1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Donald Lee Keen, 73, of Grapevine passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at his home with his family near
him. He was born on January 4, 1944 in Mohegan, WV a son of the late London and Lois Pennington Keen,
He loved attending church and spending time with his family, he was an ordained minister and served the
Lord with all his ability. He loved fishing, hunting and being with this family and friends. He served in the
United States Army from 1963-1965. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by two brothers
Delmas Keen and William "Tink" Keen. Those left to cherish his memories are his loving wife of 48 years
Janis Bishop Keen; three daughters Sandra Shrader and husband Johnny of Coonbranch, Shelia Reynolds of
Rockridge and Kim Keen of the home; two grandsons Brady Shrader and Brett Reynolds; four children he
loved as his own grandchildren Kyra Mullins, Kanen Mullins, Karlie Mullins "Popaw's old Shug" and Jacob
Reed; three girls he thought of as his daughters Lori Keen Beavers, Tiffany Bishop Bryant and Jamie Addair
Mullins; three sisters Phyllis Hodges of Knotts Island, NC, Shirley Finley and Willetta Crigger both of
Princeton; five ladies he loved as his sisters Violet Keen, Stella "Sissy Addair", Anita Blankenship,
Stephanie Blankenship and Loretta Baty; special nieces dear to his heart Lynita Keen Mullins, Debbie Keen
and Lucille Keen; four men he loved as his brothers Starrett Bishop, Dewayne Bishop, Dwight Bishop and
Stevie Addair; three sister-in-laws he loved dearly Peggy Bishop, Pam Bishop and Judy Keen; and a host of
special nieces, nephews, family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, July 21,
2017 at the Garland Church of God, Garland, WV with Herman Day and Kennith Beavers officiating. He will
be laid to rest in Peaceful Haven Family Cemetery, Beartown Mountain. Friends may gather with the family
from Noon until time of services on Friday, July 21, 2017 at the church. The VFW Post 1144 Honor Guard
will conduct military rites. ..."
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Sherry Lynn Lusk Hood, 59, of Kopper City Bottom, WV was called home by God on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at
her home. She was born on October 18, 1957 in Beckley, WV a daughter of the late Frank and Garnett
Goodwin Lusk. Sherry was a lifelong resident of Wyoming County and attended the Full Gospel Tabernacle
in Kopperston. She spent a great part of her life dedicated to the care of the community's elderly and
disabled. She was well known for her compassion. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her
husband Donald Hood; a son Brian Hood; a sister Pateria Long; a brother Wandell Lusk; and two nephews.
Survivors include daughter Lenette A. (Jason) Philpot of Kopper City Bottom; a son Trenton R. Hood of
Georgetown, KY; a grandson Don'Nasia "Asia" Hood; a brother Frank James (Barbara) Lusk of Sevierville,
TN; three sisters Jo Ann (David) Sanders of Seymour, TN, Marlene (Wallace) Maynard of Fairdale and
Beverly Long of Conover, NC; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at
1:00 PM on Friday, July 28, 2017 in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV. She will be laid
to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV. ..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 76; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy R. Whitt; age 25; born at Iroquois, WV; single; living at Otsego, WV; son of James M. and Nettie
Whitt; married on 10 Dec 1955 at Allen Junction, WV; Trula B. Mills; age 21; born at Herndon, WV;
single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Jesse and Sarah E. Mills.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #80-049084; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Brogan Merett Rose; age 53; born 27 May 1927 in WV; this was his fourth marriage;divorced; last marriage
ended 14 Jan 1980; 8th grade education; living at Box 262, Mullens, WV; son of Phillip Quincy and Lillian
(Overbee) Rose; married on 20 Sep 1980 in Giles Co, VA; Trula B. Barton; maiden name, Mills; age 44; born
17 Jul 1936 in WV; this was her fourth marriage; divorced; last marriage ended 14 Jan 1980 (same date as
Brogan's, were they previously married?); 12th grade education; living at 1221 Guyandotte Ave, Mullens, WV;
daughter of Jesse and Sarh Elizabeth (Green) Mills.
1. Boone Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Harley Clyde Workman; age 21; born 1 May 1943 at Clothier, WV; living at Clothier, WV; son of
Arville Anderson and Oma Workman; married on 18 May 1964 at Uneeda, WV; Geraldine Allen;
age 18; born 18 Feb 1946 (sic, differs from obit) at Iaeger, WV; living at Clothier, WV; with consent
"by the living parent of Geraldine Allen".
1. Boone Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Harley Clyde Workman; age 21; born 1 May 1943 at Clothier, WV; living at Clothier, WV; son of
Arville Anderson and Oma Workman; married on 18 May 1964 at Uneeda, WV; Geraldine Allen;
age 18; born 18 Feb 1946 (sic, differs from obit) at Iaeger, WV; living at Clothier, WV; with consent
"by the living parent of Geraldine Allen".
