mr. Faw had

been involved in new and

used automobile opera-

tions on a small scale

throughout his career, in

the late 1980's he and

another individual

acquired the dealership for

Cadillac, Oldsmobile and

other General Motors

products located in Elkin.

That dealership was oper-

ated profitably until it was

sold in 1991. Mr. Faw and

his partner then acquired

the dealership in Wilkes

County, that had the fran-

chises for Cadillac,

Oldsmobile, Pontiac, GM

Trucks, Dodge and Nissan.

In 1992, Mr. Faw acquired

his partner's interest in that

dealership with his son

under the corporate name

of Premier Chevrolet

Buick, Inc. Mr. Faw also

owned Auto USA, Inc., the

Wilkes County dealer for

Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep.

Mr. Faw's real estate

development endeavors

began primarily with strip

shopping centers and

Lowe's Food Stores being

the anchor tenant, and

these activities expanded

over the years to include

Elementary School

Principal Kristine

Kennington said her facili-

ties date back to the 1950s. "We are fixing things

over and over multiple times," Kennington said.

"The day-to-day mainte-

nance gets done but the large scale things we can't

afford, like replacing the roof, it just gets patched

and patched and now it's full of patches."

Wilkes County Board

of Commissioners

Chairman Keith Elmore

said local school systems

need flexibility with funds

from a school construction

bond and would benefit

from supplementing oper-

ational funds with capital

resources:

"Sometimes we have

money in capital that we

could use for operations,"

Elmore said.

Commissioner Brian

Minton said improving

learning in schools

required capital invest-

ments in school safety:

"We've got to get our

schools safer to get learn-

ing back into our schools,"

Minton said.

Chairman Rudy

disappearance and ostensi-

ble death. "As far as I

know, he has not done that

yet."

Recently, her contacts

at Community United

Effort (CUE) informed

Lucy that they are willing

to intervene on her behalf.

"They told me that they

would go with me to an

attorney to see what has to

be done to get in front of a

judge with the request [for

a death certificate] and

would even go with me to

court."

In other words, she

doesn't have to do this by

herself any longer. As a

result, Lucy has now

scheduled an appointment

to discuss the matter with a

local attorney.

The second and most

pressing challenge facing

Lucy Combs pertains to

her health. In April, 2018,

she was on the phone with

her sister while getting

into her car. When she

bent down to do so, an

excruciating pain pierced

one side of her abdomen.

"I screamed out. My

sister was alarmed and

asked me what was wrong.

I told her about the pain,

and she insisted that I go to

the construction of a num-

ber of other commercial

and residential properties.

These properties include

shopping centers, ware-

houses, restaurants,

motels, hotels, residential

subdivisions, office build-

ings, convenience stores

and automobile dealer-

ships. This development

has been accomplished

both through the use of

general contractors as well

as through the use of sub-

contractors with Mr. Faw

serving as his own general

contractor.

In March 2017, Mr.

Faw was selected Citizen

of the Year by the Rotary

Club of North Wilkesboro.

During his introduction

of Faw, club member Joe

McMillan said, "When

you step back and look at

all of Mr. Faw's accom-

plishments over the past

60-plus years of doing

business here in our great

county, it is only fair to say

that this man truly, truly is

a legend."

Barry Bush, who has

worked for Faw for more

than 25 years, spoke of the

effect Faw had on his fam-

ily, long before he ever

went to work for him. He

Holbrook of the Wilkes

County Board of

Education also said school

safety was a major priority

of capital investments for

his school system since

schools like Mount

Pleasant still have exterior

walkways for students:

"We've done all we can

with the financial things

that we have," Holbrook

said. "We need some help

to get them safe, that's the

main thing. You can walk

down here and you can see

this school is not closed

off."

Elmore said the school

construction bond propos-

al from the State House

will allow local leaders to

decide where to put capital

resources:

"When you are looking

at what to spend the money

on, that's up to you,"

Elmore said. "The reason

the bond if an effective

way to do that is when

local leaders look at capi-

tal improvement plans and

see what is the greatest

need, they can work on

that financing package

together for their stu-

dents."

the doctor's office immedi-

ately-if I didn't, she was

going to come and take me

herself."

At first, Lucy thought

that the pain was attributa-

ble to diverticulitis. But

when she visited the doc-

tor's office on April 18 last

year, he discovered the

actual etiology of her pain-

a tumor in her left lung.

Expeditiously, the doctor

referred her to a surgeon in

Winston-Salem who con-

firmed the diagnosis,

while averring that the

cancerous tumor appeared

to be contained. However,

while running a battery of

tests, Lucy's physician

noted a spot on her thyroid

gland as well.

On Aug. 9-while col-

laborating with The

Record to bring her story

to print-Lucy underwent

surgery to remove the

tumor. The procedure was

successful, and the doctor

sent her home-after a

three-day hospital stay-to

recuperate under the

watchful eye of her sister,

Nora, for another seven

days. He decided not to

perform surgery on her

thyroid at that juncture;

instead, he opted to closely

recounted a story of his

grandfather, Henry

Bauguss, who was a print-

er and sign painter, who

for many years painted the

window banners for many

of Faw's Lowe's Food

stores. Bush said that his

grandfather was always

appreciative of that work

and his treatment by Faw

personally, saying that, the

sign work he did for

Lowe's helped him buy a

home and educate both his

daughters.

Bush went on to detail

stories of his longtime

relationship in real estate

with Faw, stories sprinkled

with humor as well as an

obviously sincere affec-

tion.

According to Bush,

some of Faw's businesses,

in addition to grocery

stores, Faw had built and

operated a wide variety of

homegrown and fran-

chised enterprises, includ-

ing: Pantry Pride, Run-Ins,

FastTrack, Hardee's,

Bojangle's, Shoney's,

Tipton's, Holiday Inn,

Addison Motor Inn,

College Park Cinema,

Taco Bell, McAlister's

Deli, Drug World,

monitor her condition

through periodic examina-

tions.

Currently, Lucy

remains at home and has

not been released by her

physician to return to work

at Tyson Foods. Her recu-

peration has been facilitat-

ed by individuals from the

community who have been

following her story in The

Record and have offered

affirming, supportive com-

ments.

"Some tell me that they

have been collecting the

articles to make into a

book to save. People at

my church have been very

supportive. One man teas-

es me every time he sees

me: 'Everybody, here sits

Lanie Pope [Chief

Meteorologist for WXII

12],'" her eyes sparkling as

she related the anecdote.

The challenges

notwithstanding, Lucy

Combs remains focused

upon the task of finding

her younger son, Jeff, and

laying his remains to rest.

Already, she has been

communicating with CUE

to schedule another

search-the date has yet to

be set. Once established,

the specifics will be pub-

AutoRack, Rather's

Famous Chicken and

Biscuits, Movie Max, the

Empire auto dealerships,

as well as real estate ven-

tures in West Wood Hills,

Shannon Park, Ravenwood,

Meadowview, Ridgecrest,

Fox Run, The Greens, and

The Oaks- One, Two and

Three.

McMillan said that the

variety of businesses Faw

has run and his ability to

"multitask" made him

unique.

He added that he first

met Faw when he went to

work for a dairy in Wilkes

57 years ago. He was

needing a place to live and

was told to call Faw.

"I made that call and

Faw had just what I need-

ed," McMillan said.

He said Faw was also

community minded.

"As Mr. Faw grew his

businesses he did a lot of

good things for other com-

munities as well as his

own, especially when he

took his commercial

development enterprises

into other cities and

states," McMillan said.

He went on to add that

one of the best things Faw

lished in The Record to

encourage local citizens to

participate; of course, The

Record will be there to

cover the event.

"Jeff needs to be at

Mountlawn in his spot so I

can have some peace with

myself and at least I'll

know where he's at," Lucy

asserted to her most trust-

ed confidant-her diary.

"It's been so long; I just sit

and think of all the things I

[have written] in my book

and it all seems like it was

just yesterday. My heart is

broken and can never be a

whole heart again."

