Traci & Family Go to Oak Island

Looks like the fishing was pretty good!

Harrison Turns 7

Harrison, son of Traci & Tim Detter from Charlotte, has a party for his 7th birthday. Harrison is Ed's great nephew.

Talen Is One Year Old

Talen, Janene's grandson and Kristen's son, turned 1 on Sunday, September 27. (My birthday!!)

Here are some pictures of him celebrating.

Softball Field Dedication Planned

Everyone is invited to attend a dedication of the "Ed Whitehurst Softball Field" located on County Home Road behind the Pitt County Senior Citizen Building outside Greenville. It will be on October 14 at 10:30 a.m.

Can You Guess Who Got Married in this Picture?

Some Rock Star? Nope

Some Politician? Nope

It's Stan and Madonna Cherry

(Stan is Ed's cousin & Madonna works at PCMH)

Great Picture

Joe DelMonte Joins the Military

Mike and LeeAnn DelMonte's son, Joe, leaves for Lackland AFB on November 24 which is 2 days before Thanksgiving. We are all very proud of him and wish him the best. He and his family will be spending "Whitehurst Thanksgiving" with us, so everyone can wish him well that day.

Happy Birthday Myrtle, 80 Wonderful Years!!

Ed, Alma, Connie & Myrtle

Holly, Charles, & Jacob

Myrtle blowing out her candles

Maggie, Jacob, Carolyn, Charles, & Tina working up a sweat in the kitchen

Bobby, Alma, Ed, Connie & Myrtle (siblings)

Myrtle's family surprised her with a birthday party tonight at Greg's house. Everyone enjoyed the food, the company, the presents and family fun!

Sheriff's Dept Fund Raiser for Scott O'Neal (Karen's Husband)

In case you may be interested:

The Pitt County Sheriff's Department is sponsoring a fund raiser for Scott on October 9th. They will be selling Pork Tenderloin Plates with potatoes, string beans, bread and a dessert for $6 per plate. Plates can be picked up on 1st Street across from the Greenville Town Commons between 12:30 & 2:30. You will only need to drive up to the curb to pick up your plates with the presentation of your tickets. Kim Warren, in Pactolus, has tickets and she can be contacted at 752-0686. (Kim is Scott's sister) You can also contact the Pitt County Sheriff's Department for tickets.

Scott has recently returned home from having surgery. He will be starting radiation within the next few weeks as well as speech therapy. Please continue to keep the family in your prayers.

Georgia Oakley Passes Away

Aunt Catherine called tonight to let us know that my Aunt Georgia Oakley, who lived at Cypress Glenn in Greenville, has passed away at 96 years old. She will have a graveside service at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning at Pinewood Cemetary. The family will meet & leave Wilkerson's Funeral Home as a group at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Anyone wishing to view her should go to Wilkerson's between 8:15 & 10:15 a.m. Saturday before the service. Family and friends will meet at Cypress Glenn in the Four Season's Room after the service to visit.

Scott is Home

Karen took Scott home from the hospital this afternoon. The kids have been staying with us, so they were glad to get home to see their dad. Thanks for all the prayers.

Great Job, Megan!

GOT THIS ARTICLE FROM THE WILSON TIMES. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WE LEFT THE GREENVILLE TEAM AND NOW TRAVEL TO WILSON 3 DAYS A WEEK!!

"Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:59 AMWYSA '96 Explosion takes runner-up honors at Dick's Invitational From staff reports The WYSA Explosion girls soccer team made it to the finals of the 8th Annual Dick's Sporting Goods Charlotte Invitational tournament for the third time, but fell 3-0 to the Richmond Strikers in the championship game.After an undefeated opening day of the tournament, the WYSA 96 Explosion Girls won their third-straight game Sunday morning with a 1-0 shutout of CFC East Gold 97 from Atlanta, Ga. Allexis Taylor scored the only goal off an assist from Megan Jones. The win advanced the Explosion to the championship game Sunday afternoon against the Richmond Strikers.The larger squad of Strikers (18 players) proved to be too much for the Explosion and took the tournament title with a 3-0 win."

From: Angie Jones

Camera Captures Happenings Behind the Lake

Little James sent these pictures of deer in the field behind the lake. Thought we would share.

Erin White's Family Reunion

Little James and Erin attended her family reunion at the beach last weekend. Here are some pictures of their visit.

Nicholas Sparks

My girlfriend, Brenda Harris, and her daughter-in-law, Mary, went to Raleigh to a book signing and met Nicholas Sparks. How fun!!!

