Editor: Roleta Smith Meredith Roleta1@aol.com
Publisher: Jalon Smith Burton
From: Dave Bates (WI 1951)
Bates8806@sbcglobal.net
“FALL”
In the Fall
The year is 1943,
Towers Grade
School,
Fifth grade,
Miss Harris, the
teacher.
Now, that I've set
the scene, I'll continue.
She read us a poem
one morning:
"I like the fall,
The mist and all.
I like the night owl's lonely call"
Those three lines have been stuck in my head ever since. Over the years
I have searched that poem dozens and dozens of times at every source and site I
could think of. This week, at a meeting
of our poetry club, I mentioned my decades of failure to find these haunting
lines to the leader of our group. He pulled out his I Phone and, in less than
ten minutes, he asked, "Is this it?"
THE MIST AND ALL
by Dixie Willson
(To be read slowly and quietly)
I like the fall
The mist and all
I like the night owl's lonely call
And wailing sound
Of wind around
I like the gray
November day
And dead, bare boughs that coldly sway
Against my pane
I like the rain
I like to sit
And laugh at it
And tend my cozy fire a bit
I like the fall
The mist and all
Above is a picture of WI which was taken by Ron White (WI
1962) I am running this for people who
have been away from Clarksburg for a long time and don’t realize how the
building has changed. The name is
Washington Irving Middle School.
Tell, me, what is in the new section of the school? Is the library still where it was when it was
a high school? Do they still have one
large study hall for girls and one for boys?
How many did each of those rooms hold?
Do the girls and boys still go up separate steps? Are the front steps designated for 9th
graders (“upper-class-men)or no one? Do
they have a lunch room in the school now?
Is there still a swimming pool?
If the gym classes are now in the new section, what is in the gym
rooms? Are there still home Econmic rooms? I don’t think they teach Home Economics in
schools now….isn’t it called life management or something like that?
Perhaps these are questions that PARENTS or GRANDPARENTS
of Washington Irving Middle School students will be able to answer?
Write to:
Roleta1@aol.com
Pictured above is Gloria
at the WVU Art Museum dedication last August standing in front of a sign that you
can’t read very well but it indicates the Lobb as “Leon and Gloria Plevin
Lobby.
Gloria (Rosenthal) Plevin
(WI 1952)
From: Joe Malone (WI 1952)
From time-to-time over
the last 10+ years we have discussed the artistic talents of a WI classmate of
mine, Gloria (Rosenthal) Plevin, (WI 1952). Gloria grew up on Maple Avenue across from
Carlyle School. We both attended
Carlyle, Central and WI from 1940-52. Our paths diverged for the following 50 years
until our class reunion in 2002. She
brought a representative piece of her art to our 50th Class Reunion as a gift
to be raffled off. It was then I
realized Gloria had developed into an acclaimed artist.
Gloria chooses subjects
relating to her life, family and surroundings. She has pieces in the permanent
collection of three museums and is currently on exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art - monoprints 2015. For 18 summers, she owned and
operated a gallery at her home on Lake Chautauqua, NY.
Since 2002, I have followed
Gloria's work in various media including oils, acrylics, pastels and
watercolors. I have been most impressed
by the latter, particularly as applied to botanical subjects. She had a
marvelous exhibit in 2011 at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute outside
Jamestown, NY featuring not only her flowers but a wider range of subjects as
well.
This past August 2015,
WVU opened the $10M Museum of Art addition to the Creative
Arts Center on the main campus in Morgantown. Gloria and her late husband Leon, a WVU
graduate, were recognized as sponsors of the Lobby of the new building.
Additionally, one of Gloria's premier watercolors, "Tulips in a
Tulipierre", (photo
attached) was accepted into the permanent collection of the new museum.
It will be included in a future exhibition of still life paintings of the
new WVU Museum of Art.
To commemorate Gloria's
achievements, I decided to create a "Gloria Plevin Wall"
in my cottage at Lake Floyd. Assisted by
Brenda Malfregeot (WI/RW ????) at ArtWorks in Bridgeport,
we framed nine 8x10 copies of Gloria's recent watercolors and placed them
around a copy of the "Tulips in a Tulipierre". This 10 piece display was hung by Roger and
Donna (Holtz) Ourey (WI 1963/67). As the
photo below exhibits, this arrangement oversees my kitchen table and chairs.
(Incidentally, the table and chair artistry was also the original creation of a
local artist over on Buffalo Lake.)
Obviously, I am very
pleased with the overall result and particularly proud of the achievements of
my childhood friend and WI classmate, Gloria (Rosenthal) Plevin.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Also, for more pictures, check out the July 2012 issue of the WI
Newsletter. Just go to the top of this newsletter right under our heading and
click on the page tab titled 'OLD WEBSITE'. When the page opens, look for 'revisit pass issues' and click where it says 'HERE'…. then find '2012' and click on 'July' issue.
THAT STINKY DELICIOUS SAVORY
SALT RISING BREAD
From: Wade Coffindaffer (WI Class of '68)
wcoffin3@suddenlink.net
The comment by Penny
Christie Johnson (WI 1960) about the salt rising bread baked at the bakery
in the Arcade is close to my heart/stomach.
For years I reminisced to my wife, Linda, about salt rising bread
(including a family story involving me and my younger sister, Debbie). I looked for it at every specialty bread
counter and bakery without success. I
longed for that truly unique taste of it toasted and buttered.
Imagine my surprise
and delight a couple of years ago when presented by friends with a fresh loaf
of the long lost delicacy here in Spencer, WV! Jackie Milliken had told my wife that every
time her husband, Jerry Milliken, travelled to the northern areas of the state
he had to stop by a bakery in Mt. Morris, PA to stock up on this smelly bread
(I prefer to call it aromatic) he called Salt Rising bread. Linda told her about
my conversations about it. Linda and
Jackie (both Roane County girls) decided that the affinity for the bread must
be a "Clarksburg thing". Next
trip north the Millikens picked up a loaf for me and gave me directions to the
bakery named Salt Rising Creek Bakery.
Since then, trips
back to the Clarksburg area now include pepperoni rolls and Italian bread from
Tomaro's Bakery and salt rising bread from the Salt Rising Creek Bakery.
Truth be known, now Linda enjoys it
toasted and buttered as much as I do.
I scanned & attached the brochure that has
their menu, list of breads, days that feature each bread, etc. and the driving
directions on it. They are ”closed” on
Mondays because that day is dedicated to filling mail orders. . . yes, they
will mail the Salt Rising Bread to you!
From: Mary Elizabeth Weaver Johnson (WI 1960)
auntmerts@bellsouth.net
A great taste that I really miss is salt rising bread. I have tried numerous times to make some, but
to no avail. And the smell of it baking
just makes me want more. I have not seen
any salt rising bread since I left Clarksburg, so I guess the best thing for me
to do is make a trip back home and load up on it. I presume it can still be bought???? Thanks,
again, for such a special newsletter
From: Mary Virginia (Duncan-Johnson) Wilke (WI 1955)
Salt Rising Bread,
my Mom and Grandmother baked it when I was young and when we moved to
Clarksburg, we bought the bread from bakeries.
I have dozens of cookbooks but it wasn't until last year that I found a
recipe for Salt Rising Bread! Hate the
smell baking, but fresh toasted slices in the morning with Orange Marmalade on
it is Heaven!!!
Above picture from
Bill Ross’ photos from Trafalgar on the Cornwall tour
JAYNE ROSE ROSS
From: Jayne Rose Ross (WI 1957)
After stalking Doc
Martin ~~~This is the closest I got BUT along the way the scenery was exquisite!!
Weather great and lots of pub food......Finally
got a chance to take the London Eye!
Editor’s Note: Above letter from
Jayne from London, England….Thanks Jayne.
This is one lady whose looks haven’t changed much since high
school…Still a pretty lady!
THAT SLAW LINE IS DEFINITELY THERE
From: Frank
Martino (WI 1960)
It was
nice meeting you and Bill at the picnic in Florida a couple of years ago. My cousin Larry Martino and I made it over
and we were impressed with the great job you and your team has done with the
picnic. We had fun. Had great food and drink and look forward to
the next time we can make it.
As far as the slaw line is
concerned, I agree that it is for those who live in the southern part of
WV. Slaw was available anywhere hot dogs
were sold. I lived in Charleston for
several years and my relatives there always ordered slaw on their hot dogs so I
began to try slaw and it tasted fine, but different. That was the first time that I remember slaw
being offered on a hot dog and I thought it would taste terrible but I was
wrong.
Last week I went to my son’s
home to watch the WVU and Oklahoma game and there it was… WV style chili and
slaw for my hot dog. I have to admit
that it was better than OK and I will probably add it to the top of one of my
hot dogs the next time I make WV hot dog chili.
When I come home to visit my
family in Cburg, I, of course, always get hot dogs, one with slaw and the
others the good old fashion way, chili, mustard, ketchup and onions. They are just great. I live in South Florida now and I can’t find
any hotdog that is even close.
Keep up the great work on the
newsletter.
From: Mary Virginia (Duncan-Johnson) Wilke (WI 1955)
mwdusty1@aol.com
I did not have or
want to have slaw on my hot dogs!! Mustard,
onions & chili is best! I grew up
with the wonderful chili hot dogs in Clarksburg, and when I was expecting my
sons, I craved them. We were in Ohio
then and so made do with theirs, but noting beat the ones from home! I never found the real recipe for that chili
sauce. My brother, Bob, would come to
town from Denver and immediately buy a dozen hot dogs and before he left, he
always had a quart jar of the sauce to take with him! Little stand at Water and Main street run by
a Greek person, but never knew his name.
From: J.A. Teter (WI 1961)
I have eaten a lot
of hotdogs in Clarksburg, and here in the Alexandria, Virginia area and I had
NEVER heard of putting slaw on hotdogs until your article in the WI
Newsletter. It would be interesting to
know where the "slaw line" sign is, as I am sure that I have eaten
hotdogs in the Southern portions of Virginia as well as Georgia, and I have
never even seen slaw as an additive to hotdogs on any menu anywhere! It would be interesting to know what Ritzy
Lunch has to say about slaw on hotdogs, as I have had many a hotdog there and
was never offered slaw. My kind of hotdog is "chili, onions, and
salt".
NOTE FROM ROLETA: Even though there is pretty good proof
(notice the replies) that northern West Virginians prefer a hot dog without
slaw and even though I have a picture of a sign about the SLAW LINE that looks
as though it has been erected…..I am almost positive that the sign does not
exist! But I am also pretty positive
that if you eat SLAW on your hot dog, you either live south of Harrison County
or have lived there!
From: Steve Bias, Central JR HS 1954, 1956 &WI 1957 (Freshman
year at WI in 1957)
Thank you so much
for a wonderful October newsletter.
BTW: In Southern
W.Va. (Beckley & Charleston), the "slaw dog" is called: MOCS"
the short way to ask for mustard, onion, chili & SLAW.....
I guess that there
is a "friendly rivalry" between North & South W.Va.
I was born in
Charleston, WV. In 1954 my Dad transferred to PPG glass factory in Clarksburg. I went to CJHD for 2 years, then W.I.
Freshman class of 1957.
I remember Anthony
Bellote, Bob Teter, Bobby Secret (freshman who played with the varsity), and
MOST of all Alex Lover...What a beauty.
I had a secret
crush on Sharon Elliott. Her brother
Marty, was my friend and really a nice guy.
My close friends on
Lowdnes Hill were: Billy Stanton, Kenny White, Sue Smith, and the siblings
Beverly & Butch Felts.
Randy Coyner lived
on the Hill also; he was a good Lowdnes Hiill sandlot baseball player.
First date: Beverly
to a dance at the church on lower Main or Pike Street. Beverly collected hundreds of T.V Guide
magazines.
I believe my friend
Mike McGuire from Stealey passed a couple of decades ago. I remember a nice W.I. classmate Chester Ali
who passed from cancer in 1956 or 1957 at 15 years old.
Mr. Traugh was not
really my favorite teacher, but was a kinda neat guy. He was interesting...he had two nicotine
stained fingers, like my Dad and a lot of WW II vets. I used to see him playing pool and drinking
beer at the Pike St. poolrooms. It
amazed me that a teacher could have a life outside of school!
You had to go a
long way to have a better Principal and gentleman than Mr. Cubbon.
Dad said that the
glass company was eliminating his job - glass cutter and bringing machines in.
(don't know if that is true), but we had to move, leaving the best of friends
on Lowdnes Hill and went to Hollywood, Florida.
In 1959 I was
standing on a corner in Hollywood, Fl. looked into a stopped car and said
"hello" to Phil VanDevender.
I was known as
"Steve" Bias in Clarksburg.
NOTE FROM ROLETA: Steve would love
to hear from any old friends. Contact
him at bronsonbiasgroup@aol.com
From: Mary Elizabeth Weaver Johnson, (WI 1960)
auntmerts@bellsouth.net
Roleta, I wish to thank
Penny Christie Johnson for a great reminder about some of the great tastes of
West Virginia. In the October
Newsletter, she mentioned eating slaw on hot dogs. Well, a hot dog is not good until slaw is
spread all over it. I live in the South
and if I see someone who doesn't have slaw on their dog, I know they are from
the North.
WRITE AND TELL US
Why did you leave or why did you stay in WV?
When did you make the decision?
After all of these years, are you happy with the choice you
made?
What do you miss most about West Virginia?
WRITE TO: Roleta1@aol.com
WRITE AND TELL US
Did you have Mr. Traugh as a teacher either in Central Jr.
High or Washington Irving?
Write and share your memories of him with us.
AN IMPORTANT BIG QUESTION...
I NEED YOU TO ANSWER THIS
From Roleta1@aol.com
What do you call the meaty “stuff” that people from Clarksburg put
on their hot dog?
Write and tell me…This is a VOTE
IS IT SAUCE OR IS IT CHILI?
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
What did you pay for a hot dog when growing up?
WRITE TO: Roleta1@aol.com
PS: Thanks to Frank
Martino (WI 1960) for bringing up this important question.
Half the time I
call it hot dog sauce and the other times I say hot dog chili…..hot dog chili
does NOT have BEANS in it
GIFTS RECEIVED THIS MONTH
FOR THE WIN SCHOLARSHIP
Thank you so much to the following for
giving to the WIN Scholarship to help a Clarksburg high school graduate with
college expenses.
Terry Shorr (WI/Elkins 1958) given in
memory of his sister: Becky
Runner Hunt (WI 1967)
A note to Terry Shorr, thank you for
the kind note re: the passing of Judy Daugherty Kimler…she was a good friend
and a great help with the newsletter.
Her husband and many high school friends miss her.
Judy Aspy Payne (WI 1959) Thank you
Judy for continuing support.
Allen Alvarez (WI 1958) Thank you Allen
for the gift to the WIN Scholarship.
THE WIN SCHOLARSHIP QUILT
2016
In December we will start our sale of
the tickets for the quilt drawing so be prepared……Save your money, and be ready
as you will only have December, January and February to buy your tickets..
Below are 2 more quilt squares that
will be in the 2016 Quilt.
Above square is from: Linda Newport Stricker (WI 1965)
Above square is from Mary Sue Clark Spahr (WI 1965)
A Great big thank you to all the ladies
for volunteering to make the squares to help Sue Selby Moats create the annual
fund raiser for the WIN scholarship.
In September 1995, actress Mary Tyler Moore donated the Conrad Shindler House to
the Center.
CIVIL
WAR HOUSE AT SHEPHERDSTOWN WV
From: Roleta1@aol.com
Read about “Center for the Study of the
Civil War’. Mary Tyler Moore, TV star,
donated the Conrad Shindler House to the Center. Click this link so you may read about her gift and
things that will be archived in the location.
From: Roleta1@aol.com
Jim Fragale (WI
1958) wrote again this month to tell us that Cindy Adams mentioned him in her
column in the New York Post dated October 21, 2015.
She writes:
“Jane Wagner’s 1985 ‘The Search for Signs of Intelligent
Life in the Universe” (Broadway) concept ‘Is it Art? Or, Is it Soup?’ now
the title of James Fragale’s Huffpo (Huffington Post) blog ‘Is it art? Or, Is
it Soup?’” She says: “Meanwhile, when
you order Jim’s novel “THE ANSWER TO LIFE” from Barnes & Noble and/or
Amazon.com,
make sure the fly identifies the latest edition—“Fourth Printing.”
WHO
ARE THESE GUYS?
Can you name any of
the people pictured below? Write and
tell us who you recognize, do you have any memories about any of those pictured
that you can share with the readers?
Write to Roleta1@aol.com
HARRY
POWERS
From: Steve Bias (Central
Jr. High 1954 -1956 WI 1956/57 year for
Freshman - would have graduated in 1960 if I hadn't moved to Florida.)
bronsonbiasgroup@aol.com
Major public
reaction to a West Virginia trial isn’t new.
The public was certainly outspoken following
the trial of traveling vacuum salesman Harry Powers, who moved to West Virginia
in 1926 after responding to a “lonely hearts” ad — posts written by people
seeking love. Luella Strother, the woman who submitted the ad, was a successful
Clarksburg grocery store owner with a farm in Quiet Dell. The next year, Powers and Strother were
married. Despite his marriage, Powers
continued to take out lonely hearts ads. In one, he identified himself as a widower,
worth $150,000. Among the respondents to
the ad was Asta Eicher, a 50-year-old widow with three children from Illinois. In June 1931, Powers traveled to her home and
the two went on a trip together, leaving her three children behind. A few days later, their caretaker received a
letter from Eicher telling her that Powers would be returning in a few days to
fetch the children. Shortly after his
arrival, Powers took the three children away in his car. None of the Eichers were ever seen alive
again. About a month later, Clarksburg
police found bloody footprints and clothing and human hair inside a soundproof
basement underneath a garage on Powers’ property. Although Powers wouldn’t say where the bodies
were, they were found nearby in a newly dug ditch. Police also found the body of a divorced nurse
from Massachusetts — another lonely hearts ad respondent. Powers’ trial had to be moved from the
Clarksburg courthouse to a 500-seat opera house to handle the crowd. He was found guilty and sentenced to death by
hanging. Although it was never confirmed, authorities suspected Powers — whose
given name was Herman Drenth — of killing as many as 50 people.
Clarksburg author Davis Grubb used the
story as the basis of his novel, “The Night of the Hunter,” which was made into
a classic film starring Robert Mitchum. –
To Read More about Interesting Trials of WV, ClickHere
This picture was taken on Christmas Day 1947---a white
Christmas! People out using their new sleds and enjoying the snow. The hollow is on the right with the trees and grapevines
My home is across the street, third from the corner. To me
this picture is a classic!! In the distance on corner of Pick St is the Hall
home, Dick, Jim and Pam (WI) and their Aunt Oma Hall 8th grade teacher at
Central Jr. High.
DUFF “HOLLER”
AND SUMMER HORSESHOE PLAYING
From: Marolyn Tustin Jett (WI 1956)
Marolyn@Jettlag.com
Mike Snyder wrote
about the hollow or holler The hollow of
which he speaks was across the street from my house on Duff Ave in Stealey and
ran behind the homes on Duncan for a long way. I think as far as McDowell St. Yes, we hung and swung on the grape vines for
years as we were growing up. I don't
remember any broken arms, etc of all the kids that played there.
The horseshoe pits
were on the vacant lot on corner of Duff and Duncan Avenues. My Dad set it up and ran the electric from our
house across to it so they could play after dark. In the spring, summer and fall months several
men would gather. I remember some names. Jim Alltop from out Duncan way, which street I
don't know. Joe Hunt a younger man (for
which I babysat his children when I got older) also from that direction. Some of the Wood boys who lived on the corner
of Duff and Hall Streets and more, including my brother. This was in the mid to late 40's. I recall selling lemonade to the horseshoe
players. Mere Gurson (WI '57) living on
the corner of Duncan and Duff remembers hearing the "clanging" of the
horseshoes from her bedroom in the summer months. Aretta Jurank a wonderful and longtime
contributor to the newsletter and resident of upper Stealey Ave may remember
these times.
Memories
of Horseshoe Playing at the Smith’s
From: Roleta1@aol.com
While reading
Marolyn’s letter about the Horseshoe Pitching court (pits) It caused me to remember one that my brother
and daddy built behind our house. Some
of you may remember that we lived on Milford (on the down slope of the hill) almost
across from Dr. Rose’s big stone mansion.
Dad and Roy built the court clear down at the back of our yard, close to
Magnolia Ave. They terraced off the
ground to 2 flat areas. Even though the
yard was big, it was a hill and in order to get a flat space, they had to make
it! The top area (terrace) was where we
sat on chairs and benches to watch the men pitch the horseshoes….and the bottom
terrace was the pit area.
We had clay in the
pits and we also had light strung so the men could see to play. And the mosquitoes could find me….In order to
get the men to know a game was starting, someone would go to the court and
clang the horseshoes together and soon there would be enough men to start a
game and often some for the next game too.
This had to have been in the early 50’s.
GREAT MEMORIES!
From: Rich Newbrough (BHS
1955)
pat_richnewbrough@rogers.com
Another great issue;
so many responses especially re the arcade. I offer another story that says the arcade had
a profound effect on the prom at Bridgeport High-my junior year (first prom)
one of the guys decided to drive down the arcade and was arrested. In those days after the dance, we just drove
around the city until the sun came up. Somehow the word got out(no cell phones here)
and we had a number of students show up at the court house in front of the
night judge. It was amazing how in the
world the word was passed on. Maybe the
BHS Indians used smoke signals or tom-toms but we were there and everyone threw
in what money they had left to help pay for the fine.
The next year, the
Lions Club got involved and it was a big change! After the dancing, we were
given some time to get the girls changed and off to the Ellis drive in for a
night of movies. A lot of worn out lips
! We then went to breakfast as the sun
came up. I don't know if this program
continued the next year or not but it was a safer prom night.
As to the hot dog
issue- I think the cole slaw was added by the New Yorkers. But in no way will this version replace the world
famous
WV dog. The Central part of our state put forth hot
dogs that were slightly different due to the makeup of the sauce almost like a
different language dialect. Even in
Clarksburg, you could taste as many as 6 variations of the sauce recipe. Those people in the southern part of WV always
had bad tastes.
Thanks again for
your untiring efforts in a worthy cause.
From: Mary Virginia (Duncan-Johnson) Wilke (WI 1955)
I read the article
on Leaving WV and it made me remember how I felt & still do! My husband decided to leave and go to Ohio
because of work. We were young and left
in Sept. I wore shorts and took one
dress because we were going to stay overnight. Well, we ended up staying a week as he was
hired the next day! It snowed while we were there. We looked for an apt. and I had my first
reality check. We were from WV, I was
pregnant and we had a puppy. No one
would rent to us, but we ended up in a one room, sharing a bath and sleeping on
a roll away bed. We went home on
weekends. I cooked in an electric
skillet. We eventually got the use of
the kitchen. My Father-in-law came to
visit us and told us we had to come back to WV, but my husband was stubborn and
we stayed. We were there eleven years,
built our house and had property but nothing was ever home. I eventually left with my 3 children and came
to AZ.
My Mom,
grandparents and all my relatives, plus my husbands' relatives are buried in
WV. My heart loved WV and my memories
are strong with the mountains and love that the people expressed, never ruling
classes of people of where they came from or how much money they had! I am proud to be from West Virginia and proud
to say "Mountaineers are always Free"!
From: Anita White (WI 1948)
anitawhite30@gmail.com
Really enjoy all of
the news each month. You do a great
job.
The newspaper in
the Arcade was mentioned. I think it was
The Clarksburg News, my cousin Richard Young was involved with that in later
years. However, when we were in high school
they ran a column entitled Yehudi Speaks about all the high school kids. My most fond memory of that was, "Anita
and Carl's romance is shot to h---", during one of our many break-ups. However, once we became serious, it was
permanent. Actually, today (10/14) would
be our 65th Anniversary.
Is Penny Christie
from Vermont Ave.? I grew up on Tyler
Avenue and remember the Christies. Also
there was a discussion about WV hot dogs, none can compare. I remember when John Flynn owned the Broad
Oaks Dairy Bar, his hot dos were awesome, best chili in the world. I also remember
when he raised the price from .05 to .07, and everyone thought that was sooo
terrible. What would they think now?
From: Terry Shorr (WI/Elkins 1958)
I
would have recommended the west side of South Dakota. :)
From Rapid City, very close are Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial,
The Badlands, Deadwood (Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, The Green Door
Brothel, Devil's Tower, B-1 bombers at Ellsworth AFB, wild buffalo, Sturgis
(motorcycle Mecca)
Since
spending a week in Rapid City in 1987, I've often told folks if I have a week
to live, send me to Rapid City. Prior to
leaving we drove out in the Badlands and saw antelope, mule deer, a prairie dog
village, and were surrounded by a herd of buffalo that numbered easily 300,
possibly 500.
NOTE
FROM ROLETA: Thanks for the
suggestions, however, we have been to South Dakota and to all of the places
mentioned above (some a couple of times) except not the AF Base and
Sturgis! We HAD NOT been to North
Dakota, thus the trip. Now we have been
to all 50 states.
MORGAN GRADE SCHOOL
5TH GRADE CLASS
MRS. MALONE TEACHER
From Roleta1@aol.com
To refresh your
memory, Joe Malone (WI 1952) sent in the above picture and offered to help
raise money for the quilt through the use of the picture. He said he would buy quilt tickets for the
person who sent in a correct name of a student pictured. One purchase for the
first time the name was sent. Well, we
have a big winner. All of the students
were identified by one person who was also pictured in the class. Congratulations to Marcia Young Fletcher (WI
1964) your name will be on about 200 tickets!
It certainly does pay to read the newsletter.
From: Marcia Young Fletcher (WI 1964)
myfletcher@gmail.com
I now live in Green Valley, AZ.
This is the identification of my
classmates in Mrs. Malone's 1956-1957 5th grade class.
Starting from the far left of the
picture and going front to back along each row of seats:
Row 1
Barbara Creighton
Linda Cottrill
Sandra Gainer
Elizabeth Wilson
Jim Raymond
Judy Matthews
Stephen Haynes
Tom Wharton
David Folden
Row 2
Artie Rohrbaugh
Rick Bartlett
Tim Tonkin
Jimmy Edgell
Danny Emerick
Marty Wise
Jeri Jean Brooks
Glen Capehart
John Bragg
Row 3
John Hershman
Pam Boggs
Jim Smith
Larry Patton
Pam Randolph
Roger Bussard
Marcia Young
Bill Yoke
Row 4
Ann Cole
Carol Ann Posey
Bill Hemsworth
Miles Bell
Kathy Comer
Ricky Orme
Carol Bauld
Barbara Barman
Row 5
Pamela Brown
Bob Lance
Patty Murphy
Carolyn James
Carole Findley
Susan Ziner
Norman Nelson
Editor’s Note: I contacted Joe and
told him that Marcia had named them all… and he responded thusly:
COINCIDENCE
From Joe Malone (WI 1952)
Roleta:
As you know, Marcia (Young) Fletcher, responded to the challenge I
made last month to purchase tickets for next year's Quilt Raffle at the
Sarasota Picnic. She not only responded,
she nailed it and correctly identified every one of her classmates in my
mother's Fourth Grade class picture at Morgan School for the school year
1955-56. Therefore, she will be rewarded
with over 200 raffle tickets next Spring.
In the email in which she submitted her answers, she mentioned
that she now lives in Green Valley, AZ, just south of Tucson. By coincidence,
you shared that information with me as I was driving back to CA and passing
through AZ. Today, I had the pleasure of
her company at lunch near Green Valley. She
is a perfectly delightful lady who not only had my mother in the 4th Grade, but
the following year also when they both moved to the Fifth Grade level. She had very nice things to say about Mom
which, of course, was much appreciated by the listener.
Meeting Marcia was a bonus for me. Do the math and send me an
email "invoice for what I owe the Quilt Raffle. Good Luck with your other
fund-raising efforts for the Scholarship Fund.
From: Sara Stephenson Laber (WI 1955 and
also Morgan School in the 40's)
Regarding Joe
Malone's entry to the Newsletter, I was one of the lucky kids that was in Mrs.
Malone’s class at Morgan School.
I appreciated the
classroom photo. How did we ever survive--one
teacher (no aide), sitting in those hard wood desks aligned (no groups in
colorful chairs. And just look at the
number of students per classroom (sometimes 40). See any short skirts or pants with waist mid
hips--I don't think so
I think we got a
great education and it all started at Morgan. No nursery school or kindergarten. No Hot Lunch Program nor snack/soda machines.
Most of us walked home or to a friends
house for lunch. You had to walk fast
and eat fast--you only had an hour.
FALL IS HUNTING SEASON
From: David B. Bates (W I 1951)
Somewhere, in one of my verses is a line,"...Fall is upon us
with bright yeller leaves, (and the most important line) SQUIRREL IN TH'
HICK'RY JEST BARKIN' TO TEASE." Hot
damn!!! It's hunting season!!! It's football season, great! School's under way, so what. I've got a paper route;
I'll just wait till next week to collect the fees.
Sitting on a stump, wonderfully colored leaves falling around me,
12 gauge shotgun (that "kills on
both ends") resting on my lap, I'm looking for Mister Squirrel for my
dinner table, or, .....wading through briar filled fields, sacrificing my
thighs to those #^X@+* briars, dogs on the run, just to bring a rabbit (widely
known in my early days as a "Hoover chicken") or two to the to same
table. Today, I'm 82, and I still
believe that fried squirrel is the finest meat ever and that rabbit is far
less.
Dad taught Chemistry at W I ('21 to '37), and taught me to love
the woods, fields, hills and streams of Harrison County and to intensely enjoy
their offerings. He, very forcefully,
ensured that I fully understood the dictum, DON'T EVER shoot anything that you
aren't ready to eat." That phrase
thundered in my head every step I took through the fields and woods, UNTIL I
was stationed with the USAF in North Dakota, and I came across the coyote.
From: Roleta1@aol.com
My father never hunted. We
never had wild meat at home to eat.
My Uncle Artie Coontz was a fisherman and a hunter. The only one in both sides of my family that
I knew that hunted (Well. my brother, Roy, started hunting with our Uncle and
he may still hunt today.) Any way, one
Sunday we were in Philippi visiting Aunt Delores and Uncle Artie. She pulled a huge platter of baked cubed
steak out of the oven all covered with gravy and sat it on the table with
everything else that goes with a meal like that. The family started eating and my father asked
for another serving of baked steak. Aunt
Delores told him it was baked cubed venison.
He said he didn’t want any more.
Just couldn’t eat wild meat!!!!
Well, he could when he didn’t know it wasn’t BEEF!
We
will post any class reunion information. The reunion news will appear in the
newsletter and will remain on our Class Reunions page until after the reunion.
(Page
tab is located at the top of the Newsletter page)
40th REUNION
FOR WI CLASSES
OF 1975, 76, 77 and 78
July 30, 2016
If you graduated in
one of these classes or had a son or daughter who graduated at that time,
please know that plans are underway for a 40th reunion in 2016. Most of the
information is on Facebook right now, but please reach out to Jody (Buffington)
at jbuffaud@comcast.net to get on a mailing list if you haven't joined the
Facebook group yet. All you need to do on Facebook is search for Washington
Irving Classes of '75, '76, '77 and '78 and request on the page to join.
Hope to see everyone
there!!
WI CLASS OF 1961
PLANS BEGIN FOR
55TH CLASS REUNION
From: John Teter (WI 1961)
jateter@aol.com
Based on the opinions
of the 1961 WI classmates that joined together this past August for dinner at
Twin Oaks, we are going to schedule a 55th class reunion
The date is August 26
- 28 2016, so mark your calendar now! Details are being worked out and we will
keep you informed. One activity for the class will be to gather on the 27th
(Saturday afternoon) at Veteran’s Park for the Annual WI Picnic.
Please start planning
now to join all of your classmates for the week!
CORRECTIONS
From: Sam Iaquinta (WI 1954)
ROLETA, the fifth
person in the picture in the October newsletter which was taken at the Italian
Heritage Festival is CAMILLE MAZZA SOLIE. Her dad was JOE MAZZA whose brothers,
Frank and Babe Mazza, played basketball for WI. Frank later coached at St
Mary's.
From Nancy Swing
sunswing44@gmail.com
Thanks for the credit
for the photo of the Class of ‘61 dinner, but I don’t deserve it. I wasn’t
there. John Teter forwarded a copy to classmates, but I managed to delete mine
and asked for a re-send. I think he sent to both of us at once, hence the mistake.
So let’s give John all the credit he so richly deserves for keeping all us
Sixty-oner’s in touch!
CAN YOU HELP HIM FIND THIS CLASSMATE?
From: Tom Daquino (WI 1957)
Potbellypoppy@aol.com
I would like to find a classmate of
mine named Shirley Bleigh. I believe her
last name is now Yoder. If you have any
contact with her please give her my Email address and ask her to contact
me. She is a WI grad class of
"57"
Thank you
MYSTERY PICTURE IN
THE OCTOBER ISSUE
No one guessed or even attempted to guess when or where
the uniforms pictured were worn.
Those uniforms were just a couple of the uniforms that the
ushers in the Robinson Grand wore. Do
any of you remember when the usher carried a flash light and escorted you to
your seat? Do you remember that if you were
talking or laughing so loudly that it disturbed others, the usher came down the aisle
and would shine his flashlight directly at you?
Back then the guilty ones obeyed as they were embarrassed or humiliated. I wonder what they would do now.
Now if you do remember, maybe you can answer a question
for me:
Were those ushers kids who worked there part time or were
they adult men? Were you ever an
usher? I remember being an usherette as
some functions at the Grand when I was in high school. We had to wear a white blouse and black
skirt. Can’t remember what the function
might have been, can you?
Did the Ritz and the Robinson Grand both have ushers? I seem to remember they did???
Write your memories to
Roleta1@aol.com
Sports Editor: Bill
Meredith
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
We are nearing the
end of the high school football season.
With two weeks to go, Bridgeport is the only undefeated team in the
area. They stand at 7--0--1 and are a
lock to make the playoffs. This will
give them a chance to win their third "AA" championship in a row.
Fairmont, Sr.
(West), Lincoln and South Harrison all stand at 7--1. Morgantown is 7--2, Notre Dame is 6--2 and R
C Byrd is at 5--3. Each of these schools
should also make the playoffs. Liberty,
at 5--4 might need a little help to extend their season.
We'll let you know
next month how local teams do in the post season. I'd be very surprised if Bridgeport doesn't
three-peat.
