1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sandy Nellson Simmons
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1942
Marriage Registration Place: Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1963
Marriage Place: Covington, Virginia, USA
Father: Sandy Parris Simmons
Mother: Mary Frances Smith
Spouse: Billisue Quate
Certificate Number: 1963001037"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Billisue Quate
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1945
Marriage Registration Place: Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1963
Marriage Place: Covington, Virginia, USA
Father: R D Quate
Mother: Charlotte Jennings
Spouse: Sandy Nellson Simmons
Certificate Number: 1963001037"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Melvin Lee Wilcher
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 41
Birth Date: 9 May 1929
Marriage Registration Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Apr 1971
Marriage Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
Father: Tom Henry Wilcher
Mother: Nannie Pearl Harris
Spouse: Sylvia Jean Smith Griner
Certificate Number: 1971010384"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Jean Smith Griner
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 40
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1930
Marriage Registration Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Apr 1971
Marriage Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
Father: John Francis Smith
Mother: Flora Alice Rhodes
Spouse: Melvin Lee Wilcher
Certificate Number: 1971010384"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Jean Smith [Sylvia Jean Condo] [Sylvia Griner] [Sylvia Wilcher]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1929
Birth Place: Covington Ba, Virginia, USA [Allegheny CO??, Virginia] [
]
Death Date: 6 May 1995
Father:
John F Smith
Mother:
Flora A Rhodes
SSN: 230360975
Notes: Sep 1948: Name listed as SYLVIA JEAN SMITH; Feb 1954: Name listed as SYLVIA JEAN CONDO; Mar 1965: Name listed as SYLVIA J GRINER; Nov 1972: Name listed as SYLVIA JEA WILCHER; 13 May 1995: Name listed as SYLVIA T WILCHER
3. "The News Leader"; Staunton, VA; Monday; 8 May 1995; Page 2; Newspapers.com Website.
" Sylvia Jean (Smith) Wilcher, 64, of 209 Park Blvd., died Saturday evening (May 5, 1995) at Augusta Medical Center,"Born August 10, 1930 at Bath County, she was the daughter of John F. and Flora (Rhoaps) Smith.
"Prior to retirement she was em ployed by American Safety Razor for 17 years.
"Surviving are two daughters, Debra Smith of Waynesboro and Rebecca March of Tennessee; one son, John K. Condo of Churchville; seven sisters, Dorothy Dressier, Hilda Mosley and Linda Meadows, all of Covington, Rosebud Wathall of Texas, Gaynell Cash of Staunton, and Nettie Rodriguez of Dodie King, both of Bridgeton, N.J.; four brothers, Raymond, Ted, and James, all of Covington, and Ray Smith of Martinsville; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
"A service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bear Funeral Home by the Rev. Cecil Hutchins.
"The family will receive friends at the funeral home immediately following the service. Burial will be private at Hoke Cemetery in Covington."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by HDR; 21 Dec 2018.
" Sylvia Jean Smith
Birth 10 Aug 1930
Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Death 5 May 1995 (aged 64)
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Hoke Chapel Cemetery
Callaghan, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 195483836"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of John Francis Smith and Flora Alice Rhodes (Smith) Boone."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Jean Smith Griner
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 40
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1930
Marriage Registration Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Apr 1971
Marriage Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
Father: John Francis Smith
Mother: Flora Alice Rhodes
Spouse: Melvin Lee Wilcher
Certificate Number: 1971010384"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Jean Smith [Sylvia Jean Condo] [Sylvia Griner] [Sylvia Wilcher]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1929
Birth Place: Covington Ba, Virginia, USA [Allegheny CO??, Virginia] [
]
Death Date: 6 May 1995
Father:
John F Smith
Mother:
Flora A Rhodes
SSN: 230360975
Notes: Sep 1948: Name listed as SYLVIA JEAN SMITH; Feb 1954: Name listed as SYLVIA JEAN CONDO; Mar 1965: Name listed as SYLVIA J GRINER; Nov 1972: Name listed as SYLVIA JEA WILCHER; 13 May 1995: Name listed as SYLVIA T WILCHER
3. "The News Leader"; Staunton, VA; Monday; 8 May 1995; Page 2; Newspapers.com Website.
" Sylvia Jean (Smith) Wilcher, 64, of 209 Park Blvd., died Saturday evening (May 5, 1995) at Augusta Medical Center,"Born August 10, 1930 at Bath County, she was the daughter of John F. and Flora (Rhoaps) Smith.
"Prior to retirement she was em ployed by American Safety Razor for 17 years.
"Surviving are two daughters, Debra Smith of Waynesboro and Rebecca March of Tennessee; one son, John K. Condo of Churchville; seven sisters, Dorothy Dressier, Hilda Mosley and Linda Meadows, all of Covington, Rosebud Wathall of Texas, Gaynell Cash of Staunton, and Nettie Rodriguez of Dodie King, both of Bridgeton, N.J.; four brothers, Raymond, Ted, and James, all of Covington, and Ray Smith of Martinsville; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
"A service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bear Funeral Home by the Rev. Cecil Hutchins.
"The family will receive friends at the funeral home immediately following the service. Burial will be private at Hoke Cemetery in Covington."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by HDR; 21 Dec 2018.
" Sylvia Jean Smith
Birth 10 Aug 1930
Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Death 5 May 1995 (aged 64)
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Hoke Chapel Cemetery
Callaghan, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 195483836"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of John Francis Smith and Flora Alice Rhodes (Smith) Boone."
1. 1910 Census, Pocahontas Co, WV; Huntersville District; taken 17 May 1910; Page 116A; Image 5 of
13; Family #54/54.
Listed as Flora Roads; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Russell Rhodes.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 272; WV Archives Website.
John Smith age 45; born in Alleghany Co, VA; widowed; timberman; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Abner and Ruthy; married on 7 Aug 1925 in McDowell Co, WV; Flora Rhodes; age 22; born in
Pocahontas Co, VA; single; daughter of Russell and Allie.
3. "The News Leader"; Stauton, VA; Wednesday, 7 Nov 1962; Page 8; Newspapers.com Website.
" COVINGTON - Mrs. Flora Smith Boone, 58, of Princeton, N. J., formerly of Rt. 1, Covington, died Sunday (Nov. 4, 1962) in a Princeton hospital. Surviving are three sons, Raymond L. Smith, Elkton, Md., Meredith M. Smith, North East, Md., James W. Smith, Salem, N. J.; seven daughters, Mrs. Mildred Holton, Mrs. Sylvia Condo, Miss Lydia Smith, Princeton, N. J., Mrs. Gaynelle Cash, Staunton, Miss Le Nettie Smith, New York City, Miss Hilda Smith, Elkton, Md., Mrs. Gloria Thomas, Lewisburg, Kan.; 11 grandchildren. The body will be brought to R. M. Loving Funeral Home where a service will be held Thursday afternoon, with burial in Hoke Cemetery."
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by J Stockwell; 15 Jul 2016.
" Flora Alice Rhodes Boone
Birth 25 Jan 1904
Death 4 Nov 1962 (aged 58)
Burial
Hoke Chapel Cemetery
Callaghan, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Plot Row 8, #119
Memorial ID 166952187"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Thomas H Coleman
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1951
Residence Date: 1992
Address: PO Box 139
Residence: Iaeger, WV
Postal Code: 24844-0139"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Kathleen Coleman
Residence Date: 1993
Address: PO Box 139
Residence: Iaeger, WV
Postal Code: 24844-0139
Second Residence Date: 1985
Second Address: General Delivery
Second Residence:
Second Postal Code: 24844-9999 "
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Kathleen (Kat) Coleman,67, of Sandy Huff, WV went to be with the Lord Friday, April 9, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV following a long illness."Kat was born in Sandy Huff June 15, 1953 a daughter of the late Thurman and Elsie Davis Griffith. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and of the Pentecostal Faith.
"In addition to her parents, Thurman and Elsie Griffith, Kat was preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest and Gene Griffith and three sisters, Fonda Hager, Mildred Vickers and Shirl Vickers.
"Survivors include her loving husband of 51 years, Thomas Coleman of the home; two daughters, Jennifer Worthington and husband Thomas of Statesville, NC and Tammy Cecil and husband Billy of Premier, WV; two sons, Thomas Coleman and wife Denise of Troutman, NC and Jesse Coleman and wife Misty of Sandy Huff; nine grandchildren, Amy Stanton and husband Chris of Statesville, NC and Robin Worthington of Statesville, NC, Billy Ray Cecil and wife Brandi of Premier, WV, Nicholas Cecil of Premier, WV, PJ Coleman and Alexis Wilson of Sandy Huff, Abigail Coleman of Avondale, WV, Autumn Turner and husband Will of Wytheville, VA and Corey Coleman and wife Hayleigh of Oceanside, CA; eight great grandchildren, JT and Charlie Whitington of Statesville, NC, Ryleigh, Colton and Christian Cecil of Premier, WV and Winter and Wendy Turner of Wytheville, VA Wyatt Edward Marthers of Troutman, NC; and special friends Steve and Betty England, Charlie and Sharon Lambert and David and Bonnie England.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 11 o’clock with Reverend James Cline and Reverend Gary Walker officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell, WV. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may visit with the family Monday evening, April 12, 2021 at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV from 6 to 9 p.m.
