1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Joan Evelyn Deskins Hale
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1959
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1982
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Ira Harry Deskins
Mother: Sylvia Davis
Spouse: Ernest Riley Rose
Certificate Number: 1982044140"
1. 1910 Census, Boyd Co, KY; Geyer Bridge; Princess Village; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 127B; Image
16 of 32; Family #136/137.
Listed as Lula Kitchen; age 4; born in KY; in household of father, Charles Kitchen.
2. 1920 Census, Boyd Co, KY; Geyer Bridge; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page 99A; Image 13 of 23;
Family #127/128.
Listed as Lula Kitchen; age 13; born in KY; in household of father, Charles Kitchen.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 248A; Image
4 of 21; Family #42.
Listed as Lula Martin; age 24; born in KY; married at 19; sorts clothes in laundry; in household of
father, Charles Kitchen.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 248A; Image
4 of 21; Family #42.
Listed as Marie Martin; age 4 yrs, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Charles
Kitchen, with mother.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 81; WV Archives Web Site.
John Riley Justice; age 21; born in Gussess Fork, VA; single; living in Panther, WV; married on 26 Sep
1957 in Panther, WV; Lona Keaton; age 17; born and living in Mohawk, WV; single; with consent of
Lonnie and Carona Keaton, parents of Lona Keaton.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 81; WV Archives Web Site.
John Riley Justice; age 21; born in Gussess Fork, VA; single; living in Panther, WV; married on 26 Sep
1957 in Panther, WV; Lona Keaton; age 17; born and living in Mohawk, WV; single; with consent of
Lonnie and Carona Keaton, parents of Lona Keaton.
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Bens Creekl taken on 18 Apr 1940; Page 438A;
Image 15 of 62; Household #131.
Listed as Bertha Trent; age 9; born in WV; 1st grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father; William A. Trent.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"William Richard Cooper, 59, of Bartley, WV, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at his residence. William was born March 5, 1962, in Welch WV, a son of the late Clark and Helen Mullins Cooper. He was a construction worker and loved to hunt. In addition to his parents William was preceded in death by one sister, Juanita Seymore, one brother, Oscar Michael Cooper and two nieces, Rebecca Wood and Tammy Bowman. Survivors include his companion of 13 years, Donna Fontaine of the home; five sisters, Thelma Hagerman of Bartley, Dorothy Miller of Rock, Brenda Blankenship of Tennessee, Jenny Meadows of Virginia and Cindy Stacy of Jolo; and a special nephew, Oscar Michael Cooper Jr. of Columbus, OH. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, October 16, 2021, at 12 o’clock with Reverend Roger Pete Woods and Reverend Thomas Dunford officiating at the Jesus Church of Bartley in Bartley, WV. Burial will follow in the Deskins Cemetery on Atwell Mountain near Atwell, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends. Friends may visit with the family at the Jesus Church of Bartley Friday evening, October 15, 2021 after 6 p.m. In respect to the rise in Covid cases in our area we ask that safety measures be taken, such as the wearing of mask and social distancing. Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 53; WV Archives Website.
Junior Dotson; born 1 Aug 1919 at Grundy, VA; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Lincoln and Julia; married
on 26 Feb 1938 at Iaeger, WV; Ethel Akers; born 4 Apr 1916 at Arista, WV; living at Iaeger, WV;
daughter of William and Mary.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 53; WV Archives Website.
Junior Dotson; born 1 Aug 1919 at Grundy, VA; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Lincoln and Julia; married
on 26 Feb 1938 at Iaeger, WV; Ethel Akers; born 4 Apr 1916 at Arista, WV; living at Iaeger, WV;
daughter of William and Mary.
1. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Wednesday; 6 Mar 1946; Newspaper Obit.
"Isaac C. Snead, 64, of Bluefield, died Monday evening at 7 o'clock in the state hospital at Spencer,
where he had been a patient since December 18.
"Mr Snead was born July 10, 1882 in Washington county, Va., a son of Charles and Rachel Snead.
"He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Underwood Wright Snead, a daughter Mrs. Pauline
Mandakunis, of Eckman, a son, george L. Snead, of Bluefield, a veteran of World War II, and two
step-daughters, Mrs. Goldie Surface, of Bluefield, and Mrs. Lera Painter, of Eckman.
"Mr. Snead formaly resided at Matoaka and was a trackman for the Atwater Coal company at
Hiwatha. He had been residing in Bluefield for the past two years. The Snead family resides at 1694
Franklin street.
" The body will arrive in Bluefield this morning and will be taken to the Mercer Funeral home,
where funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in
Walnut Grove cemetery"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by George Mandakunis; 20 Feb 2015.
" Francis Bell Underwood Snead
Birth 6 Apr 1886
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Death 2 Jul 1970 (aged 84)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 142841521"