1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Loretta May Serra, known to everyone as "Sis", joined the heavenly choir Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 11 PM."She was born in Red Jacket, WV, March 16, 1928 but lived her life in her beloved town of Bradshaw until her health forced her to come live with her son and his family in Gallatin, TN. She never knew a stranger, loved to be around and talk to her friends and family. She was a cook at the Head Start Center for over 40 years and loved the many kids she prepared meals for those many years. She was a regular in the choir at the Bradshaw Methodist Church and was know for her singing there.
"She was preceded in death by her mother Cora Lee Hunt Serra and father Alessandro "Angelo" Serra; brothers Gene, George (Jr), Frank, Columbus (Yocko) and Wilson Serra and one sister in infancy, Julia.
"She is survived by her son Michael Richardson and wife Judy of Gallatin, TN; granddaughters Alicean John Campbell and husband Cedric of Gallatin, Sarah Souza and husband Jesse of Eustus, FL; great grand children Kaelyn, Lucas and Phoebe and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews; and sisters-in-law, Audrey Serra of Vinton, VA and Juanita Serra of Raysal WV. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 1 o’clock with Reverend Charles Rose officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV.
"Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, WV.
"Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday morning, September 26, 2019 from 11 a.m. until the time of services at 1 p.m"
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Alexandra and Cora Serra,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Sis Serra, PO Box 189, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. 1900 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion District; taken 2 Jan 1900; Page 43B; Image 4 of 40;
Family #29/30.
Listed as John F. Wolfe; age 17; born in Aug 1882 in VA; single; farm laborer; in household of father,
W. Floyd Wolfe.
2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jno. F. Wolf
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1882
Birth Place: Smyth Co., VA
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1902
Marriage Place: Wythe County, Virginia
Father: W. F. Wolf
Mother: Maggie Chinault
Spouse: Belle N. Wolf
FHL Film Number: 34255
Reference ID: p82 L5"
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 227A; Image 33 of 46;
Family #305/305.
Listed as John F. Wolfe; age 27; born in VA; married once for 5 yrs; engineer for coal mine; head of
household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registrtaion Card #1075; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Floyd Wolfe; age 36; born 27 Aug 1882; living at Maybeury, WV; mechanic for Elkhore Coal and
Coke, Maybeury, WV; nearest relative, Mrs. Belle Virginia Wolfe, wife, Maybeury, WV; medium height
and build; brown eyes and Black hair.
5.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as John F. Wolfe; age 37; born in VA; married; machinist for coal mine; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Barlow; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 224B; Image 17
of 19; Family #___/158.
Listed as John Wolfe; age 48; born in VA; married at 20; machinist for coal mine; head of
household;
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury; E.D. 24-49; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
943A; Image 1 of 22; Household #6.
Listed as John F. Wolfe; age 58; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; plumber in mining; head of household.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 27 May 2010.
" John Floyd Wolfe
Birth 27 Aug 1882
Death 4 Jul 1971 (aged 88)
Burial
Athens Cemetery
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA"
9. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"John Floyd Wolfe
Birth 27 AUG 1882 • Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Death 4 JUL 1971 • Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA"
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Belle N. Wolf (sic, Belle V, Wolfe)
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1880
Birth Place: Wythe Co., VA
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1902
Marriage Place: Wythe County, Virginia
Father: H. C. Wolf
Mother: Bettie M. Young
Spouse: Jno. F. Wolf
FHL Film Number: 34255
Reference ID: p82 L5
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 227A; Image 33 of 46;
Family #305/305.
Listed as Belle Wolfe; age 30; born in VA; married once for 5 yrs; 4 children, all living; in household
of husband, John F. Wolfe.
3.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as Bell Wolfe; age 39; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John F. Wolfe.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Barlow; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 224B; Image 17
of 19; Family #___/158.
Listed as Bell Wolfe; age 50; born in VA; married at 22; in household of husband, John F. Wolfe
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury; E.D. 24-49; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
943A; Image 1 of 22; Household #6.
Listed as Bell V. Wolfe; age 59; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, John F. Wolfe.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 27 May 2010.
" Belle Virginia Wolfe
Birth 23 May 1881
Death 20 Jul 1974 (aged 93)
Burial
Athens Cemetery
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA"
7. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Belle Virginia Wolfe
Birth 23 MAY 1880 • Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Death 20 JUL 1974 • Maybeury, McDowell, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 227A; Image 33 of 46;
Family #305/305.
Listed as Pearl Wolfe; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
2.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as Pearl Wolfe; age 16; born in VA; single; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
3. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Pearle John Wolfe
Birth 25 DEC 1903 • Max Meadows, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Death 10 JUN 1991 • Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 227A; Image 33 of 46;
Family #305/305.
