By Richard Mabey Jr. At 72, I am becoming more and more acutely aware of how blessed my early childhood was. One of the most influential people of my early boyhood days was my great grandmother, Dora Mabey. Great Grandma Mabey was an incredible woman, one of the wisest individuals whom I have ever known … Continued

In May of 1960, I was completing Mrs. Kiick’s First Grade Class at Chapel Hill School. My sister, Patricia, was a year old. My great grandmother, Dora Mabey had passed away, a year ago. Great Grandma Mabey was our link to the past, to another time, another era. She was born on the fourteenth of … Continued