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Early voting starts Feb. 15

By CAROL BROOKS freelance writer cab1hp@gmail.com The Civic Center at Jamestown Town Hall, 301 E. Main St., is a site for early voting. Doors will be open 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Please enter from the back parking lot.

Greensboro early voting locations for Guilford County residents are the Board of Elections office, Old Courthouse in Greensboro; N.C. Cooperative Extension on Burlington Road; Barber Park, Simpkins Pavilion; Brown Recreation Center;

Bur-Mil Club; Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum, Kimball Hall; Craft Recreation Center; Leonard Recreation Center; Lewis Recreation Center; N.C. A&T University, Dudley Building; and UNC-Greensboro, Kaplan Center-Wellness.

Also Deep River Recreation Center, Roy B. Culler, Jr. Senior Center and Washington Terrace Park in High Point; Oak Ridge Town Hall; and Pleasant Garden Community Center On Election Day, March 5, will be open from open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. You

should vote at your own precinct.

Voters must present a photo ID to cast a ballot in person this year. Acceptable forms of ID include a North Carolina driver’s license; state ID from the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles (also called “non-operator ID”); driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory if voter registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election; United States passport or U.S. passport card; North Carolina voter photo ID card

issued by a county board of elections; college or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections; military or veterans ID with photo issued by the U.S. Government; state or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections; tribal enrollment card issued by a tribe recognized by the state or a tribe recognized by the federal government Free IDs are available from the Guilford County Board of Elections, 301 W. Market St., Greensboro,

www.guilfordcountync.gov, or through the NCDMV. If you do not have a valid photo ID card on Election Day, you may still vote and have your vote counted by signing an affidavit of reasonable impediment (or “Photo ID Exception Form”) as to why you have not presented a valid photo ID. The Exception Form can also be used if you have a religious objection to being photographed or are a victim of a recently declared natural disaster.

A voter 65 or older may use an expired form

of acceptable ID if the ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.

If you do not have your ID when you vote, you can still vote and then bring your valid photo ID to your county board of elections by 5 p.m. on the ninth day after Election Day. If you vote by mail, you must include a photocopy of a valid photo ID when returning your ballot. You may also complete the Absentee Photo ID Exception Form that is provided with your absentee ballot materials.

Learning Black history in print Compiled By Norma B. Dennis 7th Annual Book Sale The Friends of the Jamestown Library are once again hosting a threeday book sale. The sale will run Feb. 22 and 23 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Feb. 24 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. On Saturday, $10 will allow you to purchase all the books you can fit in a paper bag, which will be provided.

Expect to find hardcover and paperback books (recent to vintage); fiction, history, biography, cookbooks, crafts and more; as well as DVDs, children’s books, games and puzzles.

Sales will be for cash or check only.

Anyone who wishes to help sponsor the event may contact the library at 336454-4815. Sponsors will be acknowledged in the Jamestown Friends of the Library newsletter, on fliers distributed at the book sale, on Facebook and at all other book sales throughout 2024.

Proceeds from the sale and sponsorships will go towards enhancing all the Jamestown Public Library has to offer.

In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for Feb. 29-March 2. Check the library website www.jamestownpubliclibrary.com for the latest information.

Have an event that you think needs to be included in About Town? Email Norma B. Dennis at ndworddesign@gmail.com or Carol Brooks at cab1hp@gmail.com

By CAROL BROOKS freelance writer cab1hp@gmail.com Many people collect things from events that happened in their lifetime — a piece of wedding cake, post cards from places visited, newspaper clippings of the twin towers that were destroyed on 9/11, T-shirts declaring their team’s tournament championship or a musician’s tour.

Effley Howard, Sr., 66, has collected over 5,000 Ebony and Jet magazines and others that chronicle the history of Black America. Many of these magazines, along with special ones featuring local celebrities, Black Panthers, the Jackson 5 and others, are on display until March 2 at the High Point Museum.

“I’ve always liked the Ebonys and Jets, but started collecting probably about 40 years ago,” Howard said. His interest was sparked by the stories of integration he heard as a child — Brown vs. Board of Education, Rosa Parks, Freedom Riders, etc.

Howard began the Thankful Heritage Museum and its website in 1993 after hearing his family talk about how far Blacks have come in America.

“My children, because of the Ebonys, learned a lot of history when their teachers started talking about Black History Month,” Howard said. “[The teachers] said, ‘Where did you learn?’ My children said ‘my father.’” see print, page 2

Photo courtesy High Point Museum

(Above) Effley Howard, Sr., describes the founding of Negro Digest, Ebony and Jet magazines by John H. Johnson.

Photo by Carol Brooks

(At right) Ebony magazine was on the forefront of coverage of the Civil Rights Movement. This cover is from August 1969,

100 men celebrate 100 days

By NORMA B. DENNIS FREELANCE WRITER ndworddesign@gmail.com

see 100, page 2

Upon arriving at Jamestown Elementary School, participants in Photos by Norma B. Dennis the 100-day Meet and Greet check in at the front lobby.

Fist bumps and high fives led students into the building.

Signs could be seen everywhere encouraging students for the accomplishments made during the beginning of the In addition to special signs, the biggest greetings for students school year. were the friendly smiles.

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Timothy McMasters directed traffic along Potter Drive, waving to car riders as parents dropped them off at the Main Street side of school.

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Rhonda Sepulveda was looking for 100 good men – and she found them. On Feb. 8, 100 men showed up at Jamestown Elementary School to welcome students in honor of the 100th day of school. In addition to parents were members of the community, including businessmen, athletes, college students, deputies, firefighters and even a librarian.

“We felt this was a good way to celebrate the 100th day of school and promote positive male presence within the school community,” Sepulveda, a member of office support at the school, said.

“The community showed up in a mighty way.”

Parents were excited and the event was already trending on the Internet before the morning was over.

“I saw this online at a school in Georgia and brought the idea up to our principal (Christa DiBonaventure),” Sepulveda said.

“We only had about one week to pull it all together.”

Helping Sepulveda organize

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continued from front the special occasion were Kabyn Pearson and Timothy McMasters, both alumni of the school who now have children who attend there.

“I am active with things that happen at the school and volunteer through the PTA as time allows,” McMasters said. “I was happy to bring light to men, motiving them to step up. I also love magical moments and today was one of them. It was great to see the men excited and to see them greet the children with that excitement and love. They sacrificed their time and braved the cold to do it. I think this opened the door for men to participate in other events.

“The teachers, school staff, parents and community came together to make it special for the children. It was an ‘It takes a village’ moment.”

Before the event, McMasters had helped reach out to men at work and in his neighborhood. He also pulled in vendors to support the event with refreshments for the volunteers. Publix was one business that, according to McMasters, went above and beyond donating a large variety of bakery items.

During the event, McMasters could be found standing in the middle of the road on Potter Drive, waving to the parents and students as they arrived, directing traffic

Photos by Norma B. Dennis

(At left) Opening doors and providing positive encouragement were high on the priority list. (Below) Several men line the hallway waiting for school doors to open so they could proceed outside to greet car riders.

into and out of one of the car lines.

All together, there were six stations at which men greeted students as they arrived, including those getting off buses and out of cars.

The special welcome to school reminded students of what they could accomplish. Many signs the volunteers held said things like “You are 100 days smarter.” In addition to being a celebration of the first 100 days of school, it encouraged students to keep up the good work with only 80 days left in the school year.

In the past the first 100 days of school had been celebrated in individual classrooms. This was the first time it had been a schoolwide event.

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“The morning was phenomenal,” Sepulveda said. “I have heard nothing but rave reviews. To see all the men come to greet the kids was amazing. Not all the students have a positive male role model and to be greeted by all these men was special. The kids enjoyed it.”

Sepulveda was overwhelmed at

the response she received from the community and has been encouraged to do this again next year.

“Imagine what can be done if we have over a week to plan it,” she said. “I expect to see this idea spread throughout (Guilford County) and see other schools doing it.”

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continued from front The teachers would bring Howard into their classrooms to talk about Black history. Other schools began asking Howard to speak at their schools and class reunions. This was happening while he was working full time at Gilbarco, a manufacturer of fueling equipment.

Howard calls himself African American, but recognizes the long history of naming this race, many now considered derogatory. Those other names are only descriptive and do not lend themselves to the people being from a home country, in this case, Africa.

Ebony and Jet magazines were published

by John H. Johnson, an entrepreneur who also owned a hair products business. Ebony, the oldest magazine, followed in the footsteps of Johnson’s earlier Negro Digest, in highlighting family life in the Black community.

“It was so important to have magazines like Ebony and Jet,” Howard said. “Up until 1975 we only had Negro History Week, which Carter G. Woodson started in 1926, but in 1968 they changed it to Black History Week.

“The magazines were so important because a magazine picture is worth a thousand words.

When Johnson started the magazine in 1945, Black people were able to see themselves as a positive image. It was no longer like the Tarzans and the Buckwheat and Stymie from ‘The Little Rascals,’ or ‘Our Gang,’ comedies of the 1930s. No longer like ‘Amos and Andy,’ which came from blackface.”

Blackface was burnt cork or theatrical makeup used by white performers to caricature or stereotype Black people.

“Magazines and newspapers date a time in history where you can go and actually read what’s going on at the time,” Howard said.

The monthly Ebony prominently featured a large photograph of its feature subject on each cover, certain to grab the eye of those perusing a magazine rack. Dorothy Dandridge, Ella Fitzgerald, scientists, doctors and business people graced the covers. Centerfolds featured bikini-clad beauty queens.

The weekly Jet was smaller in size but also was able to feature prominent Blacks across the United States well as up-do-date Top-40 music lists. The week after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus the report was in Jet. North Carolina celebrities featured include actress/singers Fantasia Barrino from High Point and Pam Grier from Winston-Salem; jazz great John Coltrane who grew up in High Point; singers Roberta Flack from Black Mountain, Nina Simone from Tryon and Ben E. King from Henderson; basketball great

Photo courtesy High Point Museum Photo by Carol Brooks Over the years, Ebony magazine has featured African-American entertainers sev- Jet was smaller in size than Ebony, but weekly. eral times.

Michael Jordan, who grew up in Wilmington; High Point’s Robert Brown; and Ellerbe’s Judge Henry Frye.

Jet ceased publication around 2014 except for a few special editions and Ebony did the same in 2016. They exist now only online.

Howard says he has read all of the Jet magazines and most of the Ebonys.

The display at the High Point Museum is just a small part of Howard’s vast collection.

He calls it a traveling museum because he does not have a permanent location, but now that he has retired from Gilbarco, he has time to devote to looking for donors and a location for a permanent home for his collections. He likes the Triad area because there are so many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other colleges in the area, not to mention the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro and the history of Woolworth’s sit-ins in High Point and Winston-Salem. He now also has time to finish the book he is writing about Black history.

Howard offers workshops and lectures on Black history. The list is available at thankfulheritagemuseum.org.

As his family’s historian in Wilkes County and grio — a traditional, West African musician or storyteller who recounts the oral history of a village, family, etc. — as well as a

storyteller and genealogist, Howard not only tells his own family’s history, but through his work with the Thankful Heritage Museum, he tells the history of Blacks in America. The exhibit in High Point is just part of the different categories he has collected, including civil rights materials. Some items date to the 1700s.

Thankful Heritage Museum, Inc. is a 501©(3) non-profit organization. Its mission is “to research and teach African American history, thereby enriching the lives of each individual who views the collection or listens to a lecture series. Thankful Heritage, Inc. is devoted to the preservation of African-American artistic, cultural and historical materials.” Part of the vision statement is “to work towards improving race relations in the community.” Donations are appreciated. The website is thankfulheritagemuseum.org.

WANT TO GO? The Ebony and Jet Showcase runs through March 2. Eppley Howard is adding to displays on a regular basis. The High Point Museum is located at 1859 E. Lexington Ave. It is open TuesdaySaturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information visit www.highpointnc.gov/ Museum.

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Taniya D. Reaves Law Office of Taniya D. Reaves, PLLC 1420 Miltonwood Road Browns Summit, NC 27214 Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 2024 (165) NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of RICHARD L. MEACHAM aka RICHARD LEGETTE MEACHAM, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before the 4th day of May, 2024 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January 2024.

Co-Executor - MELANIE MIZE 1719 SHEPERDS WAY ASHEBORO, NC 27205 Co-Executor - SUSAN EDWARDS 5307 PERROU COURT GREENSBORO, NC 27410 (aff) Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2024 (paid) NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of KIMBERLY ANN PODLAS (a/k/a KIMBERLIANNE PODLAS), Deceased, late of Guilford, County, North Carolina, the undersigned individual hereby gives notice to all persons, firms, and corporations having any claim against the Estate of KIMBERLY ANN PODLAS (a/k/a KIMBERLIANNE PODLAS), Deceased, to present such claims to the Executor, c/o Adam P.M. Tarleton, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P., Post Office Box 26000, Greensboro, North Carolina 27420 on or before May 1, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to KIMBERLY ANN PODLAS (a/k/a KIMBERLIANNE PODLAS), Deceased, are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned Executor.

This the 24rd day of January, 2024.

JULIE MANCINI, Executor of the Estate of KIMBERLY ANN PODLAS (a/k/a KIMBERLIANNE PODLAS) ADAM P.M. TARLETON, Attorney Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P. Post Office Box 26000 Greensboro, North Carolina 27420 Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOWELL DOUGLAS COOPER The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as

Executor of the Estate of Lowell Douglas Cooper, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 1, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024.

Sue McClellan Cooper, Executor c/o J. Aaron Bennett, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street (27401) Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2024

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of JUDY C. LEATHERWOOD, aka JUDY CLEARMAN LEATHERWOOD, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of May 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024.

David N. Leatherwood, Executor of the Estate of Judy C. Leatherwood, aka Judy Clearman Leatherwood 310 Kimberly Drive Greensboro, NC 27408 Amy S. Klass Fox Rothschild LLP P.O. Box 21927 Greensboro, NC 27420-1927 Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified on the 23rd day of January, 2024, as Executor of the Estate of Raymond Wade Wolfe, Sr., deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned Executor on or before the 2nd day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of January, 2024.

The Estate of Raymond Wade Wolfe, Sr. Kevin Byron Wolfe, Executor 7860 NC 150 East Brown Summit, NC 27214 Attorney for the Estate: William H. Flowe, Jr. P.O. Box 1315 Liberty, NC 27298 Phone: (336) 622-2278 Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator ofthe Estate of MARGIE FARRINGTON RUST, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to present them to the undersigned at 101 Bramble Drive, Jamestown, North Carolina 27282, on or before May 1, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024.

Charles L. Rust, Jr. Administrator of the Estate of Margie FatTington Rust Mattocks & Mattocks P.O. Box 2062 High Point, NC 27261 Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF FRANK C. OATHOUDT aka FRANK OATHOUDT The undersigned, Pamela Helfers Riss, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Frank C. Oathoudt aka Frank Oathoudt, deceased, a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned or her attorney on or before May 2, 2024 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024.

Pamela Helfers Riss, Executor Laura P. Sloane, Attorney at Law The Elderlaw Firm 403 W. Fisher Avenue Greensboro, NC 27401 336-378-1122 January 31, and February 7, 14, and 21, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MARY JO HELFERS The undersigned, Pamela Helfers Riss, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary Jo Helfers, deceased, a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned or her attorney on or before May 2, 2024 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024.

Pamela Helfers Riss, Executor Laura P. Sloane, Attorney at Law The Elderlaw Firm 403 W. Fisher Avenue Greensboro, NC 27401 336-378-1122 January 31, and February 7, 14, and 21, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of LINDA LANGWORTHY, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before the 4th day of May, 2024 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January 2024.

MIA JOHNSON aka MIA GORDON JOHNSON 4708 PENNOAK RD GREENSBORO, NC 27407 Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2024 (paid) NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of ERICA CHRISTIAN, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before the 4th day of May, 2024 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January 2024.

NYASIA CHRISTIAN 4600 BIG TREE WAY, 11F GREENSBORO, NC 27409 Jan. 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of JOHN CARROLL COMPTON, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of May, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024

William Britt Brady, Administrator c/o Ronald P. Johnson, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street (27401) Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 1/31/24, 2/7/24, 2/14/24 & 2/21/24

Patti D Dobbins Patti D. Dobbins, Attorney at Law, PLLC 3350 Valley Rd Winston-Salem, NC 27106 Telephone – 336-922-0341 Facsimile – 336-922-0342 pattidobbins@usa.net SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE February 7, 14, 21, 2024 ($250)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Donald Newell Setliff, late of Guilford County, NC, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned’s attorney, Susan L. Hunt, PC, 501 Simpson Street, Greensboro, NC 27401, on or before May 1, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024.

Donald Kim Setliff 4402 Essex Court High Point, NC 27265 Reko Currie Susan L. Hunt, PC 501 Simpson Street Greensboro, NC 27401 1/31/24, 2/7/24, 2/14/24 & 2/21/24 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of GLORIA WILLIAMS HUNTLEY BETHEA aka GLORIA W BETHEA, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of May, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024 ROBIN ANITA HUNTLEY BRISTOW aka ROBIN A BRISTOW 2104 ALPINE DRIVE HIGH POINT, NC 27260 1/31/24, 2/7/24, 2/14/24 & 2/21/24 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY I, PATTY KEEL, have qualified as Executor of the Estate of CYNTHIA JEAN HYDER, deceased, formerly of Guilford County. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to present them to me at the address shown below on or before May 9, 2024, or your claim will be barred pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 28A-19-3. I hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations indebted to the decedent to make immediate payment to me.

This the 1st day of February, 2024.

Patty Keel, Executor Estate of CYNTHIA JEAN HYDER Post Office Box 2608 High Point, North Carolina 27261 Charles E. Lynch, Jr. KEZIAH GATES LLP Post Office Box 2608 201 Neal Place High Point, North Carolina 27261 (336} 889-6900 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLYDE LESLIE TAYLOR The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as CoExecutors of the Estate of Clyde Leslie Taylor, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

Leslie T. Gaynor, Co-Executor William Eric Taylor, Co-Executor c/o Ronald P. Johnson, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. 235 North Edgeworth Street (27401) Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONNA C. ALLEN The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Executor of the Estate of Donna C. Allen, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

Charles Anderson Allen, Executor c/o Martha T. Peddrick, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street (27401) Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024.

This, the 7th day of February 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Betty Gay Jenkins, late of Guilford County North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at P.O. Box 5994, Greensboro, North Carolina 27435, on or before the 7th day of May 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 7th day of February 2024.

Ramelo K. Deramus Administrator of the Estate of Betty Gay Jenkins Jonathan M. Parisi Attorney at Law Spangler Estate Planning P.O. Box 5994 Greensboro, NC 27435 February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Susan Julia Curtis, late of Guilford County North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at P.O. Box 5994, Greensboro, North Carolina 27435, on or before the 7th day of May 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 7th day of February 2024.

Ruth C. Curtis Administrator of the Estate of Susan Julia Curtis Jonathan M. Parisi Attorney at Law Spangler Estate Planning P.O. Box 5994 Greensboro, NC 27435 February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of MARSHALL EDMOND TILLEY aka MARSHALL TILLEY, late of Guilford County, NC, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February 2024.

HOWARD VANCE TILLEY HOWARD V TILLEY 2565 OLD MILL RD HIGH POINT, NC 27265 February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024 (paid) NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LAURENCE M. GIBNEY aka LAURENCE MILLER GIBNEY aka LAURENCE GIBNEY aka LARRY GIBNEY, DECEASED. The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Executor of the Estate of Laurence M. Gibney aka Laurence Miller Gibney aka Laurence Gibney aka Larry Gibney, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 7, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

Patrick Haywood aka J. Patrick Haywood, Executor Estate of Laurence M. Gibney aka Laurence Miller Gibney aka Laurence Gibney aka Larry Gibney, Deceased c/o J. Aaron Bennett, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Billy Dan Jones, late of Guilford County North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at P.O. Box 5994, Greensboro, North Carolina 27435, on or before the 7th day of May 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February 2024.

Joanne J. Felder Executor of the Estate of Billy Dan Jones

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Arnold Ira Andrews (a/k/a Arnold I Andrews), late of Guilford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the office of Ingersoll Firm, PLLC, 1590 Westbrook Plaza Dr. Ste. 203, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103 on or before May 7, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 7th day of February, 2024 Jacqueline Marie Andrews, Executor Marc W. Ingersoll, Attorney: Ingersoll Firm, PLLC 1590 Westbrook Plaza Drive, Suite 203 Winston-Salem, NC 27103 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024

Jonathan M. Parisi Attorney at Law Spangler Estate Planning P.O. Box 5994 Greensboro, NC 27435 February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY File No. 2024 E 870 The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Katherine G. Stern, deceased, late of Greensboro, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar to their recovery.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

JAMES M. COLEY Co-Personal Representative 3703 West Market Street, Suite B Greensboro, NC 27403

Katherine S. Weaver f/k/a Katherine O. Stern Executor c/o Brinton D. Wright, Esq. P. O. Box 39266 Greensboro, NC 27438 February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of EXIE LUCILLE ALTMAN aka EXIE LUCILE ALTMAN, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of May, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF GUILFORD 24-SP-226 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE of a North Carolina Deed of Trust executed by Patricia Davis, recorded October 1, 1998 in Book 4752, Page 1679 in the Office of the Register of Deeds, Guilford County, North Carolina,

THOMAS C ALTMAN 5307 BREKENWOOD ROAD PLEASANT GARDEN, NC 27313 1/31/24, 2/7/24, 2/14/24 & 2/21/24

Patti Dobbins, Substitute Trustee.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BILLIE L. COBLE A/K/A BILLIE LOUISE LOWE COBLE A/K/A LOUISE L. COBLE The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Billie L. Coble a/k/a Billie Louise Lowe Coble a/k/a Louise L. Coble, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned

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failure to do so the party seeking service against you will ask the Clerk for an order to sell the Subject Property by trustee’s sale.

Amy S. Klass Fox Rothschild LLP P.O. Box 21927 Greensboro, NC 27420-1927 1/31/24, 2/7/24, 2/14/24 & 2/21/24

Gillian Nicole Compton Lowrance, Co-Executor of the Estate of John Carroll Compton 10725 Thatcher Way Johns Creek, GA 30097

WEDNESDAY Wednesday

on or before May 1, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of January, 2024

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROSELLA V. MESSICK The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Executor of the Estate of Rosella V. Messick, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

Jerry C. Messick, Executor c/o Ronald P. Johnson, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street (27401) Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024

Jeanne Compton Allison, Co-Executor of the Estate of John Carroll Compton 27 Collenwood Road, Arden, NC 28704

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Unknown Heirs of Patricia Davis Take notice that a pleading seeking to foreclose the above referenced Deed of Trust has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: foreclosure of a Deed of Trust. If you are an intestate heir of Patricia Davis, you may have an interest in the property being foreclosed. The address of the property at issue is 1421 Victory Street, Greensboro, N.C. 27407 (the “Subject Property”). The Foreclosure Hearing is March 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM. To protect any interest you claim in the Subject Property, you must attend the foreclosure hearing and upon your

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF SARAH AVONNE B. COLEY, deceased All persons, firms and corporations having claims against SARAH AVONNE B. COLEY, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, are notified to present the same to the undersigned on or before May 10, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

DALE M. COLEY Co-Personal Representative 3703 West Market Street, Suite B Greensboro, NC 27403 GABRIEL & BERRY, LLP Attorneys at Law 3703 West Market Street, Suite B Greensboro, NC 27403 Telephone: (336) 275 9381 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Administrator of the Estate of SULENNY M TERAN, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

EBER ARTEMIO TERAN BARRERA 2729 GILLIAM RD ELON, NC 27244 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024. (paid) NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Executor of the Estate of JEFF BAGGETT aka JEFFREY HOWARD BAGGETT, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

CYNTHIA BAGGETT aka CYNTHIA LEE WILSON BAGGETT 3900 ROCKBRIDGE RD. GREENSBORO, NC 27407 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024. (paid) NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS I, BETSY M. SINK, have qualified as Executor of the Estate of MARTHA D. MODLIN (aka Martha Davis Modlin), deceased, formerly of Guilford County. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to present them to me at the address shown below on or before May 9, 2024, or your claim will be barred pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 28A-19-3. I hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations indebted to the decedent to make immediate payment to me.

This the 2nd day of February, 2024.

Steven H. Bouldin BOULDIN BLAZEK PLLC Post Office Box 16109 High Point, NC 27261

(336) 642-3824 Betsy M. Sink, Executor Estate of MARTHA D. MODLIN Post Office Box 16109 High Point, North Carolina 27261 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jerry Wayne Willard, late of 817 Coquina Lane, Randleman, Guilford County, North Carolina 27406, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at 4145 Randolph Church Road, Liberty, NC 27298, on or before the 10th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 7th day of February, 2024.

Mary Lou Willard Executor of the Estate of Jerry Wayne Willard Pamela E. Whitaker Attorney at Law 4145 Randolph Church Road Liberty, NC 27298 (336) 622-3553 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Executor of the Estate of ETHEL M THREATT, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

TERRI RENEE RILEY 1613 BRIDLINGTON ROAD KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284 LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD R. FOUST 204 MUIRS CHAPEL RD. , GREENSBORO, NC 27410 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PARKER H. WASHBURN The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Administrator CTA of the Estate of Parker H. Washburn, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 8, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of February, 2024.

Michael R. Gillis, Administrator CTA c/o Ronald P. Johnson, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street (27401) Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of BARRY KEITH GAULDIN, late of Guilford County, NC, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 15, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February 2024.

SUSAN RIERSON GAULDIN ATTORNEY TRACY WILLIAMS PO Box 258 OAK RIDGE, NC 27310 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of PATSY BRILES HOLT AKA PATSY RUTH BRILES HOLT of Guilford County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 15, 2024 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Sharon Renee Holt aka Sharon Holt Carter Executor of the Estate of Patsy Briles Holt aka Patsy Ruth Briles Holt 5361 Amick Road Julian, NC 27283 Molly R. Ciaccio Wyatt Early Harris Wheeler, LLP 1912 Eastchester Drive High Point, NC 27265 Telephone: (336) 884-4444 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE OF BRENDA IDOL PITTS a/k/a BRENDA KAY PITTS, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 14th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Kim Toney Hizer, Executor Estate of Brenda Idol Pitts a/k/a Brenda Kay Pitts 24-E-991, Guilford County 1649 Brookford Road Kernersville, NC 27284 Ryan Q. Gladden Law Offices of Adams & Winfree 100 South Elm Street, Suite 430 Greensboro, NC 27401 Telephone: (336) 273-8998 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of DORIS HELEN ROOPE aka HELEN ROBERTSON ROOPE, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 14th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

ROBIN BRENON 610 FORREST RIDGE LN LEXINGTON, NC 27292 SUSAN HARMAN-SCOTT, Attorney at Law P. O. Box 1593, Nags Head, NC 27959 252-573-8248 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024. (paid)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of James P. Armstrong, Jr. (aka James Paul Armstrong, Jr.), late of Guilford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms or corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at PO Box 5945, High Point, North Carolina 27262 on or before the 14th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Kevin L. Rochford, Attorney Estate of James P. Armstrong, Jr. PO Box 5945 High Point, North Carolina 27262 Glenna Lee Armstrong-Lowden, Executor Estate of James P. Armstrong, Jr. PO Box 5945 High Point, North Carolina 27262 2/14/24, 2/21/24, 2/28/24, 3/6/24

NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS 24 E 969 The undersigned, Katherine Williams Anderson, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Ruth Ann Williams Lemons, Deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the Estate to present such claims to the undersigned in care of the undersigned’s Attorney at their address on or before May 14, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the above-named Executrix.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Katherine Williams Anderson, Executrix Estate of Ruth Ann Williams Lemons Blaire D. McClanahan, Esq. Law Offices of Cheryl David 528 College Rd. Greensboro, NC 27410 Phone No.: (336) 547-9999 Fax No.: (336) 547-9477 February 14, 21, 28 and March 6, 2024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GUILFORD

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MATTHEW MILLER 214 SPRING LANE CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024. (paid)

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SANDRA FORTENBERRY DILL DECEASED The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Executor of the Estate of Sandra Fortenberry Dill, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 14th, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY All persons, firms or corporations having claims against Nancy Blackett Nagel, Deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before 90 days from receipt of this notice, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Charles Franklin Morris, Jr., Executor Estate of Sandra Fortenberry Dill, Deceased c/o J. Aaron Bennett, Esq, Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 February 14, 21, 28 and March 6, 2024

