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Hey everyone. Just wanted you to see the big buck I got this year in Martinsville out on Barrows Mill Road where I hunt. I love hunting and was blessed with this deer on Nov.8th 2010 when I was hunting with my muzzle loader.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Just think next year we will have been out of school 40 years. Man does time fly. Well goodbye for now and God Bless.
Ricky (ACE) McCraw
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From
the 1/12/2011 edition of the Martinsville Bulletin
Lauren Elizabeth Johnson of Charlottesville and Jeffrey Dean Ferguson of Rocky Mount were married Oct. 24 at Veritas Vineyards in Afton. The bridegroom is the son of Brenda (Ayers) and Dennis Ferguson of Rocky Mount. Click here to read the article! Congratulations to Jeffrey and Lauren from the DMHS Class of '72!
1/5/2011
- I meant to post this earlier. I apologize for the delay. The DMHS
Class of 1971 recently lost a member, Diane Tatum Meyers. This is her
obituary from the Martinsville Bulletin.
| Diane T. Meyers Died Friday, December 3, 2010 December 7, 2010
She was born June 18, 1953, in Patrick County to Thomas Eddie Tatum and Rebecca Tatum of Spencer. She received a degree in early childhood education from Madison College in 1975 and worked as an elementary school teacher in Rockingham County for 25 years, retiring in 1999 due to health concerns. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are her husband of 34 years, Timothy Andrew Meyers; two sons, Wesley Andrew Meyers of Massanutten and William Buckley Meyers of Baton Rouge, La.; a granddaughter; a brother, Thomas “Edd” Tatum of Richmond; two sisters, Revonda Mosser of Salem and Mary Hart of Stockbridge, Mass.; and 13 nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg with Pastor Wayne Wright officiating. Memorials may be made to the Rockingham County Education Foundation Inc., 100 Mount Clinton Pike, Harrisonburg, Va. 22802, or to a charity of choice. |
This is a photo from our 35 year reunion in July 2007.
Good looking group of 1972 classmates! Glad Patricia (Trish)
was able to come to the reunion and spend some time with us. She will be
dearly missed by all. (Photo taken by Bobby Kanode)
1/2/2011 - A message from DMHS Class of
'72:
If anyone from the Martinsville area is planning to go to Patricia Mize Holcomb's visitation or funeral, please let me know! Thanks.
12/30/2010 - A message from Cindy Ayers McFarland:
The Raleigh News Observer had this in the 1/1/2011 edition:
Patricia Holcomb, 56, Raleigh, died 12-30-2010.
Arrangements: Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Raleigh.
I'll post more info as it becomes available. Thank you Cindy for letting us know.
~Linda
1/2/2011 - Please go to In Memory Of for Patricia's obituary.
12/21/2010 - A message from Cindy Ayers McFarland:
My sister is friends with Patricia Mize’s sister and she shared with her that Patricia has cancer. I’m not sure of the type of cancer or how long she has had it. What I do know is she has been in the hospital in Raleigh since before Thanksgiving and has undergone several rounds of chemo. This saddens me so. I would like for all of the DMHS classmates to pray for her. I believe that God can work miracles and she needs one. Thank you.
Cindy McFarland
12/22/2010 - From Cindy:
This is the hospital information for Patricia:
Patricia (Mize) Holcomb
Duke University Hospital
Room #6325
2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27707
Thank you Cindy for letting us know. We will certainly keep Patricia in our prayers. ~DMHS Class of '72
12/20/2010 - A message from Brenda Ayers Ferguson:
(We will keep you, and your family, in our thoughts and prayers, Brenda. Best wishes for a speedy recovery! ~ DMHS Class of '72)
11/2010 - Saw in the the Martinsville Bulletin that our Diane Clark Kallam has been elected secretary of the Ridgeway District Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. They elected their 2011 officers on September 28. The other officers are Cameron Cooper, president; Jackie Hughes, reporter; Linda Adams, treasurer; and Amanda Draper, vice president. Good work Diane! We're proud of you and your contributions to the community!
7/6/2010 - A message from Lamar Brandt, DMHS Class of '71:
Stumbled across your web site today while trying to discover Don's (Coleman) wife's address. I have some art work that he did in college and I wanted to see if his daughter or wife would like to have it to remember him by. Hard to believe he is gone. We grew up together and had a lot fun building dams on Marrowbone Creek, building forts, and running from black angus cows.
