Editor: Roleta Smith Meredith
Publisher: Jalon Smith Burton
The March 2015 edition
of the WI Newsletter is dedicated to Judy Daugherty Kimler. Judy’s birthday is
in March and Judy is Irish. Thus March
is her favorite month. All this green's for you, Judy!
We
hope Judy enjoys this and that you do too.
OUR NEW PUBLISHER
I am proud to
introduce the new publisher of the WI Newsletter, Jalon Smith Burton, who just
happens to be my sister.
Although Jalon was born in
I think this
partnership is going to be a wonderful joint venture for both of us and the WI
Newsletter!
From Jalon Smith Burton
I am so excited to be
a part of the WI Newsletter Team. I look forward to all the wonderful endeavors
that we have ahead of us. I thought I would start off by telling you a little
bit about myself.
As Roleta mentions, I
was born in Clarksburg but soon after, my family moved
to a small town in northeast Ohio , Ravenna
For the next 19 years,
I lived in During this time, my daughter Jennifer was born in
After our separation from the military, Dave was lucky enough to be hired by Delta Airlines and we moved to Peachtree City Georgia, a small town just 20 minutes south of
As
my children were growing up, I went back to college and I received a degree in
International Marketing. With my treasured college degree in hand and a long
background in Interior Design, I decided to set up my own design company.
Dave and I divorced in 2003, but God smiled upon me once again when I was introduced to a wonderful, loving, Christian man, Tim Weinmeister. We met on a blind date and I believe if you were to ask Tim, he would jump to say it was ‘Love at First Sight’. Oh and I should mention that he just happens to own several construction companies… so our personal, as well as professional, lives just seemed to meld perfectly.
As
our companies grew together, Tim and I developed a 2-hour Live Radio Talk Show,
The House Doctors that ran for over three years. In conjuncture with the show,
I created a series of instructional design and construction YouTube Videos and
an on-line design blog, All in the Detail that
focuses on recognizing design in all aspects of our lives. On the blog, I enjoy
passing along helpful hints and 'trade shortcuts’ that I have learned along my
way in my design career. I would love for you to click these links to check
these out.
Now,
since I just happen to have a few years of background in creating, designing and writing my own blog… it seemed that it was meant to be when my sister
mentioned that she was losing her publisher of 16 years and was going to need
help to figure out a way to keep the WI Newsletter active on the internet...
“Gee, Roleta, I think I know the perfect solution!”
And
there you have it; together, the Smith Sisters are now your new creative minds
behind the WI Newsletter.
'Look Out World, We've Gone Viral!'
FROM JUDY DAUGHERTY KIMLER
Judy wanted me to tell each of you who sent her a card how much she appreciates it She received several cards and notes. She is sorry that she is unable to personally thank each one.
Please don't send your messages to me to give to Judy. I live in Florida, she lives in WV, I am sure she would much rather you mail her a note or a card to:
Mrs. Judy Daugherty Kimler
1130 Huntingtonm Ave
Barboursville, WV 25504
I would like to invite you to take a moment and look around our new site.
Check out all the new features that are offered here on the blog. There is so
much more than meets the eye.
For instance:
For instance:
- Anytime you see a word (or words) highlighted in blue, click on it. That is a link that has been added for your convenience and offers you more information regarding the content of the article. Once you are finished reading the information in the link, just close that and you will be brought right back to the newsletter to continue reading.
- Anytime you see an email address highlighted in blue – as shown at the top of this article - click on it. This is a link that has been added for your convenience and a ‘blank’ email message that has been created by your own email service will appear and the recipient’s email address will appear in the appropriate field. You can instantly jot down any thoughts you want to share regarding what you are reading. NOTE: We welcome you to write an email at any time while you are thinking about what you are reading. Once you are finished writing, click SEND and your email is off to its recipient. Then you will be brought right back to the newsletter to continue reading. Roleta1@aol.com Give it a try now!
Take a look at the top of the Newsletter.
Did you know that we
have more than one page?
- HOME page - Each current month’s Newsletter will always appear there.
- ABOUT US page - Click on it and read all about the editor and how the newsletter began.
- HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS page - Click on it and find up to date information regarding Class Reunions along with emails contacts, hotel reservation information and scheduled events.
- OUR OLD WEBSITE page - Click on it and find links to a plethora of WI history and information, including the previous newsletter website, archives of the newsletter prior to February 2015, information regarding WI reunions and copies of past WI yearbooks.
Take a look at the right side of the Newsletter.
There you will
find a full menu of added bonuses.
- Click on the “Change of Address” pencil image and you will be taken to our old website address. This website will be available for a couple more years.
- Want to receive the WI Newsletter directly to your email inbox? This is FREE and is as easy as typing in your email address and hitting SEND.
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(1.) Your Complete Name
(2.) Your School's Name
(3.) If and/or when you graduated
- Our new location beautifully stores all our archives from this site in an easy to read drop-down menu.
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Email roleta1@aol.com to find out more.
Click on the
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MAIL AND THIS & THAT
From Beth Twigg Devericks (WI 1959
Hi , Roleta I enjoyed the newsletter - looks
like it will be great. It is always a good thing to have a change. You and Judy
have done a great job for 16+ years never missing any month along the way. I
can’t believe you were able to do it for so long. I always look forward to each
month to see what was new. Thank you both for all the time and work you all
did. Sorry to hear about Judy’s health, her husband as well. My thoughts and
prayers will be with them. Good luck as you move ahead thank you again.
From
John Cooper (WI 1951)
Just some stuff...
Sending you an e-mail to tell you how great the new newsletter was!
The Nick Saban,
coaches, etc.. click on stories were great with superb photos of Monongah,etc.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Even though John’s guess on the February Mystery Picture was
wrong, I just had to share what he had to say about W.T. Grant:
Mystery photo I think
is W.T.Grant 5 and 10 store on Main
Street Morgantown
The candy and cookie area
was surrounded by a wire fence to keep out mice. But, they still got in there.
I quit after a month it was just to hard to go back and forth from Clarksburg to Morgantown Morgantown
I remember going to
a state basketball tourney game at the old WVU basketball building in Morgantown
I tried to get a
job at WHAR radio- Jim Harper was doing all the local games then. He asked me
the most absurd question, “Why do you want to be in radio?" -- I sat there
and finally said,” To be like you.” He did not hire me or any other station. It
was almost 70 years later that I was part of the first staff when WBOY-TV, and
later WJPB-now WDTV went on the air. I was doing station breaks, news, weather, and a live
kid show "Johnny
and a live kid show "Johnny
Mountain
From Judy Daugherty Kimler (WI 1959)
I just looked at
the newsletter and thought it was wonderful. You and Jalon did a great job. I
called Larry and he said he thought it was excellent. Keep up the good work.
I'm sorry I
couldn't help.
From Pete Dakan (Bridgeport 1960)
I constantly marvel
at your tenacity, dedication and talent in producing such a wonderful
newsletter every month. Those of us that get to read it are truly privileged.
