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OBITUARIES
MARY L. CAMPBELL
Mary L. Campbell, 59, of Hinton,
died Sun. Jan. 17,1992, at Summers
County Hospital, Hinton, after a long
illness.
Surviving: daughter, Carol Bonds
of Hinton.
Graveside services and burial was
held at I p.m. Wed. Jan. 20 in Ward
Cemetery, Hix, with the Rev. Dana
Stalnaker officiating. The body was
at the Ronaid Meadows Funeral
Home, Hinton.
ALICE P. GOODSON
Alice Pauline"Polly" Goodson, 83,
of Forest Hill, died Tues. Jan. 19,
1993, at Halstead Nursing Home,
Nimitz, after a long illness.
She was a native of Richmond,
Va. She was a former employee of
Lillybrook Company Store for 30
years. She was a Methodist, charter
member and past matron of Order of
the Eastern Star, Coal City, and a
42-year resident of Lillybrook.
Surviving: son, Edward L. Bro-
gan of Forest Hill; stepdaughters,
June Holt of Mabscott, Helen San-
doe of Dayton, Oh.; several grand-
children; several great-grandchil-
dren.
Services were held at 1 p.m. Fri.
Jan. 22 at Rose-Quesenberry Fu-
neral Home, Beckley, with Dr. Clyde
Hensley officiating. Burial followed
in the Blue Ridge Memorial Gar-
dens, Prosperity. Friends were re-
ceived from 6 to 9 p.m. Thurs. eve-
ning at the funeral home, where an
Eastern Star service was held at
8:30 p.m.
CARL D. HUFFMAN
Carl D. Huffman, 73, died 10:30
a.m. Wed., Jan. 20, 1993, in a Low-
Moor, Va. hospital following a short
illness.
Born Dec. 28, 1919, at Buck, he
was the son of the late Estil and
Myrtle Houchins Huffman.
Mr. Huffman was a retired clerk
for the C& O Rail way Com pany with
30 years of service.
He was a World War II veteran,
member ofMt. Pisgah United Meth-
odist Church, Hilldale, a charter
member of the Hilldale-Talcott
Ruritan Club and a former coach
with the Hinton Little League Base-
ball and Midget League Football.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, Harry Huffman.
Survivors include his wife, Ima
Jean Canterbury Huffman; two
daughters, Jean Thvmpson of Bal-
lengee and Teresa DeWitt of Nimitz;
a brother, Ray Huffman of Randall-
stown, Md.; three halfbrothers, Roy
Huff-man of Winston Salem, N.C.,
Sgt. Ricky Huffman of El Paso, Tx.
and Ralph Huffman of Hinton; a
sister, Onva Allen of Charlottesvill e,
Va.; four grandchildren; and one
stepgrandson.
Services were held at I p.m. Sat.
Jan. 23 at Mt. Pisgah United Meth-
odist Church, Hilldale, with the Revs.
Sterling Morgan and Robert
Harshberger officiating. Burial fol-
lowed in Mt. View Cemetery, Wikel.
The body was at the Pivont Fu-
neral Home, Hinton and one hour
prior to the services at the church.
Pallbearers were Paul Wykle, Ray
Rudisill, John Kammer, Joe Ray
Martin, Don DeWitt, Doug Craft,
Melvin Anderson and Denver Lilly.
Members of the Hilldale-Talcott
Ruritan Club served as honorary
pallbearers.
Arrangements by Pivont Funeral
Home, Hinton.
VIOLET MARIE KNOTT
Violet Marie Knott, 67, of
McLeansville, N.C., formerly of
Hinton, died Thurs., Jan. 21, 1993.
Graveside services were held at 2
p.m. Sun. Jan. 24 at the Upland
Cemetery near Hinton. Arrange-
ments by Ronald Meadows Funeral
Parlors, Hinton.
ARLIE R. MEADOWS
Arlie R. Meadows, 80, of Cottle,
died Sat. Jan. 16, 1993 at Sum-
mersville Memorial Hospital after a
short illness.
Born Aug. 29, 1912, he was the
son of the late Thomas N. and Laura
Young Meadows. He lived the early
part of his life at Hinton.
He was preceeded in death by a
son Darrell Meadows and one brother
Calma Meadows.
Surviving is his wife Sylvie,
daughter Margaret Cumbow of Fos-
toria, Oh., stepdaughters Betty Legg
of Oak Hill, Loretta June Hinkle of
Craigsville, Naomie Carol Plunmer
of Omaha, Neh. stepson Michael
Eugene Parsons of Fenwick, broth-
ers Roy and Donald both of Hinton,
Basil of Layland, sisters Tvous
Bennett of Hinton, and Jean Holnig
of Glen Burnie, Md., two grandchil-
dren, six stepgrandchildren and 14
step great-grandchi] dren.
