our business: TOWN AND COUNTRY FLOORING
Town and Country Flooring —
From the Ground Up
The 50 years of love and work that created a PC treasure
By MISTY BROWNING
Photos By ZACH PETERSON
Jerry Waller
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s you drive up South Main toward the courthouse,
it’s hard not to notice the corner building on Oak
Street with the angel and Bible verse mural. It’s part of
Weatherford’s community landscape — a familiar sight in
a constantly changing city.
Although the mural is not too old — not by
Weatherford standards at least — the building itself
is almost as old as Weatherford. Built in 1891 by the
Masons, it served as a nighttime meeting place of the
Phoenix Lodge from 1891 to 1987. During the day, it has
been a multitude of businesses, including a grocery store,
bakery, and a butane store.
The familiar and striking angel mural on the south
wall was painted by artist John Stout in 1989, the first
Christmas after Jerry and Sandra Waller moved their busi-
ness, Town and Country Flooring, to its current location.
Jerry bought it as a present for his wife since she loved
angels so much.
“They wanted $5,000 for it and I told them it was too
much,” Jerry said. “They called back and said they would
do it for free and I said, ‘No.’ They said they had a figure
in their head and I asked how much it was. It turns out it