1. Monroe Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 352; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmitt Marvin Bowyer; age 23; born in Monroe Co, WV; living in Union, WV; married on 20 Nov 1943
in the Presbyterian Manse, Union, WV; Minnie Sue Linton; age 21; born in Monroe Co, WV; living
in Union, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Shelia Bowyer Kline; 1 Aug 2013.
" Emmett Marvin Bowyer
Birth 29 Feb 1920
Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Dec 2011 (aged 91)
Pineville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Green Hill Cemetery
Union, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114777139"
1. Monroe Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 352; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmitt Marvin Bowyer; age 23; born in Monroe Co, WV; living in Union, WV; married on 20 Nov 1943
in the Presbyterian Manse, Union, WV; Minnie Sue Linton; age 21; born in Monroe Co, WV; living
in Union, WV.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Mrs. Minnie Susan Linton Bowyer, 97, of Pineville, departed this earth on July 25, 2020. She was born on November 14, 1922, in Dorr, WV, and was the last member of the late Asa and Ethel Tomlinson Linton family. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bowyer was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Marvin Bowyer; her grandson, Lloyd Bowyer; and three daughters-in-law: Catherine Sarver Bowyer, Monica Brown Bowyer, and Pam Adams Bowyer. She was also preceded by her sisters, Ruth Linton, Edith “Dutch” McClung, Grace Wickline, and Sibyl Ball and brothers, Robert and Baby Linton. Mrs. Bowyer was valedictorian of the Union High School class of 1940, where she was also a member of the school’s first girls basketball team. She cherished regular reunions with her classmates and attended every one they had. She married the love of her life on November 20, 1943 and set up housekeeping in Union, later moving to Mabscott and ultimately settling in Pineville in 1952. Mrs. Bowyer was a dedicated and active member of the Pineville Presbyterian Church and a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Bowyer will be remembered fondly by her three sons, Gary Bowyer and his wife, Penny, of Bessemer City, NC; Grady Bowyer and his wife, Sharon, of St. Albans, WV; and David Bowyer and his wife, Belinda, of Ripley, WV; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 8 great-greatgrandchildren. The family would like to send special thanks to the staff of Meadowbrook Acres Nursing Center in Charleston, WV and HospiceCare of WV, whose warmth and compassion have given us the strength for this end-of-life journey. The family will gather for a private service on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at noon at Groves-Mann Funeral Home in Union, WV with graveside rites at Green Hill Cemetery inUnion to follow. There will be a memorial service in Pineville at a later date, at which time the family will receive friends. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to Pineville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 493, Pineville, WV 24874. Arrangements have been entrusted to Calfee Funeral Home of Pineville, WV and Groves-Mann Funeral Home in Union, WV."
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 27 Jul 2020.
" Minnie Susan Linton Bowyer
Birth 14 Nov 1922
Dorr, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Jul 2020 (aged 97)
Pineville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Green Hill Cemetery
Union, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 213845035"
1. Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Janet I Thomas
Birth Date: 24 May 1940
Death Date: 14 Aug 1974
Gender: Female
Residence: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Place of Death: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Brenda Hatfield; 29 Nov 2012.
" Janet Irene Toler Thomas
Birth 24 May 1940
West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Aug 1974 (aged 34)
USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 101504159"Additional Information Posted:
"JANET IRENE THOMAS
Janet Irene Thomas, 34, of
Flint, Mich., formerly of Coal
Mountain died Thursday
following a long illness.
She was born May 24, 1940 at
Thomases the daughter of
Finley and Hazel Haynes Toler.
Survivors include one son
Victor Allen Thomas; two
daughters, Julie Ann Thomas
and Cynthia Lynn Thomas all of
the home; one brother, Finley
Toler Jr. of Coal Mountain; five
sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Addison,
Mrs. Lanta Jo Hatfield, and
Mrs. Anett Hatfield, all of Coal
Mountain, Mrs. Patricia Sparks
of Germany, and Mrs. Dorthia
Allen of Arlington, Va.
Funeral services will be
conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday at
the Coal Mountain Freewill
Baptist Church with Rev.
Clarence Fortner officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Woodlawn Cemetery in
Bluewell.
The body will be taken from
the Robertson and Fogleson
Funeral Home to the church at 4
p.m. Saturday where friends may
call."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 420; WV Archives Website.
