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. ORA CURTIS BENNETt
• Ora Curtis Bennett, 88, of Hinton,
died Wednesday morning, Jan. 22,
2003, in Summers County
Appalachian Regional Hospital,
Hinton, following a long illness.
Born July 9, 1914, in Summers
JOHN HENRY MINTON
John Henry Minton,, 72, of
Jumping Branch, died 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, at his home
following a long illness.
Born Feb. 28, 1930, in Tampa,
Fla., he was the son of the late
.County, he was the son of the late William H. and Nettle Gardener
]Ibert P. and Eunice Mooney Minton.
Bennett.
•, Mr. Bennett had lived all of his
life in Summers County. He
.0ttended Brooklyn United
Methodist Church near Hinton.
He was employed by New River
'Grocery and C&O Railway where he
retired due to a disability.
Besides his parents, he was
preceded in death by a brother,
Elbert Carl Bennett, on Sept. 27,
2002.
!iSurvivors include two brothers,
harles Bennett of Lombard, Ill.,'
',d Clair Bennett of Rivera Beach,
Fla.; four sisters, Esther
iFitzsimmons and Mary Cantrell,
both of Hinton, Edna Bennett of
Covington, VA., and Betty Agee and
:husband, Harold, of Bartlett, Tenn.;
land several nieces and nephews.
i Services were held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 26th. at Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel,
Hinton, with Pastor Don Hannah
officiating. Burial followed in the
Restwood Memorial Gardens.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
LUTHER CLARENCE BRAGG
• Luther Clarence Bragg, 92, of
Alderson, died Sunday, Jan. 26,
2003, at Summers County
Continous Care Center, Hilldale,
following a long illness.
Arrangements by Lobban
Funeral Home, Alderson.
L. WALTER 'Stoney' LOOMIS
L. Walter "Stoney" Loomis, 82, of
Hinton, died Tuesday morning, Jan.
21, 2003, at Summers County
ohtunious Care Center, Hilldale,
following a sudden illness.
Born Feb. 15, 1919, in Everetta,
1hA., he was the son of the late
Vi!liam Bradley and Mildred Vialls
Ioomis.
Mr. Loomis was a member of
linton First Presbyterian Church
id the Hinton High School Bobcat
lall of Fame. He was a formr
ember of the Hinbifhycbesd
a former employed"of the Hinton
I}sily News.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters, Carol Tingle . and Muriel
(ommers.
" Survivors include a sister, Doris
le of Hinton; and several nieces
ahd nephews.
. Memorial services were held at 2
prn. Friday, January 24th. at
lonald Meadows Funeral Parlors
qhapel, Hinton, with Pastor Benny
Alen and Dr. Dewey Bowen
oficiating. His ashes will be intezred
the family plot at a later date at
Greenbrier Burial Park, Hinton.
"In lieu of flowers, donations of
snpathy may be made to the W.L.
rten Scholarship Fund, c/o Joe
I hnkenship, at City National Bank,
I ton.
' ,rrangements by Ronald
]
Icadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
-:iGOLDA ETHEL MEADOWS
Golda-Ethel Meadows, 91, of
pert, died Sunday, January 19,
03, at her home following a long
$1hess.
'iBorn April 29, 1911, at Hinton,
:e was the daughter of the late
Ibuston and Bertha Bragg.
. .She was preceded in death by her
]sband, Dallas Meadows.
:. Mrs. Meadows was a member of
Duo Community Church, was of
Baptist faith and a homemaker.
" .Survivors include four daughters,
Eva B. Tygrett of Rupert, Ella Mac
ragg of Rainelle, Norma Kirby of
upert and Stella Thomson of
olumbia Station, Ohio; a sister,
amie Barr of California; 31
randchildren and 50 great-
randchildren.
Services were held at 11 a.m.
dnesday, January 22nd. at the
Wallace and Wallace Chapel of
lainelle with the Revs. J. A. Talbott
ahd the Mark Taylor officiating.
]urial followed in the Wallace
emorial Cemetery, Clintonville.
, Arrangements by Wallace &
Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle.
" NOTICE
, The Summers County Health
Ipartment would like to remind all
residents in Summers County that
before any installation or
modification to individually own
sptic systems, a valid permit must
be obtained from the health
dpartment.
: A certified installer licensed by
tl[ie State of West Virginia must be
ued to do all work relating to the
iStallation or modification of the
sewage system. This is a state law
ahd individuals not abiding by this
rule can be subject for fines.
Mr. Minton was retired from the
Metro Police Department in
Nashville, Tenn. He also served for
13 years in the U.S. Air Force and
28 years in the Air National Guard,
and was a master sergeant when
discharged. He was a member of the
Church of Christ, the Fraternal
Order of Police and had been a
resident of Jumping Branch since
1993.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include his wife,
Colleen Keaton Minton; three sons,
John Stephen Minton, Randy Dale
Minton, and Kerry Wayne Minton,
all of Nashville; a stepson, Charles
McBride of Bradenton, Fla.; two
stepdaughters, Barbara McBride of
Nashville and Patty Carpenter of
Murfreesboro, Tenn.; two brothers,
Floyd Minton of Tampa and Ronald
Minton of Dunellen, Fla.; five
grandchildren, Mitch, Shana,
Cameron, Ryan and Ashley Minton;
four stepgrandchildren, Nell Cole,
Robin Poole, Charles McBride and
Meredith Carpenter; and a
stepgreat-grandchild.
