1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; Reedy Creek Rd; taken on 11 Apr 1930;
Page 169B; Image 12 of 22; Family #95/95.
Listed as Loraine Walls; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Dottie Walls.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken on 13 Apr 1940; Page 152B;
Image 22 of 49; Household #157.
Listed as Lorine Walls; age 17; born in WV; 3 yrs HS education; attending school; livied in same house
on 1 Apr 1940; in household of father, Dott Walls.
3. Givens Funeral Home; Pearisburg, VA; Posted Obit; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"WICKLINE, LORRAINE Walls. 82 of Pearisburg, VA went home to be with the lord on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at her home surrounded by her husband and family. Mrs. Wickline was born on August 5, 1922 in Simon, WV and was a daughter of the late Dottie & Stella West Walls. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by 2 sisters, infant Fostinna and Mrs. Lavonia Toler of Baileysville, WV. Lorraine was a graduate of Baileysville High School and attended Concord State Teachers College. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, VA where she taught the Anne S. Holman Sunday School Class for several years. She was a member of the Ladies Missionary Society and attended regularly, a weekly Bible study at the Church. Lorraine was a member of the Angel?s Rest Rebekah Lodge, a professional seamstress and her many talents included art and writing poetry. She was an avid reader and devoted student of the word of God"Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 59 years, Gillett Gray Wickline of Pearisburg, 1 daughter and son-in-law, Jacquelyn and Ronald Lee of St. Albans, WV, 1 son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Mariea Wickline of Narrows, VA, 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren, 3 sisters and 2 brothers-in-laws, Mrs. Elizabeth Tilley of Oceana, WV, Anna and Ulbert Belcher, Margaret and Bill Terry all of Matheny, WV and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, February 10, 2005 at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg at 11:00 with Dr. Tony Collins, Rev. Tom Rice and Rev. Ron Lee officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg, VA..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV: Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 54; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil Blankenship; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Simon, WV; son of Gaston
Blankenship; married on 5 Oct 1931at Clear Fork, WV; Ruth Tilley; age 19; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of T.F. Tilley.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; E.D. 55-7; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 154B;
Image 26 of 48; Household #187.
Listed as Virgil Blankenship; age 31; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; farm laborer; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 8/9/10 Jan 1920, Page 206A,
Family #44.
Listed as Ruth M. Tilley, age 3 yrs, 8 months, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas F.
Tilley.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 8 Apr 1930, Page 167B, Family #62.
Listed as Ruth Tilley, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas F. Tilley.
3. Wyoming Co, WV: Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 54; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil Blankenship; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Simon, WV; son of Gaston
Blankenship; married on 5 Oct 1931at Clear Fork, WV; Ruth Tilley; age 19; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of T.F. Tilley.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; E.D. 55-7; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 154B;
Image 26 of 48; Household #187.
Listed as Ruth Blankenship; age 23; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Virgil Blankenship.
5. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Friday, 10 Mar 2006; Newspaper Obit.
"OCEANA - Ruth May Blankenship, 89, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. "Born April 25, 1916, at Simon, she was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Vida Toler Tilley. "Mrs. Blankenship served as a wife and mother to her family throughout her life. She was of the Pentecostal faith. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Blankenship; two sons, Onnie Lee Blankenship and Raymond Blankenship; a daughter, Florence Blankenship Maynor; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; three brothers, Raymond Tilley, Tommie Tilley Jr. and Earnest Tilley; and a sister, Ruby Tilley Freeman. "Survivors include six sons, Bill H. Blankenship and wife, Patty, of Ripley, Arwon E. Blankenship of Glen Fork, Bobby D. Blankenship and wife, Janice, of Disputanta, Va., Daniel Blankenship and wife, Beverly, of Lockport, Ill., Hershel Blankenship and wife, Christy, of Hopewell, Va., and David Blankenship and his wife, Doris, of Hopewell; four daughters, Mary Jones of Lexington, N.C., Phostenia Belcher of Glen Fork, Frances Ann Jonas of Chicago and Mable Ridenour of Villa Park, Ill.; a brother, Elmer Tilley of Oceana; 38 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. "Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Rev. Firg Proffitt and the Rev. Randy Bowles officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; E.D. 55-7; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 154B;
Image 26 of 48; Household #187.
Listed as Marry Blankenship; age 3; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Virgil
Blankenship.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; E.D. 55-7; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 154B;
Image 26 of 48; Household #187.
Listed as Raymond Blankenship; age 2; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Virgil
Blankenship.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #5; Page #5; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Blankenship; age 18; born on 8 May 1938 at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Clearfork,
WV; son of Virgil and Ruth (Tilley) Blankenship; died on 16 Feb 1957 at Clearfork, WV from a gun
shot wound; buried on 19 Feb 1957 at Clearfork, WV; informant, Virgil Blankenship.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries, Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheney, Wyoming Co, WV.
Raymond Blankenship; born in 1938; died in 1957; buried here; grave moved from cemetery #44,
grave #1 when R.D. Bailey Lake and Dam was built in 1970's.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 2/3 Jan 1920, Page 204A, Family #10.
Listed as Ola R. Toler, age 2 yrs, 11 months, born in WV, in household of father, Ola Toler.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 7 Apr 1930, Page 167A, Family #56.
Listed as Randall Toler, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Ola Toler.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; Reedy Creek Rd; taken on 11 Apr 1930;
Page 169B; Image 12 of 22; Family #95/95.
Listed as Lovanna Walls; age 3 yrs, 11 months; born in WV; in household of father, Dottie Walls.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken on 13 Apr 1940; Page 152B;
Image 22 of 49; Household #157.
Listed as Lavonnah Walls; age 13; born in WV; 8th grade education; attending school; livied in same house
on 1 Apr 1940; in household of father, Dott Walls.
1. US Public records Index; LDS Web Site.
Billy J. Terry; born 25 Apr 1932; living at PO Box 356, Matheny, WV 24860
from 22 Jun 1976 to 5 Dec 2008; possible relative "..Margaret Susan Terry..."
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken on 13 Apr 1940; Page 152B;
Image 22 of 49; Household #157.
Listed as Margaret Walls; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Dott Walls.
2. US Public Records Index; Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Margaret S. Terry; born 10 Nov 1938; living at PO Box 356, Matheny, WV, 24860 in 1994.
3. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Margaret “Margie” Susan Walls Terry, 87, of Matheny, WV passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2026 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, WV following a long illness. She was born on November 10, 1938 to Dottie and Stella West Walls, in Simon, WV. Struck by polio at a young age, she never let it hold her back from doing what she wanted. Margaret learned how to play guitar at the age of 10 and performed throughout the County and WWYO radio station. She accepted Jesus Christ as her savior and was baptized at a young age at the Reedy Creek Methodist Church. She was a 1957 graduate of Baileysville High School, where she excelled in Volleyball. She graduated from Bluefield Business College in 1959. She worked various jobs in the Northern Virginia area, Maryland and Washington, DC. She loved to garden, can, read and grow beautiful flowers. Her door and kitchen were always open to a friend. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sisters, Fostina (Infant) Lorriane Wickline, Elizabeth Tilley, Lavonia Toler, and Anna Belcher. She leaves behind her loving husband of 66 years, Billy Terry; a daughter Rebecca (Dana) McDonald and the light of her life, her granddaughter Zoey McDonald of Scott Depot, WV; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. A Celebration of life will be held at 1pm on Friday, June 26th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Glen Hatfield officiating. Friends may gather with the family from 12pm until time of service at the funeral home. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Staff of Logan Regional Medical Center and Charleston Atea Medical Center for their wonderful care. Special friend of 73 years, Mary Helen Criner, and her longtime friends, Diane Morgan and her wonderful caregiver, Wanda Carter. In keeping with her wishes she will be cremated. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Asco; E.D. 24-35; taken on 22 Apr 1940;
Page 709A; Image 34 of 57; Household #262.
Listed as Harold G. Bishop; age 19; born in WV; 9th grade education; lived in Wyoming Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of father, Oliver Bishop.
2. "McDowell County WV Heritage", MCHS, 1995, Vol I, Page 19; reprint of "Young American Patriots",
WW II Veterans", Page 679.
Harless Bishop; born on 29 Jan 1921; PO 3rd Class, US Navy; entered service Jan 1944 at Great
Lakes, IL; served in Atlantc; son of M/M Oliver Bishop of Asco, WV ; husband of Mrs Kathleen
Richards Bishop of Asco, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Lee Co, VA; Yokum Station District; Seminary Precinct; taken on 2 Jun 1900;
Page 196B; Family #10/11.
Listed as Monroe Bishop; age 15; born in Apr 1885 in VA; farm laborer; in household of father,
Joseph Bishop.
2. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
Monroe Bishop; age 19; son of Joseph and Liza Bishop; married on 21 Mar 1905 at Big Stone Gap,
Wise Co, VA; Rachel Harris; age 18; daughter of ____ and Mary J. Harris.
3. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Monroe Bishop; age 26; born in VA; married once for 5 yrs; farm laborer; head of
household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3807; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Monroe Bissopp; age 34; born 12 Apr 1884; living at Kimball, WV; carpenter for Houston Colleries
Co, Kinball, WV; nearest relative, Rachel Bishopp, Kimball, WV; mrdium height and build; blue
eyes and blond hair.
5. 1920 Census, Wise Co, WV; Richmond District; Big Stone Gap; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page
136B; Image 8 of 64; Family #13/13.
Listed as M.E. Bishop; age 34; born in VA; married; engineer for extract yard; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, Wise Co, VA; Gladeville District; Dunbar; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 53B; Iamge 12
of 74; Family #100/100.
Listed as Monroe Bishop; age 44; born in VA; married at 22; coal miner; head of household.
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-29; taken on 4/6 May
1940; Page 593B; Image 48 of 91; Household #513.
Listed as Monroe Bishop; age 58; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in Big Stone
Gap, Lee Co (sic, Wise Co), VA; carpenter for coal company; head of household.
8. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # U-419; Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Monroe Bishop; age 58; born on 12 Apr 1884 in Scott Co, VA; living at Welch, WV; employed by
W. B. Swope; person who will always know address, Mrs. Rachel Bishop; Blakely Field, Welch, WV.
9. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 212; WV Archives Web Site.
Monroe Bishop; age 50; born in Scott Co, VA; widowed; living in Welch, WV; married on 20 Apr
1949 at Welch, WV; Ethel England; age 38; born and living at Maitland, WV; divorced.
10. FamilySearch.com, LDS Web Site, Burks search, 29 Jul 2001; submitted by
Sandy J. Blankenship, P.O. Box 1044, Fieldale, VA
Ethel Gladys England, daughter of William Varner and Minerva Milam England,
was born on 3 Feb 1916 at Maitland, McDowell Co, WV; died on 4 Jan 1985 at
Welch, McDowell Co, WV; married on 30 Apr 1949, Monroe Bishop; born on 12
Apr 1885 in Lee Co, VA; died on 15 Jan 1965 at Welch, WV.
11. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #__ (1965); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web
Site.
Monroe Bishop; age 79; born on 12 Apr 1885 in Lee Co, VA; married; living at Welch, WV; son of
Joseph and Eliza Bishop; died on 15 Jan 1965 in Emergency Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV
from cerebro vascular accident with congestive heart failure; buried on 19 Jan 1965 in Belcher
Mt. Cemetery, Welch, WV; informant, Ethel G. Bishop, Welch, WV.
12. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 14 Jan 2012.
" Monroe Bishop
Birth 12 Apr 1885
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Death 15 Jan 1965 (aged 79)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1900 Census, Bell Co, KY; Middlesboro; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 318B; Image 28 of 37;
Family #250/297.
Listed as Rachel Harris; age 14; born in TN in May 1886; servant; in hosehold of Joseph Calloway.
2. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
Monroe Bishop; age 19; son of Joseph and Liza Bishop; married on 21 Mar 1905 at Big Stone Gap,
Wise Co, VA; Rachel Harris; age 18; daughter of ____ and Mary J. Harris.
3. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Rachel Bishop; age 26; born in VA; married once for 5 yrs; 3 children, all living; in
household of husband, Monroe Bishop.
4. 1920 Census, Wise Co, WV; Richmond District; Big Stone Gap; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page
136B; Image 8 of 64; Family #13/13.
Listed as Rachel Bishop; age 28; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Monroe Bishop.
5. 1930 Census, Wise Co, VA; Gladeville District; Dunbar; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 53B; Iamge 12
of 74; Family #100/100.
Listed as Rachel Bishop; age 41; born in VA; married at 18; in household of husband, Monroe
Bishop.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-29; taken on 4/6 May
1940; Page 593B; Image 48 of 91; Household #513.
Listed as Rachel Bishop; age 53; born in VA; married; no education; lived in Big Stone Gap, Lee Co
(sic, Wise Co), VA; in household of husband, Monroe Bishop.
7. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate # 490; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Monroe Bishop (Rachel) (Harris Bishop, written in); age 57 yrs, 11 mons, 9 days; born on
22 Feb 1885 in Middlesboro, KY; married; wife of Monroe Bishop, age 60; daughter of Frank and
Mary Jane (Waddle) Harris; died on 31 Jan 1943 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from
heart disease; buried on 3 Feb 1942 (sic, 1943) in Cadit Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, VA.
8. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Travis S. Hobbs; 8 Mar 2021.
