1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 10 Jan 2013.
"PFC Estel Keene
Birth 4 Sep 1926
Stacy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 Jul 1993 (aged 66)
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 103378112"Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: Mr and Mrs Arthur Keene
"Marrage 1: Emma Brown
"PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II "
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sidney Allen; 13 May 2012.
"Emma Frances Brown Riley
Birth 27 Mar 1932
Death 12 May 2012 (aged 80)
Burial Mount Auburn Memorial Park
Stickney, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Memorial ID 90098328"Additional Information Posted: "Emma Frances Brown Riley of Union Grove passed away on Saturday. She was born in Whitewood, Virginia and had lived in Chicago, Illinois most of her life. She was of the Pentecostal faith.
"She was preceded in death by her son, Samuel Tyree Jr., her daughters, Tina Keene and Joyce Keene Schavier, her great-granddaughter, Holli Ann Schavier. Her parents, William Clinton and Maggie Craft Brown; Five sisters, Celia Smith, Gladys Mullins, Alice Clifton, Myrah Bell Keen, and Dolly Miller; Six brothers, Hufford Brown, Oscar Brown, Sherman Brown, Oliver Brown, Frenchman Brown and Byrd Brown.
"She is survived by her daughters, Eula Keene (Frank) Quigley and Loretta Keene (Michael) Lawson. Her sons, Arthur (Martha) Keene, John (Tammy) Tyree and Andy (Becky) Tyree. 20 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Lomia Brown Nalley.
"Visitation will be Monday evening, May 14th,from 6 until 8pm and Tuesday evening, May 15th, from 5 until 8pm at Spry Funeral Home of Huntsville. A one hour visitation will be Friday at 1pm at the Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Stickney, Illinois. Graveside funeral services will follow at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Grace Lawn, also in Stickney (Cook County, IL).
"Information provided by Spry Funeral Home, Huntsville, internet"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 10 Jan 2013.
"PFC Estel Keene
Birth 4 Sep 1926
Stacy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 Jul 1993 (aged 66)
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 103378112"Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: Mr and Mrs Arthur Keene
"Marrage 1: Emma Brown
"PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken on 7 May 1940;
Page 1233A; Image 103 of 132; Household #807.
Listed as Flora Day; age 12; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr1935; in household of father, William Day.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 295; WV Archives Web Site.
James Pruitt; age 24; born and living at Jolo, WV; single; married on 18 oct 1948 at Jolo, WV;
Flora Belle Day; age 20; born and living at Jolo, WV; single; with consent of Eliza Jane Day,
mother of Flora Belle Day.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Vernon Miller; 23 Jun 2014.
" Flora Belle Day Keene
Birth 29 Dec 1927
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Jun 2014 (aged 86)
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia"Additional Information Posted:
"Flora Belle (Day) Pruitt-Keene, 86, of Charles Town, WV, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 20, 2014 at her home where she resided with her grandson, Dwayne and wife Michele and great-grandchildren D.J. and Zoe(who was the one who poured her heart into taking care of her Maw Maw). Born December 29, 1927 at Snake Ridge at Three Forks (Jolo), she was the daughter of the late William Day and Liza Jane (Payne) Day."In addition to her parents, she was preceded in the death by her first and second husbands, James H. Pruitt and Estel Keene; one son, Roland Pruitt, brothers; Robert, Gilbert and Isaac Day; two sisters; Virgie Cole and Clara Estep; one great-grandson Jacob Dodson.
"Flora Belle, who loved to travel, also enjoyed canning, quilting, sewing, crocheting, and helping others in their time of need; in particular cooking for others. She was especially famous among her great-grandchildren for her strawberry preserves. She was a member of Bradshaw Mountain Community Church.
"Flora is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann McKinney and husband Dennis; son, Ralph E. Pruitt and wife Edna both of Martinsburg, WV; one brother Hurstin Day and wife Christine of Jolo, WV.
"She is also survived by five grandchildren, Jennifer Powell, Jeffrey McKinney, Dwayne Pruitt and wife Michele, Angela Wills and husband Frank, and Chrystal Dodson and husband Alex. She also had ten great-grandchildren, Kayla and Kelsey Powell, Tesla and Tiffany McKinney, Sabrea Fitzgerald, Zoe and D.J. Pruitt, Taylor Berry, Timothy Pruitt, Destiny Baker, Ania Dodson and Alyssa Dodson.
"Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Bradshaw Mountain Community Church. Brother Bob Blevins, Brother Tim Day and Brother Darrell Long will officiate. Burial will follow in Tom Sparks Cemetery at Rock Ridge near Paynesville...."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 30 Apr 1930, Page 219B,
Family #300.
Listed as Sylvester Keene, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Miles H. Keene.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Miles H. And Martha Lester Keene"; Article; Page 204; submitted by Joyce Reed,
HC 61, Box 27B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
"...He (Miles H.) and Martha were the parents of fourteen children. Their names are as follows:
Sarah. born 1906; Lydia, stillborn 1908; Rebecca, born 1910 died 1919; Rhoda, born 1912, died
1961; Gilmer, born 1914; Everett born 1916, died 1991; Ellis, born 1919, died 1925; Nancy Mae,
born 1922; Vester, born 1924, died in 1979; Cecil, born 1927, died 1927; Mildred, born 1929, died
1995; Edson, born in 1932, died in 1939; Marie, born 1933, Edna, born 1935...."
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Mae Keene Mullins"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Joyce Reed, HC-61;
Box 27-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
4. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #38843; Ancestry.com Website.
Sylvester Keene; age 31; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner;
son of Harper and Martha (Lester) Keene; married on 8 Dec 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Virginia Pearl
christian ; maiden name Taylor; age 25; born and living in Yukon, WV; widow; one previous
marriage; daughter of Jasper S. and Florence (South) Taylor.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 20184.
"Sylvester Keene
Birth 1924
Death 1979 (aged 54–55)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681661"Additional Information Posted:
"PVT, US Army, World War II Veteran
"Inscription PVT, US Army, WWII"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 30 Apr 1930, Page 219B, Family #300.
Listed as Sylvester Keene, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Miles H. Keene.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Miles H. And Martha Lester Keene"; Article; Page 204; submitted by Joyce Reed,
HC 61, Box 27B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Mae Keene Mullins"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Joyce Reed, HC-61;
Box 27-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
4. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #38843; Ancestry.com Website.
Sylvester Keene; age 31; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner;
son of Harper and Martha (Lester) Keene; married on 8 Dec 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Virginia Pearl
christian ; maiden name Taylor; age 25; born and living in Yukon, WV; widow; one previous
marriage; daughter of Jasper S. and Florence (South) Taylor.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 20184.
"Sylvester Keene
Birth 1924
Death 1979 (aged 54–55)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681661"Additional Information Posted:
"PVT, US Army, World War II Veteran
"Inscription PVT, US Army, WWII"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 30 Apr 1930, Page 219B, Family #300.
Listed as Sylvester Keene, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Miles H. Keene.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Miles H. And Martha Lester Keene"; Article; Page 204; submitted by Joyce Reed,
HC 61, Box 27B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Mae Keene Mullins"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Joyce Reed, HC-61;
Box 27-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
4. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #38843; Ancestry.com Website.
Sylvester Keene; age 31; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner;
son of Harper and Martha (Lester) Keene; married on 8 Dec 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Virginia Pearl
christian ; maiden name Taylor; age 25; born and living in Yukon, WV; widow; one previous
marriage; daughter of Jasper S. and Florence (South) Taylor.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 20184.
"Sylvester Keene
Birth 1924
Death 1979 (aged 54–55)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681661"Additional Information Posted:
"PVT, US Army, World War II Veteran
"Inscription PVT, US Army, WWII"
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Joseph Franklin Keller
Gender Male
Birth Date 9 Jul 1908
Birth Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number 1908023485
Father Henry Clay Keller
Mother Lena Houck"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 188; WV Archives Website.
J.F. Keller; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of H.C. and Lina;
married on 26 Dec 1929 at Welch, WV; Mattie Virginia Buchanan; age 19; born in Marion, VA; single;
living in Bartley, WV; daughter of J.F. and Lara.
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Joseph F Keller
Gender Male
Birth Date 9 Jul 1908
Death Date 28 May 1986
SSN 232123471
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 5 Feb 1944
Discharge Date 21 Jan 1946
Page number 1"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 16 Jul 2018.
"Joseph F. Keller
Birth 1908
Death 1986 (aged 77–78)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191417835 "Additional Information Posted:
"Married to Mattie V. Keller (1911-1997).
"PFC, US Army, World War II Veteran
"Inscription PFC, US Army, WWII "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 188; WV Archives Website.
J.F. Keller; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of H.C. and Lina;
married on 26 Dec 1929 at Welch, WV; Mattie Virginia Buchanan; age 19; born in Marion, VA; single;
living in Bartley, WV; daughter of J.F. and Lara.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 16 Jul 2018.
"Mattie E. Keller
Birth 1911
Death 1997 (aged 85–86)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191417856"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robert Edgar Keller [Robert E Keller]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 27 Jul 1932
Birth Place Bartley McDo, West Virginia
Death Date 11 Sep 1976
Father Joseph F Keller
Mother Mattie V Buchanan
SSN 232528996
Disability Status Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes Apr 1951: Name listed as ROBERT EDGAR KELLER;
25 Jan 1997: Name listed as ROBERT E KELLER"
2. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robert E Keller
Gender Male
Birth Date 27 Jul 1932
Death Date 11 Sep 1976
SSN 232528996
Enlistment Date 17 Jul 1952
Discharge Date 19 Sep 1956
Page number 1"
3. FindAGrave.com website; submitted by Patty Greene; 16 Jul 2018.
"Robert E. Keller
Birth 27 Jul 1932
Death 11 Sep 1986 (aged 54)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191417984"Additional Information Posted:
"Inscription AB, US Air Force, Korea"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name J. T. H. Phillipps
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Race White
Age 18
Birth Date 1884
Birth Place Russell Co., VA.
Marriage Date 12 Jul 1902
Marriage Place St. Paul, Wise, Virginia
Father L. C. Phillipps
Mother L. Phillips
Spouse Mary A. Holbrook
FHL Film Number 34394
Reference ID p 93 cn 153"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary A. Holbrook
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Race White
Age 16
Birth Date 1886
Birth Place Wise Co., VA.
Marriage Date 12 Jul 1902
Marriage Place St. Paul, Wise, Virginia
Father Nelson Holbrook
Mother Eliza Holbrook
Spouse J. T. H. Phillipps
FHL Film Number 34394
Reference ID p 93 cn 153"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", page 231, "Arthur and CosbyRowe" article.
Arthur Rowe; married Cosby Puckett, daughter of Malachi "Mack" and Sarah Puckett, on 3 May
1900. Son, Jesse Rowe; born on 12 Dec 1922; married Louise Hicks.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Puckett Ridge Road, taken on 5 Apr 1930,
Page 245A, Family # 76.
Listed as Jesse Rowe, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Arthur Rowe.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 366; WV Archives Website.
Jessie Rowe; age 23; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married on 18 Apr 1946 in Bradshaw,
WV; Louise Hicks; age 20; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; with consent of Roda
Hicks, mother of Louise Hicks.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" Jessie Green Rowe
Birth 12 Dec 1923
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Mar 1948 (aged 24)
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Rowe Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Jacob "Arthur" Rowe (1882-1960) & Cosby Puckett-Rowe (1881-1947)."Brother of Laura Belle Rowe-Mullins (1901-1957), Sarah B. Rowe (1903-Deceased), John Henry Rowe (1903-1968), Cynthia Rowe-Hagerman (1905-Deceased), Roxie Mae Rowe-Hagerman (1909-1977), David Rowe (1910-Deceased), Frankie Rowe-Rutter (1913-1977), William Taylor Rowe (1915-1969), Kizzie N. Rowe-Brewster (1917-1992), & George Rowe (1921-1998).
"Married to Louise Hicks-Rowe-Mullins (B. 1926) on April 18, 1946 in Bradshaw, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1946, Page 366, Application Date: April 15, 1946).
"Jessie Rowe worked as a truck driver. He died at age 24 from heart failure due to rheumatic fever (per WV Certificate of Death #6581 Dist #240 Serial #247)."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 366; WV Archives Website.
Jessie Rowe; age 23; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married on 18 Apr 1946 in Bradshaw,
WV; Louise Hicks; age 20; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; with consent of Roda
Hicks, mother of Louise Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 14; WV Archives Website.
Sam Mullins, Jr; age 21; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married on 2 Feb 1951 in
Bradshaw, WV; Louise (Hicks) Rowe; age 24; born in Caratta, WV ; widow; living in Bradshaw, WV.
3, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ashley Justice; 11 Jul 2016.
"Susan Louise “Suzie” Hicks Mullins
Birth 5 Apr 1926
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Aug 2006 (aged 80)
USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 166825544"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 182; WV Archives Website.
David Cook; age 22; born at Glen Morrison, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of Elmore and
Minnie Cook; married on 26 Jun 1954 in Man, WV; Helen Hambrick; age 19; born in Blue Sulphur
Springs, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Okey and Edith Hambrick.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 182; WV Archives Website.
David Cook; age 22; born at Glen Morrison, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of Elmore and
Minnie Cook; married on 26 Jun 1954 in Man, WV; Helen Hambrick; age 19; born in Blue Sulphur
Springs, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Okey and Edith Hambrick.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Service; Oceanan, WV; Posted Obit.
"Helen Hamrick Cook, 88, of Oceana, passed away peacefully Monday, March 11, 2024, at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, following a short illness."Born April 14, 1935, in Blue Sulphur Springs, WV, she was the daughter of the late Okey and Edith Adkins Hamrick.
"Helen graduated from Oceana High School in 1953. Following graduation, she began working for Attorney Marshal West and worked in his office for twenty-one years. In September 1974, she began working in the office of Malcolm P. Arnold, the Assessor of Wyoming County, and continued to work until her retirement in June 1997. Helen loved working with the public, answering questions, and assisting everyone with whatever their needs.
"Helen loved the Lord and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed listening to her favorite pastor, Dr. Charles Stanley.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Cook. Helen was an only child and had no children.
"She is survived by special cousins, Betty Tilley, Erma Hamrick, Judy Hatcher and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was also blessed with her good friends, Teddy Toler, Thelma Riley, Calvin and Bonnie Cline and her caregivers, Danny and Therese Daniels.