June 30, 2023 Coats Museum News
Businesses have come and gone in Coats over the years. In January of 1993, a new business opened in the building formerly operated as Sonny’s Café. The new restaurant was Two Dogs. Another change was implemented at the Coats Motor Company. The car dealership had added the Dodge line to their Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep Eagle. Dr. Harry Roberts had started the business in 1917 with Guy Stewart as bookkeeper and manager. Stewart later bought out the Ford Dealership. Those associated with the business in 1993 were Eugene and Don Stewart. The three technicians were Glenn Dennis, Stanley McLeod, and John Edgerton. Peggy Senter was the bookkeeper (Daily Record Jan. 28, 1993).
The CACC had saluted the “Belle” of the town by having a personal spotlight article on contributions to the town, senior center, and Swinging Elders. Belle Williams was commended for writing the “Notes from Coats” for the Daily Record and being an enterprising community servant.
Elsewhere, Lisa Owens and Ivan Byrd were to be married on February 20th at the Coats Baptist Church. Ivan was the son of Stacy and Dot Matthews Byrd and Lisa was a student at NC State and Ivan attended JTCC in Smithfield (Daily Record Feb. 1, 1993).
The new CACC president was Darrell Smith who replaced out-going president Don Whittington. Officers were Glenda Denton, president –elect; Teddy Byrd, vice president; Linda Jo Johnson, secretary; Marie Watson, treasurer; Dee Haskins, Executive Secretary and M.O. Phillips, Ex-officio. Directors for the three- year term were Jimmy Tripp, Wil Breeden and Thad Downs. Two year- term directors were Dudley Langdon, Sharon Stevens and Phil Ferrell. Judy Turlington, Beverly McLamb, and Carolyn Moore were one-year term directors (Daily Record Feb. 2, 1993).
Carl and Lula Hough enjoyed being at their old home on Route One, Coats. The Hough’s were preparing to move into a beautiful new home in Pittsburg, PA. Do you know or wonder why the Hough couple was moving to PA?
I do know that crowds were so large at the Coats Baptist Church that they were having to park at the Rose and Graham parking lot. Also noted was that Former Pastor Howard Beard was to have bypass surgery (Daily Record Feb. 4, 1993).
It was that time again when the top citizens were awarded in Coats at the annual chamber banquet. Sandy Langdon, Nelson Currin and Mrs. Florence Grimes took honors on the stage at the Triton High School. Over 200 hundred people attended with such folks as Senator Elaine Marshall, Rep. Bobby Hall, Judge Andy Corbett, Commissioners H.L. Sorrell and Dan Andrews, Harnett County Manager Neil Emory and another hosts of community supporters.
Carsie Denning presented the Man of the Year Award to Nelson Currin whom Denning said would be remembered for the “kind and noble deeds” he had rendered to the people of Coats. Currin was born in 1925 in Granville County. He started the construction company in 1959 called Currin and Dorman Builders. He built the Coats Senior Center. He helped bring the sewer system to Coats. He donated the brick, sand and mortar for the Coats Museum.
Patsy Joyner presented the Woman of the Year to Mrs. Florence Grimes. The 87 year-old woman had a true love for a better looking community. For three years she had walked to the Coats City Cemetery. There she worked to clean up weedy corners and to plant flowers and shrubs in many needed areas of the cemetery.
Daywood Langdon presented the Farmer of the Year award to Sandy Langdon. The twenty-nine year –old farmer tended 69 acres of tobacco, 100 acres of cotton and 65 acres of potatoes. He thanked his parents, J.A. and Laura Langdon, for helping him become a farmer.
Carolyn Broadwell, a teacher at Coats Elementary School, was named the Educator of the Year. Mike Elmore was given the title of the Fireman of the Year. Betty Pleasant and Jay Smith were named Rescue Personnel of the Year. The Governor’s Volunteer Awards were recognized as being Russell Morvant and Elizabeth Allen. One of the major contributions of the chamber for 1992 was the planting of pear trees throughout the town (Daily Record Feb. 5, 1993).
