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Dec 23, 2020 Heaven gained a wonderful man as Earsel H. Stemple, 96, of Buckhannon, awakened to eternal life on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. He passed at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown and under the compassionate care of WVU Medicine Hospice. He was born in Philippi on Oct. 16, 1924, a son of the late Glen Andrew and Oda Faye Murphy Stemple. On Sept. 6, 1944, all of Earsel’s dreams came true when he married the love of his life, Mardell Snyder. Together they remained united in marriage for 76 amazing years and shared the joys of raising their three daughters. Forever cherishing their m...

Despite dwindling membership, some Free Masons in Central Texas are optimistic about the future and last updated 2020-12-16 23:43:28-05 WACO, TX — 25 News recently reported the concerning decline in Masonic membership and the concern some Masons feel over their future. Since that time, several Mason has reached out to share a different perspective about why they're optimistic for the future. Masons of the Baylor Masonic Lodge #1235 in Waco say that while there's certainly been a decline in numbers from a long-term perspective, there's also been an improvement in the organization's abili...

Jumper Conservative, Trump (only) Republican, period. I retired after twenty years from the US Army as a First Sergeant (1SG/E8) Jump Master 11B5P/71L5P/76Z50. From dropping out of high school my junior to enlist in 1973 as a 17 year old airborne infantryman to working for two Four Star Generals (Commander in Chief-Korea), and (3-star) Commander XVIII Airborne Corps Secretary General Staff as well as the Stenographer for the Commander, 82d Airborne Division. I had the life you could dream about and books be written! I am also retired Foreign Service with the US Department of State as an Infor...

R. Douglas “Doug” Wood, 79, of One Park Place in Owensboro, and formerly of McLean County, died Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Doug was born Oct. 15, 1941, in Island. He was the son of JoLynne and Narvel Wood and married to Sandra Bedwell of Kirksey. After graduating from Sacramento High School in 1959, Doug earned his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kentucky and then worked as an agriculture extension specialist for the university. In 1972, he began co-owning Green Valley Farm Supply, which he then led for more than 35 years as president and general ...

Joel Roberts Poinsett died at Master Mason of Solomon’s Lodge in Charleston. Poinsett was one of the most interesting men in South Carolina history. Born in Charleston in 1779, he studied law under Henry William DeSaussure. Poinsett, however, was not interested in becoming a lawyer, and convinced his parents to allow him to go on an extended tour of Europe in 1801.  For the next several years, Poinsett traveled the European continent, from France to Italy traveling through the Alps and Switzerland. He hiked up Mount Etna on the island of Sicily. In October 1803, Poinsett left Switzerl...