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wutbju · 6 months ago

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This is just a scream. Look at what I said (I'll bold it) and what got *ME* put in time out. Me.

BJU hates women who act. Hates.

John Stephenson when u stack the board, it’s easy

Daniel Malabanti yooo whos clay dawg

Kamalei Goff We need the chat for any function at FMA for now on

Chris Meaders TRUMP

Daniel Malabanti CLAYTON!!

Clay Dawg Clayton James

Bigcat23 He is not conservative enough

Wesley Boudreau joe mama

All Gems Tolla LOLOL

Clay Dawg BANTIIIII

Holly Shiveley He's trying to give us background for the process which I think is important for us to understand.

Wesley-76 Oh no more steps

CrazyAsianAirsoft A board of people who were against moving the school to a post 1999 era. Great.

Johnny Pierre I second Clayton James

Clay Dawg ❤

Natetastic its either crockett or the other guy

Daniel Malabanti I second Clayton as well

Camille Lewis MOAR STEPS

Josh Watts Music I'm glad he's keeping this from being too hype

Clay Dawg let's gooo

Clay Dawg Johnny!

Steve Von Bokern Makenzie, now we are on steps.

Satyr_Legz i hate to be impatient but just get to the point pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

Mackenzie Mohnacky Yeah, knowing the process is important

CrazyAsianAirsoft I’ve seen faster moving icebergs than this guy

Chris Meaders The votes are still coming in

achy228 lol 2 hr meetings….its not looking good for us on brevity of this speech

Eric Dickinson please be jurgen

Charlie Eldred Points, steps, bowls, vials, trumpets …

Mark Bonikowsky #fekirin

Matthew Smith Certified yapper

Jessica Nowachek Politicians 🙄

Sydney Patton Who’s counting the votes

Clay Dawg my president is Johnny Pierre 🤚

Charlie Eldred The effective speaker …

Daniel Malabanti aye it's Ginger!

Chris Meaders ACG

Clay Dawg Matthew?!?

Wesley Boudreau at least we know its a him…

Bigcat23 5 years??

Eric Dickinson hand-pink-waving

Sven Loeffler weathers

Natetastic 5 YEARS??

Clay Dawg dats my roommate!!

achy228 Oh good grief

CrazyAsianAirsoft With this build up, it better be John the Baptist himself

Mackenzie Mohnacky This is like announcing who won the week competition at The Wilds

Bigcat23 Gotta be benson

Timothy Kain I would love for them recant and re-install Steve Pettit.

Steve Von Bokern ha

Bigcat23 They wont put a new guy for 5 years

Josh Watts Music It's Pedro Pascal

achy228 Plot twist - it’s actually him

Efan Steve Pettit has the most aura

Holly Shiveley I think this is to strengthen our support and trust. Just listen people

Anthony Lehn Still wild that Pettit wasn't conservative enough smh

Tyler Greenly Go bruins!!

CrazyAsianAirsoft Get on with it already

Steven Hudson “The board elected me”

Timothy Kain So it is a HIM!

Johnny Pierre bro, he's definitely reading this chat while speaking and purposely prolonging this 😂😂

Satyr_Legz ITS TIME???

Natetastic McAllister?

Charlie Eldred Sam Horn?

Chris Meaders Jennifer, its the guy you know

achy228 It’s been 84 years

Steven Hudson Dr Minnick

Larsens A pastor

CrazyAsianAirsoft text-green-game-over

Andrew Lawson hoping the best for BJU

Paul Rebert Crokett!!

Toby Jorgensen Crockett

Eric Dickinson 🤣

Efan Steve Pettit has maximum aura

Sven Loeffler its crocket

Redneck rascals If its 5 years its Bensen

Tolla L

Satyr_Legz indiana??

Camille Lewis Yeah, it sounds like Crockett.

Stephen Washer Crocket fs

Rebecca Bate Crockett

Paul Rebert Crockett pastored in IN

achy228 Indiana Jones?

Jahn Mark better not be Crockett

Bill Alger A Hoosier? Let's gooooooooo

Eric Dickinson chelsea fc. giving longer contract than needed

Tolla Who

Johnny Pierre oh, he's from the Midwest….

Tolla Asked

Camille Lewis So Bob 3 didn't get his wish.

Bigcat23 Joshua crocket

Dustan Chevalier Whoa. Crocket.

Efan I know about the secret tunnels under Bob Jones

Peter Cartwright we want Benson

Bigcat23 He said it

Beyheena Eliacin 😳

Camille Lewis Wow,

Chris Meaders ….

Josh Watts Music Let's go Joshes!