Can't find Ken (Coleman).
If you have any contact that you can share, I would appreciate it.
Great website.
Thanks for your time.
Lamar Brandt, '71 DMHS
It is with great sorrow that we inform you about the passing of Barry Hussey, DMHS Class of 1973. We had been getting updates on Barry and his medical problems for quite some time, thanks to our Brenda Ayers Ferguson. Barry, 55, of 156 Devonshire Drive, Ridgeway, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, at his home. Before his illness years ago, Hussey was an all-star athlete in football, basketball and baseball while in high school and received a scholarship for baseball to Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. He later received his master’s degree in administration from the University of Virginia.
2/19/2010 - A message from Jane Hatchett Budd:
Hi! I'm doing great, however, because of the deep snow here I haven't seen the grass in my yard since before Christmas. My husband and I could be the poster children for cabin fever. Last week we went to Atlanta and what did it do there?...it snowed. Everyone there really goes crazy...worse than Martinsville. Please change my name in the class listing to Jane Hatchett Budd. The Inman-Budd name just became too complicated.
2/15/2010 - A message from Darlee Frith Shelton:
Hey Everyone - I am still around - Children - Tab, 36; Meghan 23; two grandbabies, AnnaGrace Frith Arnold, 2 yrs. and Dylan Ford, 4 mos. I was a legal assistant for almost 30 yrs. and now I am having fun in cosmetics (Lancome) as Mgr. Moving to Florida 2010 to be near daughter and to experience more in life - Miss everyone!!!
2/3/2010 - Preschool Teachers Use
Cooking in Class:
Martinsville Bulletin article and
Henry County Public Schools newsletter article about Brenda Harris Keesee
and another teacher using cooking in teaching! Featured Cooks of the Week!
Check out their recipes!
Congratulations to Aubrey and Terri Flanagan! Their daughter, Jessica, who was quite the athlete / volleyball player at Magna Vista High School, finishes up at Ferrum College. She was awarded the College President’s Cup, given annually to the college’s top scholar athlete. Jessica carried a 3.6216 GPA with a major in physical education/health endorsement and a minor in all levels of education endorsement. When the April 27, 2010 article was in the Martinsville Bulletin, she was completing her student teaching requirements at Rocky Mount Elementary School. She also served as an assistant softball coach at Benjamin Franklin Middle School.
Thursday, December 10, 2009 Flanagan Finishes Career With Records, Honors Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Flanagan Wins President’s Cup
Below is an update on Barry Hussey (DMHS Class of '73), contributed by Brenda Ayers Ferguson on 10/16/09. It was sent to Brenda and others by Barry's wife, Mary Carol.
Message from Brenda: "Continue to remember Barry Hussey in your prayers and feel free to share with any others whose life he may have touched."
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I’m only sending this to the prayer warriors that are still in the battle. Thank you so very much for all your time and effort you have spent selflessly interceding for our dear brother, friend, husband, father and minister of the gospel. “It ain’t over till God says it’s over.” I know from the words that have been spoken over his life that Barry has not finished his race. There is still much for him to do, and God is Able. As I see his health and conditions declining, I’m asking for more specific and targeted prayer. I’ve listed the prayer points below:
Prayer points for Barry:
1) Tumor: bigger and growing, not cancerous but still deadly
2) Pituitary: was damaged by the Gamma-Knife and is not functioning (essentially dead)
3) Weight gain: over 250lbs, very heavy and getting harder to pull lift and handle. Because the pituitary is not functioning he has to take steroids that make him gain the weight.
4) Weakness: he cannot stand and hasn’t stood in over a year. PT says it’s unlikely he ever will again and the weight gain makes it hard to exercise.
5) Totally blind in both eyes: he can not see even out of his good one.
6) Speech: He still tries to talk but much of it is unintelligible
7) Cognition: His ability to reason and comprehend is becoming less apparent.
In the face of all this, we stand and believe God as the Healer and Deliverer.
God bless you my brothers and sister,
Mary Carol.
This is an update on Barry Hussey (DMHS Class of '73) from his wife, Mary Carol, on 9/19/09. Contributed by Brenda Ayers Ferguson on 9/21/09.
