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NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020 VOL. 38, NO. 32 Only 25¢
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — THE HOMEPLACE OF AMERICANA MUSIC Contact us at 336-667-0134, e-mail [email protected]
Jerry Lankford writes his obituary every day...
See Welborn, 6A
Ellen Lankford at age 16
Arbor Music Arbor Music will be held at
Arbor Grove United Methodist
Church on Arbor Grove
Church Road in Purlear on
Thursday, Jan. 23. Food
serving begins at 5 p.m. with
the music starting at 7 p.m.
Rev. Graylin Carlton, (above left) a Wilkes native, who is minister at Oak Grove
Missionary Baptist Church in Walktertown, was among those who spoke during
the Reflection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during Monday morning’s, annual
tribute to King held at the Stone Center in North Wilkesboro. Also shown are his
parents, mother, Perry, and father, Evon, who are Wilkes residents. The event is
hosted and organized by Men in Christ Ministry. Record photo by Heather Dean
Men In Christ Ministry hold 14th Annual MLK Jr.
Commemorative Breakfast By HEATHER DEAN
Record Reporter
The morning's message was clear - do
your best to continue the love and com-
passion that gives way to change, in
every aspect of your life every day.
The room was full at Men In Christ
Ministry's 14th annual Martin Luther
King, Jr. Commemorative Breakfast at
the Stone Center in North Wilkesboro
Some came from as far away as
Charlotte.
Rev. Winford Griffin, from Clarks
Chapel Baptist Church in Statesville, said
in the event's opening prayer "Thank you
Lord for this day that we have never seen
and will never see again, and help us to
do our best in your name."
Dr. Rev Terry Hunt, from Life Center,
in Lenoir read from Matthew Chapter 5,
and admonished those in attendance to
"keep in our hearts those that have gone
before us."
Brother Craig Tidline played the piano
as the audience joined in singing Lift
Every Voice and Sing, before breakfast
was served.
After breakfast, Rev. Richard K. Watts
from Rickards Chapel AME Zion wel-
comed the crowd. "We are here to reflect,
not only on the man, but to reflect on his
speeches, to reflect that today is a day is
a day for change, inspired to be better,
inspired to love, inspired to forgive,
inspired to do justice, inspired to make all
See King, page 3A
Wilkes Republican Party to host event for commissioner candidates
A Meet and Greet event, featuring Republican can-
didates for the Wilkes County Board of
Commissioners, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 23, at
the Wilkesboro Civic Center on School Street in
Wilkesboro.
The event, which is hosted by the Wilkes County
Republican Party, begins at 7 p.m. All Wilkes County
Commissioner candidates are expected to be on hand.
The public is welcome to attend.
Wilkes County Republican Party Chairman Blake
Lovette said, “We're looking forward to having all the
commissioner candidates there and to hear what they Blake Lovette
have to say. They will also have a chance to answer questions from the audience. It
should be a very informative night.”
Wilkes County Register of Deeds Misty Smithey seeks re-election
Misty Smithey
Misty M. Smithey is seeking
reelection as Wilkes County
Register of Deeds in the March
3, Republican primary.
Smithey is in her third year
as the elected register of deeds
and worked in the office a little
over 12 years before that.
Soon after she was first
elected, she started the process
of making deeds and certain
other records in the office avail-
able online.
"Safety and security is of the
upmost importance when
records are made available
online so deeds and other real
estate records went through an
OCR optical character recogni-
tion process to redact sensitive
information that could be used
in identity theft or fraud," said
Smithey.
Grantor and grantee land
records in the register of deeds
office back to 1972, index
books back to 1926, plat map
index, restrictive covenant
index and assumed name index
from the office are available
through a new website built
to provide this access. A fax
machine and scanning capabili-
ties were added and all staff in
the office now have email
addresses. Through
ncvitals.com, a new program
implemented, people can
request and pay for birth, death
or marriage certificates online
and receive them by mail.
Staff of the Vital Records
Division of the N.C.
Department of Health and
Human services provided six
hours of training on Electronic
Birth Registration Systems
(EBRS), which allows a register
of deeds to certify birth records
under his or her seal. With
EBRS, citizens born in any
See Smithey, page 3A
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WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — HOME of WILKES HERITAGE MUSEUM, BLUE RIDGE MUSIC HALL OF FAME, THE RECORD PARK, CHICKENFEST and AMERICANA DAY
The killing of Rhonda Hinson
See Hinson, page 3A
"Flash said he can't 100% remember
all who went. He said there were two
car loads of people on that escapade.
Besides Richard [Epley], he thinks it
was his majors, Robert Lane, [the late]
Pat Messick, the late Paul Mayfield,
Greg Calloway, and Richard's preacher
who was at Hopewell Baptist Church,
he believes. Flash said Richard caught
him off guard and said he knew he
could look at Greg and tell if he killed
Rhonda. Richard said let's go to his
workplace and interview him. So it's
like all that was just out of the blue...on
a whim."
Once inside Brittain Engineering,
Sheriff Epley and Detective Pruett
asked to speak with Greg McDowell
who presently appeared in the hallway.
Flash recorded in his 1997case notes:
"McDowell escorted us to a confer-
ence room near the front of the build-
ing…McDowell was cordial and open
to our questions. We told him we were
reviewing the case…We didn't question
him but just informed him we were
looking into the matter again…."
In 1981, Greg McDowell was poly-
graphed for the first time. According to
extant records, the results were "incon-
clusive," necessitating a second ses-
sion. As previously reported, in his
recapitulative notes, Detective Pruett
Greg McDowell was not at all sur-
prised that law enforcement visited him
on Tuesday Dec. 23, 1997-the 16th
anniversary of the killing of Rhonda
Hinson.
He said as much to the cadre of
investigators who sat down in his office
at Brittain Engineering in Hickory.
"He said he read the Charlotte
Observer interview on Rhonda Hinson
and felt we would be coming to talk
with him," Detective James "Flash"
Pruett typed in a synopsis of the unan-
nounced official visit to interview the
man who was her "boyfriend" when she
was shot to death on Wednesday Dec.
23, 1981.
However, the 34-year-old engineer
was likely astonished at the sheer num-
ber of men who appeared to interrogate
him.
Detective Pruett was equally sur-
prised by what went down that winter
afternoon when Sheriff Richard Epley
precipitously decided to move forward
with interviewing McDowell, thereby
countermanding a previously con-
Rhonda Tuesday, December 23rd:
Pruett reported:
'entourage' that entered McDowell's
office shortly after lunch on that
He spoke of an they unfolded.
ceived plan to interrogate him at a later
date when more facts relative to the
case had been apprehended.
In one of many conversations with
this writer, Flash-through dictation to
his wife Rhonda-detailed the events as
Editor's note: This is the continua-
tion of a series about the Dec. 23, 1981
murder of Rhonda Hinson
By LARRY J. GRIFFIN
Special Investigative Reporter
For The Record
"Rhonda, I am real depressed and I
think I am going to kill myself. You say
I don't trust you, well you don't trust
me. Believe what you want; but I love
only you and you know it. I can't
believe you said those things and when
[my puppy dog] wasn't there to meet me
after 4th, I decided I am just going to be
a dead rabbit."-Greg McDowell in a
letter to Rhonda Hinson. The under-
score is Greg's emphasis.
Shown above are, left to right, Greg McDowell and Detective James "Flash"
Pruett who questioned McDowell's in his Hickory office at Brittain
Engineering.
Part 41 in a series
In Sports
Central Middle’s Ruth Privette
brings the ball up court
American Education Week
During American Education Week, Wilkes County Retired
School Personnel, Keith Lyall of Horace Mann Insurance and
Chuck and Pauletta Parker showed their appreciation for all
that the school personnel in the county does for the children
by providing each personnel with an apple. Ten brave souls
sorted, loaded and delivered 1,500 apples to 22 Wilkes
County Schools and the Board of Education in below freezing
temperatures. Pictured are Teresa Foster, Judy Parsons,
Brenda Dobbins, Jan Huggins, Jamie Huffman, Dennis
Huggins, Linda Little and James Huffman. Not pictured are
Keith Lyall and Bill Parsons.
The Record - North Wilkesboro, N.C. - January 22, 2020 - Page 2A
MerleFest Announces Lineup Additions For 2020 Festival MerleFest, presented by Window World, has
announced the next round of artist additions for
MerleFest 2020, which will be held April 23-26.
Additional artists will include Melissa Etheridge,
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The Marcus King
Band, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and John Cowan
will be joining the annual homecoming of musicians and
music fans on the campus of Wilkes Community College
in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the
Blue Ridge Mountains.
The announcement adds five great artists to
MerleFest's already stacked lineup: Willie Nelson &
Family, Alison Krauss, John Prine, The Jerry Douglas
Band, Sam Bush, Billy Strings, Jim Lauderdale, Kruger
Brothers, The Waybacks, Scythian, Donna the Buffalo,
Peter Rowan and the Free Mexican Airforce, Tommy
Emmanuel, Colin Hay, Shinyribs, Charley Crockett,
Darrell Scott, The Steel Wheels, Kelsey Waldon,
Gangstagrass, Robbie Fulks, Amythyst Kiah, Cordovas,
Alison Brown, Andy May, "B" Townes, Banknotes, Bill
and the Belles, Bryan Sutton, Carol Rifkin, Charles
Welch, Chatham Rabbits, Che Apalache, The Cleverlys,
Creole Stomp with Dennis Stroughmatt, David Holt,
Fireside Collective, Flattop, Happy Traum, Hogslop
String Band, InterACTive Theatre of Jef, Irish Mythen,
Iron Horse Bluegrass, Jack Lawrence, Jeff Little Trio,
Jody Carroll, Joe Smothers, Ken Crouse, Laura
Boosinger, The Local Boys, Los Texmaniacs, Mark
Bumgarner, Mary Flower, Mitch Greenhill, Pete & Joan
Wernick, Piedmont Bluz, Presley Barker, Rev. Robert
Jones, Roy Book Binder, Sierra Ferrell, String Madness,
T. Michael Coleman, Tony Williamson, Wayne
Henderson, The Moore Brothers, The Williams
Brothers, and Wyld Fern.
Melissa Etheridge: Melissa Etheridge stormed onto
the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her
Melissa Etheridge
critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to
an appearance on the 1989 Grammy awards show. For
several years, her popularity grew around such memo-
rable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No
Souvenirs," and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a
Grammy in 1992. Etheridge hit her commercial and
artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993).
The collection featured the massive hits, "I'm the Only
One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of
longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy
Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995,
Etheridge issued her highest-charting album, Your Little
Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "I
Want to Come Over."
Miles and Miles of Hotdogs from an Igloo
How do you eat a mile-
long hot dog?
One foot at a time or at
least that's how Linda Green
approaches the process.
Linda Green stopped in at
the Igloo shop in Millers
Creek to pick up her order.
Linda likes her hotdog all the
way which includes a split
grilled hotdog on a toasted bun with mustard, chili,
Kay Call, owner of The Igloo
menu, and over time the chili
and slaw were perfected and
become a favorite for loyal
customers.
Kay Call is the daughter of
Chancie and Ruth Ashley, and
is now the owner. She recalled
the opening days, when for
the first two years, ice-cream
was the only offering.
Hotdogs were the first non-
ice-cream food added; the
boiled hotdogs were a
favorite, however when the
grill was added customers
loved the extra flavor profile
of grilling the dog to finish it
off. The chili was, and still is,
made from scratch with a
slight sweetness and a nice
texture. The slaw is made
fresh and not complicated.
Cindy Dillard has been
employed at the Igloo for 28
years and was working the
grill during my visit. Cindy
moved around the kitchen and
said.
I do not doubt that there
are many unofficial members
of the hot dog mile club. It's
easy to lose track over the
years, but one thing is for
sure. The modest hot dog has
a way of bringing people
together and producing a lot
of smiles. Kay has done an excellent
job of giving the hot dog its place of honor and respect. She has also preserved a piece of our Americana landscape.
Most of the Igloo build-
ings have been taken down.
However, the one in the
Millers Creek Community is
standing and is home to a
revolving door leading to
miles and miles of tasty hot
dogs.
You will need a napkin!
Carl White is the
Executive Producer and Host
of the award-winning syndi-
cated TV show Carl White's
Life In The Carolinas. The
weekly show is now in its
10th year of syndication and
can be seen in the Charlotte
market on WJZY Fox 46
Saturday's at noon and My40.
The show also streams on
Amazon Prime. For more
information visit
www.lifeinthecarolinas.com.
You can email Carl at
onions, and slaw. Linda is a
loyal customer who has been
getting her hot dog, and ice
cream fix at the Igloo for the
past 40 years.
When I ask her how many
she had ordered over the
years, it seemed to work out to
average two or three for most
weeks. With a mile having
5,280 feet it has taken 40
years, but Linda is close to
either side of a mile of deli-
cious hot dog bliss.
Matt Maston was also in
line, he has been placing his
Igloo order for more than 30
years, he's another fan of the
all the way dog, and he is well
on the way to his membership
in the Hotdog Mile Club. Matt
recalled attending Millers
Creek Elementary School
across the highway from the
Igloo and making regular
trips.
Nowadays the menu offers
up a variety of other options,
however the hot dog rules
supreme at the Igloo. The
business opened in 1976, and
was owned and operated by
Chancie and Ruth Ashley,
who were chicken farmers.
The chicken business was
changing, and the couple
wanted to look at other
income sources.
The building was a mail-
order novelty concept. When
the Igloo opened for business,
the people in the surrounding
area enjoyed visiting for ice
cream. After two years the
hotdogs were added to the
filled order after order with
the greatest of ease.
Debbie Whitley has been
employed for a few years and
said she enjoys being part of
the seven-to-eight-person
team that keeps the food flow-
ing.
Cindy said the chili and
slaw are so well-liked that a
lot of the regulars order their
dogs sloppy, which is double
the amount of an already gen-
erous portion. "It's sloppy
alright, and it's good," she
CARL WHITE
Life in the Carolinas
North Wilkesboro Rotary News During Monday evening’s meeting of the Rotary Club
of North Wilkesboro, which was held at the Brushy
Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery, the program
was presented by N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Jeff
Swagger, who is the Troop F communications officer.
Swagger outlined the history of the N.C. Highway
Patrol from its inception in the 1920’s to today. There
are around 1,800 state trooper in North Carolina. An
interesting aside is that they were all Highway
Patrolmen until the 1970’s when women became mem-
bers of the force and the term Trooper was adopted.
Swagger was introduced by by Mount Airy Rotarian
Gary York (shown left with Swagger). Shown right,
Rotarian Rob Hicks proudly displays a book written by
his father, Crawford Hicks, a 98-year-old WWII veter-
an, who was a bomber pilot. The elder Hicks’ plane was
shot down and he spent some time as a prisoner of war.
Club photos by Gordon Burns
N.W. Kiwanis News
During the Friday, Jan. 17, meeting of the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club, which was held at Oakwoods Country
Club, a program was presented by Mary Smith with other board members for the Catherine H Barber Memorial
Homeless Shelter. Pictured above are Paul Anderson with Board Members from Catherine H Barber memorial
Homeless Shelter. Elizabeth Huffman, Chairman, Bud Smith, Mary Smith, Carolyn Sheets, Gail Handy, Cheryl
Jacobs, and Sharon Phillips.
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Smithey Continued frrom front
county in the state can obtain their certified
birth certificates. Corrections, amendments,
legitimations and similar process can now be
done online instead of through the mail
A new notary public system was installed,
allowing oaths and certificates to be sent and
received digitally. A credit card swipe system
was installed for accepting electronic pay-
ments. Starting in February, the public will be
able to electronically record (e-file) real estate
transactions. A new plat map scanner was
installed to record maps digitally.
Old maps made for building the Blue
Ridge Parkway, the site of W. Kerr Scott
Reservoir before the dam was built, a 20-page
architectural linen set of maps for building the
railroad tracks between Elkin and North
Wilkesboro were sent off for a process that
preserves them. Steps have been taken clean,
mend and preserve other old county records.
Worn and broken furniture in the office was
replaced and a local cabinet maker built oak
shelving to safely house old land record
books.
The "Wilkes County Register of Deeds
Thank a Veteran Program," which provides
discounts for veterans at no charge to them at
almost 100 participating businesses, was
implemented. Over 1,000 veterans have igned
up.
The Wilkes Register of Deeds office host-
ed District 11 of the N.C. Association of
Registers of Deeds. Smithey helped host the
association's fall conference where all 100
counties were represented. Smithey
secured several local businesses as spon-
sors. As a member of the association's vital
records committee, she is helping to write a
new Vital Records Procedural Manual for all
100 register of deeds offices in the state.
Smithey became a certified register of
deeds through the UNC School of
Government and recently sent a deputy regis-
ter of deeds in her office for certification as
well. Smithey said she attends evening meet-
ings to learn about businesses her office works
with, such as surveying, and sets up tables at
events to inform people about the register of
deeds office.
Smithey, 42, lives in Wilkesboro with her
three children, Jacob, Josiah and Jenny.
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Hinson Continued from front latly averred that the young
McDowell "failed" the first
assessment.
Father Charles McDowell acknowledged, in a recorded
conversation, that his son's
initial polygraph's results
were problematic. "…Greg
volunteered to take the poly-
graph because he wanted to
get it out of the way. Then
they said it might not have been valid, because he could
have been on drugs…or could
beat it," Rev. McDowell
explained.
When approached at his
residence on Monday, June
28, 1982, by SBI Special
Agent John Suttle and Detective Steve Whisenant of
the Burke County Sheriff's
Office relative to the possibil-
ity of his taking a polygraph
test to corroborate his and his
son's statements, the
Reverend Mr. McDowell
indicated that "due to his being a preacher and that his
wife and his word about his
son's whereabouts at the time
of the murder should be suffi-
cient…. He would not take a
polygraph test nor would he
agree to go along with letting his son be re-examined on a
polygraph…," the written
summary of the interaction
revealed.
However, on Friday morn-
ing Oct. 29, 1982, the then
King Continued from front those dreams a reality.
Brother Kenneth Turner,
from First Baptist Church, said "Just look at this crowd.
We are so grateful to you. It
was 24 degrees at my house
this morning, and I'm sure it
would have been a nice day to
sleep in and stay home warm.
But just look- as my daddy
would have said, "who would have thunk it?" Thank you for
coming out, and a special
thank you to Wilkes
Communications that donated
$500 to go into our fund for
those in need." Turner then
recognized North Wilkesboro Mayor, Robert Johnson, and
Mark Byrd, Superintendent of
Wilkes County Schools. The
Men in Christ Ministry
(MICM) presented Byrd with
a check from the society and
thanked him for taking care of
the children in Wilkes. Turner said "We (MICM) are very
passionate about the children
of the world today. How we
act as adults, and how we sup-
port the children and how we
support the schools are our
legacy."
Byrd then thanked the MICM for the example they
set for the kids, and he asked
for the continued thoughts
and prayers for the children
and schools in of Wilkes
County.
The Beulah Presbyterian
Church Choir, led by Brother Craig Tidline, along with Rev.
Steve Snipes from
Wilkesboro Presbyterian
Chapel, sang "Let it Start In
Me" before the memorial cer-
emony. Brother Paul
Robinson, from Rickards Chapel AME Zion led the
memorial ceremony. He said
"We are lucky and blessed to
have three members who
made it to 100. Sisters
Gilreath and Barber, and
Brother Howell…that's what I
call success! We need to sit with them and learn their wis-
dom. Things we now take for
granted weren't even invented
yet. If you are lucky to have
grandparents, great-grandpar-
ents, or just elders in your
congregation- sit and talk
with them, don't let that wis- dom be lost." Last year's
memorial ceremony they
called the names of members
they had lost, but Robinson
said they wanted to do it dif-
ferently, and honor everyone,
across denominations and the
community. So he asked those who had lost someone to
please stand and say their
name aloud, and after all the
names were spoken, he asked
the crowd to stand with those
grieving, and all took a
moment of silent prayer and remembrance for them.
Ernest Coles, from Watco
Cleaning, gave the MICM
$500 in honor of his brother,
Billy, who is a member, but
Detective Steve Whisenant
approached 19-year-old Greg
McDowell at N.C. State and
requested that he submit to
another polygraph examina-
tion to be conducted on that
very day. He advised the
detective that he could not provide any additional infor-
mation to supplement that
which he had previously relat-
ed regarding his girlfriend's
death. He hypothesized that
the person who killed Rhonda
could possibly have been
someone that wanted the job she landed at Hickory Steel.
[Note: Though this theory has
been proffered, there is no
evidentiary support for it to be
found in any of the case files
examined to-date.]
But the engineering stu-
dent and former boyfriend did agree to submit to a second
polygraph examination at the
SBI Office-over 10 months
after the killing of Rhonda
Hinson. At noon on the same
day, Assistant Supervisor
[Charles] Whitman adminis- tered the test; upon comple-
tion, he concluded that
"…McDowell was being
truthful in regards to him not
having any involvement in the
death of his girlfriend,
Rhonda Annette Hinson."
Detective Pruett did acknowledge in his synoptic
notes that Greg, "…showed
no deception in the second
time." And then he offered
this caveat, "… the second
was unwell and not able to
attend the days ceremonies.
Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were by Rev.
Graylin Carlton, Wilkes
native, now at Oak Grove
Missionary Baptist in
Walkertown; Rev. William
Fulp, Jr., Beulah Presbyterian
Church in North Wilkesboro;
Rev. Elliott Boston, Liberty Grove Baptist, in Taylorsville.
Carlton said "I put a lot of
prayer into this- I didn't even
know where to start. I listened
to and read every speech I
could find. But his last one, on
March 31, 1968, not knowing that he only had four days left
on this earth, was called
"Remaining Awake through a
Great Revolution." He used
Rip Van Winkle as an exam-
ple of staying aware of our
challenges. When Rip Van
Winkle awoke after a 20 year sleep, he realized that he had
slept through a revolution.
George Washington now
replaced King George.
King challenged us to stay
awake, even though our
human instinct is to hit the
snooze button on many social issues, to wait, to not say any-
thing until someone else does.
We need to remember that
Jesus did not censor himself,
he confronted injustice, he
fought the status quo, and he
started a revolution. It's time
to put our differences away, religious and otherwise, it's
time to cross boundaries and
love and help one another. We
must stay awake and accept
our community challenges. In
Matthew chapter 22, Jesus
was asked "what is the great- est commandment?" We were
told to LOVE. Love thy
neighbor, all of them, the rev-
olution is not over!"
Fulp said "It was the day
after Bloody Sunday. King
said "A man dies when he
refuses to stand up for that which is right, for justice,
when he refuses to take a
stand for that which is true.
Like Christ and Moses, King
was spreading an unpopular
message for his day. But we
have to get over this notion
that he did it for only one race- no, he did it for all- the
underpaid, the poor, the
woman, the children of all
races. The definition of
oppression is a prolonged
cruel or unjust treatment. God
only sees two races, his chil-
dren, and those who are lost. Complacency is a disease
that is spreading now, through
out lives and through the
church, and it is as dangerous
as being labeled a renegade.
We have gotten to the point
that we don't stand up for any- thing unless it affects us per-
sonally. Complacency is
being lukewarm, and you
know what Jesus said about
that. Psalms says that com-
placency is for fools.
Complacency has no place in
the Christian home or the
time was more on Greg's turf
and away from the crime
location."
Predicated upon the afore-
mentioned documentation, it
does appear that Greg
McDowell submitted to two
polygraph sessions-he suc- cessfully passed one of them.
Of course, Sheriff Richard
Epley and Detective James
Pruett were familiar with the
history of McDowell's earlier
interviews with law enforce-
ment as they sat in his
Hickory office on Dec. 23, 1997. As a "cloud of witness-
es" looked on, the two investi-
gators asked Greg to "recall
his memory on the matter and
he recited his version of the story."
But Flash noted a signifi-
cant departure from his state-
ment offered in 1981, shortly
after Rhonda's death. He
assiduously recorded it in his
daily summary: "The main discrepancy
was he admitted Rhonda
called him from Sherry
Pittman's home. He stated
several times he knew
Rhonda was at Sherry's. His
story to officers immediately
following the incident was one of he thought she was at
home when she called. When
I asked questions he kept stat-
ing he couldn't remember."
As Flash "increased pres-
sure," McDowell seemed to
become more nervous. "I
estimated his heart rate on a
Christian Church. We must
walk in love, standing up for freedom, justice, truth, for all
of our neighbors. When will
you stand up?
Boston said "I listened to
the memorial service of Dr
Martin Luther King. And in it,
you could hear someone shout
"we've lost the last good one." And that made me think: God
is not asking us to be someone
else. He is not asking us to be
MLK. He is asking us to be
our best that we can be and to
keep doing good. Hate leads
to fear, and we have fear because we don't know each
other. Kings sermon "A knock
at midnight" was taken from
Luke's parable in chapter 11.
King told us it was midnight
in the social order, on the
national order. . Friends, it is
still midnight. I know that I must do my part to be practi-
cal, to live what I preach. And
we can pray with confidence
that he hears us. Keep praying
and be patient, god will
restore us."
Brother Sonny Golden,
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, introduced keynote speaker,
Steve Snipes, from
Wilkesboro Presbyterian
Chapel. He said "This crowd
shows that our God is at
work."
Snipes said "The path of
friendship is a long and wind- ing road, and it is one I have
enjoyed one step at a time. I
look different than the other
speakers up here, but I thank
you for seeing me as a friend,
allowing me to be a friend, I
am humbled to stand before you It is one of the greatest
honors given to me and I have
been excited to speak. Thank
you for your reflections on Dr.
King.
"Dr King had a dream for
our entire nation, but I want to
ask you a question. Are we still dreaming? Are we still
trying to do better or are we
simply sitting and enjoying
other work that came before
us? Are we still passing the
torch? As recipients of his
hard work and martyrdom, are
we still seeking to influence society, to seek the well being
of life, justice and equality?
"I am richly blesses in
more ways than I can count or
acknowledge. Yet I was raised
in a culture and conditioned to
be a certain way. It wasn't
until my teen years that I learned the truth- I was a
racist. I have been fighting
every day since, and making
amends for what I had been
conditioned to be. We see it
everyday, the elitist, the vio-
lent, the arrogant, and it's easy not to see it in ourselves. We
have to reset the mindset. We
have to challenge ourselves,
to be kind, in all of our con-
versations and activities.
When we serve the least, we
are demonstrating kindness
and compassion, We must convince ourselves and others
fifteen second scale for a total
of 120 beats a minute," the
detective noted in his synop-
sis.
Then, Mr. Pruett broached
the subject of a pink snake
and Greg's recollection of that
commemorative acquired dur- ing a beach trip in the
Summer of 1981.
When the contents of
Rhonda Hinson's 1981 Datsun
210 were inventoried on the
afternoon of her premature
demise, SA John Suttle of the
SBI noted the presence of a long, stuffed pink snake
among other items that osten-
sibly were not inside her vehi-
cle when she drove it to
Sherry Pittman Yoder's house
on the evening of Dec. 22,
1981-the final evening of her
life. Purportedly, the souvenir
was acquired during a gradua-
tion beach trip taken by
Rhonda and Greg with their
friends Jill Turner-Mull and
Mark Turner. When ques-
tioned, Jill remembered the pink snake; Mark averred that
he had no recollection of it.
Detective Pruett had
reclaimed the stuffed serpent
when he observed it among
Rhonda's personal effects that
had been ceded back to
Bobby and Judy Hinson by Sheriff Ralph Johnson. As the
Hinsons currently understand
it, the pink snake supposedly
resides in the evidence room
at the Burke County Sheriff's
to be the best and most
authentic versions of our-
selves we can be. "We need to confront the
sad actions of the past and to
acknowledge that it was
wrong. We must commit to
see all human beings as chil-
dren of God. There were cen-
turies of bad theology and that
created a hierarchy; we must fight though the centuries of
systematic injustice. We have
turned that page of history
without saying how wrong it
Office.
However, when Flash
asked him about the beach
keepsake, Greg McDowell
remembered it. He recorded
the revealing response in the
daily synopsis:
"He couldn't recall the joke about it or how they got
it in Myrtle Beach, but he
acknowledged it stayed on his
dresser at home."
Detective Pruett told Greg
that law enforcement was put-
ting the pieces of the puzzle
together and needed his help to complete the task. "He
[Greg] stated he didn't kill
her, but he would help in [the]
matter."
But there was more to the
story-a few poignant details
leading up to McDowell's
declaration that "he didn't kill her." Flash related those to
this writer through his wife
Rhonda.
"This is the interview Greg
laid his head on the desk cry-
ing and said he didn't kill
Rhonda, but [asked] 'what
about my daddy?' That was
the same day Richard left that
interview and headed for
Charles McDowell's home.
McDowell let them into the
living room [but] told them he
had nothing to say."
The Hinsons were
apprised of Greg's response regarding his father. "Yes,
Flash told us about that. But
was to attack humans with
fire hoses, to bomb a Sunday school class, to kill innocent
children..." Then, with tears in
his eyes, Snipes said "I have
no authority but my own, but
I want to tell you I am sorry. I
am so sorry for everything
that happened. There was so
much that we (white people) brought about and it was so
wrong."
"We have a new day, and
a new future together through
Christ. And maybe not every-
law enforcement also told us
that when Greg's mother,
Betty, was interviewed-after
she and Charles were no
longer living together-she
supposedly stated that she and
Greg had always believed that
Charles had either killed Rhonda or had it done," Judy
Hinson reiterated in an inter-
view prior to this article going
to press.
Before the end of
December 1997, investigating
officers contacted the younger
McDowell again for follow- up. Detective Pruett noted for
his case file that:
"He does not have the best
relationship with his father.
He and his sister and mother
are bitter toward Charles
McDowell for his infidelity."
And though he said he could visually ascertain his
guilt, Flash noted that Richard
never did tell him whether or
not he had surmised that Greg
McDowell killed Rhonda
Hinson.
Understandably, when Detective James Pruett
reflected upon the spur-of-
the-moment interview just
completed, one salient ques-
tion remained: If that pink
snake stayed on Greg's dress-
er at home, how did it find its
way onto the back right floor- board of the 1981 Datsun 210
driven by Rhonda Hinson on
the early morning of Dec. 23,
1981?
one will agree with me, but
I'm at the point that I don't care. We can change others
through Christ.
The event ended with the
crowd singing "We Shall
Overcome," and the ending
prayer by Rev. Michael
Gillespie, from Denny Grove
AME Zion Church.
-We must live together as
brothers or perish together as
fools." Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Record - North Wilkesboro, N.C. - January 22, 2020 - Page 4A
Obituaries
Mary Lovette, 75
Mary Frances Greene
Lovette, age 75, of Millers
Creek, passed away
Sunday, January 19, 2020
at her home. Mary was
born November 15, 1944
in Wilkes County to
Coolidge Edmond and Ella
Mae Staley Greene. She
attended Old Fashion
Baptist Church. Mary was
preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, J.C.
Lovette; daughter, Mary
Darlene Lovette; grandson,
Jacob Ellis.
Surviving are her
daughter, Brenda Combs
of Millers Creek; grand-
children, Alicia Ellis,
Floyd Combs both of
Millers Creek, Lindsey
Combs of Raleigh; brother,
Archie Greene and spouse
Celia of Cricket; sisters,
Edna McGuire and spouse
Floyd of Wilkesboro,
Nancy Harless and spouse
John, Kathy Huffman and
spouse Brent all of Millers
Creek; eight great grand-
children; several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral service
will be held 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 22, at
Miller Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Max Combs officiat-
ing. Burial will follow in
Arbor Grove United
Methodist Church
Cemetery. The family will
receive friends at Miller
Funeral Service from
12:00 until 1:00 on
Wednesday, prior to the
service. Flowers will be
accepted. Miller Funeral
Service is in charge of the
arrangements.
Maxine Winstead, 93
Mrs. Maxine Davidson
Winstead, age 93 of
Wilkesboro, passed away
Saturday, January 18, 2020
at Wake Forest Baptist -
Wilkes Medical Center.
Funeral services
will be held 2:00 PM,
Wednesday, January 22,
at First United Methodist
Church of North
Wilkesboro with Dr. Tim
Roberts and Mr. Jim
Swofford officiating.
Entombment will be in
Scenic Memorial Gardens
Mausoleum. The family
will receive friends from
12:00 until 1:30 prior to the
service in the Faith Center
of First United Methodist
Church of North
Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Winstead
was born February 9, 1926
in Randolph County to
Causey J. Davidson and
wife Jessie Lewallen
Davidson. She was a
homemaker and a member
of First United Methodist
Church of North
Wilkesboro.
In addition to her
parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband;
W.E. (Willie) Winstead and
her five sisters and broth-
ers.
