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March/April 2019 Networking Calendar

Spring forward with opportunities to grow your business, look for new job opportunities, or to learn skills.  Here are some events to network at in March and April in the Columbus area.

MARCH

March 1 - CYP Cares Networking for a Cause Panel (7:30AM; Rev1 Ventures: 1275 Kinnear Rd., Northwest Columbus; http://www.cypclub.com) PPD to March 15 due to Scheduling Conflict with Venue - Whitehall Career Fair - previously rescheduled from February 1 (2-3:30PM: Whitehall-Yearling High School students ONLY; 3:30-6PM; Students and Adults; Whitehall-Yearling High School: 675 S. Yearling Rd., Whitehall; http://www.whitehallareachamber.org) (Closest Bus - # 2 East Main/North High) 

March 5 - DANG Networking Social and Pie Throwing Contest (6PM; Dublin Entrepreneurial Center: 565 Metro Place South, Dublin; http://www.chrisborja.com) (Bus - # 33 Henderson/Dublin Metro)

March 6 - Hilliard Women in Business Luncheon (11:30AM; The Reception House at Raymond Memorial by Schmidt’s: 3860 Trabue Road, West Columbus; http://www.hilliardchamber.org) (Bus - # 5 W 5th-Trabue/Refugee) - Bexley State of the Community (6PM; Cassingham Elementary School: 250 S. Cassingham Rd., Bexley; http://www.bexley.org) - Tri-Village Women in Business After Hours (6PM; Hudson 29: 1600 W. Lane Ave., Upper Arlington; http://chamberpartnership.org) (Closest Bus - # 3 Northwest/Harrisburg)

March 7 - AMA Happy Hour (5:30PM; Grass Skirt Tiki Room: 105 N. Grant Ave., Discovery District; http://www.columbusama.org) (Bus - # 7 Mount Vernon, 10 East/West Broad, or # 11 Bryden/Maize)

March 12 - NetworkDublin! Business Breakfast (7:30AM; Panera Bread: 875 Bethel Rd., Northwest Columbus; http://www.dublinchamber.org) - Westerville Quarterly Membership Luncheon - City of Westerville Update (11:15AM; The Medallion Club: 5000 Club Drive, Westerville; http://www.westervillechamber.com) - Bexley Women in Business (6PM; Piccadilly: 2501 E. Main St., Bexley; http://www.bexleyareachamber.org) (Bus - # 2 East Main/North High)  - Grandview Heights State of the City (6PM; The Grand Event Center: 820 Goodale Blvd., Grandview Heights; http://www.grandviewheights.org) (Bus - # 3 Northwest/Harrisburg, # 22 OSU/Rickenbacker, or # 31 Hudson)

March 13 - Whitehall State of the City (5:30PM; Wasserstrom: 4470 E. Broad St., Whitehall) (Bus - # 10 East/West Broad) - Diversity Chamber of Central Ohio (6PM; White Horse Vapor: 35 E. 5th Ave., Italian Village; http://www.diversitycolumbus.org) (Bus - # 1, 2, or 2L)

March 14 - Tri-Village Luncheon (11:30AM; La Tavola: 1664 W. 1st Ave., Grandview Heights; http://chamberpartnership.org) (Closest Bus - # 5 W 5th/Refugee or # 31 Hudson) (NOTE: Seating LIMITED to 60 People) - GETDOT Networking (5:30PM; Fado Irish Pub and Kitchen: 6642 Riverside Drive, Dublin; http://www.getdotnetworking.org)  - Westerville Business After-Hours (5:30PM; Adena Corporation: 774 Park Meadow Rd., Westerville; http://www.westervillechamber.com) - CYP Club Networking Night (6PM; Worthington Gardens: 5146 N. High St., Clintonville; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 2, 2L, 11, 33, or 34) - Dublin State of the City (6PM; The Exchange at Bridge Park: 6520 Riverside Drive, Dublin; http://www.dublinohiousa.gov) (Bus - # 33 Henderson/Dublin Metro) - Gahanna State of the City (6PM; Olde Gahanna Sanctuary: 82 N. High St., Gahanna; http://www.gahannaareachamber.com or http://www.gahanna.gov) (Bus - # 25 Brice; next closest bus is # 24 Hamilton)

March 15 - Breakfast with Business First, hosted by the Greater Columbus Sports Commission (7AM; Otterbein University Clements Center: 180 Center St., Westerville; http://www.columbusbusinessfirst.com) - CYP Cares Networking for a Cause Panel (7:30AM; Rev1 Ventures: 1275 Kinnear Rd., Northwest Columbus; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 31 Hudson) (NOTE: SOLD OUT/At Capacity) - Creative Mornings Columbus: Water (8:30AM; Franklin Park Conservatory Wells Barn: 1851 E. Broad St., Franklin Park; https://creativemornings.com/cities/clb) (Bus - # 10 East/West Broad) - Hilliard Chamber Annual Meeting (11:30AM; Heritage Golf Club: 3525 Heritage Club Drive, Hilliard; http://www.hilliardchamber.org) (Bus - # 32 North Broadway/Hilliard)

March 19 - CYP Club Conversations and Coffee (7:30AM; Crimson Cup Innovation Lab: 700 Alum Creek Drive, Near East Side; http://www.cypclub.com) (Closest Bus - # 2 East Main/North High or # 11 Bryden/Maize) - Westerville Lunch & Learn (Noon; Westerville Chamber: 99 Commerce Park Drive, Suite A, Westerville; http://www.westervillechamber.com) - Dublin Business After-Hours (5:30PM; Columbus Marriott Northwest: 5605 Blazer Parkway, Dublin; http://www.dublinchamber.org) (Bus - # 21 Hilliard-Rome) - Westerville Area Networking Group (6PM; Meza Wine Shop: 48 N. State St., Westerville)

March 20 - Get It Done Day! (8AM; Sparkspace: 300 Marconi Blvd., Arena District; http://www.sparkspace.com) (Bus - # 3, 5, 6, 8, or 9) - Marketing Mastery Club (8:30AM; Hopewell Works: 136 E. Chestnut St., Downtown Columbus; http://www.marketingfunwithmike.com) (Closest Bus - # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 2L, CBUS, or CMAX) - Dublin Women in Business Luncheon (11:30AM; Fado Irish Kitchen and Pub: 6642 Riverside Drive, Dublin; http://www.dublinchamber.org) - Bexley Networking Luncheon (12:30PM; Home2Suites: 412 E. Main St., Discovery District; http://www.bexleyareachamber.org)  (Bus - # 2 East Main/North High) - CYP Club Entrepreneurs and Innovators (6PM; North High Brewing: 1288 N. High St., Weinland Park; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 1 Kenny/Livingston or # 2 East Main/North High)

March 21 - Dublin Lunch & Learn (11:30AM; Dublin Chamber of Commerce: 129 S. High St., Dublin; http://www.dublinchamber.org) (Closest Bus - # 33 Henderson/Dublin Metro) - Franklinton Board of Trade Luncheon (11:30AM; Station 67: 379 West Broad Street, Franklinton; http://franklintonboardoftrade.org/) (Bus - # 10 East/West Broad or # 12 McKinley/Fields) - Westerville State of the Community (6:30PM; The Point at Otterbein University: 60 Collegeview Rd., Westerville; http://www.westerville.org or http://www.westervillechamber.org) (Closest Bus - CMAX to Polaris/Africa) - Cover Letter/Resume Workshop (7PM; Bexley Public Library: 2411 E. Main St., Bexley; http://www.bexleylibrary.org or http://www.jfscolumbus.org) (Bus - # 2 East Main/North High)

March 26 - Job Transition Group: Maximizing Library Resources in Your Job Search (6:30PM; Improving: 1 Easton Oval, Suite 175, Northeast Columbus; http://www.columbusama.org) (Bus - # 7 Mount Vernon/Easton, # 23 James/Stelzer, or # 32 North Broadway)

March 27 - Hilliard State of the City (6PM; City of Hilliard Municipal Building: 3800 Municipal Way, Hilliard; http://www.hilliardohio.gov) (Bus - # 21 Hilliard-Rome or # 32 North Broadway/Hilliard)

March 28 - Dublin YP Lunch Bunch (11:30AM; Amaze Escape Games: 989 N. 4th St., Italian Village; http://www.dublinchamber.org) (Bus - # 4 Indianola/Lockbourne, # 12 McKinley/Fields, or the CBUS) - Bexley Chamber After-Hours (5:30PM; G. Michael’s: 595 S. 3rd St., German Village; http://www.bexleyareachamber.org) (Closest Bus - # 1, 4, 5, 8, or CBUS)

APRIL

April 2 - Dublin YP Coffee Connections (9AM; Barry’s Bagels: 5760 Frantz Rd., Dublin; http://www.dublinchamber.org) (Bus - # 21 Hilliard-Rome) - DANG Networking Social and Pie Throwing Contest (6PM; Dublin Entrepreneurial Center: 565 Metro Place South, Dublin; http://www.chrisborja.com) (Bus - # 33 Henderson/Dublin Metro) 

April 4 - AMA Happy Hour (5:30PM; The Crest: 2855 Indianola Ave., Clintonville; http://www.columbusama.org) (Bus - # 4 Indianola/Lockbourne) 

April 5 - CYP Cares Networking for a Cause Panel (7:30AM; Rev1 Ventures: 1275 Kinnear Rd., Northwest Columbus; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 31 Hudson)

April 10 - Volunteer UA Expo (10AM; Upper Arlington Public Library Main Branch: 2800 Tremont Rd., Upper Arlington; http://www.ualibrary.org) (Closest Bus - # 3 Northwest/Harrisburg, and during PM drive only # 13 Arlington/1st) - Diversity Chamber of Central Ohio (6PM; Ohio History Connection: 800 E. 17th Ave., Linden; http://www.diversitycolumbus.org)

April 11 - Gahanna Business Builder Luncheon with Michael Rudd (11:30AM; LaNavona: 154 N. Hamilton Rd., Gahanna; http://www.gahannaareachamber.com) (Bus - # 24 Hamilton or # 25 Brice) - Tri-Village Monthly Luncheon (11:30AM; Marshall’s: 1105 W. 1st Ave., Grandview Heights; http://chamberpartnership.org) (Bus - # 31 Hudson) - CYP Networking Night (5PM; The Diamond Cellar: 6280 Sawmill Rd., Dublin/Northwest Columbus; http://www.cypclub.com (Bus - # 33)

April 13 - The Free Press Backyard Fundraiser (Noon; Columbus Free Press: 1021 E. Broad St., Olde Towne East; http://www.columbusfreepress.com) (Bus - # 10 East/West Broad) - The Free Press Second Saturday Salon (6:30PM; Columbus Free Press: 1021 E. Broad St., Olde Towne East; http://www.columbusfreepress.com) (Bus - # 10 East/West Broad)

April 16 - CYP Club Conversations and Coffee (7:30AM; Crimson Cup Innovation Lab: 700 Alum Creek Drive, Near East Side; http://www.cypclub.com) (Closest Bus - # 2 or 11) - Westerville Lunch & Learn (Noon; Westerville Chamber: 99 Commerce Park Drive, Suite A, Westerville; http://www.westervillechamber.com) - Dublin Business After Hours (5:30PM; Civista Bank: 6400 Perimeter Loop Drive, Dublin; http://www.dublinchamber.org)

April 17 - Marketing Mastery Club (8:30AM; Hopewell Works: 136 E. Chestnut St., Downtown Columbus; http://www.marketingfunwithmike.com) (Closest Bus - # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 2L, CBUS, or CMAX) - ABC6 Job Boot Camp (11AM; The Columbus Metropolitan Library - Main Branch: 96 S. Grant Ave., Discovery District; http://www.abc6onyourside.com) (Bus - # 10 East/West Broad or # 11 Bryden/Maize)  - Westerville Women in Business Luncheon (11:15AM; Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center: 100 Green Meadows Drive South, Lewis Center; http://www.westervillechamber.com) - Bexley Networking Luncheon (12:30PM; Grain + Grape: 2780 E. Main St., Eastmoor; http://www.bexleyareachamber.org) (Bus - # 2 East Main/North High) 

April 18 - Dublin Lunch & Learn (11:30AM; Dublin Chamber: 129 S. High St., Dublin; http://www.dublinchamber.org) (Bus - # 33) - Franklinton Networking Luncheon (11:30AM; The Jubilee Museum: 57 S. Grubb St., Franklinton; http://www.franklintonboardoftrade.org) (Bus - # 10 or 12) - GETDOT Networking (5:30PM; The Bogey: 6013 Glick Rd., Dublin; http://www.getdotnetworking.org)  - Westerville Business After Hours (5:30PM; First Commonwealth Bank: 6156 Highland Lakes Ave., Westerville; http://www.westervillechamber.com)

April 19 - Breakfast with Business First  (7AM; Revolution Group at High Bank Distillery: 1051 Goodale Blvd., Grandview Heights; http://www.columbusbusinessfirst.com) (Closest Bus - # 3 Northwest/Harrisburg) - Creative Mornings Columbus: Inclusive with “Rock Doc” Dr. Randhir Sharma (8:30AM; SmartColumbus Innovation Center: 170 Civic Center Drive, Downtown Columbus; https://creativemornings.com/cities/clb) (Closest Bus - # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, or the CBUS)

April 23 - NetworkDublin! Business Breakfast (7:30AM; Vine and Tap: 55 S. High St., Dublin; http://www.dublinchamber.org) (Bus - # 33 Henderson/Dublin Metro) - The Path to Homeownership (5:30PM; BrewDog Franklinton: 463 W. Town St., Franklinton; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 3, 6, or 9)

April 25 - Clintonville Business After Hours (4:30PM; Lineage Brewing: 2971 N. High St., Clintonville; http://www.clintonvillechamber.com) (Bus - # 2)  - CYP Club Entrepreneurs and Innovators (6PM; North High Brewing: 1288 N. High St., Weinland Park; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 1 or 2) April 26 - 6 Secrets to Building a Stronger Brand (8AM; The Nest Co-Working: 1245 S. Sunbury Rd., Westerville; http://www.columbusypweek.com or https://nawbocbus.org)

April 29-May 4 - Columbus YP Week (Click here to view the week-long schedule)

May 1-4 - COSI Sci-Fest (Click here to view the week-long schedule)

April 29 - Columbus YP Week Kickoff Party (5:30PM; Columbus Idea Foundry: 421 W. State St., Franklinton; https://www.columbusypweek.com) (Closest Bus - # 3, 6, 9, 10, or 12)

April 30 - The Diversity and Inclusion Panel (7:30AM; Crimson Cup Innovation Lab: 700 Alum Creek Drive, Near East Side; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 2 or 11) - Speed Networking with the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio (7:30AM; Rev1 Ventures: 1275 Kinnear Rd., 5th by Northwest; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 31) - Easton Job Fair (12PM; Columbus Marriott - Airport: 1375 N. Cassady Ave., Northeast Columbus; http://www.jfscolumbus.org or http://www.eastontowncenter.com) (Bus - # 7 Mount Vernon/Easton) - LINC Headshot Happy Hour (5:30PM; Seventh Son Brewing: 1101 N. 4th St., Italian Village; http://www.columbusypweek.com) (Bus - # 4 or 12)

May 1 - Waffles, Women, and Work: Navigating Careers in Public Work Like Leslie Knope (8AM; Leadership Education Center - Room 130, Page Hall at The Ohio State University: 1810 College Road North, University District; http://www.columbusypweek.com) (Closest Bus - # 1, 2, or 31) - Whitehall Networking Lunch: A Safer Whitehall (11:30AM; Victory Ministries: 3964 E. Main St., Whitehall; http://www.whitehallareachamber.org) (Bus - # 2) - Margarita Mixes and Website Fixes (3PM; Buckeye Interactive: 8000 Walton Parkway, New Albany; http://www.gahannaareachamber.com)  - The Path to Homeownership (5:30PM; BrewDog Franklinton: 463 W. Town St., Franklinton; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 3, 6, or 9) - From this Moment On: Navigating Purpose to Your Process (6PM; Blockfort: 162 N. 6th St., Discovery District; http://www.femergy.org or http://www.columbusypweek.com) (Bus - # 7 or 11)

May 2 - The Executive Luncheon (11:30AM; J.Liu: 6880 N. High St., Worthington; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 2L North High/Polaris Parkway) - AMA Happy Hour (5:30PM; Cosecha Cocina: 987 N. 4th St., Italian Village; http://columbusama.org) (Bus - 4 or 12) - Columbus YP Week CYP Cares Volunteer Expo (5:30PM; Dave & Buster’s: 3665 Park Mill Run Drive, Hilliard; https://www.columbusypweek.com or http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 32 North Broadway/Hilliard)  - Everyone Starts Somewhere (6PM; Jeffrey Mansion: 165 N. Parkview Ave., Bexley; http://www.bexleyareachamber.org)  - Taste of Westerville (6PM; The Lakes Golf and Country Club: 6740 Worthington Rd., Westerville; http://www.westervillechamber.com) (Note - Event May Be Sold Out)

May 3 - CYP Cares Networking for a Cause Panel (7:30AM; Rev1 Ventures: 1275 Kinnear Rd., Northwest Columbus; http://www.cypclub.com) (Bus - # 31 Hudson)

April 29-May 5 - Columbus YP Week (Various Locations; More Information Coming Soon; https://www.columbusypweek.com/)

May 1-4 - COSI Science Festival (Various Locations; http://cosiscifest.org)

Nearer to God at Bethel

Nearer to God at Bethel

What do “The Battle of Gettysburg”, “The Titanic” and the death President McKinley all have in common with a woman named Sarah Flower Adams? Her song was all played by various people at these events. What is the song? Nearer, My God, to Thee THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG Yes, this English woman in 1841, wrote this famous hymn and her sister composed the music. What was her basis? She used Jacob’s…

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How Do You Trust and Obey the Lord Jesus Christ?

By: Anthony Joseph Hopkins

       Praise The Lord Saints!!  Praise The Lord!!  How are you doing today?  Fine, I hope. I have a very important question to ask all of you.  How do you trust and obey the Lord Jesus Christ.  First, I would like to inform all of you that this starts in the home. This means that our parents are supposed to teach us how to conduct ourselves with God, Jesus Christ, other people, and ourselves.

   I want to inform all of you that inside of my household growing up, I really did not have anyone to teach me how to walk a decent life.  I relied on my grandparents, mother, aunts, and uncles to show me how to become a real man.  I remember attending church with my great grandmother when I was young.  She attended Bethel Church of God in Christ in Dayton, Ohio.  My Great-Grandmother told me to always trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.  This is in Proverbs 3:5.  It is a privilege and honor to trust in the Lord.  We all have problems, but we have God in our lives.

       Next, I really remember listening to Jimmy Swaggart and Oral Roberts during the time that I was a child.  Like they say in Proverbs 22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go, when he get old, he will not depart from it.  I know that at that time, I was trying to establish an identity for myself by dealing with my friends during the 1970s.  I always attended church on a daily basis with my grandmother.  She obviously took me to church just to keep me from getting into trouble.  I really understand right now about trusting in the Lord.  

       Further, I want to inform all of you that some of my family members have unfriended me on Facebook because I was sharing the Gospel of Peace with them each day of the week.  However, they do not want to hear it.  As long as I can share my experience, strength, and hope with at least one person, I have done my job.

The greatest thing that I can appreciate is having an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.  I want to inform all of you that God has given me a foundation that I need to join Him in Paradise.  God want us to be happy when things do not go our way.  I really like this Bible verse in Jeremiah 29:11.

       Moreover, the Lord Jesus Christ wants all of us to prosper in our lives.  I know that inside of my family, everyone is living inside of the world.  Even though; some of my family members are successful right now.

