1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Wimmer Payne"; Article; Page 222; submitted by Geneva Steel; HC 61,
Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 85; WV Archives Website.
David Lee Payne; age 20; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; married on 15 Oct 1960; Oma Alice
Vance; age 20; born in Jolo, WV; single; living at Paynesville, WV; with consent of Ballard and Rodie
Payne, parents of David Lee Payne; and Charlie N. and Lucinda Vance, parents of Oma Alice Vance
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Wimmer Payne"; Article; Page 222; submitted by Geneva Steel; HC 61,
Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 85; WV Archives Website.
David Lee Payne; age 20; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; married on 15 Oct 1960; Oma Alice
Vance; age 20; born in Jolo, WV; single; living at Paynesville, WV; with consent of Ballard and Rodie
Payne, parents of David Lee Payne; and Charlie N. and Lucinda Vance, parents of Oma Alice Vance
1. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Pulaski District; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 106A; Image 15 of 39;
Family #137/136.
Listed as Luther Jones; age 37; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Walter Jones.
1. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Pulaski District; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 106A; Image 15 of 39;
Family #137/136.
Listed as Walter Bell; age 14; born in VA; farm laborer; in household of step-father, Walter Jones.
1. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Pulaski District; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 106A; Image 15 of 39;
Family #137/136.
Listed as Maggie Bell; age 13; born in VA; in household of step-father, Walter Jones.
1. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Pulaski District; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 106A; Image 15 of 39;
Family #137/136.
Listed as Robert Bell; age 10; born in VA; in household of step-father, Walter Jones.
1. Missouri, U.S. Pre-World War II Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941; Ancestry.com
Website.
"Name: Glen A Bernard
Age: 21
Birth Date: 4 Nov 1905
Birth Place: Garden City Missosuri
Military Date: 27 Jun 1927
Military Place: Missouri, USA
Service Branch: National Guard "
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Harmon Bernard [Sylvia Harmon Crump] [Sylvia Bernard] [Sylvia Harmon Harmon]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1910
Birth Place: Coretta, West Virginia [Welch Unknow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 4 Jan 2001
Father:
Sam M Harmon
Mother:
Lillie A Dixon
SSN: 509160085
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Nov 1939: Name listed as SYLVIA HARMON BERNARD;
Oct 1959: Name listed as SYLVIA HARMON CRUMP;
Jan 1961: Name listed as SYLVIA RUE BERNARD;
15 Feb 2001: Name listed as SYLVIA H BERNARD"
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia H. Bernard
Social Security Number: 509-16-0085
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1910
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Kansas
Last Residence: 75081, Richardson, Dallas, Texas, USA
Death Date: 4 Jan 2001"
Richard Eugene "Ricky" Mitchem
north1. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Richard E Mitchem
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1968
Residence County: Seneca
Spouse's Name: Julia A Graham
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1969
Spouse's Residence County: Seneca
Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1986
Marriage License County: Seneca
Certificate Number: 12426
Volume Number: 12870"
2. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Julia A Mitchem
Birth Year: 1968
Residence: Tiffin, Seneca
Spouse's Name: Richard E Mitchem
Spouse's Birth Year: 1967
Spouse's Residence: Tiffin, Seneca
Marriage Duration (Years): 04
Number of Minor Children: 3
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Seneca
Decree Date: 25 Jan 1991
Cerificate Number: 2478
Volume Number: 6804"
3. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Richard Eugene Mitchem
Birth Date: Apr 1967
Residence Date: 1995-1997
Address: Po Box 216
Residence: Northfork, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24868
Second Residence Date: 1997-2008
Second Address: Hc 76 Box 216
Second Residence: Worth, West virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24868
Third Residence Date: 1997-2008
Third Address: Hc 76 Box 681
Third Residence: Northfork, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 24868
Fourth Residence Date: 1997-2006
Fourth Address: 239 Jefferson St
Fourth Residence: Tiffin, Ohio, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 44883"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Richard Mitchem [Richard Eugene Mitchem]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1967
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia [Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 28 Jun 2003
SSN: 275721227
Type of Claim: Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes: 12 Jan 1977: Name listed as RICHARD MITCHEM; 02 Jan 1979: Name listed as RICHARD EUGENE MITCHEM; 09 Jan 1986: Name listed as RICHARD E MITCHEM"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by LaDonna Burks; 11 Dec 2013.
" Richard Eugene “Ricky” Mitchem
Birth 7 Apr 1967
Death 28 Jun 2003 (aged 36)
Ashland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Mitchem Ridge Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 121600576"Additional Information Posted:
"Mitchem, Richard "Ricky" Eugene was born April 7, 1967 and died June 28, 2003. Rick lived in Ashland West Virginia at the time of his death. He died as a result of a auto accident. A Jeep he was a passenger in , the driver lost control and missed a curve going up a hill on Rockhouse Mountain, near Carswell, West Virginia. The jeep did not make the curve on the hill they where going up and went off the side of the hillside, and rick was ejected out of the Jeep. Rick was married at one time to my Niece Julie Ann Graham,They had children together. Rick & Julie where divorced."
1. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Richard E Mitchem
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1968
Residence County: Seneca
Spouse's Name: Julia A Graham
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1969
Spouse's Residence County: Seneca
Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1986
Marriage License County: Seneca
Certificate Number: 12426
Volume Number: 12870"
2. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Julia A Mitchem
Birth Year: 1968
Residence: Tiffin, Seneca
Spouse's Name: Richard E Mitchem
Spouse's Birth Year: 1967
Spouse's Residence: Tiffin, Seneca
Marriage Duration (Years): 04
Number of Minor Children: 3
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Seneca
Decree Date: 25 Jan 1991
Cerificate Number: 2478
Volume Number: 6804"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 1 Dec 2011.
"Henry Wiley Horn
Birth 19 Jan 1875
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Dec 1972 (aged 97)
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Cooper and Horn Cemetery
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 81396547"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Archie Horn (sic, believe this is another Henry Wiley Horn, birthday is 10 yrs off)
Mother: Ollie J. Mullins (sic, believe this is another Henry Wiley Horn, birthday is 10 yrs off)Marriage 1: Lilly B. Wimmer 1886 –
Children:
Jarvey Horne 1902 –
Bascom Slimp Horn 1917 –
Armenda Bell Horn 1921 –"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Pauline Rakes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1953
Marriage Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
Father: Ira Rakes
Mother: Hattie Williams
Spouse: Calvin Lester
Certificate Number: 1953021355"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Curious; 2 Sep 2013.
" Pauline Patricia Rakes Hill
Birth 30 Mar 1937
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Aug 2013 (aged 76)
Michigan, USA
Burial Michigan Memorial Park
Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Memorial ID 116431897"Additional Information Posted:
"Ms. Hill passed away at the age of 76, and had resided in Wyandotte. She was the devoted mother of two sons. Beloved grandmother of three, and of one great grandson. She will also be missed by her two brothers. She was predeceased by her parents, Ira and Hattie Rakes, and four siblings; two brothers and two sisters. The entombment took place in Michigan Memorial Cemetery, and her final arrangements were handled by Michigan Memorial Funeral Home."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Mollie Lorine Lester Matney, 73, of Panther, WV, passed away peacefully on the 12th of May, 2022, at her home following a short illness."Mollie Lorine Lester Matney, was born a few minutes after midnight on December 26, 1948, the daughter of the late Ferguson Lester and Florence Mullins Lester Tester. She was a loving housewife, dedicated CNA and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Freelan Matney Sr.; her grandparents, Noah and Belvia Lester, William Mullins and Tellie Whitt Mullins Jones; father-in-law, Dewey Matney; mother-in-law, Eddie Branham Matney; one sister-in-law, Emilou Lester, three brothers-in-law, Luther “Lucky” Lester, Ira Mose Lester, and Johnny Guinn, and a nephew Adam Lester.
"Those left to cherish her memory are her five children, Roger and wife Tammy Matney of Whitewood, VA, Carol Justice of Hurley, VA, Randall and wife Elsie Matney of Panther, WV, Christine and husband Randy Justice of Asheboro, NC, and Freelan Jr. and wife Tina Matney of Paynesville, WV; two brothers, Roy (Adeleen) Lester of Panther, WV and Tommy Lester of Midway, GA; two sisters, Wanda Lou Lester Guinn of Jacksonville, TX and Glenna (Nellie Marie) Ronnie Bullins of Marion, VA; four sisters-in-law, Adeleen Lester, Jerlene Lester, Maxine Lauderback and Lorine Bailey; and five brothers-in-law, Elbert, Lindsey, Gathern, Jonathan and James Matney. She is also survived by her 11 grandchildren, Kevin(Kayla) Matney, Kayla (Anthony) Justice, Sandra (Chris) Casey, Molly (Chris) Willard, Danielle Matney, Samantha (Will) Gibson, Angel (Shawn) Owens, Bradley Justice, Maranda Justice, Hannah Matney and Aaron Matney; 10 great grandchildren, Hailey Matney, Anthony McCoy, Colton Matney, Kaylee Duty, Emma Willard, Madison Jenkins, Jacob Duty, Jax Willard, Vada Gibson, and Charlee Gibson; an uncle, Fleming Mullins; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and addition family and friends.
"Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, the 16th of May 2022, at 1 o’clock with Elder Roy Lester, Elder Danny Hurley, Elder Iven Blankenship, Elder Danny McCoy and Elder Fred Bailey officiating at the Panther Creek Old Regular Baptist Church at Panther, WV. Burial will follow in the Dewey Matney Cemetery on Trace Fork Road near Panther, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends
"Friends may visit with the family Saturday the 14th of May 2022 and all day Sunday, the 15th of May 2022 at the Panther Creek Old Regular Baptist Church at Panther, WV. Evening services will be conducted each evening at 7 p.m.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the Matney family."