1. "The Register-Herald"; Beckley, WV; newspaper Obt; 13 Jan 2021.
"Lida "Maxine" Gregory, 85, of Crouch's Farm, entered her new life on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Logan Regional Hospital following a short illness."Born May 28, 1935 in Mohawk, WV, she was the daughter of the late Hannibal and Zella Blankenship.
"Maxine loved spending time with her family and she was her children's biggest fan. She was a devoted member of the Clear Fork Valley Baptist Church.
"She was preceded in death by her husband Arlie Gregory, brothers AB and LE Blankenship and a Sister Donna Boardwine.
"Survivors include her children Rev. Erwin Gregory and wife Martha, Steve Gregory and wife Angela Laverne and Tammy Gregory Stewart; grandchildren Anita Lester and husband Bill, Michelle Atwell and husband David, Joshua Gregory and wife Angie, Brandon Gregory and wife Kelly, Tabitha Cook and husband Michael, Cassie Sizemore and husband Justin and Noah Green and wife Ashley; great-grandchildren Brooke Brauer and husband Nate, Chandler Lester and wife Savannah, Chelsea and Dylan Lester, Rylee and Maci Atwell, Halie, Gavin, Aayla, and Embyr Gregory, Michaela and Zoe Cook, Kenleigh and Kamryn Sizemore and Zachery and Alaina Green; Sisters Glenda Smith and husband Roy and Geraldine Powers; brothers Larry and wife Vickie and Hannibal Blankenship Jr and wife Rhonda; two sisters-in-law; and a host of family and friends.
"Funeral services will be 1pm, Friday, January 15, 2021 at Evans-Calfee Funeral Service, 1081 Cook Parkway, Oceana with the Rev. Ollie Parsons officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny. Friends may gather with the family from 12 noon until time of service at the funeral home.
"Online condolences may be shared with the family at evans-calfee.com.
Published on January 13, 2021"
1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Alson Rowe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1917
Birth Place: Logan, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Hartford, Minnehaha (sic, Braeholm, Logan), West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Hartford (sic, Braeholm), West Virginia, USA
Employer: Buffalo Eagle Coal Co
Weight: 116
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 4
Next of Kin: Marie Rowe
Household Members:
Name Relationship
James Alson Rowe Self (Head)
Marie Rowe Wife"
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 344; WV Archives Website.
James Rowe; age 38; born in Taplin, WV; divorced; living at Kistler, WV; son of Fred and Mae
(Stevens) Rowe; married on 6 Nov 1954 at Kistler, WV; Marie Grant; age 17; born in Lyburn, WV;
single; living at Man, Wv; daughter of Newman and Mattie (Davis) Grant.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1950); Page 455; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Hatfield; age 21; born at O'Keeffe, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV; married on 9 Jun 1950
at Panther, WV; Dora Dotson; age 21 ; born in KY; single; living at Mohawk, WV.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #80-037164; Ancestry,com Website.
Loama Dodge Hunt; age 54; born 10 oct 1925 in VA; widowed; this is his second marriage; 1st
marriage ended in 1977; 8th grade education; living at Box 86, Hurley, VA; son of Jessie and Lucy
(Hurley) Hunt; married on 22 Aug 1980 in Grundy, VA; Dora Marie Hatfield; maiden name, Dotson;
age 47; born 11 Feb 1933 in WV; widow; this is her second marriage; 1st marriage ended 29 May
1978; 8th grade education; living at General Delivery, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Troy and Claudie
(Hunt) Dotson.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dora Lockhart
[Dora Marie Hunt]
[Dora Cline]
[Dora Hatfield]
[Dora Dotson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1933
Birth Place: Mohawk McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 29 Apr 2003
Claim Date: 5 May 1973
Father: Troy Dotson
Mother: Claudia Hunt
SSN: 232568962
Notes: Jul 1957: Name listed as DORA LOCKHART;
19 Sep 1980: Name listed as DORA MARIE HUNT;
03 Sep 1999: Name listed as DORA MARIE CLINE;
02 May 1973: Name listed as DORA M HATFIELD;
08 May 2003: Name listed as DORA M CLINE
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4301; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Gordon Testerman; age 20; born 15 Jul 1898; living at Thorpe, WV; motor brakeman for NS
Coal & Coke Co.; nearest relative, George Testerman, Thorpe, WV; medium height and build;
blue eyes and light hair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
Gordon Testerman; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son
of Geore (sp?) and America; married on 10 Nov 1920 at Kimball, WV; Ida Taylor; age 21;
born in George (sic, no such county), NC; single; daughter of Andy and Nancy.
3. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 223B; Image 10 of 66;
Family #99/103.
Listed as Gordon Testerman; age 30; born in VA; married at 22; coal loader in coal mine;
head of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; Taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 898B; Image 20 of 36; Household #179.
Listed as Gordon Testerman; age 43; born in NC (sic, VA); married; 3rd grade education; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
5. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gordon Testerman
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Marion, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1898
Residence: Superior, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Lake Superior Coal Company
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Ida Testerman
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Gordon Testerman"
6. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gordon Testerman
Race: White
Age at Death: 73
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1898
Death Date: 4 Jan 1972
Death Place: Marion, Florida, United States"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
Gordon Testerman; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son
of Geore (sp?) and America; married on 10 Nov 1920 at Kimball, WV; Ida Taylor; age 21;
born in George (sic, no such county), NC; single; daughter of Andy and Nancy.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 223B; Image 10 of 66;
Family #99/103.
Listed as Ida T. Testerman; age 26; born in NC; married at 16; in household of husband, Gordon
H. Testerman.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; Taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 898B; Image 20 of 36; Household #179.
Listed as IdaTesterman; age 34; born in NC; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Gordon H, Testerman.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3191; WV Archives Web Site.
Ida Jane Testerman; age 51; born in May 1904 in Cranberry, NC; married; housewife;
living at Superior, WV; daughter of William and Nancy (Stausberry) Taylor; died 9 Feb 1956;
in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to carcinoma of right lung with matastases; buried 11 Feb
1956 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Sandy Cline (Littlejohn); 1 Jan 2011; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Ida Jane Taylor Testerman; born 1 May 1904 in NC; died 9 Feb 1956 in Welch, WV; buried here;
headstone photo shown.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 223B; Image 10 of 66;
Family #99/103.
Listed as Gordon F. Testerman; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Gordon H. Testerman.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; Taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 898B; Image 20 of 36; Household #179.
Listed as Edward Testerman; age 19; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, Gordon H, Testerman.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 223B; Image 10 of 66;
Family #99/103.
Listed as Edith Testerman; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Gordon H. Testerman.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; Taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 898B; Image 20 of 36; Household #179.
Listed as Edith Testerman; age 18; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Gordon H, Testerman.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 223B; Image 10 of 66;
Family #99/103.
Listed as Howard L. Testerman; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Gordon H. Testerman.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; Taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 898B; Image 20 of 36; Household #179.
Listed as Howard Testerman; age 17; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, Gordon H, Testerman.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 223B; Image 10 of 66;
Family #99/103.
Listed as Opal M. Testerman; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Gordon H. Testerman.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; Taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 898B; Image 20 of 36; Household #179.
Listed as Opal Testerman; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Gordon H, Testerman.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 223B; Image 10 of 66;
Family #99/103.
Listed as Junior W. Testerman; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Gordon H. Testerman.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; Taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 898B; Image 20 of 36; Household #179.
Listed as Gordon Testerman, Jr; age 10; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Gordon H, Testerman.