Services were held at I p.m. Tues.
Jan. 19 at Simons-Coleman Funeral
Home, Richwood with the Rev. Sam
Seletyn officiating. Burial followed
at West Va. Memorial Gardens,
Calvin. The family received friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 18, 1993.
HAZEL BURTON MINSON
Hazel Burton Minson of Hilliard,
Fla., age 76, died Sat. morning Jan.
15, 1993, in a Jacksonville Hospital
after a long illness.
She was the daughter of Adrian S.
and Pearl Burton and lived in Hin-
ton until her marriage to Alex Min-
son in 1946. She residedin Richmond
for several years after her marriage
then moved to Hilliard, Fla.
Funeral services were held for
her in Hilliard on Jan. 19th. and
burial in the Hilliard Cemetery fol-
lowed.
She is survived b her husband
Alex and a brother, Louis J. Burton,
of Hinton and several nieces and
nephews.
EDITH M. MOORE
Mrs. Edith Mae Patton Moore,
75, of 609 Ballengee St, died at 1:30
p.m. Fri., Jan. 22, 1993, in a Hinton
hospital, following a long illness.
Born Apr. 30, 1917, in Covington,
Va., she was the daughter of the late
Robert and May Johnson Patton.
..... Mrs.-Moore. hed,lived most of her
life in Hinton. She was a member of
the Hinton First United Methodist
Church and the Summers. County
Hospital Auxiliary.
She was active in church and
community affairs and was retired
from the Summers County Health
Dept. as a clerk typist.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Theodore A. Moore; a sis-
ter, Bernice Patton and five broth-
ers, Charles, Raymond, Harry,
Elmore and Lyle Patton.
Survivors include two daughters,
Knthleen Macoughtry ofLaurel, Md.,
and Margaret Brook of Delaware,
Oh., and a grandson.
Memorial services were held at 2
p.m. Sun.Jan. 24 at the Hinton First
United Methodist Church with the
Rev. Eileen Schneider officiating.
The body was cremated.
Donations of sympathy may be
made to the Summers County Aux-
iliary or the Summers County "Pub-
lic Library.
Arrangements by Ronald Mead-
ows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
COMMUNITY CPR CLASSES
b
Appalachian OH-9 (EMS) is in
the process of organizing Commu-
nity CPR classes.
For more information call 466-
1414 day or night.
.,.COMING W,V,
HAS JOB
OPENINGS FOR
SrlOCKERS / SALESPERSONS
CASI tIERS / CHECKERS
FOR NEW STORE LOCATED AT
COUNTRY ROADS PLAZA
(FORMERLY AMES DEPARTMENT STORE)
APPLY IN PERSON
AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
WV ROUTE 3, HINTON
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 AND THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1993
9:00 AM - 12 NOON AND
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MAGIC MAR I IS AN EQUAl. OI'POI(IUNIT'Y EMI'I.OYI-R
WI'SI VIRGINIA J()ll SI{IVI(.I: IS AN EQUAl. ,II'I)R I UNI I'Y PR(WII )ER
Tues. Jan. 26, 1993 Hinton News - 3
C&P Telephone Appoints New
. r
Spokesman, Operatmns Manage
For Southeastern Area
i :
Bill Kessler
Ed Bosley
C&P Telephone has announced
to changes to its management team
in the southeastern W.Va. area. Bill
Kessler has been appoi n ted external
affairs manager, replacing Ed Bos-
ley, who has been appointed man-
ager-operations. The changes were
effective Jan. 1, 1993.
Kessler will manage C&P's corpo-
rate and governmental relations in
Raleigh, Fayette, Boone, Nicholas,
Webster, Pocahontas, Greenbrier,
Summers, Monroe, Wyoming,
McDowell, Clay and Mercer coun-
ties, and he will serve as C&P's
spokesman for the area. He also will
assume responsibility for economic
development activities for the 13-
county region.
A native of Fayette Co. and a
graduate of the West Virginia Insti-
tute of Technology with a bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering,
Kessler worked for the Drug En-
forcement • Administration of the
Dept. of Justice and GTE Informa-
tion Systems before coming to C&P
of W.Va. in 1981 as a systems engi-
neer in Charleston. He was ap-
pointed manager-technology appli-
cations in 1986.
In his new position, Bosley is
responsible for outside plant opera-
tions, including outside plant engi.
neering, construction, installation
and maintenance, for the southeast.
ern W.Va. area. These responsibili-
ties formerly were held by Howard
Mays (engineering and construction)
and Carrel Thurman (installation
and maintenance), who both retired
on Dec. 15, 1992. This consolidation
of responsibilities is part of a com-
pany-wide restructuring of the C&P
operations organizations.
Bosley began his C&P career as a
building attendant in St. Albans in
1967. He served as lineman and cable
splicer before being promoted to
maintenance supervisor in
Clarksburg. In 1979, he was trans-
H i
ferred to Beckley as a construction
foreman. He then workedas m ainte-
nance manager and, most recently,
served as external affairs manager
for the southeastern area since mid-
1991.
Bosley serves on the boards of
directors of the Beckley Chamber of
Commerce and the Beckley Ameri-
can Cancer Society. He was the
chairman of the Southern West Vir-
ginia United Way board of directors
for 1992 and 1993. Bosley is presi-
dent of' the Beckley Council of the
Telephone Pioneers of America.
Buffalo Creek &
Gauley Reunion
D.D. $TI
There once was a time when the
railroad was the lifeblood of the
people of Clay Co. Many people have
a lot of memories to share about
those times. As a result of this inter-
est, plans are being finalized for a
reunion of anyone associated with
the old Buffalo Creek & Gauley
Railroad that once ran in Clay Co.
The reunion, which will be held at
the VFW Hall Post 4419 at Bradley
Field, will offer a chance to display
any memorabilia, manuscripts, and
pictures concerning the BC & G.
Those who worked on the railroad,
or any family and friends, are in-
vited to attend this historic reunion
on Mar. 13 and Mar. 14, 1993.
At the same time as the reunion,
a toy train show will be held. This
show will feature trains of any gage,
in particular the Shay, the Heisler,
and the Climax. The day for setting
up thetrains will be Fri., Mar. 12.
Tables and electricity will be avail-
able. There will be security fbr the
displays and there will be no entry
fee. The Friends of the Clay County
Library will provide trophies for the
best representation of trains used on
the Buffalo Creek & Gauley line.
Admission to'the train show will
be free. All donations will go to Clay
County Library. People with memo-
rabilia related to the B C & G or any
other aspect of Clay County's his-
tory are encouraged to donate the
items to Clay County Library's
planned West Virginia/Clay County
Historical Room. Copies ofitems will
be gladly accepted, as well.
The reunion/train show will be
held on Mar. 13 from 10:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m. and on Mar. 14 from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For further information contact
the B C & G Committee, P. O. Box
60, Clay, WV 25043 or call Clay
County Library at 587-4254. Any-
one wishing to volunteer for promo.
tional work or any other jobs should
contact the library. Volunteers are
needed very badly.
Hinton Woman's Club
Holds January Meeting
Under a new schedule to continue
their meetings year round, the Hin-
ton Woman's Club met Jan. 11 at
7:30 in the Memorial Building.
Highlight the evening Mrs. Myra
Ziegler presented a very informa-
CIRCLE OF LIGHT
The Annual Woman's Club con-
vention was announced for Mar. 12-
14 at The Greenbrier. Registration
will be accepted until Mar.; the fee
being $10.
Sunday Arts in the City will pres-
tive program on the need fbr.and the : enf: the Men of :Greenbrier at The
importance of An Adult Literacy" Ritz"TheatreFe'B:Tl at 3 p.m' with
program in Summers County.
The program uses the theme Lit-
erature Adults Mean Prosperity an d
is sponsored by the Summers County
Public Library featuring one to one
instruction; adult interest level text-
books, supportive services for entry
into higher education and literacy
volunteers fbr one to one tutoring for
reading.
Mrs. Bobby Basham, club presi-
dent, conducted the routine order of
business opening with the flag sa-
lute, club collect and pledge.
PUBLIC FORUM
tickers'priced at $7.
A committee was formed to help
Mrs. S. D. McLean provide high
school students with program on
social and business manners. Ap-
pointed to assist were Miss Dorothy
Jean Boley, Mrs. Basham, Mrs.
Katherine Holt, Mrs. Lena Jones,
Mrs. Debbie Rogers, Mrs. Tommy
Jane Lewe, Miss Mary Morgan, Miss
Frances Bowman and Mrs. Barbara
Wykle.
Attending the meeting were Mrs.
