1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 414; WV Archives Website.
Eugene Hensley; age 28; born in Logan, WV; single; living at Shively, WV; son of Columbus and Lula
(Adams) Hensley; married on 3 Jul 1969 in Welch, WV; Sarah Francis Hopkins; age 18; born in Welch,
WV; single; living at Box 213, Davy, WV; daughter of William D, (deceased) and Sarah (Mullins)
Hopkins.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 414; WV Archives Website.
Eugene Hensley; age 28; born in Logan, WV; single; living at Shively, WV; son of Columbus and Lula
(Adams) Hensley; married on 3 Jul 1969 in Welch, WV; Sarah Francis Hopkins; age 18; born in Welch,
WV; single; living at Box 213, Davy, WV; daughter of William D, (deceased) and Sarah (Mullins)
Hopkins.
2. Douglas Mortuary, Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Sarah Francis Hensley, 72, of Big Bend, WV, peacefully departed this life on Monday, April 17, 2023 at her home. Born October 20, 1950 in Capels, WV, she was the daughter of the late William D. Hopkins and Sarah Mullens Hopkins Rose."Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband and the love of her life, Eugene Hensley Sr.; two sisters, Norma Hamilton and Donnie Phibbs; and her stepfather, Rev. John Rose.
She was a devoted member of the Indian Creek Baptist Church at Fanrock, WV and she loved to sing praises to her loving Savior. She was a homemaker and a graduate of Welch High School."Those left to cherish her memory are her two children Eugene Hensley Jr. and wife Kathleen of Princeton, WV, Kimberly Taylor and husband Jackie of Hanover, WV; eight grandchildren, Daniel Shepherd, LeAnn Duquette, Holly and Jonathan Griffith, Kailyn Taylor, Tiffani Skinner, Danyelle Johnson and Amber Kinser; sixteen great grandchildren and one great- great grandchild.
Francis loved everyone she ever met and loved to tell people about the Lord."Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 21, 2023 at 12:00 Noon from the Douglas Mortuary Chapel in Welch with the Reverends Gary Walker and Wayne Kennedy, officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Bluewell.
"Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is serving the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 408 WV Archives Website.
Randall Wayne Hicks; age 21; born 17 Dec 1947 in Filbert, WV; single; living at Box 91, Filbert, WV;
son of John Harvey and Helen Ruth (Turner) Hicks; married on 28 Jun 1969 at Leckie, WV; Brenda
Kay Smith; age 21; born 25 Oct 1947 in Leckie, WV; single; living at Box 12, Leckie, WV; daughter of
Ezra F. and Tavie T. (Richardson) Smith.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 408 WV Archives Website.
Randall Wayne Hicks; age 21; born 17 Dec 1947 in Filbert, WV; single; living at Box 91, Filbert, WV;
son of John Harvey and Helen Ruth (Turner) Hicks; married on 28 Jun 1969 at Leckie, WV; Brenda
Kay Smith; age 21; born 25 Oct 1947 in Leckie, WV; single; living at Box 12, Leckie, WV; daughter of
Ezra F. and Tavie T. (Richardson) Smith.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 442; WV Archives Website.
James Edward Hicks; age 24; born 16 Apr 1945 in Welch, WV; single; living at Rt1, Box 107.
Pineville, WV; son of Charles Ceber and Mary (Schuller) Hicks; married on 9 Aug 1969 in Welch, WV;
Denroah Lynn Cecil; age 18; born 25 Apr 1951 in Welch, WV; single; living at Rt 1, Box 19, Welch, WV;
daughter of James Stuart and Ina Mae (Adams) Cecil.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 442; WV Archives Website.
James Edward Hicks; age 24; born 16 Apr 1945 in Welch, WV; single; living at Rt1, Box 107.
Pineville, WV; son of Charles Ceber and Mary (Schuller) Hicks; married on 9 Aug 1969 in Welch, WV;
Denroah Lynn Cecil; age 18; born 25 Apr 1951 in Welch, WV; single; living at Rt 1, Box 19, Welch, WV;
daughter of James Stuart and Ina Mae (Adams) Cecil.
1. "The World"; Coos Bay, OR; Newspaper Obit; Wednesday; 26 Jan 1994; Page 16.
"Elmer Barton Sparks
" MYRTLE POINT Graveside services for Elmer Barton Sparks, 73,. Myrtle Point, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at Myrtle Crest Memorial Gardens in Coquille, conducted by Pastor Jim Schuman of Myrtle Point Church of the Nazarene. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. today and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Myrtle Grove Funeral Home, 265 Rink Creek Road, 269-2851. He was bom May 25, 1920, in Virginia, and died Jan. 25, 1994, in Myrtle Point of cancer. The son of the late Elder and Mrs. Giden Sparks, he was an ordained elder of the old Regular Primitive Baptist Church, and had served as deacon and cleric. Survivors include his wife, Ruby L.' Sparks of Myrtle Point; his children, Evelyn Calhoun, Margie Mullins, Gilbert and Shover Sparks, Loraine (Trigger, Ronnie Sparks, Mary Fox, Sue Ammons, Debbie Bowels, Diane Davis, and Clyde Sparks; step-children. Bob Sturgill, Anna Margaret Stallard, Jim Sturgill and Betty Kistner, his brothers, Clinton, Clyde and Rex Sparks; and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Giden and Melissa Sparks, and twq brothers, Earnest and Claude Sparks. The family suggests donations to South Coast Hospice, 371 W. Anderson, Suite 218, Coos Bay, 97420, or to Myrtle Point Church of the Nazarene, 1545 Maple, Myrtle Point, 97458."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; Taken on 8 Aug
1940; Page 1142A; Image 45 of 60; Hosusehold #334.
Listed as Dennis Lester; age 10; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Arthur Lester.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dennis Lester
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1930
Death Date: 10 Aug 1997
Claim Date: 24 Apr 1972
SSN: 232568515"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 2018.
" Dennis Lester
Birth 13 Oct 1930
Death 10 Aug 1997 (aged 66)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681347"