McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Earl Scott Goode

1. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; posted Obit.
"Earl Scott Goode, 57, of Welch-Pineville Road, passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, in Welch Community Hospital following a sudden illness.
"Born Sept. 10, 1953, in Greenbrier County, he was the son of Nellie Rose Flesher Goode of Pineville and the late George Carl Goode.
"Mr. Goode was of the Church of the Nazarene faith. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He enjoyed reading, playing musical instruments, gardening and spending time with his grandchildren.
"In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by an infant sister and sister, Nina Faye Robbins.
"In addition to his mother, survivors include two daughters, Chanci Christina Goode and her husband, Richard Allen, of Welch-Pineville Road and Bethany Rose Goode and her husband, James King of Rutherfordton, NC; two step daughters, Teresa Davis and her husband, Eddie, of Princeton and Danna Williams and her husband, Glen, of Indian Creek; a step son, Daniel Farley of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, David Goode of Pineville and Randy Goode of Athens; two sisters, Maggie Blevins of Athens and Joyce Archer of Icard, NC; five grandchildren, Christina, Richard Jr. and Michael Allen and Brysin and Kenneth King; seven step grandchildren; and three step great-grandchildren..."
"...Memorial Service: Sunday December 26 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Pineville Church of the Nazarene Rt. 10 Pineville, WV 24874..."


Charles E. Blevins

1. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles E. Blevins; born 19 Oct 1953; living at PO Box 52, Lerona, WV 25971; in 1988.


Maggie R. Goode

1. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Maggie R. Blevins; born 13 Dec 1961; living at PO Box 52, Lerona, WV 25971; in 1988.


Posey Pettry

1.1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 5 May 1930; Page 215B; Image 70 of 80;
Family #382/383.
Listed as Posey Pettry; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Quillen L. Pettry.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 483; WV Archives Web Site.
Posey Pettry; age 29; born on 22 Jul 1915 at Pine Knob, WV; living at Pine Knob, WV; son of Lee and
Pinkie Pettry; married on 19 Jul 1945 at Pine Knob, WV; Audrey Nell Crank; age 20; born on 5 Apr
1925 at Grohn?, KY; living at Arnett, Raleigh Co, WV; daughter of Joe and Mary Jane Crank; with
consent of Joe and Mary Jane Crank.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Posey Pettry; born on 22 Jul 1915; died on 4 Jun 2007; living at Mansfield, Richland Co, OH at death;
card issued in WV before 1951.


Audrey Nell Crank

1. 1930 Census, Carter Co, KY; Pleasant Valley District, Graham, taken on 17 Apr 1930, Page 194A,
Family #265.
Listed as Andra N. Crank, age 5, born in KY, in household of father, Joseph Crank.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 483; WV Archives Web Site.
Posey Pettry; age 29; born on 22 Jul 1915 at Pine Knob, WV; living at Pine Knob, WV; son of Lee and
Pinkie Pettry; married on 19 Jul 1945 at Pine Knob, WV; Audrey Nell Crank; age 20; born on 5 Apr
1925 at Grohn?, KY; living at Arnett, Raleigh Co, WV; daughter of Joe and Mary Jane Crank; with
consent of Joe and Mary Jane Crank.


Posey Lafayette Pettry

1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 123; WV Archives Web Site.
Posey Lafayette Pettry; age 23; born on 24 Jan 1942 at Pine Knob, WV; single; living at Pine Knob,
WV; son of James and Pansy (Smith) Pettry; married on 11 Sep 1965 at Surveyor, WV; Bonnie Lou
Bonds; age 16; born on 9 Jun 1949 at Glen Daniles, WV; single; living at Glen Daniels, WV; daughter
of Woodrow W. and Icie M. (McMillen) Bonds; with consent of Woodrow Bonds (Father) and Icie
Bonds (Mother).
2. "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; Newspaper Obit; 12 Aug 2021; On-Line Edition.
"Posey Lafayette Pettry, 79, of Kopperston, WV, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021. He was born on January 24, 1942 in Naomi, WV, a son of the late James “Jim” and Pansy Crank Pettry. He attended Bible Baptist Church and Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He worked for Aspen Tree Company, mowed yards for people and loved going to church.

"In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife of thirty years Jean McMillian Pettry, a brother Roger L. Pettry and his grandparents Lee and Pinky Pettry.

"Survivors include his niece with whom he lived Geraldine (companion Richard Hill) Pettry and her daughter Romona Pettry all of Ravencliff, a sister Opal (David) Brown of Jesse, two brothers Arthur Pettry of Sabine and James Pettry of Kopperston, a son Robert W. (Linda) McMillian of Kopperston, his step children, nieces and nephews, who was around, that he claimed as his own children, Cathy and Bernard Brooks, Thelma and Jackie Sizemore, Linda and Jimmy McMillion, Sheryl Wesley and Timmy Tilley, Pansy Pettry and Greg Fortner, Melissa and Chris Greer, Stephanie and Justin Ferguson, Joni and Justin Sizemore, and Rachel and James Stacy, Dallas (Megan) Stacy other nieces and nephews who loved him several kids he spoiled as his grandchildren and a host of other loving family and friends.

"Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Monday, August 9th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV, with Rev. Scottie Lusk, and Rev. Bernard Brooks officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV.

"Friends may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of service on Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Dallas Stacy, Adam Pettry, Justin Sizemore, Justin Ferguson, Robert W. McMillion, James Pettry and Chris Greer. When he needed nurses at home Kendra McMillion and Lesley Lafferty , was always there for their uncle. The family would like to thank Hospice of Southern WV, Beckley ARH ICU, Stat Ambulance, J. D. Shorter of Family Healthcare of Oceana, Oceana Pharmacy, American Medical and Goodson’s Supermarket of Oceana.

