1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken 9 Jan 1920; Page 53A; Image 15 of
41; Family #150/151.
Listed as Roy Mayberry; age 1 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James R. Mayberry.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 10 Apr 1930; Page 230B; Image 15 of
33; Family #118/119.
Listed as Roy Mayberry; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, James Mayberry.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roy Mayberry
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Davy, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Avondale, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Avondale, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: None
Weight: 180
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 2
Next of Kin: Pearl Steele, sister
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Roy Mayberry Self (Head)
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 14; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Mayberry; age 25; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 17 May 1943
in Wilmore, WV; Katherine Pruitt; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Wilmore, WV.
5. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roy Mayberry
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 54
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1917
Marriage Date: 17 May 1943
Divorce Date: 25 Jan 1972
Divorce Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Katherine Pruitt
Certificate Number: 1972000426
Number of Children: 0"
( Divorce granted to wife for seperation on 20 Jun 1966)
5. Russell Co, WV; Marriage License #78 038122; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Mayberry; age 61; born 27 Aug 1917 in David (sic, Davy), WV; this is his 1st (sic 2nd) marriage;
9th grade education; living at Box 558, Bradshaw, WV; son of James and Myrtle (Moore) Mayberry;
married on 4 Aug 1978 in the United Methodist Church, Lebanon, VA; Nancy ire Sturgill; maiden
name Dawson; age 50; born 12 Jul 1938 in Bradshaw, WV; widowed; this is her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended
4 Sep 1975; 6th grade education; living at Box 558, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Henry and Myrtle
Mae (Dawson) Dawson.
6. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roy Mayberry
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1917
Death Date: 11 Apr 1981
SSN: 577221136
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 29 Jun 1941
Release Date 1: 8 Nov 1945"
7.Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roy Mayberry
Race: White
Age at Death: 63
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1917
Death Date: 11 Apr 1981
Death Place: Saint Johns, Florida, United States"
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Valerie Neal; 1 Apr 2014.
" Roy Mayberry
Birth 27 Aug 1917
USA
Death 11 Apr 1981 (aged 63)
St. Johns County, Florida, USA
Burial
Dawson Cemetery
Atwell, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 127239263"Additional Infromation Posted:
"CPL U.S. Army WWII"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 253B; Image
26 of 51; Family #215/221.
Listed as Rena Dawson; age 1 yr, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Dawson.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Garland; E.D. 24-60; taken on 15 Apr 1940;
Page 14B; Image 28 of 132; Household #212.
Listed as Irene Dawson; age 11; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Dawson.
3. Russell Co, WV; Marriage License #78 038122; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Mayberry; age 61; born 27 Aug 1917 in David (sic, Davy), WV; this is his 1st (sic 2nd) marriage;
9th grade education; living at Box 558, Bradshaw, WV; son of James and Myrtle (Moore) Mayberry;
married on 4 Aug 1978 in the United Methodist Church, Lebanon, VA; Nancy ire Sturgill; maiden
name Dawson; age 50; born 12 Jul 1938 in Bradshaw, WV; widowed; this is her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Nancy Irene Dawson Sturgill Rose, 83, of the Golden
Harvest Long Term Care Unit in Welch, WV, formerly
of Bartley, WV, went to be with her Heavenly Father
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Long Term Care Unit,
in Welch WV, following a long illness.
"Nancy was born July 12, 1928 in Lex, WV, a daughter
of the late John and Myrtle ?Mert? Dawson. She was
a lifetime resident of McDowell County. She was a
loving mother, wife and grandmother and was of the
Holiness Faith. She attended the Atwell Church of
God and was a Holiness preacher for several years.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death
by her first husband, Wade Sturgill, her second
husband, Cecil Hurley, and her third husband, Ervin
"JR" Rose; one son, Johnny Sturgill, one
granddaughter, Bonnie Lauderback, one sister,
Bertha Baker, and four brothers, Harless, Sherman,
Naoman, and Slemp Dawson.
"Those left to cherish her memory are three daughters,
Betty Mullins of Raysal, WV, Carolyn "Kay" Akers
and husband Graham of Charleston, WV, and Ola
Derryberry and husband Bill of Alabama; five sons,
Sherman "Billy" Dawson of Alabama, Franklin Sturgill
and wife Lynn of War, WV, Dallas Sturgill of Yukon,
Calvin Sturgill of Kentucky, and Charles Sturgill and
wife Linda of War, WV; thirty grandchildren; a host of
great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren;
numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends who
loved her dearly; and her special friends, the staff of
Golden Harvest.
"Friends may visit with the family at the Family
Worship Center in Jolo, WV, Thursday evening, May
17, 2012 after 6 p.m.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 18,
2012 at 12 noon with Pastor Charles Rose officiating
at the Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV. Burial will
follow in the Dawson Cemetery on Short Ridge at
Sturgill Knob near Garland, WV..."
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name William Dink Gibson
Residence Date 01 Nov 1997-01 Sep 2005
Residence Place Oceana, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 13 Mar 1943
Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
Address Date 01 Nov 1997-01 Sep 2005
2nd Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
2nd Address Date 01 Jun 1997
3rd Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
3rd Address Date 01 Nov 1985-01 Jan 2009
Record Number 171345957"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Wanda Sue Daniels Gibson, 68, of Oceana, WV went home to be with the Lord August 26, 2018 at her
home. She was born on April 19, 1950 in Phelps, KY a daughter of the late James Earl and Winnie Lockhart
Daniels. Wanda is a member of the Toneda Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she is
preceded in death by a brother Junior Daniels and wife Iris Mae; a sister Glenna Willis; and two nephews
Lewis Daniels, Jr. and Lewis Sanders. Survivors include her loving husband William Dink Gibson; three
daughters Cindi (Jeff) Stewart of Huntersville, NC, Karrie Richardson of Martinsville, VA and Lethea
(Byron) Smith of Princeton; three grandchildren Corey Gibson, Finn Smith and Cannon Smith; two sisters
Betty Cooper of OH and Nancy (Robert) Snider of NC; a special friend that was like a sister Glenna Toler;
and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1PM on
Wednesday August 29th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Jerry Cook
and Rev. James Walker officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV.
Friends may gather with the family from Noon until time of services on Wednesday August 29th at the
funeral home. Pallbearers will be Tracy Bowden, Leonard Gibson, Jeff Stewart. Byron Smith, Corey Gibson
and Denny Lester. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Toneda Missionary Baptist Church. The
family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Teddy D Thompson [Teddy Thompson]
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1956
Residence Date: 1995
Address: PO Box 168
Residence: Simon, WV
Postal Code: 24882-0168
Second Residence Date: 1994
Second Address: PO Box 7
Second Residence:
Second Postal Code: 07095-0007 "
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Liddie K Thompson
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1955
Residence Date: 1990
Address: PO Box 168
Residence: Simon, WV
Postal Code: 24882-0168 "
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; "Howard Sliger, Jr, Miner"
Article; Page 238; submitted by Linda McGuire, Raysal, WV 24879.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Edd Bevill
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1938
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 15 Mar 1960
Marriage Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Father Richard Bevill
Mother Irene Waldron
Spouse Delorse Turpin
Certificate Number 1960006687 "
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Edd Bevill
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1938
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 15 Mar 1960
Marriage Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Father Richard Bevill
Mother Irene Waldron
Spouse Delorse Turpin
Certificate Number 1960006687 "
2. US Public Records Index; LDS Web Site.
Delorse F.Turpin Bevill; born 30 Jan 1941; living at PO Box 63, Avondale, WV from 1 Jul 1989
thru 1 Jan 2004.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 176; WV Archives Web Site.
John Roberts; age 26; born in Boldon, England; single; living at Kimball, WV; married on 4 Jan 1945
in Kimball, WV; Helen Virginia Ashworth; age 22; born and living in Kimball, WV; single;.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 10 Aug 2010.
" John Roberts
Birth 20 Sep 1918
England
Death 6 Sep 1991 (aged 72)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 32A;
Image 23 of 30; Family #224/255.
Listed as Helen Ashworth; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Garland Ashworth.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 176; WV Archives Web Site.
John Roberts; age 26; born in Boldon, England; single; living at Kimball, WV; married on 4 Jan 1945
in Kimball, WV; Helen Virginia Ashworth; age 22; born and living in Kimball, WV; single;.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Helen Virginia Ashworth
[Helen V Roberts]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Aug 1922
Birth Place: Kimball Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 23 Mar 1999
Father: Garland Ashworth
Mother: Lillie H Taylor
SSN: 235307726
Notes: Dec 1941: Name listed as HELEN VIRGINIA ASHWORTH;
23 Apr 1980: Name listed as HELEN V ROBERTS"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 10 Aug 2010.
" Helen Virginia Ashworth Roberts
Birth 14 Aug 1922
Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Mar 1999 (aged 76)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia"
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-439; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
James Abner Bryant; age 49; born 12 sep 1893 in Pulaski Co, VA; living on South Fork (of Tug River),
McDowell Co, WV; mailing address, Anawalt, WV; employed by Pocahontas Fuel Co, at Jenkinjones,
WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Rebecca Bryant, Anawalt, WV; 5'11" tall; 149 lbs;
brown eyes; bald; light complexion.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Abner Bryant
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 64
Birth Date: abt 1893
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1957
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: William Bryant
Mother: Eliza Lawson
Spouse: Julie Virginia Taylor Dillion
Certificate Number: 1957034646"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page 252; WV Archives Website.
Frank Dillion; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Eckman, WV; son of W.A.
and Rebecca Ann; married on 14 Apr 1904 in ______; Julia V. Taylor; age 22; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of L.D. and Cosby.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Julie Virginia Taylor Dillion
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 65
Birth Date: abt 1892
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1957
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Lorenza Taylor
Mother: Cosbie Spence
Spouse: James Abner Bryant
Certificate Number: 1957034646"