IBEW Local Union 1181

Union meetings are held on the 1st Friday of every Month at 8:00PM at the Odd Fellows Lodge, 116 4th Street NE, Charlottesville, VA. 

PHOTOS FROM THE OLD DAYS

BELOW CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA LINE CREWS FROM 1994

FRONT: LINEMEN: MIKE HOUCHENS, STEVE MCCAULEY, DAVID CHURCHMAN, PAUL BRYANT.  STANDING: FOREMAN: HUBERT MORRIS, LINEMAN DON RICHARDSON, FOREMEN AL RAGLAND & DAVE BUCK, LINEMEN JOHN KIRBY & WILLIAM STEPPE, SUPERVISOR BOBBY STANLEY.

BELOW: 1977 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE CHANPIONS:

WAYNE CASON, TOMMY THOMPSON, TOM CLEM, BEAU BISHOP, JERRY HARLOW, LARRY KIRBY, MOE ROBERTS, JOHN GANOE, DAVE BUCK

BELOW: APRIL 1979

MANY MORE 1979 PICKET PHOTOS: CLICK HERE  

WALTER "SKIP" TUCK, RETIRING IN THE 1ST QUARTER 2012, RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT WATCH AT A SUPPER HELD WITH HIS CO-WORKERS.

1181 MEMBERS FROM SOUTH HILL AND BLACKSTONE GATHER FOR SUPPER AT SHELDON'S RESTAURANT IN KEYSVILLE

L TO R:  JOHN PAYNTER, CALE POOLE, TY DUNBAR, GEORGE JONES IN FRONT, RICHARD TURNER, WALTER "SKIP" TUCK

AT OUR SEPTEMBER 2011 MEETING BROTHER SCOTT ROUDABUSH RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT POCKET WATCH FROM BUSINESS MANAGER HARLOW AFTER FORTY YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP 

BELOW: VICE-PRESIDENT CONNIE FARISH, LEFT, PRESENTS LESSIE SIMS WITH HER RETIREMENT WATCH AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.  LESSIE HAD OVER FORTY YEARS AS A MEMBER.

CONNIE PRESENTS MARGIE KIRBY, BELOW WITH HER RETIREMENT WATCH IN SEPTEMBER.  MARGIE WAS A 38-YEAR MEMBER.

CHESTER JONES, RIGHT, RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT WATCH FROM BUSINESS MANAGER GERALD HARLOW AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.  CHESTER HAD OVER 35 YEARS AS A MEMBER.

BELOW: ALTAVISTA CENTURYLINK AND GRETNA AND HURT FAIRPOINT MEMBERS GATHER FOR SUPPER AT APPLEBEES IN SEPTEMBER.  LEFT TO RIGHT: CLINT WILMOTH, MORRELL JENNINGS, JERRY MOTLEY, TIM MEADOWS, D. TIPPETT, ROCK COLBERT, RITCHIE BROWN, MATT MILES, STEVE YOUNGER, JOHN FRANK PHILLIPS, LEE MOORE.

BELOW: BROTHER MERRIL POWELL PRESENTS RETIREE DONNIE DEAN WITH HIS RETIREMENT WATCH FOR FORTY YEARS OF IBEW MEMBERSHIP AT OUR AUGUST MEETING

BELOW: FRONT ROYAL/LURAY MEMBERS GATHER FOR THEIR SUPPER MEETING 7-29-11.  L TO R: BARRY BRADLEY, OLLIE BYRNE, DONNIE CARTER, MIKE BESECKER, DARREN ST. CLAIR, DAVID TICE, ROSWELL CURTIS.  JOE BABICK HAD TO LEAVE EARLY.

126 YEARS OF SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FARMVILLE MEMBERS RECEIVE RETIREMENT WATCHES JUNE-9-2011     L TO R: BEN WARNER WILL RETIRE SOON WITH 40 PLUS YEARS, RONNIE RAGLAND HAS RETIRED WITH 44 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS, EDDIE GREENE WILL RETIRE SOON WITH 41 YEARS.  THEY ARE SHOWING THEIR IBEW 1181 POCKET WATCHES, WHICH SOON THEY WON'T NEED AFTER RETIREMENT!