As she stood in the yard

of her Waugh Street home

in North Wilkesboro dur-

ing a recent interview,

Lucy gazed off in the dis-

tance toward the tree-

enshrouded pathway that

Jeffrey Combs followed to

the river and certain death-

Oct. 25, 2008.

And with the renewed

determination of a weary

pugilist catching a second-

wind, this petite 71-year-

old mother reaffirmed her

commitment to find her

boy.

"I will never give up,"

she said. "As long as I live,

I will never give up."

has done for Wilkes

County is the development

along U.S. 421 in

Wilkesboro. "Some call it

the Miracle Mile,"

McMillan said. "All those

businesses, just think

about what they do for

Wilkes County. There are

literally hundreds of jobs

in all those businesses

combined."

McMillan continued,

"To see the gold mine. To

see what could take place

with some proper develop-

ment, this man had the

expertise to make it hap-

pen, and he made it hap-

pen. What a success

story."

Joining Faw the

evening he received the

Rotary Club award was his

wife, Judy, son, Jim, and

wife, Sandy, daughter,

Diane, her husband,

Monty Shaw, and two

ladies who help Faw:

Kenya Bailey and Keeya

Gibbs.

After receiving his

plaque from Rotarian

Charles Bentley, Faw

spoke briefly, thanking the

club for the honor and

reflecting on his more than

60 years in business.

Benefit Spaghetti Supper The Fifth Annual Benefit

Spaghetti Supper for Walk

by Faith Christian Camp will

be held on Saturday, Feb. 23, frm 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bethel

Baptist Church Vision

Center.

The cost is $6 per person.

There will be a special

gospel singing by The Bethel

Quartet and The Bethel Boys

with Casandra.

For more information,

call Kevin Wood at 336-984-

7576 or Richard Caudill at 336-984-6215.

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Obituaries Free Listings The Record - North Wilkesboro, N.C. - February 20, 2019 • A

Elizabeth Jacobs,76

Elizabeth Clark Jacobs, age

76, of Wilkesboro, passed

away Saturday, February 17,

2019 at Westwood Hills

Nursing and Rehab Center.

She was born March 27, 1942

in Knoxville, Tennessee to

Delmar and Stella Rosetta

Thomas Clark. Mrs. Jacobs

was of the Baptist Faith. She

was preceded in death by her

parents; her husband, Wilbert

Jacobs; and brother, John

Clinzy Price, Jr.

Surviving are her

sisters, Judy Mishak of

Boomer, Patsy Taylor and

husband Mick of Jefferson,

Nancy Price of Wilkesboro,

Jean Wyatt and husband

Danny of Moravian Falls;

brothers, William "Bill' Clark

and wife Bobbie of

Summersville, West Virginia,

Charles Price and wife

Marlene of Lewisburg, West

Virginia; several nieces and

nephews.

Funeral service

was February 19, at Boomer

Advent Christian Church

with Pastor David Jones offi-

ciating. Burial followed in

Scenic Memorial Gardens.

Flowers will be accepted.

Miller Funeral Service is in

charge of the arrangements.

Mary Williams, 82

Mary Call Williams, age 82,

of Wilkesboro, passed away

Friday, February 15, 2019 at

her home. She was born May

11, 1936 in Wilkes County to

George Everette and Minnie

Staley Call. Mrs. Williams


parents; her husband, Ira

Coolidge Williams; daughter,

Sharon Lynn Greer; brothers,

James Call and Stevie Call;

and sisters, Florence Love

and Margie Call Mitchell.

Surviving are her

daughter, Gina Faye Foster of

Wilkesboro, sons, James Ira

Williams of North

Wilkesboro, Kenneth Bryan

Williams of Wilkesboro;

brothers, George Everette

Call and wife Darlene of

Severn, Maryland, Dale Call

and wife Christy of

Annapolis, Maryland, Wayne

Call and wife Rose of

Chesapeake Beach,

Maryland, Rex Call and wife

Kathy of Wilkesboro; sisters,

Zelma Goforth and husband

Bob of Ferguson, Syble

Billings of Moravian Falls,

Beatrice Haynes of North

Wilkesboro; granddaughter,

Jennifer Lynn Walker of

Statesville; great grandson,

Zane Alexander Walker of

Statesville.

Funeral service was

February 18, at Miller

Funeral Chapel with Rev.

David Wellborn officiating.

Burial followed in

Mountlawn Memorial Park.

Flowers will be accepted or

memorials may be made to

Wake Forest Baptist Health

Hospice, 126 Executive

Drive, Suite 110, Wilkesboro,

NC 28697.

Miller Funeral

Service is in charge of the

arrangements.

William Hulcher 29 Mr. William Charles

"Charlie" Hulcher age 29 of

North Wilkesboro, passed

away Friday, February 15,

2019 at his home.

Funeral services

will be held 2:00 PM

Wednesday, February 20,

2019 at Reins Sturdivant

Funeral Home Chapel with

Pastor Chris Hamblen offici-

ating. Burial will be in


The family will

receive friends in the Chapel

from 12:30 until 1:30 prior to

the service.

Charlie was born

March 31, 1989 in Wilkes

County to William Franklin

and Lynn Kilby Hulcher. He

was a member of Union

Baptist Church in Wilbar.

He was preceded in

death by his father; William

Franklin Hulcher.

He is survived by

his mother Lynn Hulcher of

the home, a brother; Chris

Hamblen and wife Kelli of

Hillsboro, a niece; Chloe

Hamblen and two nephews;

Levi Hamblen and Issac

Hamblen (due in June).

In lieu of flowers


Epilepsy Foundation

Piedmont One 1920 W. First

Street Suite 5541A Winston

Salem, NC 27104, Window

World Cares St. Jude

Children's Research Hospital

118 Shaver Street North

Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or

Safe Haven of Wilkes PO

Box 246 Wilkesboro, NC

28697.

Sharon Call, 71

Mrs. Sharon Wright Call, age

71 of Yadkinville passed

away Thursday, February 14,

2019 at her home.

Funeral services

was February 17, at Scenic

Memorial Gardens

Mausoleum Chapel with Rev.

Robert Duncan officiating.

Burial was in Scenic

Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Call was born

October 1, 1947 in Wilkes

County to Guy and Mattie

Elmore Wright. She was a

homemaker.

In addition to her

parents, she was preceded in

death by her husband; Hubert

Dennis Call.

She is survived by a

son; Brian James Call and

wife Kimberly of Durham,

two sisters; Guylene Cox and

husband John of State Road,

Janice Lambey and husband

Tom of Wilkesboro, two

grandchildren; Tyler and

Chase Call.

In lieu of flowers,


Samaritans Purse, PO Box

3000, Boone, NC 28607

Kathryn Hopper,100

Mrs. Kathryn Burgess

Hopper, age 100 of

Wilkesboro, passed away

Thursday, February 14, 2019

at her home.

Funeral services

were February 18, at

Wilkesboro Church of Christ

with Preacher Lowell White

officiating. Burial was in

Scenic Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Hopper was

born November 16, 1918 in

Moab, Grand County, Utah to

Millard Burgess and Lolly

(Laura Louisa) Meek. Before

retiring she and her husband

owned a Janitorial Service.

Mrs. Hopper was a member

of Wilkesboro Church of

Christ.

In addition to her

parents, Mrs. Hopper was

preceded in death by her hus-

band; Carl Jasper Hopper, a

daughter; Geneva Hopper and

great grandchildren; Cassie

Thompson and Jessica

Thompson and four siblings;

Raymond, Virginia, Betty and

LauraLou.


granddaughter and primary

caregiver; LauraLee (Lolly)

Wilson and husband Jeff of

the home, a daughter; Wilma

Mathison of Independence,

Missouri, a son; Bill Hopper

and wife Judy of Spartanburg,

SC, a brother; Millard (Bud)

Burgess of Tulsa, OK, grand-

children; Keith Thompson,

Katrina McMillan-Everett

and husband Mitchell, Julie

Blythe and husband Gordon,

Kelly Scribner and husband

Jon and John Hopper and

wife Suzanne, great grand-

children; Chris Wilson and

wife Elin, Steven Thompson,

David Thompson, Jim

Thompson and wife Jennifer,

Cynthia Black and husband

Clint, Autumn McMillan,

Christian McMillan, Austin

Blythe, Emily Blythe,

Amanda Mitchell and hus-

band Dennis, Kyle Hopper,

Trevor Scriber, Meghan

Scribner, Connor Scribner,

Selik Hopper, Logan Hopper,

Preston Hopper and Kyler

Hopper, great- great grand-

children; Orion Wilson, Baby

Boy Wilson (due in March),

Casandra Perowski, JoJo

Perowski, Sagan Thompson,

Zyler Thompson, Kylee

Phillips, Trinity Thompson,

Abigail Black, Dominic

McMillan, Dylan Mitchell

and Luke Mitchell.