Johnny Belcher; age 21; born in Castlewood, VA; single; living at Bartley, WV; married on 23 Nov
1941 at brides home in Mingo Co, WV; Myrtle Vinson; age 21; born in Lenore, WV; single; living in
Bartley, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 420; WV Archives Website.
Johnny Belcher; age 21; born in Castlewood, VA; single; living at Bartley, WV; married on 23 Nov
1941 at brides home in Mingo Co, WV; Myrtle Vinson; age 21; born in Lenore, WV; single; living in
Bartley, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Dolores Cochenour Carlson; 4 May 2014.
" Myrtle Vincent Devitt
Birth 29 Nov 1920
Lenore, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Apr 1979 (aged 58)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 129174582"
1. South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Damon Dean Belcher
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: 4 Nov 1944
Death Date: 23 Dec 1961
Death Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Death Registration Place: South Carolina, USA
Father:
John Belcher
Mother:
Myrtle Belcher
Certificate Number: 019383"
(Suicide, bullet wound to chest)
2. "The Greenville News"; Greenville, SC; Monday; 25 Dec 1961; Page 18; Newspapers.com Website.
"Damon D. Belcher The body of Damon Dean Belcher, 17, son of Mr, and Mrs. John Belcher of Bartley, W. Va., was sent by the Thomas McAfee Funeral Home to Bartley for funeral and burial there on Wednesday. Born Nov. 4, 1944 in Bartley. W. Va., he had spent his life there until five, months ago when he came to Greenville. He had been living with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Hyatt at 609 Edgemont Ave., Riverside, here. He attended the Cedar Lane Baptist Church. In addition to his father and mother, he is survived by three brothers, Johnny Ray Belcher of Huntington, W. Va.; Ross and Jerry Belcher of Bartley, W. Va.; two sisters; and his grandfather"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by CGO 23 Apr 2009.
" Ross Franklin Belcher
Birth 6 Apr 1946
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death 22 Nov 2002 (aged 56)
Marion, Marion County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Willamette National Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Plot Section CC Site 1231
Memorial ID 36256219"Inscription: Husband of * PFC Terese D. Belcher USA
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by MJ 25 Aug 2016.
" Jerry Lee Belcher
Birth 26 Dec 1947
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death 28 Mar 2000 (aged 52)
Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Oakwood Cemetery
Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
Memorial ID 168921982"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 179; WV Archives Web Site.
Tom Heaton; age 32; born in Nelson Co, TN; widowed; miner; living at Asco, WV; son of
Andy and Mary Heaton; married on 5 Jul 1927 at Asco, WV; Golda Morgan; age 22; born
in Wyoming Co, WV; single; daughter of Tom and Harriett Morgan.
2. Boone Co, WV; Death Certificate #6994; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas henry heaton; age 53 yrs, 2 mons, 25 days; born 19 Feb 1896 in Mountain City, TN;
married; coal miner; SS#232-16-8404; living at Cameo, WV; son of Andrew and Mary (Dillion)
Heaton; died 14 Jun 1049 at Cameo, WV; due to carcinoma of throat; buried 17 Jun 1949
in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Mae Heaton, wife.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by Valerie Neal; 26 Jan 2014.
Thomas Henry Heaton; born 19 Feb 1896; died 14 Jun 1949; buried here; no grave marker
photo showm; death certificate shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 179; WV Archives Web Site.
Tom Heaton; age 32; born in Nelson Co, TN; widowed; miner; living at Asco, WV; son of
Andy and Mary Heaton; married on 5 Jul 1927 at Asco, WV; Golda Morgan; age 22; born
in Wyoming Co, WV; single; daughter of Tom and Harriett Morgan.
1.1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Ellison; E.D. 45-15; taken May 10, 1940;
Page 211B; Image 18 of 28; Household # 132.
Listed as Samuel Akers; age 27; born in WV; single; 2 yrs college education; teacher; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Wade V. Akers.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #20757; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Samuel Wade Akers; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; teacher; living at Dunns, WV; son of
Wade and Lula (Conner) Akers; married on 5 Jun 1940 in Pearisburg, VA; Dora Thelma Turnes; age
17; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living at Dunns, WV; daughter of H.D. and Blanche (Meadows)
Turnes.
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; "In Loving Memory And Honor
of Charlie Matney"; Article; Page 279.
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; "In Loving Memory And Honor
of Charlie Matney"; Article; Page 279.