About Us

Johnnie and Georgia Theys bought the farmland from Dwight and Lethia Franks in November of 1950. They had two children at the time—John (JC), age 7 and Jeff, age 4. Their daughters Jackie and Georgia would be born after the family moved to the farm. When Johnnie and Georgia bought the place, they were looking for a place to fill Brooklyn-born Johnnie’s dream of owning a farm. Georgia Katherine Clancy grew up in Asheville and had family in the Raleigh area, so it was a natural place for them to look for farm land. Today, Georgia is 89 years old and lives nearby with her daughters. Johnnie passed away on August 4, 2008, just over 6 weeks short of his 90th birthday. 

The farm was at various times used for cattle, pigs, soybeans, corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa, hay and horses. There were other more hobby-ish kinds of things such as a goat, a sheep, dogs, cats, chickens, peacocks, guinea hens and turkeys—even a pigeon named Boomer. The farm never really made a profit and Johnnie was, at the same time, founding Clancy and Theys Construction Company with Georgia’s brother, Irvin Clancy. Clancy and Theys is now one of the largest construction companies in the southeast.

Georgia and Johnnie's four children gave them ten grandchildren—six boys and four girls—ranging in age from 19 to 31, and four great-grandchildren. Many still live in North Carolina, but some live in Florida and Connecticut as well. The road leading to the farm is now paved and named Theys Road.

Sept 2008                  

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