1.Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robert Belcher
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 28
Birth Date abt 1929
Marriage Registration Place Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 6 Apr 1957
Marriage Place Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Father Miles Belcher
Mother Sarah Jane Mullins
Spouse Faye Hood
Certificate Number 1957008208"
1. Henry Co, VA; Marriage License #23814; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Arthur Hall; age 38; born in Fayette Co, WV; widowed; married once before; living at Rt #2,
Hampton, VA; unemployed; son of Thomas Williamson and Mary Lena (Mitchell) Hall; married on
15 Aug 1952 in Martinsville, VA; Sally Faye Hood; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no
previous marriage; unemployed; living at Stanleytown, VA; daughter of Alfred David and Flossie
Earnestine (Tedder) Hood.
2.Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Faye Hood
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 23
Birth Date abt 1934
Marriage Registration Place Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 6 Apr 1957
Marriage Place Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Father David Hood
Mother Flossie Ernestine Tedder
Spouse Robert Belcher
Certificate Number 1957008208"
3. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 14 Feb 2016.
" Sally Faye Hood Belcher
Birth 21 Aug 1933
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Aug 1983 (aged 49–50)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Father: David Hood
Mother: Flossie Ernestine Tedder
Spouse: Robert Belcher"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1963); Page___; Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web
Site.
Baby Boy Belcher; born and died 17 oct 1963 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
stilborn, intra uterine asphyxia; contributing cause, diabetes mellitus; son of Robert and Sally Faye
(Hood) Belcher, who lived in Kimball, WV; buried 19 Oct 1963 in Belcher Mtn Cemetery.
1. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 14 Feb 2016.
" Kimberly Kay Belcher
Birth 25 Sep 1964
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Sep 1964
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Robert Belcher
Stillborn"
1. Thomas Family Tree; posted by James Thomas; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Eli Thomas
1897–1980
Birth 14 SEP 1897 • Virginia, United States
Death AUG 1980 • Gilbert, Mingo, West Virginia, United States"
2. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Eli Thomas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1897
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1897003690
Father: Jim Thomas
Mother: Almeda Gibson "
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Eli Thomas
Race White
Marriage Age 23
Birth Date abt 1901
Marriage License Place Buckanan, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 24 Jul 1924
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Person performing the Ceremony R. E Boyd
Parent 1 James Thomas
Parent 2 Almeda Thomas
Spouse Bessie Barton
Occupation Farmer"
1. Thomas Family Tree; posted by James Thomas; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Bessie Lee Barton
1904–1989
Birth 30 SEP 1904 • Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 17 OCT 1989 • Gilbert, Mingo, West Virginia, United States"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Bessie Barton
Race White
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date abt 1905
Marriage License Place Buckanan, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 24 Jul 1924
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Person performing the Ceremony R. E Boyd
Parent 1 G. W Barton
Parent 2 Josie Barton
Spouse Eli Thomas"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920;
Page 223A; Family #152/152.
Listed as Wallace Short, age 3 yrs, 11 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Booker Short.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Image 1031 of 1057; Family #236/242.
Listed as Wallace Short; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Booker Short.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Garland; E. D. 24-60; taken on 15 Apr
1940; Page 1195B; Image 28 of 132; Household #211.
Listed as Wallace Short; age 24; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of father, Booker Short.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #72 043908; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wallace Short; age 56; born 13 Feb 1916 in WV; widowed; 8th grade education;
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 23 Apr 2014.
" Wallace Compton Short
Birth 13 Feb 1916
USA
Death 7 Jul 1990 (aged 74)
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Riffe Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"Inscription: TEC 4 US ARMY WW II
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 23 Apr 2014.
" Sarah Evelyn Dawson Short
Birth 28 Aug 1928
West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Jul 1970 (aged 41)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Riffe Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Mother is Zella Yates"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 23 Apr 2014.
" Mary Gale Short
Birth 26 Dec 1949
USA
Death 2 Jul 1970 (aged 20)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Riffe Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 128428095"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 23 Apr 2014.
"Darlene Mae Short
Birth 4 Mar 1962
USA
Death 2 Jul 1970 (aged 8)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Riffe Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 128428005"
1. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014; LDS Web Site.
"Name: Beulah Veneda Prater Shreves Fewell
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 30 May 2007
Event Place: Oak Hill, West Virginia, United States
Residence Place: Mount Hope
Gender: Female
Age: 66
Occupation: School Teacher, Substitute Teacher
Birth Date: 07 Feb 1941
Birthplace: Baileysville
Death Date: 22 May 2007
Death Place: Charleston, West Virginia
Burial Place: Oak Hill
Newspaper: Fayette Tribune"
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dawn Michelle Bowles Blankenship 47, of Beckley born January 31, 1972, was taken from this earth suddenly on July 5, 2019. She was the daughter of Ernest "Pete" and Mary Prater of Tazwell, VA.
"She was preceded in death by her biological father John Bowles, her 2 son's Cody Hanibal Blankenship, and Dillon Kyle Blankenship, her partner of 13 years Craig Hargis, her maternal grandparents William and Pearl Keen, Paternal Grandparents Richard and Annabelle Bowles, the grand father to her children L.E. Blankenship, her grandmother Herma Prater, and her cousin Lea Shawn Sizemore, and her beloved furbaby Momma Misty."She leaves behind her son Dalton Tyler Blankenship of Tazwell, and his father Richard H. Blankenship, 2 brothers Douglas Scott Prater and his wife Sabrina, and Kenneth Ray Prater and his wife Rocio, her sister Vonda Lynn Prater Davis, her grandson Bently Tyler Blankenship, and the grandmother to her children Gracie Blankenship, and many uncles, aunts, and countless friends who loved her dearly and will miss her every day. Dawn lived life to the fullest as if every day were her last. She loved children and animals. She never passed up an opportunity to make someone smile. She had great compassion for the elderly and enjoyed caring for others. I think if Dawn was here, she would say to us, "If there ever is a tomorrow when we're not together, there is something you must remember. You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even when we are apart, I will always be with you".
"Services will be 3:00pm Friday July 12, 2019 in the chapel of Evans-Calfee in Pineville with Pastor Scottie Cline, and Rev. Jamie Prater officiating. Following the service she will be laid to rest in the Blankenship cemetery Clear Fork.
"Friends may gather with the family from 2:00pm until service time Friday. "