1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 89; WV Archives Website.
Elmer Mills; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of William and
Ocie; married on 20 Jun 1936 at Iaeger, WV; Virgie Taylor; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of Ira ans Sarah.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 89; WV Archives Website.
Elmer Mills; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of William and
Ocie; married on 20 Jun 1936 at Iaeger, WV; Virgie Taylor; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of Ira ans Sarah.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken 29 Apr 1910; Page 100B; Family #175/175.
Listed as John T. Mitchel; age 9; born in VA; in household of mother, Fanny F. Cole-Mitchell.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw, WV; taken 17/19 Jan 1920; Page
217B; Family #62/62.
Listed as John Thomas Mitchell; age 18; born in VA; single; farm laborer; in household of mother,
Fanny F. Cole-Mitchell.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #17982; Ancestry.com Website.
John Thomas Mitchell; age 39; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; miner;
living at Yukon, WV; son of Charley and Fannie (Cole) Mitchell; married on 30 Jun 1942 in Buchanan
Co, VA; Altie Rebecca Osborne; age 35; born in McDowell Co. WV; single; no previous marriage;
housework; daughter of Ruel and Lottie (Osborne) Osborne.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #T 1211; 2 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
John Thomas Mitchell; age 39; born 5 Nov 1902 in Tazewell Co, VA; living at Yukon, WV;
unemployed; name of person who will always know address, Allie Mitchell, wife; Yukon, WV; 5'7"
tall; 140 lbs; gray eyes; Black hair; light complexion.
5. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #16913; WV Archives Website.
John T. Mitchell; age 46 yrs, 21 days; born 5 Nov 1902 in Pea Patch, VA; married; husband of Allie
Osborne Mitchell; tipple man for coal mine; served in WW II; living at Jolo, WV; son of Charlie and
Fannie (Cole) Mitchell; died 26 Nov 1948 in Pinecrest Sanitarium, Beckley, WV; due to plumonary
tuberculosis; buried 28 Nov 1948 in family cemetery, Jolo, WV; informant, Mack Henry Mitchell,
Jolo, WV.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #17982; Ancestry.com Website.
John Thomas Mitchell; age 39; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; miner;
living at Yukon, WV; son of Charley and Fannie (Cole) Mitchell; married on 30 Jun 1942 in Buchanan
Co, VA; Altie Rebecca Osborne; age 35; born in McDowell Co. WV; single; no previous marriage;
housework; daughter of Ruel and Lottie (Osborne) Osborne.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brows Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 89B; Family #13/12.
Listed as Randolph Belcher; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur Belcher
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by David A. Swiger; 20 Mar 2012; maintained by RFB Jenkins.
" Rudolph Belcher
Birth 8 Mar 1924
West Virginia, USA
Death 18 Sep 1997 (aged 73)
Burial White Chapel Memorial Gardens
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 87078636"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Candie; 31 Mar 2013.
" Ethel I. Green Belcher
Birth 4 Mar 1932
USA
Death 1 Mar 1995 (aged 62)
Burial White Chapel Memorial Gardens
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Veteran Section
Memorial ID 107625427"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Judy Llamas; 10 Jan 2017.
" Benjamin Belcher
Birth 20 Mar 1957
West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Mar 1957 (aged 5 days)
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Belcher Rock House
Carswell, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 175189101"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 61; WV Archives Website.
Okey Hare; age 27; born in Giles Co, VA; living in East Gulf, WV; married on 19 Nov 1919 in East Gulf,
WV; Mrs. Mary E. Rogers; age 30; born in Pulaski Co, VA; living in East Gulf, WV.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 14 April 1930; Page 257B; Image 12 of 32;
Family #109/115.
Listed as Mary E. Hare; age 47; born in VA; married at 36; in household of husband, Okey H. Hare.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1914; WV Archives Website.
Mary Elizabeth Hare; age 73; born 15 Jul ___ in VA; widow; housewife; living in Bramwell, WV;
daughter of John and ____Moore; died 15 Jan 1954 in the Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, WV; due
to infarctionof myocardium; buried 18 Jan 1953 in Moore Cemetery; informant, Paul Hare.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Beverly Aker; 7 Jun 2015.
