FRAZIERS BOTTOM – AnAustralian-based mining andmanufacturing company haspurchased 11 acres of land inthe Putnam Business Park inFraziers Bottom.The purchase of land was

made on Aug. 2, following ameeting of the Putnam CountyCommission on July 24 where

commissioners approved aPayment In Lieu of Taxes(PILOT) agreement for an un-named company that had ex-pressed interest in locating inthe Business Park. The agree-ment gives the company a 20-percent tax deduction on realproperty for 20 years.The land was purchased by

Ludowici LLC, which describesitself as one of Australia’s oldestmanufacturing companies,

specializing in the delivery ofworld-class minerals process-ing and materials handlingequipment. The purchase priceof the 11.02 acres was notlisted.Currently, Ludowici has

North American offices inChapmanville and inWytheville, Va., according to itswebsite.The company is expected to

move its Chapmanville opera-

tions to Putnam County onceconstruction of a new 150,000square foot facility in the busi-ness park is completed. Ini-tially, the company is expectedto bring 70-80 jobs to the area,but that number could rise de-pending on market conditions.The jobs reportedly pay in the$18-$19 an hour range.Local officials would not

Mining company buys land in PutnamBusiness Park

Friday,August 17, 2012

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HURRICANE -- On SaturdaySept. 8, the Putnam Farmers'Market will be hosting a KidsDay Celebration.Along with their usual variety

of fresh local produce and goodsfor sale, there will be several freeactivities, games and prizes forall ages of children.Inflatable jumping toys, an in-

flatable ball pit, face painting,cotton candy and carnival stylegames.

There will be a local specialtypopcorn shop set upwith severalvarieties of popcorn for sale andSherry's Sweets will be theremaking their delicious icecream.

The Hurricane Fire Depart-ment will be bringing theirSmokeHouse and the PutnamFarmers'Market will be having achildren's version of "Chopped."(as seen on Food Network)The Putnam Farmers' Market

it located at the Hurricane CityPark. They are open from 3:30pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesdays and9:30am to 1:30pm on Saturdays.Vendors sell a variety of items in-cluding seasonal produce,meats, jewelry, breads, jams/jel-lies, pottery, honey, flowers,other baked goods andmore.

For more information, visitthe Putnam Farmers MarketsFacebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/#!/putnamfarmersmarket orwebsiteat http://putnamfarmersmar-ket.weebly.com/

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WINFIELD -- Sixty-nine yearold George Jackson is a wheel-chair athlete winner.Jackson, an ArmyVeteran from

Winfield, competed in this sum-mer’s National Veterans Wheel-chair Games in Richmond, Va.,bringing home a silver medal inhand cycling.He also participated in the air

gun competition.It was the first time for Jackson

at the weeklong games thatshowcased multiple athleticevents, and is open to U.S. mili-tary Veterans who use wheel-chairs for sports competitiondue to spinal cord injuries, am-putations or certain neurologicalproblems.Jackson suffered a combat

wound to his right legwhile serv-ing inVietnam.Last year, the pain and contin-

ued issues with the decades oldinjury led to amputation of thelimb.While undergoing rehabili-tation and physical therapy, Jack-son learned of the WheelchairGames from the staff at theHuntington VA Medical Center.It’s an experience that he hopes

to continue.“I’m new at hand cycling, but I

really enjoyed it,” he said. “Nextyear I want to go back and com-pete in some of the other events,like pool and the field games.”In addition to the friendly

competition, Jackson and theother athletes shared their sto-ries and camaraderie throughoutthe Games, talking about thesporting opportunities availableto disabled Veterans and theneed for them to stay active.

“There were 800 disabled Vet-erans participating there,” saidJackson. “That was amazing tome.”

By Huntington VAMC Office ofPublic Affairs

Winfieldmanwins silvermedal atWheelchairGamesFarmer’sMarkettohostKidsDaySaturday,Sept.8

Winfield resident George Jackson recently won a silver medal at the National Veterans Wheelchair games.

By Jack Bailey

jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com

EXTRAONLINEEDITION

HALL OF FAME CELEBRATESSTATE’S MUSICAL HERITAGE.

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Rummage Sale / Food!!!Everything 25 cents (unless

marked).Where: Wade Chapel United

Methodist Church, Rt. 34, RedHouseWhen: Saturday, August 25thTime: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.Come get some bargains and

good food!

Beginning DigitalPhotography Class

PutnamCounty Parks &Recre-ation Commission is hosting aphotography class instructed byLauraMoul. Classes will be heldin the Commons of PutnamCounty by the Wave Pool forthree consecutive Tuesday’sSept. 4th, 11th, & 18th, 2012 from5:30 – 7:30 p.m.For more information or to

register please contact Laura at743-8281 or call the Park office at304-562-0518 ext. 10. You mayalso register on her link atwww.lovehappinessphoto.com.

Winfield High SchoolClass of 1972

The Class of 1972 from Win-field High School will be cele-brating their 40 year reunionover the Labor Day weekend.On Friday evening, August 31,

2012, there will be a Pizza Get-Together atWinfieldHigh Schoolin the commons. This will be anopen invitation event. If youwere high school friends withanyone in the class of 1972, or ateacher/staff at WHS between1968 and 1972, stop by and sayhello to students and old friends.Other reunion events are: Sat-

urday, September 1, 2012, Re-union Banquet at Sleepy HollowGolf Club and Sunday, Septem-ber 2, Reunion Picnic at the Lit-tle League Shelter behindWinfield Elementary.The weekend promises to be a

wonderful time to reconnectwith friends from the past. Formore information and to reserveyour place at any or all of theevents, please call Betsy Mead-ows at 304-755-9416 or 304-561-4931.

SC Public Library toholdMonthly MeetingThe South Charleston Public

Library Board will hold its regu-larmonthlymeeting onMonday,August 27, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. Theagenda is available at the library.The public is welcome to at-

tend.

Hamlin High School,Class of 1962 ReunionFriday, September 7, 3:30 pm

Tour of Hamlin Middle School(formerly HamlinHigh) and 4:15pm,Tour of LincolnHigh School.(Optional)…6-9 pm Lincoln County High

Commons Area, general get-to-gether; bring your ownfood/snacks and soft drinks. Thelast hour, music and singing willbe provided by Lonnie Adkinsand his Roadrunner Band.Saturday, September 8, 1-4 pm

there will be a luncheon andother activities at Tascali’sDecades Restaurant (openmenu.). Tascali's is located onUSRoute 60, Barboursville, RiverPlace Plaza.

Hurricane Civic Chorushosting Rehearsals

The Hurricane Civic Choruswill be hosting rehearsals for theFall semester on August 28th (7pm) at Forrest Burdette UnitedMethodist Church in Hurricane.

All-you-can-eatItalian Feast

There will be an all-you-can-eat Italian Feast on September8th from 5-6 p.m. and 6:30 to7:30 p.m. sponsored by NewHope Animal Rescue at theGreenhouse ofTeaysValley. Tick-ets are $15 and can be purchasedin advance from the Paws andShop Thrift Store or the Green-house of TeaysValley.Formore information call 304-

562-0300.

Sobriety CheckpointThere will be a sobriety check-

point conducted on Friday, Au-gust 24, 2012 at approximately2000 hours in front of ChapmanFuneral Home, on WV Route 34in TeaysValley,West Virginia.The purpose of the checkpoint

will be the detection and appre-hension of suspected drunkendrivers, as well as the enforce-ment of the traffic laws of theState ofWV.The checkpoint will be oper-

ated from 2000 hours until 0200hours for a total of 6 hours.

Dog Swim!Where: Valley ParkWave PoolWhen: September 3rd, 2012Time: 6:30pmDonations accepted for new

Animal Shelter.

PutnamCountySchools Developmental

ScreeningPutnam County Schools De-

velopmental Screenings will beheld on Friday, September 7,2012 at theTeaysValley Presbyte-rian Church, TeaysValley Road.Wewill screen children ages 2-

1/2 to 4 years for speech/lan-guage, hearing, vision, motorskills, social skills, self-help andcognitionPlease call 586-0500 ext 1154,

to schedule an appointment.

Table Rental availablefor Upcoming Sale

The Nitro Senior Center isrenting tables for our IndoorYardSale on September 8th. Rent atable for $10. Call 304-755-5502for more info.

Shifty Fifties Car ShowA classic car show is coming to

Valley Park in Hurricane, WV onSeptember 16, 2012.

