Marguerite Word St. Clair Memorial Fund

Marguerite St. Clair died in Jan., 2012, at the age of 91. The daughter of Dora Tolley and James Walker Word, she was raised on Oakwood Ave. in Beckley, and graduated from Beckley College, Marshall University and Florida Atlantic University with degrees in home economics, art and psychology. She married Samuel Dixon St. Clair and taught school in Raleigh County, WV, and Broward County, FL. The couple had two sons, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. After they retired, Sam and Marguerite divided their time between Alderson, WV, and Vero Beach, FL. Marguerite was passionate about her family, painting, her church and helping others. Her nephew, James W. “Jay” Word III, determined that this amazing woman should be memorialized with a permanent unrestricted endowment at BAF. Jay is a past president of the Foundation’s board, and his father Jim, Marguerite’s brother, conceived and established the organization.

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.