1. FindAGrave.com Merchants Hope Memorial Park, Prince George Co, VA; submitted by Wayne Ham;
24 Jul 2004.
Robert L. Rose; born 3 Mar 1936; died 7 Mar 2002; buried here. (Dates taken from
picture of grave marker picture)
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-41; taken on 3 Apr
1940; Page 802B; Image 8 of 36; Household #65.
Listed as Shirley Mitchem; age 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 25 Jul 2009; Newspaper Obit.
"PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. — Shirley Jean Rose, 70, of Prince George County, Va., died Friday, July 24, 2009 in John Randolph Medical Center. Shirley was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents, Johnnie A. and Etta Bennington Mitchem; her husband, Robert L. Rose; a sister, Hazel Clark; and two brothers, Elwood Mitchem and Dewey Mitchem. Shirley is survived by four children, Steven Rose, Robin Irby and her husband Burton, Becky Wright, Michael Rose and his wife, Robin; five grandchildren, Micah, Sarah, Hunter, Austin and Emily; two sisters, Violet Goins and Sylvia Anderson; numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Sunday, July 26, 2009 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home in Hopewell, Va. A funeral service will be held Monday, July 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Gene Ballance, pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, Va. officiating. Interment will be in Merchants Hope Memorial Gardens, Prince George County, Va..."
3. FindAGrave.com Merchants Hope Memorial Park, Prince George Co, VA; submitted by Wayne Ham;
24 Jul 2004.
Shirley Jean Mitchem Rose; born 7 Jul 1939; died 24 Jul 2009; buried here. (Dates taken from
picture of grave marker picture)
1. E-mail from Cherryl Mitchem Crouch; 18 Jan 2014.
"...Steven Rose, son of Shirley Mitchem and Robert Rose, died on Jan. 1, 2014...."
1. Social Security Death Inex; LDS Web Site.
Raymond Clark; born on 9 Apr 1918; died on 17 Sep 2005; card issued in WV; living at Venia,
Russell Co, VA at death.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Venus, taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 76B,
Family #143.
Listed as Hazel Mitchem, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-41; taken on 3 Apr
1940; Page 802B; Image 8 of 36; Household #65.
Listed as Hazel Clark; age 17; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; not attending school;
lived in Piedmont, Mercer Co, WV; on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
3. Social Security Death Inex; LDS Web Site.
Hazel Clark; born on 7 Jan 1923; died on 2 Dec 2004; Card issued in VA; living at Venia, Russell
Co, VA at death.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Hazel Marie Clark [Hazel Clark] [Hazel Marie Mitchem]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1923
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 2 Dec 2004
Father:
Johnnie A Mitchem
Mother:
Etta M Bennington
SSN: 225622371
Notes: Apr 1963: Name listed as HAZEL MARIE CLARK;
09 Dec 2004: Name listed as HAZEL CLARK"
5. "Richlands News-Press & Clinch Valley News", Richlands, VA; 7 Dec 2004; Newspaper Obit.
"Hazel Marie Clark, 81, of Yellow Finch Lane, Honaker, died Dec. 2 in an Abingdon hospital."Born in Piedmont, WV, she was a daughter of the late Johnnie A. and Etta Margaret Bennington Mitchem.
"She had resided in the Honaker area for the past 44 years and was a member of the Swords Creek Community Baptist Church.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Dewey Mitchem and Elwood Mitchem; two grandchildren, Shane Miller and Shona Lynn Miller; and one great-grandchild, April Danane Mathena.
"Survivors: husband of 66 years, Raymond Clark; daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth Ann and Lewis Chambers of Chester, Bonnie Raye and Earl Corbett of Hopewell, Margaret Marie and Henry McFarlane of Rosedale; sisters, Violet Goins of Bramwell, WV, Sylvia Anderson of Bluewell, WV, Shirley Rose of Prince George; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
"The funeral was conducted Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel at Honaker with Bro. Leslie Ritchie and Rev. Stafford Compton officiating.
"Interment followed in Roselawn Memorial Gardens at Princeton, WV..."
1. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1991; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Grant E Wright
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 54
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1953
Divorce Date: 21 Feb 2008
Divorce Place: Prince George, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Rebecca L Wright
Certificate Number: 2008008609"
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rebecca Rose
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1969
Address: 8011 Malboro Ave, Prince George, VA, 23875-3342 (1996)"
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1991; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rebecca L Wright
Maiden Name: Rose
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 38
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1969
Divorce Date: 21 Feb 2008
Divorce Place: Prince George, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Grant E Wright
Certificate Number: 2008008609"
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Perry Roger Goins; bor 15 Jan 1939; living at PO Box 373, Bramwell, WV 24715 in 1993.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-41; taken on 3 Apr
1940; Page 802B; Image 8 of 36; Household #65.
Listed as Violet Mitchem; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in
Piedmont, Mercer Co, WV; on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Violet Goins; bor 28 Nov 1935; living at PO Box 373, Bramwell, WV 24715 in 1993.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery; Bluewell. Mercer Co, WV; submitted by Beverly
Aker; 2 Nov 2011
Violet Edna Mitchem Goins; born 28 Nov 1935; died 1 Nov 2011; buried here; obituary and
picture shown.
"BRAMWELL — Violet Edna Goins, 75, of P.O. Box 373, Bramwell, W.Va., passed away at Bluefield Regional Medical Center on Monday, November 1, 2011. An angel on Earth spread her wings and entered through the pearly gates to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Violet was born on Thursday, November 28, 1935 in Mercer County, W.Va. to the late Johnny Mitchem and Etta Bennington Mitchem. She had been a member of the Bramwell Wesleyan Church for the past 57 years. She had been a resident of Bramwell, W.Va. for the past 47 years."Left here to cherish her memories are her husband of 55 years, Roger Goins of Bramwell, W.Va.; one daughter, Alinda Goins Shaffer of Winston-Salem, N.C.; sons, Roger Dean Goins and wife Sandy of Bramwell, W.Va., Perry Dale Goins and wife Angie of Princeton, W.Va.; her loving grandchildren who adored her, Rob Lockhart of Charlotte, N.C., Misty Lockhart of Walnut Cove, N.C., Brandon Goins of Bluefield, Va., Corey Goins of Bramwell, W.Va. who made his home with Roger and Violet, Chelsea Goins of Princeton, W.Va.; her great-grandchildren, Caleb, Dalton, Nicatie "Ty," Mikayla, Brittany, Victoria "Tori" and Payton; mother-in-law, Velma M. Goins of Bramwell, W.Va.
"Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell, W.Va. with the Reverend Gary Conklin officiating the service. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell, W.Va..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-41; taken on 3 Apr
1940; Page 802B; Image 8 of 36; Household #65.
Listed as Elizabeth Clark; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather, John A. Mitchem,
with mother.