1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1924; Page 1; WV Archives Website.
Elijah Edwin Bailey; age 32; born in __; single; living at Gardner, WV; married on 16 Jun 1924 in
Princeton, WV; Hazel Robison; age 20; born in WV; single; living at Gardner, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tina Shrewsbury-Harrell; 21 Jan 2012.
" Elijah Edward Bailey
Birth 18 Jul 1890
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 22 Mar 1946 (aged 55)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Bethel Cemetery
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 83777990"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1924; Page 1; WV Archives Website.
Elijah Edwin Bailey; age 32; born in __; single; living at Gardner, WV; married on 16 Jun 1924 in
Princeton, WV; Hazel Robison; age 20; born in WV; single; living at Gardner, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tina Shrewsbury-Harrell; 21 Jan 2012.
" Hazel Clair Robinson Bailey
Birth 9 Nov 1903
Death 29 Jul 1977 (aged 73)
Burial
Bethel Cemetery
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 83777960"
1. Johson Co, TN; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 450; LDS Website.
Harvey Gentry; married on 12 Dec 1914 in Johnson Co, TN; Ada Horn.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656A; Image 7 of 45; Household #57.
Listed as Harve Gentry; age 49; born in TN; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 17 May 2020.
" Harve Cross Gentry
Birth 15 Jun 1890
Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Death 15 Jan 1958 (aged 67)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 210194000"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Wesley Gentry and Mandy Johnson."
1. Johson Co, TN; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 450; LDS Website.
Harvey Gentry; married on 12 Dec 1914 in Johnson Co, TN; Ada Horn.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656A; Image 7 of 45; Household #57.
Listed as Ada Gentry; age 47; born in TN; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Harvey C. Gentry.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 17 May 2020.
"Ada Julia Horne Gentry
Birth 13 Jul 1892
Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Death 4 Oct 1977 (aged 85)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 210194396"Additional Information Posted:
"Mrs. Ada Julia Gentry, 85, of 309 Harrison Street in Princeton died Tuesday morning in a Princeton hospital following a long illness. Born in Mountain City, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Louis and Julia Green Horne."She was preceded in death by her husband, Harve C. Gentry and one daughter.
She was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Princeton."Survivors include three sons. Claude Gentry of Miami, Ari., James Gentry and Everett Gentry, both of Princeton; two daughters, Mrs. Chelsie Self and Mrs. Emma (Det) Bailey, both of Princeton one brother, Bob Horne of Mountain City, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
"Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Pentecostal Holiness Church on Highland Avenue in Princeton with Rev. Quintin Hughett officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Bluewell. The family will receive friends today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road Princeton in at the from 5 to 9."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656A; Image 7 of 45; Household #57.
Listed as Chelsie Gentry; age 24; born in TN; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; book keeper for store; in household of father, Harvey C. Gentry.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656A; Image 7 of 45; Household #57.
Listed as Claude Gentry; age 22; born in TN; single; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; theater operator; in household of father, Harvey C. Gentry.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656A; Image 7 of 45; Household #57.
Listed as Everett Gentry; age 17; born in TN; single; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; theater janitor; in household of father, Harvey C. Gentry.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656A; Image 7 of 45; Household #57.
Listed as Annie Gentry; age 15; born in TN; single; 1 yr HS education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Harvey C. Gentry.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656A; Image 7 of 45; Household #57.
Listed as James L. Gentry; age 12; born in WV; single; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Harvey C. Gentry.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Clarence J Horton
Event Date 31 Dec 1996-13 Nov 2000
Event Place District Heights, Maryland, United States
Birth Date 01 Nov 1932
Address District Heights, Maryland 20753
Address Date 31 Dec 1996-13 Nov 2000
2nd Address Bowie, Maryland 20721
2nd Address Date 01 Feb 1996-01 Jul 2005
3rd Address Capitol Heights, Maryland 20743
3rd Address Date 01 Jan 1982-01 Jan 2004
Possible Relatives Ethel Goodman Horton
Affiliate Identifier 141322234"
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry. com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence J Horton
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1932
Phone Number: 350-1026
Address: PO Box 47822, District Heights, MD, 20753-7822
[7715 Orange Tree CT, Capitol Heights, MD, 20743-4740 (1995)]
[7715 Orange Tree CT, Capitol Heights, MD, 20743-4740 (1982)]
[1605 Trillum CT, Bowie, MD, 20721-2279 (1996)] "
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence Joe Horton
[Clarence J Horton]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1932
Birth Place: War, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Nov 1997
Father: Earl Horton
Mother: Josephine Williams
SSN: 218427668
Notes: Mar 1961: Name listed as CLARENCE JOE HORTON;
14 Nov 1997: Name listed as CLARENCE J HORTON"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence J. Horton
SSN: 218-42-7668
Last Residence:
20721 Bowie, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
BORN: 1 Nov 1932
Died: 3 Nov 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: Maryland (1960-1961)"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence Horton
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1932
Death Date: 3 Nov 1997
SSN: 218427668
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 4 Jun 1948
Release Date 1: 30 Jun 1980"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; John C. Anderson; 5 Mar 2010.
