1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Elkhorn; taken on 12 Apr 1930; page 235A;
Image 19 of 43; Family #152/171.
Listed as Ulysses Akers; age 1 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George Akers.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; taken on
8 Apr 1940; Page 809A; Image 21 of 36; Household #183.
Listed as Ulysses Akers; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George L. Akers,
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ulysses Reynolds Akers
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Big Four, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1929
Residence Place: Superior, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 135
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: George Akers
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Ulysses Reynolds Akers Self (Head)"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); WV Archives Web Site.
Ulysses Reynolds Akers; age 24; born at Big Four, WV; single; living at Superior, WV; married on
20 Sep 1953 at East Rainelle, WV; Wanda Lucille Adkins; age 24; born in Brownstown, WV; single;
living at Welch, WV.
5. Prince William Co, VA; Death Certificate #83-033874; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ulysses R. Akers; age 54; born 14 Feb 1929 in WV; married; husband of Edith W. Akers; mail
handler; living at 1915 York Drive, Woodbridge, VA; son of George and Clair (Rose) Akers; died
9 Oct 1983 in Potomac Hospital, Woodbridge, VA; due to liver failure; advanced cirrhosis; cremated
at Lee Crematory, Wshington DC; informant, Mrs, Edith W. Akers
6. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ulysses R Akers
Service Info.: AR United States Army
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1929
Death Date: 9 Oct 1983
Interment Date: 12 Oct 1983
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211
Buried At: Section 1-Ff Site 4"
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Elizabeth Ann Miller Lester 48, of Brenton went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday March 7, 2018."Born July 19, 1969 in Welch she was the daughter of Douglas Freeman and Phyllis Lyons Miller of Brenton.
"Liz was a beautician and a member of the Brenton Church of God. She was a happy person who loved spending time with her granddaughter, Sophia.
"Liz was preceded in death by her grandfather, Harmie Lyons, her Aunt, Kathy Lyons Morgan and cousins, Melissa Green Workman and Kyle Morgan.
"In addition to her parents, those left to cherish her memory include her two children, Justin Lester and his wife, Courtney and Chace Lester; her granddaughter, Sophia Lester; her grandmother, Ruby Lyons; her brother, Douglas “Squeaky” Miller Jr; and her best friend, Rhonda Stiltner.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Donnie Parsons
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 43
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1945
Marriage Registration Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1988
Marriage Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father: Carl Henry Parsons
Mother: Beulah Virginia Whitt
Spouse: Linda Dare Akers Kreiling"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Akers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1968
Marriage Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father: Van Earl Akers
Mother: Reva Goad
Spouse: Robert Jack Bennet"
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Bennett
[Linda Dare Akers]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 May 1978
Marriage Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father: Van Earl Akers
Mother: Reva Dare Goad
Spouse: Gary Lee Kreiling"
3. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Akers Kreiling
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 38
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1988
Marriage Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father: Van Earl Akers
Mother: Reva Dare Archer
Spouse: Donnie Parsons"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Akers
[Linda Dar Bennett]
[Linda Kreiling]
[Linda Parsons]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
[Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 22 Jul 2004
SSN: 227706953
Notes: Oct 1965: Name listed as LINDA DARE AKERS;
Aug 1969: Name listed as LINDA DAR BENNETT;
04 Nov 1983: Name listed as LINDA DARE KREILING;
24 Jun 1991: Name listed as LINDA DARE PARSONS;
26 Aug 2004: Name listed as LINDA D PARSONS"
5. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Parsons
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1950
Death Date: 22 Jul 2004
Death Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA"
6. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Parsons
Maiden Name: Dare
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Death Date: 22 Jul 2004
Cemetery: Quantico National Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
7. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Parsons
Service Info.: SP5 US ARMY
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Death Date: 22 Jul 2004
Relation: Wife Of Parsons, Donnie
Interment Date: 5 Aug 2004
Cemetery: Quantico National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 18424 Joplin Road (Route 619) 18424 Joplin Road Triangle, VA 22172
Buried At: Section 10 Site 446"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
Marvin Kennedy; age 18; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; son of Elwood (deceased) and Pearl
(Roberts) Kennedy; married on 27 Jul 1958 at Panther, WV; Edna Cline; age 17; born at Makawh (sp?), WV;
single; living at Ikes Fork, WV; daughter of Burl and Mary Cline.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Reverend Marvin J. Kennedy, 76, of Horsecreek near Iaeger, WV, went to be with our Lord Monday morning, June 12, 2017, at his residence following a long illness."Marvin was born September 24, 1940, in Horsecreek a son of the late Elwood and Pearl Bostic Kennedy. He was the Pastor of the Horsecreek Church of the Living God for 40 years, a CTA Bus Driver in Chicago, IL and a McDowell County School Bus Driver. He was also the owner/operator of Kennedy Sanitation and operated several coal mines. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, UTV riding, spending time with his family and serving the Lord.