Flowers will be

accepted.

Nancy Greer, 68

Mrs. Nancy Lee Harrold

Greer, 68, of Hays, passed

away peacefully on Friday,

February 15, 2019.

Nancy was born on

February 20, 1950 in Wilkes

County to the late Gilmore

Harrold and Ethel Harrold.

Nancy is preceded

in death by her parents; broth-

ers, Jarvis, Ralph, Edd, and

Roby Harrold.

Nancy is survived

by her husband of 51 years,

Stuart Clayton Greer; daugh-

ter, Shirley G. Myers and hus-

band, David; two sons, Terry

C. Greer, Mark D. Greer and

wife, Angel; three grand-

daughters, Kayla M. Bowers

and husband, Travis, Ashley

L. Myers, Katie G Wyatt and

husband Will; two step grand-

daughters, Amanda and Amy

Dancy; five great grandba-

bies, Hannah Lambert,

Brayden Wood, Karley and

Lydia Bowers, Niko Wyatt,

four step grandchildren,

Kennedi and Gabe Owens,

Leela and Leo Martin; four

brothers, Walter Harrold and

wife, Alene, Wayne Harrold

and wife, Brenda, Wade

Harrold and wife, Mae, Jerry

Harrold; six sisters, Beulah

Taylor, Edith Felts, Della

Shumate, Ruby Waller, Betty

Foster and husband, Tommy,

Fay Foster and husband,

Larry, sister in law Margaret

Harrold and many nieces and

nephews.

The funeral service

was February 18, at Zion

Baptist Church in Hays with

Rev. Billy Shepherd and Rev.

Richard Caudill will be offi-

ciated. Burial followed in the

church cemetery.

In addition to flow-

ers memorial donations may

be given to Adams Funeral

Home of Wilkes for final

expenses P.O. Box 396

Moravian Falls, NC 28654.

Adams Funeral

Home of Wilkes has the

honor of serving the Greer

Family.

Nancy Gambill, 79

Mrs. Nancy Shumate

Gambill, age 79 of North


Wednesday, February 13,

2019 at Villages of Wilkes

Traditional Living.

Funeral services


Hinshaw Street Baptist

Church with Rev. Jeff Collins

officiating. Burial was in


Mrs. Gambill was

born May 27, 1939 in Wilkes

County to Council M.

Shumate, Sr. and Mae Collins

Shumate. She was retired

from the banking industry

having worked for North

Wilkesboro Savings and

Loan and Wachovia. Mrs.

Gambill was a member of

Hinshaw Street Baptist

Church.

In addition to her


death by her husband; Sherrill

Thomas Gambill and a sister;

Rita Huie.


son: Tommy Gambill and

wife Kim of Millers Creek,

three grandchildren; Scott

Thomas Gambill and wife

Erin of Millers Creek, Kyle

Gambill of Millers Creek and

Myra Gambill of Millers

Creek, two great grandchil-

dren; Waylon Gambill and

Joseph Heaphy, three sisters;

Glenda Foreman of North

Wilkesboro, Sue Johnson and

husband Perry of North

Wilkesboro and Rebecca

Anderson and husband David

of Smithfield, four brothers;

C.M. Shumate and wife Lois

Ann of North Wilkesboro,

James Shumate and wife

Linda of Pilot Mtn., Rodney

Shumate of North Wilkesboro

and Jeffrey Shumate of

Roswell, Ga and numerous

nieces and nephews.

The family requests

that in lieu of flowers, memo-

rials be made to HOPE

Ministries 514 Elkin Hwy

North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

or to Hinshaw Street Baptist

Church Hope Ministries Food

Bank Fund PO Box 396

North Wilkesboro, NC

28659.

Donna Parks, 52,

Donna Marie Parks, age 52,

of Elkin, passed away

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

at Wake Forest Baptist

Medical Center. She was born

September 23, 1966 in

Wilkes County to Rev. Floyd

Parks, Jr. and Ella Ruth

Parks. Ms. Parks was a mem-

ber of Union Grove Baptist

Church in Roaring River. She


parents.

Surviving are her

sons, Jonathan Wellman of

Elkin, Blaine Ceasar of

Goldsboro; grandson, Jayden

Wellman of Connecticut;

brother, Floyd Michael Parks

of Elkin; sisters, Karen Young

and husband William of

Kernersville, Melissa

Whittington and husband

Kenneth of Wilkesboro, Lisa

Corpening and husband John

of North Wilkesboro, Kandi

Roberts and husband James

of Winston Salem, Crystal

Banner and husband Stoney,

Sharon Parks all of Lenoir;

host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral servicewas February

18, at Union Grove Baptist

Church in Roaring River with

Rev. Morgan Glenn, Rev.

Casey Walker, Minister

Maxine Edwards and Rev.

Bobby Poole officiating.

Burial followed in the

Church Cemetery. Flowers

will be accepted.

Miller Funeral


arrangements.

Rachel Pennington, 91

Mrs. Rachel Weaver

Pennington, 91, of Boomer,

passed away on Tuesday,

February 12, 2019 at her

home.

Rachel was born on

December 15, 1927 in Camp

Creek West Virginia to Roby

Lillard Weaver and Rebecca

Ann Haga Weaver.

Rachel is preceded

in death by her parents; hus-

band, Richard Jackson

Pennington and brother,

Edward Weaver.

Rachel is survived

by her, daughter, Ann Elledge

and husband, Larry of

Ferguson; sons, Wayne

Pennington and wife,

Margaret of Robbinsville,

Dale Pennington of Boomer,

and a sister; 4 grandchildren;

8 great grandchildren and 4

great great grandchildren.

Funeral service was

February 15, at Adams

Funeral Home of Wilkes in

Moravian Falls with Pastor

Dwayne Andrews officiating.

Burial followed in

the funeral in Laurel

Cemetery in Konnarock, VA.

In lieu of flowers

memorial donations may be

given to Wake at Home

Baptist Health Hospice 126

Executive Drive, Suite 110

Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Adams Funeral


honor of serving the

Pennington Family.

J.C. Faw, age 89

Mr. J.C. Faw, age 89 of


Tuesday, February 12, 2019

at his home.

Funeral services


Wilkesboro Baptist Church

with Dr. Chris Hefner and

Rev. Alfred E. Andrews, Jr.

officiating. Private family

burial services will be held.

Mr. Faw was born

June 24, 1929 in Wilkes

County to Thurman Matthew

and Callie Ader Ashley Faw.

He was an Entrepreneur in

the business world, and a

Philanthropist in the commu-

nity. Mr. Faw's many accom-

plishments include past

President of Lowes Food,

Inc., Owner of Wisco

Diversified of America, Real

Estate Developer,

Convenience Store Owner

and Automobile Dealership

Owner, Board member of

North Wilkesboro Savings

and Loan and Meredith

College. He was a longtime

member of Wilkesboro

Baptist Church having served

as a Deacon.

In addition to his

parents, he was preceded in

death by an infant daughter;

Elizabeth Ellen Faw and a

brother; Edgar Faw.

Mr. Faw is survived

by his wife; Judy Giles

Dupree Faw of the home, a

daughter; Diane Faw Shaw

and spouse Monty of

Wilkesboro, a son; James

Clayton Faw and spouse

Sandy of Wilkesboro, a step-

daughter; Sloan Barnhill

Bodford of Cutchogue, NY, a

step-son; Guilford Barnhill

and spouse Stephanie of

Raleigh, five grandchildren;

Whitney Shaw Wagoner and

spouse Evan of Raleigh,

Christopher Shaw and spouse

Lauren of Raleigh, Rebecca

Shaw Smith and spouse

Byron of Indianapolis

Indiana, Matthew Faw of

Austin Texas, a step-grand-

son; Aaron DeLuca of Dallas,

TX, two great grandchildren;

Ben and Henry Wagoner of

Raleigh, a sister; Ozell Faw

Williams of Wilkesboro, sev-

eral beloved nieces and

nephews and his special "fur-

baby" Frankie.

Pallbearers will be

Eddie Minton, Barry Bush,

Greg Faw, Ira Morris,

William Joines, Tommy

Williams, Can Finley and

Jason Prince. Honorary

Pallbearers will be Wade

Dupree, Larry Brown,

Rosevelt Carlton, Kenneth

Turner and S.D. Eller.

In lieu of flowers,


Wake Forest Care at Home

Hospice 126 Executive Drive

Suite 110 Wilkesboro, NC

28697.

Florence Love, 85

Florence Love, 85,of


Tuesday, February 12, 2019.

Funeral services

were February 16, at Fishing

Creek Arbor Baptist Church

with Rev. David Wellborn

officiating. Burial was in the

church cemetery.

Mrs. Love was

born December 4, 1933 in

Wilkes County to George

Everette Call and Minnie

Beatrice Staley Call. She was

a retired Medical

Receptionist. Mrs. Love was

a member of Fishing Creek

Arbor Baptist Church.

In addition to her

parents she was preceded in

death by her husband; Robert

Ellett Love, a son; Eugene

Love, a sister; Margie

Mitchell and two brothers;

James Call and Stevie Call.


daughter; Carolyn Love

Winkler and husband Bill of

Wilkesboro, a daughter in

law; Vickie Cox Love, five

grandchildren; Mark Love

and wife Holly, Tonya

Jenkins, Lisa Lingle and hus-

band Stephen, Jason Winkler

and Kristie Winkler, eight

great grandchildren; Tyler,

Christian, Jaden, Trevor,

James, Hailey, Katie and

Arian, four sisters; Mary

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The Record - North Wilkesboro, N.C. - February 20, 2019- A

Williams of Wilkesboro,

Beatrice Haynes of North

Walker.

Stuart is survived

Flowers will be accepted.

dren. His family moved and

Ken grew up in Grantsburg,

officiating. Burial will be in

the church cemetery. The

cherished her are her niece

and nephew Margaret and

Wilkesboro, Zelma Goforth

and husband Bob of Ferguson

and Syble Billings of

Moravian Falls, four broth-

ers; George Call and wife

Darlene of Severn Maryland,

Dale Call and wife Christy of

Annapolis Maryland, Wayne

Call and wife Rose of

Chesapeake Beach Maryland

and Rex Call and wife Kathy

of Wilkesboro and two sister

in laws; Edna Hendren and

Melissa Call.

Flowers will be

accepted or memorials may

be made to Fishing Creek

Arbor Baptist Church 2446

Fishing Creek Arbor Road

Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

Faye Absher, 80

Mrs. Faye Byrd Absher, age

80 of North Wilkesboro,

passed away Monday,

February 11, 2019 at Wake

Forest Baptist-Wilkes

Medical Center.

Funeral services

were February 15, at Baptist

Home Baptist Church with

Rev. David Jones, Rev.

Richard Peck and Rev.

Brittany Absher-Baer offici-

ating. Burial was in


Mrs. Absher was

born July 29, 1938 in Wilkes

County to Rev. Richard and

Naomia Crane Byrd. Faye

was a Hairdresser for 35

years with a Beauty Shop in

her home. She was a member

of Baptist Home Baptist

Church.

In addition to her


death by a son; Terry Absher

and a brother; Richard H.

Byrd.

She is survived by

her husband of sixty two

years, F.A. Absher of the

home, a son; Gerald A.

Absher of Kannapolis, three

grandchildren; Rev. Brittany

Absher-Baer and husband;

Kollin of Cary, Emily Absher

of Kannapolis and Grayson

Absher of Kannapolis, a

brother Bobby S. Byrd and

wife Jamy of The Villages

FL, her step mother; Clara

Byrd of North Wilkesboro,

three sister in laws; AsaLee

Absher of Wilkesboro,

Geraldine Absher of

Greensboro and Ethel Byrd

of Wilkesboro and several

nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers,


Baptist Home Baptist Church

2367 Sparta Road, North

Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

Stuart Walker, 74

Mr. Stuart Monroe Walker,

74, of Boomer, passed away

on Sunday, February 10,

2019.

by his wife, Ruth Walker;

daughters, Sharon Key

(Michael) of Moravian Falls,

Bobbie Walker of Millers

Creek, Kathy Key (Mark) of

North Wilkesboro, Robin

Souther of North Wilkesboro

;sisters, Shirley young,

Bertha Hilton, Judy McNeil,

Elaine Davidson; brothers,

Gary Walker, Allen Walker, 8

grandchildren and 5 great

grandchildren.

Memorial service

was held on Saturday

February 16, at Boomer

Advent Church withPastor

David Jones will be officiat-

ing.

In addition to flow-

ers memorial donations may

be given to Caldwell Hospice

and Palliative Care 902

Kirkwood St NW, Lenoir, NC

28645.

Adams Funeral


honor of serving the Walker

Family.

Judy Richardson, 78

Mrs. Judy Wiles Richardson,

age 78, of Traphill, passed

away Sunday, February 10,

2019 at her home. She was

born February 7, 1941 in

Wilkes County to Lonnie

Buel and Estelle Wood Wiles.

Mrs. Richardson was a dedi-

cated and active member of

Piney Grove Baptist Church.

She was a loving wife, moth-

er and grandmother. She

enjoyed spending time with

her family and being outside

in her garden, working in her

flowers. In addition to her


death by her brothers, Bobby

Wiles, Buel Wiles, Edsel

Wiles and sisters, Irene Byrd,

Justine Days and Madge

Burchette.

Mrs. Richardson is

survived by her husband of

56 years, Charles Richardson

of the home; daughters, Pam

Billings and husband Russell

of Traphill, Kim Dagerhardt

and husband Von of Maiden;

brother, Tony Wiles and wife

Nancy; sister, Jessie Brooks

and husband Bill; grandchil-

dren, Cory Wyatt and wife

Carrie, Kayla Simmons and

husband Grant, Dustin

Billings and wife Ashley,

Cortney Wiles, Preston

Wiles; great grandchildren,

Brady Wyatt, Carson

Gambill, Easton and Titus

Simmons.

Funeral service

was February 13, at Piney

Grove Baptist Church with

Pastor Larry Teague and

Pastor Robert Wiles officiat-

ing. Burial followed in

Christian Home Baptist

Church Cemetery.

Miller Funeral Service is in

charge of the arrangements.

A special thanks to

Mtn. Valley Hospice and all

of our neighbors.

Pallbearers were

Tony Wiles, Robert Prevette,

Grant Simmons, Cory Wyatt,

Dustin Billings and Preston

Wiles.

Barbara Laws, 57

Barbara Ann Laws, age 57, of

North Wilkesboro, passed

away Saturday, February 9,

2019 at Curis of Wilkesboro.

She was born June 23, 1961

in Wilkes County to William

Rex and Carolyn Frances

Handy Wiles. Mrs. Laws was

of the Baptist Faith. She was

preceded in death by her

mother; grandmother, Gladys

Wiles; and niece, Teresa

Laws.

Surviving are her

husband, Gary Lane Laws;

sons, Wayne Laws and wife

Kandy of Elkin, Dean Laws

and wife Christina of North

Wilkesboro; her father,

William Rex Wiles and wife

Shirley of Thomasville;

grandchildren, Tiffany Roten,

Seth Pawelski and Kendra

Laws all of North

Wilkesboro, Serenia Laws of

Elkin, Deanna Laws of

Yadkinville; sister, Peggy

Wiles of Wilkesboro; and

special niece, Renaugh

Holloway of Millers Creek.

