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Episcopal Church of the Ascension at ForkThe Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina Table of Contents History of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork, North Carolina Written by David Joyner 4-68 Short Summary of History by Joyner 70 Brief History of Ascension Episcopal at Advance 72-73 Photographs 75-76 Priests by Monte Taylor 78-80 Cemetery Records 82 - 83 Newspaper Articles 85-143 X. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina A History of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork, North Carolina Written by David Joyner in 1991 Pages 4-68 if of f •2 o 2 u> \} o. O VJ ^ Davie County Public Library Mocksvilie, North Carolina r 3 £3 A History of the Episcopal CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION Fork, North Carolina ^-1—I m Ai'f! ''SB ' f'"' Davie County Public Ubraiy Mocksviile, NC s; ^ ^ e ^ O ) ^ Compiled by David Joyner 1991 ^9 . ^>iS^A/ ^Aaant' (DAesAir&, Q).Q). /&S0 - {PS3 Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina 1893 - 1932 Bishop Cheshire notes in his journal in 1907: Nov. 17th at 11:30 a.m. "At the residence of Mr. Hairston at Cooleemee Plantations, Davie County, I said Morning Prayer and preached." V-' 5-." ^Ae^^li^Al'Meoerend^toSere'WAetric^Ss^, Q). 0.0.. s.^0. Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina Jesus said,' 'And behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high." And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. -St. Luke 24:49 , (The story of QaiAe the Ascension) ^/iOCKSVlue, ^du>f^Q)o€tor- 9^eo/q^^J'emma^, .Ahtrnidta. Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina Saying unto them, "It is written. My house is the house of prayer... -St. Luke 19:46 -V?>(The Consecration Sermon was on this text, Sunday, ^^ October 15, 1909) ^ L.. Qavie Couniy PuDiic Liorary iViocksviiie, NG FORWARD Nothing could give me more pleasure than to writing a few words to precede this fine book by David Joyner. His zeal for capturing the essence of The Church of the Ascension and his deep desire to bring forth an accurate and meaningful short history story have moved me deeply. There is no great architectural work of genius here; no soaring pipe organ; no statues nor stained glass windows. Yet the building has a simplicity and beauty all its own. The wood taken from the Cooleemee Plantation forests has aged well. The beaded tongue and groove structure grows more lovelier each year. And who in the world has hand-carved oak pews? The wood carvings and cabinet-making are indeed works of art in their own right. However, it is still the people who are **The Church". My own experiences during the past 55 years with the real people of God in this church, are just extraordinary. I recall Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, a pastor of the early forties. Mrs. Kimmer, who first lived on the plantation and later next door to the church, lived well into her nineties. Not many people know that she had an identical twin sister. Aunt Demeris, who married my great uncle, Jim Earnhardt. Miss Biddie lived close by and married Mr. Good man when they were in their middle years. She was a life-long altar guild director, who usually made the decisions about which Sundays were Communion Sunday. Some of the real men I have known are Mr. Byerly Sidden, who was my sponsor in Baptism and who lived next door, Mr. Harvey Gobble, always a man of high standing, integrity and a neighbor who was always available when needed. So were Mr. Mitchell Fleming, Mr. S.B. Sidden and Mr. Avalon Potts. All these men gave me a model of what real men are like. The kind of men you find in Church every Sunday. The kind of men, without whom we become a world and a society much less than our obtainable potential. Famous women like my Aunt Prudy, Miss Hazel, Mrs. Fleming, Frankie Sidden, Lucille Greene, Agnes Stancil and Mary Hupp are people I have loved and admired. I remember the people who did the cleaning and the other work that needed to be done, taught Sunday School, and played the organ. People like Carmen Price, Brenda Beck, Jacque Krause, Shirby Eagle and Lucille Potts led us in music. Our kind of music. Not too loud and not too great, but just what was needed. I think a lot about Uncle Jimmie Garwood. He died at the age of 22.1 notice that he had been Sunday School Superintendent at a very young age. So was I. People said, was like him." I liked that. I remember modem day samts like The Reverend Jim Conrad who married Joyce and I. He died so young. How we loved him. Also, The Revered Downs Spitler, who made a foolish speech to the P.T. A. in the 1950's. He told them they should go ahead iand integrate the schools before the government forced us to do it. He received threats to his family. Deaththreats. He was a brave Priest and the kind to remember as a hero. I know David will do a great job in the book as he talks about these wonderful people. Others will have favorites. My all-time favorites are; Miss Ruth and Miss Agnes. Some called it Miss Ruth's Church. Not a bad thing in the long run! The Hairston family has been special to me. Even claimed me as a friend and told some people in Reidsville, I should be treated like "one of the family." Called me a favorite son of the Church. That's a very extraordinary title to be given and it's one I cherish and am honored by. This Church is still an important part of the community. They gave me the kind of love and support I needed to become what some have called a "self-made man.'' I think that's too generous. The servants of God were brought together to mold me into that man and they deserve all the credit they can get. These were the people of the Church of the Ascension. 3 ? Oavie County Pud-x uoiu Mocksvilie, NC A Church is not great by how large the building is, nor by owning lots of land or money, nor even by having a great number of members. A Church is great that by deeply loving and honoring a little child and by loving Jesus with all their hearts. May God bless all who read this book. Deacon Kermit Bailey married f7} {p6b tAe^ ^Aarcd ^tAe' -jtscemuam. ^Ae' dtecr, ^adice'dr. (oonrad, ^^datedai/tAe^marriq^ceremoy^. Jfdr-. &ofiradeeraed rector untd i^6b. (SAoto- coarte^ ^jf^r-. and ^nroe^ ^oM^ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am honored that the Vestry would ask me to write a history for the Church of the Ascension. As I began my research, I quickly learned that much has happened at the Church of the Ascension in the past 85 years! I am grateful to Senior Warden Monte Taylor for his impute and encouragement in writing this history. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gobble, Mrs. Valeria Wyatt, Mrs. Lucy Foard Greene Hubbard and Judge Peter W. Hairston have provided much to this work. The Reverend Edwin Pearson Bailey and his predecessors have been interested in this project and readily contributed their thoughts and recollections. The Reverend Kermit Bailey of Greensboro kindly shared his childhood memories of the Church of the Ascension with us. Mr. Terry Stewart has spent hours entering Parish Records and other information into his computer. Judge Peter W. Hairston allowed us to use several family photographs of occasions of the Church. I am very indebted to Judge Hairston for his support and interest in this project. I appreciate the response and interest shown by the Ascension Church regarding the writing of this history. Each person I talked with shared valuable information with me, and was excited that a history was being written. I also appreciate Marianria Stoner and Fred O. Sink Printing Company for their services in printing this history for the Church. If there are errors in this work - names omitted, incorrect dates or significant occasions overlooked - I apologize for the oversight and ask your understanding. I also appreciate the interest shown in this work by the parish and the Vestry as we have worked together to compile a history for the Church of the Ascension. David Joyner I—^ 5 10 PREFACE Much time and dedicated effort have been given to the preparation of this history of the Church of the Ascension. We hope that all who read it will discover the true flavor and quality of life involved among the people of God who serve Him as members of our Church Family. I would be remiss if I did not at once extend to Mr. David Joyner, the author, the profound gratitude of the Wardens, Vestry, and members of the Church for his tireless work in compiling and writing this record of our life together, as well as for his giving us a glimpse into the past. David is a long time friend and neighbor of Ascension Church, as we all feel that he is much a part of us in so many ways. It is not an easy task to draw together bits and pieces stashed away in many different areas and among several different people. The author has done this willingly and cheerfully over a period of several months. He deserves our heartfelt appreciation, and we want to thank also those who assisted him in any way: especially Mr. Terry Stewart who typed the original manuscript, without whose assistance the outcome might have been far different. It has been my joyous privilege to serve our Lord and his people at Ascension for nearly three years, albeit on a part-time basis as Vicar. There is a great deal of love and concern here; and although we are a small mission church, there is true warmth shared by our members with all who may wish to visit. Into our "adventure" we invite all readers, and we assure you that you are always welcome at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension here in Fork, North Carolina. As you read and think through the pages which follow, may you be blessed by God our Father, through our beloved Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who enlightens us and brightens our lives by the power of His Holy Spirit. We have been blessed in so many ways as together we continue to worship our Lord Sunday by Sunday and through other activities which we share. Edwin P. Bailey, Vicar V/ Si The Reverend Edwin Pearson Bailey VICAR, CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD The Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork has served the community for almost 90 years. As we proudly approach a milestone in our history let us pause to remember our past. The past tells us where we have been-and what we have done. It also-teaches and prepares us for the future. The history of the Church of the Ascension is very interesting as it is the story of many dedicated and faithful Christian people. The first Episcopal services in Davie County were held prior to 1848 in ' 'the village of Mocksville.'' Two prominent "early" Davie County families were members of the Episcopal Church. Both the Pearson and Hairston families were Episcopalians. The Rev. Thomas L. Davis, Jr., records that he visited Mocksville in 1841. In 1846, after Rev. Davis moved to South Carolina, The Rev. John Haywood Parker came to Mocksville, He reported to the Convention in 1847 that there were nine communicants at Mocksville (Heitman, date not recorded). ^ CUV S/Hscofi€il mencster-cn^ ^ commum^coere^AeMat'&ooAeeme&^^mtatto^. ^Ae'Aom& ^ ^emcA^iScAcH^l cAasses^ Caere'AeAA^tAc'Aa&ement^cmcAAlter-e/i/tA&Ai^Ae/i/ AaecUed AeAincA t/ie' Auruee^. ucf- fSAoto-caccrtes^ ^&£er-^. ^eureta/^ ^ Davle County PuDiic UDi'ary Mocksviiie, NC The first Episcopal Church in Davie County was erected in 1848. St. Phillips Episcopal Church was organized in Mocksviiie about 1845. The Church was located at the corner of Salisbury Street and Maple Avenue. Today, an insurance agency has been built on the lot. In 1899, the brick Church was torn down and replaced by a frame building which collapsed in November 1935 (Enterprise-Record, 1935). It was noted in the Davie Record in 1935 that the Church had not been used for the past 15 or 20 years. The land for St. Phillips Church was deeded to R.M. Pearson, Lemuel Bingham. G.W. Pearson, J.A. Lillington, G.A. Miller and W.H. Beatty, Trustees. The land was given by Mrs. Catherine Pearson, wife of Congressman Joseph Pearson (Heitman, date not recorded). The altar Bible used at St. Phillips is now in the sacristy at the Church of the Ascension. The lot where St. PhiUips was located was recently sold by the Episcopal Diocese. The second Episcopal Church built in Davie County was the Church of the Good Sheperd located in Cooleemee. The Rev. Francis Murdock conducted services at the Church in 1901. The mill at Cooleemee and the houses were not all built when the Episcopal Church was completed (Duncan, 1963). The first recorded Episcopal services held in the Fork conununity were conducted by Bishop Theodore B. Lyman of Raleigh. The service was probably held in the old Pearson house at the Cooleemee Plantation. Later, services were held in the basement of the present house. As attendance increased, services were moved to the old kitchen located behind the Plantation house. Miss Ruth and Miss Agnes Hairston taught the classes using standard Sunday School material. This material was sent to them from friends who lived in Baltimore, Maryland (Hairston, 1991). There were two classes each Sunday. A "white" class was held in the morning and a "colored" Sunday School was held in the afternoon. Posters noting the Church seasons and feasts were used in these classes. Mrs. Ruth Hairston colored the posters and they were kept for many years. Sunday School classes at Cooleemee Plantation continued after the Church at Fork was built but were discontinued before World War I (Hairston, 1991). Emphasis was placed on reading at Sunday School during this period. The Bible would be passed to each student who would read one verse aloud (Hairston, 1991). There was a need for a more central meeting place after the black churches were established and Afro- American attendance dwindled. Seeing the need for an expanded Sunday School program. Miss Ruth Hairston ^de an agreement with Mr. A.M. Foster of Fork. She agreed to pay for building a second story to.his store for the sum of $300.00. This second story would be used as Sunday School rooms. It was also agreed that if there was no longer a need for the room, Mr. Foster would have the use of the second story and return the $300.00 (Hairston, 1991). It was in this room that Miss Ruth sponsored the "GirTs Friendly Society." The A.M. Foster store was located where Phillip Junior (John) Forrest now has a garden (Hairston, 1991). Mrs. lya Stewart Young remembers attending Sunday School at Foster's old store building: "I was 5 years old when I went to Sunday School at Fork. We walked (to Fork) with Miss Mae Carter (Mrs. Lindsey Luper) to the store building. There was a door at the right side of the building that opened to the stairs that went up to the classroom. Miss Ruth Hairston was our teacher. She came to Fork driving a horse and buggy from the (Cooleemee) Plantation. The classroom wasn't painted. We sat on benches with no backs. There were benches on both sides of the room. Miss Ruth (Hairston) taught from a book. I don't remember any adults being there - only little children. I don't remember any pictures on the wall. I don't remember the room being heated or having windows. I only remember the room being very long. One year, there was a Christmas tree on one side of the room for us to enjoy" (Young, 1991). 8 Several people living today have fond memories of the *'Sunday School upstairs at Foster's Store." f Christmas was a special time at the store - classroom as everyone readily recalls the Christmas tree and t gifts for all the children. Others remember the room being used when "music makers" came through Fork and played in the room upstairs. The room that Miss Ruth Hairston financed had many uses. It f I was used as a Sunday School Classroom, a meeting place for the young people and an auditorium (Hairston, ^ 1991). [ Mrs. Valeria Wyatt recalls the "room upstairs at Foster's store:" ^ "The room upstairs over the store was never finished. We had box suppers up r there. The girls would fix a box of food with a couple of pieces of ham or chicken [ and a slice of cake. We'd put the food in the box and we'd tie it up and put a ribbon and bow on it for decoration. Each girl that went to the box supper would take a I box. A man cried over it and it was sold to a young man who was willing to pay i the highest price for the box supper. We made money that way. We also had a fiddlers' convention. That's where everyone that made music would get together and make I music. Then the bands would take turns playing. There was dancing. We'd do two steppin' and the figure eight. You would buy a ticket at the door to get into the room. Judges were picked and a gift was given to the best fiddler" (Wyatt, 1991). L Mrs. Hazel McDaniel Gobble taught school in the Fork community for several years before her marriage to Mr. Harvey Gobble. She taught at the No Creek School and the Hairstons School. The No Creek I School was located near the present No Creek Primitive Baptist Church. The Hairston's School was located near the present home of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Anderson. These schools were one room schools in which seven grades were taught. Mrs. Gobble remembers: L **It was customary at the end of school that the children have a commencement program. In the room upstairs, we would have a program of songs and recitations. ! One year, Harvey Potts and Odell Foster made music for the commencement. People from everywhere came to the program. The schools only had one room so we always came to Fork for the commencement. The room upstairs was larger and had a small . stage and benches for people to sit" (Hazel Gobble, 1991). In 1927, Mr. Harvey Gobble took the students on a school outing to see the rock quarry near Woodleaf. He and the teacher loaded all the children on a T-Model Fork truck and took them on the only school outing for the year (Harvey Gobble, 1991). , The first recorded baptism by an Episcopalian rector in the Fork community was that of Mrs. G. Sanford [ (Cora Thompson) Kimmer who was baptized by The Rev. Thomas Lee Trott on October 30, 1904. She was probably baptized in the hall at Cooleemee Plantation (Parish Records, 1991). Mrs. Kimmer was born August 31, 1880 and died August 9, 1975. She made her home next door to the Church and was ^ an active member of the Church of the Ascension. Her husband, Mr. G. Sanford Kimmer, was the first person to be buried in the cemetery at the Church of the Ascension. He died January 27, 1936 (Cemetery Records, 1990). _ -sssr" 9 Mr6/. &ara/ ^Smmer- Itoed tAc' (SAurcA/ ^tA& .A^cmsiofi/^^^ ma/^^^ear^, ''Jfiis&(oora/**cwzs/cui'actioe^ memAer- ^cAe^ &MrcA/. fSAata-caiirte^ The Laird family (or Lloyd) was baptized May 1, 1905. This service was also probably held at Cooleemee Plantation. Mrs. Mittie Laird (Lloyd) was presented for Confirmation by Rev. Trott on January 25, 1906. Mrs. Cora Kimmer was presented for Confirmation November 14, 1906. The Rt. Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, D.D., Bishop of North Carolina officiated at this service (Parish Records, 1991). The Rev. E. A. Osborne held the first public celebration of Holy Communion. The historic Methodist Episcopal Church, South at Fulton was used. The date was Trinity Sunday, June 10, 1906, the two hundreth anniversary of the first celebration in what is now the state of North Carolina. The following persons received the communion: Mrs. Nat Peebles, Miss Julia Peebles, Miss Chaffin, Mrs. Sanford Kimmer, Miss Agnes Hairston, Miss Ruth Hairston and Mr. John Hanes. The communion was also privately administered to Mrs. Fanny C. Hairston and Mr. Peter W. Hairston (Parish Records, 1991). It is believed that services were for a brief time held at Fulton on the second and fourth Sunday afternoons. On June 18, 1906, A. Milton Foster and his wife, Julia A. Foster made a deed to The Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, D.D., Chas. E. Johnson and Richard H. Battle, Trustee's for the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of North Carolina. The deed for $50.00 sold one acre of land on the west side of a public road leading from Fork Church to Bixby (Davie County Register of Deeds, 1906). The idea of building the Church of the Ascension came from Bishop Blount, Misses Agnes and Ruth Hairston. Soon after the land was deeded Church records note the baptisms by The Rev. Thomas L. Trott of Letitia, John Bethinia, Mary Lash, Powell, Nancy, Alice, Frank and Fannie Goolsby. The service took place December 30, 1906 at the Ascension Mission at Fork. The Goolsby family was a black family who lived on the Cooleemee Plantation (Parish Records, 1991). Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire, of the Diocese of North Carolina consecrated the Ascension Chapel at Fork Church, Davie County, October 15, 1909. The following Clergy were present: Archdeacon E.H. Osborne, The Rev. Henry T. Cocke, The Rev. S.J.M. Brown and The Rev. Thomas L. Trott, Priest in charge. The consecration sermon was preached by The Rev. Cocke, from St. Luke 19:46, "It is written, my house is the house of prayer" (Cheshire, 1909). Bishop Cheshire records in his journal on October 15, 1909, "I had the pleasure of consecrating the Chapel of the Ascension near Fork village, Davie County, built by the faithful labors of the Misses Hairston of that county." rL rC;1-^1V 1II^1- The chapel was located on the "Bixby Road" (now known as the Fork-Bixby Road). The one story frame structure faced the dirt road and was painted white. In viewing the earliest known photo of the Church (possibly made around 1909) we note a shingled roof with a simple white cross located above the sanctuary and vestibule. .Shutters protected the windows. The interior of the Church was a simple design, typical of most Episcopal Churches built around the turn of this century. The sanctuary is noted for its intricate woodwork and oak pews. The name "Church of the Ascension " is derived from the story of Christ's ascending into heaven as recorded in the gospel of St. Luke. The Rev. Simeon J.M. Brown served as Pastor of Ascension Church from 1910 until 1919. Rev. Brown entered the ministry late in life, and he remained a Deacon. He traveled about with a horse and buggy and had charge of Fork and two other congregations (Duncan, 1964). His work took him over Davie and Rowan Counties, often over muddy roads and through cold winters. His was a most fruitful ministry. No man who ever served here was more beloved, nor whose ministry was filled with so much love and good works. He had a great concern for the people and he worked to serve the people (Duncan, 1964). A .Ascension'ums/mac^ adout' (p/O. Seaenxl (V€r€^firesenC' tAe^ mad&. Miss Agnes Hairston was 27 years old and Miss Ruth Hairston was 18 when the two sisters took over from their Mother the housekeeping duties and the oversight of the year and gardens at their home (Hairston, 1986). Miss Agnes became a communicant at the Church of the Ascension after being received from Christ Church in Walnut Cove, North Carolina (Parish Records,1991). Miss Agnes Hairston loved her community and cared for the sick in a most caring manner. The Rev. Kermit Bailey writes: "Legend has it that Miss Agnes came to my Grandmother's (Mrs. Betty Barnhardt Garwood) home when the whole family was nearly dead with the flu. She was brought by a f - .g footman who was told to come back in a few days. She g ..jj brought a basket covered with clean white cloth containing ^ many delicacies for people very, very sick. She fired up the _ 1 woodstove, rolled up her sleeves and began to boil water. s ^ She would use this to scrub the rough, wooden floors. She i ^ made broth and spooned it in the mouths of sick children ' - ■». J and adults. She nursed the family back to health. All this is remarkable in itself, but when you think of the danger she a^out' was in herself of catching the flu and dying like many others. f^oO. ^ter- W. ^ I suppose in my imagination God delivered her from having ^ ^ /&>. the flu." (Bailey, 1991) ^ Miss Agnes Hairston died March 7, 1914. Her funeral was held ^ ^ n /® 1 1 j j IfCcur&tafi/ fseate^J uhi£^ t/ie'at the Church of the Ascension, the Church she dearly loved and j , r ^rj m J faithfully served. She was buried in the Hairston Family Cemetery 9rin Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Parish Records, 1991). ^ntnAAfv During the pastorate of Rev. Brown, our country became involved ts^ seated in World War I. Many men of our area left their farms and families destdc' Aer- matA&r'. to become ' 'doughboys,'' fi ghting in the trenches in western Europe. .^istramental uv e&toAAsAc/^A local physican, Dr. Garland Vestal Greene (1890 - 1959) served aa.Sfiiscofial(^ia<cAat'^orA', in the Army Medical Corps. Dr. Greene was stationed in Brest, France for two years where he was commander of the American ^ r cr jEvacuation Hospital. There, he treated soldiers exposed to mustard f^Aota- coaete^ ^gas. He returned home in 1917 and re-established his medical practice ^eter- W. in the Fork community (Hubbard, 1990). 0A. S'cudand 'PeetaA /MHicttced medicine io/ tA& S^orA/ cammam^^jfar- mar^^(/ear&. ^ /latcoe^ <^Q)amdsan' Qir-. ^reeae^ coasy O/ ^eterao/ ^'Wadd 'JPar- ^ ^^fraduate^ ^ tA& Jiiedtcal Sode^ Ac seroed ac ^aronee- Q)aalc Soua^. die and Ate .^icidc, Aad 6 tdddreo/. Q}r-. ffeeenc dted ,^inaat^37, 1949- (^A&to- coitHe^ ^SdtHC Sreenc Mr. Peter Hairston served on* the Davie County Draft Board during World War I (Hairston, 1986). Others from the Church of the Ascension who served in the conflict include Mr. Scott Goodman, Mr. Benny Garwood, Mr. Thomas Jefferson Foster, and Mr. Rad Wyatt (Wyatt, 1991). Land for a cemetery was given by Miss Ruth W. Hairston on March 14, 1916. For $1.00, she deeded over one-half an acre to Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire, Charles E. Johnson and William H. Williamson, Trustees of the North Carolina Diocese of the Episcopal Church, The deed reads ''...to be held and used by them as a place of burial for the members and congregation of the Church of the Ascension..." (Davie County Register of Deeds, 1916). On October 3, 1936 Bishop Edwin A. Pennick consecrated the Ascension cemetery for Christian burials. A certificate located in the narthex of the Church reads "...and we do pronounce and declare the same to be from this time forth set apart from all unhallowed, worldly and common ages to be the resting place of the dead, until the glorious Resurrection at the last day." Archdeacon William H. Hardin succeeded Rev. Brown as Pastor in 1920. The Rev. D.C. Wilson served the Church from 1921 until 1924 (Parish Records, 1991). While our country was enjoying a period of unprecedented growth and prosperity, the Rectory, located on Church Street in Cooleemee, was built in 1925. This intact one-and-a-half story three bay bungalow serves as rectory for the adjacent Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and the Church of the Ascension. Covered in weatherboards and wood shingles, the parsonage features an attached front porch with tapered porch posts, a large gable-roofed center dormer, and side bay windows. Broad side gables frame the double pile plan. At the rear is an enclosed porch and a smaller dormer (Mohoney, 1986). In 1926, The Rev. Norvin Duncan assumed the responsibility of serving the Church as Pastor. Reverend Duncan wrote an excellent book on the history of the Episcopal Church in North Carolina entitled, PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN NORTH CAROLINA, 1701 - 1964. Mrs. Valeria Wyatt recalls attending Sunday School at the Church in the 1920's. "We got a little Sunday School pin-with a one on it - if we didn't miss ^ more than three Sunday's a year. It had "Episcopal" on it. If you went ^ ^ another year, you got a little band on the pin. We were proud of that. When ^ I was a child, we studied books called the Catechism-the Ten Command- VJ ments, the Lord's Prayer, the Niciene Creed and many more things. If you memorized everything you got a extra gift of some kind at Christmas" ^ (Wyatt, 1991). kScA&oI (D/ass/ ams/ to- aro: Soro/ (oarme/z/ Ju/c/e/v and Atoned. (Sd^to- coante^^J^^. .^i^^oaedAreene^ Davie Cour.iy PuDiic uDiai> MocksviliQ, NO The year 1929 was an awesome year for many. October 29, 1929, is remembered by many as the May the stock market fell," The effects of the Great Depression were widespread and the people of rural Davie County felt its affects. Fortunately, most local citizens were farmers and were able to provide adequate housong and food for their families. The Rev. C.E.B. Robinson served the Fork community during the Depression years. The Rev. Kermit Bailey recalls the following: "My earliest memory of the Church of the Ascension is serving as acolyte when Mr. C.E.B. Robinson was there. I remember we knocked on the front door with a wood crucifix at the beginning of the service....Mr. C.E.B. Robinson was Uncle Ceb to some....but, we were taught to say Mr. and Mrs. to everyone" (Bailey, 1991). SBosAafi' Sc/co-tfv ^enfUcA/ ohi^ emtA/ O/ con^rmation' c/ass/ cU/ in^ to- ri^At' are^: ^s/inccA/, &uiAn& SA'ZaAttA/ ^ra/iA ^ticAe' ^arwoo€A S/cmAetA/ ancA ^Ais^ A^Aoto^[raj(>A/, macAe/ aA<Hit> ^Ac' &.S. ^loAnnAOfv ancA JuncA^ JcAooA Sufiermte/uAent' Sicero- J^mitA/ ri^[A^ ancA otAer- memAers^ ^tAc' J^uncAc^ kScAooA. (SAoto- coart^^ ^^acA^ ^l2icrsto/i^. Our area slowly recovered from the Depression. Life in the Fork community continued in an uneventful manner. The most noteworthy thing is that there is nothing particularily noteworthy to say of this period. We just maintained a steady worship life with considerable interaction. (Bailey, 1991). cA&i^ ^ cAe' (oAiercA^ ^tAe^ ^A^ce/isicm/ coas^ ^Aata^irc^^AecA oAotit' ^40. ^cie(re<A are^ fS.^. SuAcA/v (croi^rj^ ^me^ ^arrt& ^reene^ ^tcoA^t^, ScAaxzrc^ (cAecemec^, .^i^^otzrd ^/^ee/ie'^ScAAartA ^/Hz/iAie^tSicAAe/i' (cAecea&ec^ a^ Jf£/^. (DOiHi/ ^^emmer- (cAeceasec^. fSAoto- C<H4ri€^ ^ ^aard ^u66ard &ree/i^. Mrs. Lucy Foard Greene Hubbard recalls her childhood memories of attending the Church of the Ascencion: "I must have been eleven, at least I was big enough to wield a broom, when Miss Ruth Hairston and I would make our weekly trek to the church every Saturday morning. Miss Ruth would stop at our house and pick me up, and to the church we would go! There, I would sweep and dust all the woodwork and pews, and ^ finally arrange all the hymnals and prayer books very neatly, § readying the church for Sunday services. While I was at my ^ ^ chores, Miss Ruth was getting all the literature ready for the church school classes. When all this had been accomplished Miss Ruth ^ § and I would select the music for the services. Our organ was a ^ manual one that had to be pumped by the feet - the harder one f- pumped the louder the volume. At this time, Miss Ruth had given ^ up playing the organ for services. Then on Sunday, I changed hats - from being a janitor on Saturday to an organist on Sunday. Miss Ruth and I kept this schedule until I left for college in 1940'' (Hubbard, 1991). The 1940's, often called the war years, saw many men from our community serving in the Armed Forces. Those who proudly served include Mr. Peter W. Hairston, Mr. Nelson Hairston, Mr. Clyde Taylor, Mr. Roland Schulte, Mr. Everette McDaniel, Mr. Frank DeParle and Mr. Edward A. Deadmon. In 1942, the status of the Church was changed from Mission to Church. A certificate located in the narthex of the Church reads **...this registration will continue as long as the Church is open daily for prayer and meditation, and its clergy available to all who feel the need for personal guidance." Mr. Peter Wilson Hairston, Sr. died November 14, 1943. His oldest son. Nelson, was serving overseas and was unable to return home for his father's funeral. His youngest son, Peter, came from Fort Hood. Texas. Mr. Hairston had supervised the maintenance and care of Cooleemee Plantation for 36 years. He also served as chairman of the Davie County Board of Education for many years (Hairston, 1991). In recognition of the safe return of her sons. Nelson and Peter, from World War II, Mrs. Margaret Elmer Hairston gave the smaller of the two altar crosses used today (Hairston, 1991). On September 21, 1943, Miss Helen Gertrude Wyatt wed Mr. Phillip Henry Edwards at the Church of the Ascension. The marriage ceremony was conducted by The Rev. C.E.B. Robinson. This is the first recorded wedding ceremony conducted at the Church of the Ascension (Parish Records, 1991). i m a/uM^ pcunt' ^ actoHtc^ AeM at' tAe^ /^hntatio/v. tree^, /acated erv tAe^ Aadux^ near- tAc' ^nral staircase'. fSkotO' caarte^ ^Seter- W. dSursta/^. Christmas has always been.a special time at the Church of the Ascension. A time of tradition, family gathering and reminiscing, our thoughts often turn to children when we think of Christmas. Rev. Kenhit Bailey writes: ' *I remember going to the Cooleemee Plantation on a Christmas caroling trip. We rode on a wagon load of hay, pulled by Harvey Gobble's Ford tractor. It was cold and we sang carols to the shut-in's and delivered fruit baskets. At the plantation, we had hot chocolate and they actually lighted the live Christmas tree with candles of real fire. There were buckets of water and wet mops on the staircase in case of fire. The feeling I had was that these Sunday School children from the Episcopal Church were the most important children in the whole world right then and nothing was too good for them. We were always treated this way by the Hairstons..." (Bailey, 1991). This Christmas tradition continues today. This custom continues each year as members of the Church of the Ascension enjoy Christmas caroling and delivering fruit baskets to the shut-in's of the Fork community (Taylor, 1991). The Davie Record states on February 12, 1941, that the Episcopal Church at Fork, generously assisted by its many friends, has begun the erection of an addition to the building. This is designed to serve as a class room, choir room and sacristy (Davie Record, 1941). ^ - SBisAo^ t/us^ taa& S'oAAAe^^ (cAeceasecp, aruA ^csAop' ^e/t/iicA/. ctHirte^ of &l;€r' W. ^AairetOf^ A The Rev. William Penn Price served as rector at the Ascension Church from 1946 until 1949. During the post-war years, the Fork community saw many changes. Rev. Price remembers his pastorate: "I was there from August 1946 until early fall of 1949. We reported 37 active communicants. I served the Church of the Good Shepherd in Cooleemee along with St. George's in Woodleaf, serving St. George's and Ascension on alternate Sundays. I do remember the faithfulness of such as the Siddens (Sr. and Jr.), the Hairstons, Gobbles, Goodmans, Greenes, Mrs. Kimmer, Mrs. Sanford of Mocksville, the Wyatts and the Baileys who parented Kermit, who was full of vim and vigor" (Price, 1991). (9(9 - (^47j oHiA- cU/ &oo9e€me€^ a^ihotct' and^unc^ i^n^tr-a/nenCal esla/des/u/^ tA& tA& ytscemco/v at- fSd>to- coarte^ ^ Miss Ruth Hairston died October 7, 1947 and was buried in the Church of the Ascension cemetery beside her brother, Mr. Peter W. Hairston. "Miss Ruth" as she was fondly called, was one of the founders of the Church of the Ascension. Miss Ruth was a gracious lady who spent much time visitng in the community. Rev. Kermit Bailey remembers: "One of the delights of early childhood was Miss Ruth's 1937 Ford. She \ always left in a cloud of dust, throwing gravel in all directions! She just floored it and dropped her foot off the clutch. She was a holy angel! She would have all the children in Church come up to the front and sing All Things Bright and Beautiful. "She had the boys stand up and read from the ^ earliest age../' (Bailey, 1991). Miss Ruth made her home at Cooleemee Plantation near the Yadkin River with her family. For years there were no doctors nearer than Mocksville and Miss Ruth fitted a small medicine case and often treated sick people on the place generally with calomel or pain killers, sometimes with paragoric or castor oil (Hairston, 1986). Miss Ruth had a library at the Church which included a variety of books. She encouraged all young people in the community to read and welcomed them to use the library at the Church. Since the doors of the Church were never locked, young people were welcome to visit the library at any time convenient for them. Books were "checked out" on the honor system and returned accordingly (Hairston, 1991) I .\ ''0^ -4 y« •• ki ■Xfes m j i^ j „r- ■ and made^ tAis^ uHHK/e/v car-^ udtcA' caa&^&oMa^tAe^f^SS &aimej^^dnfif^SfO.OO ^tea-. d^£rmU> ^ae^ Jdr6^. Jdan^aret> Shier- Peoi^ dhureton^ ftandin^, Mrs^, Q^artedy ^ncrston/ and ^eoi^^xurstonyeo€r€^fiA(>io^ir<^AedcU>Sa<deemeey&am£ttiofiy6^r€y .Adj^ro€eed^f'<>fri/eA^ficr-a>€r€y^^tw€n/t&-tA&dAiir€A' of tAe^ .A&cens^. (Skota- coarte^ 9f &ter- W, Rev. Price was succeeded by The Rev. Thomas Crockett Aycock who served from 1950 until 1951. In 1950, the first Country Fair was held. Coordinated by Mrs. Lucy Dortch Hairston, the Country Fair was first held at Cooleemee Plantation. All proceeds from the fair were given to the Church of the Ascension. The late Caesar, Brack and Wade Wyatt formed a band known as *'the Wyatt Brothers." The brothers played country and sacred music at the first Country Fair in the hall at Cooleemee Plantation (Hairston, 1991). Judge Hairston recalls an event of the Country Fair: "Rev. Kermit Bailey was a lad of 14 or 15 years of age when we had the Country Fair. He found a fringed surry in an old tobacco barn and brought it to the fair. For a small fee, children attending the fair were taken for rides by Kermit" (Hairston 1991). There were several booths and exhibits at the fair. There was a fishing booth and a pet show for children and a fortune telling booth for the teenagers. The late Jo Cooley of Mocksville read fortunes and offered her insight into the future (Winston-Salem Journal, 1953). Members of the congregation and neighbors made items for sale. Wooden hobby horses, toy cars large enough for a child to ride and craft items were sold. The women of the church and community made quilts, pickles, cakes, aprons, dish towels and other items to be sold at a bazaar (Winson-Salem Journal, 1953), In 1953, two new attractions were added at the fair, "The Old Davie Exhibit" and an exhibit of old and new silver. The Rev. Douglas Rights, James A. Gray, Jr. and Frank Horton served as judges to award a heritage table for the most interesting single item entered in the exhibit. The silver display included items owned by the Hairston family and two spoons belonging to Mrs. C.T. Leinbach of Winston-Salem which were made in the early 1800's. Twelve pieces of silver from the Silver Museum of Samuel Kirk and Son, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland were also displayed (Winston-Salem Journal, 1953). Miss Mary Heitman, former Davie County Historian, Miss Florence Mackie, Davie Home Demonstration Director, and Mrs. Odell Hendrix were in charge of * 'The Old Davie Exhibit'' consisting of old documents and papers. One of the most popular features of the Country Fair was the turtle race. The turtles were examined by a local veterinarian and Davie County Sheriff Alex G. Tucker, fired the signal for the races to begin. The turtle race was held on a terrace which was renamed "Terrapin Downs.'' The fair was a community event; everyone in the Fork area was encouraged to participate (Winston- Salem Journal, 1953). se/H^€d as^ rector- 1^62 until ^64. Q^uri/^ Aisy^a&toru^, t/i&^iri^^SHise'UKis/luil/. JJdr-. ^tolerson/ancl | Ais^ Acul^ cAi^A'en/. 1 (SAoto- courte^ ^ ..^r-. and Jdre^. ffaUUJ |l The ordination of a new Episcopalian Priest and the groundbreaking ceremony for a recreation center and Parish House were held Tuesday, June 9, 1953, at the Church of the Ascension. The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick of Raleigh, Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, officiated at the ordination of Lemuel K. Roberson at the 11 a.m. service. He conducted the groundbreaking ceremony at 12:30 p.m. (Winston- Salem Journal, 1953). The Rev. Lemuel G. Roberson recalls his ordination: 'T was ordained to the priesthood at the Church of the Ascension on June iijv 9, 1953. Following the ordination service a reception was held at Cooleemee Plantation. The Hairston family were gracious hosts that day and the Church •s/ A-' ^ women provided excellent food for many visiting clergy, both Bishop Baker and Bishop Penick as well as the congregation" (Roberson, 1991). ministers^Ktrtlc^fotedirv tAe^ irv SB^sAo^ yC. and ^/cAard Jfd. ^aAer-cdso-frarttcd^itedin/tA^ cnarte^ ^ The groundbreaking ceremony began a construction project for the Parish House for the Church of the Ascension. The project began in 1952 as a community venture with workmen of several denominations donating their services in preparing materials for the building (Winston-Salem Journal, 1953). Mr. Harvey Gobble recalls the building of the Parish House: "The Hairston's donated the timber for the building and the people of the Church, including the preacher, went to the woods and cut the timber. We used a cross-cut saw. We did not have a chain saw. The timber was dressed at a saw mill. We did not borrow any money to build the addition. Everyone volunteered in building the Parish House. Robie Jarvis, Jim Rattz, Ceasar Wyatt, myself and several others built the addition to the Church. Odell Foster built the rock fire place in the Parish House. Everyone worked together. We had lots of help" (Harvey Gobble, 1991). The Rev. John Athar Zunes began his pastorate on Sunday, June 11, 1955 and served the Church until March 1958. Fourteen Communicants were added to the Parish Records during his tenure (Parish Records, 1991). An handmade pall was given to the Church by Mrs Juanita Boles in memory of her mother, Mrs Prudence Rattz. The pall was made by Mrs. Marjorie Wagner of Cooleemee. The pall is of white brocade material and has a red cross embroidered in the center. Prior to this donation, the Church of the Ascension borrowed the pall from the Church of the Good Shepherd when needed (Sidden 1991). • T. 'Tvc-.l-c i ; '-•-fc ,se/^otce^^/^ (Ae- ^:i/%sA' ^Aasc' omxA' AeAASAue&ch^^ t9^^' ^l^ySer&ofi/ coizs^ oriAinle(A at'tAts/seroiC&. ^Az>ta^^/^a^AezA to-/^^At/ at(A&^a^ottnc^^reaAi/^o/^^^Ao^^lz^AanA^aAe/^, .Adrs^. 9Sz^^oMU, ^tea-. ^mael9^. MoAerm/v. M/<-. ^Arae^ ^oAAS-j JfAA. ^er^ ^oAAAe' and SStsAz^ Sdann/ ^nnicA/. f^Aoto-coante^o/Wlen-. .^maelff. ^Ldersnr^ s Walter R. and Ethel Patterson gave the Church a lot southwest of the present cemetery for $1.00. This deed was made May 17, 1956, between Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and The Right Rev. Edward A. Pennick, Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, and J.C.B. Eringhaus and William H. Ruffin, Trustees of the Diocese of North Carolina (Davie County Register of Deeds, 1956). The Rev. Wallace Hedrick Conrad came to serve the Church in 1958. Rev. Conrad came to Fork from Greensboro and died of leukemia on April 2, 1960, while serving the Church. A native of Davidson County, Rev. Conrad enjoyed working with the young children, (Taylor, 1991). In 1959, the Church of the Ascension celebrated its 50th anniversary. Bishop Richard Baker in his sermon recalled the first Christian Church at Jerusalem, pointing out that **when it was weakest it was strongest in that it sent its members into the world to proclaim the faith.'' The Bishop said, "what has happened here cannot be measured in statistics. People who worshipped here have gone forth to translate their Christian convictions into living proof that Christianity lives!" (Davie County Enterprise-Record, 1959). m u and dco^ S'aodnan/ mad' tAeinAonz&cn/tA&^orA&omnium^. Jfdr-. ffaodman/ams^o/^on/d'JPar'^'^^etef^an/. coarte^ ^ Jfir-. and ^lea^rend dj^nder- seroed asy^lector- ^tAc' d/utr<d/ td ^Ascension/untd 1^66, Qiurir^ time^, Ae^ aAo- se/H/ed dAancA/ ^tAe' ^oad dA^derd in/ daoAeemee'. fSAato- caarte^ ^ dildcAel and ^^aanito/ ^/emin^. Following the death of Rev. Conrad, The Rev. Down Spitler, Jr., began his work at Fork in 1961 and served until 1965 (Parish Records, 1991). The Church was saddened on July 5, 1963, by the death of Randy Sidden, son of S.B. and Lillian Allen Sidden. Randy died as the result of an automobile-bicycle accident. He was a 7th grade student at Shady Grove Elementary School in Advance. ' cAi/cAre/v ^tA& (dAotcA/ ^tA& jCscenslofV loere^/^A/Ho^ra^bAecl o/v S, fHHO-: ?, ^(amer-, JfieAmee^ JuAcAe/v ffru/hlh. ^acA/row-: .^/me^^lAiaser', SAerrir SottS' ^arfiAcuxA>, J^arA/ ^erri^ Satts^ JfAlA^, and dAcr^^ fStdden/Sa^d&. (^Loto-coarCe^ ^ jfidcA^d and ^^euuiito/ ^Aemi/^ Sn^cA/Hr-^to^edfin-tAis^pAaia-ofi/ xSundc^, .Az^frnty ^2, ^ta€0- /.• Jdontey ^a^Aa/^y dAa^^ Aidden/ fflmo-S: ^^>Ann^ ^one&-y Jdanoy iSoHce^awdy .^ndz/ 58ae^ ^totw S: dAazeA ^oAAAe^y AA^ ^attsyy ^rendo/ 0ecAy ^toa>'4: ^Ateoenendd^rmlt'^ad^ and AoaAon/ ^atts/. (SAoto- caurte^ ^jfikcAeAAand^^unnito/ ^Aemir^ On All Saint's Day, November 1, 1964, Rev. Spitler dedicated new memorial Church windows in the Sanctuary. These beautiful windows were given in memory of the following loved ones: Randall Dale Sidden, Margaret Elmer George Hairston, Lemuel Hege Davis, G. Sanford Kimmer, and in honor of Mrs. Cora Kimmer (Parish Records, 1991). The Church altar hangings, or paramounts, are handmade and represent the four seasons of the Christian year: Advent, Lent, Pentecost and Kingdomtide. These hangings were made at the home of Mrs. Hazel Gobble with the help of Mrs. Maggie Schulte, Mrs. Lillian Sidden and the late Mrs. FranMe Sidden, Mrs. Lucille Greene and Mrs. Biddie Davis Goodman. Mrs. Schulte embroidered the Christian emblems on each paramount (Shulte, 1991). During the 1960's, Mr. Joe Swicegood coordinated the refmishing of the Church pews. Kneelers were added to the pews at this time:, A joint Thanksgiving Service was held at the Church of the Ascen§iop on; Thanksgiving, November 26, 1964, at 10 a.m. with the congregation of the Fulton Methodist Church. Rev. Billy Clinard was Guest Speaker. Rev. Spider was celebrant at the Service of Morning Prayer and.Holy Communion (Parish Records, 1991). i < ; n ' • < ' i iSe/icor^ y(^^br€ciatio/v cn/ ^6^. tScu^^nA (cAeceasec^, (oara/ ^(x/Twier- ((Aeceus^ec^, ^cUter- ^txinciA (c/ecea&ec^, .A^nes^ Sta/icd AicAAe/v (cAeceasec^ and .^id^Sreene^ (deceasec^. f^Aato- coante^ ^ MdcAed and ^^uamto/ ^i!em/n^ ^AiSyfiAotq^nc^A/ anzs^ made^ A^^re' caarsA^ seroice^ on/ <9, /p6^. featured cn/ tA& AacA^froand are' Aoa/on/ ^otiiS/, ^^q^ce/ ^ad^ and iSmdee'SSad^. AAo-j^lcturedare/ to- rt^Aq) A.0. (Sldden/, dlaroe^ ^oAA^, A^tcAed ^Aemen^, (^^nto- coarte^ of JddcAed and ^^uanita' ^/emin^ The Rev. J. Grafton Cockrell, a native of Ophelia, Virginia assumed duties as Rector of the Church of the Ascension in June 1965. He served until March 1967. During his pastorate, our nation became involved in the Vietnam War. There was much conflict in our nation during this time. Rev. Cockrell moved to Raleigh to assume duties at St. Mark's Church when he left Fork (Cooleemee Journal, 1967). For nine years, The Rev. Dan McCaskill served as Rector at Fork. His pastorate begain in 1967 and ended in 1977. On November 1, 1970, All Saints Sunday, a new pulpit lectern was dedicated in memory of Mrs. Agnes Speight Sanford. Mrs. Sanford was a member of the Church of the Ascension and died October 17,1969. She was the widow of Mr. John Sanford and a faithful member of the Episcopal Church. She made her home in Mocksville (Parish Records, 1991). The Rev. Daniel W. McCaskill recalls his pastorate: "The nine years of serving our Lord at Ascension Church were some of the ^ happiest in my ministry. This was due to the kindest and generosity of everyone... It was always fun to visit with Lucille Greene, Frankie Sidden, ^ Virginia DeParle and Biddie Goodman. We enjoyed getting together and ^ visiting in the community... I learned much about the history of the Church ## and Davie County by visiting Walter and Agnes Stancil and Mrs. Cora Kimmer... I remember the dedication of Wesley Baity and S.B. Sidden to the ^ Church. Lillian Sidden was a dedicated member of the Altar Guild" (McCaskill, 1991). (oas/member-^tA&S^fisco/M/&uircA/. ^^Aic&6ancl, Joji^urcl, c/tedtn/fpSS. Scu7^>rdc/iedin^ip^. (^^ioto-courte^ ^.icAardtSamael^^ames^ andSSar^aro/ .A/in/ ^^^one&'co€/^ married ddidc^, <Sep>teai6er-/2^ ip7^ ai/d&SAarc/i/^tAe^sAscemioa/^^Te' ^.eo-. Q)a/iielJ^c&asAid^^r JMr-. Jfdante^ ^a^/ar- J^^ertA/^wrv tA& n^ideca- ^tA& 6ride', zeroed as^ &ru£^r-, JfUss^ ^^anesy a/as^ ^^iaeo/im marria^ ^ Aer-^raiAer-, Jfir-. SBud ^i^aae&'^^r'r^di^. jfTrS'. ^^dTies^diedQ^ecemAer- S4, ^6^61 ^^dneS'' Aaae^ ^oa-cAddrem, ^eesiC'and .^ndo/. (^Aata-coarCe^ ^JfTre^. Jfia^ ^q^nerj. <# The Episcopal Young Churchmen of the Ascension Church gave two flags in honor of Juanita Fleming in 1972. These flags, the United States flag and the flag of the Episcopal Church, are used today. On December 24, 1975, Mrs. Lucille Peebles Greene, widow of Dr. Garland Vestal Greene, died at the Moravian Home in Winston Salem. An active member of the Episcopal Church, Mrs. Greene was a graduate of Weaverville College and was active in civic and community affairs. Dr. and Mrs. G.V. Greene are buried in the Church cemetery (Davie County Enterprise-Record, 1975). ..Ax/iKi/ice' co/nma/ii^ ^Q)cuh& (dou/i^ Ofv (pO/, t/i& (hu^Acer- ^^.0. and jUAerto/ &e6^. ^ ^/'adcae& ^'Peao€/'mA^(d(d^^, sA&uHMycuvactiae^memAen- (^tA& dAurcA/^tA& .Ascension/. Adrs/. ffceenc/ died ^ecemAer- 24, (p7^- (SAioto^^rcdd/ coucte^ ^Sdrie/ Greene/ ^ice^ The Canon Christopher (Chris) Nichols became pastor of the Church in 1978 and served until 1986. Canon Nichols was a retired minister who made his home in Winston Salem. In 1978, the first Thanksgiving Eve Service with the Fulton United Methodist Church was held. Rev. Tony J. Jordan was serving as the Pastor of Fulton Church. Following the service, an hour of fellowship was held in the Parish House. This annual service continues to held; the place of the service is alternated yearly between the two churches (Parish Records, 1991). Also in 1978, the Church completed the addition of two Sunday School Classrooms on the front of the Parish House. These rooms are used by the children. A plaque on the doors to these classrooms note that these rooms are given in memory of Scott and Biddie Davis Goodman. The Goodman estate provided for the central air-conditioning of the church (Taylor, 1991). Mrs. Goodman died January 1, 1972 (Cemetery Records, 1990). Mr. Goodman died July 5, 1974. . Carvings of sacred symbols at the top.of the reredos Behind the altar of the Church were dedicated as a memorial to Dr. Garland y. Greene and his wife. Lucilie P. Greene on Sunday, December 21, 1980. The memorial was given by. the Greene's children'Mrs. Lucy Foard Hubbard, Mrs. Edrie Brunt, Mr. Gene Harris Greene, Mrs.~ Carmen Price and Mr. Bob'Greene (Davie County Enterprise-Record, 1980). n '*■ ■' Mr. George Ryan Hairston did the woodcarvings in solid oak to top the reredos, an ornamental structure behind the altar. Symbols on the side panels are "alpha" and "omega," the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet signifying the beginning and the end. The center panel depicts a cross and crown, called the suffering cross, symbolizing the Passion of Christ (Davie County Enterprise-Record, 1980). a^xtr-rail caraecland ^ local (ora^sme/v ^lir^Uoio cn/Icau^dawoclnord uxi&'^^iaen/in/memoi^ ^iocolmd ^ ScAa^ ^ and^ienc^. Mr-. xScAa/te/UHiS/an/actiire'meml€r'^tli£/(dAarcA/^tlt€/M&cension/ ands€ro€das/a^.^^9tea£lr-. (SAotq^oH^ds/Coarte^^Mr&'. J^cAcclte/. Also, on December 21, 1980, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gobble, their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gobble, renewed their wedding vows in celebration of their 50th and 25th wedding anniversaries (Davie County Enterprise-Record, 1980). The Rev. Edwin P. Bailey assumed duties as Pastor of the Church on September 4, 1988. He and wife Ann make their home in Cooleemee. Mr. Bailey serves both the Church of the Ascension and the Church of the Good Shepherd in Cooleemee. The Church of the Ascension has been fortunate throughout its history to have had dedicated, accomplished musicians. Organists have included Miss Ruth Hairston, Lucy Foard Greene Hubbard, Carmen Greene Price, Brenda Potts Beck, Sarah Robinson, Linda Potts Baity, Shirby Sidden Eagle, Melanie Sidden Grubb and Jacque Krause. Miss Ola Brown, daughter of The Rev. Simeon J.M. Brown, played weekly while her father served as rector. Past Sunday School teachers have included Mdna Swicegood, Lillian Sidden, Avalon Potts, Juanita Fleming, Lucille Potts. S.B. Sidden, and Wesley Baity, Juanita Fleming, Jacque Krause, Debbie Furches, Kim Potts, Johnny Jones, and Monte Taylor have served as youth leaders. i ft: I i (oommamcants^amlj^'ienc^^tA&.Ascen&w^&Ai/rc/i/an'SaAter'^^f. coiiHe^ The Lay Reader has a special role during weekly worship services. The Lay Reader reads the first and second lessons as well as administers the chalice during Holy Communion. Our Lay Readers have included S.B. Sidden, Avalon Potts. The Rev. Kermit Bailey, Monte Taylor, Ted Gumming, Marianna Stoner and the late Roland Schulte. The Rev. Kermit Bailey was an unlicensed Lay Reader at age 16. This is a formal title and the Lay Reader is recognized by the Bishop. A Lay Reader is not licensed to preside at anything other than Morning Prayer. Judge Peter W. Hairston, S.B. Sidden and the late Roland Schulte have been licensed Lay Readers. The Rev. Kermit Bailey "filled-in" frequently at Fork when there was no rector serving the Church. Today, Rev. Bailey works with the homeless in Greensboro and is Deacon of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church near Reidsville, North Carolina. He and his wife Joyce have two children and make their home in Greensboro. In 1990 and 1991, Mr. Hugh Stillman gave new stoles, improved the lighting in the sanctuary, and provided cushions for the pews. These gift were given in memory of his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Stillman. Mr. Stillman now resides in Decatur, Georgia. Ted and Patty Gumming donated an American flae and flag pole in 1990 before moving to Paris, France. ^ -VP ^ tAe' &AaJH:A/ ^ tAe^ .A&cen&con^, Saster- cauHe^ of JMonte^ f. ^a^/orj On Palm Sunday, March 24, 1991, ten oak sconces were dedicated in memory of Mr. David Little. This gift was given by his wife, Mrs. Aleene Little. The sconces are placed on the walls throughout the sanctuary. ^imi r: (Darr€n/>/nem6€rs^^tAe'^esl^cnc^ic^:^^€nt^jfiatAeim<m>, ^A&^teo-. Sdmrb^cu/^, J^^aria/lna^S^>ner^ Jecf'eta^; j(oa^^oees^, 0eMt& ^cu^cAeS', ^rea&arer-; ,Mont& SAq^A^f*-. Je/iior- ^onAens^ ^tA& 0uer<^Aaoe'uicAuAe^.Aoalofi/kT.QB. JuAAs/o and Q)a(^ t99f- SacA'^j^ear-, OammamcantS/ ^tAc' (DAurcA/ ^tA& y(&ce^i&ion', O/ Aome'-coi?Aecl Sa&ter- AreaA^ast'. ^Ae- meal, ^>r^arecl tA& /?iea/ <^eA& &AarcA/, zeroed tn'tAe^ ^srtsA/^Aese^frAot<>^a^a^)A&' u^ere^ macd im ^99^- (^Aoto- couHe^ and JfH^. diomen ^aircAelc^ ^a^rem ^tAc' ^oM/ ^ammunl^ ^ lAc' aHest^ commamcant>^tA&(DAar€A/-^tAe'j(e€ensiom, ''JMiss^dtew"attencAd cAarcA/ a/y ^oe/e/*-e^ stoy^ A^n^ tA& SAarcA/ ^-tAc' jC&cen&ian/ uw^ Aucd. coanCe^ ^Mr&'^^aleria^>W^aty .1 n v' EPILOGUE The Church of the Ascension appreciates the efforts of all involved in the research, writing, and typing of our church history. We are especially thankful to Mr. David Joyner for his enthusiastic approach to the entire process of bringing this history together. As we move into the last decade of the twentieth century, we at the church of the Ascension are extremely proud of our rich history. We are deeply indebted to each and every one of our ministers who have served faithfully over the years and to others who have served as supply priests and lay readers. We are deeply grateful to our members who have taken leadership roles to achieve specific goals, and to others who performed good deeds in the name of the church and community and sought no recognition. While we enjoy this time of reviewing our history, I challenge each member of the Church of the Ascension to continue to dedicate themselves to ensure the growth of our church in many ways into the next century. Working together, this church can continue growing to meet the needs of the Fork community, as well as all of Davie County and surrounding areas. Monte L. Taylor, Senior Warden References Archives of the North Carolina Episcopal Diocese, (January 31, 1991). Personal Communication. '*At Church of Good Shepherd," COOLEEMEE JOURNAL, July 15, 1965. Bailey, Rev. Kermit, (January 31, 1991) unpublished letter to David Joyner. Brawley, James S., (1953) THE ROWAN STORY 1753-1953, A NARRATIVE HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY, N.C., Salisbury, N.C., Rowan Printing Company. CANONICAL CHURCH REGISTER FOR MISSIONS, (referred to as Parish Records), compiled with reference to The Canons of the Church in the United States of America, 1906 to present. "Church of Ascension to Dedicate Memorial, December 21," DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE- RECORD, December 11, 1980 Davie County Register of Deeds, Mocksville, N.C., Book 19, Page 561; Book 23, Page 169 and Book 57, Page 219. DAVIE RECORD, 1935, 1941, various clippings. Duncan, Rev. Norvin, (1964) PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN NORTH CAROLINA, 1701-1964, 12 Von Ruck Court, Asheville, N.C. ENTERPRISE-RECORD, 1933, clipping. "FORK CHURCH OF ASCENSION OBSERVES 50TH ANNIVERSAARY," DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE-RECORD, October 15, 1959. Gobble, Harvey, (March 8, 1991) Personal Communication. Gobble, Hazel M., (March 8, 1991) Personal Communication. Hairston, Peter W., (1986) THE COOLEEMEE PLANTATION AND ITS PEOPLE, History Division, Hunter Publishing Company, Winston-Salem, N.C. Hairston, Peter W., (January 28, 1991) Personal Communication. Heitman, Mary, date note recorded, Flossie Martin Collection, History Room, Davie County Public Library, Mocksville, N.C ^ Hubbard, Lucy Foard G., (March 23, 1991) Personal Communication. Hubbard, Lucy Foard G., (March 1991) unpublished letter to David Joyner. Leary, Agnes, S., Personal Communications. VJ 34 3^ L. 1 /^ L_ Martin Coflection, compiled by Miss Rossie Martin, History Room of the Davie County Public Library. Martin, Thomas L., (1956) CHURCHES OF DAVIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. McCubbins, Mamie J., The McCubbins Collection, History Room, Rowan County Public Library, Salisbury, N.C. Mohney, Kirk P., (1986) THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE OF DAVIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, Davie County Historial and Genealogical Society, Winston Printing Company, Winston Salem, N.C. Price, Rev. William P., (March 11, 1991) unpublished letter to David Joyner. * Triest to be Ordained in Davie at Church's Ground Breaking,' 'WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL, June 3, 1953. **Priest Will Leave Church on September 24," COOLEEMEE JOURNAL, September 14, 1967. Roberson, Rev. Lemuel, (March 12, 1991) unpublished letter to David Joyner. Rosenthal, Patricia (1986) PARISH PROFILE OF THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION, 1986, unpublished. Rosenthal, Patricia, (1991) Personal Communications. ROWAN COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY, ROWAN AND DAVIE COUNTIES: STORY OF MEDICINE 1753-1976. Salisbury, N.C., Salisbury Printing Con^any. Rumple, Jethro, (1916) HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Schulte, Maggie, (March 10, 1991) Personal Communication. Sidden, Lillian A., (March 9, 1991) Personal Communication. Taylor, Monte L., (March 25, 1991 and others) Personal Communications. Trotman, Elizabeth, (1953) "Davie Citizens Busy Planning Cbuntiy Fair." WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, Sq^tember 20, 1953. Wall, James W., (1969) HISTORY OF DAVIE COUNTY IN THE FORKS OF THE YADKIN RIVER, Davie County Historical Publishing Company, Mocksville, N.C. Wyatt, Valeria G., (February 26, 1991) Personal Communication. ^ Young, Iva S., (January 25, 1991) Personal Communication. 35 HCi RECTORS Episcopal Church of the Ascension Fork, North Carolina Names Ministry Began Ministry Ended Thomas Lee Trott* Simeon J.M. Brown* Archdeacon William H. Hardin* Joseph D.C. Wilson* Norvin Cain Duncan* C.E.B. Robinson* William Penn Price Thomas Crockett Aycock Jr. Lemuel G. Roberson John Athar Zunes William Hedrick Conrad* Downs C. Spitler Jr. Grafton Cockrell Daniel McCaskill Canon Christopher Nichols Edwin P. Bailey (Ned) 1906 1910 1920 1921 1926 1931 1946 9-23-50 6-25-52 6-11-55 6- -58 7-30-61 6- -65 6-02-68 9-10-78 9-04-88 1910 1919 1921 1924 1930 1945 1949 11-18-51 12-01-54 03-01-58 09-02-60 04- -65 03- -67 06-12-77 12-28-86 Present * Denotes deceased Rectors Copied from THE CANONICAL CHURCH REGISTER FOR MISSIONS (Parish Records) 36 HI BAPTISMS u NAME Mittie Laird (Lloyd) Sarah Blanche Laird Fredick Milhon Laird Flora Eliza Laird Carl Hufus Laird Ella Mae Laird Tillet Alexander Laird Thomas Trott Laird Claire Amanda Laird Cora Kimmer Wilma Agnes Kimmer Letitia Goolsbiy John Goolsby Bethinia Goolsby Mary Lash Goolsby Powell Goolsby Nancy Goolsby Alice Goolsby Frank Goolsby Fanny Goolsby Winifred Martha Laird Rosa Jsme Myers Lily Rosina Laird Mittie Kathleen Weaver Nannie Elizabeth. Kimmer Carrie Belle' Bailey Luella (?) Williams Annie Belle Potts Myers Thomas Tarmay Kimmer Peter Wilson Hairstpn Jean Sanford Kimmer Nelson George Hairston Melva Roberta Jenkins Annie M..Bailey Jessie Elizabeth Livengood Rad Odell Livengood James Philip. Livengood William Alexander Livengood Mabel Daphne Livengood Annie Beatrice Livengood Dorothy Creola Livengood James Franklin Garwobd Richard Foster Wilmer Agnes Kimmer Frankie Hoyle Charles Lloyd Jesse Vasco Jenkins Lucy Foard Greene Gene Harris Greene Wiley Sanford Potts DATE MINISTER 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1905 Thomas Lee Trott 1904 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1906 Thomas Lee Trott 1908 Bishop Blount Cheshire 1908 Thomas Lee Trott 1911 Simeon J.M.Brown 1911 Simeon J.M.Brown 1911 Simeon J.M.Brown 1911 Simeon J.M.Brown 1911 Simeon J.M.Brown 1912 Simeon J.M.Brown 1913 Simeon J.M.Brown 1913 Simeon J.M.Brown 1913 William HT Hardin c: 1917 Simeon J.M.Brown o 1917 Simeon J.M.Brown i917 Simeon J.M.Brown 1918 Simeon' J.M.Brown *o 1918 Simeon J.M.Brown 1918 Simeon J.M.Brown 1918 Simeon J.M.Brown 1918 Simeon J.M.Brown 19l8 Simeon J.M.Brown • 1918 Simeon J.M.Brown 1920 Archdeacon William H. Hardin 1920 Archdeacon William H. Hardin 1920 Thomas Lee Trott 1921 Thomas Lee' Trott 1921 Thomas Lee Trott 1921 .Joseph D.C.Wilson 1925 Edwin A. Penick 1927 Edwin A. Penick '1927 Edwin A. Penick 37 hx Carline Lloyd Walter Charles Lloyd Billie Thomas Lloyd Worth Heywood Potts IIa Barnes Garland Vestal Greene Joan Myers Robert Lee Jones Wilbur Avalon Potts Betty Carol Potts Martha Elisabeth Lanier Shirley Byerly Sidden, Jr. Annie Lee Davis Carman Alberta Greene Hoe1en Holt Potts Eveljm Ratts Mary Elizabeth Rattz Lillian Juanita Rattz Ada Elizabeth Myers Henry Conrad Myers Mary Elizabeth Ratledge Helen. Gertrude Wyatt Williaan Davis Poole Frank Brown Myers Edrie Greene Doris Emily Wyatt Virginia Hoyle DeParle James Anderson Hendrix Walter Ralph Hoyle Shirley Byerly Sidden Beverly Corrin Potts Charges Thornton Hupp Jerry Lee Gobble Lewis Gene Wyatt Judy. Ann Hendrix Martha Patton Hairston Kermlt'Marshall Bailey Glenda^^ Franc is Bailey SamueJ Odell Hendrix Lewis; Ceasar Wyatt Peter Wilson Hairston, Jr. GeorgeiRyan Hairston Hazel Louise Franks . Hancy Carolyn Boger Robert Shapard Hupp Susan Marie Edwards Sally Elizabeth Edwards Lemuel Hege Davis Donna Belle Little Sylvia. Diane Little Leonard Worth Little, Jr. Ruth Victoria Franks Linda Kay Jones Stephen Phillips Leary Pamela Sanford Leary Johnny Wesley Jones, Jr. 1930 1930 1930 1930 1930 1931 1931 1931 1932 1932 1932 1933 1934 1935 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1938 1938 1940 1941 1941 1942 1942 1942 1945 1945 1945 1945 1947 1948 1948 1948 1948 1951 1946 1952 1952 1953 1953 1953 1953 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 Norvin Cain Dunoaui Norvin Cain Duncsin Norvin Cain Duncan Norvin Cain Duncan Norvin Cain Duncan Norvin Cain Duncan Norvin? Cain Duncan Norvin Cain Duncan C.E.B./Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Rob ins on C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Rob ins on C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson C.E.B. Robinson William Penn Price William Penn Price William Penn.Price William Penn Price William Penn Price William Penn Price Saui Franciscc Cathedral Ralph H. Kimbal1 Ralph H. Kimbal1 Lemuel G. Roberscn Lemuel G. Roberscn Lemuel G. Roberscn Lemuel G. Roberscn Lemuel G. Roberson Lemuel G. Roberson Lemuel G. Roberison Lemuel G. Roberson Lemuel G. Roberson Lemuel G. Roberson Lemuel G. Roberson Lemuel G. Roberson O .rS Cr to 38 M3 L- L- Rosa Lee Taylor Barbara" Ann Jones Monte Lynn Taylor Amelia Anne Fleming David Aubrey Fleming Terrl Dawn Taylor Joe Russell Wilson Alfred Clarke Wilson James Carl Bailey Samuel Garwood Bailey Geofrey Lewis Gobble Emma Lisa Bailey Brenda Jean Potts Linda Kay Potts Alvin Sanford Potts Richard Patrick Hauser Bonnie Sue- Hauser Randall Craig Hauser Dianna Lynn Hauser Rayford R. Brannon Judith Lynn Brannon Rita Louise Beaver Mark Beaver Kelly Lynne Price Sherri Lynn Potts Terri Lee Potts Mark Avalon Potts Maria Allen Sidden Allison Lorraine Hauser James Clyde Tao^lor William Tracy Beck Randall Dale Sidden Shirby Denise Sidden Melanie Rene Sidden Sharon Lanette Swicegood Regina Darlene Swicegood Margaret Susan Mock Atchley Lucille Frances Midkiff Alvin Sanford Potts, II Shannon Michiel Funderburk Andra Geraldine Funderburk Richard Samuel James Bessie Ann Jsunes Tommy Lindsey Beck Timothy Dalyn Potts Leslie Ann Baity David Scott Baity James Clement Ratts Francis Louise Atchley Linda Faye James Kimberly Potts Alan HalIon William L. Grimes Mitiz Lynn Jones Buffy Denise Beck Charles Kevin Hendrix 1956 1956 1956 1958 1958 1958 1959 1959 1959 1959 1960 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1963 1964 1965 1965 1968 1966 1961 1961 1961 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1972 1974 1974 1974 1975 1976 1976 1978 1978 1979 1979 1979 1981 1901 John A. John A. John A. John A. John A. William H. William H. William H. William H. William H. William H. John N. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Downs C. Zunes Zunes Zunes Zunes Zunes Conrad Conrad Conrad Conrad Conrad Conrad McAllister Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. Spitler, Jr. J. Grafton Cockrell J. Grafton Cockrell J. Grafton Cockrell John M. McAllister John M. McAllister John M. McAllister. Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil Daniel W. McCaskil George B. Holmes Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols 1" iT2r 39 MH Angela Denise Wall Jason Alan Button Dorainick Anthony Lavern LuAnn Grimes Byran Thomas Eagle Sheryl Denise Eagle Larry Micheal Owens, Jennifer Marr Lora Kara Elisabeth Dedmon Deborah Walker Davis Karen Ratledge Dedmon John Fredick Paulson Jr 1981 1981 1981 1983 1985 1986 1986 1986 1987 1943 1987 1988 Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Canon Christopher Nichols Daniel W. McCaskill William H. Anthony Daniel W. McCaskill Edwin P. Bailey cr ^ o ^.o <I> O 40 CONFIRMATIONS NAME DATE Mittie Laird Cora Kimmer Sarah Blanche Laird Flora Elizabeth Laird John Walker Wyatt Elizabeth Davis Biddie Davis Carrie Belle Bailey Luella Williams Annie Bell Myers Sanford Kimmer Joseph Cicero Smith Ella Lloyd Wilma Agnes Kimmer Agnes Peebles Lucille Peebles James Franklin Garwood Paul Foster Charles Lloyd Frankie Hoyle Octavia Peebles Claire Amanda Lloyd Winifred Martha Lloyd Peter Wilson Hairston Nelson George Hairston Zicna Lloyd Carl Lloyd Thomas Trott Lloyd Alex. Lloyd Pearl Mae Barnes Ila Barnes Jesse Vasco Jenkins Lucy Foard Greene Nina Louella Hoyle Martha Elizabeth Lanier Annie Lee Davis Thomas Tarmay Kimmer Helen Gertrude Wyatt Mary Elizabeth Ratledge Henry Conrad Myers Ada Elizabeth Myers Evelyn Rattz Mary Elizabeth Rattz Lillian Juanita Rattz Prudence Athenia [Garwood] Rattz Sarah Pauline Wyatt Wiley Sanford Potts Gene Harris Greene Frank Brown Myers Doris Emily Wyatt Shirley Byerly Sidden, Jr. 1906 1906 1908 1908 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1916 1920 1920 1920 1920 1921 1921 1921 1921 1921 1927 1927 1927 1930 1930 1930 1930 1930 1932 1933 1932 1933 1934 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1937 1938 1938 1938 1938 1940 .to L 41 Virginia Hoyle DeParle 1940 (Name Illegible)1941 Shirley Byerly Sidden 1942 Garland Vestal Greene 1945 Harvey Lee Gobble 1945 Minnie Hazel [McDaniel] Gobble 1945 Jerry Lee Gobble 1945 Charles Thornton Hupp, Jr.1945 Lewis Gene Wyatt 1945 Valeria Elizabeth [Ciarwood] Wyatt 1945 Scott M. Goodman 1947 Wilbur Avalon Potts ' 1947 Thomas Mitchell Fleming 1948 Aubrey Merrell Fleming 1948 Kermit Marshall Bailey 1948 Edrie Greene 1948 Lewis Ceasar Wyatt 1948 Hazel Louise Frsuiks 1952 Mona Ruth Fleming 1952 Nancy Carolyn Boger 1952 Lemuel Hege Davis 1953 Madge Deaton Davis 1953 Ruth Victoria Franks 1954 Linda Kay Jones 1954 John Wesley Jones 1954 Dora Dean Jones 1954 Rosa Lee Taylor 1956 Barbara Ann Jones 1956 George Ryan Hairston 1957 Lucille Myers Potts 1958 Lillian [Allen] Sidden 1958 Joyce Bailey 1960 Brenda Jean Potts 1962 Linda Kay Potts 1962 Alvin Sanford Potts 1962 Randall Dale Sidden 1962 Jean Hauser 1962 Patrick Hauser 1962 Bonnie Hauser 1962 Marilyn Potts 1964 Johnny Jones 1965 Monte Taylor 1965 Walter Stancil 1966 6^ ^Raeford R. Brannon 1966 Margaret Webb 1967 Randy Hauser 1967 Clyde Taylor 1967 Q Terri Lee Potts 1968 Sherri Lynn Potts 1968 Mark Avalon Potts 1968 Dianna Lynn Hauser 1968 Shirby Denise Sidden 1968 Terri Dawn Taylor 1968 Lucille Frances Midkiff 1970 Susan Carol [Potts] Wooten 1970 Robert Shepard Hupp 1971 42 H1 l... John Grace Lund Melguiie Rene Sidden Richard Seimuel James Joe Harlan Swicegood Shelby Jean [Dykes] Jones James Wesley Baity, Jr. Tommy Lindsey Beck James Clement Rattz Kenneth Earl Furches Leslie Ann Baity William Tracy Beck Robert D. Furches Allyson L. Hauser Mary F. Hendrix Allen Button Kimberly Potts Alvin Sanford Potts Maria Allen Sidden Mildred L. Smith Sharon Lanette Swicegood David Scott Baity Buffy Denise Beck Charles Kevin Hendrix David Christopher Krause Reginia Darlene Swicegood Bessie Ann Jsones Donna Jean Jones Wesley Innes Krause Deborah W. Davis Karen Edna [Ratledge] Deadmon John Fredrick Paulson 1971 1971 1973 1974 1974 1974 1974 1975 1975 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1981 1981 1981 1981 1982 1985 1985 1985 1987 1987 1988 -Copied from the CANONICAL CHURCH REGISTER FOR MISSIONS (Church Records) I' ? Co C7, ^ cy L_H'i 43 COMMUNICANTS NAME DATE Fanny C. Hairston Anges W. Hairston Ruth W. Hairston Peter W. Hairston Mittie Laird (Lloyd) 1906 Cora Kimmer 1906 Sarah Blanche Laird (Lloyd) 1908 Flora Elisa Laird (Lloyd) 1908 Elmer George Hairston 1914 Sanford Kimmer 1910 Elizabeth Davis 1910 Biddie Davis 1910 Joseph Cicero Smith 1910 Agnes Kimmer 1920 Agnes Peebles 1920 Lucille Peebles 1920 Richard Paul Foster 1921 Peter Wilson Hairston 1927 Nelson George Hairston 1929 Ootavia Peebles 1921 Pearl May Barnes 1930 jr>lla Barnes 1930 'Carl Lloyd 1930 Thomas Trott Lloyd 1930 Alex Lloyd 1930 Frankie Hoyle Sidden 1921 Annie Lee Davis 1921 W. Agnes Kimmer Potts Stancil 1921 Mrs. J.C. Sanford 1946 Wilbur Avalon Potts 1947 Scott M. Goodman 1947 Lydia T. Murchinson 1947 Kenneth Murchinson 1947 William G. Murchinson 1947 Lily Juemita Fleming 1949 Thomas Mitchel Fleming 1949 Aubrey Merrell Fleming 1949 Kermit Marshall Bailey 1949 Edrie Green 1949 Lewis Ceasar Wyatt 1949 Lucy Dortch Hairston 1951 Mary Elizabeth Rattz Hupp 1955 Lillian Juanita Rattz Bowles 1955 Prudence Athenia Rattz 1955 Wiley Sanfofd Potts 1955 Shirley Byerly Sidden, Jr. 1955 Shirley Byerly Sidden 1955 ^.^•fcyaarland Vestal Greene 1955 Harvey Lee Gobble 1945 Marietta, GA. xy .A#' HOW Rec'd from Christ Church, Walnut Cove Rec'd from Christ Church, Walnut Cove Rec'd from Christ Church, Walnut Cove Rec'd from Christ ..^burch. Walnut Cove Confirmation ^ Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Rec'd from St. James Ch. Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmatiom Rec'd from Ch. Good Shepherd, Confirmation Confirmation Rec'd from Ch. Good Shepherd, Rec'd from Ch. Good Shepherd, Rec'd from Ch. Good Shepherd, Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Transfer from St. Peter's, Charlotte Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Cooleem Cooleem ee ee Cooleemee Cooleemee 44^ ^ja^innie Hazel McDaniel Gobble 1945 Jerry Lee Gobble 1945 Charles T. Hupp, Jr. 1945 Lewis Gene Wyatt 1945 Valeria Eliz. Garwood Wyatt 1945 Hazel Louise Frauriks 1945 Mona Ruth Fleming 1945 Nancy Carolyn Boger 1945 - Lemuel Hege Davis 1945 Madge Deaton Davis 1945 Ruth Victoria Franks 1945 Linda Kay Jones 1945 John Wesley Jones 1945 Dora Dean Jones 1945 Frsuicis Elizabeth Martin 1956 " Rosa Lee Taylor 1956 Barbara Ann Jones 1956 George Ryan Hairston 1957 Lucille Myers Potts 1958 Lillian Allen Bidden 1958 Carmen Greene 1958 Joyce Bailey 1960 Johnny Lee Jones 1965 Monte Lynn Taylor 1965 Terri Lynn Potts 1968 ^ Sherri Lynn Potts 1968 /^^^fdark Avalon Potts 1968 Dianna Lynn Hauser 1968 Shirby Denise Bidden 1968 Terri Dawn Taylor 1968 Lucille Fran. Midkiff Bchulte 1970 Busan Carol Wooten Potts 1970 Robert Bheperd Hupp 1971 Jann Grace Lund 1971 Melanie Rene Bidden 1971 Rosaline McCowan Murphy 1972 John Charles Murphy 1972 Frsuicis E. Bchulte 1973 Bertha Bchulte 1973 Joe Harlan Bwicegood 1974 Bhelby Jean D. Jones 1974 I James Wesley Baity, Jr. 1974 " Tommy Lindsey Beck 1974 Roland W. Bchulte 1969 I Margaret W. Bchulte 1969 L Karl Frances Bchulte 1969 Edward Albert Deadmon, Br. 1975 1 Eva 0. Deadmon 1975 [ David Alan Deadmon 1975 John F. Paulson 1988 ( Edward Gurnee Cumming 1989 Marianna Bink Btoner 1989 v^^ent Mathewson 1989 Marianna Mathewson 1989 Raleigh •V/ Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmaition Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Transfer from Good Bhepherd, Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation. Confirmation Transfer from Bt. Pauls, Edenton Transfer from Bt. Pauls, Edenton Transfer from Bt. Georges, Arlington, Transfer from Bt. Georges, Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Confirmation Transfer from All Baints, Transfer from All Baints, Transfer from All Baints, Confirmation Tranfer from Grace Episcopal, Asheville Tranfer from Grace Episcopal, Lexington Transfer from Bt. David's, Austin, TX Transfer from St. David's, Austin, TX ^<5 c\ Arlington, V; V. Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, NJ NJ NJ 45 56 ^ MARRIAGES * March 23, 1940. Frank Hendrix married Elizabeth Ratledge at Good Shepherd Church in-Cooleemee', NO by The Rev. C.E.B. Robinson. * April 27, 1940. Odell Hendrix married Evelyn Rattz at Good Shepherd Church in Cooleemee, NC.by The Rev. C.E.B. Robinson. * December 14, 1940. Henry Conrad Myers married Margaret W. Potts at the Rectory of the Good Shepherd Church in Cooleemee, NC by The Rev. C.E.B. Robinson. * September 21, 1943. Phillip Henry Edwards married Helen Gertrude Wyatt at the Ascension Church, Davie County, NC by The Rev. C.E.B. Robinson. * April 18, 1944. John Charles Boles married Lillian Juanita Boles at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. C.E.B. Robinson. * November 21, 1953. Jaones Ben Ratledge married Helen Holt Potts at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. Lemuel G. Roberson. * November 5, 1955. Joe H. Swicegood married Mona Ruth Fleming at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. John A. Zunes. * April 20, 1957: George Daniel Foster married Hazel Louise I Franks at the Churoh of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. John ^ A. Zunes. * April 17, 1960. Kermit Marshall Bailey married Joyce Graver at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. Wallace H. Conrad. * August 8, 1970. Karl Francis Schulte married Lucille Frances Midkiff at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. Daniel McCaskill. * September 17, 1972. Richard Samuel James married Barbara Ann Jones at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. Daniel McCaskill. I * September 27, 1975. Micheal David Miller married Terri Lee 1 Potts at Davie ,Baptist Tabernacle, Advance, NC by The Rev. Daniel , McCaskill. i * March 12, ,1977.. Gary Thomas Eagle married Shirby Denise Sidden at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. Daniel I McCaskill. I ! L * November 12, 1977. Luther Clyde Singleton married Frances [ Schulte Miller at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev L . paniel McCaskill. 47 5^ * July 14, 1979. Julius Jackson Brittain married Jean Cooke f . • Stevens at Parrish Road, Winston Salem, NC by Canon Christopher Nichols. * May 3, 1980. Mark.Steven Grubb married Melanie Rene Sidden at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by Canon Christopher Nichols and Rev. Harvey Y. Crimminger, Jr. * August 20, 1983. David Alan Deadmon married Karen Edna Ratledge at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by Canon Christopher Nichols. * August 8, 1985. Roger Alan Harkins married Sharon Lanette Swicegood at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. Dauiiel McCaskill. * September 19, 1987. Kenneth Lee Myers married Maria Allen -Sidden at the Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC by The Rev. Daniel McCaskill. - Copied from THE CANONICAL CHURCH REGISTER FOR MISSIONS (Parish Records) BURIALS * Agnes Wilson Hairston of the Cooleemee Plantation died March 7, 1914. Burial was in Fittsylvania County, Virginia. I * Carrie Belle Bailey of Fulton died November 21, 1916 and ^ was buried in the Elbaville Cemetery. * James Franklin Garwood of the Fork neighborhood died May L 22, 1928 and was buried in the Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. ! * Annie Opal Hobbs Bailey of the Fork neighborhood died I October 28, 1930 and was buried in the Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. j * Mrs. Octayious Peebles died December 28, 1931 euid was ! - buried in the Advance M.E. Church Cemetery. * Charles Anderson Lloyd of Thomasville died December 25, 1932 and was buried in the Thomasville Cemetery. * Jean Sanfofd Kimmer of Davie County died January 25, 1936 I and was buried in the Church of the Ascension Cemetery, ' Davie County. j ^ Wiley Potts of Davie County was buried in the Church of 1 the Ascension Cemetery, Davie County. Joseph Cicero Smith of Fork, Davie County, died February 9, 1940 and was buried in the Fulton M.E. Cemetery. * Elizabeth (Hege) Davis of Fork, Davie County died May 29, 1 1940 and was buried in the Ascension Churchyard, Fork, Davie County, NC. * Mittie Lloyd of Thomasville died August 20, 1941 and was [ buried in the Thomasville Cemetery. * Peter Wilson Hairston of the Cooleemee Plantation died November 14, 1943 and was buried in the Ascension Churchyard, Fork, Davie County. * Ruth W. Hairston of the Cooleemee Plantation died October ^ L 7, 1947 and was buried in the Ascension Churchyard, Davie g County. o ^ 1 * Lewis Ceasar Wyatt of Fork, Davie County, died October 7, 1955 and was buried in the Fork Baptist Churchyard. § ^ ! * Shirley Byerly Bidden, Sr. of Fork, Davie County, died L June 21, 1957 and was buried in the Ascension Churchyard. ^ qj. * Sarah Pauline Wyatt of Fork, Davie County, died August 2, 1957 and was buried in the Fork Baptist Churchyard. * Garland Vestal Greene, MD, of Fork, Davie County, died January 27, 1959 and was buried in the Ascension Churchyard. 49 O * Prudence Athenia T. Rattz of Fork, Davie County died June 13, 1963 and was buried in the Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. * Randall D. Bidden of Fork, Davie County, died July 5, 1963 and was buried in the Ascension Church Cemetery. * Elmer G. Hairston of Fork, the Cooleemee Plantation, died November 6, 1963 and was buried in the Ascension Church Cemetery. * Nina Rattz Hoyle of Hilltop Rest Home, Salisbury, died April 20, 1965 and was buried in Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. * Mildred Irene VanEaton Wood of Danville, Virginia died February 16, 1969 and was buried in the Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. * Agnes Speight Sanford of Mocksville, NC died October 18, 1969 and was buried in Rose Cemetery, Mocksville, NC. * Gary Everette McDaniel of Advance, Route 2, NC, died October 27, 1966 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. * Biddie Davis Goodman of Route 3, Mocksville, NC died January 2, 1972 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. * Scott M. Goodman of Route 3, Mocksville, NC died July 5, 1972 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. * Walter Stand1 of Route 2, Advance, NC died April 14, 1975 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. * Cora Thompson Kimmer of Route 2, Advance, died August 9, 1975 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. * Lucille Peebles Greene of the Moravian Home in Winston Salem died December 24, 1975 and was buried in the Fork ^ Episcopal Church Cemetery. ^ * James Clement Rattz of Fran Ray Nursing Home, Mocksville, ^ NC died December 28,1975 and was buried in the Fork Baptist ^ Church Cemetery. § ^ * Bertha Ritt Schulte of Route 2, Mocksville, NC ^ (Farmington) died December 4, 1976 and was buried in the 3> Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. o * Frankie Hoyle Bidden of Route 2, Advance, NC died April 10, 1973 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. * Everette Lee McDaniel of Route 2, Advance, NC died April 10, 1973 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. ^55 * Roger Hornsby Funderburke of Cooleemee, NC died February 1^0^ 4, 1976 and was' buried in the Fork Episcopal Church I Cemetery. I * Francis E. Schulte of Mocksville died April 13, 1976 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. I * Margaret Lowe Keller of Lexington died March 28, 1981. L * Edward Albert Deadmon of Advance died May 3, 1981 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. f [ * Ralph Hoyle died in 1983. , * Dorthea W. Raney of 241-A Tot Street, Mocksville, NC died September 8, 1984. L- * Barbara Ann Jones James of Route 3, Mocksville, NC died December 24, 1986 and was buried in the Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery. * Rolfiuid Wisgfidd Schulte of Farmington, NC died March 3,1986 and was buried in the Church of the Ascension Cemetery. Copied from the CANONICAL CHURCH REGISTER FOR MISSIONS (Parish Records) 51 5C Q iO CEMETERY RECORDS Church of the Ascension Fork, North Carolina DAVIS Huston S. Davis June 9, 1859 May 3, 1943 Mary E. Hege August 4, 1871 May 29, 1940 DEADMON Edward A. Deadmon TEC 5 US Army World War II March 3, 1920 May 3, 1981 DEPARLE Frank DeParle Connecticut BNC US Navy February 14, 1906 November 30, 1966 FLEMING T. Mitchell May 18, 1913 Juanita C. September 20,1916 GOBBLE Harvey L. February 12,1905 Hazel MoDaniel June 13, 1907 FUNDERBURKE Roger Hornsby September 26, February 4, 1929 1976 Dorthy Campbell June 22, 1932 Married 20, 1950 GOODMAN Scott M. Goodman Pvt. US Army October 26, 1891 July 5, 1974 Biddie Davis Goodman December 31, 1892 January 1, 1972 GREENE Garland Vestal Greene, MD June 21, 1890 January 27, 1959 Lucille Peebles June 24, 1901 December 24, 1975 52 SI L.. HAIRSTON Margaret Elmer George Hairston [ January 9, 1885 November 6, 1963 t L. HAIRSTON Peter Wilson Hairston February 11, 1871 November 14, 1943 HAIRSTON Ruth Wilson Hairston November 27, 1868 October 7, 1947 JAMES Barbara Ann Richard Samuel July 14, 1942 May 26, 1937 December 24, 1986 Loving Memories I KIMMER L G. Sanford Kimmer January 24, 1872 ( January 25, 1936 KIMMER Cora Thompson Kimmer ^ August 31, 1880 August 9, 1975 ^ ^ MCDANIEL I Everette L. McDaniel 1 North Carolina S2 US Navy World War II February 23, 1922 ^ April 10, 1973 MCDANIEL Gary E. McDaniel Sepember 17, 1945 October 27, 1966 i POTTS Wiley J. Potts July 11, 1894 February 16, 1937 5^ SCHULTE Francis E. July 30, 1891 April 13, 1979 Bertha Ritt May 5, 1895 December 4, 1976 SCHULTE Rowland W. Schulte TEC 4 US Army World War II August 10, 1918 March 3, 1987 SHEDD Margie L. Clines Shedd April 9, 1930 July 16, 1981 She Was Our Circle SIDDEN Frankie Hoyle January 18, 1904 April 10, 1973 Byerly S. Sidden April 23, 1901 June 21, 1957 SIDDEN Randall D. Sidden July 23, 1950 July 5, 1963 STANCIL Walter G. Stancil March 28, 1888 April 14, 1975 —Updated February 1, 1991 54 I Y Oavie County Pudi:c LiOfaty MocksvVile, NC y- P *s 'Jr r W f ' i.japr^ I ' .p *■'. :■^liiiiit & 1 fiAotq^ra^ ams^ mcu^ ^ /£^/ i/i^ tAc' ^uhsA at> tAe^ Sasier- A/^eaA^i&t>, jt&o- ^HCtaredca^Jlrt JiiAAncui'are^ f^to-rig/it'J Q}/\ ^>me/^S^ircAi/cA J!M cmd.^/AcuvJMjAm^. caurte^ ^Q)r-. and Jflrsy. dlnme/'' ^^hc/u/c^ 0%e'dAnta^/'<^dan/fia^66 ^tA&mncCaa^^^A&^Aar€Aofe/i&.A^c€nsinfpu>as^mnde^ Jdq^ S, (p<90 tA& man/HO^ ceremaf^^^ Jie/am& Sid:Aen/ and Jiard ^ruAd. (&nto- cauHes^ .^AAtan/ ,AAdn/ Slddn^ ^ INDEX L [ -A- sf Advance community 28,47,50,61 Advance M.E. Church cemetery ## 49 American Evaucation Hospital 13 ANDERSON, C.M. and Elizabeth ^ ^ 9 AYCOCK, Rev. Thomas Crockett 21,36 -B- BAILEY, Ann 29 BAILEY, Annie Opal Hobbs 49 BAILEY, Carrie Belle 49 BAILEY, Rev. Edwin Pearson 5,6,38 BAILEY, Emilee 26 BAILEY, Joyce 3,4,26,30,47 BAILEY, Rev. Kermit 3,4,5,13,15,18,20,21,25,30,47 BAITY, Linda Potts 25,29 BAITY, Wesley 26,29,31 BAKER, Bishop Richard 22,23,29 Baltimore, Marylauid 8 Baptisms 37,38,39,40 BARNHARDT, Demeris 3 BARNHARDT, Jim 3 BARNHARDT, Sherri Potts 25 BATTLE, Richard 10 BEATY, W.H. 8 BECK, Brenda Potts 3,25,29 BINGHAM, Lemuel 8 Bixby community 10 BLUM, Thomas S. 11 Brest, France 13 BOLES, John Charles 46 BOLES, Juanita 15,22,49 BRITTAIN, Jean Stevens 48 BRITTAIN, Julius Jackson 48 BROWN, Ola 29 BROWN, Rev. Simeon J.M. 10,12,13,29,36 BRUNT, Edrie Greene 3,14,28 -C- CALDWELL, Judge David Franklin 13 CHESHIRE, Bishop Joseph Blount 10,14 Miss Chaffin 10 Christ Church, Walnut Cove 12 Church of the Ascension cemetery 49,50,51 Church of the Good Shepherd, Cooleemee 6,8,14,19,22,24,28,49 CLINARD, Rev. Billy 25 COCECE, Rev. Henry T. 10 COCKRELL, Rev. J. Grafton 26,36 c. ^ Communicants 44,45 Confirmations 41,42! 43 CONRAD, Rev. Wallace Hedrick 3,4,24,36,47 Convention 1847 7 Country Fair 20,21 Cooleemee Plantation 3,7-10,16-22,49,50 Cooleemee (town of) 8,22,49,51 COOLEY, Jo 21 CRAUSE, Jacque 3 CRIMMINGER, Rev. Harvey Y. 48 CUMMING, Ted 30 -D- Davidson County, N.C. 13 Davie Baptist Tabernacle 47 Davie County, N.C. 7,8,12,26,33,-49 Davie County Board of Education 16 Davie County Draft Board 14 DAVIS, Huston S. 52 DAVIS, Lemuel Hege ^ 25 DAVIS, Mary Hege ^ 49,52 DAVIS, JR. Rev. Thomas L. 7 DEADMON, David Alan 48 DEADMON, Edward zf'16,51,52 DEADMON, Karen Rat ledge 48 DEFARLE, Frank §16,52 DEPARLE, Virginia 26 Diocese of North Carolina ^ 10,14,24 DUNCAN, Rev. Norvin 14,36 -E- EAGLE, Gary Thomas 47 EAGLE, Shirby Sidden 3,25,29,47 EDWARDS, Helen Wyatt 16,17,49 EDWARDS, Phillip Henry 17,49 Elbaville cemetery 49 Episcopal Diocese 8 Episcopal Young Churchmen 28 ERINGHAUS, J.C.B. 24 ESTILL, Bishop Robert W. 1 -F- FAIRCHILD, Dr. and Mrs. Homer 32 Fiddlers Convention 9 FLEMING, Juanita 3,24,25,26,28,29,52 FLEMING, Mitchell 3,24,25,26,52 Fork Baptist Church Cemetery 49,50 Fork community 7-10,13,15,18, 19,21,33,46-50 FORREST, Phillip Junior (John) 8 Fort Hood, Texas 16 G3 L.. FOSTER, A. Milton FOSTER, George Damiel FOSTER, Hazel Franks FOSTER, Julia A. FOSTER, Odell Foster's Store FOSTER, Thomas Jefferson Fulton community Fulton Methodist Episcopal Church, South Fulton M.E. Church cemetery Fulton United Methodist Church FUNDERBURKE, Dorthy H. FUNDERBURKE, Roger H. FURCHES, Debbie 10 8,10 47 47 10 9,22 9 14 49 49 25,28 52 51, 52 29,31 -G- GARWOOD, Bennie GARWOOD, Betty' Earnhardt GARWOOD, J i mm i e Girl's Friendly Society GOBBLE, Harvey GOBBLE, Hazel McDaniel GOBBLE, Jerry GOODMAN, Biddie Davis GOODMAN, Scott M. GOOLSBY family GRAY, JR. James A. Great Depression GREENE, Bob GREENE, Dr. Garland Vestal GREENE, Gene Harris GREENE, Lucille Peebles Greensboro, N.C. GRUBB, Mark Steven GRUBB, Melanie Sidden ■Q 3 5 J' CD CO O 3, 3-5,9, 18-24,26,28, 3-5,9,18,19,21-25,28, 18,20,23, 3, 19,24,25,26,50, 3,14,19,24,28,50, 14, 18, 13, 19,28,49, 14,16, 3, 19,25,26,28,50, 24,30 25,29, 14 13 49 8 53 53 29 52 52 10 21 15 28 52 28 52 ,5 48 48 -H- HAIRSTON, AGNES 3,8,10,12,13,49 HAIRSTON family 3,7,19,21,22 Hairston Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Va. 13,49 HAIRSTON, Fanny Caldwell 10,13 HAIRSTON, George Ryan 20, 28 HAIRSTON, Lucy Dortch 20,21 HAIRSTON, Margaret Elmer George 17,20,25,50,53 HAIRSTON, Nelson 16,17 HAIRSTON SR., Peter W. 10,13,14,16,19,49,53 HAIRSTON, Judge Peter W. 5,7,11,15-21,30 HAIRSTON, Ruth 3,8, 9, 10, 12,13, 15, 16, 19, 29, 49, 53 Hairston's School 9 HANES, John 10 HARDIN, Archdeacon William H. 14,36 HARKINS, Roger Alan 48 HARKINS, Sharon Lsmette Swicegood HAUSERj Bonnie HAUSER, Lynn HEITMAN, Mary HENDRIX, Evelyn Rattz HENDRIX, Frank HENDRIX, Mary Elizabeth Ratledge HENDRIX, Odell HOYLE, Nina Rattz HOYLE, Ralph HORTON, Frank HUBBARD, Lucy Foard Greene HUPP, Charles T, HUPP, Mary 48 25 25 21 15,21,49 46 15,49 49 50 51 21 5,14, 15,16,28,29 18 3, 15 -J- JAMES, Barbara Jones JAMES, Bessie JAMES, Linda JAMES, Richard Samuel JARVIS, Robie JONES, John Wesley (Bud) JONES, Johnny JOHNSON, Chas. E. JOYNER, David JOYNER, Mary Rose 27,47,51,53 27 27 27,47,53 22 27 25,29 10, 14 3,5,6,33 27 -K- KELLER, Margaret Lowe KIMMER, Cora T. KIMMER, G. Sanford KRAUSE, David KRAUSE, Jacque 51 3,9, 10, 14, 16, 19,25,50,53 9,25,53,49 31 29 -L- LAIRD (or Lloyd) family LAIRD (or Lloyd) Charles Anderson LAIRD (or Lloyd) Mattie LEARY, Mrs. Agnes Sanford LEINBACK, Mrs. C.T. Lexington, NC Library LITTLE, Aleene LITTLE, David LITTLE, Pauline Wyatt LUPER, Mrs. Lindsey (Mae Carter) LYMAN, Bishop Theodore B. Oj C: Co o 10 49 10,49 27 21 51 19 31 31 15 8 8 -M- MACKIE, Florence Maple Ave, Mocksville MATHEWSON, Kent •MCCASKILL, Rev. Deui MCDANlEL, Everette MCDARIELi Gary E. Medical College of Virginia MILLER, Micheal David MILLER, Terri Potts Mocksville Moravian Home MYERS, Frank MYERS, H.C. MYERS, Kenneth Lee MYERS, Margaret Potts MYERS, Maria Sidden tCRDOCK, Rev. Francis 21 8 31 26,27,36,47,48 16,50,53 50,53 13 47 25,47 7,8, 19,26,50,51 28,50 15 15,49 48 49 48 8 -N- MflCHOLS, Canon Christopher Ho Creek School -0- "The Old Davie Exhibit" Ophelia, VA OSBORNE, Rev. E.A. PARKER, Rev. John Haywood PATTERSON, Walter and Ethel PEARSON, Catherine PEARSON family PEARSON, G.W. PEARSON, Joseph PEARSON, R.M. PEEBLES, Alberta H. PEEBLES, Julia PEEBLES, Nat PEEBLES, Octavious PEEBLES, W.D. PENNICK, Bishop Edwin A. Pittsylvania County, VA POTTS, Avalon POTTS, Elizabeth Myers POTTS, Harvey POTTS, Lucille POTTS, Mark POTTS, Wiley J. -P- % Cf 28,36,48 9 21 26 10 7 24 8 7 8 8 8 28 10 10 49 28 15,18,22,23,24 13 3,25,26,29,30,31 15 9 3, 10,29 25 49,53 PRICE, Carmen Greene 3,14,28,29 PRICE, Rev. William Penn 19,36 -R- Raleigh, NC 8,28 RMEY, Dorthea W. 51 RATLEDGE, Helen Potts 46 RATLEDGE, James Ben 46 RATTZ, Jim 11,22,50 RATTZ, Prudie 3,15,22,50 Rectory 14,49 Reidsville, NC 3 RIGHTS, Rev. Douglas 21 ROBERSON, Rev. Lemuel G. 21,22,23,36,46 Roberson, Mary Lou 21 ROBINSON, Rev. C.E.B. 3,14,15,17,18,49 ROBINSON, Mrs. Sarah 3,29 Rose cemetery, Mocksville 50 RUFFIN, William H. 24 *1 -i. j jr i -S- ^0^ St. George's Church, Woodleaf ^ 19 St. Phillip's Church, Mocksville 8 St. Timothy's Church, Reidsville ^ SANFORD, Agnes Speight ^ d," 19,26,27,50 SANFORD, John ^26,27 SCHULTE, Bertha R. 50,54 SCHULTE, Francis E. 51,54 SCHULTE, Karl Francis ^ 47 SCHULTE, Lucille Midkiff c? 47 SCHULTE, Maggie 25,28 SCHULTE, Roland 16,28,30,51,54 Shady Grove Elementary School - 24 SHEDD, Margie L. Clines 54 SIDDEN, Frankie Hoyle 3,16,25,26,50,54 SIDDEN, Lillian Allen 24,25,26,29 SIDDEN, Randy 24,25,50,54 SIDDEN, S.B., Jr. 3,14,16,19,24,26,29-31 SIDDEN, S.B., Sr. 3,19,'49, 54 SINGLETON, Luther Clyde 47 SINGLETON, Frances Miller 47 SMITH, Cicero 15,49 South Carolina 7 SPITLER, Rev. Downs 3,24,29,36 STANCIL, Agnes Potts 3,14,26 STANCIL, Walter 26,50,54 STEWART, Terry Lynn 5,6 ^ STILLMAN, Hugh and Elizabeth 30 STONER, Marianna 30>31 SWICEGOOD, Joe 25,46 SWICEGOOD, Mona 25,29,46 ci 1^ I -T- [ TAYLOR, Clyde 16 L TAYLOR, Monte Lynn 5,25,27,29,30,31,33 Thomasville cemetery 49 TROTT, Rev. Thomas Lee 9,10,36 TUCKER, Alex 21 L Vestry 5 VietnauDtt War 26 1 L^ WAGNER, Marjorie 22 Walnut Cove, NC 12 I Weaverville College 28 L WILLIAMS, Bishop Huntington 3 WILLIAMSON, William H. 14 WILSON, Rev. D.C. 14,36 Winston-Salem, NC 21,28,48 WOOD, Mildred Irene VanEaton 50 World War I 8, 13,14 I World War II 16,17 L. WYATT, Brock ^ 21 WYATT, Ceasar ^ 21,22,49 WYATT, Gene ^ 18 WYATT, Bad 14 WYATT, Sarah Pauline S , 49 WYATT, Valeria Garwood 5,9,15,18 -Y- Yadkin College, NC ^ 13 Yadkin River 19 YOUNG, Iva Stewart 8 -Z- ZUNES, Rev. John Athar 22,36,46,47 4? Short Summary of History by Joyner Page 70 ci <1 Lk. I" 2 VP 1 iU o VP <i: o- vP 2 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina u> I _ The Episcopal Church of tlie Ascension at Fork The first recorded Episcopal services held in the Fork community were conducted by The Bishop Theodore B. Lyman of Raleigh. The service was probably held in the old Pearson house located near the Cooleemee Plantation. As attendance at services increased, services were held at the Cooleemee Plantation. As the need for a more central location for services was recognized, the second story of A.M. Foster s store at Fork was rented. The first recorded baptism by an Episcopalian rector in the Fork community was that of Mrs. Sanford (Cora Thompson) Kimmer. She was baptized by The Rev. Thomas Lee Trott on October 30,1904. She was probably baptized in the hall at the Cooleemee Plantation. In 1906 Milton and Julia Foster sold the church one acre of land for $50.00. A small, weather boarded Church was erected in "the village of Fork." Bishop Cheshire consecrated the Church on October 15,1909. Land for a cemetery was given in 1916 by Miss Ruth Hairston. In 1941 the Church began a building project to add a class and choir room and sacristy to the existing structure. n • u u The ordination of a new Episcopal priest and groundbreaking for a new Parish House was held June 9, 1953. Lemuel A. Robinson was ordained by The Bishop Edwin Pennick. The Parish House, completed by members and friends of the Church was finished within a few months. In 1994 the Sanctuary was completely restored and refurbished. Extensive grounds renovation and improvements were made in 1995. On May 12, 1996 a columbarium was consecraicd. David Joyner if .o V Qj ^ J yo ^ Oavie County Public Library Mocksville, NO 10 Brief History of Ascension Episcopal at Advance Pages 72 - 73 5 a U- f a o v> 2 u) VJ v> cC 2 Davie County Public Library • Mocksville, North Carolina \p li} T i <J ' Ascension Episcopal at Advance 183 Fork-Bixby Road, Advance NC 27006 A Brief History The history of the Church of the Ascension at Fork spans nearly the whole of the twentieth century. Throughout the past century, despite obstacles and its rural environment, a community of faith has continued to flourish and the Church of the Ascension has become a hallmark of the Fork community. The church had its beginning with the baptismal service of Mrs. G. Sanford (Cora Thompson) Kimmer. The Reverend Thomas Lee Trott baptized Mrs. Kimmer on October 30, 1904 and in all probability the baptism took place in the hall of the Cooleemee Plantation. On May 1,1905 the Laird family (or Lloyd) were also baptized at the Cooleemee Plantation. Throughout 1906 there continued to be private services at the Cooleemee Plantation. The first public celebration of the Holy Eucharist was held at the historic Methodist Episcopal Church, South at Fulton on Trinity Sunday, June 10, 1906. The Reverend E. A. Osbome presided at the service. The following persons received Holy Eucharist: Mrs. Nat Peebles, Miss Julia Peebles, Miss Chaffin, Mrs. Sanford Kimmer, Miss Agnes Hairston, Miss Ruth Hairston, and Mr. Peter W. Hairston. It is believed that the services were for a brief time held at Fulton on the second and fourth Sunday afternoons of the month. Our ties with Fulton United Methodist Church continue to this day with our joint Thanksgiving Service. On June 18, 1906, Mr. Milton Foster and his wife, Julia A. Foster deeded one acre of land to the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. The deed for $50.00 sold the land on the west side of a public road leading from Fork Church to Bixby. The idea for building the Church of the Ascension came from Bishop Cheshire, Miss Agnes Hairston and Miss Ruth Hairston (both of Cooleemee Plantation). The lumber for the church came from the Cooleemee Plantation and the parishioners built the parish. On October 15, 1909 The Right Reverend Joseph Blount Cheshire, Bishop of North Carolina, consecrated the Ascension Chapel at Fork Church, Davie County. The following clergy were present: Archdeacon E. H. Osbome, The Reverend Henry T. Cocke, The Reverend S. J. M. % Brown and The Reverend Thomas L. Trott, priest in charge. The consecration sermon was u- •2 o preached by The Reverend Cocke from the Gospel According to Luke 19:46, "It is written, my house is the house of prayer." Succeeding The Reverend Thomas Trott was The Reverend Simeon J. M. Brown, a deacon who ^ served as pastor from 1910 to 1919. In the ensuing years a number of other clergy served the Of- parish. Many were recent seminary graduates who served Ascension as their first cure. In later ^ years, the priests were retired who were serving the parish in a part time capacity. Over the past ^ 30 years Ascension has shared its clergy with the Church of the Good Shepherd, Cooleemee. In 1952 plans to construct a parish house for the Church of the Ascension began as a community venture with workmen from several denominations donating their services. On June 9,1953 The Qasiie counry ru Reverend Lemuel G. Robinson was ordained to the priesthood and the groundbreaking ceremony was conducted for the parish house. The Right Reverend Edwin A. Pennick presided. As Mr. Harvey Gobble recalls, "The Hairston's donated the timber for the building and the people of the church, including the preacher, went to the woods and cut the timber. We used a cross-cut saw. We did not have a chain saw. The timber was dressed at the saw mill. We did not borrow any money to build the addition. Everyone volunteered in building the Parish House." This has been the spirit of the Church of the Ascension to this very day. The Church of the Ascension is a parish that truly believes that it has been called into God's service and the people of the parish have always responded. The Church of the Ascension has always answered God's call without being concerned about its size or location. Tliroughout our history we have pulled together as a parish family and met the needs of our community. On Ash Wednesday, February 28, 2001, The Reverend M. Kathryn Rackley assumed the duties of the Vicar of the Church of the Ascension. On the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, May 31, 2001, The Right Reverend Michael B. Curry, Bishop ofNorth Carolina, formally installed The Reverend Rackley as the seventeenth vicar of the parish. The Reverend Rackley was the first dedicated Vicar at the Church of the Ascension in some thirty years. We look forward to continuing our heritage as a community parish with our new Vicar, The Reverend Chantal McKinney, D. Min, as we seek God's continuing guidance for our parish. From http://ascension-er)iscopal-at-advance.dionc.org/About%20Us/our-historv.html 13 Photographs Pages 75 - 76 -iL d. 0 a. 4C 1 o <r> 2 U) U </> a. \ <c o- o uj Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina to % 1 14-<J ; ?r^^'ll^''i'fe v'iKiasJii Fork, 1915 This photo is of The Episcopal Church ®"®g " church,was completed in 1909 and ,. gt 11 a rn on Oct 18.2009 with Bishop Michael B. D.D.The 100th anniversary celebration ^ courtes at the Wilson Librae at Curry presiding. The photograph "S_repr photographs of Davie people and places. r. Sir;":, rssrstr»ii- w »■ages via email to ernews@davie'enterprise.com. Aerial View from Google Maps . n . . • n •'■I'^j'' I-'V, ''■■ Latitude/Longitude: 35.882459, -80.444671 Priests By Monte Taylor Pages 78-80 yi cL o i*- r "2. 0 \r> 1 jot <r> *3C -j o-Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina X 4ti 2# ^ 11 o -V - ^ * J s ;? X 0 The Story of the Acquisition of Priest Photos The Episcopal Church of the Ascension At Fork 183 Fork-Bixby Road Advance, NC 27006 336.998,o857 wwu^ascension-fork.org February 18,2005 A number of the communicants of the Church of the Ascension had talked about trying to find a photo of each priest that had served Ascension. Finally in August of 2002,1 started an attempt to find a photo of each of those priests. In September of 20041 received the last photo firom The Reverend Downs C. Spitler to complete the work. Tto writing is a direct result of a request by Mr. James Wall, Davie Coimty Historian. Mr. Wall was a long time teacher of American History at Davie County High School in Mocksville, NC. He is still active in many aspects of history, especially local history, and is a noted author. WMr. Wall ask that I write "the story" of how I was able to find all these photos. 3 ^ _o * A CD containing each of the priest photos will accompany this writing, and will be ^ ^ placed at The Church of the Ascension (Davie County), The Davie County Public Library (Mocksville), The North Carolina Collection at the University of North g ^ Carolina at Chapel Hill, The archives section of The Episcopal Diocese of North 0 % Carolina in Raleigh, and possibly the Rowan County Public Library (Salisbury). ^ 1. The Reverend Thomas Lee Trott (Vicar, 1906-1910) -1 foimd his photo from Jane Smith Steinburg of S^sbury. Jane is the great niece of The Rev. Trott. The family has relatives also in Richmond, Virginia. 2. The Reverend Simeon J. M. Brown (Deacon in Charge, 1910- 1919) - This photo came from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salisbury, NC. The Rev. Marvin Aycock, retired priest, now living in Albemarle, NC helped obtain his photo. 3. The Venerable Archdeacon William Hill Hardin (Vicar, 1920- 1921) - This photo was given to the collection by his granddaughter, Ms. Elizabeth Taylor of Salisbury, NC. ^ 4. The Reverend Joseph D. C. Wilson (Vicar, 1921-1924) - This photo came firom his grandson, Mr. Joseph D. C. Wilson, 111, of Pittsburgh, PA. 1 "googled" him and was lucl^r enough to find Mr. Wilson, who is a CPA in Pittsburgh. Mr. Wilson also sent a collection of family papers and photographs along with his grandfather's picture. Those photos and o 7 ? V- -2: Q X o o o o o g papers are either framed on the wall in the Parish House at Ascension, or in the church's safe. 5. The Reverend Norvin Cain Duncan (Vicar, 1926-1930) -1 found this photo through "google" at the library at The University of North Carolina at Asheville. 6. The Reverend C. E. B. Rohinson (Vicar, 1931-1945) - Rev. Robinson's son, The Rev. Peter Robinson, sent his dad's photo to Judge Peter W. Hairston of the Cooleemee Plantation in Davie Coimty. Judge Hairston is a member of The Church of the Ascension. 7. The Reverend William Penn Price (Vicar, 1946-1949) - Rev. Price is living at Penick Village in North Carolina, and sent his own photo to me. 8. The Reverend Thomas Crockett Aycock, Jr. (Vicar, 1950-1951) - Rev. Aycock died a year or so before I started the search. I was able to find his widow living in Washington State with her daughter. An Episcopal church in Florida gave me &e address of Mrs. Aycock. The Rev. Aycock had served that particular church in Florida before his retirement. 9. The Reverend Canon Lemuel Gihhons Roherson (Vicar, 1952- 1954) - Rev. Roberson died while I was in the search of these photos in South Carolina. His widow sent me his photo. 10. The Reverend John Athar Zunes (Vicar, 1955-1958) - Rev. Zunes and his wife are living in Chapel Hill, NC. The Rev. Zunes sent me his photo. 11. The Reverend Wallace Hedrick Conrad (Vicar, 1958-1960) - Rev. g. Conrad's photo was given to the church by Mr. Jeriy Gobble of Overland ^ Park, Kansas. His mother and father (Hazel and Harvey Gobble of Fork) o had the photo in their home for years. Both were in their upper 90's when ^ they died. Rev. Conrad died of leukemia while serving Ascension. a o :z. * 12. The Reverend Downs C. Spider, Jr. (Vicar, 1961-1965) -Rev. Spitler now lives in Florida with his wife Ginny. His son is a member of ^ ^ the Episcopal church in Oxford, NC. His photo was the last one to be received. The Rev. Spitler has been battling colon cancer for the last two u o years. 2. Hi) (o V) i 13. The Reverend John Grafton Cockrell (Vicar, 1965-1967) -1 foimd « him living in Bluefield, WV. A google search pointed me to the Diocese of « Upper South Carolina where he had served during the later years of his ^ ministry. A lady in the Diocesan house informed me of where he is now living. v> o si- si %- cJ *Reverend Spitler's photo is not included on the CD. His photo is hanging in the Parish House at The Church' of the Ascension at Fork, IS 14» The Reverend Daniel Webster McCaskill (Vicar, 1968-1977) - Rev. McCaskill died seven or eight years ago in lincolnton, NO. His wife, Dottie, sent me his photo. 15. The Reverend Canon Christopher Nichols (Vicar, 1978-1986) - Canon Nichols died four or five years ago while he was living in Penick VQlage. Afiiend living at Penick sent me his photo. Mrs. Patricia Rosenthal, who lives at Penick, put me in touch with Canon Nichols' fiiend. 16. The Reverend Edwin Pearson Bailey (Vicar, 1988-2000) - Rev. Bailey and his wife, Anne, now live at Penick "N^age. They sent me a photo of him, but it didn't turn out well in the reproduction process. Conine Everhart, of Ascension, provided me with a very good candid photo made of The Rev. Bailey after a service where he was greeting people in the Narthex. 17. The Veiy Reverend M. Kathryn Raddey (Vicar, 2001- present) - Rev. Rackley is the current priest at Ascension. Her first service was the Ash Wednesday service in late February of 2001. Her "official" first service was the first Sunday of Lent in the year 2001 (first Simday in March). Judge Peter W. Hairston of Fork, Ms. Elizabeth Taylor of Salisbury, and Ms. Patricia Rosenthal of Penick \fillage helped me immensely in the search of these photos. This information written by:Monte Taylor on February 18,2005 The Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork 183 Fork-Bixby Road Advance, NC 27006 336.998.0857 www.ascension-fork.org 2 o ftnc uwatv Ww-w y Mocksviite. ^ 6 Cemetery Records Pages 82 - 83 o u. f 2 0 lr> 1 IP to o- o S Davie County Public Library ' Mocksville, North Carolina tO a> j EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION CEMETERY Fork-Bixby Road at Fork Commimity, off Highway 64 East Given Name Teiri Dawn Taylor "She is my sweetheart." Huston S. Husband of Mary E. Hege Davis Mary E. Hege Wife of Huston S. Davis Edward A Tec.5, U.S. Army, World War n Frank Connecticut BNC, U.S. Navy Virginia Hoyle Juanita C. T. Mitchei Dorothy Campbell Wife of Roger Homsby Funderburk Roger Homsby Married May 20,1950 Husband of Dorothy Can^jbell Funderburk Harvey L. Hazel McDaniel Birth Date January 13,1958 June 9,1859 August 4,1871 March 3, 1920 February 14, 1906 September 22,1902 September 20,1916 May 18,1913 June 22,1932 September 26,1929 February 12,1905 June 13,1907 Death Date July 16,1994 May 3, 1943 May 29,1940 May 3,1981 November 30, 1966 March 6. 1996 August 10,1993 August 8, 1993 No date given February 4,1976 No date given No date given Goodman Goodman Greene Greene Haiiston Haiiston Haiiston James James Kimmer Kimmer NfoDaniel McDaniel Potts Potts Potts Schulte Schulte Schulte Shedd Sidden Sidden Sidden Stand! Stancil Taylor Taylor Biddie Davis Wife of Scott M. Goodman Scott M Pvt, U.S. Army Husband of Biddie Davis Goodman Garland Vestal (MD.) Husband of Lucble Peebles Green Lucille Peebles Wife of Dr. Garland Vestal Greene K^garet Elmer George Peter Wilson Ruth Wilson Barbara Ann "Loving memories." Richard Samuel Cora Thompson Wife of G. Sanford Kimmer G. Sanford Husband of Cora Thompson Kimmer Everette L. N.C. S2, U.S. Navy, World War n GaiyE. "Gone, but not forgottea" Lucille Myers Wife of Wil^ Sanford Potts Children: Brenda, Linda, Alvin Wiley Sanford Married February 2,1946 Wiley J. Bertha Ritt Wife of Francis E. Schulte Francis E. Husband of Bertha Ritt Schulte Rowland W. Tec 4, U.S. Arnqr, World War n Margie L. Clines "She was our dicle." Byerly S. Husband of Franlde Hoyle Sidden Frankie Hoyle Wife of Byerly S. Sidden Randall D. Agnes Kimmer Potts Frank No stone Walter G. James Clyde Rosa Lee Wife of James Qyde Taylor Married August 17,1946 Children: Monte and Terri Grandson: Michael December 31,1892 October 26,1891 June 21,1890 June 24,1901 January 9,1885 February 11,1871 November 27,1868 July 14,1942 May 26,1937 August 31,1880 January 24,1872 February 23, 1922 September 17,1945 January 18,1924 June 24,1927 July 11,1894 May 5,1895 July 30, 1891 August 10,1918 April 9,1930 April 23, 1901 January 18,1904 July 23, 1950 No date given March 28,1888 July 19,1920 May 7,1928 January 1,1972 July 5,1974 January 27,1959 December 24,1975 November 6,1963 November 14,1943 October 7,1947 Deceniber 24,1986 No date given August 9,1975 January 25,1936 April 10,1973 October 27,1966 No date given March 16,1994 February 16,1937 December 4,1976 April 13,1979 March 3,1987 July 16,1981 June 21,1957 April 10,1973 July 5,1963 No date given April 14,1975 No date given No date given Osvie couwi Putiiic uwa« '?3 209 Newspaper Articles Pages 85-143 2 o «/> 2. ki W X u- O «£ Zf X u ^ Davie County Public Library S Mocksville, North Carolina 1, 0 Ci 1 "BH 0 •v 1 . ! . ¨ / tiiest to Be At FORK.~The ordination" of' j^L/'ATspokesinan fdr^the.co'igi'o^a?; !(• n groundbreakinS ^' ceremony foci a recreation center and parislh hou^e VUl bo lieW in this Davie .po.untyQominuflfly 'T'jesdfiy. ^une -Of i-at the CiMirch of the Ascension.^ . va ' The B.t. Jlev. Edwin A. PenickrKoflftaleUh. Elshop of the Dlowse «'.O* of ' N 0 r t h CarOUna^ Protestant J H Epiaoopal Ohuw^, wUl officiate at 5'• the ordination of temnel'.K. Boo^ •; jTeraon ot 11 a-m. He wlB blao cmtI ? f duct tlifl groundthreoldnd ceremonyv tl f® which I a obout wiH follp^i •12:3(1 P-W-v ' coniplete the outside/crfii'the build^ raised af! ^ Bdl?e'rsqn •yrtll serve'vapi k;, M;(d of'Eplscopail ra lssloni • - • ' Add. r3'..Mr. reptor ' churches > in ^Codleemee. ^ . The groundhreakiingl xsereniony; O wttl open the way for actijual conpF: • M Structlon of the recreation cepter ( .! 3 imd 'pai^h hoiwe'for lhe Chprch I '.Pof the Ascension. The projectjwas begun last as a comm^nity.n ''d venture ydth ' wottanen. pf seyeral ii -S denominatlona d op a 11 n g ^e|r•—I eervlces in prepadpg mat^alsi ^ for ttie-building. : - i. . » (la Wood .for the structure ; has ' n • been out and prepared by the 'men L' s of the Bpisoopal congregation, and; ,5 funds for tto project were ra^ed n fd i i^.beid I '/ > / Tbf Bpiacopal Church at . Fork, xetidrousiy, agsiated. by ^ Its tnaoy > I Iricdds, has jb^god the erectipn of- aQ ad^ltidn tol the; boildinx,. This' ' hi tl(|^gned'to sefve/as cla^ rpddt^,i' rsKiPi! davie record 2. - V-1 H > Kt, -it HO y- o o V ...» n V C V) n .c : ^ \ -S *1^ U 35 C ft'Orai/Ccftr- ~ f ^It *4"r ''v — — ' ii?' aiiMgai iii ilii lii Uv sr, - Xf. . few# r* fV ' .-il . ••• • •••••- «i ^J777«?i777<r 'VjikfQ^^^^^ t^ shop in Fork, volunteers put iinishing touches on toys made .p .- n D y to'right) Edrie Green, Peter Hairston - :-'• -^v^3£^^f5~~"7-r;^ tnan -anyone •eiseT^TQ^t^^^Ts.'Hairston says,"''-'Tliis ^"/AXn'p 7ptl^ ' iShe sas-s it's just because-people not planned to be a show oliare Interested and have had £^e ^iicostlj' -furniture and other '^TTI ■■-•--^i^i[.-'5iv:v' •• • •'' !&\nce that first year when the resl-i^mtiqUes;- It is an effort to '.gather•^'ilTlfiV 'l^l^ilimilff -^dents of -.Cooleemee -Plantation'together the simple, homey things■ ^T- '"browbeat their friends to come.tbat were part of the every day••••• • .-. --.-land bring something.", - - ;ii{e of the county before the. Civil •^"iOUilXlTV" 1? 3.11/ • :-/vLBst year there were over 1.500, War and back in the daj-s whenijg; - - - J . ■ , -people who attended the fair, and Mocksyille.. the . county seat, wastg^:| t'. 1 '$ people tave been asking all :sum-. Mocks Old Field, and the area Avasf":~By Ellzabeth trc,triiaiV - :ig^, "Wh.n i, th« lair .going, to.a pa5t-,of Howan Counft.,p V -.-Jonrnmi wom.ni? Editor . • Z:® :. 26 i. AMONG DISPLAY Items Will he'P^-DVANCE.—Country Fair is free. The time-is ii^eeds,It.Cpoleemee Plantation is j^t SIX to ^ p.ra. Avith light luQch^^;°?f^^lSfs^ marLs madP^Spays away. -The Fair started three • ggd refreshments .en sale'Sfears ago as a ^project to raise t^j.bughorjt the • afternoon.-Coolee-funds for the Episcopal Church of^jj^eg pian-tation house iS open to foSer :^ei?eff"lfthe' sM[re Lmm"i?y^r Fair ,itwean » Swo new attra.atiaaa have been SochaFaat: .ITha Old iDavia SVasSr irFo^gleinWrnston-Salem. . . . Exhibit,"-, and an -exhibit of ^old,,-,of the exhibit. Anyone.Whether or.|:AIcs... Peter %^^^r°and mcraern shver. now residmg in the county.Should-Jiever adimt it, is the "one, -phe Ola Davie TSxhibit" will be,; n,ay "enter articles in the'exhibitpose .enthusiasm-has done more^ompos^d of arUdes that are rep- by taldng them to ohe cf the wom-le-imake the community :--^uhtryj.;gsentati4'€ ^of /eariy,:iif€ :lnj>avie^^n4h" charge •o'r^.vrbringing.ltsnis lilt- -w..- I • . ■ ^ ^ ./. By Elizabeth Trotrtian V --•-Jonrnal Wom*iii? EdJlor . S"C3: -i.- o •X-.' • •• ^5*fc* >!-••• ?»•**• 1<• »Vv *;1T.. 7 Chiirch of the vA^cension BuiLai712(^Oing.yprwith volunteer labor and '^oceedsiromjhejair. O (left to rmt) ^re &: Goodman;.0deB^oster^d Gobble, On ^ -}0htj..are .Robie ■Jarvis,andsBufr;:Ba}leyi.^,•;• ■&, ->92^rtHHT'eoun^'F^ heioii -ffiTSx-i—oNE OF .TBE!^- MOOT " ': ".""V".hibit opens-at 2 p.m. ifeatures of the CouaJ^ • James A. Gray St., the Rev.'Cooleemee PlantationDouglas Rights and Prank Horton, was the turtle; race.all of Winston-Salem. -\vill serve :as,wilf be held on .the terraceiw^^, C^'judges to-award, a Heritage Uble will be nanied-"Terrapin Dow^fe 0/ ,for thfi.-mosf^ interesting si^le for the afteiyifla^r. Alansoh-item eaifej:^ =4b the exhibit. .Lawson - @1 /T/ O/-^;-. The •Dlw^TSSIJT bf -tiie- Bowmanl ' >0 ^A. k. t%.il /^ %Item enwreu an tue j;_ni;iaiiB*t»s^6®e=^?BMfi5S^> j-«avTouii - v>y^ ^ :rX outstanding Md m.fliarge. Dr- .<?• W. .T.c^un|^^i-gilver ^m-A-fVmston-&aiem C '^-W. Toune, vet-. elrv fiE^:;.;kana.- outstandmg ^d m^narge. ^r. .y.^ * » rrj i Tiii thepi^es^fed-iW^he Hairston »av of Croleemee Plantation. J stee^.,. Mw^-^airstOT saio. toW health^avie "County Sheriff Al^Leinbach of Winston-Salem,-*^^ch| ..j^cker tvill fire the signal forwere made by her ancestor, TYau- T>egin -across - « -25gott Leinbach. between 1821-18o0. . ,;- , --Besides silver loaned from the - ^jjjg .jwiii .he-three-'Tahe^Winstoh-SaleiTi shop, the jeweler jnercial Handicap for turtles spon-I has secured the Joan "of 12 i-sored by business and industml' estiag and valuable pieces -from . the silver museum of Samuel Kirkand Son, Inc., .Baltimore, "^^ref'and the junio^ ste^s for]eDtme <Usplay IS-desired .ro. Show turtle owners. "TurOe Der-changiug styles rn silver from t _ ;.hyv. ig'schcduled for 4:30 p.m.-and]Jate^ 18th century -to^ [the ^ | wiU be the. last ev.enl -ottbe dayj^d CO ^ ::d =v tk o? . ^O OO O. lu _-• ^ '-' • -•-j- •■ Staff - Photos-by • Frank-JOBCS ; W?iiVi/?7 f ^verbeen'wi^Hofuey Gobbl- tgorjte/iop. at Forfci^ making, if Connfrg Fair, tKM^^eni-ftre 03ctl- Cdrpgif^>\Afr,'. Gobble imd f^obie Jafxns:::Y-^^^^^:A; ' tt -, 2:^0 "-jj.rn".;' t&e-: Bazaar- ~^-~:^..-.~jr-~m and a pet show-for children inakliig. qidltsji;^*dec;15 Is-scheduled-for 3:30 p.m. ? ,?5' ^r'"'Iir telllr^aTjout'communily wide * • 1. t 'br the bazaar.;: I co-oDeradoit-of" volunteer!?! fmanv 'ndt IS oemg gathered for pre»icp-operatioii-of volimteers» (manyi,'£^jz„ .outside of the;: dendininationT Mrs: Hairstoa- saidi'that'feeii-a'gers frofathe community:- ha?^at-.,Coo;e^'ee-: PE^]^^E?^half of what she- gets for" the -l^a^^cjc oik • Oyer-ali commidee In chargg^atwo arrangements for the fair is .^3afterwards.,- .Sir. : au"d^Mfs.;P93ed of Mrs. H. .lt. Gobble, ffl^a i^SBy Flowers.'tfimm.-.Mocksville^G.T: .v.; Greene, and"; MrSi.!h^S^ been there td "call" dance Hafrstim Jr.'. ---- " ^^3'ffg^es. 'v V:. : j ;;Ptoceeds': ffoni the'fair m to complete a parish houf|Ifeik A? S«Tk® and-recreation center- and torfiaAscensioiv ^nve^ gath-)nance7'i. community jwide recreaieye^^feathers for Indian head^^Hnn bro'erarrr The nnw <5/>niitdres^s for the fi shings pond sand fv.^ «w ^flxSTtSe scarecro^jitign at ta gfr - ^ ® entrance to. the.; fair. Scouts wm- help park- cars oa Saturday.: recently paid a. visit to Chief of Police Price In . Lexington to learn"^w-tn-handlg-tra^c!-^' ■^-. . ■, .It ..t-J »c*- ... $". o ■•"I" O Fork Church of Ascension Ohserves 50th Anniversai*y Bishop Of N. C. Holds Services On Sunday October 15, 1959 The vieltatlon of the Bishop of North OeroUnft marked the ilrat of a series of 60lh annlvenaiv eervlees for the dSpiseopal Chundi of the Asoenalon at Fork. The m. Rev. Btehard H. Bakor preach, ed at a Somecomlttg Oerviee on Sunday momlne in conunonora* tlon of the conaecratlon o0 the church which was perfonned on 5>et. 16, 1989, tur Bldiop Jos^ lount Cheshire. Bishop Chen 's Journal for Uiat day noords: 'T had the pleasure of consecrate Inff the Chfl^el of the Ascension, near Fork Ohuroh vfllase. Davle Oouatgr, built by the faithful la- bom ol the Misses Bairaton of that county." Splsemnl seiwioea were first held In oonnwUon with a Sunday School on the' Cooleomee Plantation where the congregation was organized. Bishop Baker In his aermsn re called the first Christian Church In Jerusalem, pointing out Chat when the Chureh wus weakest, then it was strongest in that U sent its mexnhers out Into <(he world to prodalm She Faith. "In like manner," the tishop said "what has happened here eannot be measured In statiaUes. People who worshipped here'havo gone forth to dranriate their ^Christian eonvfottons'into living proof that Christianity lives." Services have been held in the church each evening this week with guest preachers from var ious ohunhea in 4he Bplseopal Diocese. On Thursday evening at 7:80 the Rev. O. B. S. Robbisaa. was priest in charge Bh for 16 years will rctam to preach and eeldicate <tbe Kdy Communion. The Rev. Wallace H. Conmd Is present prie^ in charge. Peter W.» Hairslon b s^or war^ dim. "Hie Rev. Canoti NicJioIs ' Fork Episcopal Gets New Vicar ^aftlens and Vestry ofwe Episcopal Church of the Aacenslon at Fork have calledthe Reverend Canon Christopher Nichols of WiMton-Salem as Vicar ofweir congregation. He has served parishes in Alabama, Montana, NewJersey. New York and in Uie^"le.e of Western NorSi • Car<;(tna. He is a graduate of University, with a n NMha/1 u'^- ^®8'"®eandofHouse (Episcopal ^minary), Wisconsin, with a ', "Si'"® <^*8^0?.in theology, 'Hev. Ginon received Richard Cardinal'CuShihg f Award In i{i«Md the Bishop's Gold Medal "neritorlousservice in the Diocese of NewJersey In 1969. During hu ministry he has served as chairman of the N.Y. Nar- Guidance Council and'' r'r '^'^®nls. Rotdeyand Lions service cluba police and fire chaplian" wuncll member of the Boy &outa of America, Red CroMand vwious hospital boards, wKr "-"y ^emomlng services are at '• a.m. each Sunday. uavie Do. Public Library MorlrsvKle, N. C. Davle County Public Libraiy Mocksville. NO 0 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1980 Church Of Ascension Dedicate Memorial, Dec. 21 Carvings of sacred symbols at the top r of the reredos behind the altar of the r Episcopal Church of the Ascension, • j Fork, will t>e dedicated as a memorial to t Dr. Garland V. Greene and Mrs. LucUle ( Peebles Greene at the 11 a.m. service I Sunday, December 21. r The Honorable Peter W. Hairslon, c Judge of the North Carolina Superior i Court, will give a testimonial address. ' 1 Dr. Greene served Ihe Davie .County 1 community from 1920 to 1959. The memorial has been given by the I children of Dr. and Mrs. Greene-Mrs. < Lucy Hubbard, Mrs. Edrie Brunt and I Gene Harris Greene, WInston-Salem; < Mrs. Carmen Price, Winter Park, Fla.; 1 and Bob Greene, High PoinU i George By.an Hairston, a local artist, 1 did the carvings In solid oak to top the reredos, an ornamental structure 1 behind the altar. < | Symbols on the side panels are "Alpha" and "Omega," the, first and t last letters of the Greek alphabet, 'signifying "the beginning and the end," i cit^ in scripture as attributes of God, ' according to the Rev. Canon Christopher ' Nichols, pastor. The center panel depicts a cross and crown called "The ' Suffering Cross," symbolizing the Passion of Christ, Canon Nichols said. Also at the December 21 service, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gobble and Mr. and i Mrs. Jerry Gobble will renew their wedding vows in celebration of their fiftieth and twenty-fifth wedding an-_ niversaries. MRS. GARLAND V. GREENE LucUle Peebles Greene was bom in Davie Coun^ to~W. D. and AU>erta Harris Peebles (tf Advance in 1901. She was ^ucated at Weayerville College (located in Weaverville.'N.C. . She was active in civic affairs of the . counfy. and an active member of the Churcb'of the Ascension of Pork. ~ „ •: Mrs; Greene died December 24, 1976. ' it Services were held at the Church of the ; Ascension and burial was in the church cemetery.: n n . ^ DR. GARLAND VESTAL GREENE ' . OarlandVestalGreenewasbomdune 21,' 1890, to Edward Lamar and Lucy - Foard Greene of the Yadkin College community. His education tiegsn in his home community under the best ; teachers and tutors M his day. He ' { completed college preparatory work at ihe accredited n Yadklri College, the ; forerunner of High Point College. Here . he was recognized as an outstanding . ...student and athlete. • ' ]3 In 1906, he ente^'Trinity College, now Duke University, to begin pre- medical study. At Trinity he was a member of the track team for three years. After four years of study he graduated and entered the M^ical College of Virginia located In Richmond. In 1914, he graduated wilh honors, receiving the Doctor of Medicine degreed Impressed with the advantages and facilUcs of the Medical College of Virginia, he chose to remain there for his internship. In 1916, be opened medical offices in' the Fork community. However, he was only able to practice for 16 months before being called into the service of his country for World War 1. He served in Europe for two years, his last assign ment being a tour M duty at Base Hospital No. 65, Brest, France.' Following the, war, he returned to Folk where over the next 42 years he served the medical needs of the area. World War II found him too old for ac tive military service. However, he worked hard on the local scene, serving the medical needs M the people of the area and also in the public offices of County Physician and County Coroner. ' Dr. Greene was a charter^ member of the Mocksvllle Rotary Club and held offices in the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a member of the Rowan-Davie Medial, Society. " n T On January 27, 1959, while in his of fice, he suffered a very severe coronary attack and died. ' - * Davie County Public UbrawMocksviOe, NC (I Vhurcp^ JJJ Amemix>n l o Carvings of sacred syinbols at the top of the reredos behind the altar-of the Episcopal Church <tf the Ascension, . Fork; will be dedicated.as a memorial to Dr. Garland V. Greene and Mrs. Lucille Peebles Greene at the U a.m.'- service Sunday, December 21. The honorable Peter W. Hairston, Jud^ of ^ North Carolina Superior Court, will giye a testimonial address. . Dr. Greene served the Dav|e Cotinty comniunity from 1920 to 1959. .. The memorial has been given by the children of Dr. and Mrs. Greene-Mrs. Lucy Hubbard, Mrs. ;j^drie Brunt and Gene Harris Greene, Winston^alem; Mrs. Carmen Pricei Winter Park, Fla.; afnd BOtt Gr^ne, High Point < ' 1" George Ryan Hairston. a local arbst, did the' earvin^ in sqlid oak -to top the■reredos,' anTornaj^ental. structure behind the altar.' • *Symbols on the side panels are"Alpha" and "Omega," the first and last letters the Gredc alphabet,signifying "the beginning and the ehd,"cited in scripture as atMbutes of God,according to the Rev. Canon ChristopherNichols,- pastor. The center paneldepicts a cross and crown called "TheSuffering Cross," symbolizing thePassion ^ Christ, Canon Nichols said. Also at the December 21 service, Mr.and)Mrs. Harvey Gobble and Mr. andMrs. Jerry Gobble will renew theirwedding vows in celebratibn of theirfiftieth and ^entyrfifth wedding an niversaries. : ... MRS. GARLAND V. GREENE Lucille Peebles Greene was bom in Davie County to W. D. and Alberta . Harris Peebles of Advance in 1901. She was educated at Weaverville College located in Weaverville, N.C. She was active in civic affairs the county and an active member (tf the Church of the Ascension of Foric. Mrs. Greene died December 24, 1975.Servic^ were held at the Church theAscension and burial ,^as in the church-cemetery.' DR. garland vestal GREENE Garland Vestal Greene was bom June 21, 1890, to Bdward Lamar and LucyFoairdj Greene the Yadkin CoUege |community.' His education began in^home community linder.the best,teachers and tutors of ' his day. l^e 1 con\pleted college preparatory work at' ithe accredited Yadkin College, the ' jforerunner of High ppint College. Here >\he was r^ogniz^ as an oute^nding ! Student and athlete. ' - '' ' • ' 'In 1906. he entered "Dinity College,now Duke l^iy^i^ jo^^^n^r^^ medical study. At Trinity he was amember of the tfack team Tor threeyears. After four years' of study he |graduated and entered the Mescal College of Virginia located in RichmomL In 1914, he graduated with honors, .receiving the Doctor of Medicine 'degree. Impressed with the advantages . and facilties of the Medical College ofVirginia, he chose to remain theiaifpr ! his internship. In 1916, he opened medical offices in the Fork community. However, he was only able to practice for 16 months before being called into the service bis country for World War I. He served in Europe for two years, his last assign ment being a tour duty at BaseHospital No. 65, Brest, Francei Following the war, he re turned.to Fork where over the next 42 years hp served the medical needs M the area. World War II found him too old for. acr dve military service.' However, . to worked hard on the local scene, serving the medical needs of the people of the area and also in the public offices of County Physician and County Coroner. Dr. Greene was a charter^ member (tf the Mocksvilie Rotary Club and held offices in the American Legipn, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a -member of the Rowan-Davie Medical Society. On January 27, 1959, while in his office, he suffered a very sever^ coronpry attack and died. , ^V»E CO.«MOCKS-'v .v.e. wc BAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,sTHURSDAY, DECEMBER llrJiSO " IMHO—WW DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thui^jt, Sept 22,1»<M- Episcopal Church To Improve Grounds The Episcopal Church of the As cension has launched a $23,558.28 grounds improvement project. Vicar and Vestry members pre sented a proposal to the congregation Sunday. "In reviewing our past. I feel that today marks a milestone in Ascension's lifetime of progress in providing the surroundings, facilities and services for the teaching for the best of moral values to the people of our denomina tion in this Davie County community," said Kent Mathewson, senior warden. He asked the church to pray that the physical improvements to the church combined with the re-opening of the church school program would create a resurgence in church activity and mem bership. Mathewson told the congregation that the budget is balanced, and the church has a healthy surplus which will finance most ofthe improvements. The only aspect which will not be paid for with surplus funds is the addi tion of a columbarium - the first in Davie County. A columbarium is a structure of small cubes forcinenary ums. As more people are choosing to be cremated, chiirch leaders felt the need for a proper testing place for them. The design to be used for the columbarium can be extended as need arises. "The addition of this columbarium will give us space in our present grave yard for a longer period of time before we must expand it," said Pete Hairston. Construction of the columbarium will not begin until a drawing has been prepared for viewing by the congrega tion andaplanforfinancingthe project has been developed by the Vestry, in cluding a special fund raising drive. The budget presented Sunday in cluded $9,880 for paving and parking improvements and $4,505 for miscel laneous improvements. Among those will be the addition ofrailing in front ol the church and from the church to the parish house, a white "Old Salem' style picket fence in front of the chuicl yard and the cleaning and resetting o< grave stones. • Estimatedcostsforthecolumbariun are $9,173.28. Vestiy member, Avalon Potts, con eluded the presentation with a stron; endorsement of all aspects of thi grounds improvement project t) s. o -41 0 Ll d ^3 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, June 29,1995 - D^vie's First Columbarium Built At Fork Episcopal Church R) Jfiinnc iliHipe Uavic Cinitiiy l-nterjuise Record A project llial began as the dream of n few church mcmtrcrs h,as become reality at the Rpi'^copal Church of the Ascension intlie rotkcomiiiunily with the completion of Davte County's first columbarium. With a rising number of people chiH>sing cremation rnllier than burial, some members saw a need for a place for urns to be stored. Senior warden of the church vestry, Kent Mathew.son said, nniike the cem etery, the columbarium area was de signed to be a place for meditation for those with family members there and others at the church-who just want a place to reflect. A columbarium i^ a structure of small cubes for urns, l-ach cube will have a plaque for names and dates like a tombstone. Maihcwson said his wife Mariana deserves much of the credit for the idea. In fact, she was the person who suggested the church chimney be used as the centerpiece for ihecolunibariiim. He said they had seen an attractive columbarium at a small Episcopalian church on the Blue Ridge Parkway that was especially inspiring. Several months ago, with only an ideaofwhat Ihcy wanted and no money for an architect to design blueprints, church ntcmbers approached artist Marjorie Green of Bermuda Village Retirement Center. "She put our vision on paper." Mathcwson said. Almost identical to the completed project, the print will hang in theparish house, he said. Aziileas andother flowers have been plantedaround the columbarium, which featuresdccorativeconcreteandastatue of St. Francis, which stands in front of the chimney. Hie statue was originally supposed to stand on the ground, but the Mathewsons had a pedestal made for it as a contribution to their church. The Rev. Edwin P. Bailey, 6hurch pastor, said many church gardens have a statue ofSt. Francis, who was known for his love of animals and nature. "He was a very loving, kind, gentle. compassionate person." he said. Bailey said there is a practical a peel to the columbarium in that we a' running out of land to use fur burial Graveside services can still be pc fonned there, he said. A committee at the church is si deciding exactly what they will c with the columbarium spaces. Th( could use them for church membt only orseli spaces to olliers. Mathewsi said. The addition of the columbariii was pan of a grounds improvenK project at the church, Mathewson sal Other changes include the additii ofapaved driveway.a picket fenceai a rose garden in memory of chun member, Terri Taylor Carter. mmmm nnHKfir fsmmm ...