1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 223; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar Clark Cooper, Jr; age 19; born at Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradsahw, WV;
married on 5 Jun 1951 at Jolo, WV; Helen Louise Mullins; age 19; born in Betsy Lane, KY;
single; living at Bradshaw, WV; with consent of Elsie Cooper, mother of Oscar Clark Cooper;
and Okie and Helen Mullins, parents of Helen Louise Mullins.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Juanita Joyce Seymour, 60, of Jolo, WW, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV, with her family and friends by her side.
"Juanita was born January 1, 1955 in Welch, WV, a daughter of the late Oscar Cooper, Sr., and the late Helen Mullins Jarvis. She enjoyed going to church, crocheting, collecting hats, shoes, purses and spending time with her family.
"Juanita was preceded in death by her father, Oscar Cooper, Sr.; her mother Helen Cooper Jarvis; one brother, Oscar Michael Cooper; grandparents, Oakley and Nellie Mullins; step grandmother, Helen Mullins; and grandparents, Clark and Elsie Cooper.
"Survivors include her loving husband of 41 years, Earl Seymour of the home; one son, Kenneth Seymour and wife Amy of Cleveland, NC; one daughter, Terri Seymour of Princeton, WV; two granddaughters, Emily Rowe and Amber Seymour both of Cleveland, NC; two sisters Thelma Hagerman and husband Bobby of Bartley, WV, Dorothy Miller of Plain City, OH; one brother, Richard Cooper of Ohio."Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 12 noon with Reverend Herman Day and Reverend Charles Vance officiating at the Raysal Freewill Baptist Church in Raysal, WV. Burial will follow in the Deskins Cemetery on Atwell Mountain near Atwell, WV...."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Jim Mullins; age 35; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; laborer for W.P.A. road project.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Homer and Macie Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Barbara Hawks
Lester, Box 251, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Mary E. Mullins; age 33; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Mullins.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Homer and Macie Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Barbara Hawks
Lester, Box 251, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Troy Edgar Mullins; age 11; born in VA; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James Mullins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Lawrence E. Mullins; age 9; born in WV 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James Mullins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Mary E. Mullins; age 33; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Mullins.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Homer and Macie Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Barbara Hawks
Lester, Box 251, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harrison Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by James T. Lester, 447 1D
Gaffey Heights, Fort Know, KY 40121-5000.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #1859; Ancestry.com Website.
Harrison Lester; age 28; born in Paynesville, WV; single; miner; living at Jolo, WV; son of Tommy and
Sarah (Kennedy) Lester; married on 14 Jan 1961 in Lebanon, VA; Berchie Lou Mullins; age 21; born
in Paynesville, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Jim and Mary (Baker) Mullins.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 20 Apr 2014; maintained by Jason Riley Estep.
" Harrison Lester
Birth 17 Mar 1932
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Oct 1995 (aged 63)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lawrence Mullins Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 128284304 "Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Thomas Lester and Sarah Kennedy"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Berchie Lou Mullins; age less than 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, James
Mullins.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harrison Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by James T. Lester, 447 1D
Gaffey Heights, Fort Know, KY 40121-5000.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #1859; Ancestry.com Website.
Harrison Lester; age 28; born in Paynesville, WV; single; miner; living at Jolo, WV; son of Tommy and
Sarah (Kennedy) Lester; married on 14 Jan 1961 in Lebanon, VA; Berchie Lou Mullins; age 21; born
in Paynesville, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Jim and Mary (Baker) Mullins.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harrison Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by James T. Lester, 447 1D
Gaffey Heights, Fort Know, KY 40121-5000.
"...of Logan, WV..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harrison Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by James T. Lester, 447 1D
Gaffey Heights, Fort Know, KY 40121-5000.
"...stationed with US Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harrison Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by James T. Lester, 447 1D
Gaffey Heights, Fort Know, KY 40121-5000.
"...of Jonesborough, Tennessee..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harrison Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by James T. Lester, 447 1D
Gaffey Heights, Fort Know, KY 40121-5000.
"...of Johnson City, Tennessee..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harrison Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by James T. Lester, 447 1D
Gaffey Heights, Fort Know, KY 40121-5000.
'''of Three Foks, WV."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #38903; Ancestry.com Website.
