1. Gregory-Poole Funeral Home; Northfork, WV; Posted Obit.
"On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Mrs. Valarie Regina Easley age 71, a long time resident of Northfork, WV gained her wings as she peacefully departed this life at the Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. She was born in Welch, WV on November 7, 1950 and the daughter of the late Bill and Virginia (Scruggs) Mitchell. She was educated in the McDowell County Public School System. She was a homemaker and loved caring for her family. It was her joy to cook and do laundry. She enjoyed shopping and watching television especially the reality shows. Valarie will be remembered for her pleasant spirit, meeting others always with a smile as she never met a stranger. She had a willingness to help anyone in anyway, it didn't matter how large or small. Valarie's "catch phrase," was "What You Mean"? In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Priscilla Easley, one brother, LeRoy James Scruggs and her long time companion, Tommy Bigelow. Mrs. Valarie Regina Easley leaves life long, cherished memories to her children: Eugene T. Easley Jr. of Bluefield, WV, Denise R. Easley of Kimball, WV and Casaunder M. (James) Jackson of Cleveland, OH; a stepdaughter, Pam Bigelow of Bluefield, WV; her brothers, Jody (Celeste) Mitchell of Bluefield, WV and Jamie Mitchell of Concord, NC; her sisters: Arnetta Mitchell of Keystone, WV, Carolyn Mitchell of Bluefield, WV, the Fathers of her children, Eugene Easley Sr. and Lysander Elliott; her grandchildren: Destiny, Keisha, De'Shawn, De'Andre, Darion, Jayme & Jahmia; great-grandchildren: Skylan and Kane Easley. Her extended family, Chayce and Brycen Argo of Coalwood. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, February 18, 2022 at Midway Shiloh Temple in Keystone, WV, Pastor John Hale presiding, Evangelist Patricia Valentine eulogist and Pastor Earl Thompson assisting. Interment will follow in Restlawn Memorial Gardens 6605 New Hope Road in Bluewell, WV. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Family & friends will serve as both pallbearers and flower bearers. Services entrusted to Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch, WV, (to leave online condolences: gregory-pagefh.com.) Please be advised both COVID protocol and the wearing of masks will be followed."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 158; WV Archives Website.
Guy A. Bailey; age 30; born and living in Davy, WV; single; married on 10 Jul 1947 at Welch, WV;
Virgie Shrader; age 20; born in Marytown, WV; single; living in Davy, WV; with consent of Cleve
Shrader, father of Virgie Shrader.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District;; Davy; taken 16 Apr 1930; Page 228 A;
Family #24/25.
Listed as Virginia Shrader; age 8; born in WV; single; in household of father, Cleve B. Shrader.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 158; WV Archives Website.
Guy A. Bailey; age 30; born and living in Davy, WV; single; married on 10 Jul 1947 at Welch, WV;
Virgie Shrader; age 20; born in Marytown, WV; single; living in Davy, WV; with consent of Cleve
Shrader, father of Virgie Shrader.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Michael Dee Lester
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1959
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1982
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: George Dee Anderson Lester
Mother: Lola Jean Steele
Spouse: Linda Levone Lester
Certificate Number: 1982031988"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Linda Levone Lester
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1966
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1982
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Limmie Lester
Mother: Lavy Safronie Cameron
Spouse: Michael Dee Lester
Certificate Number: 1982031988"
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Linda Levone Workman, 53, of Ridgeview WV went home to be with the Lord on May 29, 2019 at CAMC Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Lavy Davis of Hanover and the late Lemmie Lester. Linda was born on February 18, 1966. Her hobbies included playing with her grand babies and taking care of her farm. She was preceded in death by her father Lemmie Lester, her stepfather Gora Davis, and brother Seth Andrew Lester. Those left to cherish her memory are her mother Lavy Davis of Hanover, husband David Ray Workman of Ridgeview, sons: Stevie Lester (Joanetta) of Chapmanville; David Alin Workman (Rosie) of Charleston; Tyler Workman of Chapmanville; James Bogner (Meagan) of Alabama; 14 grandchildren; sister Patricia Walker (Lawrence) of Hanover; brother Douglas Lester (Ruth) of Hanover; mother-in-law Jewell Sammons of Chapmanville; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 1 o’clock with Reverend Dennis Lester and Reverend Gary Walker officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Emily Green Cemetery at Pad Fork near Hanover...."
