1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Donald Ralph Sheets, 65, of Coalwood, WV, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017, at Princeton Community Hospital, in Princeton WV."Born June 6, 1951, in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late George Wesley and Margaret Ruth Crouse Sheets. He was a resident of McDowell County all of his life, and was of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by, one sister Brenda Sue Thompson.
"Survivors include, one son Donald Ray Sheets of Gary WV, two daughters, Becky Muncy and husband Paul of Warrior Mines, WV, Betty Blakely and husband Wayne of Thorpe WV. Ex Wife, Brenda Frazier Sheets of Thorpe WV, six Grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Three sisters, Barbara Nadine Sheets of Johnson City TN, June Henson of Roan Mt, TN, Ann Mae Greene of Johnson City, TN.
"Funeral Services will be conducted, Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 12 Noon from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch, WV with Reverend Michael Muncy officiating. Burial will follow at the Underwood Cemetery in Warriormine, WV...."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ronald Turney Williams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 30
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1943
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1973
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Thomas Alexander Williams
Mother: Sadie Ethel Sizemore
Spouse: Rosalie Hicks White
Certificate Number: 1973050844"
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ronald Turney Williams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 35
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1943
Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1973
Divorce Date: 7 Aug 1978
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Rosalie Hicks
Certificate Number: 1978014585
Number of Children: 0"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Rosalie Hicks White
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1950
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1973
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: John Harrison Hicks
Mother: Myrtle White
Spouse: Ronald Turney Williams
Certificate Number: 1973050844"
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Rosalie Hicks
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 28
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1950
Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1973
Divorce Date: 7 Aug 1978
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Ronald Turney Williams
Certificate Number: 1978014585
Number of Children: 0"
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #79-037094; Ancestry.com Web Site.
David Leaon Bishop; age 20; born 18 dec 1958 in WV; this was his first marriage; 10th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Asco, WV; son of Lincolm William and Audrey Marie
(Norton) Bishop; married on 23 Aug 1979 at Pearisburg, VA; Susan Kimberly Riggs; age 15;
born 25 May 1964 in WV; this was her first marriage; 8th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Asco, WV; daughter of William Ellis and Elsie Elizabeth (Frazier) Riggs.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The Norton Children"; Article;
Page 214; submitted by Anita Norton Hughes, Sunbury, OH.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #79-037094; Ancestry.com Web Site.
David Leaon Bishop; age 20; born 18 dec 1958 in WV; this was his first marriage; 10th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Asco, WV; son of Lincolm William and Audrey Marie
(Norton) Bishop; married on 23 Aug 1979 at Pearisburg, VA; Susan Kimberly Riggs; age 15;
born 25 May 1964 in WV; this was her first marriage; 8th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Asco, WV; daughter of William Ellis and Elsie Elizabeth (Frazier) Riggs.