"The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."


Jean Bailey

1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Thursday, 23 Dec 2010; newspaper Obit.
"KOPPERSTON — Jean Pettry, 71, departed this life Monday, December 20, 2010, in Hinton Hospital following a long illness. "Born July 20, 1939, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late William and Alma Elizabeth Hensley Bailey. "In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a grandson, Richard McMillion Jr. "Jean was a homemaker, worked for Raleigh General Hospital as a CNA and was a member of Oceana Church of God. "Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Posey Pettry of Kopperston; six children, Elizabeht Mae McMillion and companion, Rocky Wesley of Pineville, Linda Sue McMillion of Glen Fork, Harvey McMillion Jr., and companion, Kathy Holbrook of Dobson, N.C., Robert Wayne McMillion and wife, Linda of Kopperston, Mary Jane Gunter and husband, David of Talcott, and Betty Jean McMillion of Kopperston; a sister, Wanday B. Nace of MI.; a brother, William “Billy” Bailey of Va.; twelve grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends. "A celebration of Jean's life will be 1 p.m. today, Thursday, December 23, 2010, at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel with Rev. Earl Brewer officiating. Jean will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."


Posey Lafayette Pettry

1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 123; WV Archives Web Site.
Posey Lafayette Pettry; age 23; born on 24 Jan 1942 at Pine Knob, WV; single; living at Pine Knob,
WV; son of James and Pansy (Smith) Pettry; married on 11 Sep 1965 at Surveyor, WV; Bonnie Lou
Bonds; age 16; born on 9 Jun 1949 at Glen Daniles, WV; single; living at Glen Daniels, WV; daughter
of Woodrow W. and Icie M. (McMillen) Bonds; with consent of Woodrow Bonds (Father) and Icie
Bonds (Mother).
2. "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; Newspaper Obit; 12 Aug 2021; On-Line Edition.
"Posey Lafayette Pettry, 79, of Kopperston, WV, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021. He was born on January 24, 1942 in Naomi, WV, a son of the late James “Jim” and Pansy Crank Pettry. He attended Bible Baptist Church and Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He worked for Aspen Tree Company, mowed yards for people and loved going to church.

"In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife of thirty years Jean McMillian Pettry, a brother Roger L. Pettry and his grandparents Lee and Pinky Pettry.

"Survivors include his niece with whom he lived Geraldine (companion Richard Hill) Pettry and her daughter Romona Pettry all of Ravencliff, a sister Opal (David) Brown of Jesse, two brothers Arthur Pettry of Sabine and James Pettry of Kopperston, a son Robert W. (Linda) McMillian of Kopperston, his step children, nieces and nephews, who was around, that he claimed as his own children, Cathy and Bernard Brooks, Thelma and Jackie Sizemore, Linda and Jimmy McMillion, Sheryl Wesley and Timmy Tilley, Pansy Pettry and Greg Fortner, Melissa and Chris Greer, Stephanie and Justin Ferguson, Joni and Justin Sizemore, and Rachel and James Stacy, Dallas (Megan) Stacy other nieces and nephews who loved him several kids he spoiled as his grandchildren and a host of other loving family and friends.

"Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Monday, August 9th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV, with Rev. Scottie Lusk, and Rev. Bernard Brooks officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV.

"Friends may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of service on Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Dallas Stacy, Adam Pettry, Justin Sizemore, Justin Ferguson, Robert W. McMillion, James Pettry and Chris Greer. When he needed nurses at home Kendra McMillion and Lesley Lafferty , was always there for their uncle. The family would like to thank Hospice of Southern WV, Beckley ARH ICU, Stat Ambulance, J. D. Shorter of Family Healthcare of Oceana, Oceana Pharmacy, American Medical and Goodson’s Supermarket of Oceana.

"The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."


Bonnie Lou Bonds

1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 123; WV Archives Web Site.
Posey Lafayette Pettry; age 23; born on 24 Jan 1942 at Pine Knob, WV; single; living at Pine Knob, WV;
son of James and Pansy (Smith) Pettry; married on 11 Sep 1965 at Surveyor, WV; Bonnie Lou Bonds;
age 16; born on 9 Jun 1949 at Glen Daniles, WV; single; living at Glen Daniels, WV; daughter of
Woodrow W. and Icie M. (McMillen) Bonds; with consent of Woodrow Bonds (Father) and Icie Bonds
(Mother).


Harvey McMillen Sr

1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harvey McMillian; born on 16 Apr 1931; died in Aug 1978; living at Ravencliff, Wyoming Co, WV at
death.


Jean Bailey

1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Thursday, 23 Dec 2010; newspaper Obit.
"KOPPERSTON — Jean Pettry, 71, departed this life Monday, December 20, 2010, in Hinton Hospital following a long illness. "Born July 20, 1939, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late William and Alma Elizabeth Hensley Bailey. "In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a grandson, Richard McMillion Jr. "Jean was a homemaker, worked for Raleigh General Hospital as a CNA and was a member of Oceana Church of God. "Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Posey Pettry of Kopperston; six children, Elizabeht Mae McMillion and companion, Rocky Wesley of Pineville, Linda Sue McMillion of Glen Fork, Harvey McMillion Jr., and companion, Kathy Holbrook of Dobson, N.C., Robert Wayne McMillion and wife, Linda of Kopperston, Mary Jane Gunter and husband, David of Talcott, and Betty Jean McMillion of Kopperston; a sister, Wanday B. Nace of MI.; a brother, William “Billy” Bailey of Va.; twelve grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends. "A celebration of Jean's life will be 1 p.m. today, Thursday, December 23, 2010, at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel with Rev. Earl Brewer officiating. Jean will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."