August 1, 2025 Coats Museum News
Last week the column took us to a Rotary meeting in Dunn, the first construction on the Governmental Complex in Lillington and a beef BBQ at Daywood and Frances Langdon’s country home. This week we learn that Clint Honeycutt and Rebecca Lynn Pinkerton were married at the Abundant Life Worship Center on Route 2, Angier.
Belle in her “Notes from Coats” wrote that Kathryn Phillips, Kizzie Williams, Lundy Denning, Robert Weaver, (brother of Blanche Turlington and Wade Weaver) had health issues (Daily Record Oct. 25, 1995).
Heather Lynn Ennis, Miss Coats Autumn Days 1994-95, crowned the 1995-96 queen. The other queens who relinquished their crowns were Wee Miss Coats-Victoria Lynn Freeman, Tiny Miss Coats-Alexandria Nicole Gregory, Little Miss Coats-Ashley Carol Johnson, Junior Miss Coats-Bridgette Shae Williams. The new queens were Carra Rae Avery-Miss Coats who was the nineteen-year-old daughter of Ronald and Frances Avery; Heather Amanda Shaw-Teen Miss Coats, Stephanie Marie Hill -Junior Miss Coats, Carissa Lynn Ragland-Wee Miss Coats, Tamara Marie Parrish-Little Miss Coats and Molly Leigh Tart- Tiny Miss Coats (Daily Record Oct. 30, 1995).
Wonder if any of these little charming girls have little beauty queens of their own now in 2025. I do know that the Lavon McLeod family lost everything they owned in a house fire. Did the community help this family get back on their feet? I do know that the paper shared that the family and friends of Rodney Baggett, a leukemia victim, rallied around him. The young man went from wrestling with his young son, Joshua, to no longer being able to work. Even his Tonya had to quit work to care for her husband. Several benefits were planned to help the family. He needed $100,000.00 for a bone marrow transplant (Daily Record Nov. 1, 1995).
The Coats Middle School volleyball team shut out visiting East Lee to finish 11-1 to win the Harnett- Lee Conference. Tiffany Mattox, Meagan Royal, Shawna Pope, Beth Williams, April Pleasant, and Karrie Hilderbrand won praise from Coach Jackie Burnett. The Coats Senior Center Golf Tournament raised $3500. It was held at the Chicora Country Club (Daily Record Nov. 2, 1995).
There were three seats open on the Coats Town Board but only two candidates had filed. Incumbents running to hold on to their seats were Don Ennis and Bob Hedrick. A write-in vote would determine the third seat. Incumbent Max Beasley did not file to keep his seat.
A fifth-grade class at Coats Elementary School had embarked upon a first in technology –video conferencing. Chrysler Corporation and Sprint had made possible four one-hour transmissions between rural Coats and to Kyle Elementary School in Saskatchewan, Canada. Three classes took the “field trip” (Daily Record Nov. 6, 1995).
The Coats voters returned some leaders to the town board. Don Ennis, Bob Hedrick and write-in candidate Max Beasley easily won commission seats while Frances Avery was elected mayor of Coats.
Byrd is an old established family name in the Coats and surrounding areas. Death visited and took one from Coats. Marvin W. Byrd, 77, had died at Rex Hospital. He was the son of the late Willie G. and Minnie A. Williams Byrd. He was a brick mason. His survivors included his wife, Mae Hughes Byrd and three daughters-Janice Faye Capps, Faye Anne Thornton, and Doris Jones. His three brothers were Fred, Edison and Raeford Byrd while his six sisters were Edna Hargis, Retha Arrington, Alice Adams, Callie Fish, Rosie Byrd, and Mavor Gregory (Daily Record Nov. 8, 1995).
How many of you have been to the Amish country? The Nov. 9, 1995 edition of the Daily Record printed that Agatha McLamb, her son Danny and wife Ann McLamb, had enjoyed a trip there. Mrs. Rosa Lee Moore had reasons also to have some enjoyment as she thanked all those who had been so nice to her while she was sick and shut-in.
Surely the death of his brother David Hedrick had dampened Bob’s joy of his reelection victory on the town board. Questions-where did Bob live before he moved to Coats? Does he have a twin brother? What brought him to Coats?
I do know that a man with Coats connection had died but not before he had made a name as an outstanding Harnett County attorney. D.K. Stewart had recently died. Many will recognize him as the father of Vernon Stewart who is also an attorney in Harnett. Can they trace their roots to the Bailey’s Crossroads area?
Several Coats folks were in the hospital according to Belle Williams in her “Notes”. Among those named were Kathyrn Phillips, Nancy Jernigan, Rudolph Ennis, Mabel Hayes and Bruce Gomedella (Daily Record Nov. 9, 1995).
Memorable events were happening in Coats. Rev. Jesse Mooney told the town board that the new Coats Baptist Church wanted to be annexed into the town and the annexation was approved. The Coats Thoroughfare Forum was to be public on Dec. 5. The town board would have a work session to consider economic development. The old water tower was to get a new coat of paint (Daily Record Nov. 10, 1995).
Time flies and it takes with it deaths. We lost another former Coats Museum Board member-Eddie Vaughan. He was an amazing person as was JoAnne Turlington who over the years has been such an amazing donor of family materials. Memorials to the museum have been given by Becky Adams and me to show our love and respect for the two.
