2024 Slate of Candidates

The Nominating Committee submits this slate of officers for the 2024 WVSSAR election:

President: Harold T. Cox, Jr., Captain James Neal Chapter

1st Vice President: James H. Frey, Ft. Henery Chapter

2nd Vice president: Mark A. LaFrance, Captain James Neal Chapter

Secretary/Treasurer: Keith McDonald, General Adam Steven Chapter

Registrar: H. Louis Ruff, III, Captain James Neal Chapter

Chancellor: Erik A. Schramm, Jr., Ft. Henery Chapter

Historian: Kevin A. Pruitt, general Hugh Mercer Chapter

Chaplain: James Paul Chapman, John Beckley Chapter

National Trustee: Rhendal C. Butler, Greenbrier Valley Chapter

Alternate National Trustee: Harold T. Cox, jr., Captain James Neal Chapter

Color Guard Commander: Edward A. Cromley, IV, Point Pleasent Chapter

Newsletter Editor:  Thomas J. Galloway, General Andrew Lewis Chapter

Board of Management (At Large): Daryl W. Densford, Daniel Boone Chapter

                                                                          Gregory Morgan, General Hugh Mercer Chapter 

Nominating Committee: Rhendal C. Butler, Greenbrier Valley Chapter

                                                      Steven D. Hart, Daniel Boone Chapter

                                                      Rudy L. Vincent, George Rogers Clark Chapter

Submitted by Nominating Committee: 

James Frey

Kevin Pruitt

Randell McGill

J. Paul Chapman 

 

 

Spring BOM

The Spring Board of Managers meeting will be held on March 16, 2024. Meeting will begin at 10am in the Conference room in the Days Inn & Suites located in Flatwoods, WV. 350 Days Drive, Sutton, WV 26601. The Nomination Committee will be presenting the Slate of Officers. Refreshments will be served. Please plan to attend.

Annual Meeting 2024

The WVSSAR Annual meeting will be held on April 19-20. This year’s host is the General Adam Stephens Chapter in Martinsburg. Meeting will begin at 5 pm on the 19th at the Purple Iris at the Hartwood Mansion, 1956 Winchester Ave, Martinsburg. Dress is Colonial attire or formal. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Martinsburg Hampton Inn.

Emeritus status

The West Virginia Society wishes to recognize four of our members that have earned Emeritus status. They have been active members for 50 years. Please congratulate the following emeritus members.

John Overington of the General Adam Stephen chapter.

Kelly Deem of the George Rogers Clark chapter.

James Van Metre IV of the Greenbrier Valley chapter.

Charles Wilson of the Greenbrier Valley chapter.

 

Color guard insurance.

In an ongoing effort to procure insurance for our state Color guard, Commander Cromley has requested that all Chapter presidents please provide the names and number of Color guardsmen in each chapter, and any events said chapters plan to attend during a calendar year. Please list all events whether in West Virginia or another state, and regardless of whether or not they are sponsored by a Chapter.  Information is needed to complete an application for insurance, and names will not be needed by provider, but to be certain no duplicates of members appear in error.

Richard Bailey grave memorial

On Oct 26, at 12:30pm, The Gen. Hugh Mercer Chapter, in conjunction with the American Legion, Post 54 of Princeton, WV., will be conducting a memorial service to honor Veteran’s Day at the grave of Patriot Richard Peyton Bailey.

The grave is located just off Rt460, on the WV/VA line, at the entrance to Leatherwood Horse Farm in Bluefield. All are welcome to attend. 

Patriot James Keaton Grave Marking

A ceremony in honor of Revolutionary war soldier James Keaton was held October 16, 2021. Those attending were descendants Charles Lilly, past president of the Missouri State SAR and former WVSSAR president William H. “Bill” Lester. Also in attendance were the WVSSAR Color Guard led by Edward A. Cromley IV and including Bill Lester, Calvin Hannah, Zach Phillips and others with Charles Lilly was an honorary participant.

Elder Norval Mann gave the invocation. WVSSAR Vice president Rhendal Butler led the introduction with local DAR regents Debra Phillips and Caroline Klezli. Bag Piper, Ms. Maggie Jusiel, performed during the ceremony. Rhendal Butler, Wayne Harvey, Forest Lilly and Mr. Tabscott represented the Greenbrier Valley Chapter. Bill Lester, Calvin Hannah and Bob Tilley represented the Captain Ralph Stewart Chapter.
 
WVSSAR Historian Wayne Harvey gave the Benediction.
 
Several descendants and members of the community also participated in the ceremony.

Compatriots Honored by NSSAR

Former WVSSAR state president Steven Hart has won the prestigious Stewart Boone McCarthy award this year. 

This award is in recognition of his hard work in the preservation of United States history and the encouragement of its teaching in our schools.  Compatriot Hart has long been a strong advocate of SAR youth outreach programs and is well deserving of this honor.

Thanks to the hard work of state registrar Louis Ruf, the West Virginia Society has won the Genealogist General’s award for being one of the top three states with the lowest percentage of pended applications.

WVSSAR Newsletter Fall 2017

The WVSSAR Newsletter Fall 2017 edition is now available.
WVSSAR News
WVSSAR News

Our most sincere thanks and appreciation to Tom Galloway, the WVSSAR Newsletter Editor, for his dedication and excellent work that he always performs with the publishing of our West Virginia Society SAR Newsletter. Tom is also the President of the General Andrew Lewis Chapter WVSSAR.

You can view and download the WVSSAR Newsletter Fall 2017 edition HERE