June 9, 2023 Coats Museum News
Death had visited the home of James Silas Faircloth and taken the Coats man. He was 66 and had died on Friday. He was survived by three daughters- Judy Hayes, Carolyn Gerhardt and Cathy Faircloth. His siblings were Gladys Capps, Ellen Ivey, Jonah and Delma Faircloth (Daily Record Dec. 7. 1992).
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners elected a new board chairman and voted to change the property re-evaluation from every two years to every four years. Since 1988, Harnett County had been the only county in the state to re-evaluate property every two years. Lloyd Stewart, Bill Shaw and Mack R. Hudson said farewell and wished the new board vision and courage. Replacing the three were Dan Andrews, Bill Shaw and H.L. Sorrell, Jr. Chairman.
Craig and Beth Page of Coats announced the birth of their son, Dylan Garriss Page. Mrs. Page was the former Beth Garriss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Garriss. Rev. and Mrs. R.O. Byrd and Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Garriss were great-grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. James Page and Roxie Horne were paternal grandparents and great-grandparent (Daily Record Dec. 8, 1992).
Lois Byrd of Lillington presented a picture of the Kivett Building to Dr. Ronnie Faulkner, Acting Director of the Library Services at Campbell University. The picture was a copy of a quilt square on the historical quilt made by the Friends of the Harnett County Library (Daily Record Dec. 11, 1992).
Chairman H.L. Sorrell, Jr. wanted to establish a better working relationship between the old and new board members. He placed both incumbent commissioners between each new commissioner. Sorrell wanted the new members to learn from the old members. He seated them in order of the districts they served and Mr. Sorrell asked for a show of hands in voting so it would go on record as to how a vote was cast (Daily Record Dec. 14, 1992).
Amy L. Parrish of Coats had married Anthony Paul Beasley in Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church. Another young couple had pledged vows at the Apex Baptist Church. Donna Marie Ross and Tracy Byrd were married in a double-ring ceremony by Rev. Phil Quails before Christmas greenery and red velvet bows and one hundred and twenty poinsettias in varying shades of red and pink (Daily Record Dec. 21, 1992).
Amy Adams McCauley was awarded the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship for the 1992-93 school year. Amy was a President’s List student, an active member in the Accounting and Financial Planning Club and the Adam Smith Free Enterprise Club. Amy was married to Jimmy McCauley, Jr. and the daughter of Dennis and Becky Adams (Daily Record Dec. 22, 1992).
Recall the tornado that struck the Coats area recently? The Bowdens of the northeastern area of Harnett County had lost their home place during the recent tornado. Two of them were hospitalized. Despite the loss of the homestead, the family would gather together at a church fellowship hall and celebrate life and the beginning of new construction of their new homes. Most of them were thanking the Lord for protecting them. The neighbors, the Coats School staff, and the Coats Fire and Rescue were supportive of the needs of the victims (Daily Record Dec. 24, 1992).
Ned Baxter Ennis, a 1971 graduate of Coats High School, was promoted to Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army in a ceremony at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He had served as the Chief of Public Affairs for the First U.S. Army headquarters at Fort Meade. Lt. Col. Ennis had provided valuable assistance and support of the Dunn delegation to boast Dunn for the All-American City. He was on the first planeload of 82nd Airborne Division troopers deployed to Saudi Arabia to draw President Bush’s “Line in the Sand”.
Baxter was a highly decorated soldier and was married to the former Glenda Mitchell of Buies Creek. They were parents of Jessica, Joshua and Leslie Ennis (Daily Record Dec. 24-25, 1992).
Just for additional info on what is happening in the 2023 life of Baxter is that he resides in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is currently running for a seat on the Virginia House of Delegates as the Republican candidate. He has definitely earned his place as one of the many outstanding graduates of the old Coats High School. I had the opportunity to teach Baxter and can truly say that he has never lost that small town charm.
M.T. Strickland of the IGA Stores and Carolina Telephone sponsored a golf tournament for the Coats Senior Center. Gene Wall, M.T. Strickland and Tommy Williford presented a check for $1,700 to Peggy Brown (Daily Record Dec. 24, 1992). Don’t you miss these guys?
Lots of folks around Coats were ill during the festive Christmas season. Some mentioned in “Belle’s Notes from Coats” were Polly Ennis, E. Mae Parker, Amanda Penny, Brandon Pleasant, Misty Tart, Aldeane Gregory, Anna Belle Stewart, Keith Poole, Grace Yarborough, Violet Godwin and Heloise Holmes. A farewell was said to Dana Holmes who had faithfully served the CACC for four years. Dee Haskins took over as the new executive secretary (Daily Record Dec. 28, 1992).
