1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Victor Blackburn; age 22; born in Mohegan, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; married on
27 Dec 1944 at Wilcoe, WV; Willa Mae Tolley; age 17; born in Havaco, WV; single; living in Welch,
WV; with consent of Rosie Tolley, mother of Willa Mae Tolley.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 444; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Victor Blackburn; age 28; born in Welch, WV; divorced; living in Annapolis, MD; married on
5 Jun 1950 in Capels, WV; Daisy Lee Marinell; age 18; born in Mullens, WV; single; living in Gary,
WV.
3. Bland Co, VA; Death Certificate # 72 038831; Ancestry.com Website.
Thomas V. Blackburn; age 50; born 10 May 1922 at Mohegan, WV; married; husband of Daisy
Blackburn; taxi cab driver; living at hemphill, WV; son of James and Fronie (Ratliff) Blackburn; died
31 Dec 1972 in Bland, VA; due to coronary thrombosis; buried in Blackburn Cemetery, Mohegan, WV.
1. "The We;ch Daily News"; Saturday; 3 Nov 1928; Page 5.
"HONOR ROLL PREMIER
"The following pupils made the Honor Roll for the month of October, being neither absent, tardy,
and making an average of 90, with nothing below 85.
"FIRST GRADE: Walter Blankenbeckler, Donald Daughtery (sp?), Otho Grimes, Chester Kerns
(sp?), ??? Edwards, Nellie ???, Lucille Staley, Myrtle Burnett, Catherine Console, Concettina Fly,
Lever Cecil, Crockett Osborne, Warren Pennington, Howard Shannon...
2. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Grover Howard Shannon
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 16 May 1922
Birth Place: Drift Floyd Co.
Residence Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Kentucky, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Height: 5 5
Weight: 140
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Alex Shannon
Household Members Relationship
Grover Howard Shannon Self (Head)
3, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Grover Howard Shannon
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1922
Birth Place: Draft, Kentucky
Marriage License Place: Wayne
Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1945
Marriage Place: Selfridge Field, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Detroit, Michigan
Father: Alex Shannon
Mother: Edith Ratcliff
Spouse: Ruth Mildred Anderson
County File Number: 653134
State File Number: 332894"
3. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Grover Howard Shannon
Birth Date: 16 May 1922
Birth Place: Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 12 Mar 2006
Cemetery: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Father: Alex Shannon
Mother: Edith Elizabeth Shannon
Spouse: Ruth Mildred Shannon
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59755396/grover-howard-shannon"
1, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ruth Mildred Anderson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1923
Birth Place: Allegheny, Kentucky
Marriage License Place: Wayne
Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1945
Marriage Place: Selfridge Field, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Pikeville, Kentucky
Father: Lawrence Anderson
Mother: Sadie Little
Spouse: Grover Howard Shannon
County File Number: 653134
State File Number: 332894"
1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Shirley Jean “Jeannie” Golden, 61, of Welch, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Welch Community Hospital in Welch. Born May 8, 1961 in Welch, she was the daughter of the late Charles Buddy Golden and Ruby Ethel Green Golden."Shirley was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Welch.
Those left to cherish her memories are one son, William James Rose (Teresa) of Bluefield, WV; one daughter, Crystal Rose Vaughn (Ben) of Anderson, SC; one brother, Tad Golden of Bartley; her uncle, Edgar Green of Welch; and grandson, Matthew Rose of Welch."Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 1:00 PM from the Douglas Mortuary Chapel in Welch with Reverend Fred VanDyke, officiating. Burial will follow in the Belcher Mountain Cemetery on Belcher Mountain near Welch.
Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends."
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #42063; Ancestry.com Website.
Luther Peyton King, Jr; age 21; born in Wytheville, VA; single; N&W Railway worker; living at Mullins,
WV; son of Luther Peyton and Verna Mae (Johnson) King; married on 29 Dec 1964 in Pearisburg,
VA; Evelyn Kay Wallen; age 21; born in Helen, WV; single; employed by Stone and Cook; living at
East Gulf, WV; daughter of Andrew Jackson and Edna Louise (Arnold) Wallen, WV.