Services were held at 1 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 24th. at Pivont Funeral
Home Chapel, Hinton, with Pastor
William Fox officiating. Burial
followed in the Keaton Cemetery,
Indian Ridge Road, Pipestem.
Friends called from 11 am. until
time of service Friday at the funeral
home.
Arrangements by Pivont Funeral
Home, Hinton.
HOWARD E. O'BRYAN
Howard E. O'Bryan, 86, of
Columbus, Ohio, formerly of
Summers County, died at 2:30 pm.
Thursday, January 23, 2003, in a
Columbus hospital following an
accident. Born Nov. 18, 1936, in
Hinten, he was the son of the late
Robert and Mazie Wheeler OBryan.
Mr. O'Bryan was retired from
Kroger CO. aRer 32 years of service.
'"He was nrceded in death by two
sisters, tarrle uryan uook ana
Nancy OBryan Sears.
Survivors include his wife, Cora
Lee Pitzer O'Bryan; a son, Robert
O'Bryan and wife, Deborah; three
daughters, Sheila O'Bryan Rothe
and husband, Cliff, Lisa O'Bryan
Hamilton and husband, Darren, and
Barbara O'Bryan VonMoegen and
husband, Mark; six grandchildren,
Derek Martin, Caitlyn O'Bryan,
Meghan O'Bryan, Nicholas
VonMoegen, Judith Paige Hamilton
and Bryan VonMoegan; a sister,
Syble Richmond of Alderson; and a
brother, Edward OBryan and wife,
Brenda, of Marengo, Ohio.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday
at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors
Chapel, Hinton, with Pastor Eddie
MAR00Wn00S
Mark Willis, 45, of Wayside, his
spirit at peace, went home at 12:30
a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, aRer a
• long illness.
Born July 18,1957, in Hinton, he
was the son of the late E. C. "Jim
Willis of Sandstone and the late
Betty Andrews Willis.
'Mark was a paramedic and
sawmill operator.
Survivors include his wife, Donna
Gilpin Willis; two sons, Jeremy and
Justin Willis of Wayside; a daughter,
Shelley Ross and husband, Jason, of
Lincolnton, N.C.; a daughter of the
heart, Vickey Lester; two sisters,
Cheryl Basham and husband, Bob,
of Cool Ridge and Donna Basham
and husband, Donnie, of Jumping
Branch; three brothers, David Willis
and wife, Penny, of Waxhaw, N.C.,
Doug Willis and wife, Tammy, of
Sandstone and Dennis Willis and
wife Ronea, of Winston-Salem, N.C.;
brothers of the heart, Dennis Gilpin
and wife, Cindy of Denver, N.C., and
David Gilpin and wife, Laurie of
Lincolnton, N.C.; mother and
father-in-law, Bettie and Darrell
Gwinn; special nieces, Brandi
Basham and Nikki Willis; special
nephews, Dusty Basham, Bobby
Basham, Jarrid Basham, Brett
Willis, Andrew Willis, Zackary
Willis, Colton Willis, Matthew
Gilpin, Nathan Gilpin, Seth Gilpin
and Brian Gilpin.
There will be no visitation.
A private memorial service will be
held at a later date.
Arrangements by Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinten.
EMORY D. 'Lee' YOUNG
Emory D. "Lee Young, 1934-
2003, born in Summers County on
Sept. 10,1934, passed away Jan. 18,
2003 at Veterans Memorial Hospital
in Beckley. He was the son of the late
Emory Young Sr. and Grace
Lawrence Young Miller.
Survivors include three sisters,
Juanita Pennington and husband,
Carrol, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Mary
Wade and her husband, Kyle, of Oak
Hill, and Stella Aliff and husband,
Hilmer, of Summersville; and
several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Young had served 21 years in
the U.S. Army, two tours in
Germany and two tours in Vietnam.
He/tlsb/bted dt't Iffean
Conflict.He was k.:dve
Vietnam. He proudly ¥e,c s
Military Police Officer at Yuma
Proving Grounds, Yuma Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and one sister, Loretta May.
Services were held at ! p.m.
Tuesday, January 21st. at High
Lawn Funeral Chapel with the Rev.
Jerry Bush officiating. Entombment
followed in High Lawn Memorial
Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill.
Pallbearers were officers of the
Oak Hill City Police Department.
Arrangements by High Lawn
Funeral Chapel; Oak Hill.
Johnson officiating. Burial will
followed in Upland Cemetery near
Hinten.
Arrangements by Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinten.
TEMPTATIONS/FOUR TOPS
The Temptations and Four Tops
will be in concert on Friday,
February 21st., at 8 p.m. at the
Municipal Auditorium of the
Charleston Civic Center. Ticket
prices are: $46.25* / $39.75*/$30.75*
All Seats Reserved. *Includes
Facility Surcharge Fee.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
Tues., Thurs. and Sat. at 8:00 pm at
Ascension Episcopal Church, corner
of 5th and Temple St.
GRAHAM HOUSE MEETING
The Graham House meeting is
the 2nd. Thursday of each month at
7 p.m. in the Graham House.
Anyone is welcome to attend.
BIG BEND PSI)
Big Bend Public Service District
will hold their monthly meetings on
the second Tuesday of each month
at the water plant at 3:45 pro.
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As the Legislature tackles
dramatic topics such as medical
malpractice insurance costs and
Workers Compensation, there are
many issues we're discussing that
will receive very little attention, but
are of critical importance. Last
week, my" fellow members of the
House Health and Human
Resources Committee and I listened
to a presentation about a major
health problem among West
Virginia's children which continues
to quietly spread: Obesity.
Our committee adopted a
resolution asking the Joint
Committee on Government and
Finance to conduct a study of what
we could only refer to as a childhood
obesity "epidemic. Severely
overweight children often are not
getting proper nutrition or exercise
and their obesity can lead to chronic
diseases. The situation must be
taken seriously.
Consider the facts presented to us
by state Bureau of Public Health:
* Forty percent of West Virginia's
children have been found to be
overweight or obese, according to a
2001 survey. There is a severe lack
of physical activity among kids in
this state, with 22 percent of middle
and high school students age 12 to
18 reporting they engage in little or
no strenuous physical activity. Less
than 40 percent of school age
children can pass the President's
Physical Fitness Test, according to
the state Department of Education.
* Only 18 percent of children eat
five servings of fruits and vegetables
a day, while a 2000 study showed
that 60 percent of West Virginia
fiRh-graders consume high-fat diets,
46 percent had elevated cholesterol
and 18 percent had high blood
pressure.
This isn't a question of vanity.
Obesity is associated with Type II
diabetes, coronary heart disease,
and other illnesses. Physicians agree
teseisd
Qu:on will. reui a m.l:aftfi
approach. There must be parent
education, diet managemen and
behavior modification. It will have
to involve not only parents, but
health officials, researchers,
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HiD H H H
LEGISLATIVE
U PDAT
Bg DelegateVirginia Mahan
I I
educators and certainly legislators, another. Meanwhile, at least one
The Health and Human senator has announced plans to
Resources Committee submitted the amend more safety restrictions into
suggested study resolution to the the bill once it reaches the Senate
full House late last week, and the Judiciary Committee.
House approved it Friday. The Sen. Brooks McCabe has been
resolution requires the Joint working on his own Workers
Committee on Government and Compensation legislation, which
Finance to report back to the would differ drastically from the
Legislature during the current House version in the method used
session with recommendations and to pay down the $2.5 billion debt. He
draft legislation, proposes using a payroll tax, to be
Meanwhile, I'm continuing to paid 50-50 by employers and
monitor with great interest the employees, whereas the House bill
status of House's four major pieces would garner $20 million annually
of legislation now that they have from the consolidation, merger or
traveled to the Senate for closure of two higher education
consideration, institutions, as well as through other
As I mentioned in my, previous cuts in higher education. As I write
column, the House has, already this column the Senate Judiciary
adopted bills which offer Solutions Committee is still trying to
to the problems of the medical determine how much the tax should
malpractice crisis; the insolvency of earn annually.
the Workers Compensation Fund; Another bill very likely to be the
the dangers all-terrain vehicles pose subject of House-Senate negotiation
to children; and an overly costly is the medical-malpractice
higher education system. Long legislation. The House approved its
before the session began, the House bill by a vast majority - an 84-14
leadership gauged what concepts vote - but the Senate Judiciary
the majority of delegates would like Committee members many have
to be included in each piece of some different ideas, and lobbyists
legislation, and the chairs of the for insurance companies, trial
major committees started working lawyers and physicians are surely
on proposed legislation as early as working hard to sway them.
two months ago. As a result, It will come as no surprise to my
consensus in the House came constituents that a new Marshall
quickly. University survey found that 94
But the ball is now in the Senate's percent of those polled want the
court. Legislature to take action to stop
Senate President Earl Ray skyrocketing maipractice insurance
Tomblin has said he would like the costs. Legislators feel that pressure,
Senate to finish work on the four and it's my hope that we can come
bills almost as rapidly as the House to a timely consensus.
did. But some differences are * I welcome and appreciate your
already surfacing, so it's likely that input on these issues, or any other
the House and Senate will soon be legislative matter. Please call me at
engaged in negotiation. (304)340-3108 or write to Delegate
The Senate Transportation Virginia Mahan, 215-E, Capitol
Committee made changes to the all- Complex, Charleston, WV 25305.
terrain vehicle safety bill before
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