SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 35
(By Senator Chafin)
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 30-3-5-3.01,
located in Mingo County, the "Virgil and Marcella Faye Marcum
Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Virgil Marcum was born January 12, 1926, in Mingo
County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Virgil Marcum served his country admirably in the
United States Navy in World War II from 1944 to 1946; and
Whereas, Virgil Marcum, after being honorably discharged from
the Navy, worked in the mining and lumber industry for nearly 57
years; and
Whereas, Marcella Faye Marcum was born January 19, 1927, in
Wayne County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Marcella Faye Marcum was a business owner for more
than 50 years and was devoted to helping less fortunate people in
her community and especially children; and
Whereas, Virgil and Marcella Faye Marcum were married on
November 3, 1947, and shared the joy of having four children,
Sadie, Harriet, Lonnie and Shennie, and raised them in Breeden,
West Virginia; and
Whereas, Sadly, Virgil Marcum passed away , and Marcella Faye
Marcum departed this life on July 5, 2002, leaving behind a grateful family and community; and
Whereas, It is fitting, to honor the memory of Virgil and
Marcella Faye Marcum, who served their community and state
honorably, by naming bridge number 30-3-5-3.01, located in Mingo
County, the "Virgil and Marcella Faye Marcum Memorial Bridge";
therefore, be it
Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways
name bridge number 30-3-5-3.01, located in Mingo County, the
"Virgil and Marcella Faye Marcum Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby
requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge
as the "Virgil and Marcella Faye Marcum Memorial Bridge"; and, be
it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation and the family of Virgil and
Marcella Faye Marcum.