1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #65 037781; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Frankie Dalton; age 23; born and living in Crumpler, WV; single; welder; son of Charlie and Nancy
(Bailey) Dalton; married on 7 Oct 1965 in Lebanon, VA; Pattie Burks; age 16; born and living in
Algoma, WV; single; daughter of Willard and Mazie (Hall) Burks.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #65 037781; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Frankie Dalton; age 23; born and living in Crumpler, WV; single; welder; son of Charlie and Nancy
(Bailey) Dalton; married on 7 Oct 1965 in Lebanon, VA; Pattie Burks; age 16; born and living in
Algoma, WV; single; daughter of Willard and Mazie (Hall) Burks.
2. Craven-Shires Funeral Home; Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; Posted Obit.
"Patty Burks Dalton, 69, of Crumpler, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 06, 2019 at her residence."Patty was born on January 03, 1950 in Crumpler, West Virginia to the late Willard and Masie Hall Burks. Patty had been a resident of Crumpler for the past 48 years and was a member of the Elkhorn Baptist Church. Patty was a Godly woman, a wonderful wife and amazing mother. She loved to pack a picnic and spend the day riding in the mountains with Frankie.
"She is survived by her husband of 54 years Frankie Dalton of the home; two sons, Frankie “Jody” Dalton, Jr and wife Roxanna of Princeton, West Virginia; Johnny Dalton of North Carolina; one daughter, Kimberly Rotenberry and husband Terry of North Carolina. Five sisters, Fran Watkins of Bluewell, West Virginia, Brenda Watkins and husband Cecil of Bluewell, West Virginia, Betty Renner and husband Jim of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dixie Belcher and husband Sonny of Bluewell, West Virginia and Kathy Harris and husband Ron of Athens, West Virginia. Grandchildren, Ethan Rotenberry and wife Julie, Cody Rotenberry and wife Hanna, Ericka, Hunter, Hayden and Allyssa Dalton, Eli Dalton and Trevor Brown. Three great grandchildren, Jameson, Ava and Paxton Rotenberry.
"Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 09, 2019 at 11:00am at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell (Bluefield), West Virginia with Ministers Roger Walker and Lonnie Mullins officiating the service. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton, West Virginia where Ethan Rotenberry, Cody Rotenberry, Hunter Dalton, Hayden Dalton, Timmy Watkins and Mike Belcher will be serving as pallbearers.
"The Dalton will receive friends and relatives on Wednesday, October 09, 2019 from 10:00am until 11:00am at the funeral home."
1. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Monday Evening; 7 Oct 2019; Page 7; Newspaper Obit.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: David Daniel Culbertson
[David Culbertson]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 May 1948
Birth Place: Yukon, West Virginia
Death Date: 6 May 2003
SSN: 225680135
Notes: Aug 1964: Name listed as DAVID DANIEL CULBERTSON;
14 May 2003: Name listed as DAVID CULBERTSON"
1. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2016, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy Victoria Jackson
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1950
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA"
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Monday Evening; 7 Oct 2019; Page 7; Newspaper Obit.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 4 Aug 2020.
" Dorothy Victoria Jackson Culbertson
Birth 27 Jun 1950
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 7 Oct 2019 (aged 69)
Yukon, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Coaldale Cemetery
Coaldale, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 214075749"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of James William Jackson (1918-2002) and Ollie Margaret Keen-Jackson (1925-2000)."Sister of William "Billy" Ray Jackson (Deceased), Eugene Jackson (Deceased), Mary Loretta Jackson-Griffith (Deceased), Ruby Marie Jackson-Richardson-Tilley (Deceased), Clarence Edward Jackson (1948-2010), Rosetta Jackson-Davidson-Easter (1952-2020), George Jackson, Wilma Jackson-Harris, and Wanda Jackson-Goad.
"Married to David Daniel Culbertson Sr. (1948-2003).
"Mother of Arbutus Ann Culbertson (B. 1971), David Daniel Culbertson Jr. (B. 1975) and Diana Kay Culbertson (B. 1975)."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 63; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Kaylor Evans; age 24; born 27 Aug 1943 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 385, Gary, WV;
son of Paul J. and Edith Marie (Kaylor) Evans; married on 11 Apr 1968 in Nitro, WV; Mary Gladys
Donchatz; age 23; born 17 Sep 1944 in Boissevain, VA; single; living at Box 162, Anawalt, WV;
daughter of Joseph and Gladys (Compton) Donchatz.
2. Craven-Shires Funeral Home; Bluewell, WV; Posted Obit.
"Richard K. Evans, 76, of (Bluewell) Bluefield, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Charleston Area Medical Center from a heart attack while working at his business in Welch, doing what he loved."Born on August 27, 1943 in Welch, he was a son of the late Paul J. and Marie Kaylor Evans. He was a longtime member of Johnston Chapel Baptist Church in Princeton. He was a 1961 graduate of Gary High School and a 1965 graduate of Concord College with Master’s degrees in History, Math, and Biology. He graduated from WVU with a major in Biology and a minor in Drivers Education. He taught school at Gary High School in McDowell County and Central Junior High and Montcalm High School in Mercer County from 1964-1974, after which he took a position with Prudential Insurance Company where he received awards for faithful service, including the highest Award ever bestowed to an agent, for the number of policies being issued. He later opened his business, R&R Insurance in Welch serving the community that he dearly loved. He loved talking, storytelling and never met a stranger when it came to having a conversation.
"Survivors include his high-school sweetheart for 62 years, of which 52 they were married, Mary (Ginger) Donchatz Evans; daughter, Melissa K. (Michael) Linkous; grandchildren that were the pride and joy of his life, Andrew & Mikayla; brother in law, Joe (Catherine) Donchatz and their children, Andrew, Joanna (Colin), and Rebekah. He is also survived by many close friends including Sammy Miano and his faithful secretary, Brittany Blevins.
"Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel in Bluewell with Pastors Jim Simmons and Dan Thyng officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA with family and close friends serving as pallbearers...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 63; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Kaylor Evans; age 24; born 27 Aug 1943 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 385, Gary, WV;
son of Paul J. and Edith Marie (Kaylor) Evans; married on 11 Apr 1968 in Nitro, WV; Mary Gladys
Donchatz; age 23; born 17 Sep 1944 in Boissevain, VA; single; living at Box 162, Anawalt, WV;
daughter of Joseph and Gladys (Compton) Donchatz.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 4 Apr 1930; Page 243A; Iamge 5 of 51;
Family #34/35.
Listed as Junior B. Rife; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, George P. Riffe.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #48235; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Booker Riffe; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; miner; living at Page,
VA; son of Patton and Emma (Ratliff) Riffe; married on 30 Dec 1939 in Grundy, VA; Lola Louise
Mullins; age 22; born in Logan Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living in Page, vA; daughter of
Albert and Vada (Tolar) Mullins.
3. "World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; McDowell Co, WV; Page 755; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Jack Booker Riffe; born 21 May 1921; Specialist First Class US Navy; entered service 17 Aug 1943;
served at Great Lakes, IL and in the Pacific; attended Iaeger HS; Protestant; son of M/M Patton Riffe,
Shelbyville, KY; husband of Mrs. Lola Mullins Riffe, Avondale, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 247; WV Archives Web Site.
Booker Riffe; age 25; born in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; living in Iaeger, WV; married on 9 Aug 1946 in
Welch, WV; Janet Addair; age 21; born in English, WV; single; living in Avondale, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jack Booker Riffe
[Jack B Riffe]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 May 1920
Birth Place: Bradshaw, West Virginia
Death Date: 16 Mar 1999
Father: George P Riffe
Mother: Emma Bartley
SSN: 236182930
Notes: Sep 1939: Name listed as JACK BOOKER RIFFE;
23 Mar 1999: Name listed as JACK B RIFFE"
6. North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004; Ancestery.com Web Site.
"Name: Jack Booker Riffe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
Marital status: Married
Age: 77
Birth Date: 24 May 1921
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Other, Beaufort, West Virginia
Residence Zip Code: 24879
Occupation: Mining machine operators
Industry: Coal mining
Death Date: 16 Mar 1999
Hospital Name: "NC Baptist Hosp, Inc"
Death Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina
Social Security Number: 236182930
Father's Last Name: Riffe
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Notes: Disposition: Removal out-of-state, Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed, Attendant: Physician, Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death, Hospital Status: Hospital Inpatient"
1. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 227A; Image 45 of 50;
Family #458/469.
Listed as Lona Mullins; age 2 yrs, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Albert M. Mullins.
2. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Gilbert; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 136A; Image 5 of 10;
Family #47/50.
Listed as Lala Mullens; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Albert M. Mullins.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #48235; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Booker Riffe; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; miner; living at Page,
VA; son of Patton and Emma (Ratliff) Riffe; married on 30 Dec 1939 in Grundy, VA; Lola Louise
Mullins; age 22; born in Logan Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living in Page, vA; daughter of
Albert and Vada (Tolar) Mullins.
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Harrison Cox
Gender: Male
Marital status: Widowed
Race: Black
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1890
Birth Place: Floyd Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 18 Jun 1915
Marriage Place: Floyd , Virginia
Father: Lewis
Mother: Lizzie
Spouse: Omie Saunders
FHL Film Number: 31345
Reference ID: p72 e41"
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1255; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harrison Garfield Cox; age 29; born 14 Jun 1889 in Floyd Co, VA; living in McDowell, WV; coal miner
for Arlington Coal and Coke Co at McDowell, WV; married; Negro; dependent mother, wife and 2
children; tall with slender build, brown eyes and Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; McDowell Precinct; taken 31 Jan 1920; Page
178B; Image 26 of 45; Family #281/290.
Listed as Harisson G. Cox; age 30; born in VA; married; Black; coal loader in mine; head of
household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; McDowell Precinct; taken 31 Jan 1920; Page
178B; Image 26 of 45; Family #281/290.
Listed as Oma J. Cox; age 20; born in VA; married; Black; in household of husband, Harrison G. Cox.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; McDowell Precinct; taken 31 Jan 1920; Page
178B; Image 26 of 45; Family #281/290.
Listed as Charles P. Cox; age 4 yrs, 10 mons; born in VA; Black; in household of father, Harrison G.
Cox.