"Services will be held in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines, mask are to be worn by all attending and social distancing is to be practiced.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Pete and Julia Zando"; Article;
Page 266; submitted by Josephine Zando, Box 56, War, WV 24892.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Pete and Julia Zando"; Article;
Page 266; submitted by Josephine Zando, Box 56, War, WV 24892.
1. Highland Co, VA; Marriage License #15966; Ancestry.com Website.
Sandy Paris Simmons; age 24; born in Vanderpool, VA; single; no previous marriage; laborer; living
at Mustoe, VA; son of Ira and Mary Magdalene (Wolf) Simmons; married on 7 Jul 1937 in Monterey,
VA; Francis Missouri Smith; age 16; born and living in McDowell, VA ; single; no previous marriage;
daughter of John and Flora (Rhodes) Smith.
2. 1940 Census; Highland Co, VA; Stonewall District; E.D. 46-5; taken 19 Apr 1940; Page 58A; Image
15 of 35; Household #138.
Listed as Sandy P. Simmons; age 27; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in Highland Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; farm laborer; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by 20 Mar 2012; Fred Long.
" Sandy Paris Simmons
Birth 1912
Death 1983 (aged 70–71)
Burial Haven of Rest Cemetery
Pence Springs, Summers County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 87119705"
1. Highland Co, VA; Marriage License #15966; Ancestry.com Website.
Sandy Paris Simmons; age 24; born in Vanderpool, VA; single; no previous marriage; laborer; living
at Mustoe, VA; son of Ira and Mary Magdalene (Wolf) Simmons; married on 7 Jul 1937 in Monterey,
VA; Francis Missouri Smith; age 16; born and living in McDowell, VA ; single; no previous marriage;
daughter of John and Flora (Rhodes) Smith.
2. 1940 Census; Highland Co, VA; Stonewall District; E.D. 46-5; taken 19 Apr 1940; Page 58A; Image
15 of 35; Household #138.
Listed as Frances M. Simmons; age 18; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in Alleghany
Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Sandy P. Simmons.
3. Highland Co, VA; Death Certificate #11633; Ancestry.com Website.
Frances Missouria Simmons; age 27 yrs, 4 mons 20 days; born 9 Jan 1921 in OH; married; wife of
Sandy Simmons; housewife; living in rural Highland Co, VA; daughter of John and Flora (Roads)
Smith; died 29 May 1948 at Monterey, VA; "found dead in bed with rigor mortis; 8 1/2 mons pregnant;
history of bad heart 3 yrs ago at birth of child; reason not specified; heart failure?; she had come from
28 miles in woods at saw mill (36 hrs before) to mother-in-laws house to have baby; mother-in-law
was deaf and we could get no information from her. History of heart heard some day later; hence
as no cause of death or history obtained"; buried 1 Jun 1948 in Vanderpool Cemetery; informant,
Sandy Simmons, Williamsville, VA
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Raysal/Jolo; E.D. 24-60; Page 1228A; Image
93 of 133; Household #732.
Listed as Walter Poore; age 17; born in WV; single; 3rd grade education education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Russell Poore.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II; Draft Registration Card #N-178; 30 Jun 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Walter Poore; age 19; born 16 Apr 1923 at War, WV; living at Bradshaw, WV; employed by Southern
Coal Co, Bradshaw, WV; name of person who will always no address, Mrs. Vesta Poore, Bradshaw,
WV; 5'11" tall; 171 lbs; brown eyes; Black hair; sallow complexion.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 195; WV Archives Website.
Walter Poore; age 26; born in War, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 28 Jan 1950 at
Jolo, WV; Lora Hicks; age 25; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at War, WV.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Vesta L. Underwood Settles Poore Mullins"; Article; Page 218; submitted by
Martha Gillespie, 3937 North Ridge Road East, Ashtabula, OH 44004-4352.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Russell Poore"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Martha Gillespie, 3937 North
Ridge Road East, Ashtabula, OH 44004-4352.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Reverend Walter and Lora Poore"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Eula Poore
Waddell, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 112B;
Image 24 of 52; Family #218/222.
Listed as Lora Hicks; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-20; Page 390A; Image 39 of 62;
Househld #311.
Listed as Laura Hicks; age 16; born in WV; 5th grade education; not attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 195; WV Archives Website.
Walter Poore; age 26; born in War, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 28 Jan 1950 at
Jolo, WV; Lora Hicks; age 25; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at War, WV.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Reverend Walter and Lora Poore"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Eula Poore
Waddell, Bradshaw, WV 24817.