Thank you.
From David Grimes (WI 1953)
I haven’t been back
to Clarksburg Clarksburg
“Clarksburg Clarksburg , birthplace of heroes great, when
the band plays Dixie, how my heart thrills, to me it all means Clarksburg Clarksburg
When I was selling
our “stuff” at the NY Gift show in the early 70s, If someone came up to me and
said he/she was from WV, I would sing them the “Clarksburg song”. And do a
little “soft shoe” act along with it. My wife cringed.
Keep up the good
work.
PS. As I get older,
the obits become more important to me. So far, I have dodged the bullet. Jimmy
Atkinson was a neighbor on South 7th Street Hedge Street
Thank You Clarksburg
From Jeffrey Ellis (just
a friend to the newsletter)
Good Morning,
Greetings & Salutations, Mrs. Meredith, Also Affectionately Known as Mrs.
Meredith.
As an avid reader
of your fascinating electronic mail newsletter publication encompassing
historical artifacts, landmarks, memories and milestones pertaining to the City
of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Roosevelt-Wilson High School and Washington
Irving High School, one must convey one's earnestly sincere sentiments of
appreciation, gratitude and thankfulness to you for your sense of commitment,
creativity, dedication, dependability, determination, devotion, hard work,
ingenuity and talent with respect to keeping us well-apprised, well-connected
and well-informed regarding the activities, affairs, events and functions of
the northern central region of Wild, Wonderful West Virginia.
My mother, Diana
Lynn Oliverio Ellis, is an alumna of the Roosevelt-Wilson High School Class of
1964, where she served as a cheerleader and performed well scholastically prior
to enrolling at a regional school of nursing.
My two maternal
uncles, Uncle Samuel K. "Anthony" Oliverio and Uncle David Ronald
Oliverio, are graduates of Roosevelt-Wilson
High School as well, alongside one of
their good friends, Brother Bill Bryan, who is married to Penny Bryan, former
residents of Clarksburg who have lived in the Asheville ,
North Carolina area and the Port Charlotte, Florida
My maternal
grandparents were Mr. John Victor Oliverio and Mrs. Kathryn Spadafore Oliverio,
who resided at 104 Southern Avenue in the Township
of Stonewood , West
Virginia
One's familial
background recitation notwithstanding, each of us would enjoy joining your
e-mail newsletter publication subscription group whenever an opportunity to
register us is convenient for you.
Of course, my
e-mail address is ellisjbe7@gmail.com, my mother's e-mail address
is ellisd073@gmail.com,
my Uncle David's e-mail address is david.oliverio@att.net and Bill
Bryan's e-mail address is pbrnrx64@aol.com.
While my Uncle Anthony and Aunt Mary Kay would enjoy subscribing to your e-mail
newsletter publication as well, they are affectionately known as "Uncle
Analog" and "Aunt Analog" based upon their preference for
communicating via old-fashioned, dyed-in-the-wool Baptist-style telephone-based
communications and papyrus-based handwritten correspondence. However, we shall
share the spirit of your messages and sentiments with them as you disseminate
feedback and informational insights to us in the virtual marketplace of ideas.
Above all, thank you again for your uncompromising, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed and unwavering degree of care, compassion, consideration, dignity, elegance, grace, hope, kindness, love, mercy, patience, peace, serenity, support, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tranquility, understanding and warmth that you have always leveraged with respect to keeping everyone well-apprised, well-connected and well-informed regarding the activities, affairs, events, functions and vivid memories of the City of Clarksburg, Harrison County and Wild, Wonderful West Virginia.
Above all, thank you again for your uncompromising, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed and unwavering degree of care, compassion, consideration, dignity, elegance, grace, hope, kindness, love, mercy, patience, peace, serenity, support, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tranquility, understanding and warmth that you have always leveraged with respect to keeping everyone well-apprised, well-connected and well-informed regarding the activities, affairs, events, functions and vivid memories of the City of Clarksburg, Harrison County and Wild, Wonderful West Virginia.
Gloria Hunter Kennedy (who moved to CA) new email address is huntknn@comcast.net
Greg Merrill (WI 1966) Merrill.greg@comcast.net
Fred Dunham (WI 1957) freddunham39@gmail.com
Fred Dunham (WI 1957) freddunham39@gmail.com
Evan Stumpie Bice (WI 1962) ebice@ma.rr.com
Sue Dodds Michaels (WI 1953) saisusan108@gmail.com
Elise ("Leesie") Pettrey Guthridge (WI 1955) Leesie.guthridge@gmail.com
Pasco Altovilla, (WI 1961) pasco1942@yahoo.com
Darla Merrill Clark (WI 1963) darladclark@comcast.net
Debbie Burkholder (daughter of Mary Eneix Nophsker)
Debbie_burkholder@gwinnett.d.12.ga.us
Debbie_burkholder@gwinnett.d.12.ga.us
Mary died last fall and could not complete her quilt square. Her quilting club completed
it and sent it to be included in the 2014 WIN SCHOLARSHIP QUILT. That quilt is
named in her honor, “MARY’S FRIENDSHIP GARDEN.
I have many long time friends on the internet and many new friends
who I have met on the internet. There is one lady who I met on the internet via
the WI Newsletter and she has been a friend of mine for several years. She is a
friend of the newsletter and an ardent supporter. If I don’t hear from her in a
while, I write and check on her and she does the same to me. My friend is Dr.
Arreta Radcliffe Jaranko (WI 1940). I am enjoying our long distance friendship
via my computer.
Picture above was taken at a rehearsal
dinner.
Left to right are: Jodi,
(Arreta’s Doctor granddaughter); Ashley, (Arreta’s granddaughter who is in
graduate school training to be a Physical Therapist); Arreta, and Cheryl,
(Arreta’s granddaughter who works for AT&T)
A lovely group of ladies.
EDITOR'S NOTE: I think it is wonderful how this newsletter has helped people
connect with others.
Have you made a friend via the Newsletter?
Tell us about it.
Write to: Roleta1@aol.com
Thank you
- Be sure to refill those ice trays
- Quit slamming the screen door when you go out!
- Be sure and pull the windows down when you leave, it looks like a shower is coming up.
- Don't forget to wind the clock before you go to bed.
- Wash your feet before you go to bed, you've been playing outside all day barefoot.
- You have torn the knees out of that pair of pants so many times there is nothing left to put a patch on.
- Don't you go outside with your school clothes on!
- Take that empty bottle to the store with you so you won't have to pay a deposit on another one.
- Put a dish towel over the cake so the flies won't get on it.
- Quit jumping on the
floor, I have a cake in the oven and you
- There's a dollar in my purse, get 5 gallons of gas when you go to town.
- Open the back door and see if we can get a breeze through here, it is getting hot.
- You can walk to the store; it won't hurt you to get some exercise.
- If you pull that stunt again, I am going to wear you out!
- Don't lose that button; I won't be able to sew it back on.
- I'll knock you into next week if you mouth off to me again!
- Don't sit so close to the TV-you're going to go blind!
- Be sure to leave that bathwater for your brother to use and don't use up all of the soap!
- No! I don't have 10 cents for you to go to the show. Do you think money grows on trees?
- Eat those turnips; they'll make you big and strong like your daddy.
- That dog is NOT coming in this house! I don't care how cold it is out there, dogs don't stay in the house.
- Hush your mouth! I don't want to hear words like Dad-Gummit! I'll wash your mouth out with soap!
- It is time for your system to be cleaned out. I am going to give you a dose of castor oil tonight.
- If you get a spanking in school and I find out about it, you'll get another one when you get home.
- Quit crossing your eyes! They will get stuck that way!
- It's: 'Yes Ma'am!' and 'No Ma'am!' to me, young man, and don't you forget it!
- Hurry up and finish drying the dishes so we can go "ketch sum lightnin’ bugs and pit 'em in a jar".
- Y'all come back now, ya hear.
I truly regret some of you are so young that you missed out
on most of these great memories!
Do you have some sayings that are not listed above? We would love for you to write and share them with us.
Write Roleta1@aol.com
Do you have some sayings that are not listed above? We would love for you to write and share them with us.
Write Roleta1@aol.com
To Bill:
Just a note to let you know this for the WI Newsletter. In the
Fall issue of the Goldenseal Magazine of WV, there is a letter to the editor,
which mentions two baseball pitchers and a baseball team from
You can see the letter for yourself (This is just an outline) in
the Fall Goldenseal 2014, “Letters
From Sherry Hutchison Keith, WI 1964
Reply To Sherry:
I apologize for taking so long to include your letter in the
sports. We received this in November, 2014. I just haven't taken the time to
research the information until now.
First, thank you for sending this interesting bit to us. Even
though I know the Goldenseal Magazine is a fine publication, I do not get to
read it regularly, so I didn't see the letter from Mr. Moses.
I am not familiar with the Salem Merchants baseball
team, but do, of course, know quite a bit about Salem College Marion County ,
named the Worthington Merchants from Worthington ,
WV West Virginia
I was able to find both Gabriel "Hank" Mazza and Floyd
Giebell in old baseball records. I don't think Mazza ever made it to the major
leagues. He played from 1937 to 1939 in the St. Louis Browns
minor league system as a pitcher. The only stats I was able to find were for
1937, when he was with the Terre Haute Tots and the Johnstown
Johnnies. His record was 9--15. He finished with the Harrisonburg Turks in 1939.
Floyd Giebell was born in Pennsboro , WV Salem
College Buffalo
On September 27, 1940, the Tigers needed one win to clinch the
pennant. On that day, Giebell beat the Cleveland Indians and legend
Bob Feller 2--0, to clinch the flag for the Tigers. This was Giebell’s third
and last wins as a major leaguer. He was ineligible to pitch in the World
Series.
After serving in the military, he retired from baseball in 1948,
later working for Weirton Steel. He passed
away in 2004, at the age of 94.
The win over the Indians was one for the ages. There are many side
stories about the game. Google "Floyd Giebell" to read the stories.
It is worth the time.
Again, thanks Sherry. Without your letter, I would have missed a
wonderful story about a West Virginia
Bill billmere@aol.com
Bill:
I finally downloaded and read the Saban-Monongah article you
shared in Feb. newsletter. I imagine it touched your heart deeply as it is your
legacy as well. I could share a lot about Carolina , Worthington
Stealey was in a different world. I visited your world and the
world of my cousins just about every Sunday and rode the streetcar to Worthington many times--always an exciting
journey and I loved the Carolina Clarksburg
I confess I did not like coal country, the slag piles and the coal
dust on the roads, the acid mine water and the adverse affects on the
countryside to the north of Clarksburg Clarksburg
Most of my Hay and Snider/Snyder relatives are buried in the Shinnston Masonic Cemetery Carolina blacksmith shop and rose to
become superintendent of the Consolidated Coal mine which was the largest in West
Virginia
Just this week, I was burning WV coal in my blacksmith shop. I
find myself in a love-hate state over coal and its effects on this state and
people. I am so strongly against current government policies and realize a lot
of jobs, all of our electricity and much of our tax revenue is from coal, so I
find myself defending the attacks on coal and its significance to this state
and nation.
My mother from the coal camp was as tough as they come and went
through nursing school during the Depression and roomed with Julia Urban. She
had a pussy willow switch for me and Dad had a belt and they both knew what do
with them and did it. The descendants of West Virginia
That's the Monongah-Saban-Meredith-Snyder legacy we are part of.
Montani Semper Liberi,
From Mike Snyder, W I 1957
Reply To Mike:
It is really great to hear from you again. The article you refer
to about Nick Saban was well written, but what I appreciated most about it was
the fact that the author actually spent time in West
Virginia
I must admit that your family had an extensive connection to the Marion County Worthington ,Carolina , Idamay, Farmington Harrison County
There always was a love/hate relationship between the coal
companies and the people who worked the mines. Strip mining has evolved into
mountaintop removal, which, regardless of the reclamation efforts, still scars
the land. All of the protests and battles between various parties have failed
to solve the big problem. That is, how to provide decent paying jobs for the
working people of our state. This will still be a problem long after we are
gone. Let's hope there will be a solution that is best, not for any special
interest groups, but for the citizens of West Virginia
I'm sure some of our readers wonder what all of this has to do
with sports. Very little, except for the Saban story, but since it started as a
sports letter last month, I thought it best to continue it under this heading. We
love getting letters and comments, regardless of the subject and these were
very interesting. Thanks again, Mike.
Bill billmere@aol.com
The following pictures were furnished to us by
Ryan Sigmon, R C Byrd 1997.
Pictured above is the cover of the program for
the "First Annual M-V Bowl Game", between and East and a West Team.
The game was played on July 29, 1955, at Hite Stadium in Clarksburg
I vaguely remember
this game, but have no idea who won or who sponsored it. I assume that the M-V
stood for Monongahela
Valley
The pictures of the
players who participated in the game are also shown. Since I was in high school
at the time, many of the names are familiar to me. I was a teammate of the
three players from Monongah, Ron and Bernie Vingle and Dave Manzo. Bernie's son,
Mitch, is now the sports editor of the Charleston Gazette newspaper. Other
names I recognize are Rich Newbrough from Bridgeport, Paul Clayton from W I,
John Carbone from East Fairmont, Andy Antolock, Steve Dudash and Matt Menas,
Jr. from Farmington, Rick Rodesky from Rivesville, John Spadafore from
Shinnston, and Bill Morosco from Fairmont West.
Are any of these
players familiar to you? Did you go to school with any of them? They must have
been very good to be picked for an all-star game. Do you have memories of any
of the teams they represented? Most of the high schools listed have been
replaced with consolidated schools. Was that good or bad for students who
wanted to play sports?
Send your comments and
memories to me at billmere@aol.com, so we can share them with our readers.
After the short-handed loss at Baylor, the WVU men's basketball team stands at 22-7, with two more regular season games remaining. If someone had asked Bob Huggins before the season began, if he would be satisfied with 22 wins, he would have probably said, "No". However, deep down, he certainly would have taken it.
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT
After the short-handed loss at Baylor, the WVU men's basketball team stands at 22-7, with two more regular season games remaining. If someone had asked Bob Huggins before the season began, if he would be satisfied with 22 wins, he would have probably said, "No". However, deep down, he certainly would have taken it.
After losing two of
their top scorers due to transfers, the team was left with only two senior
guards and a bunch of first and second year players, with little experience and
few scorers. What they have accomplished is pretty amazing. It hasn't been pretty,
but a win is a win.
How they will do in
the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments is anybody's guess. Without the injured Staten
and Browne, it might be one and done in both cases. But, regardless of the
outcome, my thought is that this is more like the WVU basketball teams I have
followed over the years and I am proud of them.
Next year, I'm looking
forward to all of these new faces being better, with more experience. I
especially am excited to see how Macon and Watkins progress. Add to that, the
new recruits and here's hoping WVU basketball will be a 20-win program for many
years to come.
Do you have any
comments on the Mountaineer's season?
If so, please send
them to me at billmere@aol.com.
From Joy Stalnaker DeFazio (WI 1959)
I wonder if anyone
remembers Blue-crutch days for the March of Dimes/Infantile Paralysis
Foundation in the latter have of the 1950s. Not sure what year I helped but I
do remember that it was cold.
Also, The Bridge to
Nowhere – It was probably during our junior high years that the state was doing
a survey of cars traveling through Clarksburg East Pike Street Oak St. Park Avenue . The adult, whoever he/she
was, would stop cars for us and we would question the driver about his/her
destination, i.e., from where are you traveling? Are you going on through Clarksburg Jackson Avenue Clarksburg
3201 Charles MacDonald Drive Sarasota
From the Editor
Next
month is April, believe it or not, winter will be over and spring will be here.
(If
we are lucky)
What
does spring mean to you now and what did it mean to you when you were growing
up?
Back
in the day...in your memories.....what made spring special or different than
winter at your home, at your school, in sports, in town, or in your social life?
Was
there a new hustle and bustle or freshness in the air?
Write
and share your ideas or memories with us.
WIN SCHOLARSHIP
WI Newsletter Scholarship
We have awarded
$56,000.00 in scholarships to students in our home town of Clarksburg
Roleta
Meredith c/o
WIN Scholarship
and
mail it to:
Roleta
Meredith
A Big Thank You
to those who gave this month to the
Scholarship
Drive
through the purchase of tickets for the drawing of the
2015 WIN SCHOLARSHIP QUILT
to those who gave this month to the
through the purchase of tickets for the drawing of the
2015 WIN SCHOLARSHIP QUILT
Below is the list of those generous people:
Cinci,
George and Carol (WI 1960)
Cowgill, Glenn (WI
1959)
Devericks, Beth
Twigg (WI 1959)
DiMaria, Sharon Grdon
Fragale, James (WI
1958)
Griffith, Robert
Hall, Robert (WI
1956)
Harrison, John (WI
1956)
Jaranko, Arreta
Radcliff (WI 19400
Lindke, Sandy
Zickefoose (WI 1956)
Malfregeot, Augie
(WI 1956)
Marchio, Tony
Payne, Judy Aspy (WI
1959)
Price, Sally Ann
Ramsey, Carolyn
(Weston HS 1952)
Rice, Martha
Jefferies (WI 1955)
Royse, Joyce
Williams, Gladys
Walsh (WI 1971
Winerman, Jerry (WI
1957)
Yoke, Ann Romaine
(WI 1946)
From Harriett Stout Noel – (WI-1959)
As you know I am an infrequent writer but that
does not mean I do not read and truly enjoy the newsletter. And to
Judy.......you are amazing to have been at this with Roleta for so many years. We
will all keep you in our thoughts and prayers....AND, THANK YOU!!!!! Roleta,
that word amazing also applies to you. I hope our “peeps” will keep you in this
job forever.
When I was a junior at WI in 1958 I went to
work in the summer at Palace Furniture Co. on the second floor working with Mr.
Peter Massenberg (sp.) and another lady whose name escapes me after all these
years. The company switchboard was also on the second floor and when the
regular lady wasn’t working I was trained to fill in for her. I really loved
the switchboard and there were all kinds of calls from all over that I “connected”
with people in the store. I recall a lot from the southern states and thinking
back, so much of the furniture came from N. Carolina around High
Point
I believe I worked there for three summers
earning about $300.00 each summer which was the money I used for art supplies
for the whole year in art school. Do you remember there was an elevator in that
store and a sweet lady by the name of Julia (I can’t believe I remembered her
name!) that ran it. This was a treat for me to think about my time there.
I shall save a funny story about that elevator for another time.
You gals are truly our sweethearts!
From Billie
(Kittle) Fox, (WI 1961)
Some of us are late
bloomers. I did not start to college
until I was 34. And I did not find my perfect job until I was 50. At 50, I went
to work for American Express here in Phoenix US Phoenix
From Jim Alvaro (WI 1956)
My
favorite job was working in the technical education field. I worked 15 years at Atlanta Technical College and 15 years at Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville , GA.
PEPPERONI ROLLS
From Billie Fox (WI 1961)
I saw where
someone had mentioned that Tomaro’s pepperoni rolls were highlighted in the Southern Living magazine. The Phoenix Magazine also had an article
in the January 2015 issue called "Eat In All 50 States Without Leaving The
Valley". (EDITOR NOTE: this article is not available to read on line unless you are a subscriber) They picked the foods available in Phoenix University
of Phoenix stadium), a place that makes pepperoni
rolls as the representative of West Virginia Phoenix from West Virginia
EDITOR'S NOTE: Did you know that...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Did you know that...
- WV Pepperoni Rolls have their own Facebook Page?
- Bon Appetit (a premiere authority on cuisine) has highlighted WV Pepperoni Rolls in their on-line magazine?
WI GRADUATES FROM 1976 and 1993
From Roleta1@aol.com
I called and talked to
Tim Cork this month re: the WI History. He is nearly finished copying all the yearbooks
that have been loaned to him. He has returned most all of them. He has a few
more to be uploaded into the WI History section of the Newsletter which is
located in our archives.
HOWEVER, there are
only 2 yearbooks still missing from his files. He has copied ever yearbook ever
produced for Washington Irving except he has never received an email from
anyone willing to loan him copies of the yearbook from 1976 or 1993. When he
receives these last 2, the entire history of WI via the yearbooks will be
COMPLETED.
