1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Debbie Johnson; 26 Sep 2015.
" Earl Parsons
Birth 10 Aug 1909
Kentucky, USA
Death 17 Feb 1975 (aged 65)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 152862313"Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: Henry Clay and Lucinda Price Parsons
Spouse: Elizabeth "Stollie" Pettry Parsons"
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 169B; Image 34 of
55; Family #315/329.
Listed as Stollie Pettry; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Hinton Pettry.
2. Evans Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit; from "Wyoming County Proud!!"; Facebook Page
29 Oct 2021 by Vickie Thomas, Adninistrator.
"Stollie Parsons, a well known lady minister from Wyoming County, formerly of Raleigh County, received her promotion to the city of God on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the age of 96. She was born in 1915 to the late Hinton and Matilda Pettry of Raleigh County, WV. Mrs. Parsons began ministering at an early age. Her first revival was held at the age of 15 with the 76 converts. She was enrolled in a private Christian school, The Patty C. Stockdale Presbyterian School. There she taught the basics of education- how to walk, talk, and live. This helped Mrs. Parsons throughout her ministry, as she would guide others who would call or visit for counseling."She loved to read Christian books and she always began her day with prayer and reading the bible. She was the pastor of several churches, with much success in spreading the word of God. She evangelized throughout West Virginia and other states. She worked in the radio industry for 60 years. Although she was called out often for revivals and funerals, she always made sure that everything at home was in order before she left. No one ever left her home hungry.
"She has lived a long and fruitful life. She fought a good fight and kept her faith till the end. Her living was not in vain. She said she didn’t want any praise and glory. Our favorite scripture for her is Proverbs Chapter 31: Give her the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the gates. Her lifelong dream came to pass when she was baptized in the River of Jordan. She said her greatest event is to come. When she hears Jesus say, “Well done!”
"Thanks to every church who let this lady minister grace your pulpit, when many souls were saved. God will reward you all. The last years of her life was spent living close by her daughter and caregiver, Joann Harless. She left a heritage of family and friends who would visit, call, and help her in any way. She has made it known that she wants the family to keep the fire burning on the home front, as the work of the Lord will continue down the family line. She is now absent from her body but she present with the Lord.
"We want to thank the Appalachian Home Health in Man, WV for the nurses who came often. Also, we appreciate her Home Health Nurse, Kay Aliff and her husband Randall Aliff- Sheriff of Wyoming County. We thank all the employees, nurses, and doctors at Heartland-Beckley, WV and Bower Hospice House-Beckley, WV.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Parsons, daughter Betty Blankenship and her husband Harris Blankenship, a grandson Jonathan Blankenship, her son in law: Oral Harless, and brothers and sisters: Bradie Peters, Woodrow Pettry, Howard Pettry, Dolly Dilly, Tolley Bond, Denver Pettry, Leona Pettry, Jimmie Pettry, Dela Ray Pettry, and Mont Pettry.
"Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter Joann Harless of Cyclone, WV, son James Parsons and his wife, June of Macedonia, Ohio, and sister Bonnie Lowe of Swan Lake, Maryland. She was the proud grandparent to 12 grandchildren: Ruta Prichard and husband Earl of Bolt, WV, Danny Harless and wife Sandra of Bolt, WV, David Harless and Joyce of Cyclone, WV, Charlene Stapleton and Marcus of Beckley, WV, Charles Blankenship and wife Nikki of Beaver, WV, Jimmy Parsons and wife Maria of Royalton, Ohio, Junetta Dulugokecki and husband Rick of Mooresville North Carolina, Denise Carana and husband Mike of Ohio, Regina Wegnyn and husband Ed of Cleveland, Ohio, Carolyn Calvin and husband Junior of Ohio, Elizabeth Garcia of Harbor Landing, Georgia, and Timmy Harless and wife Kathy of Cyclone. She is the great-grandmother of 24 great grandchildren and a great-great grandmother of 16. She is an aunt of many nieces and nephews.
"A victory celebration of Stollie’s life will be held at 12:00 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Campus Church Of God, Cyclone WV. The family will receive visitors on Saturday, July 30, from 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Beckley, West Virginia. Rev. Roger Stewart, Rev. Darryl Stapleton and Rev. Michael Dent officiating.
"Pallbearers will be grandsons: David Harless, Danny Harless, Timmy Harless, Charles Blankenship, and Jimmie Parsons. Honorary pallbearers will be: Lowel H. Cook, Dr. Jeff Prichard, Sheriff Randall Aliff, Shadrach Stewart and Tommy Evans.