 It is that they have not given God any of their personal time.  I do not have a job right now, so therefore, I am supposed to give God plenty of time to work inside of my life.  How do you trust and obey Jesus Christ?  In my case, I have to demonstrate, and imitate Jesus Christ by doing the things that He has done.  I realize that I cannot tell anyone what to do.  I can only give advice and suggestions to others.  I have also another job.  I am supposed to share the Gospel of Peace with everyone.  

       In Addition, I want to say that I want to be happy in my life.  I know that I am supposed to share with everyone the Word of God.  

We have the Holy Spirit inside of us.  1st Corinthians 3:16 says: Do ye not know that your body is the temple of God and the Holy Spirit dwells inside of you. This is the truth.  As soon as we confess our sins to God, and become born again by getting baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. I have been baptized a total of 9 times in different churches.  Currently, I attend Fort McKinley United Methodist Church in Dayton, Ohio.  

       Finally, I want to say that we are supposed to have a merciful attitude.  I know that for me personally, my personality has changed for the better.  I do not use any vulgarity anymore.  I have a desire to exercise and participate in the Great Commission.

I am supposed to save lost souls on a daily basis.  With God’s help, I know that I can maintain an excellent attitude for the rest of my entire life.  I am very happier right now by sharing God’s Message with everyone.  I know that I am supposed to imitate Jesus Christ’s behavior. I know that I have to discipline yourself in everything you do in your personal life.  The definition of the word discipline is a branch of knowledge of teaching and training.  God has given all of us self-control.  I want to inform all of you that I have a well-balanced mind.  

       In Conclusion, I am going to share God’s Word with everyone.  I am going to always through God’s help, become an imitator of Jesus Christ.  I know that having self- control is very important.  I have to become an example for the world by serving the Lord.  We say a lot more with our actions than our words.  How do we learn how to trust and obey Jesus Christ? You can do this by making yourself available to Him.  Giving some of your time with God, helps you to learn how to trust and obey Him.  I know that there are a lot of things that we are going to be tempted to do, but if the Lord’s will, we can get out of it by maintaining our faith in Him.  I am able to stay positive; in spite of all of our personal problems.  I love all of you very much.  Please keep me in your prayers because I have a lot of health problems.  We must make an appointment with Jesus Christ!!

In a rising number of U.S. counties, Hispanic and black Americans are the majority

In a rising number of U.S. counties, Hispanic and black Americans are the majority;

Non-Hispanic white Americans account for 60% of the U.S. population, but in a growing number of counties, a majority of residents are Hispanic or black, reflecting the nation’s changing demographics and shifting migration patterns.

In 2018, there were 151 U.S. counties where Hispanics, blacks or two much smaller racial and ethnic groups – American Indians and Alaska Natives – made up a majority of the population, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. That was an increase from 110 such counties in 2000. The 41 counties that joined the list between 2000 and 2018 are all majority Hispanic or majority black. (For a full list of these counties, see the sortable table at the end of the post.)

Overall, 69 counties were majority Hispanic in 2018, 72 were majority black and 10 were majority American Indian or Alaska Native. The majority American Indian or Alaska Native counties are unique in that most have experienced overall population declines since 2000, even as the share of American Indian or Alaska Native residents in these counties remained fairly flat.

There were no U.S. counties where Asians accounted for more than half of the population, but in Honolulu County, Hawaii, the population was 42% Asian and 9% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

The South and Southwest of the United States hold most of the counties where Hispanic, black or indigenous people make up a majority of residents. These counties represent just 5% of the 3,142 counties in the U.S. and about half of the country’s 293 majority nonwhite counties (a figure that includes counties where multiple racial and ethnic groups combine to account for a majority).

About this analysis

This analysis includes only counties with a minimum population of 10,000 in 2018. These counties represent 77% of the nation’s 3,142 counties and include 99% of the U.S. population.

For this analysis, a majority is defined as more than 50% of the population.

Rapid growth in majority Hispanic counties

The number of majority Hispanic counties doubled between 2000 and 2018, from 34 to 69 – mostly in the South and West. In all but four of these 69 counties, the Hispanic share of the population grew during that period. The few counties that experienced declines saw only slight decreases, and no county that was majority Hispanic in 2000 fell below 50% Hispanic by 2018.

These trends are in line with the growth of the U.S. Hispanic population as a whole, which reached a new high in 2018 even as its rate of growth slowed. The Latino population grew at a faster rate than most other racial or ethnic groups during the 2000s, due to relatively high birth rates among Hispanic women and immigration from Latin America.

Related: See Pew Research Center’s U.S. population projections through 2065, which provide a look at immigration’s impact on population growth and on racial and ethnic change.

In 2018, Texas was home to the 10 counties in the U.S. with the largest shares of Hispanic residents. Starr County, home to about 65,000 people overall, had the largest concentration of Hispanic residents, at 96% of the population. Other counties where Hispanics accounted for an especially large share of residents included Webb (95%), Hidalgo (92%) and Cameron counties (90%) – all in Texas.

The Hispanic populations of some larger U.S. counties also grew between 2000 and 2018. San Bernardino County, California (population 2.2 million) was the most populous county to become majority Hispanic during this span. Osceola County, Florida (home to about 370,000) saw the largest percentage point increase in Hispanic residents during this time (26 points, rising from 29% to 55%).

The migrating U.S. black population

While the black share of the total U.S. population has not changed substantially over the last two decades, the number of majority black counties in the U.S. grew from 65 to 72 between 2000 and 2018. One contributing factor may be migration of black Americans from the North to the South and from cities into suburbs.

There are now 15 majority black counties that were not majority black in 2000. Among them, Rockdale County, Georgia, located about half an hour outside Atlanta, had the largest percentage point increase in the share of black residents (from 18% in 2000 to 55% in 2018). With about 930,000 residents, Shelby County, Tennessee, which contains Memphis, was the county with the largest population to become majority black.

The 10 counties with the highest shares of black residents in 2018 were in Mississippi (seven counties) Alabama (two) and Virginia (one). In these 10 counties, about 70% or more residents were black.

Meanwhile, eight counties that were majority black in 2000 are no longer. Three of these are large U.S. cities that the Census Bureau includes in its county estimates: Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Virginia; and St. Louis, Missouri. Washington (home to roughly 702,000 residents in 2018) saw a 19% increase in total population during that period, while its black population decreased by 9%. The city’s share of black residents declined by 15 percentage points, from 60% to 45%.

Majority American Indian or Alaska Native counties

In 2018, there were eight U.S. counties where more than half of the population was American Indian; two other counties were majority Alaska Native.

While majority Hispanic and black counties are growing in number, these predominantly American Indian or Alaska Native counties have experienced net population loss from 2000 to 2018. And one county that was majority American Indian or Alaska Native in 2000 is no longer: San Juan County, Utah, where the share of American Indian residents fell 8 percentage points, from 55% to 47%.

All 10 majority American Indian counties are located on or near reservation land in the Midwest and the West, and most have populations of fewer than 20,000 people. The exceptions are McKinley County, New Mexico, and Apache County, Arizona, both of which are home to about 72,000 people.

The two counties where the majority of residents were Alaska Native are both in rural Alaska: Bethel Census Area (population of roughly 18,000) and Nome Census Area (population of about 10,000).

  Population in U.S. counties where Hispanic, black or indigenous people are a large share of residents

State County % of population that was one racial/ethnic group other than white in 2000 % of population that was one racial/ethnic group other than white in 2018 Largest racial/ethnic group, 2018 Alabama Bullock County 72.6% 69.5% Black Alabama Dallas County 63.0% 70.0% Black Alabama Hale County 59.2% 57.8% Black Alabama Macon County 84.3% 80.0% Black Alabama Marengo County 51.4% 51.1% Black Alabama Montgomery County 48.5% 58.5% Black Alabama Sumter County 72.4% 71.4% Black Alabama Wilcox County 71.4% 70.7% Black Alaska Bethel Census Area 81.7% 82.3% American Indian/Alaska Native Alaska Nome Census Area 75.0% 74.1% American Indian/Alaska Native Arizona Apache County 76.5% 73.2% American Indian/Alaska Native Arizona Santa Cruz County 80.8% 83.4% Hispanic Arizona Yuma County 50.5% 64.3% Hispanic Arkansas Chicot County 53.5% 53.4% Black Arkansas Crittenden County 46.9% 53.7% Black Arkansas Jefferson County 49.4% 56.8% Black Arkansas Phillips County 58.6% 61.4% Black Arkansas St. Francis County 48.7% 52.3% Black California Colusa County 46.5% 60.3% Hispanic California Fresno County 44.0% 53.5% Hispanic California Imperial County 72.2% 84.6% Hispanic California Kern County 38.4% 54.0% Hispanic California Kings County 43.6% 55.0% Hispanic California Madera County 44.3% 58.3% Hispanic California Merced County 45.3% 60.2% Hispanic California Monterey County 46.8% 59.1% Hispanic California San Benito County 47.9% 60.6% Hispanic California San Bernardino County 39.2% 54.0% Hispanic California Tulare County 50.8% 65.2% Hispanic District of Columbia District of Columbia 59.9% 44.9% Black Florida Gadsden County 57.0% 55.1% Black Florida Hendry County 39.6% 54.3% Hispanic Florida Miami-Dade County 57.3% 69.1% Hispanic Florida Osceola County 29.4% 55.3% Hispanic Georgia Bibb County 47.2% 55.0% Black Georgia Burke County 50.8% 46.9% Black Georgia Clayton County 51.4% 69.9% Black Georgia DeKalb County 54.3% 53.7% Black Georgia Dougherty County 60.0% 70.3% Black Georgia Early County 47.8% 51.0% Black Georgia Jefferson County 56.0% 52.4% Black Georgia Macon County 59.2% 59.8% Black Georgia Richmond County 49.5% 56.0% Black Georgia Rockdale County 18.1% 55.4% Black Georgia Sumter County 48.8% 52.4% Black Georgia Washington County 53.1% 53.3% Black Kansas Finney County 43.3% 50.5% Hispanic Kansas Ford County 37.7% 55.5% Hispanic Kansas Seward County 42.1% 62.0% Hispanic Louisiana Claiborne Parish 47.1% 51.6% Black Louisiana Madison Parish 60.2% 62.4% Black Louisiana Orleans Parish 66.9% 59.1% Black Louisiana St. Helena Parish 51.9% 51.9% Black Louisiana St. John the Baptist Parish 44.6% 57.0% Black Louisiana West Feliciana Parish 50.1% 44.3% Black Maryland Baltimore city 64.2% 61.9% Black Maryland Prince George’s County 62.6% 61.9% Black Mississippi Adams County 52.5% 52.4% Black Mississippi Bolivar County 64.8% 63.6% Black Mississippi Clay County 56.1% 58.5% Black Mississippi Coahoma County 68.9% 76.6% Black Mississippi Copiah County 50.7% 51.2% Black Mississippi Hinds County 60.9% 72.4% Black Mississippi Holmes County 78.0% 82.0% Black Mississippi Jasper County 52.7% 53.0% Black Mississippi Jefferson Davis County 57.1% 59.6% Black Mississippi Kemper County 57.7% 60.7% Black Mississippi Leflore County 67.3% 74.0% Black Mississippi Marshall County 50.1% 47.0% Black Mississippi Noxubee County 68.9% 71.8% Black Mississippi Pike County 47.3% 53.1% Black Mississippi Sunflower County 69.5% 73.2% Black Mississippi Tallahatchie County 59.0% 56.7% Black Mississippi Washington County 64.3% 71.9% Black Mississippi Yazoo County 53.6% 56.7% Black Missouri St. Louis city 51.1% 45.6% Black Montana Big Horn County 58.4% 62.6% American Indian/Alaska Native Montana Glacier County 61.0% 63.0% American Indian/Alaska Native Montana Roosevelt County 55.0% 58.0% American Indian/Alaska Native New Mexico Bernalillo County 42.0% 50.3% Hispanic New Mexico Chaves County 43.8% 57.2% Hispanic New Mexico Doña Ana County 63.4% 68.6% Hispanic New Mexico Grant County 48.8% 50.7% Hispanic New Mexico Lea County 39.7% 59.4% Hispanic New Mexico Luna County 57.8% 67.6% Hispanic New Mexico McKinley County 73.4% 73.9% American Indian/Alaska Native New Mexico Rio Arriba County 72.9% 71.2% Hispanic New Mexico San Miguel County 78.0% 77.5% Hispanic New Mexico Santa Fe County 49.0% 51.1% Hispanic New Mexico Taos County 58.0% 56.9% Hispanic New Mexico Valencia County 54.9% 61.0% Hispanic New York Bronx County 48.4% 56.4% Hispanic North Carolina Bertie County 62.1% 60.7% Black North Carolina Edgecombe County 57.2% 57.2% Black North Carolina Halifax County 52.3% 53.1% Black North Carolina Hertford County 59.3% 60.3% Black North Carolina Northampton County 59.4% 56.9% Black North Carolina Vance County 48.0% 50.5% Black North Carolina Warren County 54.4% 50.6% Black North Dakota Rolette County 72.5% 76.6% American Indian/Alaska Native South Carolina Bamberg County 62.2% 59.8% Black South Carolina Clarendon County 53.0% 46.9% Black South Carolina Fairfield County 58.9% 57.0% Black South Carolina Hampton County 55.4% 52.7% Black South Carolina Jasper County 52.5% 41.0% Black South Carolina Lee County 63.4% 63.6% Black South Carolina Marion County 56.1% 56.3% Black South Carolina Marlboro County 50.6% 50.6% Black South Carolina Orangeburg County 60.7% 61.6% Black South Carolina Williamsburg County 66.0% 64.4% Black South Dakota Oglala Lakota County 93.2% 89.5% American Indian/Alaska Native South Dakota Todd County 84.5% 82.6% American Indian/Alaska Native Tennessee Haywood County 50.9% 50.2% Black Tennessee Shelby County 48.5% 53.6% Black Texas Andrews County 40.0% 56.6% Hispanic Texas Atascosa County 58.6% 64.7% Hispanic Texas Bee County 53.9% 59.3% Hispanic Texas Bexar County 54.3% 60.5% Hispanic Texas Caldwell County 40.4% 53.0% Hispanic Texas Cameron County 84.4% 89.8% Hispanic Texas Dawson County 48.2% 58.1% Hispanic Texas Deaf Smith County 57.4% 73.5% Hispanic Texas Dimmit County 85.0% 87.4% Hispanic Texas Duval County 88.0% 89.1% Hispanic Texas Ector County 42.4% 61.3% Hispanic Texas El Paso County 78.2% 83.0% Hispanic Texas Frio County 73.8% 79.3% Hispanic Texas Gonzales County 39.6% 51.5% Hispanic Texas Hale County 47.9% 59.7% Hispanic Texas Hidalgo County 88.4% 92.4% Hispanic Texas Jim Wells County 75.7% 80.4% Hispanic Texas Karnes County 47.4% 55.3% Hispanic Texas Kleberg County 65.4% 73.4% Hispanic Texas Lamb County 43.5% 55.9% Hispanic Texas Maverick County 95.0% 95.2% Hispanic Texas Medina County 45.5% 52.4% Hispanic Texas Moore County 47.5% 56.3% Hispanic Texas Nueces County 55.8% 64.2% Hispanic Texas Pecos County 61.0% 68.8% Hispanic Texas Reeves County 73.4% 75.0% Hispanic Texas San Patricio County 49.4% 58.4% Hispanic Texas Starr County 97.5% 96.4% Hispanic Texas Terry County 44.1% 55.9% Hispanic Texas Uvalde County 65.9% 72.1% Hispanic Texas Val Verde County 75.5% 82.5% Hispanic Texas Ward County 42.0% 54.3% Hispanic Texas Webb County 94.3% 95.5% Hispanic Texas Willacy County 85.7% 88.4% Hispanic Texas Zapata County 85.4% 94.6% Hispanic Texas Zavala County 91.2% 93.9% Hispanic Utah San Juan County 55.2% 47.4% American Indian/Alaska Native Virginia Brunswick County 56.7% 54.6% Black Virginia Danville city 44.0% 50.5% Black Virginia Greensville County 59.7% 59.0% Black Virginia Petersburg city 78.7% 76.3% Black Virginia Portsmouth city 50.4% 53.3% Black Virginia Richmond city 57.2% 46.8% Black Virginia Sussex County 62.0% 56.1% Black Washington Adams County 47.1% 64.3% Hispanic Washington Franklin County 46.6% 53.5% Hispanic

Note: This analysis includes only counties with 10,000 or more residents in 2018. These counties account for 77% of the nation’s 3,142 counties and 99% of the U.S. population.

Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2000 decennial census and 2018 Census Bureau population estimates.

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July 10, 2019: Obituaries

Nella Blackburn, 89

Mrs. Nella Mae Durham Blackburn, age 89 of Roaring River passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at her home.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Smith officiating. Burial will be in Durham Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:30 until 12:30 prior to the service at the church.

Mrs. Blackburn was born August 20, 1929 in Wilkes County to Erastus Jones and Dossie Clementine Wiles Durham.  

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband; Jesse Eli  Blackburn, one sister; Evelyn Durham Welborn and one brother; William Cody Durham.

She is survived by seven sisters; Darlene Durham Grit of Roaring River, Susie Durham Hawkins of North Wilkesboro, Violet Durham Jolly of Winston-Salem, Perdetha Durham Transou of Gaffney, SC, Betty Jo Lovell of Princeton, WV, Mary Ann Casey of Bolvia, and Patsy Ingram of Raleigh and two brothers; E.J. Durham and wife Patricia of North Wilkesboro and Hayden Durham and wife Linda Sue of Roaring River and numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Durham Family Cemetery, c/o Anita Tharpe, 2580 Greenhorn Road, Roaring River, NC 28669.

 Dorothy Poole, 92

Dorothy Lee Poole, age 92, of Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Wilkes Senior Village. She was born January 2, 1927 in Catawba County to Vance and Minnie Thomas Poole. Dorothy was a lifetime member of St. John Holiness Church in Wilkesboro, holding many positions in her church, including Treasurer. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Rachel Reddick, Ethel Short, Eula Mae Brown, Bessie Poole, Leon, Burgan, Harold and Jessie Poole.

Surviving are her sons, Steven Poole of Wilkesboro, Larry Poole and spouse Carrie Bell of South Carolina; granddaughter, Stephanie Parker and spouse Josh of Jacksonville, N.C.; great granddaughter, Elizabeth Watkins of Greensboro; host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 10,   at Miller Funeral Chapel.                                         Burial will follow in Scenic Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Miller Funeral Service from 6:00 until 8:00 Tuesday night. Flowers will be accepted. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Betty Jenkins, 77

Mrs. Betty Jean Billings Jenkins, age 77 of Hays, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center.

Funeral services were July 9,   at Bethel Baptist Church with Pastor Donnie Shumate and Rev. Shane Jenkins officiating. Burial was in Mountlawn Memorial Park.

Mrs. Jenkins was born August 28, 1941 in Wilkes County to Ulen Billings and Juanita Wingler Billings. She retired from CATO's and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Mrs. Jenkins is survived by her husband; Robert Lee Jenkins of the home, two sons; Richard Lee Jenkins and wife Lori of Yadkinville and Gregory Scott Jenkins and wife Jeanne of Burlington, three grandchildren; Cammi Leigh Jenkins, Emma Michelle Jenkins and Trevor Scott Jenkins, step grandchildren; Zach Hollar and Justin Gambill, step great-grandchildren; Kelsey Grace Hollar and Allison Faith Hollar and a sister; JoAnn Huffman of Statesville.

Pallbearers will be Jared Wiles, Jacob Wiles, Trevor Jenkins, Joseph Wiles, Joshua Thornton and Zack Hollar.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Pruitt Health Hospice 924 Main Street Suite 100 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

 Kathy Miller, 55

Kathy Louise Miller, age 55, of Millers Creek, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Curis of Wilkesboro. She was born April 20, 1964 in Wilkes County to Carl and Ennis Barthenia Jarvis Miller. Kathy attended Maple Springs Baptist Church.

Surviving are her parents, Carl and Bartha Miller of Millers Creek; sister, Crystal Miller of North Wilkesboro; and brothers, Michael Miller of North Wilkesboro, Tim Miller and spouse Sheila of Taylorsville.

No service will be held. The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-9956.                                                

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.millerfuneralservice.com

 Jerry Hamby, 81

Mr. Jerry Gray Hamby, age 81 of Wilkesboro passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his home.

Funeral services were July 5, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Brady Hayworth officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery.                                            Mr. Hamby was born September 7, 1937 in Wilkes County to Arvill Henson and Pearl Claudine Rhymer Hamby.  He retired from Carolina Mirror after 37 years of service and joined Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in 1958 and became a Deacon in 1967 where he served until his death.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother; Gary Hamby.

He is survived by his wife; Shirley Parsons Hamby of the home, two daughters; Cheryl Church and husband Scott of Wilkesboro and Angela Gray Hamby missing since October 1982, two grandchildren; Adrienne Church and Elizabeth Cooke and one great grandchild; Julian Aoki and a sister; Brenda Trivette of North Wilkesboro.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Wade Parsons, 240 McGlamery  Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 or Mtn. Valley Hospice, 401  Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, NC 27030.

   Carolyn McDowell, 73

Mrs. Carolyn Jane McGrady McDowell, age 73 of Moravian Falls, passed away July 1, 2019 at her home.

Memorial services were July 8,  at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Steve Snipes officiating.  

Mrs. McDowell was born May 5, 1946 in Ashe County to Dwight Isaiah McGrady and Grace Dean Lovette McGrady. She was a member of North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church and a Realtor with Realty One.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother; Jerry McGrady.

She is survived by a daughter; Amanda McDowell Crafton and husband Jeff of Mooresville, a son; Raymond Anderson McDowell and wife Gina of Raleigh, four grandchildren; Maxwell Crafton, Gabrielle Crafton, McKinley Dawn McDowell-Santiago and husband Hector and Olivia Grace McDowell and a brother; Roger McGrady and wife Katherine of Wilkesboro.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Wilkes PO Box 306 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

 Berlene Gant, 93

Mrs. Berlene Pearson Gant, age 93 of Moravian Falls passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center.

Funeral services were July 4,   at Moravian Falls Baptist Church with Rev. Joe Sturgill and Rev. Arvil Perry officiating.   Burial was in the church cemetery.  

Mrs. Gant was born February 7, 1926 in Wilkes County. Mrs. Gant was a special education teacher, she began her career in Welcome, NC, she then moved to Wilkes County and ended her teaching career in the Wilkes County School System after teaching for 27 years.  Mrs. Gant attended Guilford College where she played on the basketball team, she was one of the bell ringers for the chapel, active in Christian organizations, a Sunday School Teacher at Moravian Falls Baptist Church for many years and she was the oldest member of Moravian Falls Baptist Church.    

She was preceded in death by her mother; Martha Naomi Pearson Smithey and step-father; William Shafter Smithey, her husband; William "Bill" Arthur Gant, one daughter; Martha Jolaine Barlow and one son; Daryl Lee Gant.

She is survived by two daughters; Linda Jeanette Gant of Wilkesboro and Marcia O'Donnell of Moravian Falls, and two sons; William Ronald Gant of North Wilkesboro and Norman Dewayne Gant and wife Paula of Cutler Bay, FL, ten grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 4600 Park Road, suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.

 Truman Gaultney, 78

Mr. Truman Arlin Gaultney, age 78 of Boomer passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at his home.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Mr. Gaultney was born July 17, 1940 in Williamsville, MO to Frank and Della Mae Luke Gaultney.  Mr. Gaultney was a hardworking, loving husband, father and grandfather.  He lead by example and was a member of Boomer Advent Christian Church.  He enjoyed his grandchildren.  He was respected and loved by those who knew his kind and gentle nature, he helped others and loved all members of his family, nephews, nieces, brothers and sisters.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter; Angela Gaultney and two sisters; Lois DeShaney and Dorothy Livingston and one brother; Cledis Gaultney.

He is survived by his wife; Ollie Sandlin Gaultney of the home, one daughter; Carolyn Jones of Boomer, five grandchildren; Robert and Ross Rushin, Emily Brooks, Mark Brooks, Jr. and Shawna Swaim, three great grandchildren; Jacob Swaim and Camron and Christian Brooks.

  Robert Pearson, 49

Mr. Robert Pearson, 49, of Morganton, passed away on Saturday June 29, 2019.

Robert was born on November 2, 1969 in Wilkes County to Alton Rayvon Pearson and Lilly Carolyn Triplette Pearson.

Robert is survived by his parents; brother, Dennis Ray Pearson of Wilkesboro; nieces, Amanda Parish, Raven Pearson, Amber Pearson; nephews, Colton Pearson,  Dallas Pearson; great nephew, Jameson Parish and great nieces, Kimberlyn Pearson and Lillian Brittian.

The family will conduct a memorial service at 2 p.m. on July 13th 2019 at Boomer Advent Christian Church in Boomer.

Pastor David Jones will be officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes P.O. Box 396 Moravian Falls, NC 28654 to help with final expenses, or Mt.Valley Hospice Elkin, 688 North Bridge  Street, Elkin NC 28621.

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

 Timothy Johnston, 68

Timothy Leon Johnston, age 68, of Hays, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living in Boone. He was born October 27, 1950 in Wilkes County to Carey and Mabel Fern Owens Johnston. Timothy was a member of Hinshaw Baptist Church and was All Conference in football at Wilkes Central High  School. He was involved with the local Jaycees. Timothy enjoyed singing, golf and helping anyone in need. Mr. Johnston was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Kenneth Johnston.

Surviving are his daughters, Deidra Dickens and spouse Eddie of Charlotte, Carey Barefoot and spouse Brian of Huntersville, Meredith Hayes and fiancé Mitchell Weot of Millers Creek; sister, Mary Ellen Edmiston of North Wilkesboro; brothers, Larry Johnston and spouse Oma Lea of North Wilkesboro, Joe Johnston of Wilkesboro, Mike Johnston and spouse Cheryl of Haymarket, Virginia; sister-in-law, Sherry Johnston of Knoxville, Tennessee; six grandchildren; and his canine companion, Blue.

Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 20, upstairs at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro (please enter thru back entrance). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 9, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or to Fairplains Baptist  Church, 141 Fairplains Church Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

  David Jackson, 85

David L. Jackson, 85, of Chattanooga, TN passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019. There he was a retired teacher and a member of Brainerd United Methodist Church. Formerly a member of the Masonic Lodge and The Shriners. Born in Lenoir, NC, David was the son of the late George T. Jackson (Helen J. Jackson), Grandson of the late Arthur Jackson (Ila Laws Jackson) all of Wilkes County.

David graduated from Pearisburg High School (VA), Hiwassee College (TN) and attended Emory & Henry College (VA). He worked in Advertising for many years and eventually taught Graphic Arts.

David was an imaginative soul who handcrafted various items for friends and family. His sister recalls a painting he made of her as a child sitting on the porch of their family home. From reproducing a model of his grandmothers house to painting a mural on a restaurant wall, his creative talents spanned many platforms. He was a Music Director for various churches in his early days.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Nancy M. Jackson; daughter, Pamela S. Jackson; sister, Hope Jackson Bowen of Charlotte, NC; brother, George T. Jackson Jr. of Roanoke Rapids, NC; and many nieces and nephews.

Interment will be held Wednesday, July 10,   at 11:00 a.m. in the Moravian Falls Cemetery.

Miller Funeral Service is handling the committal.

Long-Ass List of Newly Available Characters

(Note: This post is basically relating to the RP forum I was apart of with some of my friends. We have this thing that we do called claiming, in which if someone wanted to make a ship with another person’s characters, they would “claim” them. After losing touch with some friends that had ships with my characters, I decided to open some of them up back for claiming by my other RP friends. If you like to RP and are interested, by all means hit me up.)

Nobody will probably care or read this, but it feels so freeing so I’m gonna put this up here. Also, all the Traveller characters (pretty much) are open for claiming if anyone is interested. Anyways, here are all my characters that are officially re-opened for ships. If you’re interested let me know.

Note: The ones with asterisks are characters for which I will probably be pretty picky when picking a new partner, just because they’re very special to me. Basically these characters need someone very special and not just a random side character. :)

Vit Myers, 21, Voices

Octavian Spencer, 19, Voices

Paradise Krietzer, 15, Voices

Crickette Jenson, 15, Voices

Angler Jenson, 18, Voices

Watt Fairbend, 18, Voices

Switch Fairbend, 15, Voices

Gulliver “Gig” Disney, 18, Voices

Orville Bell, 16, Voices

Suki Tachibana, 16, Voices

Malthe Hier, 18, Voices *

Joe Sawyer, 17, Voices

Duff Shoemaker, 18, Voices *

Knut Passerini, 14, Voices *

Ged, 14, Voices *

Guinness Fielder, 15, Voices

Jessie Adams, 18, Voices

Cassia McIalwain, 19, Radioactive

Flounder Hanes, 14, Radioactive

Cliff Archer, 17, Radioactive *

Ciacco Capitani, 17, Let the Sky Fall

Nash, 17, Let the Sky Fall (Maybe I’ll put him with Zora?)

Pomponius “Pomp” Hilton, 18, Frozen

Sampson Kiefer, 18, Frozen *

Salvador Castillion, 17, Frozen

Lanchester Schuster, 16, Frozen

Chase Lotus, 14, Frozen *

Aly Stevens, 15, Frozen

Boxer Warrick, 16, Frozen

Cerulean Holst, 18, Monochrome

Chartreuse Holst, 14, Monochrome

Adventure “Vent”, 18, Monochrome

Ravinder Hari, 15, Monochrome

Jupiter Tamboli, 18, Monochrome

Ophelia Raines, 17, Monochrome

Rai Raines, 18, Monochrome

Rasputin McKinley, 19, Monochrome/Luetis *

Clyde McKinley, 18, Monochrome *

Eliezer McKinley, 17, Monochrome *

Levon McKinley, 16, Monochrome *

York, 18, Monochrome

Belle Sawyer, 16, Monochrome

Collier “Collie”, 19, Monochrome

Becker, 18, Monochrome

Dash Foster, 13, Monochrome

Kelley O’Callaghan, 18, Once More Unto the Breach!/Hunger Games High School

Thatcher Culbertson, 18, Once More Unto the Breach!

Sadie Fowler, 18, Once More Unto the Breach!

Joanne Eldrige, 18, Once More Unto the Breach!

Cash Walton, 17, Once More Unto the Breach!

Leviathan “Lev” McKinley, 18, Luetis *

Avogadro Bismarck, 14, Instinctive Travels **

Bronx Stringer, 19, Instinctive Travels/Masque

Aquarius, 22, Masque (stylist)

Fiona Nawrocki, 13, Masque

Christer, 25, Masque (stylist)

Wyatt Calistro, 16, Masque

Stanton Calistro, 11, Masque

Charm Spalding, 18, Wings of Freedom

Nestor Elias, 13, Wings of Freedom

Caridad Salamanca, 18, Wings of Freedom

Bow Peterson, 18, Wings of Freedom

Capstan Peterson, 21, Wings of Freedom

Solace Kasser, 16, Wings of Freedom

Leslie Galloway, 16, Wings of Freedom

Bryson Gardener, 8, Wings of Freedom

Eli Gardener, 15, Wings of Freedom

Britton Bethel, 19, Wings of Freedom

Zayne Tidwell, 17, Wings of Freedom ***

Valerie Tidwell, 16, Wings of Freedom

Giselle Tidwell, 10, Wings of Freedom

Cadogan Tidwell, 6, Wings of Freedom

Ant Tidwell, 3 (or older?), Wings of Freedom

Kaliko Laity, 17, Wings of Freedom

Steve Eberly, 18, Wings of Freedom

Tye Bannister, 12, Forum (died before birth)

Mary Catherine Bundren, 19, Silhouettes

Vienna Turner, 19, Silhouettes

Akiro, 17, Silhouettes (first tribute Kendal ever lost)

Brio Leighton, 18, Champion of Destruction

Joltee Rutilus, 20, Champion of Destruction

Phoebus Armstrong, 24, All My Broken Hopes and Dreams

Justus Fiore, 18 (or 34), The Last Lullabies *

Joost Bishop, 21,  Danzón

Tertius Amatore, 33, Danzón

Vesperus Floridius, 18, Danzón *

Royce Kohl, 9, Danzón

Indie Kohl, 7, Danzón

Ambrose Kohl, 5, Danzón

Tartan Vincent, 16, Danzón *

Prentice Tholbert, 18, Danzón *

Jude Faure, 13, Danzón

Braelyn Colonomos, 15, Danzón

Allegra Pakulski, 16 (24?), Danzón

Hoke Tolbert, 18 (26?), Danzón

Philander Markov, 21, Danzòn

Henryk Markov, 8, Danzón/Forum

Trojan Nicastro, 26, Danzón/Forum

Morrigan Nicastro, 23, Danzón/Forum

Isis Nicastro, 19, Danzón/Forum

Anubis Radner, 19, Danzón/Forum

Sutter Christenson, 15, If We Met at Midnight

Indiana “Indi” Christenson, 18, Castle (died at birth)

Weston Sheffield, 18, If We Met at Midnight *

Dallas Sheffield, 12, If We Met at Midnight

Marx Whittaker, 16, If We Met at Midnight

Emma Hourner, 10, All My Broken Hopes and Dreams

Rouge Beauregard, 19, All My Broken Hopes and Dreams

Walt Lassiter, 20, All My Broken Hopes and Dreams ***

Byron “Geronimo” Sedwick, 20, All My Broken Hopes and Dreams

David “Adam” Flynn, 21, All My Broken Hopes and Dreams

Nick Kensy, 18, Frozen/All My Broken Hopes and Dreams

Fujita/Fuj “Fujey” Halifax, 18, All My Broken Hopes and Dreams ***

Lester McKinley, 17, Forum

Fletcher McKinley, 15, Forum

Shepherd McKinley, 10, Forum

Aria McKinley, 6, Forum

Pidge McKinley, 4, Forum

Some KCKPS students will have to go to school two days longer due to weather

KANSAS CITY, Kan. —  Kansas City, Kan. school district officials decided how to handle make up days due to numerous cancellations caused by inclement weather.

According to the district’s website, some students will be in a school a little longer every day.   Seniors have two more days tacked on to their school year.  However, the changes won’t effect the bus schedules. These changes won’t impact pre-school start and end times. The last day will remain as May 23 unless there are more snow days.  Seniors last day will be May 17.

The new school hours are listed below:

Additional minutes for all K-12 students:

The first bell time will be 8 minutes earlier for schools. The end bell will be 7 minutes later for schools. However, this will NOT require changes to bus schedules.

School hours are now the following:

High Schools

7:17 a.m. to 2:27 p.m. (Wednesdays: 7:17 a.m. to 12:27 p.m.)

Harmon High School

Schlagle High School

Washington High School

Wyandotte High School

8:02 a.m. to 3:12 p.m. (Wednesdays: 8:02 a.m. to 1:12 p.m.)

Sumner High School

Middle Schools

7:42 a.m. to 3:02 p.m. (Wednesdays: 7:42 a.m. to 12:57 p.m.)

Argentine

Arrowhead

Central

Coronado

Eisenhower

Northwest

Rosedale

West

Alternative Schools

7:42 a.m. to 3:02 p.m. (Wednesdays: 7:42 a.m. to 12:57 p.m.)

Bridges

Fairfax

Elementary Schools:

8:07 a.m. to 3:22 p.m. (Wednesdays: 8:07 a.m. to 1:22 p.m.)

New Stanley

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Grant

Mark Twain

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Noble Prentis

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Welborn

W.A. White

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Caruthers

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Douglass

Emerson

Frank Rushton

Hazel Grove

John Fiske

John F. Kennedy

Lindbergh

M.E. Pearson

New Chelsea

Parker

Silver City

White Church

Whittier

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In order to be certain our high school seniors have the required number of instructional minutes, the school district will extend the school year by two days for our high school seniors. As a result of this change, seniors are now required to attend school on Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17.  As a result, the last day of school for seniors will NOT be May 15 as previously stated, but will be May 17 instead. The additional minutes to the school day also apply to seniors.

Bus service will not be impacted by the additional minutes or the additional days. Bus pick up and drop off times will not change.

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NFL notebook: Bengals WR Green will play against Falcons

Wide receiver A.J. Green practiced Friday and declared himself healthy as the Cincinnati Bengals head to Atlanta to face the Falcons on Sunday.

Sep 23, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) walks off the field after the game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Green left last week’s loss to the Carolina Panthers with what the team labeled a pelvis injury.

He downplayed a matchup against the Falcons and Julio Jones that has been hyped in Atlanta. But Green, who said he’s thankful the injury wasn’t as severe as it could have been, described Week 4 as just another game.

Running back Joe Mixon (knee) was ruled out but expects to practice next week.

—Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette will be a game-time decision for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets due to his troublesome right hamstring injury.

Fournette was listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report. He is in danger of missing his third straight game as he battles the Week 1 injury suffered against the New York Giants.

Right guard A.J. Cann (triceps) also was listed as questionable while cornerback D.J. Hayden (toe) was ruled out. Hayden will miss his second straight game.

—Outside linebacker Olivier Vernon, cornerback Eli Apple and tight end Evan Engram are among the New York Giants who will miss Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.

The Giants officially ruled out the trio on Friday, along with running back Jonathan Stewart (foot) and wide receiver Cody Latimer (knee). Vernon is dealing with a high ankle sprain, Apple has a groin injury and Engram has an ailing knee.

Vernon has missed all three of New York’s previous games. Apple is missing his second straight contest. Also, cornerback Antonio Hamilton (groin) and kick returner Stacy Coley (hamstring) are listed as questionable.

—Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb was added to the injury report with an ailing hamstring injury and his status for Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills is in doubt.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy sounded less than optimistic in his Friday comments on Cobb’s status, offering only, “We’ll see what today brings.”

Cobb did not have a major impact on the offense at Washington last week — one lost fumble, two drops — but there was no disclosure of an injury until Thursday.

—Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Fitzgerald is off to a slow start this season with 12 receptions for 113 yards. He had just two catches for 9 yards in last Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears, when he was slightly hindered by the hamstring.

Fitzgerald was one of five players listed as questionable on the team’s injury report. The others are defensive tackles Robert Nkemdiche (knee), Corey Peters (elbow) and Olsen Pierre (toe) and offensive right tackle Andre Smith (elbow).

Sep 9, 2018; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants defensive back Janoris Jenkins (20) tackles Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette (27) during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

—San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida is a game-time decision for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers because of a knee injury.

Breida, who is tied for the NFL rushing lead with 274 yards, was listed as questionable on the injury report. But coach Kyle Shanahan said the decision on whether Breida plays will be made Sunday.

Next in line at running back behind Breida is Albert Morris, who also is listed as questionable with a knee injury. Cornerback Richard Sherman (calf) and guard Joshua Garnett (toe) were ruled out of the contest, while safety Jaquiski Tartt (shoulder) is doubtful and safety Adrian Colbert (hip) is questionable.

—Former Philadelphia Eagles standout safety Wes Hopkins died Friday morning at age 57, the team confirmed. No cause of death was announced.

Hopkins spent his entire 10-year career (1983-86, 1988-93) with the Eagles and ranks fifth in club history with 30 career interceptions. He earned Pro Bowl honors in 1985 when he recorded a career-best six interceptions.

Hopkins, a second-round pick of the Eagles in 1983, started 125 of 137 games and intercepted five or more passes in five different campaigns, the only Eagle ever to accomplish the feat. He played college football at SMU and was inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame in May.

—One day after the NFL announced that it does not plan to change course on how roughing-the-passer penalties are officiated, Miami Dolphins veteran Cameron Wake blasted the league, accusing it of valuing the safety of quarterbacks over players at other positions.

In an explosive interview with the Miami Herald, the 36-year-old defensive end held nothing back in calling out the league for its policy changes for the 2018 season that have caused controversy this season.

“Everybody knows the league is concerned about player safety, (but) it just depends on what player,” Wake told the Herald. “If it’s players’ safety, everybody should be safe, not just certain players. It should be everyone. … Now I’m supposed to sacrifice myself in order to protect (the quarterback)?”

—Falcons running back Devonta Freeman is out for a third consecutive game with a knee injury.

Freeman was injured Week 1 at Philadelphia and the initial time frame for his return was two to three weeks.

Freeman participated on a limited basis this week and was ruled out of Sunday’s game against Cincinnati along with cornerback Justin Bethel (knee) and defensive lineman Derrick Shelby (groin). Defensive end Takkarist McKinley, who missed last week’s game with a groin injury, will play Sunday.

—Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery was set to return this week, but an illness throws his comeback from shoulder surgery into doubt.

Jeffery was cleared for contact on Wednesday and impressed coach Doug Pederson enough that he was upgraded to questionable for Week 4 at Tennessee. But he didn’t practice Thursday and was out again Friday.

Pederson also said that running back Darren Sproles (hamstring) isn’t ready to go this week.

—New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon could be inactive for a second straight game.

New England head coach Bill Belichick said that Gordon is “doing everything he can” to get ready for his first game with the team. But there is no guarantee that will come Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

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The Patriots acquired Gordon from the Cleveland Browns prior to last week’s game at Detroit.

—Minnesota long snapper Kevin McDermott lost the tip of his pinky finger, but returned to the field in Thursday’s 38-31 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

On the FOX broadcast, a bloodied McDermott was seen wrapping his hand. Initially, the TV report was McDermott had only a fingernail ripped off.

McDermott’s pinky was caught in a player’s face mask. The finger was stitched up, wrapped and he returned to the game having missed only one deep snap on a punt. Tight end David Morgan took over and launched a snap that floated, causing Matt Wile’s punt to be nearly blocked.

—Former Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback and TCU star Trevone Boykin was indicted Friday on a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily harm, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

The second-degree felony is punishable by two to 20 years in prison. Boykin was arrested in Mansfield, Texas, on March 21 after Shabrika Bailey was beaten and told police the culprit was her boyfriend, Boykin.

Bailey told WFAA-TV in Dallas eight days after the attack that Boykin broke her jaw in two places and choked her until she passed out during a March 20 incident at her home in Mansfield. Boykin was released by the Seahawks in late March after Bailey went public with her account.

—Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich announced that five players, including left tackle Anthony Castonzo, have been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans.

Castonzo has been battling a hamstring injury since prior to the start of training camp. On Sunday, Le’Raven Clark is expected to replace Castonzo for a third straight week.

Additionally, tight end Jack Doyle (hip) and tackle/guard Joe Haeg (ankle) will not play. Missing from the Colts’ defensive lineup will be tackle Hassan Ridgeway (calf) and cornerback Quincy Wilson (concussion).

—Veteran Dallas Cowboys linebacker and co-captain Sean Lee was ruled out of Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions because of an injured hamstring.

In addition to Lee’s absence this weekend, the Dallas defense will be without defensive tackle Maliek Collins for the second consecutive week because of a knee injury.

—The San Fernando Valley home of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods was burglarized Thursday night while his team was playing the Minnesota Vikings.

An L.A. Police Department spokesperson said the LAPD responded to a call in Woodlands Hills at 7:20 p.m. PT on Thursday. Property was stolen and the suspects remain at large, according to police.

LAPD public information officer Jeff Lee said three suspects wearing hoodies broke a glass door while making their entrance into Woods’ residence. Woods made five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown as the Rams (4-0) stayed perfect by beating the Vikings 38-31 in the prime-time game at L.A. Memorial Coliseum.

—Eagles defensive end Chris Long is giving back in a big way again.

Long, who donated his entire 2017 regular-season salary to charity, pledged $400,000 of his $2.5 million salary for 2018 to literacy programs.

“Kids don’t have a choice. Kids don’t pick their parents, they don’t pick their economic background, they don’t pick the neighborhood they grew up in, they don’t pick any of the factors that can hold them back, they don’t pick their school system,” Long said. “So [investing in them], it just feels like you’re doing something productive. … I just feel like this is something where you’re going to see results.”

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Tales From Town and Country, Part 3 Snow Daze

One of the most important tasks charged to the head of maintenance of any shopping center is removal of snow. Not just the parking lot and streets, but the sidewalks and the areas behind the stores, too. Our first year, after the shopping center had acquired a front end loader, plus a dump truck, the snow was piled up in the front of the lot, along McKinley Avenue. When that area was full, the snow was trucked down to the river and dumped into it. The second year, snow was taken across McKinley to a field near Bethel College. In back, snow was piled around light poles., sometimes over 10 feet high. My father never allowed us to play in those piles, for two reasons. First, the snow was shifting alot, and we didn't want to get buried. Secondly, there were a few shopping carts that ended up in the piles. So, we just watched.... My father had three vehicles that were primarily used: the dump truck, fitted with a plow, a pickup truck, also fitted with a plow, and my great uncle's Wheel Horse garden tractor. My Great Uncle Deverl lived on Catalpa Road, north of the center. He crafted a cab for his tractor, complete with a heater and a radio. He would drive up Hickory St, top off on gas, then proceed to plow the sidewalks! Cool! Sometimes, my sister and I would help with shoveling, too...my father used a few different people to help him, from some of my Uncles, my second cousin (who had a VW bug; I remember doing donuts in the parking lot, heaven to a seven year old). They worked overnight, sometimes all night. After one bad storm, and he and his crew had cleared the lot, a local radio station broadcasted that the schools maybe closed, but Town and Country was open and ready for business! Alot of hard work went into removing the snow, right diwn to the asphalt...clear until the next snowfall...

Oct. 4, 2017: Obituaries

Hallie Bell, 81

Hallie Lorrain Bell, age 81, of North Wilkesboro, died Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the home of her son. She was born February 23, 1936 in  Wilkes County to Fieldon and Flossie Jordan Roten. Mrs. Bell was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, J.C. Bell; grandson, Andrew Goforth; sisters, Louella Staley, Helen Snyder, Bobbie Roten, Billie Jean Miller; brothers, Herman Howard, Homer Roten; and step daughter, Loretta Dancy.

           Surviving are her sons, Thomas Miller and wife Alice of Millers Creek, Rex Miller and wife Shirlene of Millers Creek; daughter, Rita Goforth and husband Kenneth of North Wilkesboro; brother, Robert Dale Roten and wife Robin of Glendale Springs; sister, Faye Roten of Glendale Springs; five grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.

           Funeral service will be private for family only. Burial will be in Calvary Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Miller Funeral Service from 6:00 until 8:00 Sunday night, October 1, 2017. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to a church of the donor's choice. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.millerfuneralservice.com

Judy Johnson, 70

Judy Lynn Johnson, age 70, of Lenoir, died Friday, September 29, 2017 at Gateway Rehab and Healthcare Center in Lenoir. She was born August 28, 1947 in Wilkes County to Elbert and Mary Anderson Craig. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Larry Craig.

          Surviving are her husband, H.R. "Jack" Johnson; sister, Patricia Morrow of North Wilkesboro; step daughter, Amy Wells of Boonville; and step son, Eddie Johnson of Millers Creek.

          Graveside service was October 1, at Lewis Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bruce Rhoades officiating. The family has requested no flowers. Memorial may be made to Lewis Baptist Church, c/o Perry White, 8100 Statesville  Road, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

Ricky Eller,  57

Ricky "Rick" Eller, age 57, of Moravian Falls, died Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Woltz Hospice Home. He was born December 16, 1959 in Wilkes County to Cline and Rose Hamby  Eller. Mr. Eller attended Oakwoods Baptist Church and employed with Wilkes County as a 911 dispatcher. He was preceded in death by his mother.

           He loved salt water and deep sea fishing and was an avid fan of the Carolina Panthers and the Carolina Tarheels. Rick loved life and God. He fought the battle to live surviving longer than the doctor's predicted. His faith in God helped him to remain positive and keep his determination to fight the good fight. Rick had a beautiful and blessed life. Along with fishing he loved playing wheelchair basketball and tennis, with tennis being his favorite. He played in many tennis competitions throughout the state. His handicap was no issue for him. Rick did whatever he wanted and took life day by day, enjoying and making it the best day possible. He will never be forgotten. Rick was a wonderful husband and a father. He was preceded in death by his mother.

           Surviving are his wife, Diane Adams Eller; son, Jeremy Eller of the home; his father, Cline Eller of Wilkesboro; and brother, Clay Eller of Wilkesboro.

           Funeral service was  September 30,   at Oakwood Baptist Church with Rev. Sherrill Wellborn, Rev. Dwayne Andrews and Rev. Robert Duncan officiating. Burial will follow in Mountlawn Memorial Park Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017, to Oakwoods Baptist Church, 2385 Brushy Mtn. Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 or to Lewis Fork Baptist Church, 395 Lewis Fork Baptist Church Road, Purlear, NC 28665.

           Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements

 Stephen Foster, 66

Mr. Stephen Lee Foster, age 66 of North Wilkesboro passed away Thursday, September 28 2017.

           Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Lewis Fork Baptist Church with Rev. Sherrill Wellborn officiating.  The family will receive friends from 10:30 until 11:00 AM prior to the Church. Burial will be in the church Cemetery.

           Mr. Foster was born December 22, 1950 in Wilkes County to John Garvin and Christine Evelyn Ferguson Foster.  

           In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter; Lisa Marie Wyatt.

           He is survived by one daughter; Pamela Foster Smoot and husband Jason of State Road, four sons; Billy Foster and wife Renee of Wilkesboro, Scott Foster of North Wilkesboro, Ray Tart of North Wilkesboro and Dale Tart of Millers Creek, thirteen grandchildren; Haley Finney, Brannon Smoot, Kinsey Foster, Mariah Taylor, Aiden Taylor, Tyler Foster, Lexie Foster, Shyann Smoot, Capp Smoot, Autumn Tart, Aubrey Tart, Addie Tart and Hannah Tart, and one sister; Brenda Johnson and husband Rayburn of Wilkesboro and step-son; Mark Finney.

           Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society-Relay for Life, PO Box 9, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

 Ted Wyatt, 66

Mr. Ted Jerry Wyatt, age 66 of McGrady, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.

           Funeral services were held  September 30,  at Reins Sturdivant Chapel. Burial was in the Bethel Community Church Cemetery.                               Mr. Wyatt was born April 23, 1951 in Wilkes County to William Thomas and Elizabeth Fern Reeves Wyatt. He was employed by Tomlinson's Oil Company and was a member of Bethel Community Church.

           He was preceded in death by his mother, his wife; Linda Tipton Wyatt, a son; Jerry Kenneth Wyatt and two brothers; Tommy Wyatt and Bobby Wyatt.

           Mr. Wyatt is survived by his father; William Thomas Wyatt of North Wilkesboro, three daughters; Melissa Minton and husband, Clay of Wilkesboro, Kimberly Pennington and husband, Tommy of Traphill and Mandy Cleary and husband, Calvin of Millers Creek, nine grandchildren; Justin Call, Cody Call, Christopher Wyatt, Aubree Wyatt, Laken Cleary, Kaley Cleary, Laura Pennington, T.J. Pennington, Austin Pennington,  three sisters; Carol Billings of McGrady, Elizabeth Snyder of North Wilkesboro and Kandy Wyatt of Union Grove.

           Flowers will be accepted.

 Brenda  Brewer, 67

Brenda Kay Harless Brewer, age 67, of Millers Creek, died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Wilkes Senior Village. She was born March 16, 1950 in Wilkes County to Thomas Arnold and Virginia Ruth Gentle Harless. Ms. Brewer was a member of Victory Baptist Church. She was a manager at the Ithaca Employee Store and cafeteria worker at Mtn. View Elementary School. Ms. Brewer enjoyed watching and feeding birds. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a great niece, McKinley Harless.

           Surviving are her brother, Rick Harless and wife Ragenia of Millers Creek; sister, Nona Lawrence and husband Thomas of Vilas; and nephew, T.R. Harless and wife Kandise of Millers Creek.

           Memorial service was h October 3,    at Victory Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Pruitt officiating. Burial will follow in Piney Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.  Flowers will be accepted. Memorials may be made to Brenner Children's Hospital, WFUBMC, Medical Center Blvd., Winston Salem, NC 27157-1021 or to Karis Home for Women in Vilas, karishome.org.

           Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Richard Holbrook, Sr. 80

Mr. Richard Max Holbrook, Sr. age 80 of North Wilkesboro, husband of Elnora Harris Holbrook, passed away Sunday, September 24th, 2017 at his home.

           Funeral services were October 1st,   at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Glenn Millsaps and Rev. Richard Watts officiating.  

           Burial with Military Honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 Honor Guard, will be in the Chapel Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery.

           Mr. Holbook was born December 21st. 1936 in Wilkes County to Mack and Anna Cropp Holbrook. He was retired from Abitibi Price (ABTCO) where he worked as Assistant Manager Press Operator. Mr. Holbrook was a member of Chapel Hill AME Zion Church.

           In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son; Arthur Bernard Holbrook, sister; Margaret Holbrook Waugh and a brother; Rick Allen Holbrook.

           He is survived by his wife; Elnora Harris Holbrook of the home, a son; Richard Mack Holbrook, Jr and wife, Anita of Durham, nine grandchildren,  a sister; Yvonnie Holbrook Thomas and husband, Dennis of North Wilkesboro and a brother; Ronald Holbrook of North Wilkesboro.

           Flowers will be accepted.    

  Dewey Pruitt, 68

Dewey Christopher Pruitt, age 68, of Boone, died Friday, September 22, 2017 at Autumn Care of Drexel. He was born September 30, 1948 in Wilkes County to Wilmer Matthew and Mary Louise Owens Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt was a US Marine Veteran serving in Vietnam and was a recipient of two Purple Hearts. He was a member of the American Legion and was associated with the DAV for over two decades. He served as district commander of the NC DAV ninth district and District Commander of the Year in 2005. As a service officer, he helped many veterans learn about and obtain their well-deserved benefits. He drove many veterans to the VA hospitals, sometimes in his own vehicle, before helping obtain a van. He helped raise money constantly for things they needed - a van, food, medication, etc.

           Pruitt placed an emphasis on "young veterans," and encouraged them to get involved in veterans' organizations. He also stressed the importance of recognition for women veterans and active duty members "because they're out there risking their lives just like the men are. He was also actively involved with The American Legion, VFW, and Marine Corp League and held offices in most of the organizations. He was quoted in a newspaper article as saying it was all  " a way to give back,"  to help fellow veterans accomplish all they can and to see that they receive the benefits and acknowledgments that they deserve. Prior to being named District Commander, over nine chapters from Avery to Lincoln counties, Pruitt successfully led Chapter 90 of Boone for two years. As District Commander, Pruitt attended chapter meetings and state conferences and conventions on a regular basis and served as a liaison, "a voice for the veterans," between each chapter and the state and federal levels. He assisted with membership drives, installed new officers, helped veterans obtain benefits, and worked to resolve any disputes that arose. There were approximately 2500 Disabled American Veterans who depended on Pruitt's resourcefulness as their District Commander. Pruitt said he was proud to be a disabled American veteran. "When that flag flies in the air, it's not just a piece of cloth flying in the air,"  he said. "To me that's Old Glory. When that flag flies in the air, that's a symbol to me that this land is still free. Until the day I die, I will honor that flag. I will honor the American Legion. I will honor the DAV." But most of all, he loved the Lord.

           He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Benjamin Pruitt and Richard Pruitt.

           Surviving are his wife, Della Pruitt; son, Ladner Matthew Pruitt, and wife Vickie, of North Wilkesboro; step children, Ronnie Jones, and wife Donna, of Boone; Mike Jones, and wife Cheryl, of Todd; Tim Jones, and wife Sandra, of Boone; Ricky Jones, and wife Anita, of Todd; Ala Sue Mortez, and husband Danny, Sr., of Boone; Sandi Tavel, and husband Larry, of Indiana; two grandchildren; eleven step-grandchildren; and twelve step- great-grandchildren.

           Funeral service was held  September 25, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gary Watson and Rev. Kerry Nichols officiating. Burial with military honors by DAV Chapter #90 of Boone and the Brushy Mtn. Marine Corps League Detachment 1187 will follow in Mountlawn Memorial Park.   In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tabernacle Baptist Church, c/o Judy Hampton, 3004 North Pine Run Road, Boone, NC 28607 or to DAV Chapter 90, 135 Bear Trail Lane, Boone, N.C. 28607. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.millerfuneralservice.com

 Marsha Wagoner, 57

Marsha "Dianne" Wagoner, age 57, North Wilkesboro, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at her home. She was born July 27, 1960 in Iredell County to Husten Ederlee and Margaret Louise Neal Cleary. She was a member of Dehart Baptist Church. Mrs. Wagoner was preceded in death by her parents.

           Surviving are her husband Rickey Thomas Wagoner, Sr.; sons, Shane Cleary and wife Amanda of North Wilkesboro, Rickey Wagoner, Jr. and wife Beth of Hays, Richard Anthony Wagoner and wife Beth of North Wilkesboro, Ryan Nathan Wagoner and wife Jessica of Hays; daughter, Jessica Dianne Osborne and husband Arlie Graydeon Floyd of North Wilkesboro; brothers, Ricky Cleary, Steven Cleary, Larry Cleary, Neal Cleary all of North Wilkesboro; twelve grandchildren.

           Funeral service was September 27, 2017 at Dehart Baptist Church with Pastor Greg Hall and Pastor Mike Reeves officiating. Burial followed in Wagoner Family Cemetery.

           Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

  Marty Harris, 50

Marty Donald Harris, age 50, of Ronda, died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. He was born January 12, 1967 in Surry County to Carl Donald and Shirley Mae Stewart Harris. Mr. Harris was a member of Ronda Baptist Tabernacle. He was preceded in death by his father; and brothers, Wayne Shumate and Kenny Harris.

           Surviving are his wife, Kimberly Miller Harris; son, Chad Harris and wife Brandy of Ronda; his mother, Shirley Mae Stewart Harris of Ronda; brothers, Randy Harris and wife Debbie, David Shumate all of Ronda; and two grandchildren, Caden Harris of Courtney, Koleton Steelman of Ronda.

           Funeral service was September 26, 2017 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Aaron Barker and Rev. Brandon Felts officiating. Burial followed in Ronda Cemetery.  Flowers will be accepted.                          Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

 Ruth Ramsey,  71

Mrs. Ruth Nancy Swartz Ramsey, age 71 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at her home.

           Mrs. Ramsey was born July 16, 1946 in Pennsylvania to George Hugh Swartz, Sr. and wife, Nancy Pearl Furches Swartz.

           She was preceded in death by her parents.

           Mrs. Ramsey is survived by her husband; Daniel Woodrow Ramsey, Sr. of MD, a daughter; Savonia Lupfer of PA, a son; Justin Ramsey of MD, one grandchild, a sister; Janet Roddy of PA and a brother; George Swartz of North Wilkesboro.

           Reins Sturdivant is serving the family.