1. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Web Site; Posted Obit.
"Edith Blankenship Farley, 82, of Pineville, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the home of her daughter, Rebecca Cook, in Grandview.
"Born March 13, 1925, in Paynesville, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clark and Allie Baker Blankenship.
"Mrs. Blankenship Farley was a retired seamstress and had a sewing machine repair business for many years in Wyoming County. She was an active member of the Pineville Church of the Nazarene where her interest included encouraging people with her card ministry. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be missed by all that knew her.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Walter Blankenship and Denvil Farley; a brother, Lacy Blankenship; and a sister, Norma Hoert.
"Survivors include six daughters, Joan Gupta and her husband, Vijay, of Springfield, VA, Peggy Mutton and her husband, Thomas, of Burke, VA, Phyllis Rowland and her husband, John, of Manassas, VA, Betty Jewell and her husband, David, of Pineville, Robin Green and her husband, DeWayne, of Princeton and Rebecca Cook and her husband, Bradley, of Grandview;nine grandchildren, Thomas Mutton of Ashburn, VA, Roger Gupta of Blacksburg, VA, Melanie Richey of Gainesville, VA, Steven Gupta of Bristow, VA, Robert Rowland of Iraq, John David Rowland of Fairfax, VA, Aaron Green of Princeton, and Justin Bradley Cook and Kara Nicole Cook, both of Grandview; five great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Benjamin, Emily and Abigail Mutton, all of Ashburn, VA, and Alexandra Gupta of Bristow, VA; four sisters, Edna Blankenship of Hurley, VA, Hazel Quesenberry of Radford, VA, Nell Payne of Huntsville, AL, Media Winters of Florence, SC; four brothers, Vernor Blankenship of Paynesville, WV, Elmer Blankenship of Huntsville, AL, Claude Blankenship of Brentwood, TN and Arnold Blankenship of Baltimore, MD; many nieces and nephews; and a special nephew, Auldia Blankenship of Hurley, VA..."
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page18A;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Denvil E. Farley; age 3 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1939); Page 277; WV Archives Web Site.
Denvil Edgar Farley; age 23; born on 8 Jul 1915 at Ghent, WV; living at Glen Daniel, WV; son of J.S.
and C.E. Farley; applied for marriage license on 23 May 1939 to marry; Evelyn Elizabeth Daniels;
age 20; born and living at Glen Daniel, WV; daughter of Arch and Ollie Daniels; license was not
issued.
1. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Web Site; Posted Obit.
"Edith Blankenship Farley, 82, of Pineville, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the home of her daughter, Rebecca Cook, in Grandview.
"Born March 13, 1925, in Paynesville, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clark and Allie Baker Blankenship.
"Mrs. Blankenship Farley was a retired seamstress and had a sewing machine repair business for many years in Wyoming County. She was an active member of the Pineville Church of the Nazarene where her interest included encouraging people with her card ministry. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be missed by all that knew her.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Walter Blankenship and Denvil Farley; a brother, Lacy Blankenship; and a sister, Norma Hoert.
"Survivors include six daughters, Joan Gupta and her husband, Vijay, of Springfield, VA, Peggy Mutton and her husband, Thomas, of Burke, VA, Phyllis Rowland and her husband, John, of Manassas, VA, Betty Jewell and her husband, David, of Pineville, Robin Green and her husband, DeWayne, of Princeton and Rebecca Cook and her husband, Bradley, of Grandview;nine grandchildren, Thomas Mutton of Ashburn, VA, Roger Gupta of Blacksburg, VA, Melanie Richey of Gainesville, VA, Steven Gupta of Bristow, VA, Robert Rowland of Iraq, John David Rowland of Fairfax, VA, Aaron Green of Princeton, and Justin Bradley Cook and Kara Nicole Cook, both of Grandview; five great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Benjamin, Emily and Abigail Mutton, all of Ashburn, VA, and Alexandra Gupta of Bristow, VA; four sisters, Edna Blankenship of Hurley, VA, Hazel Quesenberry of Radford, VA, Nell Payne of Huntsville, AL, Media Winters of Florence, SC; four brothers, Vernor Blankenship of Paynesville, WV, Elmer Blankenship of Huntsville, AL, Claude Blankenship of Brentwood, TN and Arnold Blankenship of Baltimore, MD; many nieces and nephews; and a special nephew, Auldia Blankenship of Hurley, VA..."
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page18A;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Denvil E. Farley; age 3 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1939); Page 277; WV Archives Web Site.
Denvil Edgar Farley; age 23; born on 8 Jul 1915 at Ghent, WV; living at Glen Daniel, WV; son of J.S.
and C.E. Farley; applied for marriage license on 23 May 1939 to marry; Evelyn Elizabeth Daniels;
age 20; born and living at Glen Daniel, WV; daughter of Arch and Ollie Daniels; license was not
issued.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1939); Page 277; WV Archives Web Site.
Denvil Edgar Farley; age 23; born on 8 Jul 1915 at Ghent, WV; living at Glen Daniel, WV; son of J.S.
and C.E. Farley; applied for marriage license on 23 May 1939 to marry; Evelyn Elizabeth Daniels;
age 20; born and living at Glen Daniel, WV; daughter of Arch and Ollie Daniels; license was not
issued.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1899); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Josiah Farley; age 33; born in Summers Co, WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 28 Oct 1899 at
Josiah Faley's; Charity E. Cuckler; age 17; born in Meigs Co, OH; living in Raleigh Co, WV; information
given by F.P. Cuckler, Raleigh Co, WV.
2. 1900 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Beckley; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 303A;
Family #200/204.
Listed as Josiah Farley; age 39; born in WV in May 1861; married less than one year; farmer; head of
household.
3. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken onn 18 May 1910; Page 174B;
Family #734/741.
Listed as Josiah S. Farley; age 49; born in WV; married 3 times; last time for 10 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
3. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page17B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Josiah S. Farley; age 59; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #5299; WV Archives Web Site.
Josiah Farley; age 86 yrs, 10 mons, 16 days; born on 22 Mar 1869 in Raleigh Co, WV; married;
husband of Charity Cuckler Farley, age 65; son of John and unknow mother Farley; died on 8 Apr 1947
at Glen Daniel, Raleigh Co, WV from a stroke; buried on 10 Apr 1947 in Family Cemetery, Glen Daniel,
WV; informant, Wilbert Farley, Glen Daniel, WV.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1899); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Josiah Farley; age 33; born in Summers Co, WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 28 Oct 1899 at
Josiah Faley's; Charity E. Cuckler; age 17; born in Meigs Co, OH; living in Raleigh Co, WV; information
given by F.P. Cuckler, Raleigh Co, WV.
2. 1900 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Beckley; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 303A;
Family #200/204.
Listed as Charity E. Farley; age 18; born in WV in Feb 1882; married less than one year; no children;
in household of husband, Josiah S. Farley.
3. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken onn 18 May 1910; Page 174B;
Family #734/741.
Listed as Charity E.Farley; age 28; born in WV; married once for 10 yrs; 4 children, 3 living;
in household of husband, Josiah S. Farley.
4. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page17B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Charity E.Farley; age 38; born in OH; married; in household of husband, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page17B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Ethel B. Farley; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
2. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken onn 18 May 1910; Page 174B;
Family #734/741.
Listed as Ethel R.. Farley; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken onn 18 May 1910; Page 174B;
Family #734/741.
Listed as Leslie F. Farley; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
2. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page17B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Leslie F. Farley; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page17B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Elda C. Farley; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page18A;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Ziskey Farley; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page18A;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Lena M. Farley; age 1 yr, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1899); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Josiah Farley; age 33; born in Summers Co, WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 28 Oct 1899 at
Josiah Faley's; Charity E. Cuckler; age 17; born in Meigs Co, OH; living in Raleigh Co, WV; information
given by F.P. Cuckler, Raleigh Co, WV.
2. 1900 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Beckley; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 303A;
Family #200/204.
Listed as Josiah Farley; age 39; born in WV in May 1861; married less than one year; farmer; head of
household.
3. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken onn 18 May 1910; Page 174B;
Family #734/741.
Listed as Josiah S. Farley; age 49; born in WV; married 3 times; last time for 10 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
3. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page17B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Josiah S. Farley; age 59; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #5299; WV Archives Web Site.
Josiah Farley; age 86 yrs, 10 mons, 16 days; born on 22 Mar 1869 in Raleigh Co, WV; married;
husband of Charity Cuckler Farley, age 65; son of John and unknow mother Farley; died on 8 Apr 1947
at Glen Daniel, Raleigh Co, WV from a stroke; buried on 10 Apr 1947 in Family Cemetery, Glen Daniel,
WV; informant, Wilbert Farley, Glen Daniel, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Beckley; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 303A;
Family #200/204.
Listed as Viva O. Farley; age 10; born in WV in Feb 1890; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1900 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Beckley; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 303A;
Family #200/204.
Listed as Samuel W. Farley; age 4; born in WV in Jul 1895; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
2. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken onn 18 May 1910; Page 174B;
Family #734/741.
Listed as Samuel W. Farley; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
3. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page17B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Samuel W. Farley; age 25; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1900 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Beckley; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 303A;
Family #200/204.
Listed as Elizabeth C. Farley; age 3; born in WV in Jan 1896; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
2. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken onn 18 May 1910; Page 174B;
Family #734/741.
Listed as Elizabeth O. Farley; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1900 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Beckley; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 303A;
Family #200/204.
Listed as Jennings B. Farley; age 2; born in WV in Jul 1897; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
2. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken onn 18 May 1910; Page 174B;
Family #734/741.
Listed as Jennings B. Farley; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
3. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Ghent; taken on 7/9 Jan 1920; Page17B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Jennings B. Farley; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Josiah S. Farley.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 5 Apr 1930, Page 76A, Family #77.
Listed as Billie Lester, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, William Lester.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1945); Page 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy lester; age 19; born and living in Baileysville, WV; single; son of W.M. and Elsie Lester;
married on 30 Jan 1945 at the residence of Wirt Morgan; Gladys Morgan; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Wirt and Carrie Morgan.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1961); Page 215; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Lester; age 36; born at Baileyesville, WV; divorced; living at Baileysville, WV; son of W.M. and
Elsie Lester; married on 7 Oct 1961 at Clear Fork, WV; Betty lou Kirby; age 28; born in WV; single;
living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of B.R. and Oma Kirby.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Lester; born 25 Jul 1925; living at Hc 64 PO Box 130, Welch, WV, 24801.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1961); Page 215; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Lester; age 36; born at Baileyesville, WV; divorced; living at Baileysville, WV; son of W.M. and
Elsie Lester; married on 7 Oct 1961 at Clear Fork, WV; Betty lou Kirby; age 28; born in WV; single;
living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of B.R. and Oma Kirby.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Betty Lester; born ____________; living at Hc 64 PO Box 130, Welch, WV, 24801.
3. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Web Site; Posted Obit.
"Betty Lester, 74, of Welch-Pineville Road, passed away Friday, June 29, 2007, in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital.
"Born May 30, 1933, at Prince, she was the daughter of the late Bernard "B.R." and Oma Moore Kirby.
"Mrs. Lester attended Sweet Home Baptist Church in Princeton and owned a store in Baileysville.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Lester.
"Survivors include two sons,L.R. Lester of Pineville and William Todd Lester and his wife, Drema, of Centerville; and two grandchildren, Kara Lester and J.R. Lester..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 5 Apr 1930, Page 76A, Family #77.
Listed as Billie Lester, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, William Lester.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1945); Page 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy lester; age 19; born and living in Baileysville, WV; single; son of W.M. and Elsie Lester;
married on 30 Jan 1945 at the residence of Wirt Morgan; Gladys Morgan; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Wirt and Carrie Morgan.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1961); Page 215; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Lester; age 36; born at Baileyesville, WV; divorced; living at Baileysville, WV; son of W.M. and
Elsie Lester; married on 7 Oct 1961 at Clear Fork, WV; Betty lou Kirby; age 28; born in WV; single;
living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of B.R. and Oma Kirby.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Lester; born 25 Jul 1925; living at Hc 64 PO Box 130, Welch, WV, 24801.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy lester; age 19; born and living in Baileysville, WV; single; son of W.M. and Elsie Lester;
married on 30 Jan 1945 at the residence of Wirt Morgan; Gladys Morgan; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Wirt and Carrie Morgan.
2. Fairfax Co, VA; Marriage License #26666; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Clyde Kirtley Chapman; age 20; born in Glecoe, KY; divorced; one previous marriage; contractor;
living at 3401 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA; son of Walter and Grace (Gayle) Chapman;
married on 1 Sep 1961 in Fairfax Co, VA; Gladys A. Morgan; age 36; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
divorced; one previous marriage; living at Tower Inn Motel, Richmond Highway, Fairfax Co, VA;
daughter of Wirt and Carrie L. (Lambert) Morgan.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Edward Breeden; age 28; born 1 May 1935 at Avondale, WV; no previous marriage;
son of John and Sarah (Brown) Breeden; married on 27 Mar 1964 at Baileysville, WV; Gladys
Morgan Chapman; age 38; born 3 Nov 1925 at Davy, WV; divorced; two previous marriages;
living at Bradshaw. WV; daughter of Wirt and Carrie (Lambert) Morgan.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gladys Athalene Morgan
[Gladys Lester]
[Gladys Breeden]
SSN: 233405825
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1925
Birth Place: Marine McDow, West Virginia
[Davy McDowel??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 12 Feb 1993
Father: Wirt Morgan
Mother: Carrie Lambert
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Aug 1943: Name listed as GLADYS ATHALENE MORGAN; Jul 1960: Name listed as GLADYS LESTER; 14 Dec 1988: Name listed as GLADYS ATHALENE BREEDEN; 06 Mar 1993: Name listed as GLADYS BREEDEN; : Name listed as GLADYS MORGAN LESTER"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Morgan Cemetery, Fanrock, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by Patty Greene;
20 Oct 2006; maintained by Valerie Neal.
Gladys Athalene Morgan Breeden; born 3 Nov 1925; died 12 Feb 1993 in Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; buried here;
no grave marker photo shown; "Spouses Billy Lester, Clyde Chapman, Charles Breeden".
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1948); WV Archives Web Site.
Paul Stewart; age 21; born at Keyrock, WV; single; living at Pineville, WV; son of Forrest and Merlie
Stewart; married on 23 Jun 1948 at Pineville, WV; Minnie Glea Cooper; age 19; born at Pineville,
WV; single; living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Kade and Carrie Cooper.
2. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Web Site; Posted Obit.
"Paul H. Stewart, 80, of Pineville, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2007 following a long illness.
"Born December 24, 1926, he was the son of the late Forrest D. and Merlie Cook Stewart.
"Paul was a life long resident of Wyoming County, where he had a Nationwide Insurance Agency for 30 years. He attended the Cook Memorial Baptist Church of Pineville; was a fifty-year member of the Pineville Masonic Lodge No. 138 and was a WWII Veteran.
"In addition to his parents, a brother, Buell Stewart, preceded him in death.
"Those left to cherish his loving memory is his wife of 59 years, Minnie Glea Stewart of Pineville, WV. "A sister, Iris Gail King and her husband, Ron of Mechanicsville, VA.
"A aunt, Faye Gilliland of Pineville, WV
"And very special nieces and nephews, Linda & Ron Greear and Sharon & John Jackson all of Pineville, WV
"He was blessed with the following nieces and nephews. Joe & Melissa Hoskins of Cross Junction, VA. Gary Arnold of Charleston, WV Diana & Jerry Bartram of Huntington, WV Martha & Scott Warne of Clarksburg, WV Heather & Jamie Gifford of Weston, WV Aimee & Robert Browning of Morrisville, KY Jeff King and Lori Wilmoth of Clarksburg, WV Bobby & Candy Cooper of Saulsville, WV Lynn & David Stafford of Pineville, WV Terry Cooper, Tammy Cooper, Debbie Compton all of Pineville, WV Sharon Ann Arnold of Cool Ridge, WV..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1948); WV Archives Web Site.
Paul Stewart; age 21; born at Keyrock, WV; single; living at Pineville, WV; son of Forrest and Merlie
Stewart; married on 23 Jun 1948 at Pineville, WV; Minnie Glea Cooper; age 19; born at Pineville,
WV; single; living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Kade and Carrie Cooper.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
"Minnie Stewart 90, went home to be with the Lord on January 3, 2019."Born August 31, 1928 in Pineville she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Carrie Bailey Cooper.
"Minnie was a longtime member of Cook Memorial Baptist Church. She was employed at Pineville Finance Company and later retired from the Wyoming county Assesors Office.
"She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Paul Stewart, her brothers Bobby and Jr. Cooper, her sister Ernestine Arnold, her mother and father in law Forest and Merlie Stewart.
"She leaves behind a host of family and friends.
"Services will be at 12:00pm Monday January 7, 2019, at Evans-Calfee Funeral Service Pineville, with Rev. Michael Knotts officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny. Friends may gather with the family from 11am until service time Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Cook Memorial Baptist Church."