1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1949); Page 278; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Hyatt; age 31; born in Warren Co, KY; single; Colored; living at Excelsior, WV;
married on 29 Aug 1949 at Welch, WV; Monetta Lipscomb; age 37; born in Greenville, SC;
single; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 169B; Image 8
of 13; Family #431/462.
Listed as Monetta Lipscomb; age 9; born in SC; Black; in household of father, Judson Lipscomb.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 3A; Image 5 of
26; Family #39/44.
Listed as Monetta Lippscomb; age 20; born in SC; absent; single; Negro; in household of mother,
Mollie Lipscomb.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 278; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Hyatt; age 31; born in Warren Co, KY; single; Colored; living at Excelsior, WV;
married on 29 Aug 1949 at Welch, WV; Monetta Lipscomb; age 37; born in Greenville, SC;
single; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 449; WV Archives Website.
Buster Carl Stanley; age 25; born in War Eagle, WV; single; living at Panther, WV; married on 11 Oct
1958, at Horse Creek, WV; Betty Jo Blevins; age 18; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with
consent of Sid and Pearl Blevins, parents of Betty Jo Blevins.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 449; WV Archives Website.
Buster Carl Stanley; age 25; born in War Eagle, WV; single; living at Panther, WV; married on 11 Oct
1958, at Horse Creek, WV; Betty Jo Blevins; age 18; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with
consent of Sid and Pearl Blevins, parents of Betty Jo Blevins.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Betty Jo Allen, 78, of Isaban, WV, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018, at her residence. Betty was born February 22, 1940 in Panther, WV, a daughter of the late Sidney and Pearl Browning Blevins. She was a homemaker and enjoyed going to church. She attended the Pathway Baptist Church in Cleveland, OH and was a member of the War Eagle Church of God."In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, William Ray Allen, one son, Douglas Blevins; four sisters, Geraldine Lively, Beulah Lester, Shirley Goodman, and Phyllis Ratliff; and one great grandchild, Braiden Compton.
"Survivors include one son, Teddy Stanley and Darlene of War Eagle, WV; one daughter, Barbara Birchfield of Cleveland, OH; six grandchildren, April Blevins, Douglas Blevins, Jr., Sheena Compton, Lora Justice, Marlene Perry and Benny Sanchez; eleven great grandchildren; three brothers, Lloyd Blevins of Cleveland, OH, Clayton Blevins of Princeton, WV, and Bill Blevins of Princeton, WV; and one sister Peggy Blevins of Panther, WV.
" Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 2 o’clock with Reverend Pete Underwood officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in West Park Cemetery in Cleveland, OH...."
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; "Robert L. and Frankie Hale
Turner"; Article; Page 250; submitted by Dr. Thomas Hatcher, PO Box 185, War, WV 24892.
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; "Robert L. and Frankie Hale
Turner"; Article; Page 250; submitted by Dr. Thomas Hatcher, PO Box 185, War, WV 24892.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Steve Ritchie
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1968
Marriage Place: Clintwood, Virginia, USA
Father: Estel Ritchie
Mother: Elsie Cline
Spouse: Terry Lynn Cline
Certificate Number: 1968045671"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Terry Lynn Cline
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 15
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1952
Marriage Registration Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1968
Marriage Place: Clintwood, Virginia, USA
Father: Harrison Cline
Mother: Pearl Cook
Spouse: Steve Ritchie
Certificate Number: 1968045671"
1. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virgil P Sykes
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 Sep 1911
Death Date: 23 Jul 2000
SSN: 404101529
Enlistment Branch: NAVY
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1944
Discharge Date: 19 Jun 1944
Page number: 1"
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014 ; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Virgil Sykes
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Date 2 Sep 1939
Divorce Date 22 Apr 1944
Divorce Place Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Spouse Kathleen Sykes
Certificate Number 1944001943
Number of Children 1
3. Marriage • Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954; LDS Website.
"Name Virgil P Sykes
Sex Male
Age 37
Birth Year (Estimated) 1912
Father's Name Patton Sykes
Mother's Name Emma Potter
Spouse's Name Lillie Faye Bartley
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1925
Spouse's Father's Name Bill Ray Mitchell
Spouse's Mother's Name Liza Rose
Marriage Date 29 Jun 1949
Marriage Place Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Marriage Place (Original) Pikeville
Event Type Marriage"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Kentucky Hill Hunter; 5 Jul 2018.
" Virgil Sykes
Birth 1 Sep 1911
Death 23 Jul 2000 (aged 88)
Burial Johnson Memorial Cemetery
Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 191131558"
4. "Lexington Herald-Leader"; Lexington, KY; Tuesday; 25 Jul 2000; Page 14; Newspapers.com
Website.
"ELKHORN CITY — Virgil P Sykes 88 retired teacher widower of Lillie Sykes died Sunday Services
1 pm Thursday Bailey Funeral Home Visitation 6 pm today"
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014 ; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Kathleen Sykes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Date: 2 Sep 1939
Divorce Date: 22 Apr 1944
Divorce Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Virgil Sykes
Certificate Number: 1944001943
Number of Children: 1"
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Matthew D Collins [Mathew B Collins]
Birth Date: Dec 1974
Residence Date: 2006-2020
Address: 2019 Fourpole Creek Rd
Residence: Isaban, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24846
Second Residence Date: 1999-2019
Second Address: Hc 60 Box 152
Second Residence: Isaban, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24846
Third Residence Date: 1999-2019
Third Address: Hc 60 Box 176
Third Residence: Isaban, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 24846
Fourth Residence Date: 2005-2009
Fourth Address: Hc 60 Box 301
Fourth Residence: Mohawk, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 24862"
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Melanie M Collins [Melanie Mohawk Collins]
Birth Date: Mar 1975
Residence Date: 2016-2020
Address: 2019 Fourpole Creek Rd
Residence: Isaban, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24846
Second Residence Date: 2005-2019
Second Address: Hc 60 Box 176
Second Residence: Isaban, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24846
Third Residence Date: 2005-2007
Third Address: Hc 60 Box 301
Third Residence: Mohawk, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 24862
Fourth Residence Date: 2007
Fourth Address: 301 Hc 60
Fourth Residence: Mohawk, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 24862"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Darrell Richard Urps
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1940
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1961
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: J C Urps
Mother: Elizageth McCall
Spouse: Willa Dean England
Certificate Number: 1961016322"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 18 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 50;
Dwelling #336.
Listed as Willia D. England; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur England.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Willa Dean England
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1940
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1961
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Arthur J England
Mother: Margaret Tiplet
Spouse: Darrell Richard Urps
Certificate Number: 1961016322"