Death had come and taken a beloved lady from the Turlington Crossroads area. Nettie Turner Turlington, 98, of Route 3, Dunn, had died on Monday at her home. Her services were held at the Rose and Graham Funeral Home with Elder Harvey Holland officiating and burial was in the Turner Family Cemetery. She had three surviving children-Isobel T. Wolf, Oscar R. and Paul E. Turlington (Daily Record Feb.9, 1993). Can you imagine the stories she had shared with her eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren?
Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFall of Henderson had announced that their daughter, Patricia McFall, was to marry Derek Currin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Currin. The bride-elect was a 1985 graduate of NC State University. She was employed as an administrative assistant with the Conference District Attorneys in Raleigh. Derek was a 1986 graduate of Campbell University with a degree in Business Administration (Daily Record Feb. 11, 1993).
Belle shared lots of interesting notes in her column in the Feb. 12th, 1993 edition. She wrote that Amy and Anthony Beasley were living in Lakeland, Fl where Anthony was a student at Southeastern Bible College. Amy was a nurse at the Lakeland Regional Hospital.
Congratulations went to Lynda and Robie Butler who were newlyweds. The Coats Flower Shop had a new helping hand-Peggy Moore who was sister-in-law to Carolyn Moore. The Mixed Couples Class met at the home of Frances and Everett Fanning. Those in the class were Norfleet and Barbara Gardner, Banks Pollard, Garner and Doris Ennis, Fleming and Katherine Peede, Johnnie and Estelle Williams, Thomas and Belle Williams, Carlie and Agatha McLamb, and M.O. and Kathryn Phillips.
As you read those names, do you know how many of those folks are still with us 30 years later?
A big thank you goes to Juanita Youngblood for sharing a vintage picture of Mrs. Willie Wood. She was the former Flonnie Weaver and mother to the late Frances Wood Stewart of Dunn. Willie Wood was known as the first barber in Coats using a sink in his house to give a shave and haircut. By the way, the Wood house is said to be either the 5th or 6th house built in Coats.
Thank you to the scores of former students and teachers of Marie Salmon who came out to honor her at the museum last Sunday. They came from far and wide to recall stories with Marie. She has shared her many talents in the Coats School community making it better because of her.
Businesses have come and gone in Coats over the years. In January of 1993, a new business opened in the building formerly operated as Sonny’s Café. The new restaurant was Two Dogs. Another change was implemented at the Coats Motor Company. The car dealership had added the Dodge line to their Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep Eagle. Dr. Harry Roberts had started the business in 1917 with Guy Stewart as bookkeeper and manager. Stewart later bought out the Ford Dealership. Those associated with the business in 1993 were Eugene and Don Stewart. The three technicians were Glenn Dennis, Stanley McLeod, and John Edgerton. Peggy Senter was the bookkeeper (Daily Record Jan. 28, 1993).
The CACC had saluted the “Belle” of the town by having a personal spotlight article on contributions to the town, senior center, and Swinging Elders. Belle Williams was commended for writing the “Notes from Coats” for the Daily Record and being an enterprising community servant.
Elsewhere, Lisa Owens and Ivan Byrd were to be married on February 20th at the Coats Baptist Church. Ivan was the son of Stacy and Dot Matthews Byrd and Lisa was a student at NC State and Ivan attended JTCC in Smithfield (Daily Record Feb. 1, 1993).
The new CACC president was Darrell Smith who replaced out-going president Don Whittington. Officers were Glenda Denton, president –elect; Teddy Byrd, vice president; Linda Jo Johnson, secretary; Marie Watson, treasurer; Dee Haskins, Executive Secretary and M.O. Phillips, Ex-officio. Directors for the three- year term were Jimmy Tripp, Wil Breeden and Thad Downs. Two year- term directors were Dudley Langdon, Sharon Stevens and Phil Ferrell. Judy Turlington, Beverly McLamb, and Carolyn Moore were one-year term directors (Daily Record Feb. 2, 1993).
Carl and Lula Hough enjoyed being at their old home on Route One, Coats. The Hough’s were preparing to move into a beautiful new home in Pittsburg, PA. Do you know or wonder why the Hough couple was moving to PA?
