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Feb. 26, 2013, edition of The Cabell StandardTRANSCRIPT
HUNTINGTON - Miracles stillexist.
The proof? Berklee LowenBonecutter.
July 14, 2010 was the happiestday of John and Meagan Bone-cutter's lives. What they hadwaited on for nine months had fi-nally arrived: a blond hair, blue-eyed baby girl.
After bringing her home, cam-eras snapped hundreds of pic-tures and grandparents kissed ababy's cheeks while a proudmother and father watched andsmiled.
Hours turned to days and daysinto weeks when John and Mea-gan noticed odd behavior fromtheir daughter.
They took her to a one-monthcheck-up with questions. Theanswer they received changedtheir lives forever.
Nurses checked Berklee’s heartrate. Pediatricians were fright-ened. The infant’s heart was onthe verge of exploding, at 308beats-per-minute.
A panicked mother called herhusband.
"My wife called me at work andsaid her [Berklee’s] heart was rac-ing past 300 beats-per-minute,"said John Bonecutter. "I raced 90miles-per-hour on Route 62 to
MILTON - On March 2, fourmen will mix the old and thenew to create a signature soundin the Pumpkin Park Music Hall.
Ernie Haase and SignatureSound will grace the fairground’snewly updated auditorium at 6p.m.
Since 2003, the quartet hasgiven thousands of people up-lifting, energetic performances.Every year, the southern gospelgroup lights up more than 100stages in the nation.
The Pumpkin Park stage is onelocal officials are excited to fill.Bill Kelley, president of thePumpkin Festival is anticipating
a big crowd.“It’s one of our goals to bring
good, quality music to the area,”
said Kelley. “I hope the commu-nity enjoys this and supports theopportunity put forth to them.”
Longtime musician Don Mc-Croskey believes area residentsare in for a treat.
“Ernie has, in my opinion,turned into one of the finest firsttenors who ever sang,” said Mc-Croskey.
It’s not just the band that pro-duces the sound. McCroskey,like every good musician, knowslocation is the key to projectingan accurate, crisp sound.
He and Kelley believe themusic hall is it. Last week, offi-cials turned on soundboards andcranked up Haase’ music to testthe new system.
Every guitar strum resonatedperfectly, without echoes. Bass
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MILTON - Every morning,Kyle O’Dell puts on a black uni-form, checks his gun and kisseshis wife goodbye.
He never knows what the daymay hold. Dangers, tragediesand disasters sometimes fill hishours.
The city of Milton is his office.The young man gets inside a
white and black police car anddrives across every square mileof the area’s roads. O’Dell looksfor suspicious activity, speedersand lawbreakers.
He’s been a Milton police offi-cer since 2009, and his missionremains the same: protect andhelp those in need.
Last week, the city honoredhis hard work with a promotion.O’Dell is now a corporal.
“Milton is my hometown, andthis feels good,” he said.
O’Dell recently accomplisheda goal: a revised ordinance, pro-viding local officers more powerto enforce the law on drug para-phernalia and synthetic drugpossession. This was one of hismany goals for the city.
O’Dellpromotedto Corporal
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A true signature sound - Ernie Haase and Signature Sound will perform at thePumpkin Park Music Hall 6 p.m., March 2. Courtesy Photo.
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A guarded heart - Berklee Bonecutter’s heart stopped 28 times, just one monthafter she was born. Doctors diagnosed her with SVT, a rare heart condition.After countless weeks and innumerable trips to the ER, the infant came home.That night she suffered yet another SVT episode. Her parents, John and Mea-gan, held her and did one of the hardest things any mother and father can do.Photo by Justin Waybright.
By JustinWaybright
Cabell/Wayne Heart Walk,April 13th,10 a.m. to noon, at Ritter Park
By JustinWaybright
Milton VFD PublicComputer Lab Hours
Hours are - Monday and Tues-day from 4-8 p.m. and Thursdayfrom 5-8 p.m. every week.
Stop by and check it out.
Barboursville MysteryReader's Book Club
Where: Barboursville BranchLibrary, 728 Main St., Bar-boursville.
When: 2 p.m.Wednesdays.Information: Contact Judy at
the library (304-736-4621).
Annual Easter Egg SaleCabell-Wayne Association of
the Blind is now taking orders fortheir delicious hand-made Eastereggs!
Eggs are dark or milk chocolatewith creamy peanut butter fillingand colorfully decorated on top.
Eggs are $5.00 eachCall 304-522-6991 to place your
order.Oder deadline is March 13th.
Mountain BikingMountain Biking takes place
Wednesdays and weekends at theBarboursville Community Park,Martha Road, Barboursville. Formore information on these grouprides, call 304-743-9510..
"An Evening with ErnieHaase & Signature
Sound"Date: Saturday, March 02,
2013Time: 6:00 PMDoors Open: 5:00 PMVenue:WestVirginia Pumpkin
Park Music Hall, One PumpkinWay, Milton, WV 25541.
General Seating!$16.00 Groups (10+)$21.00 Advance ($25 at door)$26.00 Artist Circle (Reserved
Section - closest to stage)**Children 12 & under free -
except in Artist Circle - No ticketrequired.
Huntington SymphonyOrchestra to present A
Celtic CelebrationThe Huntington Symphony
Orchestra will present A CelticCelebration on March 16, 2013 -featuring flutist Wendell Dobbs– at the Keith Albee PerformingArts Center.
Doors open at 7 pm – Per-formance begins at 8 pm .
Reserved Main Floor: $30.00;Reserved Loge: $30.00; Openseating Balcony: $20.00
For ticket information pleasevisit online at huntingtonsym-phony.org or phone 304-781-8343.
Free Clothingfor the Needy
Where: Milton Church ofChrist, 1702 2nd Street
When: 1st and 3rd Saturdaysof the month
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon(Any other time, please go to
the house across from thechurch, 1705 2nd Street).
Kanawha Valley CoinClub announces Annual
Coin ShowThe Kanawha Valley Coin
Club would like to announcetheir annual Coin Show to beheld March 2nd and 3rd, 2013at the Charleston Civic Center,Charleston, WV. The show willbe held between the hours of 10a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturdayand 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sun-day. There is no admission fee.Dealers from WV, OH, VA, and
KY will be in attendance to buy,sell, and trade coins, jewelryand coal mine scrip and WV to-kens.
The Kanawha Valley CoinClub meets the first Tuesday ofeach month at the SouthCharleston Library. The meet-ings start at 7 p.m. The public isinvited to attend these meet-ings. For more informationabout the upcoming Coin Showor about club meetings, youcan call 304-727-4062 or 304-562-6917. Visit the club’s web-site at www.kvcc.eznetway.comfor information about theKanawha Valley Coin Club andthe other Coin Clubs that meetin the Charleston area.
Barboursville Meetings& Holidays
March 2013Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 - Council
Meeting at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Mar 12 2013 - Park
Board Meeting at 7:30 pm.Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 - Coun-
cil Meeting at 7:30 p.m.Monday, Mar 25, 2013- Sani-
tary Board at 3:00 p.m.Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 - Plan-
ning Commission at 7:30p.m.Council meetings are held in
the Community center.
Milton Baptist ChurchPancake Breakfast with
Easter BunnyWhen: Saturday, March 23rd
from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Cost: $3.00 in Advance or
$5.00 at Door.Tickets can be purchased in
the church office or on Wednes-day Nights.
For more information call304-743-3461 or 304-617-8016.
Breakfast is sponsored byWednesday Night J.A.M. Chil-dren.
American LegionPost 139 Bingo
American Legion Post 139,1207 Main St., Milton hostsBingo every Friday with Earlybird at 6:30 p.m. and Regularbingo at 7 p.m. Fridays.
Cost: $5 packets (two packetminimum).
For more information, call304-743-3149.
Senior Exercise ClassWhere: Guyandotte Branch
Library, 203 Richmond St.,Huntington
When: 10:30 a.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays.
Question: Call 304-528-5698.
After School Book ClubAn After School Book Club,
for fourth and fifth grade stu-dents, will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. beginningWednesdays at the MiltonBranch Library, 1140 SmithStreet. Call the Milton branch,at 304-743-6711, for more in-formation.
Have you ever wantedto try Hand Quilting?From 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every
Wednesday, bring your thimbleand a bag lunch to Pea RidgeUnited Methodist Church, 5747E. Pea Ridge Road, Huntington.
Beginners and visitors arewelcome. Questions, call 304-736-4467.
R.E.A.D. Program: "ThePawsitive Program"
Cabell County Public Library,455 9th St., Huntington, offers"The Pawsitive Program" at 4:30p.m. Mondays, 3:30 p.m. Tues-days, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, and 4p.m. Thursdays.
The Reading Education Assis-tance Dogs program is a uniquereading program where chil-dren read to therapy dogs andtheir trainers once a week for a20 minute session.
Registration required; callYouth Services Department,304-528-5700, ext. 141, or 304-528-5697 for the West Hunting-ton Library, for available timeslot and day.
Rotary Club ofBarboursville
The Rotary Club of Bar-boursville meets every Wednes-day, 12:00 noon, at Guyan Golfand Country Club, 5460 U.S. 60E., Huntington. Questions, call304-733-3798.
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Velma’sViewBy Velma Kitchens
Here a phone, there a phone… everywhere a phoneIs it me or does everyone in the entire state have a cell phone or
some type of electronic device running around hanging on their earor their fingertips?
Everywhere I go I see people talking with Bluetooths hanging outtheir ears. Is everyone that important? Do you really have to keep intouch that much with family, friends and neighbors?
I was in WalMart a few weeks ago and said hello to the cashier andI really thought she would pass out. She said most people comethrough her line and do not even speak to her as they are on their cellphones or other devices.
Oh, I forgot that MP3 or IPOD, whatever they do. I guess you listento music on them? Just kidding, I know what they are, I just don’t haveone.
Anyway, the lady atWalMart was so nice and I feel it is very rude totalk on your cell phone when conducting business. Yes, even at Wal-Mart or any other place where you deal with people.
Most of us are not in the medical field and we are not doctors ordeal with lifesaving events.
I really don’t like listening about Uncle Bill’s hemorrhoids fromsomeone’s cell phone in a grocery store - or any other place for thatmatter.
Please, just wait until you get outside or in your car (before start-ing) to answer or make that phone call.
Just a little manners will go a long way.Try to hold off on that phone and do your business politely with
people.
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WeeklyDevotionalBy Mary Jane
“WRONG NUMBER ”
Thought for the week: But the very hairs of your head are all num-bered. Matthew 10:30;
Fear ye not therefore; ye are more value than many sparrows.Matthew 10:31 (KJV)
Just received a telephone call, it was a wrong number. Did you everstop to think about numbers - telephone numbers, social securitynumbers, and the statistics numbers?
How these numbers are all used in different sequence to create newnumbers?
The first people to use a number system were the ancientMesopotamians around 3400 BC.
As for numbers:In the US CivilWar, there were 110,000 union casualties; 93,000 con-
federate casualties.There were 2,223 people on the great ship Titanic. Last week the
stranded carnival cruise ship held over 4,200.The use of a zip code system became in affect July 1963 that routes
a letter to your mail box.. reusing the number system...And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it; because that in
it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Gen-esis 2:3
God already knew the number system.The book of Numbers in theBible tells us that God is always with us if we trust in him.
Our life seems to revolve around numbers, the days on the calendar,the time on the clock, numbers are used for planning ahead for thefuture, to remember the number or months of the past...
Our national debt is $16 trillion, can you even fathom how manynumbers that is?
So how easy is it, for identity theft today, to shuffle the numberselectronically and come up with mine or your number to be abused?Think the numbers will ever run out of their use?
Revelation 7:9 - After this I beheld,and, lo,a great multitude,whichno man could number,and kindred’s,and people,and tongues, stoodbefore the throne,and before the Lamb clothed with white robes,andpalms in their hands.
How great is HE – GOD to know the numbers of hairs on each head.How small are WE to not TRUST and read His word.So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto
wisdom. Psalms 90:12There are some numbers we wish to ignore when getting older,
need I say it? BIRTHDAY numbers - they come so quickly. (HAPPYBIRTHDAY FRED!!!!!!!!)
Prayer: Our God, how ALMIGHTY to have created and to knoweach of us by name.Amen.
On January 12th, 2013, Shan-non Harshbarger, from theAmerican Legion Post #16, intro-duced four deceased militarychaplains who served duringWorld War II. Four members ofthe Buford Chapter, National So-
ciety of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution, presenteda brief biography of each chap-lain: George L. Fox; Alexander D.Goode; Clark V. Poling; and JohnP.Washington.The program con-cluded with the laying of a white
rose for each chaplain.The display table included an
8” x 10” framed picture of eachchaplain. The Buford membersmaking presentations were JudyCliff, Donna Glover, BarbaraSheppe and Charlotte Crandall.
Four Chaplains Program presentedat the Buford Chapter NSDAR
Pictured are Judy Cliff, Barbara Sheppe, Shannon Harshbarger, Donna Glover, and Charlotte Crandall.
notes pounded the floors, butrattled nothing. From lows tohighs, the auditorium picked upand projected every soundcrisply, accurately and power-fully.
“It’s acoustically affective,”said McCroskey.
Kelley agreed.“It’s balanced evenly,” he said.
“The equipment is top-quality -as good as you can get in a build-ing of that type.”
The Pumpkin Park Music Hallholds 938 people. Event organiz-ers believe it will be filled.
“We’ve sent out invitations topeople within a 75-mile loop,”said Kelley. “I look forward toseeing a packed house.”
The concert is one of manyslated to occur this year. GoldCity will perform April 20, DailyVincent June 15, Michael CombsSept. 7 and the Vandells Nov. 2.
For tickets to the shows or fur-ther information, call (304) 634-5857.
Guests can also purchase tick-ets to the Ernie Haase and Signa-ture Sound performance inadvance through www.trinity-communications.org. Pricesrange from $16 to $26. At thedoor, tickets will cost $25.
More information is availableat www.wvpumpkinpark.com.
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February Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL
Corey Sergent - February 28Rodney LoweBridget DavisDoug DavisTimmy NeeseKayla NeeseDonald AdkinsTheresa SweatMacheala ChapmanLois HoffmanKen ShullJoyce FettyLinda HolsteinValerie DiCarloAmanda HackneyKatrina McCuneChristina EasterLinda OkekeGeorge Armstead Jr.
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Debbie’s Poetry CornerBy Debra J. Harmes-Kurth
Send your poetry to Debra Harmes-Kurth
1042 Pike Street • Milton,WV 25541
In the last column I wrotebriefly about one of the manywriter’s tools available, The Syn-onym Finder. Today I’m going tosuggest a few other referencebooks, which are worth investingin. The first would be a good dic-tionary, next a thesaurus (orWriter’s Thesaurus), and Poet’sHandbook. Then perhaps ARoget’s Descriptive Word Finderor a Discriptionary (a thematicdictionary) both of these booksare uniquely organized to helpthe writer find exactly the wordthey are looking for. Let’s say youwere writing a poem aboutarchery, you look up the topicand you will find many words as-sociated with the sport, and I willbet there will be some you’venever heard of. By using refer-ence books you can take your po-etry from ordinary toextraordinary.
Until next time, keep readingand writing, and by all meanssend them into the above addressor email them to [email protected]
Living For The MomentHow full of wonder is the
change of seasonsHow cruel and tragic are
wartime reasons,How strange my world includes
both factionsHow can I resolve this peace-
time infraction?
In the twinkling of a star a nightis born
In the surge of sunlight daylightis morn
In the news, satisfaction shiftsto sadness
Quest to make things rightbrings gladness.
How can one person changethe world
How can fickle nature be un-furled
How can each day be sunnyand bright
How can harmony become theonly right?
In my mere existence, I knowno answer
In my fantasy, no disease, nocancer,
In my dreams, I see beauty andpeace
In reality, wars will never cease.
How do I live in just this mo-ment
How must I overcome any op-ponents
How do I stay focused on mymission
How do I alter the human con-dition?
In faith in God’s own gloryIn hope is future’s storyIn charity to help the poorIn love, life will feel secure.
A moment in time is fleeting byTo make the most of it, I’ll try.Floriana Hall,OH
***
“Falling"Fearing the unknownfading out of existence,this long ago memorynever quite left my mind.
Through his eyes,I dance from silken strings,delighting and entertainingthough my smile is clayand strings will wear thin.
Yet it is there--a grenade unseen, unheard,until blinding forcedazzles the eyes,explosive, passionate--skin gliding over skin.
Strawberry fields tasting ofapricot.
He holds me highand finally I let go,see his world.To reap but not to sow.Laura Adkins,Scott Depot,WV
***
Surreal TruthPhysically on earth,mentally encountering
serendipity.Knowing that it occurs,don't fight.
Return to earth,where things fall a part.Don't drop any tears,it will be fine.
Prolonged decisions,affect the tangible.A hand length away,grasp all truth.
Forget tragedy,revolting reality.An astonished feeling,situation abandoned.
Amazed and fearful,leaving most things behind.Deny, quit, or resist,washing away memory.
Captures magical realism,mind continues to separate
from the bodyLaura Steeb,NJ
ITHACA, NY - Elise Steele, a res-ident of Milton and a freshmanBusiness Administration major,was named to the Dean's List inIthaca College's School of Busi-ness for the fall 2012 semester.
From day one, Ithaca Collegeprepares students for personaland professional success throughhands-on experience with intern-ships, research and study abroad.Its integrative curriculum builds
bridges across disciplines anduniquely blends liberal arts andprofessional study. Located inNew York's Finger Lakes region,the College is home to 6,100 un-dergraduate and 400 graduatestudents and offers over 100 de-gree programs in its schools ofBusiness, Communications, Hu-manities and Sciences, HealthScience and Human Perform-ance, and Music.
MiltonResidentEliseSteeleNamedtoDean'sList at IthacaCollege
BARBOURSVILLE - City lead-ers are working on a new websiteto inform residents about eventsin the village.
The upcoming bicentennialcelebration inspired the site. Dur-ing the Feb. 19 council meeting,city leaders discussed progresson the website and the village’s200th birthday celebration.
The event will be full of festivi-ties for all, organizers said.
“We’ve talked about having anart contest, a picnic day, a parade,a walking and riding tour and his-tory lesson,” said Councilmem-ber ChrisTatum. “I think we’re offto a pretty good start.”
Now through April, city leadersare looking for feedback fromarea residents on the bicenten-nial event.
Those interested can call (304)360-3227 or e-mail [email protected].
In other discussions, councilmembers approved a $15,500 bidfor the Epoch 50 Network Roverpackage, a new system that will
aid workers elevation studies ofthe area.
“The equipment has centime-ter accuracy and will capturedepths, modeling storm waterand elevations,” said PublicWorks Director Danny Porter. “Itwill help us identify problemareas.”
Toward the end of the meeting,councilmember Donnie Plybonspoke about garbage issues in thevillage.
“It’s usually bad this time ofyear,” he said. “I’m seeing a lot ofit between Smith Court and Mer-ritt Street.”
Council members discussedusing day report crews to cleanup the problem areas.
“We definitely need adults tak-ing care of it near the railroadtracks,” said Barboursville MayorPaul Turman.
Tatum agreed.“We’ll coordinate that,” he said.
“They should do it in the nextseven days.”
Tatum also updated the coun-cil about the progress of the newEMS station. Six bays are now vis-ible and construction workers arebusy.
“They’re coming along,” said
Tatum. “It’s ahead of schedule.”Turman seemed pleased.“It looks like they’re doing the
shingles now,” he said.In other news, the city is ac-
cepting donations for CabellCounty Prosecuting Attorney Kel-lie Neal, who lost her home dur-ing a fire earlier this month.
Raffle tickets for a 39-inch tele-vision will be sold at city hall andthe courthouse. Proceeds will goto Neal. Officials will also accepthousehold items and other dona-tions to help the county worker.
For more information, call(304) 736-9820 or (304) 526-8653.
the hospital."There was no time to transport
Berklee to Huntington. The one-month-old was rushed to Put-nam General where doctorsfought to slow and save the in-fant's heart.
"I didn't have time to cry oreven think about it," said MeaganBonecutter.
After the doctors stabilizedBerklee, an ambulance raced theblond-haired baby to Cabell-Huntington Hospital's PediatricIntensive Care Unit.
Doctors told Meagan and Johnthat their daughter hadSupraventricular Tachycardia orSVT, a condition that causes theheart to beat abnormally fast. Itcan be life-threatening withoutimmediate medical treatment.
In babies, heart failure can beinevitable even if treated.
For more than three weeks, theBonecutters lived in hospitalwaiting rooms. Tears floodedtheir eyes while doctors shockedtheir baby's heart back intorhythm 28 times.
"She'd flat-line then comeback, and IVs poked her so manytimes," said Meagan Bonecutter."It was not fun to go through."
After a stint at Cabell Hunting-ton, parents drove their hurtingdaughter to Morgantown to see aspecialist. Doctors tried five dif-ferent medicines to combat theheart condition.
Finally, one worked. Medicalprofessionals were confident.The Bonecutters were relieved.
They took their daughterhome. Celebration filled their liv-ing room that night.
But, it was short-lived."An hour after we got home,
John was holding her and shewent limp," said Bonecutter.
John described that unforget-table evening.
"I was sitting there, holdingher, feeling helpless," he said. "Igot to the point where I felt therewas no end to this."
His wife felt the same."I got to the point where I
couldn't do it anymore," she said.That moment, the two young
parents made a courageous deci-sion - the hardest they had evermade. They selflessly surren-
dered their daughter's life to God."Tears were streaming down
our face," said John. "I said 'Lord,you gave her to us...she is yoursand you can...take her. '"
Meagan recalled that night.I said, "'Lord, take her if you
need her...just let it be your will.'"
Amid falling tears and impos-sible prayers, something hap-pened. When the two parentsopened their wet eyes, the at-
mosphere had changed."I looked down at her. Her eyes
opened and she grinned at me,"said John. "It sent cold chills allover my back."
Berklee's mother will neverforget that miraculous moment.
"I was shocked!" she ex-plained. "It was one of thosethings where we encounteredGod. You don't know how to de-scribe it unless you've beenthrough it."
Bonecutter continued, "It wasjust too coincidental to not beGod."
The Bonecutters must havechecked their daughter's heartrate 15 times that night. It wasnormal every time. Almost twoyears have passed and it has re-mained normal since.
Berklee's father recalled the su-pernatural occurrence.
"You hear about people beinghealed, but when you see it first-hand, it's unbelievable," saidBonecutter. "It shakes you a littlebit."
Mrs. Bonecutter still gets teary-eyed when she describes it.
"I really think she's healed,"she said, smiling and crying. "It'sover."
It's been nearly two years sincethat fateful night, and the Bone-cutters look back to realize themiracle not only changed theirdaughter's heart, but their own aswell.
"Before we had Berklee, lifewas happening and we had lostour relationship with God," sheexplained. "We believe the expe-rience is what it took to make usrealize we needed to be closer tohim and become better parents."
John agreed."I feel like it wasn't so much for
her, but for God to test us andteach us to be better parents forher."
How has life changed sincethat event?
It is new. It will never be thesame, the Bonecutters say.
"You live for today, becauseyou really don't know what to-morrow holds," said Berklee'smother. "You don't take things orpeople for granted because theycan be taken from you in a heart-beat, literally a heartbeat."
John views his time withBerklee as a treasure.
"I hug her a little tighter and Iview her as our gift from God," hesaid.
Moments after this interview, ablue-eyed toddler walked down aset of stairs and passed by thewords, "Trust in the Lord with allyour heart and lean not untoyour own understanding," fromProverbs 3:5, printed on a deco-rative sign. The joyful girl turnedher head toward a picture of Min-nie Mouse, hanging on the wallbeside her. The 2-year-old re-membered the Minnie Mousecupcakes she ate during herbirthday, six months ago.
"Where did my birthday go?"Berklee asked. "It's gone and Ineed another one."
Following their experience, theBonecutters have reached out tohelp others, suffering from heartproblems. The two are raisingdonations for the AmericanHeart Association.
They will be participating inthe Cabell/Wayne Heart Walkfrom 10 a.m. to noon, April 13,2013 at Ritter Park.
For more information or to do-nate to the American Heart Asso-ciation or the Cabell/WayneHeartWalk, call (304) 720-9001 orvisit http://heartwalk.kintera.org/huntingtonwv.
To view Berklee's story, visithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fstABU2k92E
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By JustinWaybright
HEART FROM PAGE 1
Overcoming Dark Times - Just weeks old, Berklee Bonecutter clings to life in ahospital bed. Tubes and IVs run in and out of her helpless body. Courtesy Photo.
