James L. and Tressie Wood Memorial Fund

James Lee Wood, Jr. died in May, 2010, leaving a testamentary gift to BAF with the directive that the Foundation was to establish an unrestricted fund in memory of his parents, James and Tressie Wood. Jim stated that they contributed to “the security and comfort I enjoyed during my lifetime,” and deserved his respect and admiration. Wood was a former managing editor of the Beckley Post-Herald and the last Sunday editor of The Raleigh-Register. He wrote a twice weekly newspaper column, “The Wood File,” for 10 years. He was the author of the 724-page book “Raleigh County, West Virginia,” which was published by the Raleigh County Historical Society. He was active in the Fayette-Raleigh Counties Genealogical Society, the Writers’ Group at the Raleigh Public Library and the Raleigh County Historical Society.

Address

1210 South Kanawha Street
Beckley, WV 25801

Telephone

304-253-3806

Fax

681-207-7242

Privacy Policy

Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards Beckley Area Foundation is a member of the National Council on Foundations, Philanthropy WV, Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, Charitable Gift Planners of WV and WV Nonprofit Association. The Foundation will make available for public inspection the last three years of its tax documents, including Internal Revenue Service Forms 990 and 990-T (if applicable), any audit, and its tax exempt letter. If the request for any of these documents is made in person, the requested documents will be provided on the day of the request if possible. If the request is in writing (including email), copies will be provided within 30 days of the request. The requestor may be charged a reasonable fee for the cost of copying, plus storage. Questions concerning documents should be addressed to either the Executive Director or Board Chair of the Foundation.