#hally holloway

[technicolourcowboy]

Oohohoh >:] he upgraded to a lvl 2 thug!!

Mob au @//clownsuu

This was really just an excuse to put him in a James brown jumpsuit ahdjfkfkl

Putting these here just so I have a post to refer back 2 for convenience 😼

Cw for eye trauma + general unnerving imagery below!

Cringefail music man gets his shit eviscerated silly style (not clickbait)

[wampabampa]

It got stuck

@technicolourcowboy

[trashcanplant]

Humanized Neighbors

Bon, Dandy, and Riley belong to: @cherrythepuppet

Hally, Hudson, and Pearly belong to: @technicolourcowboy

[queersrus]

request for cottagecore + sad-ish? id pack? please + thanks!

here's my attempt!

assuming id pack includes more than just the usual npts i'll throw in a few cottagecore and sad related labels i found

(nick)names:

ambrose, amos, ansel, acacia, ada, adelaide, arwin/arwen, ava, avery/averie, aviva, amaranth, able, arbor, art, arty/artie, asher, ainsley, acheron, adalia brandy/brandi, branwen, billie/billy, bryony, bill, banner, booker, bram

barley, brion, brian, bryce chloris, chandra, cyrene, cayenne, cade, clyde, chester, cliff denna, diana/dianna, diona, donna/dona, derby, dallas, danica, daphne, dixie, dawn, dylan

edmund, elenore, elodie, eudora, elenore/eleanor, ebony, erica, eila, eira, eve, eithne, everlee, elize, eliza, elizabeth, everlyn, elwood, emerson, elowen finnegan, freddy/freddie, frederick, fallin/fallon, florance/florence

fable, frank, frankie/franky, franklin/franklyn, faine, filbert, finneas ginny/ginnie, gale, georgia, george, georgina, granger halcyone, hana/hanna/hannah, harriet, harry, hayley/hailie/hailey, halie/hallie, heather, harlowe/harlow, harrow, hadar, hawl, hayes,

huck, holden, huso ilana, illiana/iliana, ingrid, ivory jane, janet/janette, jesse/jessie, josie, jose, jack, jackie, jackson kingston, kodi/kodie, kodiak, kylan

lupin, lian, liana/lianna, liane/lianne, linc, linden, lyle, lucius maisie, matilda, maude, mabel, merle, marin, mica/mika, mason/macon, martin, miller, miles nellie, nyssa, ned, nick, ness

opholia, oliver, olive, olivia, oleander, odell, oriel, oscar paisley, poppy, posie, phineas, parker rose, rosemary/rosemarie, rosy/rosie, rory, rosette, rosetta, rue, rosabel/rosabell/rosabelle, rosa, rosabela/rosabella, rosella, rosaria,

rosario, rob, robert, ray, reed, ridge, ryland, rowan, roan shiloh, sharon, scarlet/scarlett/skarlett, sam, samantha, samuel, sunny/sunnie, sawyer, shaw, shay, steve, stevie, stevia, sorell/sorrell, seb, sebby/sebbie, sebastian, saddie/sadie, sade

theodore, theo, tori, toria, tamie/tammie, tawny, terra, timber, tim, timothy, tanner, teddy/teddie, trevis/travis, trevor, tyler, tristan/tristin, tristah/trista, trystia verginia, vicky/vickie, victor, victoria, viola, violet/violette,

violeta/violetta, valerian, vernon winnie, willa, winston, winifred, winslow, will, william, willow, wade, wagner, warren, watts, watson, wilhelmina yvonne, yves zephyr/zephyre, zara, zinnia, zion

surnames:

appleyard, ashton, ashwood baker, brookstone, butterfield catkin, cobbler, cooper, copper, copperwood, copperfield, crestfallen dogwood, direwood, direbrook, direfield, desperfield, downyard

doleman fenlon, falkner, forlorn greenwood, greenfield, golding, goldwood, goldfield, griefman, griefwood, gardner

hilbrook, holbrook, heath, horsewood, horsefield, hawksley, harrowing, hawkswood, hawthorne, hawkner, hawkfield, holloway, hallowood

larken, limewood, lockhart, lovejoy mourner, mournwright, mournman nettleship

plowman, penrose, penwright redbrook, rosedale, redwood, rosewood, redfield summerfield, sweetnam, seawright, sorrowfield, sorrowbrook, shamewood, shamewright

thacker, thatcher westfield, wainwright, write/wright, wagonwright, woodsman, wyrmwood/wormwood, winterwood, winterrose, wretchwood, wretchman

system names:

the cottagecore *system, the sorrowful system, the melancholic cottage system, the mourning flowerbed system, the gloomy garden system, the tearful system, the harvest system

