1. McDowell Co, WV; Death C ertificate # '72 007624; WV Archives Website.
Jewell Goodson; age 66; born 30 Jul 1905 in OK; widow; housewife; living at Cucumber, WV; daughter
of Edward and Byrd (Dotson) Knox; died 9 May 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due
to acute myocardial infarction with fracture of fight radius ulna, fell on arm at home; buried 14 May
1972 in Grassy Spur Cemetery, Bishop, VA; informant, Bill Lockhart, Havaco, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death C ertificate # '72 007625; WV Archives Website.
Stephanie Lynn Gross; age 24 hrs; born 9 May 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV;
daughter of Gary and Kathy (Price) Gross; died 11 May 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to hyaline membrane; premature, 7 -1/2 month term; buried 13 May 1972 in Raysal
Cemetery, Raysal, WV; informant, Gary Gross, Caretta, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death C ertificate # '72 007626; WV Archives Website.
James N. Hawthorne; age 54; born 23 Aug 1917 in WV; married; husband of Irene Bolash Hawthorne;
automobile salesman, SS# 233-12-3519; living at 287 Stewart Street, Welch, WV; son of James M.
and Janie (Allen) Hawthorne; died 1 May 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to lung cancer;
buried 3 May 1972 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death C ertificate # '72 007627; WV Archives Website.
Ernest Haywood; age 69; born 10 Sep 1902 in LA; married; husband of Annie Scales; Negro; coal
miner; SS# 235-07-4106; living at Kimball, WV; son of unknown parents; died 4 May 1972 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; due to acute myocardial infarction with diabetes mellitus; buried 10 May 1972 in
Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Annie Haywood, Kimball, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 2 May 1910, page 73A,
Family #129.
Listed as Jacob Kennedy, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Floyd Kennedy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 20; WV Archives Website.
Jake Kennedy; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; lumberman; living at Rockridge, WV; son of
Floyd and Rebecca; married on 9 Feb 1936 at Paynesville, WV; Eva Lester; age 34; born in McDowell
Co, WV; widow; living at Rockridge, WV; daughter of Bill and Cora.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 007629; WV Archives Web Site.
Jake Kennedy; age 68; born 30 Nov 1903 in WV; married; husband of Eva Kennedy; lumberman;
SS# 233-18-7016; living at Jolo, WV; son of Floyd and Rebecca (Estep) Kennedy; died 16 May 1972
due to recurrent cerebral vascular accident with terminal broncopneumonia; buried 18 May 1972 in
Estep Cemetery, Paynesville, WV; informant, Mrs. Eva E. Kennedy, Jolo, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 20; WV Archives Website.
Jake Kennedy; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; lumberman; living at Rockridge, WV; son of
Floyd and Rebecca; married on 9 Feb 1936 at Paynesville, WV; Eva Lester; age 34; born in McDowell
Co, WV; widow; living at Rockridge, WV; daughter of Bill and Cora.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 5 Dec 2011.
"Eva Payne Estep Kennedy
Birth 15 Feb 1900
USA
Death 1 May 1979 (aged 79)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial W. A. Estep Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 81550972"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: William Anderson Estep b: 01 OCT 1875 in Pike County, KY
Mother: Cora Lee Payne b: 14 SEP 1879 in McDowell County, West Virginia"Marriage 1 Harrison Lester b: 12 APR 1900 in West Virginia
"Married: 27 OCT 1920 in McDowell County, West Virginia
"Children
Virgil Lester b: 04 OCT 1920 in Paynesville, McDowell County, WV
Leonard Lester b: 10 DEC 1923 in Paynesville, McDowell County, WV
Walter Lester
Hattie Lester b: 17 FEB 1928 in Paynesville, McDowell County, WV"Marriage 2 Jake Kennedy b: 30 NOV 1903 in West Virginia
"Married: 08 FEB 1936 in McDowell County, West Virginia
"Children
Ervin Daniel Estep"
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Alvin Estep
Gender Male
Marriage Date 9 Jan 1896
Marriage Place Pike, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Lydia Blankenship
Film Number 001943485"
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Lydia Blankenship
Gender Female
Marriage Date 9 Jan 1896
Marriage Place Pike, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Alvin Estep
Film Number 001943485"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #38269; Ancestry.com Website.
Hubert Ray Johnson; age 22; born and living at Canebrake, WV; single; machine operator in factory;
son of Joe Paul and Martha (Spence) Johnson; married on 23 Dec 1957 in North Tazewell, VA;
Betty Jo Waldron; age 21; born in Cucumber, WV; single; machine operator in factory; living in
Bishop, VA; daughter of Homer and Edna Alice (Brooks) Waldron.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #38269; Ancestry.com Website.
Hubert Ray Johnson; age 22; born and living at Canebrake, WV; single; machine operator in factory;
son of Joe Paul and Martha (Spence) Johnson; married on 23 Dec 1957 in North Tazewell, VA;
Betty Jo Waldron; age 21; born in Cucumber, WV; single; machine operator in factory; living in
Bishop, VA; daughter of Homer and Edna Alice (Brooks) Waldron.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 007631; WV Archives Website.
Missouri Lloyd; age 67; born 17 Apr 1905 on KY; widow; housewife; living at Avondale, WV; daughter
of Alvin and Lydia (Blankenship) Estep; died 2 May 1972; DOA Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 4 May 1972 in Reed Cemetery, Avondale, WV.