Jahn Mark dang

Prince Juliegh Sarnicula whoa

Jack H. ain't no way

Katie Tucker PASTOR CROCKETT

Efan Crocket has no aura big dawg

Eric Dickinson huge if true

Fellowship Baptist Church Congratulations brother Crockett

Katie Tucker YES

Natetastic Crockett???

Mackenzie Mohnacky WHOA!

Jahn Mark rip

Bill Alger mind=blown

Mystic oh its that guy

CrazyAsianAirsoft At least it was someone under the age of 1000

Andrew Lawson woohoo!

Dolly McCabe Wisconsin

Jack H. nepotism at it's finest

Daniel Malabanti yoooo

Lisa Weddle Awesome!

Tolla I give the school 5 years max . . .

Mystic wait nvm i dont think ive seen this guy before

Mackenzie Mohnacky Didn't even know he was running

Timothy Kain Shazam

CrazyAsianAirsoft Aight im out

Mackenzie Mohnacky He's my pastor at Morningside

Tolla L

Wesley Boudreau I don't even know him

Wesley-76 Wait, it it bad I don't know who this is?

Jack H. booooo

Mystic i havent seen him before either

Jahn Mark I've heard him preach, this could get rough fast

meli08chan when did he graduate?

Natetastic what a twist

Jack H. drake or kendrick?

Adrian Stargazer wait a minute, this isn't metal gear

Jack H. that is NOT solid snake

April Treas kendrick fs

Timothy Kain Is this the CROCKET from CROCKETDOODLEs?

Brendan Warren great pick

pcviewer1 Steve Pettit told the board he would leave if they didn't stop doing stuff behind his back.

Adrian Stargazer hey dudes, the university is pretty chill, maybe you should like, join it or something

Mackenzie Mohnacky It's his brother

pcviewer1 So Steve Pettit probably wont be back because of that

Wesley Boudreau im in the university

Bill Alger o7

Brendan Warren Josh is a great guy

Jack H. nepo

Sven Loeffler no this is the younger brother

Tolla Heresy alert on the daily

Paul Rebert PTL, Josh is a great decision!

Bigcat23 Wesley nobody cares

Sven Loeffler He was the pastor of Morningside baptist

Timothy Kain TY

Matt Black My kids (BJU students or graduates) love him. Praise God.

Wesley Boudreau i do

Efan Wesley consider yourself an opp

Wesley-76 He sounds like a great guy. If he won by this much, he's probably going to be good. I'm looking forward to hearing him this Fall!

Jack H. new rap beef

Bigcat23 Wesley shut up

Matt Black I appreciate that he's young. He's a reasonable and godly man.

Eric Dickinson the hat man got 2 stars in cwl

Jack H. that hairline…

Timothy Kain Seems like a wonderful choice. May GOD guide him and his decisions.

Luke Griffith Crockett doodles

Timothy Kain Sense of humor….check

Bigcat23 Why the 5 years tho?

James Bussard A pastor should not be allowed to be the President of a college. Either the church will suffer, or the college will. Or both. This is pure ambition, and poor discernment.

Jessica Nowachek He seemed like a good pastor when I visited morningside.

Jack H. no shot triple sticks didn't have a say in this

Bigcat23 What if he mess this thing more than it is already

Josh Watts Music Bussard I'm afraid I have to agree

Bigcat23 Would he still be a pastor though?

Holly Shiveley He was a student when I was a grad student teaching speech. His name sounded familiar. It's possible I taught him😄

Josh Watts Music good question

John Juan @James Bussard - I'm 99% sure he will no longer pastor Morningside Baptist.

Anthony Lehn Triple sticks ftw

Timothy Kain A coach needs time to build. It Should keep pharisaical thugs at bay for awhile.

Eric Dickinson hat man was supposed to go for 4 but went for 1 and got 2 stars.

Mackenzie Mohnacky I believe that he will do a great job. He's been my pastor for the last three years, and I believe that God is going to do great things through him.

Sven Loeffler the prez is to by ordained

Tobe Witmer Josh C. is a good compromise. Good guy Academic.

Jack H. this look like the battle pass

Jonathan Washburn Bragging about getting all of your degrees from one school isn't the W he thinks it is.

Timothy Kain Great connections to money and sustenance.

Tobe Witmer Not All his degrees. “Most”

Anthony Lehn Well, it's a couple more degrees than you have Jonathan Washburn

Camille Lewis The students are not going to be won with this.

Bill Alger this could have been an email, but I'm glad it wasn't.

Timothy Kain Well I'm off to collect my winnings. 😂

James Bussard If he does abandon the pastorate (and the people of Morningside), did God suddenly change His mind about the man's "calling"? God doesn't do that. Not this way. Again…smacks of ambition and flesh.

