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Harold Crist
Harold Lloyd Crist, 99, of Arbovale, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Friends may call Friday, June 2, 2023, from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 3, 2023. from 11 a.m. until time of funeral service at the Arbovale United Methodist Church. Burial...
Sylvia Thompson
Born January 7, 1934, in Camden on Gauley, she was a daughter of the late Lola Hammonds Yeager. Sylvia was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family and taking care of others. She attended the Frank Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her husband of 67...
Marianne Wooddell
She was born on July 3, 1929, in the town of Aue, Saxony District, in what was once East Germany. She was the second daughter of the late Fritz and Martha Hannawald. Marianne survived World War II in East Germany and made her way to the west right after the end of the war. She found employment at Erding Air Base, West Germany, where she fell in love and married her husband – Harold Wooddell – in 1952. They left Germany the same year and continued moving with the Air Force through assignments in Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Taiwan, Delaware, Virginia and Chile before retiring to the Wooddell homeplace in Green Bank in 1970. She remained at the homeplace as a homemaker for the rest of her years.
Robin Wooddell
Born March 14, 1955, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she was the second of four children of the late Lois Jacobs Wooddell and Clyde Wooddell. She loved to write poetry and had composed many poems over the years. She is survived by her older sister, Pamela Wooddell, of Hurricane, sister, Sharon Oakes,...
Eric Armstrong
Born July 30, 1985, in Fairlea, he was a son of Larry Sr. and Arlene Morrison Armstrong. Eric attended Pocahontas County High School and worked with his mother as a cook at French’s Diner. Eric was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, John and Flora Bell Armstrong; and...
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
The Pocahontas Opera House Murder Mystery Dinner Theater is back on schedule. The interactive murder mystery and immensely popular fund-raiser for the Opera House will be presented in October. Guests will once again get the chance to watch a murder unfold over dinner, interrogate the suspects while enjoying dessert, and find out “who done it” by the close of the evening.
Warriors thwarted by Mountain Lion passing game
The Pocahontas County High School Warriors, featuring 15 seniors and a run-ready offense, failed to overcome a rebuilt Tucker County team with high-flying wider receivers Friday night. The game opened inauspiciously with the first of many turnovers for both teams on the night. The Warriors losing the ball on play...
NPCW gets back in shape
It has been a decade since the Northern Pocahontas Community Wellness board was formed with the main goal of raising funds to build a wellness center in Green Bank, next to the Green Bank Elementary-Middle School. Plans were going smoothly, and funds were coming in and then the COVID-19 pandemic...
For Your Consideration
Sitting in her wingback chair, Molly Byrne Stewart looked and felt relaxed when the first intruder poked his head into the parlor and spotted her. He said no words to Molly but ran to get the others who were noisily exploring different parts of her home. He returned shortly with...
What’s in the Numbers?
I recently delved into the Pocahontas County census data to see the changes in the population over the years. I was very curious to know what residential capacity our county has had over the last 200 years – so that I could better understand what population growth could mean to our county.
Dorothy Jean Whiting
Dorothy Jean Whiting, 80, of Raphine, Virginia, took the hand of our Lord Saturday, August 27, 2022, in the comfort of her home. The family will receive friends Thursday, September 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Harrison Funeral Home and Crematory, 714 S Main Street in Lexington, Virginia. Funeral...
Broadband Council to host Town Hall Meeting for the public
The Pocahontas County Broadband Council was officially established by the Pocahontas County Commission in January 2021. Since that time, the Council has been working diligently on behalf of all Pocahontas County residents to ensure broadband service to all households. The Council, made up of members in the community with a...
Arnetta Copelin
Born May 8, 1935, in Ada, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of the late Ed and Maggie Stephens. June graduated from high school in Lawton, Oklahoma. She married Farrell F. Copelin in the First Baptist Church of Granite, Oklahoma, on October 11, 1952. During the early years of their marriage, they lived in Lawton, Stillwater, Arnett, Woodward and Edmond, Oklahoma. Later, they lived in Lakewood, Colorado, and then returned to Edmond. After retirement, she and Farrell moved to Bartow to live near their youngest daughter. She also lived in Elkins for several years before returning to Bartow. During the last year of her life, she lived with her daughter, Laura.
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