"Rachel E. Harris Bishop
Birth 22 Feb 1885
Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Death 31 Jan 1943 (aged 57)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Glencoe Cemetery
Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Plot Section 53, Lot 43, Space 2
Memorial ID 224011724"
1. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Millie Bishop; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
2. 1920 Census, Wise Co, WV; Richmond District; Big Stone Gap; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page
136B; Image 8 of 64; Family #13/13.
Listed as Millie Bishop; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
1. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Unnamed male Bishop; age 1 mon; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
2. 1920 Census, Wise Co, WV; Richmond District; Big Stone Gap; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page
136B; Image 8 of 64; Family #13/13.
Listed as William Bishop; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
3. 1930 Census, Wise Co, VA; Gladeville District; Dunbar; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 53B; Iamge 12
of 74; Family #100/100.
Listed as Bill Bishop; age 20; born in VA; single; coal miner; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
1. 1920 Census, Wise Co, WV; Richmond District; Big Stone Gap; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page
136B; Image 8 of 64; Family #13/13.
Listed as Gerthie Bishop; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
2. 1930 Census, Wise Co, VA; Gladeville District; Dunbar; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 53B; Iamge 12
of 74; Family #100/100.
Listed as Gertie Bishop; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
1. 1930 Census, Wise Co, VA; Gladeville District; Dunbar; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 53B; Iamge 12
of 74; Family #100/100.
Listed as Edward Bishop; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-29; taken on 4/6 May
1940; Page 593B; Image 48 of 91; Household #513.
Listed as Edward Bishop; age 18; born in VA; 5th grade education; lived in Big Stone Gap, Lee Co
(sic, Wise Co), VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 117B;
Family #553/573.
Listed as Eddie Blankenship; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, William H. Blankenship.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 25; WV Archives Web Site.
Eddie Blankenship; age 21; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; married on 29 Aug
1942 at Welch, WV; Bertie Mitchem; age 21; born at Gary, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV.
3. "McDowell County WV Heritage", MCHS, 1995, Vol I, Page 19; reprint of "Young American Patriots",
WW II Veterans", Page 680.
Eddie Lee Balnkenship; born on 8 May 1922; PFC US Army; entered service on 12 Dec 1942;
served at Ft. Thomas, KY; England; France; son of M/M W.H. Blankenship of Iaeger, WV;
husband of Mrs. Bertie Mitchem Blankenship of Kimball, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus Town; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 79A;
Family #184/189.
Listed as Bertie Mitchem; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Carl F. Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-41; Page 802B; Image
8 of 36; Household #68.
Listed as Bertie Mitchem; age 19; born in WV; 8th grade education; not attending school; lived
in Gary, McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Carl F. Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 25; WV Archives Web Site.
Eddie Blankenship; age 21; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; married on 29 Aug
1942 at Welch, WV; Bertie Mitchem; age 21; born at Gary, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Bertie Ellen Blankenship [Bertie E Blankenship] [Bertie Ellen Mitchem]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1920
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 10 Sep 1995
Father:
Carl Mitchem
Mother:
Nora V Sizemore
SSN: 234985906
Death Certificate Number: 176
Notes: 07 Jun 1973: Name listed as BERTIE ELLEN BLANKENSHIP;
13 May 1997: Name listed as BERTIE E BLANKENSHIP"
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Jesse Grogan; age 40; born in NC; farm laborer; head of household.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Sarah Grogan; age 38; born in NC; in household of husband, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Abram P. Grogan; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Levenia Grogan; age 13; born in NC; in household of father, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Martha A. Grogan; age 11; born in NC; in household of father, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Mary J. Grogan; age 9; born in NC; in household of father, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 101A,
Family #218.
Listed as Homer Bishop, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Ray B. Bishop.
2. "WW II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; Wyoming Co, WV; Page 1290; Ancestry.com Website.
Homer R. Bishop; Sgt US Army; born 22 Feb 1920; entered service 18 Feb 1942; served at
Sheppard Field, TX; North Africa; and Italy; awarded Presidential Unit Citation with two Oak Leaf
Clusters, and eleven Battle Stars; attended beckley College; Protestant; son of M/M Ray B. Bishop,
Bud, WV.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry; Book #_____(1946); Page 92.
Homer Ray Bishop; age 26; born and living at Bud, WV; single; son of Ray and Bertha Bishop;
married on 2 Sep 1946 at Herndon, WV; Virgie Ruth Lane; age 21; single; born and living at Bud,
WV; daughter of Ray Lane and Francis Lane - Lester.
