1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 333; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Leslie Dotson. Jr; age 24; born 18 Sep 1940 in Clay Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
living at Box 568, Welch, WV; son of Joseph Leslie and Henrietta (Hertel) Dotson; married on 21 May,
1965 at Welch, WV; Patricia Carla O'Brien Hunter; age 28; born 13 Jun 1936 in Caretta, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at 102 Riverside Dr, Welch, WV; daughter of Alexander Patrick and
Hazel (Creed) O'Brien.
1. Wayne Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
Herbert Robert Hunter; age 24; born 4 Oct 1932 in Bluefield, WV; living at 1604 5th Ave, Huntington,
WV; son of Alvin R. Hunter and Edith Marion Hunter; married on 17 Dec 1956 in Huntington, WV;
Patricia Carla O'Brien; age 21; born 13 Jun 1935 (sic?1936?) in Caretta, WV; living at Genoa, WV;
daughter of Alexander P. Obrien and Hazel V. Hatfield.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 333; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Leslie Dotson. Jr; age 24; born 18 Sep 1940 in Clay Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
living at Box 568, Welch, WV; son of Joseph Leslie and Henrietta (Hertel) Dotson; married on 21 May,
1965 at Welch, WV; Patricia Carla O'Brien Hunter; age 28; born 13 Jun 1936 in Caretta, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at 102 Riverside Dr, Welch, WV; daughter of Alexander Patrick and
Hazel (Creed) O'Brien.
1. Wayne Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
Herbert Robert Hunter; age 24; born 4 Oct 1932 in Bluefield, WV; living at 1604 5th Ave, Huntington,
WV; son of Alvin R. Hunter and Edith Marion Hunter; married on 17 Dec 1956 in Huntington, WV;
Patricia Carla O'Brien; age 21; born 13 Jun 1935 (sic?1936?) in Caretta, WV; living at Genoa, WV;
daughter of Alexander P. Obrien and Hazel V. Hatfield.
1. Wayne Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
Herbert Robert Hunter; age 24; born 4 Oct 1932 in Bluefield, WV; living at 1604 5th Ave, Huntington,
WV; son of Alvin R. Hunter and Edith Marion Hunter; married on 17 Dec 1956 in Huntington, WV;
Patricia Carla O'Brien; age 21; born 13 Jun 1935 (sic?1936?) in Caretta, WV; living at Genoa, WV;
daughter of Alexander P. Obrien and Hazel V. Hatfield.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 333; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Leslie Dotson. Jr; age 24; born 18 Sep 1940 in Clay Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
living at Box 568, Welch, WV; son of Joseph Leslie and Henrietta (Hertel) Dotson; married on 21 May,
1965 at Welch, WV; Patricia Carla O'Brien Hunter; age 28; born 13 Jun 1936 in Caretta, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at 102 Riverside Dr, Welch, WV; daughter of Alexander Patrick and
Hazel (Creed) O'Brien.
1. "Hash Family Tree"; Posted by Nicole Hash; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Phelton Pack; born about 1918 in WV; died at Man, WV; husband of Woodsy
Bell Gravely; son of private and Lucinda Moore.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 378; WV Archives Web Site.
Felton Woodrow Pack; age 19; born in East Gulf, WV; single; living at Corrine, WV; son of
Henry and Mary Jane Pack; married on 6 May 1938 at Mullens, WV; Woodsy Bell Gravely;
age 20; born at Macmeadow (sic, Max Meadows), VA; single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter
of Joe and Josie Gravely.
1. "Hash Family Tree"; Posted by Nicole Hash; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Woodsey Bell Gravely; born 7 May 1917 in VA; died 12 Jul 1992 in Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV;
wife of Phelton Pack; daughter of Joe and Jocie Gravely.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 378; WV Archives Web Site.
Felton Woodrow Pack; age 19; born in East Gulf, WV; single; living at Corrine, WV; son of
Henry and Mary Jane Pack; married on 6 May 1938 at Mullens, WV; Woodsy Bell Gravely;
age 20; born at Macmeadow (sic, Max Meadows), VA; single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter
of Joe and Josie Gravely.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #24005; Ancestry.com Website.
William Sweeney, Jr; age 22; born in Raysal, WV; employed by Appalachian Power Co; living at
Paynesville, WV; son of Willie and Lula Bell (Rose) Sweeney; married on 19 Aug 1961 in Lebanon,
VA; Ruth Lester; age 20; born and living in Paynesville, WV; single; daughter of Dewey and Lula Mae
(Horn) Lester.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name William G Sweeney
Event Date 15 Nov 2007
Event Place Cool Ridge, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 1941
Address Cool Ridge, West Virginia 25825
Possible Relatives Andrew J Sweeney, Angela B Sweeney, Carol A Sweeney
Affiliate Identifier 1242416981"
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"William (Belt Walker) Sweeney Jr, 77, of Stony Point, NC, formerly of Paynesville, WV, passed away peacefully at his home in Stony Point on April 1, 2019."William was born September 12, 1941in Raysal, WV, a son of the late William Sr. and Lula Belle Rose Sweeney. He was a retired coal miner and an ordained minister of the Church of God.
"In addition to his parents William was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Lester Sweeney; his second wife, Carol Allen Sweeney; sisters, Bessie Kelly, Gladys Segers, Edith Salyers, Ethel Mullins and Roxie Johnson; and brothers, Shurla Sweeney, and Charlie Sweeney.
"Survivors include one daughter, Loretta Bryant of Taylorsville, NC; two sons, Joe Sweeney and wife Loretta of Statesville, NC and David Sweeney of Seagrove, NC; grandchildren, LeAnn Sparks and husband Adam of Hiddenite, NC, Joe Sweeney and wife Renea of Taylorsville, NC, Brian Keith Sweeney of Swords Creek, VA, and Damian Sweeney of Seagrove, NC; eight great grandchildren; two sisters, Rosetta Rosenbaum and Frances Lester; and three brothers, Cleve Sweeney, Benny Sweeney and Henry Sweeney.
"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 6, 2019, at 12 o’clock with Reverend Tommy Jenks Reverend Charles Rose and Reverend Danny Bowles officiating at the Three Forks Church of God at Three Forks near Jolo, WV. Burial will follow in the Tom Sparks Cemetery on Bradshaw Mountain at Rockridge near Paynesville, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends. ..."
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 30 Jul 2018.
"William “Belt Walker” Sweeney Jr.
Birth 12 Sep 1941
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Apr 2019 (aged 77)
Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191805094"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #24005; Ancestry.com Website.
William Sweeney, Jr; age 22; born in Raysal, WV; employed by Appalachian Power Co; living at
Paynesville, WV; son of Willie and Lula Bell (Rose) Sweeney; married on 19 Aug 1961 in Lebanon,
VA; Ruth Lester; age 20; born and living in Paynesville, WV; single; daughter of Dewey and Lula Mae
(Horn) Lester.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 30 Jul 2018.
" Ruth “Big Sis” Sweeney
Birth 1941
Death 1993 (aged 51–52)
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "