Posted: Dec. 24, 2017 | Source: Hafer Funeral Home
Allen Harold “Junebug” Young, 59, of Coopers Creek, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. (more…)
Posted: Dec. 24, 2017 | Source: Hafer Funeral Home
Allen Harold “Junebug” Young, 59, of Coopers Creek, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. (more…)
Posted: Dec. 22, 2017 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Posted: Dec. 21, 2017 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Guy Monroe Braley, 100, of Elkview, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at CAMC Memorial after a short illness.
He was the son of the late Charles Allen Braley and Martha Jane Jarrett Braley. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia L. Ginger Braley; son, Rick Braley; and 10 brothers and sisters.
He was an Army veteran of WWII. He was a retired barber at City Barber Shop in Clendenin. He was also a lifetime member of the VFW. (more…)
Courtesy photo. With scant rehearsal time and a worn copy of the score to Handel’s “Messiah,” reporter Bill Lynch joined the Clendenin United Methodist community choir’s annual performance of the Christmas classic.
By: Bill Lynch, Entertainment Reporter | Posted: Dec. 21, 2017 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
After six months of singing bass in a barbershop chorus, I’d become a little brave. When I heard Clendenin United Methodist Church held an annual community singing of Handel’s “Messiah,” I signed up.
I’ve never been accused of being overly religious. But it seemed important that if I was going to spend some time exploring Christmas, I needed to acknowledge the reason for the season, which is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Arguments can be made that we’ve got the day and the month wrong, or that Christmas is an adaptation of old Pagan traditions, or that the current practice of Christmas has less and less to do with faith and more with commerce. (more…)
By: Kelsey Hoak | Posted: Dec. 21, 2107 | Source: WSAZ
CLENDENIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) — The students at Clendenin-Bridge Elementary received an early Christmas present from a national store.
Dollar General presented the school a $10,000 check Thursday to support their library and literacy initiatives.
This is part of Dollar General’s commitment to serve others through their “12 Days of Giving” campaign.
Teachers say the money will go toward purchasing books and science equipment to help prepare the students for a brighter future. (more…)
Posted: Dec. 20, 2017 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Holly Ray Brisendine, 84, of Clendenin, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at CAMC Memorial after a long illness.
He was the son of the late Otis H. Brisendine and Nellie Smith Brisendine. He was also preceded in death by his wife, “Jackie” Jacquelyn (Welch) Brisendine; daughter, Angela Brisendine; brothers, Charles, James and Homer Brisendine; sisters, Clara Brisendine and Chessie Brisendine. (more…)
By: WSAZ News Staff | Posted: Dec. 20, 2017 at 7:30 am | Source: WSAZ
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) — The slow lane of I-79 southbound in between Elkview and Clendenin in Kanawha County is shut down.
A tractor trailer crashed at mile marker 16 at 6:35 Wednesday morning.
The truck was hauling scrapped vehicles. Those vehicles are littered along side of I-79.
Crews will have to pick those up and upright the tractor trailer before the slow southbound lane will reopen. (more…)
Posted: Dec. 19, 2017 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Thomas Edgar Wooddell passed from this earth on December 11, 2017. Tom is the son of the late Melda Carper Wooddell and Uriah Wooddell. Tom was also preceded in death by his brother, Daniel Wooddell.
Tom was a lifelong resident of Amma. He loved country music and was a self-taught guitar player. (more…)
Posted: Dec. 19, 2017 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Karen Lynn Burdette, 61, of Clendenin, passed away December 19, 2017, at Hubbard Hospice House after a long illness.
She was the daughter of the late William McKinley Carnell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David Lee Burdette; daughter, Jamie Lynn Burdette; and brother, Wayne Collins. (more…)
Posted: Dec. 19, 2017 | Source: Hafer Funeral Home
Bonnie Jean Blackwell, 75, of Pinch went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at CAMC Memorial Hospital, from Pulmonary complication’s, influenza, pneumonia and COPD. (more…)