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Dominion Post
3 days ago
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Donald David Meighen
Donald David 'D.D.' Meighen passed away on Monday, June 23, 2025, at the United Hospital Center in was born Dec. 31, 1944, a son of the late Harry Meighen and Helen Katherine is survived by his wife of 54 years, Dr. Mary Miller Gwinn Meighen, their three children and nine grandchildren: Chris and Laurie Meighen of Clarksburg and their three children: Ethan, Blake and Kaden; Drew and Bethany Meighen of Athens and their three children: Luke, Kyle and Clay; and Julie Meighen Perry and husband, Moses Perry of Fairmont and their three children: Lily and twins, Grant and Lincoln. Also surviving are a sister, Donna Kay Meighen Whitelock of Bellevue, Pa; his sisters-in-law, Rebecca Humphries of Oak Hill and Ann Steplowski of Beckley; and cousin, Donald Morris Jr. of Waynesboro, Meighen was a 1963 graduate of Fairmont Senior and 1967 of Fairmont State. He received his Masters of Divinity at Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. From 1968-2024 (56 Years) he served 17 churches of four denominations in four counties. He served the Meadowdale Charge (Pisgah, Winfield and Meadowdale UMC), Associate Minister at First United Methodist Fairmont; Vincent Memorial Church in Nutter Fort and Central United Methodist in Fairmont. He also served as campus minister at West Virginia University for both the Presbyterian and United Methodist Church. He served as interim minister at First Presbyterian and on three occasions at Central Christian (Disciples of Christ) in Fairmont. He also briefly was the interim at Grace Evangelical Lutheran. In addition he pastored three churches on the Carolina Charge in Marion and the Tunnelton Charge in Preston Meighen enjoyed using ministry in a variety of ways to help people and assist media, he wrote a weekly music column 'Today's Sounds' in The Fairmont Times West Virginian; he produced seven shows on three radio stations from 1971-1979 as well as cable shows in Meadowdale and Fairmont. He founded 24 hour Marion County Public Access Television from 2006-2018 on the Time Warner Cable, writing, filming and editing over 3,000 programs. He gave copies of all his programs to the Frank and Jane Gabor Folk Life Center and to the Marion County Library. He began Tv561 and Tv19 Facebook pages to continue live streaming events, particularly County Commission meetings. He started a VIMEO Channel in 2019 for Marion County Heroes of Faith and Justice. He served as media chair for the Greater Fairmont Council of Churches and was responsible for weekly Faith Journey articles in the local paper and assigning prayers at City and County Commissions education, he started the first after school program in in 1971 at Meadowdale's East Dale School, extending that to Monongalia County with students, WVU faculty and students. In Harrison County he developed a state model with Vincent Memorial Church and Nutter Fort Elementary, extending it to Washington Irving Middle. He was elected to the Harrison County Board of Education in 1999. Coming to Fairmont, he led a successful Bond Call to build a new West Fairmont Middle School in 2002 and developed a summer playground program at 5th Street and a 200 plus student after school program at Central United Methodist Church. For these efforts, The West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service and the Governor's Office awarded Vincent Memorial Church in Nutter Fort in 1998 and Central United Methodist Church in 2002 as the State Church of the Public Service, he formerly served as Chair of Mission West Virginia, Scott's Run Settlement House, United Way Fund Drive, and the Fairmont Coalition for Homelessness. He was a former Members of Center for Professional Development, the Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission, Presbyterian Neighborhood House in Pursglove, Marion County Senior Citizens, Fairmont Rotary Club, and Family Resource a minister, he served Central UMC where the first official Father's Day Service was held where he portrayed Fletcher Golden, the Father who inspired Father's Day. In 2006 he helped commemorate the first Miners Day Service in America with Creed Holden that set aside Dec. 6th as the yearly day to honor miners of WV & a sports fan, he was play by play announcer for high school and college sports, assisted in AAU teams, and started church basketball in Morgantown, while continuing the Fairmont Council of Churches Basketball has been honored in many ways: The First Donal Jack Squires Lifetime Achievement Award from Marion County Chamber of Commerce in 2008; Rotarian of the Fairmont Club in 2021; Senior of the Year by The Fairmont Times West Virginian in 2015; Harrison County Parks and Recreation Person of the Year in 1996; Family Resource Hero of 2016; 2021 Mission WV Board Emeritus Member; 2017 WV United Methodist Communication Conference family has entrusted the arrangements to the Ford Funeral Home, Ford Chapel, 201 Columbia Street, will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 26. Visitation will continue at the Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1640 Big Tree Drive, Fairmont, from 10 until 11 a.m. on Friday, June 27. The funeral service will be held in the church at 11 a.m. on Friday, with Rev. Dick Bowyer, Rev. Larry Buckland and Rev. Peggy Scharff officiating. Interment will at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont. Online condolences may be made to the family at
