re: Thelma Lou (Barney's Girlfriend) from Andy Griffith Show has died

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Fun fact…Betty Lynn wasn’t originally from Mounty Airy, but moved there because she liked the people and recognition.

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There are youtube videos of people who go there and record their trip, and I've seen her in a couple of videos. She moved to a nursing home nearby, and would go to autograph signings on the days she felt up to it. Just a neat story.