1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page 1153A;
Image 7 of 64; Household #57.
Listed as Harless Vanover; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Hugh Vanover.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 82; WV Archives Website.
Harless Vanover; age 21; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 7 Mar 1959 at Premier,
WV; Dora Mae Runyon; age 17; born in Panther, WV; single; living in Premier, WV; with cosent of
Charlie and Hailey Runyon, parents of Dora Mae Runyon.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Harless Vanover
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1937
Birth Place: Iaeger McDow, West Virginia [Iaeger McDow|]
Death Date: 3 Feb 1996
Claim Date: 15 Feb 1975
Father:
Hugh Vanover
Mother:
Jettie M Taylor
SSN: 233588364
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Aug 1954: Name listed as HARLESS VANOVER"
4. FindAGrace.com Website; submitted by Albie and Drema Jessie; 11 Nov 2020.
" Harless “Smokey” Vanover
Birth 28 Jun 1937
Death 3 Feb 1996 (aged 58)
Burial Vanover Family Cemetery
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 218490733"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 82; WV Archives Website.
Harless Vanover; age 21; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 7 Mar 1959 at Premier,
WV; Dora Mae Runyon; age 17; born in Panther, WV; single; living in Premier, WV; with cosent of
Charlie and Hailey Runyon, parents of Dora Mae Runyon.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 016522; WV Archives Website.
Eddie DeWayne Vanover; age 2 days; born 8 Nov 1959; son of Harless and Dora Mae (Runyon)
Vanover; living at Iaeger, WV; died 10 Nov1959 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to anoxia; due to
prematurity; buried 11 Nov 1959 in Lester Cemetery, Panther, WV.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 041092; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Anthony Addair; age 27; born 17 Mar 1944 in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; living at
Yukon, WV; son of Thomas Lawrence and Virginia Leah (Sparks) Addair; married on 20 Oct
1971 in Grundy, VA; Linda Mae Workman, maiden name King; age 28; born 26 Apr 1943 in
VA; divorced; this was her 2nd marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 173, Coalwood, WV;
daughter of Charles Wesley and Edith Thelma (Walls) King.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 035444; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Anthony Addair; age 34; born 17 Mar 1944 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 10 Aug 1978; 11th grade education; living at Box 130, Caretta, WV; son of Thomas
Lawrence and Virginia Leah (Sparks) Addair; married on 17 Aug 1978 in Grundy, VA; Frances Louise
Fuller; maiden name Wiles; age 32; born 23 Sep 1945 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage;
first marriage ended 23 Nov 1977; 12th grade education; living at Box 819, Pineville, WV; daughter of
Edward Green and Nellie Naomi (Cook) Wiles.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 041092; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Anthony Addair; age 27; born 17 Mar 1944 in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; living at
Yukon, WV; son of Thomas Lawrence and Virginia Leah (Sparks) Addair; married on 20 Oct
1971 in Grundy, VA; Linda Mae Workman, maiden name King; age 28; born 26 Apr 1943 in
VA; divorced; this was her 2nd marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 173, Coalwood, WV;
daughter of Charles Wesley and Edith Thelma (Walls) King.
2. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Linda Mae Collins, 78, of Bluefield, VA, formerly of Caretta, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton. Born April 26, 1943 in Austinville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wesley King and Edith Thelma Walls Blevins."Edith was a homemaker and she was of the Pentecostal Faith.
"In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one son, Eric Addair; one brother, James Blevins; one sister, Bonnie King and her step-father Carson Blevins.
"Those left to cherish her memories are one daughter, Shelia Addair of Caretta and her fiancé Paul Hicks of Bishop, VA; two sister, Shirley Mullins and husband Junior of Winston Salem, NC, Betty Leach of Hickory, NC; one daughter in law, Frankie Owens of Newhall; one step granddaughter, Deanna Hagerman.
"In compliance with her wishes there will be no services and the body has been cremated.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is serving the Collins family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
Janet Leigh Parsons, 65, of Oceana, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 14, 2019."Born July 28, 1954 in Mullens, WV, she was the daughter of the late Rev. J.L. Riffe and Addie Paynter Riffe.
"Janet loved fishing and spending time with her family.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Michael Parsons and her companion, Charlie Maynard.
"Janet is survived by her son, Shawn Parsons and his wife, Becky of Saulsville; three grandchildren, (whom she loved dearly), Haleigh, Nate and Blake Parsons; two sisters, Dianna Talbert and her husband, Jennings of Oceana and Sherri Dye of Beckley; a brother, Jeff Riffe and his wife, Kimberly of Beckley and several nieces and nephews.