As December was finishing out the year of 1992, death made another visit to the town of Coats. He took with him Agnes Strickland, 57, of Route One, Coats. Mrs. Strickland had died in Wake Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Harold Strickland (Daily Record Dec. 28, 1992).
Our Coats Museum News column has slowly moved us through the Grove Township and Coats in the year of 1992. Many of you gazing into the fogs of times saw your neighbor, friend, or family on those pages of the news.
The final edition of the 1992 Daily Record shared that fifty people from the Little River Baptist Association and Coats Baptist Church did mission work to rebuild Florida City and Homestead. Dorothy Grimes Odham had died. She was sister of James Grimes. Shearon Roberts Gustafson had visited her mom-Ophelia Roberts. Sybil Beasley Wells had visited her mom-Lib Guy.
Thanks to the hard work of the Coats Troop 779, the luminaries were burning from Hardees to Sonny’s Café. A Big Bird theme was effective for the birthday party of Trevor West, son of Marie Dagenhart and Mark West. He was the grandson of Bobby and Jean Williams. Special guests for the party were Uncle Anthony Dagenhart, Great-Aunt Ernestine Denning, Uncle Chuck and Aunt Donna Ellis and Christopher Ellis (Daily Record Dec. 31, 1992).
Many of our readers remember the Glover twins. Angela Foy Glover and Johnny Wayne Stanley had planned to be married in South Carolina according to the December 31, 1992 Daily Record. Angela was the daughter of James and Patricia Glover of Coats.
The volunteers are always excited to chat with Ralph Denning when he visits from Raleigh because he loves history as much as the volunteers. Thank you Ralph for your faithful support of the museum. Also we thank Lenny Parker and his many 1973 classmates who are so faithful in keeping the grounds and shrubbery in perfect shape.
How exciting it is when a young Flynn Stephenson decides he wants to make a donation to the Coats Museum. But equally amazing is when his dad Curt Stephenson and Granddad Randy Stephenson match his donation. The museum can’t be more fortunate than that to have such folks as they are on our team.
Death had visited the home of James Silas Faircloth and taken the Coats man. He was 66 and had died on Friday. He was survived by three daughters- Judy Hayes, Carolyn Gerhardt and Cathy Faircloth. His siblings were Gladys Capps, Ellen Ivey, Jonah and Delma Faircloth (Daily Record Dec. 7. 1992).
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners elected a new board chairman and voted to change the property re-evaluation from every two years to every four years. Since 1988, Harnett County had been the only county in the state to re-evaluate property every two years. Lloyd Stewart, Bill Shaw and Mack R. Hudson said farewell and wished the new board vision and courage. Replacing the three were Dan Andrews, Bill Shaw and H.L. Sorrell, Jr. Chairman.
Craig and Beth Page of Coats announced the birth of their son, Dylan Garriss Page. Mrs. Page was the former Beth Garriss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Garriss. Rev. and Mrs. R.O. Byrd and Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Garriss were great-grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. James Page and Roxie Horne were paternal grandparents and great-grandparent (Daily Record Dec. 8, 1992).
Lois Byrd of Lillington presented a picture of the Kivett Building to Dr. Ronnie Faulkner, Acting Director of the Library Services at Campbell University. The picture was a copy of a quilt square on the historical quilt made by the Friends of the Harnett County Library (Daily Record Dec. 11, 1992).
Chairman H.L. Sorrell, Jr. wanted to establish a better working relationship between the old and new board members. He placed both incumbent commissioners between each new commissioner. Sorrell wanted the new members to learn from the old members. He seated them in order of the districts they served and Mr. Sorrell asked for a show of hands in voting so it would go on record as to how a vote was cast (Daily Record Dec. 14, 1992).
Amy L. Parrish of Coats had married Anthony Paul Beasley in Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church. Another young couple had pledged vows at the Apex Baptist Church. Donna Marie Ross and Tracy Byrd were married in a double-ring ceremony by Rev. Phil Quails before Christmas greenery and red velvet bows and one hundred and twenty poinsettias in varying shades of red and pink (Daily Record Dec. 21, 1992).
Amy Adams McCauley was awarded the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship for the 1992-93 school year. Amy was a President’s List student, an active member in the Accounting and Financial Planning Club and the Adam Smith Free Enterprise Club. Amy was married to Jimmy McCauley, Jr. and the daughter of Dennis and Becky Adams (Daily Record Dec. 22, 1992).
Recall the tornado that struck the Coats area recently? The Bowdens of the northeastern area of Harnett County had lost their home place during the recent tornado. Two of them were hospitalized. Despite the loss of the homestead, the family would gather together at a church fellowship hall and celebrate life and the beginning of new construction of their new homes. Most of them were thanking the Lord for protecting them. The neighbors, the Coats School staff, and the Coats Fire and Rescue were supportive of the needs of the victims (Daily Record Dec. 24, 1992).
Ned Baxter Ennis, a 1971 graduate of Coats High School, was promoted to Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army in a ceremony at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He had served as the Chief of Public Affairs for the First U.S. Army headquarters at Fort Meade. Lt. Col. Ennis had provided valuable assistance and support of the Dunn delegation to boast Dunn for the All-American City. He was on the first planeload of 82nd Airborne Division troopers deployed to Saudi Arabia to draw President Bush’s “Line in the Sand”.
Baxter was a highly decorated soldier and was married to the former Glenda Mitchell of Buies Creek. They were parents of Jessica, Joshua and Leslie Ennis (Daily Record Dec. 24-25, 1992).
Just for additional info on what is happening in the 2023 life of Baxter is that he resides in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is currently running for a seat on the Virginia House of Delegates as the Republican candidate. He has definitely earned his place as one of the many outstanding graduates of the old Coats High School. I had the opportunity to teach Baxter and can truly say that he has never lost that small town charm.
M.T. Strickland of the IGA Stores and Carolina Telephone sponsored a golf tournament for the Coats Senior Center. Gene Wall, M.T. Strickland and Tommy Williford presented a check for $1,700 to Peggy Brown (Daily Record Dec. 24, 1992). Don’t you miss these guys?
Lots of folks around Coats were ill during the festive Christmas season. Some mentioned in “Belle’s Notes from Coats” were Polly Ennis, E. Mae Parker, Amanda Penny, Brandon Pleasant, Misty Tart, Aldeane Gregory, Anna Belle Stewart, Keith Poole, Grace Yarborough, Violet Godwin and Heloise Holmes. A farewell was said to Dana Holmes who had faithfully served the CACC for four years. Dee Haskins took over as the new executive secretary (Daily Record Dec. 28, 1992).
As December was finishing out the year of 1992, death made another visit to the town of Coats. He took with him Agnes Strickland, 57, of Route One, Coats. Mrs. Strickland had died in Wake Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Harold Strickland (Daily Record Dec. 28, 1992).
Our Coats Museum News column has slowly moved us through the Grove Township and Coats in the year of 1992. Many of you gazing into the fogs of times saw your neighbor, friend, or family on those pages of the news.
The final edition of the 1992 Daily Record shared that fifty people from the Little River Baptist Association and Coats Baptist Church did mission work to rebuild Florida City and Homestead. Dorothy Grimes Odham had died. She was sister of James Grimes. Shearon Roberts Gustafson had visited her mom-Ophelia Roberts. Sybil Beasley Wells had visited her mom-Lib Guy.
Thanks to the hard work of the Coats Troop 779, the luminaries were burning from Hardees to Sonny’s Café. A Big Bird theme was effective for the birthday party of Trevor West, son of Marie Dagenhart and Mark West. He was the grandson of Bobby and Jean Williams. Special guests for the party were Uncle Anthony Dagenhart, Great-Aunt Ernestine Denning, Uncle Chuck and Aunt Donna Ellis and Christopher Ellis (Daily Record Dec. 31, 1992).
Many of our readers remember the Glover twins. Angela Foy Glover and Johnny Wayne Stanley had planned to be married in South Carolina according to the December 31, 1992 Daily Record. Angela was the daughter of James and Patricia Glover of Coats.
The volunteers are always excited to chat with Ralph Denning when he visits from Raleigh because he loves history as much as the volunteers. Thank you Ralph for your faithful support of the museum. Also we thank Lenny Parker and his many 1973 classmates who are so faithful in keeping the grounds and shrubbery in perfect shape.
How exciting it is when a young Flynn Stephenson decides he wants to make a donation to the Coats Museum. But equally amazing is when his dad Curt Stephenson and Granddad Randy Stephenson match his donation. The museum can’t be more fortunate than that to have such folks as they are on our team.