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,, ALICE ANN ATKINS
., Alice Ann Atkins, 77, of Hinton,
ied at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18,
,2-)03, at Princeton Community
Hospital following a short illness.
Born Feb. 11, 1926, in Hinton, she
,was the daughter of the late Robert
and Ida Mabel Ware Womack.
,, Mrs. Atkins was a lifelong
esident of Hinton. She was a
,member of Hinton First United
Methodist Church and the Addie
Dpoch Sunday School Class. She was
i former employee of Percy Brown
Law Office, Hinton, and a 19-year
employee of the Summers County
Cpuncil on Aging.
-. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Robert P. Atkins, on March
J, 1985.
,?; Survivors include a son, Michael
Atkins of Hinton; and a daughter,
Ptricia Belue and husband, Gary,
of Jumping Branch.
., Services were held at 11 a.m.
',riday, Feb. 21st, at Ronald
lIeadows Funeral Parlors Chapel,
Hinton, with the Rev. Gerald E.
Dotson officiating Burial followed in
Fletcher Addition of Alderson
Cemetery.Tom Stacklin, Danny
Ftzpatrick, Billy Don Farley, Gary
Meador, Jack David Woodrum and
David W. Johnson served as
pallbearers.
Arrangements by Ronald
dteadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
ROSETTA MARIE LEWIS
B NKENSHIP
Rosetta Marie Lewis
l:ankenship, 44, formerly of
Itainelle, unexpectedly passed away
n Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, in Elkin,
!.t.
" . . .
Born m Hmton, on Nov. 27, 1958,
he was the daughter of Evelyn
yers, wife of Richard Ayers of
ainelle, and Eugene Gwi]m of
Ieadow Bridge.
Survivors include her husband,
Danny Blankenship of Jonesville,
4.C.; two sons, Keith Edward Lewis
a:nd wife, Kendra, of Rupert, and
harles Norman Lewis of Rainelle;
daughter, Angela Marie Lewis of
/inelle; father and stepmother,
agene and Wands Gwinn of
adow Bridge; mother and
tyepfather, Evelyn and Richard
ers of Rainelle; two sisters,
$ndra Kay Dorsey and husband,
rnie, of Pataskala, OH., and
Pammy West and husbard, Curtis, !
i 'io$'l{],°d VA.; 'i:rothltS, I
tilvin Gwinn and wife, Joanna, of
Qiainwood; three grandchildren,
yn Keith Lewis of Fenwick, Cody
k.|en Lewis of Rainelle and Kaitlyn
irra Lewis of Rainelle; stepson,
OY Blankenship and finance,
rgaret Williams, of Meadow
Hdge; stepdaughter, Joyce Jenigan
aS'd husband, Kevin, of Alderson;
uld step-grandchildren, Jessica and
amantha Wright of Alderson.
' Funeral services were held at 1:00
).. Wednesday, February 19th., at
e Wallace and: Wallace Chapel in
Rainelle, with the Rev. Bill Lilly
officiating. Burial followed at
.arrah Cemetery, Backus
iquntain, Meadow Bridge.
,Arrangements by Wallace and
:allace of Rainelle.
f
•, : MARGARETALMEDA
f.
• , COBURN
.Margaret Almeda Coburn, 66, of
308 N. State St., Athens, died
Tesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at Bluefield
lgional Medical Center.
', VBorn July 5, 1936, at Pipestem,
!,*she was the daughter of the late
Elizabeth Kelly Keaton of Princeton
,d the late Glendon Keaton.
,-Mrs. Coburn was retired from
(oncord College in Athens after 34
ars of service, having worked in
e library and business office. She
was formerly employed by the
Iercer County Sheriff's
Iepartment Tax Office during
$omer Bali's.term as sheriff.
Almeda was a member of Athens
laptist Church, where she served as
reasurer. She was a 1954 graduate
fe3Hinton High School. She was a 35-
ar member of Athens Chapter No.
Order of Eastern Star, where she
erved as past matron, grand
presentative to Nevada and also
n numerous committees in the
rand Chapter.
She was an avid bowler for
veral years prior to her illness.
In addition to her father, her first
usband, Chester Pettrey, preceded
l .
er in death
Additional survivors include her
lusband, Joe Coburn; three
daughters, Sharon Smith of
]inceton and her son, Harold "B.
• [." Smith, Karen Bragg of Charlotte,
.C. and her daughter, Courtney
agg, and Kimberly Pettrey of
ount Holly, N.C., and her
daughter, Ashley Pettrey, and
randdaughter, Haleigh Thornton,
Ioth of Athens; a stepson, Carl
nnentr0ut of Stratford, VA., and
lis sons, Michael Armentrout and
lis wife, Gina, of Irving, Texas, and
eVin Armentrout and his wife,
ra, of Stephens City, VA.; two
tepdaughters, Sharon Doss of
Bluefield and her children, Joey and
Natalie Doss, and Karen Maday and
her husband, Don of Princeton, and
her daughter, Karl Beth Jones; and
a sister, Elaine Mullins and her
husband, Warren, of Warrenton,
VA., and their daughter, Stacie
Mullins.
Services were held at 11 a.m.
Friday, February 20th. at George W.
Severs Chapel of Seaver Funeral
Home, Princeton, with the Revs.
Tom Goldston and Garland "Sonnf'
Jones officiating. Burial followed in
Vest Family Cemetery, Pipestem.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Athens Baptist Church, P.
O. Box 728, Athens, WV 24712, or
Bluefield Shrine Club Crippled
Children's Fund, c/o Rob Catron, P..
O. Box 1598, Princeton, WV 24740.
Arrangements by Seaver Funeral
Home, Princeton.
PAULINE C. COFFMAN
Pauline C. Coffman, 93, of
Lewisburg, died at 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at
Greenbrier manor, Fairies, thus
completing her earthly journey.
Born April 29, 1900, in Nicholas
County, she was the daughter of the
late Murray and Ella Bryant Craig.
Mrs. Coffman was a graduate of
Marshall University, formerly
Marshall College, and had taught in
several West Virginia counties
before retiring from Greenbrier
County, having taught both
Lewisburg and Alderson elementary
schools.
She held membership ;.
Lewisburg United Methodist
Church for more than 47 years,
where she was active in the church
circles, the lastest being Circle No.
1, the Willing Workers Sunday
School Class as well as the church
choir. She also held membership in
the Lewisburg House and Garden
Club, General Andrew Lewis
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, Greenbrier
Historical Society and was a charter
member of the Lewisburg Lioness
Club.
Mrs. Coffman loved playing
bridge and playing her piano and
singing.
She was also preceded in death
by her two brothers, Manifield and
Joe Craig; and a sister, Phala
Summers.
,, ,Survi,vr ,s .include, her .huslap
&Ir!: 254 :36; a son, Jigmie
Coffman and wife, Donna, beth of
Lewisburg; a daughter, Jeanette
Coffman and companion, David
Wright, of Hampton, VA.;
grandchildren, Mike Coffman of
Roanoke, VA., Lynn McMillion of
Hinton, Danielle Matthews of
Arlington, VA.; and Jon Mathews of
Hampton; great-grandchildren,
Scott Coffman of Minneapolis,
Samantha McMillion and Travis
McMillion of Hinton and Amber
Matthews of Hampton; and a sister,
Phylli s Barrett of Whitesville.
Services were held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, February 20th. at
Lewisburg United Methodist
Church with the Revs. Julian Sulgit
and Patricia Jarvis officiating.
Burial followed in Coffman
Cemetery.
Donations of sympathy may be
made to the North House Museum
Restoration Project, c/o General
Historical Society, 301 W.
Washington St., Lewisburg, WV.
24901.
Arrangements by McGraw
Funeral Home, Lewisburg.
TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a
support group for those striving to
loss weight. Join with us on
Thursdays 5-7 PM at the Methodist
Educational Building on 3rd.
Avenue, Hinton.
DREMA IL CUCKOVICH
Drema K. Nabors Cuckovich, 52,
of 423 Summers St., Hinton, died
Monday morning, Feb. 17, 2003, at
Summers County Appalachian
Regional Hospital following a long
illness.
Born March 14, 1950, in Hinton,
she was the daughter of Margie
Nabors Cuckovich of Hinton.
Ms. Cuckovich was a lifelong
resident of Hinton and a member of
First United Methodist Church,
Hinton.
She was preceded in death by
Mabel Nabers and Lottie Nabors.
Besides her mother, she is
survived by a daughter, Rita Sue
Cuckovich of Hinton; and a brother,
Jim Nabors of Bristol, Tenn.
Services were held at 11 a.m.
Saturday, February 22nd. at Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel,
Hinton, with Pastor Cecil Welch
officiating. Burial followed in
Upland Cemetery.
• Friends called from I0 a.m. until
time of service Saturday at the
funeral parlors.
Arrangements by Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
DALE LEE FEDUKOVICH
Dale Lee Fedukovich, 55, of
Jumping Branch, died Thursday,
Feb. 20, 2003.
At his request, he will be
cremated and there will be no
service.
Arrangements by Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
MARY IL FUIJR
Mary Katherine Sweeney Fuller,
57, of 711 Cobb Road, Elm City, N.C.,
formerly of Summers County, died
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Wilson
Medical Center, Wilson, N.C.,
following a long illness.
Born Dec 8, 1945, at Talcott, she
Sweeney of Hinton and the late
Hugh F. Sweeney.
Mrs. Fuller was co-owner of Elm
City Fish Market and Co, of Elm
City.
Besides her mother, she is
survived by her husband, Otis
Fuller; a daughter, Kimberly Clark
of New Jersey; a brother, Freddie
Sweeney of Hinton; a sister, Jewel
Merenivitch of Hinton; and several
nieces, nephews, cousins and a host
of, otherxelatives and friqnds.
: SieS were heltl at i n.rf
Thursday, February 19th. atWyzn
Ciapel liurch, Elm Cty, wth
Pastor W. E. Hill Sr. officiating.
Graveside service and burial
followed at I p.m. Saturday,
February 22nd. at Talcott Cemetery
with Pastor Earl Jackson offidating.
Arrangements by Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
LOUISE MICHAELS
Louise Michaels, June 1, 1918-
February 20, 2003, age 84, beloved
mother, grandmother, great-
grandmother and friend, went to be
with the Lord on February 20, 2003,
in Firelands Regional Medical
Center, Main Campus, aRer a brief
illness.
She was born in Campton,
Kentucky. She was a member of the
First Christian Church. Louise loved
singing and was a member of =The
Melody Makers Senior Choir. She
was the heart of her family and loved
doing anything that involved being
with them. She also loved feeding
and watching birds, in addition to
gardening.
She retired from private duty
home health after working many
years as a C.N.A. at the
Vacationland Nursing Home.
She is survived by three
daughters, Linda (Randy) Roth of.
Milan, OH, Jeanie (Herman) Cales
of Sandstone, W.Va., and Debbie
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When it comes to adding elements
to a proposed piece of legislation, the
old adage "the more the merrier"
doesn't always hold true -just one
portion of a bill can build enough
opposition among lawmakers to
defeat the entire measure. But the
House of Delegates leadership is
hoping that when it comes to
automobile safety, by pairing
together provisions dealing with
blood-alcohol limit and seatbelt
enforcement, the single piece of
legislation will be strong enough to
make it to the governor's desk.
The House last week <sic 2/18>
passed 78-13 the bill, which would
lower the blood-alcohol limit for
driving under the influence from. 10
to .08. The legislation would also
make failure to wear a seatbelt a
primary offense• Current law only
allows police officers to cite drivers
for failure to wear a seatbelt if the
driver is first pulled over for another
moving violation. This bill would
permit officers to pull over vehicles
for a seatbelt violation alone• The
legislation would also prevent
children from riding in the back of
pickups or in open spaces of vehicles,
although exceptions would be made
for parades and farm use.
As I noted in a previous column,
the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration estimates that if
West Virginia could raise its seatbelt
usage rate from the current 53.3
percent to 70 percent, we would save
53 lives every year, prevent nearly
4,000 injuries and save $245 million
in related costs.
Notice
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Summers County Cancer Support
Group sponsored by the Wellness
Center and the Summers County
ARH Hospital meets at the Wellness
Center, downtown Hinton, every 3rd
Thurs. of each month from 7-8 pro.
Refreshment served. Anyone
interested may ,atte, n d.. /
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Tues. Feb. 25, 2003 Hinton News - 3
LEGISLATIVE
U PDATE
By Delegate Virginia Mahan
Gov. Bob Wise called for stricter
DUI standards during his State of
the State address, so his
administration is expected to push
for that measure in the Senate. He
has cited not only the major safety
consideration, but also fiscal
concerns, because if West Virginia
doesn't lower the legal limit, the
state also stands to lose a total of
almost $24 million out of the state
Department of Transportation's
budget over a four-year period.
But it's not yet clear where the
primary seatbelt issue stands with
Gov. Wise or the Senate.
Meanwhile, I'm continuing to
serve on the House-Senate
conference committee negotiating a
compromise on medical malpractice
legislation. Last week's bad weather
last week prevented even key
lawmakers from returning to the
Capitol. Thus, some final
discussions on how the various
components of the medical
malpractice legislation will be
funded had to be put on hold. I
expect we will be able to fine tune
HB2122 this week.
Conferees from the House and
Senate should have those details
before the two bodies for
consideration and final passage well
before the session's final hours.
Another major issue currently
• being debated by a House-Senate
conference committee is all-terrain
vehicle safety legislation. The House
passed ATV legislation during the
first two weeks of session, and the
Senate later adopted its own
HOSPICE
Hospice of Southern West
Virginia Grief Support Group meets
on the 4th. Tuesday of each month
at The Summers County
Community Wellness Center, 221
Temple St., Hinton from 1 to 3 pm.
For additional information please
call: 1-800-900-6404 or 255-6404.
JB-NIMITZ PSD
The regular monthly meeting of
the Jumping Branch-Nimitz PSD is
at pm: the meetings areopen to
version. Neither side proposes overly
strict rules regarding ATVs. Both
the House and Senate bills would
require riders under the age of 18 to
wear helmets and to complete safety
courses to be offered by the state
Division of Motor Vehicles. But the
House bill contains a few more
provisions to keep the vehicles off
paved roads.
Interestingly, the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission
reported last week that the number
of ATV related injuries requiring
hospital treatment increased by
more than 100 percent over the last
five years, and the number of
injuries sustained by children under
the age of 16 grew by more than 50
percent even though their portion of
the riding public grew by less than
10 percent.
While legislators understand the
role ATVs play in West Virginia's
tourism industry, and therefore don't
want to unnecessarily restrict ATV
activity, it's our hope we can finally
adopt safety legislation to protect
citizens, in particular children.
The House is also awaiting the
return of the Workers Compensation
legislation. While the House, the
Senate and Gov. Bob Wise agree that
something must be done this session
to address the financial crisis -the
state will become unable to pay
claimants, our state's injured
workers, as early as May 31, 2004 i{
nothing is done - an agreement on
how to alleviate the $2.6 billion debt
has not yet been reached. The
House leadership adopted a
proposed bill we believe would make
major strides toward solvency
during the second week of the
session, but the Senate is just
completing its own version, which
takes on immediately some
structural and financial issues the
House intended to study and
address in the coming year.
I welcome and appreciate your
input on these issues, or any other
legislative matter. Please call me at
(304)34'0'-3106 'drtvittoT)elet/f
ViVti ;MRtth,i'2RS:: 'att
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