Thursday, September 11, 1975
STORM
Friday night brought an unusual electric storm with wind and rain. The lightning seemed to spread over the ground. Trees were blown down in the Split Rock area. The State Road Department reported no major damage.
WEATHER
August 1975
Minimum temperature: 44 degrees on the 8th
Maximum temperature: 94 degrees on the 1st and 2nd
Average low: 55.1 degrees
Rainfall: 4.65 inches.
Record maximum temperature at this station of 94 degrees, which goes back into the 1930s
– J. P. Schaffner
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hiner, of Dunmore, celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary August 31 at their home. They were married October 3, 1925, by Rev. S. R. Neel in the Marlinton Methodist Parsonage. Mr. Hiner is a retired automobile mechanic and Mrs. Hiner is postmaster at Dunmore.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ervine, of Green Bank, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Diane Rose, to Dewey Thomas Hoover, son of Dervie Hoover, of Clover Lick, and the late Mrs. Olive Hoover.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas May, a daughter, Cynthia Ann.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wilfong, of Marlinton, a daughter, Leanna Dawn.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shinaberry, of Durbin, a son, Brian Allie.
DEATHS
Mrs. Edith May McCoy, 76, of Hillsboro, the widow of Denny C. McCoy; born at Neola the daughter of the late John and Lily Moore May. Funeral service from the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Julian Field Lockridge, 76, of Marlinton; born at Minnehaha Springs, a son of the late Dr. James Bedford and Maggie Warwick Lockridge. He was an elder in the Westminster-Huntersville Presbyterian Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge… Funeral service from Marlinton Presbyterian Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Mrs. Veda Peck Plymale, 75, of Huntington; a native of Pocahontas County, and a daughter of the late Joel E. and Effie F. Barlow Peck. Funeral service from Reger Funeral Home with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Miss Elizabeth Ward, 72, a lifelong resident of Beverly; she retired after 37 years’ experience as a teacher. She last taught at Marlinton High School. Born in Beverly, she was a daughter of the late John Balis Ward, Sr., and Angelia Scott Ward, both members of pioneer Randolph families. Funeral service from John W. Lohr Funeral home with interment in the Beverly Cemetery.
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Edward A. Morales, 63, of La Cresenta, California, formerly of Pocahontas County. Funeral service from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale with burial in Arbovale Cemetery. Mr. Morales loved Pocahontas County very much and the people and his desire was to be buried here in these lovely hills and valleys.
