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Congratulations, Lois!
36 Years of Service on the Town Council


Left photo: Dr. Thomas Wheless looks on as Lois Wheless receives plaque from Louisburg Mayor Carl Pernell
Right photo: Lois Wheless and friends at Green Hill Country Club

LOUISBURG NC, NOVEMBER 13, 2005 -- Lois Wheless, who is very active in the Franklin County Republican Party, was honored by the town of Louisburg at Green Hill Country Club on Sunday for her 36 years of service on the town council. Below is the proclamation Lois received. Congratulations, Lois!

PROCLAMATION HONORING THE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE OF LOIS BROWN WHELESS

WHEREAS, The Citizens of Franklin County and Louisburg, NC have benefited greatly from the unselfish service and dedication given to our community by Mrs. Lois Brown Wheless for five decades; and,

WHEREAS, Lois Brown Wheless has demonstrated her commitment to the success of Louisburg College by serving as a member of the Board of Visitors, the Board of Trustees, and further as a member of the Executive Board of the Louisburg College Board of Trustees, with the honor of being named Louisburg College Alumnus of the Year in 1976; and,

WHEREAS, Lois Brown Wheless has served as Past President of the Franklin Memorial Hospital Guild, member of the Franklin County Medical Auxiliary, the Louisburg Garden Club, and numerous other local community improvement activities; and,

WHEREAS, The vast list of statewide civic duty performed by Lois Brown Wheless includes service as Chair of the Kerr-Tar Council of Governments, Louisburg Zoning Board member, League of Woman Voters member, Director – N.C. Consumers Council,
Consumer Committee of the N.C. Milk Commission member, Director – N.C. League of Municipalities, Commissioner – N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Electricities Building Committee; and,

WHEREAS, Lois Brown Wheless has the Honor of being the longest serving female Local Governing Board member currently serving in the State of North Carolina as a result of her distinguished continuous duty to the Louisburg Town Council from 1969 to present,

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED, This the 13th Day of November, 2005,  that LOIS BROWN WHELESS be Honored for her unselfish, unparalleled, and dedicated service to the citizens of Louisburg, N.C. and Franklin County, and the Louisburg Town Council requests all citizens to join in the recognition and appreciation for her commitment to our community.

ADOPTED, This the 13th Day of November, 2005.

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Karl T. Pernell, Mayor

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Attest:  Carolyn Patterson, Town Clerk