'Elly May' in Parkersburg

Former Hillbillie Babe in Parkersburg

"Sunday night was an evening of faith, family and fun at the North Parkersburg Baptist Church. The church held its first ever 'Morning Show Live Family Edition,' tarring a special celebrity guest, the delightful Donna Douglas. You know her from none other than The Beverly Hillbillies, but Sunday, Donna Douglas, or Elly May Clampett was right here in Parkersburg. 'Oh, it's certainly a joy to be here,' says Ms. Douglas. 'I think it's beautiful here! And the community was just as happy to have her here in the Mid Ohio Valley. 'I think everyone is excited, I mean how often is it that you get to meet a living TV icon,' says Ryan Brooks, Pastor of Family Life North Parkersburg Baptist Church. 'We're excited, we're pumped, all the pastors here at North are excited and we're just happy to watch the community come together for a family event.' As Elly May, Douglas was always making folks laughs, but she says the show was much more than that. 'There was a quality to it. Our show was the story of the American Dream really,' she says. 'We loved our neighbors and were good to critters, we did all the good things and had a good attitude on life and all.'"