"In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Stollie’s memory to the Ministry to Israel, c/o Rev. Darrell Stapleton PO Box 151, Matheny, WV 24860 or Bowers Hospice House 454 Cranberry Drive, Beckley, WV 25801
"Everyone was special to her. She didn’t forget Tom Evans and family of Oceana who sent her flower every year; also the many others who help her in many ways. Wayne McMillion who was her helper for over 20 years, Lorraine Toler and Chester and Teresa Dean. The people who called often visited her in her time of illness: Pam Blankenship who is an employee at Heartland who she had known for many years and also bought her things she knew she liked. Kevin Green, from Heartland, whom she knew since he was a young boy and made his last visit the day before her passing and also all other employees who visited her at the hospice house. Another God sent lady minister, Loretta Taylor, who visited her several times ; and a host of other friends who called and visited her. God be with you all until we see her again.
"Online condolences may be sent to our guestbook at www.evans-funeralhome.com.
"Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home, Rt. 10 Cook Parkway in Oceana."
1. 1940 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; Pine Knob; E.D.41-6; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 164B; Image 20 of 25; Household #161.
Listed as Roscoe Peters; age 19; born in WV; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; farmer; in household of father, Andrew Peters.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 162; WV Archives Web Site.
Roscoe Peters; age 23; born 4 Mar 1921 at Pine Knob, WV; living at Pine Knob, WV; son of
Andrew and Icy Peters; married on 15 Ape 1944 at Pine Knob, WV; Bradie Pettry; age 19;
born 10 Jul 1925 at Sundial, WV; living at Sundial, WV; daughter of Hinton and Matilda Pettry.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 169B; Image 34 of
55; Family #315/329.
Listed as Bradie Pettry; age 3 yrs, ; born in WV; in household of father, Hinton Pettry.
2. 1940 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; Edwight; E.D. 41-3A; taken on 1 May 1940;
Page 89B; Image 46 of 52; Household #343.
Listed as Bradie Pettry; age 13; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Hinton H. Pettry.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 162; WV Archives Web Site.
Roscoe Peters; age 23; born 4 Mar 1921 at Pine Knob, WV; living at Pine Knob, WV; son of Andrew
and Icy Peters; married on 15 Ape 1944 at Pine Knob, WV; Bradie Pettry; age 19; born 10 Jul 1925
at Sundial, WV; living at Sundial, WV; daughter of Hinton and Matilda Pettry.
4. Waite & Sons Funeral Homes; Medina, OH; Posted Obit.
"Bradie Alice Peters, 84, of Litchfield, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 in Sheffield Lake, OH. She was born July 10, 1926 in Edwight, WV to the late Hinton and Matildia Pettry. Bradie was proud that she was the first female school bus driver for the Medina City School System beginning in the late 1960’s. She loved her family and was loved everywhere she went. Beloved mother of Jesse (Deloris) Peters, Linda (Larry) Dickens, Bonnie (Jeff) Short, Teddy (Janet) Peters, Lois (Fred) Aliff, Shelby (Nancy) Peters, Bill (Kathy) Peters and Kenneth (Linda) Peters; dear grandmother of 22, dear great-grandmother of 47, dear great-great-grandmother of 9, loving sister of Woodrow Pettry, Bonnie Lowe, and Rev. Stollie Parsons. She was preceded in death by husband Roscoe, sisters, Tollie Bonds and Dollie Dilly, and brothers Denver, Mont, Vincent and Howard Pettry. Services will be held at the Christian Unity Church, 36353 Capel Road, Grafton, OH, Tuesday, January 18 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Denver Daniel will officiate. Burial will take place at Litchfield Cemetery..."
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 169B; Image 34 of
55; Family #315/329.
Listed as Tollie Pettry; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Hinton Pettry.
1. 1940 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; Edwight; E.D. 41-3A; taken on 1 May 1940;
Page 89B; Image 46 of 52; Household #343.
Listed as Vinson Pettry; age 7; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Hinton H. Pettry.
2. Raleigh Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 523; WV Archives Web Site.
Vinson Pettry; age 21; born 21 Jan 1921 (sic, 1933) at Edwight, WV; living at Fairdale, WV; son
of Hinton and Matilda Pettry; married on 25 May 1950 at Hatcher, WV; Zettie Fleshman; age 19;
born 24 Jul 1930 at Dameron, WV; living at Glen Daniel, WV; daughter of Azel and Margie
Fleshman.
3. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Saturday, 12 September 2005; Newspaper Obit.
