[PJ-Comix]

Andy Griffith Show. Delightful.

Fun Fact: The actress who portrayed Aunt Bee later settled down in the town upon which Mayberry was based...Mt. Airy.

[HossB86]

Fun Fact: The actress who portrayed Aunt Bee later settled down in the town upon which Mayberry was based...Mt. Airy.

Wasn't that the actress who played Barney's girlfriend Thelma Lou?

Hoss

[Dilbert San Diego]

Wow, didn’t know Aunt Bee went to live in Mt. Airy, NC. Interesting.

I looked at a map and noted that there is a town called Pilot Mountain near Mt. Airy. I remember on the show they frequently mentioned a nearby town called “Mount Pilot”.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Actually, it was Siler City.

http://triad-city-beat.com/fresh-eyes-aunt-bees-siler-city-cat-house/

[onedoug]

I seem to remember that was Betty Lynn who played Barney’s girlfriend Thelma Lou. She got mugged in Mt Airy shortly after moving there.

[RegulatorCountry]

Aunt Bea didn’t retire to Mt. Airy, she retired to Siler City.

[tang-soo]

Fun Fact: The actress who portrayed Aunt Bee later settled down in the town upon which Mayberry was based...Mt. Airy.

Actually, that was Betty Lynn who played Thelma Lou (Barny's girlfriend). She is still alive.

Copied from imdb.com

Residing in the same West Hollywood home since 1950, she moved out of state just a few years ago to Mount Airy, North Carolina - the primary real-life inspiration for the fictional Mayberry. The never-married former actress lives in a retirement community there.

Betty Lynn