1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260A; Family #162.
Listed as Willie Lester; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Lester.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 214A;
Family #210.
Listed as William Lester; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Lester.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 5 Nov 2008.
"Willis “Willie” Lester
Birth 1 Feb 1914
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Apr 1982 (aged 68)
USA
Burial Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 31146723"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of John Wallace Lester (1880-1962) and Ella Frances Bailey-Lester (1885-1955)."Brother of Avery A. Lester (1905-1965), George R. Lester (1906-1970), Carlie Lester (1908-1991), Rose Lester (1908-1908), Bessie May Lester (1910-1955), Clary Jane Lester (1910-1912), Willis "Willie" Lester (1914-1982), Carrie Lester (1917-1995), Wallace Neal Lester Jr., 1919-1976), Lenore Lester (1920-1922), Katherine Lester (1922-1974), Alonzo Cleveland "Cleve" Lester (1925-1991) & Jennie M. Lester (1928-2003).
"Married to Cora Ethel Lester-Lester (1918-1995) on June 28, 1933 in McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1933, Page 246, Application Date: June 28, 1933).
"Father of Bobby Charles Lester (1935–1997) and Joann Lester-Mallette-Faatz (1937–2013).
"Willie Lester was a farmer."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 5 Nov 2008.
"Cora Ethel Lester Lester
Birth 1918
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1995 (aged 76–77)
USA
Burial Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 31146731"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Manuel Lester (1880-1960) and Elizabeth "Belle" Workman-Lester (1898–1982)."Sister of Mary M. Lester-Hale (1930–2017).
"Married to Willis "Willie" Lester (1914-1982) on June 28, 1933 in McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1933, Page 246, Application Date: June 28, 1933).
"Mother of Bobby Charles Lester (1935–1997) and Joann Lester-Mallette-Faatz (1937–2013).
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #73-014999; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby C. Lester; age 38; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 14 Grandview St, Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cora (Lester) Lester; married on
20 Apr 1973 at St. Paul, VA; Billie J. Green; age 33; born 13 May 1939 in WV; divorced; this is he 3rd
marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 391, Davy, WV; daughter of Forest and Naomi (Mullins)
Green.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-042514; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 39; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cory (Lester) Lester; married on 23 Sep 1974 at
Lebanon, VA: Dolly Hester Dunford; maiden name Dunford; age 38; born 17 Jan 1936 in WV;
divorced; 4 yrs HS education; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of William Mathias and Ethel (Mullins)
Dunford.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-063380; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 51; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last
marriage ended 29 Dec 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; son of Willis and
Cora Ethel (Lester) Lester; married on 29 Dec 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Glendora Dawson; maiden
name Bowles; age 29; born 20 Feb 1957 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 20 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; daughter of James
Edward and Opal Fannie (Lee) Bowles.
4. "The News Journal"; Wilmington, DL; Tuesday, 7 Jan 1997; Page 13; Newspapers.com Website.
"Bobby Charles Lester, 61, of 2976 Old Elk Neck Road, Elkton, Md., died Sunday of heart failure at
home. Mr. Lester, a heavy-equipment operator for R. A. Boyer Associates, Newark, Del., retired on
disabilikty in 1992. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ, Elkton.
"Surviros: wife Glendora; sons, Jason Dawson of Elkton, Ronald, Robert and Donald Lester, all of
Missouri; daughter, Jessica Dawson of Elkton, brother, Billy L. of St. Louis; sisters, Joanne Faatz of
Syracuse, N.Y., Elizabeth Agosta of Detroit and Susan Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo.
"Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, Gee Funeral Home, 259 E. Main St, Elkton. Graveside service: 1 p.m.
Friday, Tom Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw, W.Va.
"Contrnutions: Northern Chesapeake Hospice"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cora Lee; 13 Nov 2018.
"Bobby Charles Lester
Birth 7 Mar 1935
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jan 1997 (aged 61)
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 194710471'
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #36924; Ancestry.com Website.