"Vinson S. Pettry, 72, of Dameron, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division, after a long illness. "Born Jan. 20, 1933, at Sundial, he was the son of the late Hinton Pettry and Matilda Peters Pettry. "Mr. Pettry was a retired coal miner. He lived in Dameron for the past 35 years. He was a musician and played gospel music over the northern and eastern United States. "He was preceded in death by a son, Vinson S. Pettry Jr.; two brothers, Mont and Denver Pettry; and two sisters, Tolley Bonds and Dollie Dilly. "Survivors include his wife, Zettie Fleshman Pettry; a son, Randy Pettry and wife, JoAnn, of Dameron; a daughter, Sherry Gosnell and husband, Mike, of Dameron; brothers, Woodrow Pettry of Bay Village, Ohio, and Howard Pettry of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Stollie Parsons of Cyclone, Bradie Peters of Litchfield, Ohio, and Bonnie Lowe of Easton, Md.; grandchildren, Shannon Gosnell, Michael Gosnell, Jeremy Gosnell, Randy Pettry II and Joshua Pettry; a great-grandchild, Tyler Gosnell; and his mother-in-law, Margie Fleshman. "Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Darrell Stapleton officiating. Burial will follow in Fleshman Cemetery, Dameron..."
1. Raleigh Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 523; WV Archives Web Site.
Vinson Pettry; age 21; born 21 Jan 1921 (sic, 1933) at Edwight, WV; living at Fairdale, WV; son
of Hinton and Matilda Pettry; married on 25 May 1950 at Hatcher, WV; Zettie Fleshman; age 19;
born 24 Jul 1930 at Dameron, WV; living at Glen Daniel, WV; daughter of Azel and Margie
Fleshman.
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1953); Page 94; WV Archives Web Site.
Vinson Sam Pettry, Jr; born and died 3 Feb 1953 in Charleston, WV; stillborn; cord tighly about
neck; premayurity; son of Vinson Sam and Zettie Murle (Fleshman) Pettry; no burial information;
informant, Mrs. Vinson Pettry.
1. 1940 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; Edwight; E.D. 41-3A; taken on 1 May 1940;
Page 89B; Image 46 of 52; Household #343.
Listed as Dollie Pettry; age 9; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Hinton H. Pettry.
2. www.genweb.org/raleigh/dilly01.htm Web Address; Posted Obit.
"MATHENY - Dolly E. Dilly, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 12, 2001, at her residence following a long illness. Born May 5, 1930, in Sundial, she was the daughter of the late Hinton and Matilda Peters Pettry. Mrs. Dilly was a homemaker, a lifelong resident of Wyoming County and attended Oceana Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Dilly; a sister, Tollie Bonds; and two brothers, Mont and Denver Pettry. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Clay of Arnett; three sisters, Stollie Parsons of Matheny, with whom she made her home, Bonnie Lowe of Easton, Md., and Bradie Peters of Linchfield, Ohio; three brothers, Woodrow Pettry and his wife, Melda, of Westlake, Ohio, Vincent Pettry and his wife, Zettie, of Glen Daniel and Howard Pettry of Cleveland; three granddaughters, Mary Helen Mamola of Dameron, Stephanie Acord of Arnett and Rachel Wells of Texas; three great-grandsons, Christopher, Brandon and Jacob Payne; and several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with Brothers Randy Bowles, Eugene Sparks and Darrell Stapleton officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley..."
1. US Public Records Index; Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Randy Lee Pettry; born 29 Apr 1957; living at RR 6, Arnett, WV 25007.
1. US Public Records Index; Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joanne Carol Pettry; born 2 Apr 1967; living at RR 6, Arnett, WV 25007 in 1993.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harold M. Gosnell; born 23 Nov 1950; living at P.O. Box 118, Glen Daniel, WV 25844 in 1993.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sherry Ann Gosnell; born 1 Apr 1951; living at P.O. Box 155, Glen Daniel, WV 25844.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Shannon M. Gosnell; born 24 Nov 1974; living at P.O. Box 118, Glen Daniel, WV 25844 in 1996.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jeremy B. Gosnell; born 8 Oct 1978; living at P.O. Box 118, Glen Daniel, WV 25844.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol #2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mike V. Gosnell; born 8 Oct 1978; living at Albany Lane, Glen Daniel, WV 25844.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as James A. Pettry, Sr; age 48; born in WV; married once for 24 yrs; farmer; head of houshold.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as Elizabeth A. Pettry; age 40; born in WV; married once for 24 yrs; 8 children, all living;
in household of husband, James A. Pettry.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as Van Pettry; age 22; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Pettry.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as Hutson Pettry; age 20; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Pettry.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as Veloy Pettry; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Pettry.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as Joseph Pettry; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Pettry.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as Dottie Pettry; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Pettry.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as Louisa Pettry; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Pettry.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Marsh Fork District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 35A; Image 21 of
26; Family #192.
Listed as Jacob Pettry; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Pettry.