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MARION, North Carolina (WLOS) Owners of a popular, family-owned ice cream business in the mountains say ‘Father Time’ has caught up with them and that it is time to retire.
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven,” Jack Frost Dairy Bar posted a passage from Ecclesiastes online, announcing the business would be closing after 66 years.
The online post says Marion business owners Jim and Connie Burgin made the difficult decision to close and retire because “it is simply time.”
Jim and Connie are very thankful to God for the success of their business. They acknowledge and are grateful for the wonderful employees they have had through the years. Many teens had their first job at Jack Frost, something that makes them particularly proud. Finally they are thankful for the support of their customers and community.