1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ebb Keister Whitley
Gender: Male
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: North Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1901
Residence: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Self Employed
Weight: 172
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: E K Whitley
Relationship to Draftee: Wife
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Ebb Keister Whitley Self (Head)
E K (sic) Whitley Wife"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Ebb Keister Whitley; born 16 Apr 1901; died 24 Aug 1978; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife Pearl Long Whitley.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pearl Long Whitley
[Pearl L Whitley]
[Pearl Long Long]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1899
Birth Place: Near Iaeger, West Virginia
Death Date: 22 Feb 1989
Father: John M Long
Mother: Roxie A Chaffim
SSN: 234966080
Notes: 02 Nov 1972: Name listed as PEARL LONG WHITLEY; 14 Mar 1989: Name listed as PEARL L WHITLEY"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Pearl Long Whitley; born 14 Jun 1899; died 22 Feb 1989; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Ebb K, Whitley.
1, Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 284; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert McGuire; age 23; born in Omar, WV; divorced; living at Oceana, WV; son of Waldon and
Lizzie McGuire; married on 29 Jul 1948 at Oceana, WV; Ruth Francis; age 20; born and living in
Oceana, WV; single; daughter of Ernest and Cora Francis.
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Samuel McGuire
Gender: Male
Death Age: 84
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1925
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Jesse, West Virginia, USA
Death Date: 6 Feb 2010
Obituary Date: 12 Feb 2010
Newspaper Title: The Register Herald
Newspaper Place: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Spouse: Epp
Parents: Walter and Lizzie Barnette McGuire
Children: Gloria Cline and husband Epp of Oceana, W.VA; Jack McGuire and wife Patricia of Glen Fork, W.VA, and Bobby McGuire and wife Virginia of Montcalm, W.VA"
3. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"JESSE — Robert Samuel McGuire, 84, of Jesse, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday,
February 6, 2010, in Raleigh General Hospital."He was born April 29, 1925, in Starratt, WV, a son of the late Walter McGuire (1895-1937) and Alice Young-McGuire (1897-Deceased); stepson of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennette-Richardson-McGuire (1898-Deceased). He was the last surviving member of his immediate family and was also preceded in death by three sisters and a brother.
"He was a United States Army Veteran, a retired coal miner, a member of the UMWA.
He attended the Turkey Ridge Baptist Church and Rhema Ministries. He enjoyed hunting, riding his four-wheeler and giving out religious tracts."Survivors include his loving wife of 61 and a half years, Mona "Ruth" Francis-McGuire (B. 1928) whom he married on July 29, 1948 in Oceana, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1948, Page 284, Application Date: July 12, 1948); daughter Gloria McGuire-Cline and husband Epp "Eppie" of Oceana, WV; two sons, Jack McGuire and wife Patricia "Pat" McGuire of Glen Fork, WV, and Robert "Bobby" McGuire (1950-2018) and wife Virginia McGuire of Montcalm, WV; nine grandchildren, Angela Hagendorn and husband Brian Hagendorn, Carolyn McGuire-Wilson and Bobby McGuire all of MO, Stephen Vaught and wife Jai Vaught of Elkhart, IN, Phillip Vaught and wife April Vaught of Rich Creek, VA, Sandra Morgan and husband James "Chuck" of McGraws, WV, Christina McGuire of Beckley, WV, Brandy Stafford and husband Daniel Stafford of Oceana, WV, and Hunter McGuire of Montcalm, WV; ten great-grandchildren, Travis Hagendorn, Brittney Hagendorn, Brandon Hagendorn, Taylor Wilson, Lani Wilson, Emma Wilson, Caitlyn Morgan, Madison Vaught, Aaliyah Vaught and Hannah Vaught; and a host of other loving family and friends.
"Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, with the Rev. Johnny Jones and Rev. Ernest Francis officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 19 Apr 1930, Page 198A, Family #221.
Listed as Ruth Francis, age 1, born in WV, in household of father, Ernest B. Francis.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; E.D. 55-9; taken on 28 May 1940; Page 232B;
Image 92 of 96; Household #773.
Listed as Ruth Francis; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in
Wyoming Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ernest B. Francis.
3, Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 284; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert McGuire; age 23; born in Omar, WV; divorced; living at Oceana, WV; son of Waldon and
Lizzie McGuire; married on 29 Jul 1948 at Oceana, WV; Ruth Francis; age 20; born and living in
Oceana, WV; single; daughter of Ernest and Cora Francis.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Charles Lee Stewart, 76, of Lynco, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday August 18, 2020 at his home.
He was born on June 24, 1949 in Baileysville, WV a son of the late Obed Preston and Viola Allen Stewart. Charles
was a member of the UMWA, and a 1963 graduate of Baileysville High School. In addition to his parents he is
preceded in death by a sister Betty Graves; and a brother Wayne Stewart. Survivors include his loving wife of 38
years Retha Toler Stewart; two daughters Donna (Chuck) Childers of Oceana and Pam (Tim) Nelson of Rockview;
six grandchildren Brittney Altizer, Victoria Altizer, Bryce Nelson, Tamara Childers, Ashton Altizer and Jace
Repass; two great grandchildren Piper Gibson and Brantley Toler; three brothers Tommy Stewart of San
Antonio, TX, Roland Stewart of Berryville, VA and David Stewart of Winston-Salem, NC; and a host of other
loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Friday August 21st in the Chapel of Stafford
Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. David Johnson officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial
Gardens, Matheny, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 11 am until time of services on Friday at the
funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV."
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Retha G Stewart
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1950
Residence Date: 1986
Phone Number: 6826072
Address: PO Box 323
Residence: Lynco, WV
Postal Code: 24857-0323
Second Phone Number: 682-6072"
1. 1940 Census, Bell Co, KY; Pineville; E.D. 7-4; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page 48B; Image 4 of 18;
Household #35.
Listed as Wayne Stewart; age 4 mons; born in KY; in household of grandfather, T. H. Stewart,
with parents.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1963); Page 293; WV Archives Web Site.
Wayne Stewart; age 24; born in Pineville, KY; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Obed P.
and Viola Stewart; married on 7 Dec 1963 at Simon, WV; Linda Mae Toler; age 20; born and
living in Simon, WV; single; daughter of Hugh and Lettie Toler.
3. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Wayne Oliver Stewart, 78, of Simon, WV passed away Friday February 16, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital,
Beckley, WV. He was born on November 11, 1939 in Pineville, KY a son of the late Obed and Viola Deloris
Allen Stewart. Wayne is a member of the UMWA. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his
wife Linda May Toler Stewart; and a sister Betty Sue Graves. Survivors include a daughter Judith (Tony)
Lester of Buffalo; a son Wayne (Sonja) Stuart of Sunhill; four brothers Thomas Earl (Amy) Stewart of San
Antonio, TX, Charles Lee (Retha) Stewart of Lynco, Roland Jerome Stewart of Maryville, VA and David
(Pattty) Allen Stewart of Maryville, VA; five grandchildren Shanna Snyder, Kayla Stuart, Gabrielle Stuart,
Emma Lester and Allie Lester; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at
2:00 PM on Wednesday February 21, 2018 in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with
Rev. David Johnson officiating. He will be laid to rest in Toler Cemetery, Simon, WV...."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1963); Page 293; WV Archives Web Site.
Wayne Stewart; age 24; born in Pineville, KY; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Obed P.
and Viola Stewart; married on 7 Dec 1963 at Simon, WV; Linda Mae Toler; age 20; born and
living in Simon, WV; single; daughter of Hugh and Lettie Toler.
1. 1940 Census, Bell Co, KY; Pineville; E.D. 7-4; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page 48B; Image 4 of 18;
Household #35.
Listed as Obed Stewart; age 27; born in KY; married; 8th grade education; lived in Medes (sp?),
WV on 1 Apr 1935; worker in coal mine; in household of father, T. H. Stewart.
2. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Obed Preston Stewart
Birth Date: 21 May 1912
Death Date: 21 Apr 1966
Cemetery: Pineville Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1940 Census, Bell Co, KY; Pineville; E.D. 7-4; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page 48B; Image 4 of 18;
Household #35.
Listed as Viola Stewart; age 25; born in KY; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father-in-law, T. H. Stewart.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009, LDS Web Site.
"Name Larry Dean Preece
Residence Date 01 Oct 2000-01 May 2001
Residence Place Reidsville, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 22 Sep 1951
Address Reidsville, North Carolina 27320
Address Date 01 Oct 2000-01 May 2001
2nd Address Lynco, West Virginia 24857
2nd Address Date 01 Jun 1996
3rd Address Lynco, West Virginia 24857
3rd Address Date 01 Dec 1992-01 Jan 2009
Possible Relatives Clifford Joe Preece, Janice L Preece, Lawona S Preece, Ricky Dean Preece
Record Number 171331090"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009, LDS Web Site.
"Name Lawona S Preece
Residence Date 01 Oct 2000-15 Nov 2007
Residence Place Reidsville, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 07 Jan 1954
Address Reidsville, North Carolina 27320
Address Date 01 Oct 2000-15 Nov 2007
2nd Address Eden, North Carolina 27288
2nd Address Date 01 Jan 1994
3rd Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
3rd Address Date 01 Apr 1993
Possible Relatives Clifford Joe Preece, Janice L Preece, Larry Dean Preece, Ricky Dean Preece
Record Number 171331095"