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Geraldine Church, 68, of Newton, NC, formerly of McDowell County, died Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Newton, NC, following a long illness. Geraldine was born November 3, 1948, in Paynesville, WV, a daughter of the late Shurles and Georgia Stacy Allen. She was a home maker and a member of the Church of God. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harley Workman; second husband, Jerry Church, and a daughter Darlene Workman. Survivors include four daughters, Arlene Baker and Tammy Rose both of Montcalm, WV, Velda Collins of Conover, NC, and Donna Kaylor of Newton, NC; one son, Harlen Workman of Bluewell, WV; one brother, Roger Allen of Oceana, WV; two sisters, Arleen Kaylor (sic, Adeline Taylor) of Welch, WV, and Audrey Alderman of Galax, VA; and ten grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at 11 o’clock with Pastor Joe Bill Profitt and Pastor Joey Proffitt officiating at the Crystal Block Church of God in Whitewood, VA. Burial will follow in the Preston Mullins Cemetery on Stateline Ridge near Paynesville, WV...."
1. 1900 Census, Botetourt Co, VA; Amsterdam Township; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 159A;
Image 33 of 43; Family #339/334.
Listed as Robert Brumfield; age 8; born in VA in Sep 1891; in household of father, Tilman W.
Broomfield.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
R.M. Broomfield; age 22; born in Roanoke Co, VA; single; miner; living at Hemphill, WV; son of
James and Thelma; married on 10 Dec 1911 in Welch, WV; Mary Lambert; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Hiram and Charlotte; information by Hiram Lambert,
Hemphill, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1687; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert M. Broomfield; age 57 yrs, 4 mons, 13 days; born 15 Sep 1892 in VA; married; coal miner;
living at Elkhorn, WV; SS# 236-07-1537; son of Telman C. and Jane (Whiteworth) Broomfield;
died 28 Jan 1950 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from pulmonary embolism caused by thrombosis
of veins in lower right leg due to fracture from fall; gangrene of left lung; fracture of right leg 29
Dec 1949; buried 31 Jan 1950 in Woodlawn Memorial Park; informant, Sarah Broomfield.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Joe Broomfield; 1 Jul 2016.
" Robert Morley “Bob” Broomfield
Birth 15 Sep 1892
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Death 28 Jan 1950 (aged 57)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 166315083 "
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 16 Jun 1900; Page 101B;
Family #306/335.
Listed as Mary Lambert; age 3; born in WV in 1897; in household of father, Hiram Lambert.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 63B; Family #82/114.
Listed as Mary M. Lambert; age 12; born in WV; in household of step-father, Carl F. Harman.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
R.M. Broomfield; age 22; born in Roanoke Co, VA; single; miner; living at Hemphill, WV; son of
James and Thelma; married on 10 Dec 1911 in Welch, WV; Mary Lambert; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Hiram and Charlotte; information by Hiram Lambert,
Hemphill, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar McCoy, Jr; age 22; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 23 Sep 1950 at Iaeger,
WV; Ruby Asbury; age 16; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Tarvin Asbury,
father of Ruby Asbury.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar McCoy, Jr; age 22; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 23 Sep 1950 at Iaeger,
WV; Ruby Asbury; age 16; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Tarvin Asbury,
father of Ruby Asbury.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ruby Asbury McCoy, 83, of Applegrove near Iaeger, WV, was taken to her Heavenly home, Sunday, July 23, 2017, following a long illness."Ruby was born June 10, 1934, in Horsecreek, WV. She was saved and baptized at the age of 14 in the Church of God. She lived her live faithfully serving and loving God.
"In addition to her parents was preceded in death by her loving husband, Oscar McCoy Jr., her parents, Bessie Kennedy, Danny Richie and Tarvin Asbury; two children, Kenneth Ray and Donna Elaine McCoy; four sisters, Lessie, Essie and Veldie Asbury and Ruth Lester; four brothers, Danny Richie Jr., Herman Asbury, Dewey Asbury, and Emmit Asbury.
"Survivors include four children, Andy McCoy and wife Trisha of Horsecreek, Wilma McCoy of Iaeger, Terry McCoy and wife Juanita of Iaeger, and Sherry Apostolico and husband Thomas of Chesapeake, VA; loved as her own children are Donna Sweeney of Bradshaw, Lynne Pettus of Blufield, VA, Darlene Osborne of Princeton, Linda Auville of Iaeger, and Judy Wolford of Horsecreek; grandchildren, Davina (Shannon) Galford, Ernie (Kayla) Vance, Kristy Vance and Brandon; Karessa (Dustin) Johnson, Andy (Nicole) McCoy, Amanda (Michael) Mcoullum, Arther Bishop, Andy (Ann) Lockhart, Amberlee, Alexandria, Andrea, and Alessa Apostolico and Zachary Cline; great grandchildren, Vince Vance (Brie), Dominique Vance (Trent) Terry Galford, Patrick (Tessa) Galford, Kinsley Claire McCoy, Lebraun Owens, Kylie, Jackson and Jovi Johnson, Brannon Pettrey, Keanan Lambert, Alex Atkinson, Autumn and Kaitlyn Richardson, Lylah and Corah Mcoullum, Samual Vance, Emily Owens, Elijah and Isaiah Cline, John England, Mila Michael, Noah and Eli Apostolico; great-great grandson Drake Vance; a special lady who is her step mom, Kathern Asbury of Premier; four brothers, John Richie of Indiana, James Ritchie of Horsecreek, and Llyod Asbury of Virginia; three sisters, Nadine (Bob) Weberg of Nebraska, Lois Asbury of Premier and Shirley Patton of Virginia; and numerous sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends who were dearly loved by her. She loved seeing and cooking for everyone.
"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at 1 o’clock with Pastors Rusty Mullins and Randall Dority officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Reed Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Iaeger."
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
"Ruby Asbury McCoy
BIRTH 10 Jun 1934
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 23 Jul 2017 (aged 83)
Apple Grove, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #80.
Listed as William Nierman; age 4; born in WV; no education; in household of father,Tamplin
Nierman.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 74; Dwelling #167.
Listed as William Nerman; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Tamplin Neirman.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 133; WV Archives Web Site.
Woodrow Broomfield; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Wilcoe, WV;
son of Bob and Mary; married on 13 oct 1936 at Welch, WV; Rachel F. Rose; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of William H. and Nancy.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wodrow Wilson Broomfield
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1917
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Pageton, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Pageton, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Stuart Harman
Weight: 120
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Rachel Frances Broomfield
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Wodrow Wilson Broomfield Self (Head)
Rachel Frances Broomfield Wife"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Joe Broomfield; 1 Jul 2016.
" Woodrow Wilson Broomfield
Birth 17 Jun 1917
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Oct 2009 (aged 92)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Section Coal Miner's Lot: 9C Grave: 1
Memorial ID 166314686"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 133; WV Archives Web Site.
Woodrow Broomfield; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Wilcoe, WV;
son of Bob and Mary; married on 13 oct 1936 at Welch, WV; Rachel F. Rose; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of William H. and Nancy.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rachel Frances Broomfield
[Rachel F Broomfield]
[Rachel Frances Rose]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1920
Birth Place: Roderfield M, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 May 1988
Father: William H Rose
Mother: Nancy E Mitchem
SSN: 236580114
Notes: Mar 1955: Name listed as RACHEL FRANCES BROOMFIELD; Oct 1974: Name listed as RACHEL F BROOMFIELD"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
Wanda Collins; 22 May 2012.
Mrs. Rachel Francis Rose Broomfield; born 30 Jan 1920; died 22 May 1988 in Bluefield, WV;
buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
"A mother who love her family and always try to do the best she could by them. She was a lady that never turn anyone away that needed a place to stay or was hungry and nothing to eat she was a mother to many many people."
1. "Point Pleasant Register'. Point Pleasant, WV; Wednesday, October 10, 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"Geneva Brewster, 93, of Point Pleasant, went to be with the Lord Oct. 6, 2007 at Holzer Senior Care Center in Bidwell, Ohio."She was born Oct. 22, 1913 in Wyoming County, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late Phillip Q. Rose and Virgie Mitchem Rose.
"Geneva attended College Hill Church in Gallipolis Ferry and enjoyed quilting and sewing.
"She is survived by her daughter, Susie and husband, Charles Turner, of Point Pleasant and their children, Kathleen and husband, Bud Wroten, Charlene and husband, Rick Kapp, Charles Jr. and wife, Tracy Turner, Sara Jane and husband, Tim Holley, and great-grandchildren, Bryan Wroten, Richie and Shawna Kapp, Jacob Turner and Allen Holley; son, Clifford Brewster and wife, Josephine, and their children, Melissa L. Birch, Andrea D. Brewster, Stephanie N. Brewster and Timothy R. Brewster, and one great-grandchild, Aiden R. Brewster, all of which reside in Tennessee; daughter, Anna Lisa and husband, William J. Terry of Point Pleasant; granddaughter, Buffy J. and husband, Denzil Linton; and great-grandchildren, Cole, Clay and Jubal Linton of Summersville.
"A private memorial service was held Oct. 8 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. Cards and well wishes may be sent to 5 Stoneybrook Estates, Point Pleasant, WV 25550. "