Katherine Holt, Mrs. Myra Ziegler,
Mrs. Barbara Wykle, Mrs. Nadine
Lilly, Mrs. Mary Frances Talbert,
Mrs. LenaWilson, Mrs. Patty Wilson,
Mrs. Betty Whitlock, Mrs. Betty
Basham, Mrs. Nadine Vass, Mrs.
Catherine Mack, Miss Dorothy Jean
Boley, Miss Jane Humphries, Mrs.
Myrtle Bryant, Mrs. A. C. Mann,
Miss Frances Bowman, Mrs. Tommy
Jane Lewe, Mrs. Debbie Rogers, and
Miss Mary Morgan.
Judge not what is not yours
Allow others to live their experi-
ences
All create their own :noes
in life
Cause and effect is the !.w of the
universe
Experiences in path of iifb we
created
We must accept and allow and
learn by experiences
Life is a school for the soul
Lessons learned through our
experiences
Judge not what is not yours to
judge
You are here only to pass judge-
ment on self
Everyday is Judgement Day for
self
To correct destructive aspects of
self
Do not look out unto the path of
others
Go within and seek self through
Christs love
For through the doors of Christs
love
Self is set free from the chains of
the past
Sesstar
National Park Service
Announces New River
Neighbors Program
In Hinton
The Pipestem Ruritan Club feels
that it is ;mportant for members of
the local community to have an ac-
tive role in the development of the
Mercer/Summers Water Project. For
this reason, they are hosting a pub-
lic fbrum scheduled for 7:00 pro, Fri.
Jan. 29, 1993, at the Pipestem Ruri-
tan Community Center.
Representatives from the W. Va.-
American Water Company, Stafford
Consultants and the Region I Plan-
ning and Development Council will
be available to answer any ques-
tions about the project, as well as to
receive any public comments.
All interested persons are invited
to attend.
SEARS
HINTON
FEB. 1 MON.
11:00 - 4:30
LOOK!
AND BLACK BACK-
GROUND IN YOUR PACKAGE
ALL AGES AND FAMILIES
On Sun., Jan. 31, 1993 at 2:30
p.m. the New River Neighbors Pro-
gram Series will feature the Irish
Mountain area of the New River
Gorge. The program will be held at
the Summers County Visitor Center
Iocatedin the old Cox buildingat 206
Temple St. in downtown Hinton, WV.
Mrs. Reba Plumley, the last
teacher at the Irish Mountain School
will tell stories of the history of Irish
Mountain and her 31 years of teach-
ing in the area. Mrs. Plumley and
some of her friends ill also play and
The A.A.R.P. Chapter of Summers
Co. met at Hinton House on Jan.
21st. at 1:30 p.m. for their monthly
meeting. The president William
Perdue called the meeting to order.
Sims Wicker led in prayer. The
flag salute was given. Officers for
1993 were appointed. Health care
was discussed. Business was trans-
acted.
Delicious refreshments were
served to 14 members. The next
meeting will be held on Feb. 25th.
• A.A.R.R HOLDS
MEETING
SPECIALS Sale
Wed. Hamburger 99¢
Thurs. Ham & Cheese $1.25
Fri. Fish Sandwish $1.29
Mon. Quarter Pounder $1.25
Tue. Bar-B-Que
2- 8 X 10 REG. $14.95
3.5x7 NOW
8 WALLETS $9 =
16 HALF SIZE on M,,
Will not stick or fade WALLETS .95 depo, it
We have the new picture button.
Persons under 18 must be accomponled by parent.
GROUP PICTURE $1.00 PER SUBJECT. PAY.WHEN TAKEN.
LIMIT ONE SPECIAL AND ONE FREE PLAQUE PER FAMILY.
ii i i i i ii 11 i B i i ii -ii I i
i II i i i
DA IR Y QUEEN
ON THE HINTON BY-PASS
HOME OF THOSE DELICIOUS HOT DOGS.
Reg.
$1.49
$1.89
$1 65
$1.79
$1.29 $1.69
OPEN
DAILY
Open at 6:00 am
Close at 7:00 pm
Breakfast
6:00 to 11:30 am
4oo 100oo
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Below Bluestone Dam
For more information concerning
thisprogram, or anyofthe'1993New
River Neighbors Programs, please
call the National Park Service Visi-
tor Center in Hinton at 466-0417 or
Park Headquarters in Glen Jean at
465-0508.
sing songs of the area.
Anyone interested in learning the
history oflrish Mountain and spend-
ing an enjoyable afternoon of story
and song is invited to participate.
The Hinton Branch ofthe American
Association of University Women is
co-sponsoring the program. Refresh-
ments will be provided: