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Dunlap Family Reunion


The Dunlap Family Reunion is to be held June 14th 2008 from 11am till ? at Kanawha State Forest Shelter # 6. All who plan on attending are asked to bring a covered dish.





Cemetary Cleanup


On May 17th 2008 Loudendale Civic Improvement Association will sponsor a clean-up of the areas Cemetaries with extra effort placed on Comer Cemetary. When clean-up is complete an American Flag will be placed on each gravesite in the community.Anyone wishing to help with this cleanup meet at The Community Building at 9 am on April 17th 2008.




April 25th 2008 Roadside Clean-up


On April 25th 2008 Loudendale Civic Improvement Association is sponsoring a roadside clean-up in the community. Anyone wishing to help should be at the Community Building on April 25th at 6 pm. Trash bags will be provided along with tools.

Bid Openings for Paving at the Community Center


Bids will be opened April 15th 2008 at 7 PM for paving the Community Center Parking Lot and Driveway.

Results Of Meeting The Candidates In Loudendale

Our meeting with the candidates was very pleasant. The candidates who came to show interest in our small community and won the hearts and votes of everyone who could make it out to the meeting tonight. The evening started with Doug Skaff who is running for The House of Delegates. Doug Skaff is a very personable guy who is interested in our community and shows a real sense of caring for the citizens here. Doug can be reached at skaff4house @gmail.com or has a web site at www.dougskaff.com. You will notice his signs in the community. Next was Marva Crouch who is running for Magistrate here in Kanawha County again a very personable person, who has serving the people at the heart of her campaign. Ms Crouch brings with her experiance and good judgement. And is a good choice for magistrate as she will continue to do a fantastic job. Guyla Black was next and as Magistrate would be a very fine choice. She is very personable and cares for the communities she seeks to serve. Guyla has been involved in the magistrate and law field since she was twenty. And was recently blessed with her first grandchild. Last but not least was Julie Yeager to speak tonight. Julie is a sitting magistrate who is seeking reelection. She has served the county well and as the others who came to our community tonight was an outstanding choice for office. Julie could use the help of the people in our community to retain her position as magistrate. She is a very good woman and is experianced at her job as magistrate. Julie is a single mother and cannot go toe to toe with campaigns that have more funding. But knows her job well and performs well at it. Julie Yeager can be reached at juliemyeager@aol.com she also has a website at www.julieyeagerformagistrate.com . I hope that everyone who reads this will pass word on to everyone who can possibly vote for these candidates. They have taken time in their campaigns to come to Loudendale and all of them care for our community. Please vote this election and remember those who came to our small community. The people I have listed above are in my estimates well quaified and good people. They each have my vote and I hope yours also.

Jeff Blount

" James Paul " Sam " Pennington "




James Paul “Sam” Pennington, 66, of Loudendale and Lakeland, Fla., died peacefully at home Thursday February 21, 2008. He was the son of the late William and Thelma Lockard Pennington. He was born December 3, 1941, in Charleston, W.Va., and was a retired mold polisher for Owens Illinois Glass Containers, Lakeland, Fla., with 30 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Robert G. Sutherland; and brother, Jack Pennington. James was an Army veteran, who served as a tank driver. He was stationed in Germany for eighteen months, including three tours at the Berlin wall. After he and his wife retired, they, and his faithful dog Jessie, would spend their summers in Charleston, raising a small garden and traveling in their RV. When the weather would turn cool, they would return to Florida for the winter and more traveling. Surviving are his loving wife of 42 years, Myrna Ferrell Pennington; son, Stephen and his wife Michelle of Winter Haven, Fla.; daughters, Barbara Iams of Auburndale, Fla., and Brenda Orr of Lakeland, Fla.; grandchildren, Aubry, Josh and James Fox of Gaylord, Mich., Kayla, Morgan, Breanna and Lacie Pennington of Winter Haven, Fla., and Robert Sutherland Jr. of Mulberry, Fla., brothers, Harold of Charleston, Fredrick of Nettie, and William of Lakeland, Fla.; sisters, Jean Haas and Elizabeth Ferrell, both of Lakeland, Fla., Sunny Burns of Charleston, Phyllis Ripley of Olivet, Mich.; and only uncle, the Rev. Dayton Lockard of Charleston. The service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, with the Rev. Frank Goff officiating. Burial will be in Pennington Family Cemetery, Charleston Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donation be made to Loudendale Community Center, Rt. 2, Box 266 B, Charleston, WV 25314.