Car enthusiasts are welcometo show off their automobiles byregistering between 9:00a.m. and1 p.m.The top 50 vehicles will receive

an award. The first 100 cars en-tered into the judgingwill receivea dash plaque. There will be 12specials including best of show.The Putnam County Conven-

tion and Visitors Bureau(PCCVB) co-sponsors the eventwith the Putnam County Parksand Recreation Commission(PCPRC).They have joined forces with

Cliff Messer, a correspondent forthe Golden Oldies Street RoadAssociation, to help promote thecar show. Mr.Messer has over 18years of car show experience.Awards for the car showwill be

presented at 4:00 p.m. and allproceeds from the event will gotowardmore PCCVB and PCPRCevents.For more information please

call 304-562-0518 ext. 10 or 304-562-0727 ext. 102.

HIV/AIDS Education inPutnamCounty SchoolsIncluded in the health educa-

tion classes in grades seven,eight and nine, an HIV/AIDS ed-ucation program will be con-ducted by the health teachers.Content of this program will in-clude instruction on the preven-tion, transmission, and spread ofHIV/AIDS and other sexuallytransmitted disease.

The health education programincludes the state requiredhealth content standards andobjectives.Course curriculum require-

ments and materials relating toinstruction are available for pub-lic inspection during businesshours at each middle and highschool.A custodial parent or guardian

of a student may exempt suchstudent from participating in in-struction by givingwritten noticeto the principal of the schoolwhere their child is enrolled.The student will be provided

with an alternate assignment.Specific questions about this

program should be addressed tothe school health teacher.

Parking Lot Sale –Sept. 8th

The annual Parking Lot Salewill be held Sept. 8, 2012 at Val-ley (Wave Pool) Park.It’s that time of the year again

to gather all the old clothes andunwanted items.So, clear out your closets and

bring your items to the parkinglot sale held at the Wave Poolparking lot.Call the Putnam County Parks

and Recreation office at 562-0518 ext. 10 and reserve a spacefor $15.00. Time is 8 – 2 p.m.(cancel if rain).

Alumni ReunionInformation -WHS

To all former students, gradu-ates, faculty and staff ofWinfieldHigh School:The annual Winfield High

School Alumni Reunion will beheld on Saturday, September 8that the Winfield Middle Schoolfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.A light lunch will be available.Formore information, contact

Barbara (Cottrell) Gross 304-586-4346 or Kathleen (Riffle) Sowards304-586-9463.

Leaps and BoundsEnrolling Students

Leaps and Bounds EarlyLearning Center, a Christian, de-velopmental preschool for chil-dren ages 18-months to six yearsold, is currently enrolling stu-dents for the 2012-2013 schoolyear.The preschool, located at

TeaysValley Presbyterian in ScottDepot, provides lots of positive,hands-on, individual guidancefor children to discover and learnthrough play at theme basedcenters.Formore information call 304-

757-6073 or go online atwww.teaysvalleypresby.com.

St. Francis BingoSt. Francis Church at 525 Hol-

ley Street, St. Albans holds Bingoevery Monday evening begin-ning with Early Birds at 5pm.Concessions are available.Please call (304) 727-3033 formore information.

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105 Pickens Rd.,Nitro, WV 755-3306

CHARLESTON - A PutnamCounty couple is suing Joe Hol-land Chevrolet for an accidentthat caused injuries.Garland Wilson Hannan, an

employee of Joe HollandChevrolet, was also named as adefendant in the suit.On Aug. 13, 2010, Judith

Whittington was operating hermotor vehicle at the intersec-tion of Washington and Jeffer-son Roads in South Charleston

when Hannan put a vehicleowned by Joe Holland Chevro-let into reverse and backed intoWhittington's vehicle, accord-ing to a complaint filed July 26in Kanawha Circuit Court.Whittington claims that Han-

nan backed the motor vehicleup at a fast rate of speed intoher vehicle and as a result,caused her to suffer severe andpermanent physical and men-tal injuries.Hannan had a duty to oper-

ate the vehicle in a reasonablyprudent manner and breached

that duty, according to the suit.Whittington claims Hannan's

negligence is elevated to reck-less misconduct in that at thetime of the collision, Hannanwas also operating a cellularphone and not paying attentionto operating his vehicle.

The defendants' actions alsocausedWhittington's husband,Nyle Whittington, to sustain aloss of consortium, accordingto the suit.TheWhittingtons are seeking

compensatory and punitivedamages.

They are being representedby Michael J. Del Giudice.The case has been assigned

to Circuit Judge James C.Stucky.

Kanawha Circuit Court casenumber: 12-C-1496

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comment on the purchase ofthe property referring ques-tions to the company. The com-pany has said that a formalannouncement will be made indue time.The Chapmanville location of

Ludowici is located at 2871Thunder Road, Chapmanville,and has been operating as Lu-dowici since May 2006.Ludowici manufactures vi-

brating equipment such asscreens and feeders, VM Cen-trifuges, Heavy Media Vessels,and custom fabrications suchas chutes, hoppers and bins.The company also does fabrica-tion for the steel industry.In July, the Australian-based

Ludowici was acquired byFLSmidth, a Danish engineer-ing firm.The company is now formally

called FLSmidth Ludowici.The company has 31 offices

in six countries around theworld and employs more than1,200 professionals includingengineers, mechanics and serv-ice personnel.For more information, visit

the company website atwww.ludowici.com.au.

COMPANY FROM PAGE 1

SUBMITTED ARTICLECHARLESTON --West Virginia

Attorney General Darrell Mc-Graw is warning the public aboutfraudulent telephone calls. Abogus company misrepresentsthat it is calling on behalf ofMedicare.This company seeks personal

information, including Social Se-curity numbers, for purposes ofenrolling people in Medicare.There have been numerous

calls received at the ElderWatchoffice from concerned citizenswho have experienced these

types of calls.ElderWatch is a consumer pro-

tection partner of the AttorneyGeneral s office and is operatedby the AARP Foundation.Citizens calling ElderWatch to

complain have had eerily similarexperiences. The scammers arecalling individuals asking fortheir checking account numbers.Those who answer their phonesare being told that the govern-ment needs to send them newMedicare cards and recipientswill not have coverage withoutthe new card.

This scam has hit the northcentral area of West Virginia andhas reached many in a short pe-riod of time. Reports have beenreceived from Monongalia, Mar-ion, Harrison and Barbour coun-ties.Be alert of anyone wanting

personal information and neverfeel pressured to volunteer suchinformation.

”Scams are damaging to thevictims and in times like theseweshould all provide each otherwith the accurate knowledge toavoid falling into these fraudu-

lent tricks,” statedMcGraw. ”It ismy job to educate and protectWest Virginia consumers and Iwant everyone to be highly sus-picious of telephone calls fromindividuals demanding bank ac-count or social security numbers.No legitimate government organ-ization or business will call ask-ing for private information byphone.”To ensure the safety of your

personal information, do notprovide anything like accountnumbers or social security num-bers to anyone who calls asking

for it.It is always best to offer to call

back and then proceed to contactthe Attorney General s office toask for help.If you believe you may have

been the victim of this scam con-tact the Attorney General s Con-sumer Protection Divisionimmediately.To report a scam or file a com-

plaint,West Virginians can reachthe Attorney General s Office on-line at www.wvago.gov or by call-ing the Consumer ProtectionHotline at 1-800-368-8808.

Attorney General warns state residents of Medicare scam

PutnamCouple sues car dealer for traffic accidentByKyla Asbury

www.wvrecord.com

SUMBITTED ARTICLEWINFIELD -- The West Vir-

ginia University ExtensionService in Putnam County is ac-

cepting applications for the2012 West Virginia Master Gar-

dener Program, a service organ-ization.This program consists of a

volunteer training course de-signed to provide experiencedhome gardeners with the infor-mation and skills necessary toshare their experience andknowledge with others.Starting in September, there

will be ten, three-hour nightclasses held weekly. Those in-terested in participating shouldattend an orientation meetingat 7 p.m. on Aug. 23 at the OldWinfield Courthouse.In exchange for 30 hours of

indoor and outdoor instruc-tion, candidates must agree todonate 30 hours of volunteerservice toWest Virginia Univer-sity Extension Service.Volunteer activities currently

carried out by Master Garden-ers in Putnam County includeparticipation in: 1) communitygardens to provide vegetablesfor the local food bank, 2) gar-dening projects with the teach-ers and students of the PutnamCounty school system, and 3)assisting WVU Extension Serv-ice with Farmers’ Markets andPutnam County Fair activities.There is a program fee of $85

to cover the cost of the trainingmanual and other materials.Applications are being ac-

cepted through Sept. 1.For more information and to

receive an application, pleasecontact the West Virginia Uni-versity Extension office locatedin the OldWinfield Courthouse,call 304-586-0217 or emailChuck.Talbott@mail.wvu.edu.

