1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by PLS; 17 Jul 2015.
" Jessie Hicks, Sr
Birth 8 Nov 1914
Death 9 Jan 1991 (aged 76)
Burial
Butler Cemetery
Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by PLS; 17 Jul 2015.
" Hazel Green Hicks
Birth 12 Feb 1915
Death 4 Feb 1991 (aged 75)
Burial
Butler Cemetery
Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by SavingRecordsForOurFuture; 6 Jan 2012.
" Ernest Robinson Bennett
Birth 9 May 1903
Death 26 Apr 1981 (aged 77)
Burial
Crawford County Memory Gardens
Galion, Crawford County, Ohio, USA
Plot 433
Memorial ID 83060892"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of John W. & Isabelle (Carver) Bennett"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Birth Registry; Vol #__(1902); Page 161; Line #22; WV Archives Web Site.
Nancy Willa Jean Ray; born 20 May 1902 at Saulsville, WV; parents, Charles and Francis Ray;
reported by Francis Ray, mother.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #304.
Listed as Nancy W. Ray; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Charles R. Ray.
3. "Telegraph-Forum"; Bucyrus, OH; 29 Dec 1988; Page3; Newspapers.com Website.
"Nancy Willa Jean Bennett, 86, of Herndon, W.Va., died at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1988, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, W.Va., following an extended illness. Mrs. Bennett was bom May 20, 1902 in Saulsville, W.Va., to Charles Reighnor and Frances Rachael (Tolliver) Ray. She was married to Ernest Robinson Bennett, who died April 26, 1981. Surviving are ten children, Mrs. Hubert (Sybil) Childs, Clinton, Tenn., Mrs. Kenna (Joyce) Thompson, Ravenswood, W.Va., Mrs. Thurmond (Jacqueline) Taylor, Peterstown, W.Va., Mrs. Ernest (Geraldine) Long, Red Sulpher, W.Va., Mrs. Claude (Audie) Colbird and Mrs. Richard (Frances) Drukker, both of Herndon, Mrs. Alton (Opal) Groves, J. Eugene, Charles and Vance Bennett, all of Bucyrus, a step-son, John Bennett, Herndon, 46 grandchildren, 55 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Preceding her in death were a son, David F. Bower, a daughter, Alta Bower Belcher, four brothers and a sister. Mrs. Bennett moved to Bucyrus in 1956 and lived here until she moved to West Virginia in 1984. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Jack Hager officiating. Burial will be in Crawford County Memory Gardens. Arrangements are being handled by the Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Linda Kaple; 14 Oct 2012.
" Vance Ray Bennett
Birth 7 Aug 1944
Death 14 May 2006 (aged 61)
Burial
Crawford County Memory Gardens
Galion, Crawford County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID 98859532"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 294; WV Archives Web Site.
John Eugene Bennett; age 22; born in KY; single; living in Bud, WV; son of Ernest and Gene Bennett;
married on 28 Aug 1956 in Mullens, WV; Willia Mae Lester; age 18; born and living in Bud, WV;
single; daughter of Ezra E. and Linda Jane Lester.
2. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John Bennett
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1934
Death Date: 22 Dec 2002
Branch 1: M
Enlistment Date 1: 6 Feb 1953
Release Date 1: 20 May 1955"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Eugene Bennett [John Eugene Bennett] [John Bennett]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1934
Birth Place: Praise Pike, Kentucky [Praise, Kentucky]
Death Date: 24 Dec 2002
Father:
Ernest R Bennett
Mother:
Jean Ackers
SSN: 233489673
Notes: May 1949: Name listed as EUGENE BENNETT;
Dec 1956: Name listed as JOHN EUGENE BENNETT;
02 Jan 2003: Name listed as JOHN E BENNETT "
4. FindAGrave.comWebsite; submitted by Paul Moran; 10 Jul 2018.
" John Eugene Bennett
Birth 17 Apr 1934
USA
Death 22 Dec 2002 (aged 68)
Burial
Moran-Workman-Branch Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191267155"Inscription: CPL US MARINE CORPS KOREA
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 294; WV Archives Web Site.
John Eugene Bennett; age 22; born in KY; single; living in Bud, WV; son of Ernest and Gene Bennett;
married on 28 Aug 1956 in Mullens, WV; Willia Mae Lester; age 18; born and living in Bud, WV;
single; daughter of Ezra E. and Linda Jane Lester.
2. Tankersley Funeral Home; Mullens, WV; Posted Obit.
"Willa Mae Lester, 77, of Bud, passed away on November 6, 2019 at her residence."Born January 24, 1941 at Spiders Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Ezra Elva and Linda Jane (Belcher) Lester.
"Willa Mae was a homemaker, loving mother, and loved spending time with her family.
"In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, John Bennett; three children, John Bennett, Beverly Bennett, and Ernest Bennett; granddaughter, Jamie Bennett; and her siblings, Alice Whitt, Roy Elva Lester, Lonnie Lester, Sr., Earl Enoch Lester, and Ethel Skidmore.
"Those left to cherish her memory include her two sons, Randall Bennett of Bud and James Bennett of Ohio; four sisters, Mary Burks, Betty McKinney, Pauline Miller, and Charlene Hensley; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
"Services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens with Russell McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in the Moran Cemetery, Bud Mtn.
"Friends may call one hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home.
"Family and friends will serve as pallbearers...."
1. 1900 Census, Knott Co, KY; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 49B; Image 4 of 59; Family #24/24.
Listed as Irvins Hicks, age 4, born in KY in Jan 1896, in household of father, John H. Hicks.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 205A; Image 37
of 48; Family #314/326.
Listed as Irvin Hicks; age 13; born in KY; in household of father, Henry C. Hicks.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Henry Clay Hicks"; Article; Page 197; submitted by Phyllis Coburn Griffith, Box 12,
Bradway Subdivision, Princeton, WV 24740.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 219; WV Archives Website.
Irvin Hicks; age 19; born in Knott Co, KY; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Henry and
Amanda; married on 30 Oct 1915 at Caretta, WV; Frony Hicks; age 16; born in Knott Co, KY; single;
daughter of Jesse and Flirinda.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Donna Jones; 25 Jul 2010.
" Fronie Madeline Hicks Hicks
Birth 16 Sep 1898
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Death 4 May 1988 (aged 89)
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Saint Marys Cemetery
Silver Run, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
Plot A13-05"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 219; WV Archives Website.
Irvin Hicks; age 19; born in Knott Co, KY; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Henry and
Amanda; married on 30 Oct 1915 at Caretta, WV; Frony Hicks; age 16; born in Knott Co, KY; single;
daughter of Jesse and Flirinda.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 183; "Dennis and Tonya Day"; article; submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581
Maiden Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ronald Lee Jones
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 31
Birth Date: 3 Dec 1951
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 13 Oct 1983
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Foster Lee Jones
Mother: Doris Jeanette Akers
Spouse: Mary Denise Garner"