Salvation Army-owned home split in half
Winds brought a 15-ton tree through the roof of a north Raleigh house, where the Salvation Army's two-longest serving officers in the Carolinas lived.
Posted — UpdatedWinds brought a tree, estimated to be 100 feet tall and 15 tons, through the roof of the Smith’s home at 1005 Winona Road.
“Well now, I never liked that tree,” said Maj. Bobbie Sue Smith, of the Wake County branch of the Salvation Army.
“We’re just so very thankful, we were not here and everybody’s safe,” Al Smith said.
The Smiths have spent seven years in the north Raleigh home, provided by the Salvation Army. They had planned to stay in the house until they retire in May.
“You don’t understand these things when they happen, but when you realize there’s a lot more people who go through more than this, we’re very grateful,” Bobbie Sue Smith said.
The Smiths planned to be back at work Sunday, leading services at the Salvation Army Church.
"We certainly believe the Lord had his hand on us," Bobbie Sue Smith said.
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