1. US Public Records Index; Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sherry A. Simpson; born 17 Mar 1957; living at PO Box 224, Clearfork, WV 24822 in 1993.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #69 046461; Ancestry.com Website.
Lendell Jay Steele; age 22; born 7 Mar 1947 in WV: divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Box 151, Lynco, WV; son of Jay and Shirley Lue (Fortner) Steele; married on
3 Nov 1969 in Pearisburg, VA; Peggy June Cooper; maiden name Simpson; age 21; born 15 Dec
1947 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 81, Clearfork, WV;
daughter of Charlie Lee and Belva Lorene (Toler) Simpson.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 265; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Burgess; age 20; born at Davin, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; son of Lee and Tressie
Burgess; married on 17 Mar 1958 at Simon, WV; Rosalee Blankenship; age 18; born and living at
Clearfork, WV; single; daughter of Cecil and Mildred Blankenship.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 265; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Burgess; age 20; born at Davin, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; son of Lee and Tressie
Burgess; married on 17 Mar 1958 at Simon, WV; Rosalee Blankenship; age 18; born and living at
Clearfork, WV; single; daughter of Cecil and Mildred Blankenship.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 265; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Burgess; age 20; born at Davin, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; son of Lee and Tressie
Burgess; married on 17 Mar 1958 at Simon, WV; Rosalee Blankenship; age 18; born and living at
Clearfork, WV; single; daughter of Cecil and Mildred Blankenship.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Seldon Wayne Blankenship, 52, of Clear Fork, WV, passed away on Monday December 1, 2009 at
Welch Emergency Hospital. He was born January 15, 1957 at Sunhill, WV, a son of the late Hoppy
Turner and Roselee Burgess. His mommy Mildred Donna Jean Blankenship also preceded him in death.
Survivors include two sisters Lisa Burgess and Laura Gay Fisher and husband Gary all of Concord, NC;
two brothers Roger Burgess and wife Sundie of Matheny and David Allen Burgess of Gilbert; three aunts
Beatrice Harvey and husband Billy of Sunhill, Virginia Lafferty and husband Benny of Matheny and
Genette Rollins and husband Steve of Oceana; an uncle Iryan Eugene Blankenship of Lynco; and a host
of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday December 4, 2009 at
the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry McCoy and Rev. Jay Blankenship
officiating. Seldon will be laid to rest in Toler Cemetery, Sunhill, WV...."