1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-43; taken on 11 Apr
1940; Page 948A; Image 39 of 48; Household #30.
Listed as James Randolph Mitchem; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school;
in household of father, Claude F. Mitchem.
2. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Randolph Mitchem
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1935
Birth Place: West Virginia
Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1968
Marriage Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Spouse: Alice Mae Moffitt"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Randolph J Mitchem [James Randolph Mitchem] [James Mitchem]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1934
Birth Place: Bigfour McDo, West Virginia [Big Four Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 30 Mar 1997
Father:
Claude F Mitchem
Mother:
Loura A Mitchem
SSN: 233546903
Notes: Mar 1952: Name listed as RANDOLPH J MITCHEM;
26 Sep 1980: Name listed as JAMES RANDOLPH MITCHEM;
16 Apr 1997: Name listed as JAMES R MITCHEM"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James R. Mitchem
Social Security Number: 233-54-6903
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1935
Issue Year: 1951-1952
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 24853, Kimball, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Death Date: 30 Mar 1997"
1. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Alice Mae Moffitt
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1918
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1968
Marriage Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Spouse: James Randolph Mitchem"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Lola Pitman Snyder; 30 May 2017.
" Alice M. Gilman-Darling-Moffitt Mitchem
Birth 8 Dec 1918
New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, USA
Death 27 Mar 2017 (aged 98)
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Riverside Cemetery
Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Memorial ID 179886466"Additional Information Posted:
"Alice M. Mitchem, 98, of Cambridge City, passed away on Monday, Mar. 27,2017 at Reid Health in Richmond."She was born on Dec. 8,1918 in New Castle to Clifford and Myrtle (Ring) Gilman and raised by Elsworth and Hattie (Moffitt) Darling. Alice has lived all of her life in the Henry and Wayne County areas and had worked at Stop 1 and Lakeview restaurants.
"Survivors include her children: Dorothy Mullin, Frances Pickett, Gloria (Marion) Pickett, Frank (Mickie) Moffitt, Alta Roach and Susie Moffitt; 34 grandchildren; 89 great-grandchildren and 65 great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
"She was preceded in death by her first husband: Mark Morton Moffitt; second husband: James Mitchem; children: Roy, Paul and Joe Moffitt; 2 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter; siblings: Don and Bob Darling; Paul, Lucille and Nellie Gilman.
"Friends may gather on Monday, Apr. 3,2017 from 11 a.m. until start of services at 1 p.m. at Waskom Capital Hill Chapel in Cambridge City where Gary Isaas will be officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 285; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Leon Walker; age 21; born 21 Jan 1944 in Hanover, WV; single; living at Hanover, WV;
son of McKinley and Amelia (Baily) Walker; married on 23 Feb 1965 at North Spring, WV;
Dorothy Marie Lester; age 23; born 4 Apr 1941 at Iaeger, WV; single; living at Box 55, Iaeger,
WV; daughter of Lity and Pearlie (Lester) Lester.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dorothy Marie Lester Walker, 81, of Hanover, WV, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 4, 2023."Dorothy was born April 4, 1942 a daughter of Lity and Pearlie Lester. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
"In addition to her parents Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Billy Walker; three brothers, Bil, B.O., and Dorty; four sisters, Patsy McMann, Addie Keaton, Lorene Kennedy and Agnes Alma Lester; two half-sister, Ruby Trent and Tazzie Lamar and one step grandchild, Dewayne Stafford.
"Survivors include two sons, Jeff and Kim Walker and Leon and Bernice Walker; one brother Denver and Virginia Lester; one sister, Becky Lester; two grandchildren, Billie Jean Patrick and McKinley Walker; one step grandchild, Shianna Cook; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend, Linda “Sissy Bug” Browning.
"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 1o’clock with Reverend Dennis Lester and Reverend Gary Browning officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Lester Cemetery at Joe Point near Hanover, WV. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends may visit with the family Wednesday, August 9, 2023 from 12 noon until time of services at 1 o’clock.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ezra Lincous Davis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 20
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1963
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Aug 1983
Marriage Place: Vansant, Virginia, USA
Father: Ezra Lincous Davis
Mother: Lillie Mullins
Spouse: Marcia Reina Owens
Certificate Number: 1983037559"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marcia Reina Owens
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 17
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1965
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Aug 1983
Marriage Place: Vansant, Virginia, USA
Father: Willard Raymond Owens
Mother: Sally Louellen Whitt
Spouse: Ezra Lincous Davis
Certificate Number: 1983037559"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 16 Apr 2014; maintained by Mariah Payne.
" James Harvey Payne Jr.
Birth 6 Jan 1923
West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Mar 1996 (aged 73)
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Irvin Payne Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 128075126 "
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 2 Aug 2017.
" Armenda Bell Horn Payne
Birth 2 Sep 1921
West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Mar 2011 (aged 89)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
James Wimmer Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 181998154"
Additional Information Posted:
"STRINGTOWN — Armenda Bell Horn Payne, 89 years of age, of Stringtown, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 25, 2011 at the CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, W.Va. with her loving family by her side. Born September 2, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lilly Wimmer Horn. She was a lifelong resident of Stringtown and was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed spending time with her family and listening to music, especially her favorite singer George Jones. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, mother-in-law and friend to all that knew her."In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Junior Harvey Payne; daughter, Shirley England; sons, James H. Payne III and Harrison Dean Payne; grandsons, James H. Payne IV, Tony Horn, Cody Lee Payne; sisters, Polly Tolliver, Nora Lee Jones, Ollie Mae Day; brothers, Jarvey Horn, Ragus Horn, Jack Horn, Bascom (Slimp) Horn, Eugene Cooper; sons-in-law, Johnny England and Robert Dean Bowen.
"She is survived by three daughters, Barbara Bowen of Paynesville, W.Va., Susie Payne of Jolo, W.Va. and Cathy O'quinn and husband Gary of Jolo, W.Va.; sons, Curtis Horn and wife Shirley of Elizabeth City, N.C., Roger Payne of Jolo, W.Va. and Emory Keith Payne of Stringtown, W.Va.; grandchildren, Kimbely McClure, Terry Kennedy, Curtis Edward Horn, Michael Horn, Misty Horn, James Blaine Waldron, Melissa O'Quinn Roberts, Phillip Bowen, Michelle Lambert, Noel Payne, Keith Lee Payne, and Makayla Payne; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Jeff Horn and Terry Cooper; sisters, Melvania Dukes, Ethel Fox, Betty Hagerman, Susie Cooper, Barbara Cooper; and host of friends.
"Funeral services for Armenda Bell Payne will be conducted Monday, March 28, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at The Family Worship Center in Jolo, W.Va. with the Reverend Charles Rose and McGinnis Rife officiating. Burial will follow at the Wimmer Cemetery on Compton Mountain, Whitewood, Va.
"The family will receive friends at the church after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, 2011, with evening services to follow at 7:00 p.m.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Memorial condolences may be e-mailed to the family at www.shortridgeramey.com.
"The family of Armenda Bell Horn Payne have entrusted the care of their loved one to Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy, Va.
"Bluefield Daily Telegraph (WV) - Saturday, March 26, 2011"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 229A; Image 13 of 36;
Family #88/89.
Listed as Zonie Rowe; age 2 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Jacob C. Rowe.