1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1950); Page 411; WV Archives Web Site.
Aubrey Chambers; age 21; born in Monroe Co, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; son of A.W. and
Rosa Lee Chambers; married on 7 Jul 1950 in Baileysville, WV; Genevieve Cook; age 17; born and
living in Clearfork, WV; single; daughter of Walden and Nina Cook.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Aubrey Wallace "Bud" Chambers, 90, of Elk Lick, WV passed away on Monday January 27, 2020 at Bowers
Hospice House, Beckley, WV. He was born May 6, 1929 in Peterstown, WV, a son of the late Alcana Wilson and
Rosa Lee Howard Chambers. He was a US Army Veteran. Through the years Bud and his family attended the
Brenton Church of God, Rose Heights Church of God in Tyler, Texas and the Clear Fork Advent Christian Church.
He was a man of faith with a strong Christian walk and loved gardening and spending time with his family and
friends. He was an outstanding husband, father, grandfather and friend. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a son Stephen Wallace Chambers, four brothers and nine sisters. He is survived by his loving
wife of sixty-nine and a half years, Genevieve Cook Chambers; two daughters Tammy (Michael) Harrell of
Pearisburg, VA and Kim (Randy) Chaffins of Acworth, GA; a son Barry (Jackie) Chambers of Elk Lick; three sisters
Nina Mann of Bozoo, WV, Yvonne Dunford of Roanoke, VA and Rose Marie Dunford of Pearisburg, VA; four
grandchildren Carson Hooper, Matthew Hooper, Emily Harrell and Breanna (Andrew) Alfrey; one great
grandchild Aubrey Grace Alfrey; very special friends Mike Blankenship and Buck Short; and a host of other family
and friends. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday January 31, 2020 in the Chapel of Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Arbille Morgan and Rev. Eddie Bee Aliff officiating. He will be laid to rest in
Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV. Military rites will be conducted by the Wyoming County Veterans
Honor Guard. Friends may gather with the family from 6-8 pm on Thursday January 30th at the funeral home.
The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1950); Page 411; WV Archives Web Site.
Aubrey Chambers; age 21; born in Monroe Co, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; son of A.W. and
Rosa Lee Chambers; married on 7 Jul 1950 in Baileysville, WV; Genevieve Cook; age 17; born and
living in Clearfork, WV; single; daughter of Walden and Nina Cook.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Ashland; E.D. 24-53; taken 11 Apr 1940;
Page 1083?; Image 35 of 62; Household #295.
Listed as Raymond T. Hoover; age 14; born in WV; Negro; 1 yr HS education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Harvey Hoover.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #W-401; 13 Sep 1943; Ancestry.com Website.
Raymond Thomas Hoover; age 18; born 13 Sep 1925 in Ashland, WV; living at Box 52, Ashland, WV;
employed by Ashland Coal and Coke Co, Ashland, WV; person who will always know address;
Mr. Harvey Hoover, Box 52, Ashland, WV; Negro; 5'4" tall; 142 lbs; Black eyes; Black hair; dark brown
complexion.
3. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970; Ancestry.com Website.
Name: Raymond T Hoover
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1925
Service Number: 35 778 250
Service Branch: U.S. ARMY
Unit: Army 631st Port Co.
Enlistment Date: 5 Jan 1944
Discharge Date: 5 May 1946
Death Date: 15 Oct 1962
Cemetery: Bluewell Cem
Cemetery Location: Bluewell, West Virginia, USA "
(Signed by Clara Toler; sister; Box 406, Ashland, WV)
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 5 Feb 2017.
" Raymond Hoover
Birth unknown
Death Oct 1962
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot E-D383
Memorial ID 176043199"Additional Information Posted:
" Raymond Hoover
Birth unknown
Death Oct 1962
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot E-D383
Memorial ID 176043199"
1. U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Melvin Sylvester Hoover
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1946
Death Date: 6 Jun 1967
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: Negro (Black)
Home City: Mc Dowell
Home State: West Virginia
Religion: Protestant- No Denominational Preference
Marital status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) (Single)
SSN/Service #: 2139665
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 6 Jun 1967
Processed Date: Jun 1967
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Tin
Length of Service : 01
Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File"
2. FindAgrave.com Website; submitted by Tom Reece; 27 Apr 2020.
"LCPL Melvin Sylvester Hoover
Birth 20 Aug 1946
Ashland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Jun 1967 (aged 20)
Vietnam
Burial Burial Details Unknown
Memorial ID 209539122"Additional Information Posted:
"LCPL - E3 - Marine Corps - Regular"Length of service 1 years
Casualty was on Jun 6, 1967
In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered"Panel 21E - Line 62" (VietNam Memorial, Washington, DC)
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; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 20B; Family #317/317.
Listed as Lalla Ward; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, Bert Ward.
(Lala is listed as a daughter; however, her "mother", Alice would have been 54 at her birth. This is
probably a grand daughter)
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; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 480; WV Archives Website.
Fred Barton Stinson; age 23; born 6 Sep 1946 in Bradshaw, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 1756, Bartley, WV; son of Earl and Dorothy (Shelton) Stinson; married on 20 Sep 1969
at Bartley, WV; Linda Carol Hammond; age 19; born 15 Sep 1950 at Bradshaw, WV; single; no
previous marriage; living at Box 132, English, WV; daughter of Robert and Grace (Baldwin)
Hammond.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 480; WV Archives Website.
Fred Barton Stinson; age 23; born 6 Sep 1946 in Bradshaw, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 1756, Bartley, WV; son of Earl and Dorothy (Shelton) Stinson; married on 20 Sep 1969
at Bartley, WV; Linda Carol Hammond; age 19; born 15 Sep 1950 at Bradshaw, WV; single; no
previous marriage; living at Box 132, English, WV; daughter of Robert and Grace (Baldwin)
Hammond.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 24 Apr 1930, Page 215A,
Family #225.
Listed as Edgel Vance, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, David D. Vance.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #23948; Ancestry.com Website.
Edgel Vance; age 38; born in Paynesville, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; truck driver; living at
Jolo, WV; son of Dave and Martha (Horne) Vance; married on 13 Aug 1960 in Lebanon, WV; Mary
Blankenship; age 23; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; daughter of Mose and Bertha Mae
Blankenship.
3. "McDowell County WV Cemeteries", Vance Cemetery, Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
EdgelVance; born on 27 Dec 1821; died on 7 Ap 1992: "Son of David D. and Martha Horn Vance",
buried here.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken 13 May 1940; Page
1239B; Image 116 of 133; Household #897.
Listed as Mary M. Blankenship; age 2; born in WV; no education; not attending school; in household
of father, Mose Blankenship.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #23948; Ancestry.com Website.
Edgel Vance; age 38; born in Paynesville, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; truck driver; living at
Jolo, WV; son of Dave and Martha (Horne) Vance; married on 13 Aug 1960 in Lebanon, WV; Mary
Blankenship; age 23; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; daughter of Mose and Bertha Mae
Blankenship.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Bertha and Mose Blankenship; sisters, Marie Robinson, Opal Waldron, Beatrice Blankenship, and Jean Blankenship; brothers, Arnold Blankenship
and Franklin “Dee” Blankenship; and grandson Shawn Dawson."Mary was the life of every party, she sparked smiles and laughter wherever she went. She will be remembered as the strong matriarch of her family and a proud Child of God.
"Visitation for family and friends will be from 7 PM - 9 PM on Friday, April 30, 2021.Services will be conducted at 12 PM on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV. Pastors Charles Rose and Bob Blevins will be officiating. Interment will follow at Tom Sparks Cemetery with Johnny Ray Allen Jr., Ethan Stacy, Matthew Raker, Devin Estep, Aaron Birchfield and Jared Keene serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers include Johnny Allen Sr., Tommy Ratliff, Allen Adams and Brian Pruitt.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV is in charge of arrangements."
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by P.A.; 31 Mar 2022.
"Mary Blankenship Vance
Birth 21 May 1937
Death 26 Apr 2021 (aged 83)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 37.340997, Longitude: -81.8453855
Memorial ID 238394610"