Joann McDaniel Huff, Class of 1949, passed away Monday, April 29.

She was a widow of Robert Huff.

Her parents were Adrian Curry McDaniel and  Ted McDaniel, once the Monongah Streetcar Stationmaster.

Joann’s brother, Jim McDaniel, Class of 1960, lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Another brother, Donald McDaniel, Class of 1946, passed away in 1963.

Their grandmother was Martha Maude Fleming Currey.

Joann lived for years in Worthington in the house that George Davis built on Kings Alley before moving to Belington, West Virginia.

Joann's son, Robb Huff, Class of 1970, lives in Grand Jury, Colorado. JoAnn also has two daughters, Valerie Huff Williams of Belington and Melissa Huff Salvatore of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Both graduated from Elkins High School.

 

Jane Pritchard Moore, Class of 1975, is Joann’s niece.

Jim McDaniel, who was in the legendary Monongah High band, was married to Shirley Eakle from 1962-74. They had two sons, James and Donald, who live in the Clarksburg area. Shirley passed away in 2017.

Jim and his second wife, Mary Bolin McDaniel,  have a combined 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.  They have been married since 1979. 

 Jim was in Air Force for more than 23 years. His son, Jimmy served more than 21 years in the Air Force. 

Joann’s obituary:

 
JoAnn McDaniel Huff, age 88 years, a resident of Worthington, WV and most recently of Belington, left this earth to receive her reward on Monday April 29, 2019. She had been in declining health but death was unexpected.
She was born March 8, 1931 at home in Worthington WV, a daughter of the late James B. and Adrian Curry McDaniel, On March 27, 1951 she was united in marriage to the love of her life, Robert W. Huff, who preceded her in death on March 6, 1987.

Left behind to cherish her memory are three children; Rob Huff of Grand Jury, CO, Valerie Williams of Belington, WV, and Melissa Huff Salvatore of North Myrtle Beach, SC. She had five grandchildren; Tyler and Marisa Huff, Adrianne, Colleen, and Eleanor Salvatore. She also leaves behind one brother; Master Sergeant James McDaniel. She had three special nieces; Jane Pritchard Moore, Beth Pritchard Brooks and Jonna Pritchard Barnett, whom she became a second mother to, following the passing of their mother.

Preceded her in death along with her husband and parents are two siblings; Donald McDaniel and Mary Jane Pritchard, one infant daughter; Debra Ann Huff.

JoAnn was a graduate from Monongah High School with the class of 1949. She was previously employed as a tutor at Central Elementary School and enjoyed her time there. She loved her life as a homemaker and was a passionate mother to her children. She loved her church and was an active member of the choir both in Worthington Christian Church and Elkins United Methodist Church. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Friends will be received at the Talbott Funeral Home 56 N Brandenburg Street in Belington on Friday May 3, 2019 from 1 - 3 pm the funeral hour when final rites will be conducted from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Lynn White officiating. A private interment will be in the Mountain State Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Gilman, WV. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Worthington Christian Church P.O. Box 153 Worthington, WV 26591. The Talbott Funeral Home of Belington is in charge of the arrangements for JoAnn McDaniel Huff. Condolences can be made to the family at www.talbottfuneralhome.com

 
 

Sabrina & Gregory’s mother passes away

Darcis Virginia Anderson Postlethwait, mother of Sabrina Postlethwait Haught, Class of 1954, and Charles Gregory Postlethwait, Class of 1964, passed away.

Darcis Anderson Postlethwait

Darcis was a widow of Charles Postlethwait, who passed away in 1984.

Harmer Funeral Home handled the private family services.

Memorial donations may be made to the TLC Ministries, 747 Four States Road, Worthington, WV 26591. Sabrina is the pastor at TCL Ministries and has lived in Worthington her entire life. Sabrina is married to Richard Haught.

Gregory lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Donations will help fund the building of the new TLC fellow hall, “Grandma’s House of Love.”

Sabrina is captain emeritus at Marion County Homeland Security and Emergency Manangement and Marion County Communications Center. She was involved with those groups for more than 30 years.