David Darrell Puckett; age 25; born and living at Warriormine, WV; single; son of William Harvey and
Lak (Pack); married on 2 Dec 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Dolly Hester Dunford; age 24; born and living in
Warriormine, WV; single; daughter of William Mathise and Ethel (Mullins) Dunford.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-042514; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 39; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cory (Lester) Lester; married on 23 Sep 1974 at
Lebanon, VA: Dolly Hester Dunford; maiden name Dunford; age 38; born 17 Jan 1936 in WV;
divorced; 4 yrs HS education; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of William Mathias and Ethel (Mullins)
Dunford.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #73-014999; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby C. Lester; age 38; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 14 Grandview St, Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cora (Lester) Lester; married on
20 Apr 1973 at St. Paul, VA; Billie J. Green; age 33; born 13 May 1939 in WV; divorced; this is he 3rd
marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 391, Davy, WV; daughter of Forest and Naomi (Mullins)
Green.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-042514; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 39; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cory (Lester) Lester; married on 23 Sep 1974 at
Lebanon, VA: Dolly Hester Dunford; maiden name Dunford; age 38; born 17 Jan 1936 in WV;
divorced; 4 yrs HS education; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of William Mathias and Ethel (Mullins)
Dunford.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-063380; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 51; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last
marriage ended 29 Dec 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; son of Willis and
Cora Ethel (Lester) Lester; married on 29 Dec 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Glendora Dawson; maiden
name Bowles; age 29; born 20 Feb 1957 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 20 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; daughter of James
Edward and Opal Fannie (Lee) Bowles.
4. "The News Journal"; Wilmington, DL; Tuesday, 7 Jan 1997; Page 13; Newspapers.com Website.
"Bobby Charles Lester, 61, of 2976 Old Elk Neck Road, Elkton, Md., died Sunday of heart failure at
home. Mr. Lester, a heavy-equipment operator for R. A. Boyer Associates, Newark, Del., retired on
disabilikty in 1992. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ, Elkton.
"Surviros: wife Glendora; sons, Jason Dawson of Elkton, Ronald, Robert and Donald Lester, all of
Missouri; daughter, Jessica Dawson of Elkton, brother, Billy L. of St. Louis; sisters, Joanne Faatz of
Syracuse, N.Y., Elizabeth Agosta of Detroit and Susan Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo.
"Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, Gee Funeral Home, 259 E. Main St, Elkton. Graveside service: 1 p.m.
Friday, Tom Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw, W.Va.
"Contrnutions: Northern Chesapeake Hospice"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cora Lee; 13 Nov 2018.
"Bobby Charles Lester
Birth 7 Mar 1935
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jan 1997 (aged 61)
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 194710471'
1. Scott Co, MO; Death Certificate #70 0048148; Ancestry.com Website.
Jeffery Alan Lester; age 1 yr 2 mons, 19 days; born 24 Aug 1969 in ID; living at 309 W. Parker,
Chaffee, Scott Co, MO; infant son of Bobby Charles and Margaret Ann (Dunlap) Lester; died 13 Nov
1970 at his home; due to "sick all his life, cause from birth"; buried 15 Nov 1970 in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, MO.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Brenda Johnson; 14 Jan 2017.
"Jeffrey Alan Lester
Birth 24 Aug 1969
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA
Death 13 Nov 1970 (aged 1)
Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri, USA
Burial Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Memorial ID 175335215"Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: Bobby Charles Lester & Margaret Ann Dunlap. Maternal grandmother is Elizabeth Harrell #175335515, 1st husband was a Dunlap. Her daughter appears to have different married name since Jeffrey Lester has died so might be hard to locate later. Mom's obit has last name as Fisher living in Peoria AZ and her step-father has last name Meador in Peoria AZ
.
"Inscription Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night sailed off in a wooden shoe."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #73-014999; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby C. Lester; age 38; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 14 Grandview St, Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cora (Lester) Lester; married on
20 Apr 1973 at St. Paul, VA; Billie J. Green; age 33; born 13 May 1939 in WV; divorced; this is he 3rd
marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 391, Davy, WV; daughter of Forest and Naomi (Mullins)
Green.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-042514; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 39; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cory (Lester) Lester; married on 23 Sep 1974 at
Lebanon, VA: Dolly Hester Dunford; maiden name Dunford; age 38; born 17 Jan 1936 in WV;
divorced; 4 yrs HS education; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of William Mathias and Ethel (Mullins)
Dunford.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-063380; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 51; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last
marriage ended 29 Dec 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; son of Willis and
Cora Ethel (Lester) Lester; married on 29 Dec 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Glendora Dawson; maiden
name Bowles; age 29; born 20 Feb 1957 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 20 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; daughter of James
Edward and Opal Fannie (Lee) Bowles.
4. "The News Journal"; Wilmington, DL; Tuesday, 7 Jan 1997; Page 13; Newspapers.com Website.
"Bobby Charles Lester, 61, of 2976 Old Elk Neck Road, Elkton, Md., died Sunday of heart failure at
home. Mr. Lester, a heavy-equipment operator for R. A. Boyer Associates, Newark, Del., retired on
disabilikty in 1992. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ, Elkton.
"Surviros: wife Glendora; sons, Jason Dawson of Elkton, Ronald, Robert and Donald Lester, all of
Missouri; daughter, Jessica Dawson of Elkton, brother, Billy L. of St. Louis; sisters, Joanne Faatz of
Syracuse, N.Y., Elizabeth Agosta of Detroit and Susan Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo.
"Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, Gee Funeral Home, 259 E. Main St, Elkton. Graveside service: 1 p.m.
Friday, Tom Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw, W.Va.
"Contrnutions: Northern Chesapeake Hospice"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cora Lee; 13 Nov 2018.
"Bobby Charles Lester
Birth 7 Mar 1935
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jan 1997 (aged 61)
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 194710471'
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown-Claren; E.D. 24-36;
taken on 23/24 Apr 1940; Page 733A; Image 25 of 48; Household #208.
Listed as Billie Green; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Forest Green.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License # 68 047047; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Riley Stout; age 32; born 2 Aug 1936 in WV; single; 2 yrs college education; living at PO
Box 35, Premier, WV; son of Floyd DeRosett and Edith Irene Stout; married on 23 Nov 1968 at
Lebanon, VA; in religious Baptist ceremony; Billie June Green; age 29; born 13 May 1939 in WV;
single; 3 yrs HS education; living at Davy, McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Forest and Naomi
(Mullins) Green.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #73-014999; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby C. Lester; age 38; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 14 Grandview St, Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cora (Lester) Lester; married on
20 Apr 1973 at St. Paul, VA; Billie J. Green; age 33; born 13 May 1939 in WV; divorced; this is he 3rd
marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 391, Davy, WV; daughter of Forest and Naomi (Mullins)
Green.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls: 31 Dec 2013.
Billie J. Green Bare; born 13 May 1939; died 24 Jan 1983; buried here; headstone photo
shown; "IN LOVING MEMORY".
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #73-014999; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby C. Lester; age 38; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 14 Grandview St, Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cora (Lester) Lester; married on
20 Apr 1973 at St. Paul, VA; Billie J. Green; age 33; born 13 May 1939 in WV; divorced; this is he 3rd
marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 391, Davy, WV; daughter of Forest and Naomi (Mullins)
Green.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-042514; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 39; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cory (Lester) Lester; married on 23 Sep 1974 at
Lebanon, VA: Dolly Hester Dunford; maiden name Dunford; age 38; born 17 Jan 1936 in WV;
divorced; 4 yrs HS education; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of William Mathias and Ethel (Mullins)
Dunford.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-063380; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 51; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last
marriage ended 29 Dec 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; son of Willis and
Cora Ethel (Lester) Lester; married on 29 Dec 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Glendora Dawson; maiden
name Bowles; age 29; born 20 Feb 1957 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 20 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; daughter of James
Edward and Opal Fannie (Lee) Bowles.
4. "The News Journal"; Wilmington, DL; Tuesday, 7 Jan 1997; Page 13; Newspapers.com Website.
"Bobby Charles Lester, 61, of 2976 Old Elk Neck Road, Elkton, Md., died Sunday of heart failure at
home. Mr. Lester, a heavy-equipment operator for R. A. Boyer Associates, Newark, Del., retired on
disabilikty in 1992. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ, Elkton.
"Surviros: wife Glendora; sons, Jason Dawson of Elkton, Ronald, Robert and Donald Lester, all of
Missouri; daughter, Jessica Dawson of Elkton, brother, Billy L. of St. Louis; sisters, Joanne Faatz of
Syracuse, N.Y., Elizabeth Agosta of Detroit and Susan Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo.
"Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, Gee Funeral Home, 259 E. Main St, Elkton. Graveside service: 1 p.m.
Friday, Tom Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw, W.Va.
"Contrnutions: Northern Chesapeake Hospice"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cora Lee; 13 Nov 2018.
"Bobby Charles Lester
Birth 7 Mar 1935
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jan 1997 (aged 61)
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 194710471'
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-063380; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 51; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last
marriage ended 29 Dec 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; son of Willis and
Cora Ethel (Lester) Lester; married on 29 Dec 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Glendora Dawson; maiden
name Bowles; age 29; born 20 Feb 1957 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 20 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; daughter of James
Edward and Opal Fannie (Lee) Bowles.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-063380; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 51; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last
marriage ended 29 Dec 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; son of Willis and
Cora Ethel (Lester) Lester; married on 29 Dec 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Glendora Dawson; maiden
name Bowles; age 29; born 20 Feb 1957 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 20 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; daughter of James
Edward and Opal Fannie (Lee) Bowles.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Brenda Johnson; 14 Jan 2017.
"Ezra L Harrell
Birth 1 Apr 1906
Brownwood, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
Death 7 Feb 1977 (aged 70)
Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Memorial ID 175335525"Additional Information Posted:
"Ezra L. Harrell"CHAFFEE (Special) — Ezra L. Harrell of Sun City, Ariz., and formerly of Chaffee died Monday at his residence of an apparent heart attack. He was 70 years old.
"Mr. Harrell was born April 1, 1906, at Brownwood. On Sept 10,1947, he married Mrs. Betty Dunlap of St. Louis.
"In 1970, Mr Harrell retired as a brakeman for the Frisco Railroad after 40 years of service. He was a member of the United Transportation Union. He moved to Sun City in April 1975.
"Surviving: his wife: sons, Ezra L. Harrell Jr . Laquey, Stan Harrell, Manchester; stepson, James E. Dunlap, Sun City, stepdaughters, Mrs Margaret Meador, Peoria, Ariz, Mrs Betty Michaels, New Orleans, La, Mrs. Kay O'Malley, St. Louis: brother. G. C Harrell, Chaffee, half brothers. the Rev. Watis R. Harrell, Chaffee, Ted and Ollie Vance Harrell, both of St Louis, half sisters, Mrs Clarence Mitchell, St. Louis, Mrs. Hubert Camren, Advance, Mrs James Beal, Arab. Miss Eleen Harrell, Brownwood; three grandchildren and nine stepgrandchildren.
"Friends may call after 1030 a.m Thursday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Home at Chaffee. Service will be held at 2 Friday afternoon at the funeral home with the Rev Watis R. Harrell, a Baptist minister of Chaffee, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.
"Southeast Missourian Feb 8, 1977"
Elizabeth Mae "Betty" Spurgeon
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Brenda Johnson; 14 Jan 2017.
"Elizabeth Mae “Betty” Spurgeon Harrell
Birth 9 Jul 1909
Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia, USA
Death 6 Apr 1982 (aged 72)
Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Memorial ID 175335515"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #76-006171; Ancestry.com Website.
Claude Junior Lester; age 20; born 20 Aug 1955 in Iaeger, WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs
HS education; living at Box 291 Coalwood, WV; son of Nelson and Effie (Cline) Lester; married on
17 Feb 1976 at Lebanon, VA; Violet Gaye Davidson; maiden name Hicks; age 35; born 7 Feb 1941
in Caetta, WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Box 265, Coalwood,
WV; daughter of Lonnie and Flossie (Woody) Hicks.
2. Fanny Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Claude Junior Lester, age 61, of Rural Hall, NC, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston- Salem, N.C. He was born on August 20, 1955 in McDowell County, WV to the late Nelson Lester and Effie Lester.In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Ott Lester and Phillip Lester. Mr. Lester is survived by his fiancé, Annette Flores; a step-son, Douglas Spencer; and nine brothers and sisters, Hassel (Patricia) Lester, Clarice (Curtis) Hagerman, Dott (Dolly) Lester, Orville (Delma) Lester, Arland (Carolyn) Lester, Ovella (William) Jennings, Della (Alan) Vinson, Edna (Lowell) Like, and Velma Grubbs.Funeral services will be conducted, Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 12 Noon from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch, WV, with Pastor Jerry Stacy officiating; burial will follow at the Tom Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw Mtn, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jun 2017.
"Claude Junior Lester
Birth 20 Aug 1955
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 22 Jun 2017 (aged 61)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 37.3410541, Longitude: -81.8453403
Memorial ID 180742042"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #2226; Ancestry.com Website.
Donald Gene Davidson; age 23; born and living in Vallscreek, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
technician; son of Frank C. and Essie Mae (Preston) Davidson; married on 28 Jan 1959 in
Lebanon, VA; Violet Gaye Hicks; age 17; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at Coalwood, WV; daughter
of Lonnie and Flossie (Woody) Hicks.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #76-006171; Ancestry.com Website.
Claude Junior Lester; age 20; born 20 Aug 1955 in Iaeger, WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs
HS education; living at Box 291 Coalwood, WV; son of Nelson and Effie (Cline) Lester; married on
17 Feb 1976 at Lebanon, VA; Violet Gaye Davidson; maiden name Hicks; age 35; born 7 Feb 1941
in Caetta, WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Box 265, Coalwood,
WV; daughter of Lonnie and Flossie (Woody) Hicks.