" Clarence J Horton
Birth 1 Nov 1932
Death 3 Nov 1997 (aged 65)
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot Sec: 60, Site: 6504"Additional Information Posted:
"Gravesite Details CW4 US ARMY; WORLD WAR II; KOREA; VIETNAM"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name E Horrton
Also Known As Ethel Goodman Horton
Event Date 28 Sep 2005-10 Jan 2009
Event Place Bowie, Maryland, United States
Birth Date 20 Jan 1941
Address Bowie, Maryland 20721
Address Date 28 Sep 2005-10 Jan 2009
2nd Address Bowie, Maryland 20721
2nd Address Date 01 Apr 1995-20 Aug 2008
3rd Address Capitol Heights, Maryland 20743
3rd Address Date 01 Mar 1983-01 Jan 2004
Possible Relatives Clarence J Horton
Affiliate Identifier 141322239"
1. Wise Co, VA; Marriage License #69 043457; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald dean McCoy; age 21; born 16 Jun 1948 in Logan, WV; single; thiw is his 1st marriage; 3 yrs
HS education; living at Man, Logan Co, WV; son of Rudolph and Ethel (Jude) McCoy; married on
9 Oct 1969 in Wise Co, VA; Debra Lynn Bailey; age 18; born 23 Oct 1951 in ____; single; this is her
1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Man, WV; daughter of James and Martha (Moore) Mann.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 054060; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald Dean McCoy; age 21; born 15 Jun 1951 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at General delivery, Man, WV; son of Rudolph and Ethel (Jude) McCoy; married on
15 Dec 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Patricia Sue Willard; age 17; born 8 Apr 1955 in WV; single; this is
her 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Box 425, Oceana, WV; daughter of Raymond Bruce
and Naomi (Johnston) Willard.
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Donald D Mccoy
Titles and Terms (Original) SR
Also Known As Donald Dean Mccoy
Event Date 01 Oct 1998
Event Place Oceana, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 15 Jun 1951
Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
Address Date 01 Oct 1998
2nd Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
2nd Address Date 01 May 1993
3rd Address Kopperston, West Virginia 24854
3rd Address Date 01 Nov 1986-13 Jul 2001
Affiliate Identifier 171331537"
4. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Donald Dean McCoy, 69, of Oceana, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at CAMC General Hospital following a sudden illness."He was born June 15, 1951 in Logan, WV to the late Rudolph “Doc” McCoy and Ethel Jude McCoy.
"Donald loved being outdoors. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren, when his health allowed him to do so. He was a disabled coal miner and a member of the UMWA and NRA.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Diane McCoy and children, Kimberly McCoy and Donald McCoy Jr, all of whom perished in the Buffalo Creek flood. His granddaughter, Emma Grace McCoy and sisters, Lillian White, Linda Cole and Shelia Egnor also preceded him in death.
"He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Sue McCoy; children, Patricia Cook and husband, Billy, Tonya McCoy, Bruce McCoy and Erica Blankenship and husband, Scott (all of Oceana); grandchildren, Rio and Gabe Cook, Jacob, Hannah, Abby and Lauren Blankenship, and Lilly and Dylan McCoy (all of Oceana); siblings, James McCoy and wife, Phyllis, Ronald McCoy (his twin brother) and wife, Theresa of Amherstdale, Harold McCoy and wife, Jean Ann of Man and Kathy Dillion and husband, Jimmy of Stony Point, NC; and a host of extended family and friends."
1. Wise Co, VA; Marriage License #69 043457; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald dean McCoy; age 21; born 16 Jun 1948 in Logan, WV; single; thiw is his 1st marriage; 3 yrs
HS education; living at Man, Logan Co, WV; son of Rudolph and Ethel (Jude) McCoy; married on
9 Oct 1969 in Wise Co, VA; Debra Lynn Bailey; age 18; born 23 Oct 1951 in ____; single; this is her
1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Man, WV; daughter of James and Martha (Moore) Mann.
1. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Christian; taken 9 Apr 1930; page 122A; Image
19 of 26; Family #167/169.
Listed as Raymond B. Willard; age 1 yr, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather, George B.
Burks, with parents.
2. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol#__(1953); Page 14; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Willard; age 24; born in Taplin, WV; single; living at Christian, WV; son of Orland and Lucy
(Burks) Willard; married on 28 Feb 1953 in Bruno, WV; Naomi Johnston; age 20; born and living in
Accoville, WV; single; daughter of Andrew and Bertha (Lee) Johnston.
3. Logan Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 008077; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Bruce Willard; age 30 yrs, 8 mons, 4 days; born 27 Sep 1928 in WV; married; disabled coal
miner; SS#234-42-1362; living at Lundale, WV; son of Orland Henry and Lucy jane (Burks) Willard;
died 1 Jun 1959 in Man Memorial Hospital, Man, WV; due to embolism of left middle cerebral
artery with rheumatic heat disease and aortis insufficiency; buried 3 Jun 1959 in Sand Lick Cemetery,
Bruno, WV; informant, Naomi Willard, Lundale, WV.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol#__(1953); Page 14; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Willard; age 24; born in Taplin, WV; single; living at Christian, WV; son of Orland and Lucy
(Burks) Willard; married on 28 Feb 1953 in Bruno, WV; Naomi Johnston; age 20; born and living in
Accoville, WV; single; daughter of Andrew and Bertha (Lee) Johnston.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 029261; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Ray Pelphrey; age 29; born in Floyd Co, KY; single; no previous marriage; social worker for
Wyoming School Board; living at Bruno, Logan Co, WV; son of Sherman and Ema (Blanton)
Pelphrey; married on 7 Aug 1967 in buchanan Co, VA; Myrtle Naomi Willard; maiden name,
Johnston; age 33; born in Logan Co, WV; widow; one previous marriage; cashier for Burks and Cuni
Supermarkets; living at Bruno, WV; daughter of Andrew Chapman and Bertha (Lee) Johnston.
1. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Christian; taken 9 Apr 1930; page 122A; Image
19 of 26; Family #167/169.
Listed as Arland H. Willard; age 32; born in OH; married at 25; coal miner; in household of father-
in-law, George B. Burks, with wife and two children.
1. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Christian; taken 9 Apr 1930; page 122A; Image
19 of 26; Family #167/169.
Listed as Lucy Willard; age 24; born in WV; married at 17; in household of father, George B. Burks,
with husband and two children.
1. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Christian; taken 9 Apr 1930; page 122A; Image
19 of 26; Family #167/169.
Listed as Freda O. Willard; age 3 yrs, 1 mon; born in KY; in household of grandfather, George B.
Burks, with parents.
1. Wise Co, VA; Marriage License #69 043457; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald dean McCoy; age 21; born 16 Jun 1948 in Logan, WV; single; thiw is his 1st marriage; 3 yrs
HS education; living at Man, Logan Co, WV; son of Rudolph and Ethel (Jude) McCoy; married on
9 Oct 1969 in Wise Co, VA; Debra Lynn Bailey; age 18; born 23 Oct 1951 in ____; single; this is her
1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Man, WV; daughter of James and Martha (Moore) Mann.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 054060; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald Dean McCoy; age 21; born 15 Jun 1951 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at General delivery, Man, WV; son of Rudolph and Ethel (Jude) McCoy; married on
15 Dec 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Patricia Sue Willard; age 17; born 8 Apr 1955 in WV; single; this is
her 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Box 425, Oceana, WV; daughter of Raymond Bruce
and Naomi (Johnston) Willard.
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Donald D Mccoy
Titles and Terms (Original) SR
Also Known As Donald Dean Mccoy
Event Date 01 Oct 1998
Event Place Oceana, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 15 Jun 1951
Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
Address Date 01 Oct 1998
2nd Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
2nd Address Date 01 May 1993
3rd Address Kopperston, West Virginia 24854
3rd Address Date 01 Nov 1986-13 Jul 2001
Affiliate Identifier 171331537"
4. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Donald Dean McCoy, 69, of Oceana, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at CAMC General Hospital following a sudden illness."He was born June 15, 1951 in Logan, WV to the late Rudolph “Doc” McCoy and Ethel Jude McCoy.
"Donald loved being outdoors. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren, when his health allowed him to do so. He was a disabled coal miner and a member of the UMWA and NRA.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Diane McCoy and children, Kimberly McCoy and Donald McCoy Jr, all of whom perished in the Buffalo Creek flood. His granddaughter, Emma Grace McCoy and sisters, Lillian White, Linda Cole and Shelia Egnor also preceded him in death.
"He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Sue McCoy; children, Patricia Cook and husband, Billy, Tonya McCoy, Bruce McCoy and Erica Blankenship and husband, Scott (all of Oceana); grandchildren, Rio and Gabe Cook, Jacob, Hannah, Abby and Lauren Blankenship, and Lilly and Dylan McCoy (all of Oceana); siblings, James McCoy and wife, Phyllis, Ronald McCoy (his twin brother) and wife, Theresa of Amherstdale, Harold McCoy and wife, Jean Ann of Man and Kathy Dillion and husband, Jimmy of Stony Point, NC; and a host of extended family and friends."
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 054060; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald Dean McCoy; age 21; born 15 Jun 1951 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at General delivery, Man, WV; son of Rudolph and Ethel (Jude) McCoy; married on
15 Dec 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Patricia Sue Willard; age 17; born 8 Apr 1955 in WV; single; this is
her 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Box 425, Oceana, WV; daughter of Raymond Bruce
and Naomi (Johnston) Willard.