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ordinaryhouseholdtoaster · 8 years ago

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Spooky Maidment’s Top 25 Favourite Actresses

I had intended to write and publish this list (originally entitled “Spooky Maidment’s Top Ten Favourite Actresses) in time for International Woman’s Day, but it quickly became a far grander undertaking than I had first imagined. I love films and, as such, I love actresses and, boy, are there a lot of actresses that I love.

The first draft of this list, which was compiled over three days, contained a shortlist of 57 thespians, all of whom seemed just as worthy of making the list as the 56 other ladies that their name had been scribbled alongside. And so, for a while, I trifled with the idea of making it a list of 50 actresses that I loved - but that, of course, would mean five times more writing than I had originally intended on doing, and I’m nothing if not lazy and really, really good at procrastinating.

And so, almost a month later, I’ve finally manged to whittle my list down to twenty-five. Twenty-five wonderful and talented ladies, some of which are, in the eye of this beholder, also stunningly beautiful.

And there it is - the obvious flaw in my attempt to celebrate women by composing a list of women that I like to look at.

I am, as I have noted in the past, a straight man. I am attracted to women. Hollywood, very much aware of this dynamic, has been casting symmetrical and visually pleasing women in their motion pictures since the dawn of motion pictures and using their sex appeal to get me to watch said motion pictures. Sex sells, after all, and, with that in mind, I have tried my utmost not to allow my penis too much sway in the forming of this list (which is why Kristen Stewart is rightfully absent).

That said, at this point, having hit puberty approximately 17 years ago, it is rather difficult for me to know just what part of my brain is steering this dilapidated ship at any given moment, and I am sure that sexual attraction plays a much larger role in the forming of my tastes and opinions than I would be willing to admit.

With that in mind, I have actively tried to keep the objectification to an absolute minimum.

And on that cheerful note, here’s my fluffy list, which I’m now worried might be considered degrading, and which, I’ve just now noticed, features a complete and utter lack of ethic diversity. Well, there you go. I’m sexist and racist, apparently.

#25: Robin Tunney

Coming in at number 25, and repping every badass ‘90s chick who didn’t quite make the list (Including, but not limited to, Joey Lauren Adams, Neve Campbell, Clea DuVall, Shannen Doherty and Samatha Mathis), Robin Tunney will always be Deb from Empire Records in my heart, although her leading performance in The Craft (pictured) and her scene stealing brilliance in Encino Man are worth watching over and over and over again.

24: Mia Farrow

The Rosemary in Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby (pictured) and the Hannah in Woody Allen’s Hannah And Her Sisters, Mia Farrow is probably best known these days for being one of the major players at the center of her ex-husband’s various child abuse scandals, which is a damn shame because she was also in twelve of his movies, with her best performance being as Cecilia in the magical and often overlooked The Purple Rose of Cairo. If you can separate the art from the artists, you should watch any Farrow/Allen collaboration that you can lock your eyes on.

#23: Sigourney Weaver

As if any justification were needed for her being on this list beyond stating the fact that she plays Ellen mother-fucking Ripley in the Alien films, Sigourney Weaver also stars opposite Bill Murray in my two favorite movies of all time, Ghostbusters (pictured) and Ghostbusters II, as well as having roles in Galaxy Guest, The Ice Storm and the criminally under-rated M. Night Shyamalan thriller The Village.

#22: Sissy Spacek

The original Carrie, Sissy Spacek’s almost otherworldly face, pale complexion, abundance of freckles and excellent acting chops are best admired in Robert Altman’s 3 Women and Terrence Malick’s Badlands.

#21: Juliette Lewis

There’s a stretch in the early to mid ‘90s where it feels like every cool film has a beautiful performance from Juliette Lewis in it. Cape Fear (pictured), Kalifornia, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Natural Born Killers, From Dust ‘Til Dawn... she’s smack bang in the middle of all of ‘em, playing a whole mess of innocent, crazy and broken young women. How can you not love Juliette Lewis?

#20: Mira Sorvino

I love Mimic (pictured) and if you don’t like Mimic, we can’t be friends. Mira Sorvino is great in Mimic and she’s also great in Mighty Aphrodite, Romy And Michelle’s High School Reunion and Summer Of Sam. Fuck you, Del Toro is a genius and Mimic is great, and one of the main reason’s that Mimic is great is Mira Sorvino and you don’t know what you’re talking about... la, la, la, la, la...

#19: Ally Sheedy

The first of two brat pack members to make my list, Ally Sheedy may not be as iconic as the starlet at #16 but, boy, does she ever show up in a lot of my favourite ‘80s flicks - with starring roles in The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo’s Fire, WarGames (pictured) and a little masterpiece called Short Circuit. Cute as a button, charming, hilarious, a fantastic actress... and did I mention that she’s in both The Breakfast Club and Short freaking Circuit?

#18: Kirsten Dunst

I’m pretty sure I could watch Kirsten Dunst eating soup for two hours, I love her so, but luckily she’s Lux in The Virgin Suicides (pictured), the lead in my number one guilty pleasure Bring It On, the cute and adorable child star of Little Women, Interview With A Vampire and Jumanji, Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy and the star of countless other films, so, as of yet, I haven’t had to resort to setting up a camera in her dining room.

#17: Linda Cardellini

In much the same way that Bob Hoskins would make his way onto a (as of yet) hypothetical list of my “Top 25 Favourite Actors” based solely on just two roles - in his case Mario Mario from Super Mario Brothers and Eddie Valiant from Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Linda Cardellini makes this list based solely on just two roles. The first is her portrayal of Velma Dinkley in the colossally under-rated Scooby-Doo films, and the second, and far more important, is her turn as Lindsay Weir in the cult classic TV show Freaks And Geeks (pictured), the cancellation of which still breaks my heart to this day.

#16: Molly Ringwald

The second brat pack member to make my list, John Hughes described Molly Ringwald as his muse, casting her in leading roles in Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club (pictured) and Pretty In Pink. Although her career fizzled out shortly after that, Ringwald remains the face of the ‘80s for myself and countless others and although her star shined briefly, man, did it ever shine brightly.

#15: Nicole Kidman

I watched Stoker the other day and whilst Mia Wasikowska was excellent in it, Nicole Kidman was absolutely mesmorising. Why do I keep forgetting how much I love Nicole Kidman? She’s great in Dogville (pictured), The Others, Margot At The Wedding, Cold Mountain and Birthday Girl... and she made me feel “all funny inside” whenever I watched Batman Forever as a child. I really should watch more films with Nicole Kidman in them. Is Days Of Thunder any good?

#14: Uma Thurman

Standing tall at the center of the Tarantino universe, Uma Thurman’s roles in Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Vol.1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2 (pictured) are probably the reason she’s on this list, but her endearing and beautiful turns in Jennifer 8, Beautiful Girls, Gattaca, Mad Dog and Glory and the 1998 version of Les Misérables are the reason she sits at the number 14 spot.

#13: Reese Witherspoon

From cool and angsty flicks like Election, Cruel Intentions, Freeway, Best Laid Plans, Pleasantville and S.F.W in the mid to late ‘90s, to Oscar-winning fare like Walk The Line (pictured) and Wild as she perfected her craft, Reese Witherspoon is always on form and always a treat to watch, whether she’s giving an Academy Award winning performance or goofing off in the likes of Legally Blonde. Also, just look how the light dances on her pointy little face!

#12: Amy Adams

I can’t remember if I first saw Amy Adams in Doubt (pictured) or in Sunshine Cleaning, but I do remember thinking, “Holy shit, this woman is amazing. She might even be the next [see number one on this list]”. Nine years later, Adams is one of the biggest names in Hollywood with an impressive five Academy Award nominations to her name and I’d happily unsee all of those performances to have Adams revise her role as Mary from The Muppets.

#11: Christina Ricci

I’m going to be perfectly honest with you right now, Christina Ricci is on this list (and at number 11, no less) because when I was child, I was totally in love with Kat Harvey from Casper (pictured). Ricci is also great as Wednesday Addams in both The Addams Family and The Addams Family Values, as well as in The Ice Storm and Black Snake Moan, but I’d be lying if I told you that this was anything more than eight year old me making demands of thirty year old me.

#10: Patricia Arquette

When Patricia Arquette won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, I wasn’t in the least bit surprised - even though, at that point, I hadn’t even seen the film yet. Criminally under-rated and not in nearly enough films for my liking, Particia Arquette is absolutely brilliant in True Romance (pictured), Lost Highway and as Kissing Kate in Holes.

#9: Chloë Sevigny

Last year, I was watching the excellent David Fincher thriller Zodiac for the first time and when Chloë Sevigny arrived on screen, at what must have been at least the 60 minute mark, I cheered out loud as if I were watching a football match and my favourite player had finally been brought onto the field. Kids, Gummo, Boys Don’t Cry (pictured), American Psycho, Dogville, Broken Flowers, Antibirth... Chloë Sevigny has an utterly amazing screen presence and the ability to subtly elevate any film, regardless of how big or small a role she has to play in it.

#8: Sally Field

Sometimes I fantasize about Sally Field being my mother - à la Forrest Gump or the excellent ABC TV show Brothers and Sisters - and sometimes I dream about marrying Norma Rae (pictured) or running away with Carrie from Smokey And The Bandit. Either way, Sally Field is a treasure and 8th place almost seems like blasphemy.

#7: Winona Ryder

Beetlejuice, Heathers, Night On Earth (pictured), Reality Bites... no actress has ever been as cool as Winona Ryder was in the late eighties and early nineties. Little Women, The Crucible, Bram Stoker’s Dracula... no actress has ever tried so hard and failed so spectacularly to speak with an accent as Winona Ryder did in the mid-nineties. And then, I saw Girl, Interrupted and I realised that, unlike Johnny Depp’s very real tattoo, the tattoo in my heart would always read Winona Forever.

#6: Scarlett Johansson

In much the same way that any list of ice cream flavours would be incomplete without vanilla, my list of favourite actresses would be incomplete without the totally obvious and predictable inclusion of America’s current sweetheart Scarlett Johansson. Forever in my heart for being the onscreen personification of Sofia Coppola in Lost In Translation (pictured), Scar Jo has since blown me away using only her voice in Her, by saying hardly anything at all in Under The Skin and by somehow beating out Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner to make Natasha Romanoff my favorite character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

#5: Jodie Foster

Bugsy Malone, The Little Girl Who Lived Down The Lane, Taxi Driver... in 1976, at the age of 13, Jodie Foster had a role in each of these films, each time playing overly sexualized children in adult situations and earning an Oscar nomination for Taxi Driver. Twelve years later, she picked up her first Academy Award for her portrayal of a rape victim in The Accused, before picking up her second Oscar in 1991 for playing Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (pictured), probably the best thriller ever made (with the possible exception of Se7en). In 1994, she would go on to make audiences laugh in Maverick and cry in Nell, the latter of which earned her her fourth and final Academy Award nomination. If you love cinema (which I do), it’s impossible not to love Jodie Foster (which I do).

#4: Shirley MacLaine

Audrey Hepburn this, Audrey Hepburn that. Women wanted to be her and men wanted to be with her. Well, not me... of the two leading ladies in the 1961 drama The Children’s Hour, I was captivated by Shirley MacLaine. And what’s more, her comedic timing was (probably still is) second to none, making her the perfect lady to star opposite the late, great Jack Lemmon in The Apartment (pictured) and Irma La Douce. Throw in her beautifully fragile and oddly arousing performance as Eve Rand in Being There, and MacLaine is motherfucking Hollywood royalty, son. Long live the queen of the silver screen!

#3: Laura Linney

Primal Fear, The Truman Show, You Can Count On Me (pictured), Mystic River, Love Actually, Frasier, The Squid And The Whale... chances are, you’ve seen Laura Linney and thought, “Hey, I know that lady from x, y or z”. Me, I love Laura Linney. I can’t remember when that love began... or which film it was that suddenly made me realise that I loved her... or why exactly I love her as much as I do... or whether or not it’s a sexual thing... but I love her and I’ll watch anything she’s in, from now until the day one of the two of us dies.

#2: Melanie Lynskey

Although probably best known for her debut in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures - for which she was nominated for an Academy Award at just sixteen years old - or for her stint as Rose on the CBS sit-com Two And A Half Men, for me (and the peeps at Sundance, apparently), Melanie Lynskey is the queen of the indie scene, having ignited my passion for quiet, character-driven cinema with her roles in Hello I Must Be Going, The Intervention, Rainbow Time and, most recently, I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore.

#1: Julianne Moore

As hard as it was to whittle this list down to just 25 actresses, and as difficult as it was to then put those lovely ladies into something akin to a ranking order, the top spot was secure throughout, ‘cause ain’t nobody taking the crown from Julianne Moore. For me, growing up in the ‘90s, Moore was Sarah Harding, the apex-predator expert in Steven Spielberg’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the rough and ready redhead who refused to be eaten by dinosaurs and who stirred feelings within my ten year old self that I didn’t then fully understand. Throw in her turns in Short Cuts, The Big Lebowski, Magnolia, Evolution and her hilarious yet heartbreaking performance as Jules in The Kids Are Alright (pictured) - to name just my personal highlights - and Julianne Moore has made me laugh, cry and beam from ear to ear on more occasions than I can recall. Also, I’m pretty sure she’s the reason I have a predilection for redheads. I know, I know... I said I’d keep the objectification to a minimum, but, c’mon, I am but a man.

So, number one with a bullet is Julianne Moore. Agree? Disagree? Don’t be daft, this is a list of my favourite actresses. Who are you to say I can’t rank Molly Ringwald higher than Ally Sheedy?

Anyway, suck it, internet. I’ve got films to watch and other lists to spend months pouring over.

Spooky, out!

SpookyMaidment has written many lists, some of them available to view, for free, in truck-stop restrooms up and down the Eastern Seaboard. He’s also a man - a goddamn, hairy-ass man and how dare he put a bunch of women in order of how much he likes them! What a fucking pig!

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the-record-obituaries · 7 years ago

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Dec. 27, 2017: Obituaries

Della Bullis, 89

Della Mae Bullis, age 89, of Millers Creek, died Monday, December 25, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Medical Center. She was born January 23, 1928 in Wilkes County to Bobby and Macedonia Cleary Roberts. She was a member of Church of God of the Union Assembly. Mrs. Bullis was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Freeman Bullis; son, Jimmy Dean Bullis; daughter, Nancy Louise Anderson; sisters, Mary Wingler and Vergie Mae Bullis; and brother, Esau Roberts.

Surviving are her son, Robert Junior Bullis of Millers Creek; daughter, Betty Sue Brooks of Hays; twelve grandchildren; several great grandchildren; and several great great grandchildren.

Graveside service will be held 2:30 p.m. Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Ambrose Robert Cemetery with Rev. Bennie Roten officiating.

The family will receive friends at Miller Funeral Service from 1:00 until 2:00 on Thursday, prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Wendy Jones, 52

Wendy Marie Smith Jones, age 52, of Winston Salem, died Saturday, December 23, 2017 at her home. She was born June 16, 1965 in Guilford County to Delbert and Wanda Church Smith. She was of the Baptist Faith. Ms. Smith was preceded in death by her grandmother Stanley and Aunt Margie.

Surviving are her daughter, Vanessa Serna and her husband of Forsyth; sons, Christopher Dehart and wife Kirsten of Newport News, Virginia, Michael DeHart of Princeton, West Virginia; her father, Delbert Smith and wife Lera of Greensboro; her mother, Wanda Billings and husband Gary of North Wilkesboro; brother, Delbert James Smith and wife Tabitha of High Point, sister, Debra Ann Smith of North Wilkesboro; step brother, Dale Ray Smith of Greensboro; and eight grandchildren.

Memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Dr. Willie Bryant officiating.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Breast Cancer Foundation, 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 480, Columbia, Maryland 21044.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

James Crysel, 68

James Edward Crysel, age 68, of Wilkesboro, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He was born December 5, 1949 in Wilkes County to Ezell and Reese Welch Crysel. Mr. Crysel was preceded in death by his parents.

Surviving are his daughters, Vickie Lynn Cowan and husband Jamie of Raleigh, Tonya Rena Driver and husband Brian of Rocky Mount; son, Todd Stone of Tennessee; step son, Jimmy Stout of Butner, NC; wife, Phyllis Crysel of Wilkesboro; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren.

Memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at Miller Funeral Chapel. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Helen Watts, 76

Helen Bernice Watts, age 76, of Purlear, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Medical Center. She was born February 4, 1941 in Wise County, Virginia to Clarence Edward and Lillie Goldson Bitner. She was a member of Lewis Fork Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir; was a Sunday School Teacher; and a Vacation Bible School Bus Driver. Mrs. Watts was previously employed at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School in the cafeteria and enjoyed fishing in her spare time. Mrs. Watts was preceded in death by her parents; her spouse, Kyle Watts; her son, William Edward Watts; and two sisters, Liz and Reva.

Surviving are her daughter, Tammy Woodie of Purlear; her son, Thomas Kyle Watts and wife Regina of Millers Creek; brother, Hugh Thomas Bitner and wife Linda of Purlear; sister, Maysie Adams of Purlear; grandchildren, Heather Trull and husband Todd of Terrell, Never McLean of Asheville, Ashley Cayton and husband Scott of Millers Creek, Joshua Watts of Orlando, Florida, Shea Bitner and wife Santana of Purlear; and seven great grandchildren.

Funeral service was held December 26, at New Hope Baptist Church in Purlear with Rev. Sherrill Wellborn officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery . In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in remembrance of Helen Bernice Watts to Lewis Fork Baptist Church Youth Fund, 395 Lewis Fork Baptist Church Road, Purlear, NC 28665.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Katie Dolinger, 72

Katie Joines Dolinger, age 72, of North Wilkesboro, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at her home. She was born January 18, 1945 in Wilkes County to John Frank and Evengalina Susannah Johnson Joines. Ms. Dolinger was a member of Heaven Bound Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; and two sisters.

Surviving are her children, Andrea Shumate Wiles and (Billy Watkins) of North Wilkesboro, Thomas Sidney Shumate and wife Christine of Moravian Falls, Christie Shumate Passeri and husband Wendall of North Wilkesboro; brother, Gordon Cecil Joines of Virginia; sister, Joyce Joines Mathis of McCleansville, NC; five grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Funeral service was held December 26, at Heaven Bound Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Settle officiating.

Burial followed in Moravian Falls Cemetery.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Heaven Bound Baptist Church, 670 Osborne Sunset Drive, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Franklin Bell, 52

Franklin "Jerry" Fitzgerald Bell, age 52, of Millers Creek, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his home. He was born July 16, 1964 in Wilkes County to Franklin Delano and Frances Emaline Childress Bell. Mr. Bell was of the Pentecostal Faith.

Surviving are his daughter, Rebecca Ellen Bell Combs; grandchildren, Lilly, Adam and Cole; his parents of Wilkesboro; and sisters, Kimberly Diane Johnson of North Wilkesboro, Donna Kay Smith of Deep Gap; also nephews, Brandon, Justin, Aaron and Caleb; nieces, Jenny, Megan and Alisha, whom he had a special bond.

Funeral service was held December 23, at Congo Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Tim Lane and Rev. Luke Pyles officiating.

Burial followed in the church cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Congo Pentecostal Holiness Cemetery Fund, c/o Linda Huffman.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangement.

Jason Everette, 37

Jason Lee Everette, age 37, of Millers Creek, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his home. He was born November 9, 1980 in Wilkes County to Ronnie Lee and Sharon Ann Jenkins Everette. He was a member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church.

Surviving are his parents, Ronnie and Sharon Everette of Millers Creek; brother, Kevin Everette of Millers Creek; grandmother, Mary Ruth Randal of Moravian Falls; Uncles, Steve Jenkins and wife Donna of Moravian Falls, Eddie Everette and wife Libby, Roger Everette and wife Becky all of Wilkesboro, Herman Everette and wife Faye of North Wilkesboro; Aunts, Kim Holleman and husband Michael of Wilkesboro, Dona Pearson of Traphill, Barbara Souther and husband Johnny of Wilkesboro; nieces, Hailee Everette and Dakota Everette both of Millers Creek; nephew, Evan Everette of Millers Creek.

Flowers will be accepted.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Elizabeth Stahl, 99

Mrs. Elizabeth Stahl, age 99 of Wilkesboro passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

James Summerlin, 88

James Edward "Ed" Summerlin, Sr. age 88, of Millers Creek, died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 2, 1929 in Wilkes County to John David and Levon Parsons Summerlin. He was a US Navy Veteran and a member of Baptist Home Baptist Church. Mr. Summerlin was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Georgia Pearl "Bobbie" Summerlin; daughter, Judy Johnson; grandchild, Sunshine Walsh; great grandchild, Jayln Walsh; brother, Claude Summerlin; and sister, Martha Lee Summerlin.

Surviving are his sons, James Edward Summerlin, Jr., Allen Summerlin and wife Kim all of Millers Creek; daughter, Jackie Broyhill and husband Randy of Millers Creek; sister, Velma Nelson of Greensboro; nine grandchildren, Amanda Summerlin of Wilkesboro, Jamie Triplett and husband Matt of Millers Creek, Brandy Walker of Conover, Todd Walker, Megan Johnson both of Millers Creek, Tammy Walsh of Lenoir, Shawn Walsh of Millers Creek, Heather Burton and husband Josh and Casey Summerlin all of Millers Creek; and seventeen great grandchildren.

Funeral service was held Thursday at Miller Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jimmy McGlamery and Rev. David Jones officiating. Burial with military honors followed in Pleasant Home Baptist Church Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, PO Box 9, North Wilkesboro.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Otha Bumgarner, 91

Mrs. Otha Ellen McGuire Bumgarner, age 91 of Clemmons formerly of Wilkes County passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

Funeral services were December 20, in Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Sandra Ireson and Rev. Karen Roberts officiating.

Burial was in Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Bumgarner was born in the Big Ivy Community in Wilkes County, NC on August 15, 1926 to Walter "Ought" McGuire and Trula Blackburn McGuire.

Mrs. Bumgarner married W. Troy Bumgarner on September 28, 1946 and had three sons.

She is survived by James Bumgarner and wife Rebecca of Clemmons, NC, Charles Bumgarner and wife Ellen of Winston Salem, NC, and Keith Bumgarner of High Point, NC, four grandchildren; Brian Bumgarner and wife Jennifer of Lexington, NC, Kim Bumgarner Travis of Lewisville, NC, Kelly Bumgarner Trenchard and husband Matthew of Clemmons, NC and Lisa Bumgarner Robertson and husband Guy of Rawlings, MD and seven great-grandchildren whom she loved and who kept her young at heart and one brother; Kent McGuire of Newton.

Troy and Otha spent most of their years in the Wilkes County community of Boomer. There they lived a simple life as poultry farmers for Holly Farms and Tyson. Otha never shied away from any tasks. She and Troy ran the farm together as partners, as they did in all things; they were stronger together.

Troy and Otha attended Goshen Baptist Church in Wilkesboro where she remained active until it became necessary for her to move closer to her sons and her family. At that time she began attending Mount Olivet UMC in Lexington there she was accepted with open arms by the membership and gained numerous friends during the past several years.

Otha's favorite saying was that she "wanted to live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man". She exemplified that statement in all things that she did. She was a strong and steadfast woman who loved her family and friends. She raised her children to respect others and treat them with kindness.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; W. Troy Bumgarner, two sisters; Josephine Bruce Phillips and Barbara Wingler and one brother; Leonard McGuire.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or Arcadia Lions Club, 159 Hawksbury Court, Clemmons, NC 27012.

Willie Waddell, 67

Willie "Bill" Homer Waddell, age 67, of Millers Creek, died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at his home. He was born December 13, 1950 in Wilkes County to Hilmer and Flossie Brooks Waddell. Mr. Waddell was a US Navy Veteran and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mr. Waddell was preceded in death by his father; his wife, Betty Carico Waddell; and brother, Bobby H. Waddell.

Surviving are his mother, Flossie B. Waddell of Hays; daughter, Jessica B. Waddell of Rock Hill, South Carolina; step son, Joey Carico of Wilkes County; grandchild, Gabriel I Newcomer; two step grandchildren, Shelia Kilby and Alona Carico; brother, Allen Waddell and fiancée Traci Dunsil of Hays; sisters, Rosemary Garris of Traphill, Nona M. Waddell of North Wilkesboro, Anna Whittington and husband Kevin of Wilkesboro, Michelle Winkler and husband Jeff of Hays; special cousin, Dale Waddell and wife Teresa of Moravian Falls; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Bishop Larry Sloop and Bishop Steve Woodard officiating. Burial with military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard Post 1142 will follow in Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Miller Funeral Service from 1:00 until 2:00 on Saturday, prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.millerfuneralservice.com

Karene Jean Furguson

Karene Jean Furguson died Dec. 5, 2017. She was born on May 5, 1935, in Guilford County, NC. She was the daughter of the late Williard W. and Martha Ann (Land) Ferguson. She was preceded in death by brothers Williard W. Jr., William G. (Robert), Harry D., Edward L., and Charles H. Ferguson.

She is survived by one brother, Dr. Joe I. Ferguson of Knoxville, TN. She is also survived by a daughter, Karen McClean and husband Nelson, Karen's two children, Wendy and Jonathan, and their four children.

Jean was a proud member of the Women's Army Air Corp and often spoke of her experience of playing softball with her fellow soldiers. After leaving the service, Jean went to Chappaqua, NY, where she worked as a chauffeur with a limousine service. She later returned to NC and worked for PPG in Lexington. After retiring, she moved to Moravian Falls where she resided until her death on Dec. 5, 2017.

A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the home of Mrs. Furguson in Moravian Falls. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to St. Jude's Hospital. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.millerfuneralservice.com

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