Listed as Theodore Wolfe; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
2.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as Ted Wolfe; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
3. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Theodore Browning Wolfe
Birth 26 FEB 1908 • McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 SEP 1982 • Caretta, McDowell, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 227A; Image 33 of 46;
Family #305/305.
Listed as Harry Wolfe; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as Harry Wolfe; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Barlow; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 224B; Image 17
of 19; Family #___/158.
Listed as Harry Wolfe; age 20; born in WV; single; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
4. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Harry Morris Wolfe
Birth 5 MAR 1910 • West Virginia, USA
Death 30 SEP 1935 • Maybeury, McDowell, West Virginia, USA"
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as James Wolfe; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
2. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"James Edward Wolfe
Birth 15 JUN 1912 • West Virginia, USA
Death 8 DEC 1923 • Maybeury, McDowell, West Virginia, USA"
Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Wolfe
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as Maggie Wolfe; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Barlow; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 224B; Image 17
of 19; Family #___/158.
Listed as Maggie Wolfe; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe
3. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Margaret Elizabeth Wolfe
Birth 10 JULY 1914 • Maybeury, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Death 2 OCT 1979 • Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA"
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as Bob Wolfe; age 3 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Barlow; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 224B; Image 17
of 19; Family #___/158.
Listed as Bob Wolfe; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury; E.D. 24-49; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
943A; Image 1 of 22; Household #6.
Listed as Robert Wolfe; age 23; born in WV; single; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; works in car shop for mine; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
4. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"John Robert Wolfe
Birth 15 AUG 1916 • Maybeury, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 NOV 1999 • Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA"
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 24 Jan 1920; Page 79A; Image 23 of 41;
Family #222/224.
Listed as Francis Wolfe; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Barlow; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 224B; Image 17
of 19; Family #___/158.
Listed as Francis Wolfe; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe
3. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Frances Marie Wolfe
Birth 8 JAN 1919
Death 7 JUN 2003 • Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Barlow; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 224B; Image 17
of 19; Family #___/158.
Listed as Tommy Wolfe; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury; E.D. 24-49; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
943A; Image 1 of 22; Household #6.
Listed as Thomas H. Wolfe; age 18; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
3. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Thomas H. Wolfe
Birth 24 AUG 1921 • West Virginia, USA
Death 21 SEP 1981 • Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Barlow; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 224B; Image 17
of 19; Family #___/158.
Listed as Fred Wolfe; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury; E.D. 24-49; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
943A; Image 1 of 22; Household #6.
Listed as Fred Eugene Wolfe; age 16; born in WV; single; 3yrs HS education; attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John F. Wolfe.
3. "ToddDixon Family Tree"; posted by noceiling; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Fred Eugene Wolfe
Birth 30 JAN 1924 • Maybeury, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Death 9 JAN 1967 • Mercer County, West Virginia, USA"
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: J. Edward Pauley
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: 1881
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA.
Marriage Date: 11 Apr 1900
Marriage Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father: D. G.
Mother: Bell
Spouse: Maggie Smith
FHL Film Number: 2048451
Reference ID: Taze. Co. Image 331"
2. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Edward Pauley
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 67
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1881
Death Date: 30 Aug 1948
Death Place: Boissevain, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 9 Sep 1948
Father: Daniel Pauley
Spouse: Margaret Smith "
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Maggie Smith
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1882
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA.
Marriage Date: 11 Apr 1900
Marriage Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father:
Mother:
Spouse: J. Edward Pauley
FHL Film Number: 2048451
Reference ID: Taze. Co. Image 331"
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #22825; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Margaret Pauley; age 74; born 4 Jun 1882 in VA; widow; wife of Edward Pauley; housewife; living at
Boissevain, VA; daughter of Abraham (sic, her grandfather) and Josephine Smith; died 4 Sep 1956
in Boissevain, VA due to generalized arterosclerosis with hypertension; buried 6 Sep 1956 in Pauley
Cemetery, Boissevain, VA; informant, Sid Pauley, Boissevain, VA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1891); Page 124; Line #38; WV Archives Web Site.
N.F. Brooks; age 61; born in NC; widowed; living in McDowell Co, WV; married on 28 Dec 1891 in
McDowell Co, WV; Mary J. Smith; age 45; single (sic, divorced); born in NC (sic, VA); living in
McDowell Co, WV.
1. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA (now WV); Tug River PO; taken 2 Aug 1860; Page 132; Image 28 of
42; Family #169/169
Listed as Mary Smith; age 18; born in VA; married within the year; in household of husband,
Abraham Smith.
2. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn Township, Tug River PO; taken 27 Jun 1870; Page 477A;
Image 2 of 11; Family #10.
Listed as Mary Jane Smith, age 27, born in VA; in household of husband, Abraham Smith.
3. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 23 Jun 1880; page 334C; Image 11 of 16;
Family #93/99.
Listed as Mary J. Smith; age 38; born in VA; divorced; keeping house; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1891); Page 124; Line #38; WV Archives Web Site.
N.F. Brooks; age 61; born in NC; widowed; living in McDowell Co, WV; married on 28 Dec 1891 in
McDowell Co, WV; Mary J. Smith; age 45; single (sic, divorced); born in NC (sic, VA); living in
McDowell Co, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16814; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Jane Brooks; age 97; born in Mar 1838 in Giles Co, VA; widow of Nathan Brroks; living at
Leckie, WV; daughter of John O. and Betty (Ray) Pardue; died 31 Dec 1934 at Leckie, WV; due to
senile degeration with arteriosclerosis; no burial information; informant, E.D. Smith, Leckie, WV.
6. "Samuel Howard Isaac"; Family Tree; posted by Joyce Taylor; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Mary* Jane Perdue (SMITH)
1838–1934
Birth MAR 1838 (1850 CENSUS SAYS 1843) • Giles Co., Virginia
Death 31 DEC 1934 • Adkin Dist, Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Barlow; E.D. 24-48; taken 10 Apr 1940;
Page 939B; Image 24 of 30; Household #217.
Listed as Virginia Smith; age 14; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; not attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John W. Smith.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Virginia Belle Smith
[Virginia Belle Payne]
[Virginia Peery]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 May 1925
Birth Place: Wilcoe McDow, West Virginia
[Gary, West Virginia]
Death Date: 17 Mar 1997
Father: John W Smith
Mother: Beulah E Perdue
SSN: 235382187
Notes: Sep 1943: Name listed as VIRGINIA BELLE SMITH;
Jul 1956: Name listed as VIRGINIA BELLE PAYNE;
Jan 1965: Name listed as VIRGINIA BELLE PEERY;
27 Mar 1997: Name listed as VIRGINIA B PEERY"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by BrendaK; 24 Feb 2011.
"Virginia Belle Peery
Birth 31 May 1925
Death 17 Mar 1997 (aged 71)
Burial
Maple Hill Cemetery
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA "
1. "jbderic" Family Tree; posted by valleyave; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Carol Ann Shrewsbury
1935–2009
Birth 20 JULY 1935 • Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 JUL 2009 • Virginia, United States of America"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Herman E, Billups, Miner"; Article; Page 99; submitted by Lockett M. Billups; 309 Mathes St,
Jonesville, NC 24642.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 454; WV Archives Web Site.
Herman Billips; age 24; born in Jonesville, NC; single; colore; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 10
May 1947 at Premier, WV; Locket Martin; age 18; born and living in Premier, WV; single; Colored;
with consent of Marvin Martin, father of Locket Martin.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Coy O. York; 25 Sep 2012.
" Herman E Billips
Birth 20 Apr 1923
Death 2 Dec 1955 (aged 32)
Burial
Piney Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
Ronda, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA "
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brown's Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #80/80.
Listed as Sallie L. Martin; age 1 yr, 9 mons; born in WV; Negro; in householf of father, Marvin C.
Martin.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #111.
Listed as Locket Martin; age 10; born in NC; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; in houshold of father, Marvin C. Martin.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Herman E, Billups, Miner"; Article; Page 99; submitted by Lockett M. Billups; 309 Mathes St,
Jonesville, NC 24642.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Coy O. York; 25 Sep 2012.
"Lockett M Billips
Birth 26 Jun 1928
Death 10 Jan 2004 (aged 75)
Burial
Piney Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
Ronda, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Herman E, Billups, Miner"; Article; Page 99; submitted by Lockett M. Billups; 309 Mathes St,
Jonesville, NC 24642.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Coy O. York; 25 Sep 2012.
" Carolyn Logene Billips
Birth 5 Mar 1948
Death 25 Sep 1987 (aged 39)
Burial
Piney Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
Ronda, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Herman E, Billups, Miner"; Article; Page 99; submitted by Lockett M. Billups; 309 Mathes St,
Jonesville, NC 24642.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Herman E, Billups, Miner"; Article; Page 99; submitted by Lockett M. Billups; 309 Mathes St,
Jonesville, NC 24642.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Herman E, Billups, Miner"; Article; Page 99; submitted by Lockett M. Billups; 309 Mathes St,
Jonesville, NC 24642.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Herman E, Billups, Miner"; Article; Page 99; submitted by Lockett M. Billups; 309 Mathes St,
Jonesville, NC 24642.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Herman E, Billups, Miner"; Article; Page 99; submitted by Lockett M. Billups; 309 Mathes St,
Jonesville, NC 24642.
1. "jbderic" Family Tree; posted by valleyave; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Carol Ann Shrewsbury
1935–2009
Birth 20 JULY 1935 • Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 JUL 2009 • Virginia, United States of America"