Darcis’ obituary:

Darcis Postlethwait, 94, of Worthington passed away on April 25, 2015 at United Hospital Center. She was the wife of the late Charles W. Postlethwait to whom she was married for over 43 years.

Darcis is the mother of two children Charles Gregory of Durham, NC and wife Linda; Sabrina Haught and husband Richard of Worthington, WV.

She has two grandsons, C.G. Postlethwait and wife Ariana of Murfreesboro, TN, Brandon Postlethwait, of Durham, NC, and two granddaughters, Love Lee and Stephanie Lee, both of Worthington; three great-grandchildren, Caleb Lee and Sydney Marie Long both of Worthington, WV and Brianna Postlethwait, of Raleigh, NC.

Darcis has enjoyed her family, traveling and singing gospel music with her granddaughters, “The Lee Sisters.”

Memorials cards and expressions of sympathy may be sent to TLC Ministries, 747 Four States Road, Worthington, WV 26591.

Made your reservation yet?

You don’t want to miss the 2019 Monongah High Alumni Banquet.

So print up this reservation and get it to Donna Davis by May 20.

The banquet will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at the Knight of Columbus Hall on Mary Lou Retton Drive in Fairmont.

Some classes will have single-class get-togethers on Friday, May 24.

$30 per person.

I’ve sent my reservation in.

Make your check out to:

 

Monongah Alumni Association

 

Mail it to:

 

MHS Alumni Association

c/o Donna L. Davis

858 Park Avenue

Monongah, WV 26554-1143

 

Greta Martin Mike, Class of 1922, began the alumni reunion banquets in 1922. That makes it the oldest continuous high school reunion in West Virginia.

We need a good turnout to keep this Lions reunion going so that we can observe the 100^th reunion in 2022.

And more and more Lions pass away every year, so it might be your last chance to see your former classmates.

Since the last Monongah High graduation was in 1979, there are no replacements for those no longer with us.

So, get with it! And enjoy the evening, as I do.

No Monongahfest this year

There will be no Monongahfest this year.

The first Monongahfest was held in 1988.

The Monongahfest Committee made the announcement.

As per a post by Patty Steele McCombs on the Monongah Town News Facebook page:

“After much consideration and thought, it is with much regret, the Monongahfest committee would like to announce that a festival will not be held this year in August.

“The Monongahfest will become an event of the past if we do not get more people to volunteer in the future. The small committee has been planning the festival for many years...some have been on the committee since it originated.

“We would like to hand it down to the younger generation to keep it going. The Monongahfest has made a lot of wonderful memories in the past for this town and the people who have attended one. PLEASE consider being a volunteer for the next festival planning.

Thank you.

-      - - Monongahfest Committee.

Events at the August Monongahfests included a Pin Ball Tournament, Flop in the Slop tug of war on the riverside, town-wide yard sale, 5K Rails to Trails race, Little Miss Monongahfest Contest, Photogenic Baby Contest, crafts sale, duck race and, the next day, a Car Show.

Monongahfest president Debbie Manzo Vandetta, Class of 1973, wife of Monongah mayor Greg Vandetta, Class of 1975, has been there from Day One.

 

So has Monongahfest treasurer Patty Steel McCombs, a Fairmont East grad married to Monongah water expert Bill McCombs, Class of 1969.

1939-1967 & 1971-75 & 1979 Monongah High yearbooks free!

Just click on the one you want to see


Anyone in the world can see the 29 Monongah yearbooks via the Internet, from 1939 through 1967 and 1971-75 and 1979. And it’s free.


There are 47 online albums with Monongah High alumni in them, including the30 yearbooks.

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1939 yearbook 

https://picasaweb.google.com/JohnOlesky/1939MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#


 Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1940 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1940MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#


Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1941 yearbook


https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1941MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#


Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1942 yearbook


https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1942MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1943 yearbook.

