1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 337; WV Archives Website.
James Hughes; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; bus driver; living at Pageton, WV; son of
_________; married on 26 Sep 1931 at Jenkinjones, WV; Helen Spencer; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Thorpe, WV; daughter of G.S. and _______.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; taken 9 Apr 1940; Page 5B; Family 226.
Listed as James Hughes; age 28; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; chemist in mines; head of household.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell C, WV; Pageton; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #101.
Listed as James E. Hughes; age 39; born in WV; married; chemist for coal mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 337; WV Archives Website.
James Hughes; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; bus driver; living at Pageton, WV; son of
_________; married on 26 Sep 1931 at Jenkinjones, WV; Helen Spencer; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Thorpe, WV; daughter of G.S. and _______.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; taken 9 Apr 1940; Page 5B; Family 226.
Listed as Helen Hughes; age 26; born in WV; married; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in
household of husband, James E. Hughes.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell C, WV; Pageton; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #101.
Listed as Helen L. Hughes; age 36; born in WV; married; grade teacher in school; in household of
husband, James E. Hughes.
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Robert David Riffe II, 52, passed away unexpectedly at is home Tuesday, May 30, 2023."Born December 9, 1970 in Welch, WV, he was the son of Robert David Riffe and Alfreda Newcomb Riffe.
"Robert worked as a coal miner since 2010, he was working at Speed Mining, a subsidiary of Blackhawk Mining, LLC at the time of his passing.
"In his free time, he enjoyed watching NASCAR and baseball; he and Denise especially enjoyed spending time outdoors with their horses.. Robert was a member of Masonic Lodge #138 and will have full Masonic graveside rites.
"He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ernest and Lottie Riffe and his maternal grandparents, U.S. and Joann Newcomb.
"Robert will be deeply missed by his parents, Alfreda Riffe and Robert and Mary Riffe; his loving wife, Denise England Riffe; his daughter, Olivia Katherine “Katie” Riffe; stepson, Nicholas Ryan Cook; sister, Melissa O’Neil; stepbrother, Roger “Dink” Mullins; and his special niece, Megan O’Neil."
1. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 57B; Image 8 of 26;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Willis Mullins; age 6; born in VA;; in household of father, Andrew J. Mullins.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Bill Mullins
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 31
Birth Date abt 1924
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 9 Apr 1955
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Jack Mullins
Mother Celia Muncy
Spouse Hattie Brewster
Certificate Number 1955008789"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by virginia Gall; 18 Apr 2007; maintained by Debbie Richardson
McGlothlin.
" Bill Mullins
Birth 23 Jun 1923
Death 31 May 2002 (aged 78)
Burial Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 18997546"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Hattie Brewster
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 27
Birth Date abt 1928
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 9 Apr 1955
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Byrd Brewster
Mother Carrie Bailey
Spouse Bill Mullins
Certificate Number 1955008789"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by virginia Gall; 18 Apr 2007; maintained by Debbie Richardson
McGlothlin.
" Hettie Mullins
Birth 4 Jun 1925
Death 4 Sep 2000 (aged 75)
Burial Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 18997552"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Clifford Edsel Miller; 11 Dec 2011; maintained by Michael
Dye.
" John Oliver Keen
Birth 2 Feb 1912
Death 11 Apr 1966 (aged 54)
Burial Elihue Mullins Cemetery
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 8182766"
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 Virtie Mullins; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Andrew J. Mullins.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Clifford Edsel Miller; 11 Dec 2011; maintained by Michael
Dye.
" Virtie Agnes Mullins Keen
Birth 9 Feb 1915
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 25 Apr 1966 (aged 51)
USA
Burial Elihue Mullins Cemetery
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 81827791"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name John Richard Rowe
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date 13 Nov 1959
Marriage Registration Place Washington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 2 Feb 1979
Marriage Place Deel, Virginia, USA
Father William Taylor Rowe
Mother Mabel Love
Spouse Anita Mae Rutter
Certificate Number 1979006123"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Anita Mae Rutter
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 20
Birth Date 27 Oct 1958
Marriage Registration Place Washington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 2 Feb 1979
Marriage Place Deel, Virginia, USA
Father Douglas McArthur Rutter
Mother Shirley Atwell
Spouse John Richard Rowe
Certificate Number 1979006123"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6001; WV Archives Web Site.
Tazewell Brown; age 79 yrs, 10 mons; born 20 Jun 1957 in Tazewell Co, VA; married; husband of
Maria Brown; coal miner; Colored; living at Kimball, WV; son of Robert _____ and _______; died
20 Apr 1937 at Kimball, WV; due to bronchial pneumonia; buried 22 Apr 1937 at Kimball, WV;
informant, Georgia Brown, Kimball, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #11649; WV Archives Web Site.
Maria K. Brow; age 83; born 14 Oct 1863 in Caswell Co, NC; widow; domestic; Colored; living at
Kimball, Wv; daughter of Alfred and Francis (Brown) King; died 9 Aug 1947 at Kimball, WV; due to
cardiac failure due to death of daughter in auto accident; buried 12 Aug 1947 in Norwood Cemetery,
Kimball, WV; informant, Georgia Brown, Kimball, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 014169; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Emanuel Brown; age 63; born 24 Aug 1909 in WV; single; never married; Negro; living at
Kimball, WV; son Of Tazewell and Maria (King) Brown; died 31 Aug 1972 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to renal failure with chronic renal insufficiency; buried 4 Sep 1972 in
Norwood Cemetery, Kimball, WV; informant, Earl Brown; 217 Oscrola Ave, Elkins Park, PA.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Michael Wayne Rutter
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date 8 May 1951
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 13 Mar 1973
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father John Franklin Rutter
Mother Artie Violet Rose
Spouse Wanda Faye Hagerman
Certificate Number 1973008867"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Michael Wayne Rutter [Michael W Rutter]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 8 May 1951
Birth Place Welch McDowe, West Virginia [Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date 6 Nov 2007
SSN 234864144
Notes Jan 1969: Name listed as MICHAEL WAYNE RUTTER;
15 Nov 2007: Name listed as MICHAEL W RUTTER"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Wanda Faye Hagerman
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 18
Birth Date 19 Dec 1954
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 13 Mar 1973
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Earl Hagerman
Mother Mary Muncy
Spouse Michael Wayne Rutter
Certificate Number 1973008867"
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Wanda Faye Perkins born December 19, 1954 in Welch, West Virginia; the daughter of Earl and Mary Hagerman, passed away July 16, 2019 at her Home.Wanda was preceded in death by her Parents Earl and Mary Hagerman, Sister Belinda, Brothers Don and Ralph as well as her Husband Herbert Sparks, Sr.She leaves behind to cherish her memory Sons: Herbert Sparks, Jr. & Wife Jessica, Greg Sparks with whom she made her Home, Daughter Mary Rutter and Husband Timmy, Grandchildren: Timmy “Pooky” Rutter, Mary “Sissy” Rutter, Hunter “Booger” Rutter, Danielle “Baby Girl” Sparks, Gregory “Little Man” Sparks, Shaiden Sparks, Addy Sparks, Kylie Sparks, and Mia Sparks who is anticipated to enter the world August 02, 2019. Additionally, three Brothers: Steve Hagerman & Wife Brenda, Raymond Hagerman & Wife Debbie, & Wayne Hagerman as well as her Sister: Patty Brewster. Two special people whom she considered as daughters: Patricia “Trish” Meiklejohn and Lisa Johnson.The Family wishes to extend a special thanks to all those who came and helped out.In keeping with her wishes, the body has been cremated. There will be no services.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.comFanning Funeral Home of War is serving the Perkins Family."