1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 345; WV Archives Web Site.
John Syta; age 26; born in Poland; single; miner; living at Gary, WV; son of Thomas and Mary;
married on 28 Jan 1922 in Gary, WV; Annie Kasperek; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Joe and Mary; information by Joe Kasperek, father.
Ann Elizabeth "Annie" Kasperek
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 51A; Image 24 of 37;
Family #84/105.
Listed as Anna Kaperek; age 3; born in WV in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image 5 of 16;
Family #53/54.
Listed as Annie Kasperek; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 345; WV Archives Web Site.
John Syta; age 26; born in Poland; single; miner; living at Gary, WV; son of Thomas and Mary;
married on 28 Jan 1922 in Gary, WV; Annie Kasperek; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Joe and Mary; information by Joe Kasperek, father.
4. karen hyde family tree; posted by karen_roebuck1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Anna Kasperek
1907–1984
Birth JUNE 6, 1907 • West Virginia, USA
Death MAY 27, 1984 • Wisconsin, USA"
(Married John Syta; children: helen, Joseph, Stella Stanley)
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Oliver Keen
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1900
Marriage Date: 13 Nov 1919
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Marriage License Place: Buchanan
Person performing the Ceremony: C N Perkins
Parent 1: Catherine Keen
Spouse:
Carrie Jones
Occupation: Farmer"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Carrie Jones
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1901
Marriage Date: 13 Nov 1919
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Marriage License Place: Buchanan
Person performing the Ceremony: C N Perkins
Parent 1: Tilda Jones
Spouse:
Oliver Keen"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 214; WV Archives Web Site.
Harvey Hagerman; age 19; born in WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 26 Aug 1941 at Welch,
WV; Beatrice Keene; age 20; born in VA; single; living at Jolo, WV; with consent of Whitt Hagerman,
father of Harvey Hagerman, and Oliver keene, father of Beatrice Keene.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 214; WV Archives Web Site.
Harvey Hagerman; age 19; born in WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 26 Aug 1941 at Welch,
WV; Beatrice Keene; age 20; born in VA; single; living at Jolo, WV; with consent of Whitt Hagerman,
father of Harvey Hagerman, and Oliver Keene, father of Beatrice Keene.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Stewart Justus
Event Date 01 Jun 1993-01 Dec 1999
Event Place Hurley, Virginia, United States
Birth Date 01 Sep 1955
Address Hurley, Virginia 24620
Address Date 01 Jun 1993-01 Dec 1999
Affiliate Identifier 171048003"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Geneva Justice
Event Date 01 Mar 2000
Event Place Hurley, Virginia, United States
Birth Date 01 Sep 1958
Address Hurley, Virginia 24620
Address Date 01 Mar 2000
Affiliate Identifier 369359291"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Buster R Justus
Event Date 13 Jul 2001-01 Jun 2002
Event Place Panther, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 14 Nov 1943
Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
Address Date 13 Jul 2001-01 Jun 2002
2nd Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
2nd Address Date 01 Jul 1993-01 Jan 2009
Affiliate Identifier 171346967"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Teresa K Justus
Event Date 01 Oct 1998
Event Place Panther, West Virginia, United States
Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
2nd Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
2nd Address Date 01 Sep 1998
Possible Relatives Buster Justus
Affiliate Identifier 557281029"
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Teresa F Justus
Also Known As Teresa Kaye Justus
2nd Also Known As Name Teresa K Sustus
Event Date 01 May 2003-01 Aug 2004
Event Place Panther, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 25 Mar 1959
Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
Address Date 01 May 2003-01 Aug 2004
2nd Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
2nd Address Date 01 Dec 1990-15 Nov 2007
Affiliate Identifier 171346970"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Herman Willard Reed
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1930
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1951
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Andrew Reed
Mother: Effie Mae Keener
Spouse: Edna Gearline Cooper
Certificate Number: 1951016033"
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Herman Willard Reed
Gender: Male
Death Age: 80
Birth Date: abt 1929
Birth Place: Macon County, N.C.
Residence Place: Jewell Ridge, Brown Mountain, JEWELL RIDGE, VA., Jewell Ridge, VA
Death Date: 31 Aug 2009
Burial Date: 4 Sep 2009
Burial Place: Brown Ridge, Jewell Ridge, VA.
Obituary Date: 2 Sep 2009
Spouse:
Edna Geraldine Reed
Child:
Ronald Leon Reed
Willard Leroy Reed
Leonard Keith Reed
Leshia Matney
Siblings:
Ervin Reed
Ruby Lee Westall
Bessie Williams
Thurman Reed"
1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; E.D. 14-1; taken 6 May 1940; Page 5A; Image 13
of 73; Household #67.
Listed as Herune Cooper; age 8; born in VA; 1st grade education; attending school lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Booker B. Cooper.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edna Gearline Cooper
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1951
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Booker Cooper
Mother: Pearl Matney
Spouse: Herman Willard Reed
Certificate Number: 1951016033"
3. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield WV; Saturday, 11 Feb 2012; Newspaper Obit.
"BROWN MOUNTAIN, Va. Edna Geraldine Reed, 79, of Brown Mountain, Va. was surrounded by her loving family as she drew her first breath in heaven on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. She was born in Jolo, W.Va. and was the daughter of the late Booker and Pearl Wimmer Cooper. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. She enjoyed making beautiful quilts, spending time with her family, and reading the Bible. She had read the Bible from end to end many times over. Geraldine worked as a housekeeper for several people over the years and was a fulltime homemaker most of her life. She attended the Chicken Ridge Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a life time resident of the area. She will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her.'In addition to her parents she preceded in death by her loving husband, Herman Willard Reed; and brothers, Charlie, Mearl, Millard, and Doil Cooper.
"Those who remain to carry on her spirit are daughter, Leshia Matney and husband, Jeffrey of Abingdon, Va.; sons, Willard Leroy Reed and wife, Linda of Benson, N.C., Ronald Leon Reed and wife, Joyce of Jewell Ridge, Va., Leonard Keith Reed and fiancée, Cindy Stiltner of Jewell Ridge, Va.; sisters, Agnes Lester of Whitewood, Va., Yvonne Keen of Whitewood, Va., Josephine Shelton and husband, Clarence of Jewell Ridge, Va., Patricia Sue Lawson and husband, Arthur of Whitewood, Va.; brother, Glen Cooper and wife, Shelia of Jewell Ridge, Va.; sisters-in-law, Betha Cooper of Compton Mountain, Va., Anita Cooper of Meadowview, Va., Wanda Cooper of Jewell Ridge, Va.; grandchildren, Lynn Matney and (Brad), Andrea Penny and (David), Bridget Sauls and (Jason), Christopher Reed and (Savannah), Renee Rasnick, Brian, Matthew and Jeremy Reed.; great-grandchildren, Jordan Osborne, Hailey Brewster, Alyssa and Sydney Reed, Makayla Matney, Abigail Penny, Jeremiah Sauls and Kaitlyn Crum.; special caregivers, Connie and Cindy Stiltner, Bea Blankenship, Betty Owens, Dawn Dye, Elsa Proffitt, Mae Vandyke, and Bonnie Keen; and the nurses of Total Home Health Care.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va. with Minister Troy Lester and Minister Monroe Greeley officiating. Interment will follow at the Reed Family Cemetery on Brown Mountain, Va. ..."
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Vernon Miller; 11 Feb 2012.
" Edna Geraldine Cooper Reed
Birth 15 Apr 1932
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Feb 2012 (aged 79)
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery on Brown Ridge
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 84821046"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 209; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Blankenship; age 22; born in West Chester, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; son of Julius and
Amanda Blankenship; married on 30 Sep 1961 at Bud/Alpoca, WV; Eva Gay Simpson; age 18; born
Keyrock, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; daughter of Joe and Hallie Mae Simpson.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Earl Earnest Blankenship, 79, of Thorpe WV, crossed the finish line on earth to his eternal heavenly home where he will be joined with his mother and father, Julius and Mandy Mullins Blankenship, his first wife Eva Gay, daughter Millie Kay, brother, Herman and sister Helen; on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at his residence, following a long illness.
Earl loved the W.V. Mountaineers, win or lose. He really loved Elvis movies and his Gospel Music. He enjoyed collecting old model cars, especially his 1952 Hudson Hornet. He enjoyed being with his Grandchildren and Family.
Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Deanna Terry Blankenship, daughters, Marlene Smith Earlene Slone(Tracy), Jerri Frye (Berry), Rhonda Blankenship, Karen Corder (Terry) and Jamie Sturgell (Kevin), Son Mikel D Blankenship, granddaughters, Melissa Basenback, Brandy Smith, Holly Tanner, Rebecca Slone, Stephane Collins, Jessica Padgett, Courtney Tomblin and Carnetta Hopkins. grandsons; Joshua Smith, Kyle Estep, Nathan Corder, Blane and Levi Sturgell; great grandchildren, Allie Estep, Kendra Colton, Isabella Basenback, Tori, David and Joshua Tanner, Chelsea Hopkins, Monika and Jordan Slone, Joseph Dye, Wade Tomlin, Emily and Jordan Padgett; brothers, Bobby and Glen Blankenship; sisters, Shelby Cox and Carol Lester. Many nieces and nephews and cousins. Donna (Andrew) Moens, Debbie (Dennis) Charles, Mary Jo (Ray) Stanley, and Patricia (Fred) Smith.
Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, December 14, 2018 at 12:30 P.M. from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch, with Pastor Randall Dority officiating. Entombment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Bluewell WV. Pallbearers wearing WV Mountaineer shirts are, Matt Slone, Kyle Estep, Berry Frye, Kevin Sturgell, Kevin Basenback, Dennis Charles, and David Tanner...."
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Larry J Rasnick
Event Date 15 Sep 2001
Event Place Panther, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 01 Sep 1951
Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
Address Date 15 Sep 2001
2nd Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
2nd Address Date 30 Dec 2000-15 Sep 2001
3rd Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
3rd Address Date 01 Jan 1996
Possible Relatives Carmella Rasnick, Ruth M Rasnick
Affiliate Identifier 304463322"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ruth M Rasnick
Event Date 15 Sep 2001
Event Place Panther, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 01 Sep 1954
Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
Address Date 15 Sep 2001
2nd Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
2nd Address Date 30 Dec 2000-15 Nov 2007
3rd Address Panther, West Virginia 24872
3rd Address Date 01 Sep 1994-01 Sep 2001
Possible Relatives Carmella Rasnick, Larry J Rasnick
Affiliate Identifier 304463309"