July 13, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The 2022 DeKalb County Fair’s Mrs. Fair Queen is 47-year-old Amy Clare Lockhart of Smithville. The pageant was held Tuesday night.
Lockhart, who was also named Miss Congeniality, succeeds the 2021 Mrs. Fair Queen, 24-year-old Briana Ellis of Smithville.
Amy Clare and her husband Keith reside on their farm overlooking the hills of Short Mountain where they raise spotted saddle horses, cattle, and sell quality hay. As a real estate broker at Town & Lake Realty, Lockhart has been passionate about her career of 23 years. Amy Clare has always taken pride in calling Smithville her home. She has enjoyed living and raising her family in a small town.
First runner-up was 36-year-old Jana Beth Tripp of Alexandria.
Tripp has been married 19 years and is a mom of two. She is currently an Alexandria Alderman and is running for Mayor. She does private in-home care for elderly and is a member of the Smithville Business and Professional Women Club and the Alexandria Fire Department Association. She attends First Baptist Church of Alexandria.
27-year-old MaKayla Shea Turner of Smithville was Second runner-up and Most Photogenic.
Turner works full time and is a student pursuing a biology and health science degree. She enjoys reading, crocheting, collecting antiques, and going on adventures with her husband.
Meanwhile 66-year-old Jeanette Adcock Mabe of Smithville was crowned Senior Fair Queen Tuesday night.
Mabe grew up and attended school in White County. When she married Carlon Mabe, they moved to DeKalb County where she worked for 22 years before going to Shiroki North America and she has been there for 26 ½ years. Mabe loves music and has been in the community chorus for many years. She is the pianist at the Bright Hill Methodist Church and attends Indian Creek Missionary Baptist Church where she is organist and backup pianist. Mabe loves the great outdoors, motorcycle riding, hunting, fishing, and boat riding.
She succeeds the 2021 queen 70-year-old Susan Frazier Hinton of Smithville.