1. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Dirtrict; Kegley; E.D. 38-51; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page 821A;
Image 7 of 26; Household #60.
Listed as Fred Walls; age 9; born in WV; married; 1st grade educarion; attending school; lived at
Ingleside, WV on1 Apr 1935; in household of father Clayton Walls.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #20555; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Walls; age 26; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; truck driver; living at Princeton, WV; son of
Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 29 Jul 1953 in Giles Co, VA; Billie Jean Welch; age
21; born in Raleigh Co, VA; single; living in Princton, WV; daughter of Willie and Nellie (Matherly)
Welch.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #10311; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Clayton Walls; age 28; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; salesman, living
at Panther, WV; son of Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 20 Apr 1959 in Lebanon, VA;
Nancy Bell Estep; maiden name Roberts; age 29; born and living in Panther, WV; widow; one
previous marriage; daughter of Wilson and Lou (Bailey) Roberts.
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Fred C. Walls, 88, of Panther, WV, passed from this life on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Glenwood Retirement Village. He was born on March 25, 1931 in Princeton, WV and was the son of the late Clayton and Hallie Walls. Fred was a retired deputy sheriff of McDowell County and served in the Korean War. He was of the Pentecostal Faith."Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Donnie, Bobby, Preston and Dennis (Buck) Walls; five sisters, Geraldine Walls, Nancy Inscore, Virginia (Annie) Garten, Freda Cooper, and Imogene Church; and one granddaughter, Marchell England.
"Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 60 years, Nancy Bell Walls of Panther, WV; one sister, Ellen (Randy) Barker of Princeton, WV, one daughter, Barbara (Don) England of Iaeger, WV; three sons, Mitchell (Lefon) Estep, Fred (Judy) Walls Jr., and James (Sharon) Walls all of Princeton, WV; grandchildren, Damon (Autumn) England of Clearfork, WV, Malorie (Michael) Morgan of Bluefield, WV, Megan Estep, Steven (Melissa) Walls, Tiffany Walls, LeAnn Walls, Jimmy Brennan and Joey Smith all of Princeton, WV and great grandchildren, Rylee and Shade England, Blaine and Kerrigan Morgan, Kaitlyn, Kaden, Kaylee and Sophie Walls.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 1 p.m. with Pastor John Wheeler and Reverend Martin West officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Mike Vance Cemetery at Trap Fork near Panther, WV.
"Friends may visit with the family from 12 noon until the time of services at 1. Pallbearers will be Damon England, Michael Morgan, Steve England and Jeffery Walls.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family. ..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 299; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Shade Estep, Jr; age 19; born and living in Mohawk, WV; single; married on 18 Jun 1949 at Panther,
WV; Nancy Belle Roberts; age 19; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with consent of Nancy Estep,
mother of Shade Estep, Jr; and Wilson Roberts, father of Nancy Belle Roberts.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #10311; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Clayton Walls; age 28; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; salesman, living
at Panther, WV; son of Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 20 Apr 1959 in Lebanon, VA;
Nancy Bell Estep; maiden name Roberts; age 29; born and living in Panther, WV; widow; one
previous marriage; daughter of Wilson and Lou (Bailey) Roberts.
1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Maiden Spring District, taken on 18 Apr 1910, Page 219A, Family #34.
Listed as Jesse Atwell, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, William H. Atwell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.
J.L. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of D.H. and
L.J. Atwell; married on 25 Jul 1925 in Wilcoe, WV; Mae Collins; age 19; single; daughter of G.W. and
Maude Collins.
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Jesse Atwell; born on 15 Mar 1904; died in Jul 1972; last residence Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
"Delila Mae Smith Kennedy Lester" article, page 188; submitted by Sherry Lynn Kennedy Calhoun,
Bradshaw, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012620; WV Archives Website.
Jesse L, Atwell; age 68; born 15 Mar 1904 in WV; married; miner; SS#228-01-0292; husband of
Delila Smith; living at Paynesville, WV; son of W.H. and (______) Atwell; died 7 Jul 1972 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cardiac failure with myocardial infarction; buried 10 Jul 1972 in Christian
Cemetery, Rockridege, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.
J.L. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of D.H. and
L.J. Atwell; married on 25 Jul 1925 in Wilcoe, WV; Mae Collins; age 19; single; daughter of G.W. and
Maude Collins.
2. Atwell Family Tree; posted by Lauren Atwell; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Desmond Mae "Dessie" Collins
1909–1986
Birth 12 DEC 1909 • McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Death 16 SEP 1986 • Grundy, Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dustin Chad "Dusty" Monk, 31, of Bud, WV passed away on Tuesday December 24, 2019. He was born on March
4, 1988 in Beckley, WV a son of Fred and Maxie Griffith Monk, Jr. of Herndon, WV. Dusty is a 2006 graduate of
Wyoming East High School. He is preceded in death by his grandmother Betty Griffith; grandfather Fred S. Monk;
an uncle Anthony "Pete" Monk; and two cousins Pete Monk and Amber Sweeney. In addition to his parents
survivors include a daughter Mila Monk and her mother Kara Canada of Mullens; a sister Salena Monk of Bud; a
brother Adam (Earin) Massie of Basin; his grandmother Carol Monk of Baisden; his grandfather Benny Griffith of
Princeton; two nieces Jacey and Khloey; four aunts Pauline Monk, Rachel Griffith, Barbara (Larry) Blevins and
Edna (Jerry) Sergent; three uncles John (Tina) Griffith, Benny (Kitti) Griffith and Shawn (Kayla) Griffith; and a
host cousins and other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Monday December 30th
at the Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Mullens, WV with Rev. Ernest Francis, III officiating. He will be laid to
rest in the Monk Family Cemetery, Mullens, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of
services on Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Damon Hall, Kenneth McMillion, Shawn Griffith,
Mark Noon, Tim Hall and Jeremy Stevens. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home,
Oceana, WV"
1. U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Benny Griffith
Residence Years: 2000-2002
Residence Place: Wyco, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 25943
Phone Number: 304-294-6847
Spouse: Kitti Griffith "
1. U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Benny Griffith
Residence Years: 2000-2002
Residence Place: Wyco, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 25943
Phone Number: 304-294-6847
Spouse: Kitti Griffith "
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 198A; Image 9 of 33;
Family #257/269.
Listed as Joseph A. Martin; age 50; born in VA; married once for 19 yrs; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 198A; Image 9 of 33;
Family #257/269.
Listed as Marry Martin; age 44; born in VA; married once for 19 yrs; 11 children, 9 living; in household of
husband, Joseph A. Martin.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Sandy; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 216A;
Image 7 of 17; Family #110/113.
Listed as Marie Martin; age 64; born in VA; widow; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 57A;
Image 43 of 57; Family #375/398.
Listed as Mary E. Martin; age 64; born in VA; widow; in household of son, Eugene B. Martin.
4. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 16 Dec 2013.
Mary Ellen Holland Martin; born 22 Feb 1966; died 14 Sep 1934; headstone photo shown.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 198A; Image 9 of 33;
Family #257/269.
Listed as Pearl Martin; age 19; born in VA; single; in household of father, Joseph A. Martin.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Sandy; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 216A;
Image 7 of 17; Family #110/113.
Listed as Curtis Martin; age 6; born in WV; in household of mother, Mary Ellen Holland Martin.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 57A;
Image 43 of 57; Family #375/398.
Listed as Curtis Martin; age 17 ; born in WV; single; in household of brother, Eugene B. Martin.