Send any comments
on the preps to: Bill billmere@aol.com
To:Bill:
In the September
issue, you asked for comments on The Herd.
I may have been born and mostly likely will die a Mountaineer, but I
became a Marshall University fan by circumstance. I was accepted by both WVU and MU for their
MBA program. Of course WVU was my first
choice, but I was hired for a civil service job with the army and stationed in
Huntington, so it was night classes at Marshall. Years passed and my son became a MU
graduate. We were season ticket holders
up until I retired from the Corps of Engineers and moved to Florida. I don’t follow sports enough to analyze or
predict. I just like to watch both WVU
and MU football. I am proud of the civil
reputation of the Marshall fans and their hospitality for the visiting team
fans. Over the years, I often witness MU
fans invite rivals to join in their tailgating and at no time had I seen any visitors
encounter in-your-face hostility. It is
common for visitors to send letters to the editor expressing how well they were
received and welcomed by the MU fans.
The wife and I were
having lunch at a local sports bar, the Purdue-Indiana game was on the large
screens and the east side of the restaurant was alive with enthusiastic Purdue
fans. The previous week Marshall beat
Purdue 41 to 31. I paid our bill and
waited for a commercial break before venturing over to their domain. With a loud voice I stated, “I HOPE PURDUE
WINS ALL THEIR REMAINING GAMES THIS SEASON”!
This was met with much applause and then one of the gentleman noticed
that I was wearing a MU logo. He invited
me to get my “thundering herd butt to the other side of the bar”. He was smiling and I shot back with a grin of
my own. Suddenly it was quiet and with
all eyes on me, I explained, “THERE ARE NOT MANY BIG NAME SCHOOLS THAT ARE
WILLING TO COME TO HUNTINGTON AND PLAY MARSHALL. PURDUE SHOWED US RESPECT BY DOING SO AND IT
WAS AN HONOR FOR US TO PLAY YOU. THANK
YOU PURDUE UNIVERSITY”! This was met by
a greater applause and even some applause from the other side of the bar. Joy and I left feeling we did a good MU
ambassador thing.
WE ARE MARSHALL!
Jim
Nutter, WI 1971
Reply to Jim:
That is a great story. I've always thought all West Virginians
should pull for the Herd, even if they are WVU fans. Our state needs all the help we can get, so
we should stick together where possible.
I used to attend the Marshall Homecoming game almost every year and
really enjoyed it.
Some friends from Huntington got me tickets to the
first "renewal" game in Morgantown, when Randy Moss played for the
Herd. Since I was in the Marshall
section, I took hats for both schools and wore the hat of the team that was
leading. Happily, I was wearing blue and
gold when the game ended.
You are correct about larger schools not wanting to
play in Huntington. Marshall has always
been tough to beat at home and Purdue found out the hard way.
Thanks for writing.
GO HERD AND GO MOUNTAINEERS !!!
Bill billmere@aol.com
Greetings Bill:
Here's a little bit about that game that John Cooper (WI-1951)
wrote "A Blast from the Past".
In 1947, I was a sophomore, playing saxophone
in the WI band, directed by Henry Mayer.
We marched at halftime doing several formations, that usually had one or
more band members running across the formation looking for his/her intended
position. That's the little bit that I
remember about that game.
About the players? I
remember a few of them. John Casto and
Bob Layfield lived on Verdun Ave in Hartland near me on Liberty Ave. They were 3 years ahead of me, but we played
basketball on a common dirt playground.
They were much better than I and I felt elated when they would pitch the
ball to me for a try at the bucket which they seldom missed and I always
did. John's father was a Taxidermist,
who invited me into his shop to admire the stuffed animals. John wasn't really tall, but besides
football, he also played basketball. I
think he was a guard and Layfield played as a forward. John was noted for his speed. I think it was "Tippy"McIntyre who
played football that 1947 year with brothers also on the team the following
years. It seemed that McIntyre played so
hard and devotedly, that he was often seen lying on the field, being hurt after
frequent plays. The rumor was that he
was just trying to get sympathy from his girlfriend in the stands. We never did
know!
Dick Corsini was highly respected for his running games. During the 1980s, in my professional career
as a factory engineer/sales rep for machinery tooling, I found one of the
Corsinis, I don't remember which one (Dick?), working at Westinghouse Electric
in Buffalo as a purchasing agent. We met
several times, discussed Clarksburg and old times there.
Ron Ogren, WI 1950
Reply To Ron:
Thanks for your
interesting comments on the Parkersburg/WI game. It is funny how something like an old program
will trigger memories of that time many years ago. Your comments on marching in the band made me
think back to when I played sports and also was a band member. As I've written before, people won't believe
me when I tell them I marched with the band at halftime in my football uniform,
but it is true. Several of us did
that. Our school was small (300
students) and we had over 100 boys go out for football, so, if you wanted to
play music and play football, too, you could do both.
Back in the 40's and
50's, most athletes played all of the sports offered by a school. The good football players were usually the
good basketball players, too. Today,
coaches want youngsters to "specialize" in one sport. I think they miss a lot by doing that.
I've heard a lot
about the Corsinis. Joe Malone often
speaks of them and I know they were excellent high school athletes.
Thanks again for
writing. We hope to hear from you again
soon.
Bill billmere@aol.com
TOUGH MONTH
College Football is
not built on what might have been, but on reality---what really happened. The last four games for the WVU football team
have been a reality check at the least and at best have been a tough learning
experience. The coaches have once again
seen what kind of players they need to compete at the top of the Big 12
Conference.
Before the season,
we were told that this team had more depth than any other in the Holgorsen
era. Yet, when the defensive backfield
lost two of their best players to injuries, there was no one to fill in and do
a decent job defending the pass and, in two of the games, tackling a mobile
quarterback. So much for the depth.
I drank the Kool
Aid!! I expected this team to win the
first three non-conference games and they did.
I thought they would lose to Oklahoma at Norman and they did. I thought they would also lose to Baylor in
Waco and they did. Very
predictable. However, I predicted a win
at home over Oklahoma State. Good guess,
but a case of the better team losing or perhaps giving one away.
The TCU game last
night was another animal altogether. I
predicted an upset, but I didn't know this game would be the worst performance
of the season for both the offense and defense.
Four dropped TD passes in one game.
I've never seen that before A
quarterback who made the tacklers look like Pop Warner players. That was a new one for me.
I try not to be too
harsh, based on the brutal schedule this month, but good programs survive
difficult schedules. Right now, we are
not a "good" program.
Where do we go from
here? Do they implode? I hope not.
Every remaining game is winnable.
As I've said before, now we'll see what kind of coaches we really have
at WVU. The entire fan base and state
will be watching. And I'd be very
surprised if a certain athletic director wasn't taking notes for the rest of
the season.
What do you think
of the season so far? Frustrated like
me? Send your comments to:
Bill billmere@aol.com
MODEL AIRPLANE CLUB
From: Dave Bates (WI 1951)
Let's go back to
the '40s and build some flying model airplanes...The airport...Norwood
Park...and, in the winter, in a huge, empty factory in the west end. Club meetings were held weekly on the top
floor of the court house, and in later years, a building behind the VFW club on
Pike Street. Carl A. Hopkins, a veteran
of WWI and a professional sign painter, was the guy who put it all together and
kept it very important to the young people of Clarksburg. We were sponsored by the VFW but was open to
anyone who built flyable models or wanted to learn to build them. There were no fees or dues. A few kids , who couldn't afford supplies,
were provided them.
As I remember, we flew three classes in Spring, Summer and Fall,
towline gliders, rubber band powered prop, and "gas" powered prop,
and a fourth class, a small, very light, microfilm Covered model, for the
factory in the Winter.
If you were able to keep your plane in the air for 30 or more
seconds (it really was a looong time) one would be awarded a sterling silver
lapel pin called a "Thirty Second Pin". During several years of flying and hoping, I
never won one.
Carl was a remarkable and most memorable man. He drove a faded, dark green late '30s Ford
sedan with a rack on top to carry his signs and, dare I say it, three or four
boys. Additionally, probably eight or
ten in the car, to and from the meets.
I would encourage more articles remembering these happenings, even
from someone who won “THE PIN.”
NOVEMBER MYSTERY PICTURE
Picture from: Lynn Hornor Keith (would have been WI 1966)
Above is a picture of a business establishment in Clarksburg. Do you remember the name of the
business? Where was it located? What did you like to buy there? Tell us anything you can about this
place. I will not publish incorrect
answers. Please sign your name, school
and year you did or would have graduated.
Thank you.
Write to: Roleta1@aol.com
KILLROY WAS HERE
Above in the first picture is Charlie Ferrel (WI 1946), the
shorter GI, at an infinite plane gamma radiation shielding study . .
QUESTION: Do you remember seeing these little characters in many
different places….It became popular in WW II and after. Charlie has a few and will be sending them to
the newsletter. Do you remember
them? Do you remember where or when you
saw them?
