1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 022427; Ancestry.com Website.
Shawn Raymond Spears; age 17; born 17 Feb 1961 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade
education; living at Box 87, Pineville, WV; son of Gayle Randall and Olivia Lavone (Tilley) Spears;
married on 16 Jun 1978 in Grundy, VA; Marjorie Lynne Clay; age 22; born 28 Jan 1956 in WV; this is
her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box 93, Saulsville, WV; daughter of Melville Stuart
and Martha Jane (Shumate) Clay.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Shawn Raymond Spears 60, of Pineville went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday March 23, 2021 following a long illness."Born February 17, 1961 in Pineville he was the son of the late Gale Spears and Olivia Tilley Allen.
"Shawn was a Christian, and member of Saulsville Baptist Church. He was a coal miner for 40 years, 38 of those years were spent working for US Steel at the Pinnacle Mine in Pineville. In 1996 he started his own business CMJR Inc. Shawn loved coaching Pineville Little League for a number of years and is still loved by the many players he coached. He was a die hard WVU Mountaineers fan, and was a devoted and faithful fan of the Wyoming East Girls Basketball Team, GO LADY WARRIORS!!!! Shawn was a lifelong republican, he also ran twice for a seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. The Joy of his life was his family, he enjoyed time spent on the Lake, and supporting his children and grandchildren in their many activities. He will be missed by all that knew him."In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his Grandparents that raised him Hannah Mae and Virgil Spears, his maternal grandparents Paul and Eileen Tilley, his father-in-law Stewart Clay and Two brothers Brian Spears, and Darren Spears.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his loving and devoted wife of 42 years Margie Clay Spears. His four children Rene Davidson and her husband Ryan, Jason Spears and his wife Lydia, Marissa Bailey and her husband Matthew, and Cody Spears. His grandchildren Logan (Kaylea), Skylar and Keegan Davidson, Trenton and Taylor Bailey, Peyton and Cooper Spears. A great grandson Karson. His brother and sisters: Randy Spears, Lawanna Stewart, Leisa Lester, Libby Allison, and Connie West. His mother-in-law Martha Clay, his aunt Nancy Johnson and her husband Rolo. His sister-in-law Debbie Clay, and his brothers-in-laws: Mike Clay, Carl Clay, Roger Clay, Randy Clay and Kenny Clay. A host of nieces, nephews, and countless friends.
"The family would like to extend a very special thank you to Roger and Mary Clay for the help and care they gave to Shawn."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 022427; Ancestry.com Website.
Shawn Raymond Spears; age 17; born 17 Feb 1961 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade
education; living at Box 87, Pineville, WV; son of Gayle Randall and Olivia Lavone (Tilley) Spears;
married on 16 Jun 1978 in Grundy, VA; Marjorie Lynne Clay; age 22; born 28 Jan 1956 in WV; this is
her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box 93, Saulsville, WV; daughter of Melville Stuart
and Martha Jane (Shumate) Clay.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 364; WV Archives Website.
Kenneth Perry Bledsoe; age 22; born 13 May 1941 at Wharncliffe, WV; no previous marriage; living
at Hanover, WV; son of J.B. and Ellen (Hatfield) Blodsoe; married on 26 Mar 1964 at Simon, WV;
Ruth Ann Kennedy; age 16; born 8 Feb 1948 in Emmett, WV; no previous marriage; living at Simon,
WV; daughter of Mason Charles and Ilene (Blankenship) Kennedy.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ruth Ann Bledsoe Estep, 72, of Justice, WV went home to be with the Lord on February 7, 2021 at Hubbard
Hospice House, Charleston, WV. She was born on February 8, 1948 in Simon, WV a daughter of the late
Mason and Ilene Blankenship Kennedy. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her first
husband Kenneth Bledsoe; two daughters Julia Annetta Bledsoe and Eva Lynn Hunt; a son Steven Jarrell
Bledsoe; and a brother Danny Kennedy. Survivors include her loving husband of seventeen years Terry
Eugene Estep; four sons Kevin (Melissa) Bledsoe of Lynco, Kenneth (Misty) Bledsoe of Brenton, Jason
(Chasity) Bledsoe of Coal Mountain and Travis (Whitney) Barbour of Hanover; a daughter Nancy (Darrell)
Barbour of Hanover; a step daughter Bridget Miller of Flatwoods; twenty-two grandchildren; nine great
grandchildren; three sisters Ernestine (John) Ward of Simon, Peggy (Troy) Morgan of Simon and Lucy
(Everett) Cochran of Lynco; three brothers Bobby (Becky) Kennedy of Lynco, June (Ann) Kennedy of Simon
and Joe (Dolly) Kennedy of Rockhouse; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday February 13th at the Apostolic Faith Tabernacle, Lynco, WV
with Bro. Timmy Mills and Bro. Wayne Bailey officiating. She will be laid to rest in Morgan Sandau
Cemetery, Long Branch Mountain, WV. Friends may gather with the family after 6 pm on Friday February
12th at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Forsyth Co, NC; Marriage License #519; Ancestry.com Website.
Clifton Mabe age 27 yrs, of and living in Danbury, NC; son of Lefford and Ellen Mabe; married on 17
May 1945 in Winston-Salem, NCl Helen Hoops; age 24; of anf living in Bluefield, WV; daughter of
Charles and Millie Young.
2. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Willie Mabe
Spouse: Helen Mabe
Marriage Place: USA
Divorce Date: 18 Sep 1961
Divorce Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Stokes, USA"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 25 Jul 2010.
" Willie Clifton Mabe
Birth 26 Jun 1918
Death 27 Mar 1983 (aged 64)
Burial
Snow Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 55436382"
1. 1930 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Boissevain; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 162A;
Image 21 of 79; Family #192/192.
Listed as Helen L. Young; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Charles L. Young.
2. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #31994; Ancestry.com Website.
Glen Allen Hoops; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living in Bastian, VA; son of
Charles William and Matilda Elizabeth (Lawson) Hoops; married on 29 Sep 1939 in Bland, VA;
Helen Louise Young; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Bastian, VA; daughter of
Charles Lee and Amelia Cordelia (Earls) Young.
3. Forsyth Co, NC; Marriage License #519; Ancestry.com Website.
Clifton Mabe age 27 yrs, of and living in Danbury, NC; son of Lefford and Ellen Mabe; married on 17
May 1945 in Winston-Salem, NCl Helen Hoops; age 24; of anf living in Bluefield, WV; daughter of
Charles and Millie Young.
4. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Mabe
Spouse: Willie Mabe
Marriage Place: USA
Divorce Date: 18 Sep 1961
Divorce Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Stokes, USA"
5. Forsyth Co, NC Death Certificate #36853; Ancestry.com Website.
Helen Louise Mabe; age 52; born in WV; divorced; NC; Mayberry Ice Cream Shop Manager;
SS#226-30-2728; living at Rt #2, Walnut Cove, NC; daughter of C.L. and Amelia (Earls) Young, Sr;
died 24 Oct 1973 in NC Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC; due to Carcinoma of breast; body
removed 24 Oct 1973 for burial in Walnut Cave Town Cemetery, Walnut Cove, NC; informant, Mrs.
Sue Hopkins, Rt #2, Walnut Cove, NC.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by bncheek; 8 Sep 2011; maintained by isabel.
" Helen Louise Young Mabe
Birth 25 Jul 1921
West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Oct 1973 (aged 52)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Walnut Cove Cemetery
Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 76204627"
1. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #31994; Ancestry.com Website.
Glen Allen Hoops; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living in Bastian, VA; son of Charles
William and Matilda Elizabeth (Lawson) Hoops; married on 29 Sep 1939 in Bland, VA; Helen Louise
Young; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Bastian, VA; daughter of Charles Lee and
Amelia Cordelia (Earls) Young.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1621; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website/
Glen Allen Hoops; age 21; born 4 Jan 1909 in Tazewell Co, VA; living at Box 234, North Tazewell, VA;
employed by Jacob's Fork Pocahontas Coal Co, Squire, WV; person who will always know address;
Mrs. helen Louise Hoops, Wife, Cucumber, WV; 5'10" tall; 150 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; light
complexion.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Death certificate #10247; WV Archives Website.
Glenn Allen Hoops; age 24 yrs, 6 mons, 26 days; born 4 Jan 1919 in Tazewell Co, VA; married;
husband of Helen Louise Hoops; coal loader; living at North Tazewell, VA; son of C.W. and Mateldie
Elizabeth (Lawson) Hoops; died 30 Jul 1943 in Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefile, WV; due to
crushing injury of head; accident at Bishop, VA; shot went off in face; buried 1 Aug 1943 in Maxwell,
VA; informant, C.L. Young, Cucumber, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Boissevain; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 162A;
Image 21 of 79; Family #192/192.
Listed as Helen L. Young; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Charles L. Young.
2. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #31994; Ancestry.com Website.
Glen Allen Hoops; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living in Bastian, VA; son of
Charles William and Matilda Elizabeth (Lawson) Hoops; married on 29 Sep 1939 in Bland, VA;
Helen Louise Young; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Bastian, VA; daughter of
Charles Lee and Amelia Cordelia (Earls) Young.
3. Forsyth Co, NC; Marriage License #519; Ancestry.com Website.
Clifton Mabe age 27 yrs, of and living in Danbury, NC; son of Lefford and Ellen Mabe; married on 17
May 1945 in Winston-Salem, NCl Helen Hoops; age 24; of anf living in Bluefield, WV; daughter of
Charles and Millie Young.
4. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Mabe
Spouse: Willie Mabe
Marriage Place: USA
Divorce Date: 18 Sep 1961
Divorce Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Stokes, USA"
5. Forsyth Co, NC Death Certificate #36853; Ancestry.com Website.
Helen Louise Mabe; age 52; born in WV; divorced; NC; Mayberry Ice Cream Shop Manager;
SS#226-30-2728; living at Rt #2, Walnut Cove, NC; daughter of C.L. and Amelia (Earls) Young, Sr;
died 24 Oct 1973 in NC Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC; due to Carcinoma of breast; body
removed 24 Oct 1973 for burial in Walnut Cave Town Cemetery, Walnut Cove, NC; informant, Mrs.
Sue Hopkins, Rt #2, Walnut Cove, NC.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by bncheek; 8 Sep 2011; maintained by isabel.
" Helen Louise Young Mabe
Birth 25 Jul 1921
West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Oct 1973 (aged 52)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Walnut Cove Cemetery
Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 76204627"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #12524; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Payne; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; coal miner; no previous marriage; living at
Jolo, WV; son of John Dee and Ida Belle (Payne) Payne; married on 15 May 1943 in Buchanan Co
VA; Gwendolyn Hawks; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Jolo, WV; daughter of Harvey and Nora (Skeens) Hawks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville, E.D. 24-59; Page 1178B;
Image 58 of 64; Household #489.
Listed as Gwyndylon Hawks; age 14; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Hawks.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #12524; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Payne; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; coal miner; no previous marriage; living at
Jolo, WV; son of John Dee and Ida Belle (Payne) Payne; married on 15 May 1943 in Buchanan Co
VA; Gwendolyn Hawks; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Jolo, WV; daughter of Harvey and Nora (Skeens) Hawks.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Gwendolyn Payne [Gwendolyn Hocevar] [Gwendolyn Hawks]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1926
Birth Place: Roda Wise, Virginia
Death Date: 23 Aug 1999
Father:
John H Hawks
Mother:
Nora Skengs
SSN: 232522915
Notes: Sep 1950: Name listed as GWENDOLYN PAYNE;
Jun 1973: Name listed as GWENDOLYN HOCEVAR"
5. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gwendolyn Hocevar
[Gwendolyn Hawks]
Gender: Female
Race: White, Not Hispanic (White)
Age: 72
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1926
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA
Residence Zip Code: 44094
Death Date: 22 Aug 1999
Death Hospital: Hospital/ER-Outpatient
Death Place: Willoughby, Lake, USA
Filing Date: 24 Aug 1999
Inquest Hospital: Lake County Mem Hosp-West
Registrar's Certificate Number: 067295
Father: Hawks
Mother: Skeens
Inquest Questions: Place of Injury: Unspecified Place; Injury in Ohio?: Yes; Referred to Coroner?: Referred to Coroner; Certifier: Coroner; Autopsy Performed?: No Autopsy performed; Method of Disposition: Burial; Time of Death: 11:04 PM
Education: 8
Military Service: No"
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Marilyn Nichols Trumbull; 3 Feb 2013.
"Gwendolyn Hawks Hocevar
Birth 25 Aug 1926
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Death 22 Aug 1999 (aged 72)
Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Willoughby Memorial Gardens
Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, USA
Plot Sec. A, Row 12, Stone 11
Memorial ID 104574907"
1. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Shirley Jean Allen
Maiden Name Payne
Gender Female
Death Age 68
Birth Date 18 Sep 1947
Birth Place Roderfield, W. VA
Residence Place Ashtabula County
Death Date 2015
Death Place Chardon
Burial Date 5 Dec 2015
Father Clyde Payne
Mother Gwendolyn Hocevar
Spouse Claude Allen
Child Michael J. Allen"
1. U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Charles Terry Payne
Birth Date 29 Jan 1955
Gender Male
Race Caucasian (White)
Home State Pennsylvania
Home City Cleveland
Casualty Country United States and Territory
Casualty Category Non-battle Dead
Casualty Status Non-hostile Dead: Died Out-right (current), No Previous Report (previous)
Casualty Date 22 Nov 1973
Cause of Death Not Booby Trap Connected: None Of The Above; Injuries Sustained In A Vehicle Accident (vehicle Major Cause)
Vehicle Passenger (type); Private (owner)
Position in Vehicle Pilot/operator
Report Date 23 Nov 1973
PostProm No
Personnel Catagory Active Duty Army
Military Class Enlisted Personnel
Rank Private First Class"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene' 13 Jul 2018.
"Charles Terry Payne
Birth 29 Jan 1955
Death 22 Nov 1973 (aged 18)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191340185"Additional Information Posted:
"PFC, US Army, Vietnam veteran
Inscription PFC, US Army, Vietnam "