E.B. Leisenring Jr. Dies at 85

AIKEN, SC --- Edward Barnes Leisenring Jr., one-time president of the family’s Westmoreland Coal Company, died March 2 at his winter home in Aiken, S.C. He was 85. Leisenring played a large role in West Virginia’s coal history. He was instrumental in growing Westmoreland Coal to a major West Virginia producer while he also served as Chairman of the National Coal Association. He is survived by his wife, Julia DuPont Bissell, and his children Erica, Edward W. and John Leisenring. (NMA Mining Week)