She is survived by
two daughters; Pam
Lenderman and husband
Keith of Wilkesboro and
Sue Teague and husband
Jeff of Wilkesboro, two
grandchildren; Kelly
Lenderman Plumley and
husband, John Ryan
Plumley of Mt. Holly, NJ,
and Meredith Pennington
Wingler and husband
Dustin Wingler of
Wilmington, NC and two
great granddaughters;
Drew Willa Plumley and
Emma Lilly Plumley. A
special friend and sister in
law; Doris Davidson of
Randleman and several
nieces.
Special Thanks to
Mountain Valley Hospice,
Rose Glen Village and
Wilkes Senior Village
Traditional Living for the
love and care they showed
her.
The family
requests no flowers but
please make a donation to
your favorite charity.
David Gambill, 76
David Paul Gambill, age
76, of Wilkesboro, passed
away Friday, January 17,
2020 at Wake Forest
Baptist Medical Center-
Wilkes Regional. Mr.
Gambill was born June 6,
1943 in Wilkes County to
Buel "Buck" and Paulene
Bumgarner Gambill. He
was preceded in death by
his parents; grandparents;
numerous aunts and
uncles.
Surviving are his
son, Sherman Buel
Gambill and spouse Jessica
of Cary; grandson, Camron
Gambill of Cary; half-
brother, Jerome Gambill
and spouse Jennifer of
Elkin; aunt, Carol Shirley
Triplett of Wilkesboro;
uncles, Robert Gambill and
Russell Gambill of North
Wilkesboro; nieces, Grace
Elizabeth and Lily Hope
Gambill; and multiple
cousins throughout Wilkes,
surrounding counties and
other states.
Mr. Gambill
enlisted in the United
States Navy and completed
boot camp at Great Lakes
Naval Base where he
looked forward to serving
his country before receiv-
ing an honorable medical
discharge.
Throughout his
life, Mr. Gambill worked
in several careers along-
side his father and uncles at
Gambill Brother's
Construction Company, in
grading, building and con-
crete finishing before also
working at Hobe's Ham.
He retired from Abitibi-
Price and later returned to
part-time work at Lowes
Foods.
Mr. Gambill
enjoyed being with family
and friends, Sunday din-
ners at both of his grand-
parent's houses, reading,
history, astronomy, science
fiction, westerns, classic
movies, classic cars and
NASCAR. He was a strong
advocate of caring for
those in need and for rescu-
ing and loving animals.
Graveside service
was January 20, at
Mountlawn Memorial
Park, with the Rev. David
Sparks officiating.
Pallbearers were Jerome
Gambill, Chad Gambill,
Steve Johnson, James
Elledge, Tony Durham and
David Ledford. The family
would like to thank the fol-
lowing group of profes-
sionals who gave great
care and respect to Mr.
Gambill; Dr. Tomas
Vybiral and staff at Blue
Ridge Cardiology, attend-
ing physicians and staff at
Hugh Chatham Hospital,
attending physicians and
staff at Novant Health
Forsyth Medical Center,
Dr. Harsh Barot and staff at
Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center-Wilkes
Regional, Mountain Valley
Hospice, and numerous
other caregivers. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be
made to the Humane
Society of Wilkes, PO Box
306, North Wilkesboro,
NC 28659 or to the
American Cancer Society,
c/o Annette Battle, PO Box
9, North Wilkesboro, NC
28659. Miller Funeral
Service is in charge of the
arrangements.
Ethel Owens, 99
Ethel Elizabeth Owens,
age 99, of North
Wilkesboro, passed away
Friday, January 17, 2020 at
Wilkes Senior Village.
Mrs. Owens was born
September 1, 1920 in
Wilkes County to Everette
and Polly Garris. Ethel
loved cooking and sewing.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; her hus-
band, John P. Owens;
daughter, Betty Brock; son,
Raymond Owens; grand-
child, Phillip Richard
Owens; and great grand-
child, Kendra Cothren.
Surviving are her
sons, Everette Owens, Sr.,
Phillip Owens and spouse
Willa, Roy Owens all of
North Wilkesboro; grand-
children, Tim Brock and
spouse Sherry of Mulberry,
Ravonda Pruitt and spouse
Jerry of Traphill, Johnny
Owens of North
Wilkesboro, Everette
Owens, Jr. and spouse
Anna of Kings Mtn., Gina
Holloway and spouse
Frankie of Mtn. View, Dina
Gibson of Charleston,
South Carolina, Cindy
Owens and spouse William
Garrett of Moravian Falls;
numerous great grandchil-
dren; and numerous great
great grandchildren.
Funeral service
was January 20, at Miller
Funeral Chapel with Rev.
Jimmy Gilreath officiating.
Burial followed in
Mountlawn Memorial
Park. T Flowers will be
accepted. Miller Funeral
Service is in charge of the
arrangements. Pallbearers
were Everette Owens, Jr.,
Johnny Owens, Timmy
Brock, Cody Brock, Kenny
Brock and Anthony Bailey.
Eva Richardson, 87
Mrs. Eva Jean Chambers
Richardson, 87 of Traphill,
passed away on Thursday,
January 16, 2020 at her
home.
Eva was born on
July 18, 1932 in Wilkes
County to Sherman Rosco
Chambers and Myrtle
Octavia Welborn
Chambers.
Eva is preceded in
death by her parents;
brothers, Harrold, Lee,
Dwight, Bill Chambers;
sisters, Pat Chambers,
Edmie Joyner.
Eva is survived
by her husband Rev. Jackie
Richardson of the home;
sons, Michael Richardson
(Donna) of North
Wilkesboro, Tim
Richardson (Renee) of
Hays, Jamie Richardson of
Traphill; daughters,
Debbie Asbell (Allan) of
Kernersville, Tina Boles
(Lee) of Texas, 14 grand-
children, 14 great grand-
children and 5 great great
grandchildren.
The Family con-
ducted a Celebration of
Life Service January 19,
at Mt. Pisgah Baptist
Church.
Brother Tracy Nichols and
Rev. Brady Hayworth offi-
ciated
Adams Funeral
Home of Wilkes has the
honor of serving the
Richardson Family.
Richard Anderson, 74
Mr. Richard" Larry"
Anderson, age 74 of
Roaring River, passed
away Thursday, January
16, 2020 at his home.
Memorial service
wasJanuary 18th, at Briar
Creek Baptist Church with
Pastor Wesley Mosteller
and Pastor Scott Bishop
officiating. The family will
receive friends from 2:00
until 3:00 prior to the serv-
ice at the church.
Mr. Anderson was
born March 12, 1945 in
Wilkes County to Robert
"Jack" Lucis Anderson and
Ella Mae Blackburn
Anderson. He retired from
Stroh's Brewery and Tyson
Foods as a Chicken
Farmer. Larry was an avid
golfer and a good friend to
all. Mr. Anderson was a
member of Briar Creek
Baptist Church
In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in
death by a daughter in law;
Michelle Shew Anderson.
He is survived by
his wife; Kay Rist
Anderson of the home, two
daughters; Kimberly A.
Weatherman and husband
Bryan of Jonesville and
Lisa A. Douglas of Elkin,
three sons; Richie
Anderson of Roaring
River, Paul Layne of
Raleigh and Aaron Layne
of Wake Forest, ten grand-
children; Megan
Crosswhite and husband
Matt, Lakyn Stewart, Halle
Day, Bailey Martin and
husband Eddie, Anna
Anderson, Tia Sparks,
Cassidy Layne, Alex
Layne, Olivia Layne and
Parker Layne, five great
grandchildren, Trenton
Sparks, Ansley
Crosswhite, Grayson
Crosswhite, Waylon
Martin and Ellison
Crosswhite and a brother;
Russell Anderson of
Roaring River.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to
New Beginnings
Community Church 1843
Old Pipers Gap Road,
Cana, VA 24317 and Woltz
Hospice Home 945 Zephyr
Road Dobson, NC 27017.
Maggie Combs, 71
Mrs. Maggie Bumgarner
Combs, age 71 of
Wilkesboro passed away
Thursday, January 16,
2020 at Accordius Health
at Wilkesboro.
Funeral services
were January 18, at Oak
Grove Baptist Church in
Millers Creek with Rev.
