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Alton Tilley
Opal Tilley
When Alton and Opal Tilley began to make
plans for their retirement at the end of last year,
they bought a trailer, hoping to be able to travel
some--particularly to go to Florida and spend
some time fishing in the Key West area. Because
of the energy crisis, however, it looks as if
their travel plans may be delayed.
Alton Tilley moved from Pilot Mountain to
the Kernersville area when he was a small boy.
He had been employed in the Kernersville plant
since April of 1944. He boarded for thirteen
and one-half years and then became night watch
man until that job was discontinued. His last
work was as a materials handler. In addition to
his work in the plant, he has also engaged in
farming and still has a tobacco allotment each
year.
Alton was first married to Beulah Ashley,
who died in 1969; he later was married to Opal
Hull. There were five children, all of whom are
now married, born of his first marriage. A
daughter, PeggyJones, is currently employed in
the order department of the Kernersville finish
ing plant.
Opal Hull Tilley, a native of the Walkertown
area, had been with the Kernersville plant as a
clipper and turner since 1971. Both she and
Alton are members of Welcome Baptist Church.
George Gahagan, right, manager of Tex-
Elastic's Archdale plant, extends best wishes
to Quinton Brown on his recent retirement.
Quinton, supervisor on the second shift,
started with TexElastic in i960 as a serviceman,
later progressing to a supervisory position.
RoyKing, knitter in
the Hosiery Division's
Kernersville plant, re
tired February 15, on
the basis of total and
permanent disability.
His first and only work
after leaving the farm
was with Adams-Millis,
where he was employed
as a knitter on May 27,
1946. In recent years,
he was a materials hand
ler. Roy King
His wife, Pauline, is a former employee of
the company. Roy said he had enjoyed his work
with the company, for everyone had treated him
as a brother.
Before his health failed, he was very active
in the Northwest Baptist Church, where he served
as treasurer for seventeen years.
Okra B. Puckett
has retired on the basis
of age. She had been
employed in the finish
ing department of Adams -
Millis Hosiery Company's
Mt. Airy plant since
October of 1947.
Born and reared
in Patrick County, Vir
ginia, Okra made her
home there until the death
of her husband, Merritt Okra Puckett
Puckett, in 1950 when she moved to Mt. Airy*
One of her three daughters, Dolores Hall, i®
presently employed in the finishing department
of the Mt. Airy plant; another daughter, MavioU®
Noonkester, is a former employee. There are
four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Okra is a member of Doe Run Baptist
Church in Ararat. Since her health has not been
very good in the past few years, she has no
special plans for retirement.