1. "Johnson-Muncy Tree"; Posted by james muncy; Ancestry.com Website.
"Ivol Hicks
Birth 13 MAR 1928 • West Virginia
Death 27 JUN 1994 • Warriormine, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 357; WV Archives Website.
Ivol Hicks; age 18; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at War, WV; married on 18 Sep 1946 in War,
WV; Virginia Castle; age 17; born in St. Paul, VA; single; living at War, WV; with consent of Mary
Jones, mother of Mary Jones( sic??) and Pearly Castle, mother of Virginia Castle.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ivol Hicks
Social Security Number: 235-38-8487
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1928
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 24894, Warriormine, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Death Date: 27 Jun 1994"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Charles Mattes; 2 Aug 2011.
" Ivol Hicks
Birth 13 Mar 1928
Death 27 Jun 1994 (aged 66)
Burial
Hartwell Cemetery
Canebrake, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74337700"
1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Hurricane District; E.D. 14-8; taken on 11 Jun 1940; Page 270A;
Image 65 of 82; Household #492.
Listed as Virginia Castle; age 10; born in VA; 2nd grade education; not attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ira G. Castle.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 357; WV Archives Website.
Ivol Hicks; age 18; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at War, WV; married on 18 Sep 1946 in War,
WV; Virginia Castle; age 17; born in St. Paul, VA; single; living at War, WV; with consent of Mary
Jones, mother of Mary Jones( sic??) and Pearly Castle, mother of Virginia Cast
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mile Branch; E.D. 24-60; taken on 5 Apr
1940; Page 1185A; Image 7 of 132; Household #52.
Listed as Teddie Mitchem; age 7; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Mitchem.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ted Mitchem
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 42
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1932
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1974
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: John Henry Mitchem
Mother: Stella Rose
Spouse: Betty Jean Bowles Williams
Certificate Number: 1974022385"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 499; WV Archives Web Site.
James Edward Williams; age 24; born at Iaeger, WV; single; living at Dry Fork, WV (Iaeger, WV);
married on 11 Jul 1955 at Union City, WV; Betty Jean Bowles; age 18; born and living at Iaeger,
WV; single; with consent of Jasper and Nellie Bowles, parents of Betty Jean Bowles.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Betty Jean Bowles Williams
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 36
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1937
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1974
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Jasper Cleveland Bowles
Mother: Nellie Nancy Bolden
Spouse: Ted Mitchem
Certificate Number: 1974022385"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Betty Jean Bowles [Betty Jean Mitchem] [Betty Lockey]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1936
Birth Place: Iaeger McDow, West Virginia [Iaeger, West Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Sep 2006
Father:
Jasper C Bowles
Mother:
Nellie N Bolden
SSN: 236546927
Notes: Oct 1952: Name listed as BETTY JEAN BOWLES;
17 May 1976: Name listed as BETTY JEAN MITCHEM;
11 Jul 1995: Name listed as BETTY JEAN LOCKEY;
03 Oct 2006: Name listed as BETTY LOCKEY"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Arthur Dean Blevins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1948
Marriage Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1972
Marriage Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Father: Roy Lee Blevins
Mother: Edith Campbell
Spouse: Jan Dee Goins
Certificate Number: 1972000862"
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestrty.com Website.
"Name: Arthur Dean Blevins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 30
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1948
Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1972
Divorce Date: 18 Jan 1979
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Jan Dee Goins
Certificate Number: 1979000553
Number of Children: 1"
3.Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Arthur Dean Blevins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 33
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1948
Marriage Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1982
Marriage Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Father: Roy Lee Blevins
Mother: Edith Denton Campbell
Spouse: Donna Mae Smith Mullins
Certificate Number: 1982030778"
4. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestrty.com Website.
"Name: Arthur Dean Blevins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 38
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1948
Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1982
Divorce Date: 22 Sep 1986
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Donna Mullins
Certificate Number: 1986016309
Number of Children: 2"
5. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
"Arthur Dean Blevins, 73 of Oceana passed away Wednesday November 17, 2021 at his residence. Born July 30, 1948 in Roanoke Va, he was the son of the late Roy Lee and Edith Campbell Blevins."Arthur served his country proudly in the United States Army. He spent his pastime drawing and making wooden crafts he was a talented artist. Arthur had a passion for cars.
