1. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #26392; Ancestry.com Website.
Albert B. Parks; age 44; born in Grayson Co, VA; widowed; one previous marriage; laborer; living at
Radford, VA; son of Mellie and Ida (Stone) Parks; married on 13 Oct 1945 in Pulaski Co, VA; Nancy
Schrader; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Radford, VA; daughter of Gus and Kate
(Brewster) Schrader.
1. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #26392; Ancestry.com Website.
Albert B. Parks; age 44; born in Grayson Co, VA; widowed; one previous marriage; laborer; living at
Radford, VA; son of Mellie and Ida (Stone) Parks; married on 13 Oct 1945 in Pulaski Co, VA; Nancy
Schrader; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Radford, VA; daughter of Gus and Kate
(Brewster) Schrader.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nancy Lou Parks [Nancy S Parks] [Nancy Lou Shrader]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1916
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Jul 1993
Father:
Auburn A Shrader
Mother:
Kate Brewster
SSN: 225944318
Notes: 25 Apr 1973: Name listed as NANCY LOU PARKS;
09 Jul 1993: Name listed as NANCY S PARKS"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 139; WV Archives Website.
Sidney Ellis Cook; age 25; born and living at Keyrock, WV; single; son of Kern and Elizabeth Cook;
married on 16 Aug 1952 at Keyrock, WV; Nannie Elizabeth Farley; age 17; born and living in Pineville,
WV; single; daughter of Edgar Farley and Hazel (Vance) Farley Taylor.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Joyce Escue Cilver; 5 Aug 2010.
" Victor Prostak
Birth 1919
Death 1978 (aged 58–59)
Burial
Fairmount Cemetery
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot Block 34"
1. 1940 Census, Weld Co, CO, Firestone; E.D. 62-13; taken 24 Apr 1940; Page 364A; Image 6 of 9;
Household #48.
Listed as Josephine Hattel; age 24; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; printer helper in newspaper publisher; in household of mother, Katherine Hattel.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Josephine Stella Hattel
[Josephine Hattel Prostak]
[Josephine Prostak]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Eckman, West Virginia
[Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 11 Jun 1992
Father: John Hattel
Mother: Katherine Ozarchuk
SSN: 521128651
Notes: Aug 1937: Name listed as JOSEPHINE STELLA HATTEL;
Sep 1951: Name listed as JOSEPHINE HATTEL PROSTAK; :
Name listed as JOSEPHINE STE PROSTAK;
18 Jun 1992: Name listed as JOSEPHINE PROSTAK"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Joyce Escue Cilver; 5 Aug 2010.
" Josephine S Prostak
Birth 1916
Death 1992 (aged 75–76)
Burial
Fairmount Cemetery
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Plot Block 34"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; rural; Short Pole Creek; E.D. 24-57; taken on
11 Apr 1940; Page 1083B?; Image 22 of 74; Household #177.
Listed as Chilton Lockhart; age 15; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George W. Lockhart.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Chilton K. Lockhart; age 27; born and living at Panther, WV; single; married on 6 Sep 1952 at
Iaeger, WV; Pairsel L. Hamilton; age 21; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; single.
3. "The Industrial News"; Iaeger, WV; Thursday 1 Jan 1953; Page 1 Article; "Births"
Mr. and Mrs. Chilton Lockhart of Bradshaw are announcing the arrival of a daughter born at Clarks
Clinic here Tuesday morning at 8:00 o'clock..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Chilton K. Lockhart; age 27; born and living at Panther, WV; single; married on 6 Sep 1952 at
Iaeger, WV; Pairsel L. Hamilton; age 21; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; single.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Paitsel Lenora Hamilton Lockhart was born to the late Dixie Lillian Compton Hamilton and Charles Willard Hamilton in Bradshaw, WV on April 1, 1934, and died on Easter Monday, April 18, 2022 at her home after a brief illness."Ms. Lockhart was educated at Concord College, Bluefield State and received her Master of Education from West Virginia University. She began her teaching career at the age of 19 in 1953, at Short Pole Branch School in a one-room school building. Her students loved to tell stories of how they would play tricks on her during her first year of teaching. She was a lifelong educator spending most of her career at Panther Elementary, Iaeger Elementary and McDowell County Board of Education as a Title 1 and Reading Supervisor to all county schools. Her love of reading and teaching children to read was her passion. She was an avid bird watcher and worked cross word puzzles up to the week prior to her death.
"Ms. Lockhart enjoyed planning and preparing Christmas Eve family gatherings, time at Painter Creek Marina on South Holston Lake, Easter Holidays at Flagler Beach, family time in Bradshaw, Short Pole and Tazewell, Virginia and attending the WV State Fair with extended family.