WestVirginia Master Gardener Program accepting applications

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Main Office • 2761 Main Street, Hurricane304-562-9931 • 304-562-2642 (fax)Loan Center Office

2761 Main Street • Hurricane, WV 25526304-562-5055 • 304-562-9109 (fax)

Interstate Office300 Hurricane Rd. • Hurricane, WV 25526

304-562-9005 • 304-562-7092 (fax)Valley Office

3058 Mount Vernon Rd. • Scott Depot, WV 25560304-757-2477 • 304-757-2503 (fax)

Main Office2761 Main Street, Hurricane

304-562-9931304-562-2642 (fax)www.putcobk.com

LOCALDIRECTORY

DHHR confirms three swine flu cases inMason CountyCHARLESTON -- TheWest Vir-

ginia Department of Health andHuman Resources Office of Epi-demiology and Prevention Serv-ices is confirming three humancases ofH3N2v inMasonCounty.H3N2v is an influenza A virus

that contains genes from avian,swine and human viruses thatnormally circulates in swine, butcan infect humans. The Centersfor Disease Control and Preven-tion (CDC) announced last weekan increase in reported H3N2vcases in several states includingIllinois, Indiana andOhio,mostly

affecting children who had expo-sure to swine at agriculture fairs.State Health Officer and Com-

missioner for Public Health Dr.Marian Swinker said, “The CDChas reported that more than 90percent of the H3N2v cases todate have occurred in children, allof whom have had exposure toswine, mostly at agricultural fairsor festivals. West Virginia hasconfirmed three cases of H3N2vin Mason County also linked toattendance at the Gallia CountyFair in Ohio where swine werepresent.”

Symptoms of H3N2v virus in-fection so far have been similar toseasonal flu. While most caseshave beenmild, a number of hos-pitalizations have occurred. Nofatalities have been reported.Swinker said, “We will not be

surprised to identify more casesof H3N2v inWest Virginia as sur-veillance efforts to detect this ill-ness have increased. CDC hasnot reported ongoing communityhuman-to-human transmissionwith this virus, however, limitedhuman-to-human transmissionwith H3N2v has been seen in the

past and could occur again. Allthe cases of H3N2v infectionidentified since July 2012 con-firmed by CDC have had expo-sure to swine. So preventiveactions are key.”Swinker said all persons should

take precautions, including fre-quent handwashing, especially insettings where swine may bepresent, and not eating food ordrink in the areaswhere swine arekept.Additionally, people who are at

high risk of serious flu complica-tions should consider avoiding

exposure to pigs and swine barnsthis fair season according toCDC.This includes, children youngerthan 5 years, people 65 years andolder, pregnantwomen, and peo-ple with certain chronic medicalconditions like asthma, diabetes,heart disease, weakened immunesystems, andneurological or neu-rodevelopmental conditions.The seasonal flu vaccine is not

expected to protect againstH3N2v, however the vaccine isstill recommended to protectagainst other circulating in-fluenza viruses.

HURRICANE – The PutnamFarmers Market is currently insecond place in the country inan online contest sponsored bythe American Farmland Trust toidentify America's FavoriteFarmers Markets.As of Friday, Aug. 17, the Put-

nam Farmers Market was thesecond leading vote getter inthe country in the small marketcategory.The Botanical Gardens of the

Ozarks Farmers Market inFayetteville, Arkansas, was firstin the small market category.The small market category is

for markets with 15 or fewervendors.Voting in the 2012 America's

Favorite Farmers Markets con-test began June 22 and will con-

tinue until midnight easterntime on Sept. 3.The goal of American Farm-

land Trust’s fourth annualAmerica’s Favorite FarmersMarkets contest is to highlightthe role that farmers marketsplay in keeping family farmerson the land. The summer longcontest is a nationwide chal-lenge to see which markets canrally the most votes from their

customers. At the end of thecontest, four winning mar-kets—one small, one medium,one mid-size, and one large—will receive the title of Amer-ica’s Favorite Farmers Marketfor 2012.

The winning markets will befeatured in the media and willbe honored at local celebra-tions organized by AmericanFarmland Trust.For more information about

the America’s Favorite FarmersMarkets contest or to vote, visitwww.votemyfarmersmarket.org.Last year, the Putnam Farm-

ers Market was recognized inthe America's Favorite FarmersMarkets contest as the best inWest Virginia, while finishingamong the 20 top Farmers Mar-kets in the country in the bou-tique category.The Putnam Farmer's Market

is open this season on Tuesdays

and Saturdays through themonth of October.The Market hours this year

are 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tues-days and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.on Saturdays.For more information visit

the Market's website atwww.putnamfarmersmarket.weebly.com.In addition to the website,

the Putnam Farmers' Marketalso has a Facebook page thatyou can like to receive regularupdates.For more information, con-

tact the Market by phone at(304) 300-8995 or by e-mail atPutnam_Farmers_Market@mail.com.

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HURRICANE CITY WIDE

YARD SALE

Shop the city for the special bargain!

For more information call304-562-5896www.hurricanewv.com

Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012

8:00 till 2:00

SUBMITTED ARTICLESOUTH CHARLESTON -

KanawhaValley Community andTechnical College officiallyopened the doors of its new cam-pus this week with a grand open-ing ceremonyWednesday.Attended by faculty, staff,

guests and past, present and fu-ture students, the ceremony cele-brated the long-awaitedcompletion of the college’s newstate-of-the-art campus.Speakers headlining the festiv-

ities included Congresswoman

Shelley Moore Capito, the FirstLady of West Virginia, JoanneJaeger Tomblin, SouthCharleston Mayor, Frank Mul-lens, Chancellor of the West Vir-ginia Council for CommunityandTechnical College Education,James Skidmore, and KVCTCPresident, Joseph Badgley.“West Virginia has a history of

educating and training a strong,dedicated work force,” saidCapito. “The Kanawha ValleyCommunity and Technical Col-lege will help us continue this

legacy by providingmodern skillsand education training in a vari-ety of fields, from nuclear medi-cine to masonry. I am excited tolearn more about the opportuni-ties this new facility will bring toWest Virginians.”The event, held at the college’s

new home in the West VirginiaRegional Technology Park, in-cluded presentations, refresh-ments and tours of the newgrounds.Guides were on hand to escort

attendees through the college’s

expansive classrooms, officesand groundbreaking labs. Thenew spacious facility boasts over30,000 more square feet than thecollege’s previous location.“We’ve been looking forward to

this for a long time,” KVCTCPres-ident Joseph Badgley said. “Thisnew facility is the culmination ofour efforts to bring cutting-edge,modern and technologically-ad-vanced higher education oppor-tunities to the students of WestVirginia,” he said.The new campus is strategi-

cally located tomake themost ofKVCTC’s partnerships through-out the community.Close proximity to corporate

partners like Dow Chemical andCAMC increases the convenienceof students’ ability to gain mar-ketable experience while attend-ing a technically advanced centerfor higher education.Now being centrally located in

the KanawhaValley reduces com-muting costs for students, mak-ing a college degree moreaccessible and affordable.

KanawhaValley Community College opens new facilities

SUBMITTED ARTICLEHURRICANE -- The next Busi-

ness After Hours sponsored bythe Putnam County Chamber ofCommerce will take place atMain Street Studio in Hurricanefrom 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. onWednesday, August 22.Business After Hours provides

a social, but professional venuefor business people to make newcontacts and expand their pres-ence in the business community.Main Street Art Studio is locatedat 2801Main Street in Hurricane.

Participation is open to allChamber members and theirguests.The cost to attend is $15 per

person, RSVPs are required and

pre-payment is appreciated.There will be a cash drawingsponsored by BB&T valued at$800, but you must be present towin.Food and refreshments will

also be included in a relaxed so-cial setting.Additionally, the Chamber

identifies future Business of theMonth winners from the callingcards of those in attendance.RSVPs are required byMonday,

August 20, 2012.To obtain membership infor-

mation or to make reservations,please contact the Chamber at304.757.6510 or chamber@put-namcounty.org.You can also visitthe website at www.putnam-chamber.org.

