1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Roger Lee Cook, 66, of Hanover, WV, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 14, 2016 from the Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, WV, following a short illness.
"Roger was born March 3, 1950, in Pineville, WV, a son of the late Edward and Pauline Cook. He retired from Columbia Gas Transmission in 2006, where he was a compressor man, well operator, etc.; he later became a supervisor. Roger loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and tinkering with old trucks and tending his garden.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother Ray Ford Cook
"Roger is survived by his wife, Dorene Cook of the home; three sons, Todd Cook and wife Kellie of Laural Branch, WV, Stanley Cook and wife Alesha of Hanover WV, and Thomas Cook and wife Virginia of Hanover, WV; six granddaughters, Brittney Mullins and husband Chris of Lexington, SC, Emily, Chasity and Arieanah Cook of Hanover, WV, and Molly and Sara Cook also of Hanover, WV; three great grandchildren, Brayden, Jazmin and Brooklyn Bailey of Lexington, SC; three step children, Keith Davis and wife Jennifer of Colorado, Todd Davis and wife Pam of Coal Mountain, WV; and Amey Hatfield and husband David also of Coal Mountain, WV; nine step grandchildren; two brothers Ray Cook and wife Kathy of Pineville, WV, and Randall Cook and wife Jackie of Brenton, WV; a very special cousin Jerry Lee Cline of Skin Fork near Brenton, WV; and a host of other dear family.
"Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 20, 2016, at 12 noon, with Reverend Lee Fischer and Brother Wayne Bailey officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Cook Family Cemetery at Skin Fork near Bernton, WV..."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 228B;
Family #15/15.
Listed as James Watkins; age 8 (sic?); born in WV; in household of father, Ossie Watkins.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 34; WV Archives Web Site.
James Henry Smith; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; married on 28 Sep 1929 at Winding Gulf,
WV; Beatrice Ellen Thomas; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; living at Sophia, WV.
3. 1930 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Sophia; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 114A; Image 3 of
13; Family #23/29.
Listed as Henry Smith; age 28; born in WV; married at 28; dispatcher for steam railroad; head of
household.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #7188; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Smith; age 28; born in Davy, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; miner; living at Lillybrook,
WV; son of Ossie Watkins and Clara Smith; married on 17 feb 1940 in Tazewell, VA; Geneva
Meadows; age 16; born in Metalton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living at Lego, WV;
daughter of James O. and Marie (Cooper) Meadows.
5. 1940 Census Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Sophia; E.D. 41-34; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 748B;
Image 14 of 32; Household #133.
Listed as Henry Smith; age 39; born in WV; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
manager of retail grocery; head of household.
6. "Beckley Post-Herald", Beckley, WV; Friday Morning, 17 Nov 1950; Page 5.
".14 Couples Given Divorce Decrees in Circuit Court"
" Divorce decrees were signed in 14 cases yesterday in Raleigh County Circuit Court"
"...Geneva Smith vs. James Smith..."
7. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 007615; WV Archives Web Site.
James Henry Smith; age 53; born 27 Jan 1912 (sic, 1902) in WV; divorced; coal miner;
SS#235-05-1492; living at Princewick, WV; son of unknown father and Clara Smith; died 18 May
1965; DOA Beckley Hospital, Beckley, WV; due to natural causes apparentlyacute cardiac arrest;
buried 20 May 1965 in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, WV; informant, Mrs. Billy Ray Carpenter, Mt
Rainer, MD.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV; submitted by
Historianne;1 Oct 2014.
James H. "P-Nut" Smith; born 27 Jan 1912( sic, 1902); died 18 May 1965; buried here; no grave
marker photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Sophia; taken on 26 Jan 1920; Page 227A; Image 41 of 44;
Family #367/369.
Listed as Beatrice Thomas; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Peter G. Thomas.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 34; WV Archives Web Site.
James Henry Smith; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; married on 28 Sep 1929 at Winding Gulf, WV;
Beatrice Ellen Thomas; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; living at Sophia, WV.
3. 1930 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Sophia; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 114A; Image 3 of 13;
Family #23/29.
Listed as Beatrice Smith; age 19; born in WV; married at 19; in household of husband, James Henry Smith.
4. 1940 Census Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Sophia; E.D. 41-34; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 748B; Image 14
of 32; Household #133.
Listed as Beatrice Smith; age 29; born in WV; 2yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in
household of husband, James H. Smith.
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Beatrice E. Smith; born 24 Dec 1911; died 30 Dec 2001; last residence, Lochgelly, Fayette Co, WV;
SS# 234-62-7045; card issued in WV in 1956.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV; submitted by Historianne;
22 Jun 2013
Beatrice Ellen Smith; born in 1911; died in 2001; buried here; double grave marker photo shown with husband,
James Henry Smith.
1. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
Hugh Spence; age 21; son of J.N. and Nancy C.; married on 28 Dec 1904 in Tazewell Co, VA; Sallie M.
Graham; age 18; daughter of Charles and Laura.
1. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
Hugh Spence; age 21; son of J.N. and Nancy C.; married on 28 Dec 1904 in Tazewell Co, VA; Sallie M.
Graham; age 18; daughter of Charles and Laura.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #--(1918); Page 314; WV Archives Web Site.
Sylvester McKinney; age 46; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, Avery Co, NC); widowed; laborer; living at
Iaeger, WV; son of Joseph and _____;married on 30 May 1918 at Iaeger, WV; Sallie Spence; age 30;
born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; daughter of ____ and_____.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by;
B. Walls; 16 Dec 2013.
Sally G. Graham McKinney; born 12 Oct 1889; died 4 Nov 1940; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mary McKinney Sutphin"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Alice S. Addair, PO
Box 82, Avondale, WV 24811.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "The Sutphins of Iaeger"; Article; Page 247; submitted by Alicw S. Addair, PO Box
82, Avondale, WV 24811.
2. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Luther H Sutphin
Residence Date 01 Oct 1998
Residence Place Iaeger, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 10 Aug 1924
Phone Number..."
"...Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Jan 2009
Address Dogwood
Address Continued Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
Address Date 01 Oct 1998
2nd Address General Delivery
2nd Address Continued Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
2nd Address Date 01 Jan 1998-01 Sep 1999
3rd Address 337 PO Box
3rd Address Continued Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
3rd Address Date 01 May 1982-01 Jan 2009..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "The Sutphins of Iaeger"; Article; Page 247; submitted by Alicw S. Addair, PO Box
82, Avondale, WV 24811.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mary McKinney Sutphin"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Alice S. Addair, PO
Box 82, Avondale, WV 24811.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Mary Alice Sutphin, 91, of Iaeger, WV, went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2016, at the Westwood Medical Park Nursing facility in Bluefield, VA.
"Mary was born December 14, 1924, in Iaeger, WV, a daughter of the late Sylvester Clay and Sally Graham McKinney. She was a life-long resident of Iaeger; graduated from Iaeger High School and Concord College with a degree in Education. Mary retired from the McDowell County School System after many years of service. She was a long time member of the Iaeger United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents Mary was preceded in death by her husband Luther H. Sutphin; four brothers, S.C. McKinney, Hugh McKinney, Charles McKinney and Joe McKinney; and one sister, Melda Self.
"Survivors include her son, Mark S. Sutphin and wife, Barbara of Mechanicsville, VA; one grandson, Matthew W. Sutphin also of Mechanicsville, VA; special niece, Kay Osborne and friend Johnny Queen; niece Judy Stowers and husband Dempsey of Clothier, WV; a special nephew, Billy McKinney; several other nieces and nephews;special friends who cared for and visited Mary on a regular basis: Patty Davidson, Alice Addair, Barbara Allara, Roxie Bailey, Sue Hatfield, Jeanne Mayhew and family, Marie Morgan, Ed and Kay Osborne, Reba Pruett, and the staff of Westwood Nursing Home (especially Cathy) who cared for her during the past two years.
