McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Roten Cooper Jr

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roten Cooper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1968
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 May 1987
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Roten Cooper
Mother: Peggy Geneva Roberts
Spouse: Neva Annette Hawks
Certificate Number: 1987019640"
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roten R Cooper Jr [Jr R Cooper Jr] [Roten Cooper Jr]
Birth Date: Oct 1968
Residence Date: 2014-2020
Address: 791 Springs East Rd
Residence: Lincolnton, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 28092
Second Residence Date: 1994-2014
Second Address: 6458 Sherwood Ln
Second Residence: Denver, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code: 28037
Third Residence Date: 1993
Third Address: 115 Cara Ln
Third Residence: Statesville, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code: 28677
Fourth Residence Date: 1992-1993
Fourth Address: 1 Maw 1st Laad B Btry
Fourth Residence: Fpo
Fourth Postal Code: 96603"


Neva Annette Hawks

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Neva Annette Hawks
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1970
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 May 1987
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Russell Clinton Hawks
Mother: Glenna Lois Payne
Spouse: Roten Cooper
Certificate Number: 1987019640"
2. U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Neva Cooper
Residence Years: 2002
Address: 6458 Sherwood Ln
Residence Place: Denver, North Carolina, USA
Zip Code: 28037-6460
Phone Number: 704-489-6287"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Daisy Taylor; 15 Jun 2019.
" Neva Annette Kennedy Cooper
Birth 12 Dec 1970
Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Death 18 Apr 2010 (aged 39)
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial Burial Details Unknown
Memorial ID 200140828"

Additional Information Posted:
"D/O Larry Ray Kennedy & Glenna Lois
Birth Father Russell Hawks
Burial said Mullins Cemetery however unable to confirm which, will move the memorial to correct cemetery if someone can confirm which."
(She is buried in the "Adam Mullins Cemetery, Iaeger, WV". This is on Coon Branch Mtn.)

"Neva Annette Cooper
(Hurley)
" Neva Annette Cooper, 39, of Hurley, was dead on arrival at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy
on Sunday, April 18, 2010.
"Born December 12, 1970 in Geauga (sic, Cuyahoga) County, OH, she was a homemaker, a movie buff and a poetry
writer.
"She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Harvey and Alice Hawks; her step-
maternal-grandparents Celia and Hollie Kennedy; and her paternal grandparents, Burl and Mildred
Payne.
"She is survived by five sons, Dustin Andrew Cooper of Denver, NC, Corey Alexander Cooper of
Bradshaw, WV, Kasey Adam Cooper and Dakota Ceyenne Cooper, both of Denver, NC and Joseph
Burl Cooper of the home; special friend, Lester Dostson of Hurley; her father and mother, Larry Ray and Glenna Lois Kenedy of Coon Branch Mountain near Iaeger, WV; her birth father, Russell Hawks of
Paynesville, WV; three brothers, Dale Lee Hawks of Rocky Point, NC, Larry Ray Kennedy Jr, and wife,
Stephanie of Statesville, NC, John Kenedy and wife, Misty, of Garland, WV; two nephews, Skylar Hawks and Jamie Ray Kennedy, both of Statesville; three nieces, Kayla Kennedy and Melanie Kennedy, both of Iaeger and Brooklyn Kennedy of Garland; numerious uncles, aunts and cousins.
"Funeral srevices will be conducted today (Thursday), April 22 at 1 p.m. at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Iaeger with the Revs, Jerry Stacy, Doug Lowe, Curtis Crouse and Roscoe Crouse officiating. Burial will follow in the Mullins Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Iaeger.
"Pallbears will be family and friends.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is in charge of arrangemants."


Dustin Andrew Cooper

1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dustin Andrew Cooper
Birth Date: 1990
Residence Date: 2012-2015
Address: 2949 Lees Way Ln
Residence: Denver, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 28037
Second Residence Date: 2008-2014
Second Address: 6458 Sherwood Ln
Second Residence: Denver, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code: 28037
Third Address: 791 Springs East Rd
Third Residence: Lincolnton, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code: 28092"


