1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Dewayne K Griffith [Dwayne F Griffith] [Dwayne K Griffith]
Birth Date Apr 1968
Residence Date 2019-2020
Address 825 Yukon Ave
Residence War, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code 24892
Second Residence Date 2019-2020
Second Address 825 Yukon Ave
Second Residence Yukon, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code 24892
Third Residence Date 2002-2020
Third Address Hc 32 Box 309c
Third Residence War, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code 24892
Fourth Residence Date 2001-2004
Fourth Address Hc 52 Box 3000
Fourth Residence Northfork, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code 24868"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-001647; Ancestry.com Website.
Loyd Eugene Campbell; age 59; born 14 Apr 1926 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd (sic, 3rd)
marriage; last marriage ended 1 Apr 1980; 8th grade education; living at Box 48, Caretta, WV; son of
William Clyde and Elle (Payne) Campbell; married on 3 Jan 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Loretta
Blankenship; age 24; born 31 Oct 1962 in FL; this is her 1st marriage; 9th grade education; living at
Box 48, Caretta, WV; daughter of Doyal Ray and Rosa Bell (Thornsbury) Blankenship.
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Loretta Griffith [Loretta Grissith]
Birth Date Oct 1962
Residence Date 2000-2015
Address Hc 32 Box 309c
Residence War, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code 24892
Second Residence Date 2000-2007
Second Address 309a Hc 32
Second Residence War, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code 24892
Third Residence Date 1999
Third Address Hc 34 318
Third Residence War, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code 24892
Fourth Residence Date 1999-2020
Fourth Address Po Box 784
Fourth Residence Kimball, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code 24853"
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Loretta Griffith, 61, of War, WV, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at her home in War, WV."Loretta was born October 31, 1962 in Jacksonville, FL a daughter of the late Doyle Ray and Rosa Thornsbury Blankenship.
"In addition to her parents, Loretta was preceded in death by one sister, Pamela Seay.
"Survivors include her husband, James S. Nealen of the home; one son, Randall Campbell of Yukon, WV; three grandchildren, Tyler Gene Campbell and Jasmine Campbell both of Bluefield, WV and Arianna Jean Sue Campbell of Coalwood, WV; a great grandson, Grayson River Ray Campbell of Bluefield, WV; three sisters, Rose (Johnny) Wyatt and Brend Lester both of North Carolina and Tammy Lester of Virginia; one brother Ray Blankenship also of Virginia and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 2 o’clock, with Reverend John Rowe and Reverend Lacy Griffith officiating at the Yukon Pentecostal Holiness Church at Yukon, WV. Her family will serve as pallbearers assisting with carrying her body into and out of the church.
"Friends may visit with the family Saturday, May 25, 2024 at the Yukon Pentecostal Holiness Church from 1 o’clock until the time of services at 2 o’clock.
"In honoring Loretta’s wishes following these services her body will be cremated.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com."
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 253A;
Family #57/60.
Listed as Oliver Harless; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, James C. Harless.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Verna Sullivan
Gender Female
Spouse's Name Oliver Harless
Spouse Gender Male
Marriage Date 1928
Marriage Place Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States"
3. "Wyoming County Proud!!"; Facebook Page 24 Jun 2024; by Larry Harless.
"Billy Oliver Harless was born September 17, 1929. Father Oliver E Harless, Mother Verna Mae Harless. Brother Wendell Clark Harless...."
1. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Verna Sullivan
Gender Female
Spouse's Name Oliver Harless
Spouse Gender Male
Marriage Date 1928
Marriage Place Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States"
2. "Wyoming County Proud!!"; Facebook Page 24 Jun 2024; by Larry Harless.
"Billy Oliver Harless was born September 17, 1929. Father Oliver E Harless, Mother Verna Mae Harless. Brother Wendell Clark Harless...."
1. "Wyoming County Proud!!"; Facebook Page 24 Jun 2024; by Larry Harless.
"Billy Oliver Harless was born September 17, 1929. Father Oliver E Harless, Mother Verna Mae Harless. Brother Wendell Clark Harless...."
1. "Wyoming County Proud!!"; Facebook Page 24 Jun 2024; by Larry Harless.
"Billy Oliver Harless was born September 17, 1929. Father Oliver E Harless, Mother Verna Mae Harless. Brother Wendell Clark Harless...."
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #83-014117; Ancestry.com Website.
