MHS grad Boots Viney passes away

Monongah High graduate Bueford “Boots” Kile Viney of Monongah passed away Wednesday, April 29.

Other Vineys who graduated from Monongah High:

Boots Viney

Angela Cameon Viney, Class of 1968.

Gary Viney, Class of 1966.

Sandra Viney Ross, Class of 1968.

Boots’ obituary:

Bueford “Boots” Kile Viney, 95, of Monongah, peacefully passed away with his family by his side Wednesday (April 29, 2015) at the John Manchin Sr. Healthcare Center in Fairmont.

He was born April 5, 1920, in Ridgley, the only son of the late Charles William Viney and the late Viola M. “Mackert” Viney Leatherman, and a stepson of the late Ervin “Pete” Leatherman.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Virginia Weaver Viney, on Aug. 14, 2010.

Mr. Viney was a member of First United Methodist Church in Monongah, where he taught Sunday School. He later became a member of Monongah Baptist Church, where he was active with Vacation Bible School, taught Sunday School and served as a deacon.

He was a graduate of Monongah High School.

Boots worked for Consolidation Coal Co. Mine No. 63 in Monongah until he was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. Upon his return he worked as an appliance serviceman at Bell Furniture and Fairmont Wall Plaster, and several years at Sharon Steel in Fairmont. 

He then became part owner of Kitchens Inc. in Fairmont and later opened his own business, Viney Appliance Service, from which he retired in 1976.

Boots was a member of the American Legion Post No. 17 in Fairmont and was also active with the Boy Scouts of America.

He was an avid sportsman and fisherman, with his favorite “fishing holes” being Shavers Fork and South Branch of the Potomac.

He loved football, with his favorite teams being the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.