Business After Hours setfor Aug. 22 in Hurricane

PutnamFarmersMarket second in national online voteBy Jack Bailey

jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com

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mally19. “Iliad”warrior20.Whooping birds22. “Wheel of Fortune”

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The Putnam Standard Obituaries August13-17,2012–Page7

JOHN R. ASHLEYPATRICIA LORAINEBALDWINVICTOR CRAIG BLACKBURNEARLH.BLACKSHIRE SR.ELIZABETH Y. "LIBBY"

BRADLEYMARK ALLENDAVISTHEODORE ROBERT DIXON,

JR.VIRGINIA PAULINE FOXGENE R.HENLEYCLEOHINKLEGENE F.HYRERONNEY JOE JORDANSTEVEN EDWARD "STEVE"

JORDANDELORIS A. KINGPATSY A. KINGROSA LINDA KIRKJENNIFER LYNN RACER

LIGHTHANNA BETHMANNGUY "MOON"MULLINSAUDREY PAULA SANTMYERAVALEEVIRGINIAWILLIAMSMARIAN ZAMIELA

JOHN R. ASHLEYJohn R. Ashley of St. Albans

passed away Tuesday, July 31,2012, at the HospiceWest facilityat Thomas Memorial Hospitalfrom complications of congestiveheart failure. Hewas 89 years old.Born May 19, 1923, in Landis-

burg,WV, he was the youngest offour sons born to Jacob and IdaAshley. Hewas preceded in deathby his wife of 60 years, MaggieRumell (Richardson) of Belgreen,Alabama, and his three olderbrothers, Virgil of Chula Vista,California, Vernon of Sissonvilleand Nelson of Clendenin.Hewas a veteran ofWWII, hav-

ing served in the Pacific with theMarine Corps as an anti-aircraftbattery gunner.He retired in 1985 from FMC

Corporation in South Charlestonas a pipe fitter with 38 years ofservice.He grew up in Clendenin and

played baseball and basketballfor Clendenin High School. Hecontinued his love of baseball,and other sports, after beinghired at FMC by playing formany, many years. First, heplayed on their baseball teamthat traveled all over theKanawha Valley. After baseball,he joined their bowling leagueand when that was finished, hejoined their golf league.He loved traveling and seeing

new places and things andmeet-ing new people.He was a HUGEWVU fan and

annually travelled to Moun-taineer home games with hiscoworkers and friends.He became a born again Chris-

tian late in life, in which after-wards he enjoyedworshipping atHumphreys United MethodistChurch in Tornado.He leaves behind his two sons,

Robert (Skip) Ashley and his wifeYolanda of St. Albans andWilliam(Bill) Ashley and his wife Char-lene of Sissonville. He also leavesfour grandchildren, Mark ofCincinnati, OH, and Erin,Heather and Brian, all of St. Al-

bans and two great-grandchil-dren, Liam and Aiden, also of St.Albans in addition to manynieces and nephews.Funeral services were held Sat-

urday, August 4, 2012, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St.Albans, with Rev. Beth Peters offi-ciating. Entombment followed inTyler Mountain Memory Gar-dens, Cross Lanes.To share a memory or express

condolences, visitwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

PATRICIA LORAINEBALDWIN

Patricia Loraine Baldwin, 74,formerly residing inCulloden andnow of Iowa Falls, Iowa, died Sat-urday, July 28, 2012, at the EldoraNursing and Rehab Center, El-dora, Iowa. Interment will be Au-gust 6 in a private service forfamily members at Union Ceme-tery in Iowa Falls. Surls FuneralHome of Iowa Falls is in charge ofarrangements. A memorial serv-ice celebrating Pat's life will beheld at the Iowa Falls UnitedMethodist Church sometime inOctober. Hermany friendswill beinvited.Pat was born April 4, 1938, in

Washington, Pa., the daughter ofCharles and Sarah (Enlow) Scott.She graduated from East Wash-ington High School and had a 25-year career as a flight attendantwith Northwest Airlines, nowDelta Airlines.On June 4, 1983, Pat was united

in marriage with Richard L. Bald-win at the Methodist church inBethel, Conn. FollowingMr. Bald-win's retirement, the couple spentanumber of years traveling exten-sively throughout the UnitedStates in their motor home andmade lots of friends in severalstates in which they resided.Patricia was a faithful member

of the United Methodist Church.Shewas also a lifelong lover of an-imals and, in addition to havingnumerous dogs and cats of herown, was active in various localorganizations that rescued, shel-tered and adopted out dogs andcats. Pat was an avid supporter ofthe Pittsburgh Steelers and an en-thusiastic follower of theNFL. Sheand her husband watched theSteelers play every game theycould and, at last count, hadwatched them play via satellite inat least six states.Pat is survived by her husband,

Richard of Iowa Falls; two step-sons, Richard L. Baldwin Jr. ofHonolulu, Hawaii, and James E.Baldwin ofTamuning, Guam; andtwo step-grandsons, Curtiss andConor Baldwin of Honolulu. Shewas preceded in death byher par-ents and three brothers, Chuck,Tom and Bob Scott.Friends who wish to do so may

contribute to memorials estab-lished in her name at Care Initia-tives Hospice, 6915 ChancellorDrive, Suite A, Cedar Falls, IA50613; or theAlzheimer's Associa-tion, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor17, Chicago, IL 60601.

VICTOR CRAIGBLACKBURN

Victor Craig Blackburn, 55 ofPliny, W.Va., husband of CathyBlackburn, died July 31 in Pleas-ant Valley Hospital.Services were held Sunday, Au-

gust 5, 2012 at Deal FuneralHome; burial followed in theBlackburn Family Cemetery,Pliny.

EARL H.BLACKSHIRE SR.

Earl H. Blackshire Sr., 97, alongtime resident of Charlestonand Scott Depot, died Sunday,August 5, 2012, in Cincinnati,Ohio, where he resided with hisson, Douglas, and daughter-in-law, Sherry, for the past sevenyears.Mr. Blackshire was the wid-

ower of Helen L. Blackshire. Heretired from Union Carbide after35 years of service. He was bornNovember 7, 1914, in Gassawayand grew up in Stumptown. Inhis youth he was a farmer, lum-berjack, storekeeper, carpenterand jack of many trades. Aftermarrying Helen, they moved toCharleston in 1942 and lived onthe West Side for 34 years. Theythen moved to Teays Valley in1976, where they lived in ScottDepot for 29 years. Earl loved gar-dening and kept a garden wellinto his 80s. In his younger yearshe enjoyed hunting and fishing.Survivors include six children,

Roger Lee (wife, Frances) of Hop-kinsville, Ky., Jeanette FayeChilders of Princeton, Earl HaleJr. of Haslet, Texas, Benny Wade(wife, Janet) of Fredericksburg,Va., Douglas Lon (wife, Sherry) ofCincinnati, Ohio, andBetty JoannCroson (husband, Stoney) ofDunbar; 15 grandchildren; 31great-grandchildren; and threegreat-great-grandchildren.Funeral services were held

Thursday, August 9, at ChapmanFuneral Home, Hurricane. Burialfollowed, beside his wife, in TylerMountain Memory Gardens,Cross Lanes.Online condolences may also

be made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

ELIZABETHY. "LIBBY"BRADLEY

Elizabeth Y. "Libby" Bradley,70, of Buffalo, passed away Tues-day, July 31, 2012, at the Arbors ofGallipolis, following a long ill-ness. She worked for many yearsas a school bus driver for the Put-namCounty Board of Education.She also owned and operatedLibby's Flower Shop in Eleanor.Libby was a member of theLadies Auxiliary in Buffalo andworked with many communityand civic groups through theyears.Born April 1, 1942, she was the

daughter of Julia Gladys Sheltonof Logan and the late RaymondRayHarper. In addition to her fa-ther, she was preceded in deathby her husband of 30 years,Charles L. Bradley; and a son,

William Joseph Shelton.In addition to her mother, she

is survived by stepsons, GaryWayne Bradley of Rainelle,Steven Douglas (Gayle) Bradleyof Marengo, Ohio, and John Hillof Rainelle; four grandsons; twogranddaughters; five half-sisters;three half-brothers; as well asseveral nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held Sat-

urday, August 4, at Raynes Fu-neral Home, Buffalo, with PastorRandy Parsons officiating. Burialfollowed in Buffalo MemorialPark, Buffalo.Online condolences may be

sent to the Bradley family, andthe online guestbook signed, byvisiting www.raynesfuneral-home.com.Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo,

was in charge of arrangements.

MARK ALLENDAVISMark Allen Davis, 44, of Cullo-

den passed away Sunday, July 29,2012 at himhome after a short ill-ness.He was employed at Kroger’s

Deli Bakery in TeaysValley.Mark graduated from

Hempfeild High School Greens-burg, PA andWest Virginia StateCollege (University) Institute,WV.Surviving mother Doris Davis

of Culloden,WV and Father DaleDavis of Bluefield, WV; sisterDiane Wysong and husband Vanof Columbus, Ohio; niece Kaylaand nephew Derek.Memorial services were held

Friday, August 3, 2012 at Allen Fu-neral Home Chapel with Rev.James McGehee officiating. Bur-ial followed inValleyViewMemo-rial Park, Hurricane, WestVirginia.Please visit allenfuneral-

homewv.com to share memoriesand condolences.