Keith Lyons officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Combs was
born September 21, 1948
in Ashe County to Thomas
Franklin Rogers and
Maudie Jane Huffman
Rogers. She was a mem-
ber of Oak Grove Baptist
Church. She loved attend-
ing church, loved her fami-
ly and the Staff of
Accordius Health.
In addition to her
parents she was preceded
in death by a daughter;
Gwendlon Bumgarner, a
great grandson; Joshua
Foster, Jr., two sisters;
Maudie Sue Dillard and
Mary Ruth Hart and one
brother; John Franklin
Rogers.
She is survived by
two daughters; Melissa
Sheeler and husband
David, Crystal Call and
husband Marty all of North
Wilkesboro, two sons;
Charles Bumgarner and
wife Karen and Chris
Bumgarner all of Hays,
seven grandchildren,
Theresa Mooney, Devin
Sheeler, Jared Sheeler,
Seth Call, Billie Jean
Bumgarner, Edgar Silva,
Greta Silva, four great
grandchildren; Kamron
Foster, Michael Walker, Jr.,
Grayson Walker and Levy
Sheeler and one sister;
Connie Hart of Purlear.
Flowers will be
accepted or memorials
may be made to Oak Grove
Baptist Church
Scholarship Fund, Oak
Grove Church Road,
Millers Creek, NC 28651.
Edgar Beshears, Jr. 73
Mr. Edgar Lester (Bucky)
Beshears, Jr. age 73 of
Winston Salem, formerly
of Wilkes County passed
away Wednesday, January
15, 2020.
Graveside servic-
es were January 19, at
Yellow Hill Baptist Church
with Rev. Ryan Penley
officiating.
Mr. Beshears was
born December 12, 1946 in
Wilkes County to Edgar
Lester Beshears, Sr. and
Katherine Holland
Beshears. He was a mem-
ber of Fishing Creek
Baptist Church.
He was preceded
in death by his parents and
a brother; Stephen George
Beshears.
Mr. Beshears is
survived by two sisters;
Jennifer B. Osborne and
husband; Brown of
Moravian Falls, Susan B.
Odom and husband Terry
of Greensboro, a sister in
law; Kim Beshears of
Hays, two brothers; Ben H.
Beshears and wife Ethel of
Purlear and Bobby
Kenneth White of
Wilkesboro and several
nieces and nephews.
Flowers will be
accepted.
Jackie Broyhill, 65
Mrs. Jackie Sue
Summerlin Broyhill, 65, of
Millers Creek, passed
away on Wednesday,
January 15, 2020 at her
home.
Jackie was born
on April 5, 1954 in Wilkes
County to James Edward
"Ed" Summerlin Sr and
Georgie Pearl "Bobbie"
Lovette.
Jackie is preceded
in death by her parents;
daughter, Tonya
"Sunshine" Walsh; sister,
Judy Johnson and grand-
son Jayln Walsh.
Jackie is survived
by her husband, Randy
Broyhill; son, Shawn
Walsh of Wilkesboro;
daughter, Tammy Walsh of
Wilkesboro; brothers,
James E. Summerlin jr,
David Allen Summerlin
(Kim); 3 grandchildren,
Justin Walsh (Asia
Castilleja), Harleigh
Walsh, Baileigh Walsh all
of Millers Creek and many
nieces and nephews.
Visitation was
January 18, 2020 at West
End Baptist Church. The
funeral service was at 1
p.m. Burial followed at
Mountlawn Memorial Park
in Wilkesboro.
Rev. Brian Miller
and Pastor Matt Jones offi-
ciated.
Adams Funeral
Home of Wilkes has the
honor of serving the
Broyhill Family.
Conrad McNeil, 88
Mr. Conrad Leon McNeil,
age 88 of Wilkesboro
passed away Tuesday,
January 14, 2020 in SECU
Hospice Home in
Yadkinville.
Funeral services
were January 18, at Lewis
Fork Baptist Church with
Rev. Dwayne Andrews,
Rev. Sherrill Wellborn and
Pastor Ronnie Ellis offici-
ated. Burial with military
honors by Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 1142
was in the church ceme-
tery.
Mr. McNeil was
born January 5, 1932 in
Wilkes County to Arthur
H. and Bessie Virginia
Shepherd McNeil. He was
a member of Lewis Fork
Baptist Church. He served
in the United States Air
Force during the Korean
War.
In addition to his
parents he was preceded in
death by his wife; Maria
Del Consuelo Perales
McNeil, three sons;
Michael, Arthur and Gary
McNeil, three sisters; Irene
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Young American Creative Patriotic Awads
Each year our local North
Wilkesboro VFW Post 1142
Auxiliary sponsors a contest in
which students are invited to partici-
pate in a patriotic art project.
Students in grades 9-12 that
are enrolled in public, private, and
parochial schools as well as home
schools are eligible and have the
opportunity to enter.
Two dimensional art must
be done on paper or canvas. Water
color, pencil, pastel, charcoal, tem-
pera, crayon, acrylic, pen and ink,
marker or other media may be used.
Digital art, photography and jewelry
will not be accepted.
Students begin at local post
level, then those winners advance to
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Robertson, Hellen Blackburn and Clara Faye Ellis and five brothers; Ralph, Arvil, Tyre and an infant brother Claude McNeil and Roy Shepherd.
He is survived by four grandchildren; April,
district, then district winners advance
to state competition. First place win-
ners from each state will compete for
national scholarship awards.
First place:$15,000; Second
place: $7,500; Third place: $3,500;
Fourth place $1,500; fifth- eighth
places $500.
All entries need to be sub-
mitted by March 31.2020 to the
North Wilkesboro VFW Post, located
at 802 Veterans Drive (behind
BROC) off of highway 115.
For more information or a
brochure, please contact Maebelle
Nance, Auxiliary Youth Activities
Chairman, at 336.984. 4292, or by
emailing [email protected]
August 2015.
Ellen had no chil- dren, but rather looked at her brothers, Mike and Jerry's, children as her own. Later, when Jerry's grandchildren arrived, she acted as a grandmother to those children as well. In return, they all loved her dearly.
Although she had many hobbies and interests
Justin, Carrena and Shane McNeil and two great grandchildren; Kaden and Kinsleigh Hackett.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Lewis Fork Baptist Church, 395 Lewis Fork Baptist Church Road, Purlear, NC 28665.
Tom Alexander, 92
Thomas Finley "Tom" Alexander, 92, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at his resi- dence on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
Born in Wilkes County on April 14, 1927, he was the son of the late John H. Alexander and Ella Ballou Alexander.
Tom was a WWII veteran who served in the United States Navy. He retired from driving trucks local and long distance. He traveled in 49 different states. He loved people. He had a warm and friendly personality. Tom never met a stranger. He was a mem- ber of Grandview Baptist Church in Waynesville.
In addition to his parents, he was also pre- ceded in death by five sis- ters and two brothers. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 67 years, Peggy Duncan Alexander; one daughter, Melissa Jones (Jay); three grandchildren, Annette Doom (Robb), Jennifer Taylor (Phillip), Jonathan Jones, and four great grandchildren.
Thank you to Pastor Barry Willett and our church family at Grandview Baptist Church for all the expressions of love through prayers, calls, visits and cards.
A graveside serv- ice was held January 17, at Scenic Memorial Gardens in Moravian Falls, North Carolina.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Haywood Hospice, 43 Bowman Drive, Waynesville, NC 28785. We want to say a special Thank You to nurse Stephanie Jones. Every member of the Hospice team has been very gra- cious, kind and helpful.
The care of Mr. Alexander has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes.
Ellen Lankford, 57 Miss Ellen Kay Lankford, age 57 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at her home.
A Celebration of Life Service was held 2 p.m., Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Arbor Grove United Methodist Church on Arbor Grove Church Road in Purlear, with Rev. Dr. Susan Pillsbury Taylor officiating.
Speakers were Mr. Ken Welborn, Mr. Larry Griffin and Mrs. Janet Lael Wood. The fam- ily received friends imme- diately following the serv- ice in the fellowship hall of the church.
Greeters during the service were Heather Dean and Allison Ivey.
Miss Lankford was born August 1, 1962, in Wilkes County to Samuel Hayden and Willa Mae McNeil Lankford. She was a laboratory scien- tist with Guilford County Health Department and was a member of Arbor Grove United Methodist Church.
Ellen always excelled in school. She attended Millers Creek Elementary and West Wilkes High schools. During her senior year, she transferred to Wilkes Central High School to take advanced classes, which allowed her to enter college as a sophomore. She went to Appalachian State University in Boone where she earned her bach- elors degree in biology. She continued her educa- tion at Wake Forest Baptist Medical School and Appalachian State University, going on to earn her masters degree in biology.
During high school she worked for Winn-Dixie grocery store in North Wilkesboro and later for Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission under the late Betty Baker. After completing her col- lege education, she worked at Davie County Memorial Hospital in Mocksville. Later, she went to work for the Guilford County Health Department as a laboratory scientist. She also worked part-time at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro in the same capacity.
She lived in Greensboro during most of her working career. She retired from the Guilford County Health Department. Ellen moved back home to Wilkes in
- mostly dealing with more intellectual endeavors - her main passion and love was for her family, whom she treated wonderfully.
Ellen was also an accomplished pianist and vocalist. She could also play the dulcimer.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers; Gary Steven Lankford and Michael Grayden Lankford.
Ellen is survived by a brother; Jerry Alfred Lankford of Millers Creek, five nieces; Eva May Lankford and fiancé Robert Carlton of Millers Creek, Heather Renee Greene and husband Joven of Wilkesboro, Jennifer Osborne and husband Edwin of Millers Creek, Anna Lankford and hus- band Josh Church of Millers Creek and Gabriella Lankford of Hamptonville and two great nephews; Sammie Osborne and Charlie Church. Ellen is also sur- vived by her two dearest friends: Janet Lael Wood of Wilkesboro, and Lisa Church of Millers Creek. There are also four special people Ellen claimed as family. They are Destiny, Cassidy and Samantha Toliver - whom she consid- ered nieces - and their father, Ken Toliver, all of Wilkes. They are the chil- dren and husband of Ellen's dear friend, the late Carmel Toliver.
Special music was provided by Gabriella Lankford, Destiny Toliver, Larry Griffin and Rev. Dr. Susan Pillsbury Taylor.
Memorials may be made to Window World Cares St. Judes Children's Research Hospital 118 Shaver Street North Wilkesboro NC 28659.
Stephen Coulter, 78 Stephen Morris Coulter, age 78, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born January 15, 1941 in Catawba County to Ray and Mozelle Smith Coulter. Mr. Coulter attended the Lutheran Church of the Atonement. He worked many years for Vannoy Lankford Plumbing and four years at the Ebenezer's Attic. Mr. Coulter was preceded in death by his parents; and a
brother, Richard Coulter. Surviving are his
wife, Gwynda Bussell Coulter; brother, Gary Coulter and spouse Pam of Newton; one niece and several nephews.
Graveside service will be private. Flowers will be accepted. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrange- ments.
Lee Kilby, 52 Lee Edward Kilby, age 52,
of North Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Lee was born June 26, 1967 in Wilkes County to Nonnie Edward "Eddie" Kilby and Delores Mae Shumate. He enjoyed rid- ing his motorcycle; doing toy runs with the Hillbillies; and loving his dog Oppie. Mr. Kilby was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bern and Violet Shumate, Gather and Ella Kilby and his wife, Beatrice Kilby.
Surviving are his son, Joshua Lee Kilby of North Wilkesboro; brother, Blake Edward Kilby of North Wilkesboro; mother, Delores Trivette and Fred Wagoner of North Wilkesboro; father, Eddie Kilby and Renee Mendenhall of Dobson; his best canine friend, Oppie; and large extended family.
Funeral service was, January 19, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tommy Mikeal, Rev. Keith Honeycutt and Rev. Dean Adams officiating.
Burial followed in Crossroads Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Communities in Schools, 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
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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
Jerry Lankford writes his obituary every day...
Note: The following column
is taken from remarks made by
Ken Welborn at memorial serv-
ices this past Saturday for the
late Ellen Kay Lankford, sister
of The Record's Jerry Lankford,
Good afternoon folks, my
name is Ken Welborn and I
work for The Record, a newspa-
per in North Wilkesboro.
I am sad-yet honored to be
here today to speak with you
about Ellen Lankford, who died
very unexpectedly this past
Monday morning at the young
age of 57. Speaking at a service
like this is privilege I do not
take for granted, and today is no
exception, but for some reason,
this one feels different. I will
just do the best I can, speaking
from my heart.
As I mentioned a moment
ago, I work for The Record in
North Wilkesboro where I have
had the pleasure of working
with Jerry Lankford, The Record's editor, for over 20
trust him like very few people in
my life-and thanks to him I have
had the opportunity of getting to
briefly know his relatives. I
never met his brother Gary, who
died as a young boy. Sadly,
however, in our years of work-
ing together, I have watched
him lose his entire immediate
family; first his mother Willa
Mae, then his brother Mike, and
now Ellen, his sister and last
sibling. This is the third funeral
he has honored me by allowing
me to speak.
Jerry Lankford is sad today, I
can only imagine how sad he
must be, but he sits on that
church pew down front today
with a clear conscience, because
he knows he has spent his entire
life caring about-and taking care
of-his family. And a clear con-
science is a soft pillow.
I do not profess to have gotten
to know Ellen Lankford nearly as
well as many here today. Most of
what I know about Ellen came
from conversations with Jerry. He
was proud of her-how smart she
was, how well she did in school,
earning a master's degree in
Biology from Appalachian State
University and continuing her
education further at Wake Forest
University School of Medicine.
She made a career as a laboratory
scientist at various institutions in
Guilford County where she spent
most of her adult life.
He also spoke of Ellen with
great respect and pride for her
willingness to be such a loving
for Jerry's grandsons, Sammie
and Charlie, years later.
When Jerry's own health
issues prompted his moving in
to live with Ellen at her apart-
ment in the Mulberry
Community, he will tell you that
her medical background, her
"Mother Hen" nagging, and her
"Fear of God" proclamations,
helped get him on the straight
and narrow, and has made a sub-
stantial difference on his own
road to better health.
Again, I cannot profess to
knowing everything about Ellen
Lankford, but, some months
ago, circumstances worked out
in such a manner that I was able
to do a favor for her regarding
some things she had left stored
for some time in Guilford
County. It really wasn't that big
of a favor as far as I was con-
cerned, but Jerry said Ellen was truly grateful and wanted to do
and wasn't going to take no for
an answer. When I said no
again, he told me I was going to
hurt her feelings and would I
please meet with her for lunch,
as she really wanted to say a
special thank you to me.
Well, the lunch went fine,
and it turned out I was really
glad I went. Ellen Lankford
spent practically all of the entire
hour and a half we were there
talking about one person-her
baby brother, Jerry. She spoke
of his love and kindness for her
and of how he had taken such
wonderful care of their mother,
and everyone else in their fami-
ly. She told stories about grow-
ing up with Jerry, about the
warm feeling of security he
gave her just knowing that he
was always going to be there for
her. As she continued to speak,
it was with tears in her eyes-
tears of love-tears comfortably
shed in front of what amounted
to a perfect stranger-because
Jerry meant that much to her. I
told her what I could in the way
of "Amens" to what she was
saying, reminding her that I
trusted Jerry with anything I
had, and of the countless times
he has covered my rear end so to
speak, and how I knew he
would always keep my confi-
dence. Ellen and me had a Jerry
Lankford love fest, and I was a
proud participant.
After that lunch I felt as
though I knew Ellen a lot better,
and felt better about her.
baby brother has made it down
there yet?" It is totally appro-
priate that when Ellen was in
distress this Monday past, Jerry
immediately stopped his work
and went to her side. He talked
with her, he comforted her, he
told her-and once again showed
her-that he loved her.
And he held her hand as she
died. She was not alone in her
hour of greatest need. Jerry saw
to that, as he always saw to
everything.
I hope you folks are follow-
ing what I am getting at.
I noted earlier that this funer-
al felt different to me, and it still
does. While we are here today
to honor the life and memory of
Ellen Lankford, I would also
like to note the obvious, that
funerals are for the living as
well.
As I noted earlier, this is the
third Lankford funeral at which
I have spoken-I do not want to
do a fourth. Jerry Lankford
should be there to conduct my
funeral. To that end, I would
ask, as an appropriate way to
honor the life and memory of
Ellen, that this family continue
to take Jerry into their arms.
Hold him close and give him the
love, the kindness, and the
respect he deserves-simply put,
that which he gives every one of
you, every day of his life. He
needs it. He appreciates it. And
I know in my heart that Ellen
would certainly approve.
Thank you.
years. We spend more time aunt to his daughters, and, when something for me. Of course I We would have an occasion-
together than most married cou-
ples do. I personally value loy-
alty above all else, and in work-
ing with Jerry through these
years, I have come know and
Ellen, Mike, and Jerry's mother,
Willa Mae, died in 2009, Ellen
seamlessly transitioned to a
grandmother figure to those
girls. She took on the same role
told him no, that nothing was
expected, but she persisted.
Then one morning at work Jerry
told me that Ellen had decided
she wanted to take me to lunch-
al visit if I answered the tele-
phone when she would call to
speak with Jerry. I always
noticed the little lift in her voice
as she would ask "...has my
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
Rep. Jeffrey Elmore gives news from the N.C. House
On Tuesday, January 14,
2020, the Senate took up several
bills. Two of the bills were
attempts at overriding vetoes.
Both bills, SB 354,
Strengthening Educator Pay Act
- increases for teachers, assistant
principals, central office person-
nel, and noncertified personnel,
consistent with House Bill 966
of the 2019 Regular Session and
SB 553, Regulatory Reform Act
of 2019 - which amends several
State laws related to State and
local government regulation,
and agricultural, energy, envi-
ronmental, and natural
resources regulation, were
vetoed this past fall by the
Governor Cooper. The Senate
vote to override the veto was 28
to 21 for both bills. There must
be a required three-fifth vote of
the members present in the
chamber to override a veto,
therefore, with the vote of 28 to
21, the veto override attempts
failed.
The House voted on two
Proposed Committee
Substitutes:
SB 560, Scholarship for
Children of Wartime Veterans-
This funding will enhance the
amount of funds available for
room and board expenses to stu-
dents receiving a North Carolina
Scholarship for Children of
Wartime Veterans. The bill
passed the House 119-0 and
passed the Senate. It was sent to
the Governor.
SB 622, Reduce
Threshold/Medical Expense
Deduction, would lower the
threshold amount for the State's
income tax deduction for med-
ical expenses to conform to the
federal threshold amount. The
change would reduce the thresh-
old amount for the North
Carolina medical and dental
expense deduction from 10 per-
cent to 7.5 percent for the 2019
and 2020 taxable years. This is a
tax savings for people with high
medical costs for the year. The
bill passed the House 118-0 and
was sent to the Senate.
The General Assembly voted
to reconvene for the Short
Session on Tuesday, April 28,
2020, at 12:00 noon.
If I can be of assistance at
any time, please do not hesitate
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[email protected] or by
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Building, Raleigh, N.C. 27603.
Terror and Murder for political gain the president of the Palestinian
\The United Nations desig-
Remembrance Day
Authority, Mahmoud Abbas,
promotes and perpetuates the lie
that the Holocaust is a myth.
Secondly, the Palestinians
believe that Jerusalem, both
East and West Jerusalem,
belongs fully to them and that it
is a place where Jews do not
belong. In plain language,
Palestinian leaders are promot-
ing murder to further their polit-
ical agenda.
The international community
in must reject the Palestinian
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.
Mr. Cox resides in Charleston, S.C.,
Executive Director to the former
Director of Information and Public
Affairs for the U.S. Department of
Labor and also the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and Commerce. She
is the founder of Israel Always; an
organization dedicated to building
bridges of friendship and under-
standing between Christians and
Jews, as well as the Founder and
Executive Director of Southeastern
Children's Ministries; an organiza-
tion dedicated to improving the wel-
fare of underprivileged children.
Kathleen currently manages an
nated Monday, Jan. 27, as
International Holocaust
Remembrance Day.
This day also marks the 75th
anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz-Birkenau; two World
War II Nazi extermination
camps located in Poland where
millions of Jews and others suf-
fered and lost their lives.
Next week more than 40
world leaders will gather in
Jerusalem to participate in spe-
cial events and ceremonies
called 'Remembering the
Holocaust: Fighting
Antisemitism.' Why? Because
humanity is obligated to make
certain that 'never again' will
there be another Holocaust.
Recently it was revealed that
an official Palestinian newspa-
per published an article calling
for murder on Holocaust
Jerusalem. Their goal is to dis-
rupt, and perhaps even cancel,
the ceremonies. We've heard
nothing of this from mainstream
U.S. news outlets but that's
because what Arab leaders say
to their people in Arabic is very
different from what they say to
the English speaking world.
Contained in the article is the
statement, "One shot will dis-
rupt the ceremony and one dead
body will cancel it." The
implicit message is that one of
the 40 world leaders slated to be
in attendance will be a target.
This is unacceptable.
The Palestinians are deeply
opposed to the Holocaust
Remembrance ceremony taking
place for several reasons. First
of all, most Palestinians have
been taught that the Holocaust
never really happened. In fact,
Authority for promoting terror
and murder. They must not be
given a free pass. Terror and
murder cannot be used, or
threatened to be used, in order to
achieve political goals. These
are the people with whom the
world wants Israel to make
peace. It's outrageous.
Read
Earl and
Kathleen
Cox
each week
in
The Record
and Jerusalem, Israel with his,
Kathleen Cox. Kathleen's profes-
sional career included service to the
Secretary of the Air Force at the
Pentagon in Washington D.C., the
investment entity which generates
income to support various humani-
tarian aid programs in Israel as well
as a staff writer and researcher for
her husband.
By JEFFREY ELMORE N.C. House
Ellen Lankford at age 16
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39th Annual Blue Ridge Overview Juried Photography Exhibit opens
The 39th Annual Blue Ridge Overview Juried Photography Exhibit opened this past Friday, Jan. 17, at the Wilkes Art Gallery located at 913 C Street in North Wilkesboro. The Opening Reception was held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., on Friday. Erin Southwell was the Juror for the event and is also an exhibiting photographer. The show is sponsored by The Catchlight Gallery, Ward and Martha Nichols, Dan and Pat Bumgarner, Paul and Cindy Breden, and John and Peggy Harwell. Winners in attendance at the opening are pictured above left to right beginning with the Gallery's Ashley Barton, Gordon Burns, Lisa Wilmoth, Sandy Anderson, Juror Erin Southwell, Best in Show Winner Martin Seelig, Roy Walter and Laura Barth. Record photo by Heather Dean
Longtime Gallery supporters Martha Brame and Betty Thompson are
pictured above with Thompson's grandson and chauffeur, Cole Wright.
Record photo by Ken Welborn
Gallery regulars David and Suzie Wiles were joined Friday by their daughter, Margo Hull
Record photo by Ken Welborn.
Mule and Mule-Harold "Mule" Ferguson is shown with a photo entered in the
exhibit taken by Martha Morphis of Wilkesboro, the shirt reads, "Real Men Wear
Kilts." Record photo by Ken Welborn
Joyce
Campbell
with one of
her entries,
"Covered
Bridge."
Record
photo by
Ken
Welborn
Through a partnership with the Wilkes Art Gallery, Persons Served from
Wilkes Vocational Services on Elkin Highway in North Wilkesboro have been
volunteering at the gallery and taking classes through the gallery as well. At
Friday's Blue Ridge Overview opening, the Elizabeth Forester Conference
Room had several photographs and some pottery work on display that were
created by Persons Served which when sold will benefit Vocational Services.
Wilkes Vocational Services Human Resources Manager Becky Minton, Debby
Handy, Program Coordinator, Crystal Carlton, Senior Program Manager and
David McGrady, President were on hand Friday to represent the group and
answer questions. Record photo by Ken Welborn
Blue Ridge
Overview
Juror and
Photographer
Erin
Southwell is
pictured
above left
along with the
Gallery's
Executive
Director
Ashley
Barton, and
Southwell's
daughter,
Evelyn.
Record photo
by Ken
Welborn
Train trips the the Great Smoky Mountains The Watauga Valley
Railroad Historical Society
& Museum will offer its
annual Spring Excursions
on Saturday, March 28,
through the Great Smoky
Mountains.
The trip which starts out
in Johnson City, Tenn., will
also pickup passengers in
Asheville, via motor coach
or they can drive to
Dillsboro, in the Smokies.
These trips will give every-
one a chance to ride a train
in some of the most beauti-
ful country in the Eastern
United States.
Visit www.wataugaval-
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Railroad Museum is a non
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2020 Elk’s Lodge Hoop Shoot Winners
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