1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Lee Cannon; age 18; born 25 Nov 1950 in Coalwood, WV; single; Negro; no previous
marriage; living at Box 420, Coalwood, WV; son of Robert and Ethel (Pratcher) Cannon; married on
6 Jun 1969 in Coalwood, WV; Anita Lynn Cooper; age 16; born 22 Oct 1952 in Capels, WV; single;
no previous marriage; Negro; living at Box 445, Coalwood, WV; daughter of Lee and Roselle
(Rogers) Cooper; with consent of Ethel Mae Cannon, mother, has custody of Robert Lee Cannon and
Le and Rosella Cooper, parents of Anita Lynn Cooper.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Lee Cannon; age 18; born 25 Nov 1950 in Coalwood, WV; single; Negro; no previous
marriage; living at Box 420, Coalwood, WV; son of Robert and Ethel (Pratcher) Cannon; married on
6 Jun 1969 in Coalwood, WV; Anita Lynn Cooper; age 16; born 22 Oct 1952 in Capels, WV; single;
no previous marriage; Negro; living at Box 445, Coalwood, WV; daughter of Lee and Roselle
(Rogers) Cooper; with consent of Ethel Mae Cannon, mother, has custody of Robert Lee Cannon and
Le and Rosella Cooper, parents of Anita Lynn Cooper.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 140; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Cannon, Jr; age 21; born in AL; single; Colored; living at Six, WV; married on 5 Aug 1950 in
Six, WV; Ethel Mae Pratcher; age 18; born in AL; single; Colored; living at Coalwood, WV; with consent
of Amie Pratcher, mother of Ethel Mae Pratcher.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #17722; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Larry Williams; age 22; born and living in Gary, WV; single; son of Harry and Juanita (Hawks)
Williams; married on 24 Jun 1959 in Lebanon, VA; Willetta Daune Gore; age 21; born in Mohegan,
WV; single; living at Capels, WV; daughter of unknown father and Gladys Alberty.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Larry Williams
[William L Williams]
[W Willia]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1940
Birth Place: Gary, West Virginia
[Gary|]
Death Date: Aug 1990
Claim Date: 20 Apr 1976
Father: William H Williams
Mother: Juanita Hawks
SSN: 232626888
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 27 Aug 1987: Name listed as WILLIAM LARRY WILLIAMS; 14 Apr 1976: Name listed as WILLIAM L WILLIAMS; 31 Aug 1990: Name listed as W WILLIA"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
William Larry Williams; born 24 Jun 1939; died 7 Aug 1990; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #17722; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Larry Williams; age 22; born and living in Gary, WV; single; son of Harry and Juanita (Hawks)
Williams; married on 24 Jun 1959 in Lebanon, VA; Willetta Daune Gore; age 21; born in Mohegan,
WV; single; living at Capels, WV; daughter of unknown father and Gladys Alberty.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 307; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Gene Burnoski; age 20; born 11 Dec 1948 in Roseville, MI; single; living at Box 297, Welch,
WV; son od James C. and Esther Juanita (Jone) Burnoski; married on 3 Mar 1969 in Welch, WV;
Willetta Daune Gore Williams; age 25; born 31 Jan 1944 in Mohegan, WV; divorced; living at Box 47,
Capels, WV; daughter of Fred Lee and Gladys (Alberty) Gore.
3. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name: Willetta D Christian
Also Known As: Willetta D McCartney
Residence Date: 01 May 2000-01 Feb 2004
Residence Place: Welch, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1944
Phone Number:
Phone Number Recorded Date: 01 Feb 2004
Address: 45 Riverside Dr Apt 609
Address Continued: Welch, West Virginia 24801
Address Date: 01 May 2000-01 Feb 2004
2nd Address: 161 PO Box
2nd Address Continued: Premier, West Virginia 24878
2nd Address Date: 01 Oct 1996-13 Jul 2001
3rd Address: 74 PO Box
3rd Address Continued: Welch, West Virginia 24801
3rd Address Date: 01 Jan 1993-01 May 2004..."
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willetta Daune Williams
[Willetta Daune Burnoski]
[Willetta Christian]
[Willetta McCartney]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1944
Birth Place: Mohegan Mcll, West Virginia
[Mohegan Mcld??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 7 Dec 2007
SSN: 234688392
Notes: Oct 1960: Name listed as WILLETTA DAUNE WILLIAMS;
Jun 1969: Name listed as WILLETTA DAUNE BURNOSKI;
03 May 1976: Name listed as WILLETTA DAUNE CHRISTIAN;
30 Aug 1989: Name listed as WILLETTA DAWN CHRISTIAN;
18 Nov 1994: Name listed as WILLETTA DAWN MCCARTNEY;
19 Dec 2007: Name listed as WILLETTA D MCCARTNEY
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willetta D. McCartney
Social Security Number: 234-68-8392
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1944
Issue Year: 1960
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 24801, Welch, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Death Date: 7 Dec 2007"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDiwell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Willetta Dawn Gore Christian; born 31 Jan 1944; died 7 Dec 2007; buried here; headstone photo
shown;
"BELOVED MOTHER".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'68 007398; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Fredrick Larry Williams; age 7; born 22 Jun 1960 in WV; student; living at Capels, WV; son of
William Larry and Wiletta (Gore) Williams; died 7 May 1968 in the Welch Emergency Hospital,
Welch, WV; from a cardiac arrest; buried 10 May 1968 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV;
informant, Myrtle Compton.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 5 May 2010; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Fredrick Larry Williams; born 22 Jun 1920 at Capels, WV; died 7 May 1968 at Welch, WV; buried here;
headstone photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Grants Branch; E.D. 30-20; taken on 7 May 1940;
Page 400A; Image 41 of 44; Household #344.
Listed as George Pack; age 12; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Leonard Pack.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Pack
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1926
Birth Place: Lindsey, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: O'Keeffe, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 13 Dec 1944
Registration Place: O'Keeffe, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Employer: N W Railway
Weight: 140
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Leonard Pack
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George Pack Self (Head)
Leonard Pack Father"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 393; WV Archives Web Site.
George Pack; age 22; born in Lindsey, WV; single; living at Eddgerton, WV; married on 10 Jun 1948
in Yukon, WV; Edith Keen; age 17; born and living in Englsish, WV; single; with consent of Albert
Keen, father of Edith Keen.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 467; WV Archives Web Site.
George Pack; age 25; born in Lindsey, WV; divorced; living at Edgarton, WV; married on 17 May
1952 at Excelsior, WV; Ruth Raye; age 21; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; living in Warriormine, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Pack
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1926
Birth Place: Lindsey Ming, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 Dec 1999
Father: Leonard Pack
Mother: Polly J Murphy
SSN: 234400238
Notes: Sep 1943: Name listed as GEORGE PACK"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kramer; 23 Nov 2016.
" George Pack
Birth 12 Dec 1926
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Dec 1999 (aged 73)
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 173108533"
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
2. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ruth Ray Pack, 88, of Warriormine, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her residence. Born September 27, 1931 in Yukon, she was the daughter of the late Joel Ray and Pearl Honaker Ray. She attended Big Creek High School and attended War Church of God."Ruth was also preceded in death by her husband, George Pack; son-in-law Daniel Wolfe; four sisters, Florine Richardson, Margaret Boyd, Peggy Deel and Lola Boyd; five brothers, Chester, Billy, Estel, Jimmy and Lawrence Ray.
"Those left to cherish her memories are two daughters, Rebecca Wolfe of Warriormine and Rita Whittaker and husband Jack of Tazewell and three sons, Bryan of Warriormine, Eddie of Welch and George Jr. and wife Helen of Pageton; grandchildren, Erin Wolfe Pruitt, Sarah Compton, Landon Pack, Anthony Pack, Taylor Pack, Morgan Cline and Chandra Cox; great grandchildren, Danielle Wolfe, Kailey Pruitt, Jaclyn, Summer and K. J. Compton; one sister, Betty Hayes of Warriormine.
"Private Graveside Services will be conducted Wednesday, April 29, 2020 from the Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA at 1:00 PM with the Reverends Spencer Oxford and Martin West officiating. Burial will follow in the cemetery.
"Due to the current health situation there will be no visitation and social distancing practice will be followed.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is assisting the Pack family. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com."
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 28 Apr 2020.
" Ruth Ray Pack
Birth 27 Sep 1931
Yukon, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Apr 2020 (aged 88)
Warriormine, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 209565740"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Grants Branch; E.D. 30-20; taken on 7 May 1940;
Page 400A; Image 41 of 44; Household #344.
Listed as George Pack; age 12; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Leonard Pack.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Pack
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1926
Birth Place: Lindsey, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: O'Keeffe, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 13 Dec 1944
Registration Place: O'Keeffe, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Employer: N W Railway
Weight: 140
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Leonard Pack
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George Pack Self (Head)
Leonard Pack Father"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 393; WV Archives Web Site.
George Pack; age 22; born in Lindsey, WV; single; living at Eddgerton, WV; married on 10 Jun 1948
in Yukon, WV; Edith Keen; age 17; born and living in Englsish, WV; single; with consent of Albert
Keen, father of Edith Keen.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 467; WV Archives Web Site.
George Pack; age 25; born in Lindsey, WV; divorced; living at Edgarton, WV; married on 17 May
1952 at Excelsior, WV; Ruth Raye; age 21; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; living in Warriormine, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Pack
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1926
Birth Place: Lindsey Ming, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 Dec 1999
Father: Leonard Pack
Mother: Polly J Murphy
SSN: 234400238
Notes: Sep 1943: Name listed as GEORGE PACK"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kramer; 23 Nov 2016.
" George Pack
Birth 12 Dec 1926
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Dec 1999 (aged 73)
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 173108533"
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 393; WV Archives Web Site.
George Pack; age 22; born in Lindsey, WV; single; living at Eddgerton, WV; married on 10 Jun 1948
in Yukon, WV; Edith Keen; age 17; born and living in Englsish, WV; single; with consent of Albert
Keen, father of Edith Keen.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 156B; Family #13/13.
Listes as Wetey Sizemore; age 1 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of mother, Lizzie Sizemore.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-45; taken on 16 Apr 1940;
Page 881A; Image 31 of 34; Household #273.
Listed as Wiley Sizemore, Jr; age 13; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
Wyoming Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Wiley W. Sizemore.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1949); Page 109; WV Archives Web Site.
Wiley Franklin Sizemore, Jr; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Vivian, WV; married
on 12 Mar 1949 in Eckman, WV; Mary Elizabeth Lambert; age 18; born at Eckman, WV; single;
living in Kimball, WV; with consent of Garrett Lambert, father of Mary Elizabeth Lambert.
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wiley Franklin Sizemore
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 11 May 1928
Birth Place: Pineville, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Vivian, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 13 May 1946
Registration Place: Vivian, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Peerless Coal And Coke Co
Weight: 159
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Lizzie Sizemore
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Wiley Franklin Sizemore Self (Head)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1949); Page 109; WV Archives Web Site.
Wiley Franklin Sizemore, Jr; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Vivian, WV; married
on 12 Mar 1949 in Eckman, WV; Mary Elizabeth Lambert; age 18; born at Eckman, WV; single;
living in Kimball, WV; with consent of Garrett Lambert, father of Mary Elizabeth Lambert.