Graveside service

was February 15, at Rachel

Baptist Church Cemetery

with Rev. Brian Wiles offici-

ating. Flowers will be

accepted. Miller Funeral


arrangements.

Kenneth Anderson, 79

Kenneth Ellsworth Anderson,

age 79, of Wilkesboro, went

to be with his Lord on Friday,

February 9, 2019 at Wake

Forest Baptist-Wilkes

Medical Center.

A Celebration of

Life service was February 23,

at Mount Pleasant Baptist

Church.

Ken was born

October 5, 1939 in Tripoli,

Iowa to Glenn and Mildred

Anderson, the 11th of 12 chil-

Wisconsin. After graduating

Grantsburg High School,

where Ken was senior class

president, he attended Moody

Bible Institute in Chicago,

Illinois, where he met and

married Karen Jean Neis.

After graduating Moody's

radio engineering program,

Ken served as chief engineer

for Radio Station WEEC in

Springfield, Ohio, and then

worked as a missionary in

Brazil, Honduras, Bolivia,

and Alaska. He also worked

with Bible Basics

International in Tampa,

Florida until moving to

Wilkesboro in 2015. Until his

death he remained active in

Christian radio ministry and

program production and was

an active member of Mt.

Pleasant Baptist Church.

Ken was also an

avid and life-long amateur

radio operator and an active

member of the local Foothills

Amateur Radio Cub. While

in Brazil his call sign was

PY2ZAG, and in the US,

W8FRS.

Ken was preceded

in death by his parents and

his ten older siblings.

Ken is survived by

his wife of 55 years, Karen

Jean (Neis) Anderson; three

sons and their families: Kurt

Anderson and wife Kathy, of

Elyria, Ohio; Keith Anderson

and wife Kimberly of

Wilkesboro, and Kerry

Anderson and wife Raquel of

São Paulo, Brazil; thirteen

grandchildren, three great-

grandchildren, and his

younger brother, Wendell, of

Dallas, Texas.

In lieu of flowers,

please send memorial contri-

butions to either 1) BEA

Ministries, P.O. Box 808,

Xenia, OH 45385-0808 (des-

ignate "COMEV Brazil") or

2) Friends In Action, Int'l,

P.O. Box 323, Elizabethtown,

PA 17022 (designate "Bolivia

radio station").

Lula Hayes

On February 1, 2019 this

faithful servant went home to

be with the Lord. Born May

22, 1923 Lula Mae Ferguson

the 6th of 13 children, to

Arthur and Maggie Fannie

Ferguson, in Ferguson, North

Carolina. At an early age, she

accepted Jesus as Lord and

Savior while attending

Thankful Baptist Church.

Funeral services


Thankful Baptist Church

with Rev. Ronald Howell

family will receive friends

from 6:00 until 8:00 PM

Friday evening at Reins-

Sturdivant Funeral Home.

She began her jour-

ney as Lula Mae Hayes after

being united to Gordon

Hayes on November 26,

1940. The Hayes' moved

northward to Pittsburgh in the

late 1950's. Three months

after their arrival and estab-

lishing their home, they

joined the New Zion Baptist

Church Family. Later she

secured a job with Shadyside

Hospital where she was

employed for 26 years upon

retirement.

She brought that

same fervor and zeal into the

Lord's House, she wasted no

time getting involved in

church service, by joining the

Senior Usher Board and later

working with the Deaconess

Ministry. As an eager student

in Sunday School class, she

later found herself teaching

the Ladies Sunday School

Class. Among all the min-

istries where God used her, it

was obvious her heart was

with God's Word. She served

the Sunday School Ministry

as Assistant Superintendent

three (3) times and as

Superintendent twice, in

addition she served on both

the Christian Education

Board.

Mrs. Hayes was

honored by the church on

March 15, 1998 in apprecia-

tion for her untiring contribu-

tions to the Lord's Work.

Other ministries that reaped

from Mrs. Hayes services

were the Lend-A-Hand

Missionary Society, and she

was President/Treasurer of

the Pastor's Aid Committee,

plus volunteering to work on

numerous Anniversary

Boards.

She was preceded

in death by her husband;

Gordon Hayes, thirteen

brothers and sisters; John

Henry, Viranell, Arther

James, William, Calvin

Harding, Garfield, Mary Ette,

Doris Lee, Maggie Estell,

Brazil, Matthew, Jesse Fred

and Rommas Ferguson

Left to miss her are

those who greatly loved and

Raymond McCorkle of

Davenport, FL whom she

resided with until her depar-

ture and a host of nieces,

nephews, cousins and

friends.

Jamie Lankford, 27

Ms. Jamie Renee Lankford,

27, of Moravian Falls, went

to be with her Lord and fami-

ly gone on before her, on

Wednesday, January 23,

2019.

Jamie was born on

May 14, 1991 in Wilkes

County to Randy Darrell

Lankford and Sandra Joan

Triplette Ashlin.

Jamie is preceded

in death by her father; pater-

nal grandparents, Clyde

Lankford, Connie Brown;

maternal grandparents, James

and Hazel Triplette.

Jamie is survived

by her mother, Sandra

Triplette Ashlin; her husband

and the father of her children,

Tony Hill; daughter, TiAnna

Hill of Jonesville; son,

Anthony Hill of Moravian

Falls; sister, Shandi Harris of

Myrtle Beach; brother,

Dustin Moore of Moravian

Falls and two nephews,

Devin Moore of Myrtle

Beach and Colbie Moore of

Moravian Falls.

Private Family

Service will be held February

23, 2019.

Memorial dona-

tions may be given to Adams

Funeral Home of Wilkes,

P.O. Box 396 Moravian Falls,

NC 28654 to help with final

expenses.

Adams Funeral


honor of serving the

Lankford Family.

Stuart was born on

County to Jessie Glen Walker

Marie Watkins.

Stuart is preceded

daughter Barbara Lynn

Saturday Night Music and Dancing

7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

North Wilkesboro Veterans of Foreign Wars Post

1142. •

Admission : $7.00

Proceeds from the dances go to maintain the post.

Drinks and snacks available for purchase.

FEBRUARY

16th: Jeff Michael (Bluegrass)

23rd: Black Water (Country)

MARCH

2nd: Silver Eagle Country (Country Rock)

9th: Black Water (Country)

16th: Eric Ellis & Friends (Country) The NW VFW post is located off of Highway 115, on

Veterans Drive (Formerly Beech Street) in North

Wilkesboro.

Notice:

The Town of North Wilkesboro is cur-

rently accepting offers on its property located

at 912 Main Street, North Wilkesboro.

This is a two-story, 5,000 square foot

masonry building in the heart of the downtown

district.

Interested parties may

submit written offers to purchase to PO Box

218 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or email to

[email protected].

For additional property information or

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WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — WILKES HERITAGE MUSEUM, BLUE RIDGE MUSIC HALL OF FAME, CAROLINA IN THE FALL, THE RECORD PARK, CHICKENFEST and AMERICANA DAY

OPINION

A not so permanent wave...

Every so often, I begin my

column with a note to the effect

of "...the best part of my day is

my company."

And it is.

The "bait" out front leads

many to assume we are running

an antique store and, once I get

them past it not being a store,

but a poor man's museum, I

have some amazing visits with

folks that wander in literally

from Boomer to Bangkok.

Being a wannabe storyteller, it

is always great to have a "fresh

set of ears," as Sonny Church

says.

Also, at this time of year, it is

approaching the anniversaries of

my parents' deaths in 1995-

March and April-and, while

they are always on my mind, it

just seems to bear down on me

more this time of year. I, as you

are bound to know, was their

baby boy, and they were both

elderly when they died. Most of

their contemporaries are also

gone and, frankly, it is rare for

anyone to stop by who even

knew them.

Which brings me to my com-

pany.

The offices of The Record

and Thursday Printing are "dec-

orated" with an array of old,

unusual, and eclectic items

which just beg for a story to be

told about each one of them.

And, that allows me to often

work in a story about my moth-

er, Cary, or my daddy, The

Preacher.