"In addition to his parents Marvin was preceded in death by one son, Rickey Kennedy; two sisters, Joann Roberts and Linda Roberts Delgado; and his stepfather, Gus Roberts.
"Survivors include his loving wife of 58 years, Edna Jean Cline Kennedy of the home; two daughters, Annette Matney and husband Roger of Horsecreek, and Kathy Charney and husband Chris of Welch; two sons, Ronnie Kennedy of Conover, NC and Gary Vanover of Iaeger, WV; 14 grandchildren, Roger, Tony, Ryan, and Steven Matney, Greg, Aaron, and Brandon Hunt, Karissa Charney, Cody, Casey, Kaitlyn, Shara and Ricky Kennedy and Rebecca Vanover; 12 great grandchildren; three brothers, Eugene Roberts and wife Ellen of Pipestem, Ralph Roberts and wife Lynn of Paynesville, and Bobby Roberts and wife Ruby of Athens; one brother-in-law, Allen Delgado of Covington, KY; three sisters Phyllis Osborne and husband William of Princeton, Sharon Hagerman and husband Neal of Rural Retreat, VA, and Helen Cervantes and husband Manuel of Seattle, WA; and special friends Roger, Chasity, Cameron and Payson Matney, Della Powell, Armeda King, Roger L. Matney and the caregivers from Amedisys Hospice.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 1 o’clock with Reverend Steve Matney and Reverend Martin West officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Elwood Kennedy Cemetery at Horsecreek near Iaeger...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
Marvin Kennedy; age 18; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; son of Elwood (deceased) and Pearl
(Roberts) Kennedy; married on 27 Jul 1958 at Panther, WV; Edna Cline; age 17; born at Makawh (sp?), WV;
single; living at Ikes Fork, WV; daughter of Burl and Mary Cline.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Jack Bennet
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: 13 May 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1968
Marriage Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father: Robert Roy Bennett
Mother: Margaret Hanstein
Spouse: Linda Dare Akers"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Akers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1968
Marriage Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father: Van Earl Akers
Mother: Reva Goad
Spouse: Robert Jack Bennet"
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Bennett
[Linda Dare Akers]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 May 1978
Marriage Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father: Van Earl Akers
Mother: Reva Dare Goad
Spouse: Gary Lee Kreiling"
3. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Akers Kreiling
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 38
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1988
Marriage Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father: Van Earl Akers
Mother: Reva Dare Archer
Spouse: Donnie Parsons"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Akers
[Linda Dar Bennett]
[Linda Kreiling]
[Linda Parsons]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
[Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 22 Jul 2004
SSN: 227706953
Notes: Oct 1965: Name listed as LINDA DARE AKERS;
Aug 1969: Name listed as LINDA DAR BENNETT;
04 Nov 1983: Name listed as LINDA DARE KREILING;
24 Jun 1991: Name listed as LINDA DARE PARSONS;
26 Aug 2004: Name listed as LINDA D PARSONS"
5. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Parsons
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1950
Death Date: 22 Jul 2004
Death Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA"
6. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Parsons
Maiden Name: Dare
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Death Date: 22 Jul 2004
Cemetery: Quantico National Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
7. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Dare Parsons
Service Info.: SP5 US ARMY
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1949
Death Date: 22 Jul 2004
Relation: Wife Of Parsons, Donnie
Interment Date: 5 Aug 2004
Cemetery: Quantico National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 18424 Joplin Road (Route 619) 18424 Joplin Road Triangle, VA 22172
Buried At: Section 10 Site 446"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co, WV Historical Society; 1995;
"George W. Pruitt, Miner"; article; submitted by Joann Pruitt, Jolo, WV.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Vester Pruitt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1961
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1987
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: George Washington Pruitt
Mother: Eliza Jane Day
Spouse: Thelma Fay Rogers"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thelma Fay Rogers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1966
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1987
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: James O Rogers
Mother: Bessie Jane Bartram
Spouse: Vester Pruitt"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sonny Hobert Vandyke
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1972
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Ray Ellis Vandyke
Mother: Nadine Smith
Spouse: Dora Mae Pruitt"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co, WV Historical Society; 1995;
"George W. Pruitt, Miner"; article; submitted by Joann Pruitt, Jolo, WV.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dora Mae Pruitt
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1952
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1972
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: George Washington Pruitt
Mother: Liza Jane Day
Spouse: Sonny Hobert Vandyke"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co, WV Historical Society; 1995;
"George W. Pruitt, Miner"; article; submitted by Joann Pruitt, Jolo, WV.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Billy Gilbert Pruett
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1950
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1972
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: George Washington Pruett
Mother: Liza Jane Day
Spouse: Bertha Mae Martin"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bertha Mae Martin
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1952
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1972
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Robert Glenn Martin
Mother: Annie Elizabeth Spruill
Spouse: Billy Gilbert Pruett"