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Dominion Post
5 days ago
- General
- Dominion Post
Broaddus Hutton Potts
Broaddus Hutton 'Bob' Potts, 81, of Rivesville, passed away Monday, August 11, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 10, 1943, in Mill Creek, a son of the late Carl and Dicie Potts.A graduate of Morgantown High School, he was a pipefitter and member of the UA Local 152 Plumbers & Pipefitters. He was recently recognized for his 55 years of service. He also spent five years in the WV National loved traveling and seeing new places and he never met a stranger. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf and bowling. He also liked to cheer on the Mountaineers when they played football or basketball. He was a jokester and loved playing pranks on people. He truly enjoyed spending time with family and watching his grand and great-grandchildren playing the most. A recent trip in June to Disney World with 19 members of his family in 90* plus temperatures was proof of his is preceded in Death by his parents Carl and Dicie Potts, brothers Loran Potts (Loretta), Dewey Potts (Frances), Carl 'Junior' Potts, Sisters Julia Hawkins (Perry), Thelma Phillips (Don), Dorothy King (Pete) and Brother in laws Rich Pfab and Jim MorrisHe is survived by his wife of 52 years Marilyn Tucker Potts; his daughters: Sherry Brock (Kenneth) Kathy Miller (Clarence); five grandchildren: Renee McFarland (Chris) Caitlyn Miller, Alexis Puhalla (Josh), Mackenzie Sanders (Matthew) and Benjamin Miller; four Great Grandchildren: Waylon McFarland, Wyatt McFarland, Bristol Puhalla and Berkeley Sanders. He is also survived by his two sisters: Loretta Pfab and Helen Morris and many nieces and family already misses him deeply and will hold him in their hearts and friends are invited to gather for visitation in McCulla Funeral Home, 770 Fairmont Road, Westover, from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 14. Visitation will continue Friday, August 15, from 10 until the funeral service begins at 11 a.m., with Pastor Isaac Harmon officiating. Following the service, Bob will be laid to rest at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Fairmont, with full military honors conferred by Westover VFW #9916 and WVANG Military Honors, Camp Dawson. Condolences may be extended to the family at
Dominion Post
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Dominion Post
Morgantown's Waylon Colistra talks confidence, preparation ahead of senior year leadership role
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown High School basketball's Waylon Colistra is one of the top players to watch coming into the 2025-2026 HS hoops season in West Virginia. The 6-foot-7, 190-pound rising senior forward made his name known two seasons ago as a sophomore, but quickly became known around the state as he played a key role for the Mohigans last season as a junior with a starting role. Colistra averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, and two assists last year for MHS, playing a key part in the Mohigans' run to the state semifinals. He earned all-tournament honors in Class AAAA at the state tournament and was also named an all-state honorable mention selection. Now, entering his senior year at MHS, Colistra will be one of the leaders on the court for his team and says he feels prepared for the task. 'I felt like last season went well,' Colistra said. 'We obviously fell short of our ultimate goal, but individually, I thought it was a great year. I've learned a great deal from many outstanding players and leaders over the past few years as I've progressed through the program. It was a great season and a valuable learning experience, marked by some excellent competition and exposure as well.' This summer, Colistra is playing with the Midwest Pumas Gold 17U team on the AAU circuit and has competed with MHS at the Hope Gas Shootout at Mylan Park and the 2K25 Midwest Live NCAA event. Colistra averaged 17.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists across four games, while shooting 62.4% from the field and 62.5% from three-point range. 'I really enjoy the experience I get from playing AAU and playing over the summer with my high school team,' he said. 'Getting to play in a new state against new players and competition that we've never seen really helps progress my game, and I feel like it's a time when I can work on different areas of my game with live reps.' As far as his goals for the offseason, Colistra says he wants to continue working on raising his stock in terms of his recruitment. 'That's important to me at the moment,' he said. 'I want to just work on getting my name out there while also progressing my skills and getting better at the end of the day.' As one of only three players in the rising senior class who played varsity minutes for MHS last season and one of two returning starters, Colistra will be looked upon as a leader and role model by others on the team. 'I'm excited to take on the role,' he said. 'I've had a lot of great examples throughout my time here. I hope to be encouraging and supportive to all of my teammates, creating an environment that allows everyone to be their best. Being positive and trying to get everyone to play to the best of their abilities is my goal, and I'm looking forward to being able to do that.'
Dominion Post
28-06-2025
- General
- Dominion Post
David Andrew Clarke
David Andrew Clarke, 49, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, June 20, 2025, in Mon Health Medical Center. He was born February 3, 1976, in Morgantown, a son of David L. Clarke and the late Debra C. was a 1993 graduate of Morgantown High School, where he graduated in the top 5% of his class and was an All-State trumpet player. He also took piano lessons for many years. After graduating from high school, David attended West Virginia University and was a member of the WVU Marching Band, Pep Band, and Jazz Band. David was also an Eagle worked as a D.J. in Morgantown and in Virginia before his health no longer allowed him to addition to his father, he is survived by his two dogs, Bandit Billy and Mars with his mother, he was also preceded in death by both sets of his grandparents. In keeping with his wishes, there will be no public service and cremation has been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home. Condolences may be made at
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Vietnam memorial at MHS undergoes re-visioning
Jun. 13—It's a roll call for the ages at Morgantown High School. One including Thomas "Tommy " Bennett, Roger Bise, Major Dalton, Robert Hoskins, Howard Jackson and Dave Kovac. Carroll Lilly, James Messenger, Charles Nowell Jr. and Gordon Perry, also. You can add John Pickett, William Ross Jr., Ron Rowsey and Jack Wade Scarborough Jr. in there, too — along with William Sisler, Joseph Slavenksy Jr., Dean Spencer III and Delmas Townsend — to complete the eternal class. Those 18 names have something else in common, besides being graduates of the red-bricked school on Wilson Avenue. All paid the ultimate price in Vietnam. Kovac, who was popular and nice to the kids who weren't cool, joined the Marines right after graduation. He was killed in an ambush in the early days of the fighting. Lilly had been an established fighter pilot when he was shot down — he remains listed as missing in action to this day, as his body was never recovered. Bennett was a conscientious objector who died as a combat medic while rescuing buddies in heavy fire. He would be bestowed posthumously with the Medal of Honor, the military's highest recognition for bravery. With the help of the MHS Key Club—classmates Bennett and Kovac were ranking members—the school put up a memorial years ago with the names etched in marble that sits along the side of the school. Over the years, though, unattended shrubbery took over the monument, obscuring the names. "Yeah, we needed to do something about that, " said teacher Jenny Secreto, who has long championed the fallen, particularly Bennett, who regularly gets a unit in her English honors classes. "I'm not sure a lot of our kids know the monument exists, " she said. Now, just in time for Flag Day, those names are as visible as they've ever been. Secreto enlisted graphic artists at Morgantown's City Neon to come up with an additional design element to better showcase the 18. A donation from the Key Club and proceeds from Kona Ice sales paid for the project. The new-look monument comes in the form of an additional frame to house a gallery of yearbook photos of the students, who, with the exception of Lilly, made the trip home from Southeast Asia in a flag-draped coffin. The gallery is printed on a sheet of polyurethane-type composites to better withstand rain and snow, said Rudy Hoffert, a design manager at City Neon. "Of course, we feel good about being able to help, " Hoffert said. "We're a Morgantown company, and so were the people and their families that we get to help honor. And when the gallery needs replacing, we can just do a new one and slide it right back in. It'll last a long time, though." Secreto, though, wants that collective, composite memory and acknowledgement to last forever. After all, the teacher said: it's a time-bridge. "I tell our kids today that these guys sat in the same classrooms, " she said. They roamed the same hallways, took lunch in the same cafeteria and sat in the same bleachers at Pony Lewis Field on football Friday nights, Secreto said. "And look at what they were facing in their time. They were so young — just like you."
Dominion Post
13-06-2025
- General
- Dominion Post
Vietnam memorial at MHS undergoes re-visioning
It's a roll call for the ages at Morgantown High School. One including Thomas 'Tommy' Bennett, Roger Bise, Major Dalton, Robert Hoskins, Howard Jackson and Dave Kovac. Carroll Lilly, James Messenger, Charles Nowell Jr. and Gordon Perry, also. You can add John Pickett, William Ross Jr., Ron Rowsey and Jack Wade Scarborough Jr. in there, too – along with William Sisler, Joseph Slavenksy Jr., Dean Spencer III and Delmas Townsend – to complete the eternal class. Those 18 names have something else in common, besides being graduates of the red-bricked school on Wilson Avenue. All paid the ultimate price in Vietnam. Kovac, who was popular and nice to the kids who weren't cool, joined the Marines right after graduation. He was killed in an ambush in the early days of the fighting. Lilly had been an established fighter pilot when he was shot down – he remains listed as missing in action to this day, as his body was never recovered. Bennett was a conscientious objector who died as a combat medic while rescuing buddies in heavy fire. He would be bestowed posthumously with the Medal of Honor, the military's highest recognition for bravery. With the help of the MHS Key Club — classmates Bennett and Kovac were ranking members — the school put up a memorial years ago with the names etched in marble that sits along the side of the school. Over the years, though, unattended shrubbery took over the monument, obscuring the names. 'Yeah, we needed to do something about that,' said teacher Jenny Secreto, who has long championed the fallen, particularly Bennett, who regularly gets a unit in her English honors classes. 'I'm not sure a lot of our kids know the monument exists,' she said. Now, just in time for Flag Day, those names are as visible as they've ever been. Secreto enlisted graphic artists at Morgantown's City Neon to come up with an additional design element to better showcase the 18. A donation from the Key Club and proceeds from Kona Ice sales paid for the project. The new-look monument comes in the form of an additional frame to house a gallery of yearbook photos of the students, who, with the exception of Lilly, made the trip home from Southeast Asia in a flag-draped coffin. The gallery is printed on a sheet of polyurethane-type composites to better withstand rain and snow, said Rudy Hoffert, a design manager at City Neon. 'Of course, we feel good about being able to help,' Hoffert said. 'We're a Morgantown company, and so were the people and their families that we get to help honor. And when the gallery needs replacing, we can just do a new one and slide it right back in. It'll last a long time, though.' Secreto, though, wants that collective, composite memory and acknowledgement to last forever. After all, the teacher said: it's a time-bridge. 'I tell our kids today that these guys sat in the same classrooms,' she said. They roamed the same hallways, took lunch in the same cafeteria and sat in the same bleachers at Pony Lewis Field on football Friday nights, Secreto said. 'And look at what they were facing in their time. They were so young – just like you.'
