‘Guardian angel’ pastor arrives just in time to wake up Dallas woman in her freezing home
Her friends alerted a nearby church when they couldn’t reach her by phone, hoping someone could arrive as soon as possible to check on her.
Carol Uberbacher and Pastor Bobbyray Williams pose together for a portrait at her home in Dallas on Sunday, February 21, 2021. Uberbacher lost power at her home after Winter storm Uri hit Dallas last Sunday, and Pastor Williams woke her up from hypothermic reaction after a group from her church couldn t get in touch with her.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
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The 25th Earl of Sutherland prompted the auction after inheriting Dunrobin following the death of his mother, Elizabeth, in 2019.
From kitchen and domestic items - such as porcelain footbaths and chamber pots – to marble busts, weaponry and a collection of portraiture, the finds reflect the ‘upstairs, downstairs’ way of life at the imposing castle which overlooks the Dornoch Firth.
Charlie Thomas, Director of House Sales, Private & Iconic Collections at Bonhams, said: “There are 420 lots in total but many of them include multiple pieces. Some of the dinner services are vast and include hundreds of pieces. This sale is so interesting. It is a snapshot of a history that disappeared a lifetime ago. These items are surplus to modern day Dunrobin, which is now of course open to the public. Many of the items going for sale are from the 19th Century when the castle would have been very different, when it was used basically for entertaining, for grand sporting partie