October 7, 2022 Coats Museum News
How many of you have memories of your favorite teacher? If you attended Coats High School or later, Coats Elementary, surely you remember Marie Salmon-teacher, librarian and media specialist. Her name comes up often at the Coats Museum from her former students and fellow teachers. She dedicated her life to the Coats Community and maybe that energy is why she was recognized as a recipient of the “Outstanding Educator Award” from East Carolina University at an impressive ceremony at the Greenville campus (Daily Record Apr. 17, 1991).
While Coats students were celebrating Marie’s honor, members of the Coats Missionary Baptist Church were bidding farewell to Rev. Ted Wilbanks and his family (Daily Record Apr. 19, 1991).
Death visited the community and took Mrs. Vivie N. Coats, 86, daughter of the late Ruffin and Mary F. Ivey. She was sister to Frances Moore of Coats. Elsewhere, many were celebrating the success of the Coats Farmers Day. Many military people were honored but were unable to attend. Fifteen names of military people were named in the paper. Do you recognize any of the names: Sgt. 1st Class Lewis Revera, Staff Sgt. John Roper, Spec. 4 David Roper, Cpl. Alexander K. Turlington, TMSA Christ West, Sgt, Vincent Beasley, CW4 David Hudgins, Pfc. Michael Todd Brown, Lt. Vickie S. Bucky, DCFC Richard Dean, 1st. Lt. Mark Halloban, Sgt.1st Class Thurman C. Jernigan, Pfc. Sharon Matthews and Capt. Thomas R. McDonald (Daily Record Apr. 22, 1991)?
Can you think of other names of military people who were serving in 1991? It is so hard to get all the names. We have spent since about 2001 collecting names, records, pictures and stories of military people who are connected to the Grove Township area to publish in the Defenders of the Red, White and Blue. Last week before we could open the boxes containing the 3rd Edition of the book, we had shared with us new names that will be missing in it. Should the museum volunteers adopt a new motto-we’ll never give up- we’ll never give up?
I do know that Glen Faircloth and Brandon Norris on the Yellow Jacket baseball team combined on the mound to hurl a 4-hitter as the Coats Yellow Jackets downed Dunn in a 5-2 win (Daily Record Apr. 23, 1991).
Death had come to the Pollard house. Paul Pollard, 67, son of the late Callie and Maylon Cobb Pollard, had died on Thursday at the Veterans Hospital. Rev. Ted Wilbanks officiated at the Coats Baptist Church with burial in the Bethel PB Church. Lottie Godwin Pollard, and children-Kenneth, Danny, Debbie and Jody survived him. His siblings were Baxton Pollard and Thurlene P. Klein (Daily Record Apr. 26, 1991).
Impactful news was coming out of Lillington. The county was scheduled to close on an option for 340.16 acres of land on the Cape Fear River in Lillington to build a new governmental complex. Elsewhere, Dyan Denning of Coats was scheduled to play the part of Queenie Holroud in “Bell, Book and Candle” at the Triangle Enterprise Center (Daily Record Apr. 29, 1991).
Heroes come in all sizes in Coats. Misty Partin, daughter of Felicia and Russell Partin, was truly a heroine when she pulled Toby Talamantes out of the path of a motorist. Misty was injured while saving the two-year old.
The Coats Elementary Cheerleaders were awarded the Harnett County Outstanding Cheerleading Award on ability and sportsmanship (Daily Record Apr. 30, 1991).
Reaction was mixed over moving the county courthouse to the property just outside of Lillington on the eastern side of the Cape Fear River just outside of the city limits (Daily Record May 2, 1991).
The Lions Club in Coats was making plans for the second annual Little League Baseball Tournament at the Coats Recreation Park (Daily Record May 3, 1991).
The next edition of the Daily Record dated May 6, 1991, printed that Jimmie Carol Horton of Coats, son of Cellie H. Horton and the late Jimmie E. Horton, was engaged to wed Shelia Ann Weaver of Clayton. The paper also shared that Coats had won the Harnett Midget Division Youth Soccer tournament.
Wilbert R. Beasley, 71, had died in Dunn. He was brother to Sylvia Beasley and Gladys Campbell. Records showed that Edgar R. Bain and Dan Honeycutt agreed to sell 340.16 acres to Harnett County for $245,520 above the 1987 purchase price. The price to the county was $680,420 (selling at $174,000 less than the appraised value). Would that be a bargain in 2022?
Now that our 400 page book- Defenders of the Red, White and Blue Edition 3 -is published and for sale at the museum for $20.00, the volunteers are full speed ahead with the Nov. 12 Gathering of the Eagles when the museum will welcome back the former Boy Scouts leaders and Eagles for a drop in event to reconnect and to see the awesome Boy Scout Glass Exhibit put together by Marc and Jean Powell. Videos of interviews with many of the Coats Eagles and scoutmasters will be on screen and other items that have been collected will be on display. Mark your calendars for that Nov. 12 -2-4 event. It is commendable to scout leaders and parents that over 70 young boys earned their Eagle Rank at Troop 779 in Coats.
Being a neighbor to the former Coats Area Chamber of Commerce office, we often saw Devon and Hope Moore actively involved in promoting Coats. They are unsung heroes in my book. Friends from far and near who have remembered Devon this week are Jutta Turlington, Marc and Jean Powell ,the Class of 1965,Wayne and Anita Bissett, the Layton cousins (Anita, Robert, Janet), Sandra Layton, Kathy and Walter Weeks, Gary Denning and Jane Barber. These memorials for Devon will make a difference in operating the museum-thank each of you.
We also wish to thank H.L. for remembering Ann Beasley who also has had a huge impact at the museum by gifting many items belonging to her late husband, former Mayor Godfrey Beasley. She was a very classy lady and we will miss Ann’s visits.
How many of you have memories of your favorite teacher? If you attended Coats High School or later, Coats Elementary, surely you remember Marie Salmon-teacher, librarian and media specialist. Her name comes up often at the Coats Museum from her former students and fellow teachers. She dedicated her life to the Coats Community and maybe that energy is why she was recognized as a recipient of the “Outstanding Educator Award” from East Carolina University at an impressive ceremony at the Greenville campus (Daily Record Apr. 17, 1991).
While Coats students were celebrating Marie’s honor, members of the Coats Missionary Baptist Church were bidding farewell to Rev. Ted Wilbanks and his family (Daily Record Apr. 19, 1991).
Death visited the community and took Mrs. Vivie N. Coats, 86, daughter of the late Ruffin and Mary F. Ivey. She was sister to Frances Moore of Coats. Elsewhere, many were celebrating the success of the Coats Farmers Day. Many military people were honored but were unable to attend. Fifteen names of military people were named in the paper. Do you recognize any of the names: Sgt. 1st Class Lewis Revera, Staff Sgt. John Roper, Spec. 4 David Roper, Cpl. Alexander K. Turlington, TMSA Christ West, Sgt, Vincent Beasley, CW4 David Hudgins, Pfc. Michael Todd Brown, Lt. Vickie S. Bucky, DCFC Richard Dean, 1st. Lt. Mark Halloban, Sgt.1st Class Thurman C. Jernigan, Pfc. Sharon Matthews and Capt. Thomas R. McDonald (Daily Record Apr. 22, 1991)?
Can you think of other names of military people who were serving in 1991? It is so hard to get all the names. We have spent since about 2001 collecting names, records, pictures and stories of military people who are connected to the Grove Township area to publish in the Defenders of the Red, White and Blue. Last week before we could open the boxes containing the 3rd Edition of the book, we had shared with us new names that will be missing in it. Should the museum volunteers adopt a new motto-we’ll never give up- we’ll never give up?
I do know that Glen Faircloth and Brandon Norris on the Yellow Jacket baseball team combined on the mound to hurl a 4-hitter as the Coats Yellow Jackets downed Dunn in a 5-2 win (Daily Record Apr. 23, 1991).
Death had come to the Pollard house. Paul Pollard, 67, son of the late Callie and Maylon Cobb Pollard, had died on Thursday at the Veterans Hospital. Rev. Ted Wilbanks officiated at the Coats Baptist Church with burial in the Bethel PB Church. Lottie Godwin Pollard, and children-Kenneth, Danny, Debbie and Jody survived him. His siblings were Baxton Pollard and Thurlene P. Klein (Daily Record Apr. 26, 1991).
Impactful news was coming out of Lillington. The county was scheduled to close on an option for 340.16 acres of land on the Cape Fear River in Lillington to build a new governmental complex. Elsewhere, Dyan Denning of Coats was scheduled to play the part of Queenie Holroud in “Bell, Book and Candle” at the Triangle Enterprise Center (Daily Record Apr. 29, 1991).
Heroes come in all sizes in Coats. Misty Partin, daughter of Felicia and Russell Partin, was truly a heroine when she pulled Toby Talamantes out of the path of a motorist. Misty was injured while saving the two-year old.
The Coats Elementary Cheerleaders were awarded the Harnett County Outstanding Cheerleading Award on ability and sportsmanship (Daily Record Apr. 30, 1991).
Reaction was mixed over moving the county courthouse to the property just outside of Lillington on the eastern side of the Cape Fear River just outside of the city limits (Daily Record May 2, 1991).
The Lions Club in Coats was making plans for the second annual Little League Baseball Tournament at the Coats Recreation Park (Daily Record May 3, 1991).
The next edition of the Daily Record dated May 6, 1991, printed that Jimmie Carol Horton of Coats, son of Cellie H. Horton and the late Jimmie E. Horton, was engaged to wed Shelia Ann Weaver of Clayton. The paper also shared that Coats had won the Harnett Midget Division Youth Soccer tournament.
Wilbert R. Beasley, 71, had died in Dunn. He was brother to Sylvia Beasley and Gladys Campbell. Records showed that Edgar R. Bain and Dan Honeycutt agreed to sell 340.16 acres to Harnett County for $245,520 above the 1987 purchase price. The price to the county was $680,420 (selling at $174,000 less than the appraised value). Would that be a bargain in 2022?
Now that our 400 page book- Defenders of the Red, White and Blue Edition 3 -is published and for sale at the museum for $20.00, the volunteers are full speed ahead with the Nov. 12 Gathering of the Eagles when the museum will welcome back the former Boy Scouts leaders and Eagles for a drop in event to reconnect and to see the awesome Boy Scout Glass Exhibit put together by Marc and Jean Powell. Videos of interviews with many of the Coats Eagles and scoutmasters will be on screen and other items that have been collected will be on display. Mark your calendars for that Nov. 12 -2-4 event. It is commendable to scout leaders and parents that over 70 young boys earned their Eagle Rank at Troop 779 in Coats.
Being a neighbor to the former Coats Area Chamber of Commerce office, we often saw Devon and Hope Moore actively involved in promoting Coats. They are unsung heroes in my book. Friends from far and near who have remembered Devon this week are Jutta Turlington, Marc and Jean Powell ,the Class of 1965,Wayne and Anita Bissett, the Layton cousins (Anita, Robert, Janet), Sandra Layton, Kathy and Walter Weeks, Gary Denning and Jane Barber. These memorials for Devon will make a difference in operating the museum-thank each of you.
We also wish to thank H.L. for remembering Ann Beasley who also has had a huge impact at the museum by gifting many items belonging to her late husband, former Mayor Godfrey Beasley. She was a very classy lady and we will miss Ann’s visits.