Write to Roleta1@aol.com
MYSTERY PICTURE IN
LAST NEWSLETTER
From: Lloyd Miller (RW 1962)
This picture is the old
Carmichael Building. The building is
located on 5th Street. Union Carbide held most of their Christmas
parties there in the 40's and early 50's.
I remember attending those parties with my father who worked for Union
Carbide.
In later years I remember
roller-skating there with my school friends when it was a rink.
Best Wishes to you all.
Below is a picture taken inside
of the Carmichael during a Union Carbide
Christmas Party probably in the 1950’s.
Do you recognize anyone? Please
write and tell Roleta1@aol.com. This would be a wonderful picture to put in
the December Newsletter….if we get some information about it……………………….
From: Dave Rowe (WI 1962)
The picture is the Carmichael Auditorium. In 1958, the
University of North Carolina was the nation’s number one team and went on to
the national championship. One of the
favorite trivial questions of the day, was what other team plays in the
Carmichael Auditorium. Until the Dean
Dome was built 1986, the Tar Heels’ basketball facility was called the
Carmichael Auditorium. The question was
not nearly as popular the next year for West Virginia beat the Tar Heels the
following year during the first night of the KIT ending their long winning
streak. After West Virginia’s victories
over North Carolina and Kentucky, West Virginia became the nation’s number one
team. I told Coach Moore that we needed
to find a Field House in which to play.
He countered. Parkersburg plays
in a Field House. I think Parkersburg
won the state championship that year.
From: Fred Alvaro (WI 1959)
The building looks
like the Carmichael Auditorium on 6th Street.
It was the home basketball court for WI.
All the other schools had there own courts . To enter the auditorium, you went up the ramp
and the court was at the top of the ramp.
I recall that the Carmichael had solid basketball banking boards;
however, others courts had glass ones.
The glass was difficult to get used to at the time. Also, I do not recall having a shower in the
dressing room, but I might be incorrect.
But I do have many good memories playing basketball there. I recall when I was in Central Junior High, I
enjoyed going to the games and watching Bobby Hart, Bucky Tustin and Bob
Clousson in action.
The following information was given to me by: Fred Layman
(Victory High School 1946) Freddy as I
called him has passed away.
In
my Victory High School days, I tried to attend every W I - Victory basketball
game held at the Carmichael Auditorium.
None were held at the Victory gym because it was too small to handle the
crowd. W I won almost every game.
The
Carmichael Auditorium was also used for boxing matches, one ring circuses,
pro-basketball games and various other functions. William C. Moorehouse
sponsored the local B F Goodrich pro basketball team in the early fifties. Their home games were played at the
Carmichael and on a few occasions they played the Harlem Globetrotters. After the building was vacated for a few
years, Salem College purchased it.
From: Sara L. Howe (WI 1963)
The
picture is of the Carmichael Building. I
was able to see circuses, watch WI basketball games, skate, took a gymnastic
class, and the Harlem Globe players perform. Great memories from walking up the ramp into
what I thought was a huge place.
I
noticed that they have had Salem University classes held there, and gymnastics
upstairs.
Thank
you for posting that picture, thinking about the excitement and the noise
inside of the building brought back good memories of the people that attended
WI and that were located in Clarksburg.
From: Jim Alvaro (WI 1956)
Roleta, first I thought it was the building
near the Stealey split near Main St in the West End. I don't remember a garage
door there.
So my guess is the Carmichael Auditorium. I do remember the auditorium well. I went to many WI basketball games to watch
some great basketball by WI teams. I do
remember elephants climbing a ramp that went from 5th St. up to the
auditorium to perform for circuses held there. Seems every time we went to the circus we
brought home a small lizard. I remember
the band stand on the far end of the basketball court where WI pep band played.
There were wrestling matches held there
and some famous wrestlers performed. I
think Primo Canera was one of them. There
were traveling basketball teams that came through and played at the Carmichael.
For some reason I think Bevo Francis was
with a team that came through. The part
I cannot remember, was there a balcony on both sides of the auditorium?
I would like to know what was under the
auditorium, if anything. But I do
remember BF Goodrich to the right of the Carmichael.
Great Newsletter by
a great team.
From: Tom Daquino (WI 1957)
I believe the mystery
picture is the Carmichael auditorium. This is where WI played their home
basketball games. When I was 12 years old my father came home from work and
said lets go watch a basketball game tonight. His co-worker's son was playing
for WI that night and he wanted to go to the game. The son's name was Bob
McArty. We went to many games after that and I was hooked. Bob became one of the
great WI basketball players. How many of you were there the night Big Ed Westfall suited up for the first time in his
senior year. Toward the end of the game we started to chant "We want
Westfall". When coach put him in, we raised the roof. A short time later
he scored a basket and we brought the house down. Those were great days and WI
was a great school. I also went there to watch the Harlem Globetrotters play
and to a WVU freshman game. The circus would set up there every year also.
From: Wayne White (WI 1960)
waynepawco@frontier.com
"This is the Carmichael
Auditorium, located on the corner of North 6th Street and Hewes Avenue. In 1930
Carl Turner boxed there. Elenor Roosevelt spoke there/First T.V. home show with
special guest Arlene Francis was the MC, this was remote with WBOY TV. The
auditorium was used for W I and Salem Basketball games. At one time it was a
roller skating rink. The building now is offices and Zoned for business.
Clarksburg Carmichael
Auditorium Given New Life
From: Lloyd Miller (RW62)
You might like to see this: clickhere to read a great article about
the Carmichael Auditorium
Beverlee Ann Rice (WI 1969) from:
rice@sanjuancollege.edu to ricee51@yahoo.com
Barbara Warren Williams (WI 1958)
bjwilliams94@gmail.com
Deb Lefever Britzki (WI 1966)
deb1beach@hotmail.com
Jim Brelsford (WI 1968) jbrelsford@comcast.net
Seymour Wolfe (VHS 1961) Seymour@cfl.rr.com
JOHN R. FERGUSON
John R. Ferguson,
63, passed away, September 28, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.
He was born August
25, 1952, in Clarksburg; son of John R Ferguson, Sr. and Blanch “DeVaughn”
Ansel Ferguson.
John is survived by
his loving wife, of 36 years, Lola Mazelle Shroyer Ferguson; three children,
Jill Carrie, Diana and George Montgomery, Brenda Mazzie; three grandchildren;
one sister, Barbara and Danny Hyde; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded
in death by one son-in-law, Michael Mazzie.
John graduated from
R.W. in 1971. John was a Senior Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy, for
over 22 years, where he served as a medic. He was also an office manager for 20
years with Dr. Keith Newman. He attended the First Church of the Nazarene in
Stonewood.
Interment will be
at WV National Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the VFW Memorial
City Post 3081, American Legion Taylor County Post 12, Central West Virginia
DAV Chapter 24 and their auxiliaries and the U.S. Navy National Honor Guard.
VICTORIA PULICE
Victoria “Vicki”
Pulice, age 80, of Bridgeport, WV, departed this life and went home to be with
the Lord on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at her home.
She was born in
Hepzibah, WV, on February 8, 1935, a daughter of the late Patsy and Mary Evelyn
Secreto.
Surviving is her
husband of 63 years, Tom Pulice; one daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Richard
Kent; one granddaughter, Taylor Kent; two sisters, Mary Frances Cunningham and
Esther (Jerry) Hawkins; one brother, James Secreto of Raleigh, NC. Also
surviving are several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her
parents, Vicki was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Secreto.
Mrs. Pulice was a
member of the Christian Assembly Church in Nutter Fort, where she had been
active in Ladies Outreach. She was also a member of the Sons of Italy. Vicki
graduated from Victory in 1953, worked at Main Street Grocery in Clarksburg,
the Pantry in Bridgeport and lastly as a clerk with the Harrison County Tax
Office.
MARY LEE FRYE
Mary Lee Frye, 79,
passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2015.
She was born in Anmoore on December 29, 1935, a daughter of the late
Howard L. and Zella Humphrey Bowman.
She was married to
Harold Quentin “Red” Frye, who preceded her in death on February 2, 1989.
Surviving are one
son, Harold Q. (Michele) Frye, II three daughters, Rebecca Frye (Jerry) Knight,
Laura Lee Frye (Gene) and Henrietta (Kermit)
Kirkpatrick; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren,
Jessica Buccholtz, Aimee McAdams, Saundra Guntrum, Ursula Guntrum and Pamela
Guntrum; three brothers, Paul Bowman of Lost Creek, Thomas Bowman of
Shelbyville, KY, and Donald Bowman and his wife Bernice of Worthington; one
sister, Dorothy “Dottie” Upton of Philippi; several nieces and nephews; and her
friend, Doy Murphy of Salem.
