1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 228B; Image
12 of 36; Family #88/89.
Listed as Barnie Rowe; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Jacob C. Rowe.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #T-806; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Barney Caleb Rowe; age 21; born 27 Feb 1921 in Lex, WV; living at Isaban, WV; employed by Peter
White Coal Co, Isaban, WV; person who will always know address, Virgie Crockett, Lex, WV; 5'9" tall;
160 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; sallow complexion; scar on right leg below knee.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 138; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney C. Rowe; age 24; born in Lex, WX; divorced; living at Isaban, WV; married on 11 Aug 1945
at Welch, WV; Pricie Ellis; age 18; born in War Eagle, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; with consent
of Kizzie Rowe, guardian of Pricie Ellis.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Barney C. Rowe; born 27 Feb 1921; died 11 Apr 1995; last residence, Northfork, McDowell Co,
WV; SS #234-22-1209; card issued in WV before 1951.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 15 May 2019.
" Barney Caleb Rowe Sr.
Birth 27 Feb 1921
Lex, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Apr 1995 (aged 74)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Rowe Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199151067"Additional Information Posted:
"Barney Caleb Rowe Sr., 74, of Kyle, formerly of Bradshaw, died Tuesday, April 11, 1995, in a Bluefield hospital. He was a retired miner, a member of the United Mine Workers of America having last worked for the United Pocahontas Coal Company at Algoma and was affiliated with the Church of God faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and the former owner and operator of Rowe’s Country Kitchen at Kyle."He was born on February 27, 1921 in Lex, to the late Jacob "Jake" Chester Rowe (1894-1976) and Myrtle "Mertie" E. Mullins-Rowe (1898-1958). He was preceded in death by his wife, Pricie Ann Ellis-Rowe (1927-Deceased) whom he married on August 11, 1945 in Welch, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1945, Page 138, Application Date: August 11, 1945); one son, Darrell "Eddie" Rowe (Deceased); one grandson, Aaron Dean Rowe (Deceased); three brothers, Arnold E. Rowe (1923-1967), Edward Howard Rowe (1924-1924), Henry C. Rowe (1929-1931); and and his stepmother, Kizzie Rowe (Deceased).
"Survivors include his son, Barney Caleb Rowe Jr. (B. 1950) of Kimball; daughters, Phyllis Ann Rowe-Collins (1940-2018) & husband James Harvey Collins Sr. of Princeton, Rita Lois Rowe-Lee (1945-2012) & husband Charles Lee of Ikes Fork, Barbara Kaye Rowe-Lambert (Deceased) and Kathy Rowe-Graham-Workman, both of Powhatan and Tina Rowe of Kyle; sister, Zona Rowe-Syring (B. 1928) of Bridgeton, N.J.; stepdaughters, Pauline Bailey of Panther and Nellie Hall of Mohawk; fourteen grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
"The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday at the Bennett-Widener Funeral Home Chapel in North-fork with the Rev. Doyle Riffe, the Rev. Booker Riffe, the Rev. Jerry Lester and the Rev. Brenda Jenkins officiating. Burial will be at the Rowe Family Cemetery at Beartown. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 175 of Bradshaw."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 228B; Image
12 of 36; Family #88/89.
Listed as Barnie Rowe; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Jacob C. Rowe.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #T-806; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Barney Caleb Rowe; age 21; born 27 Feb 1921 in Lex, WV; living at Isaban, WV; employed by Peter
White Coal Co, Isaban, WV; person who will always know address, Virgie Crockett, Lex, WV; 5'9" tall;
160 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; sallow complexion; scar on right leg below knee.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 138; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney C. Rowe; age 24; born in Lex, WX; divorced; living at Isaban, WV; married on 11 Aug 1945
at Welch, WV; Pricie Ellis; age 18; born in War Eagle, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; with consent
of Kizzie Rowe, guardian of Pricie Ellis.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Barney C. Rowe; born 27 Feb 1921; died 11 Apr 1995; last residence, Northfork, McDowell Co,
WV; SS #234-22-1209; card issued in WV before 1951.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 15 May 2019.
" Barney Caleb Rowe Sr.
Birth 27 Feb 1921
Lex, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Apr 1995 (aged 74)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Rowe Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199151067"Additional Information Posted:
"Barney Caleb Rowe Sr., 74, of Kyle, formerly of Bradshaw, died Tuesday, April 11, 1995, in a Bluefield hospital. He was a retired miner, a member of the United Mine Workers of America having last worked for the United Pocahontas Coal Company at Algoma and was affiliated with the Church of God faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and the former owner and operator of Rowe’s Country Kitchen at Kyle."He was born on February 27, 1921 in Lex, to the late Jacob "Jake" Chester Rowe (1894-1976) and Myrtle "Mertie" E. Mullins-Rowe (1898-1958). He was preceded in death by his wife, Pricie Ann Ellis-Rowe (1927-Deceased) whom he married on August 11, 1945 in Welch, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1945, Page 138, Application Date: August 11, 1945); one son, Darrell "Eddie" Rowe (Deceased); one grandson, Aaron Dean Rowe (Deceased); three brothers, Arnold E. Rowe (1923-1967), Edward Howard Rowe (1924-1924), Henry C. Rowe (1929-1931); and and his stepmother, Kizzie Rowe (Deceased).
"Survivors include his son, Barney Caleb Rowe Jr. (B. 1950) of Kimball; daughters, Phyllis Ann Rowe-Collins (1940-2018) & husband James Harvey Collins Sr. of Princeton, Rita Lois Rowe-Lee (1945-2012) & husband Charles Lee of Ikes Fork, Barbara Kaye Rowe-Lambert (Deceased) and Kathy Rowe-Graham-Workman, both of Powhatan and Tina Rowe of Kyle; sister, Zona Rowe-Syring (B. 1928) of Bridgeton, N.J.; stepdaughters, Pauline Bailey of Panther and Nellie Hall of Mohawk; fourteen grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
"The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday at the Bennett-Widener Funeral Home Chapel in North-fork with the Rev. Doyle Riffe, the Rev. Booker Riffe, the Rev. Jerry Lester and the Rev. Brenda Jenkins officiating. Burial will be at the Rowe Family Cemetery at Beartown. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 175 of Bradshaw."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 138; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney C. Rowe; age 24; born in Lex, WX; divorced; living at Isaban, WV; married on 11 Aug 1945
at Welch, WV; Pricie Ellis; age 18; born in War Eagle, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; with consent
of Kizzie Rowe, guardian of Pricie Ellis.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 262; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney Caleb Rowe, Jr; age 18; born 18 Mar 1950 at Panther, WV; single; living at Algoma, WV;
son of Barney C. and Pricie (Ellis) Rowe; married on 22 Dec 1968 at Powhatan, WV; Linda Faye
Powell; age 19; born 7 Aug 1949 at Powhatan, WV; single; living at Powhatan, WV; daughter of
Lawrence and Juanita (Alford) Powell; with consent of Barney C. and Pricie Rowe, parents of
Barney C. Rowe, Jr, and Lawrence and Juanita Powell, parents of Linda Faye Powell.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 262; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney Caleb Rowe, Jr; age 18; born 18 Mar 1950 at Panther, WV; single; living at Algoma, WV;
son of Barney C. and Pricie (Ellis) Rowe; married on 22 Dec 1968 at Powhatan, WV; Linda Faye
Powell; age 19; born 7 Aug 1949 at Powhatan, WV; single; living at Powhatan, WV; daughter of
Lawrence and Juanita (Alford) Powell; with consent of Barney C. and Pricie Rowe, parents of
Barney C. Rowe, Jr, and Lawrence and Juanita Powell, parents of Linda Faye Powell.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Mrs. Linda Faye Graybeal, 70, of Welch Pineville Rd., Pineville, passed away on April 10, 2020 at her home, following a long-term illness."Born August 7, 1949 in Powhaton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Juanita Arevalo Powell.
"Mrs. Graybeal was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Powell; three stepsons, Dennis, Brian and Barry Graybeal; and a grandson, Ernie Cline.
"Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Tommy Graybeal; their daughter, Cindy Whittington and her husband, Joe, their son Joey and his son, (Linda’s great-grandson, Brian); a sister, Betty Samaneigo; brothers, Willard and Larry Powell; in-laws, Margaret Lambert, Sheila Graybeal, Tamela and Andy Gainey, Elaine and Jerry Harris, Carl and Rosa Graybeal and Buddy and Judy Graybeal; granddaughters, Misty Cook and her husband, Jake and their daughter, Trinity, Cheyanne Sandoval and her husband, Nick and their children Ashlynn and Colt and Candice Cline; grandsons, Adam, Bradley and Jesse Graybeal; great-grandchildren, Tori, Isaiah and Raelynn Graybeal, Aiden Burgess, Christopher, Joshua, L J and Semya Cline; a special nephew, Jordon Beheler and his wife, Latisha and their children Liam and Helayna; and a host of nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Rita Lois Lee, 66, of Ikes Fork, WV, died Thursday,
June 21, 2012, in Raleigh General Hospital in
Beckley, WV, following a long illness.
"Rita was born November 18, 1945 in Isaban, WV, a
daughter of the late Barney and Pricy Ellis Rowe.
She was a homemaker and a factory worker, and
attended the Bethany Regular Baptist Church.
"In addition to her parents Rita was preceded in death
by one brother, Darrell Rowe.
"Survivors include her husband of fifty years, Charles
Lee of the home; two sons, Jacob Lee of Asheboro,
NC, William Ray Lee and wife Teresa of Max
Meadows, VA; two sisters, Phyllis Collins of
Princeton, WV, and Barbara Kay Rowe of Bluefield,
WV; one brother, Barney Rowe, Jr. of Princeton, WV,
one granddaughter, Jennifer Lee of Max Meadows,
VA, and a special adopted sister, Kathy Graham of
Gary, WV.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 26,
2012 at 1 o'clock with Reverend James Cline and
Reverend Dennis Lester officiating at the Chapel of
Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will
follow in the Mose Riffe Cemetery at Ikes Fork, WV..."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ernestine Lester Hall, 65, of 344 ½ 7th Street.
Weston, WV, passed away Wednesday, June 20,
2012 at her residence following an extended illness.
"Ernestine was born November 28, 1946,in Iaeger,
WV, a daughter of Betty J. Riffe Lester and the late
Clifton L. Lester. On April 15, 1977, she married Bill
Hall, who survives.
"In addition to her husband Bill Hall she is survived by
her mother, Betty J. Riffe Lester of Hanover, WV; one
sister, Judy Lester Cook of Winston-Salem, NC; one
step son, Rick Hall and wife Mary Beth of Weston,
WV; three grandchildren, Erin Hunt and husband Billy,
Paige Bailey and husband Rick, and Emily Jones and
husband Carlton; seven great grandchildren; one
niece, Bobbie J, Toler and husband Jay, one nephew,
Richard Cook; one great nephew, Chuck Hatfield; two
great nieces, Judith Warrix and husband Steven and
Josie Cook; and one great-great niece, Kailee Warrix.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 24,
2012 at 2 o'clock with Reverend James Cline and
Reverend Dennis Lester officiating at the Chapel of
Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will
follow in the Riffe Cemetery on Lower Muzzel Creek
near Hanover, WV..."