1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dan Goodman, 87, of Lynco, WV, passed away on November 18, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley,
WV following a short illness. He was born on October 8, 1932 in Simon, WV a son of the late Elsie
Goodman Fitch. Dan was a member of the UMWA District 17 and a retired coal miner. He enjoyed spending
time with his family and grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and setting throughout the day at
McDonalds drinking coffee and talking to his friends about the ole days and solving the worlds problems.
In addition to his mother he is preceded in death by his wife Shelvie Dean Harvey Goodman; and a
grandson Thomas Daniel Goodman. Those left to cherish his memory are his four sons Danny Dewey
Goodman, Denver (Dora) Goodman all of Lynco, Thomas (Helen) Goodman of Lynchburg, VA and James
Goodman of Orlando, FL; two grandsons Joseph (Mindy) Goodman and Denver Dewey (Stephanie)
Goodman all of Lynco; seven great grandchildren Joshua "Hunter" Goodman, Madison Goodman, Ethan
Harris, Johanna Dean Goodman all of Lynco, Logan Goodman, Dakota Goodman and Tristan Goodman all
of VA; a sister Susie Fitch-Hosch of Alberquerque, NM; a brother Richard Fitch of Pineville; and a host of
other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM on Thursday November 21st in the
Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Pastor William Cook officiating. He will be laid to
rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 12 PM until time
of services on Thursday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. In lieu of flowers
donations can be made to the funeral home. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV. "
1. Wood Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 199; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer Shumway; age 46; born in Meigs Co, OH; living in Belleville, WV; married on 5 Mar 1910 at
1702 Park St, Parkersburg, WV; Isa Johnson; age 24; born in Meigs Co, OH; living in Vincent, OH.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Dry Fork Road; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page
258B; Family #310/315.
Listed as Elmer Shumway; age 67; born in OH; married at 67 (sic, 46); rural school teacher; head of
household.
1. Wood Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 199; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer Shumway; age 46; born in Meigs Co, OH; living in Belleville, WV; married on 5 Mar 1910 at
1702 Park St, Parkersburg, WV; Isa Johnson; age 24; born in Meigs Co, OH; living in Vincent, OH.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Dry Fork Road; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page
258B; Family #310/315.
Listed as Isa Shumway; age 44; born in OH; married at 24; rural school teacher; in household of
husband, Elmer Shumway.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Dry Fork Road; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page
258B; Family #310/315.
Listed as James Shumway; age 18; born in WV; single; in household of father, Elmer Shumway.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Dry Fork Road; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page
258B; Family #310/315.
Listed as Winnifred Shumway; age 16; born in WV; single; in household of father, Elmer Shumway.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Dry Fork Road; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page
258B; Family #310/315.
Listed as Lewis Shumway; age 15; born in WV; single; in household of father, Elmer Shumway.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Dry Fork Road; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page
258B; Family #310/315.
Listed as Mildred Shumway; age 12; born in WV; single; in household of father, Elmer Shumway.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hasel Griffith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Jerry Griffith
Mother: Ella Chapman
Spouse: Mildred Harman
Certificate Number: 1939040046"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mildred Harman
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1921
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: J F Harman
Mother: Lula Chapman
Spouse: Hasel Griffith
Certificate Number: 1939040046"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mildred Violet Harmon [Mildred Harman Lambert] [Mildred Lambert] [Mildred Violet Harman]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1922
Birth Place: Ream McDowel, West Virginia [Gary McDowel??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 26 Sep 2002
Father:
James F Harman
Mother:
Lula B Chapman
SSN: 233349336
Notes: Jul 1941: Name listed as MILDRED VIOLET HARMON;
Jul 1949: Name listed as MILDRED HARMAN LAMBERT;
11 Oct 2002: Name listed as MILDRED V LAMBERT"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co, WV Historical Society; 1995;
"Jim and Fannie Reed, Miner"; Page 228; article submitted by Kenny Reed, Paynesville, WV.
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.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Edward and Shirley Reed"; Article; Page 226; submitted by Geneva
Steele; HC-61; Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 010962; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Edward Reed; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; US Army;
living at Jolo, WV; son of Jim and Fannie (Dawson) Reed; married on 15 Apr 1967 in Grundy, VA;
Brenda Kay Addair; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; unemployed;
living at Paynesville, WV; daughter of Noah and Lola (Smith) Addair.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Pattie Greene; 1 Aug 2018.
" Robert Edward “Eddie” Reed
Birth 1 Jan 1948
Death unknown
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191868854"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of James "Jim" Reed (1922-1963) and Fannie E. Dawson-Reed (1922-1986)."Brother of Jesse James Reed (1941-1942), Everett Reed (B. 1942), Thomas Albert "Tommy" Reed (B. 1950), Glenn Allen Reed (B. 1957), Kenny Reed (B. 1959), and Unnamed Baby Reed (Deceased).
"Married to Shirley J. Reed (1947-1997)".
(Since there is no death date, he may be living)
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 010962; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Edward Reed; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; US Army;
living at Jolo, WV; son of Jim and Fannie (Dawson) Reed; married on 15 Apr 1967 in Grundy, VA;
Brenda Kay Addair; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; unemployed;
living at Paynesville, WV; daughter of Noah and Lola (Smith) Addair.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #73-023319; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elzie Lee Vance; age 21; born 23 Nov 1951 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Box 32, Paynesville, WV; son of unknown father and Hazel Ollie Vance; married
on 16 Jun 1973 at Vansant, VA; Brenda Kay Reed; maiden name Addair; age 23; norn 27 Nov 1949
in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 32, Paynesville, WV;
daughter of Noah and Lola Clarcie (Smith) Addair.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 051160; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elzie Lee Vance; age 26; born 23 Nov 1951 in VA; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last marriage
ended 10 Aug 1978; 10th grade education; living at Box 32, Paynesville, WV; son of Everett Payne
and Hazel Vance; married on 21 Nov 1978 in Stacy, VA; Brenda Kay Vance, maiden name Addair;
age 28; born 27 Nov 1949 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended 10 Aug
1978; living at Box 32, Paynesville, WV; daughter of Noah and Lola Clairie (Smith) Addair.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 393; WV Archives Web Site.
Jimmie Nelson Brown; age 21; born 12 Aug 1947 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at 273 Mornington Dr, Vermillion, OH; son of Nelson William and Pearl (Justice) Brown; married on
5 Jul 1969 in Welch, WV; Linda Sue Jones; age 22; born 20 Feb 1947 in Welch, WV; single; no
previous marriage; living at 512 Virginia Ave, Welch, WV; daughter of Clifford Paul and Dimple
(Woody) Jones.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 393; WV Archives Web Site.
Jimmie Nelson Brown; age 21; born 12 Aug 1947 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at 273 Mornington Dr, Vermillion, OH; son of Nelson William and Pearl (Justice) Brown; married on
5 Jul 1969 in Welch, WV; Linda Sue Jones; age 22; born 20 Feb 1947 in Welch, WV; single; no
previous marriage; living at 512 Virginia Ave, Welch, WV; daughter of Clifford Paul and Dimple
(Woody) Jones.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Daniel Webster Harman
Race White
Marriage Age 23
Birth Date abt 1912
Marriage License Place Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 Nov 1935
Marriage Place Bland, Virginia, USA
Person performing the Ceremony S. E. Bratton
Parent 1 Thos. W. Harman
Parent 2 Lula M. Walthall
Spouse Margaret Ruth Ball
Occupation Clerk"
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #3100; Ancestry.com Website.
Daniel Webster Harman; age 28; born 18 May 1912 at Crumps Bottom, WV; living at Bishop, VA;
employed by Pocahontas Fuel Co, Bishop, VA; name of person who will always know address,
Thomas Webster Harman, father, Bishop, VA; 5' 7-1/2"; 145 lbs; brown eyes; black haie; ruddy
complexion.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Divorce Decree #5284; 20 Sep 1948; Ancestry.com Website.
Margaret Ruth Harman; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV' bookkeeper fr coal company; was
granted a divorce on 20 Sep 1948 in Tazewell Co, VA; from Daniel W. Harman; age 35; born in
Summers Co, WV; crane operator; address unknown; they were married 27 Nov 1935 in Bland Co,
VA; marriage lasted 13 yrs with one minor child; grounds, desertion with bed and board decree
issued 14 Jun 1946.
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Daniel Webster Harman
Gender Male
Birth Date 18 May 1912
Death Date 3 Dec 1985
SSN 235070819
Enlistment Branch NAVY
Enlistment Date 19 Aug 1943
Discharge Date 4 Aug 1952
Page number 1"
5. "The Tampa Tribune", Tampa, FL; Friday; 6 Dec 1985; Page 66; Newspapers.com Website.
"DANIEL WEBSTER HARMAN, 73, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday. He was born in Crumps Bottom, W.Va., and moved here in 1978 from Eastlake, Ohio. He was a retired operations engineer and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of North Tazewell Methodist Church in Tazewell, W. Va. (sic, Va).
"He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter, Gaye Friess of West Bloomfield, Mich.; three grandchildren and two great-gandchildren.
"Oakley Funeral Home and Crematory, Dade City, is in chatge of arrangements."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Margaret Ruth Ball
Race White
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date abt 1914
Marriage License Place Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 Nov 1935
Marriage Place Bland, Virginia, USA
Person performing the Ceremony S. E. Bratton
Parent 1 Luther M. Ball
Parent 2 Bessie Hadge
Spouse Daniel Webster Harman"
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Divorce Decree #5284; 20 Sep 1948; Ancestry.com Website.
Margaret Ruth Harman; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV' bookkeeper fr coal company; was
granted a divorce on 20 Sep 1948 in Tazewell Co, VA; from Daniel W. Harman; age 35; born in
Summers Co, WV; crane operator; address unknown; they were married 27 Nov 1935 in Bland Co,
VA; marriage lasted 13 yrs with one minor child; grounds, desertion with bed and board decree
issued 14 Jun 1946.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Margaret Ball Harman [Margaret R Harmon] [Margaret Ball Ball]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1916
Birth Place: Eckman McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 16 Aug 2000
Father:
Luther M Ball
Mother:
Bessie Hodge
SSN: 236056920
Signature on SSN Card: M R Harman
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as MARGARET BALL HARMAN;
Oct 1960: Name listed as MARGARET R HARMON"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Margaret R. Harmon
Social Security Number: 236-05-6920
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1916
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 32407, Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA
Last Benefit: 48185, Westland, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Death Date: 16 Aug 2000"