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Cabell County Schools is proudto announce that three more Ca-bell County teachers have re-ceived certification from theNational Board of ProfessionalTeaching Standards (NBPTS).
National Board CertifiedTeachers (NBCTs) earn this certi-fication through an intensive,multi-year process of standards-based performance assessmentand peer review. The rigor of Na-tional Board Certification is com-parable to that of certification
processes for the medical, legaland other major professions. Ca-bell teachers earning this certifi-cation for the first time are:
• Rebecca Harden, Milton Ele-mentary
• Teresa Hatfield, GuyandotteElementary
• Kathleen Turner, HuntingtonHigh
In addition, five other teachershave recertified:
• Patricia Blake, Hite SaundersElementary
• Courtney Cross, Southside El-ementary
• Sheila Leach, HuntingtonHigh School
• Shannon Phillips, BeverlyHills Middle
• PamelaTaylor, Southside Ele-mentary
All of the NBCTs were recog-nized by the Board of Educationat their regular meeting Tuesday,February 5th.
If you are a Cabell Countyteacher interested in pursuingNational Board Certification, youcan contact Debbie Underwood,Assistant Principal at Milton Mid-dle School, by email at [email protected] canalso visit NBPTS on the web athttp://www.nbpts.org.
Trout stocking has resumed.Here is the report.
The following waters werestocked with trout recently:
Back Fork of Elk River, BearRocks Lake, Blackwater River,Buckhannon River, Buffalo ForkLake, Burnsville Tailwaters,Camp Creek, Conaway Run Lake,Curtisville Lake, Deer Creek(Pocahontas County), DesertFork, Dog Run Lake, East ForkGreenbrier River, East River, ElkRiver, Greenbrier River, HillsCreek, Horseshoe Run, Indian
Creek, Indian Rock Lake, LeftFork of Right Fork, BuckhannonRiver, Little Beaver Lake, LittleKanawha Headwaters, LittleRiver East Fork Greenbrier River,Long Marsh Run, Mash Fork,Mason Lake, Mash Fork of CampCreek , Meadow Creek of NewRiver, Mill Creek Reservoir, MillRun of Back Creek, MilliganCreek, Mountwood Park Lake,North Fork of Fishing Creek,Panther Creek, Paw Paw Creek,Poorhouse Pond, Potts Creek,R.D. Bailey Tailwaters, RedCreek, Rich Creek, Right Fork ofBuckhannon River, Right Fork ofLittle Kanawha Headwaters,Rockhouse Lake, Rollins Lake,South Fork of Cherry River,South Fork of Fishing Creek,South Fork of Potts Creek,Spruce Laurel Fork, StonewallJackson Tailwaters, Sugar Creek,Summersville Tailwaters, Sum-mit Lake, Sutton Tailwaters,Tilhance Creek, Tuscarora Creek,West Fork of Twelvepole, Wheel-ing Creek and Whiteday Creek.
Page6–Tuesday,February26,2013 Community News The Cabell Standard
Local Annual Meeting Notice
For members of SS Huntington CooperativeTuesday, March 5, 2013, 6:30 p.m.
Business meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.Cabell County Board of Education Cafeteria, 2850 5th Avenue,
Huntington, West VirginiaAgenda includes annual elections and management reports.
By order of the Board of DirectorsNorman E. Davis, President
Dear Christin,I graduated from college sev-
eral months ago and I am stillunable to find a job. I’ve sent outdozens of résumés only to hearnothing in return. It is so frustrat-ing and not at all what I expectedwhen I started attending school.I’m beginning to think Iwill neverbe able to do all the things Idreamt about while I was a stu-dent. Maybe I should considerlooking out of state? Please help!Sincerely,Jobless inWVDear Jobless,Don’t I know that feeling! I
think they forget to tell you incollege that finding a job takesjust as much effort as finishingyour degree. Sad but true. How-ever, you need to remember that,in life, nothing makes a rewardsweeter than the struggle to getthere. Just keep that in mind.
Now, there are several job find-ing techniques that I have tried.Newspaper, online job sites…butI’m sure you have already triedthose as well. One of the bestsites I have been to is the onethat is offered by my school.These employers go directly tothe university to find applicants,knowing that they are fresh out
of college and probably lackingin experience. It would seem asthough you would have your bestshot at finding employmentthrough a sight such as this.
With that being said, I thinkthe best way to go about findingwork is to do one simple thing:TALK. Talk to everyone you meetabout your quest to find a job.You would be amazed how muchpeople are willing to help out anew college grad. Try to casuallybring it up in the conversationwhenever you meet someonenew. And if you are going to dothat, be sure to have a copy ofyour résumé close by – maybeleave a few copies in your car,just to be ready in case someoneis interested in finding out moreabout you.
Oh yeah, and about that ré-sumé. How does yours look? Agood looking résumé is essentialto selling yourself to a future em-ployer. Make sure it’s clean, sim-ple, and to the point. Ifexperience is something that youlack, include anything you didwhile in school that has helpedyou prepare for the “real world”such as: special projects, re-search, or a thesis. List thesethings first under “Experience”
and then list your actual “Em-ployment”. And always, always,ALWAYS check for any spelling orgrammatical errors. You couldhave the best looking résumé inthe world, but if there arespelling errors, that employer isprobably not going to give it asecond look.
As far as looking out of state isconcerned, I don’t see anythingwrong with that – just make sureit is feasible for you and your sit-uation. Moving can cost a ton ofmoney. Some employers maycover that expense, some maynot. Just make sure all your“ducks are in a row” before youdecide to commit to somethingthat may be out of your comfortzone.
I wish you the best of luck, Job-less! I know how frustrating thiscan be. Trust me. And just whenyou start to think you did it all fornothing, something will comealong that will remind you of whyyou decided to better your life inthe first place. You just gottahang in there!
“Perseverance is the hard workyou do after you get tired ofdoing the hard work you alreadydid.” - Newt Gingrich
Got a problem? Need some an-swers? Contact me [email protected].
*The opinions of this columnare solely the opinions of this in-dividual writer and are not theopinions of the Putnam Standardor Cabell Standard newspapers. *
Christin’s CornerBy Christin Daugherty
Trout Report
Cabell County Schools congratulatesTeachers Earning National Board Certification
MACON, GA - Victoria Konrad,of Huntington,WV, a Sophomore,was named to the Dean's List ofMercer University's College ofLiberal Arts for the fall 2012 se-
mester. Inclusion on this list re-quires students to meet rigorousgrade-point-average standardsfor the College of Liberal Arts.
Victoria Konrad makes Dean'sList at Mercer University
By the Putnam Standard StaffCecil Courts passed away last
week, but memories of his per-sonality and the lives he toucheddid not.
Many knewhim throughCourtsMotors, where he sold thousandsof vehicles to residents across thestate. His love helping people andselling vehicles began more than65 years ago when he worked at aJeepdealership.He is also remem-bered as the first person to start ataxi cab business in Milton.
After his taxi business, Courtswent in business with his son,Cecil Courts Jr.
While not at work, Courts andhis wife, Betty, grew and harvestedtomatoes.
Betty passed away in 2009.Keeping alive the precious mem-
ories that he andBetty had shared,Courts continued to plant toma-toes each year… always makingsure that family and friends en-joyed the harvest.
The humble man will be re-membered for his warm andfriendly personality.Thousands ofarea residents still drive vehiclesbought from him.
People may leave the Earth buttheir memories never die.
In November, Courts sharedone of his fondest memories froma poem he read to Betty duringtheir 66th anniversary, "Sixty-sixyears have comeandgone, butmylove for you lingers on for my cutelittle girl from Hurricane. All thechildren left their nest, Betty, and Iwill do our best until God calls ushome."
A Life Remembered
The Cabell Standard Outdoors Tuesday,February26,2013–Page7
If you have weak stomach, youprobably should skip my columnthis week.
Last week, I wrote about how inthe 1600s, the Iroquois were thefirst to trade with Europeans and,in exchange for beaver pelts, theygot guns, tomahawks, steel knivesand steel for lethal arrowheadsand used these modern weaponsto clear away tribes here. Tribeswho were, literally, still living inthe Stone Age, with only stone-age weapons to resist.
Some, like the Shawnee, werevery tired of running when theyreturned after the Iroquois de-cline in the mid 1700s. TheShawnee claimed a huge expanseof land including most of modernday Kentucky, Virginia, West Vir-ginia, and Ohio. There were othertribes living there, but that wasOK with the Shawnee, who con-
sidered them dependent tribes inmuch the same way the SovietUnion would later look upon itsWarsaw-Pact nation subjects.
It's well understood what warcan do to people and try to imag-ine how a century of desperatewarfare might transform a societyand they met the early settlerswith brutality. That cruelty wasreciprocated and these experi-ences, many of them right here inWest Virginia, would set in mo-tion the fall of American Indiancivilization.
The outdoorsmen I'll be dis-cussing later on, like LewisWetzeland Jesse Hughes come across assadistic, homicidal psychopaths.They absolutely were, but thiswas a natural response to thetimes in which they lived - timeswhen post-traumatic-stress syn-drome was as common as thecommon cold.
There are many recorded casesof terrible atrocities and I'm onlygoing to mention a mere handfulof the ones one man, Simon Ken-ton, witnessed. Kenton cameupon a massacre near Wheeling,where sixteen men, twelvewomen, eight children and threeinfants were brutally murderedby Shawnee Indians. There aresome details of what tormentthese poor folks endured beforethey died that cannot be printedin a family newspaper. All but theinfants – who were also brutallymurdered – were scalped. Onmany, the arms, fingers and legshad been hacked off and - fromthe amount of blood everywhere– all of this was done while thesepeople were alive.
The thing that I cannot de-
scribe was an act of sodomy thatmade Kenton, who had by thistime seen a multitude of grue-some deaths, retch.
The massacre of theGreathouse party, however,caused him his greatest pain andhe never got over it. Mr.Greathouse (which Greathouse itwas is disputed) had led a partythat was responsible for mas-sacring Mingo Indians for no ap-parent reason. They basicallyinvited the Indians to a party, andthen sadistically murdered them.History records that under ordersfrom Greathouse, Logan's preg-nant sister, still alive, was disem-boweled.
The Shawnee reserved a spe-cial torment for him. I rememberlearning about this in 8th gradeWest Virginia history. The storywas presented in that class – andyou'll find it represented all overthe Internet this way – as someform of justified payback. I thinkit is important to mention thesegrisly details because of insaneassumptions like that.
Twelve children – the youngesta five-year-old girl - two youngmen, a young woman werestripped naked and beaten todeath with limber switches whilea fire at their feet destroyed theirlower limbs. They were allscalped.
Mr. and Mrs. Greathousewould suffer a far worse fate.They were stripped and beatennear-death with switches. TheGreathouses' abdomens were cutopen, large intestine cut, pulledout and each had their large in-testine tethered to a differentsapling. They were then forced to
walk in circles, winding their in-testines around the saplings. Mrs.Greathouse had collapsed beforeall her intestines were unwound,but Greathouse made it farenough along so even his stom-ach was wound around the tree.Once they had collapsed, theywere scalped and hot coalsstuffed inside their abdomens.
It's a terrible shame this is sooften viewed as justified revenge,instead of what it actually was,sick and twisted beyond words -murders committed first by Mr.Greathouse and then relatedmurders by the Shawnee.
Kenton was part of the groupwho found the massacre site. De-spite having seen all the atrocitiesmentioned earlier – except themassacre near Wheeling whereLogan's sister and brother werekilled – and more, despite havingseen brutally-murdered children,infants, what he saw of theGreathouses shook him to thecore and he was never the sameafterward. He would forever behaunted by those scenes, see themurders play out in his night-mares and suffer from what wewould call today severe post-traumatic-stress syndrome.
Many of these “Indian fighters”- and not just Kenton, and onewould presume Indians as well -suffered from PTSD. Kenton de-veloped it from things he saw.Jesse Hughes' PTSD might havedeveloped the same way, butworsened by things he did.
Hughes was an incrediblescout – and one of the first whitemen to see the Little KanawhaRiver, the Hughes River (namedfor him) and the first Englishman
to set foot in present-day Parkers-burg.
His senses and his cunningwere incredible and as a woods-man, he was superior even to hisIndian foes, whom he hunteddown like animals. While he didso, he wore no clothes from thewaist down.
Hughes was a cold-bloodedkiller molded from a traumaticchildhood experience. His fatherwas murdered by Shawnee Indi-ans while he was tending crops.While you can make some al-lowances for the times with Wet-zel and others, it's hard to applythat logic to Hughes, who, and Ican't think of another way to de-scribe it, was a serial killer wholived in a time he could get awaywith it.
Hughes, like just about all thefamous Indian fighters, lived to aripe old age – lived to a far moremodern time (he died in 1829 atnearly 80 years old). He livedpeacefully in his later years at hishome on Turkey Run in JacksonCounty and spent the last 20years of his life fishing with hisgrandchildren.
But he was haunted by ghosts.In his later years, he heard Indi-ans everywhere, even though allhad by that time been gone fromWest Virginia for decades. Hewould hear them, grab his rifleand scour the empty JacksonCounty forests for them. He wasfound dead, resting against anoak tree.
He died waiting in ambush forghostly Indians.
Contact David Payne at [email protected].
Remembering our Frontier Outdoorsmen,Part II
Outdoor roundupTheWestVirginia Outdoor Her-
itage Conservation Fund recentlyawarded $600,000 for habitatconservation. The funds wereawarded to the Pendleton CountyFarmland Protection Board, theGreenbrier County FarmlandProtection Board and the Na-tional Committee for the NewRiver.Together, these projects willprotect 566 acres of prime agri-cultural and forested land.
“The projects funded by theOutdoor Heritage ConservationFund will help protect farm andforest lands from developmentand safeguard important habi-tat,” Gov. Tomblin said. “Conser-vation efforts such as these helpkeepWestVirginia wild and won-derful for this and future genera-tions.”
A total of $372,000 will be usedin Pendleton County to purchasea conservation easement on a 210acre farm, enabling the protec-tion of the Mullenax Cave and
Mullenax Water Cave. The cavescontain a highly imperiled crus-tacean known as Caecidotea sin-uncus. I have to use the scientificname here, because it's so rare, itdoesn't even have a name. It's anextremely cool critter - a speciesunique to West Virginia and isonly found in about five caves.
In Greenbrier County, $138,000will be used purchase a conserva-tion easement on a 95 acre farmand riparian area adjacent toSpring Creek, a stream that isthreatened by commercial log-ging activity and commercialwind farm development.
The remaining $89,000 is forpurchasing conservation ease-ment and land-in-fee on 261acres overlooking the GreenbrierRiver and connecting lands.
The West Virginia Legislaturecreated the OHCF in 2008 to in-vest in the conservation ofunique and important wildlifehabitat, natural areas, forest
lands, farmland, and lands forhunting, fishing and recreation.The fund is used to acquire inter-est in real property for conserva-tion in keeping with the WildlifeConservation Action Plan orother conservation plans and toaward competitive grants forconservation purposes to eligiblerecipients.
Hunter's Specialties has comeout with a new camo makeupitem, called Speed Camo, in timefor spring gobbler season. Usu-ally, you apply face camo withyour hands, but this comes in anapplicator that is similar to whatlipstick comes in and you canapply it directly with that. Itcomes in a three-color pack. Youcan use each color one at a time,or attach the tubes together for athree-stripe pattern. For more in-formation, visit www.hunter-spec.com.
The Boone & Crockett Club an-nounced on Facebook that an In-
diana hunter's buck will go downas the second largest ever hunter-killed non-typical and No. 4 of alltime. Tim Beck took the buckwith a shotgun last November.There are pictures of it all over theInternet, just do a search for “TimBeck” and “deer,” because all theWeb page addresses are too longto print here. The Boone & Crock-ett club also has an interestingchannel on Youtube.
The Boston Globe reports thatthe Massachusetts gun-controllaw of 1998 reduced the numberof legal guns – from 1.5 millionactive licenses in 1998 to 200,000just four years later, while violentcrime increased. While virtuallyall violent crime increased in thestate after that, one interestingstatistic was the murder rate. Itnearly doubled between 1997 and2011 in Massachusetts, while itfell at the same time nationwide.The piece, written by Globecolumnist Jeff Jacoby, appeared
in the Feb. 17 edition of the news-paper.
The BBC had an interestingstory last week on drugged fish -based on the conclusions ofSwedish researchers - is used totreat anxiety and insomnia.
The levels of the drug mim-icked the levels of drug residuefound in rivers and they com-pared the drugged perch's behav-ior with other perch in cleanwater.
In a nutshell, the drugged fishacted like jerks. They were less so-cial and bolder than animals inthe clean-water tank.
This was only one drug testedand, of course, wild fish are ex-posed to a cocktail of drugs viawastewater treatment. The re-searches recommend more effi-cient removal of such chemicalsin the wastewater system. Youcan read the article atwww.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21437404.
David Payne Sr.
Column by David Payne Sr.
Page8–Tuesday,February26,2013 Leisure The Cabell Standard
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The Cabell Standard Obituaries Tuesday,February26,2013–Page9
DAVID W. ALFORDRICHARD HAROLD BLAKEROBERT H. "BOB" BLAKEJEANETTE L. LESTER BROCEALEX ARLAN BRYAN SR.EFFIE CARTERWINSTON A. DANIELSJAMES J. "JIM" DILLONWAVY LEE DYERWANDA KEENAN LEWISLARRY JOE GILLISPIEANN KINGBETTY RUTH MARTINRANDY ALLEN PERKINSVENA (DAY) SULLIVAN
DAVID W. ALFORDDavid W. Alford, 66, of Ona,
W.Va., went home to be with hisLord Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013.
David was born on Feb. 13,1946 to the late Richard and MaryBeth Alford.
He served our country in theUnited States Marine Corps. Hewas a retired employee of BASF.
Left to cherish his memory ishis wife of 45 years, Bonnie IrwinAlford; his son, Sean Alford,daughters, Dr. Tara (Brian) Rayand Jessika (Clete) Fisher, all ofHurricane, W.Va.; brothers, Barry(Annie) Alford of St. George,Utah, and Mike (Stacie) Alford ofCheyenne, Wyo., and sister, JoyAlford, also of Cheyenne, Wyo.;and 12 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death bytwo sisters, Priscilla and Lisa.
A celebration of life was held atCalvary Baptist Church, Hurri-cane, on Feb. 22.
Donations may be made toHospice of Citrus County, 3350W.Audubon Park Path, Lecanto, FL34461.
RICHARD HAROLDBLAKE
Richard Harold Blake, a Krogerretiree who pursued a range ofavocations including photogra-phy, model railroading, amateurradio, fishing, web design, ge-nealogy, and dulcimer playing,diedWednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, inHuntington after a nearly six-yearbattle with cancer. He was 73.
A Huntington native who at-tended New York's Nyack BibleCollege and managed restaurantsin Virginia, Michigan and Penn-sylvania before returning toHuntington in the 1970s, he rosefrom cashier to front end man-ager during his nearly 30 yearswith the Kroger food store chain.His many side interests reflectedhis true passions, though. Heheld the most advanced amateurradio operator license available,served for a time as webmasterfor the KYOWA Genealogical andHistorical Society, did audio en-gineering for Lewis MemorialBaptist Church, where he at-tended regularly, and played withthe Tri-State Mountain DulcimerSociety.
He is survived by his wife of 51years, Sarah Roseanne FleshmanBlake; daughter, Kathy BlakeThompson of Seattle,Wash.; son,Dr. Kenneth Richard Blake anddaughter-in-law, Amy Simpson
Blake, both of Murfreesboro,Tenn.; grandchildren, JessicaGayle Thompson of Huntington,Kelly Christine Thompson ofFredericksburg, Texas, David An-drew Thompson of Kerrville,Texas, Joshua Kenneth Blake andJustin Richard Blake, both ofMurfreesboro, Tenn.; and hisbrother, Robert Larry Blake andsister-in-law, Dianne HagleyBlake, both of Barboursville. Hewas preceded in death by hismother, Roberta Arline Blake;and his father, Milton HaroldBlake, both of Barboursville.
Funeral services were con-ducted Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, atHenson Mortuary, Barboursville,W.Va., with Dr. David Lemmingofficiating. Entombment fol-lowed inWhite Chapel MemorialGardens, Barboursville.
The family thanks the staff ofthe Emogene Dolin Jones Hos-pice House for their care andcomfort.
Online condolences and mem-ories may be shared with thefamily by visiting www.henson-mortuary.com.
ROBERT H. "BOB"BLAKE
Robert H. "Bob" Blake, 78, ofLesage, W.Va., passed away Fri-day, Feb. 15, 2013, at St. Mary'sMedical Center.
Funeral services were con-ducted Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, atChapman's Mortuary, with PastorHewlitt Trogdon officiating. Bur-ial was in Greenbottom MemorialPark, Lesage,W.Va.
He was born July 7, 1934, atLesage, a son of the late Sidney E.and Urna Clary Blake.
He retired from (INCO) SpecialMetals after 31 years. He was aU.S. Navy veteran and the formerPastor of the Vincent ChapelChurch.
He was preceded in death by ason, Robert H. Blake Jr., in 2005.
Survivors include his lovingwife of 53 years, Charlotte K. Fer-rell-Blake; a son, Mark Blake ofHuntington, W.Va.; two grand-children, Candy (Jeremy) Brownof Covington, Ky., and Nick (Kris-ten) Blake of Huntington; and fivegreat-grandchildren, Brooklyn,Austin and Clay Grueser and Coleand Sidney Blake.
Also surviving are a brother,Eustce Blake, of Ona,W.Va.; a sis-ter, Elsie Scarberry; and a specialsister-in-law, Dorothy Blake ofLesage.
Online expression of sympathymay be sent at www.chapmans-mortuary.com.
JEANETTE L. LESTERBROCE
Jeanette L. Lester Broce, 79, ofBarboursville, W.Va., went to bewith the Lord on Monday, Feb. 11,2013, at Emogene Dolin JonesHospice House, Huntington,W.Va., after a long battle with lym-phoma.
She was born July 14, 1933, inChesapeake, Ohio, daughter ofthe lateWilliam and AlmaWilson.She attended Defender United
Methodist Church. In addition toher parents she was preceded indeath by her first husband, AbnerH. Lester Jr.; an infant son, PhillipEdwin Lester; and two brothers,Thomas Wilson and Ernest Wil-son.
She is survived by her husband,Frank L. Broce; her five children,Greg (Maria) Lester of Midloth-ian, Va., Susan (David) May ofWest Liberty, Ky., Kim (Jeff) Day ofProctorville, Ohio, Joe (Ktrena)Lester of West Liberty, Ky., andMichael Lester of Proctorville,Ohio; three stepchildren, Jeff(Gina) Broce of Huntington,W.Va., Joe (Marsha) Broce ofUnion, Ky., and Marcia (Sam)Collins of Tulsa, Okla.; 10 grand-children, Allison (Tom) Burns,Holly (Jason) Spradlin, Erin May,Joshua May, Brianna Day, AndreaLester, Andrew Lester, Jordan(Tish) Lester, Micah Lester andMegan Lester; nine great-grand-children; a special niece, Deloris(Ken) Barker; and two specialfriends, Margaret Day andWinnieRice.
A celebration of her life servicewas conducted Sunday, Feb. 17,2013, at Hall Funeral Home, Proc-torville, Ohio by Pastor Bill Flan-nery. Burial was in RomeCemetery, Proctorville, Ohio.
The family wishes to thank Dr.Gerrit Kimmey and the other doc-tors, nurse practitioners, and staffat HIMG Oncologist and also theHospice House for their care andconcern.
Condolences may be expressedto the family at www.time-formemory.com/hall.
ALEX ARLAN BRYAN SR.Alex Arlan Bryan Sr., 55, of
Glenwood, W.Va. passed awaySunday, Feb. 17, 2013.
Funeral services were con-ductedThursday, Feb. 21, 2013, atChapman's Mortuary, Hunting-ton, with Pastor Don Reynolds of-ficiating. Burial was in ForestMemorial Park, Milton,W.Va.
Alex was born July 7, 1957, inGlenwood,W.Va., a son of the lateJames Melvin Bryan Sr. and TinaFay Smith Bryan. A son, JacobGarth Bryan, also preceded himin death.
He was a steelworker with Spe-cial Metals for about 17 years; wasowner and operator of Bryan'sTire Shop; and was formerly atruck driver for 20 years. He was amember of Guyan Creek Churchand the Steelworkers Union.
Survivors include two sons,Alex Bryan Jr. of Pliny, W.Va., andEric James (Vickie) Bryan of Glen-wood; a daughter, Abigail FaithBryan of Milton,W.Va.; six grand-children including special grand-sons, Wyatt and Joey; threesisters, Neva (Kent) Gibson ofGlenwood, Linda (Ronnie) Wal-lace of Lesage,W.Va., and CarleneSue (Willard) Jeffers of Ashton,W.Va.; and a brother, James M."Sonny" (Pam) Bryan Jr. of FortWorth, Texas.
Online condolences may besent to the family at www.chap-mans-mortuary.com.
EFFIE CARTEREffie Carter, 80, of Milton,
W.Va., died Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013, inTeaysValley Center, Hur-ricane,W.Va.
Funeral services were con-ducted Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, atChapman's Mortuary, Hunting-ton, with Rev. Ron Page officiat-ing. Burial was in Perkins RidgeCemetery,WillowWood, Ohio.
Effie was born June 13, 1932, inBeauty, Ky., a daughter of the lateJohn and Maddie Porter Jude.
She was a child caregiver. Shewas a member of the New BaptistChurch.
A daughter, Deborah CarterZimmerman; two brothers; onesister; and a son-in-law, Ed Cov-ington, preceded Effie in death.
Survivors include one daugh-ter, Loretta Covington of Milton,W.Va.; one son, Billy Carter andwife Beth of Atlanta, Ga.; fourgrandchildren, Edward Earl Cov-ington II and wife Sara of Hunt-ington, Jessica, Jennifer andLauren Carter, all of Atlanta; twogreat-grandchildren, Edward Jen-nings Covington and Aubrey Eliz-abeth Carter; her son-in-law,John Zimmerman of Chesapeake,Ohio; and one sister, MaxineHowell of Steptown,W.Va.
To the many children she caredfor and loved over the years, Effiewas known as "Carter." She rec-ognizes Andrew and Brittany Kel-ley as her honorarygrandchildren.
Online condolences may besent to www.chapmans-mortu-ary.com.
WINSTON A. DANIELSWinston A. Daniels, 70, of Bar-
boursville, passed away Feb. 17,2013, at Cabell Huntington Hos-pital.
He was born April 27, 1942, inLincoln County, W.Va., a son ofthe late Eustace Carl Daniels andMable Marie Adkins Daniels. Heis also preceded in death by onebrother, Floyd Daniels.
He is survived by three sonsand a daughter-in-law, JeremyMartin Daniels and Maggie ofHuntington, Johnathon WillyDaniels and Justin Aaron Daniels,both of Barboursville; two sistersand brothers-in-law, Brenda KayAdkins Davis and Ronnie, andBeulah Fay Brancheau andChuck; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Gene Daniels, Odith LeeDaniels and Maggie, James DeanDaniels and Sue, Louie EdwardDaniels and Debbie; and fivegrandchildren, Kimberly SueDaniels, Chase Daniels, Logun
Daniels, Nickolas Daniels andBradon Daniels.
Funeral services were con-ductedThursday, Feb. 21, 2013, atWallace Funeral Home & Chapel,Barboursville, by Rev. ChelcieGibson. Burial was in Lucian Ad-kins Cemetery, Branchland,W.Va.
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JAMES J. "JIM" DILLONJames J. "Jim" Dillon, 78, of
Barboursville, went home to bewith the Lord on Feb. 12, 2013.
He was born June 15, 1934, inBarboursville, W.Va., a son of thelate Kermit and Gladys Ellen Mc-Callister Dillon.
He was a lifelong member anddeacon at Hebron BaptistChurch, retired letter carrier anda former greeter atWal-Mart.
He was a veteran of the UnitedStates Air Force, having served inthe Korean Conflict.
He is survived by his wife, E.Carol Dillon; five children andtheir spouses, Debra and MikeBenton of Huntington, Steve Dil-lon of Florida, Dawn and PhilGraham of Huntington, Jeremyand Tina Dillon of Barboursville,Stevi Lynn Dillon of Bar-boursville; sisters, Mary AnnGothard and Susie Fry, both ofBarboursville, Sharon and JohnBlake of North Carolina; onebrother, Jerry and Judy Dillon ofOhio; several nieces andnephews; 13 grandchildren; 15great-grandchildren; and onegreat-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were con-ducted Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, atWallace Funeral Home & Chapel,Barboursville, by Rev. James Jobe.Entombment was in WhiteChapel Memorial Gardens, Bar-boursville.
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WAVY LEE DYERWavy Lee Dyer, 92, of Bar-
boursville died Feb. 18 in St.Mary's Medical Center, Hunting-ton.
Funeral services were con-ducted Friday, February 22 atWallace Funeral Home andChapel; burial was in WhiteChapel Memorial Gardens.
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the Lord Monday, February 18,2013 at the Emogene Dolin JonesHospice House in Huntington.
Funeral services were con-ducted Thursday, February 21,2013 at Susannah Baptist Church,Ona, WV with Pastor Tracy Calland the Rev.Winford Curry offici-ating. Burial was in Enon Ceme-tery, Salt Rock.
She was born on April 10, 1931,a daughter of the late Albert andNora Morrison Keenan. She wasalso preceded in death by threesisters and four brothers.
Mrs. Lewis was a member ofSusannah Baptist Church onFudges Creek, Ona,WV.
She is survived by her four chil-dren, Randy Lawson and his wifeMarcella of Scott Depot, GregLawson and his wife Sharon ofBarboursville, Teresa Meece andher husband Donnie of Lexing-ton and Susan Lawson of Milton;grandchildren, Valerie Payne,Lora Briscoe, Jared Lawson,Mindy Lawson, Jimmy Lawson,Sherry Cahill, Brandon Crowder,Heather Crutcher, RebeccaMyers, Amber Crutcher, KellyTrautner, Amy Childers andMichelle Carter; three sisters,Eloise Smith, Eltha Venoy andMarlene Collins; two brothers,Dana Keenan and DarrellKeenan; 22 great-grandchildrenand two great-great grandchil-dren.
For all who knew Wanda, shewas a loving mother, grand-mother and she loved her church.She touched so many lives withher kindness and would lend ahand to anyone who needed it.She was loved by so many andwill be deeply missed.
Online condolences may beexpressed to the family atwww.heckfuneralhome.com
LARRY JOE GILLISPIELarry Joe Gillispie, 68, of Fra-
ziers Bottom, passed away Satur-day, February 16, 2013, at hishome.
Born January 28, 1945, in Fra-ziers Bottom, he was a son of thelate Elden Elbert and MarthaVelma "Bob" Gibson Gillispie. Hewas also preceded in death by asister, Tracy Gillispie Lovejoy.
Joe was a member of FraziersBottom Church of God and was a
member of the Machinist andAerospace Union, working for 17years as a journeyman pipefitterwith Union Carbide Corp., Insti-tute Plant.
Surviving are his wife, Linda;his children, Larry Gillispie Jr.(Bobbi) of Culloden and DanaLee Plants (Robbie) of FraziersBottom; sisters, Patty Black(David) and Linda Gillispie, bothof Milton, and Debi Morrison(Ron) of Union Ridge Road;brothers, Danny Gillispie of Cul-loden, Michael "Bubbles"Gillispie of Teays Valley, Charles"Babe" Gillispie (Melinda) of St.Albans and Anthony Gillispie ofWinfield; grandchildren, WilliamK. and Kathern N. Gillispie andDevin Pressley; and great-grand-children, Haiden and Skylar JoGillispie, Robert Lee and StevenJames Plants.
Funeral services were heldWednesday, February 20 at Chap-man Funeral Home, Winfield,with Pastor Lester Errett and theRev. Gary Hale officiating. Burialwas in Fraziers Bottom UnitedMethodist Church Cemetery, Fra-ziers Bottom.
Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.
The family would like to thankHospice nurses, Lori, Lisa, Lynnand Pam, for their care and com-passion and encourage memorialcontributions be made to this or-ganization at HospiceCare, 1606Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston,WV 25387; or to Fraziers BottomChurch of God Building Fund,Fraziers Bottom,WV 25082.
ANN KINGAnn King, 83, of Barboursville,
W.Va., went home to be with herLord on Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013, at Cabell Huntington Hos-pital in Huntington,W.Va.
She was born June 13, 1929, inHuntington, W.Va., a daughter ofthe late Virgil and Lucy WilliamsKeefer.
She was a homemaker, founderof Cornerstone House of Prayerin Fort Gay,W.Va., member of theEast Lynn Church of God, and at-tended Celebration Church.
Her husband, Billy King; a son,Kevin King; and a sister, EvelynKeefer, also preceded her in
death.Survivors include six daugh-
ters, Linda Barrett of Celebration,Fla., Sandra Beckelheimer (Ger-ald) of Nashville, Ga., Bonnie Cal-lihan (Tim) of Flatwoods, Ky.,Kathy Perry (Dale) of Dunlow,W.Va., Vickie Stickler (John) ofSouth Point, Ohio, and SusanHarris of Ashland, Ky.; three sons,Daniel King (Geraldine) ofGenoa, W.Va., David King(Christina) of Barboursville,W.Va., and Darrin King; a sister,Vivian Hall (Bill) of Deltona, Fla.;special friends, Yolanda Russelland Brenda Robertson; 29 grand-children; and 37 great-grandchil-dren.
Funeral services were con-ducted Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, atMorris Funeral Home Chapel,Wayne, W.Va., with Brother OtisBowens officiating. Burial was atthe King Cemetery on Little LynnCreek.
BETTY RUTH MARTINBetty Ruth Martin, 87, of Hunt-
ington, W.Va., passed awayWednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at Her-itage Center, Huntington,W.Va.
She was born August 29, 1925,in Huntington, W.Va., the daugh-ter of the late William M andDella M. Burgess. She was alsopreceded in death by one grand-son, Joseph David Martin.
She was retired from B&O,C&O/CSX Railroads and was acharter member of Grace GospelChurch, Huntington,W.Va.
She is survived by her husbandof 65 years, Joe N. Martin; foursons, Tim Martin and wife Nor-rine of Greenville, S.C., DavidMartin, Tom Martin and wifeBecky and Greg Martin, all ofHuntington,W.Va. She is also sur-vived by her grandchildren, AndyMartin of South Carolina, RuthAnn Catoe of North Carolina, Re-becca Griffith, Debra Rogers andTommy Kline, all of South Car-olina, Beth Martin and Bradleyand Kayla Martin, all of Hunting-ton, W.Va.; twelve great-grand-children; and a special niece,Judy Holderby of Huntington,W.Va.
The family would like to extendour appreciation to the HeritageCenter for their exceptional carethat they provided Betty while
she was a resident. Betty will beremembered by everyone for herbright smile and gentle spirit.
Funeral services were con-ducted Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, atHenson Mortuary, Barboursville,W.Va., with Pastor Jerry Matt offi-ciating. Entombment was inWhite Chapel Memorial Gardens,Barboursville,W.Va.
RANDY ALLENPERKINS
Randy Allen Perkins, 52, ofHuntington, passed away Thurs-day, Feb. 14, 2013, at his resi-dence.
He was born July 13, 1960, inHuntington, a son of the lateClifton E. and Wanda L. ThomasPerkins.
He was a veteran of the UnitedStates Army.
He is survived by one sister andbrother-in-law, Tammy and FredDaniels of Boynton Beach, Fla.;two brothers, Jimmy Perkins ofOna and Michael Perkins ofHuntington; one nephew, JimmiePerkins Jr.; and his stepfather,Charles Booton of Lavalette.
There were no funeral services.Memorial contributions may bemade to the Wounded WarriorProject, P. O. Box 758517, Topeka,KS 66675 (www.woundedwar-riorproject.org). A celebration oflife will be held at a later date.
Wallace Funeral Home, Bar-boursville, was in charge ofarrangements.
VENA (DAY) SULLIVANVena (Day) Sullivan, passed
away on Feb. 13, 2013, sur-rounded by her loved ones at theWyngate assisted living facility inBarboursville,W.Va.
Vena was born on April 26,1913, inWayne County,W.Va., thefirst child of Henson and ZeraFerguson Day. Vena attendedWayne County schools. Travelingin ruralWayne County during thewinter was difficult, therefore, inthe winter they would move tothe town ofWayne so the childrenwould not miss school. Vena wasan accomplished student andgraduated as valedictorian of herclass.
Vena and her husband, Harold,lived in several locations, includ-ing Prices Creek, Huntington and
Barboursville.Vena, at the age of 43, decided
to return to school to acquire hernursing certification. She contin-ued in nursing for over 20 years atCabell Huntington Hospital inthe pediatric department.
Vena loved to have family func-tions and she always had hercamera in hand to record herfamily as it grew.
It is a testament to Vena andHarold that their four childrenhave great love for each other andhave stayed close over the years.Vena was always active withwork, church, gardening and herfamily. In her retirement years,she loved to crochet, knit, andplay dominoes and bingo withfriends. Her grandchildren cher-ish the afghans she made forthem.
Vena is survived by a sister,Eula Adkins of Ona; three chil-dren, Jimmy (Iva) and Tommy(Karen) of Proctorville, Ohio, andMary Lou Mason (Jerry) ofWilliamstown,W.Va.; a daughter-in-law, Wanda (Baker) Osburn ofWesterville, Ohio; nine grandchil-dren, Pam (Osburn) Schwartz(Jeff ), Rodney Osburn (Cindy),Jeff Osburn (Dee), Sandy Russell(Gary), David Mason (Melinda),Deborah (Mason) Swiger (Brian),John Mason (Karen), Mark Sulli-van (Leah), Kevin Sullivan; and 20great-grandchildren. Vena waspreceded in death by her lovinghusband, Harold; a son, WesleyOsburn; and a brother, JamesDay.
Vena was a member of Bar-boursville Baptist Church. Venadecided to move into Wyngatewhen she was 93 for its ability toprovide her assistance while al-lowing her some independence.Vena developed many friendswhile at Wyngate. Vena's familywould like to express their appre-ciation for the love and care giventoVena by the staff atWyngate.
Funeral services were con-ducted by Rev. Todd Godby onSaturday, February 16 at the Hen-son Mortuary, Barboursville,W.Va.; interment followed at For-est Lawn Cemetery, Huntington.
Online condolences and mem-ories may be shared with thefamily by visiting www.henson-mortuary.com.
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O’DELL FROM PAGE 1
Others include the addition ofa K-9 officer, SWAT certificationand more police presence inlocal schools.
Police Chief Gary Lilly is proudof his friend and fellow officer.
“He deserved it and earned it,”Lilly said. “Kyle’s been with mealmost four years. He does anoutstanding job, he’s eager tolearn and he’s worked hard forthis.”
Lilly and his crew see eachother more than many familiessee one another.
Milton Police Officer D.T.Bishop looked toward O’Delland laughed.
“I see him a lot - I’m stuck withhim for like eight hours a day.”
The brotherhood at the MiltonPolice Department is strong.Bishop and O’Dell joke witheach other to help cope with theseriousness of what they seeevery day.
“Regardless of the humor, theytrust each other with their life,”said Lilly.
O’Dell walks through chaoticand tragic situations often. TheCabell Midland graduate andfamily man faces a world manynever see.
Scenes of domestic violence
and child abuse still crush theyoung officer.
“It hits you,” he said. “It’sheart-wrenching when you seekids being hurt, but you have toblock it out.”
O’Dell continued, “I can’t liedown and sleep at night afterseeing that.”
These horrific experienceshave drawn the officer closer tohis family.
“Those hairy situations makeyou think,” he said. “It [my job]makes me appreciate my wifeand kids, and I call her rightafter.”
A police officer is only as good
as the support he receives fromfamily, co-workers and friends,said Lilly.
“It’s all of you - not just one,”the 19-year local police veteransaid.
O’Dell views his wife as morethan a companion, but a confi-dant and support system. Sheknows the schedules and chaotichours the job brings, he said.
“I apologize to her almostevery day, because I get homelate,” said O’Dell. “I’ve missedimportant dates in the past -that’s why I cherish the time withmy family.”
Lilly described O’Dell’s per-sona.
“He’s a dedicated family manthat would do anything to helpfamilies and children.”
O’Dell helps others for a liv-ing. Law enforcement is his pas-sion. He eats, sleeps andbreathes it even when he’s off-duty.
“It’s not about a pay check,”the officer said. “Eventually,somewhere down the road, we’llmake a difference - we maynever know about it, but we willsomewhere.”
Milton Cpl. O’Dell continued,“You’re never off duty.”
Movin’ on up - Milton Patrolman Kyle O’Dell receives Corporal ranking during the Feb. 19 Milton City Council meeting.O'Dell's mother and wife (along with friends and community leaders) congratulate him after the promotion. Courtesy Photo
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