1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 13 May 2014.
" Millie Mike Druggish
Birth 21 Mar 1921
West Virginia, USA
Death 11 May 2001 (aged 80)
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 129770850"Inscription: CPL US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Robert Steven "Bobby" Druggish
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Robert Steven Druggish (better known as Bobby or Bodie to his family and friends), 68 of Thompson Valley, Va., passed away January 2, 2021 at Wake Forest Medical Center from injuries sustained in a car wreck on December 19, 2020. Bobby was born in Welch, WV on May 27, 1952 to Millie Mike Druggish and Lorene “Lo” Druggish."He grew up in Raysal and graduated from Big Creek High School in 1970. He was an avid Richard Petty fan, a lover of Jeopardy and he was a Ford man from way back. Over the years, Bobby worked for Olga Coal Company, Dove Signs, Rapoca Coal Company. Most recently he was employed with Volvo in Dublin, VA where he became good friends with many of his co-workers. He was preceded in death by his parents, Millie and Lorene Druggish.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his sister Donna Puckett and husband Merle of Raysal, niece Christy Wiseman and husband Mike of Hemphill, three special nieces Brittany Puckett of Welch, Stacy Estep of Raysal and Hannah Puckett of Raysal, girlfriend Carol Rowe of Gray, TN, and best friend who was like a brother, Hammy Addair and wife Lynette (and all their family) of Abingdon, VA and many friends. Funeral services for Bobby will be conducted on Thursday evening, January 7, 2021 from the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Visitation will be from 6-7, with the Reverend Chad Estep officiating the service at 7:00. The committal service will be at 12:00 pm on Friday, January 8, 2021 at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton, WV.
"Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is serving the family.
"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 with no more than 25 people in attendance.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Lowe Family Tree; posted by materfelis; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Charles "Charlie" Estep, Farmer
1906–1974
Birth 7 MAR 1906 • Paynesville, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Death 17 AUG 1974 • Estep Ridge, Paynesville, McDowell, West Virginia, USA"
2.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken 7 Aug 1940;
Page 1441B; Image 44 of 60; Household #326.
Listed as Charlie Estep; age 33; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Estep
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 33
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1907
Birth Place: Paynesville, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Paynesville, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 25 Dec 1940
Registration Place: Paynesville, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Lawson Estep
Weight: 195
Complexion: Sallow
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: Mary Ellen Estep
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Charles Estep Self (Head)
Mary Ellen Estep Wife"
1. Lowe Family Tree; posted by materfelis; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Mary Ellen Kennedy
1912–2003
Birth 28 FEB 1912 • Estep Ridge, Paynesville, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Death 8 OCT 2003 • Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States"
2.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken 7 Aug 1940;
Page 1441B; Image 44 of 60; Household #326.
Listed as Mary Ellen Estep; age 27; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Charles Estep.
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken 7 Aug 1940;
Page 1441B; Image 44 of 60; Household #326.
Listed as Edna Estep; age 7; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles Estep.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Amanda payne; 15 Apr 2008.
"Edna Estep Shook - Simmons
Birth 18 Feb 1933
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Jun 1977 (aged 44)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
W. A. Estep Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"Edna Estep was the daughter of Charlie Estep and Mary Ellen Kennedy - Estep. Edna was buried next to her first husband Gerald L. Shook and her son Bruce Wayne Shook."
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken 7 Aug 1940;
Page 1441B; Image 44 of 60; Household #326.
Listed as Edward Estep; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles Estep.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Edward Estep
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1935
Birth Place: Bradshaw Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Jul 1998
Father: Charlie Estep
Mother: Mary E Kennedy
SSN: 232567857
Notes: Dec 1952: Name listed as EDWARD ESTEP"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Amanda Payne; 15 Apr 2008.
" Edward Estep
Birth 22 Mar 1935
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 3 Jul 1998 (aged 63)
Burial
W. A. Estep Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. Washington Co, VA; Marriage License #24931; Ancestry..com Website.
Luther G. Pierce; age 30; born in Holston, VA; single; steel worker; living in Norfolk, VA; son of George
and Rose (Hurley) Pierce; married on 1 Jul 1939 in Abingdon, VA; Grace Hawley; age 35; born in
McDowell Co, WV; widow; living at Meadowview, VA; daughter of Floyd and Mary Jane (Hamilton)
Lambert.
1.1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken 14 May 1910; Page 229B; Image 32 of 43;
Family #277/284.
Listed as Gracie Lambert; age 7; born in WV; single; in household of father, Henry F. Lambert.
2. Ancestry.com web site, Walter Lambert search, 31 Mar 2001, submitted by
ldybery@aol.com
Gracie Lambert was born abt 1903 in Wyoming Co, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 199; WV Archives Website.
Nick Hawley; age 32; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; stone mason; living at Falls Mills, (VA); son of
James and Martha; married on 7 Nov 1922 at Capels, WV; Gracie Lambert; age 20; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; single; daughter of Floyd and Mary Jane.
4. Washington Co, VA; Marriage License #24931; Ancestry..com Website.
Luther G. Pierce; age 30; born in Holston, VA; single; steel worker; living in Norfolk, VA; son of
George and Rose (Hurley) Pierce; married on 1 Jul 1939 in Abingdon, VA; Grace Hawley; age 35;
born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; living at Meadowview, VA; daughter of Floyd and Mary Jane
(Hamilton) Lambert.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Barry L. Seitz; 27 Jul 2011; maintained by Wendy Rutledge.
" Grace “Gracie” Lambert Pierce
Birth 30 Oct 1902
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Aug 1988 (aged 85)
Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Glade Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery Old
Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74016786"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 455; WV Archives Website.
Edward Wade; age 25; born and living in Wilcoe, WV; single; Colored; married on 24 Jun 1955 at
Elbert, WV; Imelda Ann Harmon; age 17; born in Gary, WV' single; Colored; living in Wilcoe, WV; with
consent of Alexander H. and Evelyn Harmon, parents of Imelda Amm Harmon.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 455; WV Archives Website.
Edward Wade; age 25; born and living in Wilcoe, WV; single; Colored; married on 24 Jun 1955 at
Elbert, WV; Imelda Ann Harmon; age 17; born in Gary, WV' single; Colored; living in Wilcoe, WV; with
consent of Alexander H. and Evelyn Harmon, parents of Imelda Amm Harmon.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Imelda Ann Harmon [Imelda Ann Wade] [Imelda Wade]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1938
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: Jan 1978
Father:
Alexander H Harmon
Mother:
Evelyn C Saunders
SSN: 234561863
Notes: Apr 1953: Name listed as IMELDA ANN HARMON;
Jan 1962: Name listed as IMELDA ANN WADE;
31 Dec 1987: Name listed as IMELDA WADE"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by J.M. Robertson; 6 Oct 2018.
" Imelda Wade
Birth unknown
Death 1978
Burial
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot GWC, 14-D, 1
Memorial ID 193782031"
1. The Welch News"; Welch, WV; 4 Jan 2021; On-Line Version.
"Edward Lamont “Richard” Wade age 63, a life long resident of Wilcoe, WV, who departed this life on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Hilltop Nursing Center in Hilltop, WV, where he was a resident for the past year. Richard had prolonged health complications from an accidental fall at his home in May of 2019. Richard was born April 27, 1957 in Welch, WV and the son of the late Edward J. and Imelda A. (Harmon) Wade. Richard was a 1976 graduate of Gary High School. After graduating, he began working at U.S. Steel in Gary, WV, Goodson’s Supermarket in Welch, WV and was last employed as a laborer for the City of Gary for many years. He was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Wilcoe, and was baptized at the age of 13, under the pastoral ship of the late Rev. Ronald O. Dyer, Sr. Richard enjoyed being at home and watching his favorite Westerns on television. He was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys."In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Hylton and Evelyn Harmon and paternal grandparents, Russell and Dorothy Wade; his brother-in-law, Lewis D. Cochran; and a host of uncles, aunts and cousins.
"Richard will be lovingly remembered by his sisters, Rhonda L. (Bobby Brown) Wade of Washington, DC and Linda M. Cochran of Fayetteville, NC and his brother, Kevin A. (Kathy) Wade of the home; his nieces and nephews whom he loved as his own children: Stephanie (Donald) McLeod of Fayetteville, Jermaine Wade of Washington, DC, Dwayne (Valerie) Cochran of Fayetteville and Brianna Ariel Wade of Bridgeport, WV; his great-nephews, Emmanuel, Darius and Gabriel McLeod, Jayden and Isaiah Cochran and great-niece, Kayla Cochran; also his nephews and niece: Joshua Hawkins, Evyn, Gage and Kyley Boone; great-nephew, Alex Hawkins and great-nieces, Skylinn and Kinsley Rivera; his uncle, Tyrone Harmon of Alexandria, VA and two aunts, Helen Thomas of Washington, DC and Damita Jo Swain of Welch, WV; several generations of cousins; which includes three special cousins: Robert Wade, Robert Nelson Walker and Ronnie Harmon Jr., and a host of neighbors and friends; which includes special friends and caregivers: George Carr, Sam Cannaday Jr. and Chantel Johnson, the Wilcoe Postmistress.
"A Graveside and Committal Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Restlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 6605 New Hope Road in Bluewell, WV, with Pastor David Cooper and Pastor Larry Hairston officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Services entrusted to Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch (to leave online condolences: gregory-pagefh.com.) Social distancing and wearing of masks will be observed."