1.Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 331; WV Archives Website.
Olen Lee Thorton; age 24; born 21 Jul 1941 in Matoaka, WV; no previous marriage; living at Covel,
WV; son of Milburn Bernard and Janet (Pennington) Thornton; married on 8 Jan 1966 at Garwood,
WV; Ruby Ellen Bishop; age 23; born 28 Feb 1942 in Alpoca, WV; no previous marriage; living at
Alpoca, WV; daughter of Aaron and Guston (Trougdon) Bishop.
1.Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 331; WV Archives Website.
Olen Lee Thorton; age 24; born 21 Jul 1941 in Matoaka, WV; no previous marriage; living at Covel,
WV; son of Milburn Bernard and Janet (Pennington) Thornton; married on 8 Jan 1966 at Garwood,
WV; Ruby Ellen Bishop; age 23; born 28 Feb 1942 in Alpoca, WV; no previous marriage; living at
Alpoca, WV; daughter of Aaron and Guston (Trougdon) Bishop.
Lanny aka Bishop Perdue Thornton
1. "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit; 21 Oct 2021; On-Line Edition.
"Our sweet son and brother, Sgt. Lanny Aaron Bishop Perdue, 61, of Beckley formerly of Mullens, has entered into his Heavenly home with our Father and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, October 4, 2021 in a Beckley hospital surrounded by his sisters."Born September 27, 1960 at Mullens, he was the son of Ruby Ellen (Bishop) Lilly and the late Olen Lee Thornton.
"Lanny was a 1978 graduate of Herndon High School graduating with Honors. He was a member of the West Virginia National Guard, Mullens Masonic Lodge #151 AF & AM, and the Capital City Lodge #74 Fraternal Order of Police.
"Lanny was a graduate of the West Virginia State Police Academy. He began his career in Law Enforcement with the Mullens City Police Department in 1979-1988 leaving and returning in 1991 to 2003 and was currently a Sergeant with the Division of Protective Services at the West Virginia State Capital where he served from 2003 until the time of his illness.
"In addition to his father, he is also preceded in death by his grandmother, Augusta Trogden Perdue; grandfather, James Aaron Bishop; infant brother, Jeffrey Lance Thornton; step father, Charles E. Lilly; and beloved aunt and uncle, Zelma and Arlon White.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his loving mother, Ruby Ellen (Bishop) Lilly; his loving siblings, Cynthia Thornton-Jennings and her husband, Dwaine, Michelle Thornton-Hale and her husband, Robert, Rhonda Thornton-Burrell and her husband, Kenny, and Steven Lee Thornton and his wife, Paula; eight nieces and nephews; twelve great nieces and great nephews; and his dear friends and confidant, Margaret Cash.
"Services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 8, 2021 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens with Mike Endreson officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton.
"Friends may call from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home.
"Pallbearers will be Lt. Robert Herald, Sgt. Scott Duff, Cpl. John Workman, Officer Robert Long, Officer Ronald Eads, and Screener Huston Eads.
"Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tankersleyfh.com
"The family of Lanny Perdue is being cared for by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens."
1. 1940 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tommy Creek; E.D. 41-21; taken 1 May 1940;
Page 431A; Image 39 of 48; Household #326.
Listed as Ina Watkins; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William M. Watkins.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert Clay Moody
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 21 Oct 1950
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Nov 1972
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Clay Orville Moody
Mother: Minnie Price
Spouse: Cinda Jane Thornsbury
Certificate Number: 1972048174"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Cinda Jane Thornsbury
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1956
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Nov 1972
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Von Thornsbury
Mother: Nettie Ann Stacy
Spouse: Robert Clay Moody
Certificate Number: 1972048174"
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Posted Obit; 11 Oct 2021; On-Line Edition.
"Cinda Jane Thornsbury Allen, age 65, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Kentucky.Born September 29, 1956, at Iaeger, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Von Thornsbury and Nettie Stacy Thornsbury and Mary Alice Stacy Thornsbury of Jolo, West Virginia.
She never met a stranger and was loved by everyone. She was a member of the Bradshaw Church of God in Bradshaw, West Virginia for over 40 years.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one brother, Jeffrey Thornsbury.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
Three Daughters
Cynthia Clevinger and husband Charles of Big Rock, Virginia
Amanda Barnett of Premier, West Virginia
Megan Estep of Tazewell, Virginia
One Son
Jerry Allen of Jolo, West Virginia
Six Grandchildren
Three Great-Grandchildren
One Brother
Robert Thornsbury and wife Charlotte of Rittman, Ohio
One Sister
Patricia Ann
She is also survived by many nieces, nephew, cousins, a host of friends, and her loving dog, Leo.
Funeral Services for Cinda Jane Allen will be held Sunday, October 10, 2021, 1:00 P.M. at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy, Virginia.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 10, 2021, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. prior to the service at 1:00 P.M.
Burial will take place at the Tom Sparks Cemetery, Rock Ridge Road, at Paynesville, West Virginia, with Thomas Fife officiating.
Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends.
The Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Edgar Rice; 8 Oct 2021.
" Cinda Jane Thornsbury Allen
Birth 29 Sep 1956
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Oct 2021 (aged 65)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 232838279"Additional Information Posted:
"Cinda Jane Thornsbury Allen passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Kentucky."Born September 29, 1956, at Iaeger, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Von Thornsbury and Nettie Stacy Thornsbury and Mary Alice Stacy Thornsbury of Jolo, West Virginia.
"She never met a stranger and was loved by everyone. She was a member of the Bradshaw Church of God in Bradshaw, West Virginia for over 40 years.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one brother, Jeffrey Thornsbury.
"SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
Three Daughters
Cynthia Clevinger and husband Charles of Big Rock, Virginia
Amanda Barnett of Premier, West Virginia
Megan Estep of Tazewell, Virginia
One Son
Jerry Allen of Jolo, West Virginia
Six Grandchildren
Three Great-Grandchildren
One Brother
Robert Thornsbury and wife Charlotte of Rittman, Ohio
One Sister
Patricia Ann"She is also survived by many nieces, nephew, cousins, a host of friends, and her loving dog, Leo.
"Funeral Services for Cida Jane Allen will be held Sunday, October 10, 2021, 1:00 P.M. at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy, Virginia.
"The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 10, 2021, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. prior to the service at 1:00 P.M.
"Burial will take place at the Toms Sparks Cemetery, Rock Ridge Road, at Paynesville, West Virginia, with Thomas Fife officiating.
"Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Amburgey; age 27; born and living in Oceana, WV; single; son of Jeff and Anna Amburgey;
married on 2 Jun 1956 at Hatcher, WV; Norma Brinkley; age 22; born in Herndon, WV; single; living
in Oceana, WV; daughter of Arnold and Reba Brinkley.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Amburgey; age 27; born and living in Oceana, WV; single; son of Jeff and Anna Amburgey;
married on 2 Jun 1956 at Hatcher, WV; Norma Brinkley; age 22; born in Herndon, WV; single; living
in Oceana, WV; daughter of Arnold and Reba Brinkley.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Norma J Amburgey
Event Date 01 Jan 1998-01 Jan 2004
Event Place Oceana, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 14 Dec 1933
Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
2nd Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
2nd Address Date 01 May 1997
Affiliate Identifier 557264704"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 24 Jul 2008.
" Norma Jean “Jean” Brinkley Amburgey
Birth 1933
USA
Death 1991 (aged 57–58)
USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Arnold Brinkley (1908-Deceased) & Reba Rose Brown-Brinkley (1913-2009)."Sister of Patricia Brinkley-Vance (Deceased), Harold Brinkley (Deceased), Beryl Jackson Brinkley (1939-1994), Kathleen Brinkley-Cooper, Dana Brinkley-Mullens, Joyce Brinkley-Cawley, Danny Brinkley, & Robert Brinkley.
"Married to Harry Lee "Big Paw" Amburgey (1929-2010) on June 2, 1956 in Hatcher, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1956, Page 219, Application Date: May 30, 1956).
"Mother of Doyle Edward Amburgey, Charlotte Jean Amburgey-Adams & Lisa Ann Amburgey (1966-1966)."
Frederick Fronerburger "Fred" Murphy
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; "Fred F. Murphy" Article; Page
212; submitted by Loraine Murphy, War, WV 24892.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Loraine Hampton Druggish
Murphy"; Article; Page 213; submitted by Loraine Hampton Druggish Murphy, PO Box, War, WV
24802.
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Frederick Murphy
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1911
Death Date: 14 Mar 1991
SSN: 236102888
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 9 May 1942
Release Date 1: 17 Oct 1945"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Fredrick Fronerburger Murphy [Frederick F Murphy]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1911
Birth Place: Propst, Tennessee
Death Date: 14 Mar 1991
Father:
Audley S Murphy
Mother:
Lula S Long
SSN: 236102888
Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as FREDRICK FRONERBURGER MURPHY;
27 Mar 1991: Name listed as FREDERICK F MURPHY"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by F. Hylton; 16 Nov 2014.
" Frederick F “Fred” Murphy
Birth 11 Dec 1911
Death 14 Mar 1991 (aged 79)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 138841696"
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; "Fred F. Murphy" Article; Page
212; submitted by Loraine Murphy, War, WV 24892.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 337; WV Archives Web Site.
Bernard Clayton Mitchem; age 18; born and living at Asco, WV; single; married on 1 Oct 1961
at Davy, WV; Joan Henriette McNew; age 17; born and living at Davy, WV; single; with consent
of Walter and Elsie Mitchem, parents of Bernard Clayton Mitchem; and Charlie and Denita McNew,
parents of Joan Henrietta McNew.
2. "McDowell County, WV Genealogy & Family History"; Facebook Page; Posting by John Casali;
12 Aug 2021.
"I am posting because some will remember Corte Construction company that was officed in the Koppers building in Kimball. This is my good friend of 99 years old, Mirto Corte, one of 3 brothers who ran that company. Today, I drove him from his retirement center home in Blacksburg, VA to tour our hometown of Kimball and McDowell County. That is his childhood home in the background, that his father built in the Italian stucco style. The kitchen was on the second floor, and today he mentioned that his mother would step out on the little balcony above the street in Norwood subdivision. In the 1900's, there were a number of Italian stone masons who immigrated to McDowell County to perform skilled trades, such as stone cutting/setting, and Mirto Corte's father and my grandfather, Antonio Casali, were two of them. Mirto Corte will be 100 years old on September 1, 2021. I am fortunate to have been able to spend the day with him in McDowell County. Thanks to Markella Balasis Gianato and Jimmy Gianato for visiting with us at Ya'sou in Kimball."Reply Posted by Brian Mitchem:
"My father worked for Corte construction back in the 1970's and 1980's. Bernard Mitchem."
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; "Fred F. Murphy" Article; Page
212; submitted by Loraine Murphy, War, WV 24892.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 16 Apr 1910;
Page 184A, Family #27.
Listed as Susie Murphy, age 9, born in WV, in household of father,
Monterville L. Murphy.