1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Cole
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1945
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1963
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: James Riley Cole
Mother: Virgie Day
Spouse: Alice Jane Rudder
Certificate Number: 1963039995"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Cole
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Apr 1945
Birth Place: Raysal McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 21 May 1998
SSN: 236747917
Notes: Jan 1964: Name listed as WILLIAM COLE "
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 15 Apr 1950; Sheey Number 71;
Dwelling #___.
Listed as Alice Rudder; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Rutter.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Alice Jane Rudder
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1963
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: John Frank Rudder
Mother: Artie Violet Rose
Spouse: William Cole
Certificate Number: 1963039995"
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Alice Jane Rutter Cole
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 30
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1946
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1977
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: John Franklin Rutter
Mother: Artie Violet Rose
Spouse: Glen Mckinley Coleman
Certificate Number: 1977004423"
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Alice Jane Rutter Coleman, 75 of Gary, WV, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 in the McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Gary, WV."Alice was born December 15, 1946 in Raysal, WV, a daughter of the late John and Artie Rose Rutter.
Alice was retired from the McDowell County Head Start. Alice was known for her cooking abilities and had many published recipes. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crocheting, ceramics, sewing, and quilting. She was a member of the Bradshaw Rebecka Lodge in Bradshaw, WV."In addition to her parents, John and Artie Rutter, Alice was preceded in death by her husband Glen Coleman Sr.; one daughter, Sharon Cole; one son, Marcus Coleman; two step daughters, Brenda Addair and Robin Addair; a great grandson, Jackson Baker; five sisters, Lois Rutter, Mary Lou Boxenbaum, Elizabeth Rutter, Norma Jean Rose and Gladys Rutter; and seven brothers, James Goodman, Clyde Goodman, Doug Rutter, Marion Rutter, Michael Rutter, Burt Rutter and Bobby Rutter.
"Survivors include three sons, Glen Coleman Jr. and wife Jullin of Milton, WV; William Cole Jr. of Jolo, WV, and Galen Coleman and Dr. Alexander Ledgerwood of Bluefield, WV; two daughters, Sheila Kennedy and husband Michael of Jolo, WV, and Sherri Cole and Johnny Jones of Iaeger, WV; two step daughters, Glenda Goodwin and husband Dwayne of Kingsport, TN and Lana Allen and husband Charlie of Welch, WV; son-in-law, Jerry Addair of Avondale, WV; brother, Billy Rutter of Tazewell, VA; sister and brother-in-law, Raymond and Imogene Coleman of Princeton, WV; 20 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
"The family would like to thank the caregivers at McDowell Nursing and Rehab. and the Hospice Caregivers.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 22, 2022 at 12 noon with Reverend Charles Rose officiating at the Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV. Burial will follow in the Riffe Cemetery on Atwell Mountain near Atwell, WV.
"Friends may visit with the family Thursday evening, April 21, 2022 after 6 p.m. at the Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"William Cole Jr, 55, of Jolo, WV, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022."William was born September 10, 1966 in Welch, WV a son of the late William Cole Sr. and Alice Rutter Cole Coleman.
"In addition to his parents William was preceded in death by three sisters, Sharon Cole, Robin Addair and Brenda Addair; one brother, Marcus Coleman; his step father, Glen Coleman, and a great nephew, Jackson Baker.
"Survivors include two sisters, Sheila Kennedy and husband Michael of Jolo and Sherri Cole and Johnny Jones of Iaeger; two brothers, Glen Coleman and wife Jill of Milton and Galen Coleman of Bluefield; and two step sisters, Lana Allen and husband Charlie of Welch and Glenda Goodwin and husband Dwaine of Kingsport, TN
"William’s body is being cremated. Services will be held at a later date.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 013479; WV Ahives Web Site.
Sharon; daughter of n Faye Cole; age 2 1/2 months; born 11 May 1971; living at Jolo, WV; daughter
of William and Alice (Rutter) Cole; died 4 Aug 1971 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due
to congential heart disease; buried 6 Aug 1971 in Mullins Cemetery, Paynesville, WV.
2, FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 13 May 2012.
" Sharon Cole
Birth 11 May 1971
Death 5 Aug 1971 (aged 2 months)
Burial
Wiley Mullins Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1948); Page 88; Line #40; WV Archives Web Site.
