1. 1940 Census; Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; E.D. 5-6; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 123A;
Image 27 of 64; Household #234.
Listed as Douglas Deevon Cook; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Sterling B. Cook.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 214; WV Archives Web Site.
Douglas Cook; age 19; born and living at Rockview, WV; single; son of Brisco and Martha Cook;
married on 20 Dec 1957 at Pineville, WV; Barbara Linkous; age 17; born at Corinne, WV; single;
living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Ralph and Clara Mamie Linkous.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 214; WV Archives Web Site.
Douglas Cook; age 19; born and living at Rockview, WV; single; son of Brisco and Martha Cook;
married on 20 Dec 1957 at Pineville, WV; Barbara Linkous; age 17; born at Corinne, WV; single;
living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Ralph and Clara Mamie Linkous.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'58 009442; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph H. Linkous; age 61; born in VA in 1897; miner; living at Premier, WV; widowed; son of Will
Linkous and unknown mother; died on 29 jul 1958 at Premier, McDowell Co, WV from a coronary
thrombosis; buried on 1 Aug 1958 in Stewart Cemetery, Matheny, WV; informant, William J. Linkous,
Tams, WV.
1. Logan Co, WV; Death Certificate #14755; WV Archives Web Site.
Clara Mamie Linkous; age 45; born in 1900 in Roanoke Co, VA; married; wife of R.H. Linkous, age
48; living at Jesse, Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Paris Doyle and unknown mother; died on 17 Nov
1945 at Man, Logan Co, WV from pneumonia; buried on 21 Nov 1945 in Stewart Cemetery; Jesse,
WV; informant, R.H. Linkous, Jesse, WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 65; WV Archives Web Site.
Basil Shumate; age 23; born and living at Keyrock, WV; single; son of Harper and Gracie (Laxton)
Shumate; married on 19 Nov 1947 at Pineville, WV; Ruby Adkins; age 22; born and living at Keyrock,
WV; single; daughter of Mose and Ida (Farley) Adkins.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Basil Shumate; born on 1 Oct 1924; died in Sep 1987; living at Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV at death.
1. "Wyoming County WV Heritage", WGS, 1995, "The Adkins Family" article, page 75.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 65; WV Archives Web Site.
Basil Shumate; age 23; born and living at Keyrock, WV; single; son of Harper and Gracie (Laxton)
Shumate; married on 19 Nov 1947 at Pineville, WV; Ruby Adkins; age 22; born and living at Keyrock,
WV; single; daughter of Mose and Ida (Farley) Adkins.
3. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; posted obit.
"Ruby Adkins Shumate, 84, of Keyrock, passed away Saturday, July 3, 20010, at her residence following a short illness.
"Born Sept. 23, 1925, at Jesse, she was the daughter of the late Mose and Ida Farley Adkins.
"Mrs. Shumate was a lifelong residence of the area and of the Baptist faith.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Basil Shumate and four brothers, Dennie Adkins, Rod Adkins, Herb Adkins and Mose Adkins Jr.
"Survivors include her son, Danny Shumate of Keyrock; three brothers, Bobby Joe Adkins, Jim Adkins and Bud Adkins, all of Keyrock; and two sisters, Arlene “Pansy” Shumate and Dorothy Adkins, both of Oceana..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 481; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray Fred Shumate; age 22; born and living at Keyrock, WV; single; son of Harper and Gracie
Shumate; married on 31 Jan 1949 at Keyrock, WV; Pansy Adkins; age 19; born and living at
Keyrock, WV; single; daughter of Mose and Ida Adkins.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 481; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray Fred Shumate; age 22; born and living at Keyrock, WV; single; son of Harper and Gracie
Shumate; married on 31 Jan 1949 at Keyrock, WV; Pansy Adkins; age 19; born and living at
Keyrock, WV; single; daughter of Mose and Ida Adkins.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"David Ray Shumate, 62, of Oceana, WV passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Logan Regional
Medical Center, Logan, WV. He was born on July 12, 1953 in Mullens, WV a son of the late Ray Fred and
Pansy Arlene Adkins Shumate. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a sister Shirley Chancey.
Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 40 years Beulah Faye Oliver Shumate; a daughter
Melodie (Chad) Hall of Bassett, VA; two sons David Ray (Elizabeth) Shumate, Jr. of Oceana and Chris (Amy)
Cook of Shelby, NC; four grandchildren Christian Hall, Savannah Hall, Logan Shumate and Peyton Shumate;
three sisters Phyllis (Chester) Osborne of Kopperston, Darlene (Don) Bailey of Key Rock, Kathy Livingston
of Hope Mills, NC and Tina (Dale) Helmandollar of Oceana; two brothers Jerry (Edith) Shumate of
Wytheville, VA and Billy (Kim) Shumate of Oceana; a brother-in-law Bill Chancey of Ripley and a host of
other loving family and friends. In keeping with his wishes he will be cremated and there will be no public
services..."
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 288A; Family #162.
Listed as Max Goode; age 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas J. Goode.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, Slab Fork District; Maben; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 270B; Family #26.
Listed as Max Goode; age 20; born in WV; single; in household of father, Thomas J.
Goode.
3. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 14; WV Archives Web Site.
Buster Max Goode; age 38; born on 25 Sep 1910 at Hotchkiss, WV; single; son of Jeff (deceased)
and Nancy Rebecca Goode; married on 13 Jan 1949 at Lewisburg, WV; Julia Agnes Bond; age 25;
born on 25 Jan 1923 at Glenn White, Raleigh Co, WV; single; daughter of James Franklin and
Minnie Jane Bond.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
B. Goode; born on 25 Sep 1909; died in Jan 1976; living at Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV at death.
1. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 14; WV Archives Web Site.
Buster Max Goode; age 38; born on 25 Sep 1910 at Hotchkiss, WV; single; son of Jeff (deceased)
and Nancy Rebecca Goode; married on 13 Jan 1949 at Lewisburg, WV; Julia Agnes Bond; age 25;
born on 25 Jan 1923 at Glenn White, Raleigh Co, WV; single; daughter of James Franklin and
Minnie Jane Bond.
2. Calfee Funeral Servioce; Pineville, WV; posted obit.
"Julia B. Goode, 89, of Pineville, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010, at her residence following a short illness.
"Born Jan. 25, 1921, at Glen White, she was the daughter of the late James F. and Minnie Wilson Bond.
"Mrs. Goode was a 1939 graduate of Mark Twain High School. During World War II she was employed in the munitions plant in Elkton, MD. At the conclusion of the war, she attended and graduated from Little French Beauty Academy in Bluefield, WV, working as a beautician in Alderson and later, Pineville. In 1969, Mrs. Goode became an employee of the Wyoming County Board of Education retiring in 2001 after 32 years of service, leaving many special friends. She attended the Pineville Church of the Nazarene.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, B. Max Goode; three brothers, Russell Bond, Jack Bond and Harry Bond; and one sister, Eunice Crader.
"She is survived by her son, Mike Goode and his wife, Peggy, of Pineville; one grandson, Jeff Goode and his wife, Brittany, of Charleston; and one granddaughter, Ashleigh Goode and J.R. Baker, of Charleston. In addition to her son and grandchildren, she is also survived by one brother, Ralph “Pee Wee” Bond and his wife, Betty, of Johnson City, TN, and many special nieces and nephews, as well as great nieces and nephews, that she loved very much..."