- I I v.v Kent Malhewsoii anid the F^W." Edwin P. Bailey talk about new i^olurnban^m^at^li^^ churt^h^ - Photos by Robin Fergussoi Davie County Public Library MocksvUie, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, June 29,1995 - > * * Hi '•rt -^S .k 'W//>V'It I; Francis A picket fence and memorial rose garden have been planted.'; DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, May 23,1996 Dedication A Davic County church celebrated an historical moment rccciuly. About aycaraflfercoiiiplciing Davic County's lirst columbarium, members of the Episcopal Church of the Ascen sion in the Fork community welcomed retired SulTragan Bishop of the Dio cese of Texas in Houston. Gordon Cbarlion, to assist in the dedication of the columbarium. A statue of St. Francis of Assisi. donated by the late William C. Moore, stands in from of tbe chimney around which the columbarium area was built. Tbe area includes a stone walkway and benches where those with family members at the columbarium and oth ers at the church may sit to meditate, according co-chairofthe columbarium committee Kent Mathewson. A columbarium is a structure of small cubes where urns are stored. With a rising number of people choos- ingcremation rather than burial.church memlters .s.iw a need for such a place. Participating in the dedication were, from left, junior warden Wesley Bailey, co-chair of the project Peter Hairston Jr., Rev. Edwin P. Baiiey, Bishop Gordon Chariton, co-chair of the project Kent Mathewson and senior warden Monte Taylor. Each cube will have a plaque for A columbarium is practical as land According to Mathewson. H nnnicsanddatcsju.stasoncmigbinnd for Imrial becomes more scarce, said columbarium was pail of a groun carved on a tombstone. the Rev. Edwin P. Bailey, pastor. improvement project at the church This photograph of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork was made in 1910, one year after the structure was consecrated by Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire. Z O \A - ^ V <3 o j- HT o < "3 > e)~6 o Dwie County Public Library Mocl^sville, NO DA VIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, June 24,1999 qL Church Of The Ascension lb Celebrate 90th Anniversary \ I The Church of the Ascension will ! celebrate its 90th birthday on Sunday. ; -Juiie 27, with special cominemorati ve ^services. This is the first of several ' 'Special services in preparation for the ^ct\urch's centennial in the year 2009. \ "the 11 a.ni. service will be con- r^cted by the Rev. Edwin Pearson Bailey of Cooleemee, Vicar of the . church. Special guest homilist will be ; >tjie Rev. John Zunes of Chapel Hill. ; -' Zunes served the Episcopal Church 1 ofthe Ascension from 1955 until 1958. : 'This was Zunes' first appointment fol- ; -Ijywing his graduation from seminary. : -Liturgist will bethe Rev. Kermit Bailey ..-of Greensboro. Bailey is a deacon in ° the Episcopal church and director of - the Triad Disability Associates. His . "home-church" is the Church of the : Ascension. Following the 11 a.m. service, lunch -will be outdoors. There will be a time of. fellowship and sharing during the 'meal. I • • The first reported Episcopal ser- *\jces held in the Fork community were conducted by Bishop Theodore P. Lyman of Raleigh. The services were probably held in the old Pearson House at the Cooleemee Plantation. Later, services were moved to the basement ofjheCooleemee Plantation. As atten dance grew, services were moved to ,th^ old kitchen house. Seeing the need for a more expanded Sunday School program. Miss Ruth Hairston moved the Sunday School to the upstairs room in A.M. Foster's store building at Fork. The first recorded baptism by an Episcopal rector in the Fork commu nity was that of Mrs. G. Sanford (Cora Thompson) Kimmeron Oct. 30,1904. On June 18, 1906, A. Milton Foster and his wife, Julia deeded one acre of land to the trustee's of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina for S50. Bishop[ Joseph Blount Cheshoire consecrated the Ascension Chapel at Fork Church. Davie County on Oct. 15.1909. The Rev. Thomas L." ^tt, priest-in-charge, preached the conse cration sermon from St. Luke 19:46, "It is written, my house is the house of prayer." Bishop Cheshoire records in his Journal on Oct. 15, 1909, "I had the pleasure of consecrating the chapel of the Ascension near Fork village, Davie County, built by the faithful labors of the Misses Hairston of that county." The one-story, weather-boarded church was located on a mral, dusty road. The structure was simple and had shutters to protect the windows. The interior of the church was simple - typical of most rural Episcopal churches built at the lum of the century in North Carolina. The sanctuary is noted for its intricate woodwork, tongue and groove woodwork, and locally handmade pews. Services at the Church of the As cension are held weekly. Sunday School is held at 10 a.m. and there are classes for all ages. Worship service which includes Holy Eucharist is held at 11 a.m. The Rev. Edwin Pearson Bailey of Cooleemee is Vicar of the church. He and his wife, Ann, have served the church for approximately 10 years. Monte Taylor serves as Senior War den. Visitors are welcome. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, July 1,1999 Center Church To Host July 4 Worship Service Under Arbor Center United Methodist Church will hold a 4th of July celebration d" worship under the historic arbor at the church on U.S. 64 west of Mocksville at 1-40. The worship service will begin at 11 a.m. with a patriotic theme. Dress will becasual. The Rev. William "Bill" Wombough is pastor. The Center Arbor, built in 1876, was the site of early camp meetings. It was placed on the National Historic Register in 1991. -~6 -t Q) O o Dwie Coun^ Public U6tBS Mocksirtlte, HC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, July 13,2000 :iooo LL u ? Q> O \fl I 0 11^th -* ^ o J ^ o <J Bishop To Visit The Episcopai Church Of Ascension in Fork Bishop Michael Curry, newly con secrated bishop of the ^iscopal Dio cese ofNorth Carolina, will visit the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork on Sunday, July 23 at II a.ro. The service will include Baptism, confirmation and Holy Eucharist Fol lowing the service, there will be a fellowship meal in the Parish House. This is one ofthe first visitations by the new bishop since his recent conse cration. Curry was bom March 13,19SS in Chicago, HI. He is the son of the late Rev. Kenneth S. Curry (who served as an Episcopal priest) and Dorothy Strayborae Cuny. Curry attended the public schools in the Buffalo, New York area and received his bachelor's firom Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y. He received his master of divinity de gree in 1978 from the Yale Divinity School He was ordained Deacon in 1978 at St. Paul's Church in Buffalo, N.Y. In 1978 he was ordained priest at SL Stephens's Episcopal church in )^n- ston-Salem. He was elected Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina on Feb. 11. He was ordained and Consecrated Bishop at Duke Chapel, Durham on June 17. Curry and his wife Sharon have two daughters and make their home in Raleigh. His duties are varied as he serves as Bishop of one of three dio ceses in North Carolina. The Church of the Ascension is located at 183 Fork Bixby Road, Ad vance, in the Fork community. Every one is invited to this special service. Local clergymen will be recognized at the fellowship meal and given the op portunity to meet the new bishop. Services at the Church of The As cension are held weekly: Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Worship at 11:00 a.m. People of all ages are invited to attend this Church and participate in its programs. gavig eeurrty PuWicjAram NC 00 5LP>00 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Jan. 13,2000 Gloster To Be At Fork Church The Right Rev. J. Gary Gloster, Bishop Suffragen of the Diocese of North Carolina, will preside over a cension and the Good Gloster 1980. on the diocesan level, he has served as a member of the Diocesan Council, the Commission on Aging of the Continuing Education Com mission. Shephard Church. Cooleemee. Gloster has been the Bishop Suffragen since March of 1996 and has served in North Carolina since Davie County Public Library Mocksvilie, NC :2,oo| . DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Jan. 25,2001 Michael B. Curry To Speak At Church Of The Ascension » The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry, 1 lih Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, wilt make his second visit to the Church of the Ascension, Fork, on Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. Curry was consecrated as bishop on June 17.2000 at Duke University Chapel in Durham, he will ceelbrate Holy Eucharist and preach at the 3 p.m. service. Immediately following the ser vice, there will be a reception in the Parish House. All are invited. The Church of the Ascension an nounces the Rev. M. Kathryn Rackley has been called as the next priest of Ascen- She as- sume her duties on 28 (Ash Wednesday). The church is located at 183 Fork-Bixby Road. The telephone number is 998- 2867. DaWe County Public Ubraiy Mocksville, NC i 6*^ c^i>0) DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, May 31,2001 • t Ci v* "O Ui V j . o Bishop To Install Priest At Fork Michael B. Curry, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, will preside ai the ser in- the M. K a t h r y n Rackley as the 17th the Church of the Ascension at Fork. The ser vice will take place Thursday, May 31 at 7 p.m. All members and friends are invited. The church is at 183 Fork-Bixby Road. Rackley comes to Ascension from St. Paul's - Wilkesboro where was she was assistant rec tor. She is a graduate of Lee Col lege. Stetson University, and St. Luke's School ofTheology at the University of the South at Swanee. Tenn.. Other priests taking part in the service are The Very Rev. Howard G. Backus of Winston Salem. the Rev, Dr. John R. Campbell of Winston Salem. the Very Rev, H. Neal Phelps of Georgia, and the preacher will be the Rev. James C. Dannals of Boone. Curry's chaplain will be the Rev. Kermit Bailey of Kernersvillc, who grew up at Ascension. A reception will follow the7: p.m. service in the Parish House. Oaw Cou^ Pufc/ic USnw '^ocksviiie, NG ^ iOof DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 11,2001 it o — 0/ H Two Wheels Py Mike Barnhardt bavie County Enterprise Record fork - Ride by the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, and you just may see a motorcycle sit- ""it'bdongs to the priest. And the priest is a Rackley said the small parish m rural Davie County suits her just f "It's a really neat little parish, she said, people are just incredible, and open and m- terested in their community." _ , She tells the story of a <AurchtaewofawomaninUxingtonwhol«d^^.She Mno known relatives and wasawardrf&e^ That church member askedgoverning board, if shecould be bunedth^ Without hesitation, the vestry agr^ And 10people ftomthe church showedupfo^ewoi^s funeral, even though none of them toew h ."It made me proud to be a part of a pansh s^ as this." Rackley said. "They have such a good outlook on life." Rackley hasn't always been a pnest- Raised as a "Navy brat." she grew up traveling, much of it in the Southeast, but includmg two ^^urofhS» school, she lege in Qeveland. Term., a Church of sc^> that tested her faith. She majored m biblical edu cation. with a minor in Greek. ^ She finished there and joined the enrolled in Stetson University.Russian. She got her first Choice. the Si^^. in Army commission coming out of Stetton as second Ueutenant. Based itrPL Gordon. ?he to Centfflvy tor aHatoon leader, company eitecunve officer and Other jobs. 0=^ o O c/- » o .i ^ o "I absolute loved it. I enjoyed Germany." she said. "I learned a lot about myself. I really grew up there. I learned my leadership abilities and gained confidence in myself." After she graduated from the Army's Officer Advanced Course in 1990. it was o^ to Desert Storm, a seven-month communications deploy ment that changed her life. )- li^fithin a year after returning. Rackley was di agnosed with leukemia. After four months in the hospital and rounds of treatments, she had trouble regaining her stamina, and couldnf keep up with the physical demands of Army life. She took a medical release. But what would she do? "Prior to my getting diagnosed^ I had started looking at my options." she said. "I had been talk ing a lot with my priest in Augusta (Ga.)." Together, they decided the seminary was the best place for her to be. so she entered the Univer sity of the South in Sewanee. Tenn. She gradu ated in 1999 and was ordained at her home church in Augusta. Sl Augustine of Cantebury. Vfith the cancer in remission (It's been diat way for nine years, and she doesn't dwell on it), it was time to look for a church. But Rackley didn't think she was ready to be a priest, so she obtained per mission to look outside Georgia for an assistant's job. She got that in North Wilkesboro. and inter viewed for the Fork chtirch about 10 months ago. They've been a good fit Rackley isn't only impressed widi the people of the church, she's impressed with the records.. Detailed records of members and special events at the church exist The logs for the church, she said, were cut and milled on the ne^y Cooleemee Plantation. The same goes for the fellbwship build ing. Judge Peter Hairston's grandmother was a staunch Episcopalian, and when she moved here after the Civil War. worked to get the Diocese to start a church in the community. Group meetings .were held as early as 1906, and the church build ing was dedicated on Get IS, 1909. "Judge Hairston's aunts. Miss Ruth and Miss Agnes, were instrumental in keeping the parish going." Rackley said. "They would drive the buggy to pick up children from the neighborhood, take them to Sunday School, and then teach the Sunday School class." The Fork Episcopal Church of the Ascension is going into another new phase, other than hav- ' ing a motorcycle-riding woman- priest They're ; raising money to pay for a S300.(XX) project to j expand the fellowship building to include class- I room space and a more modem kitchen. "They've never borrowed money before," Rackley said. "They just went to the Cooleemee n Plantation.and got Ae lumber and built it." \ Rackley rides a Honda Shadow, but don't ex- ' pect to see the motorcycle during the Stmday morning services. She rides it to the church for pleasure some during the week, but not on Sun- . days. She started riding while she was in the Army. : She had wanted to earlier, but mom and dad said no. "A lot of times I will just ride it to the church and back. There's not a lot of traffic and it's'a nice ride." . Davie County Public Ubrm Mocksville, NC 6H - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, OcL U, 2001 And A Prayer: Priest Enjoys Motorcycle maUMm ini ii" r ''7Sf,:: ^ '- - .4s5T^^c-:.i,-JV's , «>V-2%, ^ ■. If you see this motorcycte parked at .Fork Episcopal Church of the Ascension, if belongs to the priest, Kay Rackley. ' Photos by Robin Fergusson Oavie County Public UbraryWocksville, NC 10^ . DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 11,2001 Although she doesn't ride it to church on Sundays, Rackley does ride her motorcycle Rackley:"... people are warm, open and to Fork from her home In Advance." Interested in their community." • '/.-.'.vv'"rLMALs.umiij»s;riM Rackley shows the plans foe an expansion of fellowship ^d clasa facilities at the Episcopai Church of the Ascension. OaWe County Public Ubmn Mocksvilie, Mc lt>k ZOOf DAVm COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 18,2001 What A Blessing Davie Churches Get Together ... With Their Aniivals By Jackie Seabolt Davie County Enterprise Record On Saturday. Oct. 6, at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Advance a gathering of people and their pets came out for the blessing of the animals and the celebra tion of St. Francis" Day. The annual custom is conducted in remembrance of St Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures. Francis, whose feast day is Oct 4. loved the larks flying about his hilltop town. He and his early brothers, staying in a small hovel, allowed themselves to be displaced by a donkey. Despite cloudy skies and chilly weather, owners and their pets gathered outside, sang hymns and listened to readings before each animals was blessed. A prayer was said for farm animals before the blessing prayer for the pets. Each pet was given a St. Francis medal to wear and a cookie treat after receiving their blessing. All offerings collected at the blessing was given to the Davie County Humane Society. Pastors Andrew Draper and Kay Rackley officiated the ceremony. Lois Gibson with her Shitzu, Luka J., and Daniel Hale, with his West Highland Terrier, Daisy, wait patiently. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC 107 davie county enterprise record, oc. 18, 2001 fT; £;} : '.-.'••iBirs ■*',:■■••■.■■■ .'If T ■ «'■ • Father Andrew Draper and Priest Kay Rackley prepare to perlorm the blessing of the animals at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the Fork commiunity. Davie County Publie Ubfi^ Mocksville, N6 /08 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Oct. 18,2001 -i - ** -V «■S ' = ar- / Father Draper and Priest Rackley go to some of the shy animals. Denise Smith has her boxer Isabeil ready to be blessed. Davii County P* LIvlocksville, davie county enterprise record. Oct. 18,2001 Father Andrew Draper blesses Luka J., the Shitzu, with her owner, Priest Kay Rackley meets Cody, Lois Gibson. - Photos by Robin Fergusson a part chow owned by Henry and Denise Whitaker. Davie County Public Library Mocksvilie, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Aug. 8,2002 Episcopal Church Plans Capital Campaign JL X o I t Or? ^ o © \f\ 'H- o The Episcopal Chuich of the Ascension at Fork has begun a major building campaign to ex pand its present Parish House and Sunday School area. The need for additional room in the Parish House and addi tional Sunday School Class rooms became evident over a year ago. As attendance in creased, so did the need for room to house special events and ac tivities. The Church of the Ascension is involved with various commu nity activities and events. For the first time in church history, it has its own minister, which has allowed the church another opportuni^ to grow. The church also sponsors a Cub Scout and Brownie troop. A Bible School session held in late June (titled a Bug Safari) was planned to encourage chil dren as well as adults of the Fork community to participate in a special, religious activity in a relaxed environment. Included in the pl^ for the expansion are a larger Parish House, additional Sunday School classrooms, a now mod em kitchen with sufficient stor age spaces, bathrooms, a pantry, an office for the minister. Archi tect, John Fuller of Mocksville drew plans for the renovation at the church. Projected cost for the build ing expansion is approximately $450,()00. The Vestry appointed a steering committee to conduct a capital campaign. The Vestry hired consultant, Robert Allen of Winston-Salem, to assist the church in raising the money for the building. The campaign will include visits by this committee and others to all members of the church. A Kick-off Sunday was held in conjunction with Bible School Commencement on Sunday June 30. Following the 11 a.m. ser vice, a fellowship meal was held in the Parish House. At this meal it was recognized that more room was needed - there was not enough room for the congrega tion to enjoy the meal-inside as a group. The Chuich of the Ascension was built in the early 1907..- Members built the present Par ish House in 19S3. An additional to the Parish House (Sunday school rooms) were added in 1977. The Vestry of Ascension Church recognizes the need for expansion due to the population growth in eastern Davie County. Plans reflect the need for more room as the Church grows within the commuiiity. The Church is committed to being interactive with the conununity and shares in its growth. The Rev. M. Katheryn Rackley is Vicar of The Church of the Ascension. Services are held on Sunday: Sunday School at 10 a.m. for all ages, a time of fellowship iq the Parish House at 10:40 a.m. and the Morning Worship Service at 11. A Cen tering Pray Group meets on Thursday at 7 p.m. www.ascension-fork.org. Bttte County Public Library Mocksville, NC /// DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Aug. 8,2002 - 9 f I # The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Fork - circa 1910. Gwift Counly Public Ulrary Moct^sville, NC 3J?0 3j n DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Sept. 26,2002 Episcopal Church Of Ascension Celebrates Sunday School Year Tb« Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork celebrated the begiooing of the new Sunday School year on Sunday. Sept. 8. The Church also chose this day to honor local cancer survivor Dustin Myen by holding a fundraiser for his family. All the Sunday School classes met in the Parish House at 9:30 a.m. for a light breakfast and fellowship which afforded all an opportunity to "get to know" one another. The day was an intergenerational event where both the adults andchildfenpanicipatedintbemanyplannedactivities. TheChureh provided a"mooiv walk" that was shaped as a castle for the children 10 play in (although several adultsjoined in). There were also several games that facilitated interaction between all ages. The events sought to prortKKe the very active Christian Formation program at the Church which includes four different classes for all ages each Sunday morning and a Centering Prayer Group on Ihursday evenings. At various times throughout the Church year there are "Celebration Sundays" where all the Sunday classes meet together. These events seek to esublish a climate that promotes active learning through the interaction of all age groups. Dustin Myers and his family were present for the various activities. Dustin recently spent two months in Washington state undergoing special radiation treatments for the cancerous tumor located at the base of his spine. He and his family live in the Fork community. Dustin is 1.8 years old and a student at Davie High School Events also coincided with the continuation of a building campaign at the Church. The (Thurch of the Ascension has a goal ofraisingS450.000 for the expansion of our current Parish house. The addition will give the church much needed Sunday School artd fellowship space. To dale, approximately S300.000 has been pledged from within the congregation. Sunday School is held weekly at 10;00 a.m. and the Worship Service is held at 11:00 a.m. The Centering Prayer group meets each Thursday everting at 7:00 p.m. in the parish house. The Reverend Kay Rackley is minister and invites all to anend these services. The Church is located at 183 Fork Bixby Road in the Fork community. Feel free to jisit us anytime at www.ascension- forfc.oig. V utrii . .. i tes iSx A "fnoon-walk" that was shaped as a castle for ttie children to play in was part of the activities that took place at Episcopal Church of Ascension in Fork as part of the new Sunday School year celebration. ' <) - ^ ^ o O o County Public UiwaQf llooltsvtlle, NO ;ioo3 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursday. Nov. 13,2003 'it's Such A Pretty Church' Prints Being So/d To Help Fund Addition At Episcopal Church Of Ascension OfFork Growing up in the Fork com "Thi munity. Glenda Beard often passed by the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. She admired > the evergreens, simple architec ture and steep roof. * So when church member Eddie Everhart approached her about creating a painting of the church, the now-accomplished anist jumped at the chance. The 11- by 18-inch framed prints are selling for SI50 each, with money going to the church building fund. s is the ptcniest church," she said, "I empha.sized young trees so we could get the roof line in there." It staned with pen and ink. and she added watercolor and pastels for the mixed media re sult. Only 200 will be sold. She has also made bookmarks, note cards, coasters and magnets. The Rev. Kay Rackley, vicar of the church, is pleased with the product. The planned addition will double the fellowship and class space. The church has grown to where more than 50 regularly attend services on Sundays, which are held at 9 a.m. and II a.m., with Sunday School in be tween. There are five Sunday School classes, with room for about two. Although the two services are convenient, having them close to the same time keeps the congre gation connected. Rackley said. To order a print, call the' church at 998-0857 or Everhan ^ at 998-5043. The Rev. Kay Rackley and artist Glenda Beard look at a framed print of the Episcopal Church of Ascension at Fork. . photo by Robin Fergusson Oavie County Public Ubraiy Mocksville, MC D M DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 12,2004 Fork Minister EiectedDean Of Convocation ^ Ve„ Rev. M. reg^ Rackley,V.ca,a,TheEp,seop.l Church of the Ascension at Fo , P as a ...... »hp The Dean serves as a Pie'dmow North Carolina. Deans are elected by all the priests serving c churches in this convocation, e Rackley has been at the Church 1 of the Ascension since March of. . • 2001. u c ' She has bachelor s degreesfrom Lee College in Cleveland. y Tenn. and Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. Her master s degree is from ft- Lukes Divinity School-• at.-The University of The South m Sewanee. Tenn. The responsibilities ot a Dean include being the head of all clergy in the convocation, conducting meetings that are deemed expedient and useful in nSrepre-sentative of the \ Bishop of North Carolina j in the Winston-Salem ^ area. She may install priests and serve as V counselor to clergy and Tf their families. *1 Rackley can. at times, exchange pulpits with ^ clergy in the area or .y perform other activities which will be helpful to | clergy and lay P"sons m j encouraging them to know thelarger church. The Dean serves. as the person to hear disagree- ' ments or concerns of vesines and clergy as they may be. directed toward the Bishops orprograms of the Diocese of North Carolina.The Church of the Ascension . is located a 183 Fork-Bixby Road. Advance. Churchservices are at 9 and 11 a.m. , Christian formation classes are F from 10-10:40 a.m. The phone number is 998-0857. The ; Church website is n www.ascension-fork.org. o Davie County Public LSwary Moc-ksvllle, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, May 27,2004 .1 'i: o\ Q> CXo —^ 0 ^ ' - Uk v/^ J) c; Episcopal Chuich Of Ascension Breaks Ground For Addition Groundbreaking services for a new addition to the Parish House at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork were conducted Saturday, April 24, at 2pjn. The Rev. Kay Rackely officiated at the traditional Episcopal Service. The service began at the siteof the future addition. The congregation gathered around the perimeter and the service began with prayers and reading from the Hebrew Scripture. While the congregation recited Psalm 67, members of the Vestry ouUined the future walls of addition with string while other members formed the Greek letter Clii ("X"), the symbol of both the cross and the name of Christ, across the center of the site. After dedicating the building, the Honorable Peter W. Hairston, the oldest member of the parish, moved the first shovel of dirt. He was escorted by his son, George Hairston of Wmston-Salem. After the first shovel had been turned, the rest of the congregation was invited to break ground around the perimeter. After the ground breaking, the congregation preceded into the church for the celebration of the Holy Eucha rist where the congregation renewed their baptismal vows. After the service, all were invited into the parish house for refreshments. Plans for the addition were on display as was a drawing of the completed building that Matt Bare had rendered from the architectural drawings. The new addition will double the size of the existing fellowship space. It will include a larger and modem kitchen, an office for the vicar, a reception/ workroom, two new classrooms, and a large room X for youth meetings. There will r be a covered breezeway/deck. Architect John Fuller of Mocksville designed the new i < structure. Estimated cost of the ! addition is $450,000. Mike * Lambert of Charlotte is general contractor. Construction began on Monday, April 26. The Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork was founded in the early 1900s as the third Episcopal congregation in Davie County. Services in the Fork area first held at nearby Cooleemee Plantation. Organi zation for the building of a church at Fork was largely due to members of the Hairston family who lived nearby. Misses Agnes and Ruth Hairston (aunts of Judge Peter Hairston) are credited with the founding of the congregaition. The present church was built by men of the community ftom lumber that was cut and milled at Cooleemee Plantation. The Right Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire consecrated the 'Ascension Chapel" at Fork Church on Oct. 15,1909. A groundbreaking service for the current Parish House was held Tuesday, June 9,1953 Clerp participating in that service included The Rev. Lemuel Robinson, The Right Rev. Richard Baker, and The Right Rev. Edwin A Pennick, Bishop of North Carolina, j Harvey Gobble was the Senior Warden of the parish at that time. This service began a community venture with local workmen from several denominations donating their time and services in preparing materials for the building. In 1978 an addition of two Sunday school rooms was completed. The new structure is expected to be completed : before the end of the year. The 'SjO-2lUOf-UOtSU30StrMMM aiisqs/u 9t{) jrsiA 'i|ojnt{o 3i{) jnoqB uopeuuojui atom jpj 'd[qs-M0[j9j JO 30111 B i(q p3AVO[[OJ 'UfB 01 IB soiSsq [ooqog Xepung •XBpunS M3B3 -OI-B [I pUB 6 IB arc U0ISU33SV aqi jo qamqQ oqi 18 S33IAJ3S diqsJOyy^ OOO'SieS >^I^JB^lIXOJddB pasiBJ sBq loafojd Suipimq siqi joj uotiB3ai3uoo /1 h DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD,Thursday, May 27,2004 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 14,2005 I \ N. VA C ft 'Aft o Vli ?y -a- rh H- Gi <) I U Episcopal Church Of The Ascension Dedicates Addition To Parish House The Episcopal Church of the Ascension of Fork dedicated its new addition to the Parish House on Sunday. June 26 at 10 a.ni. Bishop A.C. Marble Jr., as sisting Bishop of North Caro lina, officiated at the service of dedication and Holy Commun ion. Members, former members, and fnends enjoyed a picnic fol lowing the service. The addition, which was started in April of 2004, more than doubles the space of the existing facility that was built in the early 1950s. The new facil ity affords the congregation with a much larger gathering area, large new commercial kitchen, office for the priest, office work room. a large side porch, four handicap accessible restrooms and classroom space. The church and new parish house are now fully handicap acccessible. The general contractor was Mike Lambert Construction of Charlotte. Church memers con tinued the tradition at Ascension of participating in the building of additions by installing all of the flooring, painting the struc ture inside and out, and doing the interior decorating. The facility is open for com munity events,as well. Showers were included in the basement restrooms for use by families in the event of a disaster that caused a family to be without water. The church's supporters were thanked at the dedication. Among those present were: former priest the Rev. John Zunes of Chapel Hill; the wife and family of former priest the late Rev. Daniel McCaskill of Lincolnton; Joseph D.C. Wilson III, grandson of the church's fourth priest and his family from Pittsburgh; and the Rev. Dr. John Campbell from Winston-Salem. Former priest of the 1940s, the Rev. Bill Price, sent a congratu latory letter from his home in Southern Pines. The Rev. Kay Rackley is the priest at Ascension. The Rev. Carin Delphs served as deacon for the service. The church is at 183 Fork- Bixby Road, Advance. Tele phone number is 998-0857, website, is www.acsension- fork.org. Guests are welcome. Summer service time is at 10 a.m. The regular worship sched ule resumes on Sept. 11 with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11. Davie county PUW.C W'i n DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 14,2005 Participants take part in the blessing of the Parish House at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Fork. Davie County Public Library Mooksvilie, NC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 14,2005 Joe Wilson and son Carson look at a picture of the church's fourth priest, The Rev. Joseph Wilson III, who was their grandfather and great-grandfather.The photo shows the priest with President Franklin Roosevelt at the Episcopal church in Warm Springs. Ga. The Revs. Carin Delts, Kay Rackley, John Zones, Bishop A.C. Marble Jr. and the Rev. Dr. John Campbell. Uook9*/i«e, NO I. ^ Members and friends of The Episcopal Church of the Ascension pose outside historic Fulton Methodist Episcopal Church, South, following the 100th anniversary of the church's first communion service. Communion Church Celebrates 100 Years Of Services The Episcopal Church of the Ascension celebrated the lOOch anniversary of its first communion service on Saturday, June 10 at the old Fulton Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Officiating at the 4 p.m. service was The Right Rev. A.C. Marble, Jr. The original service was held at Fulton 100 years ago on June 10,1906 (Trinity Sunday) and was conducted by The Rev. E.A. Osbome. Nine people received communion at this service. (This service was held at Fulton since the Church of the Ascension had not built a church yet in 1906 - it was 1909 before the current structure was dedicated). It is thought that Episcopal services were held at Fulton every- other-Sunday in the afternoon until the church was completed. At the 2006 service, descendants of those receiving communion in 1906 served as lay readers including Lucy Ford Greene Hubbard and Brenda Beck. The silver communion service set. given to Fulton by John Hanes in 1888 was used. This set was probably u.sed by the Episcopalians in 1906. Music for the service was taken from the 1888 hymnal and the service was taken from the 1872 Book of Common Prayer. Dr. Davis Cooke of Salisbury provided music, which included singing the Psalms as he played the original pump organ at Fulton. Following the ringing of the Church bell" 100 times" by Terry Stewart at the beginning of the service, David Joyner read the brief account of the 1906 service as recorded in church records. An explanation of the "antique service" was given by Bryan Eagle prior to the processional. Acolytes were Perry Ferrell.Erin Deadmon and Justin Bolden. Ushering for coimnunion were Eddie Everhart, Jon Hairston, George Peterson and David Joyner. Special guest at the service was Judge Peter W. Hairston, whose parents and grandparents participated in 1906 service. At the conclusion of the service, a group snapshot was made. A catered meal, coordinated by Avalon Potts, was enjoyed in the Parish House at the Church of the Ascension following the If cr > o Q < S' o 9 o c =3 to -a d cr 1 o' ^ sr. cr \ \ Blessing Of The Animals Oct. 8 At Church Of The Ascension The sixth annual Blessing of the Animals service, a tradition honoring Saint Francis of Assisi, is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension at Fork. The intent of the service is to hold up the role of pet companion ship as one of the blessings of life. Personal blessings are given to each animal in attendance, along with a treat and a St. Francis medal. The Rev. Carin Delphs and Father Andrew Draper will conduct the service. All animal lovers are welcome no matter what their church affiliation. Dogs and cats, horses, chickens, and a few guinea pigs have attended the service in prior years. Bring your whole family, including two and four legged. The church is located at 183 Fork-Bixby Road in Advance, just off US 64 East. -k a O 5 n o c z H w z H C/l tfl g n 0 1 H B* B n V) Q. § A •o S O o o o c: Area residents with their pets at the Blessing of the Animals at the Church of the Ascension at Fork. Blessing Of The Animals Pets Get Special Treatment At Fork Church Playfijl rowdiness, barking, and tail wagging highlighted the Blessing of the Animals service at the Church of the Ascension at Fork on a recent Sunday afternoon. Several pet owners and church members gathered in the church yard to celebrate their beloved pets' roles in their lives with recitations And prayers in the tradition of Saint Francis of Assisi. Each pet received a blessing from the Rev. Carin Delphs and a Saint Francis medal. The church donated an offering to the Humane Society of Davie County to help pets that have yet to find loving homes. At least four of the pups in attendance were adopted as strays or from shelters. "All in attendance felt blessed by this observance honoring St. Francis and our four-legged friends," said Jane McAllister.The Rev. Carin Delphs blesses a dog in the church yard. cr SlO/«f Feeding The Hungry Ascension Program Has More Recipients, Fewer Funds Five years ago, Kermit Bai- as a food pantry for Second ley, then deacon of the Episcopal Harvest Food Bank in Winston- Church of the Ascension on Salera. Fork-Bixby Road in the Foric Volunteers fiom the church community, had the site named would pick up food at Second :mam >^ak4(iteers bring the food to the pantry - and deliver It to f 3S. Harvest to be distributed at Cor- natzer and Cooleemee elemen tary schools tlirough the "Book Bags for Hope" program. Four area churches assisted with cash: Fork Baptist, Liberty •United Methodist,Bixby Pres byterian and Mocks MetliodisL Each eligible student received a bag of food on Friday after noons in their bookbags, to take, home for weekend meals. Four years ago, Bailey and Pastor Wesley Cook of Davie Baptist Church extended the Book Bag program by expand ing the food pantry to'provide , boxes of groceries to needy families. When Bailey died. Cook took over as director of the pantry. Food boxes are distributed four days a month to about 150 fami lies, reaching 500 individuals, Volunteer drivers use their own vehicles, pick up food from Second Harvest on eight days each month to keep the pantry shelves stocked. In a typical month, 6,000 pounds of.food are transported. Half is donated by the U.S. De partment ofAgriculture and the •state - so no fees can be charged. The remainder of the food comes from excess inventory at local grocery stores. The sal vage food from Second Harvest comes with a 19 cents per pound levy, about a $700. monthly cost to the local pantry. By law, non-profits must reimburse volunteer drivers the expense of fuel and vehicle maintenance. That adds another $400 to monthly costs. "The dilemma facing the Church of the Ascension is that the number of families who are petitioning for food is increas- • ing, while the cash donations are falling behind," said Roy Anderson. "Ascension depends ! on the tax-deductible checks from individuals and institution's; to satisfy this urgent need." In 2012, the Mocksville Lions Qub included the pantry as one of its service recipients, making large.donations to the cause. The church also works with A Storehouse for Jesus, which has donated food and freezer space. "This cooperation with Store- ,house is especially appropriate, because in many cases,'the same people are served by both," An derson said. Bishop To Visit Episcopal Church The Right Rev. Michael B. Curry, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, will make his annual visit to theB Episcopal Church of the Ascen sion at Fork on Sunday, Jan. 12 for the 11 a.ni. worship sen.'ice. Curry will be the preacher and celebrant. The church will also celebrate the payoff and burning of the mortgage on the addition to the Parish House, There will be a covered dish meal after the ser vice in the Parish House. Curry has been the Bishop of North Carolina, one of the largest Episcopal Dioceses in the United States, since 2000. He is the fi rst African Ameiican Bishop to lead a southeni Diocese. Curry has a national preaching and teaching ministry, and has been featured as Curry ^ frequent speaker at services of worship and conferences around the country. Curr)' graduated with high honors from Hobart College in Geneva,N.Y.in 1975. He earned the master of divinity degree in 1978 from the Yale Divinity Sdiool. He has done work at the College of Preachers, Princeton Theological Seminary, Wake Forest Divinity School, the Ecumenical Institute of St. Mary's Seminary, and the Institute of Christian Jewish Studies. Curry was ordained Deacon in June 1978 and priest in December j 978. He served as Deacon-in-Chargc and then later as Rector of St, Stephen's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem, then as Rector of St. Sitnon of Cyrene in Lincoln Heights, Ohio; then as Rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Md. until his selection as the Bishop of North Carolina. He and his wife Sharon reside in Raleigh. The Vicar at Die Church of the Ascension at Fork is The Rev, Sealy Cross. The church is at 183 Fork-BiNby Road in Advance. Guests are always welcome for Sunday School ;uid the worship service. Sunday School for all ages begins at 10 «.ra. each Sunday followed by coffee/refreshments at 10;40, The worship service begins at 11 a.m. each Sunday. I>AVIE county ENT^PRIse record, Thursday, .(an. 9,: Davie County Public Libraiv Mocksville, NO ^01 i- Episcopal Priest Retirina ,0 'L Vir c i o \ L o vj c - After 21 years as a priest, ! the Rev. Sealy Cross, \^car of The Qiuich of the Ascension at Fork will officially retire on Sunday, March 2 after tjie 11 ajn. service. Bom and raised in Marion with three hro&as. Cross didn't rater ^ ministry until her early 46s. She was educate at St. Mary's College and Meredith College in Raleigh. Cross worked at N.C. State Univer sity for 10 years and later for the Department of Adminis- tration in state government ftn* eight years . Her progression tow^ the decision to enter the priest hood took a slow proceiss, because as she was growing up in the ^iscopal Quirch females were not able to take part in the service as malra did siich as serving as a<^y^ and at the altar fm: the priesi. Therefme, dHHi^ts of rater- ing the ministry didn't ccane into play until years later. During her years as priest. Cross didn't encounter any iwoblems of being a female priest in North Caroliria. By the time she was mdained IKiei^ that ground bad alrea^ b^ hrt&en in the mid-TOs by other female priests. Her (tis- ceriiment toward priesdtrad was helped ajong by her lairat at Christ Caiurch, Raleigh. In her eari>r4(]te Cross went to Virginia llieolt^cal Sraii- nary in Alexandria for three i years to pursue die master's of theology d^ree. After gradu ation she was hired at St. llmbthy's Episrapal Church in :^^!^ton-S^ ordained te Dea^ latralis a ftA She servedSt. Tinwdiy^s for 14 years. In 2006 ^ waa Called as i Vicar TTw chmth bf the Ascension at Fork. While priest at Ascension she has in member- as a tea<Aer, fttrad and spiritual) leader- for |he congregatioi\f Sfc led ^ congregation to mtiie tfie!d!ebt of its new Par ish Ifell six years early. 5®ey^ys the toughest part of bemg a priest is writing intere^ing sermons week af- kA L i. <u DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Feb. 27,2014 Davie County Public Librafy Mocksville, NO , C.HUtR.CH«S- £ pi StoPftt - Pk5cti>iS>6M At^ '- 1 ii.ii.iiriT.iiil iiwotfswrv jThe Reu Sealy Cross (left) hams it up with Bishop Michael Curry and the Rev. Kay Rackley.The Rev. Sealy Cross retiresSunday.ter week. She states that she'sless weative now than in herearlier years as priest.What she will miss mostis Sunday mornings leadingworship and the people thatattend Ascension.• A joy for her over the yearshas been woridng with dieyouth and acolytes. She especially enjoys the youngpeople now at Ascension. Sheloves seeing the progress theymake throughout the years ofservice during the worshipservice.After retirement she plansto learn how to fly fish, domore hiking, visit stale andnational parks she has notvisited in years, and to enjoymore time with bca* motherand extended family.To honor Cross, there willbe a covered-dish luncheonafter the 11 a.m. worship service on March 2 in the churchParish Hall. The Church ofthe Ascension is at 183 Fork-Bixby Road Advance. 0/f" o i M- Q -4 C i d 0 o CL Chantal McKinney New Priest A t Church Of The Ascension At Fork * 1 Ascension has called the Rev. Dr. Chan- McKinhey's first Sunday^ Aug^ at the 11 ajn. worship service. She has served churc^ in Winston-Salem. High Point, and Greensboro. Mc^ey^eamed a bachelor's degree in political science fron^ Ap^achian State Umversity, a master in divinity fromViigiwa Theological Seminary, and a doctor of ministry in preachmg from Chicago Theological Seminary. 'T am honored to begin ministry with the people of Ascen sion. I have been so impressed with their warm welcome and hospitality, as well as their food pantiy, which has a profound impact on addressing.the needs of hunger in the community," snc s^Q* She is married to Bryson McKinney and they have two young sons. Order of Priests in2U03. In her 11 years as an ordained priest, she has experi ence m many areas of ministiy. In former parishes, she had overeight of f^y mimstries, welcoming, young adults, par ish life mimstnes. and leadership roles in pastoral care. She has b^n mvolved:in youth ministiy. ffispanic ministiy. long-range planning, finance, new member assimilation, and endowment cor^^:;McKinney has taught Episcopal faith classes, witoation for teens and adults, Stephen Ministry, and other Christian formatiori classes. She has ^en involved in Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries, ^ed as adjunct faculty at Wake Forest University School of Divinity, and studied this summer in an intensive advanced bp^ish immersion program at a university in Mexico. ^ Sood people at. Church of the Ascension, a parish that so clearly desires to be the hands and feet of Christ in service to the community in which they live." T^e Church of the Ascension at Fork, is at 183 Fork-Bixby Road, Advance. Ascension welcomes guests to any worship servKj. Sunday School classes for aU ages meet at 10 a m each Sun^y during the school year. The worship service of Holy Eucharist (Communion) is at 11 am. eveiy Sunday. The church IS handicapped friendly and all are welcome. Visit /?//p.y/oAccvi.y/on-eprvcopd/-o/-advo/jccriwnc.org/ or Face- book. A "c if davie county enterprise record. Th«t«toi, _ . Pubto LiDtaT)Oavie Couni!/ru Mocksvitte. Aug. 14,2014- Ministry To Be Celebrated The Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork and the Rev. Dr. Chantal McKin- ney will celebrate their new ministry together on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. The Right Rev. Michael B. Curry, Bishop of the Dio cese of NC and the Right Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of NC will preside. McKinney has a bach elor's degree in political sci ence from Appalachian State University, a master in divin ity from Viiginia Theologi cal Semhtary, and a doctor of nunistiy in preaching from Chicago Theological Semi nary. The Church of the Ascen sion is weU over 100 years old and continues to strive to be a church of service to its community. Ascension's food pantry, "Our Daily Bread", feeds hundreds per month and coordinates the purchase of food for Comatzer {ind Cool- eemee elementary school's backpack programs. Other churches contribute to the.se feeding programs and offer volunteers: Advance First Baptist, Bixby Presbyterian. Davie Baptist, First Presby terian Mocksville, Fork Bap tist, Liberty United Method ist, Mocks United Methodist, and many individuals inside Church of the Ascension and from the community. Ascen sion has received a few grants that have helped. September was a record month for "Our Daily Bread" food pantry. More than 600 individuals were fed and more than 100 families served. Partnering with the Second Harvest Food Bank of North west North Carolina makes it possible for "Our Daily Bread" to purchase between 5,000 and 8,00 pounds of food per month. The Church of the Ascen sion at Fork is at 183 Fork- Bixby Road, Advance. As cension welcomes guests to any service. Sunday School classes for all ages meet at 10 a.m. each Sunday during the school yea]-. The worship ser vice of Holy Eucharist (Com munion) is at II ajn. every Sunday. The church is handicap friendly and all are welcome. Visit http://ascension-episco- pal-at-advanceJionc/JTg/ or on Pacebook. The Rev. Dr. Chantal McKinney (left) will celebrate her ministry at the Eipscopal Church of the Ascension at Fork Tuesday with the Right Rev. Michael B. Curiy and the Right Rev. Ann Hodaes-Copple. i\ AVTF rolTNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday. Oct. 16,2014 Davie County Puonc LiUicn I jcj Mocksville, NC C • ^9i5CoP^L - Cwuacrt Of Int K^ctN5\o w At TcPjc12 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 23,2015Have You Ever Been Hungry?Groups Working Together To Feed Davie ResidentsHave you ever beenhungry?Hungry doesn't countwhen all you had to do wasgo to the cabinet or refrigerator to get something toeat.Really hungry waswhen you were not surewhere your next meal orbit of food was comingfrom or how many days itmight be before food wasavailable."We have that herein Davie County," saidMonte Taylor, a memberof Episcopal Church ofAscension in Fork. "It'saround us more that mostrealize. Hunger knows noage barrier. It's seen in theyoung and old alike."Teachers and schoolstaff from elementary tohigh school see it daily,social workers deal withit daily, and most likelymany Davie residents helpto provide food to familyand friends from time totime.In Davie County, 14percent of the populationis food insecure and live inpoverty with 24 percent ofthose are children, according to the Second HarvestFood Bank.There are three foodpantries that work to fighthunger in Davie County,On Tuesday, July 14,Our Daily Bread FoodPantry at The EpiscopalChurch of the Ascensionon Fork-Bixby Road in Advance celebrated a thankyou luncheon for the manyindividuals, churches,grocery .stores, civic clubs,and charitable organizations that have helped thepantry serve the hundredsthat visit each month.A newly upgradedpantry, led by the efforts ofAscension youth member Sidnee Everhart, wascelebrated as she workstoward her Gold Award inGirl Scouting.The Church of theAscension considers thesechurches, individuals, andorganizations partners inthis ministry as well astheir brothers and sistersin Christ. Partners areAdvance First Baptist.Bixby Presbyterian, DavieBaptist, Elbaville UnitedMethodist, First Presbyterian Mocksville. ForkBaptist, Good ShepherdEpiscopal Cooleemee.Liberty United Methodist, Macedonia Moravian,Mocks United Methodist,Mocksville Lions Club,The Davie County FoodLion Stores, Lowes FoodAdvance, MocksvilleWal-Mart, Energy UnitedFoundation, Food LionCharitable Foundation,Wal-Mart Foundation, Second Harvest Food Bank ofNorthwest North.Carolina,and many individuals.Our Daily Bread at Ascension purchases food forCooleemee and Comatzerelementary schools BookBag programs tliroughit; nonprofit designation.Ascension works closelywith The Second HarvestFood Bank of NorthwestNorth Carolina with boththe book bag program andits pantry operations.Last fiscal year OurDaily Bread distributed112,641 pounds of food or93,867 meals.Hunger is a real problem in Davie County.Many of the clients thatvisit Our Daily Breadare elderly, disabled, orunderemployed - meaningthey don't make enoughmoney to pay all the billsand buy food, too. Manydo not qualify for Food andNutrition Services (FoodStamps), so those individuals don't have a lot ofchoices left.What can you do tohelp?At Our Daily Bread, thebiggest need is food. Fooddonations are welcomed,and monetary donationsare welcomed as well.Checks can be made out toChurch of the Ascensionto 183 Fork-Bixby Road,Advance, NC 27006.Baby food, baby shampoo. and baby diapers areitems highly requested andare difficult to obtain bymost food pantries. Nonfood items are also needed.Families that can't affordfood also can't afford toiletpaper, detergent, household cleaners, soaps, andgeneral toiletries.Help is needed pickingup food from two DavieCounty grocery stores andvolunteers could be usedwhen the pantry is opensix times per month. CallChurch of the Ascension toleave a message if interested in volunteering at998-0857. Be sure to leaveyour name and a number tobe reached.(memo: Pantry) and mailedDavie counfty Putlic UbraryMocksville, NC Fork Church Of Ascension Honors Dedicated Member The Episcopal Church of the Ascension honored one of its own on Dec. 7. The commercial kitchen at the church was officially named "The Avalon Potts Kitchen" in honor of lifetime church member and dedicated church worker, Avalon Potts. The Rev. Dr. Chantal McKinney, Vicar at Ascen sion, said the blessing over the kitchen and honored the ministry that Potts and others had done over the years and will be doing in the future. Church member Milton Price said: "When work is to be done, Avalon is always present and accounted for." An addition to the Parish Hall including the kitchen was completed in 2005 and Potts was instrumental in the design and planning the lay out of the kitchen. Potts has led literally hun dreds, if not thousands of meals being prepared at As cension over the many years he has attended. Members always looked to him to orga nize the Easter breakfast that's been a tradition for years, the Lenten meals, fund-raising meals, special events meals, covered dish luncheons and dinners, and many more. One of the newer meal challenges that The Church of the Ascension has taken up in recent years is a Christmas meal delivered to around 90 individuals. Mr. Potts along with many assistants plan and work to make this a reality each year. Monte Taylor, church member, said Avalon Potts had been making time for church work not for 20-30 years, or 40-50 years, but for 70-80 years. Taylor said, "no matter how busy Avalon is, he always made time to show up and work at the church. He set examples for the rest of us." It is well-known among church members that as much work as Mr. Potts has done for the Church of the Ascension, he is the first to deflect praise from himself to others, McK inney said. "Mr. Potts is not only a Fork treasure, but definitely a Davie County treasure as well." ^AW)N t'GTTS^KITCHEN iw IVOVINC) HONOR OF W: AVALON POTTS jyy-:- flREtES.S CHURCH SERVA^-AND/FRIfiND TO A LI "For 1 was himgry. and you gave mc Tood, I was thirsty Bcd yoii gave iz^ minb^lng to 1 was ^ stranger tud yoQ Weloomea me.'" JtJaltlicw 25:35 0% DecemLcr'7,20l4 This plaque honors Avalon Potts at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. Moc'Ksviile, rtU 5.015 11 - WAV in, LUUJN 1 t t!.lM bKl-KlSU- KtCUKW, ihuTsday, Aug. 0, ZU15 n -s. ^ CT Hii':l i^rcW:m Getting ready to unload a truck full of food for the pantry at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork are Food Lion employees Ann McCuiloh, Michael Hastings, Mike Miller, Chad Sechrest and Kathryn Sowers. Food Lion Donates 16,000 Meals To Pantry Food Lion Feeds. It's a slogan for the gro cery store chain with three stores in Davie County - but for some families - it now means a lot more. It means food for (heir families. Last month, Food Lion representatives took a truck load of food - enough to provide almost 16,000 meals - "for the pantry at Episcopal Church of the As cension in Fork. The pantry distributes the food to nepdy Davie families. "At Food Lion, we be lieve that no one should have to choose between dinner and rent or gasolhie and buying groceries," said Kathryn Sowers, director of operations for the Winston- S^em and Lexington areas. "That's why we're so pas sionate about helping to end hunger in our iocal commu nities." Shoppers can help by buying the marked "Food Lion Feeds" reusable bags. With the purchase of each bag, the gneeiy donates fi ve "meals to residents of the local comjiitinity. "On behalf of Food Lion, we want to thank church staff for the work they do every day to make sure no family goes hungry. We are proud to be their partner and make today's donation." The donation included Food Lion brand cereal, canned tomatoes, chili with beans, potatoes and more. The company has pledged to donate 500 million meals by the end of 2020. Davie county P\sb\\c UDraiy Mocksville, NO C>\\3L(LtH£5 n tPxSCOpAU- (LvwxfccM Op T^t yVoV. p AVIE coumr E^RPRKE Nqa FobdPaMt!yG0ts$W^QO0^$9o&^^^ The EnergyUhited-Foun dation recentiy - approved a grant for $10,000 .to Our Daily Bread Food Pantry at the Episcopal Church of the Ascensiqti in Advance. , • - n The funds - will be used to ^ H acquire food for community membem r^in need; Much of'the ^obd they;^rovide-is prbcufed 'tiirough'- Ae.: Sec ond HarvMt Food Bank of Nort&west NC. • l^e ^ partnership allows the pantry to acquire a sig- niticant quantity of food and to obtaip.rescu^. food for a namimal shared n^in- tenance fee. The Ascension Church covers the cQste Of all utility bills so that ev ery dollar revived, by Our. Daily pfead goes difeCtiy to those in need. ' : v Missy Lefelar, Second Harvest's - development • lu^nager of corporate,-foun- - datioh & fmth-based *gifts sdd: "It is such a wondefful ' opportunity to worjr with Our Daily Bread Food Pan- n try. J know that the food we provide is going to chil^en , ip ;thef local vschools, .fami- ! I .Md individuals iit the cpnimunity that don't hUve tiie JSnancial means to re^-i : larly - sfeed /.their-.- families. Our Daily Bread Food Pah- tiy reaUyJs a life 'line for many of these people'."/ n ' . E|t(Mutiye d^tor of the j food..;;pantty, the Rev. Dr. (;Ghantal jMcKinney, is pas-^ sionate about helping those I in need. ' 1 -"^e". give food rgener- ' puslyjtp: those-who experi- euc4^food insecurity, and in turn We have^ received funds generously to help us cpn^ue to/provide for over a thousand p^ple each month," McKinney said. '! ' We have been blessed .by 1 - the Energyllnited -^nnii -as- ; well as" the continued /gen- ; erosity of- church "rhe^bers i and partners, in the -com- munity. Thanks to every ^ we are able to &ntinu- ! aUy pve to tiiose in Davie County." K Our. Daily.' Br^d ;-Food Pantry ;is open every other Tuesday from 2:30-5 ipjn. and ^ each Saturday. - after- n noon at-1 -. There are^several church members who vol unteer each week. One ypnng member, Sid- liee Everhart, began vbl-. Unteering when she was ' in second grade. She came home from school one day and told her mother that she needed to do sornething to , help e clas.smate.whb. didn't have food at her home, She and her inom bramstonned . an idea and., talked, ^th . rnembers.,. of , ±e . ch^h about creatiiij^the . ly Bread Food P§nby^ ,^so a Girl SpQut,^ worked along with seyer^ church' rnembei^. tn inake tltis happen, r'Of cqiiise, §he bad a lot : of help .but;.she r^y^. was the .one who i' inspi^ the idea for the food p^tty and worked hard wi^ 'many others to make it a reaiity/' MpKinneysaid: .. . Si(^ee is:i6 apd,atends Salern Academy in n .stonTSalein; .She also just cpmplpi^'t hei; Scout i <^id.A^ari tpielp ex^^ ;:thbJropdpan^;; ..„, . .Bread, l^ood P^lty, ipblffi.; .foty^ard to .using Ibe. by Eiter^ Xinited^ to,, provide n^; fo ip ite cpnomumty T With tiie . f^ds,,. ;iby Ener- .gyUnited,'' slid. . "^e're i^yj;iq)precia- . tiVe Qf . .this\yBiyygenerbus : donation becabs||j;^e ktibw it's gomg to fe^d a lot of p^plein our;c6mmtim ©a/!6 ceoifty MocKsville, NC r 13^ c 2 ^ (li O trv <C CU o VT> flu u; t vO U> X Ci :5 3: xJ givOT to TTte Episec^ Chufphipf the Ascension by thelate:Judgel]E^ Ii^igh^^Cheshii|^ ;:ditj|>n^^ ^ hMe^ ye^ bhfch]^' by©cii^ nnH-.mP.f' atjtK'f»?^A'rtjpprn'Aii'^s.,^^S4»/i53A/&ciSrifeJ':*l«'iL^.-J>.i.>».~_> ' n '-•.^J.-_1 .•rTrii_ i :'-.- ' ; and iGbOleemeeb^ ' ' '• "" " n ■' "'V ''•"'*v""'**""'' V'••' '.•* •. .. /w^^vA>. ..v-vr . schools m securing food.fbriteBacl^^ Programs, lintd 1909l3yhen'{theAi!scenrw.;^fliiBi^find>Siiefi1ifird'.wns nrfip r»Vnir/»ii norfnara nnfTit ... , ■• .•!^^• V* ■ -'V fr ji ■ ■■ I 111 ■ I ^§y MTULV*" -services were conducted had the church built. There ering a Christmas meal . ^two l^es pe|;inpn^ W (St., to many in the commute y^ y^^este^ nity and throughout Dayie i- trayelMg;"ft6ni liei|(M was County.' t, •. -County: T3ie church-was ; Msb a M Erwin The church is proud to' h^ ,:bf Fprk^h^^^ . oachty^^with a.meal .^Qund the anniversary date pf Sept. 11; Church of ftaii^ceiMion has always 'pnd^iitsie^^ as a church of ! Voilmt^re. All work at the \ ^ church" isVdone by its niem^ :^bersifibn^ •siC',;fe> cleaningjteachin veltarfgliUdi landscaping, and pantty operations;: The 20.15 photO/shows:most of;thn Cpngpre^ato to dayi'lt's Ityniemb^ serve Jesus Christ in For^ 'AdVaUceia^^ ^sukbUnding^ = 1r^A^lare«jyeh?^^ ^C^urch^ vSunday School is atJC; a jn; dui^g»the school year; The worship service ,is at11 a jn., ^year;with Holy * ' Euchaiist (Holy Conmu- -moh) every'Suni^y.The. Vibar (Priest) at Ascension ;is'theRev. pkChantal rMcKnmey and.thb© is the Rev. Joan Shep- - liU. The church is at 18^ . FbrlkBixbyJ^adAdk^ http';f/q;sceriswn-'£p^ • at-pdyq^eJ;^^ . '" ;3,36r^9B-0^57f^ is alsbbhEacebbbk. I?' Qa 135 tvvvv\i.cv\^j6 ' PP\L- ChOlRCH 0 F 1 Ht As^^EN^SlOKl fKl^oO))DAVBE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 7,2017 -11.Church Hires FirstThe first director of music at Episcopal Church ofthe Ascension at Fork isKimberly Herring.Herring, originally fromOrl^do, Fla., has roots inNorth Carolina with bothsides of her family hailing,from Eastern NC, and, anolder generation of siblingshaving grown up in Win-ston-Salem. She served asdirector of music at SaintChristopher's EpiscopalChurch in Florida. She isa graduate of Salem College's School of Music witha bachelor's in music education holding a NC K-12General Music Teacher's License. She was the recipientof the John and MargaretMueller Organ Scholarshipand studied organ with Dr.John Mitchener, voice withJoan Jacobowsky, and pianowith Dr. Barbjura Lister-Sink, She has taught musicin the Forsyth County Public School System as well asprivately.She has a Master of Artsin Liberal Studies degreefrom Wake Forest University, and, is a doctoralcandidate at East CarolinaUniversity in the educational leadership programconducting dissertation research. She begins the Education for Ministry (EFM)program through Universityof the South at Sewanee. Theclasses will be held at SaintPaul's Episcopal Church,Winston-Salem.Herring is active in hercommunity, neighborhood,alma maters, the arts, andis passionate about liferlonglearning and mentoringstudents of all ages havingserved in educator roles inand out of the classroomat Duke University (TIP),Wake Forest University, Salem Academy, and ForsythTechnical Community College.Herring hopes to spreadthe hght of Christ throughmusic.Along with welcomingits first director of music/new organist, the churchhas purchased a three yearold Viscount Electronic Organ. It's a three manual, 56voice organ with a 500 stophbrary. Herring has highexpectations for the newmusic program at Ascensionto include all ages, especiallychildren.In the New Year, Ascension will dedicate its neworgan with a series of eventsto include an organ demonstration especially for children, a community hymnsing, as well as a traditionaldedicatory recital featuringguest musicians. The churchwill be expanding its musical opportunities postingup-to-date music ministryopportunities on the website.Want to join? Questionsabout music at Ascension?E mail KimberlyHerring07@gmail.com or call and leavea message at 336-998-0857.The website is www.ascen-sion-fork.org. FoUow thechurch on Facebook. n » The Revs. Dan Wall and Joan Sherrill. Vicar Joins Fork Church The Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork is has a new Vicar, The Rev. Dan / Wall, who has been at As- '^i^sion since January. He came from St. Clem ent's, Clemmons where he ' was Priest Associate. Earli- - er he served as minister of education at Hickory's First United Methodist Church as well as Pastor of St. Timo- - thy'sUMC in High Point. He V was ordained in the United Methodist Church in the ' early 70s, was confirmed in the Episcopal Church in the' i- late 70s, and was ordained ^ Episcopal Priest in 2015. He is a native North Car- > ollnian, and was educated r at High Point University, i where he was graduated j with a bachelor's degree , with honors in behavioral science and sociology, and •I was awarded a master of ? divinity from the Divinity School of Duke University j in Durham. He studied reli- )'^^:ous education with Father john Westerhoff at Duke, 0 and remains passionate / about Christian formation ^ in the local parish, partic- ^ ularly intergenerational learning. His other lifelong pas sion in the church is social justice, advocating for full inclusion and equality for all people in church and so ciety. The Deacon at Ascension is The Rev. Joan Sherrill, who joined the staff in 2015 following her ordination as a Vocational Deacon in the Episcopal Church. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from UNC Greensboro. She at tended St. Timothy's Episco pal in Winston-Salem where she was a Lay Eucharistic Minister and Lay Eucharis tic Visitor. For over 14 years, her niinistry has been with the prison systems of NC and Forsyth County Jail. She has been working with inmates with addiction problems and helps them to re-adjust to life outside of prison. At Ascension, she preaches monthly, and vol unteers at "Our Daily Bread" Food Pantry. In her spare time she enjoys golf and Ca nasta. She also loves being at home reading or pier fishing at the coast. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 7,2017 - 7 Of I 'Ptally Day' Starts Church I School Year Sunday At " Church of Ascension The Episcopal Church of the Ascension is kicking off its new church school year with a Rally Day on Sun day, Sept. 10 beginning with breakfast snacks and choir practice at 9 a.m., followed by Sunday School for all ages at 10, worship service at 11 with lunch following at noon. The church will be hon oring Brenda Potts Beck and Shirby Sidden Eagle for their volunteer work of 70 combined years of church music ministry. The church is at 183 Fork-Bixby Road Advance, www.ascension-fork.org. dwaft-cv^ts- Tiast Ulsj^-^go10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Sept. 21,2017Sprinkle Preaching Mission Sept. 24-26Dr. John Ed Mathisonwill lead the 37th AnnualSprinkle Preaching MissionSept. 24-26 at First UnitedMethodist Church, 310 N.Main St., Mocksville.The theme, using Mark1:16-20, is "AFirst CenturyCall for 21st Century Christians" for Sunday morningservices at 8:45 in the Family Life Center and 10:55in the Sanctuary. Risen Sonduet will sing at the earlyand evening services Sunday;Evening services are at7, with the Children singingon Monday, and the theme"How Can 1 Know That IAm Saved?" from 1 John1:9; the combined choirswith First Presbyterianwill sing on Monday andTuesday, with the Mondaysermon "Is Pentecost Happening Today?" from Acts1:6-8 j and How Can MyLife Be Productive?" onTuesday using John 15:1-8.A nursery is provided,and there are K-5 activitiesnightly.Dr. Henry and his wifeMargaret Jordan Sprinkleleft this legacy for the community, and each year aguest minister speaks atthese services through anendowment they provided.Mathison, from Montgomery, Ala., is a' thirdgeneration preacher. "Weare living in very troublingtimes and are in need oflifting each other up. Ourtheme will be 'Come Follow Me'," he said. "It issure to be a time of revivaland renewal in our Christian faith as they go handin harid while beginning inour hearts. We pray youwill accept our invitation tojoin us and be enriched bythese messages that.you canstudy the Scripture ahead oftime."More information aboutthe John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries and hisbio can be found dX http.iljohnedmathison.org.MathisonLearn more at www.' firstumcmocksville.org. dwakcH^s - tP\5C0 P AL- dnaficH Of |\scem5\os> At ToRi^C12 - DAVIE (JUUINrY JtiN iJfcKfKiMi- K13.V.CI1S.V, Jiiiuisuttj', 2^, 2017:• '...Volunteers at Our Daily Bread food pantry and Robert Church of 2nd harvest food bank Prior to unloading 40 bioycies.Groups Partner To Provide40 Bicycles For Children \IThe Episcopal Churchof the Ascension recentlypartnered with Second Harvest Food Bank of North-• west NC to give away 40hew bicycles to children.Robert Church, a truckdriver for Second Harvest,collected all the new bikesand repaired any minorproblems with them.One family of four children had been sharing onebicycle. Now each has abike of their own.One grandmother received two bikes for hergrandchildren that she israising because of difficult circumstances in theirhome.'■Our Daily Bread" atChurch of the Ascensionpartners with Second Harvest Food Bank in manyways. The majority of fooddistributed through .OurDaily Bread is obtained orpurchased through SecondHarvest programs.Second Harvest serves18 counties in NorthwestNorth Carolina from Booneto Burlington. Its primarypurpose is fighting hungerjeverywhere in these 18'counties. iOur Daily Bread is atjThe Church of the Ascen-1sion, at 183 Fork-Bixby|Road in Advance, and isjserving around 1,000 in-1dividuals per month. Thei'pantry is open, every Sat-'urday and two Tuesdays;per month. Call the church;for exact dates and times at;336-998-0857.The church website islwww.ascension^fork.organd is also on Facebook. ^ ^I •O- ==I ^ ifyi c:oI O liTracy Doss and Robert Branch of Second Harvest Food Bank with th' bicvcles on the porch of the Church of Ascensions. , E.P\5CgPF\L' C.HUft.CH Of 'iHt ^SCt^i<l(5^>High ^oint mannew church organistThe Episcopal Church ofthe Ascension at Fork hashired Bill Hemdon of HighPoint, interim organist, to be ithe permanent organist. iHemdon taught himselfto play piano at age 4. Hebegan organ study in theninth grade with Henry B.Whipple at First Presbyterian Church of High Point.Hemdon graduated fromHigh Point Central HighSchool where he was activein the band, orchestra, andchoms. He attended The ;University of Michigan at iAnn Arbor, attended theschool of music studying |organ performance underAllan Cook and Dr. RobertE, Glasgow. He was a stu- ,dent assistant to the curato^of pipe organs.Herndon always hgd alove for pipe organs, andgenerally detested electronic instmments. However, ,as consultant to the Churchof the Ascension's searchfor a new organ, he recommended the purchase of thenew electronic organ overan offer from an individualthat was going to gift a pipeorgan to the church.Hemdon said he "treatsAscension's electronic organ as a pipe organ and itis a wonderful exception toelectronic organs."Hemdon has been organist/Choirmaster in a number of churches starting atSt. Michael's in the Hills ,Episcopal Church in Ottawa ^Hills, Ohio. He left church imusic to follow his love ofmachines and electronics 'into the electronic security and telecom industry.In 1985 he moved back toNorth Carolina and servedseveral Lutheran churches, the Second ReformedChurch of- Christ in Lexington, and CongregationalUnited Church of Christ inGreensboro from 2008-2016.In 1990, he began a cam-'paign to restore High Point'sthen dilapidated train depot.That successful effort ledto a position with the NCDepartment of Transportation's Rail Division supervising NCDOT personnel atarea rail stations.Since 2002 he wasworked at the Bulk PostalService Center in Greensboro in charge of buildingmaintenance including electrical, cooling and heating,elevators, and roofing problems. He is a licensed electrician.baby, states he gets his di \yerse set of skills from, hisbirth parents. His motherwas musically inclined, involved in her church, andgraduated first in her highschool class. His birth fathergrew up on a farm and laterserved in the US Navy doing all types of maintenancework on ships.Hemdon said he decidedto accept the organist position at Ascension after a lotof prayer, and experiencingthe warmth and welcomingatmQsphere. "I have never seen a church meet theneeds of the poor and hungry as Ascension, and doesit in such a manner that respects the dignity of everyperson the pantry serves"states Hemdon. He likesthat, "Nobody is shoved aI box of food and told'to takeit or leave it. They are giventhe opportunity to shop fortheir food."Hemdon is a member ofthe Piedmont Triad Chapter of the American Guildof Organists and the NCAssociation of ElectricalI Contractors. He enjoys restoring historic n properties,including his current 15,000square foot fixer-upper special, a former fumiture storeIn High Point's Old WestEnd.Oavie County Public LiDraiyMocksville, hJCCi- UAVIK UUUIN I y JilNTKKFKISE KECOKD, Th'-sday, Sept. 6,2018All are welcome at TheEpiscopal Church of theAscension to listen .and participate in the music teachSunday. Sunday Schoolis at 10 a.m., and the worship service is at 11. Thechurch is at 183 Fork-Bix-by Road Advance, vvvfw.Ascension-Fork.org and conFacebook.Bill Herndon is the new organist at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Fork. (iv\aaCHe$ ' 15C0 dnaP-CH 6^ Twt ^5CtM5\0*o ATrf^K-l o- DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday10,Homecoming: Church of AscensionThe Episcopal Church of the Ascension will celebratehomecoming and the beginning of its 111th year Sunday,"of Ascension member Deb- Rev. Ken Furchesbie Furches and the late EarlFurches.Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire said in 1909: 'T had thepleasure of consecrating the Chapel of the Ascension nearFork Village, Davie County, built by.the faithful labors ofthe Misses Hairston of that county." At one time ministers from Salisbury came by horse and buggy to serve thechurch. Then it was Ford Model Ts and Model As that gotthe ministers here. Currently the clergy serving Ascension-Fork ai'e Daniel Wall and Joan Sherrill.There will be a pot luck luncheon after ^the service.Bring your favorite dish.The church is at 183 Fork-Bixby Road, Advance. FindAscension on Facebook and at www.ascension-fork.org.Rev. Ken Furches C-WaacHtS-C t>iSco9P\t'C.HvxacM 0? Tut At ToRviB8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Jan. 9,2020Bishop: Episcopal Church of AscensionRodman succeededthe Right Rev. Michael B. Curry, who is now PresidingBishop of the Episcopal Church USA. Rodman was ordained and consecrated as the Xn Bishop of the EpiscopalDiocese of North Carolina in Duke Chapel on the campusof Diike University in Durham on July 15, 2017. He waselected on March 4,2017.Prior to his election, Rodman served as the Special Projects Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts,a role he took on after spending five years as the diocesan project manager for campaign initiatives, where heengaged congregations, clergy and laity, in collaborativelocal and global mission through the Together Now campaign, helping to raise $20 million to fund these initiatives.Prior to that, he spent 16 years as the rector of St. Michael'sin Milton, Massachusetts, during which the parish established a seven-year plan that included a capital campaignfor a major renovation of the church building.Ordained in 1988, Rodman is a graduate of Bates College and Virginia Theological Seminary. He and his wifeof 32 years, Deborah, live in Raleigh with their dog, Neo.They are the parents of two adult daughters. In his freetime. Bishop Rodman enjoys basketball, golf, kayaking,walking his dog, crosswords and creative writing.•V/ d V\Ol^-CHG.S- CCPftL' ilHatLtH C>F T H& A5ctM5\i?M ^ f6(ll<)10. DAVn5 COUNTY KNTER1>RISE RECORD, Thursday, July 29,2021JTBishop to speak atEpiscopal churchSunday. Aug. 8. the Rt.Rev. Anne Hodges-Copplewill visit The EpiscopalChurch of tlie Ascension atFork to preach and celebrateHoly Communion at 11 a.m.After the service therewill be a covered dish luncheon. Everyone is asked tobring a dish. Masking is encouraged, but optional.Hodges-Copple is thefirst female Bishop in theDiocese of NC. She wasconsecrated on June 15,2013 in Duke Chapel on thecampus of Duke University.She grew up in Dallas,Texas, and attended DukeUniversity. She earned herMaster of Divinity degreefrom Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. Calif, in1984.Hodges-Copple hasserved her ordained life inthe Diocese of NC working13 years in Parish Ministryand well as 13 years as acampus minister.The church is at 183Fork-Bixby Road, Advance, www.ascefision~fork.org and can be Ibllowed onFacebook at "The EpiscopalChurch of the Ascension atAdvance."i-%wAnne Hodge.s-Copple%