Thomas Walter Bowles; age 22; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; miner; son of J.E. and
Opal (Lee) Bowles; married on 24 Dec 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Gracie Mae Mullins; age 18; born and
living in Paynesville, WV; single; student; daughter of Jim and Mary E. (Baker) Mullins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Gacie Mullins; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, James Mullins.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #38903; Ancestry.com Website.
Thomas Walter Bowles; age 22; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; miner; son of J.E. and
Opal (Lee) Bowles; married on 24 Dec 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Gracie Mae Mullins; age 18; born and
living in Paynesville, WV; single; student; daughter of Jim and Mary E. (Baker) Mullins.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 13; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus Gerald Lester; age 23; born and living in Paynesville, WV; single; married on 19 Jan 1953 at
Jolo, WV; Vallrennia Mullins; age 18; born and living at Paynesville, WV; single; with consent of Jim and
Mary E. Mullins, parents of Vallteenia Mullins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Vallteenia Mullins; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James Mullins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 13; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus Gerald Lester; age 23; born and living in Paynesville, WV; single; married on 19 Jan 1953 at
Jolo, WV; Vallrennia Mullins; age 18; born and living at Paynesville, WV; single; with consent of Jim and
Mary E. Mullins, parents of Vallteenia Mullins.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Valltenia Mullins Lester, 80, of Patrick Springs, VA, went to Heaven with our Lord and Savior on January 8, 2015, on the day following her birthday.
"Vallentina was born January 7, 1935, in Paynesville, WV, a daughter of the late Jim and Mary Baker Mullins. She was a homemaker, a Charter Member of God's House of Prayer in Bassett, VA and served as Church Mother. She resided in Paynesville, WV for 72 years and for the past eight years resided in Patrick Springs, VA.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Columbus Lester; two brothers, Troy and Lawrence Mullins; two sisters, Birchie Lester and Gracie Bowles; a step grandson, Bobby Lawrence and a step great granddaughter, Sara Elizabeth Shelton.
"Survivors include one son, Kennith Charles Lester and wife Anita of Patrick Springs, VA; one daughter, Bonnie Lou Lester of Princeton, WV; two grandchildren, two step grandchildren, four step great grandchildren; two sisters, Addie Lee Estep of Jolo, WV, and Macy Lester of Paynesville, WV; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 12 noon with Pastor Charles Waller officiating at the Freedom Community Church, formerly Pilgrims Rest Church, on Estep Ridge near Paynesville, WV. Burial will follow in the Tommy Lester Cemetery on Estep Ridge near Paynesville, WV...."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Bonnie Lou Lester, 66, of Princeton, WV formerly of Paynesville, WV passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020. Bonnie was born November 6, 1953 in Paynesville, WV; a daughter of the late Columbus and Valltina Mullins Lester. She was a former Iaeger High School graduate class of 1972. After graduating High School she worked the tobacco fields of Massachusetts. She also graduated from the Bluefield Beauty Academy and worked as a Beautician for several years. In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death by her grandparents: Tommy and Sara Kennedy Lester and Jim and Mary Baker Mullins. Survivors include one brother, Kennith Lester and wife Teresa Foley Lester of Patrick Springs, VA; nephews: Johnny Clayburne, David Acosta and Lois, and Chris Acosta and Alyssa; one special cousin, Geraldine Lester and aunts: Floria Vance, Barbara and Gloria Mann, Rebecca Lightburne and Addie Estep and a host of other cousins; special friends: Beverly and Marty. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 3 o’clock at the Thomas Lester Cemetery on Estep Ridge near Paynesville with burial to follow. Nephews and cousins will serve as pallbearers. Friends may visit with the family at the Lester Cemetery on Estep Ridge, Sunday, July 5, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service at 3 p.m. Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV is assisting the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 231; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar A. McCoy; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Avondale, WV;
son of W.Z. and Luncinda; married on 14 Jan 1926 at Avondale, WV; Elizabeth Muncy; age
17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Isiah and Sallie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 231; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar A. McCoy; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Avondale, WV;
son of W.Z. and Luncinda; married on 14 Jan 1926 at Avondale, WV; Elizabeth Muncy; age
17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Isiah and Sallie.