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Celebrating the Christmas season at Wilkes Senior Resources
Carol Bell and Suzie Mastin found Santa at Wilkes Senior Resources
Hannah Smith visits with Santa at the Wilkes Senior ResourcesChristmas party.
Nancy and Kenneth Eller with Santa
Jane Joines won a door prize at the First Friday Breakfast atWilkes Senior Resources
BowmansContinued from 1Alibrary."
The Bowmans' gift
comes at an opportunetime for the college,according to Dr. Cox."We have been planning asignificant renovation toour library for a fewyears, and the Bowmans'generous gift will make asignificant impact infunding those renova-tions on this 20-plus-year-old facility. I can'tthank the Bowmansenough for their generoussupport of WilkesCommunity College andthe students we serve."
The library renova-tions will include a spe-cial room dedicated toshowcasing a remarkablecollection of earlyAmerican children's liter-ature that the Bowmansare also donating toWilkes CommunityCollege. The collegeplans to have the libraryrenovations completedand the special collectionof books in place by theend of August 2020.
North Wilkesboro TownBoard
Political newcomerAndrew Palmer took thetop spot during theTuesday, Nov. 5, electionfor three seats on theNorth Wilkesboro TownBoard of Commissioners.
Palmer, 35, who is aNorth Wilkesboro busi-nessman, brought in 348votes (30.77 percent).
Michael Parsons, 60,
the owner of Michael'sJewelry in NorthWilkesboro, took secondplace with 267 votes(23.62 percent).
Incumbent Bert Hall,62, the owner and opera-tor of Wilkes Steel inNorth Wilkesboro, camein third with 201 votes(17.77 percent).
Palmer said, "I feelvery humble because ofall the outpouring of the
community and supportwhen I was out knockingon doors."
Palmer estimated thathe made around 400 homevisits to North Wilkesbororesidents during his cam-paign. "It was fun. I got tomeet a lot of great peopleand learn a lot about thetown. At first it was scaryand awkward, but I cameto love and looked for-ward to doing it."
Parsons said, "I'm veryhumbled and very excitedto add my help in makingNorth Wilkesboro contin-ue to grow and be all thatit can be."
When asked aboutwhat he thought put himin one of the top threespots in the race, Parsonssaid, "I've been in townfor 34 years and have beena member of the businesscommunity. I would liketo think that some of theviews I expressed gainedthe peoples' confidence intaking care of their wishesand hopes for the future. Iwant to thank all thosewho supported me."
He added, "Let's get
our sleeves rolled up andlet's see what we can do. Ivow to do the best job Ican do."
Hall said, "I congratu-lated Andrew Palmer forworking hard and knock-ing on doors. I look for-ward to working with heand Michael (Parsons) andI think our town will be ingood shape."
Commissioners JoeJohnston and JuniorGoforth chose not to runfor re-election.
Rounding out NorthWilkesboro's electionswere: Otis Church, 73,also a North Wilkesborobusinessman, whoreceived 185 votes (16.36percent); Tiger Posey with106 votes (9.37 percent),and Chad George with 20votes (.35 percent).George had told TheRecord in a previous inter-view that he wasn't seri-ously seeking the office.
WilkesboroMayoral Race
Longtime WilkesboroMayor Mike Inscore tookan overwhelming victoryfor his re-election bid dur-
ing the Tuesday, Nov. 5,election for WilkesboroMayor.
Inscore, who served asa Wilkesboro TownCouncil member from1997 to 2007 and asmayor since 2007, collect-ed 416 votes for a hefty74.29 percent.
Newcomer DallasHandy received 140 votesfor 25 percent. This washis first time running forpolitical office.
Inscore said, "I want toexpress my appreciationto the voters inWilkesboro for allowingme the opportunity toserve as their mayor foranother four years. I cer-tainly want to thank mywife, Shirley, for all theeffort she put in behindthe scenes by calling over300 voters encouragingthem to come out and votefor her husband."
Wilkesboro TownCouncil
Incumbent WilkesboroTown Councilmen Jimmy
Hayes was the top vote-getter in the Tuesday, Nov.5, election for two seats onWilkesboro Town Council
Hayes, who is servinghis 12th year on the coun-cil, collected 287 votes for29.29 percent. FormerCouncilman Andrew"Andy" Soots took secondplace with 254 votes for25.92 percent.
Incumbent J. GaryJohnson came in thirdwith 223 votes (22.76 per-cent) and former WilkesCounty CommissionerGregory A. Minton placedfourth with 213 votes(21.73 percent)
Hayes said, "I'm thank-ful for the trust the resi-dents of Wilkesboro put inme to serve them anotherfour years and I will domy best for them."
Soots said, "I'm gladit's over. I've put a tremen-dous amount of work in it.I am humbled, and will domy best for the people ofthe town of Wilkesborowho voted for me, and theone's who didn't, I willstill try to win their trust."
Tracy WalkerFormer Wilkes County
commissioner, schoolboard member and N.C.representative TracyWalker, died Monday, Oct.14, 2019.
He passed away at N.C.Baptist Hospital inWinston-Salem.
Walker, of Wilkesboro,was born July 27, 1939, tothe Rev. Frank and Margie
Walker. He was aRepublican who represent-ed the state's 94th Housedistrict, including con-stituents in Wilkes County,in 1998, and again from2001 to 2008.
He served on theWilkes County Board ofEducation from 1972 to1976 and on the WilkesCounty Board ofCommissioners from 1978 to 1996.
He was a retired humanresources manager atChatham Manufacturing inElkin.
With ties to Elkin andeastern Wilkes because ofhis position at Chatham,Rebel Good, publisher ofThe Tribune in Elkin, saidthat many residents ofeastern Wilkes consideredWalker as being "their"commissioner.
