1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 5 Apr 2014.
" Shelvia Jean Atwell Roberts
Birth 18 Oct 1936
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Apr 2000 (aged 63)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Estep Cemetery
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Rosa Lee (Atwell, Rippeth) Stacy became absent of body and present with the Lord at approximately 6:10 PM on May 14, 2019. Rosa spent her life as a ministering flame of the Lord and a worshiper. She was born in Raysal Hollow on March 21st, 1945. She traveled and sang, prayed and proclaimed, the gospel of Jesus Christ across the Appalachian Mountains. Her mother Mamie and father Isaac led the way across the river Jordan, along with her husband Robert Eugene Rippeth Sr. She was also preceded by husband Walter Stacy and his son Michael, Brother Buford, Brother Ralph, Brother David, Brother Ernest, Sister Josephine, Sister Dorothy, Sister Shelvia, Sister Connie and Sister Louise.
She is survived by Brother Ora Atwell of Berwind, WV and Brother Noah Atwell and wife Pearlie of North Carolina. She is also survived by her son, Robert Eugene Rippeth Jr., wife Andrea, grandsons Draven and Robert III, and granddaughters Aria, Staley and Brenna and a very special niece who was more like a daughter, Bonnie and her husband Tony Mullins and family of Kentucky. She is also survived by sons Bobby Stacy and wife Patricia and their children and grandchildren, Roger and Crystal Stacy and their children and grandchildren, Barney and Polly Stacy and their children and grandchildren, and Cheryl and Donald Hess and their children and grandchildren.
We will be celebrating her life by worshiping the Lord Jesus Christ at the Slate Creek Church of the Living God at Raysal on Thursday evening, May 16, 2019 at 5 PM. Services will commence Friday morning, May 17, 2019 at 10 AM and end at Tom Sparks Cemetery. Cousin and beloved friend, Pastor Charles Rose and Pastor Ricky Garlic will officiate...."
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Ties That Bind; 16 May 2019.
"Rosa Lee Atwell Stacy
Birth 21 Mar 1945
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 May 2019 (aged 74)
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199171683"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Buford Richardson; age 28; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Robert
and Sarah; married on 16 Jul 1936 in Welch, WV; Bertha Smith; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at War, WV; daughter of J.V. and Martha.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Buford Richardson; age 28; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Robert
and Sarah; married on 16 Jul 1936 in Welch, WV; Bertha Smith; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at War, WV; daughter of J.V. and Martha.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken 1 Apr 1930; Page 14A; Image 1 of 45;
Family #1/1.
Listed as Pat R. Owens; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John S. Owens.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; E.D. 24-55; Page 1040A; Image 1 of 58;
Household #1.
Listed as Pat Owens; age 15; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John S. Owens.
3. Franklin Co, VA; Marriage License #37282; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Pat R. Owens; age 34; born in WV; single; no previous marriage; furniture factory worker; living in
Henry, Franklin Co, VA; son of John S. and Nina Bell (Byerle) Owens; married on 28 Nov 1959 in
Franklin Co, VA; Margie Copeland, maiden name Copeland; age 31; born in WV; divorced; one
previous marriage; knitting mill worker; living in Henry, VA; daughter of Dodge and Eva (Coleman)
Copeland.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by SWVA Genealogy Researcher; 13 Oct 2010.
" Pat Ronald Owens
Birth 2 Dec 1924
Death 7 Oct 2010 (aged 85)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Henry Memorial Park
Oak Level, Henry County, Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"Pat Ronald Owens, 85, of Henry, Va., and Bluefield, W.Va., went to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at Bluefield Regional Medical Center, Bluefield, W.Va."He was born on December 2, 1924, son of the late John and Nina Owens. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Margie Copeland Owens; two brothers; and four sisters.
"Mr. Owens was a member of Providence Baptist Church, was retired from the railroad and Stanley Furniture.
"He was a Veteran serving in World War II.
"Surviving is one brother, Raymond Owens, of Jacksonville Fla.; his sisterin-law, Lorraine Turner (Woodie); his nieces, Rita O. Morgan, of Jacksonville, Fla., Rita H. Hunt, of Rocky Mount, Sharon Murphy (Danny), of Bassett, Va., Mitzi Turner, of Bluefield, W.Va.; great-nieces and nephews, Shawn Morgan, of Jacksonville, Fla., Brian D. Hunt, of Rocky Mount, Va., Jason Belcher, of Richmond, Va., Joshua Murphy, of Bassett, Va., Daniel Murphy, of Indiana; other nieces and nephews; and his caregiver and friend, Carol Tooley.
"Graveside Services will be conducted 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 10, 2010, in Henry Memorial Park with the Rev. Billy Shively and Chaplain Rick Poland officiating. His family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at Flora Funeral Service & Cremation Center Rocky Mount, Va., 540-483-3835.
"Published in Roanoke Times from October 9 to October 10, 2010"
1. Franklin Co, VA; Marriage License #37282; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Pat R. Owens; age 34; born in WV; single; no previous marriage; furniture factory worker; living in
Henry, Franklin Co, VA; son of John S. and Nina Bell (Byerle) Owens; married on 28 Nov 1959 in
Franklin Co, VA; Margie Copeland, maiden name Copeland; age 31; born in WV; divorced; one
previous marriage; knitting mill worker; living in Henry, VA; daughter of Dodge and Eva (Coleman)
Copeland.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken 1 Apr 1930; Page 14A; Image 1 of 45;
Family #1/1.
Listed as J. Michel Owens; age 10; born in VA; single; in household of father, John S. Owens.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 337; WV Archives Web Site.
James M. Owens; age 23; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; machinist; living at Northfork, WV;
son of John and Nina; married on 13 Aug 1933 at Squire, WV; Ruth Harmon; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Big Four, WV; daughter of Burl and Edna.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Death Certificate #23558; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James "Jim" Owens; age 51; born 5 Feb 1910 in Elliston, VA; married; husband of Ruth Harman;
mechanic for N&W Railyway Co; living at Rt #1, Grundy, VA; son of J.S. and Nina (Byerle) Owens;
died 29 Sep 1961 in Grundy Hospital, Grundy, VA; due to congestive heart failure, metastasis of
adeno carcinoma of sigmoid colon; buried in Stiltner Cemetery, Rt #1, Grundy, VA; informant, Mrs.
Ruth H. Owens, Rt #1, Grundy, VA.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 173B;
Family #167/196.
Listed as Julenea Ruth Harman; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Burl B. Harman.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone, WV; taken on 12 Apr 1930;
Page 15A; Family #299/356.
Listed as Ruth Harman; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Burl B. Harman.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 337; WV Archives Web Site.
James M. Owens; age 23; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; machinist; living at Northfork, WV;
son of John and Nina; married on 13 Aug 1933 at Squire, WV; Ruth Harmon; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Big Four, WV; daughter of Burl and Edna.