1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lonnie Willard Roberts, Jr., 57, of Troutman, North Carolina, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021. Born November 29, 1963 in Welch, West Virginia; Lonnie was the son of the late Lonnie Willard Roberts, Sr. and Josephine Baker Roberts. Lonnie was a Truck Driver who greatly loved his church family, loved playing music, and was a huge fan of football, loudly cheering for The Cincinnati Bengals. In addition to his parents, Lonnie was preceded in passing by his brother, Kevin Roberts. Lonnie is survived by his son, Justin Bowles of Mooresville, North Carolina; one sister, Carrie Roberts of Avondale, West Virginia; one brother, Ricky Roberts and wife, Cindy of Mooresville, North Carolina; special friend, Revonda Bowles of Mooresville, North Carolina; cousin and close friend, Chuck Stinson and wife, Sandra of Troutman, North Carolina; very special aunt, Ruth Stinson of Troutman, North Carolina; three nieces: Candace Meadows and husband Andy of Virginia, Payton Roberts of Avondale, West Virginia, Hannah Roberts and fiancee Dalton Follrod of Mooresville, North Carolina; two nephews: Ryan and Dalton Roberts of Avondale, West Virginia; great niece, Harper Meadows of Virginia as well as a host of additional uncles, aunts and cousins. Funeral Services will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, September 4, 2021 at The Independent Church of God located in Avondale, West Virginia with Reverend Danny Bowles officiating. Friends may call prior to the service from 11:00 AM until time of service. Social distancing and masks are to be worn by all attending. Burial will follow at Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge near Avondale, West Virginia. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com. Fanning Funeral Home of Iaeger, West Virginia is serving the family."
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #78
Listed as Virgie L. Adams; age 55; born in KY; seperated; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by The Kentucky Hill Hunter; 15 Mar 2016.
" Virgie Louisa “Lou” Spencer Adams
Birth 26 Dec 1896
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Death 3 Oct 1976 (aged 79)
Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial Patrick Family Cemetery #1
Meally, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 159537218"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #78
Listed as Laura A. Adams; age 18; born in KY; never married; retail store salesperson; in household
of mother Virgie L. (______) Adams
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #78
Listed as James Adams; age 10; born in KY; never married; in household of mother Virgie L.
(______) Adams
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 27 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 54;
Dwelling #399.
Listed as Robert Collins; age 18; born in WV; never married; farm laborer; in household of father,
Noah Collins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 297; WV Archives Website.
Robert Halsey Collins; age 24; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 27 Feb 1955 at
Union City, WV; Alberta Faye Hicks Vance; age 20; born in Caretta, WV; divorced; living at Avondale,
WV.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #79-046389; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Halsey Collins; age 48; born 4 Feb 1932 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last
marriage ended 9 Jun 1978; 4th grade education; living at General Delivery, Jolo, WV; son of Noah
and Lizzie (Blankenship) Collins; married on 23 Oct 1979 at Jewell Ridge, VA; Martha Ellen Adams;
maiden name Rowe; age 56; born 17 Apr 1924 in VA; widowed; this is her 5th marriage; last
marriage ended 23 Aug 1978; 3rd grade education; living at General Delivery, Jolo, WV; daughter of
Bill and Victoria (Rowe) Blankenship.
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert Halsey Collins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 49
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1932
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1981
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Noah Collins
Mother: Lizzie Blankenship
Spouse: Louise Roberts
Certificate Number: 1981043679"Additional Information Provided:
This is his 5th marriage.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by LISA; 12 Mar 2017.
" Robert H. Collins
Birth 9 Dec 1932
Death 30 Apr 2014 (aged 81)
Burial Stonewall Memory Gardens
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 177277614"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Louise Roberts
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 32
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1981
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Lacy Ford Roberts
Mother: Virginia Belle Brewster
Spouse: Robert Halsey Collins
Certificate Number: 1981043679"Additional Information Provided:
This is her 2nd marriage, divorced.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 66; WV Archives Website.
Johnny J. Ratliff; age 23; born in Wayne Co, WV; single; living at 1888 E. 81st, St, Cleveland 3, OH;
married on 16 Sep 1957 at Crum, WV; Zelma Stepp; age 20; born in Charleston, WV; divorced;
living at Gary, WV; with consent of Delphia Stepp; mother of Zelma Stepp.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 66; WV Archives Website.
Johnny J. Ratliff; age 23; born in Wayne Co, WV; single; living at 1888 E. 81st, St, Cleveland 3, OH;
married on 16 Sep 1957 at Crum, WV; Zelma Stepp; age 20; born in Charleston, WV; divorced;
living at Gary, WV; with consent of Delphia Stepp; mother of Zelma Stepp.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 27 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 54;
Dwelling #399.
Listed as Robert Collins; age 18; born in WV; never married; farm laborer; in household of father,
Noah Collins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 297; WV Archives Website.
Robert Halsey Collins; age 24; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 27 Feb 1955 at
Union City, WV; Alberta Faye Hicks Vance; age 20; born in Caretta, WV; divorced; living at Avondale,
WV.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #79-046389; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Halsey Collins; age 48; born 4 Feb 1932 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last
marriage ended 9 Jun 1978; 4th grade education; living at General Delivery, Jolo, WV; son of Noah
and Lizzie (Blankenship) Collins; married on 23 Oct 1979 at Jewell Ridge, VA; Martha Ellen Adams;
maiden name Rowe; age 56; born 17 Apr 1924 in VA; widowed; this is her 5th marriage; last
marriage ended 23 Aug 1978; 3rd grade education; living at General Delivery, Jolo, WV; daughter of
Bill and Victoria (Rowe) Blankenship.
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert Halsey Collins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 49
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1932
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1981
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Noah Collins
Mother: Lizzie Blankenship
Spouse: Louise Roberts
Certificate Number: 1981043679"Additional Information Provided:
This is his 5th marriage.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by LISA; 12 Mar 2017.
" Robert H. Collins
Birth 9 Dec 1932
Death 30 Apr 2014 (aged 81)
Burial Stonewall Memory Gardens
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 177277614"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 286; WV Archives Website.
Elbert Lawrence Vance; age 18; born in Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on
24 Mar 1950 at Welch, WV; Alberta Fay Hicks; age 16; borb in Caretta, WV; single; living at Bradshaw,
WV; with consent of Louisa Jand Vance, mother of Elbert Lawrence Vance; and Verna Hicks; mother
of Alberta Faye Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 297; WV Archives Website.
Robert Halsey Collins; age 24; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 27 Feb 1955 at Union
City, WV; Alberta Faye Hicks Vance; age 20; born in Caretta, WV; divorced; living at Avondale, WV.
1. "Raleigh Register"; Beckley, WV; Wednesday; 28 Jun 1972; Page 13; Ancestry.com Website.
"23 Couples Seek Permits To Wed
",,,John L. Hanshaw, 22, of coal Mountain, son of Eula Hanshaw ans Allie Mae Hatfield, and
Glenna Gay Kenneda, 18, of Simon, daughter of Jasen Kenneda and Velvie Maynard...."
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name John L Hanshaw
Birth Date Sep 1949
Residence Date 1993-2020
Address Po Box 56
Residence Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code 24898
Second Residence Date 1984-2003
Second Address Po Box 66
Second Residence Coal Mountain, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code 24823"
3. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"John Hanshaw, 71, of Skin Fork, went to be with the Lord on March 8, 2021 at his home. He was
born on September 9, 1949 in Coal Mountain, WV a son of the late Eula and Allie Mae Hatfield Hanshaw."John is a retired coal miner, a member of the UMWA and the Apostolic House of Faith. He loved being on the farm, having his family and friends around, and spending time with his little dog, Remmi.
"In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by three brothers Wilburn, Onnie and Terri Hanshaw; and a sister Paulene Toler.
"Survivors include his loving wife of 49 years Glenna "Gloria" Kennedy Hanshaw; two daughters Stephanie Hanshaw, and Renea (Amos) Duty; grandchildren Corey Osborne and Kassadie England both of NC, Courtney Osborne, and John Pack both of Beaver, Keeylie Hanshaw, Justin Waggoner, and Kelysie Blankenship all of Kopperston, and Keriston Blankenship and John Simpson both of Pineville; great grandchildren Liam Pack, Milla Pack, Jason Waggoner, and Arorah Waggoner; brother Buddy Hanshaw; sisters Deanie Reed, Mary Cecil and Vonnie Collens; and a host of other loving family and friends.
"Funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Friday March 12th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Tommy White and Pastor Todd Keneda officiating."He will be laid to rest in Hanshaw Family Cemetery, Skin Fork, WV.
"Friends may gather with the family from 5-8 pm on Thursday March 11th at the funeral home.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends.
'The family is being served by Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. "Raleigh Register"; Beckley, WV; Wednesday; 28 Jun 1972; Page 13; Ancestry.com Website.
"23 Couples Seek Permits To Wed
",,,John L. Hanshaw, 22, of coal Mountain, son of Eula Hanshaw ans Allie Mae Hatfield, and
Glenna Gay Kenneda, 18, of Simon, daughter of Jasen Kenneda and Velvie Maynard...."
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Gloria G Hanshaw [Glenna G Hanshaw]
Birth Date Apr 1954
Residence Date 1993-2020
Address Po Box 56
Residence Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code 24898
Second Residence Date 2008
Second Address Po Box 56
Second Residence Pineville, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code 24874
Third Residence Date 1995-2004
Third Address Po Box 95
Third Residence Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code 24898"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 445; WV Archives Website.
William Osborne; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; son of Dennis and Dorothy Osborne;
married on 1 Sep 1962 at Iaeger, WV; Phyllis Roberts; age 18; born in Panther, WV; single; living in
North Spring, WV; daughter of Gus and Pearl Roberts.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"William Osborne, 80, of Princeton, formerly of Panther, WV, passed away September 14, 2024."William was born October 8, 1943 on Horse Creek a son of the late Dennis and Dorothy Hunt Osborne.
"In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by his wife, whom he missed greatly, Phyllis Osborne; son, Denny Osborne; grandson, Joseph Osborne; great granddaughter, Alyssa Stacy; brothers, Willie, Whitten and Randy Osborne; and sisters, Fannie McCoy, Linda Osborne, Helen Powell, and Ruby Roberts.
"Survivors include his great grandson, Abel Stacy of the home; daughter, Sherry (Harold) Stumbo of Sugar Grove, VA; son, Thomas (Erin) Osborne of Princeton, WV; grandson, Jamie and Josh Stacy of Virginia and Harold Osborne of West Virginia; granddaughters, Tracey Osborne of Virginia and Atlantis Osborne of West Virginia; great grandsons, Sidney, J.J., Jasper, and Andy all of Virginia; great granddaughters, Cora and Rose of Virginia; brother, Lawrence (Denise) Osborne of Athens; sisters, Alafair (Orville) Christian of Gilbert. Sadie (Wayne) Riffe of Brushfork; and numerous additional family and friends.
"The family wishes to extend a special thank you to all who helped our daddy in any way or called; your kindness is greatly appreciated and will always be remembered.
"A graveside service will be conducted at the Roberts Cemetery at Pipestem, WV, Tuesday, September 16, 2024, at 1 o’clock with Elder Fred Bailey and Reverend Stanley Metz officiating at the home of Gene and Ellen Roberts with burial to follow. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 445; WV Archives Website.
William Osborne; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; son of Dennis and Dorothy Osborne;
married on 1 Sep 1962 at Iaeger, WV; Phyllis Roberts; age 18; born in Panther, WV; single; living in
North Spring, WV; daughter of Gus and Pearl Roberts.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Phyllis Ann Osborne, 76, of Princeton, WV, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV."Phyllis was born January 22, 1947 at Horse Creek near Iaeger, WV. She was a daughter of the late Gus and Pearl Bostic Roberts.
"In addition to her parents Phyllis was preceded in death by one son, Denny Osborne; grandson, Joseph “Joey” Osborne; great granddaughter, Alyssa Leann Stacy; sisters, Joann Roberts and Linda Delgado and a brother, Marvin Kennedy.
"Survivors include her loving husband of 60 years, William Osborne and great grandson Abel Stacy of the home; daughter, Sherry (Harold) Stumbo of Sugar Grove VA; son, Thomas Osborne and Erin of Ghent WV; grandsons, Jamie and Josh Stacy and Harold Osborne; granddaughters, Tracey Osborne and Atlantis Osborne, great grandson, Sidney, J.J., Jasper and Andy; great grand granddaughters Cora Pearl, and Rose; sisters, Helen (Manuel) Cervantes of Oceanside, CA, Sharon (Neal) Hagerman of Rural Retreat, VA; brothers, Gene (Ellen) Roberts of Pipestem, WV, Bobby Roberts of Lerona, WV, and Ralph (Lynn) Roberts of Paynesville, WV; special friend and sister-in-law, Pauline Osborne.
"The family would like to extend a special thank you to Lynn Roberts for her loving care of our mommy.
"Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1 o’clock with Elder Fred Bailey and Reverend Stanley Metz officiating at the Roberts Cemetery in Pipestem, WV, where burial will follow.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"