Kasey Adam Cooper

1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Kacey A Cooper
Birth Date: Jun 1994
Residence Date: 2016-2020
Address: 791 Springs East Rd
Residence: Lincolnton, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 28092
Second Residence Date: 2019
Second Address: 2516 15th Ave SW
Second Residence: Hickory, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code: 28602
Third Address: 6203 Sherwood Ln
Third Residence: Denver, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code: 28037
Fourth Address: Po Box 271
Fourth Residence: Denver, North Carolina, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 28037"


Vester Rafe Osborne

1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 328; WV Archives Web Site.
Vester Rafe Osborne; age 19; born 25 Sep 1947 in Cyclone, WV; no previous marriage; living at
Cyclone, WV; son of Vester and Susie (Nailey) Osborne; married on 7 Aug 1967 at Davin, WV; Shirley
Mae Browning; age 20; born 8 Jun 1947 in Fort Branch, WV; no previous marriage; living in Davin,
WV; daughter of Joe and Hazel A. (Kenny) Browning.


Shirley Browning

1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 328; WV Archives Web Site.
Vester Rafe Osborne; age 19; born 25 Sep 1947 in Cyclone, WV; no previous marriage; living at
Cyclone, WV; son of Vester and Susie (Nailey) Osborne; married on 7 Aug 1967 at Davin, WV; Shirley
Mae Browning; age 20; born 8 Jun 1947 in Fort Branch, WV; no previous marriage; living in Davin,
WV; daughter of Joe and Hazel A. (Kenny) Browning.


Phyllis Diane Preece

1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #84-057651; Ancestry.Com Web Site.
Danny Hayse Preece; age 29; born 6 Sep 1955 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last marriage
ended in Feb 1982; 12th grade education; living at Box 968, Inez, Martin Co, KY; son of Curtis H.
and Violet (Smith) Preece; married on 26 Nov 1984 in Clintwood, VA; Phyllis Diane Davis, maiden
name Preece; age 26; born 8 Apr 1958 in KY; widow; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage ended
12 Mar 1983; 12th grade education; living at Box 659, Inez, Martin Co, KY; daughter of Stewart and
Nadine (Robinson) Preece.


Alva Eugene Sizemore

1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Alva Eugene Sizemore, 71, of Clear Fork, WV went home to be with the Lord on Saturday December 21, 2019 at
Select Specialty Hospital, Charleston, WV. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Maben, WV a son of the late Freman and
Della Sizemore. Alva attended the Garwood Church of God. He worked for many years for Ford and then the
Wyoming County Board of Education. Survivors include his loving wife Shirley Browning Sizemore; four step sons
Gene (companion Abby) Osborne of Cape Girardeau, MO, Chris (Melissa) Osborne of Tazewell, VA, Tracey (Stacey)
Osborne of Oceana and Adam (Heather) Osborne of Bolt; nine grandchildren; many friends in the maintenance
department of the Wyoming County Board of Education; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral
services will be held at 12 pm on Thursday December 26th at the Garwood Church of God, Garwood, WV with
Pastor Ricky Shrewsbury officiating. He will be laid to rest in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley, WV. Friends
may gather with the family from 11 am until time of services on Thursday at the church. Pallbearers will be family
and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Oceana, WV."


Shirley Browning

1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 328; WV Archives Web Site.
Vester Rafe Osborne; age 19; born 25 Sep 1947 in Cyclone, WV; no previous marriage; living at
Cyclone, WV; son of Vester and Susie (Nailey) Osborne; married on 7 Aug 1967 at Davin, WV; Shirley
Mae Browning; age 20; born 8 Jun 1947 in Fort Branch, WV; no previous marriage; living in Davin,
WV; daughter of Joe and Hazel A. (Kenny) Browning.


Daniel "Dan" Rose

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 133; WV Archives Web Site.
Dan Rose; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; timberman; living in Caretta, WV; son of Glenn
and Betty; married on 15 Jun 1930 in Caretta, WV; Nonnie Click; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Harve and Rosana.


Nonnie Hazel Click

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Harve and Roseanna Click Family"; article; Page 120; submitted by Mary Ann
Prater Justice; PO Box 458, War, WV 24892.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 133; WV Archives Web Site.
Dan Rose; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; timberman; living in Caretta, WV; son of Glenn
and Betty; married on 15 Jun 1930 in Caretta, WV; Nonnie Click; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Harve and Rosana.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Nonnie Hazel Rose
[Nonnie Rose]
[Nonnie Hazel Click]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1913
Birth Place: Caretta Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 7 Mar 1999
Father: Harve Click
Mother: Rosna Hicks
SSN: 235962660
Notes: 24 Jan 1973: Name listed as NONNIE HAZEL ROSE;
17 Mar 1999: Name listed as NONNIE ROSE"


Charles Lawson Bailey

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #___(1954); Page 154; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Lawson Bailey; age 20; born in Jesse, WV; single; living in Wyoming, WV; son of Lewis and
Della (Elswick) Bailey; married on 22 May 1954 in Wyoming, WV; Joan Cook; age 16; born in Glen
Morrison, WV; single; living in Jesse, WV; daughter of Miller and Winnie (McMillion) Blankenship.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Charles L Bailey
Event Date 13 Nov 2000
Event Place Brenton, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 22 Dec 1933
Address Brenton, West Virginia 24818
Address Date 13 Nov 2000
2nd Address Pineville, West Virginia 24874
2nd Address Date 01 Sep 1998-01 Oct 1998
3rd Address Pineville, West Virginia 24874
3rd Address Date 05 May 1986-05 Dec 2008
Affiliate Identifier 171301206"
3. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
"Charles Lawson Bailey 84, of Brenton passed away Sunday September 30, 2018

"Born December 22, 1933 in Jesse, he was the son of the late Lewis and Della Allen Bailey.

"Charles was a veteran of the US Army, longtime coal miner, and member of the UMWA.

"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother James Bailey.

"Those left to cherish his memory include: his wife Liddie Bailey, 3 daughters Avis Rowe, Christine (Jeff) Adkins of Fayetteville, and Carmella Bailey of Hinton, 8 sons Gary Bailey, Steve (Patricia) Bailey of Daniels, Rodney Bailey of South Carolina, Edward Bailey, Donald (Danielle) Bailey, Keith Bailey, Kenny Bailey of North Carolina,and Charles Tolliver of Oceana. 19 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grand child. "


Joan Blankenship

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #___(1954); Page 154; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Lawson Bailey; age 20; born in Jesse, WV; single; living in Wyoming, WV; son of Lewis and
Della (Elswick) Bailey; married on 22 May 1954 in Wyoming, WV; Joan Cook; age 16; born in Glen
Morrison, WV; single; living in Jesse, WV; daughter of Miller and Winnie (McMillion) Blankenship.


Carolyn Ann Carson

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #85-008947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Theodore R. Kennedy; age 45; born 3 Dec 1939 in WV; widowed; this was his 2nd marriage;
first marriage ended 10 Apr 1983; 9th grade education; living at Box 345, Jolo, WV; son of William
and Goldie (Payne) Kennedy; married on 4 Mar 1985 in Buchanan Co, VA; Carolyn Ann French;
maiden name Carson; age 36; born 21 Feb 1949 in WV; widow; this was her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 15 Jun 1979; 9th grade education; living at Box 132, Elkhorn, WV; daughter of
Roy Glen and Lillian (Stoots) Carson.
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Wednesday Evening, 29 Jul 2020; Page 8; Newspaper Obit.
" CAROLYN “DUDE” “CAROL”
FRENCH KENNEDY
"Carolyn "Dude" "Carol" French
Kennedy, 71, of Thorpe, WV for-
merly of Raysal, passed away peace-
fully on Monday, July 27, 2020 after
a brief illness at Raleigh General
Hospital. Born February 21, 1949,
she was the daughter of the late Roy
and Lil Carson of Elkhom. Carolyn
worked in furniture manufacturing
in High Point, NC and was a сооk
for the McDowell County School
system She loved music, dancing.
all things WV, shopping, Casper,
sitting on the porch, talking on the
phone and diet Coke.
"Other than her parents, Carol was
preceded in death» by her husbands,
Charles Frank French of Elkhorn
and Theodore "Ted" Kennedy of
Raysal. and one infant son, Chris-
topher Charles French of Elkhorn,
WV.
"Survivors include: Daughters,
Glenna "GiGi" Erickson and hus—
band Jeff of Thomasville, NC. Karen
Wood and husband Michael of Arch-
dale, NC. Stepsons, Scott Kennedy
and wife Nerissa' of Thomasville,
NC. Jerry Kennedy and wife Megan
of Rocky Mount, VA. Chris Kenne—
dy and wife Stephanie of Barney,
WV. Jason Kennedy of Martinsville.
VA. Stepdaughter, Jackie Hicks and
husband Kenneth of Rocky Mount,
VA. Sisters: Glenna Farmer and
husband Jerry of Thorpe, WV. Lin—
da Meredith and husband Bobby of
Bluefield, WV. Eight grandchildren,
special nephew Stephen Farmer of
Thorpe, WV as well as a host of ех-
tended family and friends.
"In Honoring the wishes of Carolyn
Kennedy, cremation occurred upon
her passing. A memorial service will
be held at 1: PM, Saturday, August
1, 2020. at the Havaco Community
Church in Havaco where she was a
regular attendee, with Sister Dean
Hatfield officiating. In Lieu of flow-
ers, the family request donations be
made to Havaco Community Church
РО Вох 1571, Welch, WV 24801."


James Henry Altizer

1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Henry Altizer
[James H Altizer]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1933
Birth Place: Squire McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 28 Mar 1996
Father: George F Altizer
Mother: Myrlie M Williamson
SSN: 234507038
Notes: May 1951: Name listed as JAMES HENRY ALTIZER;
09 Apr 1996: Name listed as JAMES H ALTIZER"
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James H. Altizer
SSN: 234-50-7038
Last Residence:
24966 Renick, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 6 Jun 1933
Died: 28 Mar 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" James Henry Altizer
Birth 6 Jun 1933
Death 28 Mar 1996 (aged 62)
Burial
Rosewood Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia"
Additional Information Posted.
"A1C US AIR FORCE
Gravesite Details shares stone with Mary Brown Altizer (born in 1939, no death date)


William Ray Drake Sr

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Drake; age 19; born in Racine, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of F.E. and Emmie
Drake; married on 25 Dec 1949 at Oceana, WV; Arlee Cook; age 17; born and living at Oceana, WV;
single; daughter of George Wayne and Letah Cook.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Ray Drake
[William R Drake]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Sep 1930
Birth Place: Newton Roane, West Virginia
Death Date: 24 Oct 1998
Father: Floyd E Drake
Mother: Emma E Tawney
SSN: 233468737
Notes: Mar 1948: Name listed as WILLIAM RAY DRAKE;
05 Nov 1998: Name listed as WILLIAM R DRAKE"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 23 Jul 2008.
" William Ray “Bill” Drake, Sr
Birth 1930
Racine, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1998 (aged 67–68)
USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "

Additional Information Posted:
"Son of F.E. Drake (Deceased) & Emmie Drake (Deceased).

"Married to Arleene Cook-Drake (1932-2019) on December 25, 1949 in Oceana, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1949, Page 234, Application Date: December 20, 1949).

"Father of William Ray Drake Jr. (1950-2018), and Arvin Drake."


Sarah "Arleene" Cook

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Drake; age 19; born in Racine, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of F.E. and Emmie
Drake; married on 25 Dec 1949 at Oceana, WV; Arlee Cook; age 17; born and living at Oceana, WV;
single; daughter of George Wayne and Letah Cook.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Sarah “Arleene” Drake, 87, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.

"Born February 18, 1932 in Oceana, WV, she was a daughter of the late George Wayne Cook Sr. and Letah Chambers Cook.

"A lifelong resident of Wyoming County, Arleene was a 1950 graduate of Oceana High School and was very active in her community. She was a member of the John Cooke Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a cook for the Rotary Club.

"As a lifetime member of Oceana United Methodist Church, and active member of the United Methodist Women, she also taught Sunday school and served as a youth group leader for many years.

Arleene enjoyed cooking, sewing and collecting angels.

"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Drake Sr; a son, William “Bill” Drake Jr; a brother, George Wayne Cook Jr; and sisters, Juna Harper and Virginia Belle Smith.

"Those left to cherish her memory are her son, James Arvin Drake and wife, Natalie of Oceana; daughter-in-law, Teresa Drake of Oceana; granddaughter, Amanda Joyce and husband, Thomas of Hurricane; great-grandson, Tyler Joyce; nephew, John Eric Smith and his companion, Shonda Zastawniak; and niece, Becky Ceperly and husband, Andy of Charleston"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by In Rememberance; 26 Feb 2019.
" Sarah Arleene Cook Drake
Birth 18 Feb 1932
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Feb 2019 (aged 87)
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "