Raleigh County Commission meeting cancelled due to death of Raleigh County Commission President David Tolliver

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — The regular meeting of Raleigh County Commission scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024 was cancelled due to the death of Raleigh County Commission President David Tolliver.

Tolliver, 76, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 3, 2024, following what appeared to be a heart attack, according to county officials.

He had first been elected in 2010, and he was best known for taking major strides in expanding water and sewer service to the rural parts of Raleigh County.

Raleigh County Commissioner Linda Epling said on Tuesday that she and Raleigh County Commissioner Greg Duckworth, the two remaining commissioners, will appoint a commissioner to finish’s Tolliver term which expires in 2028.

Commissioner Epling said she and Commissioner Duckworth will begin discussions about the interim commissioner in the near future, noting that Tolliver would be missed by many people.

She added that President Tolliver was helpful to her when she was first elected to the commission and that he looked out for her.

She smiled when she recalled that Tolliver, who wore hearing aids, sometimes forgot to wear them and that she would lightly scold him for not having them.

“Then one day, I forgot to wear mine,” Epling recollected, “and he thought that was the biggest thing that ever was. He was just a good friend and I’m going to miss him.”

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