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; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
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; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Thornton Lewis Woolridge, age 46, of Dublin, VA passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Welch, WV on April 20, 1973 and was the son of Kenneth Wayne and Maggie Payne Woolridge of Skygusty, WV.
Thornton graduated from Mount View High School in 1991. He continued his education at Bluefield State College and received his Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering and his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering. His last employment was at Kik Customs Products, Inc. at Salem, VA.
Thornton was a 30 year cancer survivor and he loved his family, his beautiful wife Melissa, the Pittsburg Steelers, Reading Books, Claytor Lake and all his fur babies."He was preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Josephine Simms Woolridge, Charlie Bill and Beulah Altizer Payne, and Thurman Hoback, also three uncles, Jerry Dean Woolridge and Thornton L. Woolridge (his name sake) and Alex James Payne; and one aunt, Berdine Warden Payne.
"Those left to thank God for the time spent with Thornton include his loving wife of 21 years, Melissa Renee Marrs Woolridge, his parents, Kenneth Wayne and Maggie Marie Payne Woolridge, aunts Sandra and Carl Camden of Forest, VA, Carol Woolridge of Skygusty, WV, Sherry Payne Osborne of Kenova, WV, and his uncle William E. Payne of Jonesboro, AR; his brother and sister in love Nick and Etta Woolridge Marrs; special nephew Bradi Marrs; special niece Cheridan Marrs all of Skygusty, WV; his other parents Roney and Kathryn Hoback Marrs of Brewsterdale, WV and his special Nanny Elsie Hoback of Skygusty, WV and Cousins Michael Payne and wife Tammy, Loren Payne, Brett Payne and wife Bailey all of Jonesboro, AR., Jamie Payne Bayne and husband Rus and their son Donald Ray Bayne of Kenova, WV.
"Visitation will be Thursday, December 19, 2019 from 6 to 8 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ in Skygusty, WV. The funeral services will be at the church on Friday, December 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM, with Pastors Carson and Kay Linkous of Pulaski County, VA, officiating. Burial will follow at the Brewsterdale Cemetery at Brewsterdale, WV.
"Pallbearers will be Nick Marrs, Bradi Marrs, Michael Payne, Jamie Pennington, Lonnie Ball and Ryan Dillon. Honorary Pallbearers will be his uncles William E. Payne and Carl Camden.
"The Douglas Mortuary of Welch will be serving the Woolridge family."
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, James Cook, wife Martha search, 27 Nov 2001,
submitted by ghayes@gte.net
Mathes Ellis Cook; born on 10 Jul 1866 in Wyoming Co, WV; died on 10 Mar
1916 in raleigh Co, WV; son of James Rem and Martha Acord Cook; married
Minerva Birchfield on 21 Oct 1895 in Wyoming Co, WV.
Thomas Dewey Cook; born on 14 Dec 1903 at Maben, Wyoming Co, WV.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 27 Apr 1910, Page 288B, Family #167.
Listed as Thomas D. Cook, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Matthew E. Cook.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Kim Friel Drake.
" Lakie Mae Bailey Cook
Birth 16 Nov 1903
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Aug 1979 (aged 75)
Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Dunmore Cemetery
Dunmore, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 76067989"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Raymond Lewis Morgan
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1937
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1958
Marriage Place: Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
Spouse:
Shirley Kay Cook
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 18
Event Type: Marriage"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 29 Apr 2013; maintained by Valerie Neal.
" Raymond Lewis Morgan Sr.
Birth 7 Sep 1936
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Apr 2013 (aged 76)
Pineville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Morgan Cemetery
Fanrock, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 109678914"Additional Information Posted:
"PINEVILLE — Raymond Lewis Morgan, Sr., 76, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, following a short illness."Born September 7, 1936, in Wyoming County, he was the son of the late Alexander "Alex" Morgan, Sr. (1881-1970) and Gertrude "Gert" Lambert-Morgan (1900-1968).
"Raymond enjoyed working, fishing, family gatherings, being outdoors, and spending time with his family. He was of the Christian faith.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Kay Cook-Morgan (1942-1979), his second wife, Iris Glea Cook-Morgan; and his siblings, Willie Morgan (1922-Deceased), Robert Morgan (Deceased), Henry Morgan (Deceased), Pearl Morgan-Rose (1928-2005), Alexander Morgan Jr. (Deceased), Lacy Ray Morgan (1934-1956), Herbert Morgan (Deceased), Gladys Morgan-Fox (Deceased), and Oley Thomas Morgan (1938-2003).
"Those left to cherish his memory are three sons, Raymond "Ray" Lewis Morgan, Jr., and wife, Teresa, of Honaker, VA, Eddie Cook and wife, Laverne, of Keyrock and Dwight Cook of Keyrock; four daughters, Sheila Morgan of Pineville, Shirley Vance and husband, Richard, of Tulsa, OK, Marie Cook of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Drema Morgan of Pineville; two sisters, Minnie Morgan-Moody of Indian Creek and Anna Lee Morgan-Eckard of Indian Creek; twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren.
"A celebration of Raymond's life will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at New Life Community Church with Pastors Jay Morgan and Garland Cook, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow in Morgan Family Cemetery, Fanrock. The family will receive friends 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 29, at Calfee Funeral Service of Pineville"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Shirley Kay Cook
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1940
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1958
Marriage Place: Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
Spouse:
Raymond Lewis Morgan
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Event Type: Marriage"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 20 Oct 2006; maintained by Valerie Neal.
" Shirley Kay Cook Morgan
Birth 13 Jul 1942
USA
Death 14 Dec 1979 (aged 37)
USA
Burial
Morgan Cemetery
Fanrock, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 16254390"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Howard Ball Junior
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Jul 1993
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Kathy Debra Roberts
Certificate Number: 1993034423"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #83-058838; Ancestry.com Website.
Lathel Roberts; age 31; born 9 Mar 1953 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 1st marriage
ended 6 Dec 1978; 7th grade education; living at General Delivery, Avondale, WV; son of Lawrence
and Barbara Ellen (Mullins) Roberts; married on 1 Dec 1893 in Buchanan Co, VA; Kathy Debra
Roberts; age 24; born 22 Mar 1959 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 1st marriage ended
6 Dec 1978; 12th grade education; living at Box 66, Avondale, WV; daughter of Earnest Aaron and
Mary Francis (Hankins) Roberts.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Kathy Debra Roberts
Gender: Female
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Jul 1993
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Howard Ball
Certificate Number: 1993034423"
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Kathy Debra Roberts, 62, of Peterstown, WV, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021. Debra was born March 22, 1959, in Welch, WV, a daughter of Aaron and Mary Hankins Roberts. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by one grandson, Shawn Burnside Jr; grandparents, Matt and Melvina Hankins and Treavor and Laura Roberts; nephew, little Aaron Roberts. Survivors include her children, (J.R.) James and Jessica Roberts and Mary (Becky) and Paul Pitzer all of Peterstown, WV; sisters, Lorraine and Don Jones of Avondale, WV, Marie and Ronnie Bowles of North Carolina and Ellen and Junior Stinson of Grapevine, WV; brother, Ernie Roberts of Avondale, WV; grandkids, Katelyn Roberts and Jamison Hamm, James Roberts II, Kaleb Burnside, Haleah Burnside, P.J. Pitzer, Ciera Roberts, Jamie Roberts, Randall Roberts, Jordan Roberts, and Michael Roberts. A host of surviving nieces, nephews remain to cherish her memory. Also, two special friends, Nicole Whitlow and Hazel Hagerman. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 3, 2021 at 1 P.M. with Reverend Danny Bowles, Reverend John Wheeler, Reverend Ronnie Bowles, and Reverend Freddie Dawson officiating at the Independent Church of God at Avondale, WV. Burial will follow in the Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge near Avondale, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be Jason Steele, Paul Pitzer, James Roberts II and Ernie Roberts. Friends may visit with the family Thursday, December 2, 2021 at the Independent Church of God in Avondale after 6 P.M. Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV is assisting the Roberts family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Bert Blizzard, Miner"; Article; Pages 103-104; submitted by Wilberta Mosser, 1113 Kingston
Rd, Perry, GA 31069.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Bert Blizzard, Miner"; Article; Pages 103-104; submitted by Wilberta Mosser, 1113 Kingston
Rd, Perry, GA 31069.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Russell Lee Cassady, Jr., 52, of War, West Virginia passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 at Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell, Virginia. Born February 5, 1969 in Welch, West Virginia he was the son of Russell and the late Judy (Dillon) Cassady. He loved fishing, hunting, and spending time with his kids, grandkids, and his family. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by one sister, Angie Cassady; nephew, Casey Shane; maternal grandparents, Wade & Mabel Dillon; paternal grandparents, Claude & Pearl Cassady. Survivors include his father, Russell Cassady of War; daughter, Hannah Cassady & fiancé, Nathaniel of Tazewell; sons: Timothy Wyatt & companion, Rebecka of Tazewell, and Allen Wyatt and wife, Victoria of Abingdon, Virginia. Sister, Melissa Cassady of War; Niece, Chasity Turner & companion, Joey; Nephews: Dillon Cassady & companion, Brittany and Russell Turner and companion, Chandler. Special Niece, Grace Perkins. Great Niece, Andrea Cassady. Grandchildren: Jonah, Cohen, Lexi, Emily, Marissa, Ben, & Myra. Special friend, Sandra Day. With a host of family & friends who loved him dearly. Memorial Services will be held at 7:00 PM on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at The Word Assembly of God in War with Pastor Elbert Lester and Pastor Jackie Dillon officiating. Friends are welcome to visit with the family, visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at 6:00 PM. Fanning Funeral Home of War is serving the family."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Joseph Footo"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Eulalie Footo, Elkhorn,
WV 24831.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Joseph Footo"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Eulalie Footo, Elkhorn,
WV 24831.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "James D. Golden"; Article; Page 151; submitted by Betty Golden,
General Delivery, Bartley, WV 24813.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "James D. Golden"; Article; Page 151; submitted by Betty Golden,
General Delivery, Bartley, WV 24813.