1. Douglas Mortuary, Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
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Billy Wayne Adams Sr., 75, of Berwind, WV, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, surrounded by his family at his home in Berwind. Born July 22, 1948, in War, WV, he was the son of the late Claude Adams Sr. and Lela Clydie Trivett."He was married to his soul mate the late Wilma Lea Hicks Adams for over 50 years. They all preceded him in death as well as his brother, Claude Adams Jr.; brothers-in-law, Leonard Dougaree, Ronald Lee Hicks, Charles “Buck” Hicks, Fred Adams, David Ford; sisters-in-law, Mildred Hess Wessinger, Wanda Hicks Ford, Fronie Hicks Graham, Shelby Jean Hicks, and Elvie Hicks.
"Bill was a US Veteran, having served in the United States Army in the 60’s. He worked at several coal mines in the area, Barrett’s Construction for many years, where he worked along side his dad and his brothers. He retired from Harry’s Mobile Homes. Currently serving as Chief of the Berwind Volunteer Fire Department where he has been a member for 37 years. He loved his department and the firemen there were his family as well. They recently honored him as a Hometown Hero, and it made him so proud. He has also been serving as a Deacon at the Canebrake Freewill Baptist Church for several years. A commitment that he took very seriously and that he was honored to serve the Lord.
"Those left to cherish his memories are his daughter, Linda “Dee Dee” Adams-Brigham (Damon); his son, Billy Wayne Adams Jr. (Lori); his sister, Betty Dougaree of Chester, MD and brother, James Adams (Connie) of Tazewell, VA; three granddaughters, “his babies” Shelby Nicole Adams, Haley Sierra Adams and Paige Makenzie Adams; brothers-in-law, Rudolph Hicks, Patrick Graham; sisters-in-law, Kaylene Adams, Gail Rutherford (Tommy), Jackie Mitchell (Howard). Lots of cousins, nieces and nephews and friends. A very special friend Linda Blevins Royston, and his best friend of many years “Skeeter” Hyatt.
"Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 29, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Canebrake Freewill Baptist Church in Canebrake, WV. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM, with the Reverend Darrell Long, officiating.
"Following the services the funeral procession will proceed to the Berwind Fire Department, where Military Rites will be conducted by the Iaeger V.F.W. Post 1144 of Iaeger, followed by the Fire Department Service Rites including the Bell Ringing Ceremony and Last Call.
Pallbearers will be members of the War Fire Department. Honorary Pallbearers will be Freddy Gayness and members of the Berwind Fire Department"In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the family for Bill’s funeral expenses.
Following Bill's wishes the body will be cremated."The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is assisting the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com
"To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of BILLY WAYNE ADAMS SR. please visit our Sympathy Store."
1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Wilma Lea Adams, 68 of Berwind, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her residence. Born March 24, 1952 in War, WV, she was the daughter of the late Cloie Hale Hicks and Ruben Hicks Jr."Wilma attended Big Creek High School and she was member of the Canebrake Freewill Baptist Church. She was also a cook for the McDowell County Board of Education for 17 years.
"In addition to her parents Wilma was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald Lee Hicks and Charles Edward Hicks; three sisters, Fronie Graham, Shelby Jean Hicks and Wanda Ford.
Those left to cherish her memories are her husband Billy Wayne Adams Sr. of the home, one son, Billy Wayne Adams Jr. and wife Lori of Bonaire, GA; one daughter, Linda Adams Brigham and husband Damon of Berwind; one brother, Rudolph Hicks and wife Elvia of Newhall; four sisters, Gail Rutherford and husband Tommy of War, Kaylene Adams of St. Albans, Jackie Mitchell and husband Howard of Newhall and Mary Wessinger of Columbia, SC; one brother-in-law, James Adams and wife Connie of Tazewell, VA; two sisters-in-law, Betty Dougaree of Chester, MD and Joyce Adams of War; three grandchildren, Shelby Nicole Adams, Haley Sierra Adams and Paige Makenzie Adams; and many nieces, nephews and friends."A Memorial Service will be conducted Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 8:00 PM from the Canebrake Freewill Baptist Church in Canebrake with the Reverend Darrell Long officiating. Friends may visit with the family at the church from 6 to 8 PM.
"In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity.
Following the wishes of the deceased the body has been cremated."The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is assisting the Adams family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"
2."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Howard Edison and Jackie
Hicks Mitchell"; Article; Page 206; submitted by Angela Mitchell, Newhall, WV 24866.
1. 1940 Census, Floyd Co, KY; Weeksbury; E.D. 36-20B; taken 9 Apr 1940; page 416A; Image 3 of 18;
Household #24.
Listed as Sherman Pelphrey; age 32; born in KY; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, Floyd Co, KY; Weeksbury; E.D. 36-20B; taken 9 Apr 1940; page 416A; Image 3 of 18;
Household #24.
Listed as Emma Pelphrey; age 32; born in KY; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Sherman Pelphrey.
(Census taken mistakenly listed her as a daughter)
1. 1940 Census, Floyd Co, KY; Weeksbury; E.D. 36-20B; taken 9 Apr 1940; page 416A; Image 3 of 18;
Household #24.
Listed as James L. Pelphrey; age 7; born in KY; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Sherman Pelphrey.
1. 1940 Census, Floyd Co, KY; Weeksbury; E.D. 36-20B; taken 9 Apr 1940; page 416B; Image 4 of 18;
Household #24.
Listed as Robert J. Pelphrey; age 5; born in KY; no education; not attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Sherman Pelphrey.
1. 1940 Census, Floyd Co, KY; Weeksbury; E.D. 36-20B; taken 9 Apr 1940; page 416B; Image 4 of 18;
Household #24.
Listed as Johnny E. Pelphrey; age 1 mon; born in KY; in household of father, Sherman Pelphrey.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 233B; Image 22
of 35; Family #170/171.
Listed as Noah Meadows; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Walter Meadows.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken 8 Apr 1940; Page 1158A;
Image 9 of 66; Household #54.
Listed as Noah Meadow; age 20; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; timber cutter for lumber co; head of household.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Noah Garfield Meadows
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 13 May 1920
Birth Place: Panther, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Registration Date: 10 Jul 1941
Registration Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
Weight: 145
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Cloie Meadows
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Noah Garfield Meadows Self (Head)
Cloie Meadows Wife"
4. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Noah G Meadows
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Mc Dowell, West Virginia
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers
Enlistment Date: 11 Nov 1943
Enlistment Place: Huntington, West Virginia
Service Number: 35776919
Branch: No branch assignment
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 96
Weight: 086"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Noah Meadows
Birth Date: 13 May 1920
Death Date: 1 Nov 1965
SSN: 233226045
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 2 Dec 1943
Release Date 1: 6 Dec 1945"
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1965); Page __; Sandy River District; WV Archives Web
Site.
Noah Meadows; age 45; born on 13 May 1920 in WV; married; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of
Walter and Annie (Lester) Meadows; died on 1 Nov 1965 at Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV from
chrushing internal injuries; served in WW II; buried on 4 Nov 1965 on Orchard Branch, Litwar, WV;
informant, Luther Meadows, Germany.
7. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Noah G Meadows
[Noah Meadows]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 May 1920
Death Date: Nov 1965
Claim Date: 4 Nov 1965
SSN: 233226045"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken 8 Apr 1940; Page 1158A;
Image 9 of 66; Household #54.
Listed as Chkoe Meadow; age 19; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Noah G. Meadows.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Cloya Bell Meadows
[Cloya Vanover]
[Cloya Cline]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1921
Birth Place: Yager McDawl, West Virginia
[Iaeger, West Virginia]
Death Date: 23 Dec 2000
Father: Harm Vanover
Mother: Loveice Kennedy
SSN: 227325323
Notes: Oct 1944: Name listed as CLOYA BELL MEADOWS;
Oct 1953: Name listed as CLOYA VANOVER;
Oct 1966: Name listed as CLOYA BELL CLINE;
23 Feb 2001: Name listed as CLOYA CLINE"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16379; WV Archives Web Site.
Douglas Johnnie Meadows; age__; born 2 Sep 1942 in Iaeger, WV; son of Noah and Cloya (Vanover)
Meadows; died 25 Jul 1944 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to dysentery with acidosis and
dehydration; buried 28 Jul 1944 in Lambert Cemetery, Litwar, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken 8 Apr 1940; Page 1158A;
Image 9 of 66; Household #54.
Listed as Chkoe Meadow; age 19; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Noah G. Meadows.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Cloya Bell Meadows
[Cloya Vanover]
[Cloya Cline]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1921
Birth Place: Yager McDawl, West Virginia
[Iaeger, West Virginia]
Death Date: 23 Dec 2000
Father: Harm Vanover
Mother: Loveice Kennedy
SSN: 227325323
Notes: Oct 1944: Name listed as CLOYA BELL MEADOWS;
Oct 1953: Name listed as CLOYA VANOVER;
Oct 1966: Name listed as CLOYA BELL CLINE;
23 Feb 2001: Name listed as CLOYA CLINE"