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' ' VIRGINIA DARE ALLEN
' Virginia DareAllen, 82, of Sophia,
L passed away Thursday, Oct. 30,
2003, at the home of her son and
• ; " "daughter-in-law, Juddy and Bernita
,:" -Allen of Letart, with whom she made
e. "her home.
-5, : Virginia was born Dec. 25, 1920,
at Sandstone, and was raised in
anese by the late Matthew and
:thel Gunnoe.
" Virginia was a homemaker and a
member of Sophia First Baptist
:Church.
Her husband, Aubrey "Judge"
'Allen, a granddaughter, Jennifer
Adkins, eight brothers and six
sisters preceded Virginia in death.
Virginia is survived by eight sons,
Aubrey and wife, Sherry, of
Nokeoville, Va., Jim and wife, Flo,
of Reeves, La., Charles and wife,
Sharon, of Rainelle, Jerry and wife,
Donna, of Newport News, Va.,
Iichael and wife, Betty, of West
alenL, Ohio, Juddy and wife,
Bernita, of Letart, Steve and wife,
B arbara,.of Sophia and Tony and
"wife, Terri, of Crab Orchard; three
"aughters, Sarah Hall of Stafford,
a., Carol Atkins and husband,
iRussell, of Sophia and Audrey
;:Cooper and husband, Ron, of
luefield, Va.; a brother, Bernard
;: Gunnoe of Danese; two sisters, Mary
:, Douglas of Tennessee and JoAnna
Colas of Racine, Ohio; 28
• grandchildren; 21 great-
"grandchildren; and three great-
'great-grandchildren.
" Service was 11 a.m. Monday,
::November 3rd. at Sophia First
Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark
Allen officiating. Burial followed in
Jlue Ridge Memorial Gardens,
• i Ieckley.
The family received friends 6 to 9
:p'.m. Sunday, November 2rid. at the
"Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home,
Sophia.
• Grandsons served as pallbearers.
• • Arrangement s by Williams-Blue
Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia.
DOROTHY MARY PIERRON
" EASLEY CONNORS
Dorothy Mary Pierron Easley
Conners, born in East St. Louis, IL.
)n June 20, 1905, died October 28,
003 of pneumonia.
- Survivors are her son and
i aughter-m-law, Dan and Doris
i'Easley of Hinton, WV.;.
:granddaughter, Pedge Crawford of
: VIissoula, MT., grandson, Jay Easley
..f Louisville, KY.; great
randchildren: Tiffany Lowery,
i:hlee Lowery, Brandon Lowery and
one great-great grandson.
- JAMES P. 'J. P.' DAVIDSON
:'= . . •
James P. J.P. Dawdson, 92,of
Fayetteville, died Monday, Oct. 27,
003, at Wishing Well Manor in
Fairm0nt following a brief illness.
Born July 9, 1911, at Hinton, he
:as the son of the late Claude S. and
aude Miller Davidson.
: Mr. Davidson was a member of
]ayetteville Presbyterian Church
"d a retired shift foreman for Union
! Carbide, Alloy Plant.
i: He was preceded in death by his
i wife, Leota Morrison Davidson, on
I*, April 20, 2000; two sisters, Mary
i'*, Foster and Edith Spath; and three
i brothers, John Davidson, Claude S.
* Davidson Jr. and Fred Davidson.
i Survivors include his son, J. Peale
[ Davidson Jr. and his wife, Ginny, of
i:iFairmont; a daughter, Debra
w
i'. Dawson Tabke and her husband,
Bob, of Los Altos, Calif.; three
:!! grandchildren, Diann-e Catherine
.* Dav.idson, Kerryn Lynne Davidson
:'*. and James P. "Jim Davidson III;
;' two stepgrandchildren, Shelly and
!!Kristin Tabke; two sisters-in-law,
! Katie Davidson of FayetteviUe and
i Hazel Dawdson of Hinton; and a
i brother-in-law, Eugene "Frosty
• Foster of Fayetteville.
, Service was 2 p.m. Friday,
iOctober 31st. at Fayetteville
. .
f esl |ytenan Church with the Ray.
.....
: Adrian Pratt officmtmg. Bumal will
i:follow in Huse Memorial Park,
Fayetteville.
ii Friends called two hours before
[ service Friday at the church.
: In lieu of flowers, donations may
[ibe made to Fayetteville
i! Presbyterian Church, 401 W. Maple
: Ave., Fayetteville, WV 25840.
