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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of West Virginia from 1861 to 1959. Capital punishment was abolished in West Virginia in 1965. [ 1 ] From 1861 to 1959, 112 people have been executed in West Virginia, [ 2 ] 102 by hanging , 9 by electrocution and 1 by hanging in chains .
Stonewall Jackson, C.S. Army general born in Clarksburg and died before the region was formed into West Virginia; Albert G. Jenkins, general and politician; Jonah Edward Kelley, U.S. Army soldier; Medal of Honor recipient; Edwin Gray Lee, C.S. Army general born in Shepherdstown before it became part of the newly formed West Virginia
Puskar was born in Vintondale, Pennsylvania, to ethnic Serbian parents from Kordun. [2] He graduated from Youngstown State University in 1960. [1] In 1961, he and Don Panoz co-founded a pharmaceutical company which became Mylan Inc. [3] Puskar was Mylan's president from 1976 through 2000.
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Billy Joe Mantooth (July 23, 1951 – July 23, 1986) was an American football linebacker from Clendenin, West Virginia, known as "The Man-Eater" during his playing days. He started his career at Ferrum College; after being honored as an NJCAA All-American in 1970, [1] he transferred to West Virginia University. [2] He also later played in the NFL.
The Star News is the result of the 1918 merger between the Tyler County News and the Tyler County Star. [4] The News dated back to 1909, [5] and the Star to 1877. [6]The West Virginia Press Association's highest honor, the Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award, is named after Adam Kelly, former editor and publisher of the Star News. [7]
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