"Friends may visit with the family Saturday morning, June 18, 2016, from 11 a.m. until 12 noon at the Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton, WV. Graveside services will follow with Reverend Don Morgan officiating...".
1. 1940 Census Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Sophia; E.D. 41-34; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 748B; Image 14
of 32; Household #133.
Listed as Jimmie Smith; age 9; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James H. Smith.
2. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name James Smith
Residence Date 01 Sep 1992
Residence Place Millboro, Virginia, United States
Address 4 PO Box
Address Continued Millboro, Virginia 24460
Address Date 01 Sep 1992
2nd Address 1 Star 1 Pob Box
2nd Address Continued Millboro, Virginia 24460
2nd Address Date 01 Sep 1988
Possible Relatives Myrtle Frances Wolfe, Raymond H Smith, Rosalia S Smith, Virginia S Smith..."
3. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James H Smith Jr
Birth Date: 6 Oct 1930
Phone Number..."
"...Address: PO Box 273, Stanaford, WV, 25927-0273 (1986)
[PO Box 173, Beckley, WV, 25802-0173]
[104 Alvin St, Beckley, WV, 25801-4848 (1991)]
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Henry Smith Jr
[James H Smith Jr Jr]
SSN: 235460842
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Oct 1930
Birth Place: Beckley Rale, West Virginia
Death Date: 4 Jun 2000
Father: James H Smith
Mother: Beatrice E Thomas
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jan 1948: Name listed as JAMES HENRY SMITH JR; 09 Jun 2000: Name listed as JAMES H SMITH JR..."
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James H. Smith Jr.
SSN: 235-46-0842
Last Residence:
24460 Millboro, Bath, Virginia, USA
BORN: 6 Oct 1930
Died: 4 Jun 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)..."
1. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Virginia S Smith
Residence Date 01 Sep 1992
Residence Place Millboro, Virginia, United States
Birth Date 1920
Address 4 PO Box
Address Continued Millboro, Virginia 24460
Address Date 01 Sep 1992
2nd Address 1 Star 1 Pob Box
2nd Address Continued Millboro, Virginia 24460
2nd Address Date 01 Sep 1988
Possible Relatives James Smith, Myrtle Frances Wolfe, Raymond H Smith, Rosalia S Smith..."
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Family #9.
Listed in household of step-father, William Blankenship, age 5, with his mother Sarilda Lockhart
Smith Blankenship.
2. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, page 765.
Elkhorn District, page 001, Family #9.
Listed as William Smith, age 5, in household of step-father, William Blankenship.
3. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 47.
Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV, Book 1, page 130.
William Winfield Smith, age 18, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Allen
and Surilda Smith married on 29 Sep 1893, Hannah Stanley, age 18, born in
McDowell Co, WV, daughter of James and Amanda Stanley.
4. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, page 155B, Family 107.
Listed as Winfield Smith, age 23, born in Dec 1876, in WV, head of household.
5. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 197B;
Family #242/255.
Listed as Winfield Smith; age 32; born in WV; married once for 16 yrs; railroad trackman; head of
household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 359; WV Archives Web Site.
Winfield Smith; age 37; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Allen and
Srilda; married on 17 Dec 1913 at Welch, WV; Mary McCoy; age 36; born in Greenup Co, KY; single;
daughter of Ziek and Sarah.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 359; WV Archives Web Site.
Winfield Smith; age 37; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Allen and
Srilda; married on 17 dec 1913 at Welch, WV; Mary McCoy; age 36; born in Greenup Co, KY; single;
daughter of Ziek and Sarah,
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 197B;
Family #242/255.
Listed as Mary Smith; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, William W. Smith.