2024 Slate of Candidates
The Board of Management 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
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.
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.
Summer 2019 Newsletter
Thanks to our editor, Tom Galloway, president of the General Andrew Lewis Chapter, for assembling the content and photographs for our current newsletter. CLICK HERE