Life Member Jay Spencer Bost passes away Dec 18, 2009

Jay Spencer Bost, 94, of Rockwell, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, at his residence.

Mr. Bost was born Dec. 12, 1915, in Rowan County, son of the late Clarence Alfred Bost and Pearl Harvey Fisher.

He attended Rockwell High School. Mr. Bost was president of Rockwell Radio and Electric Company which was founded in 1922 and closed in 2001.

He was a life long member of Ursinus United Church of Christ, he helped build the church, and he was a Church Trustee Emeritus, member of the Consistory and held all offices.

He served on the Rockwell Town Board for 15 years and was Mayor Pro Tem of Rockwell for 12 years. He was a member of Keller Memorial Masonic Lodge #657 and was a 32 Degree Mason and a member of the Rowan County Shrine Club where he was President twice and Stock Secretary for over 50 years and a volunteer fireman of the Rockwell Volunteer Fire Department.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Bost is preceded in death by his step-mother, Ann Ridenhour Bost; first wife, Allie Belle Foil Bost, who died on May 16, 1993; brothers, Myron Bost and Hugh Bost.

He is survived by his wife, Frances Polly Bost, whom he married Feb. 4, 1995; daughters, Libby B. Noah and husband, Bill of Winston-Salem and Patricia Fisher of Salisbury; sisters, Jackie B. Taylor and husband, Jack of Rockwell, Marlene Braun and husband, Carl of Chesapeake, Va.; grandchildren, William Dallas Noah, III and wife, Marsi of Lewisville, Margery Newsome of Winston-Salem, Nena Jones and husband, Jeff of Salisbury, Lesley Shelton and husband Donnie of Raleigh and Jan Ketner and husband Jon of Salisbury; 10 great- grandchildren; step-daughter, Brenda Gray and husband, Tony of Boone; step-grand daughters, Brandy Gray and Kelly Gray; step-great-grandchildren. Holly Aldrege and Brett Aldrege.

Service and Burial: The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21 at Ursinus United Church of Christ, conducted by Rev. Jim Staunton, pastor. Burial will follow at the Ursinus United Church of Christ cemetery. Masonic graveside rites will be conducted by Keller Memorial Masonic Lodge #657. The Masons and Shriners will be seated as a group in the church.

Visitation: The family will receive friends at Powles Funeral Home from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 West Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605 or to a charity of the donors' choice.

The family would like to give special thanks to Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice for their loving care and a special thank you to Melanie, Julie, Karen and especially Jimmy Porter.

Powles Funeral Home is assisting the Bost family. Online condolences may be made at www.powlesfuneralhome.com. Published in the Salisbury Post on 12/20/2009

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Jay Bost joined the Salisbury Elks in September 1966 and usually attended the Oldtimer's and PER mtg that are held the first mtg of Feb every year.

New Brother elks welcomed Dec 17

On the 17th, the following were initiated into the Lodge:
Left to right: Ivan Harrison, Walter Hubbard, Larry Cesario, and Ray Griffin. On the left is ER Bob Sce. On the far right is Esquire Steve Arey.
Welcome all to the lodge!

In other business, the Lodge approved $100 to the Family crisis center. This followed up the $100 each given to Nazareth Childrens home and the ARC Christmas event.

There will be a Christmas Childrens Party at the Lodge Saturday which could bring many needy children. Volunteers are always welcomed to this. This writer is not sure what time though. Please check your newsletter or go on line at www.Salisburyelks.org to download the newsletter.

On Jan 21, the lodge will vote on the smoking ban that was proposed at the last meeting of November.

Life Member Al Boulas passes away

SALISBURY - Albert Joseph "Al" Boulus, 86, of Salisbury, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born May 26, 1923, he was the first baby born in the United States in his Lebanese family. He was the son of the late Olga Ferris Boulus and Pete Boulus and was a graduate of Boyden High School in Salisbury.

After school he went to work for Pilot Insurance but decided to go into business for himself. In 1950, at the age of 26, he opened Al's Night Hawk and operated it until Feb. 25, 2001, for over 50 years.

Mr. Boulus was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was a lifetime member of the Elks and Moose lodges and was an avid golfer at Corbin Hills Golf Course.

He is survived by his wife, Thelma Wood Boulus, whom he married Dec. 24, 1944; a son, Michael Boulus of Raleigh, and his sons, Ian Boulus and Albert Boulus, and a daughter, Sandra Boulus Flowe and husband Dan of Salisbury and their children, Tony Graham of Guyton, Okla., Shai Graham Harley and husband Tom and great-grandchildren Jaelon and Brynn Harley, all of Kansas City, Kan., and granddaughter Jennifer Flowe Blevins and husband Andy of Hickory. A sister, Doris Bernard and husband Don of Charlotte, also survives him.

