1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Austin Gregory Coleman, 21, of Simon, WV, went to his Heavenly Home, Sunday, November 24, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.'Austin was born November 8, 1998 in Welch, WV a son of Charlie and Shirley Coleman Brooks. He was a loving son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin and friend.
"His hobbies included coal mining, spending time with his family and friends, and making people laugh.
"He touched the lives of everyone who knew him, and his smile is one that will forever be remembered.
"Austin was preceded in death by his aunt, Norma Jean.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his parents, Charlie and Shirley Brooks of Simon, WV, grandparents, Norman and Brenda Coleman of Iaeger, WV, and Oits and Jenny Brooks of Simon, WV; brother, Steven Kissinger of Simon, WV, his girlfriend, Aaliyah Brooke Wolford of Gilbert, WV, whom was his pride and joy; two special friends, Dillion Cantrell and Kyle Wolford and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Austin will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.
"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 11 o’clock with Pastor Barry Brooks officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park at Bluewell, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be Steven Kissinger, Tyler Christian, JD Johnson, Luke McKinney, Hunter Blankenship, Dillion Cantrell, Anthony Nelson, and Kyle Wolford.
"Friends may visit with the family Friday evening, November 29, 2019 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com
1. West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 for Abraham Smith; McDowell Co, WV; Wills;
Vol1-2, 1893-1924; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"...Fourth: I devise unto William D. Smith, my son, and to John W. Smith, Jackson Smith and
Margaret Pauley, the last named three being the children of my daugheter, Josie, all of the land of
which I may die seized and possessed in the county of Tazewell, state of Virginia; this said land
being owned by them as follows; one-half of the same to William D. Smith and the other one-half to
be owned by the named three children equally and jointly; said tract of land consisting of about one
hundred and five (105) acres more or less...."
2. "Couts, Neighbor, Lyons'; Family Tree; Posted by Lorene170; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John William Smith
1884–1973
Birth 30 APR 1884 • Leckie,McDowell Co. West Virginia, USA
Death 27 JUN 1973 • Mercer, West Virginia"
(Picture Shown)
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 379; WV Archives Web Site.
John W. Smith; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Maybeury, WV; son of ____
and Josie; married on 27 Feb 1907 in Maybeury, WV; Beulah E. Perdue; age 16; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Daniel H. and Nannie (sic, Amanda)
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 29 Apr 1910; Page 233B; Image 46 of 46;
Family #444/444.
Listed as John W. Smith; age 25; born in WV; married once for 3 yrs; timberman; head of
household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1352; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John William Smith; age 34; born 30 Apr 1884; living in Maybeury, WV; outside timber man for
Pocahontas Fuel Co, Maybeury, WV; nearest relative, Mrs, Buela Smith, wife, Maybeury, WV; short
with medium build; blue eyes and brown hair.
6. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 6 Feb 1920; Page 87B; Image 40 of 41;
Family #431/435.
Listed as John Smith; age 36; born in WV; married; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Switchback; taken 2 Apr 1930; page 254A; Image
13 of 24; Family #116/116.
Listed as John W. Smith; age 45; born in WV; married at 22; coal miner; head of household.
8. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Barlow; E.D. 24-48; taken 10 Apr 1940;
Page 939B; Image 24 of 30; Household #217.
Listed as John W. Smith; age 55; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; unable to work; head of household.
9. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-2650; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John William Smith; age 57; born 30 Apr 1884 in Leckie, WV; unemployed; person who will always
know address, Beulah Smith, Maybeury, WV; 5'8" tall; 140 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light
complexion.
10. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'73 009143; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
John William Smith; age 89; born 30 Apr 1884 in VA; married; husband of Beulah Perdue; mine
forman in coal mine; SS#235-09-6925; living at 2121 Jefferson St, Bluefield, WV; son of unknown
Smith and Josephine Smith; died 27 Jan 1973 in the Bluefield Sanitarum, Bluefield, WV; due to
gastroenteritis due to infection with generalized arteriosclerosis; buried 30 Jun 1973 in Roselawn
Cemetery, Princeton, WV; informant, Mrs. Mike Fisher, 2121 Jefferson St,, Bluefield, WV,
1. "Couts, Neighbor, Lyons"; Family Tree; Posted by Lorene170; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Beulah E Perdue
1892–1984
Birth 5 NOV 1892 • West Virginia
Death AUG 1984 • Bluefield, Mercer Co. West Virginia, USA"(Picture Posted)
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 379; WV Archives Web Site.
John W. Smith; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Maybeury, WV; son of ____
and Josie; married on 27 Feb 1907 in Maybeury, WV; Beulah E. Perdue; age 16; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Daniel H. and Nannie (sic, Amanda)
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 29 Apr 1910; Page 233B; Image 46 of 46;
Family #444/444.
Listed as Beulah Smith; age 17; born in WV; married once for 3 yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in household of
husband, John W. Smith.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 6 Feb 1920; Page 87B; Image 40 of 41;
Family #431/435.
Listed as Beulah Smith; age 27; born in WV; married; in household of husband, John W. Smith.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Switchback; taken 2 Apr 1930; page 254A; Image
13 of 24; Family #116/116.
Listed as Beula Smith; age 37; born in WV; married at 14; in household of husband, John W, Smith.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Barlow; E.D. 24-48; taken 10 Apr 1940;
Page 939B; Image 24 of 30; Household #217.
Listed as Beulah Smith; age 47; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John W. Smith.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 6 Feb 1920; Page 87B; Image 40 of 41;
Family #431/435.
Listed as Noah Smith; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Smith.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Switchback; taken 2 Apr 1930; page 254A; Image
13 of 24; Family #116/116.
Listed as Noah Smith; age 19; born in WV; single; coal miner; in household of father, John W,
Smith.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Barlow; E.D. 24-48; taken 10 Apr 1940;
Page 939B; Image 24 of 30; Household #217.
Listed as Noah Smith; age 29; born in WV; single; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; in household of father, John W. Smith.
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Noah Washington Smith
Race: White
Age: 29
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1911
Birth Place: Maybeury, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Maybeury, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Maybeury, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Beulh Evlyn Smith
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Noah Washington Smith Self (Head)
Beulh Evlyn Smith Mother"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Noah Washington Smith
[Noah W Smith]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1911
Birth Place: Mayberry Mcd, West Virginia
[Maybeury Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 15 Feb 1989
Father: John W Smith
Mother: Beulah E Perdue
SSN: 232026442
Notes: 16 Nov 1973: Name listed as NOAH WASHINGTON SMITH;
10 Jan 1998: Name listed as NOAH W SMITH"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #83-054082; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Richard Otis Morgan; age 23; born 23 Jul 1960 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 9th grade education;
living at Box 212, Iaeger, WV; son of Morris and Mary Elizabeth (Robinett) Morgan; married on 7 Nov
1983 in Grundy, VA; Ellenoria Almeda Foley; age 19; born 25 Aug 1964 in WV; this is her 1st marriage;
12th grade education; living at Box 408, Jolo, WV; daughter of Oscar Eugene and Mary Magdeline
(Hawks) Foley.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Glen Allen Reed"; Article; Page 225; submitted by, Amanda, Pamela and Arlene
Reed, 178 Courthouse Blvd, East Lake, OH 44095.
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; "Giacomi (Jack) and Marie
Pezzoli Poletti, Miner"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Mario Poletti, 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; "Giacomi (Jack) and Marie
Pezzoli Poletti, Miner"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Mario Poletti, War, WV 24892.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Anonymous; 31 Mar 2021.