If you can help us by
loaning Tim your yearbook from 1976 or 1993, please contact him at tpcork@bellsouth.com
Check out the WI
History by clicking on the picture of the pencil eraser on the right hand side
of the newsletter in the margin which is called the “side bar”.
In
reply to the letter from Dr. Arreeta Radcliff Jaranko (WI 1940) published in the
February issue.
From Carolyn Harbert Eneix (WI 1959)
My husband Pat had twin brothers Ted and Paul
Eneix. Before moving to Clarksburg the
family lived in Littleton , WV Clarksburg Wilson
St.
MEMORIES OF ALTA VISTA AND WI
First, I am so sorry to hear of Judy's health concerns. Thank you,
Judy, for your dedication all these years. Take good care. Roleta, a huge thank
you to you as well. I look forward to the WI Newsletter each month. It is a joy
to read the newsletter, because others' memories help me relive those years.
I want to share my memory of Alta Vista Elementary School Bay of Pigs crisis.
I didn't really understand the importance of the event, but I knew it was
serious if our Principal was listening to a radio in school. We had Christmas
plays, dance recitals, and talent shows every year. Mr. Louie Buttafuco taught
weekly tap lessons. My memory is that we each paid a quarter for the lesson.
Could that be right? The school patrol was for boys only. Darn. I really wanted
to be a safety patrol person so I could ride the train to/from Washington DC
And, to answer a question that was asked a few months ago... On
the day that President Kennedy was shot, I was in my homeroom class at Central
Jr. High School in the middle of Math class with Mr. David Swecker, (another
favorite teacher of mine) when he told all of us what had happened. It was our
last class of the day, I think. I remember that we were in shock, and when
school was over we just walked home as quickly as possible.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES MEMORIES
A LIGHT BULB CAME ON IN LATIN CLASS
From Jim Ashley (WI 1962) Jashley4@cox.net
I took Latin from Mrs.
Bauld and I think we both brought each other to tears along the way. Our first
assignment was to conjugate the verb “to be” (in English). My attempt was “I
be; you be; he/she/it be; we be; you be; they be”. Surprisingly enough, I did
go on to be an English major in college.
I promptly got C-
grades the first two report cards of the year for Latin and then had a moment
I’ve never forgotten while studying for an exam – the light bulb literally went
on in my head as I suddenly realized there was a logic and order to all those
declensions and conjugations and that learning how everything fit together was
really pretty simple. I promptly got an A on our next exam and Mrs. Bauld just
as promptly moved my seat location to a desk right in front of her since she
thought I was cheating on the test. I got A’s the rest of the way out until the
final six week period of my second year when I decided that I had more than
enough points to average out for the semester and that I really didn’t want to
write a book report on Quo Vadis (my own kids were never told of any of my
academic misadventures when they were in school).
My college work was in
English literature with an emphasis on medieval studies, so I took two more
years of Latin in college, plus classical Greek, Anglo-Saxon, and Middle
English. At every stop along the way, I thanked Mrs. Bauld for building such a
good base for me in her teaching methods and for her kind support (once she
figured out I wasn’t cheating). I remember taking a course in medieval drama
where the left hand pages were in Middle English while the facing page was the
same text in Latin. I got through the course reading more of the Latin text
than I did the ME. I now spend a lot of time traveling in Italy
MEMORIES OF A FAVORITE 5 AND 10 CENT
STORE IN CLARKSBURG
From Billie (Kittle) Fox, (WI 1961)
Even though I have not
written often, I have enjoyed the newsletters throughout the years. And I want
to thank Judy for all her services during that time, she will be missed by all
the readers of the newsletter.
I am writing to help
you keep things going. I hope others will do the same.
My favorite 5 and 10
cent store in Clarksburg S 5th Street Arcade " building and check out
the record shop then on to the 5 & 10 cent store to see what was new in the
toy department or the "holiday" decorations and later in the make up
and jewelry department. I still have a box of Christmas ornaments that have a
price sticker of 25 cents on it that came from W. T. Grants.
From Jim Alvaro (WI 1956)
My
favorite 5 & 10 cent store was either Murphys or McCroys. I cannot remember
which one but several times a week we would ride our bikes up town and go to
the rear entrance on Traders Alley to one of the stores and get someone’s
attention to come to the rear door. We would tell them we were there to get the
broke cookies they were going to throw away. They would hand us a brown bag
with the broken cookies and then we would ride off and go back and gather in
"Lower Broad Oaks" and eat our cookies. You would be surprised on how
many cookies they gave us that were broken. I didn't have a bike at that time
so one of my buddies, "Toke" or "Dradie" put me on their
handlebars and off we went. I'll tell you one thing, they sure earned their
cookies pumping that bike up Main St
MEMORIES OF THE DYNATONES
The Dynatones appeared in Clarksburg in 1963 and 1964Left to right in the picture above are:
Dave Sutter - Bob Kurowski (with the saxophone) - Mike Zweebel
(deceased), and Dave Hott
From Bob Kurowski
I was just wondering if you or any of your
friends or readers ever heard a band called "The Dynatones" at Willow Beach
I went to Salem College Clarksburg
Our band played many times at the Willow Beach
Just wondering if you had heard us play?
We also backed up Freddy Cannon at the Clarksburg Armory.Any of your friends or
readers go to that event?
Also do you know of anyone that attended a
concert at the Armory in Clarksburg
EDITOR'S NOTE: We would love to hear from you regarding this article. Write your memories and replies to: Roleta1@aol.com. These will be published in the newsletter.
JUST FOR THE
FUN OF IT
From the Editor
WI TRIVIA
I will publish the correct answer and a picture next month. I will also publish the number of people who guessed and the number of
people who guessed correctly.
So come on, play this game with us.
Won't it be interesting to see how many people will play along?
You didn't have to
attend WI to guess... JUST GUESS
Come on, make this
worth my while
Question
What year did Washington
Irving
Write to:
Roleta1@aol.com with your answer.
THE MYSTERY PICTURE
FROM THE FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
From Don Sager (WI 1956)
The store is
McCrory's. Not much that I can remember since the Five and Dimes were similar
and it’s been almost 60 years since
I lived in C-burg.
The really big days were the Parade Days. Seemed like we always were making
trips thru the stores and buying bags of candy and/or popcorn.
I remember my Aunt
Hazel would seem to be many times sitting on one of the little brown chairs by the
front stairs next to the lunch counter. I guess the chairs were just for tired
shoppers.
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From Linda Jenkins Purnell –(WI 1967)
I think this is McCrory’s five and dime on Main Street
These stores had just about anything you
needed. I actually worked in a Woolworths in Virginia
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From Beth Twig Devericks (WI 1959
I can't even remember
how to spell McCrory's !!! That was the only place my mother would buy
longhorne cheeses. When we went shopping we would sometimes go down to Parson
Sauders and eat downstairs in their restaurant you probably remember it. I have
not been back to Clarksburg Bridgeport and I
seldom went into Clarksburg
From Alex Lancaster (WI 1964)
????????????????????????????????????
