1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Daniel Marcus
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 24
Birth Date abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 26 Dec 1956
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father Roe Marcus
Mother Mabel Buchanan
Spouse Pearlie Mae Freeman
Certificate Number 1956038909"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Pearlie Mae Freeman
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 24
Birth Date abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 26 Dec 1956
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father Clarence Freeman
Mother Julia Graham
Spouse Daniel Marcus
Certificate Number 1956038909"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken on 6 May 1940;
Page1230B; Image 98 of 132; Household #269.
Listed as Raymond Hatfield; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #23995; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ezra Ray Hatfield; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; laborer; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of Willard Henry and Pearlie Mae (Swenney) Hatfield; married on 13 Aug 1957
in Buchanan Co, VA; Claudine Gladis Wimmer; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous
marriage; housework; living at Whitewood, VA; daughter of James Dewey and Sarah (Breeding)
Wimmer.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"EZRA RAY HATFIELD"2nd Timothy 4:7-8
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. Henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day, and not to me only - but unto all them also that love his appearing.
"On a cool, wet Sunday afternoon, a precious soul slipped away into the presence of God, Ezra Ray Hatfield, 80, of Jolo, WV.
"Ezra Ray was born February 18, 1932 in Bartley, WV, a son of the late Willard and Pearlie Sweeny Hatfield. His family later settled in Three Forks/Jolo community. He married Claudine Wimmer and they were blessed with daughters. Ray served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, owned and drove coal trucks, was a member of the Community Church of the Living God at Three Forks, was a member of the American Legion at Bradshaw, and was a member of the UMWA at Caretta.
"In addition to his parents, Willard H. and Pearlie Mae Sweeny Hatfiled, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Kathy Rife, several brothers and sisters, and other loved ones.
"Loved ones carrying on his memory are his wife of fifty five years, Claudine; his daughters and sons-in-law, Rayettta and Michael Church of Claypool Hill, VA, Gail and Bill Martin of Jolo, WV, Linda Vance and Patrick “Shotgun” Shelton of Bristol, VA, Janie and Jimmy Sparks of Bristol, VA; grandchildren and great grandchildren, Chris and Abbi Church and Harrison of Roanoke, VA, Adam Church of Roanoke, VA, Jackie Church and Chrissy Gardner and Brianna Gardner of Iaeger, WV, Sara and Chris Sullivan and Kaigan of Bristol, VA, and Jamie D. Sparks of Bristol, VA; brother, Elza and Faye Hatifled of White Mountain, VA; sisters, Betty and Luther Wimmer of Peapatch, VA, Theodoshia and Fred Mullins of White Mountain, VA, and Lona and Fred Dobbs, of Jolo, WV; and many friends.
"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at 1 o clock, with Reverend Roger “Pete” Woods officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Hatfield Cemetery at Three Forks near Jolo, WV, where military graveside rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post #175 and the VFW Post #1144...."
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Ezra Ray and Claudine Hatfield"; Article, Page 259; submitted by Linda Hatfield
Vance, Jolo, WV 24850
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #23995; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ezra Ray Hatfield; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; laborer; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of Willard Henry and Pearlie Mae (Swenney) Hatfield; married on 13 Aug 1957
in Buchanan Co, VA; Claudine Gladis Wimmer; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous
marriage; housework; living at Whitewood, VA; daughter of James Dewey and Sarah (Breeding)
Wimmer.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Claudine Gladis Wimmer Hatfield of Bristol, VA, formerly of Jolo, WV, passed away early Tuesday, October 14, 2014, in Bristol, VA. Claudine was born July 23, 1933, in Jewell Ridge, VA, a daughter of the late James Dewey and Sarah Jane Breeding Wimmer. She was of the Holiness Faith, loved her family, her church, and loved to sing. She was a fan of WVU, Nascar, and Elvis Presley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ezra Ray Hatfield, four sisters, two brothers, and a step daughter. Survivors include four daughters, Rayetta Church and husband Michael of Pounding Mill, VA, Gail Martin and husband Bill, Linda Vance, and Janie Sparks and husband James all of Bristol, VA; two brothers, Carl Wimmer and wife Ethelene of Compton Mountain, VA, and Luther Wimmer of Pea Patch, VA; five grandchildren, Jackie Church and Companion Chrissy Gardner of Iaeger, WV, Chris and Abbi Church of Roanoke, VA, Adam Church and companion Lindsay Davis of Stephens City, VA, Jamie D. Sparks of Hopewell, VA, and Sara Sullivan and companion Adam Altmann of Bristol, VA; four great grandchildren, Brianna Gardner of Iaeger, WV, Kaigan Sullivan of Bristol, VA, Harrison Church of Roanoke, VA, and Baby Girl Church on the way; and loving friends, Kathy Jones and Nikita Jones both of Bristol, TN. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 17, 2014, at 1 o'clock with Reverend Roger Pete Woods officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery at Pea Patch near Jewell Ridge, VA. Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Church, Bill Martin, Jimmy Sparks, Jackie Church, Chris Church, Adam Church , Jamie Sparks, Bobby Blankenship, Herbert Payne, and Pete Justice. Honorary pallbearers, Kaigan Sullivan, Harrison Church, Brianna Gardner, and Elza Hatfield ..."
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Ezra Ray and Claudine Hatfield"; Article, Page 259; submitted by Linda Hatfield
Vance, Jolo, WV 24850