Eric Ferdinand deGruyter of Charleston, formerly of Spencer. (02/09/2021) Eric Ferdinand deGruyter of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, at his home at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, of complications from cancer. He was born in 1953, the son of Ferdinand Hersman and Anna Mary (McVaney) deGruyter.Special to the Hur Herald. Ike and Sue Morris' generosity stunned a small audience at their Glenville home Saturday evening, as their $5-million pledge to Glenville State College was announced. It marks the beginning of perhaps the largest capital campaign in the school's history. As GSC president, Dr. Peter Barr, introduced Ike he told the audience he's never …Harold R. Lockhart 80 - Palestine. (02/28/2012) Harold R. Lockhart 80, of Palestine, West Virginia, passed away Monday, February 27, 2012 at Camden Clark Memorial Campus. He was the son of the late Ivan and Ica (Lott) Lockhart. He was a 1949 graduate of Wirt County High School, served in the US Army during the Korean War and retired from Johns ...CALHOUN'S PHEBE CUNNINGHAM SUFFERED GREAT DESPAIR - Children Killed By Indians, She Remained In Captivity (01/06/2024) The resting place of historic figure PhebeJasienica [jaɕɛˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ziębice, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. [1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany, then called Heinzendorf. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Ziębice, 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of ...JUSTICE LARRY STARCHER'S MOTHER HAS DIED - Susie Roach Starcher Of Leatherbark (11/01/2001) Susie V. Starcher, 81, of Spencer, W.V, died Oct. 29, 2001 at home.Dorl Copen of Elizabeth WV. (09/17/2020) Dorl Copen of Elizabeth WV, passed away September 16, 2020. He was born to the late Arthur D. and Evelyn Hall Copen in Barberton, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Ronald Shane Copen and Delmas Copen and his sister Brenda Copen. Dorl attended Wirt County High …Helen Carpenter Harris, 85 - Spencer (06/07/2010) Helen Carpenter Harris, 85, of Spencer, West Virginia, passed away June 5, 2010, at Roane General Hospital in Spencer.Ines Madge McKown, 88, of Beech, Calhoun County, WV, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009 at her home. She was born at Beech, a daughter of the late Grover and Stella Matheney Houchin. She was retired from Kellwood Company with 25 years service. She also worked at Goodyear Aircraft during WWII. She was a member of the Beech United Methodist ...As Christmas Day was dawning. The warmth drew her in from the chill dark streets. As church bells touched the morning. Her trembling hands sought the back of the bench. To steady her sparse frame. She looked at the gloves barely covering the bones, And felt a slight sense of shame. Her sleep-deprived eyes took in the sight.OBITUARY. James Arthur Bell, 93, of Grantsville, WV, went to the Lord on November 7, 2021, at WV Caring Hospice, Elkins, WV. He was born December 17, 1927, a son of the late Holly and Arldia Stump Bell. Jim married Juanita Nichols in 1949. They shared 72 years of marriage together.A JUST AND HONORABLE CAUSE - Washington's World War II Memorial Recognizes Calhounians (01/28/2021) CALHOUN NUMBERS STAND HIGH . The dedicated World War II War Memorial, Washington, DCAt our household, the hot water pilot light went out to pose chilly showers, the newest vacuum cleaner is spewing dust into the air, the TV satellite quit working, the commode is leaking some water, and we're having our customary problems connecting to the Internet to produce the Hur Herald.ENON CEMETERY RESTS ON PASTORAL KNOLL ABOVE LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER - Early Pioneer Families Rest (04/20/2023) Enon Cemetery, named for a biblical location,Charles Dennis West, 88, of Spencer (02/07/2018) CHARLES DENNIS WEST, JR., 88, of Spencer, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio.There are 261 matches for the year 2006:. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2006: Anthony Leroy Poirier, 69 - Grantsville: 12-31-2006While the Hur Herald was photographing the dangling rock and mudslide, the boulder broke and crashed into the highway, with parts of the rock going through a metal guardrail, into the Little Kanawha River. shaking the earth. It was a giant thud, shaking the earth.There are 494 matches for the year 2014:. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2014: Edna R. Bisognani Lockhart, 61 - ElizabethThe fourth major event is his current endeavor - The Hur Herald. Recently, Weaver featured his outhouse on The Hur Herald Web site. And he put it this way when encouraging sightseers to come take a look. "Group tours are available and there is ample parking for tour buses," he wrote. "However, if you should get carried away with all the amenities, …Harvey Gene Hicks, 69 - Chloe. (10/29/2003) Harvey Gene Hicks, 69, of Chloe, died October 26, 2003 at Charleston Area Medical Center. He was the son of the late Roscoe Hicks and Malinda "Belle" King. He was a retired timber and construction worker and a farmer. He is survived by his companion of 23 years, Wanda Richards of Chloe; daughters ...In today’s digital age, where news is readily available at our fingertips, many people question the need for a physical newspaper subscription. However, there are still numerous be...(See earler Hur Herald stories.) Culp was suspected in the death of his wife, 55-year-old Linda Culp, whose body was found July 22nd in a shallow grave near the couple's Kenna home. Linda Culp was president and chief executive officer of Marymount Medical Center in London, Kentucky. She had also worked at Parkersburg's St. Joseph's Hospital for more …Maxine R. Spaur, 83 - Sand Fork. (04/18/2012) Maxine R. Spaur, 83, of Sand Fork Road, Sand Fork, West Virginia, departed this life at 6:10 p.m., Monday April 16, 2012 following a short illness. Born July 1, 1928 daughter of the late Lewis and Lessie Gross Murphy. Maxine was a former Secretary at Sand Fork High School and Elementary School.There are 275 matches for the year 2004:. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2004: Georgia Faye Carper, 87 - Amma: 12-31-2004THIS OLE HOUSE - Post Civil War Carpenter Cabin, Where "The Sun Never Shined" (10/03/2023) 1800s Carpenter log house in deep woods taken in 1970s by Bob WeaverDR. W.T.W. DYE NEARLY PERISHES 122 YEARS AGO AT HUR - "The Coldest Of Nights" (11/02/2023) Dr. W.T.W. Dye of Grantsville (1860-1940) (Photo Courtesy of David B. Hathaway) By Bob Weaver. It was not the first nor the last encounter with death with one of Calhoun's pioneer physicians.CALHOUN COUPLE ARRESTED ON METH CHARGES. (12/06/2018) Calhoun authorities arrested a man and woman for possession with intent to deliver meth Wednesday, felony charges. Charged is Robby Franklin Lamp, 54, and Patty Ann Sampson, 45. Both are in Central Regional Jail with bond set at $50,000 each.WIRT FBLA SOFTBALL TOURNEY JUNE 11 - Register Your Team By June 8. (05/19/2005) Submitted by Dottie Hardbarger. Wirt County FBLA will be hosting a softball tournament on Saturday, June 11 at the Dick Fleak field in Elizabeth. Registration is $100 per team. Teams need to be registered by Wednesday, June 8. Each team is guaranteed at least 2 games.Obituaries in the News. Morgan Spurlock (1970-2024), Super Size Me filmmaker. Charlie Colin (2024), founding member of Train. Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (1953-2024), Oscar-winning composer. C. Gordon ...NIGHT MUSIC WITH DIXIE MOON, STOKER 7 AND BRADEN STOVER - Wood Festival Idol, Camel Rides, Civil War Encampment And Carnival (06/05/2009) 47th Annual Calhoun County Wood FestivalCharolette Mae Hathaway Taylor, 52, of Davisville, WV (05/10/2019) Charolette Mae Hathaway Taylor, 52, of Davisville, WV, died May 5, 2019 at her home in Davisville WV.Ewell Simmons Greathouse, 91, of Spencer, West Virginia went to be with the Lord February 4, 2013 at Eldercare of Ripley, West Virginia. Mr. Greathouse was born April 24, 1921 in Roane County, West Virginia a son of the late Edgar and Ninevah "Daisy" Simmons Greathouse. He was employed by Monarch Rubber Company for over 42 years, 24 of …REGIONAL OBITUARIES AVAILABLE FROM FUNERAL HOME PAGES: 11-11-2021: VETERANS DAY: READ HUR HERALD STORIES HONORING THEM: 11-05-2021: CHILD COVID VACCINE AVAILABLE IN CALHOUN AGES 5-11: 11-05-2021: WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA HONOR OUR DECEASED VETERANS - Calhoun Composite Squadron Working To Raise Funds To Purchase Wreaths: 11-05-2021There are 415 matches for the year 2020:. Date Published: Article: 12-30-2020: Joseph N. Mattis, 81, of Spencer: 12-28-2020ORIGINAL STONEY POINT CHURCH WAS LOG STRUCTURE (03/15/2024) The Stoney Point church, located five miles north of Arnoldsburg on Altizer Road was built some time after the Civil War, a primitive log structure.Brian and Jan Hastewell have dutifully reported really cold temperatures from their narrow Frozen hollow. Hastewell gave the official winter temperature on Jan. 21, 2019 at 4 degrees above zero. The wind chill was likely 15 below at times. Hastewell, an Australian native married Frozen resident Jan Schartiger, have lived in the remote hollow ...Claris Ann Riggs Johnson, 74 - Spencer. (10/03/2013) Claris Ann Riggs Johnson, 74, of Spencer, West Virginia, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at CAMC Memorial Division in Charleston, West Virginia. She was born May 8, 1939, a daughter of the late Phil and Zanna Lane Midcap. She was formerly employed at Kellwood Company, Rubber …Paulette Sheer Samples, of Chloe (09/16/2021) On Friday, February 12th, 2021 Paulette Samples (nee Sheer) of Chloe WV, went home to our Lord surrounded by her loving family.Carl Victor "Buck" Burkhammer (09/14/2021) Carl Victor "Buck" Burkhammer was reunited in heavenly eternity with the love of his life, Kim, on Sunday, September 12, 2021.LULA HUGHES: HUR'S WALKING HISTORY BOOK DIED AT 103 (08/26/2023) January 2020. Lula Hughes, among the last of the walking, talking history books, has died at the age of 103. ... In the hollow was the Paulcer McCune house (a Civil War vet whose life and times are recalled on the Hur Herald), and up the hollow where she lived, residents Miles and ...CINDY BALL MURDER CASE WILL BE PRESENTED TO GRAND JURY - Woman's Body Found Two Years Ago Near Munday, Wirt County (12/07/2016) UPDATE 12/7/2016 - Evidence on an unsolved death case from past years could soon be presented to a Wood County grand jury.There are 329 matches for the year 2003:. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2003: Lula B. Acree, 88 - Cleveland, Ohio: 12-27-2003adres: os. XX-lecia 52, 57-200 Ząbkowice Śląskie. tel. +48748100946. strona www e-mail. Otwarte w poniedziałek od 07:30 godziny otwarcia. Zgłoś błąd! Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w Ząbkowicach Śląskich umożliwia załatwienie 3 spraw.2022: GENTLEMAN, SCHOLAR AND ACTIVIST FOR THE COMMON MAN - Dr. Tony Russell Has Died (01/01/2024) Jan. 2022/By Bob Weaver. Dr. Tony Russell, 81, has died in Charlottesville, Virginia.A JUST AND HONORABLE CAUSE - Washington's World War II Memorial Recognizes Calhounians (01/28/2021) CALHOUN NUMBERS STAND HIGH . The dedicated World War II War Memorial, Washington, DCThere are 275 matches for the year 2004:. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2004: Georgia Faye Carper, 87 - Amma: 12-31-2004Bobby Lee Cook, 79 - North Canton, OH. (11/19/2013) Bobby Lee Cook, age 79, of North Canton, OH, passed away peacefully in his residence on Saturday, November 16, 2013. He was born in Tariff (Roane County) WV on January 31, 1934, to the late William Alfred and Ava (Trout) Cook. He spent his childhood in the Left Hand and Looneyville, WV, area ...Dorothy Louise Robey Freshour, 78, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord July 29, 2010. She is survived by her husband, Larry Owen Freshour; 4 children; 2 stepchildren; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Private burial was held at the Nobe Cemetery at Nobe, Calhoun County. A celebration of life service ...Our reporter and photographer from Wirt County, John Griffin, obtained an official press pass for the Hur Herald. I tried to get in using my Golden Mountaineer Card, but got rejected. Security choppers flew overhead, several at a time, creating that ominous sound associated with war or disaster. Snipers were visible on buildings along Route 14 ...Clara E. Tanner, 81 - Chloe. (10/13/2007) Clara E. Tanner, 81, of Chloe, Calhoun County, West Virginia, wife of the late Seldon Tanner, died October 11, 2007, at Saint Francis Hospital after a long illness. She was a Christian and a homemaker. In addition, she had worked at Kellwood of Spencer and BF Goodrich of Grantsville.Carson Erie Yeager, 72, of Buckhannon, WV. (03/23/2018) Carson Erie Yeager, 72, of Buckhannon, WV; formerly of Gilmer County, WV, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 14, 2018. He was born October 4, 1945 at Index, WV, a son of the late Clay O. and Eula Bliss Bush Yeager. Carson is survived by four brothers, Clay O. Yeager, Jr. and wife ...Calhoun County High School. Calhoun Middle-High School. Calhoun High's alumni returns this Saturday for the 20th annual alumni get-together at Calhoun Middle-High School. About 350 are expected to attend the event, with registration starting at 9 a.m. and a special program slated at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.Maxine R. Spaur, 83 - Sand Fork. (04/18/2012) Maxine R. Spaur, 83, of Sand Fork Road, Sand Fork, West Virginia, departed this life at 6:10 p.m., Monday April 16, 2012 following a short illness. Born July 1, 1928 daughter of the late Lewis and Lessie Gross Murphy. Maxine was a former Secretary at Sand Fork High School and Elementary School.Things have changed a lot since the early days of The Hur Herald. Weaver no longer prints copies. The Hur Herald is now entirely online. The Herald site has readers in all 50 states. Weaver goes out on car accidents and fires and takes pictures. He writes articles about controversial subjects and feature stories about rural life in the good old ...ROBERT BASNETT - Big Bend. (09/16/2001) Robert Basnett, 79 of Big Bend, Calhoun County, died Friday, September 14 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. Born in Calhoun County, he was a son of the late James and Virginia Starcher Basnett. He was a US Army Veteran of WW II. He was a prisoner of war, being captured by the German Army at ...BEAR RUN MAN PULLS GUN ON AMBULANCE CREW - Area Law Enforcement Summoned (11/02/2003) 9 AM - A Bear Run man reportedly pulled a weapon on a Calhoun Emergency Services ambulance crew early Sunday morning, after they responded to a hillside camper in a rural area on Bear Run off Nicut Road.There are 275 matches for the year 2004:. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2004: Georgia Faye Carper, 87 - Amma: 12-31-2004WHY DOES MY HEART YEARN SO? - "Water Had Turned Red With Blood". (04/25/2024) By Juanita Morris Hawkins. I wonder why it is almost impossible to get the yearning for the place where I was born and raised out of my heart. I came to Florida as a young woman with a husband and two small children to find employment and a new start in life.THIS OLE HOUSE - Leafbank Ferrell Homestead, "Planting, Hoeing And Digging" (04/15/2024) Edward "Beaver" Ferrell, a grandson of Oak "Festus" Ferrell surveys what remains of the old homestead ...At our household, the hot water pilot light went out to pose chilly showers, the newest vacuum cleaner is spewing dust into the air, the TV satellite quit working, the commode is leaking some water, and we're having our customary problems connecting to the Internet to produce the Hur Herald.A JUST AND HONORABLE CAUSE - Washington's World War II Memorial Recognizes Calhounians (01/28/2021) CALHOUN NUMBERS STAND HIGH . The dedicated World War II War Memorial, Washington, DCBobby Lee Cook, 79 - North Canton, OH. (11/19/2013) Bobby Lee Cook, age 79, of North Canton, OH, passed away peacefully in his residence on Saturday, November 16, 2013. He was born in Tariff (Roane County) WV on January 31, 1934, to the late William Alfred and Ava (Trout) Cook. He spent his childhood in the Left Hand and Looneyville, WV, area ...Larry Matics, 75, of Reedy, West Virginia, passed peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 14, 2013. He was born July 31, 1937 in Roane County, a son of the late Alfred and Pearl Starcher Matics. He was retired from the West Virginia Department of Highways and was a truckdriver. He was a member of the Reedy United Methodist Church where he ...By Bob Weaver Feb. 2011. "All these years I've spoken little about the horror of war, but I can tell you it has been with me every day of my life, in one way or another," said eighty-seven-year-old Victor "Gene" Whytsell of Richardson. He was a 19-year-old Calhoun boy from the river village along the Little Kanawha when he landed at Normandy in ...HUR HERALD'S BEAR FORK TALES - The Dark And Scary Woods, Hidden Gold (05/16/2022) THE DARK AND SCARY WOODS, TALES AND SECRETS. By Bob Weaver 2000. There are several thousand acres in the back woods of Calhoun, Gilmer and Braxton County, a section of forest mysteriously recalled with tales told, now essentially …Russell Howard Sampson, 70, of Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, died Thursday, January 30, 2003 at Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV. He is survived by three sons, Russell Lee Rogers of Massillon, Ohio, Dickie Lee Sampson of Elizabeth, WV and Timothy Russell Sampson of Flint, WV; daughter, Melissa Jean Lane of Calhoun County, WV; five ...RICHARD HUGH FERRELL (06/16/2001) Richard Hugh Ferrell, 71, of Columbus, Ohio passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2001. He was born January 15, 1930 in Grantsville, W.Va.Which year would you like to see obituary archives from: 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002SUNNY CAL JOURNAL - Dark Night Walk To The Village Of Hur, Remembering Their Spirits (03/19/2023) By Bob Weaver 2017. The road from my house to