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Marion County high school students interested in college hold ‘application party'
FAIRMONT, (WBOY) — Marion County high school seniors interested in college gathered Wednesday for an 'application party,' where they could learn about the process of applying to universities they're interested in. All Marion County students were invited to come to the Fairmont Senior Fieldhouse and learn about the college application process or even fill one out. Representatives from six local schools: WVU, Fairmont State, West Virginia Wesleyan, Pierpont, Concord and Marshall were there to answer questions. The event was put on by Fairmont Senior students, who thought they saw a gap in the knowledge and confidence of Marion County students within the college application process. David Heston is a senior at Fairmont Senior and is the Chair of the Marion County College Success Initiative, which put on the event. WVU Esports Director looks to inspire South Middle School students 'Last year, I recognized a gap in the Class of 2024's confidence in applying to college, and I decided that we needed to change it and we need to do something so I took that idea back to our student council and we began a plan,' Heston said. The plan included putting out a survey for the high schools throughout Marion County, which found that 50% of students were 'very uncomfortable' with the college application process. To address this, Heston and other students put on Wednesday's event, and they plan to hold assemblies at the high schools in Marion County to give further information about the college application process. One of the attendees was a senior at Fairmont Senior Ava McMullen, who was looking to learn about housing. 'Some things aren't clear on college websites and stuff so being able to talk with admissions counselors and things like that is really helpful in person,' McMullen said. Marion County Superintendent Dr. Donna Heston was also in attendance. 'I was appreciative that they were taking that initiative,' Dr. Heston said. 'We're always looking for ways to do better in Marion County Schools and so they came up with this concept.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bridgeport and Grafton high schools win regional Academic Showdown
FAIRMONT, (WBOY) — The regional competition for the Academic Showdown at Fairmont State kicked off on Thursday, where students from local high schools met to see who was the most knowledgeable in things like history, science and current events. Teams from Bridgeport, Fairmont Senior, Grafton, Lewis County, Liberty, and Lincoln high schools competed, with the teams from Bridgeport and Grafton taking the day. Both will advance to the finals in Charleston on April 30. 12 News spoke with two Bridgeport High School students halfway through the day of the competition, including Junior William Northey, who said he enjoys the combination of trivia and competition that Academic Showdown provides. 'We all seem confident which is the most important thing. Confident in ourselves. Answering those lightning round questions, which that's kinda half the battle is being confident enough to ring in,' Northey said. Libera breaks ground on new housing and community center for young women This was the first year Senior Brynn Radabaugh participated in Academic Showdown, and she told 12 News that she came at the request of a friend. She said that she's enjoyed the showdown and explained how she studied for it. 'A lot of people make different types of study guides, so I know me and my friend Jay, we both made these like Quizlet of a bunch of different authors. We have people studying for their math and their science and a bunch of other things or once in a while we just look up a random fact online just to like lock it in there,' Radabaugh said. Academic Showdown Coordinator Karen Linville stood 12 News said that the competition allows for a chance to celebrate academic achievement in West Virginia schools. 'I enjoy the competition because I think that we feature a student in sports a lot and I think that it's wonderful to have the opportunity to also focus on academics and we want to give the students a chance to shine. We have such intelligent students in West Virginia and we wanna be able to shine a light on what all they can do,' Linville said. The Academic Showdown will continue on Friday with a regional competition at West Virginia University in Morgantown. You can learn more about the competition here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