James Edward Nagel Executor of the Estate of Nancy B. Nagel; 24 E 893 5207 Hedrick Dr Greensboro, NC 27401 Charles Winfree Law Offices of Adams & Winfree 100 South Elm Street, Suite 430 Greensboro, NC 27401 Telephone: (336) 273-8998 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of KENNETH E FLYNT aka KENNETH EDWARD FLYNT, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 15th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of James P. Armstrong, Jr. (aka James Paul Armstrong, Jr.), late of Guilford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms or corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at PO Box 5945, High Point, North Carolina 27262 on or before the 14th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Kevin L. Rochford, Attorney Estate of James P. Armstrong, Jr. PO Box 5945 High Point, North Carolina 27262

JOHN MATTHEW HAWKINS 3734 WARRINGTON DRIVE CHARLOTTE, NC 28211 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

Glenna Lee Armstrong-Lowden, Executor Estate of James P. Armstrong, Jr. PO Box 5945 High Point, North Carolina 27262 2/14/24, 2/21/24, 2/28/24, 3/6/24

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY File No. 2024 E 1012 The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of William E. Phillips, Jr., deceased, late of Greensboro, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 15, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar to their recovery.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of EDWARD M MILLER, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 14th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Vicki C. Simon, Executor c/o Brinton D. Wright, Esq. P. O. Box 39266 Greensboro, NC 27438 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA- GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 22 SP 930

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of MARY FREEMAN BUTTS, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 15th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

DIANE ELIZABETH BUTTS 2505 GLEN BURNIE DRIVE GREENSBORO, NC 27406 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024. (paid) NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of RUBY S MOTLEY aka RUBY SHOAF MNOTLEY, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 15th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

DONNA MOTLEY NELSON 302 N. TREMONT DRIVE GREENSBORO, NC 27403 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024. (paid) NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of STUART DWAYNE JONES, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 15th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

KAY JONES 5201 OLD MINE RD BROWNS SUMMIT, NC 27214 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024. (paid) NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID E. ESSA A/K/A DAVID EDWARD ESSA The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Administrator CTA of the Estate of David E. Essa a/k/a David Edward Essa, deceased, late of Guilford County,

the indebtedness secured by said Lien, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Guilford County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, Jonathon Woodruff, Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on February 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM at the usual place of sale at the Guilford County Courthouse, Greensboro, North Carolina, the following described real property (including the house, if any and any other improvements thereon):

IN RE FORECLOSURE OF A CLAIM OF LIEN HELD BY WAKE BRIDGE AT WATERBURY ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR PAST DUE ASSESSMENTS ON 2006 OTTER CREEK DRIVE, WHITSETT, NORTH CAROLINA 27377 WHICH PROPERTY IS TITLED TO SHASTA DOMONI STALEY

Being all Lot Number 147, as show on the final plat of Phase 4B, Waterbury AKA Wakebridge Map 1 of 2, a plat of which is recorded in Plat Book 158, Page 79, Guilford County Register of Deeds, NC.

Foreclosure of Lien filed with the Clerk of Superior Court on October 02, 2023, file #23 M 428. Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Wake Bridge at Waterbury Association, Inc. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Guilford County, North Carolina in Book 5122, Page 36, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of

Property address: 2006 Otter Creek Drive, Whitsett, NC 27377.

Present Owner(s): Shasta Domoni Staley.

The sale will be made subject to all prior sales and releases and to all deeds of trust, liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions, easements, assessments, leases, and other matters of record, if any.

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Gloria K. Essa, Administrator CTA c/o Davis McDonald, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street (27401) Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

of the Estate of Mark Funderburk, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, notifies all persons, firms or corporation having claims against the said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 15, 2024, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate settlement.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Kristin Smale, Administrator of the Estate of Mark Funderburk c/o Robert D. Douglas, III Offit Kurman, P. A. 300 North Greene Street, Suite 200 Greensboro, NC 27401 4871-4899-9843, v. 1 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE GUILFORD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT DIVISION - FILE NO. 19 JT 483 IN THE MATTER OF: CS TO: Christopher Sneed, Father of A Male Child, born on July 27, 2017 in Guilford County, NC TAKE NOTICE that a Petition has been filed against you in the District Court of Guilford County, North Carolina.

The nature of the relief being sought is termination of your parental rights. You are required to answer the Petition and make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of first publication of this notice, on February 14, 2024. Upon your failure to do so, Petitioner will apply to the court for an order terminating your parental rights.

You have the right to be represented by a lawyer in this case. If you want a lawyer and cannot afford one, the Court will appoint a lawyer to represent you. You may hire a lawyer of your choice at any time, or you may waive the right to a lawyer and represent yourself. At the first court hearing, the Court will determine whether you qualify for a court-appointed lawyer. You have been appointed provisional counsel, Jason Senges, (336)252-4155. NOTE: If a lawyer is appointed for you and if the Court terminates your parental rights, you may become liable for repayment of the lawyer’s fees and a judgment for the amount of the fees may be entered against you. You are entitled to attend any hearing affecting your parental rights. The contact information for the Court is: Juvenile Division, 201 S. Eugene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401, (336)-412-7300.

Danielle De Angelis NC State Bar No. 28886 Brinkley Walser Stoner 10 LSB Plaza Lexington, North Carolina 27292 Telephone: (336) 249-2101 February 14, 21, 28, 2024 (195)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Jose Plascencia-Aparicio, aka Jose Karlos Plascencia-Aparicio, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before May 15, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Virginia Plascencia Address: c/o Abigail E. Peoples 5859 Old Oak Ridge Road Greensboro, NC 27410

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY ESTATE OF MARK FUNDERBURK The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF RONNIE MALCOLM MILLER, deceased All persons, firms and corporations having claims against RONNIE MALCOLM MILLER, deceased,

Abigail E. Peoples, Attorney Law Firm of Abigail E. Peoples, PLLC 5859 Old Oak Ridge Road Greensboro, NC 27410 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of BILLIE HOLT, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 15th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

JODY HOLT 17 OLD SCHOOL ROAD TRINITY, NC 27370 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024. (paid)

Pursuant to NCGS §45-21.10(b), any successful bidder will be required to deposit with Jonathon Woodruff, Trustee, immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of Five Percent (5%) of the bid amount or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00).

Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price in cash or certified check at the time Jonathon Woodruff, Trustee, tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid at the time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in NCGS §45-21.30(d) and (e).

This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

late of Guilford County, North Carolina, are notified to present the same to the undersigned on or before May 18, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

TAMMY MCDONALD Personal Representative 3703 West Market Street, Suite B Greensboro, NC 27403 GABRIEL & BERRY, LLP Attorneys at Law 3703 West Market Street, Suite B Greensboro, NC 27403 Telephone: (336) 275 9381 February 14, 21, 28, March 6, 2024

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of SANDRA SMITH COWART, deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present such claims to the undersigned at the addresses given below on or before the 15th day of May, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

WALTER JOHN SMITH 567 BAKER ROAD CAMERON, NC 28326 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA – GUILFORD COUNTY All persons, firms or corporations having claims against ROBERT LEE WARD, Deceased, late of Guilford County, North Carolina, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before 90 days from receipt of this notice, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of February, 2024.

Diana Lynn Ward Administrator of the Estate Of Robert Lee Ward; 24-E-864 208 Oaklawn St High Point, NC 27262 Charles Winfree Law Offices of Adams & Winfree 100 South Elm Street, Suite 430 Greensboro, NC 27401 Telephone: (336) 273-8998 February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 2024.

pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination.

The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

OF COUNSEL: Jonathon Woodruff, Trustee 3623 N. El Elm Street Suite 200 Greensboro, NC 27455 Telephone: (336) 378-1899 Signed: February 2, 2024 Feb. 7, 14, 2024

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This the 14th day of February, 2024.

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Salome’s Stars Week oF FeB. 19, 2024

Use the information you recent- someone close to you seeks your ly received to make some long- counsel.

ARIeS (March 21 to April deferred changes regarding a 19) Put that restless Arian surge personal situation. Also, continCAPRICoRn (December 22 to good use this week by prepar- ue to exercise financial restraint. to January 19) A disappointment ing your winter-weary home for can turn into a learning experispring. Also, be more flexible VIRGo (August 23 to Sep- ence. Now, at least, you know about accepting a workplace tember 22) That new responsi- what not to do. Meanwhile, change. bility you’re now considering expect more options to open up. could lead to many opportunitAuRuS (April 20 to May ties. But be sure you have all AQuARIuS (January 20 to 20) Your well-known ability the facts before you agree to February 18) What goes around to be patient is challenged as take it on. comes around as a friend from you wait for more news about the past returns a favor. Don’t a promising opportunity that lIBRA (September 23 to be timid about accepting it with could lead you down a new October 22) A friend might try good grace. You deserve it. career path. to advise you against a potentially risky move. Ultimately, PISCeS (February 19 to GeMInI (May 21 to June the decision is yours, but hear March 20) Your spiritual 20) A setback in your travel them out before you decide. strength helps you deal with plans could prove to be a blessa family member’s problem. ing in disguise. Use this extra SCoRPIo (October 23 to Expect some difficulties, but time to help close a growing November 21) You might feel stay with it until it’s ultimately gap between you and a family justified in demanding an apolo- resolved. member. gy, but it might be wiser to settle things so that today’s adversary BoRn thIS Week: You CAnCeR (June 21 to July doesn’t become tomorrow’s can observe people and situ22) Don’t let a sudden sense enemy. ations with absolute honesty. of separation between you and You’d be a fine social worker, your partner go unchallenged.

SAGIttARIuS (November psychoanalyst or member of the It’s important to make a strong 22 to December 21) Good news: clergy. effort to clear things up.

Expect a more positive aspect to dominate your personal and ©2024 King Features Synd., Inc. leo (July 23 to August 22) professional lives. In addition,

Couch Theatre By demi tAVeRAS

The Marvels (PG-13) — After an underwhelming run at the box office, The Marvels starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani is out now on streaming! Larson reprises her role as Captain Marvel, who finds herself facing a new enemy from a different world called Kree. This enemy, Dar-Benn, discovers a Quantum Band that makes traveling through space quick and easy. In creating a new jump point with the Quantum Band, Dar-Benn links Captain Marvel’s powers to none other than Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel herself (Vellani), and an astronaut named Monica Rambeau (Parris). The trio, who now get

inconveniently transported to different locations any time they use their powers, must band together to stop Dar-Benn from exacting revenge on their home worlds. (Disney+) Past Lives (PG-13) — This semi-autobiographical romantic-drama directed by Celine Song was recently nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars — an incredible feat for Song’s directorial debut. Starring The Morning Show’s Greta Lee and Leto’s Teo Yoo, the film follows Na Young and Hae Sung, two South Korean 12-year-olds who have crushes on each other but are forced apart after Na Young’s family moves to Canada. They virtually

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donald Glover, left, and maya erskine star in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. reunite 12 years later, seemingly drawn together due to their inexplicable connection, but the different lives they lead continue to take precedence over their budding relationship. Past Lives perfectly encompasses the joy and sorrow that comes with knowing you found the right person, just not at the right time. Out now. (Paramount+)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (tVMA) — This spy comedy series is based on the iconic 2005 film of the same name starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie but puts a quirkier spin on the original story. Donald Glover (Atlanta) portrays John Smith, opposite Maya Erskine’s Jane Smith. The two strangers are spies who adapt their respective iden-

tities in order to impersonate a married couple while they complete a high-risk mission every week. And aren’t real feelings bound to get involved when two lonely people are put in an enticing arranged marriage? The series features a handful of actors we know and love, including Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Alexander Skarsgard, Eiza Gonzalez and Ron Perlman. All episodes are available now. (Amazon Prime Video) The Pod Generation (PG-13) — In this sci-fi romantic-comedy, Alvy and Rachel Novy are a married couple in a futuristic version of New York who wish to grow their family, but with Rachel’s

bustling career and a promotion on the way, the timing isn’t right for her to have the child herself.

However, her company gives her another option: a stipend to conceive a child through the sleek, high-tech Pegazus Womb Center. There, babies are conceived, grown and even birthed through an artificial womb called a pod. If Rachel can convince Alvy to put aside his beliefs to try the technology, the couple can finally begin a life of parenthood. Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) lead the film, out on Feb. 16.

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Strange But True By lUCie winBoRne • Researchers have developed an algorithm that transforms complex data into musical sounds.

• In 2003, Marvel successfully argued in a U.S. court that mutants were “nonhuman creatures” and, therefore, toys, in order to save on taxes, since X-Men action figures were being imported as dolls but toys have a lower tariff.

• An ostrich can run faster than a horse.

• Seventy-five percent of Japanese homes boast a high-tech toilet, the latest models of which eliminate the need for toilet paper, keep you warm, check your blood pressure, play the

sound of running water to, er, drown out your business, and automatically open and shut so you won’t have to touch anything.

• Prior to the adoption of standard time zones in 1883, each city or town set its own local time based on the sun’s position.

• Six years after Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry stated, “They’ll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run,” he struck the only one of his career just hours after Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface.

• Actor George Reeves, who played Superman in the 1950s, once had to deflect a young fan who wanted to test his “invulnerability” by bringing a pistol to a live

appearance. Reeves convinced the boy to hand over his gun by warning him that a bystander might be hurt by bullets that bounced off his Superman suit.

• A 2018 study found that wearing a necktie can reduce the blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5%.

Thought for the Day: “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr. ©2024 King Features Synd., Inc.

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losing great poets Fred Chappell, former North Carolina Poet Laureate and longtime professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. died on January 4 at age 87.

To celebrate his contributions, I have revised a column I wrote in 2009 about his book of short stories, “Ancestors and Others: New and Selected Stories.”

By d.G. mARtin Asserting that his novels ONe ON ONe and short stories were equally as great as his poetry could get you in trouble with Chappell’s North Carolina Botanical Garden, “Linadoring poetry fans. They will think of him naeus Forgets” is perfect. Chappell takes always as North Carolina’s Poet Laureate, us to Sweden in 1758 where Carl Linnaeus, even though his term ended in 2003. the designer of plant classification systems, Chappell was one of the rare poets whose discovers a plant that houses a community excellence is celebrated both by his fellow of thousands of tiny human-like creatures. poets and a significant public following.

My former minister, Bob Dunham, could There is no denying that he was a great read the short story, “Judas,” and maybe poet. explain Judas’s comment that Jesus was But when he turned his poetry-tuned “simply goofy, a nut…. That was the whole word-smithing to his inventive, imagina- trouble, you know. His kind of Madness is tive, and place-based stories, something contagious.” even better than his poetry was the result, as Retired music UNC Chapel Hill prodemonstrated in his 2009 book, “Ancestors fessor Tom Warburton and former New and Others: New and Selected Stories.”

York Philharmonic lead oboist Joe RobinThat book collected a variety of 21 sto- son would delight in “Moments of Light,” ries. “Variety” is an insufficient description in which Haydn’s visit to Herschel’s (the of the different experiences that Chappell discoverer of Uranus and also an oboist) gives his readers, taking them from the observatory led to the composition of “The North Carolina mountains of the recent past Creation.” to Sweden, France and England centuries The despair that follows the loss of a best ago; from North Carolina’s “good old boys” friend in a deadly accident as described in to the composer Haydn; from Newton’s “Duet” would be familiar to a psychiatrist theories to how to kill a deer. like the late Dr. Robert Bashford, who After reading each story, I wanted to call would have understood the power of the some friend to say, “Fred Chappell wrote a friend’s music at graveside to give comfort short story especially for you.” and relief.

I want my hunting friends Doug Lay and The appearance of three genetically Wendell Merritt to read “Tradition,” which reconstructed Civil War soldiers in “Ancestakes its hero from his group into a deer tors” would thoroughly entertain Civil War blind so cold, as described by Chappell, that enthusiast Alan Stephenson. this reader started to shake.

The North Carolina Collection’s former For Peter White, former director of the director Bob Anthony could identify with

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Fred Chappell the librarian in “The Lodger.” A dead poet tries to infiltrate and take over the librarian’s life.

Cliff Butler, a retired pharmacist who grew up in Dunn, could follow the country furniture store delivery team hauling a new freezer, the surprise “Christmas Gift” for a farmer’s wife, who had ironed tobacco leaves to get high bids of the buyers for her husband’s crop.

It was easy to tag Chappell’s stories as aimed at prospective men readers. But Chappell appeals to women, too, especially those who want to understand men and their crazy doings and firm friendships.

Some stories are aimed right at women, as in “Gift of Roses,” the poignant tale of a blind woman who rescues heritage roses.

Greensboro’s Margaret Arbuckle, who once tried to save an ancient rose bush from the advancing waters of Lake Norman, might also understand.

A few weeks before Chappell’s death, my family also lost a great poet and chronicler of mountain life, my brother, Mike Martin, who also died at age 87. While I will miss both of them, I will always be grateful for their opening doors for me to see the world in richer and deeper ways.

D.G. Martin, a retired lawyer, served as UNC-System’s vice president for public affairs and hosted PBS-NC’s North Carolina Bookwatch.

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• “When thickening soup, don’t overlook instant potato mix. It’s perfect for making a thin broth into a nice, thick stew sauce, and it’s pretty cheap.

It only takes a couple of tablespoons.”

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• If your plastic food containers develop an unpleasant odor, never fear: Scrub with a paste of baking soda and lemon juice. Rinse and air-dry.

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