1. Roane Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 368; WV Archives Website.
Thomas Herbert Hughes; age 21; born 28 Aug 1917 in Roane Co, WV; living at Zona, WV; son of
M.J. and Fannie Hughes; married on 25 Dec 1938 at Spencer, WV; Kathetyn Hickman; age 19; born
13 Nov 1919 in Calhoun Co, WV; living at Spencer, WV; daughter of William and Daisy Hickman.
2. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thomas Herbert Hughes
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Date 26 Mar 1977
Marriage Place Broward, Florida, USA
Spouse Winifred Lynn Tuckett
Certificate 012029
Volume 4045
Source Florida Department of Health"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thomas Herbert Hughes [Thomas Hughes]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 28 Aug 1917
Birth Place Zona Roane C, West Virginia
Death Date Jun 1981
Father Monroe J Hughes
Mother Fannie Bates
SSN 235184462
Notes Sep 1937: Name listed as THOMAS HERBERT HUGHES;
31 Dec 1987: Name listed as THOMAS HUGHES"
4. "The Tampa Times"; Tampa FL' Saturday; 20 Jun 1981; Page 81; Newspapers.com Website.
"THOMAS HERBERT HUGHES, 63, of Lake Placid died Friday. He was born in West Virginia and had lived in Lake Placid three years, coming from Ft. Lauderdale. He was a plumber and a member of the American Legion Post 25, VFW and 40 &8. He is survived by his wife, Lynn; daughter Karen Goode of Pineville W.Va.; brother Henry of Hurricane, W. Va. and four grandchildren.
"Scott Funeral Home. Lake Placid is in charge of arrangements."
1. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Winifred Lynn Tuckett
Maiden Name Tuckett
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Date 26 Mar 1977
Marriage Place Broward, Florida, USA
Spouse Thomas Herbert Hughes
Certificate 012029
Volume 4045
Source Florida Department of Health"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestery.com Website.
"Name Winifred Lynn Hughes [Lynn T Varano] [Winifred Frederick] [Winifred Lynn Tuckett]
Gender Female
Birth Date 1 Nov 1913
Birth Place Detroit, Michigan [Detroit|]
Death Date 6 Feb 1989
Claim Date 3 Apr 1976
Father Joseph O Tuckett
Mother Ivah Leper
SSN 368303905
Type of Claim Special project for IRS - tax year 1977 only.
Notes 13 Feb 1979: Name listed as WINIFRED LYNN HUGHES;
04 Sep 1986: Name listed as LYNN T VARANO;
01 Apr 1976: Name listed as WINIFRED L FREDERICK"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Roger D. Gibson"; Article; Page 150; submitted by Angela Gibson-Lockhart,
Box 293, Avondale, WV 24811.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Roger D. Gibson"; Article; Page 150; submitted by Angela Gibson-Lockhart,
Box 293, Avondale, WV 24811.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Roger D. Gibson, Jr"; Article; Page 151; submitted by Angela Gibson-
Lockhart, Box 293, Avondale, WV 24811.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951)' Page 97; WV Archives Website.
John Donald Blankenship; age 19; born and living in Panther, WV; single; married on 1 Dec 1951
at Iaeger, WV; Cora Crabtree; age 16; born in Hensley, WV; single; living at Panther, WV; with consent
of Walter and Thelma Blankenship, parents of John Donald Blankenship and Lewis and Clarissa
Crabtree, parents of Cora Crabtree.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951)' Page 97; WV Archives Website.
John Donald Blankenship; age 19; born and living in Panther, WV; single; married on 1 Dec 1951
at Iaeger, WV; Cora Crabtree; age 16; born in Hensley, WV; single; living at Panther, WV; with
consent of Walter and Thelma Blankenship, parents of John Donald Blankenship and Lewis and
Clarissa Crabtree, parents of Cora Crabtree.
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Cora Jane Blankenship [Cora Jane Crabtree]
Gender Female
Death Age 73
Birth Date 31 Aug 1935
Birth Place Hensley, W. VA.
Residence Place Panther, W. VA., BLUEFIELD, Bluefield, W. VA.
Death Date 12 Jan 2009
Burial Place 450 Courthouse Road, Princeton, W. VA.
Obituary Date 13 Jan 2009
Father Lewis Crabtree
Mother Clarissa Crabtree
Spouse John D. Blankenship
Child
Julie Cline
Patsy Luebke
John Blankenship
Siblings
Doris Mullins
Albert Crabtree
Sam Crabtree
Carol Crabtree"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tracy C.; 22 Dec2021.
"Cora Jane Crabtree Blankenship
Birth 31 Aug 1935
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 12 Jan 2009 (aged 73)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 235107377"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959)' Page 340; WV Archives Website.
Ronald Boyce Newman; age 19; born in Superior, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; married on 21
Dec 1959 at Justice, WV; Mavis Esther Crabtree; age 17; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with
consent of Lula Whitley, mother of Ronald Boyce Newman, mother has legal custody; and Lewis and
Clarissa Crabtree, parents of Mavis Esther Crabtree.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959)' Page 340; WV Archives Website.
Ronald Boyce Newman; age 19; born in Superior, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; married on 21
Dec 1959 at Justice, WV; Mavis Esther Crabtree; age 17; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with
consent of Lula Whitley, mother of Ronald Boyce Newman, mother has legal custody; and Lewis and
Clarissa Crabtree, parents of Mavis Esther Crabtree.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mavis Esther Newman [Mavis Newman] [Mavis Esther Crabtree]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 11 Sep 1942
Birth Place Panther McDo, West Virginia
Death Date 5 Jul 1978
Father Lewis E Crabtree
Mother Clarissa Blankenship
SSN 232705561
Notes May 1961: Name listed as MAVIS ESTHER NEWMAN;
14 Jan 2005: Name listed as MAVIS NEWMAN"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mountie; 11 Aug 2020.
"Dempsey Wayne Crabtree
Birth 8 Apr 1928
West Virginia, USA
Death 11 Feb 2000 (aged 71)
West Virginia, USA
Burial Crabtree Cemetery
Panther, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 214323512"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 186B;
Family #305.
Listed as Bessie Collins; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Noah Collins.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; posted obit.
"Bessie Crabtree, 92, of Panther, WV, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014, at her residence.
"Bessie was born March 15, 1922, in Litwar, WV, a daughter of the late Noah and Callie Honaker Collins. She was a retired cook for the McDowell County Board of Education and was of the Baptist Faith. She attended the Premier Pentecostal Holiness Church at Premier, WV.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Charles Sisk, her second husband Dempsey Wayne Crabtree, Sr., a daughter, Rita Gay Sisk, two sons, Dempsy Wayne Crabtree, Jr. and Jody Lewis Crabtree; two grandsons, Sean Rush, and Charles Chuck Sisk; three brothers, Curtis, Brooks, and Grayson Collins, and four sisters, Hattie Vanover, Thelma Blankenship, Ann Lawrence, and Lou Lockhart.
"Survivors include five daughters, Darlene Woodson and husband Jim of Atherton, CA, Gail Roberts and husband Ronald of Panther, WV, Deborah Lamp of Hilton Head, SC, Tammy Leo and husband Mike of Wheeling, WV, and Hope Fahey also of Wheeling, WV; one Charles Wesley Sisk of Princeton, WV; nine grandchildren, Ginger Collins, Tammy Novak, Doug Collins, Kelli Corn, Lindsey Brill, Dennis Bailey, Jennifer Crabtree, Nicole McCoy, and Cody Lamp; seven great grandsons, and three great granddaughters.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 17, 2014, at 7 p.m., with Reverend Randall Dority officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV.
"Friends may visit with the family from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Funeral service will be at 7 p.m..
"In honoring the wishes of the deceased her body will be cremated following the service..."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"James William Addair, 53, of Calabash, NC, formerly of Hanover, WV, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024."James was born September 16, 1970 in Welch, WV a son of Emma Sue Addair and the late Mose Addair. He was a truck driver for most of his life and is described as humble and kind by his family members.
"James was preceded in death by his father, Mose Addair; a brother Gary Addair, and a special cousin, Shawn Jackson.
"Survivors include his daughter, Amanda Addair of Oceana; son, Cory Addair of Indian Creek; grandson, Carson Addair also of Indian Creek; his former wife and mother of his children, Kerry Addair of Hanover; his mother, Emma Sue Addair of Calabash, NC; a sister, Deana Lingle, brother, Jody Addair; a special niece Summer Lingle of Calabash; a special nephew Dylon Perry of Hickory, NC; aunts, Glada Cline of Charleston, WV, Doris Vanover of Pipestem; Debbie Jackson of Iaeger; Carol (David) East of Indiana; Wanda Browning of Michigan; Rita Blankenship of Bradshaw; uncles Lennis (Donna) Jackson of Iaeger; Cletis (Chris) Jackson of Iaeger; and a host of cousins.
"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 1 o’clock with Reverend James Cline officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Cook Cemetery on Johnnycake Mountain near Iaeger. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Friends may visit with the family Saturday August 10, 2024 from 12 noon until time of services at 1 o’clock.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family."