Services/Visitation: Recitation of the Rosary will be held Thursday night at 6 p.m. followed by a visitation till 9 p.m. at Summersett Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on North Fulton Street with entombment to follow at Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Memorials: Can be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 375 Lumen Christ Lane, Salisbury, NC 28147; or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.

Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com

The family wishes to thank the doctors and nurses at Rowan Regional Medical Center for their loving care during Mr. Boulus' illness. Published in the Salisbury Post on 12/9/2009

Elks Ring the bell for the Salvation Army

ER Bob Sce and Publicity Chair Gail Sce worked for a few hours on Dec 5th. Also, Mike Davis and his wife Debbie and a host of others. PER Ray Paradowski chaired this daylong partnership with the Salvation Army. Location this years was the Harris teeter grocery store on Jake Alexander

Many don't know it, but the Elks were one of the first organizations to fully support the Salvation Army back in WWI. For more on that go to www.elks.org or see the 1st comment below

Elks Memorial Service this Sunday at 2 p.m.

The Lodge will conduct it's annual Memorial Service at 2 p.m. on Sunday December the 6th in the Lodge room. Music will be furnished by the St John's Lutheran Church Center Celebration worship team. Light refreshments to follow and the public is welcomed to attend.
The club room opening will be delayed until approximately 3 p.m.

The Lodge will be honoring the memory of 9 Brother Elks who have passed away this year. They are:

Willliam E. Riddick, 1/20/09, Life Member

Jim Beattie, 4/25/09
Joan Lowder, 8/18/09
Curtis Ray Call, 9/20/09
Vernon E. Sherrill, 9/23/09

C.V. Nance, PER, 11/1/09, Life Member
Edward N. Hege, 11/12/09, Life Member
Dennis Welmon, 11/18/09
Paul Hinkle Sr , 11/26/09, Life Member

Please see previous posts to learn more about the Brother Elks who have passed away to the realm on high.

Brother Paul Hinkle Sr passed away Nov 26

Paul Preston Hinkle, Sr., 90, of Salisbury, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born September 28, 1919 in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Emma Kate Leonard Hinkle and Hollis Leo Hinkle, Sr.

Mr. Hinkle was a graduate of Spencer High School, class of 1936, as Valedictorian. In 1940, he graduated from Wake Forest University, where his major was mathematics.

A veteran of the United States Army, he served from November of 1942 to February of 1946, as Captain, and received the American Campaign Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal and Purple Heart.

His work history includes working as a teacher at Biltmore College, a Rowan County Veterans Service Officer, was the Register of Deeds for Rowan County, and Rowan County Postmaster for 27 years.

Mr. Hinkle was also in the Rowan County Lions Club and was the treasurer for Rowan County Veteran’s Council for over 50 years, and a member of the Elk’s Lodge, VFW Post # 3006.

Preceding him in death was his wife, Rebecca Agner Hinkle, who died June 23, 2002; son, Paul Preston Hinkle, Jr. on May 30, 2006; and sisters, Alma Whirlow and Elizabeth Lam.

Survivors include daughters, Becky Ann Hinkle of Salisbury, Jean Trexler of Rockwell, Sarah Riedel of Macon, GA; brothers, H. L. Hinkle, Jr. (Frances) of Spencer and James Ray Hinkle (Millie) of Pittsboro; 6 grandchildren, Preston and Laura Hinkle, Sasha Lathon, Erica Adams, Jacquelyn Spear and Carrie Walburn; 6 step-grandchildren, Bryan Trexler, Joel Trexler, Kristen Agner, John Waller, Ben Padilla and Audrey Kluge; 4 great-grandchildren, Trey Spear, Christopher Spear, Taylor Adams and Hollis Walburn.

He is also survived by his special friend and companion, Edith Crowell and many, many friends.

Visitation: 7-8:30 PM – Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Lyerly Funeral Home.

Service: 3:00 PM – Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Oakdale Baptist Church, with the Rev. Richard A. Gross and the Rev. Robert T. Heard, officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, with military honors conducted by the Rowan County Honor Guard.

Memorials: Oakdale Baptist Church, 200 Charles Street, Spencer, NC 28159.

Lyerly Funeral Home is assisting the Hinkle family.

Christmas Parade at the Elks was great!

We had a great day at the Lodge for the parade. Many thanks for all the volunteers who cooked, sold drinks and food, set-up the equipments, cleaned up etc.