The building is the old McCrory Five and Dime on Main almost across from the Court
House. The top half still looks the same as now. To the left is now the Federal Building
????????????????????????????????????
From Bill Losh (RW 1954)
I believe the mystery picture is the old
“McCrory 5 and 10 cent store” on Main St
It was a great place to shop for clothing,
school and office items and many things for your everyday life. McCrory’s was
located next to G.C.Murphy.
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From Dr.
Arreta Radcliff Juranko (WI 1940)
The mystery picture is
McCrory's Five and Ten-cent Store!! When I was 16 one of my friends told me if
I wanted to work there on Saturdays, I should apply. I didn't know a high-
school kid could work in a ten-cent store so I put in my application. The
manager told me to get my social security card and I was hired. Turned out I
worked every Saturday and during the Christmas holidays. That was great as it
put spending money in my pocket.
THE MARCH MYSTERY
PICTURE
Can you identify what
is pictured here? Name it and share a memory about this with us. All guesses
must be signed with your name, school and year you did or would have graduated.
Only correct answers will be put in the newsletter.
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AWAY FROM
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AWAY FROM WEST VIRGINIA
From The Editor
For
the April Issue, write and tell me what you miss most about West
Virginia
Remember, when
writing to me always sign your full name, name of school from which you did or would
have graduated and the class year of graduation.
Thank you.
Write to Roleta1@aol.com
We will post any class reunion information.
Please send it to
Roleta1@aol.com.
Make sure you look
at the top of this newsletter for the PAGE TABS denoting our different pages of
the newsletter. Your reunion news will appear in the most current newsletter and will remain
on our High School Reunions page until after the reunion is over.
After the reunion, please send us pictures
and a letter about the reunion so we can post it in the newsletter. Remember
there are people who, for one reason or the other, can not make it to class
reunions even though they really want to attend. So if you share in the
newsletter, others will be able to enjoy your reunion also.
Remember, when submitting
information in writing to the editor always include:
(1.) Your Complete Name
(2.) Your School's Name
(3.) If and/or when you graduated
WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1965 “50TH" REUNION
submitted by: Marsha Golden Caplinger
We are attempting to notify everyone via the WI Newsletter,
Facebook, Emails, and lastly by U.S.
We have had several meetings getting things going. We are happy to
have Tom Garrett and Bobby Kramer heading things up as co-chairmen of the
Committee. Our last get together was on February 20, gathering at the
Bridgeport Country Club, to confirm final arrangements. Others class members
attending meetings were Richard George, Patty Gonzalez (Williams), Frank “Tyke”
Martino, Richard McClain, Bobby Wagner, Bev (Rumble) Kramer, Hilda Kerns
(Logston), Janice (Hall) McPherson; and me, Marsha Caplinger (Golden).
Our“50" Reunion will be held
the weekend of August 21 & 22, 2015, at the Bridgeport
Country Club. We had attempted to have the reunion the weekend before the
Italian Heritage Festival, which is Labor Day weekend, but, we apologize we
were unable to do that as Sept. 1 falls on Tuesday, Labor Day is on Sept. 7
this year making the Festival the next weekend.
Friday night will be a casual gathering, cookout outside grilling,
with taped music, and Saturday night will be their classic buffet dinner and
dancing with a DJ. Both nights will be a cash bar. Golfing will be available
both Friday and Saturday. The fee for attending the reunion will be $60.00 per person
- $120.00 for a couple. If you only plan on attending one night - Friday will
be $25.00 per person and Saturday will be $35.00 per person.
If anyone would like to donate a door prize for the reunion, please
let us know. All donations are truly appreciated.
If you have not already done so and if you have a Facebook account,
please send a friend requests to “Washington Irving HS”. Look for the blue
& gold WI image. Also, we would request that each of you take the time to
send us an email at WI1965@aol.com
and include your current email address, your full name (ladies - add your
maiden name), current mailing address, even if you are unable to come to the
reunion. This will save a lot of work. Many of our previous emails were
returned. Email addresses and mailing addresses can also be forwarded to:
Marsha Caplinger
Checks should be made payable to “Washington Irving High School
Class 65 Reunion” and mailed to:
Patty Gonzalez
1114 N. 21st
We are going to work hard to make this an unforgettable Reunion and a special “50."
Please everyone make plans now to attend. We all are so looking
forward to getting together and spending time with our special
friends/classmates. Any questions, you can contact Tom Garrett at tandlgarrett@frontier.com
or Bob Kramer at slimedawgg@aol.com
or, of course, Patty Gonzalez (Williams) at Pattygwv@gmail.com or me Marsha
Caplinger (Golden) at WI1965@aol.com.
Below we have listed some of the various hotels in the area for
your convenience in making reservations. If you plan to attend MAKE
RESERVATIONS SOON as hotels in this area are filling up fast.
PH: (304) 842-9300
(Off Jerry Dove Drive
PH: (304) 979-9022
WINGATE INN
(Off Jerry Dove Drive
PH: (304) 808-1000
DAYS INN
PH: (304) 842-7371
MICROTEL BRIDGEPORT
PH: (304) 808-2000
BEST WESTERN
(Top of Bridgeport Hill)
PH: (304) 842-5411
HILTON GARDEN INN
(Next to Walmart)
PH: (304) 326-9200
PH: (304) 842-3600
Anyone who would like to attend our meetings is welcome. The date,
time and place will be posted on our Facebook and an email will be sent out.
If you have an email or mailing address for any of the classmates
listed below, please let us know.
There will be additional address requests as mail is returned. As if now we need addresses for:
Michael Barnes
Sharon Bates
Fred Bumgardner
Mike Burdiss
Carole Castello Cass
Cathy Chapman
Charles Cheatwood
Roger Coffman
Robin (Darrall)
Hinderyckx
Rodney Gay
Carol Hauman
Deanna Kennedy
Dennis Losh
Beverly Mason
Barbara McFayden
Janie McIntyre
Rhonda Miller
Wharton
Tom Nuzum
Paul Patton
John Phillips
Kenny Phillips
David Scott
Tom Stealey
Linda Yeager
Thanks everyone for
your help. Please try to come to the reunion. We are looking forward to seeing everyone and having a wonderful time.
Marsha & Patty
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GERALDINE (GERRY) DANLEY BENNET
From Harriett (Danley) Van
Voorhis (W I 1958)
Dear Roleta:
My heart is breaking
as I am writing to tell you and any of your readers, who might have known her
that my sister, Geraldine (Gerry) Danley Bennett, passed away suddenly on Jan.
16, 2015. Gerry was a member of the W.I. Class of 1952. She leaves behind her
husband, Jim Bennett, also from the class of 1952, two children, and three
grandchildren. Gerry and Jim lived in Vienna , Virginia
CHARLES RAY ELDER
Charles Ray Elder, 72,
of Lakeview Terrace, Bridgeport ,
passed away Tuesday morning, January 27, 2015, in the United Hospital Center
He was born in
Flemington on June 17, 1942, a son of the late Vaughn Paul Elder and Leona
Virginia (Dilly) Elder.
PFS He is survived by
his nephews, John A. Elder and his wife Elizabeth, Peletier, NC, Kevin Elder
and his wife Jessica, Parkersburg, Jeffrey Grimes and Michael Grimes, both of
Bridgeport; a niece, Pam Elder, Boaz, WV; his sister, Sandra K. Grimes,
Bridgeport; 14 great-nieces and nephews; 12 great-great-nieces and nephews; and
a his special friend, Sylvia Sauceva, TX.
In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Allen Elder.
Charles was a graduate
of Bridgeport High School Bridgeport Baptist Church
H. LABAN WHITE
H. Laban White, age 98 of Clarksburg , WV Spencer , West Virginia
He
was preceded in death by the love of his life, Gwendolyn (Beall) White; his
daughter, Patricia Linda (White) Stumpo; his granddaughter, Tina Nicole Stumpo;
son-in-law, Mervin W. Gutshall, Jr.; a brother, George B. White; sister,
Eleanor Caroline White.
He
married Gwendolyn Beall on December 23, 1943 and they are the parents of two
daughters, Diane (White) Slaughter & son-in-law, Gary Slaughter; and Carol
White; 5 grandchildren, Melissa & David McCullough, Joshua Laban &
Jaime Gutshall, Liza Gabrielle & Nicholas Vick, Traci Michelle & Joe
Terango, Jennifer Careen & Scott Duarte; 13 great-grandchildren, Lauren
Walatka, Dillon McCullough, Emma McCullough, Hannah Gutshall, Joshua Gutshall,
Kobe Vick, Noah Vick, Anthony Terango, Dante Terango, Brock Duarte, Brennan
Duarte, Sophia Duarte, and Amelia Duarte.
H.
Laban White passed away on Saturday, January 31st 2015 at the age of 98 at his
home. Mr. White was a very prominent and active member of the community for the
past 70 years. He practiced law in the state of West
Virginia
Mr. White entered the United States Army in
1942 as a Private and retired from the US Army Reserve as Lieutenant Colonel
after 35 years in active and reserve service. He was State Commander and
National Director of AMVETS and served as American Legion Boys State Counselor
for 49 consecutive years.
Mr.
White served on both the State and National Commissions to hire the handicapped
and was the First Chairman of the Clarksburg Human Rights Commission.
Laban
was a member of the Clarksburg Lions, Elks and Moose and is a Past President of
Clarksburg Lions. He is also a member of the Harrison County, West Virginia,
and American Bar Association, Allohak Council, Boy Scouts of America, Past
President of the Clarksburg-Harrison Cultural Foundation, Board of
Trustees-Alderson-Broaddus College, American Legion, Reserve Officers
Association and the National Conference of State Legislative Leaders (former
National Vice President).
Among
the many honors H. Laban White has received are-Alumnus of the Year and
Distinguished Service Award-Glenville State College, Distinguished Service
Award-WV Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Distinguished Silver Beaver-Boy
Scouts of America, received the Distinguished Legislative Commendation for
introducing and procuring the passage of many Legislative Bills to improve the
safety, welfare and human rights of the people of West Virginia and holds the
highest Award of the Lions International-a Fellow of the Melvin Jones
Foundation.
Mr.
White was honored by the Harrison County Commission for significant
contributions made to prove that a life well lived can make a great difference
– H. Laban White Day – July 8, 2004. Laban White was honored on June 1, 1996 by
the Clarksburg Lions Club “Roast” to commend him for his leadership and
participation in the formation of the Scholarship Foundation. Mr. White also
provided counsel and guidance to the Energy Corporation of America
Mr.
White was a member of the Clarksburg Baptist Church
Laban
was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was well respected and
admired for his kindness, generosity, loyalty and honesty. He loved reminiscing
of his younger years and was well known for his incredible story telling. He
was truly a gentleman and inspiration to all that knew him.
H.
Laban White is one of West Virginia
SAMUEL VINCENT VELTRI
Samuel Vincent Veltri,
age 84, of Clarksburg Clarksburg
In addition to his wife he is survived by his three children: Dr. Jerry Veltri and wife Susie (Caputo), Julia Israel and husband Jim of Bridgeport and Jennifer Stewart and husband Jeff of Bluefield; four grandchildren: Rose Faulhaber and husband Jeff of Texas, Ashley James and husband Todd of Pennsylvania, Dr. S. Vincent Veltri and his wife Dr. Lauren (Westfall) Veltri of Morgantown and Tyler Benedum, Bluefield; four great-grandchildren Tanner, Gianni and Ella James, and Julia Grace Faulhaber; step grandchildren Layken and Lauren Stewart, Josh and Ross Israel, as well as several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife he is survived by his three children: Dr. Jerry Veltri and wife Susie (Caputo), Julia Israel and husband Jim of Bridgeport and Jennifer Stewart and husband Jeff of Bluefield; four grandchildren: Rose Faulhaber and husband Jeff of Texas, Ashley James and husband Todd of Pennsylvania, Dr. S. Vincent Veltri and his wife Dr. Lauren (Westfall) Veltri of Morgantown and Tyler Benedum, Bluefield; four great-grandchildren Tanner, Gianni and Ella James, and Julia Grace Faulhaber; step grandchildren Layken and Lauren Stewart, Josh and Ross Israel, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Sam was a 1948 graduate of
Sam and his wife Mary
Jo loved to take bus trips with friends to Atlantic City , New York , Grand Ole Opry, Toronto and Niagara Falls
Time spent with his
family was very important to him, and he especially loved the holiday
traditions shared with those he loved the most. Sam never missed an event that
included one of his children, grandchildren or great grandchildren. He loved to
sing and never missed an opportunity to dance, especially the jitterbug, with
his wife. Sam never knew a stranger and always made you feel like a good
friend. He never hesitated to help anyone or volunteer his services no matter
what they were.
Sam was a lifetime
member of Saint James Church and for 45 years served as an usher. He was also a
member of the Parish and Finance Councils and also served as an alter server.
DANIEL MASOM PETTREY
Daniel Mason Pettrey,
72, of Parkersburg ,WV Parkersburg on April 12, 1942 at Camden Clark Hospital Clarksburg with his family in 1949 where he graduated
from Washington Irving High School Central WV area,
particularly the Clarksburg Track Invitational and sports banquets. He attended
the Celebration Center of Belpre, Ohio, he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa
fraternity at WVU, a charter member of the Bridgeport Jaycee's and the
Clarksburg Rotary Club, and on the board of directors at the Lowndes Bank.
After attending West Virginia University Missouri ;
Daniel Mason Pettrey Jr. (Lisa) of Clarksburg ; Suzanne Bishop (Bill) of Clarksburg ;
Brian Pettrey (Susan) of New York ; Sheri Adams (stepdaughter) of Parkersburg ;
and Erica Pettrey (Tony Green) of Parkersburg
Funeral services will
be conducted by Pastor Brian Pettrey.
