1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Danny Ray Franklin Jr., 50, of Davy, WV, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Welch Community Hospital in Welch, WV. Born June 23, 1973 in Welch, he was the son of Danny Ray Franklin Sr. and Ruth Ann Neal Franklin of Hensley."Danny was a coal truck driver for B&J Trucking and he was a member of the Marytown Community Church in Marytown.
"Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Amy Franklin of the home; two sons, Kaleb Franklin of the home and Travis Franklin and wife Lakyn of Hensley; one daughter, Khloe Franklin of the home; one brother, Malan Franklin and wife Vanessa of St.Albans, WV; one sister, Shauna Franklin of Hensley; one granddaughter, Aubree Franklin; and three lifelong friends, Bobby Justus of Spanishburg and Junebug and Melena Wells of Asco.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 12:00 noon from the Marytown Community Church with the Pastor Jeff Powell, officiating. Burial will follow in the New Addition to Asco Community Cemetery in Asco.
"Friends may call at the church Saturday, May 4, 2024 after 6:00 PM.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is serving the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #11982; Ancestry.com Website.
John Hall age 69; born in Pikeville, KY; widowed; one previous marriage; famer; living at Red Ash,
VA; son of Henry and Mary (Osborne) Hall; married on 14 May 1945 at Raven, VA; Elizabeth Pruitt;
maiden name Vencill; age 73; born in Russell Co, VA; widow; this was her 5th marriage; living at
Raven, VA; daughter of William and Rachel (Price) Vencill.
1. Russell Co, VA; Birth Registry; Elk Garden Township; 1873; Page 121; Line #21; Ancestry.com
Website.
Elizabeth Vincil; born 24 Oct 1873 on Clinch Mtn, Russell Co, VA; daughter of William, farmer; and
Rachel Vincil.
2. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 244 B;
Family #133/133.
Listed as Elizabeth Hess; age 37; born in VA; married twice; last time for 12 Yrs; 8 children; 4 living;
in household of husband, Edward Hess.
3. 1920 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Van Lear; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 49 A; Family #47/71.
Listed as Elizabeth Hess; age 44; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Samuel Hess.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Jolo; taken 14 May 1940; Page 1241 B; Household #930.
Listed as Elizabeth F. Pruett; age 70; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; lived in Buchanan
Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Joseph H. Pruitt.
5. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #11982; Ancestry.com Website.
John Hall age 69; born in Pikeville, KY; widowed; one previous marriage; famer; living at Red Ash,
VA; son of Henry and Mary (Osborne) Hall; married on 14 May 1945 at Raven, VA; Elizabeth Pruitt;
maiden name Vencill; age 73; born in Russell Co, VA; widow; this was her 5th marriage; living at
Raven, VA; daughter of William and Rachel (Price) Vencill.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #18939; Ancestry.com Website.
Elizabeth Hall age 85 yrs, 8 mons, 16 days; born 24 Oct 1873 in Buchanan Co, VA; wife of John Hall;
housewife;living at Richlands, VA; daughter of William and Rachell Vincell; died 10 Jul 1959 in the
Mattie Williams Hospital, Richlands, VA; due to congestive heart failure with hypertensive cardio-
Vascular disease; buried 12 Jul 1959 in Elswick Cemetery, Raven, VA; informant, John Hall,
Richlands, VA.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Jolo; taken 14 May 1940; Page 1241 B; Household #930.
Listed as Joseph H. Pruett; age 84; born in VA; married; no education; living in Buchanan Co, VA
on 1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
1. Russell Co, VA; Birth Registry; Elk Garden Township; 1873; Page 121; Line #21; Ancestry.com
Website.
Elizabeth Vincil; born 24 Oct 1873 on Clinch Mtn, Russell Co, VA; daughter of William, farmer; and
Rachel Vincil.
2. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 244 B;
Family #133/133.
Listed as Elizabeth Hess; age 37; born in VA; married twice; last time for 12 Yrs; 8 children; 4 living;
in household of husband, Edward Hess.
3. 1920 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Van Lear; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 49 A; Family #47/71.
Listed as Elizabeth Hess; age 44; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Samuel Hess.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Jolo; taken 14 May 1940; Page 1241 B; Household #930.
Listed as Elizabeth F. Pruett; age 70; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; lived in Buchanan
Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Joseph H. Pruitt.
5. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #11982; Ancestry.com Website.
John Hall age 69; born in Pikeville, KY; widowed; one previous marriage; famer; living at Red Ash,
VA; son of Henry and Mary (Osborne) Hall; married on 14 May 1945 at Raven, VA; Elizabeth Pruitt;
maiden name Vencill; age 73; born in Russell Co, VA; widow; this was her 5th marriage; living at
Raven, VA; daughter of William and Rachel (Price) Vencill.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #18939; Ancestry.com Website.
