McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Wallace Hess

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Laura Rowe Hess"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Maggie Rowe, HC 71, Box
150, Princeton, WV 24740.


Lois

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Laura Rowe Hess"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Maggie Rowe, HC 71, Box
150, Princeton, WV 24740.


Jackie Moore Sr

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 325; WV Archives Website.
Jackie Moore; age 26; born 12 Jan 1943 in Superior, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
General Delivery, Kimball, WV; son of Woodson and Rachel (Arnold) Moore; married on 1 Apr 1969
at Vivian, WV; Connie Mae Lambert; age 18; born 8 Aug 1950 in Welch, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at General Delivery, Kimball, WV; daughter of Isaac and Dorothy Lambert.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jackie Moore, age 80, of Kimball, WV, passed away on October 2, 2023, in Charlottesville, VA. He was born on January 12, 1943, in Welch, WV. Jackie was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and friend.

"Throughout his life, Jackie was a jack of all trades and worked many different jobs to support his family. He had a passion for gardening and had a green thumb. He loved being outside, working outdoors, and was an avid WV Mountaineer fan. Jackie also had a great love for bluegrass gospel music and enjoyed spending time with his loved ones. He had a special fondness for snacks.

"Jackie was preceded in death by his parents, Woodson Moore and Mary Arnold Moore, his brothers Billy Moore, Donald Moore, and Marvin Moore, his sisters Betty Moore, Grace, and Geneva, and his infant sister. He was also preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Alvin Porterfield, and his grandson, Chris Moore.

"Jackie is survived by his wife of 54 years, Connie Moore, and their children: Mary Brown and husband Russell, Betty Booth and husband Jackie, Amanda Taylor and husband Jason, Donald Moore and wife Michelle, and Jackie Moore. He also leaves behind 9 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren on the way, and 1 great-great-grandchild on the way. He is also survived by his sister, Carol Porterfield, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

"Services will be held at 12:00 PM Noon on Friday, October 06, 2023, at the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch, West Virginia, with Pastor Dan Pruitt and Carolyn Bishop officiating. Friends may visit with the family Friday, October 06, 2023, from 11 a.m. to the time of services at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Welch, WV. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell, WV. Pallbearers will be family and friends.

"Fanning Funeral Home of Welch is serving the family.

"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"


Connie Mae Lambert

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 325; WV Archives Website.
Jackie Moore; age 26; born 12 Jan 1943 in Superior, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
General Delivery, Kimball, WV; son of Woodson and Rachel (Arnold) Moore; married on 1 Apr 1969
at Vivian, WV; Connie Mae Lambert; age 18; born 8 Aug 1950 in Welch, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at General Delivery, Kimball, WV; daughter of Isaac and Dorothy Lambert.


Mildred Patricia "Patty" Williams

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mildred Patricia Williams Sutphin
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 41
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1933
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1975
Marriage Place: Rich Creek, Virginia, USA
Father: Edward Lee Williams
Mother: Sarah Arnold
Spouse: Benjamin Norman Chandler
Certificate Number: 1975039755"


Mary Church

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 29 Jun 1900; Page 255B; Image
34 of 65; Family #288/288.
Listed as Mary Church; age 10; born in Dec 1889 in WV; at school; in household of father, John W.
Church.
2. McDowell Co, WV Web Site, "McDowell Co Marriages" FTP File; Book #11, page 120.
Moses Muncey, age 19, born in Buchanan Co, VA, son of James and Nancy Muncey, married on
30 May 1907 Mary Church, age 18, born in McDowell Co, WV, daughter of Wiley and Victoria Church.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 284; WV Archives Website.
Silas Miller; age 78; born 6 May 1890 in Lebanon, VA; widowed; this is his 3rd marriage; living at
Rt# 1, Box 333, Princeton, WV; son of Henry and Mariah (Dye) Miller; married on 10 Jan 1969 in
Iaeger, WV; Mary Phillips; age 79; born 12 Dec 1889 at Paynesville, WV; widow; this is her 3rd
marriage; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Wylie and Victoria (Blankenship) Church.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Richard D. and Marian Louvena Lockhart"; Article; Page 209; submitted by
Richard Douglas Lockhart, 205 South 7th Street, Princeton, WV.


Mervin Moss Rife

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 15/16 Jan 1920; Page 221A;
Family #88/88.
Listed as Thurvan Riffe; age 1 yr, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Anderson Riffe.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 183A; Image 17
of 22; Family #148/149.
Listed as Mervin Riffe; age 12; born in WV; in household of step-father, Gabe Rife.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WWII Draft Registration Card #1794; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Murvin Moss Riffe; age 22; born 13 May 1918 at North Spring, WV; living at North Spring, WV;
employed by Carter Coal Co, Coalwood, WV; name of person who will always know address, Mrs.
Eppie Riffe, wife; 5' 11" tall; 165 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mervyn Riffe
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 May 1918
Death Date: 22 Feb 1999
Claim Date: 14 Jun 1973
SSN: 232285379 "


Eppie E. Cook

1. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Eppie E. Riffe
Gender: Female
Death Age: 91
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1922
Birth Place: Wyoming Co.
Residence Place: FALLS MILLS, VA.
Death Date: 20 Feb 2013
Death Place: Bluefield, W. VA.
Burial Date: 23 Feb 2013
Burial Place: Bluewell, W. VA
Obituary Date: 22 Feb 2013
Spouse:
Mervin E. Riffe
Child:
Darrell
Robert
Doug
Arthur Riffe
Lewis Riffe
Denver Riffe
Michael Riffe
Tom Riffe
Mary Ellen Green
Siblings:
Pearl Cline
Hattie Riffe
Carl
Byrd
Birchie
Theodore
James O.
Roy
Lewis"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 22 Feb 2013.
" Eppie E. Cook Riffe
Birth 22 Jan 1922
Cub City, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Feb 2013 (aged 91)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 105642324"

Additional Information Posted:
"FALLS MILLS, Va. — Eppie E. Riffe of Pebblestone Drive, Falls Mills, died on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Mercer Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield, W.Va.

"Born on January 22, 1922, in Wyoming County, at Cub Creek, she was a daughter of the late Bilton Cook (1877-1963) and Dixie E. Harless-Cook (1881-1961). She was the last survivor of this family.

"Eppie was a housewife, mother and "Granny" to many.

"She was a member of Bethany Regular Baptist Church at Ikes Fork.

"Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Mervin E. Riffe (Deceased); four sons Robert "Bob" Riffe (Deceased), Smith "Joe" Riffe (Deceased), Darrell Riffe (Deceased) and Doug Riffe (Deceased); four grandsons Adam Deceased), Aaron (Deceased), Brandon (Deceased) and Ryan (Deceased); siblings, Carl F. Cook (1902-1978), Byrd E. Cook (1906-Deceased), Hattie M. Cook-Riffe (1906-1940), James Oliver "Chap" Cook (1908-Deceased), Ivory P. Cook (1912-Deceased), Roy B. Cook (1915-Deceased), Berchie Cook (1917-Deceased), Theodore R. Cook (1919-Deceased), Pearl Cook-Cline (Deceased), & Lewis "L.B." Cook (1924-1995).

"She is survived by her sons, Arthur "Bilton" Riffe of Bluefield, Va., Lewis "Popeye" Riffe and wife Linda of Falls Mills, Va., Denver Riffe and wife Cheryl of Falls Mills, Va., Michael Riffe and wife Drema of Kernersville, N.C., and Tom Riffe and wife Beverly of Bluefield, W.Va.; daughters, Mary Ellen Riffe-Green and husband Gene Green of Pineville, W.Va., and Rita Riffe-Smith of Falls Mills, Va.; 26 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Along with many nieces, nephews and friends.

"Funeral services will be conducted at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell, W.Va., on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at 11 a.m. with Elders Gene Green, Greg Kinser, Lonnie Mullins, Denny Lee Mullins and Luke Lester officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Bluewell, W.Va., where grandsons will be serving as pallbearers and granddaughters will serve as honorary pallbearers."


Silas Miller

1. 1900 Census, Russell Co, VA; Swords Creek District; taken 6 Jun 1900; Page 144A; Image 11 of 42;
Family #94/94.
Listed as Silas Miller; age 10; born in May 1890 in VA; in household of father, Henry Miller, Jr.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 284; WV Archives Website.
Silas Miller; age 78; born 6 May 1890 in Lebanon, VA; widowed; this is his 3rd marriage; living at
Rt# 1, Box 333, Princeton, WV; son of Henry and Mariah (Dye) Miller; married on 10 Jan 1969 in
Iaeger, WV; Mary Phillips; age 79; born 12 Dec 1889 at Paynesville, WV; widow; this is her 3rd
marriage; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Wylie and Victoria (Blankenship) Church.


Mary Church

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 29 Jun 1900; Page 255B; Image
34 of 65; Family #288/288.
Listed as Mary Church; age 10; born in Dec 1889 in WV; at school; in household of father, John W.
Church.
2. McDowell Co, WV Web Site, "McDowell Co Marriages" FTP File; Book #11, page 120.
Moses Muncey, age 19, born in Buchanan Co, VA, son of James and Nancy Muncey, married on
30 May 1907 Mary Church, age 18, born in McDowell Co, WV, daughter of Wiley and Victoria Church.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 284; WV Archives Website.
Silas Miller; age 78; born 6 May 1890 in Lebanon, VA; widowed; this is his 3rd marriage; living at
Rt# 1, Box 333, Princeton, WV; son of Henry and Mariah (Dye) Miller; married on 10 Jan 1969 in
Iaeger, WV; Mary Phillips; age 79; born 12 Dec 1889 at Paynesville, WV; widow; this is her 3rd
marriage; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Wylie and Victoria (Blankenship) Church.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Richard D. and Marian Louvena Lockhart"; Article; Page 209; submitted by
Richard Douglas Lockhart, 205 South 7th Street, Princeton, WV.


Plennie James

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Jennifer Marie Hicks James"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sherry Kennedy
Calhoun, PO Box 122, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
"...of Pikeville, Ky..."


Delores Bolden

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Jennifer Marie Hicks James"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sherry Kennedy
Calhoun, PO Box 122, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
"...of Pikeville, Ky..."


Dwight Allen Miller

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 445; WV Archives Website.
Dwight Allen Miller; age 34; born 21 Mar 1935 in Jenkinjones, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 247, Jenkingjones, WV; son of Onnie Theodore and Beatrice Marie (Dollinger) Miller;
was issued a license to marriage on 14 Aug 1969 in McDowell Co, WV (no return by a minister);
Pansy Dorlas Winebarger Parnell; age 38; born 10 May 1931 at Toms Creek, VA; widow; one
previous marriage; living at Box 24, Leckie, WV; daughter of Clarence and Laura (Richardson)
Winebarger.


Pansy Dorlas Winebarger

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 445; WV Archives Website.
Dwight Allen Miller; age 34; born 21 Mar 1935 in Jenkinjones, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 247, Jenkingjones, WV; son of Onnie Theodore and Beatrice Marie (Dollinger) Miller;
was issued a license to marriage on 14 Aug 1969 in McDowell Co, WV (no return by a minister);
Pansy Dorlas Winebarger Parnell; age 38; born 10 May 1931 at Toms Creek, VA; widow; one
previous marriage; living at Box 24, Leckie, WV; daughter of Clarence and Laura (Richardson)
Winebarger.