1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Victoria Taylor-True; 24 Mar 2013.
" Wallace “Gene” Clemins
Birth 14 Oct 1944
Death 22 Jun 2012 (aged 67)
Burial
Gaston Memorial Park
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"GASTONIA - Wallace "Gene" Clemins, 67, passed away June 22, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital."He was born Oct. 4, 1944, in McDowell County, W. Va., son of the late Beaty Eugene Clemins and Helen Fletcher Cleary.
"Mr. Clemins was a Private First Class in the US Army, where he served in Vietnam.
"A memorial service will be held 5 p.m. Wednesday at Greene Funeral Service, South Chapel, 1503 S. York Road Gastonia, NC 28052, officiated by Pas-tor Dwayne Burks.
"The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
"He is survived by his stepdaughters, Gina Long Parker and husband Billy, Betsy Rowland and husband David;
brothers, Henry Cleary of Wadsworth, OH, Clifford Cleary of TX;
sister, Sally Cleary Dillow of Dade City, FL;
step- grandchildren, Jennifer Long, Melanie Long Hailey, Brian Long, Melisa Long Baker, Katie Parker, Ashley Creighton; step great-grandchildren, Hannah, Jacob, Katelyn, Brice, Kenleigh, Chloe, Reagan, Evan, Natalie,; numerous nieces and nephews."In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by: his wife, Brenda Hurst Clemins, stepfather Clifford Cleary Sr., stepson Kenny Long,
siblings Rebecca Cleary Wade, Jimmy, Walter, George Cleary, and Connie Sue Cleary."A special thanks to the staff at Fresenius South Gaston Dialasis Center.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Ave., Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28207 and the National Kidney Center, 20081 Whistling Straits Place Ashburn, VA 20147.
"Arrangements are with the South Chapel of Greene Funeral Service and Crematorium, Gastonia.
"A guest registry is available at www.greenefuneral.com.
"Published in Gaston Gazette on June 26, 2012"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 215A;
Family #175/193.
Listed as Ida Sizemore; age 4; born in WV in Mar 1896; in household of father, John T. Sizemore.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; Freeburn; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 169B; Family #177/181.
Listed as Ida Sizemore; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, John T. Sizemore.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 127; WV Archives Web Site.
Grover Talliafer (sic, Tolliver); age 21; born in WV; single; motorman; living at Powhatan, WV; son of
______ and Berty; married on 31 Jul 1912 in Northfork, WV; Ida Sizemore; age 26 (?16?); born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of John and Oma.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kathy Tolliver; 8 Jun 2010.
"Ida Lou Sizemore Anderson
Birth 28 Mar 1896
Algoma, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Jul 1952 (aged 56)
Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial
Montecito Memorial Park
Colton, San Bernardino County, California, USA"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Steven Jaral Bledsoe, 38, of Brenton, WV, went home to be with his Lord on August 13, 2020 following a short
illness. He was born on March 31, 1982 in Man, WV a son of Ruth (Terry) Estep and the late Kenneth Perry
Bledsoe. In addition to his father he is preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; two sisters
Julia Annetta Bledsoe and Eva Lynn Hunt. In addition to his mother and step father survivors include his fiancé
Cynthia Blankenship; two daughters Gracie Anna Rose of the home and Navaeh Hatfield of Welch; two sons
Steven Payton Bledsoe of the home and Kenneth Blake Hunt of Lynco; a grandson Zachary Cole Sams of Jesse; a
sister Nancy (Darrell) Barbour of Hanover; four brothers Kevin (Melissa) Bledsoe of Lynco, Kenneth (Misty)
Bledsoe of Brenton, Jason (Chasity) Bledsoe of Coal Mountain and Travis (Ashley) Barbour of Hanover; and a
host of other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday August 18th at the
Apostolic Faith Tabernacle, Lynco, WV with Bro. Wayne Bailey and Rev. Brad Kennedy officiating. He will be laid
to rest in Sandau Family Cemetery, Long Branch, WV. Friends may gather with the family after 6 pm on Monday
August 17th at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford
Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 364; WV Archives Website.
Kenneth Perry Bledsoe; age 22; born 13 May 1941 at Wharncliffe, WV; no previous marriage; living
at Hanover, WV; son of J.B. and Ellen (Hatfield) Blodsoe; married on 26 Mar 1964 at Simon, WV;
Ruth Ann Kennedy; age 16; born 8 Feb 1948 in Emmett, WV; no previous marriage; living at Simon,
WV; daughter of Mason Charles and Ilene (Blankenship) Kennedy.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ruth Ann Bledsoe Estep, 72, of Justice, WV went home to be with the Lord on February 7, 2021 at Hubbard
Hospice House, Charleston, WV. She was born on February 8, 1948 in Simon, WV a daughter of the late
Mason and Ilene Blankenship Kennedy. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her first
husband Kenneth Bledsoe; two daughters Julia Annetta Bledsoe and Eva Lynn Hunt; a son Steven Jarrell
Bledsoe; and a brother Danny Kennedy. Survivors include her loving husband of seventeen years Terry
Eugene Estep; four sons Kevin (Melissa) Bledsoe of Lynco, Kenneth (Misty) Bledsoe of Brenton, Jason
(Chasity) Bledsoe of Coal Mountain and Travis (Whitney) Barbour of Hanover; a daughter Nancy (Darrell)
Barbour of Hanover; a step daughter Bridget Miller of Flatwoods; twenty-two grandchildren; nine great
grandchildren; three sisters Ernestine (John) Ward of Simon, Peggy (Troy) Morgan of Simon and Lucy
(Everett) Cochran of Lynco; three brothers Bobby (Becky) Kennedy of Lynco, June (Ann) Kennedy of Simon
and Joe (Dolly) Kennedy of Rockhouse; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday February 13th at the Apostolic Faith Tabernacle, Lynco, WV
with Bro. Timmy Mills and Bro. Wayne Bailey officiating. She will be laid to rest in Morgan Sandau
Cemetery, Long Branch Mountain, WV. Friends may gather with the family after 6 pm on Friday February
12th at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 364; WV Archives Website.
Kenneth Perry Bledsoe; age 22; born 13 May 1941 at Wharncliffe, WV; no previous marriage; living
at Hanover, WV; son of J.B. and Ellen (Hatfield) Blodsoe; married on 26 Mar 1964 at Simon, WV;
Ruth Ann Kennedy; age 16; born 8 Feb 1948 in Emmett, WV; no previous marriage; living at Simon,
WV; daughter of Mason Charles and Ilene (Blankenship) Kennedy.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 364; WV Archives Website.
Kenneth Perry Bledsoe; age 22; born 13 May 1941 at Wharncliffe, WV; no previous marriage; living
at Hanover, WV; son of J.B. and Ellen (Hatfield) Blodsoe; married on 26 Mar 1964 at Simon, WV;
Ruth Ann Kennedy; age 16; born 8 Feb 1948 in Emmett, WV; no previous marriage; living at Simon,
WV; daughter of Mason Charles and Ilene (Blankenship) Kennedy.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ruth Ann Bledsoe Estep, 72, of Justice, WV went home to be with the Lord on February 7, 2021 at Hubbard
Hospice House, Charleston, WV. She was born on February 8, 1948 in Simon, WV a daughter of the late
Mason and Ilene Blankenship Kennedy. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her first
husband Kenneth Bledsoe; two daughters Julia Annetta Bledsoe and Eva Lynn Hunt; a son Steven Jarrell
Bledsoe; and a brother Danny Kennedy. Survivors include her loving husband of seventeen years Terry
Eugene Estep; four sons Kevin (Melissa) Bledsoe of Lynco, Kenneth (Misty) Bledsoe of Brenton, Jason
(Chasity) Bledsoe of Coal Mountain and Travis (Whitney) Barbour of Hanover; a daughter Nancy (Darrell)
Barbour of Hanover; a step daughter Bridget Miller of Flatwoods; twenty-two grandchildren; nine great
grandchildren; three sisters Ernestine (John) Ward of Simon, Peggy (Troy) Morgan of Simon and Lucy
(Everett) Cochran of Lynco; three brothers Bobby (Becky) Kennedy of Lynco, June (Ann) Kennedy of Simon
and Joe (Dolly) Kennedy of Rockhouse; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday February 13th at the Apostolic Faith Tabernacle, Lynco, WV
with Bro. Timmy Mills and Bro. Wayne Bailey officiating. She will be laid to rest in Morgan Sandau
Cemetery, Long Branch Mountain, WV. Friends may gather with the family after 6 pm on Friday February
12th at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 102; WV Archives Web Site.
James W. Beavers; age 25; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; laborer; living in Caretta, WV; son of
________; married on 7 Mar 1923 in Valls Creek, WV; Hazel M. Hunt; age 23; born in Harrison Co,
WV; single; daughter of _______.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 11 Jun 2011.
" James William Beavers
Birth 11 Sep 1896
Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 22 May 1963 (aged 66)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 73190214"Additional Information Posted:
Joint will posted with list of children
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 102; WV Archives Web Site.
James W. Beavers; age 25; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; laborer; living in Caretta, WV; son of
________; married on 7 Mar 1923 in Valls Creek, WV; Hazel M. Hunt; age 23; born in Harrison Co,
WV; single; daughter of _______.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 2 Jan 2011; maintained by Find A. Grave.
" Hazel May Hunt Linkous
Birth 23 Mar 1900
Harrison, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Death 30 May 1969 (aged 69)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 6363258"Additional Information Posted:
Newspaper Obit Posted.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 11 Jun 2011.
" Bonnie June Beavers
Birth 2 Jun 1932
Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 22 May 1941 (aged 8)
Six, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 73190403 "Death Certificate Posted