NANNIE LOU LOVEJOY, 80, Blount, WV, died Wed., May 20, 2020, in Marmet Health Care Ctr.; dau. of late Charles & Nannie Rothwell Sparks; also predeceased by: dau., Rebecca; sisters, Mary Kidd, Martha Crist; Father- & mother-in-law, Watt & Julie Lovejoy of Palermo, WV.

Lou volunteered hun-dreds of hours, working for Booster Clubs for DuPont & Riverside HS(s) 35+ years; Baptist by faith.

Survivors: husband, George "Tugie" Lovejoy; son, Charles (Tammy); grandchildren, Bria O'Brien & Luke Lovejoy; great grandson, Callan O'Brien.

Viewing 12:30 'til 2pm service Sun., May 24, Fidler & Frame Funeral Home, Belle, by Fred Christian; burial in Garten Cem., Campbells Ck.

MAGGIE ABBOTT, 89, Yawkey, WV, died Thurs., May 21, 2020, at home; widow after 68 years marriage to Cleo. Faithful member of Sycamore Grove Miss. Bapt. Ch. many

years. Private service 1pm Tue.,

May 26, Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, by Darrell Searls; burial in Stone Fam. Cem., Alkol, WV. JERRY LEE ALLEN, 75, Sod, WV, died Tue. May 19, 2020, in Hospice House, CAMC, after a long illness; son of late Glen and Nellie Jean Allen; widower of Dreama Allen. A proud 50-yr. member of Laborer’s Union Local 1353.

Graveside service 1pm Fri., May 22, Pine Grove Cem., Sumerco, by Bub Anderson, with Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek assisting. JANICE DARLENE CRUM, 81, Salt Rock, WV, died Mon.,

May 18, 2020; born Jan. 8, 1939 in Hamlin, dau. of late Jerry M. & Catherine Lucas Roberts; widow of Argie.

Viewing Fri. 6-8pm; grave-side service 11am Sat., May 23, in Green Valley Cem., by James Jobe, with Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville assisting. RICHARD LEE DUNLAP, 69, Alum Creek, WV, died Tues., May 19, 2020, in Thomas Mem. Hosp., S Charleston, WV; son of late Marcel Lee & Norma Jean Dunlap. Husband of Sarah Margaret. Vet. Vietnam War from 1969–1971, 2 Purple Hearts, eight more medals.

Graveside service 1pm Tues., May 26, Lively Cem., Sod, WV, with military grave-

side rites by Alum Creek VFW Post 4768. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates dona-tions made to Curry Funeral Home.  RUBY JANE FAIN, 65, West Hamlin, WV, died Mon., May 18, 2020; born Sept. 4, 1954, dau. of late Williard and Pansy Ellen Adkins. Wife of Ray Fain.

Private family graveside service, Goldsbury Cem., Sias, WV, by Jason McComas, with Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, WV assisting. ANNA HAGER MESSER PAULEY, died Sun., May 17, 2020; widow of Clifford Ferrell Messer and Hubert Pauley Jr. Member of Indep. Miss. Bapt. Ch., Alum Ck,

WV; Nurse & elderly caregiv-er; school bus driver.

Walk-thru viewing 11am 'til 1pm service Fri., May 22, Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, by Daniel Dent; private burial in Graceland Mem. Pk., S. Charleston. MERLE SPARKS SEA-GRAVES, 83, died Wed., May 20, 2020, at home with family; born Aug. 8, 1936, dau. of late Lindsey & Rosa Crum Sparks, in Delbarton, WV; widow of Julius Seagraves. Burch Hill School grad.; Boone Co. Comm. Org. A Christian.

Walk-thru viewing Sat., May 23, 1-2pm, Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, WV; graveside service 2:30pm Orchard Hills Mem. Gdns., by Randell Kinder.

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Kem Weber (1889-1963) fol-lowed a strange path in his life, going from a farmer in Berlin to a famous modern architect and designer in the United States. He apprenticed in 1908 under a famous cabinetmaker. In 1926, he was chosen to supervise the construction of the German Pavilion at the 1910 exhibition in Brussels. A few years later, he went to California to design the German exhibit at the 1915 exhi-bition in San Francisco. But he was trapped in America by

World War I and was refused permission to return home to Germany when the war ended. He had several art-related jobs. He taught art in a studio in Santa Barbara, and in 1921 he went to Los Angeles and worked in the design studio of a furniture and decorating store. In 1924, he became an American citizen. By 1926, he was the only designer and cabinetmaker producing modern designs on the West Coast. He created now-famous silver cocktail shakers and tea

sets, and he decorated homes and store interiors.

In 1934, he created his famous sleek "Airline" chair. It was made to be taken apart so the pieces could be packed flat for inexpensive shipping. He was the main architect for Walt Disney Studios by 1939, and Disney ordered 300 of the chairs, but no more were made until 1993. His designs influenced many others while he continued to teach and design private hous-es. Today, streamlined designs by Kem Weber are famous and hard to find. A set of four unmarked Airline chairs were

estimated at $8,000 to $10,000 at a Rago auction recently, but they did not sell. Perhaps the historic design is still a little ahead of its time.

*** Q: I saw a Rookwood vase

marked with the Rookwood mark and "ETH" at an antiques show. What does that stand for?

A: That is the monogram of the artist Edward Timothy Hurley (1869-1950), who worked at Rookwood from 1896 to 1948. His vases with land-scape designs done at Rookwood sell for high prices. Hurley also did etchings, pastels and water-

colors. He made several pieces in bronze, and was an author and illustrator of several books. His large vases call for thousands of dollars.

