Posted: Mar. 11, 2018 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
On March 11, 2018 Janet Lea (Hunt) Cunningham 83, peacefully slipped away into eternity with her family by her side at Hospice Hubbard House after a brief illness.
She was born on June 20, 1934 and grew up in Clendenin. After marrying her surviving husband, of 64 years, she and Charles settled in Pinch where she spent her life raising their five children. (more…)
Posted: Mar. 11, 2018 | Source: Hafer Funeral Home
Carolyn S. Burdette, 78, of Charleston, passed away March 9, 2018, after a long illness.
She was born March 20, 1939, in Charleston, daughter of the late Earl and Daisy Johnson Haddox. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles H. Burdette; sisters, JoAnn, Betty and Gladys; brothers, Don, Bill, Frank, Jim and Bob.
Surviving: daughter, Connie (Gary) Atkins of Sissonville; sons, Charles H. “Chuck” Jr. (Shirley) Burdette and Mike (Sheila) Burdette of Charleston; four grandchildren, Chris, Casey, Derek, Heather and Aaron; and three great-grandchildren, Alicia, Noah and River; sisters, Juanita Cagle of Beavercreek, Ohio, Nancy Fields of Elkview and Patty Harper of Dunbar.
She was a graduate of Charleston High School and a retired Kanawha County Kindergarten Aid. She will always be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.
Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, at the Hafer Funeral Home. Burial will be at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
The family would like to thank Cedar Ridge Center, Sissonville, for the love and care given to Carolyn.
Online condolences may be sent to www.haferfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements are in the care of Hafer Funeral Home, 50 North Pinch Road, Elkview.
Posted: Mar. 11, 2018 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Ernest Gene Mullins, 67, of Clendenin, went home to be with the Lord Friday, March 9, 2018, at CAMC Memorial after a long illness.
He was the son of the late Albert and Nona Bodkins Mullins. He was also preceded in death by his son, Matthew Allan Mullins; and brother, John Edward Mullins; and great-granddaughter, Savannah White.
Gene attended Reamer Hill Community Church in Clendenin. He was a retired employee of Clendenin Water Works.
He is survived by wife, Sharry K. Roush Mullins; children, Debbie Lynn Jeffrey (Jay), Ernest (Big Boy) Gene Mullins II (Kellie), Skip Mullins (Brandy), LaNette Marie Rouse (Adam), Katie Michelle Adkins (Patrick) and Julie Ann Chin; brother, Harley Mullins (Brenda); and sister, Eunice Pearl Dutchnowski (Jim); many grandchildren and several great – grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 12, at Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, WV. The funeral will also be at the funeral home, 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 13, with Pastor Tobby Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in the Mullins – Roush Cemetery Clendenin, WV.
Online condolences may be expressed at maticsfuneralhome.com.
New home dedicated on Friday. Photo courtesy: WV VOAD
By: Jeff Jenkins | Posted: Mar. 9, 2018 at 3:22 p.m. | Source: WV MetroNews
MAYSEL, W.Va. — A Clay County family that lost everything in the June 2016 flood moved into their new house Friday in the community of Maysel.
The house was made possible by the coordinating efforts of West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (WV VOAD).
“This was a family that had a rent-to-own property that was completely destroyed,” WV VOAD Disaster Case Manager Barbara Moody said.
It was an emotional day in Clay County. WV VOAD
Because the property was rent-to-own the family only qualified for rental assistance from FEMA. They were not eligible for an SBA loan.
“That’s what makes this a little special,” WV VOAD Executive Director Jenny Gannaway told MetroNews Friday. “We are able to help those families get back what they lost in the flood.”
Appalachia Service Project built the new house and the WVU Foundation helped pay for the construction. The house, which was furnished in part by Catholic Charities West Virginia, was built on property the family purchased from a family member.
The June 23, 2016 flood brought eight feet of water into the family’s former home. The couple’s two children weren’t there the night of the flood. The mother went back into the house to retrieve her son’s X-Box, WV VOAD Disaster Case Supervisor Sarah Hambrick said.
“I was like, ‘What a mom!’ she knew that was important to him,” Hambrick said.
WV VOAD and its member agencies will dedicate a new house in Richwood next week. Construction is also scheduled to start next week on the 50th private bridge that’s been constructed under a WV VOAD program.
Jeff Jenkins, the award-winning native of Pratt, W.Va., took over as head of the news division of MetroNews in August 2000. Reach him at jjenkins@wvradio.com and follow him on Twitter @JeffJenkinsMN
House Speaker Tim Armstead oversees a floor session in the House of Delegates. Photo courtesy: Perry Bennett, West Virginia Legislative Photography
By: Brad McElhinny | Posted: Mar. 10, 2018 at 9:14 p.m. | Source: WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Speaker Tim Armstead, who is not running for re-election, bid farewell to his fellow delegates on the final night of the regular legislative session, speaking emotionally of the honor of having served.
Armstead described first coming to the Capitol for a Golden Horseshoe ceremony and being awed. He then described the honor of having served in the Legislature over the years, including what he described as an unexpected time as Speaker.
