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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock Ncwi Staff Writer
The FT Valley Grocery on Route 231 is the last stop before Old Rag, and a popular stop for hikers, campers and many locals.
Oliver Brown, who lives in Boston, said, “It is a happy store, all on account of Wilma.” Customer Jimmy Deal said that Wilma is a mother figure to everyone.
Wilma Burke and her husband James have owned the store since 1983. She works from morning until mid-afternoon, and he works until closing. They also run the Sunny Slope Home for Adults in Flint Hill, another seven-day a week operation.
The store has had several names in the past, since it was built in the 1950s. Prior to the FT Valley name, it was W & J (for Wilma and James), and before that, H & J (for Harvey and Julia Gordon, who sold it to the Burkes). Henry Brown was the original owner.
According to local residents, the FT Valley Grocery is the place to be in the morning. Mrs. Burke opens up around 6 a.m., and usually customers are already there anxious to get in and have coffee, talk with friends, have breakfast sandwiches, and get their
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