Dear Family and Friends,
We took Barry to his Dr.’s appointment on Thursday of this week. It didn’t come as a surprise to hear that the tumor had grown. We knew something was going on when Barry lost sight in his good eye two months ago. Dr. Wilson looked at the MRI taken earlier that day and said that it had doubled in size in the last 6 months. That was the surprise, more like a shock. So it comes to this, God is in control. As He was 12 years ago when the first injury occurred until now, He is still in control.
We are not giving up, giving in or calling it quits. We are continuing to fight the good fight and trust God with the results. As one preacher said” it ain’t over, ‘til God says it’s over”. Please join with us as we continue the fight. Next week, we’ll go to UNC for the wheelchair clinic to make Barry’s chair more comfortable. (With all the weight he has gained it is getting harder to sit for a long time in it.) Now that the blood clot is gone, we’ll get an injection in his knee that will help with the pain and also will help him be able to stand. We’ll look into home health PT, and start up with exercises, to regain strength and balance. And we’ll keep on keeping on.
We are so very thankful for all the prayers that have gone up on Barry’s behalf, as well as for our family. We are yet to see what God will do, and our Hope is in Him.
Love,
Mary Carol
7/1/09 - From the Martinsville Bulletin:
For
Jerry Haga (husband of DMHS '72 classmate Glennette Coats Haga),
food serves a higher purpose than simply nourishing the body. It nourishes the
soul, too. Every Wednesday, Haga prepares 120 dinners at Horsepasture Christian
Church, where he has been a member for 17 years.
Click here for the full article!
6/27/09 - A message from Punkin Minter Riggs:
Hi Everyone....
Just a note to let you know that on Monday, 6/29, Darrell and I will be moving back to our house at Myrtle Beach!!!! His knee replacement surgery on 6/8 went really well and he decided to go ahead and retire so we're heading south on Monday as soon as he finishes his physical therapy. He will have to take PT at the beach and we've already gotten all of that worked out but we're both looking forward to the move (and the retirement). He retired but I didn't so I'll be job hunting once we get there but that's OK...don't mind at all as long as we're getting to go back to the beach....My cell phone number will not change (336-736-1606) but as far as the address goes, I'll forward that next week as soon as we get the Post Office Box set up....
Wanted to share our exciting news...if you're going to be visiting in Myrtle Beach, give me a call and we'll get together....for our friends that are already in MB....we'll see you soon!!!!!
Love,
Punkin & Darrell (Harley, too)
5/17/09
- From the Martinsville Bulletin:
Teresa Turner Adams' husband, Jim Adams, has announced he will seek a third term to the Blackberry District seat on the Henry County Board of Supervisors. Read the article.
4/16/09 - A message from Jane Hatchett Inman:
I
wanted to update you on my new location. My husband retired, closed his
business in the Turks and Caicos and we moved to West Virginia. We live in a
really small town surrounded by mountains and rivers. Our house overlooks the
Greenbrier River. The Greenbrier and the New River converge just a short
distance from our house. It’s a beautiful place to live and we love it.
4/9/09 - To DMHS Class of '72:
Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers following the death of Roger’s dad. Also, thank you for the sympathy card .
Sylvia (Dance) and Roger Handy
3/12/09 - I
read in the Martinsville Bulletin that Krisi Westmoreland Mong, daughter of Mike
and Kathy (Katherine Compton) Westmoreland, graduated in December from
Mississippi State University with a doctoral degree in child psychology.
She lives in Gulfport, Maine.
2/22/09
- Remember Brenda Dickerson? She went to DMHS with us for a couple
years and she went through elementary school (Spencer-Penn) with some of us.
I ran into her last year in a doctor's office and I knew her as soon as I saw
her, although I hadn't seen her in 38 or so years! We chatted and it was
really good to see her. I recently read in the Martinsville Bulletin that
her daughter, Trina Shelton, got married.
Click here for the article.
2/15/09 - I read in the
Martinsville Bulletin that Glennette (Coats) and Jerry Haga are the proud
grandparents of Katherine Grace Haga, born on December 22, 2008 in
Martinsville. The proud parents are Jonathan and Shea (Cox) Haga.
