1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 483; WV Archives Website.
Sedrick Collins; age 41; born in Davy, WV; divorced; living at 99 1/2 West Rich St, Columbus, OH;
married on 14 Jun 1956 in Avondale, WV; Nettie Lee Littler; age 28; bon in Springfield, OH; single;
living at Avondale, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 015840; WV Archives Website.
Sedrick Collins; age 57; born 23 Jul 1915 in WV; seperated; miner; SS#401-20-6437; living at
Avondale, WV; son of Kelly and Millie (Johnson) Collins; died 4 Oct 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV;
due to acute pneumonia with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; buried 7 Oct 1972 in Shortridge
Cemetery, Garland, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 483; WV Archives Website.
Sedrick Collins; age 41; born in Davy, WV; divorced; living at 99 1/2 West Rich St, Columbus, OH;
married on 14 Jun 1956 in Avondale, WV; Nettie Lee Littler; age 28; bon in Springfield, OH; single;
living at Avondale, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 015841; WV Archives Website.
James W. Cooper; age 30; born 27 Feb 1942 in WV; married; husband of Polly McClanahan; miner;
SS#236-66-6570; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Clell and Viola (Payne) Cooper; died 7 Oct 1972 at
Panther, WV; due to crushing injuries to head and neck; caught between machine and mine top;
buried 9 Oct 1972 in Cooper Cemetery, Paynesville, WV.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Michael Dye; 7 Jun 2020.
"Rev Polly Ann McClanahan Cooper - Hess
Birth 14 May 1946
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Jun 2020 (aged 74)
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Ketron Memorial Gardens
Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 211010911"Additional Information Posted:
"Obituary
Swords Creek, VA – Rev. Polly Ann Hess of the Lynn Spring section of Swords Creek, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Born May 14, 1946 in McDowell County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Holland Lawrence and Ocie Ellen “Baker” McClanahan. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend, but most of all a Christian and devoted her life to serving the Lord. She enjoyed her time with her family and friends. She attended Lynn Springs Freewill Baptist Church and served as a Pastor."In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers: Edward, Everette, Jimmy, and Weddle McClanahan; son-in-law: Roy William White.
"She is survived by her husband of 46 years Alvie Carson Hess of the home; sons: James Ray Cooper and wife Jennifer of Thompson Valley, Michael Walker Cooper of Bellevue, Kentucky, James Carson Hess and wife Lisa of Granite Falls, North Carolina; daughters: Leona Sue Dye and husband Randy, Debra Ann Dye and husband Michael of Honaker, Ellen Hess and significant other David Perkins of Swords Creek, Jennifer Ratliff and husband Wayne all of Honaker, Virginia and Jonah Ball of Bristol, Virginia; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; brother: Leslie McClanahan and wife Seretta; sister: Linda Hicks both of Rockridge, West Virginia; sister of the heart: Sharon Testerman of Welch, West Virginia.
"Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Combs Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Dennis White, Rev. Tommy Dye, and Rev. Ellis Whited officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will immediately follow at Ketron Memorial Gardens.
"Serving as pallbearers will be Jason Dye, Chase Hess, Tyler White, Jeremy Dye, Nathan White, Rex Dye, and Ethan Dye. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Hess, David Perkins, Matt Walters, Austin Marsh, and Bobby Lowe.
"Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at www.combsfuneralservice.com. Combs Funeral and Cremation Service, 291 Highway 71 Fincastle Road, Lebanon, VA 24266 (276) 889-4444 is serving the Hess family."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Michael Dye; 7 Jun 2020.
"Rev Polly Ann McClanahan Cooper - Hess
Birth 14 May 1946
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Jun 2020 (aged 74)
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Ketron Memorial Gardens
Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 211010911"Additional Information Posted:
"Obituary
Swords Creek, VA – Rev. Polly Ann Hess of the Lynn Spring section of Swords Creek, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Born May 14, 1946 in McDowell County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Holland Lawrence and Ocie Ellen “Baker” McClanahan. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend, but most of all a Christian and devoted her life to serving the Lord. She enjoyed her time with her family and friends. She attended Lynn Springs Freewill Baptist Church and served as a Pastor."In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers: Edward, Everette, Jimmy, and Weddle McClanahan; son-in-law: Roy William White.
"She is survived by her husband of 46 years Alvie Carson Hess of the home; sons: James Ray Cooper and wife Jennifer of Thompson Valley, Michael Walker Cooper of Bellevue, Kentucky, James Carson Hess and wife Lisa of Granite Falls, North Carolina; daughters: Leona Sue Dye and husband Randy, Debra Ann Dye and husband Michael of Honaker, Ellen Hess and significant other David Perkins of Swords Creek, Jennifer Ratliff and husband Wayne all of Honaker, Virginia and Jonah Ball of Bristol, Virginia; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; brother: Leslie McClanahan and wife Seretta; sister: Linda Hicks both of Rockridge, West Virginia; sister of the heart: Sharon Testerman of Welch, West Virginia.
"Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Combs Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Dennis White, Rev. Tommy Dye, and Rev. Ellis Whited officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will immediately follow at Ketron Memorial Gardens.
"Serving as pallbearers will be Jason Dye, Chase Hess, Tyler White, Jeremy Dye, Nathan White, Rex Dye, and Ethan Dye. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Hess, David Perkins, Matt Walters, Austin Marsh, and Bobby Lowe.
"Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at www.combsfuneralservice.com. Combs Funeral and Cremation Service, 291 Highway 71 Fincastle Road, Lebanon, VA 24266 (276) 889-4444 is serving the Hess family."
1. Tazewell Co, Death Certificate #77 037419; Ancestry.com Website.
Heather Joy McClanahan; age 10 mons; born 7 Jan 1977 in VA; living at Box 38 A, Paynesville, WV;
infant daughter of Leslie and Seretta (Vance) McClanahan; died 30 Oct 1977 in Clinch Valley Clinic,
Richlands, VA; due to acute laryngo trache bronchitis; buried in Tom Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw
Mtn, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 2018.
"Heather Joy McClanahan
Birth 7 Jan 1977
Death 30 Oct 1977 (aged 9 months)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681720 "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; McDowell Co Historical Society", 1999.
"Clarence R. and Lissie M. Bailey" Article; Page 164; submitted by Joyce Reed, Maiden, NC.
2. Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger, WV; Posyed Obit.
"David Daniel Hicks, 69, of Paynesville, WV, died Saturday, August 6, 2016, in Clinch Valley Medical Center at Richlands, VA.
"David was born July 12, 1947, in Welch, WV, a son of the late John Redford and Mealie Pruitt Hicks. He was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church for 30 years; a 32nd Degree Masonic member of the Iaeger Lodge; a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge for 50 years; an EMT for the McDowell County Ambulance and a caregiver at Southern Highlands. David was also a coal miner for 33 years and a member of the Bradshaw Volunteer Fire Department for 16 years.
"Survivors include his wife, Linda McClanahan Hicks of the home; two daughters, Charlotte Holton of Aberdeen, NC, and Kimberly Perry and husband Anthony of the home; three sons, David Hicks Jr. and wife Kathleen of Pine Knot, KY; Mark Hicks and fiancée Cynthia of Paynesville WV, and Terry Hicks and wife Jennifer also of Paynesville, WV; four brothers, John E. Hicks and wife Lexie and Willard Hicks all of Paynesville, WV, Ruben Hicks of Avilla, IN, and Harold Hicks and wife Judy of Kendallville, IN; three sisters Lissie Bailey and husband Clarence of Bradshaw, WV, Juanita Smith of Orange, VA, and Janice Goff and husband Jimmy of Grundy, VA; 16 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted, Saturday, August 13, 2016, at 12 noon with Elder James Slone, Elder Randy Looney, Elder Elwood Cornett, Elder Steve Lyall, Elder Willy Stone and Elder Jerry Newsome officiating at the Little Flock Old Regular Baptist Church on Rockridge near Paynesville, WV. Burial will follow in the John R. Hicks Cemetery on Jewell Ridge Road near Paynesville, WV.
Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Friends may visit with the family Thursday evening August 11, 2016, after 6 p.m. and all day Friday, August 12, 2016, at the Little Flock Old Regular Baptist Church on Rockridge near Paynesville, where an evening service will be held each evening at 7 p.m.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the Hicks Family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Linda was born June 12, 1952 in Welch, WV a daughter of the late Holland Lawrence and Ocie Ellen Baker McClanahan. Linda was a longtime member of the Old Samariah Old Regular Baptist Church at Groundhog near Jolo, WV; Linda was a homemaker and a loving wife for 49 years to her late husband David Daniel Hicks, Sr. She held a vocational degree in business and was a longtime member of the Bradshaw Volunteer Fire Department and a Member of the Rebeka Lodge in Grundy, VA. She enjoyed time with her family grandchildren and special fur babies."In addition to her parents, Holland and Ocie McClanahan, Linda was preceded in death by her husband, David Daniel Hicks, Sr.; four brothers, Jimmy, Edward, Sonny and Everet McClanahan; and one sister, Polly Hess.
"Survivors include her children, David Hicks Jr. and wife Patricia of Cedar Bluff, VA, Charlotte Holton of Aberdeen, NC, Mark Hicks of Rock Ridge, WV, Terry Hicks also of Rock Ridge, and Kimberly Perry and husband Anthony of War, WV; 13 grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one brother, Leslie McClanahan of Rock Ridge WV, several nieces and nephews; and her lifelong, best friend, Nancy Hagerman of Thomasville, NC.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 23, 2024, at 2 o’clock with Elder George Baker, Elder Gary Estep, Elder Danny Hurley, and Elder Sean Hicks officiating at the Old Samariah Old Regular Baptist Church in Groundhog near Jolo, WV. Burial will follow in the John R. Hicks Cemetery on Jewell Ridge near Paynesville, WV. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Friends may visit with the family at the Old Samariah Old Regular Baptist Church Thursday evening, August 22, 2024 after 6 p.m. An evening service will be held at 7 p.m.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Joseph Dales
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Race White
Age 17
Birth Date 1885
Birth Place Buchanan
Marriage Date 19 Dec 1902
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia
Father John Dales
Mother P Dales
Spouse Dixie Coleman
FHL Film Number 2048497
Reference ID BuchnCoVa1902 ln144"
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1908); Page __; Line #38; Ancestry.com Website.
Joseph Dale age 24; born and living in Buchanan Co, VA; divorced; farmer; son of John and Polina
Dale; married on 25 Mar 1908 in Buchanan Co, VA; Malissia Dale; age 19; born and living in
Buchanan Co, VA; single; daughter of Elihue and Jane Dale.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 015842; WV Archives Wesite.
Joseph Dales; age 94; born Mar 1878 in VA; married; miner; SS#233-22-0546; living at Bradshaw,
WV; son of John and Pliney (_____) Dales; died 22 Oct 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to cerebral vascular accident with hypostotic pneumonia; buried 25 Oct 1972 in Keene
Cemetery, Paynesville, WV.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Dixie Coleman
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Race White
Age 15
Birth Date 1887
Birth Place Pike Co, KY
Marriage Date 19 Dec 1902
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia
Father Silas Coleman
Mother S Coleman
Spouse Joseph Dales
FHL Film Number 2048497
Reference ID BuchnCoVa1902 ln144"