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CHARLES LUCAS
Charles Douglas Lucas Sr.,
63, of Hinton went to be with the
Lord April 26, 2016 at 6:10 AM. at
Summers County ARH after a long
illness.
Born January 5, 1953 in Hinton
he was the son of the late Elsworth
and Mary Surber Lucas.
Chuck was an honest, caring
man who devoted his life to his wife
and children. Proving everyday
why a father is his daughter’s first
love and his son’s first hero.
He worked for Steel Mills after
graduation ' in Detroit, MI for
13 years until he came back to
Summers County.
Then he worked for the Summers
County Board of Education as a
Janitor for 14 years until his health
failed and he ended up retiring.
Besides his parents he was preceded
in death by his grandson, Timmy
Trout; his brother, Bobby Lucas;
paternal grandparents, Straitor
and Anna Blanche Meador Lucas;
maternal grandparents, Charles
and Emma “Champie” Bragg
Surber; 9 paternal uncles and 7
paternal aunts; 2 maternal uncles
and 2 maternal aunts.
Those left to cherish his memory
are his soulmate and wife of 35
years Becky Lemon Lucas of
Hinton; five daughters, Tamara
Trout and husband Timmy of
Brooks, Christina “Chrissy” Lucas
{and companion Keith Wayne
Cales of Brooks, Patricia Lucas
and companion EdWard Blevins
of Coal City, Shannon Lucas
and companion Wayne Martin of
Pipestem, Samantha and husband
Luke Gibson of Charleston; one son,
Charles Lucas Jr. and wife Sara of
Jumping Branch; 18 grandchildren,
Dessaray Mills and husband
Zachary, Gregory Trout, Megan
and Angel Lucas, Ashley and Nikki
Adkins, Hope and Gage Cales,
Kayla and Madison Cales, Hunter
and Logan Blevins, Justin and
Jonah Zimmerman, Charles and
Chase Lucas, Grant Lee and Mary
Gibson, one special granddaughter,
Sophia Mills.
Also survived by sisters, Opal
Lucas Hurley of Talcott and friend
Mickey Adkins of Elk Knob, Jeanie
and husband Joey Snow of Wayside,
Janet and husband Randy Crawford
of Cool Ridge; brothers, James
Richards of Whitsett, NC, Oliver
“Jr.” Richards and wife Rosemary of
Covington, VA; 7 nieces, 8 nephews
and many cousins.
Visitation was Friday, April 29,
2016 at Ronald Meadows Funeral
Parlors Chapel at 5:00 PM. for
immediate family and 6:00 P.M. —-
8:00 PM. for family and friends.
Funeral services were 11:00 AM.-
Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel
with Rev. Keith Mills officiating.
Burial followed at the Lucas Family
Cemetery at True.
Pallbearers were Timmy Trout,
Jefi' Trout, Stephen Lucas, Zachary
Mills, David Weikle, Keith Wayne
Cales and Wayne Martin. Honorary
pallbearer was Charles Lucas Jr.
Arrangements are by the Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.ronaldmeadowsfp.
com
GAYE ROSE
Gaye Pauline (Brinegar) Rose, 94,
peacefully exited this world on
Monday June 27, 2016, at 4:28 PM.
She was at home with loving family.
Born Septembe. 25, 1921, in.
, Green Sulphur Springs, she was one
of ten children born to Jasper Allen
and Lora Amelia (Williams)
Brinegar.
Growing up in the Hinton and
Obituaries]
Shockley Hill areas provided her a
wealth of mountain wisdom and
strength which served her well as
she raised, nurtured and taught her
children and generations beyond.
She and her husband of 64 years, E.
R. Rose, made their home in White
Oak. '
I She anchored her faith in Jesus
as a member of the Church of Christ.
A devout Christian, a dedicated wife,
a loving mother, a teacher of all
younger women she was respected
by all who knew her fondly as “Mrs.
Rose”.
Mrs. Rose was preceded in death
by her parents, her husband, a son,
Eddie Russell Rose, three brothers,
Curtis, Alphon, and Golden
Brinegar, two sisters, Glenda Jean
Epler and Goldie Sears, two
grandsons Gregory Allen and Billy
Rose.
Those left to mourn the loss yet
celebrate the memories will be many
congregations of the Lord’s church,
multiple neighbors, and the
surviving family as follows: four sons
Tom (Karetta) of Beckley, Claude of
Princeton, John (Melinda) of Shady
Spring, James of White Oak, three
daughters, A. Jo (Ron) Kress of
Vienna, WV, Loretta (William)
Fairchild of Garland, TX, Diana
(Dick) Powell of Stockport, OH, four
sisters Glenna Coleman, Geneva
Breen, Gladys Akers, and Cecilia
Gail Martin, 14 grandchildren, 25
great grandchildren, and four great-
great grandchildren. Mrs. Rose’s
influence and teaching will carry on
very well as she wished...
Funeral services were held at
noon on Friday, July 1, 2016 at the
Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors
Chapel with Evangelist John Rose,
Jr. officiating with assistance from
Ryan Scott. Burial followed in the
family cemetery on Shockley Hill.
Friends called from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
on Thursday, June 30 at the funeral
parlors. Family and friends served
as pallbearers.
Arrangements were by the
Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of
Hinton.
Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.ronaldmeadowsfp.
com
BETTY SIMPSON
Our sweet mother and Guy-Guy,
' Betty Jean Meador Simpson, 86,”
died Friday morning, June 24, 2016 ‘
‘ at her home in Sandy, Utah. She left
us unexpectedly and we are
heartbroken.
Betty was born January 27,1930
in Hinton, West Virginia to Rheo and
Floye Boone Meador. She married
Norman Emmett Simpson on
December 29,1950. In 1963 after
living in Virginia, Maryland, and
New York, they moved their family
to West Valley City, Utah. They
raised their children there and
created a home filled with love,
collections, treasures, and cherished
memories. Betty loved her home and
yard, and never tired of looking at
the mountains.
Betty graduated from Hinton
High School in 1947 and St. Marys
School of nursing in 1950. During
World War II she volunteered as a
Red Cross Donut Dolly helping to
serve coffee and donuts to soldiers
as their trains carried them off to
training and war. She was a
compassionate, conscientious, and
dedicated nurse. She loved her
career. She retired from nursing in
1992.
Betty is survived by her children,
Kimberly (Richard) Larsen, David
(Vicky) Simpson, Bethany (Rex)
Johnson, Jennifer (Jim) Cornaby,
Rebecca (Tyler) Cundall; one sister,
Joyce (Davis) Ritter; nephew, Jay
(Joann) Martufi; 13 grandchildren
and 23 great grandchildren.
Betty was preceded in death by
her husband Norman, her beloved
son Philip, grandson Zachary
Larsen, her parents, brothers Bob
and Harry, and sister Wilma.
Betty loved everything that
glittered, shined and sparkled. She
loved every colorful thing, every
piece of art, dish or glassware,
jewelry, fancy hats, scarves, poetry,
classical music and every book. She
owned more books than some
libraries. She found beauty in, and
purpose for, everything she touched.
She loved learning and always had
a pen, pencil, book or paintbrush in
her hand. She was a prolific artist
who picked up a paintbrush in 1978
and fell in love with sketching,
watercolors, oils and china painting.
She created thousands of
masterpieces.
Services were held at 2:00 p.m.,
’ Thursday, June 30, at Valley View
Funeral Home, 4335 West 4100
South, West Valley City, with the
Reverend Olga Hard officiating. The
family received friends Wednesday .
evening, June 29 from 6:00-8:00 pm.
and one our prior to the service at
the funeral home. Interment in
Valley View Memorial Park
following the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations can
be made in her name to the Shriners
Hospitals For Children, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, Fairfax Road at Virginia
Street, 84103. (801) 536-3500.
Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.valleyviewfuneral.
com.
Arrangements were by Valley
View Funeral Home, West Valley
City, UT.
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With State, Local and
Federal Agencies on
Flood Response Efforts
Employees from various divisions
across the West Virginia
Department of Environmental
Protection are coordinating with
other state agencies, as well as with
local and federal officials, on flood
response and recovery efforts. Alist
of some of the DEP-related activities
follows:
DEP's Homeland Security and
Emergency Response unit is
coordinating with local emergency
officials across the state on
hazardous waste separation
instructions for flood debris disposal
areas. This waste will be disposed
of in permitted hazardous waste
landfills. This group, along with
members .of the Division of Water
and. . ‘ Waste ’ "Management’s-=
Environmental Enforcement group; =‘
is also helping coordinate the
collection of tanks and drums
containing such materials. To report
sightings of these tanks and drums,
please call local emergency officials
or the state spill hotline: 1-800642-
3074.
All spills, or suspected spills,
should also be reported to the state
spill hotline: 1-800-642-3074.
Monthly tonnage limits and
assessment fees are being waived for
landfills in flood impacted areas.
Also, landfills have permission from
DEP's Division of Water and Waste
Management to extend their hours
to accept flood debris.
Coal mine site dams and
impoundments have been inspected
by Division of Mining and
Reclamation inspectors, as per
normal heavy rain event protocols,
and no issues have been discovered.
Other dams are being inspected by
owners and operators at DEP's
request, and DEP dam inspectors
are prioritizing inspections of dams
of the greatest concern. Again, no
issues have been discovered to date.
The Office of Abandoned Mine
Lands and Reclamation has been
looking into mudslides across the
state to determine if any may be
AML—related. At this point, however,
the sheer amount of rain and
flooding have made it impossible to
tell if any of the slides have any
connection to pre-law (mines
operated prior to 1977) mines or are
simply the result of the natural
disaster.
Division of Land Restoration
officials are checking sites that are
currently being remediated -
including the Freedom spill site in
Charleston, which was inspected
today to ensure there are no major
impacts from ‘the ‘floodingf’At this "
time,‘ no issiie‘s-of concern have beam
discovered. Division of Water and
Waste Management personnel are
assessing impacts to wastewater
treatment plants and sewage
collection systems. Untreated
sewage is likely present in many
streams in the affected areas.
Cleanup personnel and those who
will be recreating after the waters
return to normal levels should take
appropriate precautions.
For more DEP news and
information, go to www.dep.wv.gov.
Also, be sure to connect with the
agency on all social media platforms.
Follow @DEPWV on Twitter and
find us on YouTube by searching
"Environment Matters." For specific
information about our REAP
(Rehabilitation Environmental
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WET (Water Education for
Teachers), West Virginia Watershed
Improvement Branch, Youth
Environmental Program and
Human Resources initiatives,
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Many differences were made by
people who put service to others
above self. Bobby and Judy Hoover,
who keep the keys to the Alderson
Whity Gehtéi’ waiaisearesgss ’
Alderson’s emergency shelter, were
called about 11:00 'pim. on' Thursday‘
night and asked to open the shelter.
They responded immediately. They
only expected to be gone for 30
minutes and just went. A couple of
hours later when they thought again
about their home, they couldn’t get
there because of the rising water.
They spent the night at the shelter
like many others whom they were
serving.
The flood waters filled their
basement but, fortunately, did not
get in their first floor living quarters.
The Hoovers continued to serve the
community. Volunteers pumped out
their basement the next day but the
Hoovers were not there to empty or
clean it. They were still at the
shelter. The smell got worse as the
flood mud further decayed. Finally,
on Tuesday, June 28, Judy was able
to get free to supervise a crew of
volunteers to empty and clean the
basement somewhat. Judy said,
“The smell was getting so bad we
had to spray air freshener in our
bedroom on the second floor before
we could sleep. I can’t tell you how
much I appreciate the help to clean
out the basement.”
The Hoovers still have a lot of
work to do to get it back to relative
normal but their huge hearts helped
a lot of people onto that path.
Chief Jeremy Bennett had
arranged to get a HUMVEE for the
Police Department and he picked it
up on Thursday, June 23. The first
rescue came at 12:30 a.m on Friday,
June 24. A call came in that a double
amputee was stuck in his home on
Virginia Street and waters were
entering his home. The fire
department reported that they had
no way to reach the man and
requested that Bennett try using the
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already engulfed several homes and
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side front tire for'water depth.
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Virginia Street to the front door‘ole
the victim’s home. When he stoppedgg?
water began to enter the bottom of:
the door and fill up around the brakp;
pedal. He exited the vehicle anti,
entered the home. He found the main.
sitting in a wheelchair in his?
kitchen. He was visibly upset and;
was asking for his dog. Bennett;
found a small white dog and handed;
it out the front door to Luce who}:
waded through water to give the dog,
to AVFD members. Bennett realized.:
that he would have to place the malgi.
on the hood of the HUMVEE in order. 1.
to get him out. He pushed the man
out his door and pulled him from his '
wheelchair. Luce jumped onto the
HUMVEE hood and, with assistance
from a firefighter, they were able to
place the man onto the hood.
By this time water was waist deep
and the town was disappearing
under a watery blanket. The man
was reunited with his dog “baby”
and both were driven to the Alderson
Community Center emergency
shelter.
Mayor Travis Copenhaver said, “I
cannot begin to express my
appreciation for all the wonderful,
selfless people in this town and
around our valley who have
contributed to the recovery efforts.
We have a lot of heroes and these
stories are about only a few of them.”
Rebecca Haynes said it all in a
facebook post today following the
announcement of the cancellation of
the July 4th Celebration, “Hang in
there family and friends of Alderson“ ..
It’s your compassion and love for one _I
another that brightens those skiesx,
not the fireworks! Love y’all and?“
keeping you in prayer.” ' ’
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