The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, October 8, 2009
Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Author Anne Barnhill will present a writer’s workshop and book signing Saturday at Fireside Books & Gifts. “I enjoy facilitating workshops about memoir writing, fiction and poetry and have done so at the Appalachian Writers Association, the S.C. Writers Workshop, various colleges and in a few churches,” Barnhill said. She also gives talks about writing memoir, creativity and the spirit and fiction from life. “The workshop will be focused on memoir writing and I’ll talk first about memoir as a genre, then read a little from my own. I’ll then have participants do an exercise and we will share as people feel willing,” Barnhill said Monday. “ Hopefully, this will inspire folks to tell their own stories. “Writing my own memoir has been a very healing experience for me and has made me a believer in the power of writing to mend one’s soul,” she said. This writing workshop focuses on promoting individual’s work and getting the work published, said Valerie Hoffman, owner of Fireside Books & Gifts. Hoffman said Barnhill finds material for her strong stories in ordinary places among unexceptional people. Small towns, suburbs, and country settings are favorites; housewives, children, ministers, and co-workers are preferred characters. Barnhill, who lives in North Carolina, has been writing professionally since 1991 and has written hundreds of feature articles, theater and book reviews and interviews for a variety of news-
Minnie Radford
Minnie Sluder Radford, 93, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Hospice House in Forest City. A native of Avery County, she was a daughter of the late Lee Sluder and Lillie Johnson Sluder, and the widow of Spurgeon Radford. She was a charter member of Thermal City United Methodist Church for 81 years and retired from Stonecutter Mills after 33 years of service. She is survived by one daughter, Carolyn Atchley of Rutherfordton; one sister, Amie Wilson of Contributed photo Rutherfordton; one grandchild; and one great-grandAnne Barnhill will conduct a writer’s workshop this Saturday. child. Arrangements are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home & Cremation papers and magazines. Her Services, where the family first book, At Home In The will receive friends Thursday Land of Oz, was published 6 to 8 8 p.m. Funeral serby Jessica Kingsley in June vices will be conducted at 3 2007. This memoir tells the poignant story about growing p.m. Friday at Gilkey United Methodist Church with the up in the 60s with an autisRevs. Allen Marsh, Leon tic sister when few people Morrow and Caroll Flack had ever heard the word. officiating. The body will It has been described as “a lie in state 30 minutes prior beautiful book” and “a clasto the service at the church. sic coming-of-age story that reads with the suspense, and Interment will follow in the church cemetery. superb prose, of a terrific Memorials may be made novel.” to Rutherford County Senior Her second book, What You Long For, a collection of Center Meals on Wheels Program, 193 Callahan short stories, has been pubKoone Rd., Spindale, NC lished. Barnhill has also published 28160 The family will be at the poetry, short stories and Radford home. essays in a variety of literary journals and anthologies. She Online condolences www.mcmahholds a master of fine arts in Creative Writing from the ansfuneralhome.com. University of North CarolinaIrene Tucker Wilmington and has several projects underway, including Irene J. Tucker, 81, of 329 a novel set in Tudor England. Dixie Trail, Forest City, died There is no free for the Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at workshop and everyone is Hospice House in Forest City. invited. Born in Rutherford County, For more information call she was a daughter of the late 245-5188 or visit www. William Robert Jones and FiresideBooksandGifts.com Myrtle Duncan Jones. She was a longtime member of The Church of the Nazarene in Forest City, where she taught a children’s Sunday School Class. She worked as a bookkeeper on a $2,500 unsecured bond. for Isothermal Community College for 20 years before (RCSD) her retirement. n Casey Duncan Lane, 22, Survivors include one of 1461 N.C. 108; charged daughter, Kathy Lindsey with misdemeanor probation violation/ assault with a of Forest City; one granddeadly weapon, misdemeanor son; one great-grandson; larceny, and assault and bat- two brothers, Frank “Buck” tery; placed under a $20,500 James Jones of Forest City, and Paul D. Jones of York, secured bond. (RCSD) S.C.; and several nieces and n William Joseph Dixon, nephews. 24, of 109 Georgia St.; Funeral services will be charged with second-degree conducted at 2 p.m. Friday trespassing; released on a at Harrelson Funeral Home $1,000 unsecured bond. Chapel with the Rev. Dale (SPD) Austin officiating. Interment will follow in the Providence Citations United Methodist Church n Robert Dean Martin, cemetery. The family will 60, of 329 Alabama St., receive friends one hour prior Spindale; cited for possesto service time. sion/ consumption of an Memorials may be made alcoholic beverage in the pas- to Hospice of Rutherford senger area of a motor vehiCounty, P.O. Box 336, Forest cle. (RPD) City, NC 28043. n Nathaniel Garcia Landrum, 34, of 393 Laurel Online condolences www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com. Hill Drive, Rutherfordton; cited for possession of an alcoholic beverage in the pas- Don Beal senger area of a motor vehiDonald Russell “Don” Beal, cle. (RPD) 67, of Eskimo Dr., Bostic, n Betty McCurry Thrift, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, 44, of 116 Hill St., Forest at Wake Forest University City; cited for possession of Baptist Medical Center, an open container of alcoholic beverage in the passen- Winston-Salem. Born in Elyria, Ohio, he ger area of a motor vehicle. was a son of the late Russell (RPD) and Grace Neiding Beal. He was a graduate of Elyria EMS/Rescue High School Class of 1960 n The Rutherford County and Bowling Green State EMS responded to 19 E-911 University Class of 1964. calls Tuesday. He taught in the Elyria City Schools from 1964-1967, n The Volunteer Life worked for Parker Hannifin Saving and Rescue, Hickory Corporation in Forest City, Nut Gorge EMS and as plant manager, and lastly Rutherford County Rescue responded to one E-911 calls was employed with Fast Food Merchandisers of Forest City. Tuesday. He was a member of Salem United Methodist, where he Fire Calls served as head trustee and was an active member of the n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a motor vehicle Washburn Community Club. Survivors include his wife accident and to a field fire. of 45 years, Judy Jalowiec n Forest City firefighters responded to a structure fire Beal of the home; two sons, Brian Beal of Sharpsburg, and to a motor vehicle acciGa., and Brad Beal of dent. Knoxville, Tenn.; a daughn Rutherfordton firefightter, Julie Hollifield of Bostic; ers responded to an indusone brother, William Beal trial fire alarm. of Wakeman, Ohio; three n Spindale firefighters responded to a smoke report. sisters, Beverly Lehman of
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 147 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Christopher S. Hodge reported the theft of guns. n Jean Lynn Schoolcraft reported the theft of a license tag.
n Juana Perez Jimenez reported the theft of a vehicle. n The theft of a steel mold base and other items was reported at Next Generation Plastics, 181 Bugger Hollow Road, Ellenboro.
Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 24 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 16 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to four E-911 calls Tuesday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 93 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Bud Wilkie reported damage to property. n Alexander Schlutow reported an incident of a shooting.
Arrests
n Cameron Ratliff, 17, of Crescent Drive, Forest City; charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)
n April Lynn Morrow, 31, of 198 Bates Drive; charged with assault and battery; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Heather Ashley Riva, 23, of 515 Polk County Line Road; charged with manufacture schedule VI controlled substance; released
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Local/Obituaries
Author will lead Obituaries writer’s workshop By JEAN GORDON
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Avon, Ohio, Marcie Krozier of Auburn Hills, Mich., and Linda Borthwick of Elyria; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Salem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Linda Ferguson Allen officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5 until 8 p.m. at The Padgett and King Mortuary. Memorials may be made to the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society, 5950 Fairview Rd., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28210. Online condolences www.padgettking.com.
Minnie Johnson Minnie Ruth Johnson, 82, of 125 Henderson Circle, Forest City, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Thompson’s Mortuary.
Dan Bourdeaux Daniel Kenneth “Dan” Bourdeaux, 60, of Union Mills, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. A native of Jackson, Mich., he was a son of the late Clinton O. and Lois Koppin Bourdeaux. He was an Army veteran and served in Germany. Survivors include his wife of seven years, Teresa Gale Smith; one son, Daniel Kenneth Bourdeaux Jr.; brothers, Tom Bourdeaux and Serge Bourdeaux, both of Jackson; one sister, Linda Bourdeaux of Jackson; three stepsons; two stepdaughters; and six grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Bourdeaux family’s residence. In lieu of flowers, contact Teresa Smith at 288-4897. Online condolences www.ashevillemortuaryservices.com.
Deaths Tony Fein SEATTLE (AP) — Tony Fein, an Iraq war veteran and NFL rookie linebacker who played with the Baltimore Ravens during the preseason, has died of unexplained causes after collapsing at a friend’s house in what his agent said appears to be “an accidental situation.” Fein, 27, an undrafted rookie free agent from Mississippi, was lying face down and unconscious, vomiting and barely breathing when medics arrived at a house outside Port Orchard on the Kitsap Peninsula just before 9 a.m PDT Tuesday, said Mike Wernet, a battalion chief and medical officer with South Kitsap Fire & Rescue. A man and woman who were present described Fein as a friend who was staying with them. They told the aid crew they awoke to find him unresponsive and vomiting. There were no obvious wounds or signs of alcohol or other drug abuse, and noth-
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ing indicated foul play. Margaret’s Dennis VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Margaret Dennis, the namesake and longtime proprietor of a grocery store that became a folk-art landmark in the Mississippi Delta, has died. She was 94. Dennis is survived by her husband, the Rev. Herman Dennis, who turned the couple’s modest grocery store into a maze of red and white bricks, Christmas lights, Mardi Gras beads and signs with theological slogans. Irving Penn NEW YORK (AP) — Irving Penn, whose photographs revealed a taste for stark simplicity whether he was shooting celebrity portraits, fashion, still life or remote places of the world, died Wednesday at his Manhattan home. He was 92. Penn, who constantly explored the photographic medium and its boundaries, typically preferred to isolate his subjects — from fashion models to Aborigine tribesmen — from their natural settings to photograph them in a studio against a stark background. Pedro Zadunaisky’s BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pedro Elias Zadunaisky, an Argentine astronomer and mathematician whose calculations helped determine the orbit of Saturn’s outermost moon, Phoebe, as well as Halley’s Comet, died Wednesday. He was 91. Zadunaisky was a pioneer in celestial mechanics, applying mathematical models to determine how gravity and other forces alter the orbits of other objects in the solar system. Zadunaisky also was a Senior Astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and in the 1960s researched the orbits of celestial bodies at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, calculating the orbits of the first U.S. Earth satellite, Explorer I, as well as other satellites.
Irene J. Tucker Irene J. Tucker, age 81, of 329 Dixie Trail, Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at the Hospice House in Forest City. Irene was born October 27, 1927 in Rutherford County to the late William Robert Jones and Myrtle Duncan Jones. She was a longtime member of The Church of the Nazarene in Forest City where she enjoyed teaching the children’s Sunday School Class. She worked as a bookkeeper for Isothermal Community College for 20 years before her retirement and enjoyed reading, craftwork and bible studies. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Ruth Walker, Betty Jean Jones and Alice Jones. Survivors include one daughter, Kathy Lindsey and her husband, Steve, of Forest City; one grandson, Keith Mitchell and his wife, Stephanie, of Ellenboro; one great grandson, Brandon Mit-chell; two brothers, Frank “Buck” James Jones of Forest City and Paul D. Jones of York, SC and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2009 at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Dale Austin officiating. Interment will follow in the Providence United Methodist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time. The family requests memorial donations be sent to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit