1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmett Lester; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; machinist; living in Gary, WV;
son of T.L. and ________; married on 26 Nov 1936 in Iaeger, WV; Kathleen Auvil; age 30;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of D.L. and Mollie C.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 83A;
Family #85/87.
Listed as Kathleen Auvil; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel L. Auvil.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger(crossed out); Avondale Precinct;
taken on 23 Feb 1920; Page 240B; Family #121/125.
Listed as Kathleen Auvil; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel L. Auvil.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 163B;
Family #31/34.
Listed as Kathleen Auvil; age 24; born in WV; single; in household of father, Daniel L. Auvil.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmett Lester; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; machinist; living in Gary, WV;
son of T.L. and ________; married on 26 Nov 1936 in Iaeger, WV; Kathleen Auvil; age 30;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of D.L. and Mollie C.
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Frank W Turner
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1914
Phone Number: 436-2006
Address: PO Box 366, Welch, WV, 24801-0366 (1993)
[136 Wyoming St, Welch, WV, 24801-2222]
[PO Box 747, Iaeger, WV, 24844-0747]
[PO Box 757, Iaeger, WV, 24844-0757 (1995)] "
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Frank W. Turner"; Article; Page
250; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Box 366, Welch, WV 24801.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "H.B. Turner"; Article; Page
250; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Box 366, Welch, WV 24801.
"...of Welch, WV..."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger(crossed out); Avondale Precinct;
taken on 23 Feb 1920; Page 240B; Family #121/125.
Listed as Joan Auvil; age 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel L. Auvil.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 163B;
Family #31/34.
Listed as Joan Auvil; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel L. Auvil.
3. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #10442; Ancestry.com Web Site.
French Johnston Shelton; age 21; born in Princeton, WV; single; clerk; living at Princeton, WV; son of
Robert B. and Myrtle (Johnston) Shelton; marrie on 12 May 1938 at Pearisburg, VA; Joan Auvil; age
21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Athens, WV; daughter of D.L. and Mollie (Cyphers)
Auvil.
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Friday 6 Jul 2012; Newspaper Obit.
"MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Joan Auvil Turner, 92, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., formerly of laeger and Welch, W.Va., died Thursday, July 5, 2012. She was born on Sept. 26, 1919, in laeger, W.Va., the daughter of Daniel Lawrence and Mollie Cyphers Auvil. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family."In addition to her parents, she was pre-deceased by her husband, Frank William "Bill" Turner; a daughter, Linda Lee Grogan; an infant son, Frank W. Turner Jr.; three sisters, Gladys A. Bingham, Audrey A. Auvil, and Kathleen A. Lester; and her only brother, Daniel L. Auvil Jr.
"Survivors include a son, Richard William (Nancy) Turner of Tallahassee, Fla.; three daughters, Elinor T. ("Sandy") Bright, with whom she made her home, Claire T. (Terry) Lampert of Bluefield, W.Va., and Diane T. (Orving) Clemins of Charlotte Court House, Va.; grandchildren, Natalie Bright (Scott) Ayscue of Raleigh, N.C., Tiffany Quesenberry (Douglas) Jones of Bluefield, W.Va., Tonya Quesenberry-Belt of Bluefield, W.Va., Dr. Raegan Quesenberry (Jude) Kotsko of Virginia Beach, Va., Whitney Clemins (Eric) Napier of Keysville, Va., Brian William (Nicole) Turner of Ocala, Fla., Scott Kyle (Jennifer) Turner of Tallahassee, Fla., and Eric Lloyd (Sunday Lee) Bright of Pounding Mill, Va.; great-grandchildren, Jordan and Logan Ayscue, Turner and Maggie Jones, Zoe and Dominic Kotsko, Ansley Napier, Lillie Lee, Taylor and Jackson Turner, and Tristan and Colson Turner.
"Mrs. Turner was a lifelong member of the laeger United Methodist Church, laeger, W.Va., and a member of the Lotus Chapter of the Eastern Star in laeger. She was a 1937 graduate of laeger High School, where she was captain of the girl's basketball team. A Concord College (Athens, WV) graduate, she taught 31 years in the McDowell County School system. She was Librarian at her alma mater, laeger High School, from which she retired in 1985. She was a loving, devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and was also revered by her sons-in-law and her daughter-in-law, as well as all those who had the privilege of knowing her. She instilled in her children the importance of close family. She was a lady until the end, a Marine's wife, and she will be loved and missed forever.
"A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the White Family Cemetery in Charlotte Court House, Va...."
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Dec 2013.
Joan Auvil Turner; born 1in 1919; died in 2012; buried here; grave marker photo shown; "IN LOVING
MEMORY".
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Dec 2013.
Frank William Turner, Jr; born and died 25 Dec 1950; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Frank W. Turner"; Article; Page
250; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Box 366, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Frank W. Turner"; Article; Page
250; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Box 366, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Frank W. Turner"; Article; Page
250; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Box 366, Welch, WV 24801.
1. 1900 Census, Halifax Co, VA; Black Walnut District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 227A; Image
9 of 32; Family #73/78.
Listed as Sergest Tucker; age 10; born in Jan 1890 in VA;; day laborer; Black; in household
of father, Silas H. Tucker.
2. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 36; WV Archives Web Site.
Suggest Tucker; age 27; born in Halifax, VA; single; mner; Black; living at Panther, WV; son of
S.H. and Francis Tucker; married on 16 May 1918 at Williamson, WV; Lafayette Bolling; age 30;
born in Botetourt Co, VA; single; Black; living at Panther, WV; daughter of ____________.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12743; WV Archives Web Site.
Suggest Silas Tucker; age 66; born 12 Jan 1887 (sic 1890) in Cluster Springs, VA; married;
miner; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Silas and Francis (Mitchell) Tucker; die 10 Oct 1953 at
Iaeger, WV; due to myocarditis; buried 15 Oct 1953 in Iaeger memorial, informant, Mrs. Lafayette
Tucker.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2103.
Suggest S. Tucker; born 12 jan 1887; died 10 oct 1953; buried here; headstone photo shown; "AT REST'.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 36; WV Archives Web Site.
Suggest Tucker; age 27; born in Halifax, VA; single; mner; Black; living at Panther, WV; son of
S.H. and Francis Tucker; married on 16 May 1918 at Williamson, WV; Lafayette Bolling; age 30;
born in Botetourt Co, VA; single; Black; living at Panther, WV; daughter of ____________.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 285; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Leon Walker; age 21; born 21 Jan 1944 in Hanover, WV; single; living at Hanover, WV;
son of McKinley and Amelia (Baily) Walker; married on 23 Feb 1965 at North Spring, WV;
Dorothy Marie Lester; age 23; born 4 Apr 1941 at Iaeger, WV; single; living at Box 55, Iaeger,
WV; daughter of Lity and Pearlie (Lester) Lester.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Billy Leon Walker 77, of Hanover, WV departed this life on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Wyoming Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Richmond, WV."Billy was born January 21, 1945 in Hanover, WV a son of the late McKinley and Armedia Bailey Lester. He was a disabled coal miner and of the Pentecostal Faith; he had been sick for almost two years.
In addition to his parents Billy was preceded in death by six brothers, Charley, Johnny, Frank, Glen, Bubby (Howard) and Curtis; three sisters, Nancy Lowe, Ruby Conley and Madge Walker; and a step grandson Dewayne Stafford."Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Lester Walker of the home; two sons, Billy Walker Jr of Hanover and Jeffrey Walker of Steeles, one granddaughter, Billie Jean Patrick of Brenton, WV one grandson McKinley Walker of Steles and one great grandchild, Briston Patrick of Brenton; one step granddaughter, Shianna Goodman of Hanover, WV; a sister, Ella Dameron of Ikes Fork; a very special friend, Linda (Sissy Bug) Browning of Hanover, his nurse Pam Harvey of Hanover; and numerous cousins, nephews, uncles, aunts and friends.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1 o’clock with Brother Gary Brwoning and Brother Dennis Lester officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Joe Point Cemetery at Hanover.
"Friends may visit with the family Wednesday evening, March 30, 2022 from 6 to 9 p.m.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 285; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Leon Walker; age 21; born 21 Jan 1944 in Hanover, WV; single; living at Hanover, WV;
son of McKinley and Amelia (Baily) Walker; married on 23 Feb 1965 at North Spring, WV;
Dorothy Marie Lester; age 23; born 4 Apr 1941 at Iaeger, WV; single; living at Box 55, Iaeger,
WV; daughter of Lity and Pearlie (Lester) Lester.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dorothy Marie Lester Walker, 81, of Hanover, WV, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 4, 2023."Dorothy was born April 4, 1942 a daughter of Lity and Pearlie Lester. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
"In addition to her parents Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Billy Walker; three brothers, Bil, B.O., and Dorty; four sisters, Patsy McMann, Addie Keaton, Lorene Kennedy and Agnes Alma Lester; two half-sister, Ruby Trent and Tazzie Lamar and one step grandchild, Dewayne Stafford.
"Survivors include two sons, Jeff and Kim Walker and Leon and Bernice Walker; one brother Denver and Virginia Lester; one sister, Becky Lester; two grandchildren, Billie Jean Patrick and McKinley Walker; one step grandchild, Shianna Cook; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend, Linda “Sissy Bug” Browning.
"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 1o’clock with Reverend Dennis Lester and Reverend Gary Browning officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Lester Cemetery at Joe Point near Hanover, WV. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends may visit with the family Wednesday, August 9, 2023 from 12 noon until time of services at 1 o’clock.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"