THEODORE ROBERTDIXON, JR.

Theodore Robert Dixon, Jr., 41,of Fraziers Bottom, passed awayMonday July 30, 2012 atCharleston Area Medical Center.He was born February 4, 1971,

in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of Geor-getta Hynes Dixon of FraziersBottom, and the late TheodoreRobert Dixon, Sr.Heworked for several different

restaurants.There were no public services

and Chapman’s Mortuary was incharge of arrangements.

VIRGINIA PAULINE FOXVirginia Pauline Fox, 83, of

Hurricane, formerly of Ansted,passed away Thursday, August 2,2012, at CAMC Teays Valley Divi-sion.Born August 25, 1928, in Rich

Creek, Va., she was a daughter ofthe late Benjamin C. andMargretCecilMorrison. Shewas also pre-ceded in death by her husband,Virgil M. Fox; three brothers; andfive sisters.She was a former employee of

the State Police Academy.Surviving are her children,

Marlyn Kay Harris (Charles Har-ris) of Hurricane and James AllenFox of Temple, Texas; her sister,Hazel Williams of Hampton, Va.;six grandchildren; and sevengreat-grandchildren.A graveside service was held

Sunday, August 5, in Sunset Me-morial Gardens, Rich Creek, withthe Rev. Jason Smith officiating.Online condolences may be

made by visiting www.chapman-funeralhomes.com.Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-

ricane, assisted the family.

GENE R.HENLEYGene R. Henley, 77, of St. Al-

bans, passed away peacefully,with his family by his side, onSunday, August 5, 2012, at home.Gene was born October 26,

1934, in Joe's Creek (BooneCounty), and was a son ofClarence and Lottie Payne Hen-ley. In addition to his parents, hewas preceded in death by his son,Mark Allen Henley; five sisters;and five brothers.He graduated from Sherman

High School in 1952 and re-mained an active alumnus, serv-ing as treasurer of his class. Heworked for DuPont for five years.He retired from C&O Motors,where he was a top salesman inall divisions and was a memberof Legion of Leaders. Gene was alongtime active member ofWashington Street Church ofChrist, St. Albans.After retirement, Gene enjoyed

his antique car and going to carshows, where he won many tro-phies. He also enjoyedworking atCasdorph and Curry FuneralHome, where his outgoing per-sonality and love of people gavehim great pleasure.Gene was a devoted husband,

father and grandfather and lovedhis family, which included 12 sib-lings, numerous nieces andnephews.He is survived by his wife of 55

years, Kathryn Mitchell Henley;daughter, Cathy Lankford of St.Albans; granddaughter, Lauren

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Lankford of New York City, N.Y.;grandson, Zachary Gene Lank-ford of Birmingham, Ala.;brother, Jack Henley of Wooster,Ohio; sister, Linda Schnitzer ofHouston, Texas; and his belovedtoy poodle, Oreo.A celebration of Gene's life was

held Friday, August 10, at Cas-dorph&Curry Funeral Home, St.Albans, with Minister EddieCooper officiating. Entombmentfollowed in CunninghamMemo-rial Park, St. Albans.The family requests that dona-

tions are made to WashingtonStreet Church of Christ, 601Washington St., St. Albans, WV25177.Online condolences may be

sent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

CLEOHINKLECleo Hinkle, 90, of Blue Ridge,

Va., formerly of Scott Depot, wenthome to be with the Lord onTuesday, August 6, 2012, after avery long and prosperous life.He was, along with his wife,

Jane, amember of FaithMission-ary Baptist Church, St. Albans, for35 years. After moving toVirginiathey became members of Colo-nial Baptist Church in Blue Ridge,where theywere faithful in atten-dance and Cleo often served asan usher. He was retired fromC&P Telephone Co. of West Vir-ginia after 35 years and was alsoretired from theWestVirginiaNa-tional Guard, where he served aswarrant officer. During his retire-ment years he worked for theOne Call System, Miss Utility ofWest Virginia, as a liaison man-ager. Cleo was a member of theGood Sam Club inWest Virginia,where he and Jane loved travelingin their motor home as often asthey could.He was preceded in death by

his wife of 61 years, Annie JaneHinkle; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Jake Hinkle; brothers, AlfonsoHinkle, Tennis Hinkle, Boyd Hin-kle and Leo Hinkle; sister, GladysHinkle Young; his son-in-law,Larry C. Smith; grandson-in-law,Abel Rivera; granddaughter,Westa Nicole Holland; and great-grandson, Carson Joseph Smith.Surviving are his four daugh-

ters and their husbands, Jackieand Robert Point of Blue Ridge,Kathy Smith of California, Mo.,Bobbie and Jerry White of Mag-nolia, Ky., and Mary Ellen andGary Holland of Cloverdale, Va.;11 grandchildren,Mollie Jackson,Rob Point Jr., Margie Fields, Car-son Smith, Jane AnnTaggart, Eric

Smith,MichelleTarpley, AmandaWhite, Jason White, MatthewHolland and Christina HollandKilbane; and 14 great-grandchil-dren.A funeral service was held Fri-

day, August 10, at Bartlett-Chap-man Funeral Home, St. Albans,and the Rev. Fred Connerywill beofficiating. Interment followed inCunningham Memorial Park, St.Albans, with military honors.

GENE F.HYREGene F. Hyre, 73, of St. Albans,

passed awayWednesday, August1, 2012, at Thomas MemorialHospital, South Charleston.Born June 4, 1939, in Nitro, he

was a son of the late Herbert F.and Dolly Patton Hyre.Genewas a 1957 graduate of St.

Albans High School and a 1962graduate of West Virginia StateCollege with a B.S. in mathemat-ics and physics. Hewas a systemsanalyst for the West Virginia De-partment of Highways, and alsotaught for a time for KanawhaCounty schools.Hewas amastermuzzle loader

builder and a member of Moun-taineer Flintlock Rifle Associa-tion. Gene enjoyed hunting,fishing and photography. He en-joyed his friends, and his familywas most important to him.He is survived by his wife, Betty

Judy Hyre of St. Albans; children,Mark (Patti) Hyre of York, S.C.,and Kimberly Bennett ofSheffield, England; grandchil-dren, Grace Hyre of York andChloe Hyre-Barton of Sheffield;and brothers,MikeHyre of Givenand Richard Hyre of Hurricane.Funeral services were held

Monday, August 6, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Al-bans, with Deborah Reedofficiating. Burial followed inCunningham Memorial Park, St.Albans.Memorial contributions in

Gene's name may be made toHospiceCare, 1606 KanawhaBlvd. W., Charleston, WV 25387-2536.To share a memory of Gene or

to express condolences visitwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

RONNEY JOE JORDANRonney Joe Jordan, 44, of St. Al-

bans, passed away Saturday, July28, 2012, at his home. He was aformer employee of the city ofDunbar.Surviving are his son, Noah Jor-

dan, and daughter, Alisha Casto.

Also surviving are five brothersand nine sisters.Funeral services were held Fri-

day, August 3 at CunninghamMemorial Park MausoleumChapel with the Rev. Jack Henryofficiating.Arrangements were in the care

of Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

STEVEN EDWARD"STEVE" JORDAN

Steven Edward "Steve" Jordan,46, of Campbells Creek, passedaway suddenly at home, Thurs-day, August 2, 2012. Steve wasemployed as a security guardwith Charleston Job Corps andwas previously employedwith K9Security and Protection Services,Hickory, N.C. Hewas a 1985 grad-uate of DuPont High School.Steve had a kind, loving spirit

and enjoyed fishing, sports, tar-get shooting andwas always will-ing to help anyone in need. Stevenever met a stranger.Stevewas preceded in death by

his stepfather, Paul Dimitroff ofSt. Albans.Steve is survived by hismother,

Carol HawkinsDimitroff of St. Al-bans; his father, Jadie Ray Jordanof Charleston; daughters, Yvette(Johnny) Coats and BreannaPage Jordan; son, Zachary StevenJordan, all from Hickory, N.C.;brothers, Paul Ray (Garnet) Jor-dan of Charleston, Mark (Kathy)Jordan of Conyers, Ga., and Keith(Rema) Jordan of Belle; grand-children, Chloe, Kiki and SableCoats; and several nieces andnephews.Steve shared the last years of

his life with his loving fiancée,Janet Miller Bostic, and her twochildren, Brittney and JasonBostic.Steve was an active supporter

of DuPont Middle School sportsand the Northeast BaseballLeague. He cherished the newfriendships he made with theparents and children associatedwith these activities.Funeral services were held

Monday, August 6, at Stevens &Grass Funeral Home, Malden,with the Rev. Gary Riley officiat-ing. Burial will be held at a laterdate in Sunset Memorial Park,South Charleston.The family would like to ex-

press their gratitude to a special"sister," Diane Jordan, and alsoCathryn "KitKat" Jordan, Steve'sdevoted niece, for their love andsupport.Online guestbook for Steven

Edward "Steve" Jordan may beaccessed at www.stevensand-grass.com.

DELORIS A. KINGMrs. Deloris A. King, 61, of

Poca passed away on Friday, Au-gust 3, 2012, at Hubbard HospiceHouseWest.She was a lifelong resident of

Putnam County. She bowled formany years at Town and CountryLanes andwas a lovingmomandgrandmother.Deloris was preceded in death

by her parents, Hollis andHelena

Warner; stepfather, Rodney Bar-nett; sister, Virginia JeanWarner;brother, Ray Warner; andnephew, James Barnett.She is survived by her loving

husband of 28 years, Thomas E.King; sons, Earl Lee Conway ofCross Lanes, and Danny A. Con-way of El Paso, Texas; daughter-in-law, Jo Anna Conway of ElPaso, Texas; daughters, ElizabethA Conway of Indiana, and TracyL. and husband, Todd Pringle, ofPoca; brothers, Clyde Warner ofKentucky, and Darrell "Jim" andwife, JeanetteWarner, of Buffalo;sisters, Cathy Barnett of Nitro,and Anna Warner of Ohio; ninegrandchildren; one step-grand-child; one step-great-grandchild; special friend, OraMae Goodman; and a host offamily and friends .A tribute to the life of Deloris A.

King was held Tuesday, August 7,2012, at Gatens-Harding FuneralHome Chapel with the Rev.Willard Beller officiating. Burialfollowed at Center Point Ceme-tery, Liberty.Condolences may be sent to

the family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com.Gatens-Harding Funeral

Home, Poca, assisted the Kingfamily

PATSY A. KINGMrs. Patsy A. King, 81, of Poca

went home to be with the Lordon Sunday, August 5, 2012, atHubbard Hospice HouseWest.Patsy was a loving Christian

mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved to paintportraits and to quilt.Patsy was preceded in death by

her son, James Earl King.She is survived by her loving

husband of 60 years, Earl"Rooster" King; two daughters,Frances and husband, KerryBurnside, of Bancroft and VadaWebster of Rock Branch; two sis-ters, Virginia Deal and RowenaPickens; six grandchildren; threefoster grandchildren; and 10great-grandchildren.A tribute to the life of Patsy A.

King was held Tuesday, August 7,2012, at Gatens-Harding FuneralHome Chapel with Pastor RandySaterfield officiating. Burial fol-lowed in the Asbury Cemetery.The family asks that memorial

donations are made to KanawhaHospice, 1606 Kanawha Blvd.W.,Charleston,WV 25312.Gatens-Harding Funeral

Home, Poca, assisted the Kingfamily.Online condolences may be

sent to www.hardingfamily-group.com.

ROSA LINDA KIRKRosa Linda Kirk, 57, of Buffalo,

passed away Friday, August 3,2012, following a sudden illness.Born September 15, 1954, shewas the daughter of Alberta MaeGoddard of Buffalo. She was pre-ceded in death by an infant son,Michael Shane Skeens. In addi-tion to her mother, she is sur-vived by her three sons, Ricky Lee

Skeens, Randy Alan Skeens andGerald Edward Cremeans, andone daughter, Kera Mae Cre-means. Linda is also survived byher brother, Michael Goddard ofBuffalo; grandchildren, TaylorRenay Cremeans and DestinyDawn Cremeans; and six addi-tional grandchildren.Funeral services were held

Thursday, August 9, at Raynes Fu-neral Home, Buffalo, with PastorTom Legg officiating.Online condolences may be

sent to the family, and the onlineguestbook signed, by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo,

was in charge of arrangements.

JENNIFER LYNNRACER LIGHT

Jennifer Lynn Racer Light, 27,of St. Albans, passed awayWednesday, August 1, 2012, inLincoln County.She was born May 13, 1985, in

Charleston, and attended King'sRiver Worship Center in St. Al-bans.She is survived by her parents,

Ward E. and Cathy CaldwellRacer of St. Albans; children,Christian, Tyler and Alyssa Coff-man of Hurricane; brother,WardRacer of St. Albans; paternalgrandmother, Betty Racer of Cul-loden; maternal grandmother,Joyce Caldwell of St. Albans; andseveral aunts, uncles andcousins.Funeral services were held Fri-

day, August 3, at Bartlett-Chap-man Funeral Home, St. Albans,with Pastor RonCrumofficiating.Burial followed in Young Ceme-tery, St. Albans.To share a memory or express

condolences visitwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

HANNA BETHMANNHanna BethMann, 12-year-old

daughter of Matthew Karl andSamantha Ann Ellis Mann of St.Albans, died Friday, July 27, 2012,at Thomas Memorial Hospital inCharleston. She was born August18, 1999, in Charleston. Hannaattended McKinley MiddleSchool in St. Albans, where shewas on the tennis team. She alsoloved playing soccer. She at-tended St. Andrew UnitedMethodist Church in St. Albans.Hanna was cherished by everyperson she ever met. She had theability to see us all as we wish wewere. She was the best of us alland the world will be a muchdarker place without her.She was preceded in death by

hermaternal great-grandparents,Leck and Sadi Ellis and Homerand Ina Smith; and paternalgreat-grandparents, Otis andEvelynMann andR.M. andHelenShumate.In addition to her parents,

Hanna is survived by her brother,Connor Matthew Mann of thehome; maternal grandparents,Benny and Judy Smith Ellis ofWharncliffe; paternal grandpar-ents, DavidWayne and Shelia Ray

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Shumate Mann of Athens; uncle,Matthew Ellis and wife, Delores;aunts, Sebrina Cook and hus-band, Tom, Sarah Hanshaw andhusband,Terry, and SherrieWardand husband,Matthew; and sev-eral cousins.A memorial service to cele-

brateHanna's life was conductedFriday, August 3, at St. AndrewUnited Methodist Church, St. Al-bans.Memorial contributions may

bemade to Kanawha/CharlestonHumane Association (KCHA),1248 Greenbrier St., Charleston,WV 25311.Online condolences may be

made by visiting www.seaverfu-neralservice.com.The Mann family was assisted

by Seaver Funeral Home inPrinceton.

GUY "MOON"MULLINS

Guy "Moon" Mullins, 57, ofDeland, Fla., went home to bewith the Lord on August 6, 2012.He was a veteran of the USMC

and a friend to all.Preceding him in death were

his father, RalphW.Williams, andhis brother, TimmyMullins.Surviving him are his wife of

29 years, Michele Mullins; sons,Josh Mullins of Deland and T.J.Mullins and wife, Jami, of De-land; daughter, Whitnee Vesceraand husband, Chris, of Deland;mother, Eunice E. Carnessali ofHurricane; brother, LarryMullins ofMinerva, Ohio; sisters,Kathy Johnson and husband,Larry, of Minerva, Teri Mullins ofHurricane and Tina McCallisterand husband, Richard, of Hurri-cane; and granddaughter, LayceeMullins of Deland.Funeral services were held

Thursday, August 9, at NorthCharleston Apostolic Churchwith Pastor AnthonyMoss offici-ating. Burial, with military hon-ors, followed inDonel C. KinnardMemorial State Veterans Ceme-tery, Institute.The family will accept memo-

rial online condolences at cpjfu-neralhome.com.Cunningham-Parker-Johnson

Funeral Home assisted theMullins family.