"Teresa Ann Poletti Schulze
Birth 9 Dec 1935
Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Jul 2012 (aged 76)
Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Burial Glen Haven Memorial Park
Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Memorial ID 225154007"Additional Information Posted:
"SCHULZE, TERESA ANN, 76, a 53 year resident of Anne Arundel County, died July 9, 2012 at home after battling a long illness. She was born on December 9, 1935 in Caretta, WV to the late Giacomo and Maria Poletti. Teresa graduated from Arundel High School in 1954 and was a member of the American Auxiliary #276."She was preceded in death by her brother, Mario Poletti. Teresa is survived by her beloved husband, Conrad Schulze, Jr.; her five children, Raniele, Edwin, Randall, Terry Joe, and Jack; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Ida A. Moles from Odenton, MD and Mary E. Davis from Columbus, OH.
"The family will receive visitors at the family owned Singleton Funeral & Cremation Services, P.A., 1 2nd Avenue, SW (at Crain Highway) Glen Burnie on Thursday, July 12th from 3-5 & 7-9 PM. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, July 13th, 10 AM, in the funeral home chapel. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park."
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; "Giacomi (Jack) and Marie
Pezzoli Poletti, Miner"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Mario Poletti, 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; "Giacomi (Jack) and Marie
Pezzoli Poletti, Miner"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Mario Poletti, 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; "Giacomi (Jack) and Marie
Pezzoli Poletti, Miner"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Mario Poletti, 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; "Giacomi (Jack) and Marie
Pezzoli Poletti, Miner"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Mario Poletti, 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; "Giacomi (Jack) and Marie
Pezzoli Poletti, Miner"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Mario Poletti, War, WV 24892.
Andrew Jackson "Junior" O'Neal Jr
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 14; WV Archives Website.
Andrew Jackson O'Neal, Jr; age 24; born and living in Bud, WV; divorced; son of Andrew Jackson
and Laura O'Neal; married on 17 Nov 1953 at Mullens, WV; Mary Virgie Dominick; age 17; born and
living in Bud, WV; single; daughter of Tony and Rosa Dominick.
2. "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit; 6 Mar 2023 On-Line Edition.
"Andrew Jackson (Junior) O’Neal, Jr. of Bud, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023 in a Beckley hospital following a short illness."Born June 12, 1929 at Bud, he was the son of the late Andrew and Laura (Mitchem) O’Neal.
"Andrew was a member of UMWA for over 70 years and was a Korean War Veteran. He was a beloved husband and loving father. Andrew was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church for over 40 years. He loved the Lord with all of his heart and served him faithfully to the end.
"In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his three brothers, Robert Carl (Bob) O’Neal, Melvin O’Neal, and William (Doc) O’Neal; infant sister, Elizabeth O’Neal and Lessie O’Neal Lester.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his beloved wife of 69 years, Mary Dominick O’Neal; his loving daughter, Betty (Janie) O’Neal and her husband, Steve; his two precious grandchildren, Anthony Andrew Mitchem of New York and Rebecca Ann Mitchem Ross and her husband, Jonathan of Mt. Kisco, NY; two sisters, Bonnie O’Neal Whitt and her husband, Fred and Betty O’Neal Tilley and her husband, Kermit; his sister-in-law, that was like a sister to him, Edith Dominick Williams and her husband, David; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, great great nieces, and great great nephews.
"Services will be 12 Noon, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton.
"Friends may call one hour prior to services Wednesday at the funeral home.
"Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations of sympathy be made to your favorite church.
"The family would like to thank the staff of Raleigh General Hospital for the excellent care that was shown to their family.
"Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tankersleyfh.com.
"The family of Andrew O’Neal, Jr. is being cared for by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 14; WV Archives Website.
Andrew Jackson O'Neal, Jr; age 24; born and living in Bud, WV; divorced; son of Andrew Jackson
and Laura O'Neal; married on 17 Nov 1953 at Mullens, WV; Mary Virgie Dominick; age 17; born and
living in Bud, WV; single; daughter of Tony and Rosa Dominick.