February 18, 2022 Coats Museum News
The date printed on the Daily Record was May 5, 1989; it contained the news that a Dunn business, Barefoot’s Auto Mart, Inc., was the Coats Area Chamber of Commerce Business Focus of the Week. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Barefoot were the owners of the business and their son, Darrell Barefoot, managed the Angier location.
Death visited Live Oak Road on Route 1, Coats and took Hubert D. Byrd, 71. Mr. Byrd was survived by his wife, Reba Pope Byrd; his son- H. Glenwood Byrd, and a daughter-Faye J. Byrd. He was also survived by two brothers and four sisters along with four grandchildren (Daily Record May 8, 1989).
Some of you will recognize Glenwood Byrd from the CHS Class of 1956 and Faye from the CHS Class of 1961. Glenwood and Gloria returned to his home place on Live Oak Road near Coats a few years ago after retiring from the coastal region. He and Gloria built a beautiful country home near his mother Reba Pope Byrd’s house. Yes-Glenwood is cousin to most of the Popes in the Coats area and to many of the Byrds.
It is very sad when the names of siblings are not printed as was again the case in the announcement of the death of Mrs. Iris Denning Peed, 75, of Route 1, Benson. She was survived by her daughter, Linda Lou Campbell, and sons-Roy and Lonnie Denning. She had three sisters, three brothers, and six grandchildren who survived her.
The same May 10, 1989 edition of the Daily Record printed that Kathy Weissinger had recently purchased two new horses to show in halter and western pleasure classes to add to her previous year’s barrel racing win. Elsewhere, the Coats IGA was hosting its third annual Beef Shoot-Out and Elisha Byrd was the winner in the rider and horse competition. Additional news was shared by the Teddy Ray Howard family of Coats who announced that Nicholas Lee Howard had been born.
Without any additional information, it was printed that the Coats Pee Wee Soccer Team had just won the Harnett County Soccer Tournament.
Final news from that May 10, 1989 edition was that a lingerie shower for Miss Kris Norris, bride-elect of Ken Royals, was given by Diane Parker, Patsy Joyner, Bonita Messer, Dee Johnson, and Terry Tart. A group of younger folks also made the news at the Coats Baptist Church. Amy Wilbanks, Jill Pleasant, Donna Lynn Currin, Mandy Dixon, Heather Ennis, Brandon Smith, Shawn Shue, Adam Barnes, Lloyd Whittington, Lee Denning, Ashley Wilkie, Amy Allen, and Paige Stephenson were in charge of the church services.
When revisiting the history of the area, it was discovered that many decisions were made by leaders and voters that impacted the future of the Coats community. The citizens more than once voted down a town water system and had to rely on shallow yard wells or the privately- owned water cistern which supplied water for a very small number of customers and the Coats High School water tank. When there were drought conditions, all were affected. Digging a deep well on the school campus had failed when no underground water source could be located. Accepting federal funds to assist the town in the water projects was not enough to win over voters in support of better water sources. Fear of higher taxes was an reason for many citizens to vote no.
Right or wrong, all leaders have to make tough decisions as was the case in May of 1989.The Coats Planning Board was confronted with an issue that seemed to be divisive among residents in the area. The board had a split vote regarding a proposed rest home that would adjoin Hunter’s Run housing developing. After much discussion of pros and cons in regards to a 64-bed facility being built, the vote was split 3 for and 3 against. Hubert Rowland, Max Matthews and John Wiggins voted in favor of the rest home while Robert Pleasant, CJ. Johnson and Clara Breeden voted to oppose its construction.
Phil Bradley abstained in view of his bank, Raleigh Federal Savings, having discussed financial matters with the property owner, Nelson Currin. Many of the 100 residents in attendance spoke about their concerns and others explained why they endorsed it. After the public meeting, the commissioners took no action on the proposed rest home. Commissioner J.D. Norris moved to table the vote with Commissioner Cecil Fuquay’s second.
Which side of the issue would you have taken a stand? Would it be the same today for those who lived then?
This I do know. Bain and Marshall, Attorneys at Law in Lillington, were selected as the CACC Business Focus of the Week. No additional info was given on the practice but that practice has served as town attorneys for Coats.
Presbyterians throughout the area are very familiar with the Bain name.-Both men have filled the pulpits. It was a loss to the law community and to the Presbyterian Churches in Lillington when Ed died in 2021.
The older Bain was instrumental in the formation of the Cape Fear Christian Academy where he also coached golf. If any of you were frequent diners at Ma’s Grill, you surely had to witness how often Ed and Faye Bain enjoyed meals there and how sociable the couple was to all the folks who passed their booth.
Personally, what I remember most about Al Bain is how involved he was in many organizations in Harnett County. Al Bain served as President of the Harnett County Community Fund of the NC Community Foundation where he helped raise funds for scholarships and other worthy grants. Al was a very active member of the Lillington Kiwanis Club where he touched the lives of those in Harnett County to those living on foreign soils.
Al and Kelly Bain are strong supporters of the Boys Scouts program. Wonder if their two sons ( one at West Point and the other at Davidson) earned the Eagle rank? I do know that Brenda Sutton is a name most in Coats remember with fondness. Brenda, a former assistant principal at Coats School, passed the HCNCAE leadership to Dava Gage (Anderson), another popular teacher and guidance counselor at Coats School.
While all this news was occurring, Kevin Jernigan was one of the Coats firefighters involved in a “wall climbing “training exercise when they scaled the walls of Coats School (Daily Record May 12, 1989).
Wonder if those exercises were in view of the drivers on Highways 27 and 55? The crowd at the Coats Middle School was likely viewing and cheering on the Coats Middle School softball team as Linda Hardison doubled home and Rhonda Thornton scored the winning run at the bottom of the eighth which gave the Coats girls a 11-9 win over Angier. That was the game to clinch divisional softball honors for the Lady Yellow Jackets (Daily Record May 15, 1989).
Visit our Coats Museum website-coatsmuseum.com or stop by for a tour of our Cotton Museum and learn more about the Underground Railroad quilts we have on display. The Exhibit Hall in the Coats Museum is filled with hundreds of items shared by generous donors for visitors to learn about living in early Coats. We are open from 9-3 on Thursdays and 2-5 on Sunday and there is no admission charge.
The date printed on the Daily Record was May 5, 1989; it contained the news that a Dunn business, Barefoot’s Auto Mart, Inc., was the Coats Area Chamber of Commerce Business Focus of the Week. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Barefoot were the owners of the business and their son, Darrell Barefoot, managed the Angier location.
Death visited Live Oak Road on Route 1, Coats and took Hubert D. Byrd, 71. Mr. Byrd was survived by his wife, Reba Pope Byrd; his son- H. Glenwood Byrd, and a daughter-Faye J. Byrd. He was also survived by two brothers and four sisters along with four grandchildren (Daily Record May 8, 1989).
Some of you will recognize Glenwood Byrd from the CHS Class of 1956 and Faye from the CHS Class of 1961. Glenwood and Gloria returned to his home place on Live Oak Road near Coats a few years ago after retiring from the coastal region. He and Gloria built a beautiful country home near his mother Reba Pope Byrd’s house. Yes-Glenwood is cousin to most of the Popes in the Coats area and to many of the Byrds.
It is very sad when the names of siblings are not printed as was again the case in the announcement of the death of Mrs. Iris Denning Peed, 75, of Route 1, Benson. She was survived by her daughter, Linda Lou Campbell, and sons-Roy and Lonnie Denning. She had three sisters, three brothers, and six grandchildren who survived her.
The same May 10, 1989 edition of the Daily Record printed that Kathy Weissinger had recently purchased two new horses to show in halter and western pleasure classes to add to her previous year’s barrel racing win. Elsewhere, the Coats IGA was hosting its third annual Beef Shoot-Out and Elisha Byrd was the winner in the rider and horse competition. Additional news was shared by the Teddy Ray Howard family of Coats who announced that Nicholas Lee Howard had been born.
Without any additional information, it was printed that the Coats Pee Wee Soccer Team had just won the Harnett County Soccer Tournament.
Final news from that May 10, 1989 edition was that a lingerie shower for Miss Kris Norris, bride-elect of Ken Royals, was given by Diane Parker, Patsy Joyner, Bonita Messer, Dee Johnson, and Terry Tart. A group of younger folks also made the news at the Coats Baptist Church. Amy Wilbanks, Jill Pleasant, Donna Lynn Currin, Mandy Dixon, Heather Ennis, Brandon Smith, Shawn Shue, Adam Barnes, Lloyd Whittington, Lee Denning, Ashley Wilkie, Amy Allen, and Paige Stephenson were in charge of the church services.
When revisiting the history of the area, it was discovered that many decisions were made by leaders and voters that impacted the future of the Coats community. The citizens more than once voted down a town water system and had to rely on shallow yard wells or the privately- owned water cistern which supplied water for a very small number of customers and the Coats High School water tank. When there were drought conditions, all were affected. Digging a deep well on the school campus had failed when no underground water source could be located. Accepting federal funds to assist the town in the water projects was not enough to win over voters in support of better water sources. Fear of higher taxes was an reason for many citizens to vote no.
Right or wrong, all leaders have to make tough decisions as was the case in May of 1989.The Coats Planning Board was confronted with an issue that seemed to be divisive among residents in the area. The board had a split vote regarding a proposed rest home that would adjoin Hunter’s Run housing developing. After much discussion of pros and cons in regards to a 64-bed facility being built, the vote was split 3 for and 3 against. Hubert Rowland, Max Matthews and John Wiggins voted in favor of the rest home while Robert Pleasant, CJ. Johnson and Clara Breeden voted to oppose its construction.
Phil Bradley abstained in view of his bank, Raleigh Federal Savings, having discussed financial matters with the property owner, Nelson Currin. Many of the 100 residents in attendance spoke about their concerns and others explained why they endorsed it. After the public meeting, the commissioners took no action on the proposed rest home. Commissioner J.D. Norris moved to table the vote with Commissioner Cecil Fuquay’s second.
Which side of the issue would you have taken a stand? Would it be the same today for those who lived then?
This I do know. Bain and Marshall, Attorneys at Law in Lillington, were selected as the CACC Business Focus of the Week. No additional info was given on the practice but that practice has served as town attorneys for Coats.
Presbyterians throughout the area are very familiar with the Bain name.-Both men have filled the pulpits. It was a loss to the law community and to the Presbyterian Churches in Lillington when Ed died in 2021.
The older Bain was instrumental in the formation of the Cape Fear Christian Academy where he also coached golf. If any of you were frequent diners at Ma’s Grill, you surely had to witness how often Ed and Faye Bain enjoyed meals there and how sociable the couple was to all the folks who passed their booth.
Personally, what I remember most about Al Bain is how involved he was in many organizations in Harnett County. Al Bain served as President of the Harnett County Community Fund of the NC Community Foundation where he helped raise funds for scholarships and other worthy grants. Al was a very active member of the Lillington Kiwanis Club where he touched the lives of those in Harnett County to those living on foreign soils.
Al and Kelly Bain are strong supporters of the Boys Scouts program. Wonder if their two sons ( one at West Point and the other at Davidson) earned the Eagle rank? I do know that Brenda Sutton is a name most in Coats remember with fondness. Brenda, a former assistant principal at Coats School, passed the HCNCAE leadership to Dava Gage (Anderson), another popular teacher and guidance counselor at Coats School.
While all this news was occurring, Kevin Jernigan was one of the Coats firefighters involved in a “wall climbing “training exercise when they scaled the walls of Coats School (Daily Record May 12, 1989).
Wonder if those exercises were in view of the drivers on Highways 27 and 55? The crowd at the Coats Middle School was likely viewing and cheering on the Coats Middle School softball team as Linda Hardison doubled home and Rhonda Thornton scored the winning run at the bottom of the eighth which gave the Coats girls a 11-9 win over Angier. That was the game to clinch divisional softball honors for the Lady Yellow Jackets (Daily Record May 15, 1989).
Visit our Coats Museum website-coatsmuseum.com or stop by for a tour of our Cotton Museum and learn more about the Underground Railroad quilts we have on display. The Exhibit Hall in the Coats Museum is filled with hundreds of items shared by generous donors for visitors to learn about living in early Coats. We are open from 9-3 on Thursdays and 2-5 on Sunday and there is no admission charge.