1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #75-009429; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ralph Junior Mullins; age 31; born 9 Apr 1943 in Big Creek, WV; single; this was his 1st marriage;
6th grade education; living at Hemphill, WV; son of Shannon and Eula (King) Mullins; married on
1 Mar 1975 at Lebanon, VA; Judy Delene Osborne; maiden name Lester; divorced; this was her
2nd marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Hemphill, WV; daughter of David and Corina (Trent) Lester.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ralph J Mullins
Residence Date 01 Jan 1998-20 Oct 2006
Residence Place Hemphill, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 09 Apr 1943
Address 23 PO Box
Address Continued Hemphill, West Virginia 24842
Address Date 01 Jan 1998-20 Oct 2006
2nd Address Cantley
2nd Address Continued Hemphill, West Virginia 24842
2nd Address Date 01 Jul 1996
3. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ralph “Johnny” Mullins, 80, of Vivian, WV, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 18, 2023, from the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV. Born April 26, 1943 in Big Creek, WV, he was the son of the late Shannon Mullins and Ela Mae King Lane Mullins."Johnny was a retired construction worker with the Corte Construction Company. He was affiliated with the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Vivian, WV.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Judy D. Mullins; one son, Jackie Collins Jr.; one daughter, Donna Mullins Thomas; two brothers and four sisters.
"Those left to cherish his memories are his loving wife of 26 years, Nancy Mae Mullins of the home; two sons, Shannon Mullins and Debbie and James Osborne and Jessica all of Welch; one daughter, Rhonda Curry and David of Carswell, WV; five sisters, Nellie Osborne and Charles of Maybeury, Frances Rattliff of New Martinsville, WV, Shelby Sink and Casey of King, NC, Dorothy Mitchem and Kennith of Roanoke, VA, Regina Shotto of Sarasota, FL; two brothers, Shannon “Mack” Mullins and Frances of Pembroke, VA and Leroy Mullins of Vivian, WV; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 1:00 PM from the Douglas Mortuary Chapel in Welch with Reverend Virgil Green, officiating. Burial will follow in the Rock House Cemetery in Carswell.
"Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 pm.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is serving the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 462; WV Archives Web Site,
Ronald Neil Osborne; age 22; born 24 Nov 1944 in Capels, WV; single; living at Box 175
Hemphill, WV; son of Emory Raymond and Sarah Jane (Collier) Osborne; married on 21
Oct 1967 at Welch, WV; Judy Delene Lester; age 18; born 22 Apr 1949 at Iaeger, WV; single;
living at Box 325, Welch, WV; daughter of David, deceased, and Corenia (Trent) Lester, Jr.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #75-009429; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ralph Junior Mullins; age 31; born 9 Apr 1943 in Big Creek, WV; single; this was his 1st marriage;
6th grade education; living at Hemphill, WV; son of Shannon and Eula (King) Mullins; married on
1 Mar 1975 at Lebanon, VA; Judy Delene Osborne; maiden name Lester; divorced; this was her
2nd marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Hemphill, WV; daughter of David and Corina (Trent) Lester.
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Judy Mullins
Residence Date 01 Jan 1998-01 Jan 2004
Residence Place Hemphill, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 22 Apr 1949
Address 23 PO Box
Address Continued Hemphill, West Virginia 24842
2nd Address Cantley
2nd Address Continued Hemphill, West Virginia 24842
2nd Address Date 01 Jun 1996
4. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 5 Dec 2013.
Judy D. Mullins; born 22 Apr 1949; died 9 Oct 1996; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; West End Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe Co, VA; submitted by
Grace Michele; 6 Dec 2008 grave marker photo added by PGC.
Jimmy Mullins; born 13 May 1932 at Davy, WV; died 12 Aug 1999 in Wytheville, VA; buried here;
double grave marker photo shown with 2nd wife Loretta Ramey Mullins; "IN GODS CARE";
"Joann Wellman was his first wife married December 24, 1954"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; West End Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe Co, VA; submitted by
Grace Michele; 6 Dec 2008 grave marker photo added by PGC.
Loretta Ramey Mullins; born 25 Nov 1936; no death date; may not be buried here.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 58; WV Archives Web Site.
James Finney; age 24; born in Cythe (sic, Forsyth) Co, NC; single; Colored; miner; living at Welch, WV;
son of George and Mary; married on 17 May 1927 at Welch, WV; Hallie Gray; age 19; born in Norton, VA;
single; Colored; daughter of Fletcher and Edie. (Parents are reversed on certificate).
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 161A; Image
15 of 24; Family #310/334.
Listed as Hallie Gray; age 8; born in VA; Black; in household of father, Fletcher R. Gray.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 58; WV Archives Web Site.
James Finney; age 24; born in Cythe (sic, Forsyth) Co, NC; single; Colored; miner; living at Welch, WV;
son of George and Mary; married on 17 May 1927 at Welch, WV; Hallie Gray; age 19; born in Norton, VA;
single; Colored; daughter of Fletcher and Edie. (Parents are reversed on certificate).
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Howard Camp; taken on 8 Apr 1930;
Page 255B; Image 18 of 21; Family #136/184.
Listed as Hallie Finney; age 18; born in VA; married at 16; Negro; in household of father, Fletcher R. Gray.
1 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Howard Camp; taken on 8 Apr 1930;
Page 255B; Image 18 of 21; Family #136/184.
Listed as Helen Finney; age 2 yrs, 4 mons; Negro; in household of grandfather, Fletcher R. Gray, with mother.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; Spruce Pine Creek; taken on 22 Jan 1920;
Page 12B; Image 26 of 52; Family #191/191.
Listed as Jackson Mullins; age 26; born in VA; married; farm laborer; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 57B; Image 8 of 26;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Jack Mullins; age 36; born in VA; married at 18; farmer; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Clifford Edsel Miller; 25 Nov 2011; maintained by Michael
Dye.
" Jackson “Jack” Mullins
Birth 16 Jun 1893
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 26 Sep 1963 (aged 70)
West Virginia, USA
Burial Elihue Mullins Cemetery
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 80967462"
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy District, taken on 12 Jun 1900, Page 235A, Family #121.
Listed as Cily J. Muncey, age 3, born in Oct 1896 in VA, in household of father, Isaiah Muncey.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; Spruce Pine Creek; taken on 22 Jan 1920;
Page 12B; Image 26 of 52; Family #191/191.
Listed as Ceilie Mullins; age 23; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Andrew J. Mullins.
3. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 57B; Image 8 of 26;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Celia J. Mullins; age 32; born in VA; married at 14; in household of husband, Andrew J.
Mullins.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Clifford Edsel Miller; 25 Nov 2011; maintained by Michael
Dye.
" Celia Jane Muncy Mullins
Birth 9 Oct 1896
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 20 Mar 1948 (aged 51)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Elihue Mullins Cemetery
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 80967663"
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; Spruce Pine Creek; taken on 22 Jan 1920;
Page 12B; Image 26 of 52; Family #191/191.
Listed as Nancy Mullins; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, Andrew J. Mullins.
2. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 57B; Image 8 of 26;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Nancy Mullins; age 13; born in VA;; in household of father, Andrew J. Mullins.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Clifford Edsel Miller; 10 Dec 2011; maintained by Michael
Dye.
" Nancy Mullins
Birth 13 Apr 1917
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 13 Dec 1934 (aged 17)
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial Elihue Mullins Cemetery
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 81771948"
1. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 57B; Image 8 of 26;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Lonzo Mullins; age 4 yrs, 6 mons; born in VA;; in household of father, Andrew J. Mullins.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Tom Payne; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Lex, WV; son of
_________; married on 12 Dec 1918 at Lex, WV; Mary J. Mullins; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WC; single; daughter of ______ and Clara.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Paynesville; taken 14 May 1940; Page 1178 B; Household #488.
Listed as Tom J. Payne; age 42; born in WV; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7723; WV Archives Website.
Thomas C. Payne; age 58; born 28 Jan 1898 in McDowell Co, WV; married; coal miner; living at
Ground Hog Hollow, Jolo, WV; son of D.C. Payne and unknown mother; died 8 May 1956 at his
home; due to pneumonia with carcinoma of lung; buried 10 May 1956 in Jewel Cemetery, Jolo,
WV; informant, James H. Payne.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Joe Watson; 2 Aug 2014.
"Thomas Colbert Payne
Birth 28 Jan 1898
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 8 May 1956 (aged 58)
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 133661176"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 23 Apr 1910, Page 68A,
Family #58.
Listed as Mary J. Mullins, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Joseph Mullins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Tom Payne; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Lex, WV; son of
_________; married on 12 Dec 1918 at Lex, WV; Mary J. Mullins; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WC; single; daughter of ______ and Clara.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Paynesville; taken 14 May 1940; Page 1178 B; Household #488.
Listed as Mary J. Payne; age 40; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Thomas J. Payne.
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Bluefield, WV, Wednesday, 13 Apr 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"CARETTA - Lola 'Memmie' Hicks Woods Dunigan, 88, of Caretta, went to be with the Lord, Monday, April 11, 2005, at
her residence.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her three husbands, Willie Hicks, Claude Woods and
Ralph Dunigan; three sisters, Rebecca Asbury, Alice Hawks and Mary Jane Payne; and one brother, Paul Mullins..."
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Joe Watson; 2 Aug 2014.
"Mary Jane Mullins Payne
Birth 4 Sep 1900
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Sep 1992 (aged 92)
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 133714505"Additional Information Posted.
"MARY JANE MULLINS PAYNE - Funeral services was conducted Monday, Sept. 28, 1992 for Mary Jane Payne, 92, of Batesburg, SC, formerly of the Jolo area who died early Thursday, Sept. 25, 1992 in the Lexington Medical Center, near Columbia, SC.
Service was held at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger. Burial followed in Tom Sparks Cemetery on Bradshaw Mountain, Paynesville.
Born Sept. 4, 1900 in the Jolo area she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Clara Mullins. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, Jolo.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Colbert in 1956; two sons, Homer and Charles; one sister Mrs. Alice Hawks and one brother, Paul Mullins.
Survivors include four sons, J.C. of Hollywood, MD, Harold of Greenville, TN, Troy of Batesburg, SC, with whom she made her home and Rufus of Derby, KS; three daughters, Edith King, Kathleen Mullins, both of Bluefield, and Dorothy Duty of Zanesville, OH; four sisters, Becky Asbury of Princeton, Samantha Payne of Bradshaw, Grace Mullins of Paynesville, and Lola Dunnigan of Caretta; 26 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren."
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; Spruce Pine Creek; taken on 22 Jan 1920;
Page 12B; Image 26 of 52; Family #191/191.
Listed as Isaiah Mullins; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Andrew J. Mullins.
2. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 57B; Image 8 of 26;
Family #67/67.
Listed as Isaiah Mullins; age 18; born in VA; married at 18; farm laborer; head of household.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License # 71 049444; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Isaiah Mullins; age 58; born 1 Mar 1913 in WV; widowed; this was his second marriage; 7th grade
education; living at Box 36, Raysal, WV; son of Jack and Celia (Muncey) Mullins; married on 1 Dec
1971 at Grundy, VA; Melda Kathleen Fletcher; maiden name Payne; age 47; born 29 Aug 1924 in WV;
widow; this was her second marriage; 7th grade education; living at Box 54, Raysal, WV; daughter of
Thomas Colbert and Mary Jane (Mullins) Payne.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Isaiah Mullins; born 1 Mar 1913 in Buchanan Co, VA; died 31 Jan 1979 in Durham, Durham Co, NC;
buried here; double headstone photo shown with wife, Annie L. Mullins.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 145; WV Archives Web Site.
Rufus Noah Fletcher; age 40; born in VA; single; living at Bartley, WV; married on 24 Aug 1948
at Jolo, WV; Melda Kathleen Payne; age 23; born and living at Jolo, WV; single.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License # 71 049444; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Isaiah Mullins; age 58; born 1 Mar 1913 in WV; widowed; this was his second marriage; 7th grade
education; living at Box 36, Raysal, WV; son of Jack and Celia (Muncey) Mullins; married on 1 Dec
1971 at Grundy, VA; Melda Kathleen Fletcher; maiden name Payne; age 47; born 29 Aug 1924 in
WV; widow; this was her second marriage; 7th grade education; living at Box 54, Raysal, WV;
daughter of Thomas Colbert and Mary Jane (Mullins) Payne.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by P.A.; 31 Mar 2017.
"Kathleen Fletcher
Birth 29 Aug 1924
Death 25 May 2003 (aged 78)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 179910884"