1. "The Register Herald": Beckley, WV; Saturday 2 May 2009; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS — David Ronald Sizemore, 59, of Mullens, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, in a Beckley hospital following a short illness. "Born May 15, 1949, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Walter Lee and Hulda Cook Sizemore. "David was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam era, had been employed as an electrician with General Motors in Memphis with twenty-five years of service and had been an electrician for N&W Railroad with 13 years of service; he loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. "In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by two brothers, William Sizemore and Jack Sizemore, and a sister, Phyllis Lambert. "Those left to cherish his memory include one daughter, Keri Sizemore of Mullens; a son, Scott Sizemore of Mullens; four grandchildren, Karrigan Sizemore, Matthew Sizemore, Kaleb Sizemore and Katelyn Green; two sisters, Lewanda Chastain of Elkton, Md., and Patty Ford of Baltimore, Md.; and two brothers, Jerry Sizemore of Wilmington, Del., and Buddy Sizemore of Thailand. "Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens, with Rev. Lewis Arnold officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley..."
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 2 May 1910, Page 223A, Family #159.
Listed as Wilbert? Goode, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Charles P. Goode.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 229; WV Archives Web Site.
Gilbert Goode; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Saulsville, WV; guardian of G.P. Goode;
married on 27 May 1925 at G.C. McGraw's; Sadie McGraw; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
daughter of G.C. and Ettie McGraw.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Glen Fork Junction; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
234A; ED 55-11; Image 15 of 38; Family #138/139.
Listed as Gilbert Goode; age 27; born in WV; married at 18; public school teacher; head of
household.
4. Internet Website,
http://members.citynet.net/manerva2/saulsville/belcher.html,
Etta was born 3 Jan 1886; married G.C. "Jake" McGraw; children were: Sadie,
married Gilbert Goode; Hattie, married John Meredith; Hettie, married
Herschel Cook; Faye, married Thomas Kelley; and Clarence, married Audrey Price.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
Gilbert Goode; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Glen Fork, WV; married on 21 Dec
1928 at Mullens, WV; Gay Lambert; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV;
daughter of J.K. and Millie Lambert.
6. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Gilbert Goode; born on 23 Jun 1903; died in Apr 1971; last residence, Pineville Wyoming Co, WV.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 007176; WV Archives Website.
Gilbert G. Goode; age 67; born 23 Jun 1903 in WV; married; husband of Edna Gay Lambert;
automobile salesman and teacher; living at Pineville, WV; son of Phillip and Nancy (Tilley) Goode;
died 21 Apr 1971 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV from an acute myocardial infarction due to
coronary artery disease with anginal syndrome; buried 24 Apr 1971 in Palm Memorial Gardens,
Matheny, Wyoming Co, WV; informant Gay Goode, Pineville, WV
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 3 May 1910, Page 224A, Family #176.
Listed as Gay Lambert, age 6 months, born in WV, in household of grandfather, Johnson Byrd,
with mother, Millie J. Byrd Lambert.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 12/13 Feb 1920, Page 273A,
Family #115.
Listed as Gay Lambert, age 10, born in WV, in household of step-father, Johnson D. Brooks.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
Gilbert Goode; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Glen Fork, WV; married on 21 Dec 1928
at Mullens, WV; Gay Lambert; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; daughter
of J.K. and Millie Lambert.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Glen Fork Junction; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
234A; ED 55-11; Image 15 of 38; Family #138/139.
Listed as Gay Goode; age 20; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Gilbert G.
Goode.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edna Goode; born 27 Oct 1909; died in Jan 1985; last residence, Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV;
SS #236-74-8342; card issued in WV in 1963.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Glen Fork Junction; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
234A; ED 55-11; Image 15 of 38; Family #138/139.
Listed as Janey Goode; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Gilbert G. Goode.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 221; WV Archives Web Site.
Earic Edwards; age 25; born in Kingston, WV; single; living at Athens, WV; son of George and
Edith Edwards; married on 4 Jun 1951 at Princeton, WV; Joyce Edna Acord; age 21; born at Glen
Fork, WV; divorced; living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Gilbert and Gay Goode.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Glen Fork Junction; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
234A; ED 55-11; Image 15 of 38; Family #138/139.
Listed as Janey Goode; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Gilbert G. Goode.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 221; WV Archives Web Site.
Earic Edwards; age 25; born in Kingston, WV; single; living at Athens, WV; son of George and
Edith Edwards; married on 4 Jun 1951 at Princeton, WV; Joyce Edna Acord; age 21; born at Glen
Fork, WV; divorced; living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Gilbert and Gay Goode.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 9/10 Feb
1920; Page 203A; Image 1 of 16; Family #162/162.
Listed as John W. Perkey, Jr; age 16; born in WV; single; coal miner; in household of father, John
W. Perkey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 152; WV Archives Web Site.
John Perhey (sic, Perkey); age 21; born in Patrick Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of
John and _______Perhey; married on 12 Jul 1924 at Twin Branch, WV; Esma Williams; age 16;
born in KY; single; daughter of R.L. and Kelly Williams.
(Birthplaces are reversed in this record)
3. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as John W. Perkey, Jr; age 27; born in KY; married at 21; assistant mine foreman in coal
mine; head of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as John Perkey, Jr; age 37; born in KY; married; 4th grade education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Perkey; born 14 Mar 1903; died in May 1955; SS #235-09-5629; card issued in WV before
1951.
6. Facebook Posting; 20 Apr 2020; Phyllis Ann Roberts.
"JOHN W PERKLEY JR MARRIED ESMA WILLIAMS IN 1924 MCDOWELL CO WV HIS LAS NAME
IS MISSPELLED HER NAME IS WAVIE ESMA WILLIAMS HER PARENTS ROBERT L WILLIAMS
AND KELLY A MARTIN 1908-1979"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 152; WV Archives Web Site.
John Perhey (sic, Perkey); age 21; born in Patrick Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of
John and _______Perhey; married on 12 Jul 1924 at Twin Branch, WV; Esma Williams; age 16;
born in KY; single; daughter of R.L. and Kelly Williams.
(Birthplaces are reversed in this record)
2. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as Erma W. Perkey; age 21; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, John
Perkey, Jr.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Erma Perkey; age 31; born in VA; married; 1st yr HS education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John Perkey, Jr.
4. Facebook Posting; 20 Apr 2020; Phyllis Ann Roberts.
"JOHN W PERKLEY JR MARRIED ESMA WILLIAMS IN 1924 MCDOWELL CO WV HIS LAS NAME
IS MISSPELLED HER NAME IS WAVIE ESMA WILLIAMS HER PARENTS ROBERT L WILLIAMS
AND KELLY A MARTIN 1908-1979"
1. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as Margaret A. Perkey; age 3 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Perkey,
Jr.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Margarett Perkey; age 13; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
1. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as John D. Perkey; age 1 yr, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as John D. Perkey; age 11; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Joy Fay Perkey; age 7; born in WV; single; 4th grade education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Nelson Eddy Perkey; age 2; born in WV; single; no education; in household of father,
John Perkey, Jr.
1. 1940 Cenus, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 785B; Image 16 of 36; Household #97.
Listed as Vance W. Tesseneer; age 16; born in AL; 3 yrs HS education; lived in Knott Co, KY on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Otto M. Tessner.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 179; WV Archives Web Site.
Vance W. Tessner; age 21; born in AL; single; living at Marianna, WV; married on 14 Nov 1942 at
Pineville, WV; Norma Virginia Perkey; age 21 ; born and living at Premier, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 34; WV Archives Web Site.
Vance W. Tessner; age 32; born in AL; divorced; living at Premier, WV; married on 30 Jul 1955 at
Roderfield, WV; Goldie Mae Blevins; age 22; born and living at Roderfield, WV; single.
4. "Pocahontas Times"; Marlington, WV; 19 Dec 2002; Newspaper Obit.
"Vance W. Tessner, age 79, of Rt. 92, Marlinton/White Sulphur Springs, died December 11, 2002,
at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.
"He was born August 21, 1923, in Paris, Alabama, the son of Otto and Lilly Tessner,
"He had been a resident of the Marlinton area for the past ten years. The greater part of his life was spent in Premier. He was a retired coal miner, a member of U.M.W.A. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the SS Simon Newcomb as Gunner's Mate.
"Surviving him are his wife, Goldie Blevins Tessner, of the home; one daughter, Patricia Tessner Coleman, of Marlinton; four sons, Vance (Sonny) Tessner, of Tampa, Florida, Douglas Tessner, of Roanoke, Virginia, Kevin Tessner and Steven Tessner, both of Ashboro, North Carolina; one sister, Judy Tessner Spence, of Meadow; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
"Graveside rites were conducted Friday afternoon by the Rev. Bubby Salvo at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton."
1. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as Norma V. Perkey; age 5 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Norma Perkey; age 15; born in WV; single; 2 yr HS education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 179; WV Archives Web Site.
Vance W. Tessner; age 21; born in AL; single; living at Marianna, WV; married on 14 Nov 1942 at
Pineville, WV; Norma Virginia Perkey; age 21 ; born and living at Premier, WV.
Greeley Lawrence Leslie Runyon
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #4.
Listed as Lawrence L. Ruyon; age 38; born in KY; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived at Pikeville, KY
on 1 Apr 1935; superintendent of coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 006599; WV Archives Web Site.
Greeley Lawrence Leslie Runyon; age 56; born 7 Aug 1902 at Pinson Fork, KY; married; service
station operator; SS #404-16-8974; living at Bluewell, WV; son of Ira and Judy (Ball) Runyon; died
4 May 1959 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from uremiadue to chronic glomerulonephritis and
hypertension; buried 7 May 1959 in Taylor Cemetery, Stone, KY; informant, Mrs. Dixie Runyon,
Bluewell, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #4.
Listed as Dixie Ruyon; age 33; born in KY; married; 7th grade education; lived at Pikeville, KY
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lawrence L. Runyon.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District 6; taken on 17 Apr 1930; page 174A; Image 5 of 97; Family
#54.
Listed as Ira Runyon; age 55; born in KY; married at 17; farmer; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District 6; taken on 17 Apr 1930; page 174A; Image 5 of 97; Family
#54.
Listed as Juda Runyon; age 56; born in KY; married at 18; in household of husband, Ira Runyon.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District 6; taken on 17 Apr 1930; page 174A; Image 5 of 97; Family
#54.
Listed as Amos Runyon; age 18; born in KY; in household of father, Ira Runyon.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 210A; Image 19 of 61;
Family #187/189.
Listed as Charley Perkey; age 10 mons; born in Jul 1899 in KY; in household of grandfather, Mack Acord,
with parents.
2. Mingo Co, WV; WW I; Draft Registration Card #748; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charley Purkey; age 19; born 13 Jul 1899; living at Messing (sp?, Mingo Co, WV; coal miner for
Crystal Block Coal Co, messings (sp?), Mingo Co, WV; nearest relative, Maxie Purkie, Asdmar(sp?);
Akliekens(sp?); tall with medium build; dark eyes and dark hair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol __(1927); Page 24; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Perkey; age 28; born in Greenup Co, KY; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Abe
and Hattie; married on 19 Oct 1927 at Twin Branch, WV; Ethel Johnson; age 22; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; daughter of Obadious and Mary.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 14 Apr
1930; Page 239A; Family #137/137.
Listed as Charley Perkey; age 30; born in KY; married at 27; motorman in coal mine; head of
household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782A;
E D # 24-40; Image 3 of 36; Household #5.
Listed as Charles Perkey; age 41; born in KY; married; 5th grade education; lived at same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #14852; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Perkey; age 46; born 13 Jul 1899 at Whitehouse, KY; married; husband of Ethel M. Perkey,
age 42; served in WW I; coal miner for Premier Poca Coal Co; living at Premier, WV; son of Obe and
Hattie (Akers, xic, Acord) Perkey; died 11 Jul 1946 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from chronic rheumatic heart
disease with failure; buried, 14 Jul 1946 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
7. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charley Purkey; born 13 Jul 1899; died 11 Jul 1946; enlisted 22 oct 1919; honarably discharged
21 Oct 1922; Private 1st Class; Company G; 5th infranty; buried in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV;
signed by Mrs. Charles Purkey; 18 Jul 1946.
8. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 20 Dec 2013.
Charles Perkey; born 13 Jul 1899; died 11 Jul 1946; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Ethel Marie Johnston Perkey; "FATHER * MARRIED OCT. 19, 1927".
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 26 Apr 1910;
Page 191B, Family #164.
Listed as Ethel Johnson, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Odalus C. Johnson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol __(1927); Page 24; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Perkey; age 28; born in Greenup Co, KY; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Abe
and Hattie; married on 19 Oct 1927 at Twin Branch, WV; Ethel Johnson; age 22; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; daughter of Obadious and Mary.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 14 Apr
1930; Page 239A; Family #137/137.
Listed as Ethel M. Perkey; age 25; born in WV; married at 22; in houshold of husband, Charles
Perkey.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782A;
E D # 24-40; Image 3 of 36; Household #5.
Listed as Ethel Perkey; age 35; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived at same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Charles Perkey.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol __(1952); Page 207; WV Archives Web Site.
Mack D. Jenks; age 52; born in Jackson Co, OH; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
12 Jan 1952 at Roderfield, WV; Ethel Marie Perkey; age 47; born at Trent, WV; widowed; living at
Roderfield, WV.
6. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 20 Dec 2013.
Ethel Marie Perkey; born 13 Jan 1905; died 16 Jan 1993; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Charles Perkey; "MOTHER * MARRIED OCT. 19, 1927".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782A;
E D # 24-40; Image 3 of 36; Household #5.
Listed as Lenvin Perkey; age 10; born in WV; single; 4th grade education; lived at same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles Perkey.