FARMVILLE IBEW MEMBERS HAVE SUPPER AND CELEBRATE RETIREMENT OF THEIR BROTHERS ON JUNE 9, 2011.  L TO R:  JAMIE MORRIS, CHESTER JONES, GERALD HARLOW, RONNIE RAGLAND, H.A. SAXTAN, EDDIE GREENE, BEN WARNER, JIMMY TOMPKINS, TODD CLABO, JUDY CALDWELL, BRIAN SCYTHES, C.T. STIMPSON (AARON LUNA HAD TO LEAVE EARLY)

BELOW: BROTHER KEITH MORRIS, LEFT, RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT WATCH FOR 40 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP.  STEWARD DONNIE DEAN, WHO WILL BE RETIRING IN JUNE 2011 DOES THE PRESENTATION.  KEITH IS A VIETNAM VETERAN HAVING SERVED IN 1966-1967. HE RELATED HIS FUNNY STORY OF PREPARING A TURKEY FOR GENERAL WESTMORELAND, THE COMMANDING GENERAL IN VIETNAM, AND THE COMPLIMENT HE RECEIVED ON HIS COOKING ABILITY.  KEITH WAS JOINED BY HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS FOR PIZZA BEFORE OUR MAY 2011 MEETING.

BELOW:  BILLY TEATES RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT WATCH AT THE APRIL 1, 2011 MEETING.  BILL HAD 40 PLUS YEARS AS AN IBEW MEMBER.

BELOW: RICHARD & MARIAN JACKSON AT RICHARD'S RETIREMENT LUNCH 4-19-11

LEFT: BROTHERS RONNIE COLLIER, KEVIN MARSHALL, DANNY HANEY, RETIREE RICHARD JACKSON & MARIAN

RIGHT, R TO L: SUPERVISOR CALVIN HARRIS, BROTHERS TOM CLEM, AUBREY ESTES, MIKE WILLIAMS (HIDDEN), WILLIAM STEPPE

L TO R: BROTHERS DONNIE DORRIER, J.R. VAUGHAN (RET.) JOHN ROUDABUSH (RET.), DELMAS SHIFFLETT, STAN "SNUFFY" SMITH

RETIREES AL RAGLAND, HARRY MARSHALL, VERNON BATTEN, SUPERVISOR LARRY BELEW, DONNIE DORRIER

BROTHERS WILLIAM STEPPE, MIKE WILLIAMS, AUBREY "MOUSIE" ESTES, TOM CLEM

MOUSIE & TOM

BELOW OUR LATE BROTHER MIKE SULLIVAN, CUSTOMER SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN FRONT ROYAL VA, WITH HIS WIFE LINDA.

MIKE DIED SUDDENLY FRIDAY OCTOBER 29, 2010.

MAY 2, 1957 - OCTOBER 29, 2010

BELOW: BROTHER LARRY WOLFORD RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT WATCH FROM THE LOCAL AT THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 MEETING, PRESENTED BY BROTHER STAN SMITH.

BELOW: OUR LATE BROTHER HUNTER BATMAN (RIGHT) WITH BROTHERS DENNIS DONAK (L) AND MIKE BESECKER.

BELOW: FRONT ROYAL & LURAY MEMBERS GATHER FOR SUPPER AT GOLDEN CORRAL IN WINCHESTER 8-11-10.  LEFT TO RIGHT: DENNIS DONAK, DARREN ST. CLAIR, MIKE BESECKER, DONNIE CARTER, GARY PARRISH, SAMMY SNYDER, ROSWELL CURTIS BEHIND JOE BABICK, BARRY BRADLEY, BOB MATTHEWS, CURLY HEFLIN.

FARMVILLE AREA MEMBERS GATHER FOR A SUPPER MEETING 7-22-10:  LEFT TO RIGHT:  JAMIE MORRIS, WALTER "SKIP" TUCK, TODD CLABO, H.A. SAXTAN, EDDIE GREEN, CHESTER JONES, C.T. STIMPSON, JUDY CALDWELL, JEFF MARTIN, JIMMY TOMPKINS.

BELOW: FAIRPOINT & EMBARQ IBEW 1181 MEMBERS GATHER FOR SUPPER 7-14-10 IN ALTAVISTA.  L TO R:  CLINT WILMOTH, MATT MILES, LEE BOOKER, MORRELL JENNINGS, TODD HEDGPETH, JERRY MOTLEY, ROCK COLBERT, DONALD WALLACE, TIM MEADOWS, DAVY LEE MOORE, RITCHIE BROWN, JOHN FRANK PHILLIPS.

BELOW: AT OUR JULY 9, 2010 MEETING RECORDING SECRETARY BRYON GREGORY, LEFT, AND PRESIDENT DON GIBSON, RIGHT, PRESENT BROTHER JOHN WAYNE JOHNSON WITH HIS RETIREMENT WATCH AND PIN.  JOHN WAYNE CAME TO WORK ON 8-17-72 AND RETIRED AS A BUSINESS SERVICE TECHNICIAN WITH 37 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS.

BELOW: BROTHER RICHARD JACKSON (45 YEARS) AND HIS WIFE MARIAN AT THE RETIREMENT SUPPER 4-9-10

BROTHER CHARLES "BUCK" BUCANAN (43 YEARS) AND HIS WIFE ALICE

BROTHER AL RAGLAND (41 YEARS) & HIS WIFE CAROL

BROTHER JOHN ROUDABUSH (41 YEARS) AND HIS FRIEND KIM LIVELY

APPROXIMATELY 30 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE RETIREMENT SUPPER FOR OUR 4 RETIRING BROTHERS.  HERE ARE OUR MEMBERS

BELOW: CARY "CHUBBY" WALSH RECEIVES HIS FIFTY-FIVE YEAR AWARD AND PIN FROM THE IBEW

BELOW: BROTHER JOHN BISHOP WINS A BERETTA URIKA 2, 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN BY JOINING THE UNION SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE. 

BELOW: FRONT ROYAL & LURAY MEMBERS RECEIVE SERVICE ANNIVERSARY PINS AT SUPPER MEETING 8-19-09

FRONT: STEWARD DARREN ST. CLAIR (5 YR), DONNIE CARTER, BACK: CURLY HEFLIN (40 YR), HUNTER BATMAN (35 YR), DAVID TICE (10 YR), EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER DENNIS DONAK (30 YR), MIKE BESECKER.  

OTHER PINS FOR THE F.R./LURAY AREAS: BILLY SEAL (20 YR), BARRY BRADLEY (20 YR), SAMMY SNYDER (15 YR), SHANE WILSON (15 YR), MIKE SULLIVAN (10 YR), KENNY MORRIS (10 YR), JOE BABICK (5 YR).

GRETNA MEETING HAS 100% ATTENDANCE FOR SUPPER 8-12-2009

FRONT L TO R: MATT MILES, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER TIM MEADOWS, DAVID 'ROCK' COLBERT, DAVEY LEE MOORE

BACK L TO R: STEWARD MORRELL JENNINGS, RITCHIE BROWN, NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS STEVE YOUNGER & CLINT WILMOTH

BELOW: SOUTH BOSTON AND SOUTH HILL MEMBERS GATHER AT SHONEYS 7-23-09

L TO R: STEVE SATTERFIELD, LEE BOOKER, MIKE SAUER, WALTER "SKIP" TUCK (FRONT), RON MANESS, EDWIN WILSON

APRIL 2009 IBEW MEMBERSHIP PIN AWARDS

L TO R: MIKE WILLIAMS 35 YR PIN, STAN SMITH 40 YR, GERALD HARLOW 35 YR, BEN WARNER 35 YR, CONNIE FARISH 20 YR, DONNIE DEAN 35 YR, MIKE HOUCHENS 35 YR, FRANK SUDDUTH 35 YR, BRYON GREGORY 5 YR, MERRILL POWELL 40 YR, RUSTY WALTON 35 YR.

2009 NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE: DONNIE DORRIER, GERALD HARLOW, CONNIE FARISH, DON GIBSON

BROTHER WAYNE FULK RETIRED IN NOVEMBER AFTER OVER 38 YEARS OF SERVICE

JESSE SHACKELFORD, LEFT, RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT WATCH FOR 39 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP FROM STEWARD SAMMY SNYDER AT THE JANUARY 2009 MEETING.

DECEMBER 2008 RETIREES: JOHN BRIGGS (39 YRS., SERVICE TECH CHARLOTTESVILLE), VICKIE LAM (28 YRS., FACILITY ASSIGNER, FRONT ROYAL), CHARLIE FAULKNIER (40 YRS.,C.O., CHARLOTTESVILLE)

BROTHER MIKE DAVIS RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT WATCH FROM PRESIDENT GIBSON AT OUR NOVEMBER 2008 MEETING

FAIRPOINT MEMBERS JOIN LOCAL 1181 October 3, 2008

Nine new Fairpoint members joined IBEW Local 1181 at out October meeting!  Three of them made the trip from Gretna to Charlottesville to take the oath in person. Pictured l to r are Tim Meadows, Morrell Jennings, and Rock Colbert with President Gibson.  Visit the members page for further details and the list of the nine new members.

Brother Larry Latham of Farmville receives his retirement watch from Business Manager Harlow at the September 2008 meeting.  

Larry retired as a Construction Foreman with forty years of membership

Our late Brother Wilton Spencer received his 55-year IBEW membership award.  Wilton passed away November 25, 2008.

99 Year-old Elizabeth "Liz" Payne Thacker is a 65-year IBEW member from Charlottesville, VA!  Shown here on June 27, 2008 with her award including a sixty-five year diamond pin.  Liz was born May 19, 1909 and began work as an operator in 1927.  She remembers manager Charlie Ward giving her a hard time for getting signatures from the operators who would form an IBEW local.  She retired in 1974.  Liz still gets around well, but has been blind for the last year.  We wish her the best as she approaches her 100th birthday!  Her caretaker, Bob Thoms (first cousin of the late1181 officer and retiree Jack Thoms) said there is another Charlottesville operator, Norma Lupton, still living who is 104 years old.

MEETING WITH MEMBERS AT VICTORIA'S RESTAURANT IN FRONT ROYAL JULY 9, 2008

L TO R: Darren St. Clair, James Mitchell, Jr. and Anna Mitchell, Barry Bradley, Roscoe Curtis, Gary Parrish (partially hidden), Sammy Snyder in the back, Donnie Carter, David Tice, Curly Heflin, Dennis Donak, Vickie Lam, Jerry Harlow.  Retiree Donnie Lam also attended.

VERNON BATTEN DAY AUGUST 3, 2007 MEETING

Vernon receives his retirement watch after 37 years and 10 months with the company.  Pictured L to R are Business Manager Harlow, Vernon, and President Don Gibson.  Good Luck Elvis!

MEMBERS GATHER AT WOOD GRILL JANUARY 4, 2008 FOR MIKE ROBERTS/DOUG CHAPMAN/WESLEY JONES NIGHT.  PICTURED L TO R: DOUG CHAPMAN, GARY BISHOP, BRYON GREGORY, STAN SMITH, FRANK SUDDUTH, DON GIBSON, RICHARD JACKSON, CONNIE FARISH, MERRILL POWELL, BRAD PERREAULT, MIKE ROBERTS, JERRY HARLOW, DANNY HANEY, WAYNE McCANN, KEITH MORRIS, DONNIE DEAN.

BUSINESS MANAGER HARLOW PRESENTS DOUG CHAPMAN WITH HIS WATCH WHILE MIKE ROBERTS RECEIVES HIS WATCH FROM PRESIDENT GIBSON.

WESLEY JONES AND HIS RETIREMENT WATCH (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)

PRESIDENT GIBSON, BROTHER DAVE LAWSON, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER CHARLIE FAULKNIER AS DAVE RECEIVES HIS RETIREMENT WATCH AFTER FORTY-TWO YEARS OF SERVICE

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