1. Russell C, VA; Marriage License # 71-028464; Ancestry.com Website.
James R. Lawson; age 43; born 1 Jun 1928 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4th grade
education; living at War, WV; son of Harry and Rosie (Noland) Lawson; married on 6 Jul 1971 in
Russell Co, VA; Hazel Blankenship; maiden name Belcher; age 44; born 23 Mar 1927 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4yrs HS education; living at Warriormine, WV; daughter of Paris
and Margaret (Shannon) Belcher.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013516; WV Archives Website.
James Russell Lawson; age 43; born 111 Jun 1928 in VA; married; husband of Hazel Marie
Belcher; coal miner; SS# 227-36-6417; living at Warriormine, WV; son of Harry and Rosa Lee (Malan)
Lawson; died 28 Sep 1971; DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to shotgun wound of chest; self
inflicted; buried 1 Oct 1971 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV; informant, Hazel Lawson,
Warriormine, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; (now Superior); taken on
24 Apr 1930; Page 191A; Image 73 of 75; Family #626/681.
Listed as Hazel Belcher; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Paris Belcher.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 142; WV Archives Website.
Harrison L. Blankenship; age 24; born in Rhodell, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Henry
and Ivory Blankenship; married on 28 Sep 1946 at Baileysville, WV; Hazel Belcher; age 20; born in
Welch, WV; single; living at Jim, WV; daughter of Paris and Margaret Belcher.
3. Russell C, VA; Marriage License # 71-028464; Ancestry.com Website.
James R. Lawson; age 43; born 1 Jun 1928 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4th grade
education; living at War, WV; son of Harry and Rosie (Noland) Lawson; married on 6 Jul 1971 in
Russell Co, VA; Hazel Blankenship; maiden name Belcher; age 44; born 23 Mar 1927 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4yrs HS education; living at Warriormine, WV; daughter of Paris
and Margaret (Shannon) Belcher.
1. Russell C, VA; Marriage License # 71-028464; Ancestry.com Website.
James R. Lawson; age 43; born 1 Jun 1928 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4th grade
education; living at War, WV; son of Harry and Rosie (Noland) Lawson; married on 6 Jul 1971 in
Russell Co, VA; Hazel Blankenship; maiden name Belcher; age 44; born 23 Mar 1927 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4yrs HS education; living at Warriormine, WV; daughter of Paris
and Margaret (Shannon) Belcher.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013516; WV Archives Website.
James Russell Lawson; age 43; born 111 Jun 1928 in VA; married; husband of Hazel Marie
Belcher; coal miner; SS# 227-36-6417; living at Warriormine, WV; son of Harry and Rosa Lee (Malan)
Lawson; died 28 Sep 1971; DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to shotgun wound of chest; self
inflicted; buried 1 Oct 1971 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV; informant, Hazel Lawson,
Warriormine, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Joseph and Golda Porter"; Article; Page 223; submitted by Billy Porter, PO Box
1901, Coeburn, VA 24230.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 142; WV Archives Website.
Harrison L. Blankenship; age 24; born in Rhodell, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Henry
and Ivory Blankenship; married on 28 Sep 1946 at Baileysville, WV; Hazel Belcher; age 20; born in
Welch, WV; single; living at Jim, WV; daughter of Paris and Margaret Belcher.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; (now Superior); taken on
24 Apr 1930; Page 191A; Image 73 of 75; Family #626/681.
Listed as Hazel Belcher; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Paris Belcher.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 142; WV Archives Website.
Harrison L. Blankenship; age 24; born in Rhodell, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Henry
and Ivory Blankenship; married on 28 Sep 1946 at Baileysville, WV; Hazel Belcher; age 20; born in
Welch, WV; single; living at Jim, WV; daughter of Paris and Margaret Belcher.
3. Russell C, VA; Marriage License # 71-028464; Ancestry.com Website.
James R. Lawson; age 43; born 1 Jun 1928 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4th grade
education; living at War, WV; son of Harry and Rosie (Noland) Lawson; married on 6 Jul 1971 in
Russell Co, VA; Hazel Blankenship; maiden name Belcher; age 44; born 23 Mar 1927 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4yrs HS education; living at Warriormine, WV; daughter of Paris
and Margaret (Shannon) Belcher.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013520; WV Archives Website.
Elbert C. Roark; age 67; born 8 Feb 1904 in TN; widowed; coal miner; SS# 232-14-6108; living at
Excelsior, WV; son of George and Eliza (Luallen) Roark; died 4 Sep 1904 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to pulmonary embolism with infarction; buried 6 Sep 1971 in Roaelawn
Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV; informant, E.R. Luallen, Jefferson City, TN.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '67 005367; WV Archives Website.
Carrie M. Roark; age 67; born 13 Dec 1899 in Campbell Co, TN; married; living at Excelsior, WV;
daughter of Lovel Fielding and Mary (Bullock) Brown; died 12 Feb 1967 at Excelsior, WV; due to
intestina carcinoma; buried 14 Feb 1967 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV; informant,
E.C. Roark, Excelsior, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013522; WV Archives Website.
Antonio Francesco Scoleri; age 80; born 25 Sep 1890 in Italy; married; husband of Carmella Ann
Ross; mason for coal company; SS# 236-05-7008; living at Eckman, WV; son of Joseph and Carmella
(Perri) Scoleri; died 15 Sep 1971 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cor pulmonale with diabetes
mellitus; buried 18 Sep 1971 in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, WV; informant, Fernando
Angelelli, Northfork, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013523; WV Archives Website.
Vincenzo "Jim" Stanzione. Sr; age 84; born 19 Feb 1887 in Italy; widowed; SS# 236-10-3571; coal
miner; living at War, WV; son of Joe and Antionett (Esposeto) Stazione; died 5 Apr 1971 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; due to acute coronary occlusion; buried 8 Sep 1971 in Woodlawn Memorial Park,
Bluewell, WV; informant, Jimmy Stanzione, War, WV.
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Norman Larry Hylton, age 71, of Pineville, WV passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, with his wife and children by his side following a short illness."Born October 30, 1951, in Sophia , WV, he was the son of the late Bige and Iris Juanita Hylton. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Luther Hylton and sister Dorothy
Craddock. Larry always had a smile on his face. He was an of avid NHRA fan. He loved hunting, camping, and playing music, but his greatest joy was spending time with his family. Larry never met a stranger. He
talked to everyone and always seemed to have a joke or story to tell."Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 50 years, Cathy; two children, Jeffrey Hylton
(Amanda) of Pineville and Justin Hylton (Lacosta) of Clear Fork; four grandchildren who were his pride
and joy, Olivia Hylton, Haley Cline, Kyle Hylton, and Ella Hylton; sisters Penney Burleson and Linda Hylton
of Prosperity; brothers and sisters in law; special nieces and nephews, and many friends and neighbors."