John Paul Snuffer; age 25; born 4 Sep 1957 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriege
ended 9 Dec 1981; 12th grade education; living at Box 7. Surveyor, WV; son of Richard Vinson and
Helen Hope (Talbert) Snuffer; married on 18 Apr 1983 in Giles Co, VA; Sandra Lea Worley; maiden
name, Browning; age 24; born 25 Jun 1958 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended 4 Mar 1982; 12th grade education; living at Box 7, Surveyor, WV; daughter of Elvis Foster and
Norma Talmidge (Osborne) Browning.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 10 Aug 2013.
"Jackie Odell Browning Sr.
Birth 17 Nov 1948
Verner, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 11 Aug 2008 (aged 59)
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Basham Cemetery
Auburn, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 115249307"Inscription
"US ARMY VIETNAM * BRONZE STAR MEDAL * ARMY COMMENDATION MDL W/V"
Theodore Raymond "Teddy" Browning
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by JMW; 2 Feb 2018.
"Theodore Raymond “Teddy Ray” Browning
Birth 1 Apr 1951
Verner, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Feb 2018 (aged 66)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial Browning-Dye Cemetery
Verner, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 187041601"Additional Information Posted:
"Theodore "Teddy" Browning, 66, passed away February 2nd, 2018. He was born April 1st, 1951, in Verner, West Virginia, the son of Foster and Norma Osborne Browning."Teddy was the owner/operator of Browning Flooring.
"He is preceded in death by his: Mother- Norma Osborne Browning, Father- Foster Browning, Brothers- Robert F. Browning, Billy Joe Browning, and Jackie O'Dell Browning.
"He is survived by his sons- Todd (Wife Angel) Runciman, Ryan Conley, Daughter- Rachael Wright, Brothers- Rickie (Wife Julie) Browning, Sisters- Linda Kay Browning, Theresa Vance Browning, Sandy (Husband John) Snuffer, Bonnie Browning (Widow of Jackie O'dell Browning) and Carol (Husband Randy) Dixon, Grandson's Brandon Runciman, Cody Runciman, and Kyle Roberts.
"A Celebration of Teddy's life will be Wednesday, February 7th, at Feeney-Hornak Keystone Mortuary, located at 2126 East 71st Street, Indianapolis, IN. 46220. Visitation will be from 3 pm to 7 pm, followed by the funeral ceremony, at 7 pm. Additional service will be Friday at 12 pm, at the Verner Community Church, located in Verner, West Virginia. Condolences may be offered at::"
1. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Sidney Osburn
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Emma Ross
Spouse Gender Female
Marriage Date 1908
Marriage Place Wayne, West Virginia, United States"
2. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Sidney Osborne
Gender Male
Birth Date 15 Feb 1885
Birth Place Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Preston Toney"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Sidney Osborne
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 15 Feb 1885
Birth Place East Lynn, West Virginia
Father William Osborne
Mother Rebecca Ferguson
SSN 234142511
Notes May 1937: Name listed as SIDNEY OSBORNE "
4. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Sidney Osbourn
Death Date 21 Aug 1957
Death Place Mingo, West Virginia
Father Name William Osbourn
Mother Name Rebecca Ferguson
FHL Film Number 2074136"
1. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Sidney Osburn
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Emma Ross
Spouse Gender Female
Marriage Date 1908
Marriage Place Wayne, West Virginia, United States"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 250A; Image
23 of 65; Family #200/200.
Listed as Fred Powell; age 12; born in Apr 1888 in WV; farm laborer; in household of father, Daniel
F. Powell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 270; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Powell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, Pike Co, KY); single; farmer; living at Avondale,
WV; son of Daniel and Elizabeth; was issued a license to marry on 28 Apr 1909 in McDowell Co, WV;
Sarah Blevins; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of G.H. and ______.
(No return by a minister)
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 3 May 1910; Page 89B;
Family #182/184.
. Listed as Fred Powell; age 22; born in WV; married once for 1 yr; odd job laborer; head of houseld.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 239A; Image
31 of 33; Family #254/258.
Listed as Fred Powell; age 43; born in WV; married at 22; widowed; farmer; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 165; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Powell; born 11 Apr 1888 in Pike Co, KY; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Daniel and Elizabeth;
married on 4 Jun 1938 at Lex, WV; Stella Rowe; born 12 Jan 1898 at Bradshaw, WV; living at
Bredshaw, WV; daughter of Dulcina Ratliff.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Amanda Payne; 13 Feb 2013.
