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Mrs. Dora Heflin Remembered at GSC
Wed Jun 1, 2016


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2016

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Glenville State College
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Dora Heflin Mrs. Heflin is photographed in her Morgantown home during a 2013 interview
Photo Courtesy Elizabeth Roth | New South Media

GLENVILLE, WV - Former Glenville State College First Lady Dora Morgan Heflin is being remembered on the GSC campus after passing away at her Morgantown, West Virginia home on Monday, May 30. She and her husband Dr. Harry B. Heflin served the college with distinction as first lady and president from 1947 to 1964. She was 103.

Mrs. Heflin received her Standard Normal from Glenville State Teachers College in 1934 and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Glenville State in 1953. She was held in high regard by the students, faculty, and staff that knew her during her tenure as first lady. On campus, the Dora Heflin Garden was named in her honor at a ceremony held in 2002. The garden memorializes current and former first ladies of the college.

Dora Heflin A portrait of Dora Heflin during her time as GSC first lady

Dr. Heflin proceeded her in death in 2006. The Heflins have one son, Dr. B. Morgan Heflin, two grandsons, Dr. Michael B. Heflin and Dr. Gregory S. Heflin, and several great-grandchildren.

“The Glenville State College community is saddened by the loss of Mrs. Heflin. She and her husband were icons at GSC for many years and our state is indeed poorer for having lost them. The Heflins were truly such humble and gracious people who will certainly be missed. Betsy and I, as well as others on campus and in the community who knew Mrs. Heflin, extend our sympathies to the family,” said Glenville State College President Dr. Peter Barr.

Friends will be received at Wesley United Methodist Church at 503 North High Street in Morgantown on Friday, June 3 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Randall Flanagan officiating. Interment will be held Saturday, June 4 at noon at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in St. Mary’s, West Virginia.

Heflin Garden A memorial wreath stands at the entrance to the Dora Heflin Garden on the Glenville State College campus on Wednesday afternoon

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Glenville State College Foundation, Heflin Family Scholarship Fund, 200 High Street, Glenville, WV 26351; Wesley United Methodist Church, 503 N. High Street, Morgantown, WV 26505; or Harry B. and Dora Morgan Heflin Scholarship Fund, c/o WVU Foundation, PO Box 1650, Morgantown, WV 26507.

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