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Apple Farmer of the Year honors Edneyville grower Billy Laughter
Special to the Lightning Billy Laughter, a fifth generation apple grower from Edneyville, was posthumously named Apple Farmer of the Year at the North Carolina Apple Festival opening. Peggy Laughter accepted on his behalf. he died in June at 84. He led Billy Laughter Orchards since 1962 and served 20 years as president of the WNC Apple Growers Association.
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Billy Laughter
Edneyville
North Carolina
Peggy Laughter
United Community Bank
Billy
Laughter
Peggy
Laughters
North Carolina State University
N.C. State
WNC Apple Growers Association
WNC Apple Growers Co-op
Karen Yockey
UCB
Fair Waggoner
Henderson County
Yockey
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church