January 3, 2013
Christmas fund drive raises nearly $74,000
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Thank you to all who donated during the 2012 Gazette Charities Christmas Fund drive.

This week, donors tacked on an additional $4,200 to bring the grand total to nearly $74,000.

Ten local charity organizations and, in turn, the people they serve will benefit from your donations.

As this week shows, late donations are always accepted. See the donation coupon with this story if, in the midst of the holidays, a donation slipped your mind.

Here's a list of this week's donors:

Lynn Gunnoe, in memory of Albert Ross Clark, $150

Steve Jordan, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jordan, $25

Bill and Monica Schwartz, in memory of Karl Schwartz, $500

Christine Farris Morris, $100

Britt and Judy McJunkin, in memory of Mary Kathryn Hamrick Graham, $100

Sayre Children, $250

John Rogers, in memory of Hugh H. and Catherine Rogers, $500

Jewell Haddad, in memory of Daughter - Lesley Meadows - and Husband - Philip Haddad, $50

Denise Harper, $100

Rod and Mary Jo Lang, $100

Denver and Katherine Jordan, $25

Phil Lawrence, $1,000

Lewanah Mullins, in memory of Pearley Mullins, $10

Kerry Viglianco, in memory of Toby Viglianco, $75

Michael Meyers, in memory of Samuel McCleese, $25

Anonymous, in memory of Polly, Ed, Quinnie and John, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Lew Cole, $25

Jim and Kristi Snyder, in honor of Cole, Seth and Owen, $100

Leslie Johnson, in honor of Steve Gernert and Kathy Potterfield, $50

Kenneth Connelly, in honor of Matthew Connelly, $200

Kenneth Connelly, in honor of Michael Connelly, $200

Kenneth Connelly, in honor of Leah Connelly, $100

Kenneth Connelly, in honor of Cathy Davis Marcum, $200

Anonymous (combined), $282

Total for the week: $4,267

Earlier donors:

Mildred V. Baldwin, in memory of Aubrey Baldwin and Megan Baldwin, $25

Anonymous, in memory of Gov. William C. Marland, $10

Mr. & Mrs. John F. McGee, $500

Anonymous, in memory of Harold R. Fix, $100

Emma L. Kennedy, in honor of Sandra & Chris, $100

Terry Johnson, in honor of the Johnson, Morris, Reisch & Tekelenbueg families. Also, in memory of Ruth & Bob Johnson, $500

Lorena Ammar, in memory of Mary E. Ammar, $100

Ms. Karen Jenkins, in memory of Alma & Harold Bronaugh, $100

Joel Metz, $20

Jerome Curry, in honor of a majority of Americans who support humane Democratic Party values and returned President Obama to the White House for another four years, $100

Truist - Johnson & Johnson, $33

Larry Levak, $100

Luther Daniel, in honor of Mr. Samuel F. Daniel, $50

Kemp Littlepage McElwee, in memory of Collett Smith, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Bobby & Oliver, $50

Fred Ferri Jr., $50

Teresa Canterbury, $50

William Chambers, in memory of Carolyn Perry, $500

Anonymous, in honor of Jesus Christ, $50

Ms. Elizabeth Hoskins, in memory of Sgt. Hosko, $100

Ms. Elizabeth Hoskins, in memory of Trecia Peterson, $100

John Burkard, in memory of Helen, $100

Marie Oxley, in memory of Bill Oxley, $200

Donna J. Shaver, in memory of my parents, Don and Vida Shaver, $100

Carolyn J. Lucas, in memory of John Harris Lucas, $1,000

Dan Knight, in honor of Karin Fuller and Alyce Faye Bragg, $25

Evelyn Borio, in memory of Jane Johnson, $25

Roger & Marsha O'Dell, $50

Kenneth & Brenda Dosier, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Monica Lee, $50

June Robinson, $50

Debi Conrad, in memory of my parents, $150

Sandra Martin, in memory of Howard & Evelyn Cole, $100

Sandra Martin, in memory of Callie Nicole Sergent, $50

Barry Myers, in memory of Ollie Ward Prichard, $30

Elizabeth Chilton, in memory of WEC III, $500

Ellyn Goldberg, in memory of Rob's Fund B'nai Jacob Synagogue, $100

Lee Hill, in memory of Randy Cox, $300

Park Chapman, in memory of MCC, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Dick Gould, Jr., $100

Patricia Blankenship, in memory of Crystal Hooper, $50

Naresh Shah, $20

Sam & Melinda Sutton, $50

Sharon Anthony, in honor of Alexandra Estep, $15

Aqua-Clear, Inc., $1,000

James Piercy, in memory of Jessa Prue Piercy and Frank & Virginia Fox, $100

Jaime & Rebecca Beckelhimer, $50

Riverview Terrace Yoga Class, $150

Anonymous, in memory of Robert L. Smith, Jr., $150

Dosha White, in memory of Elizabeth Dickinson, $10

Ronald & Mary Meldi, in memory of Robert Green and Opal Meldi, $100

Patricia Nelson, $100

Jack Rogers, in memory of Hugh H. & Annie Catherine Delp Rogers and to the glory of God, $500

Barbara Gessner, in memory of my parents, $25

William Gessner, Jr., $25

Margaret Workman, in memory of Tim Workman, $100

Betty Fourney, in memory of Paul J. Fourney, $50

Steve & Amy Golden, $200

Rita Wicks-Nelson, in memory of our son Rick, $100

Truist - Johnson & Johnson, $45

Doug Minnerly, in honor of Larry & Kay Turner, $117

Betty Hamilton, in memory of Shirley and Irene Hammack, $20

James Haught, $200

Donald & Sue Watts, Sr., $100

Timothy Pyles, in memory of Gay & Helen Pyles, $25

Samuel King, $100

Agatha Rubin, in memory of Dan Rubin, $100

Wesley & Marilyn Burns, in honor of giving thanks for our own blessings, $35

Bob & Millie Lynn, $100

John & Gladys Moran, in memory of Mary Ellen Moran, age 4, $100

James L. Riggs, in memory of Vivian L. Riggs, $25

Roy Williams, Jr., in memory of Roy Williams, $100

Anonymous, in memory of JLD & VWD, $50

Ann Balkey, in memory of Ruben Jones, $50

Tom & Kay Poole, $100

Rev. Ricardo & Jeannie Flippin, in honor of MiKayla J. Gunn, $25

Anonymous, in memory of Jeanne & Joanne, $100

Susan Williams, in memory of Bud Perry, $50

Diane and Paul Wallace, $200

James Dotson, in memory of Kermit & Georgia Dotson, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Mona Sharpton, $50

Lucile Dudley, in memory of Vernon Dudley, $200

Anonymous, in memory of Joe A. Dress, Sr., $25

Barbara C. Mason, in memory of James R. Mason, $100

Marcella Tufts, $100

Juanita Ong, in memory of Frances & Nancy McGrew, $50

Norma Monk, in memory of Norma Brumfield, $20

Anonymous, in memory of Arthur & Doris Isaac, $100

Paula Durham, in memory of Paul and Arlene VanReenan Beverage, $50

Paula Durham, in memory of William and Anna Hanson Durham, $50

Aaron and Candice Hark, in memory of Thomas Hark and Frank Veltri, $500

Anonymous, in honor of the dedicated staff of the Adult Education Learning Center at KVCTC, $100

Anna L. Greenleaf, in memory of Lenn Edward Greenleaf, $100

Carbide Senior Bowlers - Venture Lanes, in memory of Mary Marie Spencer, $100

Robert & Kathleen Gastinger, $100

Ezra H. "Moo" Cochran, in memory of Jennie Ellen Cook, $100

Mr. & Mrs. Florian F. Ceperley, $50

Fred & Betty Gainer, in honor of Deborah Lynn Gainer, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Steve Gernert, $100

Walter Dial, Jr., in memory of our parents, $100

Bob & Susie Orders, in memory of Dr. Bob Stone, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Ralph & Orneva Green, $50

Karen Potesta, in memory of Mary L. Potesta, James I. Keane and Woodrow A. Potesta, $300

Ralph & Rhonda Freeman, $100

Michael and Carolyn Bell Belpulsi, in honor of Deuteronomy 15:11, $50

Rob Byers & Tara Tuckwiller, $80

Alice F. Smith, in memory of Elizabeth C. Smith, $50

Mary E. Stanley, in honor of Abigail and Lydia, $200

Camille Keller, in memory of William and Helen Keller, $25

Lola Kinder, in memory of Pvt. William Kinder, $100

Nick Estes, $50

Michael Coyne, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Howard & Regina Sutton, $250

