SAVING THE MANTLE

Published 12:30 am Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Will Branch Antique Lumber employees Mark Whitmer, left, and Chris Evans work on removing a red cypress mantle from the Ceres Plantation House Tuesday afternoon in Flowers. The mantle is being given to Shelby Flowers Ferris, who has childhood memories of visiting the home built by her uncle.

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