2. Kentucky, Divorce Records, 1962-2005; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Wallen
Divorce Date: 22 Feb 1980
Divorce Place: Mccreary
Spouse: King
Certificate Number: 0703303-074
Divorce Record: 11915379"
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #42063; Ancestry.com Website.
Luther Peyton King, Jr; age 21; born in Wytheville, VA; single; N&W Railway worker; living at Mullins,
WV; son of Luther Peyton and Verna Mae (Johnson) King; married on 29 Dec 1964 in Pearisburg,
VA; Evelyn Kay Wallen; age 21; born in Helen, WV; single; employed by Stone and Cook; living at
East Gulf, WV; daughter of Andrew Jackson and Edna Louise (Arnold) Wallen, WV.
2. Kentucky, Divorce Records, 1962-2005; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Wallen
Divorce Date: 22 Feb 1980
Divorce Place: Mccreary
Spouse: King
Certificate Number: 0703303-074
Divorce Record: 11915379"
1. U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Timothy Miller
Gender: Male
Residence Years: 1996-2002
Residence Place: Cyclone, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 24827
Phone Number: 304-682-8812
Spouse:
Marlene Miller"
2. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2" Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Timothy P Miller
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1963
Address: E Campbell Park Rd
Residence Place: Cyclone, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 24827"
1. U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marlene Miller
Gender: Female
Residence Years: 1996-2002
Residence Place: Cyclone, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 24827
Phone Number: 304-682-8812
Spouse:
Timothy Miller"
2. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marlene L Miller
Address: E Campbell Park Rd
Residence Place: Cyclone, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 24827"
3. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marlene L Miller
Birth Date: 31 Jul 1966
Residence Date: 1993
Address: PO Box 361
Residence: Cyclone, WV
Postal Code: 24827-0361"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 217; WV Archives Website.
Luther Lee Hayter; age 34; born 15 Mar 1930 in Holsten, VA; divorced; living at English, WV; son of
Edmond and Ada (Bransom) Hayter; married on 12 Nov 1964 in Welch, WV; Betty Jean Hess Frazier;
age 33; born 26 May 1931 in War, WV; divorced; living at English; daughter of Walter and Katherine
(Nipper) Hess.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 213; WV Archives Web Site.
Pressie Frazier; age 21; born at Stoney Ridge, VA; single; living at War, WV; married on 16 Sep 1948
at Welch, WV; Betty Jean Hess; age 18; born and living at War, WV; single; with consent of Katherine
Hess, mother of Betty Jean Hess.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind/Newhall; E.D. 24-19; Page 353B;
Image 24 of 46; Household #204.
Listed as Fred Dunigan; age 19; born in WV; 5th grade education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, James E. Dunigan.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War; Johns Branch; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12;
Dwelling #88.
Listed as Fred Dunigan; age 28; born in WV; married; timber man in coal mine; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 29 May 2011.
" James Fred Dunigan
Birth 26 Oct 1921
Death 20 Jun 1983 (aged 61)
Burial Cove Cemetery
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 70566837"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War; Johns Branch; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12;
Dwelling #88.
Listed as Freda Dunigan; age 24; born in WV; married; in household of husband, James F. Dunigan.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War; Johns Branch; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12;
Dwelling #88.
Listed as Fay Dunigan; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, James F. Dunigan.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War; Johns Branch; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12;
Dwelling #88.
Listed as Dorothy Dunigan; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, James F. Dunigan.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War; Johns Branch; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12;
Dwelling #88.
Listed as Doris Dunigan; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, James F. Dunigan.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Brenda Kaye Steele Allen
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 29
Birth Date: 30 May 1957
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1987
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Charlie Bryant
Mother: Cynthia Matney
Spouse: Jessie Browning
Certificate Number: 1987019607"