" Goldie Jewel Adams Bryant "



Goldie Jewel Adams Bryant passed away October 31st at Heartland nursing home after a long illness. She was a member of The Loudendale Freewill Baptist Church. And was preceeded in death by her husband Woodie Bryant and parents Elzie and Emma Adams. She is survived by daughters Sue Goff & husband Clarence. Sandy Lopez Smith & husband Jack, Son Jimmy & wife Bobi, brother Bernard Adams, 9 grandchildren & 20 great grandchildren. Service will be Saturday November 3rd at Loudendale Freewill Baptist Church at 2:00 PM. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service. Burial will follow in Comer Cemetary. Harding - Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.





Humbird Dunlap
Family Reunion


Saturday August 25th 2007
Kanawha State Forest
Shelter #6
11 am till ? Everyone is welcome to attend.




The next Loudendale Reunion will be held on September 29th 2007 Please plan to attend.




Tony Mooney's Water Melons



Green Stripe: 37LB
Light Green: 24 1/2LB

05/16/07
A new Loudendale Community Forum has been installed on to the website. There, you can post topics and leave messages for other people. The Forum has many features, including a Photo Album where you can upload a picture from your computer and share it with the community.

" Ervin D. Caldwell "



Ervin D. Caldwell, 77 years old, of Loudendale, Charleston, formerly of Wayne, passed away at home April 10, 2007, after a long illness. He came to this part of the country with his mom and dad and Arthur Queen and boys, who ran a sawmill and ran the shack for the boys and girls to live in. He also worked for Pack Sawmill in Marmet and in Shrewsbury. He worked for the West Virginia Department of Highways and for Al Marino as a plumber. He cut out roads for Kanawha State Forest. He loved to coon hunt and trade dogs. He was preceded in death by his dad and mom, Keither and Ruthie Mae Caldwell; brother, Denvil; and sisters, Thelma Caldwell, Barbara Caldwell and Sarah Ann Caldwell Whitt. Survivors are his wife and companion of 54 years, Pansy “Pat” Dunlap Caldwell; son, Edward Caldwell and his wife, Cloe Caldwell, of Proctorville, Ohio; daughter, Lillian Ruth Caldwell and her companion, Robert Harris, of Yawkey; grandson/son, whom he adopted, C. Matthew Caldwell and his wife, Cassie Caldwell, of Charleston; grandson, David Brian Myers and his wife, Amber Myers, of Charleston; granddaughter, Casey Simpson and her husband, Deron Simpson, of Shelbyville, Ky.; grandson, Ernie Williams of Charleston; great-grandchildren, Brandi and Adam Wilson of Shelbyville, Ky., Cody and Celsie Caldwell of Charleston, and Ceaira, McKenzie and McCayla Myers of Charleston; stepgrandchildren, Jeremiah and Joseph Harris of Boone County; stepgreat-grandchildren, Haley and Hannah Simpson of Shelbyville, Ky.; brothers, Bill Caldwell and companion, Julie Hurst, of Wayne, Sammie K. and wife, Shirley Caldwell, of Poca and Dewey Keither “Pedro” Caldwell of Ohio; and sisters, Frankie Nelson of Wayne, Dora Nelson of Ohio and Ada and Brady Coburn. He had a lot of nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly. Two special women whom he called his daughters were Jean Moore and Gert Chandler. Also, Albert Moore was a great friend and like a brother. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 13, at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, with Pastor Henry Johnson and the Rev. Harold Burton Hall officiating. Burial will be in Comer Cemetery, Loudendale. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.

" Mary Agnes Lore Goff "

5/14/33 - 3/31/07 Mary left to be with the lord on March 31st 2007 but remains in the hearts of family and friends. Mary is survived by her loving husband of 55 years Ron Goff. Mary was blessed with 5 sons Steven, James, Ronald, Otis ( Dale ), Robert Allen. Daughter InLaws Kelly, Pearl, and Barbara. Grandsons Dustin, Kyle, Jeremy Lee, and Steven. Granddaughters Lara Stover, Kasey, Chelsea, Shelly and Tammy. And Step Great Grand Daughter Hannah Stover. Services to honor her life will be held at 2 PM at Serenity Funeral Home in Mobile, Alabama on April 3rd 2007 With interment at Serenity Memorial Gardens Mobile, Alabama.

