McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Rosa Belle Lilly

1. West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Rosa B Lilly
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1877
Birth Place: Raleigh Co , West Virginia
Birth County: Raleigh
Father: Wm D Lilly
Mother: Ann Lilly
FHL Film Number: 598415"
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 498; WV Archives Website.
Ulysses L. Gorby; age 33; born in Wetzel or Marshall Co, WV; living at Crimson, WV; married on 29
Aug 1916 at Beckley, WV; Rosa Belle McKinney (marked out) Lilly (written in); age 38; born in
Raleigh Co, WV; living at Crimson, WV.
3. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Amigo Precinct, Rhodell; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page 101B;
Family #399.
Listed as Rosabel Gorby; age 42; born in WV; in household of husband, Ulysses L. Gorby.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries;http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Rosabell Gorbie; born in 1875; died in 1940; buried in Rube Howerton Cemetery, Basin,
Wyoming Co, WV.
5. Raleigh Co, WV Death Certificate; WV Archives Web Site; Registration #____.
Rosa Gorby; wife of U.L. Gorby; daughter of William David and Clarcy Ann (Lilly) Lilly; died on 25 Jan
1940 in Raleigh Co, WV.


Calvin Elijah McKinney

1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Amigo Precinct, Rhodell; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page 101B;
Family #399.
Listed as Calvin McKinney; age 10; born in WV; in household of step-father, Ulysses L. Gorby.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by In Remembrance:26 Apr 2019.
" Calvin Elijah McKinney
Birth 12 Jun 1910
Basin, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 8 Feb 1968 (aged 57)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 198644595"

Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Jim and Rose Bell Lilly McKinney

"Survivors include his wife Hattie Tilley McKinney

"Burial here based on obituary
Beckley Post Herald and Raleigh Register,
Beckley, West Virginia
Sat, Feb 10, 1968 – Page 7"


Sam Vanover

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 361; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Vanover; age 19; born in Shelby Gap, KY; single; living in Newhall, WV; married on 10 Jun 1954
in Newhall, WV; Lois Hale; age 19; born in Caretta, WV; single; living in Squire, WV; with consent of
Will and Alora Vanover, parents of Sam Vanover and Alex Hale, father of Lois Hale; mother deceased.


Lois Hale

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 361; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Vanover; age 19; born in Shelby Gap, KY; single; living in Newhall, WV; married on 10 Jun 1954
in Newhall, WV; Lois Hale; age 19; born in Caretta, WV; single; living in Squire, WV; with consent of
Will and Alora Vanover, parents of Sam Vanover and Alex Hale, father of Lois Hale; mother deceased.


Mosby T. Farmer

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Daisey; 29 Feb 2016.
" Mosby Thomas Farmer
Birth 1901
USA
Death 1982 (aged 80–81)
USA
Burial
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA"


Minnie K. Clay

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Daisey; 29 Feb 2016.
" Minnie Cathleen Clay Farmer
Birth 1897
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Feb 1993 (aged 95–96)
Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA "


Fairley Delmas Toler

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 369; WV Archives Website.
Fairley Delmas Toler; age 19; born 21 Jun 1946 at Sun Hill, WV; never married; livong at Clearfork,
WV; son of Squire and Pearl (Blankenship) Toler; married on 18 Mar 1966 at Clearfork, WV; Glenna
Faye Cline; age 18; born 24 Nov 1947 at Simon, WV; never married; living at Clearfork, WV; daughter
of Wannie and Vivette (Harvey) Cline.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
"Fairley Delmas Toler, 75, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Raleigh General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.

"Born June 21, 1946 in Sun Hill, West Virginia, he was the son of the late William Squire Toler and Maggie Pearl Blankenship Toler.

"Whether he was hunting, fishing or gardening, Fairley enjoyed spending time outdoors. He was a big fan of WVU Mountaineer football and basketball and rarely missed a game. What he enjoyed most of all was spending time with his grandchildren, whom he loved dearly.

"Fairley was a longtime member of Sunrise Baptist Church, where he attended faithfully. He was a proud veteran of the US Marine Corps and was a familiar face at the “McDonald’s breakfast club” in Oceana.

"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Joyce Blankenship, Barbara Sue Cline and Bernice Morgan and his mother and father-in-law, Ethel Irene Duncan and Mason Glen Duncan.

"Survivors include his wife, Wanda Toler; son, William Glenn Toler and his partner Beth Harmon of Kopperston; daughters, Anita Rine and husband Jeff of Oceana, Rebecca Parkins and husband Freddie Jr of Alabama and Lynda Pruett and husband Donnie of North Carolina; sisters, Emma Mae Morgan and Brenda Elkins and husband Frankie of Oceana; grandchildren, Miranda Day, Nick Rine, Jennifer Rine, Jessica Thomas, Ashley Parkins, Andrea Thomas, Kelsey Rine, Braylee Parkins and Bristol Parkins; and great-grandchildren, Morgan, Makanna, Cameron, Madison, Brooklynn, Brantley, Ava, Ryley, Skylar, Mason and Tucker."


Carl Ned Clark

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by lesa seberle; 18 Jul 2015.
"Carl Ned Clark
BIRTH 14 Feb 1926
Camp Creek, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 16 Feb 2011 (aged 85)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
PLOT Mausoleum
MEMORIAL ID 149464864"

Additional Information Posted:
"Carl Ned Clark
Carl Ned Clark, age 85, of Beckley, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at the Beckley VA Medical Center, following a sudden illness.

"Born on February 14, 1926, at Camp Creek, W.Va., he was the son of the late Noah Clark and Hattie Mae Rose Clark.

"Mr. Clark was a retired automobile mechanic, having worked at Grady Whitlock Ford for many years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, and had made his home on Allen Avenue in Beckley most of his adult life. Mr. Clark enjoyed camping, fishing, and flower gardening. His hobbies were carving nuts and carving things out of wood. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

"He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia Dare Clark in 2007; brothers, Bernard, Dowell, Clarence, Dewey, Hershel, and Aubrey Clark, and by sisters, Hattie Mae Lilly, and Annie Clark.

"Those surviving that are left to cherish his memory include his children, Roger Clark of Cabot, Ark., Wayne Clark and his wife Julia of Cabot, Ark., Doug Clark and his wife Robin of Palm Bay, Fla., Rick Clark of Glen White, W.Va., Penny Hookey and her husband Steve of Minnesota, and Joyce Sue Sullivan of Middletown, New York; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and his niece and care giver, Melissa Shrader (and her dog moo moo) are among his survivors.

"Funeral services will be conducted at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley, on Sunday, February 20, 2011, at 1 p.m., with Rev. Orville Setliff officiating. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Prosperity."


Virginia Dare Peters

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Sally Miller; 19 Dec 2007.
"Virginia Dare Peters Clark
BIRTH 9 May 1927
DEATH 16 Dec 2007 (aged 80)
BURIAL
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
PLOT Mausoleum Chapel of Faith
MEMORIAL ID 23483421"

Additional Information Posted:
"Virginia Dare Peters Clark, 80, of 211 Allen Ave., Beckley, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, following a long illness. Born May 9, 1927, in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Sam R. and Ethel V. Peters. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Deloris; a sister, Marie Peters; and three brothers, Woodrow, Robert and Sonny Peters. Funeral service will be held at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Allan Copenhaver officiating. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel of Faith, Beckley."