" Mary Elizabeth Moore Hare
Birth 15 Jul 1881
Virginia, USA
Death 15 Jan 1954 (aged 72)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Gullion-Godbey Cemetery
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 147583998"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
James Thomas Bailey; age 21; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at General Delivery, Premier, WV;
married on 24 Oct 1955 in Welch, WV; Orpha Alma Lester; age 21; born in Iaeger, WV; single; living
in Roderfield, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
James Thomas Bailey; age 21; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at General Delivery, Premier, WV;
married on 24 Oct 1955 in Welch, WV; Orpha Alma Lester; age 21; born in Iaeger, WV; single; living
in Roderfield, WV.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #4660; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Homer Blankenship; age 40; born at Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; self
employed; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Perry and Lottie (Atwell) Blankenship; married on 8 Feb 1963
at Lebanon, VA; Orpha A. lester; age 29; born and living in Iaeger, WV; divorced; one previous
marriage; daughter of Dorsey and Mae (Lockhart) Lester.
3. US Public Records Index, Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Orpha A. Blankenship; born 26 Nov 1933; living at PO Box 396, Pineville, WV 24874 in 1993.
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Orpha Alma Ball, 79, of Roderfield, WV, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013, in the Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, WV, following a long illness."Ms. Ball was born November 26, 1933, in Long Pole, WV, a daughter of the late Dorsey and Mae Lockhart Lester. She was a homemaker, and attended the Little Vine Baptist Church. She and her first husband, homer Blankenship, operated the Blankenship Market in Pineville, WV, for 35years.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Homer Blankenship; second husband, Vineyard Paul Ball; an infant sister; and one brother, Roger Lester.
"Survivors include two daughters, Crystal Bishop and husband Freddy of Jesse, WV, and Rene Rocchi and husband Vick of Bluefield, WV; five sons, Michael “Joe” Blankenship of the home, David Blankenship and wife Becky of Oceana, WV, Terreal Blankenship and wife Debbie of Beckley, WV, William “Bill” Blankenship of Clanton, AL, and J.R. Blankenship and wife Yuva of Georgia; 1 step daughter, Paula Simpson and husband Mark of Maitland, WV; one sister, Gaye Lane of Roderfield, WV; two brothers, Don Lester of Gary, WV, and Franklin Lester and wife Reba of Chesapeake, VA; seven grandchildren, Andrea Privett and husband Doug of Keyrock, WV, Freddy Bishop and wife Maggie of Jesse, WV, D.J. Blankenship of Bruno, WV, Amber Cains and husband Brad of Proctorville, OH, Brianna Blankenship of Beckley, WV, Marissa Blankenship also of Beckley, WV, Cody Rocchi of Pineville, WV; and two great grandchildren, Caleb Privett of Keyrock WV, and Seth Bishop of Jesse, WV."Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at1 o’clock, with Reverend Craig Stevens and Reverend Stan Lowrey officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Welch, WV. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, WV...."
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by Patty Greene; 30 Sep 2013; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Orpha Alma Lester Blankenship Ball; born 26 Nov 1933; died 20 Sep 2013; buried here; grave
marker and obit shown.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Dorsey and Mae Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Gay Lane, Rt 2, Box
109, Bluefield, WV 24701.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Yvonne Lynn Roncella 63, of War, WV, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020."Yvonne was born December 27, 1956 in Grundy, VA, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Emma Raines Honaker. She was a former nurse and a homemaker; she enjoyed feeding everybody. She was also a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in War.
"Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents.
"Survivors include a daughter, Donita Morefield and companion, Peanut Barton of Squire, WV; son, Joe Morefield and wife Debbie of Princeton, WV; grandchildren, Brandon, Tiffany, Zach, Brad, Justin, and Destiny; great grandchildren, Jason and Colton; an uncle, John and wife Judy Raines of Stuarts Draft VA; her cat, Buster, and numerous addition family and friends.
"Yvonne’s body has been cremated and there will be no services."