1. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lewis E. Milam; born on 28 Mar 1926; living at Wyco, WV.
2. "Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 19 Jun 1998; Newspaper Obit.
"FLAT TOP - Lewis Edgar Milam Sr., 72, of Flat Top died June 17, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness.
"He was a retired miner, a Freewill Baptist minister, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Posts 11075 and 4326 and UMW.
"Surviving: wife, Pansy Chester Milam; sons, Dale, Lonnie and Henry Milam, all of Cool Ridge, Mickey Stowers of Toronto, Ohio, Robert Stowers of Steubenville, Ohio, Lewis E. Milam Jr. of Maryland; daughters, Mary Goode of Mullens, Linda Milam of Steubenville, Ida Canfield of Flat Top, Jean and Jo Ann Milam, both of Maryland; 10 grandchildren.
"Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, with the Rev. Arlon White officiating. Burial will be in Milam family cemetery, Flat Top..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Otis Stowers; age 21; born at Bluefield, WV; single; living at Herndon, WV; son of Ernest and Nancy
Stowers; married on 24 Nov 1953 at Pineville, WV; Pansy Chester; age 17; born and living at
Herndon, WV; single; daughter of Phillip and Elsie (Sizemore) Chester.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Tuesday 25 Jan 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"FLAT TOP — Pansy I. Milam, age 74, of Egeria Road, Flat Top, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at her home following a short illness. "Born on October 22, 1936, at Herndon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Phillip Chester and Elsie Donithan Chester. "Mrs. Milam was a homemaker, and was a member of Memorial Freewill Baptist Church at Egeria. She had made her home in the Egeria area since 1988. "Mrs. Milam was preceded in death by her husband Lewis Milam, and by her brothers, Jack and Jim Farley. "Those survivors left to cherish her memory include her children: "Robert Stowers and his wife Mary of Wintersville, Ohio; Mickey Stowers and his wife Denise of Toronto, Ohio; Dale Milam and his wife Tina of Cool Ridge; Mary Milam of White Oak, WV; Lonnie Milam and his wife Susan of York, SC; Henry Milam of Cool Ridge, WV; Linda Stabile and her husband Gene of Weirton, WV; Ida Canfield and her husband Chris of Egeria Road, Flat Top, with whom she had made her home; 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren are also among her survivors. Mrs. Milam was the last surviving member of her immediate family. "Funeral services will be conducted at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel on Friday, January 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Orville Setliff officiating. Burial will follow at the Milam Family Cemetery at Egeria, West Virginia..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Otis Stowers; age 21; born at Bluefield, WV; single; living at Herndon, WV; son of Ernest and Nancy
Stowers; married on 24 Nov 1953 at Pineville, WV; Pansy Chester; age 17; born and living at Herndon,
WV; single; daughter of Phillip and Elsie (Sizemore) Chester.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Otis W. Stowers; born on 12 Aug 1932; died on 3 Aug 1986; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Otis Stowers; age 21; born at Bluefield, WV; single; living at Herndon, WV; son of Ernest and Nancy
Stowers; married on 24 Nov 1953 at Pineville, WV; Pansy Chester; age 17; born and living at
Herndon, WV; single; daughter of Phillip and Elsie (Sizemore) Chester.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Tuesday 25 Jan 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"FLAT TOP — Pansy I. Milam, age 74, of Egeria Road, Flat Top, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at her home following a short illness. "Born on October 22, 1936, at Herndon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Phillip Chester and Elsie Donithan Chester. "Mrs. Milam was a homemaker, and was a member of Memorial Freewill Baptist Church at Egeria. She had made her home in the Egeria area since 1988. "Mrs. Milam was preceded in death by her husband Lewis Milam, and by her brothers, Jack and Jim Farley. "Those survivors left to cherish her memory include her children: "Robert Stowers and his wife Mary of Wintersville, Ohio; Mickey Stowers and his wife Denise of Toronto, Ohio; Dale Milam and his wife Tina of Cool Ridge; Mary Milam of White Oak, WV; Lonnie Milam and his wife Susan of York, SC; Henry Milam of Cool Ridge, WV; Linda Stabile and her husband Gene of Weirton, WV; Ida Canfield and her husband Chris of Egeria Road, Flat Top, with whom she had made her home; 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren are also among her survivors. Mrs. Milam was the last surviving member of her immediate family. "Funeral services will be conducted at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel on Friday, January 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Orville Setliff officiating. Burial will follow at the Milam Family Cemetery at Egeria, West Virginia..."
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 8/9 Jun 1880, Page 157A,
Family #21.
Listed as Lewis E. Milam, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Henry M. Milam.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1895); Page 24; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Edward Milem; age 19; born and living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 25 Mar 1895 at Phillip
Gross's; Millie E. Gross; age 17; living in Raleigh Co, WV.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1895); Page 24; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Edward Milem; age 19; born and living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 25 Mar 1895 at Phillip
Gross's; Millie E. Gross; age 17; living in Raleigh Co, WV.