1st p prns: i/me/my/mine/myself

ci/cotte/cottagy/cottagine/cottageself hi/he/hy/harvestine/harvestself gi/garde/gardy/gardine/gardenself si/sade/sady/sadine/sadself si/sorre/sorry/sorrowine/sorrowself mi/me/mely/melancholine/melancholyself

2nd p prns: you/your/yours/yourself

co/cottager/cottagers/cottagerself ho/harvester/harvesters/harvesterself go/gardener/gardeners/gardenerself so/sader/sadders/sadderself so/sorrower/sorrowers/sorrowerself mo/melancholer/melancholers/melancholerself

3rd p prns: they/them/theirs/themself

co/cottage, cott/age, cot/cottage, cot/tage, cottage/cottages, cottage/core har/vest, ha/harvest, harv/est, harvest/harvests gar/den, gar/garden, garden/gardens, garden/core farm/core sa/sad, sad/sads, sa/ad, sad/sadden, so/sorrow, sor/row, sorr/ow, sorrow/sorrows, sorrow/sorrowful mel/melancholy, mel/ancholy, melan/choly, melancholy/melancholies, melancholy/melchancholic

titles:

the weeping gardener, the mourning farmer, the sad cottage dweller, the melancholic planter, the sorrowful woodsman

**one who lives a sad cottage life, one who mourns within ones cottage, one who weeps amongst ones gardens, one who copes with sadness through cottage life

book titles:

the sad little cottage, a melancholic villager, the weeping willows, the mourning garden, the sorrows of an old cottage, a pitiful harvest

genders:

buncottagecoric(link),

cottagegoric(link), cafdreamian(link), cottagecrittean(link), cottagecoric(link), Cálidatierramielgender(link)

epuisetristic(link)

gendersob(link)

Sadnostacatgender(link)

orientations: (n/a)

other:

cottagecore bpd(link)

many can be found by searching cottagecore genders/mogai/liom as well, there are many versions of cottagecore flags especially for lgbt related labels so they should not be hard to find if you feel like looking!

*system can be replaced with any alternative (ex. cluster, collective, hoard/horde, etc)

**one can be replaced with any prn

[theameliabones]

( minka kelly. 26. female. she/her. ) ❛ beatrice simmons, a libra from napa valley, usa, moved into holloway five years ago. they are a nurse that lives in apartment 7d and their neighbors don’t particularly mind them. some say they can be -dramatic and -insecure but others say they’re +friendly and +caring. anyways, one thing is for sure: you hear craZy for you by madonna, it’s B blasting it. 

well hello there guys, i’m tye and this my muse that is based off my best friend, i hope you guys love her as much as I do ! I can’t wait to write with all of you!! <3

i think of her upbringing similar to hallie’s in the parent trap; very close with her parents, grew up on a vineyard, well-off and well taken care of. 

she was a bit of an ugly duckling growing up in her opinion, but she had to live in her older sister’s shadow, who was always prettier, even to this day, people point out how beautiful her sister is. 

when she was sixteen, she lost her best friend in a really bad car accident, decided to dedicate her life to saving lives, so into medicine she went. 

beatrice was top of her class, excelled in sports, and upon graduating high school at 17, she had numerous offers from a number of ivy leagues including scholarships and grants, she truly didn’t need, but ultimately choosing columbia as pre-med. 

her fourth year of college, beatrice got the second worst news of her life, her father was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer, unable to do anything but worry, she dropped out of columbia and went home. 

she finished her degree, and soon earned a degree in nursing, having been impacted by all the kind nurses throughout her father’s stay.

upon her father’s passing when she was 21, her mother sent her back to the city, to finish her dream, and that was five years ago, and she’s still a nurse.

so what happened? let’s see, she met a guy, well actually she fell in head over heels in love with the bartender, for he was older man and paid her no mind, she had to work for his attention, something she craved deeply, and so for three years, she was with a guy who took her for granted, and ended up leaving her for her roommate. 

two years later, she lives alone currently, her and her two cats, sirius && apple, spends her days sleeping, nights drinking or working, mostly in bed with a glass of wine, she’s in the process of going back to medical school to complete her dream. 

beatrice is a people person, she loves to be out, often found sitting alone at the bar, chatting with the bartenders, making friends with just about anyone, let’s be real it’s mostly guys.

you’ll often find her complaining about not having friends, or a love life, or a life for that matter, but she is constantly socializing with people, yes she’s one of these girls. 

but she’s a really sweet down to earth girl, she is in love with all things love, including marriage and kids, wanting nothing more than kids, but accepting her faith of dying alone as a cat lady. 

so basically this is Bea, she’s based off my best friend who i love very much, she’s a fun loving girl who has the worst luck in love, idk what else to say lol love us down!