*** CURRENT PRICES Vase, earthenware, gunmetal

glaze, incised, applied shapes, footed, signed "Ted Randall," contemporary, 12 1/2 x 16 inch-es, $315.

Hall tree, Gothic Revival, walnut, arched mirror, three drawers, gallery, masks, hooks, 96 x 48 inches, $1,350.

Letter opener, gilded silver, nephrite, enamel, double eagle

finial, laurel leaf swag, wooden box, 11 1/2 x 1 inches, $2,460.

Weathervane, crowing roos-ter, stands on ball, copper, mounted on stand, c. 1900, 36 inches, $4,920.

*** TIP: Wash art glass in luke-

warm water with a little soften-ing agent and some mild dish-washing soap.

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* "I found a small waste bas-ket that fits right between the wall and my dryer. There's a gap that's about 8 inches wide. The lip of the basket keeps it from sliding down to the floor, so it's easy to clean out the lint trap and put the waste in the basket. Also, I used a strip of hook-and-loop tape to attach a tissue holder box vertically to the wall. I stick a box of fabric softener sheets in it, and they, too, are right where I need them." -- T.K. in Nevada

* "To keep the kitchen garbage can from smelling, I put spoiled food items in a bread bag, and then put it in the freezer until it's time for the garbage col-lector. I also have a friend with a

compost bin, and I am doing the same with vegetables, fruit and peelings. I plan to bring the whole mess when I get to visit. The compost bin won't care if it's been defrosted!" -- E.L. in Virginia

* "Place recipes inside of a plastic bag so that they can be handled while cooking, but not dirtied. This is especially neces-sary with heirloom recipes. For myself, I have made photocopies of recipes handed down from my grandmother, so the originals are safe in the cookbook. I like hand-written recipe cards because it's like the writer is there with you." -- T. in Ohio

* Clogged drain? Don't use

chemicals. "If you do encounter a full clog, try hot water and bak-ing soda first. If that doesn't work, try a mixture of baking soda and vinegar. Avoid plumbing snakes, which can scratch the interior of your pipes, and commercial chemi-cal cleaners, which are caustic and a health hazard, even when used according to instructions." -- Colepepper Plumbing in California

* To keep dirt from stick-ing to your dustpan, spray it lightly with furniture polish. Buff with a cloth so that it's not wet. Floor dirt will slide right off.

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Here’s a tip!By JoAnn Derson

* The first sunglasses were invented in 12th-century China and made from smoked quartz. While providing no protection against harmful UV rays, they did give some relief from the sun's glare and also served as a valu-able tool for Chinese judges, allowing them to seem emotion-ally detached during interroga-tions.

* English Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) is credited with the first printed use of the words "self-less," "psychosomatic," "bipolar" and "bisexual."

* A study by neurologists showed that some patients suffer-ing from brain trauma and dam-

age on the right-hand side of their brain have a compulsive obses-sion to tell jokes they find hilari-ous, while not finding other peo-ples' jokes funny at all.

* The hacker group Anonymous once sent thousands of all-black faxes to the Church of Scientology to deplete all of their ink cartridges.

* May 29 is officially "Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day." This curious holiday derives from an old custom of placing a piece of cloth from one's bedroom in a place where food was kept, help-ing to ensure a supply of future plenty to the household.

* Sierra Leone is the world's roundest country and sits not too

far from Egypt -- the world's squarest country.

* Nearly 3% of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is composed of penguin urine. Due to the subzero temperature in that area, it can't evaporate.

* Think you hate going to the dentist? A 12-year-old French boy once faked his own kidnap-ping to get out of it! After being located in a village 100 miles from his home, the lad lied to police, even describing his kid-napper's distinctive cheek scar. Only after they had searched for a month and re-questioned him did the boy confess.

*** Thought for the Day: "A

clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it." -- Albert Einstein

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Strange but TrueBy Lucie Winborne

The Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs has been busy following up on allegations and conducting inspections and investigations.

The OIG was asked to investigate deficient staffing and competencies in sterile processing at one of the VA's health care facilities. The end

result: For six years the facility hadn't followed manufacturer instructions for sterilization. Specifically, medical staff reassembled gadgets before sterilizing. No patients were harmed, the OIG determined. But that same facility failed to follow guidelines for having a certain level of staff in the assistant chief position.

At another facility, the OIG's inspection determined that the cardiac care of five patients was deficient. Specifically, a cardiologist did-n't follow up with a patient and didn't tell the patient's doctor about the results. The patient died. In another assessment a cardiologist failed to provide follow-up care and did not cor-rectly read electrocardiograms for four patients.

Another facility was found deficient in mental health care.

A homeless veteran received 90 days of in-house mental health care, at which time he was released. The psychiatrist requested an extension of care beyond that 90 days. The request was denied because the patient had Medicaid and the VA could transfer his care else-where. The VISN Chief Medical Officer was not noti-fied (as is required).

The physical and IT infra-structure upgrades at one VA facility were found to be defi-

cient. The telecommunications rooms were not going to be completed until four months after the scheduled start date. Some 31% of end user devices hadn't been upgraded. And authorization from the DOD to connect to the new health record system hadn't been received. The OIG's opinion: The VA committed to the start date without asking the facility about the status of the center. A year before that, the VA had announced a start date without

assessing facility infrastruc-tures.

Did you notice the pattern in the cases above? The word for the day: deficient.

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