I do know that crowds were so large at the Coats Baptist Church that they were having to park at the Rose and Graham parking lot. Also noted was that Former Pastor Howard Beard was to have bypass surgery (Daily Record Feb. 4, 1993).
It was that time again when the top citizens were awarded in Coats at the annual chamber banquet. Sandy Langdon, Nelson Currin and Mrs. Florence Grimes took honors on the stage at the Triton High School. Over 200 hundred people attended with such folks as Senator Elaine Marshall, Rep. Bobby Hall, Judge Andy Corbett, Commissioners H.L. Sorrell and Dan Andrews, Harnett County Manager Neil Emory and another hosts of community supporters.
Carsie Denning presented the Man of the Year Award to Nelson Currin whom Denning said would be remembered for the “kind and noble deeds” he had rendered to the people of Coats. Currin was born in 1925 in Granville County. He started the construction company in 1959 called Currin and Dorman Builders. He built the Coats Senior Center. He helped bring the sewer system to Coats. He donated the brick, sand and mortar for the Coats Museum.
Patsy Joyner presented the Woman of the Year to Mrs. Florence Grimes. The 87 year-old woman had a true love for a better looking community. For three years she had walked to the Coats City Cemetery. There she worked to clean up weedy corners and to plant flowers and shrubs in many needed areas of the cemetery.
Daywood Langdon presented the Farmer of the Year award to Sandy Langdon. The twenty-nine year –old farmer tended 69 acres of tobacco, 100 acres of cotton and 65 acres of potatoes. He thanked his parents, J.A. and Laura Langdon, for helping him become a farmer.
Carolyn Broadwell, a teacher at Coats Elementary School, was named the Educator of the Year. Mike Elmore was given the title of the Fireman of the Year. Betty Pleasant and Jay Smith were named Rescue Personnel of the Year. The Governor’s Volunteer Awards were recognized as being Russell Morvant and Elizabeth Allen. One of the major contributions of the chamber for 1992 was the planting of pear trees throughout the town (Daily Record Feb. 5, 1993).
Death had come and taken a beloved lady from the Turlington Crossroads area. Nettie Turner Turlington, 98, of Route 3, Dunn, had died on Monday at her home. Her services were held at the Rose and Graham Funeral Home with Elder Harvey Holland officiating and burial was in the Turner Family Cemetery. She had three surviving children-Isobel T. Wolf, Oscar R. and Paul E. Turlington (Daily Record Feb.9, 1993). Can you imagine the stories she had shared with her eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren?
Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFall of Henderson had announced that their daughter, Patricia McFall, was to marry Derek Currin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Currin. The bride-elect was a 1985 graduate of NC State University. She was employed as an administrative assistant with the Conference District Attorneys in Raleigh. Derek was a 1986 graduate of Campbell University with a degree in Business Administration (Daily Record Feb. 11, 1993).
Belle shared lots of interesting notes in her column in the Feb. 12th, 1993 edition. She wrote that Amy and Anthony Beasley were living in Lakeland, Fl where Anthony was a student at Southeastern Bible College. Amy was a nurse at the Lakeland Regional Hospital.
Congratulations went to Lynda and Robie Butler who were newlyweds. The Coats Flower Shop had a new helping hand-Peggy Moore who was sister-in-law to Carolyn Moore. The Mixed Couples Class met at the home of Frances and Everett Fanning. Those in the class were Norfleet and Barbara Gardner, Banks Pollard, Garner and Doris Ennis, Fleming and Katherine Peede, Johnnie and Estelle Williams, Thomas and Belle Williams, Carlie and Agatha McLamb, and M.O. and Kathryn Phillips.
As you read those names, do you know how many of those folks are still with us 30 years later?
A big thank you goes to Juanita Youngblood for sharing a vintage picture of Mrs. Willie Wood. She was the former Flonnie Weaver and mother to the late Frances Wood Stewart of Dunn. Willie Wood was known as the first barber in Coats using a sink in his house to give a shave and haircut. By the way, the Wood house is said to be either the 5th or 6th house built in Coats.
Thank you to the scores of former students and teachers of Marie Salmon who came out to honor her at the museum last Sunday. They came from far and wide to recall stories with Marie. She has shared her many talents in the Coats School community making it better because of her.