[the-record-obituaries]

Feb. 13, 2019: Obituaries

 Janice  Ballard, 70

Mrs. Janice Gail Pierce Ballard, age 70 of Millers Creek, widow of Ronald Ballard, died Thursday, February7, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.

               Funeral services were February 10,  at Arbor Grove United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Susan Pillsbury-Taylor officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.  

               Mrs. Ballard was born January 8, 1949 in Wilkes County to Carl and Dare Johnson Pierce.  She was a member of Arbor Grove United Methodist Church and taught for the Wilkes County Schools at Roaring River Elementary and West Wilkes Middle schools.

               In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Doug Pierce and Ricky Pierce.

               She is survived by one son, Ronald Todd Ballard of the home; one grandson, Raylan Minton; two brothers, Randy and Donnie Pierce, both of Millers Creek; and one sister, Linda Absher and husband, Dean, of Wilkesboro.

               Flowers will be accepted or memorials made to Arbor Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Esther Eller, 480 Shepherd - River Road, Millers Creek  

 Ann Nance, 75

Mrs. Ann Blevins Nance, age 75 of Ronda passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem.

               Funeral services were February 8,  at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Pastor Kevin Blevins and Pastor Allen Shepherd officiating. Burial was in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.  

               Mrs. Nance was born November 9, 1943 in Wilkes County to William Brant Blevins and Viola Mae Kelly Blevins. She was retired as the Post Master of Roaring River Post Office.

               In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons; Adam Nance and Eric Nance.

               She is survived by her husband; Troy Nance of the home, two sons; Bryan Nance and wife Sandy of Ronda and Joe Nance and wife Marsha of Ronda, five grandchildren; Amanda Nance, Matthew Nance, Jacob Nance, Lauren Holloway and Kaitlyn Holloway, four sisters; Carlotta Grimes and husband R.G. of Hiddenite, Joyce Greene and husband Curtis of Millers Creek, Beth Watkins of Oak Island and Pam Blevins of Purlear and three brothers; Wayne Blevins and wife Donna of Ronda, Jim Blevins of Ronda and Bill Blevins and wife Christina of Sylva.

               Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Ebenezer Christian Children's Home PO Box 2777 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or the American Diabetes Association PO Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312.

Anne  Wilson,  69

Anne Marie Pryslopski Wilson, 69, of North Wilkesboro passed into eternity on February 6, 2019.

               She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Mary Pryslopski, and brothers, Andrew and James.

               She is survived by her husband, Kendall E. Wilson; sons, Kerry and wife, Margaret, of Moravian Falls; Kirk of North Wilkesboro; Brother, Michael Pryslopski and wife, Mary of Painted Post , NY; Sister, Missie Pryslopski, of Painted Post , NY; Grandsons, Matthew and Brian Wilson of Moravian Falls, and Cameron Wilson of Concord, NC, as well as several nieces and nephews.

               A memorial service in NY will be held at a later date.

IN lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Salvation Army, SPCA or charity of your choice.  

 Patricia Lynn Worth, 59

Patricia Lynn Worth, age 59, of Sparta, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, N.C.

               She was born Nov. 5, 1959 in Ashe County, N.C., to June Weaver Worth and the late Will Allen Worth. She was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Journalism.

               Lynn is survived by her mother, June Weaver Worth of Jefferson, N.C.; two brothers: Thomas Worth and wife Cynthia of Oak Ridge, N.C., Phil Worth and wife Les of Grassy Creek, N.C.; a special niece, Ellen Worth of Arizona; a special nephew, Andrew Worth of South Korea; her furry canine kids: Punky, Belle,and Red along with Tux the cat and his buddies of the home.

               At Lynn's request, there will be no formal service at this time, however, there will be a Celebration of Life and Picking Gathering to be held at a later date.

               In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Junior Appalachian Musicians of Alleghany, PO Box 1326, Sparta, NC 28675 or to Save A Pet Foundation of Alleghany, PO Box 44, Sparta, NC 28675.

               Eric Thomas Funeral Service Licensee, LLC is honored to be serving the Worth family and if you wish, online condolences may be extended to the family at www.ericthomasfsl.com.

  Linda Edmiston, 78

Mrs. Linda Dare Howell Edmiston, age 78 of Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.

               Funeral services were February 9,   at First United Methodist Church Chapel of North Wilkesboro with Dr. Tim Roberts officiating. Burial was in Scenic Memorial Gardens.  

               Mrs. Edmiston was born October 14, 1940 in Wilkes County to Harvel Pearson Howell and Vetra Dare Eller Howell. She graduated from Wilkes Central High School and attended Mitchell College. Mrs. Edmiston retired from Ithaca Industries.  

               In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Daniel Wellborn Edmiston.

               She is survived by a son: John Edmiston and wife Sandy of Wilkesboro, two grandchildren; Daniel Sean Edmiston and Logan Charles Edmiston both of Wilkesboro and a sister; Ella Rhodes and husband Bill of Wilkesboro.

               Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Woltz Hospice Home 945 Zephyr Road Dobson, NC 27017.

Loretha Almond,   76 Mrs. Loretha Sue Meadows Almond, age 76 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at her home.

               Funeral services were held  Friday at Baptist Home Baptist Church with Rev. David Jones, Rev. Mark O. Hollar and Dr. Darrell Tate officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.  

               Mrs. Almond was born May 26, 1942 in Raleigh County, WV to Lacy Albert Meadows, Sr. and Rosa Pearl Manning Meadows. She was retired from Baptist Home Baptist Church where she served as the Church Secretary for many years. Mrs. Almond was a member of Baptist Home Baptist Church.

               She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Michael Arthur Almond.

               Mrs. Almond is survived by two daughters; Lori Almond Miller and husband Shannon of North Wilkesboro, Alecia Almond Prevette and husband Jason of Wilkesboro, a son; Timothy Michael Almond and wife Rita of North Wilkesboro, six grandchildren; Arynn M. Anderson and husband Shaun, Earl Johnson, Jr., Lacy S. Greene and husband Jarrett, Jenna M. Walker and husband Josh, Jared M. Story and wife Laken and Graylen M. Mitchell, four great grandchildren; Mason and Trent Walker, EmberLynn Greene and Zolie Anderson, a sister; Drema Brooks of Florida and two brothers; Lacy Albert Meadows, Jr. and wife Patricia of Ronda and Dr. Richard Meadows and wife Emily of Beckley, WV.

               Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Wake Forest Care at Home Hospice 126  Executive Drive Suite #110 Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

 Richard  Chapman, Sr.  72

Richard  Chapman, Sr. 72 Richard Nolan Chapman, Sr. age 72, of North Wilkesboro, went home to be with his Lord, Monday, February 4, 2019. He was born October 16, 1946 in Smyth  County, Virginia to Johnny Alex and Nola Clemie Routh Chapman. Mr. Chapman was a US Army Vietnam Veteran and was employed with Tyson Foods for over 30 years. Richard was an active member of Celebration Church. In his retirement he loved attending Wilkes Senior Center, playing pickle ball and being a proud Paw Paw. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, James Oscar Chapman; grandson, Parker Christly Wyatt; and sister-in-law, Lydia Chapman.

               Surviving are his son, Richie Chapman and wife Jennifer of Wilkesboro; daughter, Amy Wyatt and husband Charles of Ronda; brothers, J.D. Chapman and wife Mary Jane of Madison Heights, Virginia, Ronnie Chapman of Saltville, Virginia; sisters, Cathy Holmes, Gloria Davenport and husband Herbert all of Glade Springs, Virginia; sister-in-law, Joyce Chapman of Pulaski, Virginia; and three grandchildren, Ethan, Jacob and Blake Chapman.

               Memorial service was February 9,  at Celebration Church with Rev. Dennis Chapman officiating.   In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wake Forest Baptist Health Hospice, 126 Executive Drive, Suite 110, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 and Wilkes Senior Center, 228 Fairplains School Road, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Margaret  Rhodes

Mrs. Margaret Beaman Rhodes, age 66 wife of Tommy Rhodes of North Wilkesboro passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.

               Funeral services were February 7, 2019 at Oak Grove Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro with Pastor William Souther officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery.

               Mrs. Rhodes was born November 6, 1952 to Robert Davis and Ruby Burchette Lefevers.  She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.

               In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter; Lisa Pierce, two brothers; Tom and Donald Beaman.

