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OBITUARIES "Carmen Sandieg, 'Contest
JENNIE V. KESLER BRAGG
Jennie Keeler Bragg, 75, a 50 year
resident of Miami, FL., passed away
Dec. 15, 1993.
She was the daughter of the late
Marion and Eva Kesler. She was a
member of Radar Memorial United
Methodist Church, E1 Portal
Women's and Garden Club and Girl
Scout Council of Tropical, FL.
Survivors include 2 daughters;
Rebecca (David) Olsen of E1 Portal,
FL.; Harriet Clark, Titusville, FL.; 4
grandchildren, 2 sisters Janet Ben-
nett and Nancy Piper and one brother
John Kesler.
Amemorial service will be held at
a later date at Radar Memorial
United Methodist Church.
CHARLES E. FLINT
Charles Edward Flint, 39, of 112
1/2 Mason St., Beckley, was dead on
arrival at 9:45 p.m. Tues., Dec. 21,
1993, at a Becldeyhospital following
a short illness.
Born Oct. 18, 1954, in Fayette
County, he was the son of the late
Chester and LoraEthel Adkins Flint.
Mr. Flint was a disabled construc-
tion worker, was a member of the
Terry Independent Christian Church
and had been a lifelong resident of
Raleigh County.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, James Flint.
Survivors include two brothers,
Chester F. Flint of Huttonsville and
Larry P. Flint of Becldey; three sis-
tars, Mrs. George (Ethel M.) Bocock
of Glade Hill, Va., Mrs. Frank
(Carolyn) White of Huntington and
Cathy Stephens of Hinton; several
nieces and nephews, and an aunt
and uncle, Carlos and Marie Adkins
of Piney View.
Services were held at I p.m. Fri.
Dec. 24 at the Rose and Quesenberry
Peace Chapel with Rev. Bill Carter
offidating. Burial followed in the
Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
Friends and family members
served as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Rose and
Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beck-
ley.
BERNARD L. FORREN
Bernard Lee Forren, 53, of Big
Creek, died Fri. morning, Dec. 24,
1993, at his home following a long
illness.
Arrangements by Ronald Mead-
ows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
: EDNA L. GREER :
Edna L. Meadows Greer, 78, of
Autumn Lane, Becldey, died at 9
p.m. Thurs., Dec. 23, 1993, in a
Beckley hospital following a short
illness.
Born Feb. 16,1915, at Brooks, she
was the daughter of the late Ever-
ette and Ida Plumley Meadows.
Mrs. Greer was a resident of
Beckley most of her life, was a for-
mer employee of Pinecrest Hospital
and also worked as a waitress. She
was a member of the Daniels Mis-
sionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a
brother, Billy Meadows and a sister,
Bess Davis.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs.
Elsi Cochran of Daniels; three broth-
ers, George Meadows of Hinton and
Luther and Cecil Meadows, both of
Brooks, and several nieces and neph-
ews.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Mon.
Dec. 27 at the Ronald Meadows
maral Parlors Chapel with Pastor
Eddie Johnson officiating. Burial
followed in Meadows Family Ceme-
tery at Brooks on the Raleigh County
mde.
Nephews eerved as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Ronald Mead-
owe Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
A. ALVIN LILLY
A. Alvin Lilly, 77, of New Smyrna,
Fla., formerly of Hinton, died Sat.
Dec. 11, 1993.
Graveside services and burial
were held at I p.m. Mon. Dec. 27 at
the Hilltop Cemetery, Hinton. Ar-
rangements by Ronald Meadows
Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
THOMAS F. MAUPIN
Thomas P. Maupin, 70, of Hunt-
ington, formerly of Hinton, died Dec.
16, 1993, in Cabell Huntington
Hospital, following a long illness.
Born May 3, 1923 in Hinton, he
was the con of Joseph F. and Vonnie
Bowling Maupin.
He served in the U. S. Navy dur-
ing WWII, and was a retired em-
ployee of Ensign Electric Corpora-
tion of Huntington.
Survivors include two brothers:
Paul Mupin of Van Nuys, Ca. and
Robert Maupin of Huntington.
Memorial services were held Sat.
