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; "H.B. Turner"; Article; Page
250; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Box 366, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "H.B. Turner"; Article; Page
250; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Box 366, Welch, WV 24801.
"...of Halifax, VA..."
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Steven Todd Lester [Lester Steven Todd] [Steven Brenton Lester] [Todd Lester Steven]
Birth Date: Sep 1963
Residence Date: 2018-2020
Address: 66 Shannon Mill Creek Rd
Residence: Brenton, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24818
Second Residence Date: 2011-2020
Second Address: 917 Brenton
Second Residence: Brenton, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24818
Third Residence Date: 1997-2004
Third Address: 614 W 11th St
Third Residence: Front Royal, Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 22630
Fourth Residence Date: 1997-2004
Fourth Address: 3532 W 152nd St
Fourth Residence: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 44111"
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Steven Todd Lester 58, of Brenton passed away on Friday September 24, 2021."Born on September 22, 1963 in Pineville, he was the son of the late Irvin and Mirley Louise Bailey Lester.
"Steve was a life long resident of the Brenton and Baileysville communities. He loved fishing, hunting and cherished every moment he spent with his family.
"Those left to cherish his memory include is loving wife Wendy Lester, his Thirteen children: Tiffany McGee, Selena Lambert and her husband Gregory, Anna Byrd and her husband Michael, Brandon Lester, Phoenyx Lester, Jesse Lester, Aden Lester, Anna Ruth Lester, Isabella Lester, Lacy Lester, Kolton Lester, Journey Lester, Ezekiel Lester, and a host of extended family, and countless friends.
"In keeping with his wishes Steve will be cremated. "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 472; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas William Puckett; age 23; born 18 Feb 1942 in Algoma, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 44, Maybeury, WV; son of Owen and Georgia (Childress) Puckett; married on 26 Nov
1965 at Maybeury, WV; Wilma Jean Vannoy; age 20; born 20 Feb 1945 in Keystone, WV; single; no
previous marriage; living at Box 33, Elkhorn, WV; daughter of VernonVance and Pauline (Semonco)
Vannoy; with consent of Vernon Vance and Pauline Vannoy, parents of Wilma Jean Vannoy.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 472; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas William Puckett; age 23; born 18 Feb 1942 in Algoma, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 44, Maybeury, WV; son of Owen and Georgia (Childress) Puckett; married on 26 Nov
1965 at Maybeury, WV; Wilma Jean Vannoy; age 20; born 20 Feb 1945 in Keystone, WV; single; no
previous marriage; living at Box 33, Elkhorn, WV; daughter of VernonVance and Pauline (Semonco)
Vannoy; with consent of Vernon Vance and Pauline Vannoy, parents of Wilma Jean Vannoy.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, KY; Marrowbone precinct; taken 21 Jun 1900; Page 82B; Family #244/245.
Listed as Lawrence Damron; age 4; born in KY in Apr 1896; single; in household of father, Solomon
Damron.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lawrence Damron
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 55
Birth Date: abt 1896
Marriage Registration Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1951
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Father: S K Damron
Mother: Julina Coleman
Spouse: Mae Lou Bailey
Certificate Number: 1951020633"
3. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roy Lawrence Dameron
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1896
Birth Place: Pike County, KY
Death Date: 11 Feb 1965
Death Place: Welch, McDowell, West Virginia
Burial Date: 14 Feb 1965
Burial Place: Iaeger, West Virginia
Cemetery Name: Roberts Cem.
Death Age: 68
Occupation: Ret. Carpenter
Race: White
Gender: Male
Residence: War, McDowell, West Virginia
Father Name: Soloman Dameron
Mother Name: Frances Juliana Coleman
FHL Film Number: 800216"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 27 Apr 1912.
"Roy Lawrence Damron
Birth 27 Apr 1896
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death 11 Feb 1965 (aged 68)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Roberts Cemetery
Johnnycake, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 89203877"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Solomon K. Damron & Frances "Juliana" Coleman-Damron."Brother of Ella Damron-Roberts (1888-Deceased).
"Roy Damron was a retired carpenter. He died at age 68 from heart failure (per WV Register of Deaths, McDowell County, WV, 1965)."
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District #94, Panther Precinct #4,
taken on 26 Apr 1910, Page 99B, Family #90.
Listed as May Bailey, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, Jerry Boyd Bailey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 12; WV Archives Web Site.
E.E. Mullins; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; "Rep. of Dr"; living at Welch; son of Tom and
Mary; married on 24 May 1929 at Welch, WV; May Bailey; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single;
daughter of Boyd and Clara.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 52A;
Image 33 of 57; Family #281/296.
Listed as Mae Mullins; age 21; born in WV; married at 20; in household of husband, Eli E. Mullins.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines, E.D. 23 Apr 1940; Page 376B;
Image 16 of 62; Household #131.
Listed as Eli Mullins; age 33; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
6. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mae Lou Bailey
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 43
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Registration Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1951
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Father: Jerry Boyd Bailey
Mother: Clara Hagerman
Spouse: Lawrence Damron
Certificate Number: 1951020633"
7. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lou Mae Damron [Lou M Damron] [Lou Mae Bailey]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1908
Birth Place: Graham, Virginia
Death Date: 2 Dec 1995
Father:
Jerry B Bailey
Mother:
Clara J Hagerman
SSN: 234961128
Notes: 26 Sep 1972: Name listed as LOU MAE DAMRON; 27 Dec 1995: Name listed as LOU M DAMRON"
8. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
Mae Bailey; born in 1911 (sic); died in 1956; buried here.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Russell Clinton Hawks, 65, of Rockridge, WV, departed this life September 23, 2015, for his heavenly home following a short illness."Russell was a 1967 graduate of Iaeger High School and a proud veteran of the United States Army. He worked as an electronics technician and in the sawmills of Florida before retiring to the hills of Rockridge where he was born and raised. He very much enjoyed fishing, the outdoors, and spending time with his nephew, Timothy Foley.
"In addition to his parents, John Harvey Hawks and Flora Alice Hawks, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Neva Hawks Cooper, one brother, William Hawks, sisters, Gwendolyn Hawks Hocevar, Nancy Ellen Vance, Clara Evelina Blevins, Wilma Hawks Deskins, Gertrude Hawks Foley, and Anges Hawks Kennedy. Russell is survived by two sons, Dale Clinton Hawks of North Carolina and Chad Clinton Hawks of Florida; five grandchildren, Dustin Cooper of Virginia Beach, VA, Corey Cooper of Asheville, NC, Kacie Cooper of Denver, NC, Dakota Cooper of Lincolnton, NC, and Joseph Dotson of Hurley, VA; sisters, Mary Hawks Foley and Margie Hawks Asbury both of Jolo, WV; brothers, James Hawks of Missouri and Dallas Hawks of Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, September 27, 2015, at 11 o'clock with Reverend Roger Pete Woods officiating at the Jesus Church at Bartley, WV. Burial will follow in the Harvey Hawks Cemetery on Rockridge near Paynesville, WV, where military graveside rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post #175 and VFW Post #1144...."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Glenna Hawks
[Glenna Payne]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Jan 1976
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Burl Payne
Mother: Mildred Mullins
Spouse: Larry Ray Kennedy
Certificate Number: 1976002588"
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Glenna Lois Kennedy, 74, of Iaeger, WV passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 in the McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, WV.
Glenna was born September 14, 1947 in Welch, WV a daughter of the late Burl and Mildred Mullins Payne."In addition to her parents Glenna is preceded in death by her husband Larry Ray Kennedy, one daughter, Neva Cooper , one son Dale Hawks, one brother Clinton Payne and one sister Etta Mae Baker.
"Survivors include two sons, John Kennedy and wife Stacie of Garland, WV, and Larry Ray Kennedy Jr. and wife Stephanie of Statesville, NC; 12 grandchildren, Kayla Kennedy, Melanie Kennedy, Brooklyn Kennedy, Presley Kennedy, Luke Mullins, Jamie Kennedy and wife Brianna, Skylar Hawks, Dustin Cooper, Corey Cooper, Casey Cooper, Dakota Cooper, and Joseph Lester; four brothers, Bill Payne of Indiana, Burl Payne Jr. of North Carolina, Darrell Payne also of North Carolina, and Sammy Payne of Bradshaw; four sisters, Marilyn Stacy of Bradshaw, Karen Daugherty of Coon Branch, Kathy Lowe of Atwell, and Marcella Mullins of Bradshaw; and several nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 18, 2022 at 1 o'clock with Reverend Douglas Lowe, officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Mullins Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Iaeger, WV. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends may visit with the family at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger Thursday evening, March 17, 2022 from 6 to 9 p.m.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhome.com"