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