1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Adam Freemont Myers, 35, of Welch passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Welch. Born December 6, 1985 in Bluefield. He was the son of Lawrence Jackson “Jack” Myers of Pineville and Deborah Lynn Morgan Altizer and husband Ray Altizer of Welch.
Adam was a graduate of Mt. View High School; he was of the Christian Faith and he did maintenance work."He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Howard Morgan, and his paternal grandparents Charles Freemont Myers and Betty Rae Myers.
"In addition to his parents, those left to cherish his memories are one son, Kristian Myers of Eckman; two sisters, Stacey Myers of Welch and Kelly Myers and husband Mark Dubouse of Welch; one step sister, Shannon Whitten and husband Thomas of Clarksville, TN; grandmother, Dorothy Morgan of Welch; two uncles, James Morgan of Welch and Bill Morgan and wife Jane of Rock Hill, SC; fiancé Amanda Fine and her children Kaci, Kylee, Klaire and Kaleb; six nephews and four nieces.
"A memorial service will be held at a later date.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is serving the Myers family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #69 032045; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elzie Lee Vance; age 22; born 23 Nov 1946 (sic, 1951) in WV; single; this his 1st marriage; this is his
first marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Kendallville, Noble Co, IN; son of Everett Payne Vance and
Hazel Vance; married on 4 Aug 1969 in Grundy, VA; Barbara Hicks; age 18; born 17 Nov 1950 in WV;
single; this her first marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 801 South Randolph St, Garrett, Allen Co,
IN; daughter of Sam and Rhoda (Ramey) Hicks.
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.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #84-057284; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elzie Lee Vance; age 32; born 23 Nov 1951 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last married
ended in Aug 1983; 9th grade education; living at Box 26, Paynesville, WV; son of Everett Payne and
Hazel Vance; married on 1 Nov 1984 in Grundy, VA; Patricia Ann Lewis; maiden name Mullins; age
25; born 7 Nov 1958 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd married; last marriage ended in Jul 1984; 10th
grade education; living at General Delivery, Jolo, WV; daughter of Raymond Jesse and Betty Jane
(Granham) Mullins.
5. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elzie Lee Vance
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Date: 14 Jun 1989
Divorce Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Patricia Ann Vance
Number of Children: 0"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Esther Johnson; 20 Aug 2017.
" Elzie Lee Vance
Birth 23 Nov 1951
West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Aug 2017 (aged 65)
Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Burial Unknown"Additional Information Posted:
"Mr. Elzie Lee Vance, age 65, of Stuart passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his home. He was born in Jager, WV on Nov. 23, 1951 to the late Everett Payne and Hazel Vance. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James Payne. He had been a coal miner and got along with everyone. He attended Jesus Saves Baptist Church."Surviving are his wife, Robin Webster Lawson Vance of the home; his children, Sherry Louise Vance of Raysal, WV, Everett Vance of Paynesville, WV, Catherine Vance of King, NC, Heather Newberry of Sanville, Michael David Lawson of Stuart; seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren; three sisters, Patty Ratliff of Paynesville, WV, Geraldine Harris of Myrtle Beach, SC, Sheila Cline of Bassett; one brother, Herman Payne of Bassett; and several nieces and nephews.
"A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with Pastor Delmas Rorrer officiating. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the VA Black Lung Association, 2518 2nd St., Richlands, VA 24641. Online condolences may be sent to www.moodyfuneralservices.com."
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. 1930 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1`4 Apr 1930; Page 258B; Image 36
of 51; Family #307/311.
Listed as Hubert Fain; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Pleas Fain.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "James Alfred Holland"; Article; Page 170; submitted by James W.
Holland, 971 Lone Mountain Rd, Tazewell, TN 37879.
3. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 040317; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Lee Jones; age 44; born 31 Oct 1927 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 1500 Bland St, Bluefield, WV; son of William Thomas and Bella (Dakin) Jones;
married on 27 Sep 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Lena Eppes Fain; maiden name, Holland; age 42; born
27 Oct 1929 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at same address;
daughter of James Alford and Mary (Abrams) Holland.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Angela Whitaker-Becker; 29 Jun 2013.
"Hubert Edwin Fain VVeteran
Birth 16 Mar 1924
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 18 Dec 2001 (aged 77)
Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 113090457"Additional Information Posted:
"JOLO, W.Va.-Hubert Edwin Fain, 77 years of age, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, in Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy. Born in McDowell County, W.Va., March 16, 1924, he was the son of the late Pleasant Fain and Virgie Whittaker Fain. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the Bradshaw American Legion Post 175 and VFW Post of Iaeger, W.Va., and a member of the Crossview Church of Christ. He was retired manager of Ben Franklin Dime Store in Bradshaw and a lifelong resident of West Virginia. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Geneva Fain and Clara Marie Morgan and three brothers, Hartley Fain, Leslie Fain and Raymond Fain. He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Daisy Ann Hagerman Fain of Jolo; one daughter, Rebecca Shannon of Arizona City, Ariz.; two stepdaughters, Jennifer Crigger and Robin Graham, both of Jolo one son, Roger Fain of Iaeger; one stepson, Jimmy Long of Brookpark, Ohio; one sister, Betty Fain Mullins of Bristol, Va.; three grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the Crossview Church of Christ on Stateline Ridge No. 1 in Paynesville, W.Va., with Evangelist Hobert Kennedy and Reverend Darrell Long officiating. Burial will follow in the Tom Sparks Cemetery at Paynesville. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be E.C. Sparks and Don Morgan. The body will be taken to the Crossview Church of Christ Thursday evening at 6 p.m., where friends may call with services held at 7 p.m. Full military rites will be conducted at the cemetery by American Legion Post 175 and VFW Post of Iaeger. The family of Hubert Edwin Fain is being served by Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "James Alfred Holland"; Article; Page 170; submitted by James W.
Holland, 971 Lone Mountain Rd, Tazewell, TN 37879.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 040317; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Lee Jones; age 44; born 31 Oct 1927 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 1500 Bland St, Bluefield, WV; son of William Thomas and Bella (Dakin) Jones;
married on 27 Sep 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Lena Eppes Fain; maiden name, Holland; age 42; born
27 Oct 1929 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at same address;
daughter of James Alford and Mary (Abrams) Holland.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; take4n on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; Image
57 of 75; Family #510/527.
Listed as Robert Jones; age 2 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William T. Jones.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #167.
Listed as Robert Jones; age 12; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William T, Jones.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "James Alfred Holland"; Article; Page 170; submitted by James W.
Holland, 971 Lone Mountain Rd, Tazewell, TN 37879.
4. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 040317; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Lee Jones; age 44; born 31 Oct 1927 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 1500 Bland St, Bluefield, WV; son of William Thomas and Bella (Dakin) Jones;
married on 27 Sep 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Lena Eppes Fain; maiden name, Holland; age 42; born
27 Oct 1929 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at same address;
daughter of James Alford and Mary (Abrams) Holland.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "James Alfred Holland"; Article; Page 170; submitted by James W.
Holland, 971 Lone Mountain Rd, Tazewell, TN 37879.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 040317; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Lee Jones; age 44; born 31 Oct 1927 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 1500 Bland St, Bluefield, WV; son of William Thomas and Bella (Dakin) Jones;
married on 27 Sep 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Lena Eppes Fain; maiden name, Holland; age 42; born
27 Oct 1929 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at same address;
daughter of James Alford and Mary (Abrams) Holland.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 470; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Ed Orndorff; age 21; born in Tucson, AZ; single; living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Mart and
Virginia Orndorff; married on 14 Jan 1949 in Keyrock, WV; Doralene Fitch; age 18; born in Mingo
Co, WV; single; living in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Lance and Nora Fitch.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 459; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Edward Orndorff; age 32; born 4 Jul 1931 in VA; divorced; living in Chicago, IL; son of Mart
and Virginia Mae (Carver) Orndorff; married on 22 Jul 1964 in Pineville, WV; Norma Dalene Lester;
age 17; born 13 Sep 1946 in Marianna, WV; single; living in Chicago, IL; daughter of Loy and Norma
(Adkins) Lester.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence Edward Orndorff
[Clarence E Orndorff]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Jul 1929
Birth Place: MT Falls Fre, Virginia
Death Date: 23 Apr 1996
Father: Martin W Orndorff
Mother: Virginia M Lafalotte
SSN: 226328700
Notes: Sep 1945: Name listed as CLARENCE EDWARD ORNDORFF;
03 May 1996: Name listed as CLARENCE E ORNDORFF"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 470; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Ed Orndorff; age 21; born in Tucson, AZ; single; living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Mart and
Virginia Orndorff; married on 14 Jan 1949 in Keyrock, WV; Doralene Fitch; age 18; born in Mingo Co,
WV; single; living in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Lance and Nora Fitch.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name: Roger D. Orndorff
Event Date: 01 Jan 1998
Event Place: McGraws, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1951
Address: McGraws, West Virginia 25875
Affiliate Identifier: 787831714"
1. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; posted obit; 28 Jul 2021; On-Line Edition.
"James Clifford Rose, 57 of Northfork WV, went to be with the Lord on July 26, 2021 at his home after a long illness. He was born on September 9, 1963 in Welch, WV. He was the son of Lewis Clifford Payne and Linda Sue Rose. He was of the Holiness faith and loved his family and close friends."He was proceeded in death by his parents, Lewis Clifford Payne and Linda Sue Rose. Son, Michael Rose. Brothers, Arnold, Harry, Jerry, and Clifford.
"He is survived by his wife, Rachel England Rose. One special sidekick, Jameson Dean Rose. 6 sons, James Jr. and Sara Rose, Donald and Tara Rose, Clifford and Katie Rose, James and Tabby Rose, Carlos and Alex Rose, Allen Rose and Star of Taylorsville, NC. 3 daughters, Crystal and Joe Reeves of Bristol, TN, Amanda Rose, and Tina Rose. One longtime companion and friend, Maxine Rose. 2 Brothers, Lewis Warren Payne and Mary of War, WV, Ronald and Donna Rose. 5 sisters, Annie Rife and Danny of Threeforks, WV. Mary Bailey and companion David Kennedy of War, WV. Frances Underwood and Vernon of Lincolnton, NC. Linda Marie Payne of Lincolnton, NC. Michelle Caskey and Harry of Lincolnton, NC. He also had 12 nieces and nephews and a host of grandchildren.
"He will be missed and loved by many. He sure knew how to have a mark on everybody he met.
The family would like to thank everyone who helped to keep him here on earth with us as long as possible."The family has honored Mr. Rose’s request that cremation will follow after services.
Services are entrusted to Widener Funeral Home in Northfork, WV"
1. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Michael Anthony Rose
Gender: Male
Death Age: 34
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1984
Birth Place: Welch, WV
Residence Place: McDowell County
Death Date: 25 Feb 2018
Father:
James Clifford Rose
Mother:
Maxine Wheeler Rose
Child:
Emily Rose
Siblings:
James Rose
Allen Rose
Clifford Rose
Jamey Rose
Donald Rose
Carlos Rose
Crystal Reeves
Tina Mullins
Amanda Rostin"