by Matt Hughes
J-E News Editor
Providence native Virginia Capps was the proud wife of a local coal miner. Years ago she started making a coal mining quilt for her husband, Bill Capps, who worked at Providence No. 1 as an equipment operator and spent 47 years as President of the Union.
“She started it for daddy, but he passed away before it was finished,” said Rene Capps, the daughter of Bill and Virginia. “So she put the quilt away for about three years.”