We were blessed with a beautiful day and the parade was great. You can see many pictures at the Salisbury Post.

Also, and in addition to raising some funds from the food sales, the PER drawing generated $2100 for the Lodge. The proceeds of which will be designated to a worthy cause at the next PER meeting.

Brother Dennis Welmon passes away

SALISBURY - Richard Dennis Wellmon, 54, of Salisbury, passed away Nov. 18, 2009, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

Mr. Wellmon was born July 13, 1955, in Cleveland County, a son of the late Carl Ray Weldon and Annie Pearl Gantt Wellmon. He graduated from Crest High School in Cleveland County.

A construction technician for Time Warner Cable, he was a member of Wittenberg Lutheran Church. Dennis was also a member of Salisbury Elks Lodge 699.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Christopher Tom Wellmon.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Judy White Wellmon; one son, Richard Dennis Wellmon II of Shelby; and one daughter, Shelby Elizabeth Wellmon of Salisbury.

One brother survives, Michael Eugene Wellmon of Shelby; two sisters, Kathy Barrett of Shelby and Joy Gold of Rutherfordton County; and one grandchild, Macy Lynn Wellmon.

Service and Visitation: The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wittenberg Lutheran Church conducted by the Rev. Tom Cogan, pastor, with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Church from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Memorials: May be made to Wittenberg Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 345, Granite Quarry, NC 28072; or American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407.

Life member Ed Hege passes away just a few months short of his 100th birthday

We are saddened to report the passing of another long time Brother Elk.
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SALISBURY - Edward N. Hege, 99, of Salisbury, passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at North Carolina State Veterans Home.

Born Feb. 23, 1910, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Kate McCless Hege and John D. Hege, Sr. A graduate of Boyden High School and the Suwanee Military Academy in Tennessee, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Mr. Hege was employed by North Carolina Finishing Company, where he was manager of Information Services.

Preceding him in death were his wife, Susan Rankin Hege, who died Dec. 18, 2002; and brother John D. Hege, Jr.

Survivors include his two sons, Edward R. Hege (Jane) of Salisbury and John T. Hege (Luciene) of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren, Amy Atwell (Mark) of Oak Island and Jeffrey Hege of Norfolk, Va.; and one great-granddaughter, Naiema Hege.

Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 at the Salisbury National Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by the Rowan County Honor Guard.

Memorials: North Carolina State Veterans Home, P.O. Box 599, Salisbury NC 28145; or charity of donor's choice.

The Hege family wishes to extend a special thank you to the doctors and staff at North Carolina State Veterans Home.

Lodge featured in Nazareth Children's Home newsletter

We were featured in the Nazareth Childrens home newsletter. For the past 11 years we have been host to this event. Get's better every year. Kids and house parents truly enjoy it.

"C.V." Nance, 84, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009

Clarence 'C.V.' Nance

SALISBURY - Clarence V. "C.V." Nance, 84, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.

Born Nov. 5, 1924, in Huntington, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles Vernon and Rosa Davis Nance. Mr. Nance attended Marshall University.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1943-1946 in the 216 Chemical Service Company as a staff sergeant. He received the Philippine Liberation Medal in 2006 from Embassy of the Philippines Office of Veterans Affairs.

Mr. Nance was employed at Aldens Corporation as the store manager of Young's Department Store in Alton, Ill., from 1950-1961. He was then transferred to Bowling Green, Ky., as store manager of Pushins Department Store, 1961-1971. He then became the manager/owner of Guyes of Salisbury from 1972-1986 when the store closed. He was the gift shop manager at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte from 1991-2003, when he retired.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic church since 1972. Mr. Nance had been a lifelong member of the Elks lodge since 1952. He served two terms as the Exalted Ruler of Bowling Green Chapter. He is also a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.

Mr. Nance was a great husband, a great father and a great grandfather.

Mr. Nance is preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Barbara Ann Cassell Nance and son in law Deputy Richard Allen Hillard.

He is survived by his daughters, Mercy Sister Nancy Nance of Belmont, Michele Hillard of Salisbury and Mary Ann Roberson and husband Donnie of Salisbury; sons Charles Nance and wife Karen of Mocksville and John Nance and wife Betsy of Roaring River; grandchildren Joseph and Claire Hillard of Salisbury, Meredith, Andrew, and Leah Nance of Roaring River.

Services and Visitation: A prayer service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at Summersett Memorial Chapel with visitation following until 9 p.m. Funeral Service will be conducted Wednesday Nov. 4 at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials: May be made to Holy Angels, P.O. Box 710, Belmont, NC 28012.

Salisbury Elks News letter for November is on-line

November's newsletter for the lodge is now online. Click here to fetch it. You'll need adobe to open it.

Also, lots of good pictures of the Halloween party are on line on our facebook page. That's at www.facebook.com/salisburyelks

Salisbury Elks at the Fair. More pics!

A few more pics from the fair. Earl Sawyer and Elbert Culp worked the fair on Friday Sept 25th. On Thursday was Alice and Andy Jenkins. Also, what's her name Cathy Shoaf.
Other pictures are of the poster featuring numeous Lodge activities and the setup of the booth.
Our 11th year at the fair and a good thing we do for our community. The drug awareness slideshow btw can be found and downloaded on our website a www.salisburyelks.org Click on the drug awarness link on the left to get to it.

Salisbury Elks initiates 12 new Elks on Oct 1

During the official visit of the District Deputy to the Lodge on Thursday Oct 1, 2009, we initiated 12 new Elks. A good time appeared to be had by all and the visit by DD Butch Tomlison was uneventful. Our Lodge appears to doing quite well despite the most difficult economic times.

Our ER Bob Sce also had the distinct pleasure of initiating his daughter Barb Cannito as a new member. Her sister, Julie Caldwell, rendered the Leading Knight's part flawlessly. So quite the family affair!

Welcome all to Elkdom!

Grand Lodge Elks Reunion, Rochester 1913

In case you missed it (for some of you senor's)

Rowan County Fair concludes on a very rainy night

Thanks to all who helped with the fair this week. Pictured is Mary and Steve Arey who braved the monsoon weather Saturday night and worked our booth at the fair. We had a good week and handed out hundreds of drug awareness materials as well as showcased the lodge and our many activitities.

In addition to Mary and Steve, special thanks to Mike Sifford, Gail and Bob Sce, Earl Sawyer, Elbert Culp, Mike Davis, Ray Paradowski, Cathy Shoaf and Andy and Alice Jenkins for manning the booth through the week.

Long time Elk, Vernon Sherrill passed away 9/23/09

SALISBURY - Vernon Eugene Sherrill, 69, of Salisbury, died Sept. 23, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center, Northeast, Concord.

Born Sept. 21, 1940, in Rowan County, he was the son of Mary Ritchie Sherrill of Salisbury and the late J. Eugene Sherrill.

He graduated from Granite Quarry High School and received his formal education at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Pensacola Junior College, Pepperdine University and UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Government.

Mr. Sherrill was a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Navy retiring in 1980. He served as Recreation Administrator and the first Public Services Director of the City of Salisbury, retiring after 25 years of service.

He was a lifelong active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and served on various Boards and Committees.

He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Forty and Eight, Navy Cryptologic Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Salisbury Elks and Keller Memorial Masonic Lodge 657, AF&AM.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hinds Sherrill; daughter Karen Sherrill Watts and husband Lee of Indian Trail; son Brett Jason Sherrill of Salisbury; one grandson, Levi Sherrill; two step-grandchildren, Adam and Jacob Watts; sister Nancy Henderson Poe and husband James; and three nephews.

Service: Graveside services will be conducted at 12 p.m. Monday at the U.S. National Cemetery, Statesville Boulevard, with the Rev. William Ketchie, minister of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Military Graveside Rites will be conducted by the Navy Honor Guard..

Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Summersett Funeral Home.

Memorials: May be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Future Growth Fund, 205 St. Paul's Church Road, Salisbury, NC 28146

Long time Elk, Curtis Call, passes away

SALISBURY - Curtis Ray Call, age 79, of Salisbury, passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at North Carolina State Veterans Home.

Born Feb. 24, 1930, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Beulah Ridenhour Call and Oscar Charlie Call.

Mr. Call was a graduate of Spencer High School and Barber School. He was employed by Southern Railway and later became the owner/operator of Elite Barber Shop. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in the Korean War.

Mr. Call was a member of Oakdale Baptist Church, Salisbury Kiwanis Club, Salisbury Elks Lodge 699, Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post 342 and Spencer Moose Lodge.

Preceding him in death were two brothers, Charles Marshall Call, Sr. and Jay Jackson Call.

Survivors include his brother, William Richard Call of Waxaw; and sisters Barbara Jarrett of Lexington and Bertie Snyder (Robert) of Chattanooga, Tenn.

Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Wed-nesday, Sept. 23 at Lyerly Funeral Home.

Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 at Oakdale Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Gross officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military rites by Rowan County Honor Guard.

Memorials: Oakdale Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 233, Spencer, NC 28159; or charity of donor's choice.

