Darrell at the End of the
Pavement
By Janice Boling
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Darrell was entertaining, resourceful, and full of energy.
He was younger than most of us but fit right in. His two boys grew up with horseshoes flying through the air, the sound of cannon fire, and the smell of campfires.
Darrell used to bring a cannon to the End of the Pavement. Before he fired it, the men would yell, "Fire in the hole!"
When we heard this, we knew to cover our ears. The cannon was like dynamite.
Darrell also built his own obstacle course / race track where I went on one of the wildest rides of my life. Darrell was always up to something.
Darrell drove the biggest vehicles of all.
Darrell owned heavy equipment and knew how to use it. Look at him in that Komatsu digging into a red clay bank.
Darrell was running big machinery when the rest of us were learning to drive. He did jobs all around Union County and beyond.
Ben and Darrell
Cindy, better known as Ben, was with Darrell a long time and gave him two handsome boys. People changed. People moved on. It happened to us all.
Darrell's two boys Caleb and Chad
These little guys were End of the Pavement regulars. They were good boys, too.
Caleb, Jeremy, and Chad
Jeremy was like a big brother to these boys. They had a lot of fun times at the End of the Pavement.
Caleb on a bike
Caleb could really ride a bike -- even when he was just a little guy. The End of the Pavement kids used to build ramps to make things more interesting. There was this big dirt pile of red clay beside the road and the boys would fly off that thing like the famous dare devil, Evel Knievell. The End of the Pavement kids were fearless!
Darrell and Chad at the End of the Pavement
Darrell was one of the most colorful characters at the End of the Pavement. He had a big heart and loved adventure. He was usually up for anything that was exciting.
Chad is Darrell and Ben's youngest. He grew up at the End of the Pavement along with all of the other kids. I wonder if they miss the place like us old timers do.
Darrell owned a lot of heavy equipment and used it to build a dirt track over near his house. He would load us up in whatever old car was running at the time and take us for the ride of our lives. It was unbelievable -- and hard to describe. Screeching around curves, flying over embankments,and bottoming out when we finally landed was just a part of it. We destroyed lots of decent vehicles on that track -- and probably damaged a few spinal cords, too.
Caleb all grown up
Caleb stands around the End of the Pavement during a horseshow game.
Dwayne was Darrell's older brother
I was always glad to see Dwayne -- he was a happy person that always made me feel special. He loved women.
I met Dwayne when I first moved to Union County in 1978. He was a young teenager with a wild streak. We all loved him.
Dwayne didn't hang at the End of the Pavement very much but I saw him occasionally while out and about.
He did all kinds of landscaping -- from seeding acres of lawn to planting flowerbeds. If you asked for work, he would find something for you to do. I knew a couple of women that helped him pick up rocks from a field. Dwayne had a big heart!
This is the only picture I have of Betty and Rob.
They were at Darrell's house on the front deck with Richard looking on.
Since they were at Darrell's house, I put them on this page.
Tar Tar and Darrell
Darrell dated Tar Tar's mom for a while.
I wonder if that little girl remembers her time spent at the End of the Pavement. I know her mom does.