His fellow delegates stood to applaud. And Minority Leader Tim Miley, who preceded Armstead as Speaker, asked that his remarks be preserved for posterity.
Armstead on final night of session as Speaker: “It’s been such a tremendous honor.” pic.twitter.com/wSEcvPHax3
— Brad McElhinny (@BradMcElhinny) March 11, 2018
Armstead: “This is the people’s house.” pic.twitter.com/K2FI9D7nUI
— Brad McElhinny (@BradMcElhinny) March 11, 2018
Armstead on final night of session as Speaker: “It’s been such a tremendous honor.” pic.twitter.com/wSEcvPHax3
— Brad McElhinny (@BradMcElhinny) March 11, 2018
He’s still in office and will continue to serve as Speaker until December pic.twitter.com/TSHAaliuEJ
— Brad McElhinny (@BradMcElhinny) March 11, 2018
Armstead is considering a run for the state Supreme Court in 2020. He announced just a couple of weeks into this session that it would be his last.
Armstead, 53, of Elkview became the first Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates in 84 years when the GOP took over that chamber in 2014.
He was first elected to the House in 1998.
Armstead was House minority leader from 2007 to 2014. He spent many of those years pushing for elimination of the food tax. His prop was a can of pork and beans with a penny taped on top. Armstead held it up at a ceremony in 2013 when the food tax was officially eliminated.
Armstead earned his bachelors degree in political science and history from the University of Charleston in 1987. He earned his law degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1990.
He spent most of his recent career as a lawyer for NiSource Corporate Services Company, starting in 2001. He was working for Columbia Pipeline Group in 2016, but was laid off in September when TransCanada bought the company and eliminated the West Virginia legal division.
His Clendenin home was also flooded during the statewide flooding of 2016.
Many delegates are calling an end to their time in the house, some to run for other offices.
Among those who were recognized on Saturday night was Delegate John Overington, R-Berkeley, who has had the longest continuous service at 34 years.
Delegate John Overington, who has served for 34 years, is also leaving pic.twitter.com/2eauuTqtK1
— Brad McElhinny (@BradMcElhinny) March 11, 2018
Brad McElhinny is the statewide correspondent for MetroNews. Brad is a Parkersburg native who spent more than 20 years at the Charleston Daily Mail. You can reach him at brad.mcelhinny@wvmetronews.com and follow him on Twitter @BradMcElhinny.
Submitted photo The Barboursville Lions Club celebrated 75 years of service to the community Jan. 23 at the Barboursville Senior Center.
Posted: Mar. 9, 2018 | Source: The Herald Dispatch
BARBOURSVILLE – The Barboursville Lions Club celebrated 75 years of service to the community Jan. 23 at the Barboursville Senior Center.
District Governor Lion Lee Ann Welch and Past District Governors Bob Roach, John Pinkerman, Donna Pinkerman and Eddie Queen were honored guests.
Barboursville Mayor Chris Tatum presented a proclamation honoring the club for its many years of service to the community.
Club past President Lib Ciccolella presented a history of the club, noting it was sponsored in 1942 by the Huntington Downtown Lions Club.
In 1972, the Barboursville Lions sponsored the Lesage Lions Club and for the past 15 years, been the sponsor of the youth organization of Lions, the Leo Club at Cabell Midland High School and Barboursville Middle School.
Four years ago, a community-based Leo Club was formed, now boasting 55 members. Projects of the Leo Club include serving meals at the city mission, collecting food for the Cabell Midland food pantry, and doing flood relief at Clendenin. Currently they are working on a Braille Trail project at the Barboursville Community Park.
The Barboursville Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at the Barboursville Community Center, 721 Central Ave., Barboursville.
For more information, visit www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/barboursville/index.php.
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By: Anna Taylor, Ashley Bishop | Posted: Mar. 9, 2018 | Source: WCHSTV
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — Kanawha County Schools has decided to make up the nine days of instruction time lost from the statewide work stoppage at the end of the academic year. This means students will still get five days off April 2-6 for spring break. (more…)
By: Anna Taylor | Posted: Mar. 10, 2018 | Source: WCHSTV
ROANE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — Roane County is the latest public school district to announce its plans for the nine missed instructional days during a historic statewide work stoppage.
The district’s Board of Education voted to amend its 2017-18 school calendar and approve scheduling April 2-6 as instructional days instead of using them as spring break as they were originally scheduled.
In a news release from the district, officials said the schools will work with families to accommodate prior plans during that week. Parents with children in the school system are encouraged to inquire about requesting educational leave so student absences during April 2-6 will be considered excused.
The last day for Roane County students will now be Friday, May 25.
Putnam and Jackson counties have also announced its spring break days will now be used as instructional days to make up time missed during the work stoppage.
Teachers and school service personnel in all 55 West Virginia counties held a walkout that started Feb. 22 and lasted until March 6.
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By: WSAZ News Staff | Posted: Mar. 7, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. | Source: WSAZ
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — Schools around our region are making plans to make up missed days due to the West Virginia teacher work stoppage.
Several schools in our area are either canceling spring break or extending the school year. (more…)
