1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Danny Powell; born 27 Aug 1941; living 211 Petty Road, Princeton, WV 24740 in 1993.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Patsy Powell; born 14 Sep 1946; living 211 Petty Road, Princeton, WV 24740 in 1993.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as H.C. Powell; age 9; born in WV; 4th grade education; lived at same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Newton C. Powell.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
H.C. Powell; born 28 Oct 1939; living at 3045 Columbus Road, Centerburg, OH 43011 in 1993.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #81-059631; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jerry Dean Walls; age 24; born 5 Oct 1957 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade education;
living in Edmor Village, Welch, WV; son of James Brady and Dorothy Marian (Powell) Walls; married
on 30 Dec 1981 in Pembroke, VA; Phyllis Ann Alger, maiden name Robinette; age 32; born 12 Aug
1949 in WV; divorced; 1st marriage ended in Jun 1978; this is her 2nd marriage; 11th grade
education; living in Edmor Village, Welch, WV; daughter of Arvil and Lillian Gertrude (Stacy)
Robinette.
2. Rockingham Co, VA; Marriage License #88-016422; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jerry Dean Walls; age 30; born 5 oct 1957 in WV; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd) marriage; 12th grade
education; living at Rt3, Box 77, Harrisonburg, VA; son of James brady and Dorothy Marion (Powell)
Walls; married on 1 Apr 1988 in Harrisonburg, VA; Alice Faye Sites; maiden name Sites; age 34;
born 31 Mar 1954 in VA; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 1st marriage ended 3 Mar 1975; 10th
grade education; living at Rt 3, Box 77, Harrisonburg, VA; daughter of Charles Lindbergh and Wanda
L. (Hottinger) Sites.
3. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jerry Dean Walls, 61, of Big Sandy passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at his home.
"Born October 5, 1957 in Welch he was the son of the late James Brady Walls and Dorothy Powell Walls. He was a former coalminer, and attended the Church of God in Roderfield.
'In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Kenny Walls.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Alice Faye Walls of the home; a daughter, Jerri Deana Lucion and husband Phillip of Hensley two brothers, Richard Walls and wife Misty of Hensley, and Morris Walls of Beckley; two sisters, Karen Greathead and husband Sammy of Myrtle Beach, and Melissa Cipriani and husband Preston of Iaeger; and two granddaughters, Nicole Lynn Lucion and Trinity Gale Lucion.
"The family will hold a memorial service in his honor on Friday, September 13, at his home in Big Sandy beginning at 10 a.m.
"The Douglas Mortuary of Welch is serving the family."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #750029741; Ancestry.com Website.
Herbert G, Alger; age 31; born 8 Apr 1944 in Coalwood, WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 1 Yr HS
education; living at Box 5, Coalwood, WV; son of Harry and Lois (Edwards) Alger; married on 11 Jul
1975 at Lebanon, VA; Phyllis Ann Robinette; age 25; born 12 Aug 1949 in Welch, WV; single; this
is her 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at 263 Maple Ave., Welch, WV; daughterv of Arvil and
Lillian (Stacy) Robinette.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #81-059631; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jerry Dean Walls; age 24; born 5 Oct 1957 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade education;
living in Edmor Village, Welch, WV; son of James Brady and Dorothy Marian (Powell) Walls; married
on 30 Dec 1981 in Pembroke, VA; Phyllis Ann Alger, maiden name Robinette; age 32; born 12 Aug
1949 in WV; divorced; 1st marriage ended in Jun 1978; this is her 2nd marriage; 11th grade
education; living in Edmor Village, Welch, WV; daughter of Arvil and Lillian Gertrude (Stacy)
Robinette.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Gina Reardon-Gaddis; 16 Aug 2008.
"Phyllis Robinette
Birth 12 Aug 1949
Death 10 Feb 2000 (aged 50)
Burial Honey Brook United Methodist Church Cemetery
Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial ID 29079181" ·"Inscription
"In the arms of an angel"
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joe Severs McKinney
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Iaeger, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1922
Residence Place: Radford, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1942
Employer: J J Hoff
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Black
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: S C Mckinney
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Joe Severs McKinney Self (Head)"
2. Richmond, VA; Death Certificate # 81-040333; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joseph Severs McKinney; age 59; born 16 Sep 1922 in WV; divorced; painter; living at Box 63,
Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV; son of Sylvester and Sally (Graham) McKenney; died 31 Dec 1981 in the
VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA; due to far advanced stage IV laryngeal and hypopharyngeal
carcinoma; buried in iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joe McKinney
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1922
Death Date: 31 Dec 1981
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 236267227
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 12 Oct 1942
Release Date 1: 18 Dec 1945"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joe Severs McKinney
[Joe S McKinney]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1922
Birth Place: Iaeger McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Dec 1981
Father: Sylvester C McKinney
Mother: Sally Graham
SSN: 236267227
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Sep 1940: Name listed as JOE SEVERS MCKINNEY;
07 Feb 1997: Name listed as JOE S MCKINNEY"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by;
B. Walls; 16 Dec 2013.
Joe S. McKinney; born in 1922; died in 1981; buried here; grave marker photo shown; S1 US NAVY *
WORLD WAR II";
"Family links:
Parents:
Sylvester Clay McKinney (1872 - 1955)
Sally G. Graham McKinney (1886 - 1940)
Sibling:
Joe S. McKinney (1922 - 1981)
Mary Alice McKinney Sutphin (1924 - 2016)*..."
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mary McKinney Sutphin"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Alice S. Addair, PO
Box 82, Avondale, WV 24811.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 258B; Image
36 of 51; Family #313/318.
Listed as Mildred Powell; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Newton C. Powell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as Mildred Powell; age 16; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; lived at same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Newton C. Powell.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 258B; Image
36 of 51; Family #313/318.
Listed as Hobert Powell; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Newton C. Powell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as Hobert Powell; age 14; born in WV; 1 yr HS education; lived at same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Newton C. Powell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 214; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobart M. Powell; age 27; born and living at Ieager, WV; single; married on 11 May 1953 at
Roderfield, WV; Geraldine Davidson; age 29; born and living at Iaeger, WV; divorced.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 214; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobart M. Powell; age 27; born and living at Ieager, WV; single; married on 11 May 1953 at
Roderfield, WV; Geraldine Davidson; age 29; born and living at Iaeger, WV; divorced.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 278; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Campbell; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; taxi driver; living at Big Four, WV; son
of Andrew and _____; married on 18 May 1935 at Big Four, WV; Elva Crockett; age 21; born in
Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Big Four, WV; daughter of Bob and Nancy.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Mar 2014.
Ralph Campbell; born 5 Jun 1909; died 7 Nov 1980; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife Elva Crockett Campbell.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; taken on 7/9 Feb 1920; Page
229B; Image 6 of 16; Family #275/277.
Listed as Elva Crocket; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Robert L. Crockett.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 278; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Campbell; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; taxi driver; living at Big Four, WV; son
of Andrew and _____; married on 18 May 1935 at Big Four, WV; Elva Crockett; age 21; born in
Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Big Four, WV; daughter of Bob and Nancy.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Mar 2014.
Elva Campbell; born 6 May 1915; died 24 May 1983; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Ralph Campbell.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as Thomas L. Powell; age 5; born in WV; no education; lived at same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Newton C. Powell.
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 2 Aug 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"BLUEFIELD — Lowell T. “Tommy” Powell, 76, of Route 1, Box 183-A, Bluefield, W.Va., died Monday, August 1, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family."Born August 22, 1934 in Berwind, W.Va., he was a son of the late Newton C. Powell and Ida B. Cochran Powell. He was a 1952 graduate of Iaeger High School, where he met and married his high school sweetheart. Mr. Powell proudly served as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy. He was a Dispatcher in Transportation at the Naval Hospital, while stationed in Camp Lejuene, N.C. Mr. Powell retired from Norfolk & Southern Railway where he was employed as an engineer for 34 years. He loved trains and was an avid collector of railroad memorabilia. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Tommy enjoyed coin collecting, and as an animal lover, he also enjoyed bird watching. Mr. Powell was a diehard West Virginia Mountaineer fan.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years, Olaf Louise “Bootie” Powell; one son, J. Mark Powell; two sisters, Dorothy Walls and Mildred McKinney; and one brother, Hobart Powell.
"Left to cherish his memory are his children, Steve Powell and his wife Sam of Princeton, W.Va., Vickey Powell Tolbert and her husband Jim of Princeton, W.Va., David Powell and his wife Cindy of Knoxville, Tenn. and Leah Powell of Bluefield, W.Va.; two sisters, Libby Campbell and husband Ralph and Ruth Copley; two brothers, H.C. Powell and wife Bev and Danny Powell and wife Patsy; thirteen grandchildren, Julie Lilly and her husband Shawn, Jason Powell and his wife Missy, Elizabeth Tolbert, Andy Tolbert, Emily Tolbert, Erin Powell, Amanda Powell, Nicholas Powell, Harrison Powell, Morgan Powell, Jeremiah Johnson, Courtney Matney and her husband Jon, and Kala Johnson; six great-grandchildren, Jakeb Lilly, Nathan Lilly, Hunter Powell, Hayden Powell, Hailynn Powell Zoey Elizabeth Tolbert; and many nieces and nephews.
"In accordance with Mr. Powell's wishes, he will be cremated, and services will be private..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 239A; Image
31 of 33; Family #254/258.
Listed as Hassel Powell; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Fred W. Powell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-15; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 274A; Image 15 of 75; Household #122.
Listed as Hastel Powell; age 23; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. Social Security death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Hassel Powell; born 21 Jul 1916; died 18 Sep 1993; last residence, Avondale, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #233-24-9530; card issued in WC before 1951.
4. FindAGrave.com; Powell Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Garland/Iaeger.
Hassel Powell; born 22 Jul 1916; died 18 Sep 1993; buried here.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Paynesville; taken on 12 Feb 1920; Page 232A; Family #
321/325.
Listed as Lilly F. Roberts; age 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Iaeger Roberts.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 May 1930; Page 222A;
Family #347/348.
Listed as Lilly F. Roberts; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Iaeger Roberts.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-15; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 274A; Image 15 of 75; Household #122.
Listed as Lilly Powell; age 21; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Hassel Powell.
4. FindAGrave.com; Powell Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Garland/Iaeger.
Lillie Frances Roberts Powell; born 14 Sep 1919; died 15 Apr 2008; buried here.
"ROCKY GAP, Va. — Lillie Frances Powell, 88, of Rocky Gap, Va., formerly of Avondale, W.Va., died Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va.
"Mrs. Powell was born September 14, 1919 in Paynesville, W.Va., a daughter of the late Iaeger and Annie Kennedy Roberts.
"She was a homemaker and was affiliated with the Baptist faith. Mrs. Powell was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hassel Powell; one daughter, Carol Kennedy; one brother, Charlie Roberts; and four sisters, Mattie Reed, Mary Christian, Delphia Highberger, and Tavie Collins.
"Survivors include two daughters, Martha Blankenship and husband Green of Rocky Gap, Va., with whom she made her home, and Charlotte Short and husband David of Centerburg, Ohio; three sons, Orville Powell and wife Beth of Springville, Va., David Powell and wife Linda of Beckley, W.Va., and Kenny Powell and wife Joyce also of Beckley, W.Va.; one sister, Sylvia Church of Iaeger, W.Va.; two brothers, Donnie Roberts of Bluefield, Va., and Quentin Roberts of Green Valley, W.Va.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted with her grandson, Speaker Orville Powell, officiating at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, W.Va.
"Burial will follow in the Powell Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Garland, W.Va..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-15; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 274A; Image 15 of 75; Household #122.
Listed as Orvel Powell; age 1; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Hassel Powell.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 221; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse Reed age 22; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 1 Aug 1946 at Iaeger, WV;
Mattie Roberts; age 22; born at Rockridge, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Ridgeview Burial Park, Ashtabula, Astabula Co, OH; submitted by Clinton
Rodgers; 24 May 2010.
Jesse J. Reed; born 18 Feb 1924; died 29 Nov 2002; buried here.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 May 1930; Page 222A;
Family #347/348.
Listed as Mattie L. Roberts; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Iaeger Roberts.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 221; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse Reed age 22; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 1 Aug 1946 at Iaeger, WV;
Mattie Roberts; age 22; born at Rockridge, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mattie L. Roberts; born 19 Nov 1923; died 7 Feb 2003; lsat residence Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co,
OH; SS #302-22-3553; card issued in OH before 1951.
4. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mattie L. Reed; age 79; born 19 Nov 1923; married; 9th grade education; living in Astabula, OH;
parent's surnames, Roberts and Kennedy; died 7 Feb 2003 in the ER of Lake Co Memorial Hospital,
Ashtabuls, OH; outpatient; buried.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Ridgeview Burial Park, Ashtabula, Astabula Co, OH; submitted by Clinton
Rodgers; 24 May 2010.
Mattie L. Reed; born 19 Nov 1923; died 7 Feb 2003; buried here.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Ridgeview Burial Park, Ashtabula, Astabula Co, OH; submitted by Erika
Sorozak; 16 Dec 2009.
Jimmie Reed; born 23 Apr 1960; died 6 Dec 2009; buried here; obit and picture posted.
"CEDAR BLUFF, Va. — Jimmie Reed, age 49, formerly of Ashtabula, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at his home.
"He was born April 23, 1960, in Ashtabula, the son of Jesse and Mattie L. (Roberts) Reed and had been an Ashtabula resident most of his life.
"Mr. Reed worked for Molded Fiberglass and Webb Manufacturing as a laborer.
He enjoyed motorcycles, fishing and had a great love for country living in the mountains.
His survivors include three brothers, Don (Deborah) of Ashtabula, Carl of Phoenix, Ariz. and Bill (Sandy) of Kingsville; three sisters, Mary Terry (Jim Barnes) of Conneaut, Octavia (Ed) Benek of Conneaut and Darlene (Scott) Montgomery of Marietta, Ga.; and a host of other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his nephew, Michael Scott Reed; and his great-nephew, Clayton Demshar.
"Calling Hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18th, DUCRO FUNERAL HOME, 4524 Elm Ave., Ashtabula. Burial will be in Ridgeview Cemetery, Ashtabula at the convenience of the family..."