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Initiation held with 5 new members coming in

A big welcome and tip of the antlers to Jeff Alley, Victor Phillips, Michelle Blair, Ruby Mann and Nina Pope. They were initiated on Thursday August 20, 2009. Linda Brown filled in for vacationing Bob Sce for ER. Esquire Steve Arey is on the far left.
The lodge provided a delicious barbeque dinner for all. About 28 attended (including the new Elks). Allison Holshouser donated $10 to the ENF.

The toast!

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Mr and Mrs Eddy Harwood!

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It's official!

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Nice crowd on hand for wedding

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Eddy and Patty married.

Eddy and Patty get married at the Elks river park.
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Nazareth Children's Home Outing

The 11th annual Nazareth Children's Home outing was another success. While very hot weather, we had no rain, the catfish were biting, there was plenty of boats to ride on, the food was plentiful and the T-shirt painting was a big hit that even a number of Elks enjoyed.

We had about 41 kids and 15 counselors as well as several dozen Elks helping out.

Many thanks to Zach and Patsy Holshouser for maintaining the 20+ fishing poles and donating the bait and one fishing rod that was eventually given to the kid catching the biggest fish. Zach has helped with this every year except one.
Also many others helped. There was non-elk Mark Ritchie who arranged for the Cheerwine drink donation and who also took a number of folks on a boat ride or two. Glen Shimmel, Allen Riggs and Andy and Alice Jenkins and Jim Oliver gave rides as well. That's always a big hit.
thanks to Olywn Wagoner for her donation of embroidered Elks hats. They came in handy for those who forgot to bring there own.
The t-shirt painting was a big hit this year and many thanks to Nicki Shifts and Vanessa Eanes for all there work on this. The shirts were donated by Nicki's dad and $50 came from her employer.
Food was donated by Lilly Marks as well as Mike Jones, Tammy Rivers and Juli copley. Special thanks to ER Bob Sce, Bernie McDonald and James Caldwell for the excellent cooking of hamburgers and hotdogs. Then there was Gail Sce, Julie Caldwell and Darlene McDonald, Linda Brown, Brad Walworth and a few others whose name I apologize in advance for not listing or misspelling.
Oh and special thanks to Kevin Frey for pressure washing the pier. It looked great and no one suffered any slips or falls thanks to his efforts.

Initiation of 6 elks held June 18, 2009

We had a big crowd on hand for our initiation.

From left to right are Steve Arey, Esquire, New members David wood, Chuck Henderson, Tim Page, Larry Rodgers, Randy Page & Ben Erese. ER Bob Sce at far right.

Welcome Brother Elks!

Elk life member Tom Fink passed away

SALISBURY - Thomas John Fink, 85, of Salisbury, went to be safe in the arms of Jesus on June 15, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Fink was born Feb. 29, 1924, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Donna Fern Fink and Otto John Fink. He was a graduate of Mansfield, Ohio, schools, attended Duke University from 1942-43 and then went to serve his country as a fighter pilot and Lieutenant in the U.S. Army flying a B-17. He then went back to college and graduated from Ohio State in 1948. He was a supervisor at W.A. Brown.

Mr. Fink attended Trinity Wesleyan Church and was an usher at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for many years.

Mr. Fink was preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia Eifler Fink; a son Thomas Fink, Jr.; and a brother, Bob Fink.

He is survived by a wife, Julia Fink; five stepdaughters, Brenda Morgan and husband Steve of Rockwell, Christine Brush and husband Byron of Rockwell, Teresa McFarland and husband Charles of Cincinnati, Ohio, Kimberly Morgan and husband Dilbert of Gold Hill and Joy Struggs and husband Scott of Salisbury; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation and Service: The family will receive friends at Summersett Funeral Home on Friday, June 19 from 1-2 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in Summersett Memorial Chapel. Pastor Randy Addison will be officiating. Entombment will follow at Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Memorials: May be made to American Diabetes Association, Charlotte N.C. Office, 222 S. Church St., Suite 336M, Charlotte, NC 28202.

The Elk's Lodge. LA #99

what a lodge. too bad they could not stand the test of time.

ER Ball was a blast!

We had a great time for the ER ball which was held on March 27. The Holiday band was outstanding and outgoing ER Kevin Frey handed out quite a few awards to well deserving Elks.

For awards highlights please see April's newsletter.

There are many more photos listed on our web album which can be viewed and downloaded. The site link can be found at the bottom of our blog home page.

New Brother Elks. March 19th Initiation

At the last regular meeting of the year we initiated 5 new Elks and approved the transfer of two NJ elks to our lodge. Brings our total up to 449. A gain of 16 for the year