The other grandparents are Wayne and Patty Cox and Richard and Judy (Harold)
Obenshain, all of Ridgeway, VA. Katherine Grace weighed 7 pounds and 6
ounces. Congratulations Glennette and Jerry! What a nice Christmas
gift!
2/15/09 - I saw in the Martinsville Bulletin that Karen Wilson Parrish's
nephew, James Cox III is engaged to Ashley Danielle Matherly of Penhook.
James' parents are Frankie and Linda (Wilson) Cox of Axton. James is a
2003 graduate of Laurel Park High School and a 2005 graduate of Virginia Tech.
He owns Elaborate Landscapes in Axton. Ashley graduated from
Franklin County High School and from Virginia Tech in 2006. She is
employed by Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services. They're planning to
be married on August 29. (I remember James when he was a little boy and
was a couple years behind my daughter in school. He was such a handsome
fella!)
2/8/09
- From Linda Burnette Fain:
Remember Shannon Gilbert, Class of 1973? I think he actually graduated
from Carver High School, but attended DMHS for three or so years and was well
known as a musician and being in local bands. Yesterday (Saturday) I was
at the Henry County Courthouse, serving as a "technical adviser" on a
informational video that is being done on the 21st District Court Service Unit,
where I work. It was "lights, camera, action" day after many weeks of
writing and rewriting scripts and preparation. The video is being done by Randy
Ferguson, who is employed at Patrick Henry Community College, lives in
Ridgeway and has a media production company. He introduced us to the
camera man, sound man, actress and a Magna Vista High School student who is
interested in learning media production. Anyway, turns out, the student's father
is Shannon Gilbert! Can't recall his name right now, but here's a picture
of him (on the left) helping Randy set up lighting in the courtroom.
Shannon was at the restaurant where we all went for lunch and I got a big hug,
or two!
2/5/09 - From the Martinsville Bulletin (Stroller):
Sam Brown of Ridgeway is asking everyone in the Ridgeway area who is interested in preserving the former Ridgeway Elementary School for historical purposes and for community activities to attend a meeting at 7 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Ridgeway. The school has been closed since last summer and is slated to be liquidated by the Henry County Board of Supervisors. Brown said several people have envisioned Ridgeway School to be similar to the Spencer-Penn Centre, “but first, we must first find out what the people want to do,” he said. For more information, contact Brown at (276) 734-9590. If you can’t attend the meeting but have an opinion or idea, you can e-mail to: Ridgewayschoolpreservationgroup@yahoo.com
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2/8/08
- From the Martinsville Bulletin
"Meeting to be held to find new uses for old school"
Click here to read an article about the possible uses of Ridgeway Elementary School. It closed in June 2008. A public hearing is scheduled for December 16.
(11/12/08: A message from Brenda Ayers Ferguson about Barry Hussey, DMHS Class of 1973)
Please remember Barry Hussey & family in a special prayer today, they have to replace the shunt in his brain at Baptist Hospital and the family has received some very discouraging news.
From: Mary Carol [mailto:mhussey@comcast.net] (Barry's wife)
Dear Family & Friends,
Please pray for Barry tomorrow as he is going into surgery to have his shunt replaced. There is a malfunction with it that has allowed fluid to collect on the brain again. The surgery is sometime in the afternoon. Pray that the drainage tube is still working so they don’t have to replace it. Hopefully after they get the shunt working he will have more function and cognition.
We have been waiting to hear from Dr. Wilson and what he saw on the MRI taken on Oct. 28th. Tonight he told us that the MRI revealed that the tumor is growing, at least at the same rate as before his surgery three months ago. The diagnosis is that without treatment (radiation) the tumor will be again as big as it was in August. We were scheduled to see Dr. Mc Mullen, the radiation oncologist, on Monday; but that was the day they discovered his shunt wasn’t working and admitted Barry to the hospital. We will reschedule for another time. Although we realize that with radiation we are only buying time. It is not a cure. This latest news is very discouraging, as we were hoping and praying for a miracle. However, God is still on the throne and our lives are in His Hands.
Love,
Mary Carol
(A message and picture from Rodney Hundley 9-19-08)
I think about my classmates often, hope everyone is doing good. The picture is to make the greetings a little more personal. I caught the tuna in the Atlantic this past July.
Rodney Hundley
Dear DMHS Classmates,
After
nearly 40 years - I've found you all, and I'm beginning to recall some
of our sweetest memories, again! Thanks to Classmates.com and a special
thank you to Linda Burnette Fain for her personal extra effort! I've been
struggling with memory loss due to being wounded in Vietnam in 1972. A
concussion injury wiped out several years in my conscious mind - but, I have
hung on to you all with my heart in the hopes of someday being able to
remember our brief time together.
(Martinsville Bulletin 9-7-08. Submitted by Linda Burnette Fain)
Mr.
and Mrs. Arlie E.
Burnette of Martinsville celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary August 30
with a family dinner party hosted by their children and their spouses:
Joyce Webb of Ridgeway, Linda (Burnette) and Gene Fain of
Martinsville and Stanley and Dale Burnette of Spencer. The Burnettes
have seven grandchildren. They were married August 25, 1948, in
Martinsville by the late Dr. J. P. McCabe. Mrs. Burnette is the former
Helen Stanley of Laurel Fork.
8/20/08
- Harold Durham's daughter, Wendy Durham, is the principal at the newly
renovated Drewry Mason ELEMENTARY school.
Read the article and see pictures of our old school!
8/8/08 - "Driving Five" entertained a huge crowd at the Spencer-Penn Centre on Friday, 8/8/08. Rick McCraw and his band are very entertaining and very talented. Visit their web site and go to see them whenever the opportunity arises!
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8/8/08
-
Board Tours Renovations (Martinsville Bulletin)
Henry County School Board members said they were impressed by renovations to Drewry Mason Elementary School as they toured the school Thursday afternoon during their monthly meeting.
Drewry Mason closed as a middle school in 2004 when county schools consolidated. The school on U.S. 220/Greensboro Road was built as a high school in the early 1950s and has undergone extensive remodeling to reopen as an elementary school Aug. 20.
(Click here for full article.)
8/2/08 - Thanks to you all that email and offer me encouragement and appreciation in my "hobby" of maintaining this site. I couldn't do it without you and hearing from you keeps me going! ~Linda
7/28/08 - Brenda Ayers Ferguson has forwarded a couple emails to update us on the condition of DMHS Class of '73 member, Barry Hussey. The first email is from Barry's wife, Mary Carol, and the second is from her cousin Betsy Johnson. Be sure to also click on the link to read the newspaper article about Barry at Topsail Beach!
Hi to all,
I thought you might be interested in this article that my cousin Betsy had a hand in at Topsail Beach. For the first time in a long time, Barry was able to go to our family reunion at Topsail. We were there during July 4th week. Although, he really hasn’t been in the best of health since last summer, Barry was able to make the trip. We had a lovely handicapped accessible house on the sound, where he could see the boats, seagulls, sunsets and fireworks from the family room as well as the balcony. He has always loved the beach and was so excited just to be there with everyone.
As my cousin mentioned in her email, Barry is going on Monday for an MRI and follow-up visit with his doctor at Baptist. We have seen some changes in him the last month or so. We would appreciate your prayers. And as always thanks so much for your love and support.
Love,
Mary Carol
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Hi family - Some of you know and some don't that
I publicly thanked the Topsail Beach Commissioner's for the wheelchair that was
so useful to Barry when he visited Topsail a few weeks ago. As always, the
local newspaper had a reporter there, and she said she would like to do a story
about it. I provided her with pictures and made sure she had the Barry's name
spelled right. Other than that she just wrote her story based on my comments to
the commissioner's. I did ask Mary Carol first if it was OK and she said sure.
I was very pleased with the final product which was in last week's Topsail
Voice. To read it online,
click here.
Love to all...Betsy
7/24/08 - News from Jane Hatchett Inman-Budd:
I’m still living in the Turks & Caicos Islands at least part time anyway. I’m not sure if I told you this but my husband is retiring. It’s more like semi-retiring. His computer business will continue with his son running the day to day operations.
We’ve bought a house in West Virginia and have been traveling back and forth. We live there for a few weeks and then come back to the island for a few weeks. The people we’ve met in WV are wonderful. Most of them ask us if we need therapy after hearing where we are moving from. The TCI is a beautiful place and I love the constant summertime weather. However, sometimes actually living in paradise is not what it’s cracked up to be.
Jane
Inman -Budd
Office
Manager
Future DataComm TCI, Ltd.
P.O. Box 681
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
649-941-7215 649-231-7383 (Cell)
678-608-1415 US Skype
After hours: 649-232-4444
Email: jane@futuredatacomm.com
7/23/08
- Driving Five is a regional
bluegrass band from northwest North Carolina and our very own Rick McCraw
plays guitar and does the lead and harmony vocals. They will be performing
on August 8, 2008 at the Spencer-Penn Centre and Rick personally invites the
Drewry Mason High School Class of 1972 to the event. Music Night is
every 2nd Friday. Free admission, donations needed and accepted. Open jam and
concessions at 5:00 p.m. Open mic at 5:30, music at 6:30.
Click here to visit
the web site for Driving Five. They've made two CDs and have a very active
performance schedule! Way to go Rick!
Click here
for information about the Spencer-Penn Centre. Please note that
Spencer-Penn School Preservation Organization has 501c(3) status, meaning that
any and all donations to The Spencer-Penn Centre can be counted as a
tax-exemption on federal tax returns. If you would like to make a
donation, the
treasurer is Linda Barnes, P.O. Box 506, Spencer, VA 24165 or
click here for more information!
Click here for a recent newspaper article about the monthly bluegrass events
at the Centre. Get there early to get a decent parking place. It's a very popular event
and the gym / auditorium will be at capacity. Hope to see you there!
Here's an excerpt from The Enterprise (Patrick County newspaper), Wednesday, July 30, 2008:
Spencer-Penn Centre to host bluegrass
The Spencer-Penn
Centre will again be the place to be on Friday, Aug. 8, for an evening of
bluegrass music entertainment. In a first appearance at the center, Driving
Five from King, N.C., will take the stage at 8:30 p.m. The group was the
headline band at the '06 Pickin' in the Park Bluegrass Festival in Cullowhee,
N.C., and also has appeared at the Nunn Brothers Festival, the Jomeokee
Bluegrass Festival, and Blue Ridge Backroads Live on WBRF in Galax. The band
has two CDs.
7/22/08
- From the Martinsville Bulletin:
Magna Vista High School
graduates Stephen Kanode (left) and Jonathan Cox will continue being teammates
next fall at The University of Virginia College at Wise. The two rising freshman
were valuable components of the Warriors’ 2008 baseball roster. (Bulletin photo
by Russell Carter).
Stephen is Bobby Kanode's nephew (Barry's son). Jonathan is related to Tim Cox. Click here to read the article about Stephen and here to read the article about Jonathan.
6/26/08 - Contributed by Stephanie Brinegar:
Brian
(Brinegar, son of Steve and Pam Brinegar) coached the Magna Vista High
School softball team through its first regional win in school history.
Read the article! Congratulations Brian and team!
6/1/08
- I saw in the Martinsville Bulletin that James "Jimmy" Joyce and his
wife, Pam, recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. They live
in Collinsville, VA and have one son, Kevin. Pam is the former Pamela Rose
Bowles. Congratulations Jim and Pam from the DMHS Class of 1972!
6/1/08 - Contributed by Van Duncan:
"
A tradition when beginning flight students solo an airplane is for the
instructor to cut off their shirt tail after making three take offs and
landings. This traditional "right of passage" for the new birdman is a
exciting and memorable event! I get a kick out of it too, especially with my
female students!" (Click on picture to enlarge and hit
"back" to return)
Van Duncan
CFII/MEI
Burlington Aviation
3441 North Aviation Drive
Burlington, N.C. 27215
www.burlingtonaviation.com
(336) 227-1278 (office)
(336) 447-0505 (cell)
vantd@bellsouth.net
FLY SAFE, SMART & LEGAL
From the Martinsville Bulletin, 5/30/08:
Renovations
are continuing at the former Drewry Mason High / Middle School and is expected
to reopen as Drewry Mason ELEMENTARY School this fall.
Click here or on the picture for the Bulletin article.
Submitted by Linda Burnette Fain:
Natalie
McKenzie of Martinsville graduated from Hollins University on May 18, 2008 with
a Bachelor of Arts degree in English / Creative Writing and Film and
Photography. She is an honors graduate, with a 3.8 cumulative GPA and is a
member of Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society. During the
2007-2008 school year, she served as a SSL (Student Success Leader) serving as a
mentor and advisor to a group of 15 freshmen. Natalie is the daughter of Gene
and Linda (Burnette) Fain of Martinsville and Mike McKenzie of
Stuart. She is the granddaughter of Arlie and Helen Burnette of Martinsville
and the late Chester and Erma McKenzie. (Click on picture to enlarge and hit
"back" to return.)
5-08 - From the
Martinsville Bulletin:
Justin
West, son of Steve West and Martha West, is engaged to marry Mandy
Prillaman (daughter of Norma Jean Prillaman of Axton, VA). They are
planning a fall wedding. Mandy graduated from Bassett High school and
Justin graduated from Magna Vista High School and is employed by Prince Telecom.
4-29-08 - A message from Pamela Adkins King:
I would like to
announce
the birth of our great-granddaughter
Lillian Nicole born on January 4, 2008. Shortly after her birth, we were able
to gather for a 5-generation photo. Here is Lilly at 3 months old
(click on pictures to enlarge / hit "back" to return). Pictured
in the 5-generation photo are left to right: Kyla, Margaret, Lilly, Frank, and
Kenny. Margaret is the mother of my husband Frank, Frank is the father of
Kenny, Kenny is the father of Kyla, and Kyla is the mother of Lilly. Also
attached is a picture of Frank and I holding Lilly.
4-27-08 - I read in the newspaper that Shannon and Jason Watkins, Ridgeway, Va., announced the arrival of their son who was born on April 13, 2008. The proud grandparents are Sue and Darrell Watkins of Ridgeway and Lori and Sterling Marshall and Duane Thomas of Bassett. The baby's name is Landon Darrell Watkins and he weighed 6 pounds and 11 ounces. Congratulations!
4-16-08 - A message from Sylvia Dance Handy:
I
thought I would send you pictures (click on pictures to enlarge / hit "back"
to return) of my 4 beautiful
grandchildren. Odelia will be 5 in June, Isaiah will be 3 the end of April,
Angela is 1 ½ weeks old and Aaron is 9 months. They are so much fun, but tiring
when I have them for a long time. I see Marshall’s baby, Aaron, several times
during the week because they are only 10 minutes away. He is so funny. He
smiles and jabbers all the time. I see Wesley’s children about once a month.
They get so excited when they know we are coming. They are a lot of fun. Of
course we have only seen Angela once, but I think we will go down in a couple of
weeks to celebrate Isaiah’s 3rd birthday.
4-14-08 - A message from Estelle Eanes Meadows:
My great grandson was born on July 29th and I would have never have made the reunion. His name is Jonothon Leland Quinn. My mama died in November and I have been dealing with that and now my son- in- law, Chris Holt, is scheduled for a kidney transplant. He and daughter, Beth, are in Richmond at VCU now. He will be in surgery from 5 o'clock in the morning until 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. Please everyone say a prayer for us.
4-8-08 - Mr. and Mrs. Tab Arnold of Martinsville announce the birth of their daughter Anna-grace Frith Arnold, on 1/15/08 at Morehead Hospital in Eden, NC. She weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces. Grandparents are Michael Smith of Martinsville and the late Anne Ford Smith and Darlee Frith Shelton of Martinsville. Mrs. Arnold is the former Julie Metz. (From the Martinsville Bulletin)
1-3-08
- An update on Ruby Harrell's condition. As noted below (12/4/07), Ruby
Harrell, wife of former principal Armand Harrell, had a stroke in
November. Armand and Ruby attended our 35 year reunion in July 2007, as
well as some of our previous reunions. According to my dad, who has talked
with Armand, and with my neighbor who attends the same church as the Harrells,
Ruby is not doing well and is at the Stanleytown Health Care Center. If
you want to send a card, or visit, the address is 240 Riverside Drive, Bassett,
VA 24055. I checked and a room number is not necessary to send a card.
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- Jim (Jimmie) Adams, husband of DMHS Class of '72 classmate Teresa Turner
Adams, has been elected chairman of the Henry County Board of Supervisors.
Click here to read the Martinsville Bulletin article. Congratulations
Jimmie!
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HARRISONBURG
— Dianne Hope Tatum Meyers, 57, of Harrisonburg, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010.