1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #23990; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Tilley; age 24; born in Meade, WV; single; miner; living at Sabine, WV; son of Alfred Meade
(sic, Tilley) and Goldie Mae (Lusk) Tilley; married on 27 Aug 1960 at Lebanon, VA; Dorothy lambert
age 30; born and living in Ravencliff, WV; single; daughter of Dalas and Gladys (Maynor) Lambert.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"James Junior Tilley, 84, of Ravencliff, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday April 4, 2021 at Raleigh
General Hospital, Beckley, WV. He was born on July 5, 1936 in McGraws, WV a son of the late Alfred and
Goldie Lusk Tilley. James is a member of the Bellemeade Baptist Church and the UMWA. In addition to his
parents he is preceded in death by his first wife Dorothy Tilley; a sister Betty Elizabeth Sinecoff; a brother
Curtis Tilley; his step children Patricia Tilley, Carol Domi, and Sandra Sullivan. Survivors include his loving
wife of 10 years Loretta Ritchie Tilley; step children Kelly Cozort of Glen Fork, Kathy Tilley of Ravencliff, Kathy
Miller of Georgia, and Billy Irick of Ravencliff; three sisters Ruby Byars of McGraws, Margaret Stewart of
Oceana, and Mary Lou Hill of Oceana; two brothers Jackie Tilley of Ravencliff, and Bobby Tilley of McGraws;
and a host of step grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be
held at 12 pm on Saturday, April 10th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Pastor
Nathan Vance officiating. Friends may gather with the family from 11 am until time of service on Saturday at
the funeral home. In keeping with his wishes he will be cremated following the service and laid to rest beside
his first wife in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ravencliff, WV. The family is being served by the Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #23990; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Tilley; age 24; born in Meade, WV; single; miner; living at Sabine, WV; son of Alfred Meade
(sic, Tilley) and Goldie Mae (Lusk) Tilley; married on 27 Aug 1960 at Lebanon, VA; Dorothy lambert
age 30; born and living in Ravencliff, WV; single; daughter of Dalas and Gladys (Maynor) Lambert.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy Ramona Tilley
[Dorothy R Tilley]
[Dorothy Ramona Lambert]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Nov 1930
Birth Place: McGraws Wyo, West Virginia
Death Date: 17 Mar 2005
Father: Dallas E Lambert
Mother: Gladys M Maynor
SSN: 234864010
Notes: Dec 1968: Name listed as DOROTHY RAMONA TILLEY;
01 Apr 2005: Name listed as DOROTHY R TILLEY"
1. 1930 Census, Whitley Co, KY; Pine Mt District; Clairfield, TN, Rt #1; taken 16 Apr 1930; Page 272A;
Family #198/204.
Listed as Geneva Adkins; age 9; born in KY; in household of grandfather, Sherod Adkins, with her
mother.
2. Fauguier Co, VA; Marriage License #68 032914; Ancestry.com Website.
Walker Cooper; age 48; born 13 Nov 1920 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Fort Bragg, NC; son of Clark and Alcie Bertha (Roberts) Cooper; married on
20 Aug 1968 in Farquier Co, VA; Geneva King; maiden name Hale; age 47; born 1 Jan 1921 in TN;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Fort Bragg, NC; daughter of Walter
and Rosa (Atkins) Hale.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Geneva King [Geneva Cooper] [Geneva Hale]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1921
Birth Place: Middlesboro, Kentucky [Middlesburg, Kentucky]
Death Date: 16 Mar 1996
Father:
Walter Hale
Mother:
Rosie Adkins
SSN: 232380857
Death Certificate Number: SSA-721 FROM WALKER FH
Notes: Mar 1945: Name listed as GENEVA KING;
Dec 1961: Name listed as GENEVA COOPER"
3. "The News Journal"; Wilmington, DE; Tuesday; 26 Mar 1996; Page 10; Newspapers.com Website.
"GENEVA COOPER, 75, of Smithville, Tenn., formerly of Elkton, Md., died March 16 of cancer in a hospital in Murfreesboro. In the 1960s and '70s, Mrs. Cooper and her husband, Walker Cooper Sr., who died in 1987, owned M&W Tavern and R&G Motors used car lot, both in Elkton. Earlier, they ran a fleet of taxi cabs and school buses, serving the Elkton area. In 1973, they moved to Smithville, where they operated an Amoco gas station, two self-service laundries and a car wash. Survivors: sons, Jack and Charles King, both of Chattanooga, Donald King of Elkton, Walker Dusty Cooper Jr. of Newark, Del., Wayne Cooper of Murfreesboro and Jimmy Cooper of Smithville; daughter, Shirley Williams of Lebanon; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Service: March 17, Smithville. Burial: March 18, Smithville."
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Melissa Clayton Key; 13 Jul 2015; maintained by Barry
Turner.