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Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1944 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1944MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1945 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1945BlackDiamondMonongahYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1946 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1946MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1947 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1947MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1948 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1948MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1949 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/JohnOlesky/1949MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook?authkey=Gv1sRgCL36u9jE8r_WiwE#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1950 yearbook

http://picasaweb.google.com/JohnOlesky/MonongahHighClassOf1950Book#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online 2015 version of the Class of 1950 that updates their lives since Monongah High

https://plus.google.com/photos/115483244393507838338/albums/6146905814649173217?banner=pwa  

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1951 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/JohnOlesky/1951MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook# 

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1952 yearbook

https://picasaweb.google.com/JohnOlesky/1952MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook?authkey=Gv1sRgCNOYy9uP__yZ9AE#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1953 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1953MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1954 book 

https://picasaweb.google.com/JohnOlesky/1954MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook?authkey=Gv1sRgCL3exdyNkuif8wE#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1955 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1955BlackDiamondMonongahHighYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1956 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1956MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook# 

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1957 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1957MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook# 

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1958 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1958MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1959 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1959MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1960 book

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Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1961 book

 

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1962MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook

 Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1962 book

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Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1963 book

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Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1964 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/109595153419846725152/1964MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1965 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1965MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1966 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1966MonongahHighBlackDiamondYearbook

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1967 book

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/1967MonongahBlackDiamondYearbook

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see 1the online Monongah High Class of 1971 senior photos.

http://jo4wvu.blogspot.com/search?q=71yearbook

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1972 senior photos.

http://jo4wvu.blogspot.com/search?q=72yearbookphotos 

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1973 senior photos.

http://jo4wvu.blogspot.com/search?q=73yearbook 

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1974 senior photos.

http://jo4wvu.blogspot.com/search?q=74yearbook

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1975 senior photos.

 http://jo4wvu.blogspot.com/search?q=75yearbook 


Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the online Monongah High Class of 1979 senior photos Then & Now version.

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Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of Monongah High Alumni email group album

http://picasaweb.google.com/JohnOlesky/MonongahHighEmailGroup#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see miscellaneous photos that have appeared in Monongah High Alumni newsletters, mostly recent photos of MHS grads mentioned in 2013 or later newsletters

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/MissingMHSNewsletterPhotos#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of Monongah High’s Kendzior family

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/KendziorFamily#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of Monongah High Alumni Reunion in Sarasota Jan. 21, 2012  

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/2012MonongahHighAlumniReunionInSarasota#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of Monongah High Alumni Reunion in Sarasota Jan. 19, 2013

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/2013MonongahHighAlumniReunionInSarasota#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of the 2015 Monongah High Alumni Reunion.

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Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos the 2013 Monongah High Alumni Reunion

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Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of the 2012 Monongah High Alumni Reunion.

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/2012MonongahHighAlumniReunion#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of the 2010 Monongah High Alumni Reunion. Everyone who was there, except those in the balcony at Westchester Village, is in the photos.

http://picasaweb.google.com/JohnOlesky/MonongahHigh2010Reunion#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of the Kubiets, Pigotts and Weises

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Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of the trip to Tom Dean, Class of 1949, to the Offutt AFB of his Air Force career, Missouri relatives, Monongah High classmates in Ohio and his Fairmont birthplace

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/TomDeanS2012Trip#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see the Henry “Dinkle” Martin tribute

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/HenryDinkleMartin#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next 3 lines into your Internet browser’s http destination spot, one at a time, to see each of the photos of the 3 visits by John Olesky, Class of 1950, to the summer home of Bob Kasper, Class of 1950, on Grand Lake, between Alpena and Rogers City in Michigan

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/2011VisitToGrandLakeSummerHomeOfBobKasper#

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/2012VisitToBobKasperOnGrandLake#

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/Michigan2013VisitToBobKasper#

Click on or Copy and Paste the next line into your Internet browser’s http destination spot to see photos of the visit by Bob Kasper, Class of 1950, to the home of John Olesky, Class of 1950, in Tallmadge, Ohio and the LSU-WVU game in Mountaineer Field

https://picasaweb.google.com/115483244393507838338/BobKasperS2011VisitToJohnOleskySHome#

John Olesky, Class of 1950

newspaper editor, reporter and sportswriter for 43 years; retired in 1996

West Virginia University School of Journalism 1954 graduate

Living in Akron, Ohio suburb of Tallmadge

Winterizing in The Villages, Florida