"Fred Wilson Powell
Birth 11 Apr 1888
Kentucky, USA
Death 9 Jan 1973 (aged 84)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 105131416"Additional Information Posted:
"Fred Wilson Powell was the son of Daniel Flint Powell and Elizabeth A. Asbury. He was the husband, (first) of Sarah Blevins-Powell, and (second) of Stella Rowe-Powell."Children of Fred and Sarah were Drewery, Luro, Olie, Laura Mae, Hassel, Flora, Ada B., and Thomas Arnold Powell.
"Children of Fred and Stella is Orbin Powell"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on May 1/2, 1930, Page 221B,
Family #342.
Listed as Stella Rowe, age 32, born in KY, married at 18, in household of husband, George C. Rowe.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 165; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Powell; born 11 Apr 1888 in Pike Co, KY; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Daniel and Elizabeth;
married on 4 Jun 1938 at Lex, WV; Stella Rowe; born 12 Jan 1898 at Bradshaw, WV; living at
Bredshaw, WV; daughter of Dulcina Ratliff.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 4 Feb 2009; maintained by L. Rowe Coyle.
"Roma Stella Ratliff Rowe Powell
Birth 31 Mar 1898
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death 18 Mar 1980 (aged 81)
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Burial Rowe Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 33553760"Additional Information Posted:
"Stella was a daughter of James "Jim" Ratliff & Dulcenia White Ratliff. She was born at Belcher, Pike County, Kentucky. Her parents are buried at the Honey Fork Cemetery in Ferrell's Creek, Pike County, Ky, , along with her maternal grandfather, Harrison White, and her paternal grandmother, Mary Polly Ratliff."Stella married George C. Rowe (1895-1934) in Pike County, Kentucky, on April 4, 1914. Stella's brother, John William Ratliff, married Oklahoma Rowe, George C. Rowe's (her husband) sister, making their children double first cousins.
"George was murdered near their home at Rockridge , just a few yards from the Rowe family cemetery steps, in December of 1934, by his cousin Harve Rowe, with shotgun wounds to the chest. Stella married a couple of years later to Fred Powell, and had one son.
"After a short and troubled marriage, Stella moved with her eldest child, Opal, who had been widowed during WWII, to Baltimore, Maryland, where she finished raising her youngest children.
"Living to just shy of 82 years of age, she died in Baltimore. She was buried next to her first husband, George C. Rowe, at the Rowe cemetery within sight of their homeplace at Rockridge (Bradshaw), McDowell County, WV on a cold, blustery day."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken on 5 Apr 1940; Page 36B;
Image 12 of 64; Household #97.
Listed as Shirley Jean Kelly; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Carl S. Kelly.
1. FinndAGrave.com Website; submitted by Armywife738; 8 May 2013.
"Reece Clinton Rudder
Birth 28 Aug 1880
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Feb 1935 (aged 54)
Clinchco, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Burial Glenwood Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Plot Section 4
Memorial ID 110234143"Additional Information Posted:
"Married Louvina Murray on July 03, 1901 in Wise County, Virginia. They had several children. Walter Marvin, Bess Clyde, Virginia May, Mabel Gladys, Christine, Betty Marie, Louise T, Lillian Aleise, Robert Clinton, Harry Vernon, Bonnie Kate and James Donald"
1. 1900 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 86A; Family #294/311.
Listed as Vina Conely; age 13; born in Aug 1886 in KY; single; in household of mother, Margaret E.
Conley.
2. FinndAGrave.com Website; submitted by Armywife738; 8 May 2013.
"Mrs Louvina C “Lou” Murray Rudder
Birth 5 Aug 1886
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Death 4 Jul 1977 (aged 90)
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Glenwood Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Plot Section 4
Memorial ID 110234144"Additional Information Posted:
"Louvina married Reece Clinton Rudder on July 03, 1901 in Wise County, Virginia. They had several children. Walter Marvin, Bess Clyde, Virginia May, Mabel Gladys, Christine, Betty Marie, Louise T, Lillian Aleise, Robert Clinton, Bonnie Kate and James Donald"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by D.L. Johnson; 8 May 2020.
"Ruben B Davis
Birth 8 Feb 1882
Death 11 Jan 1974 (aged 91)
Burial Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID 209878239"
1. 1900 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 86A; Family #294/311.
Listed as Cora Conely; age 11; born in Jan 1889 in KY; single; in household of mother, Margaret E.
Conley.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by D.L. Johnson; 8 May 2020.
"Cora A Conley Davis
Birth 13 Jan 1889
Death 31 Jul 1985 (aged 96)
Burial Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID 209878290"