“I enjoy going to antique shops and finding treasures,” said Rebecca Hendrick of Morgantown.

Hendrick, owner of Poor Man’s Treasures, moved to Morgantown with her 17-year-old son Miles shortly after her husband died of a heart attack.

“I wanted to put him first and do what’s best for his situation,” Hendrick said.

Hendrick’s brother, Bill Mills, lives in Morgantown. Hendrick wanted her son to have a male figure around. The school systems were good too.

With her son in school during the week, she decided to open an antique store. “It’ll help with his college fund, give me something to do and keep my mind off being alone.”

Hendrick planned to open a thrift store, but Morgantown already had one. She didn’t think the small town economy would support two, so she opened Poor Man’s Treasures in Bowling Green, out of an old tobacco warehouse she rented from her brother.

Family friend Mary Papstefanou and neighbor Patricia Cullen helped run the store, cleaning and providing extra help.

“I respect them,” Hendrick said. “They are both straightforward and honest. All of us have a sense of humor. You just have to be around.”

After running the shop for a year and eight months, Hendrick decided to close the store because expenses were high.

Now she runs an eBay store out of the same building. Hendrick will continue working with Papstefanou and Cullen.

But regular customers and booth renters such as Kaye Miller say they are sad to see Poor Man’s Treasures go.

“They have become friends,” Miller said. “I’m going to miss seeing them.”