1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #33524; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Buril Thomas Lowe; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
Newt C. and Pliney (Dawson) Lowe; maried on 5 Nov 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Ira Ruby Atwell; age 26;
born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living in Raven, VA; daughter of Sampy Dewey and Ren (Short) Atwell.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Burl Thomas Lowe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1939
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1974
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Clarence Newton Lowe
Mother: Pliney Ellen Dawson
Spouse: Francis Nomie Owens Shelton
Certificate Number: 1974012202"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Francis Nomie Owens Shelton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: 7 Jul 1946
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1974
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Matthew Owens
Mother: Stella May Kennedy
Spouse: Burl Thomas Lowe
Certificate Number: 1974012202"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Beecher Wilson Plumley, 94, of Kopperston, WV went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 12, 2021 at
his home. He was born on June 8, 1926 in Pear, WV a son of the late Lemon Wilson and Virginia "Jenny"
Bennett Plumley. Beecher is a member of the Oceana Freewill Baptist Church, the UMWA, a United States
WWII Army Veteran and an avid gardener. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his loving wife
Dorothy Jean Borders Plumley; and an infant son. Survivors include two sons Beecher Dewayne and Kay
Plumley of Clear Fork, and Michael and Susan Plumley of Bluefield; six grandchildren Danielle Watts, Nicholas
Plumley, Aaron and Christy Plumley, Kate and Joshua Sizemore, Elisabeth Plumley and Tim Titus, and Victoria
and Andrew Browing; seven great grandchildren Emma and Ethan Watts, Allyson and Grayson Plumley, Rory
Titus, Benjamin Sizemore, and Colt Browning; special friends Linda Lambert, Eric Gibson, Mark Aguilar, and
Neil Morgan; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 12 pm on Saturday
March 20th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Pastor Jackie Grimmett and Bro.
Michael Prichard officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Allen Plumley Cemetery, Bragg Mountain, WV.
Friends may gather with the family from 11 am until time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. Military
rites will be conducted by the Wyoming County Veterans Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made your local church. The family is being served by Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Roby Columbus Richardson"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Nancy Brooks
Hopkins, Box 48, Squire, WV 24884.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sam Rife
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1916
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Cord Rife
Mother: Louise Rife
Spouse: Bernice Richardson
Certificate Number: 1938028985"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Roby Columbus Richardson"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Nancy Brooks
Hopkins, Box 48, Squire, WV 24884.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Bernice Richardson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1914
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Roby Richardson
Mother: Flora Peake
Spouse: Sam Rife
Certificate Number: 1938028985"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 35; WV Archives Website.
Jackie Wayne Estep; age 23; born 23 May 1944 at English, WV; single; living at Box 185, Yukon, WV;
son of Roscoe and Ethel (McGlothlin, sic, McLaughlin) Estep; married on 1 Mar 1968 at Yukon, WV;
Lorene Davis; age 16; born 11 Apr 1951 in Richlands, VA; single living at Bartley, WV; daughter of
Charlie and Madeline (Roberts) Davis; with consent of Charlie and Madeline Davis, parents of
Lorene Davis.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 35; WV Archives Website.
Jackie Wayne Estep; age 23; born 23 May 1944 at English, WV; single; living at Box 185, Yukon, WV;
son of Roscoe and Ethel (McGlothlin, sic, McLaughlin) Estep; married on 1 Mar 1968 at Yukon, WV;
Lorene Davis; age 16; born 11 Apr 1951 in Richlands, VA; single living at Bartley, WV; daughter of
Charlie and Madeline (Roberts) Davis; with consent of Charlie and Madeline Davis, parents of
Lorene Davis.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Charlotte nmn Hardamon; 7 Apr 2009.
"Rev James Edgar Hayes
Birth 27 Sep 1893
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 9 Jan 1966 (aged 72)
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Baptist Home Church Cemetery
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 35616178"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rich K; 19 May 2011.
" Fannie Leah Jennings Hayes
Birth 30 Aug 1890
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 13 Jan 1955 (aged 64)
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Baptist Home Church Cemetery
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 70065404"
1. "The Raleigh Register"; Beckley, WV; Thursday Afternoon; 7 May 1942; Newspaper Article.
"Two Held On
Moonshine Count:"Pair From Lamar
Arrested by State
Police"By: Register Staff: Writer
"MULLENS —- William Paul
O‘Dell. 18. and Arnold Ernest
Church. 35. both of Lamar. were
arrested by Mullens stale police
on charges of operating a moon-
shine still and were held under
$1.000 bond to answer grand jury.
Corporal R. D. Platt said.
"The two men, he said, had in
their possession в 60-gallon moon-
shine still, an 80-gallon moonshine
still. 400 gallons of mash. and
three gallons of moonshine liquor.
"They were arraigned before U.
S Commissioner A. A. Browning
at Pineville...."
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Paul Odell
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1924
Birth Place: Lamar, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Lamar, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 5 Mar 1943
Registration Place: Lamar, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Everett Bailey
Weight: 164
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: John W Bolick
Household Members:
Name Relationship
William Paul Odell Self (Head)"
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1946); Page 63; Line #24; WV Aechives Web Site.
William Paul O'Dell; age 21; born and living in Lamar, WV; single; married on 16 May 1946 in
Matoaka, WV; Macie Ernestine Spicer; age 18; born and living in McComas, WV; single.
4. "World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; Mercer Co, WV; Page 487; Ancestry.com Web
Site.
William Paul O'Dell; PFC, US Army; born 2 Aug 1924 ; entered service 10 Oct 1943; served at Camp
Bowie, TX, Shanks, NY; England; France; Luxembourg; Germany; Belgium; Fort Meade, MD;
awarded 4 Bronze Stars; Good Conduct Medal; Victory Medal, American; and EAME; attended
Bailey School; Protestant; son of M/M Ollie O'Dell, Lamar, WV; husband of Mrs. Macie Ernestine
Spicer O'Dell, McComas, WV. (Photo Shown)
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Randy Shepherd; 19 Dec 2005.
" William Paul O'Dell
Birth unknown
USA
Death 18 Dec 2005
Virginia, USA
Burial
Franklin Memorial Park
Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 12741879"Additional Information Posted:
"William Paul O'Dell, 81, of Ferrum, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 18, 2005. Mr. O'Dell was retired from Lane Furniture Company with 25 years of service and was also a US Army veteran of WWII. Preceding Mr. O'Dell in death were his wife, Macie Ernestine Spicer O'Dell; his parents, Ollie (Pete) and Nancy Jane (Nanny) O'Dell; and brothers and sisters. Surviving to cherish his memory are his daughter and son-in-law, Paula O'Dell Lamkin and husband Chris, of Ferrum; grandson, Jimmy Hubbard and wife Amanda; great-grandson, Nathan Wayne Hubbard; sisters and brothers-in-law, Faye Spicer and husband Charles, of Rocky Mount, Marie O'Dell, of Matoaka, W.Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pugalee, of Matoaka, W.Va.; sisters-in-law, Nancy O'Dell, of Salem, Iris Jean O'Dell, of Henry, and Mary Sue O'Dell, of Paris, Tenn.; brother-in-law, Burl Waldron, of Orange, Va.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from the chapel of Lynch Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jackie Spence officiating. Interment to follow at Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Monday, December 19, 2005 at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m."
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1946); Page 63; Line #24; WV Aechives Web Site.
William Paul O'Dell; age 21; born and living in Lamar, WV; single; married on 16 May 1946 in
Matoaka, WV; Macie Ernestine Spicer; age 18; born and living in McComas, WV; single.