the Village of Hur was rocky, gnarly and muddy in the late 1940s and 50s, but a trudge was often taken as a boy to engage the local families and storekeepers Harley and Scottia McCoy, just to get out of the house.CALHOUN NATIVE JED PURDY'S HOMESTEADING DAYS - University Professor And Author Has Made His Mark (10/01/2023) Calhoun native Jedediah Purdy wrote an essay for the former West Virginia Scholars program at Woodlands Institute, which he attended in 1991 while being home-schooled in Calhoun County, which is re-published here.Irene Faye McKown Hildreth, 87, of Spencer, formerly of Calhoun. (07/14/2021) Irene Faye McKown Hildreth, 87, of Spencer, caring and loving mother, grandmother, friend, and truly the matriarch of the Hildreth family, departed this world July 13, 2021. Family and friends surrounded Irene for days at Miletree Center before she peacefully passed ...Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center honored Mrs. Geraldine Hupp with a retirement party on Friday, June 24. Geraldine has worked in the medical field since 1968 when she joined Calhoun General Hospital as an aide. After a few years, Geraldine decided to further her education and graduated from Parkersburg Community College as a Registered Nurse ...Brenda Louise Lamb, 43, of Parkersburg, West Virginia died Thursday, September 5, 2002 in Parkersburg. She was a daughter of General Hartford Lamb and the late Callie Katherine Sears Drake. She is survived by three sons, Arland G. McCartney, Jason E. McCartney and Eric S. McCartney all of Parkersburg; six brothers, Billy G., Robert D. and Ray ...Forrest Rogers, 73, - Spencer (12/07/2003) Forrest Rogers, 73, of Spencer, died at 5:51 p.m., Saturday, December 6, 2003, in the CAMC-Memorial Hospital, Charleston ...WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB - Woman Shot In Charleston Taco Bell, Former Marshall Player Shot, Dog Shot Five Times Has Day In Court (07/07/2008) WOMAN SHOT POINT BLANK AT TACO BELL - Charleston Police have arrested a 22-year-old man they say kidnapped and then shot and killed a woman inside a west side Charleston Taco Bell …Parker Yeager, a 36-year employee of B.F. Goodrich helps fix the dogs. "A Use-To-Work-Together, Get-Together" for former B. F. Goodrich employees and retirees was held Saturday at Calhoun County Park. Calhoun's first manufacturing plant of the 20th century - Rubber Fabricators - was sold to B. F. Goodrich in 1972. The company had 300 employees ...SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH ON PHILLIPS RUN (10/14/2021) Calhoun responders dispatched to Phillips Run, just south of Grantsville, to a single vehicle accident, a vehicle reportedly in the creek at 3 p.m. Thursday.Are you looking to share your news, stories, or articles with the readers of Newnan Times Herald? Submitting your content to a local newspaper can be an excellent way to reach a wi...Larry Bruce Goodrich, 64 - Spencer. (06/14/2012) Larry Bruce Goodrich, 64, of Spencer, West Virginia, passed away June 13, 2012 at Roane General Hospital, Spencer. Born in Braxton County he was a son of the late George and Birdie McCumbers Goodrich. He was a US Army Veteran of the Viet Nam War and was a pipeline construction worker. Surviving ...JUSTICE LARRY STARCHER'S MOTHER HAS DIED - Susie Roach Starcher Of Leatherbark (11/01/2001) Susie V. Starcher, 81, of Spencer, W.V, died Oct. 29, 2001 at home.. There are 1 matches for the year 2023: Date There are 261 matches for the year 2006:. Date Publis Georgia Lou Harold, 74 - Chloe. (09/01/2014) Georgia Lou Harold, 74, of Chloe WV, passed away August 19, 2014 at Minnie Hamilton Health System. Born February 29, 1940 in Weston, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Pearl Harris Deuley. She is survived by two sons and two daughters; two brothers and two sisters; six grandchildren and eight ...REMEMBERING LARRY HARLESS: OFTEN HIS SUN DID NOT SHINE - "Comforting The Afflicted" (03/23/2024) By Bob Weaver 2004. Jackson County attorney Larry Harless was a champion of working people and poor people, who believed that everyone should have their basic human needs met. GERALDINE HUPP RETIRING AFTER 37 YEARS - MHHCC Says Thank Y Co robi specjalista ds jakości? specjalista ds jakości jest odpowiedzialny za zapewnienie szeregu usług dla mieszkańców Ząbkowice Śląskie, w tym edukacji, opieki społecznej, mieszkalnictwa, planowania i rozwoju gospodarczego. LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER: SOMETIMES PEACEFUL,...
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