Retired city retailer dies after wreck<\/a> <\/p>\nHaving worked at the former Martinsville Harris Teeter store (at that intersection), wrecks were a common sight there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He was the “Ferrell” in McCollum-Ferrell.<\/p>\n
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