Dec. 18, in Huntington and burial
followed at Maple Hill Memorial
Cemetery in Inova.
Repr Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
LORA i¢. MOORE
Mrs. Lora Edith Moore, 86, of
Hinton, died We&, Dec. 22,1993, in
a Bluefleld care center following a
long flhm.
Born Feb. 20, 1907, at Simmons,
she was the daughter of the late
James Tazewell and Alice Miles
Greer.
Mrs. Moore was a 45-year resi-
dent of Hinton, was a homemaker
and a member of the Hinton First
United Methodist Church.
She was a member of the Order of
Eastern Star and the White Shrine.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Virgil Everett Moore St.
Survivors include a daughter,
Margaret Meador of Princeton; two
sons, Lt. Col. Virgil E. Moore, Jr.,
U.S. Army Pet., of Princeton and Dr.
Ernest E. Moore of Richlands, Va.;
three sisters, Alpha James of Fay-
etteville, Maude Ferrell of Ft. Atkin-
son, Wis. and Sally Lilly of Oak Hill;
12 grandchildren, and 16 great-
grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Fri.
Dec. 24 at the Ronald Meadows
Funeral Parlors Chapel with the Rev.
Eiloen Schneider officiating. Burial
followed in the Restwood Memorial
Gardens, Hinton.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Ronald Mead-
ows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
NELLIE M. SURBAUGH
Nellie M. Surbaugh, 87, of 415
Summers St., formerly of Elton, died
at 9 p.m. Sat., Dec. 25, 1993, in a
Hinton hospital following a long ill-
ness.
Born Oct. 3, 1906, at Elton, she
was the daughter of the late John
and Mary J. Hicks Campbell.
Mrs. Surbaugh was a homemaker,
a member of the Hinton Church of
Christ and had lived all of her life in
Summers County.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Willie P. rBill Surbaugh.
Survivors include two sons, Wil-
lie Surbaugh of Green Sulphur
Springs and Charles Ray Surbaugh
of Hinton,. two daughters, Barbara
Seefried of Hinton and Delores
Richmond of Elkview;'two sisters,
Della Martin of Roanoke, Va. and
Dolly Smith of Charleston; 16 grand-
children and 24 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wed.
Dec. 29 at the Pivont Funeral Home
Chapel, Hinton with Fredrick Din-
kler officiating. Burial will follow in
Richmond Cemetery, Sandstone.
Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tues. at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Gary Brown-
ing, Ira Vandall, Elza Gwinn, Char-
les Richmond and Lovell Williams.
Arrangements by Pivont Funeral
Home, Hinton.
WILLIAM K. THOMPSON
William Keith Thompson, 41, of
Nimitz, died at 8:30 p.m. Fri. Dec.
24, 1993, in a Charlottesville, Va.
hospital following a long illness.
Born Jan. 10, 1952, at Hinton, he
was the son of William M. =Bill of
Nimitz and the late Barbara
Campbell Thompson.
Mr. Thompson was a lifelong resi-
dent of Summers County, a construc-
tion worker and was amember of the
Jumping Branch Tabernacle.
Survivors include a step-son,
Willie Lester of Nimitz; a sister,
Marcella Lewis of Hernanda, Miss.;
step-mother, Estelle Thompson of
Nimitz; two step-brothers, Staff
Sergeant John R. Hedrick of Dover,
Del. and Jerry Hedrick of Nimitz;
two nieces, Megan and Anna Lewis,
both of Hernanda.
Services will be II a.m. Tues. at
the Jumping Branch Gosepl Taber-
nacle with Pastor Elmo Alderman
officiating. Burial will follow in
Crews Cemetery, Nimitz.
Friends called 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Mon. at the Ronald Meadows Fu-
neral Parlors, Hinton and at the
church one hour prior to the serv-
ices.
Arrangements by Ronald Mead-
ows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
Winners Announced
Two local fans of the popular
public television series "Where In
the World Is Carmen Sandiego? are
winners in the recent geography
contest sponsored by the program,
which airs on WSWP-TV. The con-
test, which ran during =National
Geography Awareness Week" (Nov.
15-19) asked viewers to answer
geography-related questions via
postcard sent to their local public
television station. A different ques-
tion was asks d each day of that week,
and winners were selected from all
correct entries received by WSWP-
TV.
First-place winner, Candi Lilly,
of Forest Hill, received a "Carmen
Sandiego" computer software game
for her entry. A "Carmen Sandiego"
puzzle, book, and music cassette are
the prizes for Candice Conner of
Lashmeet, second-place winner.
%Vhere In the World Is Carmen
Sandiego?", currently in its third
season, uses a fast-paced, youth ori-
ented format to teach geography to
students aged six to thirteen. In each
show contestants track the crafty
crook Carmen Sandiego andhergang
of no-good goons, who have made off
with one of the world's landmarks or
other treasures. The series, which
airs Mon. through Fri. at 6:30 p.m.
on WSWP, has won both Emmy and
Peabody awards for its innovative
approach to making learning about
geography fun.
A separate geography-related
contest is also a weekly part of the
series, allowing viewers to win offi-
cial "Carmen Sandiego T-shirts for
their knowledge of geography les-
sons taught during the program.
Viewers interested in more informa-
tion about the on-going contest,
which runs through Sept. of 1994,
can call Karen Covington-Akers at
WSWP at 255-1501 during regular
business hours.
Elected to WV- NASW Board
The W. Va. Chapter of the Na-
tional Association of Social Work-
ers, representing over 600 members
statewide, held elections for their
Board of Directors, and other lead-
ership positions, in June. Elected to
fill the position of Southern District
Representative was Peggy Rossi,
MSW, of Sandstone. She will be
representing the concerns of mem-
bers of nine southern counties to the
18 member Board during her two
year term. The counties that she
represents include Fayette, Green-
brier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe,
Nicholas, Raleigh, Summers, and
Wyoming.
Ms. Rossi earned her bachelor's
degree from Cornell University in
1971 and her MSW from West Vir-
ginia University in 1976. She has
been a practicing social worker in W.
Va. since that time. Her work expe-
rience has included 14 years with
the Summers County Council on
Aging as an outreach worker and
Servicemen In The
News
Navy Airman James D. Lowry,
son ofLoyd O. and MildredM. Lowry
of Talcott, is currently deployed with
Tecticd Electronic Warfare'SqUad-
ron 137, Naval Air Station, Whidbey
Island, Wash., embarked aboard
USS America, the lead ship of its
joint task group.
USS America has been operating
in the Adriatic enforcing the "non-
fly zone" over Bosnia-Herzegovenia.
The crew also had the opportunity to
visit Trieste, Italy and Corfu, Greece.
Lowry is one of more than 12,000
sailors and Marines assigned to the
joint task group which consists of
the USS America battle group, the
USS Guadalcanal Amphibious
Ready Group and the 22nd Marine
Exponditionary Unit.
Lowrfs squadron flies the EA-6B
Prowler which electronically inca-
pacitates enemy air defense net-
works while the aircraft's HARM
missiles target specific enemy ra-
dars for destruction.
Carriers and their aircraft and
escort ships are uniquely capable of
providing global presence and can
respond to protracted contingencies
such as in Iraq and the Adriatic Sea
on a moment's notice. These forces
can dominate the costal battlespace
from the sea and can project sus-
tained, precise and awesome offen-
sive power in America's interest
around the globe, from the sea.
The 1989 graduate of Hinton High
School,joined the Navy in Feb. 1992.
Bonner Scholarship
Drive Nears Halfway
Point
million dollar challenge, or "match-
ing portion,'ofthe endownment gift.
The deadline ie Dec. 31 to produce at
least $750,000. Another $250,000 in
matching funds is due by Sept. 30#,
1994.
The Bonner Scholars Program will
put up to 100 Concord students to
work in community service in return
for four-year scholarships. Concord
joins&the Bonner Scholars Program
in 1991, andin Aug. was selected as
one of seven institutions to receive
the Bonner Foundation endowment
offer.
Concord College received $50,000
in the past week toward meeting its
$750,000 challenge for permanent
funding of the Bonner Scholars
Program, according to the College
Development Office. As of Wed., (Dec.
8), with 24 days to go, a total of
$353,373.70 has been pledged to or
collected by the College.
Among the latest good news was
the decision by the State College
System Board of Directors on Mon.
(Dec. 6) to provide $50,000 in sup-
port of the challenge. Proposals are
pending before major foundations
and according to Vice President for
Development Douglas Machesney,
=we are hopeful that we will receive
favorable action on these requests in
the very near future."
The Corella and Bertram F. Bon-
ner Foundation will give Concord $5
million, the largest private giR in
the history of the stzte's colleges--if
efforts are successful to raise the
SUMMERS (OUNTY RIGHT
TO LIFE
SCRTL meets every 3rd. Tues.,
7:00 PM at the Hinton Church of.
God on Summers St., Hinton.
We welcome new members who
are interested in saving the lives of
the unborn.
project director, two years with
Children's Home Society as an adop-
tion social worker, and two years
with Seneca Mental Health Council
in Lewisburg as a case manager and
therapist. She i s currently employed
by the Women's Resource Center in
Beckley to coordinate REACHH, the
domestic violence outreach program
serving Summers County. She also
works for the VOCA Corporation as
chairperson of their Human Rights
Committee in Greenbrier County
and for Concord College as an ad-
junct faculty member of the Social
Work department.
"I am enthusiastic about NASW's
new political advocacy initiatives on
the state level", Ms. Rossi affirmed
in her platform statement. "I see the
current crisis in our health care
system as the most significant issue
that we as social workers thce; one
that effects us, our families, our job
choices, our work environments, the
services available to our clients, and
the quality of our and our clients
lives in the broadcast sense." She
expresses strong support for the
position that NASW has taken on
the state and national levels for a
universal, single payer health care
Tues. Dec. 28, 1993 Hlnton News - 3
HINTON HIGH SCHOOL 9th GRADE
CLASS OFFICERS
Pictured left to right: 1st. row: Johnny Blankenship - Presi-
dent; Krieta Goins - Vice President; Michelle Staley - Secretary;
Sara Meadows - Treasurer. 2nd row: Charlotte Mansfield - Jr. Hi
Student Body President; Brian Eerenberg - Senate. 3rd. row:
Wendy Lilly, Robert BowHng, Brad Kirkham, Not pictured: Stu-
dent Council Members: Joy Shafer, Amy Tickle, and Shannon
Payne.
HOT ROD POWER FEST CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO
U.S. Hot Rod Power Pest will be International Championship
held on Fri. Jan. 21 at 8:00 and Sat. Rodeo will be held on Thurs. Jan. 13
Jan. 22 at 8:00 p.m. at the Char- -7:30P.M.,Fri.,Jan. 14,Sat.Jan. 15
lestonCivicCenterColiseum.Ticket - 8:00 P.M. and Sun., Jan. 16 - 2:30
Prices: All seats reserved. $14 Adult P.M. at the Charleston Civic Center
- Advanced, $16 - Adult - Day of Coliseum. Ticket Prices: $15 Box
Event, $5 - Children - 12 years and Seats; $11.00, $9.00 and $7.00 re-
younger.
For ticket purchase call Ticket-
master Charleston area 342-5757 or
Huntington area 523-5757.
served seats. All reserved seats $7.00
on Thurs., Jan. 13. For family bar-
gain night. Children 12 and under 1/
2 price on Sun., Jan. 16. $2.00 offon
Fri., Jan. 14.
For ticket purchase call Ticket-
master Charleston Area 342-5757
or Huntington Area 523-5757.
Harold E. Harvey, M.D., Inc. announces the
retirement of Harold E. Harvey, M.D. from the practice of
medicine as of December 31,1993. The practice will continue
under the medical management of his son, Harold E. Harvey,
II, M.D., who has been practicing medicine In the office with
system."l'mexcitedtobeinvolvdin : .. his father for over one year. : ......
and changeJ : ;" ::: :" ,i." l,: "':TI yodflbr:Dr: Harvey Is 'qlliil t0 practice Internal
Area Social Workers who have | medicine as well as allergy. He Is on the staffs of Beckley
concerns that they would like con-
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