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; "James R. Wagoner"; Article;
Page 258; submitted by Hazel Wagoner, Box 54, English, WV 24832.
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; "Joetta Collins and Dewey
Edmond Hooker"; Article; Page 172; submitted by Joetta Collins Hooker, 10144 Hooker Heights,
King George, VA 22485.
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; "Joetta Collins and Dewey
Edmond Hooker"; Article; Page 172; submitted by Joetta Collins Hooker, 10144 Hooker Heights,
King George, VA 22485.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy District, taken on 14 Jun 1900, Page 237A, Family #164.
Listed as Mary Horn, age 11, born in Jan 1889 in VA, in household of father, Archibald (Mullins) Horn.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #68 031769; Ancestry.com Website.
Von Thornsbury; age 32; born 7 May 1935 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 7th grade
education; living at kimball, WV; son of Alex and Louise (Rife) Thornsbury; married on 8 Aug 1968
in Gundy, VA; Mary Alice Stacy; age 22; born 30 Mar 1946 in WV; single; this is her 1st mariage;
living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Paul and Jeanette (Collis) Stacy.
2. Virginia Funeral Home: Grundy, VA; Posted Obit.
"Von Thornsbury, age 83 of Jolo, West Virginia went home to be with the Lord Jesus November 22, 2018."He was born May 7, 1935 in Jolo, West Virginia, the son of the late Alexander and Louise Rife Thornsbury.
"He enjoyed bluegrass music, gardening, playing guitar in church, visiting shut-ins, and those who needed care. He loved working with his hands, and his motto was “if any man can do it, I can also”.
"He was preceded in death by his parents, several brothers, and sisters. First, wife Nettie and his son Jeffrey Alexander. Von was much loved and will be missed by many.
"SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
His wife of 50 years, Mary Stacy Thornsbury of Jolo, West Virginia
Children
Cinda Allen of Jolo, West Virginia
Robert Thornsbury and wife Charlotte of Rittman, Ohio
Patricia Ann Cantrell and husband Bobby
Grandchildren
Cynthia Cardwell of Jolo, West Virginia
Jerry Wayne Allen and wife Wendi of Lexington, North Carolina
Amanda Barnett and husband Barry of Welch, West Virginia
Megan Ariel Estep of Tazewell, Virginia
Jessica Brown and husband Anthony of Minnesota
Joel Thornsbury of Rittman, Ohio
Jeffrey Thornsbury of Copley, Ohio
Michael Harman
Daniel Harman and wife Fabiola
Michelle Arnold and husband Michael
Also surviving are 15 great grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Three Sisters
Lilly Miller of Richlands, Virginia
Nellie Payne of Brooksville, Florida
Joann Estep of Paynesville, West Virginia"Funeral services for Von Thornsbury will be held on Sunday, November 25, 2018, 1:00 P.M. at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel, Grundy, Virginia, with Bobby Carter officiating. Burial will follow in the Tom Sparks Cemetery at Paynesville, West Virginia...."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Larry E. Smith 24 Apr 2024.
"Vaughan “Von” Thornsbury
Birth 7 May 1935
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 22 Nov 2018 (aged 83)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 269714175"
1. "Thornsbury Family Tree"; posted by iamspartus21; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Nettie A Stacy
1936–1964
Birth 1936 • caretta west virginia
Death 1964 • charlottesville virginia"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Beatrice Ann Osborne Workman, 53, of Cyclone, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday July 1, 2020
at her residence. She was born on December 6, 1966 in Man WV, a daughter of the late Swettie Vaughn and Brady
Lusk Osborne. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bright Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Cyclone,
WV. Survivors include her loving husband of 37 years Jerry Gordon Workman; two sons Adam Workman and
Kyle (Leslie) Workman both of Cyclone WV; two brothers Beecher Osborne and Willie Osborne both of Cyclone
WV; two grandchildren Natalie Boothe and Grayson Workman; and a host of other loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 12 PM on Thursday July 9, 2020 in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home,
Lynco WV with Rev. Merle Walls and Bro. Paul Brown officiating. She will laid to rest in Osborne Cemetery,
Brushy Fork, Cyclone WV. Friends may gather with the family from 11 am until time of services on Thursday at
the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The Family is being served by the Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."