April, Friend from Florida, & Family at Disney

"Here are some recent photos of the boys. Then, there are some photos from our weekend trip to Disney. We had a blast and the kids had fun, despite what the pictures say. (Jaden has taken a vow to not smile in any photo... no matter how much fun he's having. You should see him, he works it!)"

April Harris Guardabascio

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Welcome Home Angela and Baby

"The newest Haltigan seems to be settling in well after his first night home. Big Sister Kadence is being gentle and sweet to the "BABY!" Kagan goes right to sleep after eating, so it seems he is taking it easy on his Mom and Dad...so far :)"

Aunt April

New Baby Haltigan - Now There Are Four!!

Pat and Angela Haltigan have a new addition to their family. Please congratulate them on the birth of their little boy!

Kagan Patrick Haltigan
7 pounds, 15 ounces

Everyone's healthy and happy!

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My Family Visitors at Atlantic Beach 2008

Atlantic Beach 2008

These are pictures sent by my niece, Sharon, of my family's visit from: Michigan, California & South Carolina to attend Kevin & Farrish's wedding and have a week's vacation at Atlantic Beach, NC. Obviously, they had a great time!

Join Us for Thanksgiving!

Service for Dorothy

A meal will be served at the service for Dorothy.

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Dorothy "Dot" Whitehurst, 77, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Family and friends are encouraged to attend a celebration of her life on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the home of her brother, Bobby Whitehurst, 5228 US Hwy 264 E, Greenville. Dot was born on June 4, 1931, in Beaufort County to the late Eddie and Alice Cherry Whitehurst. She lived her childhood in the Pactolus community, and attended school in Stokes. Her adult life was spent in Bethel where she raised her three children, and was employed by Harris Supermarket as a Produce and Dairy Manager, retiring after 30 years of service. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church, and also attended Heritage Free Will Baptist Church in Bethel. Dot enjoyed music, dancing, reading her bible, and was known for her sense of humor. In addition to her parents, Dot was preceded in death by her brother, James "Buddy" Whitehurst; and two infant brothers. She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer E. Manning, and Alice Caroline Edwards, both of Greenville; son, Reuben "Al" Edwards and wife, Holly, of Bethel; brothers, Ed Whitehurst Sr. and wife, Annette, and Bobby Whitehurst, all of Greenville; sisters, Myrtle Holland, of Belvoir, Selma Best, of Morehead, Pat Pierce, of Charlotte, Alma Webb and husband, Crockett, of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Connie McGrath, of Greenville; grandchildren, Bobby and Brooklyn Manning, and Angel Edwards, all of Greenville; great-grandchildren, Breanna, Abby, Trysten, and Skylar; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834, Heritage FWB Church, NC 64 East, Bethel, NC 27812, or to Bethel Baptist Church, 145 N. Main Street, Bethel, NC 28512. Online condolences at http://www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com/.
Published in The Daily Reflector on 10/17/2008

Dorothy Whitehurst, Ed's Sister from Bethel

With much sorrow, I have to report this morning that Dorothy Whitehurst passed away around 6:30 a.m. today at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Please keep her family in your prayers. ________________________

Breakfast Club, October, 2008

Today was the first day Ed felt like meeting the morning breakfast club at Poorman's Grill for breakfast since his return from the hospital. Alma, Crockett, and Kim were here from Atlanta, Myrtle was here from Belvoir, Bobby, Patricia and Connie were here from right down the road! It was a great time for catching up on the news and enjoying everyone's company!

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Snake Bite in Winterville

Brenda Harris, my really good friend, called the other day to let me know that her daughter-in-law, Mary, was bitten by a Copperhead in her driveway. Be sure to watch where you walk, both during the day and at night. Here is Mary's story:

"Okay, I am going to write this one time, so everyone will know, and I will not have to tell this story one more time- I was going to get in my car at about 11:00 Sunday night to ride uptown. (and yes I have had the lecture about going out by myself after dark from EVERYONE by now, so yes I know.) It was dark in between our cars and generally no-one is looking at the ground when they get in there car. The snake was by my drivers side door. When, I opened the door and went to get in the car I stepped on the snake. He bit my foot on the back, right beside the tendon on the back of my foot, in two places. I panicked after feeling the bite and screamed, "Oh shit, something has bit me." I took off running behind the back of my car. (I still did not know what had bit me becasue it was dark outside.) My husband came runnging out of the house. He ran over and said, "Oh my goodness, it is a snake, go in and call 911." By this time I was having sharp pain in my foot and it was starting to swell. I called 911 and my husband killed the snake, so we could take it to the hospital and identify it, for treatment purposes. On the ambulance, I was having a lot of anxiety. I was shaking terribly and could not be still. My blood pressure levels were off, but they said this was the anxiety. The paramedics kept checking my vital signs and started an IV in my arm. Once at the hospital, the snake specialists met us at the entatrance. They came in my room and told me the snake was a Copperhead and it was poisonous. Now, the blood pressure was back down, but now it goes back up. Then, the doctor comes in (who shops at FL) and told me he had good news. The bite was a level one out of four levels and that he thought I was going to be fine. Blood pressure is back to normal now- I am going to be fine. So, he took some blood to check and kept me for observation 6 and a half hours.
My foot was very swollen and is now turning black and blue. Which they say by the end of the week, my whole bottom leg will be this way. Down by my toes and up by my heel have the most swelling. I did not walk from Sunday until last night. Now, I am walking very slow and stiff, because it is still swollen. They are hoping I can go back to work on Monday and I go back to the doctor on Friday.
I am very blessed and I am thanking my lucky starts.
BTW, the doctors say this is very rare in this area you have a better chance of getting struck my lightening. GO FIGURE!"

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Dorothy Whitehurst at Home

Just wanted to let everyone know that Dorothy has returned home from the hospital. She is staying with Caroline while her house is being built in Bethel. Keep them all in your prayers!

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My Aunt, Georgia Oakley, Admitted to PCMH

"As you may know, Aunt Georgia 95 years young, has been having a really tough time. On Aug 16th she fell and broke her hip. She has successfully battled pneumonia and an infection. But on Sunday, Oct 5 , it seems her heart which the doctors have said was healthy is now showing the stress. She had a mild heart attack and is back in the hospital. SHE NEEDS ALL OUR PRAYERS. She has had a lot of ups and downs and for 95 has shown a lot of resiliancy but I think she needs some prayers and a lot of GOD'S HELP right now."

Your cousin Steve Williams

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Dorothy Whitehurst Admitted to Hospital

"Just wanted to let you know that mama was admitted to PCMH last night late.. (Room East 344)
She had gotten sick and couldn't stop throwing up...they have inserted a tube through her nose to the stomach and immediately she stopped getting sick...They will probably take that out today...it is just drawing the acids and all the YUCK out of her stomach.. (They called it all GI stress)
She had a CT and leg ultrasound...all was good...blood pressure, levels and all of that was good!

She does have pneumonia, in a bottom lobe of her lung and is being treated. They are continuing to run more tests on her stomach today."

Caroline Edwards
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Your prayers are needed for her recovery.

Janene is a Grandmother Once Again

Kristen and Al are the proud parents of a little boy: Talen Graye Swanner born on September 27. (my birthday!!!) At birth, he weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Congratulations!

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McClain Plays Football for Chocowinity Team

Ed Jr's son, McClain, is playing football for a team in Chocowinity. He is number 61. Here are some pictures that Beth took at the game. He was getting a pep talk from uncle Judson in one pic.

Looks like he may be headed for the pros.

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Sarah Palin to Speak at ECU

Sarah Palin to speak in Greenville
By Jim Morrilljmorill@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Wednesday, Oct. 01, 2008

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will make her first Carolinas' campaign appearance Tuesday night with a rally at East Carolina University in Greenville.
Palin is scheduled to speak at the Road to Victory rally at the school's Minges Coliseum. It will be the first visit to North Carolina or South Carolina by a member of the GOP ticket since last month's convention. And, other than a recent stop in Florida, it will be the Alaska governor's first campaign stop in the Southeast.
"There's been a lot of excitement in North Carolina about the historic Republican ticket," GOP spokesman Mario Diaz said late Wednesday night. "Gov. Palin is excited about the stop, and she looks forward to bringing her message of reform to North Carolinians."
Palin's stop will come just before running mate John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama square off for their second debate Tuesday night in Nashville. Doors at the coliseum open at 5 p.m.

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The Haltigans Visit the Mountains

April and Kevin Haltigan recently took the twins to the mountains.

"We were having too much fun in the river to take the time to take a lot of pictures, but here are a few I did manage...."

April Whitehurst Haltigan

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Update From My Cousin Rebecca's Family

Hello family! It is rare that I send an update, but I thought I would take a few moments while the house is empty and before the rush of school gets in full force. I'm not much for brevity so pardon the length.

All is well in Columbia right now. Here's what each of us are doing:

Becca (14, rising freshman)
*running cross-country
*taking tennis lessons
*enjoying lots of social time with various friends! (Talking and texting ALL the time!)
*Becca and Mark are currently on a "Road Trip Mission Trip" with some of our youth. They have been traveling all over SC doing different service projects each day in a different city around the state. They spend their nights in churches and hit the road each morning. It's given them a taste of the local needs whether it be working in soup kitchens, helping at food banks, doing yard work, or ministering in nursing homes. Everyone is having a great time!

Thomas (15, rising sophomore)
*running cross-country
*finished #1 in his freshman class out of 416! (Proud moment!)
*has daytime driver's license
*Just got back a week ago from Nicaragua last week. He and a group of our youth went on a mission trip with Chosen Children Ministries and had the privilege of working with the people the people there. It was a wonderful experience for all of them and gave many of them a vision for the world beyond themselves.

Mark
*continuing to work for Shelby Systems software company
*trying to get out of jury duty in a couple of weeks
*working with middle school youth
*having front 2 teeth removed next week to prepare for implants! (moral: don't get your teeth knocked out playing baseball as a teenager 'cause when they put them back in they won't last!)

Paige
*officially started work on Wednesday (preparing to teach first grade)
*making the switch from public school to a private school called Ben Lippen (Scottish for "Mountain of Trust") along with Thomas and Becca (We'll all be together on the same campus allowing me to be much more involved)
*working with middle school youth
*trying to manage life! :0)

Well...that's about it for us! Below is a picture of "the cousins" taken at the beach during the 4th of July.

Love "y'all"!
Paige

Ed Sr. & Logan Shaw

Last weekend, Ed and I visited Kevin and Farrish while at the Bethel Festival. Jeremy and Kristen Shaw stopped by with their daughter Logan while we were there. (Jeremy's dad, Tracy, has worked at EJE for many years.) I got a shot of Ed with Logan and just wanted to share the moment! As you can see, she was decked out in her ECU cheering outfit.

Christopher's Scout Troop

Last weekend, Christopher's scout troop sold BBQ sandwiches at the Bethel Annual Festival. The fundraiser was a great success! Thanks to all of you who supported them in their efforts!

Blessed on My Birthday

Saturday, September 27, was my birthday. (I won't divulge my age, however. You can guess at that.) I was fortunate enough to have my Ed home and getting better every day. In addition, I was the winner of the local fire department fund raiser. They called around 6:30 p.m. to let us know that my ticket had been drawn and I was now the proud owner of a new Chevy S10 truck! How much better can a birthday ever get? God has blessed me once again!