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Times That Bind; 31 May 2019.
" Linda Levone Lester Workman
Birth 18 Feb 1966
Death 29 May 2019 (aged 53)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Emily Green Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199617364"
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Michael Kipfinger; age 41; born in NY; married; farmer; both parents born in Prussia; head
of household.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1895); Page 82; Line #8; WV Archives Website.
Michael Kipfinger; age 55; born in Niagara Co, NY; widowed; fireman; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
Adam and Catherine; married on 31 Dec 1895 in Mercer Co, WV; Victoria Linkous; age 31; born in
Montgomery Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Thomas and Ellen.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Ann Kipfinger; age 41; born in NY; married; keeping house; both parents born in Prussia;
in household of husband, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Michael Kipfinger, Jr; age 15; born in NY; working on farm; in household of father, Michael
Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Lana Kipfinger; age 14; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Fanny Kipfinger; age 12; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as William J. Kipfinger; age 9; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Joseph Kipfinger; age 8; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as George Kipfinger; age 5; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Anna R. Kipfinger; age 5 mons; born in Jan 1880 in NY; in household of father, Michael
Kipfinger.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 326; WV Archives Website.
Benny McNeil Wells; age 21; born in Richlands, VA; single; living at 33 S. Washington St, Baltimore,
31, MD; married on 5 Mar 1957 at Maybeury, WV; Peggy Deloris Scott; age 17; born and living in
Switchback, WV; single; with consent of William Howard and Stella Mae Scott, parents of Peggy
Deloris Scott.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 326; WV Archives Website.
Benny McNeil Wells; age 21; born in Richlands, VA; single; living at 33 S. Washington St, Baltimore,
31, MD; married on 5 Mar 1957 at Maybeury, WV; Peggy Deloris Scott; age 17; born and living in
Switchback, WV; single; with consent of William Howard and Stella Mae Scott, parents of Peggy
Deloris Scott.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 20 & 22 Apr 1910;
Page 234B; Image 14 of 20; Family #137/137.
Listed as Leonard Green; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Green.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ethel Smith
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1906
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Leonard Green
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 23
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1930
Marriage Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
Father's Name: Oliver
Mother's Name: Amanda
Spouse Father's Name: Geo
Spouse Mother's Name: Rebecca"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Page 221A; Family #223/238.
Listed as Edna Smith; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Oliver H. Smith.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ethel Smith
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1906
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Leonard Green
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 23
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1930
Marriage Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
Father's Name: Oliver
Mother's Name: Amanda
Spouse Father's Name: Geo
Spouse Mother's Name: Rebecca"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 259B, Family #363.
Listed as Lorenzo L. Lockhart, age 16, born in Aug 1883 in WV, in household
of father, William Lockhart.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 11 May 1910, Page 105A, Family #196.
Listed as Lorenzo D. Lockhart, age 24, born in WV, in household of father, William Lockhart.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Rock Lick District, taken on 28 Jun 1900, Page 287B, Family #416.
Listed as Venette Bailey, age 2, born in VA in May 1898, in household of father, Wise Bailey.
2. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Rock Lick District, taken on 18 May 1910, Page 185B, Family #507.
Listed as Jennette Bailey, age 12, born in VA, in household of father, Wise Bailey.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 400; WV Archives Website.
Clifford Bailey; age 38; born in Huntington, WV; divorced; living at Gary, WV; married on 18 Mar 1943
at Gary, WV; Lucy Nell Bridge; age 28; born in TN; divorced; living at War, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 73; WV Archives Website.
Clifford A. Bailey; age 42; born in Huntington, WV; divorced; living at Gary, WV; married on 14 Jun
1947 in Gary, WV; Opal JoReka Schafersman; age 40; born in Fontchella (sp?), NE; single; living in
Gary, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 73; WV Archives Website.
Clifford A. Bailey; age 42; born in Huntington, WV; divorced; living at Gary, WV; married on 14 Jun
1947 in Gary, WV; Opal JoReka Schafersman; age 40; born in Fontchella (sp?), NE; single; living in
Gary, WV.