James Hobert Cheek, Jr; age 24; born in Pocahontas, VA; single; living at Bluefield, WV; married
on 11 Jun 1948 in Bluefield, WV; Norma Jean Kroll; age 21; born in Panther, WVl single; living at
Bluefield, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther, WV; taken on 5 Apr 1930;
Page 177A; Image 9 of 56; Family #95/95.
Listed as Gean Kroll; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, W.D. Kroll.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Welch; E.D. 24-29; taken on 12/16
Apr 1940; Page 579B; Image 19 of 91; Household #206.
Listed as Norma Jean Kroll; age 13; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school;
lived in Panther, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, William G. Cantrell.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1948); Page 88; Line #40; WV Archives Web Site.
James Hobert Cheek, Jr; age 24; born in Pocahontas, VA; single; living at Bluefield, WV; married
on 11 Jun 1948 in Bluefield, WV; Norma Jean Kroll; age 21; born in Panther, WVl single; living at
Bluefield, WV.
1. Roanoke, VA; Marriage License #6192; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eddie Arthur Smith; age 28; born in New Castle, VA; single; sales clerk; living at
3220 Fulton Blvd, Chicago, IL; son of Aldes and Lucy Virginia (Tinsley) Smith;
married on 23 Feb 1942 in Roanoke, VA; Claudia Irene Anderson; age 24; born
in Welch, WV; single; living at Rt#1, Box 495, Roanoke, VA; daughter of William
Monroe and Ocie Clarence Anderson.
1. Roanoke, VA; Marriage License #6192; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eddie Arthur Smith; age 28; born in New Castle, VA; single; sales clerk; living at
3220 Fulton Blvd, Chicago, IL; son of Aldes and Lucy Virginia (Tinsley) Smith;
married on 23 Feb 1942 in Roanoke, VA; Claudia Irene Anderson; age 24; born
in Welch, WV; single; living at Rt#1, Box 495, Roanoke, VA; daughter of William
Monroe and Ocie Clarence Anderson.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Claudia Irene Anderson
[Irene Anderson Smith]
[Irene Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1917
Birth Place: Welch, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Mar 2001
Father: William M Anderson
Mother: Ocie C Anderson
SSN: 226143687
Notes: Dec 1938: Name listed as CLAUDIA IRENE ANDERSON;
Apr 1942: Name listed as IRENE ANDERSON SMITH;
28 Mar 2001: Name listed as IRENE A SMITH"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradsahw; taken on 8 Apr 1930; page 250A;
Family #165/171.
Listed as Lizzie Keen; age 3 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Frank Keene.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Carol Brown; 31 May 2005.
"David Harold Mullins, Sr
Birth 30 May 1939
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 May 2005 (aged 65)
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"Additional Information Posted:
"Born in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Dave C. and Mae McGuire Mullins. He was a lifelong resident of McDowell County, a member of Worldwide Church of God and a coal miner.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, William Arnold Mullins; three sisters, Lottie Degner, Mildred Payne and Tilda Viers; and three step-brothers, Burl, Burton and Clarence Stacy.
"He is survived by his wife, Georgia Mullins; three daughters, Mrs. Charlie (Phyllis) Johnson of Paynesville, Debra Hagerman Mullins of Abingdon and Mrs. Raymond, Jr. (Robin Kimberly) Stacy of Raleigh, NC; two sons, Richard Kennith Mullins and wife, Amanda, of Wilmington, NC and Joseph Mullins and wife, Billie Jean, of Jewell Ridge; five brothers, Tom and Mack Mullins of Paynesville, Elza Mullins of Grundy, James Mullins of Logan, WV and John Mullins of Denton, NC; six sisters, Rebecca Sue Payne of Paynesville, Jacqueline Hess of Hurley, Melda Addair of Abingdon, Agnes Tilton of Welch, WV, Patricia Toler of Hanover, WV and Valorie Justus of Hillsville; one step-brother, Berkley Stacey of Ohio; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Oliver Junior Lockhart
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1945
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1966
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Oliver Lockhart
Mother: Jane Blankenship
Spouse: Minnie Dotson "
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Oliver Junior Lockhart
[Oliver Lockhart]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1944
Birth Place: Leager (sic, Iaeger) McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Jul 1996
SSN: 328384404
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Sep 1962: Name listed as OLIVER JUNIOR LOCKHART; 09 Aug 1996: Name listed as OLIVER LOCKHART"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Minnie Dotson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1948
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1966
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Hanival Dotson
Mother: Alafair Coleman
Spouse: Oliver Junior Lockhart "
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Minnie Ree Dotson [Minnie Lockhart] [Minnie Bailey]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1948
Birth Place: Mohawk, West Virginia [Iaeger, West Virginia]
Death Date: 19 Oct 2007
SSN: 232780641
Notes: Jan 1965: Name listed as MINNIE REE DOTSON;
Apr 1967: Name listed as MINNIE LOCKHART;
29 Apr 2005: Name listed as MINNIE REE BAILEY;
06 Nov 2007: Name listed as MINNIE BAILEY"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rick; 26 Apr 2014.
" Minnie Ree Dotson Bailey
Birth 2 Dec 1948
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 19 Oct 2007 (aged 58)
Panther, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"Additional Information Posted:
"Minnie Ree (Dotson) Lockhart Bailey, 58 of Panther, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Friday, October 19, 2007, at her residence."Born on December 2, 1948 at Mohawk, she was the daughter of the late Hannibal and Alafair (Coleman) Dotson.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Oliver Lockhart, Jr., and one brother, Jinks Dotson.
"She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, and a member of the Greenbrier Freewill Baptist Church at Panther.
"Those left to love and cherish the memory of Minnie are her husband, Vernon Bailey; her daughter, Sandra (Terry) Blankenship; her grandson,Terry ( Santana) Blankenship, all of Panther; her two step daughters: Cathy Lockhart of Panther and Debbie (Garland) Cline of Mohawk; her stepson, Larry Bailey of Panther; her two step grandchildren: Gennell Cline of Bluefield and Joshua Cline of Mohawk; her two step great grand children: Kaylee and Caden Cline of Bluefield; her two sisters: Phyllis (Ralph) Riley of Panther and Bonnie (Teddy) Cline of Lincolnton, NC; two special friends and caregivers: Susan Blankenship, Patsy Estep, and Lora Blankenship; and a host of family and friends.
"Friends called at the Greenbrier Freewill Baptist Church at Panther on Monday, October 22, 2007, after 6 pm. Funeral services were held at 1: 00 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at the Greenbrier Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Lawyer Bailey, Jr., and the Rev. Delbert Hurley. Burial followed in the Blankenship Cemetery at Panther. Family and friends served as pallbearers."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 67; WV Archives Web Site.
Ben Edward Click; age 20; born in Caretta, WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV; married on 20 Feb
1953 at War, WV; Mildred Keene; age 24; born in Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of Lige and Mae Click, parents of Ben Edward Click.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #77 019072; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ben Edward Click; age 44; born 23 Jan 1933 at War, WV; divorced; this was his 2nd marriage;
7th grade education; living at Box 504, War, WV; son of Lige and Mae (Kezee) Click; married on 31
May 1977 in Lebanon, VA; Mildred Keen; age 48; born in War, WV; divorced; this was her 2nd
marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at War, WV; daughter of Miles Harper and Martha Elizabeth
(Lester) Keen.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 1 Aug 2018.
"Ben Edward Click
BIRTH 23 Jan 1933
Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 8 Mar 1998 (aged 65)
BURIAL Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 191868241"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Lige Click (1905-Deceased) and May Cardwell-Click (1904-Deceased)."Brother of William Harve Click (1938-1960).
"Married to Mildred G. Keene-Click (1929-1995) on February 20, 1953 in War, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1953, Page 67, Application Date: February 17, 1953). "
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 30 Apr 1930, Page 219B,
Family #300.
Listed as Mildred Keene, age 1, born in WV, in household of father, Miles H. Keene.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 67; WV Archives Web Site.
Ben Edward Click; age 20; born in Caretta, WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV; married on 20 Feb
1953 at War, WV; Mildred Keene; age 24; born in Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of Life and Mae Click, parents of Ben Edward Click.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #77 019072; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ben Edward Click; age 44; born 23 Jan 1933 at War, WV; divorced; this was his 2nd marriage;
7th grade education; living at Box 504, War, WV; son of Lige and Mae (Kezee) Click; married on 31
May 1977 in Lebanon, VA; Mildred Keen; age 48; born in War, WV; divorced; this was her 2nd
marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at War, WV; daughter of Miles Harper and Martha Elizabeth
(Lester) Keen.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mildred Gray Click
[Mildred G Click]
[Mildred Gray Keene]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1929
Birth Place: Paynesville, West Virginia
Death Date: Dec 1995
Father: Miles H Keene
Mother: Martha E Lester
SSN: 313602203
Notes: Mar 1969: Name listed as MILDRED GRAY CLICK;
26 Jan 1996: Name listed as MILDRED G CLICK
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mildred G. Click
SSN: 313-60-2203
Last Residence:
24892 War, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 2 Apr 1929
Died: Dec 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (1969)"
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Miles H. And Martha Lester Keene"; Article; Page 204; submitted by Joyce Reed,
HC 61, Box 27B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Mae Keene Mullins"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Joyce Reed, HC-61;
Box 27-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
8. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 1 Aug 2018.
"Mildred G. Keene Click
BIRTH 2 Apr 1929
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 16 Dec 1995 (aged 66)
BURIAL Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 191868056"Addtional Information Posted:
"Married to Ben Edward Click (1933-1998) on February 20, 1953 in War, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1953, Page 67, Application Date: February 17, 1953)."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 27 Apr 2012.
" William Oscar Roberts, Jr
Birth 26 Apr 1948
Panther, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Apr 2012 (aged 63)
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"Additional Information Posted:
"William Oscar Roberts, Jr., 64, of Iaeger, WV passed away on Friday April 20, 2012 at his home."He was born April 26, 2012 in Panther, WV a son of the late William Oscar Roberts Sr. (Deceased) and Maudie Pearl Cook-Roberts (Deceased).
"He was a member of the house of Gethsemane Church and a retired bricklayer.
"In addition to his parents two sisters Edith Roberts (Deceased) and Elisie Roberts-Hartwick (Deceased) preceded him in death along with two brothers Ira Roberts (Deceased) and Kennis Roberts (Deceased); a granddaughter Misty Marie Justice-Medero (Deceased) and a brother-in-law John Henry Rowe (Deceased).
"Survivors include his loving wife Thelma Marie Rowe-Roberts; a daughter Melissa Ann "Lisa" Roberts-Hayes of New Port Richie, FL; a sister Elizabeth Roberts-Lockhart and husband Harvey Lockhart of Bassett, VA; a brother Walter Roberts and wife Margie of KY; two special grandchildren Melina Lynn Rowe Meadows and husband John and David Lee Justice and wife Jodie Nadean all of Iaeger; four great grandchildren Dakota William Rowe, Halie Dawn Medero, Brandon Lee Meadows and Shawn Edward Meadows; a special nephew Arthur James Rowe; a sister-in-law Dinina Rowe of Panther; three nephews Larry, Terry and Arthur; a niece Darlene; and a host of other loving family and friends.
"Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the House of Gethsemane on the Iaeger Panther Road with Pastor Annette Hunt, Pastor Danny Bowles and Sis. Sandy Bryant officiating. Burial will follow in the Blankenship Cemetery, Panther, WV."
1. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999"; 1999; Vol II; By Geneva Steele, Sandra Long and Tom
Hatcher; "John Henry and Dianna Bailey Rowe "; Article; Page 235; submitted by Dianna Bailey
Rowe; PO Box 148, Iaeger, WV 24844.
"John Henry Rowe...also had two sisters, Thelma Marie, who married Ernest Bailey..."
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Thelma Marie “Tiny” Roberts"“Tiny” Thelma Marie Roberts, 75, of, Iaeger, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in the Charleston Health Care Center in Charleston, WV.
"Tiny was born April 28, 1949 in Panther, WV a daughter of the late Archie and Martha Cline Rowe. She was a homemaker, enjoyed church and spending time with her friends and family.
"In addition to her parents, Tiny was preceded in death by her husband Oscar Roberts Jr.; two daughters Lisa Justice Hayes and Misty Marie Justice; an infant son, Randell Roberts; two brothers John Henry Rowe, and Cecil Rowe; and one sister Loney Belle Rowe.
"Survivors include one son, David “D.J.” Justice and wife Jodi of Panther; one daughter, Melina Rowe Meadows and husband John of Iaeger; three grandchildren, Dakota Rowe and wife Amber of Indian Creek, Halie Medero of Iaeger and Conner Justice of Panther; and a very special friend, Evelyn Ball.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 1 o’clock, with Pastor Sandy Bryant officiating at
"The House of Gethsemane at Cub Creek near Panther, WV. Burial will follow in Blankenship Cemetery at Panther. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Friends may visit with the family Saturday evening, June 8, 2024 after 6 o’clock; evening services will be held at 7 o’clock.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"