4. "The Register herald"; Beckley, WV; Friday, 25 Feb 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS — Homer Ray Bishop, 91, of Mullens, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, following a long illness. "Born February 22, 1920, at Bud Mountain, he was the son of the late Ray and Bertha Knuckles Bishop. "Mr. Bishop was a 44-year resident of Mullens, a graduate of Herndon High School, a former coal miner retiring from Eastern Associated Coal Company at Herndon, a member of UMWA, a former employee of Mullens Grocery, a member of the New Hope Regular Baptist Church, Bud Mt., and attended The Mullens Wesleyan Church. "Homer was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps serving as a technician on B-17 Bombers during World War II; he proudly served his country from 1941 to 1945. "In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his first wife, Virgie Ruth Lane Bishop; his second wife, Arlie Irene Bishop; a son, Gregory Scott Bishop; two sisters, Helen Jay Lane and an infant sister; three brothers, William M. Bishop, Donald W. Bishop, and Shirley A. Bishop. "Those left to cherish his memory include a daughter, Barbara Bishop Teets and her husband, Roger, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; three sons, Ronny Bishop and his wife, Brenda, of Bud, Terry Bishop and his wife, Mary, of Itmann, and Barry Bishop of Mullens; eight grandchildren, Jason Bishop, Matthew Bishop, Stephen Teets, Wesley Teets, Brianna Bishop, Krista Bishop, Taylor Bishop, and Kendall Bishop; five great-grandchildren, Stephen Teets, Matthew Teets, Dante Teets, Miles Bishop, and Talan Bishop; a daughter-in-law, Crystal Bishop of North Carolina; and numerous nieces and nephews. "Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011, at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob England and Rev. Larry England officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery on York Mountain..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Family #145/149.
Listed as Arlie Laferty; age 4; born in WV; "son"; sic (daughter); in household of father, Goodall A.
Lafferty.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 9 Feb 2005; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS -- Arlie Irene Bishop, 78, of Mullens, died at home on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, after a long illness. Arlie was born in Caloric on April 9, 1926. She was one of 11 children. She was the daughter of Goodall and Nancy Rose Lafferty. Other than her parents, Arlie was preceded in death by three brothers, Nathan Lafferty, Ralph Lafferty and Daryl Lafferty. Mrs. Bishop was a homemaker and attended the Mullens Wesleyan Church. Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Homer Bishop; two sons, Barry Bishop, and Greg Bishop and his wife, Crystal, both of Mullens; three stepchildren, Ronnie Bishop and wife, Brenda, of Virginia, Terry Bishop and wife, Mary, of Itmann and Barbara Bishop Teets and husband, Roger, of Beckley; five sisters, Norma England of Mullens, Nell Jones of Crab Orchard, Jane Lusk of Corinne, Wanna Clay of Corinne and Barbara Milam of Beckley; two brothers, Howard Lafferty of Midway and David Lafferty of Pennsylvania; three grandchildren, Krista Bishop, Taylor Bishop and Kendall Bishop; five step grandchildren, Jason Bishop, Matthew Bishop, Stephen Teets, Wesley Teets and Brianna Bishop; three step great-grandchildren, Stephen Teets, Matthew Teets and Dante Teets; and numerous nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Mullens Wesley Church with her nephews, the Rev. Bob England and the Rev. Larry England, officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery on York Mountain..."
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Wednesday 11 Apr 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS — Gregory Scott Bishop, 37, of Mullens, died Monday, April 9, 2007, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. "Born June 5, 1969, in Beckley, he was the son of Homer R. Bishop of Mullens and the late Arlie Lafferty Bishop. "Mr. Bishop was a graduate of Mullens High School and a certified electrician for Baylor Mining Co. at New Richmond with 18 years of service. In his leisure he enjoyed hunting, fishing, 4-wheeling and doing for others. "In addition to his mother, he was also preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Nancy Elizabeth Lafferty; maternal grandfather, Goodall Allen Lafferty; paternal grandmother, Bertha Evelyn Bishop; and paternal grandfather, Ray Bishop. Besides his father, those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Krystal Monday Bishop; two daughters who were the joy of his life, Taylor Dawne and Kendall Autumn Bishop at home; a brother, Barry Bishop of Mullens; a half sister, Barbara Teets and her husband, Roger, of Wichita, Kan.; and two half brothers, Ronnie Bishop and his wife, Brenda, of Richmond, Va., and Terry Bishop and his wife, Mary of Itmann. "Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mullens Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Larry England and the Rev. Bob England officiating. Burial will follow in York Cemetery, York Mountain..."