Elizabeth Hall age 85 yrs, 8 mons, 16 days; born 24 Oct 1873 in Buchanan Co, VA; wife of John Hall;
housewife;living at Richlands, VA; daughter of William and Rachell Vincell; died 10 Jul 1959 in the
Mattie Williams Hospital, Richlands, VA; due to congestive heart failure with hypertensive cardio-
Vascular disease; buried 12 Jul 1959 in Elswick Cemetery, Raven, VA; informant, John Hall,
Richlands, VA.
1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 244 B;
Family #133/133.
Listed as Edward Hess; age 30; born in VA; married once for 12 Yrs; coal miner; head of household.
2. Meigs Co, OH; WW I Draft Registration Card #367; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Website.
Edward Samuel Hess; age 38; born 26 Apr 1880; living in Middleport, OH; miner; employed by
Maynard Coal Co, Hobson, OH; nearest relative, Elizabeth Hess, wife, Middleprt, OH; tall brown
eyes and dark hair.
3. 1920 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Van Lear; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 49 A; Family #47/71.
Listed as Samuel Hess; age 39; born in VA; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. Russell Co, VA; Birth Registry; Elk Garden Township; 1873; Page 121; Line #21; Ancestry.com
Website.
Elizabeth Vincil; born 24 Oct 1873 on Clinch Mtn, Russell Co, VA; daughter of William, farmer; and
Rachel Vincil.
2. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 244 B;
Family #133/133.
Listed as Elizabeth Hess; age 37; born in VA; married twice; last time for 12 Yrs; 8 children; 4 living;
in household of husband, Edward Hess.
3. 1920 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Van Lear; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 49 A; Family #47/71.
Listed as Elizabeth Hess; age 44; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Samuel Hess.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Jolo; taken 14 May 1940; Page 1241 B; Household #930.
Listed as Elizabeth F. Pruett; age 70; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; lived in Buchanan
Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Joseph H. Pruitt.
5. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #11982; Ancestry.com Website.
John Hall age 69; born in Pikeville, KY; widowed; one previous marriage; famer; living at Red Ash,
VA; son of Henry and Mary (Osborne) Hall; married on 14 May 1945 at Raven, VA; Elizabeth Pruitt;
maiden name Vencill; age 73; born in Russell Co, VA; widow; this was her 5th marriage; living at
Raven, VA; daughter of William and Rachel (Price) Vencill.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #18939; Ancestry.com Website.
Elizabeth Hall age 85 yrs, 8 mons, 16 days; born 24 Oct 1873 in Buchanan Co, VA; wife of John Hall;
housewife;living at Richlands, VA; daughter of William and Rachell Vincell; died 10 Jul 1959 in the
Mattie Williams Hospital, Richlands, VA; due to congestive heart failure with hypertensive cardio-
Vascular disease; buried 12 Jul 1959 in Elswick Cemetery, Raven, VA; informant, John Hall,
Richlands, VA.
1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 244 B;
Family #133/133.
Listed as Carl A. Hess; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Edward Hess.
2. 1920 Census, John Co, KY; Van Lear; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 49 A; Family #47/71.
Listed as Carl Hess; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel Hess.
1. 1920 Census, John Co, KY; Van Lear; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 49 A; Family #47/71.
Listed as Frazier Hess; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel Hess.
1. 1920 Census, John Co, KY; Van Lear; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 49 A; Family #47/71.
Listed as Carrie Hess; age 4 yrs, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Hess.
1. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Bluefield, WV; Tuesday, 7 Feb 2012; Newspaper Obit.
"SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. Sue Lee was reunited in heaven with her beloved husband, Leslie Lee on Sunday evening, surrounded by the love of her family."Mrs. Lee was born in Coalwood, W.Va. on July 28 1943, and grew up in McDowell County, graduating from Iaeger High School in 1961. She married her high school sweetheart that summer and moved to northern Virginia where she worked as a telephone operator in D.C. She held many jobs including school bus driver, Stafford Elementary School cafeteria manager, secretary for the Army Materiel Command and owner/manager of Courthouse Grocery in Stafford. However, her true calling was raising her family and being a grandma to her own grandchildren and many others. Mrs. Lee's hobbies included cooking and gardening and taking care of her family.
"Mrs. Lee is survived by her children, Crystal Lee Harmon, Tammy Lee York, John Leslie Lee and Cyndi Lee Del Corso and her husband Dave. Her pride and joy were her six grandchildren, Billy Gene Harmon III, Lindsay Jill Harmon, Michael Jeffrey York, Amanda Michelle York, Anna Grace Lee and David Anthony Del Corso Jr. Mrs. Lee's other survivors include her sisters, Vicki Lockhart McBride, Rhonda Lockhart Heath and Lori Lockhart Clark; and her brother, David Lockhart. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Thurman and Dorothy Lockhart; and her brother, Roger Lockhart.
"Mrs. Lee's legacy of love will live forever in the hearts of those that knew her.
"The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Laurel Hill Funeral Home, 10127 Plank Rd., Spotsylvania, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Memorial Park."