AUDREY PAULASANTMYER

Audrey Paula Santmyer, 79, ofHurricane, formerly of Pitts-burgh, Pa., went home to be withher Lord on Tuesday, July 31,2012, at HubbardHospice HouseWest, South Charleston.Born June 30, 1933, in Pitts-

burgh, she was a daughter of thelate Stanley and JosephineGrabarkiewicz Zagorski. She wasalso preceded in death by herbrother, Jack Zagorski; his wife,Dorothy; and a great-grandson,Christian Santmyer.Audrey was retired from Co-

lumbia Gas Transmission andwas an active member of TheCatholic Church of the Ascen-sion, participating in Adorationand Rosary services of theChurch.Surviving are her husband,

Robert L. Santmyer, with whomshe would have celebrated 54years of marriage on September27; her children and their fami-lies, Pamela Parsons (Roy) of Fra-ziers Bottom, Diane Burke(Thomas) of Hurricane and theirchildren, Erin and Caitlin, RobertB. Santmyer (Jennifer) of Nitroand their children, Scott,Danielle, Matthew Santmyer andKyle and Kassie Nolan, andMara

Pauley (Dennis Dawson) ofNitro; and five great-grandchil-dren.Mass of Christian Burial was

held Saturday, August 4, at TheCatholic Church of the Ascen-sion celebrated by the Rev. Fa-ther Harry C. Cramer.Entombment followed in ValleyView Memorial Park, Hurricane.Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-

ricane, was in charge of arrange-ments.Online condolences may also

be made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.Memorial contributions may

be made to the Alzheimer's As-sociation, 1601 Second Ave.,Charleston,WV 25387.

AVALEEVIRGINIAWILLIAMS

"The beauty of our Mother'slove lingers still. Every spring theflowers will appear and birds willsing again ... life goes on. And inour hearts the memory of ourMother will go on living forever."Avalee Virginia Williams, for-

merly of Black Betsy, passedaway June 20, 2012, in VeroBeach, Fla.She was born to the late John

Howard Williams and GertrudeAlice Lett Williams on August 8,1923, in the smallmining town ofBlack Betsy.After graduating from Poca

High School, she and her sister,Rosemary, traveled to Ohio towork at an airplane factory.Therethe sisters earned the name"Rosie the Riveter" for their partin the war effort. When she re-turned home, she became a sec-retary for Baldwin SupplyCompany in Charleston,marriedand started her family inRainelle. In the early 1960s she

moved her family to Florida,looking for a better life for herselfand her small children. She fell inlove with the warm air and sun-shine and remained there untilthe Lord called her home. Shewas of the Baptist faith and sheloved the Lord.In addition to her parents, she

was preceded in death by sevenbrothers and sisters, Houston,Juanita, Pauline, Earl "Bus," Rose,June and Bill; her only son, HarryLee "Buddy" Sothen; and hergranddaughter, Lynn MarieMontgomery.Left to cherish hermemory are

her youngest brother, Frank(Janet)Williams; her four daugh-ters, Suzanne Laster, Lynn (Fred-die) Wingfield, Patricia Sothenand Rita Jarrett; 10 grandchil-dren, Celeste, Bobby, Hope, Alix,Emily, Freddie, Brock, Chris,Mike and Jasmin; 11 great-grand-children, Hannah, Kayla, Trevor,Colton, Jayden, Kylie, Bella, Tim,Nathan, Noah and HaleighGrace; and a host of other lovingfamily and friends.A celebration of her life was

held (on her birthday) Wednes-day, August 8, at Gatens-HardingFuneral Home, Poca.Please make donations to Atti-

son McClanahan ScholarshipFund, P.O. Box 100, Poca, WV25159."There never was a time that

you and I did not exist ... Northere a future in which we ceaseto be ..."Gatens-Harding Funeral

Home, Poca, assisted theWilliams family.Online condolences may be

sent to www.hardingfamily-group.com.

MARIAN ZAMIELAMarian Zamiela, 80, of

Charleston, passed away Friday,August 3, 2012, after a long ill-ness, at her son's home in Stuart,Fla.She was the daughter of the

late Louis and Sara ConnellyReinacher.She retired after 45 years of

service with CAMC, where sheworked as a billing clerk. Shewasa member of Trinity EvangelicalLutheran Church.In addition to her parents, she

was preceded in death by her lov-ing husband, Frank E. Zamiela,who passed in November 2009;and a brother, Louis Reinacher.She is survived by two sons

and daughters-in-law, Keith Za-miela and Jill of Stuart and KevinZamiela and Ellen of Dunbar;and three grandchildren, Chris-tian, Tallee and Chloe, all of Stu-art. Also surviving are asister-in-law, Gaye Reinacher ofCharleston; two nieces, LauraHunt of Charleston and CindyBailey of Winfield; and manyfriends.Funeral services were held

Thursday, August 9, at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home with theRev. Dennis D. Sparks officiating.Entombment followed in Cun-ningham Memorial Park, St. Al-bans.The family requests donations

are made to Trinity EvangelicalLutheran Church, 1600 KanawhaBlvd. E., Charleston,WV 25311.You may send your condo-

lences to the family at www.bar-lowbonsall.com.Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home

was entrusted to handle thearrangements.

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TeaysValley Church of God ~4430 Teays Valley Road, PO Box270, Scott Depot, WV 25526 -www.tvcog.org - (304)757-9222.Service times: Sunday’s - 9:15a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.Morning Worship, 6 p.m.Evening Discipleship. Wednes-day’s: 6:45 p.m. Evening Disci-pleship. Pastor Melissa Pratt.

Winfield Community Church ~144 Rocky Step Road, ScottDepot, WV, 25560. (304) 586-1146. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday Evening Bible Study& Prayer 6:30 p.m. Pastor:Michael Hurlbert.

Mt. Salem UM Church ~ 4-1/2miles East of Hurricane on Rt. 60across from covered bridge, onleft. Sunday: Morning worship9:30; Sunday School 10:30.Wednesday Bible study 7:00P.M.; Family night first Wednes-day of each month @ 7:00 P.M.Pastor: Ralph Kernen (304) 757-8446.

Presbyterian Church of theCovenant ~ Living the Love ofJesus Christ. 2438 US Route 60,Hurricane, WV 25526. 304-562-2012, pcclife.com Sunday Wor-ship 10:30 a.m.

Buffalo Church of God ~ Cornerof Rt 62 & Church Street, Buffalo(Putnam Co.). Sunday: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School; 11 a.m.MorningWorship; 7 p.m. Evening Wor-ship.Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.Mid-week Service. Pastor WayneBurch. 304-937-3447.

Winfield United MethodistChurch ~ Looking for a churchfamily? Join us at WinfieldUnited Methodist Church, 20Radwin Drive (Behind McDon-ald’s)Winfield. Two services 8:30a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Pastor: JimRichards.

Sousanah FWB Church ~Charley Creek Road, Culloden.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Sun-day Morning Worship 11:00a.m.; Sunday Night Service 7:00

p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service7:00 p.m. Pastor: Ronnie Brown.

Springdale Free Will BaptistChurch ~ Cow Creek Road, Hur-ricane (Directions: Off Rt 34, 2-1/2 miles on Cow Creek Road,stay on left fork of Cow Creek.Church is on the right). SundaySchool 10 a.m.; SundayMorningWorship 11 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship 6 p.m.;Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m. Pastor Larry Cooper. 562-5389.

Teays Valley Church of theNazarene ~ 3937 Teays ValleyRoad, Teays,WV 25569 (Mail: POBox 259). Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:45 a.m. Morningworship; 6:00 p.m. SundayEvening Worship. Wednesdays:6:30 p.m. Prayer Gathering, Chil-dren & Teen Programs. Last Sat-urday of each month; ClothingCloset from9amuntil noon. Freeclothes for everyone! Pastor: Rev.Charles V. Williams. Phone: 304-757-8400.

First Baptist Church ~ “Con-necting People to Jesus Christ”2635Main Street, Hurricane,WV,25526 – 304-562-9281. Dr. JamesE. Lutz, Senior Pastor. Sundayservices: 8:50 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,6:30 p.m. Sunday School – 10a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.www.fbcoh.com.

Good Hope Baptist Church ~Turkey Creek Road, Hurricane.SundayWorship Service 10 a.m.

Ascension Catholic Church ~905HickoryMill Rd., Hurricane,WV, 25526. 304-562-5816. Serv-ices: Saturday evening 5:30 p.m.Sunday morning 8:30 a.m. &11:00 a.m. Rev. Neil R. Buchlein,Pastor. www.ascensionwv.com

Cross of Grace Lutheran Church~ 30GraceDrive, Hurricane,WV,25526. 304-562-0616.Sunday - 10:45 a.m. MorningWorship Pastor Jerry Kliner, STS.“Where people discover Jesusand grow in Faith”. www.cross-of-grace.org

Scott Depot Christ Fellowship ~4345 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot, WV. 757-9166. Pastor Dr.Rod Taylor. Sunday School 9a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship10 a.m.; Sunday Evening Wor-ship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday MidWeek Service 7 p.m. www.thede-potlive.com

TeaysValley Baptist Church~Dr.JohnD. Smith, Pastor. 3926TeaysValley Road, Hurricane, WV,25526. 304-757-9306.www.teaysvalleybaptist.comSunday: Sunday school 9:30 a.m.;Morning Worship & Children’sChurch 10:30 a.m.; Evening wor-ship 6 p.m.; Choir Rehearsal 5p.m.; Wednesday: Bible Studyand Prayer 7 p.m.; Awana 7 p.m.All services are interpreted for thedeaf. TV Service on SuddenlinkChannel 2, Wed. 8:30 – 9 p.m.Radio ProgramWEMM8:30 p.m.Thursday.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church ~2125 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, WV,25033. Sunday School Service 10a.m.;Worship Sunday Service 11a.m.;Wednesday Service – BibleStudy, 7 p.m. Pastor – DenverTucker.

Buffalo Nazarene Church ~ Rt.62, Buffalo, WV, 25033. SundaySchool Service 10 a.m.; SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.; Sundaynight Worship Service 6 p.m.;Wednesday Service 7 p.m. PastorSherry Kinsey 937-3258.

Otter Branch Church ~ Box 213,18Mile Road, Buffalo,WV, 25033Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m. PastorMike Tucker.

Manilla Chapel ~Manilla Chapel,Manilla RidgeRoad, Robertsburg,WV. Sunday: Morning service 10a.m.; Evening service 6 p.m.Tues-day: Bible Study at 7 p.m. Every-onewelcome.

Way of Truth Tabernacle ~ 900Roosevelt Dr., Eleanor,WV. Serv-ices: Sunday morning 10 a.m.;Sunday Evening 6 p.m.;Wednes-

day 7 p.m. Pastor Nathan Mor-ris (304)543-8053. A new begin-ning on the old path.

Bethel Baptist – Upper MudRiver Road ~ Sias, WV. Services:Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sun-day night 6 p.m.; Wednesdaynight 7 p.m.

Glad Tidings Assembly of God ~121 Mill Road, Hurricane, WV,25526. Adult & Children’s Serv-ice Sunday 10:30 a.m., SundayEvening Worship 6 p.m.,Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m. Church Phone 304-562-3074. Pastor: Rebekah Jarrell.Asst. Pastor: Aaron Hill.

Lakeview Christian Church -108 Lakeview Drive, Hurricane,WV, 25526. Services: Sunday – 11am and 6:30 pm;Wednesday – 7pm. Pastor: Jeff Maynard. Phone304-562-9265.

Main Street Church of Christ ~2582Main Street, Hurricane,WV.Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.;Sunday night 6:30 p.m.;Wednes-day night 7 p.m. Minister Dou-glasMinton. Everyonewelcome.

Winfield Presbyterian Church ~Winfield Presbyterian Church,4th and Ferry Streets. “A prayingcommunity where friendshipcounts.” Cherrie Sizemore, Min-ister. Sunday School - 10 a.m.;Morning Worship - 11 a.m.Looking for a church to call“home”? We would like to bethat place.

Pine Grove Church of Christ ~4504 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot. 304-757-8543 (o); 304-757-2866 (h). prediger1@veri-zon.net. Sunday morning BibleClasses 9:45 a.m.; SundayMorn-ing Worship Service 10:45 a.m.;

Sunday EveningWorship Service6:00 p.m.; Wednesday EveningBible Studies 7:00 p.m. Tm Jor-gensen, Minister.

Grandview Baptist Church, RedHouse. Sunday school – 10 am;Sunday evening 7 pm; Wednes-day 7 pm. Pastor:WoodyWillard.

Winfield Church of theNazarene ~ 2986 Winfield Rd.,Winfield, WV 25213. SundaySchool 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Wor-ship Service 10:45 a.m.; SundayPraise Service at 6 p.m.;Wednes-day Kidz & Teens 7 p.m.;Wednesday Adult Bible Study 7p.m. Pastor Robert Fulton, 304-586-2180.

Laywell Church of Christ ~Sycamore Road, Hurricane, WV.Services: Sunday Morning Wor-ship 9:45 a.m.; EveningWorship6 p.m. Phone number for moreinformation, 304-562-6135.

KanawhaValley Baptist Church~ 949 Roosevelt Ave., (U.S. Rt.62), Eleanor, WV 25070. Pastors:John Hage and Art Hage. Phone304-437-3513 and 304-437-2740.Services: 3:00 p.m. Sundays and6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Mt. Moriah Missionary BaptistChurch ~ Rt. 3 Box 97 (6242Trace Fork Rd.), Hurricane, WV25526. Phone 304-562-5880.Sunday School: 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Worship 11 a.m.; EveningWorship 6 p.m. WednesdayEvening Service 7 p.m.; Chil-dren’s Emmy Club, 7 p.m.Wednesday. Everyone welcome.

Providence Baptist Church ~Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot,WV. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sun-day morning Worship 11 a.m.;Sunday night 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev.Bob Kelly. Phone 304-586-2832.

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TEAYS VALLEY - Michael Lip-ton wanted to celebrate themusical heritage of West Vir-ginia. Few people realize thenumber of performers andcomposers which come fromour state, he told the PutnamRotary Club at the group’smeeting on Tuesday, Aug. 7.As BillWithers from Slab Fork

once said, "You can leave WestVirginia, but it will follow youwherever you go."Among other hits, Withers

wrote "Ain't No Sunshine," and"Lean On Me."Lipton visited the Country

Music Hall of Fame inNashville, and became ob-sessed with a mission to recog-nize the unique qualities ofmusic from his own MountainState."It's important to know the

great musicians who camefromWest Virginia and the wayin which the state influencedthem."West Virginia," he said, has

produced world class playersand songwriters who have in-fluenced every genre of music."There was Kanawha

County's Clark Kessinger," hesaid, "who many believe was

the best old-time fiddle player -- ever. Classical violinists wentto see him."Wheeling had WWVA which

influenced countless musi-cians. It had the longest run-ning live musical program nextto the Grand Ole Opry, and any-body worth their salt was on it."Lipton received a grant for

planning and for visits to viewsimilar projects in other states.And then he organized theWestVirginia Music Hall of Fame.The first class of inductees

was recognized in 2007.

"We started out fromscratch," said Lipton who is ex-ecutive director of the non-profit. "It was two hours of liveTV."Among those inducted into

the Hall of Fame over the yearsare Hazel Dickens and LittleJimmy Dickens.Other members include

Johnnie Johnson from Fair-mont, who was Chuck Berry'slongtime keyboard player.Then there is Billy Ed

Wheeler, born in BooneCounty, who wrote "Ode to the

Little Brown Shack Out Back,"and "I'm Just a Little Chuck ofCoal."Wheeling's Billy Cox played

base several years for Jimi Hen-drix.Leon "Chu" Berry, alsofrom Wheeling, was a swingtenor saxophonist.George Crumb from

Charleston's East End is one ofthe most avant garde classicalcomposers of the world.Then there is Walter "Jack"

Rollins from Keyser wrote"Peter Cottontail" and "Frostythe Snow Man," two of Amer-ica's most popular songs.Rollins was inducted into the

Music Hall of Fame last year.And don't forget Maceo

Pinkard from Bluefield, one ofthe greatest composers of the"Harlem Renaissance" whowrote the ever-popular "SweetGeorgia Brown."One of the most enjoyable

jobs in the project for MichaelLipton is rediscovering all ofthe musicians from West Vir-ginia andpublishing the infor-mation for others to enjoy.The Music Hall of Fame in-

duction ceremony next yearwill be in Wheeling as a part ofits sesquicentennial celebra-

tion of the state's "first capital."A major task for the Music

Hall of Fame is bringing abouta public awareness of thestate's musical heritage.A grant from the West Vir-

ginia Department of Educationfunded visits throughout thestate, says Lipton.The Hall of Fame visited two

schools in every county with a"traveling museum."A 40-inch interactive touch

screen enables visitors to dis-cover artists from any area andview their biographies and seeand hear sound and video clips.Additional schools were vis-

ited in Putnam County througha grant from the GreaterKanawha Valley Foundation.For more information about

the West Virginia Music Hall ofFame, visit the organization’swebsite at Visit the web site athttp://wvmusichalloffame.com/homepage.html or call304/342.4412.The Putnam Rotary Club

meets every Tuesday at noon inthe Community Room at FirstState Bank in Teays Valley.For more information about

the Club and its activities, visitwww.putnamrotary.com.

Hall of Fame celebrates state’s richmusical heritage

WV Music Hall of Fame Director Michael Lipton (left) and Curator Jeff Shirleydiscussed the state's musical heritage with the Putnam Rotary Club on Tues-day. Courtesy photo