3/7/07


The family of Fonda "Gay" Pickens would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, kind words, the food and flowers in our time of sorrow. Gay was a wonderful Mom, Mother-Inlaw, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Friend, and most of all, a child of God. We know that she will remain in your memories like she will always be in ours. May God Bless each and every one of you, Bill, Sharon, Sandra, Drema, Pam and Tammy.


1/6/07
Clarence & Marceline Huckaby would like to thank family and friends of Danny B. Dunlap 9/28/1950 thru 8/8/2006 for their donations and support. The picture below shows how the donations were spent



12/18/06

The children's Christmas Party was held Saturday at the community building. Pictures from the party can be found in the christmas party section of the Loudenale Picture Gallery.
10/01/06

The Loudendale Reunion of 2006 has passed. 86 pictures from the event have been added to the Loudendale Picure Gallery. On a side note, the Picture gallery has also been organized by events.
09/21/06

More Pictures Added today. Pictures from the Pig Roast has been addded to the Community Building Section. Pictures from the Lion's Club's 40th Anniversary Dinner can be found in the Loudendale Picture Gallery.
5/30/06

The Loudendale Calendar is up and running. There, you will be able to see important events happening in loudendale and when they will happen.

Also, the "Days left until the Loudendale Reunion" countdown has been corrected to September 30th, 2006. This has also been added to the Calendar.
5/16/06

More pictures of the Community Building have been added. We also have a picture, on the Community Building page, of the first two people who voted inside Loudendale's new Community Building.
3/30/06

More pictures of the nearly finished Community Building.
3/07/06

More pictures of the construction of the Community Building have been added.
1/30/06

Added some more pictures of the internal construction of the Community Building. Also updated the list of Contributors to the Community Building.
01/19/06

First update of the new year and more pictures of the Community Building. We have pictures of the septic tank being installed and the preparation and instillation of the insulation for the building.
12/19/05

The Loudendale Gallery has been updated today. Pictures for this years Christmas Party are now up. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
11/17/05

The Community Building is built. Now, internal construction will be starting soon. The latest pictures of the community building are up for viewing.
10/28/05

More pictures have been added to the Community Building.
10/21/05

Pictures have been added to the Community Building page.
09/25/05

The Loudendale Reunion has passed, until next year that is. Pictures from this years Loudendale reunion can be seen in the Loudendale Picture Gallery. Another picture has been added to the gallery as well. It is a picture of a Loudendale 6th grade reunion. Finally, the winners of the raffle can be seen on the front page. All money made will be used for the construction of the Loudendale Community Building.
09/20/05

Added the "Loudendale Arcade" section to the Loudendale website. Here, you can play some fun and free online games. Enjoy!
09/15/05

The Community Building page has been updated. More names of people who have contributed have been added. Also, more pictures of the construction of the building have been added as well.
09/02/05

If you haven't noticed on the front page, there is a Raffle to help raise money for Loudendale's Community Building. Each ticket cost $2.00, or you can get 3 for $5.00. These tickets can be purchased from any Civic Improvement Member. If you want to contact us about buying a ticket, please send an e-mail to JBlount832@aol.com.
08/22/05

The Loudendale Website has had a few changes recently. The website is shown in frames now. This will make keeping this website up to date much easier. One frame is the "Navigation Bar" which contains links to all the different pages for you to see. The other is the content page (that your reading right now). Another change is the list of buttons, which are now just text links. This will help the website load faster for our visitors on dialup connections. Also, all pictures will be shown in the "Loudendale Picture Gallery." If you have pictures you would like to be placed on the Loudendale website, you can drop them off at Goff's Carry Out or e-mail us at JBlount832@aol.com. Any pictures sent to us will be scanned and promptly sent back.
Loudendale Civic Improvement Association meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 pm. All are invited membership is not required. Input from the community is requested.

The Loudendale Lions Club extends an open invitation to the community to come to their meetings. The Lions Club has served the community for many years and could use your help. Please check out the Lions Club by Clicking on The Lions Club Button on The main page of The Loudendale Web Page. The Lions Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays each month at 6:30 PM.