In 1996, Walker was theRepublican nominee forNorth CarolinaCommissioner of Laborbut lost the election toincumbent Harry Payne, aDemocrat.
Walker also served forseveral years on the WilkesEconomic & DevelopmentCommission, beginning in2001.
Walker was in the U.S.Air Force from 1955 to1959, rising to the rank ofAirman 2nd Class.
Walker is survived byhis wife, Nena of thehome, and sons KirkWalker of North
Wilkesboro, and RandyWalker of Wilkesboro.
The following is theformal obituary
Mr. R. Tracy Walker,age 82 of Wilkesboropassed away Monday,October 14, 2019 at WakeForest Baptist MedicalCenter.
Funeral services wereheld 2:00 PM Friday, Oct.18, at Reins-SturdivantChapel with Rev. SteveSmith officiating. Burialwith Military Honors byVeterans of Foreign WarsPost 1142 was at in Mtn.Park Cemetery inWilkesboro.
Mr. Walker was bornJuly 27, 1937 in WilkesCounty to Charles Frank.Sr.and Margie Lou AdamsWalker.
In addition to his par-ents he was preceded indeath by a grandson; RyanThomas Walker and abrother; Charles FrankWalker, Jr. (Pee-Wee).
He is survived by hiswife; Nena WatkinsWalker of the home, twosons; Randy Walker andwife Shannon ofWilkesboro and KirkWalker and wife Kim ofNorth Wilkesboro, fourgrandchildren; ChadWalker and wife Megan,Caitlin Walker, BrandonWalker and wife Ashleyand Whitney Nolan andhusband Chris and sixgreat grandchildren.
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Monday Evening at5:30pm Line DanceClass- InstructorFreda DeGruchy.FREE
WednesdayAfternoon Line Dance Classtaught by JeneYarborough: ExtremeBeginner Class forthose with no linedance experience at12:15pm. Beyond theBasics Class at1:15pm. FREE
Thursday Evening5:15pm NewBeginner Clogging,I n t e r m e d i a t eClogging Class6:30pm IntermediateClogging Class:taught by FredaDeGruchy.
All dance classesare held in the Gymon the Wilkes SeniorResources campus.Call 336-667-5281with questions, orsimply show up forclass.
Fitness RoomSafety
OrientationLocated at 228
Fairplains School Road,Wilkes SeniorResources' fitness roomis a premier feature forour senior community.Each month we have afitness orientation ses-sion for seniors wishingto get acquainted withuse of the fitness roomand equipment. Thisintroductory session lastsapproximately 15 min-utes, with instructiongiven on the safe use ofour fitness equipment.Wilkes County Seniors55 and over are encour-aged to come to this ses-sion and begin using thisroom as a part of yourFREE fitness routine.This month's fitnessroom orientation isscheduled forWednesday, January15th at 1:00pm.Registration is notrequired. The FitnessRoom is open Monday -Friday from 7:30 to4:00pm. Please call 336-667-5281 if you haveadditional questions.
Other FitnessOpportunities:Yoga - Tuesday,
Thursday 9:00amArthritis Exercise-
Tuesday and Thursday at9:45am
Chair ExerciseMonday, Wednesday,and Friday at 9:45am
Beginner Tai Chi -Monday and Wednesdayat 9:15am
Tai Chi - Monday andWednesday at 10:00am
Advanced Tai ChiClass- Tuesday andThursday at 11:00am
These Free classes are
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Pickle Ball- Groupscan reserve the pickleball court by calling 336-667-5281or visiting ouroffice.
Support GroupWe invite you to join
in Seasons of ChangeGrief Support Group atWilkes Senior Resourcesthe third Tuesday of themonth at 10:00 am. Thisgroup is sponsored byMountain Valley HomeHealth and Hospice.Refreshments are provid-ed.
TransportationServices at
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Wilkes SeniorResources, a UnitedWay Agency providestransportation for gro-cery shopping, per-sonal shopping, bank,personal business,group meetings andrecreation on a firstcome first serve basisfor seniors age 60 andup. Call 336-667-5281 well in advanceto schedule your ride.
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Seniors 55 and up areinvited to participatein activities at WilkesSenior Resources.There is no member-ship fee to join, andnearly all of the activ-ities are free ofcharge. Among themany activity optionsare: Crochet, Bridge,Dominoes, Billiards,Wood Working, WoodCarving, Crafts, ChairExercise, ArthritisExercise, Yoga, TaiChi, Pickle Ball,Chrismons, Rook,Hand & Foot,Dancing and Quilting,Table Tennis, PickleBall, Pottery andmore. We invite youto come by for a tourduring business hoursMonday thru Fridayfrom 7:30 am to 4:00pm.
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At the WilkesSenior Center: EveryThursday 6:00 pm -8:00 pm (Call 336-667-5281 to register).
At the WilkesCounty PublicLibrary: Every 3rdSaturday of the month9:30 am - 11:30 am(Call 336-828-2818ext. 232 or 236 to reg-ister).
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June 7-13, 2020 -Beautiful Vermont-Cost is $799.00 perperson double occu-pancy. IncludesMotorcoach trans-portation, 6 nightslodging including 4consecutive nights inVermont, 10 meals,Tour of Morse FarmMaple Sugarworks,Tour of Ben andJerry's Ice CreamFactory includingFree Samples, DinnerCruise on BeautifulLake Champlain withE n t e r t a i n m e n t ,Admission toShelburne Museum,Visit to Cold HollowCider Mill, Tour ofRock of Ages GraniteQuarry, Visit to StoweVillage.
September 24-30,2020- New York City& The Statue ofLiberty- Cost is$759.00 per persondouble occupancy.Includes Motorcoachtransportation, 6nights lodging includ-ing 4 consecutivenights in the NYCarea. 10 means, Greatexperiences and beau-tiful sights! GuidedTour of New YorkCity! Visit the NEWNational 9/11Museum! Visit thestunning One WorldObservatory, VisitEllis Island and
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December 7-11,2020 - The ArkEncounter & CreationMuseum- Cost is$569.00 per persondouble occupancy.Includes Motorcoachtransportation, 4nights lodging, 8meals,,, Admission tothe New, Stunning-ARK ENCOUNTER,admission to theFamous CREATIONMUSEUM, BBRiverboats sightsee-ing Cruise along theOhio River,Admission to theN a t i o n a lU n d e r g r o u n dRailroad FreedomCenter.
A $75.00 depositreserves your seat onthe extended trips.Call 667-5281 or stop
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September 2-12,2020- Alaska CruiseTour with PrincessCruises on the GrandPrincess 11 Days / 10Nights. Price variesaccording to cabincategory. InsideCabin $3,934.Outside Cabin $4,584.Balcony Cabin$4,974. Rates are perperson double occu-pancy and includeroundtrip airfare fromCharlotte, cruise, portcharges, governmentfees, taxes and trans-fers to /from ship.P A S S P O R TREQUIRED. If youbook by July 16, 2019only $100pp depositrequired for doubleoccupancy. After Feb28, 2019 deposit is atleast $695. Per per-
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MusicContinued from 1Ahistoric downtownWilkesboro on Friday andSaturday, Sept. 20-21.
The festival offeredfour stages of entertain-ment: Carolina Stage,Foothills Stage, Hall ofFame Stage and The 1915Stage. In addition to festi-val host The KrugerBrothers, guests enjoyedperformances by BalsamRange; Chatham CountyLine; The Black Lillies;EmiSunshine; Hawktail;Trout Steak Revival; ScottMulvahill; CicadaRhythm; The Contenders;The Honey Dewdrops;Baucom & Jones;Williamson Branch; Hank,Pattie & The Current; Zoe& Cloyd; Red Wine;Newberry & Verch;Presley Barker; LateralBlue; Nikki Talley;T h u r l e r - M o s i m a n nProject; Carly Bannister,S. Grant Parker and JacThompson; The BurnettSisters; Cane Mill Road;Back Porch BluegrassBand; Shay MartinLovette; Alex Key & TheLocksmiths; and Bob andRoberta Kogut.
On Saturday evening ofthe festival, VIP ticketholders were treated to theCarolina Jam at the YadkinValley Event Center at theWilkesboro Holiday InnExpress. The jam is hostedby the Kruger Brothersand features other artistsfrom the lineup, creatingunique jam sessions andonce-in-a-lifetime collabo-rations between the artistson hand.
MerleFestThursday, April 25
through Sunday, April 28,MerleFest, presented byWindow World, featured anumber of electric collabo-rations, spontaneous sit-ins, and world-class per-formances.
Wynonna & The BigNoise, Amos Lee, TylerChilders, Sam Bush Band,Brandi Carlile, and TheAvett Brothers all broughtextra MerleFest energy tothe Watson Stage, markinganother successful yearfor the long-running festi-val.
Early estimates showthat from its start onThursday, April 25, to itsclose on Sunday, April28, participation over thefestival's four days exceed-ed 75,000 attendees andartists from across theworld.
MerleFest, held on thecampus of WilkesCommunity College, isthe primary fundraiser forthe WCC Foundation,which funds scholarships,capital projects, and othereducational needs.
"We've had an incredi-ble weekend," FestivalDirector Ted Hagamansaid. "With over 100 artistson 13 stages over thefour days, we again feelwe succeeded in providinga quality and successfulevent for all involved.Preliminary numbers showwe attracted thousands offans from all over theworld. We appreciate theirsupport. This event couldnot happen without thework and dedication of our4,500-plus volunteers andthe many great safety andservice agencies inNorthwestern NorthCarolina. We're alreadylooking forward toMerleFest 2020."
ThursdayChatham County Line
kicked off the 32nd annualMerleFest with a big"newgrass" bang. At thetop of their game,Raleigh-based ChathamCounty Line appearedright at home on one of thebiggest stages their homestate has to offer. AfterThursday's sunset,Wynonna Judd and herband, The Big Noise, setabout conjuring up enoughrock and roll, blues, andcountry juju to knock thefirst-day crowd right offtheir feet. Once the crowdhad recovered, the onesleft with enough energy tocarry on into the wee hourswere treated with moreelectric boogie music inthe form of Donna The
Buffalo. Sporting danceyrhythms and electricimprovisation, Donnaproved to be the ultimateweekend ice-breakers,encouraging the late nightcrowd to let loose duringtheir First Night Dance onthe Bojangles' DanceStage.
FridayBefore the sun had set
on Friday, patrons weretreated to show-stoppingsets from the likes ofTexas troubadourRadney Foster, Boston-based bluegrassers MileTwelve, and the soft folkharmonies and humorousmusings of The MilkCarton Kids. Upon theclose of the Chris AustinS o n g w r i t i n gCompetition, festival first-timer Amos Lee took theWatson Stage with hisunique blend of soulfulAmericana.Tyler Childersclosed out the WatsonStage with his now famousconcoction of mountainmusic, old school coun-try, and 1960s The Band-ish rock and roll. Underthe bright stage lights,Childers rollicked throughsongs off of his award-winning 2017 album"Purgatory" to the delightof fans, some of whom hadtraveled to MerleFest onChilders' merit alone.During Childers' set,eclectic folk rockersScythian set up in theDance Tent for their sec-ond set of the day, theannual Friday NightDance. Keeping the nightowls rocking until almostmidnight, Scythianreminded fans just howfun their music can be.
SaturdaySaturday saw Chris
Austin SongwritingCompetition winners per-form on the Cabin Stageto an audience eager tohear these up-and-comingsongwriters beforethey've hit the big time.Now in its 27th year, thecontest is an extraordi-nary opportunity for aspir-ing writers to have theiroriginal songs heard andjudged by a panel of musicindustry professionals(Joey Ryan and KennethPattengale, better knownas The Milk Carton Kids,Cruz Contreras of TheBlack Lillies, and Texas-troubadour RadneyFoster), under the direc-tion of volunteer contestchairperson, GrammyA w a r d - w i n n i n gsinger/songwriter JimLauderdale.
The first round of theCASC took place inNashville, Tenn., andwas narrowed downfrom 970 entries to 12finalists representing fourcategories: bluegrass,country, general andGospel/inspirational.
Each of the 12 final-ists received admissionand lodging for threenights at MerleFest.Finalists attended a work-shop Friday morning givenby D'Addario prior to thefinals. After the contest, allfinalists took part in asongwriting mentoringsession with JimLauderdale and the on-sitejudges. The first-placewinners in each categoryreceived $600 cash fromMerleFest, a perform-ance at the Cabin Stage onFriday night, and a 20-minute set on Saturday atthe Cabin Stage. In addi-tion, the first-place win-ners received a live per-formance/recording ses-sion with Saloon StudiosLive, D'Addario strings,Shubb Capos, and theirwinning song will be airedon WNCW 88.7. Netproceeds from the ChrisAustin SongwritingContest help support theWilkes CommunityCollege Chris AustinMemorial Scholarship.See below for a completelisting of winners andfinalists.
On Saturday, MollyTuttle returned to theMerleFest stage for thefirst time since she wonthe Chris AustinSongwriting Competition
in 2012. A rabid crowdate up every guitar lick andmelody Tuttle played asshe continues to push theenvelope of what can beplayed on a dreadnaughtguitar. The Waybacks'annual Hillside AlbumHour found the bay-areaband covering LedZeppelin IV in its entire-ty with Sarah Dugas (for-merly of The Duhks) han-dling most of the vocalduties and Sam Bush, JensKruger, Red Young, andTony Williamson back-ing them up for yet anoth-er memorable Saturdayafternoon set. Sam BushBand lit up the WatsonStage ahead of BrandiCarlile, running throughhis career-spanning cata-log of "New Grass" tunesand closing with his newrousing rock and rollanthem, "Stop TheViolence". TraditionalBluegrass super groupEarls of Leicester onceagain paid excellent hom-age to the giants of thegenre, Lester Flatt andEarl Scruggs. In an era ofprogression for the genre,the Earls brand of pick-ing reminded the crowdthat it's perfectly OK tostick with tradition fromtime to time. BrandiCarlile and her bandclosed out Saturday withher signature songwritingstyle and vocal fireworks.Drawing from hernewest release, "By TheWay, I Forgive You," andthen diving deeper intoher past works, Carlile andlongtime musical partnersTim and Phil Hanserothbelted and whispered inclose three-part harmonieswell enough to makeevery last MerleFestattendee's jaw drop. Toclose out an already spe-cial night, Sunday headlin-ers Seth and Scott Avett ofThe Avett Brothers joinedCarlile around a single micat the front edge of theWatson Stage and per-formed the Avett's"Murder In The City",drawing a huge reactionfrom the already stunnedcrowd.
SundayNorth Carolina
Governor Roy Cooperintroduced Steep CanyonRangers Sunday afternoonon the Watson Stage. Latelast year, Gov. Cooperdeclared 2019 to be NorthCarolina's "Year ofMusic", adding, "frombluegrass to the blues,from gospel to funk,from beach music to indieand hip hop, NorthCarolina is the birthplaceof many musical stylesand iconic performers."Gov. Cooper was in atten-dance for Steep CanyonRangers' "North CarolinaSongbook" set on theWatson Stage whichdove into the rich historyof the region's music,specifically the musicalheritage of their-and thefestival's-home state, andsolidified their place inMerleFest lore. Bluegrasspatriarch and hair-stylepioneer Del McCoury cel-ebrated his 80th birthdaysurrounded by friends,family, and the DelMcCoury Band. Del andthe boys fired up theHillside Stage, highlight-ing his eight-decade mile-stone with class and stylethat only the McCouryscan provide. NorthCarolina's own The AvettBrothers closed out thefestival after having joinedtheir father, Jim Avett,for Sunday's annualGospel Hour. On theWatson Stage, gladlyplaying tunes that spannedtheir almost-two-decadelong career, The AvettBrothers had the crowdsinging along from thevery first line. Whilemany MerleFest patronshave seen the Avetts at thefestival before, this per-formance proved that thebrothers and their bandhave now truly transcend-ed to the next level ofmuch-deserved stardom.
BackPorch Bluegrass performed on Saturday. Members include Jake Joines WesTuttle, David Culler, Jim Matthews and Jon Cornatzer. Record photo by Larry Griffin
R.G. Absher and Blue Rock closed the Friday segment of the ChickenFest. Leftto right are R.G. Absher, Joel Hawks, Roger Chris Shore and Keith Hall.Record photo by Larry Griffin.
Libby Harbour performing at The 1915 during Carolina in the Fall.
Mike Palmer inducted into theBlue Ridge Music Hall of Fame
By JERRY LANKFORDRecord Editor
Mike Palmer is known to many as "The Musician's Priest" because of thesound advice and support he gives to players from beginning students to sea-soned professionals.
