1. Monroe Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1920); Page 379; Line 60; WV Archives Web Site.
William Everett Broyles; age 22; born and living in Monroe Co, WV; married on 15 Oct 1920; Finnie
Virginia McMahan; age 20; born and living in Monreo Co, WV.
1. Monroe Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1920); Page 379; Line 60; WV Archives Web Site.
William Everett Broyles; age 22; born and living in Monroe Co, WV; married on 15 Oct 1920; Finnie
Virginia McMahan; age 20; born and living in Monreo Co, WV.
1. The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Monday, 14 Mar 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"Tamela Marie Lafferty Cline, 52, of Beckley, formerly of Stephenson, went home to be with her mother on Friday, March 11, 2011, at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, following a long illness. "Born February 9, 1959, at Mullens, she was the daughter of Howard R. Lafferty of Midway and the late Peggy Ann (Broyles) Lafferty. "Those left to cherish her memory include her three daughters, Wendy Holsten of Barkers Ridge, Tracy McLean and her husband, Jasper, of Barkers Ridge and Randi Lafferty of Midway; nine grandchildren, Kadie, Macie, Lanie, BoBo, Halie, William, Kaycee, Lexxi and Heidee; she also leaves behind two sisters and two brothers and a special partner, John Baldwin, of Beckley. "In addition to her mother, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Junior” Cline; and one sister. "Graveside services and burial will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at York Cemetery on York Mountain, Mullens, with Rev. Larry Lafferty officiating..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1030; Page 39A;
Family #65/73.
Listed as Wanless J. Goodson; age 10; born in WV; in household of mother, Annie M. Jarrett
Goodson.
2. Brooke Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 577; WV Archives Web Site.
Wanless M. Goodson; age 23; born and living at Davy, WV; married on 5 May 1944 at Hollidays
Cove, WV; Margaret Rae Bedortha; age 22; born at Weirton, WV; lining at Hollidays Cove, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 32; Dwelling #243.
Listed as Wanless M. Goodson; age 29; born in WV; married; retail store clerk; head of household.
4. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Sunday, 13 Mar 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"Wanless M. Goodson, 90, of Goodsons’ Supermarkets in Welch and Oceana died on Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Doug and Lucy Bowers Hospice Center of Southern WV in Beckley. "Born on July 15, 1920, in Davy, WV, he was the son of the late James Wanless and Annie Mae Jarrett Goodson. "Wanless was raised in Davy during the Great Depression, and after graduating from Welch High School he went to Asbury College in Wilmore, KY. He met Margaret Rae (Birdie) Bedortha of Weirton, WV, at Asbury, and after graduating they were married. At his death they had been married for 66 years. "He also attended Asbury Seminary intending to become a pastor, but World War II came along and he volunteered to be trained as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. In early 1945 he flew a B-29 to the Pacific Theatre and flew 31 missions over Japan, some to drop bombs and others to drop supplies to POW camps when the war ended. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. "Wanless came home from the war in October 1945 and flew for American and Eastern Airlines before deciding to return to the family business in Davy. His grandfather James T. Goodson started a General Store in Davy in 1904, beginning what is now Goodsons’ Supermarkets. Wanless worked with his mother, his brother, Paul, and with other family members and led them to convert the general store to a more modern grocery store with aisles, shelves and shopping carts. He operated grocery stores in downtown Welch for many years, and later worked with his three sons to build the two supermarkets that serve Welch and Oceana today. "In Davy he also served as the Town Clerk, started the Davy Volunteer Fire Department, built the town water system, and built a TV cable system in time to watch President Dwight Eisenhower be inaugurated. The whole town gathered in the store to watch on a small Black and white TV on top of the produce case. "In Welch he was a former member of the Rotary Club, and former member and past vice president of the Board of Directors of the Welch Gas Co-operative. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Welch, where he was a devoted member of the Chancel Choir and served in many other capacities throughout the years. "He served on the Board of Directors of Richfood Inc., a grocery wholesaler in Richmond, VA. He devoted his life to his family, his church, his businesses and his community. "In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas Paul and James Roy Goodson, MD; and one sister, Dorothy Beavers. "He is survived by his wife, Margaret Rae (Birdie) Bedortha Goodson of the home; three sons, Gerald L. Goodson and wife Ruth of Bluefield, WV, Jeffrey Goodson and wife Cheri of Bluefield, VA, and Donald Goodson and wife Debbie of Daniels, WV; 8 grandchildren, Jennifer Anna Goodson of New York City, NY, Heidi Christine Graham and husband Nicholas of Medina, OH, Scott Alan Goodson and wife Stephanie, David Wayne Goodson and Amy Dawn Goodson all of Indian Trail, NC; George Kevin Goodson and wife Nichole of Bluefield, VA, Janna Cheri Goodson-Scouras and husband Teddy of Barboursville, WV, and Todd Alan Goodson and wife Sara of Bluefield, VA; 6 great-grandchildren, Andrew and Parker Goodson of Indian Trail, Noah and Abigail Graham of Medina, OH, and Bailey and Palyn Goodson of Bluefield, VA. "Funeral service will be conducted Tuesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Welch, with the Revs. Amanda Reed and Ollie Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, where military graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post 1144 Iaeger and American Legion Post 175 of Bradshaw..."
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Goodson Family"; Article; Page 152; submitted by Margaret
Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Wanless M. Goodson"; Article; Page 153; submitted by Mrs. Margaret
Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
Margaret Rae "Birdie" Bedortha
1. Brooke Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 577; WV Archives Web Site.
Wanless M. Goodson; age 23; born and living at Davy, WV; married on 5 May 1944 at Hollidays
Cove, WV; Margaret Rae Bedortha; age 22; born at Weirton, WV; lining at Hollidays Cove, WV.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Wanless M. Goodson"; Article; Page 153; submitted by Mrs. Margaret
Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 32; Dwelling #243.
Listed as Margaret Goodson; age 28; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Wanless M.
Goodson.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 230A;
Family #43/44.
Listed as Dorothy M. Goodson; age 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James W. Goodson.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1030; Page 39A;
Family #65/73.
Listed as Dorothy M. Goodson; age 11; born in WV; in household of mother, Annie M. Jarrett
Goodson.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Goodson Family"; Article; Page 152; submitted by Margaret
Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Wanless M. Goodson"; Article; Page 153; submitted by Mrs. Margaret
Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 32; Dwelling #243.
Listed as Gerald L. Goodson; age 3; born in WV; in household of father Wanless M. Goodson.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Wanless M. Goodson"; Article; Page 153; submitted by Mrs. Margaret
Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Wanless M. Goodson"; Article; Page 153; submitted by Mrs. Margaret
Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 32; Dwelling #243.
Listed as Donald W. Goodson; born in Aug 1949 in WV; in household of father Wanless M. Goodson.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Children of Wanless and Margaret Goodson"; Article; Page 153;
submitted by Margaret Goodson, 1481 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.