"In addition to his parents Arthur was preceded in death by his Brother, Robert Blevins
"Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Keith Blevins and his wife, Melissa and Dana Lumsden and her husband Sean; grandchildren, Alisa Lumsden and Mason Blevins; sister Anna Fields; niece Tammy Lester and her husband Bilton and great nephew Brandon Lester."
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestrty.com Website.
"Name: Donna Mae Smith
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 27
Birth Date: Feb 1948
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1967
Divorce Date: 23 Jul 1975
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Jack Eugene Mullins
Certificate Number: 1975008992
Number of Children: 2
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Donna Mae Smith Mullins
[Donna Mae Smith Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 33
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1948
Marriage Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1982
Marriage Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Father: Lamer David Smith
Mother: Sara Mae Dowdy
Spouse: Arthur Dean Blevins
Certificate Number: 1982030778"
3. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestrty.com Website.
"Name: Donna Mullins
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 37
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1949
Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1982
Divorce Date: 22 Sep 1986
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Arthur Dean Blevins
Certificate Number: 1986016309
Number of Children: 2"
1. "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit; 12 May 2022; On-Line Edition.
"Ronald Lee Maynard, 76, of Cyclone, WV, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at Logan Regional Medical Center, Logan, WV. He was born on February 5, 1946 in Cyclone, WV a son of the late Carl Maynard and Eva Blankenship Bailey. Ronald was a member of the UMWA."In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by two brothers James Harold Maynard and Alford Gibson, a nephew Jimmie Maynard, an aunt Goldie Bailey, father and mother-in-law Buster and Garnett Elkins, and a sister-in-law Betty Mullins and husband Lee.
"Survivors include his loving wife of 53 years Merlie May Elkins Maynard, a son Ronald Carl Maynard, two grandsons Carl Maynard and Josh Maynard, a sister Priscilla Wars, a niece Tina Maynard, two nephews Donald Maynard and Jimmie Maynard, brother and sister-in-laws David and Karen Elkins, Richard and Carolyn Elkins, Johnny and Tammy Elkins, Darrel Gene and Jane Elkins, Sam and Laura Lusk, Jonathan Lusk and Genil Lee Mullins, special friends Bo-Bo Coburn, Marie Coburn, Jerry Morgan, Ray Rollen, Roger Coburn, Jason Coburn, Curt and Lisa Coburn, Gene Smith , Kelsey Smith and Pat Shooks, and a host of other loving family and friends.
"Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, May 11th at the Cyclone Church of God, Cyclone, WV with Pastor Darrell Bailey officiating. He will be laid to rest in Home Sweet Home Cemetery, Lorado, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 11 am until time of service on Wednesday at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home."
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Merlie M Maynard [Merle M Mayland]
Birth Date: Apr 1947
Residence Date: 2003-2020
Address: Po Box 593
Residence: Cyclone, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24827
Second Residence Date: 2011
Second Address: 427 Road Fork Rd
Second Residence: Cyclone, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24827
Third Residence Date: 1999-2004
Third Address: 3340 44th Avenue Dr Ne
Third Residence: Hickory, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code: 28601
Fourth Residence Date: 2001
Fourth Address: 2011 Conover Blvd E
Fourth Residence: Conover, North Carolina, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 28613"
Clintion O'Daniel Patterson Sr
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 137; WV Archives Web Site.
Clinton O. Patterson; age 29; born in Lenoir, NC; single; Colored; living in Big Sandy, WV; married on
14 Apr 1951 in Welch, WV; Lillie Mae Garrett; age 22; born in Talladaga, AL; single Colored; living in
Big Sandy, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 137; WV Archives Web Site.
Clinton O. Patterson; age 29; born in Lenoir, NC; single; Colored; living in Big Sandy, WV; married on
14 Apr 1951 in Welch, WV; Lillie Mae Garrett; age 22; born in Talladaga, AL; single Colored; living in
Big Sandy, WV.
