Mrs. Madgelene F. Sims, now deceased, established this unrestricted fund in memory of her parents, Charles C. and Bessie Sue Worley Farmer, Sr, and her husband, C. Binford Sims. Her brother Charles Farmer made significant contributions to the fund. Mr. Farmer was part owner and secretary- treasurer for Beckley Water Co. Her husband, a WVU electrical engineering graduate, was associated with the mining industry and served as a district manager of the Pittsburgh area of Long Airdox.