" Geneva King Cooper
Birth 1 Jan 1921
Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Death 16 Mar 1996 (aged 75)
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Burial DeKalb Memorial Gardens
Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA Show Map
Plot EVERLASTING GARDENS -N~block~ 21~B~2
Memorial ID 149226347"Additional Information Posted:
"Lebanon Democrat, March 18, 1996"Geneva Cooper
"Visitation with the family of Ms. Cooper, 75, of Smithville was 10 am to 10 pm Sunday, March 17 and will be 10 am to commencement of services today, Monday, March 18 at Chapel-Walker Funeral Home in Smithville with Arnet Creasy officiating.
"She was born in Middleboro, Ky. in 1921, the daughter of the late, Linze King and Rose Adkins King.
"Burial will be at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Ms. Cooper, retired from nursing at the Perryville, Md., VA hospital, died Saturday, March 16, 1996 of cancer at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro,.
"Survivors include daughter Sherley Williams of Lebanon; sons Jack King and Charles King of Chattanooga, Donald King of Elkton, Md., Dusty Cooper of Newark, Del., Wayne Cooper of Murfreesboro, and Jimmy Cooper of Smithville; brother Everette King of Clairfield; sister Jenny King of Clairfield; 21 granchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and close friend Harry Foutch of Smithville.
*******************
"Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1968
Marriage Place: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Spouse: WALKER COOPER"
1. 1910 Census, Alleghany Co, NC; Cherry Lane Township; taken on 28/29 Apr 1910; Page 6A; Image
11 of 20; Family #97/99.
Listed as Fielden Sanders; age 26; born in NC; married once for 7 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '59 002041; WV Archives Web Site.
Fielden M. Sanders; age 74; born on 12 Jul 1884 in Alleghaney Co, NC; married; living at Capels, WV;
son of unknown parents; died on 8 Feb 1959 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from lung
cancer; buried on 10 Feb 1959 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Belle Rash
Sanders, Capels, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, MCdowell Co, WV; submitted by
Cheryl Nienhaus; 26 Feb 2012; double headstone photo added by K. Sanders.
Fielden Monroe Sanders; born 12 Jul 1884; died 8 Feb 1959; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, Permealia Belle Rash Sanders.
1. 1900 Census, Alleghany Co, NC; Cherry Lane Township; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 124B; Image 12
of 21; Family #108/110.
Listed as Sarah J. Rash; age 18; born in NC in Sep 1881; single; in household of father, John F. Rash.
2. 1910 Census, Alleghany Co, NC; Cherry Lane Township; taken on 28/29 Apr 1910; Page 6A; Image
11 of 20; Family #97/99.
Listed as Jane Sanders; age 28; born in NC; married once for 7 yrs; 2 children, both living; in household
of husband, Fielden M. Sanders.
1. 1910 Census, Alleghany Co, NC; Cherry Lane Township; taken on 28/29 Apr 1910; Page 6A; Image
11 of 20; Family #97/99.
Listed as Minnie Sanders; age 5; born in NC; in household of father, Fielden M. Sanders.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 15; Dwelling #117.
Listed as John Taylor; age 52; born in VA; married; unable to work; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 15; Dwelling #117.
Listed as Synthia Taylor; age 42; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John Taylor, Sr.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 350; WV Archives Wev Site.
Lloyd E. Campbell; age 21; born in Lex, WV; single; living in Warriormine, WV; married on 27 Sep
1947 in Lex, WV; Deloris June Tester; age 17; born in Yukon, WV; single; living in Warriormine, WV;
with consent of Mary Tester, mother of Deloris June Tester.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #75-017846; Ancestry.com Website.
Loyd E. Campbell; age 49; born 14 Ap 1926 at Lex, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Caretta, WV; son of Clyde and Ella (Payne) Campbell; married on 3 May 1975 in
Lebanon, VA; Dorothy Ellen Mullins; maiden name, Hagerman; age 40; born 30 Sep 1934 in Jolo,
WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 48, Caretta, WV; daughter of
Ules and Fannie (Cooper) Hagerman.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-001647; Ancestry.com Website.
Loyd Eugene Campbell; age 59; born 14 Apr 1926 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd (sic, 3rd)
marriage; last marriage ended 1 Apr 1980; 8th grade education; living at Box 48, Caretta, WV; son of
William Clyde and Elle (Payne) Campbell; married on 3 Jan 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Loretta
Blankenship; age 24; born 31 Oct 1962 in FL; this is her 1st marriage; 9th grade education; living at
Box 48, Caretta, WV; daughter of Doyal Ray and Rosa Bell (Thornsbury) Blankenship.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by David A. Swiger; 30 Mar 2013.
" Loyd Eugene Campbell, Sr
Birth 14 Apr 1926
Death 2 Mar 1999 (aged 72)
Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Payne Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "Inscription: S1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #75-017846; Ancestry.com Website.
Loyd E. Campbell; age 49; born 14 Ap 1926 at Lex, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Caretta, WV; son of Clyde and Ella (Payne) Campbell; married on 3 May 1975 in
Lebanon, VA; Dorothy Ellen Mullins; maiden name, Hagerman; age 40; born 30 Sep 1934 in Jolo,
WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 48, Caretta, WV; daughter of
Ules and Fannie (Cooper) Hagerman.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dorothy Ellen Hagerman [Dorothy Ellen Campbell] [Dorothy Mullins] [Dorothy Campbell]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1933
Birth Place: Jelo McDowel, West Virginia [Jolo McDowel??, West Virginia]
Death Date: Apr 1980
Father:
Ules E Hagerman
Mother:
Fannie Cooper
SSN: 236485188
Notes: Aug 1949: Name listed as DOROTHY ELLEN HAGERMAN;
11 Aug 1975: Name listed as DOROTHY ELLEN CAMPBELL; :
Name listed as DOROTHY ELL MULLINS;
04 Jan 1988: Name listed as DOROTHY CAMPBELL"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 25 Feb 2012.
" Dorothy Ellen Hagerman Campbell
Birth 30 Sep 1934
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Apr 1980 (aged 45)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Roosevelt Hagerman Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85706188"Additional Information Posted:
"Father Ules Hagerman
Mother: Fannie Cooper
"Marriage 1 Hubert Mullins"Children
Ruby Mullins
Carolyn Mullins
Hubert(Brownie)Mullins
Cathy Mullins
Robert Mullins
Linda Mullins"Marriage 2 Loyd Eugene Campbell
"Children
Loyd Eugene Campbell, Jr"
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 189A; Image 21 of 22;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Reason Smith; age 42; born in Jan 1858 in OH; married 17 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. Pike Co, OH; Death Registry; Vol #__(1904); Page 285; LDS Web Site.
Reason Smith; 46 yrs, 9 mons, 10 days; born in Camp Creek Township, married; farmer; living in
Sunfish Township; died 20 Oct 1904 in Sunfish Township; due to dropsy.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 189A; Image 21 of 22;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Josephine Smith; age 42; born in May 1858 in OH; married 17 yrs; 10 children, 7 living; in
household of husband. Reason Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 256B; Image 4 of 20; Family 40/40.
Listed as Josephine Smith; age 50; born in OH; widow; 11 children, 8 living; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 189A; Image 21 of 22;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Emma F. Smith; age 16; born in Sep 1883 in OH; at school; in household of father. Reason Smith.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 189A; Image 21 of 22;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Oscar C. Smith; age 15; born in Feb 1885 in OH; farm laborer; in household of father. Reason Smith.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 189A; Image 21 of 22;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Leroy Smith; age 7; born in Jun 1892 in OH; at school; in household of father. Reason Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 256B; Image 4 of 20; Family 40/40.
Listed as Roy L. Smith; age 17; born in OH; odd job laborer; in household of mother, Josephine Smith.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 189A; Image 21 of 22;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Elmina Smith; age 5; born in Sep 1894 in OH; in household of father. Reason Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 256B; Image 4 of 20; Family 40/40.
Listed as Elmina Smith; age 15; born in OH; in household of mother, Josephine Smith.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 189A; Image 21 of 22;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Earnest Smith; age 4; born in Dec 1897 in OH; in household of father. Reason Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 256B; Image 4 of 20; Family 40/40.
Listed as Earnest J. Smith; age 12; born in OH; in household of mother, Josephine Smith.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 189A; Image 21 of 22;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Ruth M. Smith; age 5 mons; born in Nov 1899 in OH; in household of father. Reason Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 256B; Image 4 of 20; Family 40/40.
Listed as Ruth M. Smith; age 10; born in OH; in household of mother, Josephine Smith.
1. 1910 Census, Pike Co, OH; Sunfish Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 256B; Image 4 of 20; Family 40/40.
Listed as Harry R. Smith; age 8; born in OH; in household of mother, Josephine Smith.
1. Marion Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 272; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Eugene Poland; age 22; born 26 Nov 1922 in Burton, WV; living in Burton, WV; married on
12 Jan 1946 in Farmington, WV; Edith Rose Grossenbacher; age 21; born 3 Oct 1923 in Piney, WV;
living in Fairmont, WV.
1. Marion Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 272; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Eugene Poland; age 22; born 26 Nov 1922 in Burton, WV; living in Burton, WV; married on
12 Jan 1946 in Farmington, WV; Edith Rose Grossenbacher; age 21; born 3 Oct 1923 in Piney, WV;
living in Fairmont, WV.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
"Edith Rose Poland, 92, of Oceana, passed away Friday December 28, 2018 surrounded by her family.
Born October 3, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Cecil Pete and Ruby Haris Grossenbacher."Edith enjoyed playing golf, gardening, and cooking. She spent many years cooking for the Rotary Club. Edith was a member of the Oceana United Methodist Church where she loved singing in the choir and participating in the prayer chain.
"Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Ralph Poland; children, Thomas Poland and his wife, Sandra of Salem VA and Nancy Lawrence and her husband, Steve of Albany GA; grandchildren, Sherri Wright and her husband Justin, Chris Ryan-Lawrence and his husband, Thomas, Angie Carter and her husband, Donald, Sarah Brizenbine and her husband Travis and Andrew Poland; great grandchildren, Colby Wright, Dylan Wright, Ellie Wright, Emily Rose, Rebecca Rose, Elizabeth Rose, Kaitlyn Carter, Mathew Carter, Josh Carter, Kendall Mullins and Noah Ryan-Lawrence."