CALHOUN FOLK FESTIVAL BELLES ACROSS THE YEARS - WV Folk Festival Cancelled 2020 |
| (06/14/2020) |
| The West Virginia State Folk Festival in Glenville was initiated in the 1950s by Dr. Patrick Gainer "to preserve the remnants of West Virginia traditional life and culture to the end that citizens may appreciate and respect the achievements of their forebearers." The year's festival has been canceled due to COVID-19. Calhoun has had an illustrious list of "Belles" across the years. Belle is French for beautiful and Calhoun's beautiful Belles across the years: 1957 Fannie Yoak 1958 Stella Ferguson 1959 Della Kelley 1960 Berta Francis 1961 Cora Dye 1962 Mrs. L. J. Morris 1963 Myrtle Marshall 1964 Orma Burns 1965 Alice Wease 1966 Luerna Robinson 1967 Hattie Kight 1968 Grace Hathaway 1969 Della Bennett 1970 Mabel McEndree 1971 Mary Black 1972 Gene H. Kight 1973 Donnie Riddle 1974 Delphia Harris 1975 Fannie Parsons 1976 Thelma Poling 1977 Edna Smith 1978 Martha Vannoy 1979 Elsie Vannoy 1980 Hazel Brannon 1981 Maybn Bailey 1982 Mae Offutt 1983 Vera Bailey 1984 Jaunita Hall 1985 Cora Alfred 1986 Edna Kight 1987 Esta Jones 1988 Pearl Vanhorn 1989 Chloe Alfred 1990 Laverne Powell 1991 Fae Cox 1992 Oleta Lamp Hill 1993 Glenna Fleming 1994 Vesta Arnold 1995 Margie Evans 1996 Grace Adams 1997 Jean Yoak 1998 Donna Cain 1999 Osa Fowler 2000 Oleta Kelley 2001 Irene Conrad 2002 Ella Elliott 2003 Ruby Shock 2004 Katheryn Burrows 2005 Sally Hashman 2006 Evelyn McCormick 2007 Freda Yoak 2008 Patricia Radabaugh 2009 Evelyn McCormick 2010 Mary Umstead 2011 Grace DeLorenzo 2012 None 2013 Ann McCartney 2014 Helen Morris 2015 Loretta Stevens 2016 Patty Cottrell 2017 Carol Sloane 2018 Jean Simers 2019 Karen Yoak |