1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 105; WV Archives Website.
Russell Dotson; age 19; born and living at Mohawk, WV; single; married on 28 Mar 1959 at Mohawk,
WV; Velma Glee Lester; age 19; born and living at Mohawk, WV; single; with consent of Troy and
Claudie Dotson, parents of Russell Dotson and Nelson and Effie Lester, parents of Effie (sic, Velma)
Glee Lester.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #79-014486; Ancestry.com Website.
Russell Dotson; age 39; born 12 Mar 1940 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last marriage
ended 15 Feb 1979; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery, Argo, Pike Co, KY; son of Troy
and Claudie (Hunt) Dotson; married on 28 Apr 1979 at lebanon, VA; Thelma Bryant Altizer; maiden
name Bryant; age 33; born 18 Feb 1946 in VA; widow; this is her 2nd marriage; first marriage ended
in 1978; 8th grade education; living at General Delivery, Argo, KY; daughter of Boyd and Ermel (Rife)
Bryant.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #79-014486; Ancestry.com Website.
Russell Dotson; age 39; born 12 Mar 1940 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last marriage
ended 15 Feb 1979; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery, Argo, Pike Co, KY; son of Troy
and Claudie (Hunt) Dotson; married on 28 Apr 1979 at lebanon, VA; Thelma Bryant Altizer; maiden
name Bryant; age 33; born 18 Feb 1946 in VA; widow; this is her 2nd marriage; first marriage ended
in 1978; 8th grade education; living at General Delivery, Argo, KY; daughter of Boyd and Ermel (Rife)
Bryant.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; Mud Fork; E.D. 24-58; taken on 5 Jul 1940;
Page 1128A; Image 17 of 60; Household #128.
Listed as Maudie Hall; age 15; born in WV; 1st grade education; not attending school; in household of
brother-in-law, Bogle Matney.
1. Claiborne Co, TN; WW I Draft Resistration Card #1593; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Fred Letner; age 28; born in Jellico, KY (sic, TN); living at Clairfield, TN; coal miner
for Clairfield Jellico Coal Co, Clairfield, TN; married; dependent wife and 2 children; tall with
stout build; light blue eyes and dark brown hair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #14661; WV Archives Web Site.
William Fredrick Letner; age 48 yrs, 10 mons, 14 days; born 11 Nov 1889 in Jellico, TN; married;
husband of Addie Letner; invalid; living at Asco, WV; son of John and Martha (Perkins) Letner, both
born in Jellico, TN; died 25 Oct 1937 at Asco, WV; due to congetive heart failure with pulmonary fibrosis;
buried 27 Oct 1937 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Addie Letner; asco, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Dec 2013.
William Fred Letner; born 11 Nov 1890 (sic, 1889); died 25 Oct 1937; buried here; grave marker photo
shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Saint Lukes Cemetery, Smithfield, Isle of Wright Co, VA; submitted by
Karen Robertson; 4 Jun 2010.
Martha Adeline "Addie" Holman Letner; born 11 Oct 1892 in Wooldridge, TN; died 30 Mar 1980 in
Currituck Co, NC; buried here; no grave marker photo shown; personal photo posted.
2. "I lived in Davy, WV and live to tell about it"; Facebook Page; posting by Patricia Abde; 2 Jun 2022.
"This is Addie Letner who owned a place in Davy next the old jail. Abt. 1930's or 40's. I believe it was called Letner's Place of Letner's Lunch. She use to have a lunch place where she sold soup and hot dogs to the kids because it was close to the school. Does anyone remember her?
Some of her children were Rosetta, Delilah, Evelyn, Bob, Clyde, Ernest, John, Delores, her husband was William Frederick letner."
3. Ibid; Franklin Mcnew Sr,
"Ma Letners restaurant was across from the school she always had a large pot of tomato soup and oyster crackers at lunch time for the kids if you could pay or not also soda, I graduated and went to welch Hi in 1955"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Oregon Spur Road; taken on 7 Apr
1930; Page 252B; Image 12 of 21; Family # 89/114.
Listed as Hugh Smith; age 1 yr, 10 mons; born in VA; in household of grandmother; Mary Ellen
Hearl, with parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 445; WV Archives Web Site.
Daniel Hugh Smith; age 21; born and living in Hemphill, WV; single; married on 7 Jun 1950 in
Welch, WV; Patricia Lenora North; age 17; born in Athens, OH; single; living at Superior, WV; with
consent of Mrs. Howard North, mother of Patricia Lenora North.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Daniel Hugh Smith
[Daniel H Smith]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1928
Birth Place: Hemphill Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 8 Dec 2001
Father: Egbert F Smith
Mother: Mary E Hearl
SSN: 234408870
Signature on SSN Card: Hugh Smith
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: May 1944: Name listed as DANIEL HUGH SMITH;
03 Aug 2001: Name listed as DANIEL H SMITH"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kellie Rutter; 24 Sep 2012.
" Hugh Smith
Birth 3 Jun 1928
Death 8 Dec 2001 (aged 73)
Burial
McDougal Cemetery
Athens County, Ohio, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 445; WV Archives Web Site.
Daniel Hugh Smith; age 21; born and living in Hemphill, WV; single; married on 7 Jun 1950 in
Welch, WV; Patricia Lenora North; age 17; born in Athens, OH; single; living at Superior, WV; with
consent of Mrs. Howard North, mother of Patricia Lenora North.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kellie Rutter; 24 Sep 2012.
" Pat Smith
Birth 28 Aug 1932
Death 8 Dec 2001 (aged 69)
Burial
McDougal Cemetery
Athens County, Ohio, USA "
1. Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Brewer
Birth Year: 1946
Times Married: 1
Spouse's name: Sherry L Brewer
Spouse's Birth Year: 1950
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Spouse's Residence: Bucyrus, Crawford
Marriage Duration (Years): 08
Number of Minor Children: 5
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Crawford
Decree Date: 1 Oct 1973
Cerificate Number: 34528
Volume Number: 2774"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Edward Brewer
[Charles E Brewer]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1945
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 17 Aug 1991
SSN: 294420605
Notes: Jun 1963: Name listed as CHARLES EDWARD BREWER;
02 Jun 1993: Name listed as CHARLES E BREWER"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles E. Brewer
SSN: 294-42-0605
Born: 28 Mar 1946
Died: 17 Aug 1991
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1963)"
4. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Edward Brewer
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1946
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Residence Place: Crawford, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 17 Aug 1991
Death Time: 09:13 PM
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: Crawford, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 056698
Age at Death: 45
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed
Filing Date: 29 Aug 1991
Hospital Status: Other/Residence
Injury in Ohio: Yes
Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place
Social Security Number: 294-42-0605
Father's Surname: Brewer
Marital status: Married
Industry of Decedent: Not specified manufacturing industries
Occupation of Decedent: Laborers, except construction
Primary Registration District: 1700"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Mona; 11 Aug 2013.
" Charles E Brewer
Birth 28 Mar 1943
Death 17 Aug 1991 (aged 48)
Burial
Oakwood Cemetery
Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, USA
Plot Section Z, Lot 54"Additional Information Posted:
"Charles Edward Brewer, 45, 5123 Lincoln Highway, died at 9:13 p.m. Aug. 17, 1991 , at his home. He had been seriously ill with lung cancer for the past 11 months."Mr. Brewer was born March 28, 1946, in Hensley, W.Va., to the late Charles E. Brewer Sr. and Evelyn (Foley) Brewer Bowman. He was married feb. 3, 1974, to Ruth (Wright) Brewer, who survives.
"Also surviving are nine children including margaret Brewer of Bucyrus, Stephanie Brewer, at home, Randy and Ashley Bowman, at home, a brother, Terry Foley of Walled Lake, Mich., two half-brothers, Frank and Billy Bowman, four sisters, Mrs. Jim (Wanda) Wilcox of Clarkston, Mich., Mrs. Gary (Brenda0) Riley of Attica, Shirley Willett of Warren, Mich., and Drema Turner of Bucyrus, and two grandchildren.
"Mr. Brewer lived most of his life in the area and attended Colonel Crawford schools. He was most recently employed by H.P.M. in Mt. Gilead but had worked for several years at Galion Dresser. He attended the Church of God of Prophecy in Crestline and was a member of the Crawford County Coon Hunters Association.
"Funeral Serves will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home. Rev. Glenn C. McDaniels will officate with burial in Oakwood Cemetery...."
1. Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Brewer
Birth Year: 1946
Times Married: 1
Spouse's name: Sherry L Brewer
Spouse's Birth Year: 1950
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Spouse's Residence: Bucyrus, Crawford
Marriage Duration (Years): 08
Number of Minor Children: 5
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Crawford
Decree Date: 1 Oct 1973
Cerificate Number: 34528
Volume Number: 2774"
2. Ohio, Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sherry L Brewer
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1951
Residence County: Crawford
Times Married: 1
Spouse's name: Thomas F Diven
Spouse's Age: 25
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1949
Spouse's Residence County: Crawford
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Marriage Date: 5 Jan 1974
Marriage License County: Crawford
Certificate Number: 4726
Volume Number: 7620"
1. "The Welch News"; Monday Evening; 31 Aug 2020; Newspaper Obit.
"Ronell C. “Toot” Huff Jr., and sometimes affectionately known as “Big Country,” completed his earthly journey and entered into his eternal rest on Wednesday August 26, 2020 at CAMC General Division in Charleston WV. Ronell was born on March 16, 1977 at Doctors’ Memorial Hospital in Welch WV to Mr. Ronell C. Sr. and Mrs. Billie Jean (Davidson) Huff."He spent most of his adult life in Anawalt, WV, until he moved to Charleston WV. In earlier years, he was baptized and joined the Anawalt First Baptist Church and was a 1995 graduate of Mt. View High School. He held a certification in HVAC.
"Ronell was a happy, cheerful person who never met a stranger. Some people said he looked like and reminded them of the actor, Will Smith. He loved Little Debbie Swiss Roll cakes and his Aunt Nancy’s Vegetable Couscous dish.
"He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Billie Jean Huff; his grandmothers, Lousinda Davidson and Priscilla (Judy) Huff and his grandfathers, J.C. Huff and John Levi Davidson II.
"Ronell is survived by his father, Ronell C. Huff Sr, of Anawalt WV, his beloved and devoted sister, Yolanda Huff of Anawalt; his children: Olivia Huff of South Point, OH, Ronell Cornelius “Trey” Huff and Ryan Blake Huff both of Bluefield, VA; his favorite aunties: Candy, Nancy, and Gail Davidson all of Anawalt, WV, Mynetta (Leon) Hastings of Maybeury WV, Connie Williams and Pat (Jimmy) White both of Cedar Grove, TN, Norma Huff of Stone Mountain, GA, Velma (Kerford) Franklin of Perth Amboy, NJ, and Redia Leonard of Atlanta GA; uncle, Samuel Davidson of Nashville, NC; his nephew, Johnathan Huff and niecy poo-poo, Jennifer Flack both of Anawalt, WV; the mother of his sons, Jill Howell and special friend and sons’ grandmother, Sue Horn of Bluefield, VA; as well as a host of special friends and other relatives.
"The Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at 12:15 p.m., on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the Restlawn Memorial Gardens Grave side (weather permitting,) with the Reverend James Green officiating. Interment will follow. Due to the (corona virus) a revolving Visitation from 11:00 am -12:00 pm., will be held in the Restlawn Memorial Gardens Mausolem Chapel, 6605 New Hope Road in Bluewell, WV. Friends and Family will serve as both pallbearers and flower bearers.
"Services are entrusted to Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch, WV, ( to leave online condolences: www.gregory-pagefh.com.) Social distancing and the wearing of masks will be observed. "