"As a founding member of TEARS, Ms. Lockhart was an activist for the environment and protecting water and land in McDowell County. She was Methodist by faith and in the past had volunteered her time working at the First United Methodist Church in Welch, WV.
"Ms. Lockhart is survived by her daughter, Jorja Lockhart Scott of Welch, WV and Hilton Head Island, SC; son, Wesley Chilton Lockhart of Henderson, Nevada; sisters, Terry Reed of Welch, WV, Betty Rios of Hickory, NC; and her dearest cousin, Louise Keene, of Indian Trail, NC; as well as numerous nephews, nieces and their children. She was preceded in death by sister, Peggy Hamilton of Tazewell, VA; and brothers, Douglas Hamilton, Kenny Hamilton and Frankie Hamilton.
"Her final wishes, as she related to family, was to be cremated and enjoy a celebration of her life. A Celebration of Life will be held at McDowell Public Library in Welch, WV, where she was a member of the Book Club, in the Herzbrum Room on June 17, 2022, from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the McDowell Public Library, McDowell County Humane Society or WYCO4 Spay & Neuter (on Facebook), an animal organization helping pets and their people of McDowell and Wyoming County.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Welch is assisting the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; E.D. 24-33; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 672A;
Image 39 of 45; Household #317.
Listed as Calvin Burks; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1940; in household of father, Ballard P. Burks.
2. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Calvin Victor Burks
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1935
Marriage Date: 17 Jun 1959
Marriage Place: Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
Father: Ballard Burks
Mother: Nora Burks
Spouse:
Edna Ann Petty
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Father: Jack Petty
Spouse Mother: Flossie Petty Lowe
Event Type: Marriage"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edna Ann Petty
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1940
Marriage Date: 17 Jun 1959
Marriage Place: Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
Father: Jack Petty
Mother: Flossie Petty Lowe
Spouse:
Calvin Victor Burks
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 24
Spouse Father: Ballard Burks
Spouse Mother: Nora Burks
Event Type: Marriage"
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Peovler
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1882
Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1903
Marriage Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Father: John Peovler
Mother: Frances Peovler
Spouse: Laura Boles
Film Number: 000533678"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 8 Jul 2020.
" William Franklin Peavley
Birth 27 Mar 1883
Emanuel, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Death 21 May 1956 (aged 73)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 18529813"
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Laura Boles
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Birth Date: abt 1888
Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1903
Marriage Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Father: Rufus Boles
Mother: Mary Boles
Spouse: William Peovler"
Film Number: 000533678
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 17 Feb 2020.
" Laura Bell Bowles Peavley
Birth 3 May 1889
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Death 23 Feb 1981 (aged 91)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 207190069"Additional Information Posted:
"Mrs. William (Laura Bell) Peavley, 91, of Kimball, died Monday in a Welch hospital afters long illness. Born in Wise County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Rufus Bowles."She had been a resident of Kimball for the past 11 years. She was a member of the Methodist Faith and was a housewife.
"She was preceded in death by her husband in 1956, one son and one daughter.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. John (Ruth) Mitchell of Kimball (with whom she made her home) and Mrs. Albert (Louise) Worley of Kimball; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren also survive."Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm. Wednesday at Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home at Kimball with Rev. Curtis Blake. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Bluewell.
"Pallbearers will be Joe Sincrope, Elturce Gordan, Mark Wood, Anthony Gianato, Mike Gianato, Sr., Johnny Gianato and Sam Gattuso. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today.
"Fanning Funeral Home at Welch is in charge of arrangements"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Wayne Lee Hatfield, 43, of Oceana, WV, passed away on August 19, 2020 at his residence. He was born on
November 8, 1976 in Man, WV, a son of James Edward and Linda Carol Belcher Hatfield of Oceana. He was a
loving father, son and brother. Wayne is preceded in death by his sister Tammy Michelle Hatfield and
grandparents Wayne and Venie Hatfield and Charles and Verda Belcher. In addition to his parents, those left to
cherish his memory include two daughters Breanna Nicole Hatfield and Candice Hatfield; two sons Nathan
Alexander Hatfield and Brandon Adkins; a brother James Edward Hatfield, Jr. of Oceana; uncles Nelson (Toni)
Belcher, Randall (Sissy) Belcher, Gary Belcher (Giselia) Belcher and Charles Junior (Diana) Belcher; aunts Helen
(Donnie) Stafford, Darlene (Billy) Wooten and Betty Lester, and a host of cousins and other loving family and
friends. Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday August 26, 2020 in the Chapel of Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Bro. Nelson Belcher officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens,
Matheny, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of service on Wednesday at the funeral
home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home,
Lynco, WV."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "William H. and Ardella C.
Jackson"; Article; Page 176; submitted by Daughter Debra Osborne, Rt 1, Box 7C, Iaeger, WV 24844.