1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Timothy Alan Loflin Jr [A Loflin Timothy Jr] [Alan Loflin Jr] [Timothy A Loflin Jr] [Timothy M Loflin Jr]
Birth Date: Aug 1974
Residence Date: 2020
Address: 500 Riggs Rd
Residence: Hubert, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 28539
Second Residence Date: 2019-2020
Second Address: 816 Ridge View Ter
Second Residence: Rural Hall, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code: 27045
Third Residence Date: 2008-2019
Third Address: 1612 Sanford Dr
Third Residence: Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code: 27105
Fourth Residence Date: 2007-2019
Fourth Address: 5490 Old Walkertown Rd
Fourth Residence: Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 27105"
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Stella Michelle Hunt [M Bruce Stella] [S Loftin] [Stella L Loflin] [Stella Michelle Bruce] [Stella Michelle Joyce]
Birth Date: Dec 1980
Residence Date: 2020
Address: 500 Riggs Rd
Residence: Hubert, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 28539
Second Residence Date: 2018-2020
Second Address: 816 Ridge View Ter
Second Residence: Rural Hall, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code: 27045
Third Residence Date: 2008-2020
Third Address: 2907 Rhonswood Dr 15
Third Residence: Tobaccoville, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code: 27050
Fourth Residence Date: 2007-2019
Fourth Address: 5490 Old Walkertown Rd
Fourth Residence: Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 27105"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 329; WV Archives Website.
Woodrow Smith; age 26; born in KY (sic, WV); single (sic, divorced); living at Premier, WV; married
on 8 Mar 1947 in Welch, WV; Bertha Seagraves; age 34; born in Empire, AL; divorced; living at
Premier, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 288; WV Archives Website.
Woodrow Smith; age 29; born in Roderfiled, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 24 Mar
1950 at Welch, WV; Berthy Harkey Seagraves; age 36; born in AL; divorced; living in Welch, WV.
3. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Bertha Harkey
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1911
Address: 1745 W Julian St
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Zip Code: 60622-2115"
4. Obituary notice in newspaper.
"Woodrow Smith, 41, of Mt. Ranier, MD, died there Firday in Prince George
County Hospital. He moved to Maryland only recently, after living most of his
life in McDowell County (WV)
Born March 7, 1921 at Roderfield, he was the son of Riley and Laura Belle
Carroll Smith of Middlesburg, KY who survive.
...Surviving are wife Bertha, of Mt. Ranier; one son, Thomas Wayne Smith...
... one brother, Edward Smith of Lakewood, CA; two sisters, Edna Mae Smith
Sweeney and Donna Lou Smith Matthews both of Hyattsville, MD..."
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Bertha Plesko
Social Security Number: 236-22-8229
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1911
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 60639, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Death Date: Jul 1986"
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; "Domenica and Josephine
Miano, Miner"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Donna M. Chinsolo, 961 Magnolia Ave, 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; "Domenica and Josephine
Miano, Miner"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Donna M. Chinsolo, 961 Magnolia Ave, 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; "Domenica and Josephine
Miano, Miner"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Donna M. Chinsolo, 961 Magnolia Ave, 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; "Domenica and Josephine
Miano, Miner"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Donna M. Chinsolo, 961 Magnolia Ave, Welch, WV
24801.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Marytown, State Road #8, taken on 11
Apr 1930, Page 54B, Family #331.
Listed as Woodrow Smith, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, Riley Smith.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #88.
Listed as Woodrow Smith; age 19; born in WV; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of father, Riley Smith.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 128; WV Archives Website.
Woodrow Smith; age 20; born in Roderfield, WV; single; living in Premier, WV; married on 14 Jul
1941 at Davy, WV; Gladys Ashley; age 17; born in Davy, WV; living in Premier, WV; with consent of
Riley Smith, father of Woodrow Smith; and Lanie Thompson, mother of Gladys Ashley.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 329; WV Archives Website.
Woodrow Smith; age 26; born in KY (sic, WV); single (sic, divorced); living at Premier, WV; married
on 8 Mar 1947 in Welch, WV; Bertha Seagraves; age 34; born in Empire, AL; divorced; living at
Premier, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 288; WV Archives Website.
Woodrow Smith; age 29; born in Roderfiled, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 24 Mar
1950 at Welch, WV; Berthy Harkey Seagraves; age 36; born in AL; divorced; living in Welch, WV.
6. Obituary notice in newspaper.
"Woodrow Smith, 41, of Mt. Ranier, MD, died there Firday in Prince George
County Hospital. He moved to Maryland only recently, after living most of his
life in McDowell County (WV)
Born March 7, 1921 at Roderfield, he was the son of Riley and Laura Belle
Carroll Smith of Middlesburg, KY who survive.
...Surviving are wife Bertha, of Mt. Ranier; one son, Thomas Wayne Smith...
... one brother, Edward Smith of Lakewood, CA; two sisters, Edna Mae Smith
Sweeney and Donna Lou Smith Matthews both of Hyattsville, MD..."
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
Woodrow Smith; born 7 Mar 1921; died 26 Apr 1963; buried here; double headstone shown with
wife, Bertha (.Seagraves, no dates); "West Virginia, S1 US Navy; World War II"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 329; WV Archives Website.
Woodrow Smith; age 26; born in KY (sic, WV); single (sic, divorced); living at Premier, WV; married
on 8 Mar 1947 in Welch, WV; Bertha Seagraves; age 34; born in Empire, AL; divorced; living at
Premier, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 288; WV Archives Website.
Woodrow Smith; age 29; born in Roderfiled, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 24 Mar
1950 at Welch, WV; Berthy Harkey Seagraves; age 36; born in AL; divorced; living in Welch, WV.
3. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Bertha Harkey
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1911
Address: 1745 W Julian St
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Zip Code: 60622-2115"
4. Obituary notice in newspaper.
"Woodrow Smith, 41, of Mt. Ranier, MD, died there Firday in Prince George
County Hospital. He moved to Maryland only recently, after living most of his
life in McDowell County (WV)
Born March 7, 1921 at Roderfield, he was the son of Riley and Laura Belle
Carroll Smith of Middlesburg, KY who survive.
...Surviving are wife Bertha, of Mt. Ranier; one son, Thomas Wayne Smith...
... one brother, Edward Smith of Lakewood, CA; two sisters, Edna Mae Smith
Sweeney and Donna Lou Smith Matthews both of Hyattsville, MD..."
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Bertha Plesko
Social Security Number: 236-22-8229
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1911
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 60639, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Death Date: Jul 1986"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sandra Sue Riggs Daniels
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1971
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Winifred Riggs
Mother: Katherine Rose Walker
Spouse: Herman Teddie Clark Riffe
Certificate Number: 1971036773"
2. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Sandra (Sandy) Sue Riffe, 74, of Hensley, WV, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 9, 2022 from her residence. Born March 21, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Winford Riggs and Catherine Walker Riggs."She was the head cook for SAFE, where she touched so many people’s lives with her love, kindness and compassion. Before SAFE, she owned and operated Ted’s Diner and the Robin Hood Drive Inn. She was a faithful member of the Big Jenny Freewill Baptist Church in Big Jenny. She was the true definition of kindness to all the young and old.
"In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one sister, Judy McCoy; brothers, Dale Riggs, Walter Jay Riggs and Ronnie Riggs; one son, Timothy Daniels.
"Those left to cherish her memories are her husband, Teddy (Tater) Riffe, 74, of Hensley; three daughters, Brooke Danielle Bishop and husband Michael of Davy, Cathy Bailey and husband Michael of Hensley, and Terri Lynn Freeman of Denton, NC. Sandy was cherished by 12 grandchildren, a few of which included her best friend and side kick Ashley Robinette, Summer Bailey, Holly Johnson, Brittany and Brandy Freeman, Lora Bailey and Meagan McCoy. Sandy was cherished by 17 great grandchildren, a few of which include Baleigh and Danika Robinette, Mason Bishop, Isaiah and Calvin Franklin, Cooper Johnson, and Brantley Green; her sisters Winifred Napier and husband Bill Napier, Cathy Riffe and husband Don Riffe, Era Alley and brother, Donnie Riggs as well a one special niece whom she thought of as a daughter, Donna McCoy Hale, and many other nieces and nephews whom she loved very much.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 13. 2022 at 1:00 PM from the Roderfield Pentecostal Holiness Church in Roderfield with Reverend Merv White and Reverend Dennis Lester, officiating. Burial will follow in the Iaeger Memorial Cemetery in Roderfield.
"Friends may call at the church Thursday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Services will be held in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines, masks are to be worn by all attending and social distancing is to be practiced.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is serving the Riffe family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"