Tobe Witmer Wrong Camille. As normal

Wesley Boudreau well it must be Gods will because nothing happens that isn't

Sven Loeffler true

Mackenzie Mohnacky Amen, Wesley

Jack H. 15th professor is a goober

Andrew Black Proverbs 10:19 " In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise."

Camille Lewis You like this, Matt? really?

Jonathan Washburn Josh and his brother were decent hoopers in high school. I'll never forget watching Eric Newton drop like 50+ in the state semifinal in a raucous crowd against the best team in the state.

Camille Lewis And how do I become your fixation even here?

Michael Ball Who is the new president?

Aurum wish Camille could be blocked from this

Camille Lewis Bless you all.

Jack H. fake news huh? ok goober

Camille Lewis This is not a good acceptance speech, friends.

The15thProfessor yeah fake news

Jack H. 15th i'm in your walls

The15thProfessor Now I know who you are

Jack H. do you now

CurlyFries ‍

Charlie Eldred Text is on unity; chat dissolves into anything but

Cor Frost Caleb its not fake lol

Jonathan Washburn Is that you Jack Hyles?

D.o.G. Man, I hope I'm dead meat if this is as good as it gets. sorry I am well below my standards

Camille Lewis Who remembers the stuffed bear in his Dad's living room? It was a scream. [This is what got me put in timeout? A taxidermy memory?]

Adrian Stargazer guys, stop arguing in the presidential announcement

Matthew Leys Praying for a strong future for BJU and that God would put to silence the scorners.

Jonathan Washburn Josh's younger brother Luke is among the kindest people I've ever met. He also scored the game winning goal against us in the 2003 State Semi-final and it still hurts.

Tobe Witmer Pettit! Way to go Josh!

Cor Frost rip

Anthony Lehn Thanks for the history lesson Jonathan Washburn smh

Isaac Balardelle chat is this real

Wesley Boudreau no

Jack H. 15th i'm right behind you

Eric Dickinson beta gamma won 7 turkey bowls in a row

Jonathan Washburn @Anthony Lehn Sigma 72, Beta 70

Stephen Burch Praying for BJU and President Crockett!

Ben Waters Chi Delta 4Ever!

Jonathan Washburn Stay classy Chi Delt! @Ben Waters

Eric Dickinson wil the new president take care of the turkey bowl alpha won with an ineligible player. the last president refused to comment

Camille Lewis This is gonna be a rough transition. [I couldn't post this because I was in timeout.]

Wesley Boudreau XEΔ

Aurum bruh

Jacob Vanaman @Jonathan Washburn - that one win was a claim to fame for the Sigma Spartans…but after a while that trophy got heavy.

Anthony Lehn 1 loss in basketball in four year

PofE Plays wesley imagine being a wolf smh my head

Jacob Vanaman @Anthony Lehn - wins fa' dayz

Quin Machado why wasnt the turkey bowl fiasco of 2023 the number one concern addressed?

Jack H. 15th you have no idea who I am but I know everything about you

Anthony Lehn Hey coach @Jacob Vanaman !

Bigcat23 Wolves are among the weirdest people on campus

PofE Plays lol thats what 15th hates more than anything

Wesley Boudreau @Bigcat23 no you

The15thProfessor why do i have such a reputation

Jacob Vanaman @Anthony Lehn - good to hear from you buddy!

PofE Plays 100 bigcat

James Bussard I investigated Morningside for my daughter to attend while at BJU. It falls short in many ways, when compared against Scripture. Sadly, plastic Christianity may continue to abound at BJU.

Efan Bob jones lost so much aura

Kamalei Goff chat, is this real?

PofE Plays ok camille alt

Bigcat23 Wesley Boudreau is among the weirdest guys on campus, playing Minecraft all the time

Anthony Lehn Can't help but inch closer to the door

#Bob Jones University #Misogyny #Modern Woman #Rape Culture #Bernice Sheffield #President Josh Crockett #Presidential announcement

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renatedagmarmilada · 1 year ago

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over fifty notebooks of Fekete's stolen by lab. St Barths human Research, stolen..

Sally Turnbull re Brown/Mankovitz/ super sadistic lab mental care assistant, took over 20 books home. Black woman calls herself E-Sure puts her debts, /doesn't pay / onto Fekete bank account, daren't give her name, prostitute, took 3.. Bernice niece of unqualifed former dr Meyer, of Edgeware rd London, took heaps and heaps of books and stuff ..

quote To give them a beginning on Fekete's University work BEd BA MA etc and life's work../on sound, no one admitting it Alf Turnbull and some of Allan Lieberman Cross's 86 illeg kids, a dozen of whom are in the lab-- His mother and stepfather were in the lab in the past and his mother took copies of my work and wrote a booklet from them-- the next generation .. .... are going to be so ashamed, as so much of Jewish work turns out to be dud- an austrian-hungarian refugees life.. as indeed Fay Fielding Goldsteins.. Anna former prostitute Jean Clark of Peckham, former bosses' idea was that her cronies get paid large sums of money for my robbed work, /to pay for the local thieves she employed and the payment for the stolen stuff/ she had all my work checked on her science computer and she wanted to ensure it was no longer 'mine' alone, to get her staff who had been copying it straight off the illegal computer at St barths Human research as soon as Fekete wrote it and sent it off to COSMOPOLITAN etc , out of trouble./

Bernice was made manageress of the lab years ago, because she had told her uncle Meyer all her sex life. Back then, she took loads of stuff and had printed as her own work, a load of my work ..

West indian cued Sheffield thief quote- I wanted some paint books, I couldn't find any so I stole Fekete's paints--'why were you crawling under her bed?' I thought she had something hidden.. it was only my family's Baptismal Certs. John Turnbull wanted them. That has changed, under ANNA's leadership, the lab were not permitted to rob my paints etc. though they took other stuff.They have some 27 of my favourite paint brushes /aproz£6-10 each/ and a few paints and books, but that was post they took to the lab illegally from the post office and travel firms, aeroplanes etc when I was teaching abroad.

LADY ASTON has taken a load of Fekete work to print as her own.

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mercurygray · 4 years ago

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Making Of Featurette - Build An OC

Some of you may have seen my post yesterday about how to introduce an OC and met my new gal, Phyl, who seems to have broken a land speed record on acquiring fans.

The challenge posed yesterday - or more, the question - was how to introduce an original character, but it was also sort of a fun exercise for me to take a look at my process for creating a character from scratch at the same time.

There was some discussion about whether including the Toccoa training sequence was necessary, and while that applies to a large number of BoB OCs, many of whom find themselves included in the unit for various and sundry reasons, it doesn't apply to all of them, so part of the spec was also to create someone to whom that rule wouldn’t apply.

But why ask that question? The opening scenes at Toccoa serve a specific storytelling purpose - they establish the relationship between Sobel and his men, paint a picture of a difficult training program, and create an environment to explain why these men bonded like they did.

The larger issue here, then, isn't about whether training was important, but rather 'Have your given your character believable context and backstory and set them up for success within the narrative?' For some original characters who are being included in the unit, that context and their integration is essential to the story. For others, that context will need to come from somewhere else.

We also talked about a character's 'purpose' within the narrative. For most of my fics, I start with a specific romantic purpose in mind, but I didn't have one of those here, so I started with a wartime service - the WAAF - and a name. I used common 1920s UK name lists and a random name generator to assemble some possibilities. Having a name to roll around with helps a little, sometimes and can change, too!

The Women's Auxiliary Air Force fills a wide variety of roles within the RAF, but a great number of jobs for women are in technical positions, learning new technologies like radar and range-finding. Assignments at stations closer to the channel would be much busier than those further inland, which solves two problems. One, it means my OC is closer to Aldbourne, which is in Wiltshire, well out of the way, and two, a sleepy station allows for much less technical knowledge because I don't have to describe people actually using the equipment they're seated next to.

So - Air Aux, very technical, (so she's smart) slow assignment (so she's either not good at her job or she asked to be here?). People get bored all the time at work, so they bring stuff to do. My OC needed some stuff. I had a thought that the British Intelligence Services solved a recruitment problem by putting out an advertisement for people who enjoyed solving crosswords. This was a covert way to get in people who were interested in language and could see patterns and think critically. They're cheap, they're published in a lot of newspapers, they're a good way to pass time on a long shift.

Puzzles are always better with a freind, so I started writing some dialogue between unnamed OFC #1 and OFC #2, later Phyllis and Bernice.

Unkempt women, nine letters.

Us.

I think that leaves us a bit short, I said nine letters. Slatterns! Right, thirty five down, a sticker that doesn't know it's been licked - oh, a stamp.

Why do you bother asking?

Because I'm trying to be sociable, and it's helping keep me awake.

Starting in conversation is helpful to me only because people don’t exist in a vacuum - you can find out more about them, I have found, in group settings, than trying to build them away from all human contact.

As I started writing this dialogue, it came out that Phyl (reading the clues) was really good at puzzles (smart again), and Bernice, her friend, wasn't. Bernice asked why Phyl hadn't done something with that, and that question got me thinking - maybe the reason Phyl didn't go into codebreaking was because they didn't want her - because she's of a slightly lower social class. One of the books about codebreakers is called The Debs of Bletchley Park for the simple reason that a lot of upper class debutantes ended up getting posts there because they knew someone.