1. "The Welch News"; Welch WV; 18 Nov 2020; Newspaper Obit, On-Line Edition.
"Ms. Delois “Lois” Patterson age 56 of Alexandria, VA, who passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 in Inova -Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA. She was born on the 25th day of July 1964 in Welch, WV to her very proud parents, Clinton O’Daniel Sr. and Lillie Mae (Garrett) Patterson who lived in Big Sandy, WV. Delois was a graduate of Mount View High School in Welch and continued her education at West Virginia State University with a B. A. Degree in Psychology. Upon completion of the ROTC Program, she was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, subsequently earning the rank of Captain. Additionally, she earned her Master’s Degree at Johns Hopkins University in Organizational Counseling. During her career, Delois held various positions from Program Manager to Independent Consultant. She was a devout Christian and a devoted member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Arlington, VA where she tremendously enjoyed working as the Director of the Single’s Ministry. In her childhood, she attended Beulah Baptist Church in Big Sandy. She loved traveling and one of her greatest joys was expressing herself through her poetry. As a result, she is a published author and her book release signing, “As I Heal – Walking Through The Grief,” was one of the highlights of her life. Delois shared a very special relationship with her stepson, Chris Johnson, who she adored. She was the youngest of seven children and was preceded in death by her parents, Clinton Sr. and Lillie Patterson and one brother, Clinton Patterson Jr. She is survived by her sisters: Creola (Craig) Griffin of NC, Pearlie (Raymond) Campbell of FL, Rebecca Patterson of NY, Elaine (Keith) Sweitzer of NY and brother, Clayton Patterson of WV; a host of nephews and nieces, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. “Lois” will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the Life in your Years. – Abraham Lincoln. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at the Restlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel, 6605 New Hope Road, Bluewell, WV, with the Reverend George Masterson officiating. Interment will follow in Restlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, where Military Rites will be conducted by the WV Honor Guard. . Family and friends will serve as both pallbearers and flower bearers. A Revolving Visitation will be held at the Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Services entrusted to Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch (to leave online condolences: www.gregory-pagefh.com.) Social distancing and wearing of masks will be observed."
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; "Petro and Caroline Ramella";
Article; Page 227; submitted by Roosevelt Ramella, 439 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
"...twin boys..."
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; "Petro and Caroline Ramella";
Article; Page 227; submitted by Roosevelt Ramella, 439 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "Petro and Caroline Ramella";
Article; Page 227; submitted by Roosevelt Ramella, 439 Stewart St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #70 045232; LDS Web Site.
Roger Lee Roberts; age 22; born 1 Jan 1948 in WV; single; this is his first marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 71, Hanover, WV; son of Arnold and Lener (Bailey) Roberts; married on 28
Nov 1970 in Buchanan Co, VA; Janice Dianna Mullins; age 18; born 20 Jun 1952 in WV; single; this
is her first marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 71, Paynesville, WV; daughter of John Howard
and Myrtle (Underwood) Mullins.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #70 045232; LDS Web Site.
Roger Lee Roberts; age 22; born 1 Jan 1948 in WV; single; this is his first marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 71, Hanover, WV; son of Arnold and Lener (Bailey) Roberts; married on 28
Nov 1970 in Buchanan Co, VA; Janice Dianna Mullins; age 18; born 20 Jun 1952 in WV; single; this
is her first marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 71, Paynesville, WV; daughter of John Howard
and Myrtle (Underwood) Mullins.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV; 1858-1995"; 1995; McDpwell Co, WV Historical Society"; Page
120; "Carla Cline" article; submitted by Caria Cline, Panther, WV.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elsie Moore Richardson [Elsie M Richardson] [Elsie Moore Moore]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1909
Birth Place: McDowell Cou, West Virginia [McDowell Cou|]
Death Date: 8 Nov 1999
Claim Date: 15 May 1971
Father:
Thomas J Moore
Mother:
Lillian E Rone
SSN: 223625953
Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Notes: 19 Jan 1977: Name listed as ELSIE MOORE RICHARDSON;
05 May 1971: Name listed as ELSIE M RICHARDSON"