March 25, 2022 Coats Museum News
Death had arrived in Coats and taken Richard (Dick) Lamm, 57, owner and operator of Lamm’s Gulf Station in Coats. He was survived by his wife, Ethel Lou Lamm; three sons-Dickie, Mickie and Bill. Sybil Norris and Nancy Mabry were his two daughters. His mother, Mattie Lamm, and siblings-Hobert, Russell, Doris Guy, Andella Beasley, and Audry Stewart –survived him also. He had seven grandchildren.
I bet most of you recognize every one of those names. Did they move to Coats when his children were school age? I do k now that H.L. and I loved going to the Spring Hope, NC area for an annual Fourth of July Pig Picking at the Barbee Plantation. It was there that we always enjoyed talking to the Lamms in that part of the state. We also loved going to Holt Lake for seafood where we often saw Carl Lamm of 1090 radio station. Are these Lamms kin?
Did you know that Coats once had a Swim Club? Shannon and Nicole Lucas were coaches for the Junior Order Swim Club. It was reported that the team had won the team conference honors in diving and finished second to Lillington in the swim competition. Lori Denning, Bea Pope, Jonas Parrish, Megan Royal, Dallas Messer, Andrew Malone, Ricky Johnson, and Lori Bailey were among some of the young swimmers who help bring Coats to the number one spot in the conference.
The CACC had recognized Ragsdale Consultants, Lillington Branch, as the Business Focus of the Week. Randy Rambeau, president of the chamber, and C.T. Clayton were employed with the company (Daily Record Aug. 17, 1989).
The Coats Senior Center had raised money for the senior center by shelling peas. They sat around huge tubs of peas and shelled and talked. Wonder if they had heard that J.D. Norris had been named as the Man of the Year in North Carolina at the Junior Order State Convention in Wilmington. The Junior Order activity was only a portion of the many ways J.D. had contributed to his community.
Another who made the news was Christina Lenee Sorrell who had been awarded a merit scholarship to attend Peace College in Raleigh. Does the name Ira Lee who once operated a business in Coats sound familiar to some of our readers? His daughter, Dorothy Jean Zucchi, came to Coats to visit her Uncle Fernie and Aunt Iva Lee.
Wonder if Frances Langdon and Florine Penny had helped shell peas at the senior center before they left with Florine’s sister to go Maggie Valley (Daily Record Aug. 24, 1989).
I do know that John Brent Adams was awarded his Eagle Scout Award at an Eagle Court of Honor held at the Coats Baptist Church. Brent was the 14th Eagle Scout awarded in Boy Scout Troop 779. Fred Robinson had challenged Brent to never bring dishonor on the Eagle Scouts who have gone before him and to always be a leader. Brent was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Adams of Benson (Daily Record Aug. 29, 1989).
Carlie W. Sears, 48, of Coats had died. He was survived by his wife, Elsa Sears; his son Jason and daughter Michelle and father and stepmother Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sears. Helen Norris was his sister (Daily Record Sept. 4, 1989).
Diane Shue wrote an article for the September 5, 1989 edition of the Daily Record about the perspective of a mother sending her son, Shawn Shue, to Marine Boot Camp.
Remember reading earlier about Bruce Gomedelia losing his business to a fire. He had to rebuild and was ready to reopen. Another businessman, Tony Mangum, donated the trophy to be awarded to the first place winner of the Pig Picking Cooking Contest at Farmers Day. C.J. Johnson, coordinator of the event, and CACC President Randy Rambeau were on hand to receive the trophy (Daily Record Sept. 6, 1989).
Congratulations were sent to Joylemonica Alston who was to perform in a fall Harnett Regional Theater production. She was a member of the Triton Chorus Ensemble and had been a contestant in the Miss Black Teen World of Harnett County. Joylemonica had won the “Miss Talent” in 1986 and Miss Creative Expression in the 1989 pageant. She is the daughter of John and Gale Spears. Did she also become Miss Garner at a later date?
I do know that Dr. Linda Robinson spoke at the Coats Baptist Church Fellowship dinner about her visit back to China in 1977 where she was born but left at six months of age (Daily Record Sept 7, 1989).
Tragedy had struck the Coats community. Katherine Dawn Smith, 16, of Route 2, Coats, had died as a result of injuries sustained in a head –on collision. She was survived by her mother, Debra Weaver and stepfather Jerry Weaver. Donald Smith was her father. Miss Smith’s passenger, Tally Johnson, 16, was also injured. Joey Tyndall, Jr. 18, of Dunn was driving the pick-up involved in the accident (Daily Record Sept. 13, 1989).
The Daily Record Sept. 15, 1989 edition featured Coats EMT Quinton Byrd treating a victim in a mock explosion training exercise .The ACT business was advertising for sales positions for the Coats business.
After printing g the wonderful news that J.D. Norris had been recognized by the State Junior Order, the paper now published that his wife, Maude Miller Norris, 70, of Coats had died. Her two sons-Dr. J.D. Norris, Jr. and Lewis Norris-and four daughters survived her-Shirley Magnum, Virginia Holden, Cathy Eason and Julia Adams. Flonnie West was her sister. Seventeen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren survived her also.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ennis of Route 1, Coats, announced the birth of a daughter Ashton Dare Ennis. Ashton’s grandparents were Joe Gregory and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ennis. Mr. and Mrs. Carson Gregory were her great-grand parents.
Mrs. Ellen Ennis had celebrated her 91st birthday in Erwin. In Coats the CACC had recognized the Harnett County Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and agent Robert Pleasant as the Business Focus of the Week.
Lib Guy had returned home after spending six weeks with her daughter Sybil and husband Opie Wells in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Williams Massengill of Route 3, Dunn, had announced the engagement of their daughter, Gail Lee Massengill to Conrad Lane Adams, II of Angier. Another announcement was in the same edition of the paper. It shared that Michelle Jackson was to marry Randall Dale Gregory of Route One, Coats. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gregory were parents of Dale (Daily Record Sept. 20, 1989).
Last Saturday, the Coats Museum had its board meeting and while there, two of the members were excited to pose with the Tocci couple who are parents of Mike Tocci, one of the museum’s generous supporters. The love story of the couple and the beautiful wedding dress and night gown made from a reserve parachute by Italian seamstresses always impress the museum visitors. Mike and Claudia visit our area a couple of times a year to visit his mom’s sisters and niece. We ask for your prayers for Mike who is going through cancer treatment so Claudia and he can travel to visit his Aunt Joanne, Aunt Margaret and Cousin Jane.
Death had arrived in Coats and taken Richard (Dick) Lamm, 57, owner and operator of Lamm’s Gulf Station in Coats. He was survived by his wife, Ethel Lou Lamm; three sons-Dickie, Mickie and Bill. Sybil Norris and Nancy Mabry were his two daughters. His mother, Mattie Lamm, and siblings-Hobert, Russell, Doris Guy, Andella Beasley, and Audry Stewart –survived him also. He had seven grandchildren.
I bet most of you recognize every one of those names. Did they move to Coats when his children were school age? I do k now that H.L. and I loved going to the Spring Hope, NC area for an annual Fourth of July Pig Picking at the Barbee Plantation. It was there that we always enjoyed talking to the Lamms in that part of the state. We also loved going to Holt Lake for seafood where we often saw Carl Lamm of 1090 radio station. Are these Lamms kin?
Did you know that Coats once had a Swim Club? Shannon and Nicole Lucas were coaches for the Junior Order Swim Club. It was reported that the team had won the team conference honors in diving and finished second to Lillington in the swim competition. Lori Denning, Bea Pope, Jonas Parrish, Megan Royal, Dallas Messer, Andrew Malone, Ricky Johnson, and Lori Bailey were among some of the young swimmers who help bring Coats to the number one spot in the conference.
The CACC had recognized Ragsdale Consultants, Lillington Branch, as the Business Focus of the Week. Randy Rambeau, president of the chamber, and C.T. Clayton were employed with the company (Daily Record Aug. 17, 1989).
The Coats Senior Center had raised money for the senior center by shelling peas. They sat around huge tubs of peas and shelled and talked. Wonder if they had heard that J.D. Norris had been named as the Man of the Year in North Carolina at the Junior Order State Convention in Wilmington. The Junior Order activity was only a portion of the many ways J.D. had contributed to his community.
Another who made the news was Christina Lenee Sorrell who had been awarded a merit scholarship to attend Peace College in Raleigh. Does the name Ira Lee who once operated a business in Coats sound familiar to some of our readers? His daughter, Dorothy Jean Zucchi, came to Coats to visit her Uncle Fernie and Aunt Iva Lee.
Wonder if Frances Langdon and Florine Penny had helped shell peas at the senior center before they left with Florine’s sister to go Maggie Valley (Daily Record Aug. 24, 1989).
I do know that John Brent Adams was awarded his Eagle Scout Award at an Eagle Court of Honor held at the Coats Baptist Church. Brent was the 14th Eagle Scout awarded in Boy Scout Troop 779. Fred Robinson had challenged Brent to never bring dishonor on the Eagle Scouts who have gone before him and to always be a leader. Brent was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Adams of Benson (Daily Record Aug. 29, 1989).
Carlie W. Sears, 48, of Coats had died. He was survived by his wife, Elsa Sears; his son Jason and daughter Michelle and father and stepmother Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sears. Helen Norris was his sister (Daily Record Sept. 4, 1989).
Diane Shue wrote an article for the September 5, 1989 edition of the Daily Record about the perspective of a mother sending her son, Shawn Shue, to Marine Boot Camp.
Remember reading earlier about Bruce Gomedelia losing his business to a fire. He had to rebuild and was ready to reopen. Another businessman, Tony Mangum, donated the trophy to be awarded to the first place winner of the Pig Picking Cooking Contest at Farmers Day. C.J. Johnson, coordinator of the event, and CACC President Randy Rambeau were on hand to receive the trophy (Daily Record Sept. 6, 1989).
Congratulations were sent to Joylemonica Alston who was to perform in a fall Harnett Regional Theater production. She was a member of the Triton Chorus Ensemble and had been a contestant in the Miss Black Teen World of Harnett County. Joylemonica had won the “Miss Talent” in 1986 and Miss Creative Expression in the 1989 pageant. She is the daughter of John and Gale Spears. Did she also become Miss Garner at a later date?
I do know that Dr. Linda Robinson spoke at the Coats Baptist Church Fellowship dinner about her visit back to China in 1977 where she was born but left at six months of age (Daily Record Sept 7, 1989).
Tragedy had struck the Coats community. Katherine Dawn Smith, 16, of Route 2, Coats, had died as a result of injuries sustained in a head –on collision. She was survived by her mother, Debra Weaver and stepfather Jerry Weaver. Donald Smith was her father. Miss Smith’s passenger, Tally Johnson, 16, was also injured. Joey Tyndall, Jr. 18, of Dunn was driving the pick-up involved in the accident (Daily Record Sept. 13, 1989).
The Daily Record Sept. 15, 1989 edition featured Coats EMT Quinton Byrd treating a victim in a mock explosion training exercise .The ACT business was advertising for sales positions for the Coats business.
After printing g the wonderful news that J.D. Norris had been recognized by the State Junior Order, the paper now published that his wife, Maude Miller Norris, 70, of Coats had died. Her two sons-Dr. J.D. Norris, Jr. and Lewis Norris-and four daughters survived her-Shirley Magnum, Virginia Holden, Cathy Eason and Julia Adams. Flonnie West was her sister. Seventeen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren survived her also.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ennis of Route 1, Coats, announced the birth of a daughter Ashton Dare Ennis. Ashton’s grandparents were Joe Gregory and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ennis. Mr. and Mrs. Carson Gregory were her great-grand parents.
Mrs. Ellen Ennis had celebrated her 91st birthday in Erwin. In Coats the CACC had recognized the Harnett County Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and agent Robert Pleasant as the Business Focus of the Week.
Lib Guy had returned home after spending six weeks with her daughter Sybil and husband Opie Wells in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Williams Massengill of Route 3, Dunn, had announced the engagement of their daughter, Gail Lee Massengill to Conrad Lane Adams, II of Angier. Another announcement was in the same edition of the paper. It shared that Michelle Jackson was to marry Randall Dale Gregory of Route One, Coats. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gregory were parents of Dale (Daily Record Sept. 20, 1989).
Last Saturday, the Coats Museum had its board meeting and while there, two of the members were excited to pose with the Tocci couple who are parents of Mike Tocci, one of the museum’s generous supporters. The love story of the couple and the beautiful wedding dress and night gown made from a reserve parachute by Italian seamstresses always impress the museum visitors. Mike and Claudia visit our area a couple of times a year to visit his mom’s sisters and niece. We ask for your prayers for Mike who is going through cancer treatment so Claudia and he can travel to visit his Aunt Joanne, Aunt Margaret and Cousin Jane.