1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 415; WV Archives Website.
Maine Allen Presley; age 28; born 18 May 1941 at Pageton, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Box 38, Skygusty, WV; son of Beecher and Robbie Bell (Woolridge) Presley; married on 1 Jul 1969
at Gary, WV; Brenda Lee Farmer; age 20; born 18 Jan 1949 in Elkhorn, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 422, Anawalt, WV; daughter of Vernal and Virginia (Davis) Farmer.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 415; WV Archives Website.
Maine Allen Presley; age 28; born 18 May 1941 at Pageton, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Box 38, Skygusty, WV; son of Beecher and Robbie Bell (Woolridge) Presley; married on 1 Jul 1969
at Gary, WV; Brenda Lee Farmer; age 20; born 18 Jan 1949 in Elkhorn, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 422, Anawalt, WV; daughter of Vernal and Virginia (Davis) Farmer.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 347; WV Archives Website.
Cecil Edwin Porterfield; age 27; born 13 Oct 1941 in Kimball, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Kimball, WV; son of Oakie Carl and India Lou (Mitchem) Porterfield; married on 8 Jun 1969
at Vivian, WV; Donna Sue Knuckles; age 24; born 30 Sep 1944 at Vivian, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 114, Switchback, WV; daughter of Dewey and Mary Opal (Cochran) Knuckles.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 347; WV Archives Website.
Cecil Edwin Porterfield; age 27; born 13 Oct 1941 in Kimball, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Kimball, WV; son of Oakie Carl and India Lou (Mitchem) Porterfield; married on 8 Jun 1969
at Vivian, WV; Donna Sue Knuckles; age 24; born 30 Sep 1944 at Vivian, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 114, Switchback, WV; daughter of Dewey and Mary Opal (Cochran) Knuckles.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Brenda Hatfield; 31 Jan 2012.
" Paul Ratliff
Birth 20 Oct 1929
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Death 24 Jun 1992 (aged 62)
Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 84286908"
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Elouise Brooks Ratliff. 86, of Princeton, departed this life peacefully at the Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, Monday, May 3, 2021."Born February 18, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Omar and Hilda Irene Brooks.
"During her years of living at Coal Mountain, Elouise made a profession of faith and was a faithful member of the Coal Mountain Freewill Baptist Church.
"She was a member of the Baileysville High School class of 1953.
"Elouise loved spending time with her friends and going dancing. She loved to Square Dance, Line Dance, Ballroom Dance and Jitterbug. It didn’t matter to her. She lived her life to the fullest and died the way she wanted.
"When Elouise enters Heaven, God is going to say, “Welcome home…there’s that dancing woman I told ya’ll about.”
"In addition to Elouise’s parents, her husband, former Army Sgt. Paul Ratliff has been waiting on her in Heaven since June 1992. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Glenda Miller, brother, Oley Brooks and her twin sister, Louise.
"Loved ones left to cherish her memory are her son, Robert “Robbie” Ratliff and wife, Leisha of Pineville; daughters, Jackie Cook of Camden, SC and Alicia Lester and husband, Jim of Grandview; grandchildren, Chris Lester, Chad Lester, Karrie Mutterback, Jason Cook and Brandon Ratliff; and great-grandchildren, Hannah, Kinlee, Kacie, Hailee, Clay, Logan, Deegan, Maleah, Lincoln, Amelia, Tonya, Bryce, Alivia and Aerial."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 305; WV Archives Website.
Leon William McKinney; age 36; born 16 Jul 1932 at Kyle, WV; single; Negro; living at John and
Rithie (Hariston) McKinney; married on 28 Feb 1969 at Keystone, WV; Lilly Bell Hickman; age 45;
born 3 Apr 1923 in Northfork, WV; divorced; Negro; living at Northfork, WV; daughter of Harrison
and Martha Ann (Burgess) Hickman.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 468; WV Archives Website.
McDaniel Hale; age 21; born 8 Apr 1922 in Algoma, WV; single; Colored; living at Northfork, WV;
married on 4 May 1943 in Welch, WV; Lillie Bell Hickman; age 19; born in Keystone, WV; single;
Colored; living at Northfork, WV; with consent of Martha Hiskman, mother of Lillie Bell Hickman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 305; WV Archives Website.
Leon William McKinney; age 36; born 16 Jul 1932 at Kyle, WV; single; Negro; living at John and
Rithie (Hariston) McKinney; married on 28 Feb 1969 at Keystone, WV; Lilly Bell Hickman; age 45;
born 3 Apr 1923 in Northfork, WV; divorced; Negro; living at Northfork, WV; daughter of Harrison
and Martha Ann (Burgess) Hickman.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lilly Bell Hale [Lilly Bell McKinney] [Lillie McKinney] [Lilly Bell Hickman]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1923
Birth Place: Northfork Mc, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 Jun 2007
Father:
Harrison W Hickman
Mother:
Martha A Burgess
SSN: 235660405
Notes: Jul 1959: Name listed as LILLY BELL HALE;
Sep 1974: Name listed as LILLY BELL MCKINNEY;
18 Jul 2007: Name listed as LILLIE B MCKINNEY"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Rob and Carol Steele"; Article; Page 246; submitted by Carrol Steele, PO Box
147, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Rob and Carol Steele"; Article; Page 246; submitted by Carrol Steele, PO Box
147, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 158; WV Archives Web Site.
Alonzo Samuel Stewart; age 29; born in TN; living at Glen Morrison, WV; son of T.H. and Edna
Stewart; married on 2 Sep 1935 in Oceana, WV; Willa Lee West; age 25; born in TN; living at Glen
Morrison, WV; daughter of Harve G. and Ellen West.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Obits; Genealogy Trails; transcribed by Candace Robinson.
" Stewart, Alonzo S., 55, of Ravencliff died Sunday in a Beckley hospital after an illness of four months. Born June 26, 1906, at Wilder, Tenn., he was a son of Mrs. Edna Dupree Stewart of Pineville, Ky., and the late Thomas H. Stewart. He was a member of the Bellmeade Baptist Church at Sabine and Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 18, at Ravencliff. Other survivors include his wife, Mrs. Willa Lee West Stewart...Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park in Beckley.
(Beckley Post- Herald. June 4, 1962)"
3. FindAGrave.com; submitted by mom2mine; 5 Mar 2014.
" Alonzo Samuel Stewart
Birth 26 Jun 1906
Tennessee, USA
Death 3 Jun 1962 (aged 55)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Westview I, 1-28 Section
Memorial ID 125920500"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Thomas H. Stewart
Mother: Edna (Dupree) Stewart"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 158; WV Archives Web Site.
Alonzo Samuel Stewart; age 29; born in TN; living at Glen Morrison, WV; son of T.H. and Edna
Stewart; married on 2 Sep 1935 in Oceana, WV; Willa Lee West; age 25; born in TN; living at Glen
Morrison, WV; daughter of Harve G. and Ellen West.