Buck Markley bridge in Farmington

The bridge carrying West Virginia Route 218 over Buffalo Creek  that connects Farmington to U. S. Route 250 has been named the Harry C. Markley Jr. Memorial Bridge.

Buck Markley was Farmington mayor and once worked for Angelucci trucking. North Marion graduate Michael Angelucci  credited House of Delegates members Longstreth, Manchin and  Caputo and State Senators Beach and Roman Prezioso, Monongah High grad.

Julie Angelluci threw the pass to Dennis Jones that Dennis lateraled to Larry Rankin for the game-winning touchdown and Monongah High’s first state football title in 1952.

Buck was the son of Harry and Virginia Pyles Markley and a Farmington High grad who

worked in Marion County at Wall Plaster and Angelucci Trucking before coal mining in Four States, Blacksville and Grant Town.

 He served with the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department for 45 years.