1. 1920 Census, Martin Co, KY; John Davis District #6; taken 10-12 Jan 1920; Page 226B; Image 8 of
14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Lacy Davis; age 3 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Bazie Davis.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lacy Davis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1919
Birth Place: Inez, Kentucky
Residence Place: Lovely, Martin, Kentucky, USA
Registration Date: 15 Nov 1940
Registration Place: Kentucky, USA
Employer: Civilian Conservation Corps
Weight: 125
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Ada Davis
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Lacy Davis Self (Head)
Ada Davis Mother"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lacy Davis
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1919
Death Date: 26 Jun 1998
Claim Date: 1 Jul 1969
SSN: 401140893"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lacy Davis
SSN: 401-14-0893
Last Residence:
24854 Kopperston, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Born: 23 Oct 1919
Died: 26 Jun 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 31 Jul 2018.
" Lacey Davis
Birth 1919
USA
Death 1998 (aged 78–79)
USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 31 Jul 2018.
" Katie “Katie Bug” Johnson Davis
Birth 22 Feb 1930
Kentucky, USA
Death 2 Nov 2015 (aged 85)
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Katie Davis, 85, of Mary’s Garden, Oak Hill, formerly of Kopperston was reunited with her husband in Heaven on Monday, November 2, 2015. Mrs. Davis was a former member of Oceana Freewill Baptist Church for forty years, where she sang in the choir and was a member of the Ladies’ Aid Auxiliary. She attended The Family Praise and Worship Center in Oceana, until Alzheimer’s kept her from doing so. She was very dedicated to her churches and took pride in all that she did. She adored her children and grandchildren."Born February 22, 1930 in Oppy, KY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Johnson (Deceased) and Mary Smith-Johnson (Deceased). Mrs. Davis was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lacey Davis (1919-1998); grandson, Chad Davis (Deceased); son-in-law, Dennie “Chico” Osborne (Deceased); brothers, Homer Johnson (Deceased), Joe Johnson (Deceased), Willis Johnson (Deceased) and Ben Johnson (Deceased); sisters, Dora Johnson (Deceased), Sadie Johnson-Hensley (Deceased), Goldie Johnson-McNeely (Deceased) and Ola "Granny" Johnson-Muncy (Deceased).
"Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Joan Carol Davis-Aliff (1950-2019) and Shelia Davis-Osborne of Oceana, Nina Davis-Brewster & husband Timothy "Timmy" Brewster of Beckley; sons, Danny Davis & wife Susan Davis of Grandview, Kenny Davis & wife Rhonda Davis of Davis, SC; grandchildren, Danny M. Davis, Aaron Osborne, Crystal Underwood, Matt Brewster, Lacey Davis and Cassidy Davis; great-grandchildren, Austin Underwood, Emily Underwood, Brayden Underwood, Kinley Underwood, Kylee Underwood, Raegan Davis and Kennedy Davis; a special sister-in-law, Elsie Jwell; and a host of family and friends."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 435; WV Archives Web Site.
Clifford Allen Palmer; age 21; born 2 May 1945 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Eckman, WV; son of Frank and Alice (King) Palmer; married on 21 Sep 1965 in Vivian, WV;
Loiyresa Paulette Owens; age 17; born 2 Apr 1948 in Eckman, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of Roy and Georgia (Torres) Owens.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 435; WV Archives Web Site.
Clifford Allen Palmer; age 21; born 2 May 1945 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Eckman, WV; son of Frank and Alice (King) Palmer; married on 21 Sep 1965 in Vivian, WV;
Loiyresa Paulette Owens; age 17; born 2 Apr 1948 in Eckman, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of Roy and Georgia (Torres) Owens.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Loiyresa P Palmer
Phone Number: 334-6315
Address: RR 2 POB 3224, Oakland, MD, 21550 (1993)
[RR 3 POB 82m, Oakland, MD, 21550 (1992)]
[POB 3224, Oakland, MD, 21550]
[POB 1329, Oakland, MD, 21550 (1996)]
[POB 1349, Oakland, MD, 21550 (1996)] "
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-014243; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harold Lee Owens; age 21; born 5 dec 1952 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 373, Eckman, WV; son of Roy Lee and Georgia Ruth (Torres) Owens;
married on 1 Apr 1974 in the United Methodist Church, Tazewell, VA; Cynthia Ann French; age 17;
born 22 Jul 1956 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Bluefield, WV;
daughter of Billy Dempsey and Joyce Elizabeth (French) Mann.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-014243; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harold Lee Owens; age 21; born 5 dec 1952 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 373, Eckman, WV; son of Roy Lee and Georgia Ruth (Torres) Owens;
married on 1 Apr 1974 in the United Methodist Church, Tazewell, VA; Cynthia Ann French; age 17;
born 22 Jul 1956 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Bluefield, WV;
daughter of Billy Dempsey and Joyce Elizabeth (French) Mann.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Pat Parks Owensby; 6 Apr 2017.
" John Franklin Owens
Birth 7 Feb 1879
Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Death 30 Mar 1946 (aged 67)
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lambert's
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Eureka Hollow"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Pat Parks Owensby; 6 Apr 2017.
"Fannie Anne Brewster Owens
Birth Jul 1887
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 16 Oct 1948 (aged 61)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lambert's
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Eureka Hollow"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #79-002621; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence Shepherd; age 28; born 5 May 1950 in Welch, WV; this was his first marriage; 7th grade
education; living at Box 23, Hensley, WV; son of Jesse and Edna (Richard) Shepherd; married
on 5 Jan 1979 at Lebanon, VA; Beverly Campbell; age 16; born 14 May 1962 in Iaeger, WV; this
was here first marriage; 11 grade education; living at Box 246, Roderfield, WV; daughter of Charles
Edward and Della (Payne) Campbell.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lawrence Shepherd
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 May 1950
Birth Place: Hensley MD, West Virginia
Death Date: 18 Oct 2006
SSN: 235820040
Notes: Jun 1966: Name listed as LAWRENCE SHEPHERD"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 6 Dec 2013.
Lawrence Shepherd; born 5 May 1950; died 18 Oct 2006; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"IN LOVING MEMORY".
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #79-002621; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence Shepherd; age 28; born 5 May 1950 in Welch, WV; this was his first marriage; 7th grade
education; living at Box 23, Hensley, WV; son of Jesse and Edna (Richard) Shepherd; married
on 5 Jan 1979 at Lebanon, VA; Beverly Campbell; age 16; born 14 May 1962 in Iaeger, WV; this
was here first marriage; 11 grade education; living at Box 246, Roderfield, WV; daughter of Charles
Edward and Della (Payne) Campbell.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Charles E. Campbell"; article; Page 108; submitted by John C. Campbell, Box
1106, War, WV 24892-1106.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Vernon Lee Hurley
Residence Date 01 Oct 1998
Residence Place Rock View, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 14 Aug 1942
Address Rock View, West Virginia 24880
Address Date 01 Oct 1998
2nd Address Rock View, West Virginia 24880
2nd Address Date 01 Feb 1989-15 Nov 2007
Record Number 171358122"
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
"Vernon Lee Hurley, 75, of St. Simons Island, Georgia, passed May 17, 2018 in Carillion Memorial Hospital,
Roanoke, Virginia. He was born August 14, 1942 in Rockview, Wyoming County, WV to Goldie Short Rose of
Beckley, WV, and the late Nehemiah Myre Hurley. Vernon was predeceased by his first wife and mother of
his four children, Donna Allen Hurley, in 2004. He is survived by his loving wife Anne Bleakley Jones Hurley
whom he married February 7, 2018, and her son Freddie Bruce; his Children: Keith Duty and sons Paul and
Logan; daughter Carol Lynn and husband Terry Privett; son Christopher and Amanda Lynn Hurley and
grandchildren Elyn and Liam, who were the sunshine of his life; and Jeremy Hurley. He is also survived by
his sister Carrol and husband Karl Ullrich, and brother Stephen and wife Linda Pannel Hurley. A memorial
service will be held 5:00 PM Monday, May 21, 2018 at Rockcastle Baptist Church, Rockview, West Virginia.
There will be a later memorial service at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church in Georgia, after which his ashes
will be interred in Christ Church Frederica, St. Simons Island, GA."
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Donna A Hurley
Residence Date 01 Jun 1998
Residence Place Rock View, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 19 Nov 1946
Address Rock View, West Virginia 24880
Address Date 01 Jun 1998
2nd Address Rock View, West Virginia 24880
2nd Address Date 01 Nov 1989-15 Nov 2007
Record Number 171358125"