1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 317; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil A. Cook; age 30; born and living in Pineville, WV; divorced; son of Virgil and Latha Cook;
married on 26 May 1960 at Superior, WV; Deanna Belcher; age 19; born in Superior, WV; single;
living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Morgan and Louise Belcher.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
Monetiville Lester; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; sawmiller; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
Green and Armedia; married on 14 Mar 1936 at Panther, WV; Louise Hunt; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV; daughter of Julius and Lena.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Connie Lester; 20 Feb 2021.
" Mart Lester
Birth 12 Dec 1912
Death 3 Apr 1977 (aged 64)
Burial Mart Lester Family Cemetery
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 223290311"Additional Information Posted:
"Mart Lester, 61 of Mohawk, he was the son of Green and Armedia Hunt Lester, in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one son Charlie Lester, one grandson Jeffery Keen, Survivors are his wife Louise Hunt Lester, 3 Daughters, Opal Bailey, Tickie Keen, and Sally Griffith, 6 sons, Lacy, Clark, Leon, Denny, Scotty and Rickey, 14 grandchildren 5 brothers Edward, Leander, Cecil, Joe and Jim..2 sisters Melda Whitt and Martha Rachel, 2 half sisters Martha Burns and Fannie Falton"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
Monetiville Lester; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; sawmiller; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
Green and Armedia; married on 14 Mar 1936 at Panther, WV; Louise Hunt; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV; daughter of Julius and Lena.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lousie Ann Lester
[Louise Lester]
[Lousie Ann Hunt]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Elk Creek Bu, Virginia
[Argo, Kentucky]
Death Date: 3 Mar 2001
Father: Julius Hunt
Mother: Louria Justice
SSN: 236825498
Notes: Aug 1967: Name listed as LOUSIE ANN LESTER;
23 Jun 1983: Name listed as LOUISE LESTER"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Connie Lester; 20 Feb 2021.
" Louise Ann Hunt Lester
Birth 19 Aug 1918
Death 3 Mar 2001 (aged 82)
Burial Mart Lester Family Cemetery
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 223290924"Additional Information Posted:
"Louise Ann Hunt Lester 82 of Mohawk,
She was the daughter of Julice and Lura Justice Hunt in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Mart Lester and a Son Charlie Lester, grandson Jeffery Keen, one sister and 3 brothers, survivors or 3 daughters Opal Bailey, Tickie Keen and Sally Griffith, 6 sons Lacy, Clark, Leon, Denny, Scotty and Rickey, 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters Kathleen Blankenship and Dora Wise ....6 brothers Wayne, Alex, William, Russell, Estil, and Ralph Hunt..
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Alfred Clark Lester, 73, of Jackson, MI, formerly of Bull Creek, WV, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019. Clark was born March 10, 1946, in Mohawk, WV, a son of the late Mart and Louise Hunt Lester." In addition to his parents Clark was preceded in death by two brothers, Charlie and Scotty Lester; and two brothers-in-law, Jimmy Mullins and W. R. Keen.
"Survivors include three sisters, Opal Mullins of Lindside, WV, Agnes Klayko of Ohio and Sally Griffith and husband Lewis of War, WV; four brothers, Lacy Lester of Bluefield, WV, Ricky Lester and wife Connie of Mohawk, Leon Lester and wife Linda of Mohawk, and Denny “Pluto” Lester also of Mohawk; and numerous nieces and nephews.
"Friends may visit with the family Thursday, July 11, 2019, after 6 p.m. at the Bee Branch Freewill Baptist Church at Mohawk, WV.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 12, 2019 at 12 o’clock with Reverend Willie Coleman, Reverend Hassell Riffe and Reverend Ronnie Hurley officiating at the Bee Branch Freewill Baptist Church in Mohawk, WV.
"Burial will follow in the Lester Cemetery at Bull Creek near Mohawk, WV. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. ..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 193; WV Archives Web Site.
Gayther Arvus Johnson; age 21; born at Hemphill, WV; single; living at 3110 N. Milwaukee Ave,
Chicago, 18, Ill; married on 8 Nov 1956 at Litwar, WV; Bertha Mae Burks; age 17; born at Panther,
WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; with consent of Pricie Boothe, mother of Bertha Mae Burks, father
deceased.
2. The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 21 Jan 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"LYNCO — Gayther Arvus Johnson, 75, of Lynco, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011. He was born January 22, 1935, in Hemphill, W.Va., a son of the late Gayther William and Nora Beatrice Mullins Johnson. "Arvus was a retired coal miner and a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. "His brother Johnny Johnson also preceded him in death. "Survivors include four daughters Ann Marcum of Alabama, Donna Fox and Diana Hayes, both of Florida, and Sherry Taylor of Chicago, Ill.; four sons, Joe Johnson of Chicago, Ill., Rick Johnson of Lynco, Shawn Johnson of Tennessee, and Tony Johnson of Oceana; three sisters, Nancy Havert of Beckley, Erdene Hiller of Colonial Beach, Va., and Debbie Wilson of Richmond, Va.; three brothers, Doug Johnson and Bill Johnson, both of Lynco, and Mike Johnson of Beckley; nineteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren; and a host of other loving family and friends. "Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2011, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home with Rev. William Cook officiating. Arvus’s cremains will be laid to rest in the Cook Cemetery, Lynco. Wyoming County Veterans Honor Guard will conduct Military Graveside Rites..."
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Richard Johnson; 24 Oct 2017.
"PFC Gayther Arvus Johnson
Birth 22 Jan 1935
Hemphill, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Jan 2011 (aged 75)
Lynco, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Cook Cemetery
Lynco, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 193; WV Archives Web Site.
Gayther Arvus Johnson; age 21; born at Hemphill, WV; single; living at 3110 N. Milwaukee Ave,
Chicago, 18, Ill; married on 8 Nov 1956 at Litwar, WV; Bertha Mae Burks; age 17; born at Panther,
WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; with consent of Pricie Boothe, mother of Bertha Mae Burks, father
deceased.
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 12 Jan 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"BRIER CREEK — Donald Gene Miller, 62, of Brier Creek, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011, at CAMC General, Charleston, W.Va. "He was born November 20, 1948, in Baileysville, W.Va., a son of Vaudaline Cook Miller of Brenton, W.Va., and the late Warren Gene Miller. "Donald was a carpenter, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, member of the Wyoming County Veterans Honor Guard, DAV and the VFW. "In addition to his father a daughter, Regina Lyn Ennis, and a sister, Tamara Jo Miller, preceded him in death. "Survivors include his loving wife, Brenda Lynn Patrick Miller; a daughter, Connie Peters; granddaughter, Brenda Jean Ennis; grandson, Michael Scott Collins; his mother, Vaudaline Miller of Brenton; sisters, Caroline Johnson of Front Royal, Va., Rita Miller of Gainsvillle, Fla., and Debroah Hess of Manassas, Va.; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other loving family and friends. "Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2011, at the Brenton Church of God with Rev. F. Lee Fisher officiating. Donald will be laid to rest in the Peaceful Retreat Cemetery, Fanrock, W.Va. Military Graveside rites will be conducted by the Wyoming County Veterans Honor Guard..."