Congratulations, Kelli!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVae8Zbrl2o

Karen & Scott's daughter, Kelli, won 4th place in a video contest on YouTube! Good Job!

Proud of You, Ashley

Ashley Kehn
Ridge View High School, South Carolina

Ashley is my great-niece who runs track!

Update on Scott O'Neal

Scott has been moved from the ICU area to a room on the 1st floor, South. Please keep him in your prayers.

Joe Worsley, Bethel

Joe Worsley went to school with me at Bethel and lived in the Station Mill community. Rode my bus, #121.

Joseph E. Worsley BETHEL - Mr. Joseph Earl Worsley, 57, of 2255 Staton Mill Road died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. A native of Pitt County, he was an assembler with NACCO Materials Handling Group. Graveside service 2 p.m. Sunday, Bethel City Cemetery. Visitation 6-7:30 p.m. today, Walker-Ayers Chapel, Windsor. Online condolences at www.walkerfh.net.

Betty Garrenton, Bethel/Washington

Some of you may remember Betty Garrenton who grew up in Bethel. Her father was Dr. Garrenton who worked at the Bethel Clinic.

Elizabeth M. Garrenton WASHINGTON, N.C. - A memorial service for Elizabeth Mather Garrenton will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 at Zion Episcopal Church, 7302 US Highway 264 East, Washington, with the Rev. Barbara Chaffee officiating. Visitation will follow in the Parish Hall and burial will follow later in the day at Bethel Cemetery, Bethel. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center, 1209 Brown Street, Washington, NC 27889 or to the Beaufort County Humane Society, PO Box 8, Washington, NC 27889. You may share a memory with the family by visiting http://www.hillsidefuneralservice.com/. Hillside Funeral Service of Washington is serving the Garrenton family.

Scott's Surgery Went Well

I'd like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers yesterday during Scott's surgery. He went to surgery about 9:20 a.m. and Karen was allowed to go back to see him around 8:00 p.m. last night. It was quite a long surgery but turned out well. Again, thank you for the many kindnesses you have shown during his illness.

Annette

Breast Cancer Awareness in Connie's Honor

This is an email from Barbara, Bob & Connie McGrath's daughter, who lives in San Diego. For those of you who may not know, Connie is Ed's sister. She is a breast cancer survivor. Barbara, we are all very proud of your taking up this cause.

From: Barbara Preston [mailto:barbarapreston@cox.net] Subject: Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk

Hi Annette,

I thought I’d let y’all know that I’m going to walk in this year’s 3-day, 60 MILE walk to raise funds to find a cure for breast cancer. (www.the3day.org) . I’ll wear Connie’s name, along with others, to honor her fight. I’ve already started training…don’t even know how many miles I’ve logged so far. Yesterday we did almost 12 miles all around San Diego. Tomorrow will be 8-10. I’ll send some pictures as I remember to take them!

The walk is in November but I’m fundraising now. Anyone who would like to donate can do so online at my webpage,
www.the3day.org/goto/barbara or do so by calling 800-966-3Day and giving them my name. If anyone wants to send a check, the link for the donation form is at http://www.the3day.org/site/TRGiftForm?fr_id=1298&px=2969849

You also can check out my progress (as I begin updating the page)

Hope all is well with you and the rest of the family. Give Connie a hug for me when you see her! Isn’t her birthday on Thursday?

Love,
Barbara
www.the3day.org/goto/barbara

Jessica, Farrish's Little Girl

Jessica spent the summer at a Conductive Education Camp in SC with her family learning some new skills.

. Jessica has just started a new aquatic therapy which she attends once a week. She is learning to swim in a pool that is heated to 87 degrees, which relaxes her muscles. She will start pre-school in January for 2 1/2 hours per day, 4 days a week. Within the next 6-12 months she will have eye surgery to align the eyes. Her brother, Sammy, is in 1st grade this year.

Happy 13th Birthday Party (Bob & Connie's Granddaughter)

Just received an email from Brenda McGrath, Bob & Connie's daughter. Her daughter,Shayna, just turned 13. She forwarded a picture of her birthday party!

Happy Birthday, Shayna!

Lake House Schedule

April maintains the Lake House "calendar of events" for the family. Anyone interested in using the Lake House should contact April at ahaltigan@neweastcontainer.com. It is preferred that dates be communicated via email so she will have a record of the request. Thanks, April, for doing such a terrific job!

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September:

11 Logan (birthday)

12 Alex (birthday)

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October:

10 Robbie Wilson (wedding)

24 Pam Whitehurst Kirkland (wedding)

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November:

13 Madison (birthday)

22 Whitehurst Thanksgiving

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December:

25 Whitehurst Christmas