And, few folks have been as supportive of the local music scene than Palmer.For these efforts, Palmer, 64, the owner of Main Street Music and Loan, was
honored with the Dr. T.R. Bryan Wilkes Heritage Music Award.The award was presented during the June inductions of the Blue Ridge Music
Hall of Fame, which was held at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro.In his memory, the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Trustees have partnered
with the Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society to the create the Dr. T.R. Bryan WilkesHeritage Music Award. This annual award is given to a person who has con-tributed to music on a local level in Wilkes County. Members of the WilkesAcoustic Folk Society nominate three candidates each year, and past recipientsof the award nominate two candidates. All recipients are considered members ofthe Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame and are awarded with a special plaque.
Musician Bill Williams, who received the award last year, presented theplaque to Palmer during Friday evening's inductions.
During an interview with The Record, Palmer said, "It never crossed my mindthat I'd receive this award because I didn't think I was qualified for it. I just dowhat I do. I've never looked for recognition."
Palmer knew Dr. Bryan well."He was the doctor of both my children," he said, "And he delivered my
daughter, Kristin. When we would have picking parties at the house, Dr. Bryanand Ruth were always there. I have some video of him singing along to the topof his voice. His profession was being a doctor, but he was a great family manand music was a great part of his life. Music was his peace of mind. He support-ed music in Wilkes County in many ways. And Ruth did, too. If he was there,she was right by his side."
As for the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, Palmer said, "It's a great organi-zation. They are bringing to the forefront what really happens here.”
Mike Palmer (above left) accepts the Dr. T.R. Bryan award from last year'swinner, Wilkes musician Bill Williams at the Blue Ridge Hall of Fame induc-tion ceremony. Photo by Monty Combs.
LostContinued from 1Aas medical malpractice, prod-uct liability and personalinjury cases, at her family'sfourth-generation law firm.When her declining healthforced her to leave that posi-tion, she did so only afterdiligently and enthusiastical-ly passing along knowledgeof the job to her grandsonwho replaced her.
For more than 50 years,she taught children's Bibleclasses at Wilkesboro churchof Christ. As a lifelong anddevoted student of the Bible,she participated in BibleStudy Fellowship for severalyears.
She served in both theWilkesboro Women's Cluband the Delta Kappa Gammahonorary society for womeneducators for many years,parking cars at MerleFestmuch longer than her richage should have allowed.When not parking cars, Lilliecould be found in either theTraditional Tent watchingWayne Henderson and theKruger Brothers, or at theMain Stage listening anddancing to the joyful exuber-ant music of Scythian (herfavorite Irish/Gypsy musicband).
Lillie was preceded inhomegoing by the love of herlife, Joe Oliver Brewer; herparents, T.R. Bryan, Sr., andNell Plyler Bryan, and herbrothers, Dr. T. R. Bryan, Jr.and Jackson Bryan.
Cherishing her memoryand inspired to try to followher example are her son,Gregory J. Brewer (Lisa) ofNorth Wilkesboro, NC;daughter, Tonya BrewerOsborne (Joey) of Hickory,NC; grandchildren, JosephZachary "Zack" Brewer,David Bryan Brewer, TannerPaige Clifton, KarsenElizabeth Osborne and SadieOlivia Osborne; sisters,Rhoda Jean Billings (Don) ofLewisville, NC, Suzie BryanWiles (David) of Wilkesboro,NC, and brother, John Q.Bryan (Janet) of Wilmington,NC, as well as a delightfulclan of nieces and nephews,and great-nieces and great-nephews. The family wishesto thank Lillie's skilled, com-passionate caregivers: NenaShepherd, Donna Poole,Emily Poole, Diane Greer,and Polly Nichols.
Per Mrs. Brewer's wishes,a public memorial servicewas held on Saturday, March16, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at theWilkesboro Church of Christlocated at 1740 CurtisBridge Road, Wilkesboro,N.C.
Bill Casey
Mr. William "Bill" EllerCasey age 91 of NorthWilkesboro, passed awayMonday, September 09, 2019at his home.
Memorial services wereheld 11 a.m., Thursday,September 12, 2019 at FirstUnited Methodist ChurchNorth Wilkesboro with Dr.Tim Roberts officiating. Thefamily received friendsimmediately following theservice in the Faith Center.
Bill was born August 30,1928 in Wilkes County toAndrew Harrison Casey andVera Eller Casey. He graduat-ed Wake Forest College in1950 and was an Army com-bat veteran having served inKorea. He was a LifeInsurance Agent. Mr. Caseywas a member of First UnitedMethodist Church of NorthWilkesboro. He was active incivic and church affairs,Casey served as president ofthe Winston-Salem CertifiedLife Underwriter Chapter,president of the NorthWilkesboro Kiwanis Club,and held various positions atNorth Wilkesboro FirstUnited Methodist Church,and served as Scoutmasterfor Boy Scout Troop 335 formany years and was awardedthe Silver Beaver for distin-guished service to boyhoodby the Old Hickory Councilof the Boy Scouts of Americain January 1975.
In addition to his parents,he was preceded in death byhis sisters; Lucille Wilsonand Mary Ann Sigmon.
Mr. Casey is survived byhis wife; Frances LouiseHarris Casey of the home,two daughters; Ellen Caseyand husband ThomasHemmendinger of Hope,Rhode Island and Sarah
Howell and husband KeithHowell of North Wilkesboro,a son; Andrew Casey andwife Lisa Casey of NorthWilkesboro, seven grandchil-dren; Emily Pardue and hus-band Joseph, AnnaHemmendinger, WilliamHowell, Molly Casey,Samuel Hemmendinger,Catherine Howell andBarbara Casey and a greatgrandson; Carson Pardue.
