Marcia Conley graduated from BHS in 1971 and began working at the C&P Phone Company and Furbee's Pharmacy.  John Conley graduated from BHS in 1969 and enlisted in the Air Force and served as a Crew Chief on F4 fighter jets in Vietnam.
 

After leaving the Air Force in 1972, John returned to Bridgeport and began a career with Simpson Truck Sales in Clarksburg.  In

1973, John and Marcia were married and together raised four children and have been blessed with seven grandchildren. 

 

In 1979, John and Marcia along with Rusty Conley started Mar Don, Inc. and later Mar Con South.  After several years they merged the two companies and expanded into Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ohio in the oil and natural gas industry.
The company headquarters in Bridgeport provides pipeline and trucking services to natural gas producers.  A facility in Clintwood, VA, operates a fleet of vacuum tanker trucks that haul oil and brine water in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky.
 

John and Marcia are members of the Simpson Creek Baptist Church and have served on various committees and taught Sunday school.  Both are members of The Gideon's International.  John serves on the Board of Directors for A Flame for Christ Ministry in Bridgeport and is also a volunteer assistant chaplain at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail near Elkins.
John and Marcia and Mar Don, Inc. have supported numerous community programs, sports, theater, the BHS turf and track projects, Eagle Scouts, Young Life, Teen Challenge and the BHS Alumni and Friends Foundation.