1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ron Stewart; 22 Feb 2011.
" Sanford Riley Upchurch
Birth Jul 1861
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death unknown
Burial
Edwards-Upchurch Cemetery
Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 65995702"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ron Stewart; 22 Feb 2011.
" Pheb Sparks Upchurch
Birth May 1861
North Carolina, USA
Death 18 Jun 1921 (aged 60)
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Edwards-Upchurch Cemetery
Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 65995701"
1. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 5 Dec 2013.
Jackie Darrell Riggs; born 23 Feb 1951; died 16 Oct 2010; buried here; headstone photo with personal
photo shown; "LOVING HUSBAND, DAD & PA PAW".
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Angela Gale Riggs
[Angela G Riggs]
SSN: 235179894
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 May 1979
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Dec 2004
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Additional Information: Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes: 27 May 1980: Name listed as ANGELA GALE RIGGS; 04 Dec 1991: Name listed as ANGELA G RIGGS"
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Angela Gale Riggs
Gender: Female
Death Age: 25
Birth Date: 1979
Death Date: 3 Dec 2004
Obituary Date: 7 Dec 2004
Newspaper Title: Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Newspaper Place: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA"
3. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 5 Dec 2013.
Angelia Gale Riggs; born 26 May 1979; died 3 dec 2004; buried here; headstone photo shown with
person photo; "A tender Mother and a faithful friend"; inscription on back of headstone."I WANT YOU TO KNOW'
"A BRIEF MOMENT OF DARKNESS WAS ALL THAT I KNEW,
BEFORE HEAVEN'S GATE CAME INTO MY VIEW."LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS I HAD MISSED FOR YEARS
WELCOMED ME WITH OPEN ARM AND MANY TEARS."ALL THE HURT, FEAR AND PAIN THAT I HAVE EVER KNOWN
IS GONE FROM MY LIFE, I AM FINALLY HOME.
"I GAZED UPON THE LORD'S SWEET SMILING FACE
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I KNEW
AND FELT HIS GRACE."I KNOW THAT YOU MISS ME, BUT PLEASE DRY YOUR EYES,
I'LL ALWAYS BE WATCHING AND LOVING YOU
FROM MY HOME IN THE SKY."A COOL BREEZE ON YOUR FACE, A TOUCH OF LIGHT RAIN,
I WILL SEND AS A REMINDER THAT WE WILL BE REUNITED AGAIN."LIFE ON EARTH IS BUT ONE BRIEF MOMENT IN TIME,
I AM FINALLY HOME, ETERNITY IS MINE."
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Willard Maurise Hyatt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1917
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1941
Marriage Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Father: J C Hyatt
Mother: Laura Hyatt
Spouse:
Alene McClintock
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Father: D F McClintock
Spouse Mother: Georgia McClintock
Event Type: Marriage"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willard Morris Hyatt [Willard Maurice Hyatt] [Willard Hyatt]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1914
Birth Place: Premier, West Virginia [McDowell CO, West Virginia]
Death Date: 11 May 1997
Father:
Jessie S Hyatt
Mother:
Laura Stone
SSN: 238245199
Notes: Jun 1940: Name listed as WILLARD MORRIS HYATT;
02 Apr 1985: Name listed as WILLARD MAURICE HYATT; 1
6 May 1997: Name listed as WILLARD M HYATT"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Willard M. Hyatt
Social Security Number: 238-24-5199
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1917
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: North Carolina
Last Residence: 27401, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Death Date: 11 May 1997"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Willard Maurise Hyatt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1917
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1941
Marriage Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Father: J C Hyatt
Mother: Laura Hyatt
Spouse:
Alene McClintock
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Father: D F McClintock
Spouse Mother: Georgia McClintock
Event Type: Marriage"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 413; WV Archives Web Site.
Provine Reeves; age 48; born in TN; widowed; Colored; living at Wilcoe, WV; married on 14
Aug 1944 at Welch, WV; Novella Sharpley; age 46; born in AL; widow; Colored; living at
Wilcoe, WV.
Willard Howard "Buddy" Bishop Sr
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 249A;
Family #142/147.
Listed as Willard Bishop; age 4 yrs 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Walter Bishop.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; E.D. 24-60; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Page
1198A; Image 25 of 132; Household #263.
Listed as Willard Bishop; age 16; born in WV; 4th grade education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Walter Lee Bishop.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
Buddy Bishop; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 20 Nov 1943
at Bradshaw, WV; Beulah Mae Tabor; age 16; born at Davy, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; with
consent of Ruth Bell Bishop, mother of Buddy Bishop, and Alice Tabor, mother of Beulah Mae
Tabor.
4. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Willard Bishop
Titles and Terms (Original) SR
Also Known As Willard A Bishop
2nd Also Known As Name Willard Sr Bishop
3rd Also Known As Name Willard A Bishop
Residence Date 01 Jul 1998-01 Oct 1998
Residence Place Avondale, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 16 Jun 1923
Phone Number..."
"Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Jan 2009
Address Kincaid
Address Continued Avondale, West Virginia 24811
Address Date 01 Jul 1998-01 Oct 1998
2nd Address Garland
2nd Address Continued Avondale, West Virginia 24811
2nd Address Date 01 May 1995-01 Sep 1997
3rd Address 94 PO Box
3rd Address Continued Avondale, West Virginia 24811
3rd Address Date 01 Aug 1987-25 Mar 2008..."
5. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Willard "Bud" Bishop, Sr., 88, of Avondale, WV, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 in the McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, WV. Willard was born June 16, 1923, in English, WV, a son of the late Walter and Ruthie Belle Elzwick Bishop. He was a retired coal miner and a captain of the Sandy River Rescue Squad for many years. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife, Beula Mae Tabor Bishop, two grandchildren, Darreck Addair and Eric Addair; and several brothers and sisters, Troy Bishop, Conley Bishop, Mae Lowery, and Arizona Stiltner. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Addair of Garland; one son, Willard Bishop, Jr., also of Garland; one siser, Aileen Turner of Garland; nine grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, and six great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 1 o'clock with Reverend Kenny Green and Reverend Johnny Akers officiating at the Church of the Living God at Garland. Burial will follow in the Shortridge Cemetery on Shortridge near Garland, WV...."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Ties That Bind; 6 Mar 2019.
"Willard “Bud” Bishop Sr.
Birth 16 Jun 1923
English, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 12 Jan 2012 (aged 88)
Gary, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 197348446"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
Buddy Bishop; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 20 Nov 1943
at Bradshaw, WV; Beulah Mae Tabor; age 16; born at Davy, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; with
consent of Ruthbell Bishop, mother of Buddy Bishop, and Alice Tabor, mother of Beulah Mae
Tabor.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Beulah M Bishop
Residence Date 01 Nov 1994-25 Mar 2008
Residence Place Avondale, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 05 Aug 1929
Phone Number..."
"Phone Number Recorded Date 25 Mar 2008
Address 94 PO Box
Address Continued Avondale, West Virginia 24811
Address Date 01 Nov 1994-25 Mar 2008..."
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Beulah Mae Bishop
[Beulah M Bishop]
[Beulah Mae Tabor]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1929
Birth Place: Davey, West Virginia
Death Date: 2 May 2005
Father: John H Tabor
Mother: Alice C Bishop
SSN: 236960054
Notes: 26 Feb 1973: Name listed as BEULAH MAE BISHOP;
06 May 2005: Name listed as BEULAH M BISHOP"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ashley Jones and Annetta Tiller; 4 Sep 2021.
"Beulah May Bishop
Birth 5 Aug 1929
Death May 2005 (aged 75)
Burial Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 231659788"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thornton Goode"; Article; Page 152; submitted by Nancy Goode Moore
Maderia, 266 W. Main St, Keystone, WV 24842.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #688; WV Archives Web Site.
Thornton Goode; age 67 yrs, 1 mon, 20 days; born 24 Nov 1867 in Mosley Junction; Manchester Co,
VA; widowed; husband of Ruth Markham; tipple worker for coal mine; son of J.P. and Jennie (Porter)
Goode, both born in Richmond, VA; died 14 Jan 1935 in Maybeury, WV; due to cancerous abdomen;
buried 16 Jan 1935 in Woodlawn Cemetery; informant, Mrs. Ruby Keesling, Maybeury, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thornton Goode"; Article; Page 152; submitted by Nancy Goode Moore
Maderia, 266 W. Main St, Keystone, WV 24842.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3570; WV Archives Web Site.
Leoneria Ruth Goode; age 66 yrs, 5 mons, 4 days; born 10 Oct 1866 in Chesterfield Co, VA; married;
wife of T. Goode; living at Maybeury, WV; daughter of G.O. Markham and unknown mother; died
14 Mar 1933 in a Welch, WV hospital; due to acute cardiac dilitation; buried 15 Mar 1933 in
Woodlawn Cemetery; informant, T. Goode, Maybeury, WV.