J.C. Faw
Well known Wilkes busi-nessman J.C. Faw diedTuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.
Mr. Faw began his entre-preneurial career in the early1950's when he acquired hisfirst grocery store in NorthWilkesboro. Between theearly 1950's and 1983, hisprincipal efforts were direct-ed toward the developmentand operations of Lowe'sFood Stores, Inc. WhenLowe's food Stores was soldto Merchant's Distributors,Inc. in 1983, it had grown toa chain of 75 grocery stores,25 convenience stores and 12restaurants doing an annualsales volume of approximate-ly $250 million. Part ofLowe's Foods' growth result-ed from Mr. Faw developingthe real estate and construct-ing strip shopping centers incertain market areas locatedin North Carolina and south-ern Virginia, for a number ofthe stores in which Lowe'soperated.
In the late 1970's andearly 1980's, Mr. Faw and abusiness partner built andoperated a chain of 11 verysuccessful Hardees franchiserestaurants. These restau-rants were sold back toHardees when Mr. Faw andhis business partner startedthe Bojangle's Restaurantchain. Although he sold hisinterest in the originalBojangle's company in the1980's, he still owned threeBojangle's franchises. Otherfranchise food service opera-tions he owned includeArby's, Subway and TacoBell. All of these units arelocated in the Foothills andPiedmont section of NorthCarolina.
After the sale of Lowe'sFood Stores, Inc., Mr. Fawformed Fast Track, Inc., achain of convenience storeslocated in the Piedmont andFoothills sections of NorthCarolina. Fast Track current-ly operates 13 conveniencestores and primarily marketsShell petroleum products. Inaddition to conventional con-venience store operations,Fast Tracks also operates co-branded franchise operationswith several well known foodfanchisers. The real estate formost of the Fast Track storeswas developed and owned byMr. Faw.
In 1984, Mr. Faw started amotel operation which waslater incorporated as AddisonProperties, Inc., jointlyowned by Mr. Faw and hisson, James Clayton Faw.Over the years several fran-chised hotel properties wereacquired and later sold.
Although Mr. Faw hadbeen involved in new andused automobile operationson a small scale throughouthis career, in the late 1980'she and another individualacquired the dealership forCadillac, Oldsmobile andother General Motors prod-ucts located in Elkin. Thatdealership was operated prof-itably until it was sold in1991. Mr. Faw and his part-ner then acquired the dealer-ship in Wilkes County, thathad the franchises forCadillac, Oldsmobile,Pontiac, GM Trucks, Dodgeand Nissan. In 1992, Mr. Fawacquired his partner's interestin that dealership with hisson under the corporate nameof Premier Chevrolet Buick,Inc. Mr. Faw also ownedAuto USA, Inc., the WilkesCounty dealer for Chrysler,Dodge and Jeep.
Mr. Faw's real estatedevelopment endeavorsbegan primarily with stripshopping centers and Lowe'sFood Stores being the anchortenant, and these activitiesexpanded over the years toinclude the construction of anumber of other commercialand residential properties.These properties includeshopping centers, warehous-es, restaurants, motels,hotels, residential subdivi-sions, office buildings, con-venience stores and automo-
bile dealerships. This devel-opment has been accom-plished both through the useof general contractors as wellas through the use of sub-contractors with Mr. Fawserving as his own generalcontractor.
Charles Avery Gilliam
Charles Avery Gilliam,age 88, of Ronda passedaway Sunday, June 30, 2019at his home. Mr. Gilliam wasborn February 12, 1931 toDon Spurgon Gilliam andMyrtle Clementine HarrisGilliam.
In addition to his parents,he was preceded in death byhis wife, Bobbie Ann GreenGilliam; three brothers, D.Flake and wife Evelyn,Robert, and infant brotherRex; two sisters NormaCasstevens and husbandGray, and Kathleen Pardueand husband Glenn.
Mr. Gilliam is survived byhis daughters, Jan Gilliam,Ann Deal and husbandThomas; grandsons, Charles"Chas" Deal and wifeHannah, Christopher Deal;brother-in-law O.L. "Lonnie"Brown and wife Dottie; sis-ter-in-law, Dot Gilliam; sev-eral cousins, nieces, andnephews.
Mr. Gilliam served in theUS Army in England from1951 - 1953 and was a life-long member of BethelBaptist Church.
Mr. Gilliam ran RondaHardware for 46 years. Hehelped establish the RondaFire Department and servedas chief for 27 years. Heplayed a supporting role inhelping secure the buildingof the "new" Ronda bridgeand bringing a branch ofYadkin Valley Bank toRonda.
Funeral services wereheld at 2:00 p.m. Saturday,July 6 at Bethel BaptistChurch with Dr. SteveFowler officiating. Burialwith full Military Honors byVeterans of Foreign WarsPost 10346 Honor Guardfollowed in the church ceme-tery.
Junior Johnson
NASCAR legend RobertGlenn "Junior" Johnson diedFriday, Dec. 20, under hos-pice care in Charlotte. Hewas 88.
Junior Johnson, who wasborn in raised in Ronda, cuthis teeth driving fast carsfilled with illicit moonshinethrough the back roads ofwestern North Carolina. Heentered racing at an earlyage.
Mike Staley of Wilkes,the son of Enoch Staley - acharter member of NASCARand former owner of theNorth Wilkesboro Speedway- said his father saw potentialin the young moonshine run-ner.
"Junior and Dad weregood friends and went wayback," Staley said. "When he(Johnson) was about 16, mydad picked him up. Juniorwas working in a field, plow-ing behind a mule. My dadtold him they needed a driverfor a race. Junior went withhim to the track, got in thecar and took off."
Staley added that hisfather and Johnson remainedgood friends up until the timeof Enoch Staley's death in1995
Racing was in Johnson'sblood. His first NASCARrace was in 1953 where heran in the Southern 500 atDarlington, S.C. His firstcheckered flag came in 1955at Hickory Motor Speedway.Appropriately enough, hisfinal victory came at theNorth Wilkesboro Speedwayduring the 1965 Wilkes 400.
He ran 313 races over his14-year driving career, takinga total of 50 wins, 148 top 10finishes and 46 poles. His lastrace was in 1966 in theAmerican 500 atRockingham.
His achievements in the
sport of racing include:Winner of the 1960
Daytona 500;Six-time Winston Cup
Series Owner'sChampionship with CaleYarborough (1976, 1977 and1978) and Dale Waltrip(1981, 1982 and 1985);
Named one of NASCAR's50 Greatest Drivers in 1998;
International MotorsportsHall of Fame Inductee in1990;
Motorsports Hall of Fameof America Inductee in 1991;
NASCAR Hall of FameInductee in 2010.
Mike Staley, as did hisfather, considered JuniorJohnson to be a friend.
"I was invited severaltimes to eat breakfast withhim. I enjoyed the time Ispent with him. It was great.It was a lot of fun."
And Johnson never forgothis roots.
Staley said, "He was loyalto Wilkes County and thepeople who got him where hewas."
Julius A. Rousseau Jr
The Honorable Julius A.Rousseau Jr., 88, retired sen-ior resident Superior Courtjudge for the 23rd JudicialDistrict (Wilkes, Ashe,Alleghany and Yadkin coun-ties), died Thursday, Oct. 3,2019, at Kate B. ReynoldsHospice Home in Winston-Salem.
A Celebration of Lifeservice were held at noonSaturday, Oct. 12, 2019, atFirst United MethodistChurch of North Wilkesboro,with Dr. Tim Roberts and Dr.William T. Medlin, III offici-ating . The Rousseau familyreceived friends followingthe service in the FaithCenter.
Born in North Wilkesboroon Dec. 3 1930, JudgeRousseau was the son of theHonorable Julius A. andGertrude Hall Rousseau.Julius A. Rousseau Sr. was anN.C. Superior Court judgefrom 1935-1958. Combined,the father and son served asN.C. Superior Court judgesfor more than 50 years.
The younger JudgeRousseau was also an emer-gency Superior Court judge,a part-time position appoint-ed by the governor, from1999-2015. He first became ajudge when named to fill theunexpired term of ResidentSenior Superior Court JudgeRobert M. Gambill in 1972.He was subsequently electedto eight-year terms in 1974,1982, and 1990. He had thelongest tenure of anySuperior Court judge in thestate when he retired in late1998.
He and the former GaryMaxwell were married inAugust 1955, and they hadone son, Julius A. RousseauIII, an attorney in New YorkCity, who is married toSharon Campbell Rousseau.The couple lived inWilkesboro until they movedto Arbor Acres UnitedMethodist RetirementCommunity in Winston-Salem a few years ago.
Judge Rousseau is sur-vived by his wife, son anddaughter-in-law, adoptedgrandchildren; Daniel, Jayand Stephanie Shinaman,Neal and Jackson Smith andspecial friends; Dr. and Mrs.Brad Shinaman and Mr. andMrs. Brian Smith.
In addition to his parents,he was preceded in death bythree sisters, Nelle RousseauBailey, Frances RousseauAlspaugh and NancyRousseau Kern.
Judge Rousseau graduat-ed from North WilkesboroHigh School in 1949, fromthe University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill(where he played football asa walk-on) with an under-graduate degree in 1953 andfrom the UNC School of Lawin 1956.
He had a solo law practicein North Wilkesboro from1956-1962, and was a partnerin Moore & Rousseau inWilkesboro from 1963 until1972, when he became aSuperior Court judge. JudgeRousseau was chairman ofthe Wilkes CountyDemocratic Party ExecutiveCommittee from 1961-1968.
Judge Rousseau was alifelong member of the FirstUnited Methodist Church ofNorth Wilkesboro, where heserved on the church's boardof trustees and was a member
of the Men's Bible Class. Healso was a member of theNorth Wilkesboro KiwanisClub and North Wilkesboro'sElks Lodge.
He served for about 20years with other trial judgeson the state's Pattern JuryInstruction Committee, a vol-unteer body that createsannual supplements tojudges' instructions to juries,based on changes in statutoryand case law. He also waspresident of the N.C.Conference of SuperiorCourt Judges.
He was a member of thecommittee that designed thecurrent Wilkes CountyCourthouse in Wilkesboro,which opened the same yearhe retired as a senior residentSuperior Court judge.
N.C. Supreme CourtJustice Sarah Parker present-ed Judge Rousseau the Orderof the Long Leaf Pine, one oftop awards given by the gov-ernor, in 2012.
In a newspaper interviewin late 1998, Judge Rousseausaid he simply wanted to beremembered as fair. He con-tinued, "I've tried to be thebest judge I know how….todo what is right regardless ofwho or what a person was. Imade some people mad in theprocess, but I have been ableto put my head down and goto sleep each night."
The family request that inlieu of flowers, memorials bemade to Wilkes ADAP POBox 968 North Wilkesboro,NC 28659, First UnitedMethodist Church of NorthWilkesboro Memorial FundPO Box 1145 NorthWilkesboro, NC 28659 or tothe Donor's Choice.
Conrad Shaw
Conrad Shaw, a wellknown educator, civic leaderand WWII Marine Corps vet-eran died on Saturday, Aug.31.
The following is his obit-uary.
Dr. Conrad Aldean Shaw,Sr. age 94, went to be withhis Lord and Savior onSaturday Aug. 31, 2019.
He was born on Nov. 30,1924, in Alleghany County.He was preceded in death byhis parents, Martin H. andRecie McKnight Shaw, andhis brother, Dwight M. Shaw.
He is survived by hiswonderful wife of 73 years,Elizabeth (Lib), who he metat Appalachian StateUniversity and married onDec. 21, 1945; son, Conal,and Annette Shaw ofRoanoke, Va.; daughter,Cathy, and Steve Snipes ofNorth Wilkesboro; grand-daughter, Catherine, and MacMarlow of Roanoke, Va.;grandson, Jonathan, andStacie Shaw of Richmond,Va.; granddaughter, Laura,and David Brooks ofWilkesboro; granddaughter,Rachel, and Eric Sutphin ofConcord; great grandson,Nathaniel Marlow ofRoanoke, Va.; great grand-daughter, Olivia Marlow ofRoanoke, Va.; great grand-daughter, Caroline Shaw ofRichmond, Va.; great grand-sons, Connor and CorbinBrooks of Wilkesboro; fostergreat grandbaby, Isabella; asister, Wynnogene Day ofSavannah, Ga.; a brother,Kyle, and Barbara Shaw ofHouston, Texas.
Dr. Shaw was a veteran ofthe United States MarineCorps, having served threeyears, two of which were inthe South Pacific (NewCalidonia, Gudalcanal, andOkinawa).
Dr. Shaw and his wife,Elizabeth, and son, Conal,moved to North Wilkesboroin August 1948 to teach busi-ness subjects at NorthWilkesboro High School.After four years in that posi-tion, Dr. Shaw became prin-cipal of North WilkesboroElementary School (gradesone through eight) in 1952 asNorth Wilkesboro andWilkesboro High Schoolsmerged into Wilkes CentralHigh School. He served asprincipal for 14 years.
When Wilkes CommunityCollege opened its doors formulti-classes on July 1, 1966in the Wilkesboro PrimarySchool Building, collegePresident Dr. HowardThompson invited him tojoin him in the position ofBusiness Officer for the col-lege. The responsibilitiesconsisted of accounting andbudgeting of finances, and
plant and grounds manage-ment. The new college facil-ities, consisting of threebuildings, were completed inApril 1970. Dr. Shaw over-saw growth of the college. Itwent from zero to eightbuildings, 2,200 students,and 90 acres of land.
In 1972, Dr. Shaw andfour other CommunityCollege Business Officersand the State CommunityDirector of Finance were thefounding officers of theAssociation of CommunityCollege Business Officers,ACCBO. The ACCBO meet-ings throughout the stateenabled the officers to learnmore as the new NorthCarolina Community CollegeSystem progressed. Dr.Shaw served as president ofACCBO in 1974-75.
Dr. Shaw's educationalcareer spanned 47 years, allof which were in WilkesCounty. He earned aBachelor of Science andMaster of Arts fromAppalachian StateUniversity, and a Doctor ofEducation from NovaUniversity in FortLauderdale, Fla. He alsotook courses at theUniversity of Nebraska atOmaha and Florida State. In1994, Dr. Shaw was chosenas the Outstanding CollegeBusiness Officer of RegionXI, which included NorthCarolina, South Carolina,Tennessee, Kentucky, WestVirginia, and Virginia.
Other life contributionsincluded service at FirstBaptist Church of NorthWilkesboro as SundaySchool teacher, SundaySchool Superintendent,President of the Men'sBrotherhood, Director of theBaptist Training Union(BTU), Deacon beginning in1952, Chairman of the Boardof Deacons several times,Chairman of the BuildingRenovation Committee forthe educational building, andwas named Deacon Emeritusin 2017. He loved the churchand loved serving the Lord.
The North WilkesboroLions Club was Dr. Shaw'scivic love, having almost 100percent attendance since1952. He served in a numberof positions including theoffice of president in 1973-74and 2000-2001. He wasnamed the Rotary Club'sCitizen of the Year in Marchof 2019. His hobbies includ-ed collecting antique radios,and he and Mrs. Shaw weremembers in the westernsquare dance club, the ToryOak Twirlers for 31 years. Heenjoyed traveling throughoutthe United States and tomany other countries withfriends since his retirementfrom the college in 1995.
The family receivedfriends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, atReins Sturdivant FuneralHome. Funeral services wereheld at 2 p.m. on Monday,Sept. 2, 2019, in the sanctu-ary of First Baptist Church ofNorth Wilkesboro, with Dr.Bert Young and Rev. SteveSnipes officiating. A privateburial was held at ScenicMemorial Gardens.
Patricia Lynn Worth,
Patricia Lynn Worth, age59, of Sparta, N.C., passedaway Wednesday, Feb. 6,2019 at Wake Forest BaptistHealth in Winston-Salem,N.C.
She was a well-knownmusician and journalist inwestern North Carolina
She was born Nov. 5,1959 in Ashe County, N.C.,to June Weaver Worth andthe late Will Allen Worth.She was a graduate of theUniversity of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill with a degreein Journalism.
Lynn is survived by hermother, June Weaver Worthof Jefferson, N.C.; two broth-ers: Thomas Worth and wifeCynthia of Oak Ridge, N.C.,Phil Worth and wife Les ofGrassy Creek, N.C.; a specialniece, Ellen Worth ofArizona; a special nephew,Andrew Worth of SouthKorea; her furry canine kids:Punky, Belle,and Red alongwith Tux the cat and his bud-dies of the home.
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