Loughmiller has honed her craft, shared her talents with the community for generations

  • Wilma Loughmiller examines a preserved specimen in her workshop. She has received dozens of awards for her taxidermy pieces, but recognition has never been a motivation for her. Excellence in her craft and investing her time in others is how she has preferred to spend her life. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
    Wilma Loughmiller examines a preserved specimen in her workshop. She has received dozens of awards for her taxidermy pieces, but recognition has never been a motivation for her. Excellence in her craft and investing her time in others is how she has preferred to spend her life. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
Wilma Loughmiller says she moves a little slower than she used to. While that probably is true, what she continues to accomplish at almost 90 years old is quite impressive. Loughmiller’s hands are never still, as evidenced by the things that fill her home. There are stacks of quilts, flowers fashioned out of game bird feathers, sacks of pecans she has cracked and cleaned, game hides she has…

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