Arch Moore services Friday, Saturday

West Virginia’s only three-term governor will be remembered in services Friday and Saturday in Charleston and Moundsville. Former governor Arch A. Moore., Jr. died last week. He was 91.

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has ordered all U.S. and state flags at state-owned facilities to fly at half-staff both Friday and Saturday.

A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at the state Culture Center in Charleston. The former governor’s family plans a receiving line beginning at 9:30.

Visitation services are set for Friday evening at Grisell Funeral Home in Moundsville. Moore will be remembered in funeral services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Simpson United Methodist Church in Moundsville.

Moore often said one of his great accomplishments as governor was planning and completing the 550-mile interstate system through the Mountain State. Current state Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox said looking back it was a great accomplishment.

“All of the exits, the interchanges, that we are aware of today, those gentlemen figured it all out back in the (1960s). Actually, started the construction of the interstate highway system during all three of Gov. Moore’s terms,” Mattox said.

Mattox said the system is a legacy to Gov. Moore.