So this past weekend when

three folks came in from

Gastonia and walked straight to

the hair-curling machine, I was

ready.

The machine, which looks

like something form Saddam

Hussein's basement, is actually

a 1918 Helene Curtis Empress

permanent wave machine - and

it is still in perfect working con-

dition. It was given to me by

Arlene Staley some years ago,

and it has been photographed

with many a hairdresser who

ended up randomly visiting

here, and it is a great piece of

history.

I live upstairs above The

Record in the 911 Main Street

building in what was once The

Maylflower Beauty Shop and

Beauty School. My mother

sometimes had her hair done

there and, when was a little boy,

I was with her when she got a

"permanent" one day. She

looked like they were going to

blast her into outer space with

all those wires and clips

attached to her head.

Well, in no time, we were

climbing those same steps again

and I asked why we were there.

My mother said she was going

to get a permanent.

"You just got one," I said.

"Well, I need another one,"

she replied.

"Then it wasn't very perma-

nent was it?" I told her.

As she laughed, getting

ready to explain that your hair

grows out and another treatment

is needed, I said "...looks like

you would call it a 'temporary.'"

My mother never drove a car.

Years later, when sometimes my

dad couldn't take her to the

beauty shop, she would call me

and she would always say,

ries about my sweet mother,

Cary, is priceless to me.

I thank my visitors and any-

one else who gives me the

chance to share those memories.

"Kenny, can you take me to the

beauty shop? It's time for

another temporary.

To remember and to tell sto-

Ken Welborn is the Publisher of The Record and Thursday

Printing. to contact him, please call 336-667-0134 or

336-957-7947 or email [email protected]

Rep. Jeffrey Elmore reports from the N.C. House

On Wednesday, Feb. 13,

three of the bills I sponsored

were introduced on the House

floor and were referred to com-

mittees.

HB 55, Alexander County/

Sheriff Vacancies - The current

statute states if there is a vacan-

cy in the office of sheriff, the

coroner of the county must exe-

cute all process directed to the

sheriff until the board elects a

new sheriff, and sets out addi-

tional requirements for filling

the sheriff vacancy. My bill

would eliminate Alexander

County from the statute. The

bill was referred to the

Committee on State and Local

Government.

HB 56, Arts Education

Requirement - This bill will

direct the State Board of

Education to require one arts

education credit prior to gradu-

ation from High School. When

art education is added to stu-

dents lives, it helps students

academically in problem solv-

ing, their critical & creative

thinking and social skills, moti-

vates learning and contributes

to students overall success. The

bill was referred to Committee

on Education, K-12.

HB 57, Create Term for

Public Schools and Codify the

North Carolina Virtual Public

School Program - The bill is a

technical bill that adds the term

public school unit and arranges

the North Carolina Virtual

School program all to be locat-

ed under one umbrella in the

law. The bill was referred to the

Committee on Education, K-12.

Bills Elmore Co-Sponsored

HB 76, School Safety

Omnibus -This bill makes vari-

ous changes to improve school

safety, as recommended by the

House Select Committee on

School Safety.

HB 79, Academic

Alignment/Boards of Education

and Community Colleges - A

bill to allow local Boards of

Education to align their school

calendars with local community

colleges.

Governor Appoints Chief of

Justice to NC Supreme Court

The Governor appointed

Cheri Beasley as Chief of

Justice to the North Carolina

Supreme Court. Judges are nor-

mally elected, but due to the

retirement of Former Chief of

Justice Mark Martin, the

Governor has the authority to

appoint someone to replace the

vacancy.

Speaker Moore Visits Mount

Pleasant Elementary School

I was honored to have

Speaker Moore visit Mount Pleasant Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 15, for a school construction bond forum and to tour the school. Wilkes County is one of the stops in Speaker Moore's statewide stops for a school construction bond proposal. His goal is to listen to local and school officials for their input on the need for school construction resources.

If I can be of assistance at

any time, please do not hesitate

to contact me by email at

[email protected] or by

phone at (919) 733-5935 or by

mail, 306A3, Legislative Office

Building, Raleigh, N.C. 27603.

Attack against one is an attack against all nied by intensive anti-Semitic

propaganda that claimed the

boycott was merely reciproca-

tion for the hostile attitude of

foreign Jews towards the new

German regime.

For a time, the boycotts

eased up however the economic

States, are coming under

increasing threats of attack.

In France, for example, Jews

have been warned by govern-

ment officials not to wear any

articles of clothing or jewelry

that identifies them as Jewish.

In 2017, a 65-year-old Jewish

isolated to New York or

Pittsburgh or France or any-

where else in the world. Those

of us who consider ourselves

civilized and want to live in a

peaceful society much consider

an attack against one of us as an

attack against all of us.

According to God's word, we

must stand shoulder to shoulder

with our Jewish brothers and

sisters knowing that it is our

duty, as Christians and citizens

of the free world, to make

absolutely certain that another

Holocaust never happens again.

and social isolation intensified. grandmother and teacher, was

We are living in a time when

anti-Semitism is again on the

rise and public opinion is being

wrongly and strongly influenced

against Israel and the Jewish

people.

Back during the 1930's and

1940's, millions of Jews became

victims of the Holocaust not

because they were unaware that

something bad was happening

but because it was all too horri-

ble and too unbelievable to actu-

ally grasp the reality that sys-

tematic intimidation and murder

could be taking place in an edu-

cate and sophisticated society

such as existed in Germany and

Europe. The first step down this

dark passage of history began

with intimidation.

On April 1, 1933, the Nazi

regime announced a boycott of

Jewish tradesmen, craftsmen,

lawyers and doctors, accompa-

Anti-Semitism and racism

became a normal part not just of

public campaigns, but also of

teachings in schools.

Eventually, the Nazi PR

machine succeeded in convinc-

ing the German public that Jews

were subhuman and were to

blame for Germany's many

woes. Jews became thought of

as the enemy of Germany and

thus were openly attacked in the

streets and often in broad day-

light.

Today, an eerily similar pat-

tern is emerging.

The Boycott, Divestment and

Sanctions (BDS) campaigns

against Israel and Israeli prod-

ucts is said to be in retaliation

for the sufferings of the

Palestinians for which the

United Nations and others

blame Israel. Of course, this is

nonsense. Thankfully the Jews

now have a safe haven and it's

called the land of Israel howev-

er not all Jews live in Israel.

Those who continue to reside in

France, Europe, Spain, Brussels

and even in parts of the United

murdered by an Islamist neigh-

bor who broke into her apart-

ment, beat her and threw her

from her balcony. Witnesses

reported hearing him shout,

"I've killed my Jew!" This past

Friday night in Brooklyn, N.Y.,

there was another attack on a

synagogue. The perpetrator

threw a rock through the win-

dows causing the glass to shatter

and land close to where the chil-

dren and adults were gathered

around the peaceful Shabbat

table.

The Rabbi said, "We are fac-

ing this unfortunate experience

not with discouragement, but

with solid determination - to

continue celebrating our faith,

sharing our rich heritage, and

offering our culture in an inclu-

sive and warm environment. At

the same time, we acknowledge

the disturbing and increasingly

frequent incidents of hate and

prejudice in our New York com-

munity, and its destructive and

divisive effects, especially on

young people."

Violence against Jews is not

Earl Cox is an international

broadcaster and journalist who has

served in senior level positions with

four US presidents. Due to his out-

spoken support for Israel, he has

been recognized by Prime Minister

Netanyahu as a Goodwill

Ambassador from Israel to the

Jewish and Christian communities

around the world and named the

Voice of Israel to America by

Israel's former Prime Minister

Ehud Olmert. Mr. Cox resides in

Charleston, S.C., and in Jerusalem.

KEN WELBORN

Record Publisher

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The 1918 Helene Curtis Empress permanent wave machine

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Third Friday Open Mic held at The 1915 in Wilkesboro

Kicking off Friday's Open Mic program at The 1915 in

Wilkesboro was Charles Hicks playing a variety of songs,

as well as his own original work. Record photos by Ken Welborn

A special volunteer to sing on Friday at the

Open Mic was 5-year old Vera Lynn Powell

who sang "Twinkle, Twinkly Little Star" to

the delight of the crowd . She is the daugh-

ter of Rosann and Claude Powell of

Boomer.

