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A farewell to JCPenney

As store prepares for finally closing, Lottie Gaines retiring after 40 years

Lottie Gaines has worked at the JCPenny store in the Statesboro Mall since it first opened and is retiring 40 years later as the local store closes up shop for good.

Lottie Gaines — Lottie Gaines has worked at the JCPenny store in the Statesboro Mall since it first opened and is retiring 40 years later as the local store closes up shop for good.

Lottie Gaines says she told the Lord that if he would just give her a job, she’d never leave it until he saw fit to take it away.

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