               She is survived by her husband; Tommy Lee Rhodes, Sr., of the home, two sons; Robby Rhodes and wife Cathy of Tallahassee FL and Tommy Lee Rhodes, Jr. and wife Rebecca of Roaring River, seven grandchildren; Ashley and JaRontai Lockhart, Dereck and Megan Pierce, Robby Rhodes, Jr., Joshua Rhodes, Amanda and Matt Blevins, Rachel Nicole Prince and Torrey Rhodes, eight great grandchildren; Sophia, Jaydah and Princeton Lockhart, Tyler, Noah and Everly Pierce, and Zackary and Austin Blevins and two brothers; Jimmy Beaman and wife Tammy and Bobby Beaman and wife Natalie all of North Wilkesboro .

Hallie  Trivette

Our beloved mother and grandmother (Hallie Mae Trivette) has transitioned from her earthly home to her eternal home into the arms of our Savior on Monday, February 4, 2019. She was born August 28, 1923 in Gaston County to William Roosevelt and Georgie Byrd Bowman. She was the very embodiment of love, personality and sass. She was a homemaker who prided herself on taking great care of her five children. She was very proud of the fact that she had seen five generations twelve times. She was a talented seamstress who was particularly fond of quilting. She loved to laugh and have fun, but mostly she took pleasure in sharing God's love with others. Her larger than life character will be sorely missed. She was greeted in heaven by her first husband of 25 years, Wilmer "Bud" Triplett and O.C. Trivette, her second husband of 31 years; as well as her siblings.

               Left to cherish her memory are her children, Lloyd Triplett (Fannie) of Boomer, Linda Price of Wilkesboro, Kenneth Triplett of North Wilkesboro, Gary Triplett of North Wilkesboro and Sara Lewis of North Wilkesboro; her step children, Nancy Walsh of Millers Creek, Roger Trivette and wife Linda of Wilkesboro; eight grandchildren; several great grandchildren; numerous great great grandchildren; five step grandchildren; and seven step great grandchildren..

               Funeral service was February 9,   at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Shannon Critcher officiating. She was laid to rest in Boomer Advent Christian Church Cemetery, after the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Millers Creek Baptist Church, 5100 Boone Trail, Millers Creek, NC 28651. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Frank  Brooks,  65

Frank Gary "Pete" Brooks, age 65, of Hays, passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at his home. He was born March 9, 1953 in Wilkes County to Charlie and Callie Walker Brooks. Pete was a member of Dehart Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jesse James Brooks; and sister, Shirley Triplett.

               Surviving are his brothers, Donald William Brooks, Sr. and wife Sandy of Dahlonega, Georgia, Clyde Brooks and wife Eileene of McGrady; twin sister, Ellen Brown and husband Wade of Hays; and special friends, Bonnie Spicer, Bobby Oplous and Brent Pribble.

               Funeral service was February 6,   at Dehart Baptist Church with Rev. Greg Hall officiating. Burial  followed in the Church Cemetery.  

               Flowers will be accepted. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers were Jimmy Lee Brown, Wayne Brown, Kenneth Brown, Jesse Smith, D.J. Brooks and Tim Wagoner.

 Annie Cook, 88

Mrs. Annie Sue Welborn Cook, 88 of North Wilkesboro, passed away on February 4, 2019.

               Sue was born on August 17, 1930 in Wilkes County to Elisha Lamor Welborn and Annie Mae Roberts Welborn.

               Sue is preceded in death by her parents; husband, James "Harold" Cook and brother, Raeford Welborn.

               Sue enjoyed reading and cooking, and loved animals, she also enjoyed gardening in her greenhouse with good friend Rita Jones.

               Sue is survived by her daughter, Suzette East and husband, Tony of East Bend; grandchildren, Kayden, Rachel, Madelyn, Magnus East, all of East Bend and Clare Bolt of Florida.

               In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to Whiskers Rescue Foundation P.O. box 293 East Bend, NC 27018.

               Funeral Services were February 9,  at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church in Hamptonvill with Rev. Kenny Pardue  officiating.

               Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes is honored to serve the Cook Family.

  Jason  Anderson, 31

Mr. Jason Dewayne Anderson, 31, of North Wilkesboro, passed away on February 3, 2019.

               Jason was born on August 24, 1987 in Forsyth County to Billy George Anderson and Wanda Lee Cain Anderson.

               Jason is survived by his parents; sisters, Gail Parks and husband Ricky of Yadkinville, Penny Cochran and husband, Larry of North Wilkesboro; brothers, Tim Anderson and Megan Hicks of Denver NC, Dalton Anderson and wife, Anne of North Wilkesboro and many nieces and nephews.

               Private service will be held at a later date.

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

  Lucille  Chambers, 88

Lucille Elledge Chambers, age 88, of Morganton, formerly of North Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the home of her daughter.

               She was born August 17, 1930 in Wilkes County to Ransom and Alice Monday Elledge.                    Lucille was a member of Hinshaw Street Church of God and served in the ministry with her husband Luther. Lucille enjoyed cooking for the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and had a servant's heart. She was a member of the Pink Ladies and of the Ladies Aullixary of Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Chambers was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Luther Lee Chambers; daughter, Margaret Kirk; and brothers, Rufus, Kenneth, and Kermit Elledge.

               Surviving are her daughter, Karen Adams and husband Terry of Morganton; brother, Richard Elledge of Wilkesboro; son-in-law, Sam Kirk of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Frances Boyles of Winston Salem, Barbara Miles of Hays, Billie Jean Stamp and Ellie Cox both of Winston Salem; five grandchildren, Samuel Kirk III and wife Josephine, Sara Kirk Davis and husband Will, Gabriel Kirk all of Columbus, Ohio, Katie Adams, Abigail Adams both of Morganton; and great grandchildren, Annie, Samuel, Violet, Devon, Wyatt and Simon.

               Funeral service was February 8,   at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Howard Dailey, Rev. Aaron Powers, Rev. Sara Kirk, Rev. Terry Adams and Rev. Karen Adams officiating. Burial was held   in Mountlawn Memorial Park.    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Carolina Caring Hospice, 3975  Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658 or to Hinshaw Street Church of God.                                 Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.millerfuneralservice.com

 Thomas Reeves

Mr. Thomas Leon Reeves, age 85 of McGrady passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.

               Services were held February 4,   at Stony Fork Baptist Church.

               Mr. Reeves was born August 5, 1933 in Tampa, FL to William John and Geneva Pelham Reeves. He was a member of Stony Fork Baptist Church and served in the United States Navy. He was a retired truck driver.

               He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife; Geneva Reeves.

               He is survived by two sons; Fred Reeves of Zephyrhills, FL and Brent Reeves and wife Michelle of Floral City, FL, four step-daughters; Freda Cox and husband Richard of McGrady, Sandra Miller and husband Casey of Deep Gap, Lesia Sanwald and husband Mark of Taylorsville and Smiley Greene and husband Mike of Deep Gap, eighteen grandchildren, twenty-eight great grandchildren and one brother; Julian Cross of Zephyrhills, FL.  

  Marsha  Walsh

Marsha Alexander Walsh, of Wilkesboro, passed away peacefully Friday, February 1, 2019. She was born on July 30, 1945 in Watauga County to J.K. Parker Jr. and Daisy Davenport Parker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Dean Clinton Walsh.

               Marsha is survived by her two children, Susan Barker and husband Steve, of Myrtle Beach, SC, and George Alexander and wife Amy, of Snoqualmie, WA; grandchildren Abby Alexander and Jacob Alexander; sister, Helen Gebhardt and husband Dave, of Jamestown, NC; brothers, J.K. "Butch" Parker III and wife Jane, of Boone NC, and John "Johnny" S. Parker and wife Gayle, of High Point, NC; stepchildren, Kendra Espenshade and husband Dave, Dean Clinton Walsh Jr. "Dusty" and wife Melissa, and Katheryn Walsh.

               Marsha graduated from high school in Watauga County. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Rehabilitation Psychology from Appalachian State University and spent most of her adult life working in the mental health field helping others. She enjoyed her career so much that she made many friends in Vocational Rehabilitation offices across all of North  Carolina. Her family and friends were very important to her and she loved them all very much. Her  children remember her as a constant source of strength and encouragement. She was a devoted sports fan and enjoyed watching college basketball. As well as being an animal lover, she was passionate about supporting projects for the improvement of the lives of Native Americans. Marsha was an active and dedicated member of Moravian Falls Baptist Church and loved her church family.

               A celebration of life memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Moravian Falls Baptist Church Benally's Fund for the Navajo, or to the Moravian Falls Baptist Church music fund. P.O. Box 188, Moravian  Falls, NC 28654.

               The family would like to thank all of those who cared for her during her final days, especially her dear friends Carol Phipps, and Nancy and Freddy Sizemore, who extended much needed love and support.

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SQUARE ONE, WITH A TWIST

 In the beginning, DC Comics were solid and square — squirmingly un-ironic and chiseled of jaw. 

 Over the years, superheroes became more and more angst-ridden; and then turned ironic. 

Positive reviews of superhero movies are rare – and female superheroes, even rarer.  But with a morally upstanding heroine who could be Christopher Reeves’ kissing cousin, DC seems poised to score on both counts. 

    WONDER WOMAN (2017)

 Wonder Woman isn’t the first female character to front a superhero blockbuster.  Three previous projects bombed: Catwoman (Hallie Berry, 2004), Elektra (Jennifer Garner, 2005) and Supergirl (Helen Slater, 1983).

But this time it looks like the stars are aligning – reviews are pretty much all raves (notable exception: our homeboys at The Guardian).

The Wonder Woman character is an Amazonian demigoddess, but her real-life origin story is nearly as mythic.  The DC character was created in the late ‘40’s by psychologist William Moulton Marston who lived in a polyamorous relationship with two powerful women — his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston and a former student Olive Byrne.  Byrne, in turn, was the niece of birth control trail blazer Margaret Sanger.  Plus, for what it’s worth, Marston also invented the lie detector.  Check it out in Smithsonian.   http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/origin-story-wonder-woman-180952710/

Since the iconic ‘70’s Linda Carter series there have been several unsuccessful attempts to revive the warrior princess with the lasso of truth.  The current incarnation (Israeli Gal Gadot) was reportedly the high point of last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.  Too sad, too bad, we missed that one – if you saw it, please weigh in.

The blockbuster was directed by Patty Jenkins, who has been doing TV (and winning Emmies) since she wrote and directed her astonishing first feature – Monster (2003, Charlize Theron as serial killer Aileen Wournos).

Accompanied by Chris Pine, straight arrow Diana Prince intervenes in WWI – a conflagration with clear cut battle lines, trenches, and bad guys.  Germans.  Which pretty much guarantees that POTUS will be joining the crowds this weekend.

    LOGAN (2017)

The culmination of a long descent into arty darkness, this is the remarkable final instalment in Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine series.

Writer/director James Mangold (Girl, Interrupted; 3:10 To Yuma) configures Jackman’s sendoff as dystopian superhero movie masquerading as character-driven western.

Logan is set ten years in the future along a walled-off Mexican border.  Jackman plays an arthritic Wolverine who has gone underground as a limo driver (Logan is his non-mutant name).  Society has less and less tolerance for mutants.  Doctor X (Patrick Stewart) has dementia; and Logan cares for this father figure with a gruff tenderness.  The family tableau is completed by a mutant wild child named Laura (young shooting star Dafne Keen)  who is making her way across the border.

The villain, the righteous cause, and the special effects kick in, as they must – inevitable as they are necessary.  But this is a fascinating and entertaining evolution of the standard superhero saga.

  DEADPOOL (2016)

Deadpool is the highest-grossing R rated film of all time.   We understand the rating for literal reasons – a nonstop stream of violence and foul language.  But to us this exercise in superhero extremity seemed so cartoony that the relentless splatter and profanity read as just par for the  course.

Likewise, we willingly overlooked the reliance on cliché that soured a lot of critics.  When we do consume superhero movies (saw this one on a plane),  we actually come to them for the reliable entertainment that well-executed clichés provide.  What we want from a film like Deadpool is that the beats be hit (check), that there is a certain novelty in the way it hits them (check), and that the movie is meta enough to comfortably wink and nod at itself (check).

 Deadpool is a beloved character in the Marvel pantheon, a joker who is hero and villain rolled into one, a hyperkinetic trickster with a self-justifying moral code who doesn’t stop long enough to take his angst too seriously.

    GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOLUME 1 (2014)

Guardians is a playful hybrid of space opera and superhero.  It takes place today, but in a grimy, pirate-ridden part of a far, far away galaxy.  Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is an earthy but wholesomely appealing sometime thief and gun for hire who would like to be known by the ridiculous sobriquet of Star Lord.  Raised as an earthling, he has a metaphysical past and was stolen in youth after the death of his earth mother who bequeathed him a soundtrack of 80s music.

Through various misadventures he accumulates a motley but powerful band of misfits.   The green assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana), the bulbously muscled and righteous Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista), the virtually indestructible tree humanoid Groot (Vin Diesel), and the incredibly smart and larcenous mutant android raccoon Rocket (Bradley Cooper).  This uneven group of goons for hire find themselves reluctantly positioned as saviors of the galaxy.

Surprisingly, the Guardians series was the brainchild of a young woman screenwriter.  In 2009 NYU graduate Nicole Perlman was accepted into Marvel’s screenwriting program and offered a list of obscure Marvel franchises.  Guardians was her unlikely choice.  Years and drafts later, the project made it onto the production slate and director James Gunn (sci-fi/comedy/horror film Slither) was brought on in 2012.

The film is remarkably tight for an origin story, and was so much fun that the recently released Volume 2 felt like a flimsy but entertaining anthology of riffs on the colorful characters from the first one.  But who are we to judge – box office on the sequel is outpacing the first and may cross a billion dollars.

  THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)

Despite the dreaded sequel syndrome, there are a handful that are universally regarded as even better than their predecessor.  One of them is the 2004 Sam Raimi/Tobey McGuire Spider-Man 2.

Dark Knight is Christopher Nolan’s singular follow-up to his complex, haunted reinvention of the franchise, Batman Begins.  With a deeply disturbed and disturbing first-among-equals performance, Heath Ledger stole the ultimate Joker mantle from Jack Nicholson; Ledger’s pre-release death and posthumous Oscar win added a chilling real-life resonance to a film that would have been one of the definitive superhero films of all time anyway.

With Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Micheal Caine, Gary Oldham, Maggie Gyllenhal, et al.

  SUPERMAN (1978) 

When he won the part of Superman/Clark Kent, Christopher Reeve was a tall, skinny kid just out of Juilliard, with a lot of Shakespeare under his belt.  His most notable role had been a Broadway run playing Katherine Hepburn’s grandson.

Richard Donner was an experienced TV director who had just broken away from the pack with a very successful Exorcist knock-off, The Omen.

Together, they launched the modern superhero movie.  Donner cast Hollywood’s best (Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando) and wanted the movie to be relatively realistic, but with a constant undercurrent of humor.  Reeves saw Superman/Clark as a dual role.  The Man of Steel is a nice, modest Midwestern boy, and Clark is modeled on Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby – but Cary Grant as he might be played by a Midwestern boy.  It’s fascinating to watch Reeve turn the Clark character on and off.

There are lots of special effects, executed well, and with traditional cinematic craft – rear projection, travelling matte shots, blue screen, etc.  In other words, analogue – faker and yet strangely more realistic than CGI.

Like Wonder Woman, this Superman is notably light on angst. Despite losing his parents and his entire planet, Superman has always been remarkably well adjusted.  His biggest internal conflict is not being able to tell Lois (Margot Kidder) that the chump in glasses standing next to her is really the hunky guy she’s in love with.

  SQUARE ONE, WITH A TWIST was originally published on FollowTheThread

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RAAAAH this lil metal au has got me in a chokehold,,,, I’m making the content I want 2 see in the world

Had to doodle the gals 😔 my mind wouldn’t be stopped

Daria belongs to @frenchfry99, Riley belongs to @wampabampa, and nina belongs to @evillillad! Drawing them was so fun I love bug ocs sm <333

Full (ish) versions in the cut below :] vvv

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More metal au Hally :] (metal au by @evillillad)

He does Not know that metal is an entirely different genre to country and just thinks “WOw this country music sounds intense!”

No one tells him otherwise lmao

Pls join his emo band <3

[technicolourcowboy]

They’re good friends :)

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I just think they’re neat

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Oohoohohohoooo!! 💃💃💃 Hally bought the twt dress :]

You already know he’s wearing his muddy ass cowboy boots down there 😔 ready 2 be the prettiest farmboy in the field 💪🤠

Reference is under the cut for those who’d like 2 join the party 🎉

U could probably find better ones but!! These are the ones I used yeehaw

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Well, are they?

Hally @technicolourcowboy

Nina Noon @evillillad

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And then he punches them ✌️😔 Totally feeling normal about this fella

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Saw @evillillad’s brilliant punk au and was Gripped by the thought of what my country boy Hally Holloway might look like in this universe and

:] what fun! His design is still very much in its early stages but I’m having a blast so far

what a cool au :] I can’t wait to see more

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Various Doodles!

This is Grover’s tour bus! The Haunt Machine! Terribly simple (it’s more beat up on the outside) and the only reason it’s clean on the inside is because Doll Defined and The Holloways clean up after themselves..

Here’s a little sneak into what Minerva and Marnie do while going from location to location. Minerva is penpals with Pearly Pleasant, the drummer for the Holloways via Grover’s bus. Marnie just practices, and Deirdre’s off taking a nap or cleaning.

And here’s a small scene! Grover’s a happy bus driver completely ignoring the Twink about to Pounce. Something about farm boys is completely irresistible! My god.

And then Paulette. She’s just a little guy.

The Holloways all belong to @technicolourcowboy