:i Arrangements by Dedd-Payne-
, Hess Fheral Home, Fayetteville.
Obituarie
FRANCES L. FUIJN
Frances L. Fullen, 82, of Union,
passed away Thursday morning,
Oct. 30, 2003, at Greenbrier Valley
Medical Center in Fairlea following
a long illness•
Born April 5, 1921, at Union, she
was the daughter of the late Ira
James and Frances Fisher Allen.
Mrs. Fullen was a homemaker, a
loving mother to her sons and a
devoted member of St. John's United
Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Albert A. Fullen, on June
19, 1992; five brothers, Malcolm
James Allen, Ira Eugene "Gene"
Allen, Benton Gilliam "Gil" Allen,
Flourney "Fun" Jenninge Allen and
Richard Lee "Pete" Allen Sr.; and a
sister, Genevieve Wallace•
Survivors include two sons,
Pastor Gene Fullen and wife,
Nadine, of Hinton and Jerry Fullen
and wife, Susie, of Union; three
grandchildren, Tammy Hallman
and husband, Jeff, of Sherrill's Ford,
N.C., Kevin Fullen and wife, Kathy,
of Union and Mike Fullen and wife,
Tonia, of Gap Mills; six great-
grandchildren, Madison and Parker
Hallman, and Taylor, Trevor, Thad
and Logan Fullen; and a brother,
Harold William Allen of Union.
Service was 2 p.m. Saturday,
November 2nd. at St. John's United
Methodist Church, Salt Sulphur
Springs, with the Rays. Patty
Adkins, Sharon Miller and Hughllyn
Wilson officiating. Burial followed in
St. John's Cemetery.
Friends called 6 to 9 p.m. today
at Groves Funeral Home, Union,
and one hour before service
Saturday at the church.
The family request in lieu of
flowers that memorial donations be
made to St. John's United Methodist
Church.
Arrangements by Groves Funeral
Home, Union.
OATHER J. GILL JR.
Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Rat., Oather
J. Gill Jr., 75, of 600 Greenbrier
Drive, Hinton, died Tuesday, Oct. 28,
2003, at his home•
Born Nov. 1, 1927, in Raleigh
County, he was the son of the late
Oather J. Gill Sr. and Margaret A.
Hurst Gill.
Mr. Gill was a retired U.S. Army
A. Kincaid, Jr. and wife Carole of
Baltimore, Md.; three step-sons,
Terry and Billy Hicks of Meadow
Bridge, and Everett Hicks, Jr. of
Danese; a special friend, Gregory
Lewis of Lockbridge; nine
grandchildren, Dentil Kincaid II,
Trena Bowman, Heather Walters,
Jennifer Schoolcraft, Josh Kincaid,
Jesse Alfred Kincaid, Jesse A.
Kincaid, III, Bobby McMenamin and
Matthew McMenamin; nine step-
grandchildren, 10 great
grandchildren, and three step-great
grandchildren.
Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m.
at the Wallace and Wallace Chapel
in Rainelle with the Pastor Steve
Martin officiating. Burial will follow
in the Kincaid Family Cemetery on
Backus Read in Meadow Bridge.
Friends called at the funeral
home Monday, Nov. 3rd. from the
hours of 6 until 9 p.m.
The family gives a special thanks
to Hospice and the people at
Greenbrier Valley Medical Center
and HomeCare Plus.
Arrangements by Wallace and
Wallace, Inc., Rainelle.
MELISSA HOSWORTH
HUNT
Melissa Hollandsworth Hunt, 51,
passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003,
at Charleston Area Medical Center,
General Division, following a brief
illness.
Born Sept. 12, 1952, in Beckley,
she was the daughter of the late
Dennis E. and Bertha Poloski
Hollandsworth.
Melissa was a Iongtime employee
of the Division of Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Section, a faithful
member of Hinton Gospel
Tabernacle, where in 1999 she was
saved and baptized, a volunteer of
the Make-a-Wish Foundation,
member of the Beckley Junior
Woman's Club and foster mother for
the 19 state conservation officers
stationed in District 4.
She was preceded in death by her
maternal grandparents, Mary and
John Poloski; and her paternal
grandparents, Ida and John
Hollandsworth.,
Those left to mourn her passing
include her husband, Cpl. C.D.
"Charlie Hunt of the West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources Law
serviceman with 30 years ofseyvice, Enforcement beloved
He achieved the ranl lie,utenan ,:" O r. terlan:
....... andcliildren, Isabella
' lei'hl se dWrld Win" gr i ...............
Charleston; two
Ii, the Korean War and tlieVietnam and ChIoe, of ...... ' .....
Conflict. He received various service
medals, including the Bronze Star,
the American Campaign Medal,
World War II Victory Medal,
Vietnam Service Medal and the
Vietnam Campaign Medal. During
the Vietnam Conflict, he received
the Senior Parachutist Badge,
Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with
Palm, and the Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry, with Gold Star. He was
also recipient of the United Nations
Service Medal, and graduated from
the Command and General Staff
College.
He was of the Methodist faith and
a member of the Hinton Elk Lodge.
Survivors include his wife,
Patricia Houchins Gill; two sons,
Gregory Gill of Atlanta, Ga., and
Jeffrey P. Gill of Hampton, Va.; a
stepson, Robert Franklin Maddy
and wife, Dorraine, ofMebane, N.C.;
.a stepdaughter, Lisa Kapuza of
Spring, Texas; a grandson, Jackson
P. Gill; and four stepgrandsons.
Service was 11 a.m. Friday,
October 31st. at Pivont Funeral
Home Chapel, Hinton, with the
Revs. D.D. Elwell and Warren Gilpin
officiating. Burial will follow in
Restwood Memorial Gardens,
Hinton.
Friends called 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, October 30th. at the
funeral home.
Pallbearers were David
Quisenberry, Kit Durnan, David
Staley, W.C. Parker, Gene Davis and
Dr. Forest Minge.
Arrangements by Pivont Funeral
Home, Hinton.
LOUISE KINCAID HICKS
Louise Kincaid Hicks, 72, of
Meadow Bridge, passed away on
Saturday, November 1, 2003 at her
home followinga long illness.
Born April 3,1931 in McKendree,
she was the daughter of the late
Emmitt and Evelyn Gwinn Daniels.
She was a homemaker and of the
Baptist faith.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her
grandparents, Howard and Eliza
Gwinn; her first husband, Jesse A.
Kincaid; her second husband,
Everett Hicks; as well as a daughter,
Norma Gaff Kincaid; a sister, Lucille
Fortune; and a granddaughter,
Brittany McMenamin.
Survivors include two daughters,
Delsie Morton and husband Henry
of MeadowBridge and Dabble
McMenamin and husband Dennis of
Elkrdge, Md.; one step-daughter,
Susan Floshman of Rainelle; three
sons, Dentil Kincaid and wife Mac
of Beckley, David Kincaid and wife
Ann of Meadow Bridge, and Jesse
stepdaughters, Charlene Hunt of
Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Ginger
Hunt of Sissonville; a stepson,
Charles Warren Hunt of Charleston;
four stepgrandchildren, Joshua
Hunt, Amanda Hunt, Jacob Hunt
and Cody Oxley; a brother, John
Hollandsworth of Bryan's Road,
Md.; two sisters, Denise Matthews
and husband, Milos, ofPunta Gerda,
Fla., and Eugenia McClung and
husband, Bruce, of Beckley; several
nieces and nephews, Christa
Jackson, Felicia McClung, Mark
McClung, Jessica Hollandsworth
and Jason Hollandsworth; and
many dear friends.
Service was 11 a.m. Friday,
October 31st. at Ronald Meadows
Funeral Parlors Chapel, Hinton,
with Pastor Lawrence Bennett
officiating. Burial followed in Calfee
Cemetery at Mount Tabor in Raleigh
County.
Friends called 6 to 9 p.m.
Thursday, October'30th. at Renald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
State conservation officers and
members of the West Virginia State
Police served as pallbearers.
Donations may be made to the
Make-a-Wish Foundation in
Melissa's name at this address:
Make-a-Wish, 623 Lee St., W.,
Charleston, WV 25302.
Arrangements by Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
VIDA P. PL
Vida P. Plumley, of 601 Ballengee
St., Hinton, died Saturday morning
November 1, 2003 in the Raleigh
Center at Daniels following a long
illness.
Born June 9, 1908 at Hinton, she
was a daughter of the late Garfield
and Mattie Richmond Lilly and had
lived her entire life in Hinton.
She was a retired Chief Telephone
Operator for the C & P Telephone
Co., a member of the First Baptist
Church of Hinton where she served
as Sunday School Teacher and was
active in the Philathea Class and the
Mission Circle as long as heaP.h
permitted.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, John H. Plumley; one son,
John H. Pat Plumley, Jr.; one
sister, Gloria O. Moten; and one
brother, T. Harold Lilly.
Survivors include one
granddaughter, Amy Ward of
Hinton; two grandsons, Gary W.
Plumley of Hinton and Tony
Plumley of Slidell, La.; one great
grandson, Partick Plumley of
Hinton; one daughter-in-law,
Continued on page 5
I I
As legislators discovered during
the recent controversy over
skyrocketing medical malpractice
insurance rates, attempts to
examine the causes of insurance rate
increases, and to find potential
remedies, can open a pandora's box
of conflicting reports and
allegations.
So far, the insurance industry and
proponents of adopting provisions to
limit lawsuits have been the most
vocal, and during the 2003 session,
the Legislature adopted sweeping
legislation to limit damages in
medical malpractice lawsuits.
But during a recent interim
legislative meeting I attended, we
received a great deal of information
from those who question whether
taking further steps to quell
• lawsuits would actually stem what
some people say are overly high
automobile and homeowner
insurance rates.
According to information
provided to the committee, the
national Center for Justice &
Democracy conducted a study of
insurance rate changes in every
state from 1985 through 1988, then
compared the data between states
that had enacted tort reform and
those that had not.
The Center found that tort law
!imits enacted in response to the
insurance crisis of the mid-1980s
have not lowered insurance rates,
and that states which adopted little
or no tort law restrictions have
experienced the same level of
msurance rates as those which
enacted severe restrictions.
rhe 'liability insurance crisis' of
the mid-1980s was ultimately found
to be caused not by legal system
excesses but by the economic cycle
of the insurance industryf the
Center reported.
In West Virginia, the Legislature
responded to the outcry over rising
medical malpractice insurance rates
Tues. Nov. 4, 2003 Hinton News - 3
LEGiSLATWE
U PDATE
By Delegate Virginia Mahan
I I
- and the reported potential loss of
our physicians - by adopting
significant changes to our tort
system.
Our new law imposes a general
$250,000 cap on non-economic
damages. In cases involving three
sets of circumstances - wrongful
death; permanent physical
deformity, loss or use of a limb or loss
of bodily organ system; or
permanent physical or mental
impairment preventing patients
from independent care - the cap is
set at $500,000.
Trauma care damages are also
capped at $500,000. The Legislature
abolished "joint liability," a state
provision that made any defendant
who was at least 25 percent
negligent liable for more than their
share of damages.
Now, the Center for Justice and
Democracy is pointing to a study
conducted by the U.S. General
Accounting Office at the request of
Republican congressmen. The study
found that in West Virginia,
although health care access
problems "reportedly developed
because two hospital obstetrics units
closed due to malpractice pressures,
officials at both of these hospitals
told (federal officials) that a variety
of factors, including low service
volume and physician departures
unrelated to malpractice,
contributed to the decisions to close
these units."
The General Accounting Office
also noted that the number of
physicians in West Virginia per
capita increased slightly between
1997 and 2002.
The General Accounting Office
also concluded that "state laws and
regulations unrelated to tort
reforms, such as premium rate
regulations, vary widely and can
influence premium rates" and that
premium prices are greatly affected
by income from investments and
market conditions.
Insurance industry represent-
atives now want the Legislature to
enact greater restrictions on
lawsuits.
They would like to see the
elimination of West Virginia's "third-
party bad faith" provision, Through
this law, a person suing an insurance
policyholder can also sue the
insurance company, alleging that
company failed to deal with them
fairly.
Insurance companies question
why a non-policy holder can sue an
insurer and point to that provision
as being a major factor causing West
Virginia to have overly high
automobile and homeowner
insurance rates.
Insurance representatives also
said that some of our state's
consumer protection-related laws
are stifling the industry.
One state law requires companies
to base payouts on the face value of
a policy, rather than the replacement
value of the insurance property. The
other limits when insurers can
refuse to renew home or automobile
policies.
It is a complex question, one that
may take a great deal of time to sift
through. While opponents of further
tort reform maintain that West
Virginia's insurance rates are below
the national average, lawmakers
have certainly heard many
complaints from residents facing
rising costs or having difficulty
obtaining policies.
As a member of the Joint
Insurance Availability and Medical
Malpractice Insurance Committee,
I will continue to study the issue and
report on the committee's progress.
I welcome and appreciate your
input on these issues, or any other
legislative matter. Please call me at
(304)340-3106 or write to Delegate
Virginia Mahan, 215-E, Capitol
Complex, Charleston, WV 25305,
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