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- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 29 Jul 2007.
Two men both share vision to help
(c)2007 NPT PHOTO BY DAVID POPIEL Joel Boggan and his father, Charlie Boggan, were at the Newport Kiwanis Club in July. Their Christian faith has always compelled them to care about others.
By: DAVID POPIEL
Source: The Newport Plain Talk
07-29-2007
Late July winds brought the most rain lately in summer weeks to our hometown, washing away a lot of dust and providing the greening power much needed for pastures and people. It so happened during the month that among the many people I met and saw who are constantly helping others, two represent how both young and older folks are looking out for those who need some help. Every once in a while, I bump into my old friend Roy Proffitt. It seems the Plain Talk has had a long-time relationship because of our shared interest in promoting Lionism and services for the blind. He walked into the office several days ago on a mission. He is the new Lions Club president and needs to pump up the club membership. It has been declining for years. On Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day, he turns 79 but retains a youthful enthusiasm when it comes to his Lions Club work, having been involved in it since 1962. The club has been around since before World War II in Newport but went dormant during the war years. You know some of the year's past members: Jim Masters, Clyde Driskill Jr., Paul Lynch, George Gregory. Clay and Connie Overholt, just to name a few. They met at the Newport Restaurant when Roy joined the active club. Roy is the son of Arlie Proffitt of Jones Cove. Roy reminded me that we had his mother's photo in the paper many times for her birthday. The former Edna Rolen lived to be 102. He is one of five children. His sister is Ima Kate Williams, who I know as "coach" Larry Williams, doing an excellent job at the vocation school. Brothers are Denzil, Joe, and Charles Proffitt. Arlie farmed all his life, while Roy grew up and left to seek his fortune, but ended up helping others to be more fortunate. He married Lois Rolen, who died in 1998. Their children are Darrell, who works for Lear in Morristown, and Diane Phillips, loan insurance specialist at National Bank of Tennessee. Before his true vocation in life, he worked 24 years at Wall Tube & Metal ending up as a a sales manager before the plant closed. In 1981 he joined VBI in Morristown. Roy's best work years were spent with Volunteer Blind Industries as executive director. He retired in 1993 but went to Charleston, SC, to organize a workshop for the blind. Because his wife developed cancer, they returned to Newport. Twice a month he is leading the Lions and still lives in the old Bill Cogdill home across from Northport Baptist Church. Because of his belief in Lions work, I think he and fellow club members like Dr. Nathan Ford and Raymond Sutton will be successful in reinvigorating the club. We will help them and hope you do too. You've known Rev. Charlie Boggan as Long as I have since he came to First Baptist Church more than 20 years ago. During a Kiwanis meeting, his son, Joel, presented the program on medical work he has been doing in Haiti. Joel was only three when he arrived in Newport and is 25 now studying for twin degrees. He is working on his medical degree at Duke University. Joel is also studying public health at UNC at Chapel Hill. The recent program was centered on his third trip to Haiti and the Dominican Republic as part of the Family Ministries founded in 1993. The Christian-based ministry focuses on women and children's health needs. This year he worked measuring and weighing children. Haiti is characterized by its extreme poverty. "No one my age and male has a job," he said. The big business in Haiti is not sugar cane but kidnapping. Fortunately because he is known as a person doing good work he has not been a target and he is careful that everyone knows where he is. Kidnappers demand $5,000 to $10,000 to return people but it takes about 30 people to plan one, he said. The threat hasn't stopped him from going about helping Haitians. The program has built an orphanage and school. Haiti is a lot larger in population than I imagined at 8 to 10 million of which 95 percent are Catholic. Children's main diet is rice and powdered milk. Joel is one of two sons of the Boggans and has my admiration for his work. The last time that I saw Patti Ketterman she was seated in a chair at the Holiday Inn. What I noticed were a pair of crutches next to the chair. I found out she had started suffering some problems with her right hip joint and was going to the doctor to seek a remedy. On the other hand, I saw Susan Poe without her wrist cast back at work at Ken Hall's Barber shop last week. Wendy (Hamil) Breeden visited the Plain Talk to place an in memoriam for her son, Joe Hance, who was killed July 26, 2006. You may recall he was in a crash along Morrell Springs Road. I believe he was just a teenager. The interesting story we will soon report on is that Wendy hopes to meet the woman who has Joe's heart. His lungs, kidneys, heart were donated but the heart recipient had the best outcome, and survives with life from Newport. In plain talk anywhere along the roads in Cocke County you will find Good Samaritans always putting others' needs in front of themselves.
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Milton Proffitt
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: District 01, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
District: 0001
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1929
Birthplace: Tennessee
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Household ID: 202
Line Number: 10
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 2271
GS Film number: 2342005
Digital Folder Number: 004547919
Image Number: 00585
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Arlie Proffitt M 36 Tennessee
Wife Edna Proffitt F 30 Tennessee
Son Charles Proffitt M 13 Tennessee
Son Craton Proffitt M 9 Tennessee
Son Denzil Proffitt M 7 Tennessee
Daughter Ima C Proffitt F 5 Tennessee
Son Milton Proffitt M 1 Tennessee
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