Fred and Mary Brown
     
       Fred  Brown was Vice-chairman of Pinehurst 1B Precinct and has now passed away.  His wife , Mary Brown, was the precinct secretary and passed away this Spring.  We send our condolences to the family and our thanks for their service.

     These events cause us to  pause to consider how important and precious is our short time on this small planet and how grateful we are that Mr. and Ms. Brown shared some of that time with us.

    Pastor Kent Kelly

 

         Pastor R. Kent Kelly 65, of Southern Pines, went to be with the Lord he loves on

         Friday night, August 1, 2008.  He was surrounded by his family and many of his

         friends.  A graduate of Wingate College he also served in the U. S. Coast

         Guard and then  returned to Southern Pines.

 

         He was the founder of Calvary Memorial Church, Calvary Christian School and

         the Creation Museum housed in The Christian Bookstore, which he co-owned

         with his sister.  He was pastor of the church for almost 40 years, and served as

         administrator of the school for 30 years.  Over the years he had many speaking

         engagements  at various places throughout the United States. Kelly was the

         author of 4 books with several hundred thousand in print.  The forward to his 

         first book State of North Carolina v Christian Liberty was written by his friend,

         U.S. Senator Jesse Helms.  He preached over 4,000 sermons as pastor, many

         of them can be heard on Sermonaudio 

    

         Kelly was president of Organized Christian School of North Carolina, and served

         on the board of The American Association of Christian Schools.  During the

         Reagan administration he was often invited to Congressional and White House 

         meetings representing the conservative Christian movement in North Carolina.

 

         He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, sons Allen Kelly, Kasey Kelly and his

         wife Diane, seven grandchildren, Kelly Silverstruck, Nathan, Jordan, Hunter,   

         Summer and Christiana Kelly of Southern Pines, Grace Kelly of Emerald Isle,

         and his sister, Lynne Creech of Southern Pines.  He was preceded in death

         by his daughter Kecia, his mother Bessie Kelly, his father Roy  

         Kelly and a brother, Joseph Kelly.

 

         The funeral will take place Tuesday, August 5, 5pm at Calvary Memorial Church

         with the burial in the church cemetery.  The family is being served by Boles Funeral

         Home in Southern Pines.