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freeing her for the store but also for community service. In General Assembly signed by President of the Senate Dennis A.
addition to serving on numerous committees and boards over Wisher, President of the Senate Pro Tempore Marc Basnight,
the years she was president of our Downtown Lumberton As- and Sen. David Weinstein of the 30th Senatorial District. She
sociation. She said “downtown is the best location in Lumber- received the Businessperson of the Year Award at Business Vi-
ton, downtown is the heart of the community. The potential of sions 2001, a joint project of The University of North Carolina
downtown is great”. She would be proud of current efforts to at Pembroke and Robeson County’s Chamber of Commerce.
revitalize downtown Lumberton. She and husband Jack estab-
lished the Evelyn M. Price Endowed Scholarship at Robeson In 2011 she participated in the United Way’s first ever Dancing
Community College Foundation where she served as a board with the Stars of Robeson County fundraiser. She was part-
member of the foundation. nered with Jason Bullock to raise funds to establish the Dolly
Parton Imagination Library in Robeson County. The program
In 1957 she represented Lumberton’s WAGR Radio at the 19th ensured that every child under 5 received a book every month
annual Southern Radio Queen Contest at Miami Beach, Flor- to create imagination and strengthen literacy among children.
ida.
Gardens
In 1987, The Fashion Bar was recognized as one of the “Top The Prices loved to entertain and in 1961 built on the corner
10 Specialty Shops” in North and South Carolina during the of 33rd Street and Rowland Avenue. The home was identical
Regional Market/Atlanta Apparel Mart in Atlanta during the to the house Mr. Price’s sister had built in Atlanta. The home
week of April 15 to April 19. Judging of apparel shops in the plans had been featured in Southern Living magazine in the
two Carolinas was based on several factors, including a store’s late 1950s. Their beautiful mid-century home provided a won-
quality and selection of merchandise, window displays, civic derful backdrop for their events. Most of those driving by were
and community involvement, creativity of store promotions, unaware that behind the high wooden fence that encloses the
knowledge of the industry and customer satisfaction. backyard is hidden a true gem, a magnificent Japanese garden.

In August 2000, she received a Certificate of Appreciation Mrs. Price loved to share the beautiful garden. Bob Dixon
for community service from the Senate of the North Carolina worked for The Robesonian in the 1980s and when he began

Daughter-in-law Rachel Price, son Jack, Mrs. Price, daughter Donna Poston and son-in-law Jimmy Poston
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