HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 41

(By Delegate Haynes)

[February 1, 2022]

Requesting the Division of Highways name a road in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia beginning at coordinates (37.9483168, -81.1642034), (38.94030, -80.42246) and ending at coordinates (37.9518730, -81.1646419), locally known Scarbro Road, as the “Benton E. ‘Benny’ Conner Memorial Road.”

Whereas, Benton E. Conner was born on November 6, 1945, in Oswald, West Virginia to mother, Bethel Shrout Conner and to father, the late Arthur Conner; and

Whereas, Benton E. Conner was a boss in the strip mines where he guided miners and workers on a daily basis; and

Whereas, Benton E. Conner attended the Harvey Methodist Church faithfully; and

Whereas, Benton E. Conner was a United States Army Veteran who fought bravely in the Vietnam War; and

Whereas, Sadly, Benton E. Conner passed away on July 18, 2019, at the age of 73 at the VA Medical Center in Beckley, West Virginia; and

Whereas, For these reasons it is fitting and proper that the road be named in honor of Benton E. Conner; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is requested to name a road in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia beginning at coordinates (37.9483168, -81.1642034), (38.94030, -80.42246) and ending at coordinates (37.9518730, -81.1646419), locally known Scarbro Road, as the “Benton E. ‘Benny’ Conner Memorial Road.”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is requested to erect signs at both ends of the road containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the stretch of road as the “Benton E. ‘Benny’ Conner Memorial Road.”; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways.