MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Former West Virginia state senator and longtime member of the House of Delegates Tony Whitlow has died at the age of 92.

Whitlow was born on May 9, 1933, in the Oakvale/Kellysville area of Mercer County and later graduated from West Virginia Business College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955.

Whitlow began his political career in 1970 when he was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates. He served in the chamber for 14 years before winning a seat in the West Virginia Senate in 1984. He remained in the Senate until choosing not to seek reelection in 1996.

During his Senate tenure, Whitlow chaired the Senate Agriculture Committee and served as vice chairman of the Senate Natural Resources Committee. He was also a mem

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