JUDY PHAIR
Judy Phair, 77, of St.
Marys , WV Bridgeport , WV Washington Irving High School in Clarksburg , WV Marshall University Charleston ,WV Clay County as a Mental Health Psychologist, and also
worked at the former Colin Anderson Center , the Western District Guidance as County Director Bridgeport ,
WV
She is survived by her
husband of 50 years, Lynn W. Phair, children, Laura Phair (Allen) Davis of
Powhaten, VA, Dabney (Belinda) Jackson of Charleston, WV, Mark (Kathleen) Phair
of Seal Beach, CA, Patrick (Michele) Phair of Ayden, NC, and Eric (Julie) Phair
of St. Marys, WV, and several grandchildren.
DANIEL B. NEMAR
Daniel B. McNemar, 61,
of Clarksburg ,
WV , departed this life on January 24, 2015, at
the United Hospital Center
Daniel was born in Clarksburg ,
WV
On August 12, 1996, he
married Pamela Jean Carroll McNemar, who resides at their home in Clarksburg
He is survived by his
daughter, Kelli Jo McNemar of Morgantown
In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters-in-law, Teresa Lucente and
Catherine Louise Seftick.
Daniel was a graduate
of Washington Irving High School
DELORIS “SISSY” STUTLER
Deloris “Sissy”
Stutler, 70, Bridgeport Clarksburg
She is survived by her
husband of 46 years, Jarrett “Buck” Stutler.
Also surviving are
three daughters, Lora Ann Boram and her husband Tom, Bridgeport; Karen Sue
Sendling and her husband Rusty, Clarksburg; and Vicky Michele Sandy and her
husband Chip, Galloway; a son, Mark Duane Stutler and his wife Jeanne, Salem;
eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, a niece whom she raised like
a daughter, Carol Yeste; three step-sons, James, Jarrett, and Jeff Stutler; and
a step-daughter, Janet. Three brothers, Robert Kelley and his wife Wanda, Bridgeport ; George Kelley and his wife Marie, Bridgeport ;
and James Kelley and his wife Beverly, Bridgeport ; two sisters, Wilma Jean Jones, Anmoore; and
Sharon George and her husband Jimmy, Bridgeport
In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Calvin Boram; her twin
brother, Donald Kelley; and her brother-in-law, Danny Jones.
Sissy graduated from Bridgeport High School and attended Evangel Baptist Church
BONNIE JEAN ALTMAN
PRITCHARD
Bonnie Jean Altman
Pritchard, 85, a lifelong resident of Bridgeport , passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015, in Alexandria , Virginia Bridgeport
Bonnie was preceded in
death by her husband, John David Pritchard, on June 27, 2010. They were married
on June 5, 1948.
She is survived by
John and Barbara Pritchard of Durham , NC , Ella
Pritchard Curry and Jen Ihlo of Alexandria , VA , Alan
Pritchard and Betty Neely of Fairmont, WV, and Casey Louise Pritchard Chen and
Patrick Chen of Herndon , VA.
Bonnie was a graduate
of Bridgeport High School Harrison County ,
serving at Bridgeport High School , Bridgeport Junior High School , Summit Park Junior High School and Washington Irving High School United Hospital Center Simpson Creek Baptist Church in Bridgeport
JOHN Y. SUTTON
Mr. John Y. Sutton of Bridgeport
He was born in
September 1943. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maxwell Y. Sutton and
Catherine V. Tetrick Sutton.
He is survived by his
wife, Carolyn A. Sutton and his brother, James Maxwell (Debi) Sutton. He is
also survived by his children, M. Anne Sutton (Christopher) Wickland, Michael
Y. (Tara ) Sutton and Forrest E. (Amanda Lynn)
Sutton; and five grandchildren.
He graduated from Bridgeport High School and attended Fairmont State College and West
Virginia State Fairmont Bridgeport
JAMES MARK WILLIAMS
JAMES MARK WILLIAMS
James Mark Williams,
age 59, of Clarksburg , WV
He was born on
October 26, 1955, in Clarksburg
Mr. Williams is
survived by one son, Jason Robert Williams and wife Diane of Glendale, AZ; one
daughter, Cari Nicole Levake and husband Brian of Clarksburg; fiancée, Darlene
Lapeer of Clarksburg; one brother, Eugene Williams and wife Debbie of Portland,
OR; two sisters, Judy Welker and husband Walt of Surprise, AZ, and Dianna
Williams of Surprise, AZ; a special uncle, Richard Williams and wife Judy of
Morgantown; six grandchildren, Jakob, Adam and Justin Williams, Jackson,
Anderson and Bryson Levake.
In addition to his
parents, James was preceded in death by one grandson, Ethan Williams.
James graduated from
Victory High, Class of 1974, and went on to serve his country honorably in the
United States Air Force. He served for over 30 years, with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan
GEORGE ALLAN EARNEST
George Allan
Earnest, age 84, of Clarksburg , WV (Glen Falls ),
passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at the United
Hospital Center
in Bridgeport
He was born on July
20, 1930, in Webster
Springs
George is survived
by his wife of 63 years, Mary Jane (Barnes) Earnest, whom he married June 12,
1951; his children: Danny A. Earnest of Clarksburg, Cheryl A. Earnest of
Weston, Vanessa J. Earnest of Williamsville, NY, and Timothy D. Earnest, also
of Clarksburg; six grandchildren: Alicia Smith and husband David, Timothy
Earnest Jr.; Tyler Earnest, Travis Earnest, Danielle Earnest, and Sigrid
Earnest; one great-grandchild, Bradley Jude Earnest; three brothers: Johnny,
Richard, and Thomas Earnest; as well as several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Earnest; three sisters: Molly Harper, June Floyd, and Phyllis McCarty.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Earnest; three sisters: Molly Harper, June Floyd, and Phyllis McCarty.
Mr. Earnest was a
graduate of Victory
High School West
Virginia
ANN R. YOKE
Ann R. Yoke, 86, of Clarksburg
She was born in Clarksburg
She is survived by her
husband, William E. Yoke, Sr., to whom she was married for 70 years; two sons,
William E. Yoke, Jr., and his wife Dolores, Clarksburg, and Donald S. Yoke,
Clarksburg; one daughter, Margaret Y. Booth and her husband Fred, Shinnston; eight
grandchildren, Neil Yoke and his wife Beth, Blair Yoke, Rachel Yoke, Ben Yoke,
Daniel Yoke, Owen Yoke, Drew Booth, and Sarah Seidl and her husband Jamie; one
great-grandchild, Gwen Seidl.
She was also preceded
in death by one brother, John Ransel Romine, Jr.; and one sister, Elizabeth R.
Francis. Ann was a 1946 graduate of Washington Irving High
School
She was a member of
the First United Methodist Church United
Hospital Center
