In Memoriam Donald Stilley

Donald Wayne Stilley, 66, of Trenton passed away on March 23, 2015. Born in Lenoir County, Donald served his country with the U.S. Coast Guard after which he began farming with his father. From 1982 to the present, he served as president of Jones County Farm Bureau. He served on numerous boards including the Soil and Water Board, Farm Bureau State Board, Tobacco Associates Inc., Jones County Cotton Gin, and the Leadership and Advisory Committee for the Jones County Extension Service. Donald was a member of Chinquapin Chapel Church. He retired from farming in 2007 and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing and watching NASCAR.

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North Carolina Field & Family Spring 2026
Flip through the pages of the Spring 2026 edition of North Carolina Field and Family magazine. In this issue, impress your guests with creative yet easy spring holiday recipes, learn how farmers face challenges planning the future of their farmland, meet some North Carolina beef producers raising the steaks, start your engines with eight reasons to visit Richmond County, get crabby with Sheri Castle’s Deviled Crab recipe and much more.

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