Last week the column took us to a Rotary meeting in Dunn, the first construction on the Governmental Complex in Lillington and a beef BBQ at Daywood and Frances Langdon’s country home. This week we learn that Clint Honeycutt and Rebecca Lynn Pinkerton were married at the Abundant Life Worship Center on Route 2, Angier.
Belle in her “Notes from Coats” wrote that Kathryn Phillips, Kizzie Williams, Lundy Denning, Robert Weaver, (brother of Blanche Turlington and Wade Weaver) had health issues (Daily Record Oct. 25, 1995).
Heather Lynn Ennis, Miss Coats Autumn Days 1994-95, crowned the 1995-96 queen. The other queens who relinquished their crowns were Wee Miss Coats-Victoria Lynn Freeman, Tiny Miss Coats-Alexandria Nicole Gregory, Little Miss Coats-Ashley Carol Johnson, Junior Miss Coats-Bridgette Shae Williams. The new queens were Carra Rae Avery-Miss Coats who was the nineteen-year-old daughter of Ronald and Frances Avery; Heather Amanda Shaw-Teen Miss Coats, Stephanie Marie Hill -Junior Miss Coats, Carissa Lynn Ragland-Wee Miss Coats, Tamara Marie Parrish-Little Miss Coats and Molly Leigh Tart- Tiny Miss Coats (Daily Record Oct. 30, 1995).
Wonder if any of these little charming girls have little beauty queens of their own now in 2025. I do know that the Lavon McLeod family lost everything they owned in a house fire. Did the community help this family get back on their feet? I do know that the paper shared that the family and friends of Rodney Baggett, a leukemia victim, rallied around him. The young man went from wrestling with his young son, Joshua, to no longer being able to work. Even his Tonya had to quit work to care for her husband. Several benefits were planned to help the family. He needed $100,000.00 for a bone marrow transplant (Daily Record Nov. 1, 1995).
The Coats Middle School volleyball team shut out visiting East Lee to finish 11-1 to win the Harnett- Lee Conference. Tiffany Mattox, Meagan Royal, Shawna Pope, Beth Williams, April Pleasant, and Karrie Hilderbrand won praise from Coach Jackie Burnett. The Coats Senior Center Golf Tournament raised $3500. It was held at the Chicora Country Club (Daily Record Nov. 2, 1995).
There were three seats open on the Coats Town Board but only two candidates had filed. Incumbents running to hold on to their seats were Don Ennis and Bob Hedrick. A write-in vote would determine the third seat. Incumbent Max Beasley did not file to keep his seat.
A fifth-grade class at Coats Elementary School had embarked upon a first in technology –video conferencing. Chrysler Corporation and Sprint had made possible four one-hour transmissions between rural Coats and to Kyle Elementary School in Saskatchewan, Canada. Three classes took the “field trip” (Daily Record Nov. 6, 1995).
The Coats voters returned some leaders to the town board. Don Ennis, Bob Hedrick and write-in candidate Max Beasley easily won commission seats while Frances Avery was elected mayor of Coats.
Byrd is an old established family name in the Coats and surrounding areas. Death visited and took one from Coats. Marvin W. Byrd, 77, had died at Rex Hospital. He was the son of the late Willie G. and Minnie A. Williams Byrd. He was a brick mason. His survivors included his wife, Mae Hughes Byrd and three daughters-Janice Faye Capps, Faye Anne Thornton, and Doris Jones. His three brothers were Fred, Edison and Raeford Byrd while his six sisters were Edna Hargis, Retha Arrington, Alice Adams, Callie Fish, Rosie Byrd, and Mavor Gregory (Daily Record Nov. 8, 1995).
How many of you have been to the Amish country? The Nov. 9, 1995 edition of the Daily Record printed that Agatha McLamb, her son Danny and wife Ann McLamb, had enjoyed a trip there. Mrs. Rosa Lee Moore had reasons also to have some enjoyment as she thanked all those who had been so nice to her while she was sick and shut-in.
Surely the death of his brother David Hedrick had dampened Bob’s joy of his reelection victory on the town board. Questions-where did Bob live before he moved to Coats? Does he have a twin brother? What brought him to Coats?
I do know that a man with Coats connection had died but not before he had made a name as an outstanding Harnett County attorney. D.K. Stewart had recently died. Many will recognize him as the father of Vernon Stewart who is also an attorney in Harnett. Can they trace their roots to the Bailey’s Crossroads area?
Several Coats folks were in the hospital according to Belle Williams in her “Notes”. Among those named were Kathyrn Phillips, Nancy Jernigan, Rudolph Ennis, Mabel Hayes and Bruce Gomedella (Daily Record Nov. 9, 1995).
Memorable events were happening in Coats. Rev. Jesse Mooney told the town board that the new Coats Baptist Church wanted to be annexed into the town and the annexation was approved. The Coats Thoroughfare Forum was to be public on Dec. 5. The town board would have a work session to consider economic development. The old water tower was to get a new coat of paint (Daily Record Nov. 10, 1995).
Time flies and it takes with it deaths. We lost another former Coats Museum Board member-Eddie Vaughan. He was an amazing person as was JoAnne Turlington who over the years has been such an amazing donor of family materials. Memorials to the museum have been given by Becky Adams and me to show our love and respect for the two.