Wilkes County's own Andrew Palmer, who performs as Andrew

X, played a 12 string guitar and sang several of his original songs.

Among those in attendance were, left, Denise Sidden

and Teresa Lococo.

Patrons at The 1915's Artisan Café await the beginning of

Friday's Open Mic.

Life in the Carolinas' Carl White was on hand

Friday, shown here with Michelle Isom, emcee for

the Open Mic event.

Lankford Continued from front

Finally time for demo-

lition drew near. Ken

asked me one morning,

"What do you think we

should do with that old

property."

"We should make it

into a music park," I said.

Ken said, "Let's take a

ride up there and show me

what you have in mind."

To backtrack a bit, I've

always been a big music

fan and have actually had

the privilege to play in

several bands over the

year - most notably in

Wilkes being The Elkville

String Band. So, I looked

at every place as a poten-

tial spot for music.

Once at the property at

the corner of Fourth and E

streets, we walked around.

I gave suggestions where

to put the stage, where the

audience could be situated

and where a backstage

area could be.

When the remains of

the old house was bull-

dozed down and the lot

cleared, the guys from

D.W.'s Bobcat Service

went to work leveling the

ground. We sowed grass,

watered it faithfully and

by that spring, and had a

wonderful stand of beauti-

ful green grass where a red

Mars-like landscape had

once been.

We decided to call our

first-ever event

ChickenFest in honor of

our great poultry industry

heritage here in Wilkes

and decided there would

be no charge for those who

wished to attend. We

named the venue The

Record Park. Also, we

decided to feature all local

and regional bands and

musicians - in other

words, folks we had made

friends with over the

years.

Our good friend,

Gerald Lankford, helped

us arrange a meeting with

then Tyson Foods

Wilkesboro Plant Manager

Mark Welborn. We had an

impressive presentation

with color graphics detail-

ing all our plans. It seemed

like 10 minutes into the

meeting, we got the green

light. Mark Welborn said,

"How can we not sponsor

your event with a name

like ChickenFest."

We assured Mark that

all food served at the event

would be various types of

chicken - a tradition we

intend to keep coming up

on our 14th season of

music.

With Tyson's help, we

went to work on The

Tyson Pavilion.

There were many con-

versations with Mike

Palmer, the owner of Main

Street Music and Loan.

Mike has done more to

promote the local music

scene than anyone. He is

also an incredible musi-

cian and a dear and trusted

friend. And, he was sup-

portive of our plans.

Ken and I went as far as

enlisting the help of Art

Menius, best known as the

voice of MerleFest and a

virtual walking encyclope-

dia of Americana music

history. He said he liked

our idea and even emceed

for us one Saturday at the

event.

Ken and I decided to

hold ChickenFest on the

Friday and Saturday of

Memorial Day Weekend.

And, Ken said, "We need

to name the stage after a

veteran, let's think on

that."

The next day Ken had

decided which veteran's

name should be placed on

the stage - Samuel

Lankford, my father, a

WWII Marine Corps vet-

eran. I couldn't have been

more proud.

So, in late May of

2006, after many, many

hours of work and prepa-

ration, ChickenFest came

to be.

My mother, Willa Mae

Lankford, sister, Ellen,

brother, Mike - who gave

us the idea for our

drainage system -, aunt,

Lovella Lovette, and

uncle, George Lankford

and his wife, Jackie, along

with my daughters,

Jennifer, Anna and

Gabriella, were all there

for the unveiling of the

Sammy Lankford Stage.

I had to let Ken handle

the speaking part of the

unveiling; there was no

way I could have sobbed

my way through.

By God's grace, the

weather was absolutely

perfect - and has been for

nearly every one of our

events since (knock on

wood).

Over the years we've

added much to The Record

Park. Those additions

include The Tut Taylor

Spotlight Stage, The

American Drew Audience

Shelter - complete with

seating for those attend-

ing, a backstage area

where musicians can meet,

mingle, practice and relax,

various storage spaces and

two flower gardens.

Rude Mood, perhaps

the finest blues band in the

Southeast, was the first

band to commit to perform

at our inaugural event. Our

lineup also included greats

like David Johnson, Eric

Ellis, Ernest Johnson,

Ralph Clanton, R.G.

Absher, Steve Englebert,

The Elkville String Band,

The Key City Boys, and

many, many more.

We've added a lot of

friends over the years. One

I remember often and

dearly is the late Charles

Tesh, who started per-

forming at ChickenFest

when we were two or three

years into the festival.

Charles eventually

became in charge of the

Tut Taylor Spotlight stage.

He and I were such good

friends and I miss him.

Some of the more per-

sonally special stage

appearance to me are those

made by my daughters,

Anna, a guitarist, fiddle

player and singer, and

Gabriella, my

youngest,who made her

singing debut at age 4 -

that was in 2007,

Since then, both my

grandsons, Sammie

Osborne, 6, and Charlie

Church, 5, have made

stage appearances. In

2016, Charlie broke

Anna's record for being

the youngest singer ever to

perform on the Sammy

Lankford Stage - at age 3.

He sang Popeye the Sailor

Man, the theme to Scooby

Doo and Happy Birthday.

Charlie was also

Baptized at The Record

Park on Sunday, May 24,

2015. Sammie was

Baptized the next week at

church. Grace before

Faith…

Veterans of Foreign

Wars Post 1142 has been

supporting our events at

The Record Park since the

beginning. At each of our

musical events, the Honor

Guard conducts a flag rais-

ing ceremony. The chap-

lain says a prayer. The

mayor of North

Wilkesboro - for the most

years it has been Robert

Johnson - and Record

Publisher Ken Welborn

welcomes the crowd.

One of the highlights at

each year's ChickenFest is

the singing of the National

Anthem by Lauren Stutts,

who usually also performs

other songs during the fes-

tival.

Another treat is on

Friday evenings when

WKBC Radio personali-

ties Steve Handy and Ed

Racey doing the emcee-

ing.

And, I can't mention

The Record Park without

talking a little bit about the

late John Scorof, who we

lost in July of 2017. John

help build the park - from

the electrical systems, to

various buildings which

now stand on the property.

He was also responsible

for the many flags which

adorned the audience shel-

ter during festivals. A

transplant from Michigan,

where he retired from Ford

Motor Company as an

electrician, had moved to

Wilkes some years ago

with his dear, sweet wife,

Joan.

John was a gruff

Yankee and Navy veteran,

but I quickly came to love

that man, despite his very

direct way of speaking to

folks.

For the first decade I

emceed most of the events

and even performed, par-

ticularly with my daugh-

ters. For the past couple of

years, the announcing of

the bands was turned over

to others - last year to

Jimmy Owen and Larry

Griffin did the job. The

previous year, Jimmy did

it all except for the Friday

evening segment.

And then there's the food - it's great. There is also a children's play area featuring sidewalk chalk, bubbles and other activities.

But, ChickenFest isn't all we do at The Record Park.

We also have

Americana Day - show-

casing youth musicians 18

and younger. It's held on

the Saturday of Labor Day

weekend. Wilkes music

teacher Larry Skipper has

brought 50 or 60 of his

students to perform on the

stage. It is one of our

favorite events of the year.

We've done a lot at The

Record Park, even trying

our hand at outdoor

drama, but music has been

our mainstay.

Hopefully it will be for

years to come.