Anonymous, in honor of our children and grandchildren, $100

Glenna Williamson, in memory of my daughter Terry, $100

John and Rose Hill, $60

Toni Madia, in memory of Leonard Madia, $100

Vernie and Mary Ashworth, $50

Ron and Ramona Lockwood, in memory of "Ernie" Woodall, $50

Leslie N. Johnson, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Roy, $50

Kanawha City Lions, $750

Ann Moody-Calwell, in memory of Pearl Stalnaker, $200

Thomasson Family, in honor of Mrs. Charlotte O'Dell, $25

Thomasson Family, in honor of Mrs. Iva Winter, $25

George D. Six, $100

Raymond and Diane Barber, $100

Robert Wolpert, $250

Mary Lively, in honor of Oak Hill folks, $200

Ann Garcelon, in memory of Gene Carte and Bernice Hosey, $50

Martha Ballman, in memory of Father Christmas Keller, $100

George Schneiter, in honor of Emma, Lauren, Tailia and Rex, $1,000

Mary Dickens, in memory of Louis Dickens, $50

Rosa Pickel, in honor of Jesus Christ & all of HIS followers, $200

Anne Rada, in memory of my husband Edward Rada, $100

Barbara Koster, in memory of Beulah Koster, $50

Nancy Byard, in memory of Barbara Sovick (Mrs. Albert) Luoni, $100

Anonymous, in memory of Bethany Nicole Lyons, $50

Anonymous, in memory of Frank "Ed" Lutz, $50

Kathleen Trippany, $50

Anonymous, in memory of Patty Legg, $50

Michael Eakle and Beth Morrison, in honor of Adopt a Pet, $100

Paul & Myrna Parsons, in memory of our parents - Fran & Opal Fernandez and Robert & Vera Parsons, $100

Shephard Center of Charleston Bridge Thursday, $50

Bill & Rose Hensley, in memory of our parents, $100

St. Albans American Legion Auxiliary - Unit 73, in honor and memory of all veterans, $20

Vernia Pritchard, in memory of Howard Pritchard, $50

Craig and Mary Sue Selby, $250

Ms. Libby Finster, in memory of Virginia Mullins Dotson, $10

Anonymous, in memory of Benny & Josephine Divita and George & Minnie Thomas, $50

Ruth Diller, in memory of Bill Diller and Steve Gemert, $100

Sarah Adams, in memory of Frank Adams, $50

Helen Hatcher, in memory of O.W. "Bud" Hatcher, $25

Albert Dress, in memory of Catherine Dress, $25

Joel Armstrong, in honor of Faith Armstrong, $100

Ernest & Dorothy Woodall, in memory of our son Ernest Woodall, Jr. and parents Ivan & Hazel Woodall, and John & Ida Hooper, $100

Faith Armstrong, in honor of children and grandchildren, $100

Marion Baer, in memory of Drew Morton, $100

Rich & Wilma Naseef, $100

Jim & Patty Brammer, in memory of Indra B. Ferrell, $50

Anonymous, in honor of Lee, Ruth, Cornelia, Sue, Marilyn, Barbara & Carolyn, $21

David & Lois Teets, in memory of Medford & Thelma Teets, $100

Elton & Ella Burford, $50

Anonymous, in memory of Harry & Faye Carelli, $100

Jim & Doris Smith, $150

Robert & Joan Power, $100

Richard & Susan Genthner, $100

Gary E. Hudson, in memory of Tuge Blanche Hudson, $200

Anonymous, in memory of CRH, $50

Sowers & Company, A.C., $500

Corrinne Slack, in memory of Eugene L. Slack, $100

Janet Hamilton, in memory of Mike Nazelrod, $25

Geraldine Counts, $50

Jeff & Dianna Branham, in honor of Cheering for Makayla Clark, $50

Anonymous, in memory of Ruby and Virgil Friend, $100

Anonymous, in honor of Ken & Patti Connelly, $100

Barbara Steinke, in honor of The Folded Leaf Community Yoga, $50

Sheryl Browning, in memory of Virginia Lee Harrold, $50

Daisy Bennett, in memory of Debby Williams, $25

Cecil & Teresa Roberts, $50

Mr. Donald Morris, in memory/honor of Edgebert Morris-father, Esther Morris-mother, and Delphia Morris-wife, $100

Jim & Mary Kemplin, $25

Samuel Hickman, $50

Judge John Hatcher, in memory of Woodie & Maxine Hatcher, $100

Prasadaro & Jayasree Mukkamala, $200

Anonymous, in memory of Philip J. Silverstein, $25

Anonymous, in memory of Miss Betty Cook, $50

Stanley Hostler, in memory of George & Mollie Casto, $1,000

Virginia Johnson, $20

Richard & Pam Fauver, in memory of Chester and Nancy Winterstein, $100

Sean, Ana, Liam and Colin McGinley, in memory of Patricia Noel McGinley, $100

Rocky & Connie Calabrese, in memory of Coaches Joe Cielensky, Carlton Gandee and Bob Gandee, $75

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