I fiddled around with some backstory and dropped some references in for flavor, though I'm still not sure where she's from - in my head, Phyl still speaks with an RP accent. I thought about making her from Yorkshire (thank you, All Creatures Great and Small) but McCray is a Scottish name, so her father or grandfather might have immigrated, probably for work, so I considered Hull (boat-building) Sheffield (mining) and Manchester (manufacturing) as possible cities. National Service could be and often was a great mixer of classes in the UK, and allowed women to do and see things that wouldn't have been possible before the war, so a young woman from a working class background could make something of herself with hard work.

Though this didn't make it into the sketch, the magazine I used for the crossword, MacCleans, is a periodical from Canada. I thought about putting in a reference to one or more of the pilots on their base being from Canada, but in the end it didn't work, so the reference got cut. There's actually a story in that particular issue (April 1943) about Bomber Command. A reference to other pilots or officers on base would give me some more characters to play with in later scenes, and possibly set up a romantic entanglement, if the Canadian officer gave her the magazine as a gift, knowing she liked puzzles.

I didn't do too much with this in specific, but as the scene played out, I got the sense that Phyl is older than Bernie by a few years, and has also been in the services longer - she's seen more, heard more, and done more, and is used to this life. And we sort of see that in the scene - she's prepared for the night shift with her crossword and her cup of tea, whereas Bernie is fidgeting.

In a cursory look through tumblr, I found a quote from Sergeant Anne Lowe, talking about the Battle of Britain, saying "You always knew when they were dead when they took their names off the board. (…) There were so many. They mourned each other so simply and with no fuss and went off rushing into the air again. Now at last, we began to know and understand a little and now we knew war. Always there was a sound of weeping. Every day some girl was weeping."

So, someone who had been longer in the service, who had lived through life at one of those busier coastal installations, had lived through the Battle of Britain, had watched a lot of men she'd danced with come back changed or not come back at all, would have a very different perspective than a young woman who just joined and comes with none of that baggage, and is anxious about being on a slow assignment when she could be doing something much more exciting.

The ending line of the scene - "She would learn. They all did, eventually" was supposed to be a hat tip to the fact that something has happened to Phyllis in the past, regarding boyfriends or making new friends, which would hopefully pay out when she meets the promised Americans in the next scene.

So. Started with some dialogue, let the two characters in the scene feel each other out a bit and learned more about them in the process, tried to come up with some backstory that would support them and a story going forward, tried to give them some context within the story and the larger picture of the war, hopefully gave the reader some reasons to come back for the next chapter.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

More on that Anne Lowe quote:>> http://spitfiresite.com/2010/09/battle-of-britain-1940-losses.html

#director's commentary #phyl mccray #1940s girl gang #meet my originals #original character

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the-record-obituaries · 5 years ago

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Jan. 1, 2020

Bennie C. Eller

Mr. Bennie Cleveland Eller, age 81 of Millers Creek passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center.

Funeral services were January 2, at Arbor Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Susan Pillsbury-Taylor officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Mr. Eller was born September 18, 1938 in Wilkes County to Russell and Mona Victoria Lovette Eller. He was a member of Arbor Grove United Methodist Church where he held several positions in the church. He was also a charter member of the Arbor Grove United Methodist Men's Club. He worked for Holly Farms/Tyson Foods for 35 years as 1st Shift Plant Superintendent. He worked on the chain-gang for West Wilkes High School for 30 plus years.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister; Connie Faye Parsons, a brother; Harold Dean Eller.

He is survived by his wife; Esther Shepherd Eller of the home, one daughter; Sandra Bell of Millers Creek, one son; Rodney Eller and wife Lisa of Millers Creek, two grandchildren; Amanda Bell Chapman and husband Nathan of Cullowhee, Lindsay Eller of Millers Creek, great grandchildren; Hayden, Garret and Brodie Chapman and a sister-in-law; Emogene Eller and a niece and nephews.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Arbor Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Lois Doss, 480 Old Hwy 60, Millers Creek, NC 28651.

Betty Shew, 85

Betty Anderson Shew, age 85, of Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Shew was born December 6, 1934 in Wilkes County to Walter and Carrie Wiles Anderson. She loved making pound cakes, fudge and camping. She was a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband; Pete Shew, two sisters; Ella Sue Barker and Carol Jean McCulley.

Mrs. Shew is survived by one son; Randall Wayne Shew, and wife, Barbara, of Wilkesboro, one grandson; Jimmy Wayne Shew of Wilkesboro, two great-grandchildren; Ryan Shew and Aaron Shew, two sisters; Mary Blackburn, and husband, Ray, of Concord, and Judy Call of North Wilkesboro.

