April 18, 2025 Coats Museum News
When was the first bank in Coats established? Was it 1906 or was it really 1911? When did this bank fail? What happened as a result of the rush on that bank? When did the Bank of Harnett come to Coats? Who was instrumental in bringing the First Citizens Bank to Coats? What year was that and when did headquarters close that branch? Was there once two other banks in Coats? If so, can you name them and tell where they were located?
This I do know. Some good banking news came to another Coats family. Carletta Ivey Ennis was named Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of the new office of the Fidelity Bank located on Highway 421. She had been in banking for 20 years having begun at First Citizens Bank in 1975.
Tammy Byrd Autry joined Mrs. Don (Carletta) Ennis at the branch in Buies Creek. Tammy was an honors graduate at South Johnston High School and had received her Associate Degree at JCC.
Carole Ann Jones was a teller in the branch with Ennis and Autry. Mrs. Jones was a native of Coats also (Daily Record July 5, 1995). Wonder if the earlier banks had many females in charge.
The Coats community had a yard sale to raise funds for Linwood Jernigan for his cancer treatment. Mr. Jernigan, 61, had been a carpenter prior to his diagnosis of non-Hoskins lymphoma cancer in 1993. His only recourse was a bone marrow transplant that was very painful and extremely expensive. . Eileen Barbour of Coats was the recipient of Mayor’s Committee Disabilities Raffle. Eileen received $100 of free groceries from Carlie C’s IGA in Coats (Daily Record July 6, 1995).
“One, two, three!” The Stewart triplets were born on June 23rd at Wake Medical Center. Ronnie and Monica were hoping to bring home their two sons-Johnny Blake and Ronald Wesley and daughter Sarah Catherine Stewart shortly. Belle Williams said the question had not been answered as to whether other triplets had been born to Coats parents before. Lots of ribbons had been displayed to commemorate the births of the newborn.
The Coats Jaycees had a huge yard sale planned for August 5th. Teddy Byrd said all proceeds would be used to make improvements on the community building. Sickness and deaths had visited the homes of many Grove families. Alice Stewart Ennis, Carolyn Messer, Anna Belle Stewart, Terry Stewart, Ernest Spears, Avis Bouldin, Louise Adams and Bobby Franklin were “all under the weather.”
Sympathy was extended to the families of Mrs. Bessie Bennett and James Monroe Johnson. Monroe and Pauline Johnson were faithful members and workers at the Coats Senior Center. Congratulations went to Wendy Johnson Crews who had been named the recipient of the Mabel C. Strickland Memorial Scholarship at Campbell University.
Other local students had also merited congratulations for having earned placement on the President’s List at Campbell University. They were Heather Marie Manhart, April Michelle Stephenson and Kherisha Wedding while Brandon Ennis Smith, Michelle Ennis Smith, and Natasha G, Williams earned spots on the Dean’s List at CU.
Coats Police Officer Ray Brownie arrested a man wanted by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department. The arrest was made in Coats after a tip from an anonymous caller. Sharon P. Strickland of rural Coats announced the engagement of her daughter, Michelle Annette Klein, to Roy Paul Hensley of Route 4, Dunn, NC. The bride-elect was a 1991 graduate of Triton High School and a 1992 graduate of Fayetteville Technical Community College (Daily Record July 10, 1995).
Carolyn Champion of Coats was a church artist for 20 years. She painted huge murals 10-feet high and 20 feet long (Daily Record July 12, 1995). Does it seem that there should be more to that story?
Belle Williams shared the list of hospital patients in her “Notes”. She mentioned Weldon Beasley, Lessie McLamb, Teresa Lyles and Blanche Gregory. Recuperating at home were Frances Langdon and Carolyn Messer. Congratulations went to Diane Denning and Scot Warnshouse who were married on June 1st and to Gary Williams and Sandra McKinney who were married on July 3rd (Daily Record July 14, 1995).
It is so wonderful when readers follow up to my questions in the column. Joe Turlington reached out and said that his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turlington did not only reach the 50th anniversary but they reached the 67th! Joe said that he and his wife Lalia will be celebrating their 51st anniversary in June this year. Joe’s grandparents were Lee and Lila Lassiter Turlington and they lived long enough to celebrate their 65th anniversary. Is that not an amazing family?
Joseph also shared that Lalia‘s home church , Connaritsa Baptist Church in Bertie County in northeastern NC had celebrated its 235th anniversary last October. It was founded in 1789, the year George Washington became president.
When was the first bank in Coats established? Was it 1906 or was it really 1911? When did this bank fail? What happened as a result of the rush on that bank? When did the Bank of Harnett come to Coats? Who was instrumental in bringing the First Citizens Bank to Coats? What year was that and when did headquarters close that branch? Was there once two other banks in Coats? If so, can you name them and tell where they were located?
This I do know. Some good banking news came to another Coats family. Carletta Ivey Ennis was named Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of the new office of the Fidelity Bank located on Highway 421. She had been in banking for 20 years having begun at First Citizens Bank in 1975.
Tammy Byrd Autry joined Mrs. Don (Carletta) Ennis at the branch in Buies Creek. Tammy was an honors graduate at South Johnston High School and had received her Associate Degree at JCC.
Carole Ann Jones was a teller in the branch with Ennis and Autry. Mrs. Jones was a native of Coats also (Daily Record July 5, 1995). Wonder if the earlier banks had many females in charge.
The Coats community had a yard sale to raise funds for Linwood Jernigan for his cancer treatment. Mr. Jernigan, 61, had been a carpenter prior to his diagnosis of non-Hoskins lymphoma cancer in 1993. His only recourse was a bone marrow transplant that was very painful and extremely expensive. . Eileen Barbour of Coats was the recipient of Mayor’s Committee Disabilities Raffle. Eileen received $100 of free groceries from Carlie C’s IGA in Coats (Daily Record July 6, 1995).
“One, two, three!” The Stewart triplets were born on June 23rd at Wake Medical Center. Ronnie and Monica were hoping to bring home their two sons-Johnny Blake and Ronald Wesley and daughter Sarah Catherine Stewart shortly. Belle Williams said the question had not been answered as to whether other triplets had been born to Coats parents before. Lots of ribbons had been displayed to commemorate the births of the newborn.
The Coats Jaycees had a huge yard sale planned for August 5th. Teddy Byrd said all proceeds would be used to make improvements on the community building. Sickness and deaths had visited the homes of many Grove families. Alice Stewart Ennis, Carolyn Messer, Anna Belle Stewart, Terry Stewart, Ernest Spears, Avis Bouldin, Louise Adams and Bobby Franklin were “all under the weather.”
Sympathy was extended to the families of Mrs. Bessie Bennett and James Monroe Johnson. Monroe and Pauline Johnson were faithful members and workers at the Coats Senior Center. Congratulations went to Wendy Johnson Crews who had been named the recipient of the Mabel C. Strickland Memorial Scholarship at Campbell University.
Other local students had also merited congratulations for having earned placement on the President’s List at Campbell University. They were Heather Marie Manhart, April Michelle Stephenson and Kherisha Wedding while Brandon Ennis Smith, Michelle Ennis Smith, and Natasha G, Williams earned spots on the Dean’s List at CU.
Coats Police Officer Ray Brownie arrested a man wanted by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department. The arrest was made in Coats after a tip from an anonymous caller. Sharon P. Strickland of rural Coats announced the engagement of her daughter, Michelle Annette Klein, to Roy Paul Hensley of Route 4, Dunn, NC. The bride-elect was a 1991 graduate of Triton High School and a 1992 graduate of Fayetteville Technical Community College (Daily Record July 10, 1995).
Carolyn Champion of Coats was a church artist for 20 years. She painted huge murals 10-feet high and 20 feet long (Daily Record July 12, 1995). Does it seem that there should be more to that story?
Belle Williams shared the list of hospital patients in her “Notes”. She mentioned Weldon Beasley, Lessie McLamb, Teresa Lyles and Blanche Gregory. Recuperating at home were Frances Langdon and Carolyn Messer. Congratulations went to Diane Denning and Scot Warnshouse who were married on June 1st and to Gary Williams and Sandra McKinney who were married on July 3rd (Daily Record July 14, 1995).
It is so wonderful when readers follow up to my questions in the column. Joe Turlington reached out and said that his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turlington did not only reach the 50th anniversary but they reached the 67th! Joe said that he and his wife Lalia will be celebrating their 51st anniversary in June this year. Joe’s grandparents were Lee and Lila Lassiter Turlington and they lived long enough to celebrate their 65th anniversary. Is that not an amazing family?
Joseph also shared that Lalia‘s home church , Connaritsa Baptist Church in Bertie County in northeastern NC had celebrated its 235th anniversary last October. It was founded in 1789, the year George Washington became president.