The late Charles Tesh performing at ChickenFest

Some who have performed at ChickenFest include: Ronnie Black, Scott Gentry, Mark Gentry, Don Brown, Jamie Trollinger, Keith

Hamlin, Michael "Guido" Wyatt, Roger and Michelle Cranford, Mike Palmer,

Cathy Palmer, Rick Gaughan, Ben Holbrook, Niki Hamby, Keith Watts, Crabgrass,

Doug Davis, Tut Taylor, Robert Taylor, Devin Huie, The Sugar Loaf Ramblers, The

Key City Boys, Adam Younce, Doreen Pinkerton with many friends, Padriac

Wildermuth, Josh Perryman, Bobby Martin, Misty River Band, John Logsdon,

Jerry Bobbitt, Billy Ray Summerlin, Summit Strings, The Dixie Duo (Lynn

Stellmach and Kirk Walker), R.G. Absher with a variety of friends, Billy Gee, Wes

Tuttle, Steve Englebert, Rick Brockner, Maple Creek (Wayne, Rachel and Jacob

Pinson from Shelby), Sonny Remington, The Coffee Pickers (the late Kurt Stadlin

and his wife, Maria), The Elkville String Band (the late Drake Walsh, Herb Key,

Bill Williams, Jim Lloyd, Trevor McKenzie and Nicole Vidrine), Wayne

Henderson, Larry Skipper, The Ward Eller Band, Lloyd Church, the late Tut Taylor,

Robert Taylor, Mule Ferguson, Jeff Moore, Linda Cabe, Joey Neal, The Arbor

Grove United Methodist Church Choir, Larry Griffin, BackPorch Bluegrass, Jimmy

Owen, Uncle Joe and the Shady Rest, Copper Creek, Heidi and Tatum Holloway,

Sonny Remington, Black Spotted Banana, Shelia Absher, Devaughn Ladd, Lynn

and Jimmy and the late Jerry Swaim, The Local Boys, The Rocky Point Band, Andy

Rhodes, the late Richie Feimster, Zach Redner, Keith Mangold, William Foster,

Adrian Turbovich, Steve and Lorrie Barker, William Ham, Wes Osborne, Mike

Roten, Mike Earp, The Kruger Brothers, Tyler and Brittany Laws, Alex Key, Sam

Lyall, Larry Slack, Marty Absher, Andrew Triplett, Elizabeth Carter, Clyde

Holloway and Talk of the Town, Tal Holbrook, Dwayne Eller and Hard Tymes,

Tony and Jacob Joines, Adrian Smithey, Crystal Dean Broyhill, Heather Dean,

Morrigan Rathey, Tim and Alys Preston, Jeff Owle, Bobby Billings, Jonathan Byrd,

Don Story, Chris Barker, The Davis Family, The Catawba Boys, Jeff Michael, Carol

Minton, Seth Brockner, James Brockner, John Palmer, Ramona Church, The Synder

Family, Edwin Osborne, Kudzu Chainsaws, Horseplay, The Little Rascals, Andrew

Bryant, Ronnie Swann, Tyler Tuttle, Amy Hornbeck, the late Melvin Roten and his

wife Ruby Roten, Madison McKinney, Daryl and Brett Triplette, Logan Welborn,

Ray Allen Jr., Ruby Williams and Chris Eller, Matt Dewer, Jonah Horton, Gary

Miller, Presley Barker, Jacob Johnson, Aubreana Lovell, The Zephyr Lightning

Bolts, Isaac Aiken, Greg Tuttle, Jacob Greer, Catherine Harwell, Mike Rominger,

Michael McCorkell, Logan Welborn and there have been more.

8A THE RECORD, NORTH WILKESBORO, NC -February 20, 2019

King & Queen Of Hearts 52nd Wilkesboro United

Methodist Church Pancake

Fundraiser this Friday

Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehab held there annual Sweetheart Banquet on Tuesday,

February 12th. The Residents and their families enjoyed a delicious meal and entertainment by

Staci Braun. Wilkes Central Key club volunteered to help with the dinner. Congratulations to

our 2019 King and Queen of Hearts. Queen, Juanita Johnson and King, Bobby Lane.

The 52nd annu-

al pancake day anniver-

sary, will see your

favorite seasoned pan-

cake flipping veterans

returning to make your

dreams of breakfast for

lunch and supper come

true- at least this Friday,

February 22.

Beginning at 7

a.m. the Wilkesboro

Methodist Church, locat-

ed at 309 West Main

Street, Wilkesboro, will

be host to all the coffee,

juice, milk, bacon,

sausage, and pancakes

your tummy can hold.

The goodness doesn’t

stop until 7 p.m.

Read:

The

Record

Last year they

sold almost a thousand

pancakes. Tickets are

available at the door to

dine in, and they also

have carry out available

by calling 336.818.0552.

Prices are still

$7 for adults and $3 for

children six and under.

Monies from the pancake

fundraiser go to support

local church missions.

This sculpture, made by artist Wayne Trapp, was placed on the B Street Park wall in North Wilkesboro on Main Street in

2005. It fell in May of 2013 during a storm, and has been reconstructed and placed in the side yard of the Wilkes Art

Galley. The plan is to make the WAG side yard a park like atmosphere, with seating and other outside sculptures.

Record Photo: Ken Welborn

Bare makes it to

Hoop Shoot State Finals

Ralee Bare, from Traphill Elementary School, won the State

Championship award for ages 10/11 girls, February 9th, held

in Greensboro N.C. Bare hit 23/25 baskets, and will be going

to regional's in Fredericksburg Maryland in March. The

National Hoop Shoot Contest is sponsored by The Elks Lodge.

Picture submitted by Nelson Martin

Hoop Shoot Coordinator

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336. 667. 0134

Over - the - Counter (OTC)

Relief for Cold Sores

Cold sores (fever blisters) are blisters

that appear on the lip or aroundn the mouth. They

cause the skin around them to become red,

swollen, and sore. The sores break open and leak

a clear fluid, which scabs over. The time it takes

for a fever blister to heal ranges from several

days to two weeks. Cold sores are caused by the

herpes simplex virus and will usually

go away on their own.

Over the counter (OTC) options include

topical medicines that are applied to skin. Viractin

(tetracaine) and Zilactin-L (lidocaine) are applied to

the sore to reduce pain. Abreva (docosanol) and

Zilactin (benzyl alcohol) can shorten the time it takes

the cold sore to heal. Herpecin-L (dimethicone with

sunscreen) can reduce pain and prevent cold sores

from coming back. Common side effects of these

medications include mild stinging, burning, or itching

at the application site.

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North Carolina

Tax Info By James C. Faw

Certified Financial Planner

Professional

Certified Public

Accountant

NOW I HAVE

TO PAY James C. Faw, CPA

In a recent arti- IRS access to

cle I told you that many your bank account but if

taxpayers are finding that you choose this method,

they are getting smaller you are only authorizing

refunds, or actually owe them to access your

with their return, because

account one time and

the Tax Cuts and Jobs only for the amount spec-

Act of 2017 modified ified. This method will

withholding tables for pay your balance due

employees, resulting in immediately upon filing

less tax withheld. Please your return.

remember that in many

The second

cases your tax liability method is called Direct

will be less than it was in Pay. This method differs

2017 given the same from EFW in that you

income and deductions, don't give the govern-

but the withholding ment access to your

tables may have been a account, you send money

bit too aggressive in from your account. This

reducing withholding so is safer (although EFW is

many are finding that

safe and secure) if you they have to pay the IRS

don't want the IRS to

this year. have your account num-

If you owe, first ber. With Direct Pay, you

please remember that direct the payment to

your return does not have come from your check-

to be filed until April ing or savings account

15th. If you choose to file through IRS Direct Pay,

now, your payment is available on the IRS

still not due until April website (irs.gov). You

15th. You have probably can schedule the pay-

always gotten a refund, ment up to 30 days in

and because you wanted

advance and you receive to get that refund as soon

instant confirmation

as possible, you have when you submit the

always filed early. That's payment. You can change

a great habit. There are or cancel your payment

plenty of reasons to file two business days before

early, but even if you do the scheduled payment

file early, you can still date and you can even

delay paying until the

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tions each time you make don't have the cash right

a payment. You can even now to pay, you still have

schedule a Direct Pay time.

payment through the Now you're

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IRS, called IRS2Go,

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still in the 20th century, Apple or Amazon plat-

or maybe if you were just forms.

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If you have

(maybe pre-1990), questions about any of

you've always written a these payment methods,

check and that's still an

please contact our office. option. But if you write a

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check, you have to mail for a future article, or just

the check. You don't have a topic you would

know for sure that your like more information on,

check arrived at it's please send me an email.

intended location unless At Faw &

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