Funeral Service will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Richard Cardwell officiating. A private burial will follow. The family will receive friends 1:00 to 2:00 PM, prior to the service, at Miller Funeral Service. Flower will be accepted or memorials may be made to; Fishing Creek Baptist Church, c/o Freida Smithey, 925 Old Hwy 60, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Linda Triplett, 78

Mrs. Linda Rea Shepherd Triplett, age 78 of Wilkesboro, widow of Dwight Elton Triplett, died Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Wilkes Senior Villages.

Funeral services were December 31, at Mount Zion Baptist Church (Ferguson) with Rev. Michael Johnson and Rev. Sherrill Wellborn officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Triplett was born November 5, 1941 in Wilkes County to Bob and Faye Welch Shepherd. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church (Ferguson).

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dwight Elton Triplett.

She is survived by her daughter, Sara Hole and husband, Anthony, of Clemmons; her grandson, Nicholas Hole; her sister, Glenda Huffman of Danbury; and her brother John Shepherd and wife, Judy, of Purlear.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Zion Baptist Church, P.O. Box 7, Ferguson NC 28624, or the American Lung Association, 401 Hawthorne Lane, Suite 110 #298, Charlotte NC 28204.

Axel Barlow

Axel Mack Barlow, age 3 days passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Memorial services will be held 5:00 PM Friday, January 3, 2020 at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Chaplin Sherry Jones and Rev. Dwayne Andrews officiating.

Axel Mack Barlow was born December 25, 2019 in Forsyth County to Terry "Plug" Barlow and Victoria Christy Black Lambert.

He was preceded in death by grandfather; Jerry Barlow, great grandfather; Donnie Black and great grandparents; Ray and Lois Jenkins.

He is survived by his parents of the home, two brothers; Riley Lambert and Justin Barlow, one sister; Nicole Barlow, grandparents; John and Vickie Black of Hiddenite, Bernice Barlow of Ferguson and great grandmother; Lucy Riley of Statesville.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Donor's Choice.

L.E. Johnson, 78

Mr. L.E. Johnson, age 78 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.

Funeral services were December 30, at Fishing Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Darrell Poole officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Mr. Johnson was born March 6, 1941 in Wilkes County to Noah Clay and Florence Brown Johnson.

He was retired from Duncan Electric. L.E. was a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church. He was a beloved Little League Baseball Coach, enjoyed playing softball and loved to rabbit hunt.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Brenda Johnson and a brother in law; David Joines.

He is survived by a daughter; Renae J. Ward and husband Darrell of Boone, a son; Brent Johnson and wife Annette of North Wilkesboro, four grandchildren; Nathan Ward and wife Kayla, Rachel Ward Brown and husband Thomas, Tiffany Leonard and husband Matt and Megan Johnson and Seth Bell, seven great grandchildren; Sydney Ward, Cole Ward, Haddie Brown, Caroline Elizabeth Brown, Bailey Leonard, Tripp Leonard and Leah Bell, two sisters; Linda Joines of Wilkesboro and Janet Dillard and husband Billy of North Wilkesboro, four brothers; Don Johnson and wife Lucille of North Wilkesboro, Robert Johnson, Jerry Johnson and wife Joyce of North Wilkesboro and Bill Johnson and wife Becky of North Wilkesboro and numerous nieces and nephews.

James Kerley, 80

Mr. James Elbert Kerley, age 80 of Cherry Grove passed away, Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

Funeral services were December 29, at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Eddie Tharpe officiating. Burial will be in Parker Cemetery in Moravian Falls.

Mr. Kerley was born September 24, 1939 in Wilkes County to Charlie and Flora Belle Anderson Kerley.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife; Arlene Burgess Kerley, and a sister; Annie Sue Kerley

He is survived by one daughter; Pamela Joyce Ostrander of Flint, MI, three sons; Del Kerley of Moravian Falls, Jason Elbert Kerley and Forrest M. Spitzer both of Flint, MI., eleven grandchildren, three sisters; Ruth Benge of Taylorsville, Martha Crabb of Roaring River, Marilyn Royal of Ferguson and two brothers, Don Kerley of North Wilkesboro and Jerry Kerley of Swartz Creek, MI and his companion; Iva Dean Mink and many friends.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Edgewood Baptist Church, 2300 Edgewood Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

Jean Glass, 90

Jean Abell Garrett Glass, age 90 of Wilkesboro, NC passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019.

Jean was born November 5, 1929 in Burlington, NC to the late Sheffield Horrace and Ruby Marie Abell. She was raised in Yanceyville, NC and attended Elon College.

Jean lived a great life and followed many passions. When faced with struggles in life, she always persisted. She was a dedicated wife, mother, and family provider. Jean spent her life caring for others. Taking great pride in her cooking, she brought joy to her family and friends through food. Her children and grandchildren remember her baking delicious treats with great fondness.

Jean was an avid music lover, enjoyed playing the piano, and singing. She was a great sight-reader and loved playing all types of music, particularly Christmas music, which was her favorite. She sang in the N. Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church Choir where she was a member and attended women's circle meetings and she passed her love of music on to her children and grandchildren.

Jean had a competitive spirit and relished in playing games as a member of several bridge groups, playing scrabble, ping-pong, and other games with her family. One of her favorite hobbies was shopping and hunting for a good bargain.

Jean also cared deeply for many people in her community. She enjoyed taking walks and talking with her friends and neighbors. She was a Girl Scout and served as a troop leader. Not only did Jean care for people, she loved taking care of her plants and enjoyed the beauty of flowers, especially orchids.

In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her first husband, John Max Garrett, Jr; her second husband, Thomas Edgar Glass, Jr.; and her brother, Sheffield Horrace Abell, Jr.

Jean is survived by her daughter, Victoria (Vicky) Garrett Kaneklides (spouse Norman) of Asheville; her son, John Keith Garrett (spouse Leasa) of N. Wilkesboro; four grandchildren, Joy Rogers (spouse Chris), John Kaneklides (spouse Regan), Madison Garrett, and Dylan Garrett; three great grandchildren, Noah & Miriam Rogers, and Malia Garrett-Holland; and her brother, Dr. James Curtis Abell (spouse Pat) of Statesville, NC.

Funeral services were December 27, at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Steve Snipes officiating. Burial was at Mountlawn Memorial Park.

The family wishes to thank all those who cared for her during her last days.

Flowers are welcome and memorials may be made to Hospice of the Donors Choice.

Ricky Lovette, 60

Ricky Lovette, age 60, of Mulberry Way, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019.

A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Kent Wood officiating.

Mr. Lovette was born April 5, 1959 in Wilkes County to Jimmy Nelson and Savannah Absher Lovette, Sr. He worked for his parents farm. Preceded his death; parents; Jim and Savannah Lovette, two sisters; Kathy Darnell, and Vicki Griffin, and his son; Eric Lovette.

Mr. Lovette is survived by; one brother; Jimmie Nelson Lovette, III, of Taylorsville, one nephew; Brian Griffin, of McGrady, two nieces; Andrea Grogan of West Jefferson and Julie Roberts of Monroe, grandchildren; Jacob Lovette of Wilkes County, Kaleb Lovette of Hamptonville, Katie Lovette of Wilkes County, and Kayleigh Renee Lovette of Hamptonville,

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the family to assist with funeral expenses c/o Andrea Grogan, 618 Cherry Ave. West Jefferson, NC 28694.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Lillian Call, 92

Mrs. Lillian Opal Jarvis Call, age 92 of Elkin, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at Chatham Nursing Home in Elkin.

Memorial services were December 28, at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Gregory officiating.

Burial will be private.

Mrs. Call was born June 24, 1927 in Wilkes County to George Washington Jarvis and Minnie Eulala Miller She was retired from Holly Farms after 25 plus years. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Opal loved flowers and gardening and homemaking. Her hobbies were her grandchildren. She loved her family dearly.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; James Monroe Call, a daughter; Mary Louise Long, infant son; James Kenneth Call, a son; Gary Wayne Call and two broth

ers; Jackson Paul Jarvis and Robert Jarvis.

She is survived by a daughter; Dorothy Hayes and husband James of North Wilkesboro, three sons; Jackie Call and wife Tammie of Ronda, James Call of Lexington SC and Tommy Harrold Call of North Wilkesboro, eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the staff of Chatham Nursing and Rehab and Mtn. Valley Hospice for their care.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice 401 Technology Lane Suite 200 Mt. Airy, NC 27030.

Billy Farmer, 54

Billy Ray Farmer, age 54, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Accordius Health at Wilkesboro. Mr. Farmer was born September 27, 1965 in Wilkes County to Raymond Jackson Farmer and Alice Sue Bare Farmer Lambert. He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service was December 27, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Christopher Shumate officiating.

Mr. Farmer is survived by; two daughters; Tasha Benge and fiancé, Shawn Williams of North Wilkesboro and Shanna Holt and husband, Tim Hall, of Traphill, two sons; Bradlee Farmer, of Southern Pines and Casey Holt of Moravian Falls, three sisters; Sandra Phillips and husband Rodney, of McGrady, Debra Blackburn and husband Keith, of Roaring River, and April Roten, and husband, Scotty, of Roaring River, one brother; Joey Farmer of Roaring River, granddaughters; Lesley Benge of North Wilkesboro, Payton Holt of Moravian Falls, grandsons; Tyler Benge of North Wilkesboro and Daylon Hall of Traphill, also surviving; several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Flowers will be accepted.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Jackie Pruitt, Jr., 42

Mr. Jackie "Jack" Stephen Pruitt, Jr., age 42 of North Wilkesboro passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019.

Graveside services were December 28, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery on the Absher Road with Rev. Travis Brown and Rev. Tracy Nichols officiating.

Jack was born October 4, 1977 in Wilkes County to Jackie Stephen, Sr. and Patricia "Pat" Sidden Pruitt. He worked for a landscaping business.

He was preceded in death by two brothers; Garry Sidden, Jr. and Galvin Sidden, his maternal grandparents; Lib Bossi and Lee Bossi and a paternal grandfather; Van Pruitt.

He is survived by his parents of the home, and his wife; April Wiles Pruitt of North Wilkesboro, his children: Tyler Cranfield of Hays, Alyssa Perdue of Traphill, Brandon Pruitt of Traphill and Vana Pruitt of North Wilkesboro and his grandmother; Mary Pruitt of Traphill

Harvey Helton, 81

Mr. Harvey Dee Helton, 81, of North Wilkesboro, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019.

Harvey was born on April 17, 1938 in Yadkin County to John Henry Helton and Arffi Mae Cook Helton.

Harvey is preceded in death by his parents; son, Earl Wayne Helton; daughter, Mary Louise Helton; sisters, Mallie Marsh, Glade Goins, Gladys Helton, Bertha Adams, Roberta Hutchins; brothers, Robert, Lewis, Cryrus, Clearnace Helton.

Harvey is survived by his son, Jimmy Helton; daughter, Dena Triplett; sisters, Flora March, Martha G Key; brothers, James W. Helton, Fletcher Helton , 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

The family will conduct a memorial service at a later date.

Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes has the honor of serving the Helton Family.

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New college grad is 88. Here’s why it took 58 years to get a degree

(CNN)Retired pastor Horace Sheffield kept the faith and received his diploma nearly six decades after first enrolling in a Georgia college.

The 88-year-old may have been the oldest graduate in Shorter University's class of 2017, but his youthful eagerness to finally earn his bachelor's degree left university officials, friends and his family in awe.

"This was one thing pop had not finished his whole life," his granddaughter Jill Brazier told CNN. "This was his drive to let us know you never give up on your dreams and that is the one thing he told the great grandchildren when he got that diploma."

Sheffield first enrolled at Shorter University in 1959, but later left before completing his degree because he had to take care of his family.

"I couldn't go to school and educate my kids at the same time," he told CNN after the commencement ceremony on May 5.

A milestone 58 years in the making

Affectionately known as "Pop" to friends and neighbors in his hometown of Barnesville, Georgia, he was married to Bernice Sheffield for 68 years before she died four years ago. Bernice had Alzheimer's and Horace committed those final years with her to making sure he reciprocated the love and support she showed him throughout the years.

"I resigned from my last ministry job to take care of her. I was by her side providing all her needs. She was the best pastor's wife," he said.

Sheffield had been in the ministry for 71 years before deciding to return to college. After Bernice's death, he began thinking about the next phase of his life.

An ad that touted free education and no tuition for senior citizens inspired him to finish what he had started decades ago. He enrolled in Shorter's online program two years ago and resumed his path to earning a bachelor's of degree in Christian studies with a minor in liberal arts.

"I was living on a fixed income and couldn't go back to school, but if I had no tuition I didn't see any reason why I couldn't go back," he told CNN.

Navigating campus life online

Sheffield completed his online degree with the help of his neighbor Amanda Brannock.

"She had mastered my handwriting. She would interpret it and put it in the computer. I couldn't have done it without her doing the computer work," he said.

Their bond started when Brannock moved to Georgia with her family and Sheffield led her and her family to the Christian faith.

Reflecting on their work process, Brannock said Sheffield would write everything longhand and she would type it into the computer.

Brannock describes her friend's achievement as "amazing."

"While the B.S. in Christian studies has been taught at our traditional campus for many years, the degree is relatively new to our online degree platform," Legare Price, Dean of Online Education at Shorter University, said in a statement to CNN. "Rev. Sheffield was one of our first students to enroll in the online degree."

Price said Sheffield's graduation is a remarkable achievement and that the university community is "incredibly proud of his commitment and hard work."

"If I can do it at 88, anybody else can do it," Sheffield says humbly.

Surrounded by family and friends who watched him graduate, Sheffield says he finally feels like he can "take a few minutes," after so many years of pursuing his goal to graduate from college.

Sheffield is currently the honorary senior pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Barnesville, Georgia.