She was preceded in
death by one son, Kermit C. Frye; three brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Frye was a
1953 graduate of Bridgeport High School and attended A-B College. She was a
former employee of Hazel Atlas Glass Factory and Continental Can Company, and
had her Certified Nursing Assistant certificate. Mary was a musical volunteer,
playing the lap dulcimer and autoharp at United Hospital Center, the Louis A.
Johnson VA Medical Center and the Angel of Mercy Ministries. She was a
dedicated and loving mother and grandmother and was known for helping other
people.
CARLA RAE FUGGIANO
Carla Rae Fuggiano,
67, passed away on October 5, 2015, following a brief illness.
She was born in
Clarksburg, WV, on November 28, 1947, a daughter of the late Fred and Nancy
Moran Fernandez.
Her husband, David
E. Fuggiano, preceded her in death on October 21, 2006.
Carla is survived
by two daughters, Carrie (John) and Nancy Gabbert of Clarksburg. She was a grandmother to three grandchildren, and
one great-grandchild. Also surviving is her brother, Robert (Faith) Fernandez;
brother-in-law, Dan Sturia and sister-in-law, Mary Spadafore ; as well as
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her
parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Susan Morrison.
Carla was a graduate of Notre Dame High
School Class of 1965, and was a caregiver for the elderly
DENNIS GENE POLING
Dennis Gene Poling,
age 66, passed away early Saturday October 3, 2015.
He was born January
15, 1949, in Clarksburg, WV.
Dennis is survived
by his mother, Betty Reed of Clarksburg, WV; two daughters, Betsy (Jeff) Meadows,
and Abby (Eric) Chapman; two grandchildren, Josh and Mackenzie Meadows; as well
as a cousin, Kim Walls and partner Jane White.
Dennis was preceded
in death by his father, Gene Poling.
He was a 1967
graduate of Washington Irving High School, a graduate of Salem College and
retired from Consolidated Natural Gas Company.
WILLIAM WILSON GREER, D.M.D.
William Wilson
Greer, D.M.D., died May 6, 2015.
He was born July 3,
1935, in Clarksburg, WV, to the late Creed Collins Greer, M.D., and Mrs. Jean
Cork Greer.
Upon graduation
from Washington Irving High School in 1953, Dr. Greer attended West Virginia
University, where he received a pre-med degree in 1957. He later obtained a
doctor of medical dentistry (D.M.D) degree in 1965 from the University of
Pennsylvania.
After graduation,
he joined the Dental Corps at George Air Force Base in Victorville, California.
He retired to Chico, California, after private practice in Walnut Creek,
California.
Dr. Greer is survived
by his three children, Graham, Alexander, and Brice; and sister, Jean.
MAJOR HOMER SCOTT CUTLIP
Major Homer Scott
Cutlip, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, age 80, of Slidell, Louisiana, formerly of
Clarksburg, WV, passed away Sept. 25, 2015, in Slidell, Louisiana.
He was born Feb.
28, 1935, to the late Nester Senate and Retta Gay Cutlip.
He is survived by
his wife, Pamela Brooks Cutlip; one son, Ronald Cutlip; three daughters, Rhonda
Pilcher, Robin Cribb and Reelynda Robinson; two stepdaughters, Sherri and
Debbie; 19 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, two sisters, Betty Cutlip
Curtis, and Virginia Cutlip Schmidt; several nieces and nephews; and his first
wife, Betty June Cutlip Coakley.
Besides his parents,
he was preceded in death by his daughter, Ranease Cutlip; three brothers,
Nester Senate Cutlip Jr., Thomas Cutlip and Robert Cutlip; and one sister,
Martha Ann Cutlip.
Moving to
Clarksburg at an early age, he attended Towers Grade School, East View Grade
School and Broadway Junior High, where he played basketball and football, and
Roosevelt-Wilson High School.
He was employed by
Home Dairy, Clarksburg, WV, before enlisting in the U.S. Marines on May 5,
1953. He became a commissioned officer and achieved the rank of Major before
retiring Oct. 1, 1978, with more than 25 years. He served his country with
honor in the Vietnam Conflict. He was a decorated Vietnam War veteran having
been awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Soldiers Medal, the highest
non-combat award for heroism for risking his life to save others. He was one of
the very few Marines ever awarded this U.S. Army medal for heroism.
Following his
retirement from the Marine Corps, he was employed at the Pendleton Methodist
Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as director and vice president. He
retired from the hospital in 2002 after 22 years.
DR. JOHN C. THOMPSON
Dr. John C.
Thompson, 91, of Clarksburg, WV, passed away on October 5, 2015, at home,
surrounded by his family, following an extended illness.
He was born May 5,
1924, in Clarksburg, WV, a son of the late John Paul (J.P.) and Fannie Belle
Wiseman Thompson.
Dr. Thompson was
preceded in death by his wife, Mary Imogene Noble Thompson, whom he married on
June 6, 1948.
He is survived by a
son, John Charles Thompson, Jr. and fiancé Sherry Norris, a daughter, Mary Beth
(Larry) Sparta; a daughter, Sherry Ann (Bob) Caplan; a son, Timothy Paul (Lisa)
Thompson
Dr. Thompson is
survived by his grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was a graduate of the class of 1942 of
Washington Irving High School. He did
his pre-dental education at WVU where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa
Fraternity. He was a 1948 graduate of the University of Maryland Dental School
in Baltimore.
Dr. Thompson
established his practice in Clarksburg in 1948 and retired in 2010 after 61
years. He was past president of the Harrison County and Monongahela Valley
Dental Societies. He was a member of the WV State Dental and American Dental
Societies as well as a Fellow of the International College of Dentist.
He served in the
U.S. Army during World War II. He was recalled by the U.S. Air Force during the
Korean War in 1951 and was discharged in 1953 at the rank of Captain. He was
the CO of the Dental Unit at Wheelers AFB, Tripole, Libya. During his tour, he
was the personal dentist to the King of Libya.
He was past
president of the Clarksburg Exchange Club and a member of Clarksburg County
Club. He was proud of helping put on the Prom for juniors and seniors for more
than 30 years at the Nathan Goff Armory.
He was a member of
Christ Episcopal Church for over 60 years. He was a member of Herman Lodge No.
6, A.F.&A.M., a 32 Degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Nemesis
Temple Shrine Parkersburg Body. He never missed a Christmas parade for many
years while playing in the Shrine Club Oriental Band.
EUGENE THOMAS COTTRILL
Eugene Thomas
Cottrill, 90, died on October 9, 2015, at his Bridgeport Home following and
extended illness.
He was born in
Clarksburg, the son of the late Ezra Timothy and Mamie Wells Cottrill.
He is survived by
his daughter, Lizbeth C., (Michael) and his grandson Thomas White.
Gene was a graduate
of Bridgeport High School and went on to graduate from Fairmont State College
after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He retired from
Consolidated Gas Transmission Corporation after many years of service. He also
was a member of Bridgeport Baptist Church and served as a deacon and church
treasurer. He served on the city council of Bridgeport during the 1960s.
PHYLLIS JEAN RUTTER LAW
Mrs. Phyllis Jean
(Rutter) Law, 85, of Lost Creek, WV, passed away the morning of October 11,
2015, at home.
She was born in
Clarksburg, WV, April 4, 1930, a daughter of the late Glenn Oscar Rutter and
Eva May Wilson Rutter.
Mrs. Law is
survived by her husband, Edison Junior Law, whom she married June 25, 1959. She
is also survived by her three children, Betsy Jean (Law) (husband
Michael) Hale , Richard Edison (Christine) Law, and Fred Oscar (Mary
Ruth) Law ; six grandchildren, Matthew; three step-grandchildren; two nephews;
three great-nieces, two great-nephews, three great-grandchildren, and several
great-, great-nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Law was
preceded in death by her sister, Glenna May Ruth (Rutter) Queen and
sister-in-law, Loretta Frances (Law) Williams.
She attended school
in Barbour and Harrison counties, graduating from Washington Irving High School
in 1946 at the age of 16. She attended Salem College for one year before
becoming a legal secretary until her marriage in 1959. She was a Protestant by
faith and a member of the Rockford United Methodist Church. She was also a member
of the Millennium Quilters, Bridgeport, WV. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, doing
jigsaw puzzles and word search puzzles.
FAY V. HANNAH
Fay V. Hannah, 95,
died on October 11, 2015, at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in
Clarksburg.
His loving
great-nephew, Mark Compton, was at his side as he had been for months and
months.
Fay was born on
August 29, 1920, in Ziesing, WV, the youngest son of the late William Kester
Hannah and Anna Strother Hannah.
Although Mr. Hannah
had no biological children, he was a wonderful father figure to many of his
nieces and nephews. Surviving are: Nephew, Ronald (Patricia) Zeck; niece,
Janice (Bill) Silkman, nephew, Michael Hannah, nephew, Dennis (Ruth Ann) Lemon;
niece, Lorraine Combs; nephew, Les (Betty) Lemon; as well as numerous
great-nephews and nieces, and great-great-nephews and nieces.
Mr. Hannah was
preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Louise (Squires) Hannah; sisters;
Jessie (Hannah) Kozma, Eleanor (Hannah) Zeck; a brother, Bernard A. Hannah; and
nieces; Jeanette (Kozma) Hendricks and Nancy (Zeck) Compton.
Fay Hannah
graduated from Victory High School and at the age of 19 joined the U.S. Navy on
October 5, 1939. He was assigned as a Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class on the USS West
Virginia. World War II veterans, Fay and his brother, Bernard, were aboard the
USS West Virginia on December 7, 1941, when it was bombed at Pearl Harbor. The
family is very proud of their service to our country.
Later, Fay and his
loving wife, Mary Louise, were married on November 12, 1949, and remained
happily married for nearly 60 years. Fay
was an outstanding salesman in a variety of sales positions for over 20 years.
He worked at Southern Pine Lumber Company, and sold men’s clothing and
appliances at Parsons-Souders that later became Stone and Thomas and eventually
Elder-Beerman. Mr. Hannah retired at age 70 and was able to enjoy his
retirement for 25 years.
SAM ANNIE, JR.
Sam Annie Jr.,
passed away on October 15, 2015. He was born in Clarksburg, WV on July 1, 1946,
a son of the late Sam Annie and Josephine Gallo Annie.
Sam grew up in
Reynoldsville, WV. He is survived by two
daughters, Christin ( wife Tonia) and
Julie Annie White and future husband Tyler Grimes; one sister, Connie Annie
(Orlan) Clevenger; one niece, one great-niece and nephew; two uncles, Jo Billy
Gallo and Carl Lee Gallo, and one aunt Freda Gallo Wilson.
Sam was a 1964
graduate of Victory High School and a 1969 graduate of West Virginia University.
Sam was a school teacher for 37 years at North View Jr High and Liberty High
School and coached baseball at Liberty from 1978 to 1983.
Sam’s favorite
activities were spending time with his daughters, collecting “O” gauge model
trains and sports cards and trips to Yankee Stadium. He also enjoyed gardening,
golfing and canning tomatoes and peppers.
To my two
daughters, “You are the loves of my life, you have grown into two fine ladies,
who work hard and are good at your jobs. You are that part of America that is
good. I love you, Julie. I love you, Christin.”
PATRICIA SLATER HORNOR
Patricia Slater
Hornor was 92 years old when God called her home to join John the love of her
life, her kindred spirit, in the early morning hours of September 15, 2015. Her
passing mirrored the way she lived her life, prayerfully, peacefully and with
quiet dignity.
Patty was born on
March 2, 1923, the oldest of three children to Viola Yvette Slater (nee:
Worden) and Dr. Charles Newland Slater.
Patty, graduated
from Washington Irving Class of 1941 and Sullins College in 1943. She then took
her newly acquired secretarial skills to Washington, D.C., and put them to use
at the Department of Agriculture.
Patty was married
to John Bartlett Hornor. Patty is survived by two daughters, Linda Nilles and
Anne Hornor; two sons and their wives, John (Betty) Hornor, Jr., David (Beth)
grandchildren and their spouses; and five great grandchildren.
JEFFREY O. WEBB
Jeffrey O. Webb, passed
away, October 19, 2015, at his residence surrounded by his family following a
brief illness.
He was born June 3,
1962, a son of Bertha Mae Buckhannon Webb, and the late Charles “Bud” Edward
Webb.
He is survived by
his devoted wife, Sonia (Kidd) Webb, whom he married on September 26, 1986.
Also surviving are
his four children, Sarah (Joseph)
Angotti Abby (Sean) Cottrill, J.J. and Jamie Webb ; one grandson, Mason
Cottrill; his brother Greg (Donna Jean) Webb ;his sister, Prudy (Rich); his
mother-in-law Shirley Kidd; his sister-in-law, Stacy Winkler; and several
nieces and nephews.
In addition to his
father, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Charles “Chico” Webb,
Jr.; his father-in-law, Ralph Kidd and his wife’s grandparents.
Jeff was a graduate
of Liberty High School class of 1980 and following graduation he worked for
various construction companies, including Smith Contracting and then he and his
father started Webb Contracting in the spring of 1986. On July 24, 1996, he
began working with the City of Clarksburg Fire Department for eight years and
was a member of Local 89 International Association of Fire Fighters. He then
started his own construction business, Cobb Webb’s on April 1, 2008.
Jeff was an avid
outdoorsman who enjoyed taxidermy, woodworking, hunting and fishing and
ginsenging. He was a member of Bible Temple and was very involved with Liberty
High School Athletics and with his children.
ELLIS ROBERT FULTZ
Ellis Robert “Bob” Fultz, 76, died unexpectedly Friday, October
23, 2015.
He was born in Lumberport, W.Va., on February 20, 1939, a son of
the late Ernest and Wilma Finley Fultz. He is survived by his wife, Jeannine
Lee Greynolds Fultz, whom he married on December 16, 1961. Also surviving are
one son, Robert Craig (Jenny) Fultz and one daughter, Kellie Jeannine
(Steve). He is also survived by his
three grandchildren, Joshua Simons, Jacob Fultz and Erica Fultz; one brother,
Walter Fultz and his wife Carolyn of Sun Valley, W, .Va., along with several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Waldo, Edwin, Wendell
and Warren Fultz, and by two sisters, Edith Nesselrotte and Willa Lee Gum.
Bob retired in 2000 after 25 years as a mechanic for Sears. He was
protestant by faith and a member of the Model A Club of America.
ANGELO JOE AMODIO
Angelo Joe Amodio, age
93, died October 21, 2015, at United Hospital Center after a brief illness. He
will join his beloved wife, Sue who preceded him in death.
He was born on
February 7, 1922, a son of the late James and Rose (Barbarito) Amodio.
In addition to his
parents and wife, Angelo was proceeded in death by four brothers, Pete, Mike,
Joe, and Gus Amodio.
Mr. Amodio is survived
by his sister, Mary Salate; one son, Patrick Amodio; and several nieces and
nephews. Also surviving is his extended family, Kathie and Clem Wilson, Betty
Wilson, Daniel Wilson, Jerred Wilson and their children. He loved being Pawpaw
Angelo to his many grandchildren and could be seen at school functions, dance
recitals, birthday parties, and all family functions.
Angelo graduated from
Victory High School, in 1940. He was very proud to have served his country in
the U.S. Army during World War II, where he was part of the invasion of
Normandy. He was wounded during the battle of St-Lo and received the Purple
Heart and the European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon. After coming home from the war he went to
work at Roland Glass and later retired from Fourco Glass with 40 years of
service.
CHARLES E. FORSYTHE
Charles E. “Cal”
Forsythe, age 91, passed away on October 4, 2015.
He was born August
31, 1924, in Clarksburg, WV, the son of the late Thomas and Gladys Patton Forsythe.
Cal is survived by
his loving wife, Rita A. “Rhoads” Forsythe; three children, Steve Forsythe,
Susan (Bill) H, and Lisa (Alan) Martin; five grandchildren as well as two
nephews,
Cal was preceded in death by his brothers, George and Thomas
Forsythe.
He was a graduate of the Washington Irving High School Class of
1943. Cal attended West Virginia
Wesleyan College and American University, College of Law. While attending college, he served as a
United States Capital Policeman.
Cal honorably served his country in the United States Army Air
Corps during World War II. He was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarksburg and served as an elder
and trustee.
Cal began his law career with the law firm of Wilson and Nutter
and became a member of the Harrison County Bar Association. He was appointed the District Council for the
Small Business Administration for West Virginia, retiring after 25 years of
government service. He was the attorney
for the City of Stonewood and served on the Firemen’s Civil Service
Commission.
Cal was a life member of the American Legion Post 13 and was the
Department Commander of the West Virginia American Legion in 1972. He was a member of the Salem Rifle and Pistol
Club as well as the National Rifle Association.
He enjoyed golfing and was a long -time member of the Sunny Croft
Country Club.
Mr. Forsythe became a member of DeMolay at age 15. As a Master
Mason since 1946, Cal served as the Grand Master of WV in 1991. During his
visit to the Massachusetts Grand Lodge, he was presented the “Henry Prince
Medal of Honor” which was the highest Masonic Honor bestowed on a Mason in
Massachusetts. He was a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason having served as the
Personal Representative for Clarksburg Valley for nineteen years. He was also a
member of Nemesis Temple Shrine.
He was a scholar and a gentleman but most importantly, he will be
remembered for his kindness to others, honesty, integrity and faithfulness to
any endeavor. He was a devout Christian and a true Patriot, putting God, Family
and Country first!
