1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Park, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
Ed Davidson; 4 Aug 2010.
Everett Spence; born 17 Jun 1908 in KY; died in Apr 1972 in Oceana, WV; buried here;double grave
marker photo shown with wife Maxine; personal photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Park, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
Ed Davidson; 4 Aug 2010.
Maxie Watts Spence; born 30 Jan 1915 in Scott Co, VA; died 13 May 1991 at Oceana, WV buried here;double grave
marker photo shown with husband, Everett; personal photo shown.
"Family links:
Parents:
William Watts (1887 - 1963)
Myrtle Sallie Jones Watts (1891 - 1965)
Spouse:
Everett Spence (1908 - 1972)*
Children:
Elva Louise Spence Matney (1931 - 2008)*
Siblings:
Kenneth Watts (1908 - 1914)*
Doyle Watts (1911 - 1985)*
Mitchel Watts (1914 - 1914)*
Joseph Watts (1915 - 1916)*
Maxie Watts Spence (1915 - 1991)
Lovely Watts (1916 - 1916)*
Helen Marie Watts Harris (1922 - 2006)*
Donella Watts (1924 - 1924)*
Lloyd Watts (1927 - 1927)*
Bascom E. Watts (1929 - 1988)*
Angus Jack Watts (1935 - 1935)*..."
1. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name: Frank Nmi Sims
Also Known As: Francis N Sims
Residence Date: 13 Nov 2000
Residence Place: Valrico, Florida, United States
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1947
Address: 62 Tevalo Dr
Address Continued: Valrico, Florida 33594
Address Date: 13 Nov 2000
2nd Address: 62 Tevalo
2nd Address Continued: Valrico, Florida 33594
2nd Address Date: 01 Dec 1993-31 Dec 1996
3rd Address: 1702 Tallowtree Cir
3rd Address Continued: Valrico, Florida 33594
3rd Address Date: 11 Jun 1976-10 Jan 2009
Possible Relatives: Barbara M Sims, Carol Ann Baker, Gary R Sims, Gary Rae Sims, Jean L Sims..."
1. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name: Barbara A Sims
Also Known As: Barbara M Sims
Residence Date: 01 Oct 1990-01 Jan 1998
Residence Place: Valrico, Florida, United States
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1949
Address: 4411 Tevalo Dr
Address Continued: Valrico, Florida 33594
Address Date: 01 Oct 1990-01 Jan 1998
2nd Address: 1702 Tallowtree Cir
2nd Address Continued: Valrico, Florida 33594
2nd Address Date: 11 Jun 1976-01 Jan 2009
Possible Relatives: Carol Ann Baker, Francis N Sims, Gary R Sims, Gary Rae Sims, Jean L Sims..."
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; E.D. 55-9; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 212B;
Image 52 of 97; Household #411.
Listed as Aaron Matney; age 7; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Matney.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 173; WV Archives Web Site.
Aaron R. Matney; age 22; born and living at Oceana, WV; single; son of John and Maude Matney;
married on 12 Sep 1952 at Oceana, WV; Frances M. Morgan; age 23; born and living at Guyan, WV;
single; daughter of Rediford and Corby Morgan.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ed Davidson; 20 Sep 2011; maintained by Gale Ruckman
Smith.
"Aaron Rice “Red” Matney
Birth 4 Jul 1932
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Sep 2011 (aged 79)
Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Guilford Memorial Park
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, Latitude: 36.0113963, Longitude: -79.9010103
Plot Section 22
Memorial ID 76808757"Inscription: US Army Korea.
Additional Information Posted:
"Mr. Aaron "Red" Rice Matney, 79, of Lexington passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center.
Aaron was born July 4, 1932 in Wyoming County, WV a son of the late John and Maude Cook Matney. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife of 52 years, Mary Francis Matney; two sons, Aaron Rice Matney, Jr. and Gary Matney; and ten brothers and sisters.
Aaron was a carpenter by trade. He could build anything he was determined to build. Mr. Matney was a member and former deacon of Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church in Lexington. He loved his church, reading his bible, and his family; A Godly man devoted to God and his family. Aaron is a veteran of the US Army. On February 12, 2004 he married Linda Gilmore Matney, who survives of the home.
Also surviving are four children, Mary Ann Couch and husband, Allen of Oceana, WV, Marina Matney of Trinity, Luther "Luke" Matney and wife, Anna of Wallburg, and Joey Matney of Trinity; step son, Tony Gobble and wife, Candace of Thomasville and step daughter, Kenda Somero and husband, Michael of Trinity; two sisters, Susie Sadwin and husband, Arnold of NJ and Naomi Smith and husband, Bernard of GA; two brothers, Billy Ray Matney and wife, Karen and Joseph Booten Matney and wife, Phyllis all of MI; 11 grandchildren, 11 step grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held 2 pm Wednesday, September 21st at Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, 335 Lee Smith Road, Lexington, NC with Pastor Jeff Walser officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 20th from 6 until 8 pm at Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA, 23058.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; E.D. 55-9; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 212B;
Image 52 of 97; Household #411.
Listed as Naomi Matney; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, John Matney.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; E.D. 55-9; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 212B;
Image 52 of 97; Household #411.
Listed as Aaron Matney; age 7; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Matney.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 173; WV Archives Web Site.
Aaron R. Matney; age 22; born and living at Oceana, WV; single; son of John and Maude Matney;
married on 12 Sep 1952 at Oceana, WV; Frances M. Morgan; age 23; born and living at Guyan, WV;
single; daughter of Rediford and Corby Morgan.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ed Davidson; 20 Sep 2011; maintained by Gale Ruckman
Smith.
"Aaron Rice “Red” Matney
Birth 4 Jul 1932
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Sep 2011 (aged 79)
Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Guilford Memorial Park
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, Latitude: 36.0113963, Longitude: -79.9010103
Plot Section 22
Memorial ID 76808757"Inscription: US Army Korea.
Additional Information Posted:
"Mr. Aaron "Red" Rice Matney, 79, of Lexington passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center.
Aaron was born July 4, 1932 in Wyoming County, WV a son of the late John and Maude Cook Matney. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife of 52 years, Mary Francis Matney; two sons, Aaron Rice Matney, Jr. and Gary Matney; and ten brothers and sisters.
Aaron was a carpenter by trade. He could build anything he was determined to build. Mr. Matney was a member and former deacon of Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church in Lexington. He loved his church, reading his bible, and his family; A Godly man devoted to God and his family. Aaron is a veteran of the US Army. On February 12, 2004 he married Linda Gilmore Matney, who survives of the home.
Also surviving are four children, Mary Ann Couch and husband, Allen of Oceana, WV, Marina Matney of Trinity, Luther "Luke" Matney and wife, Anna of Wallburg, and Joey Matney of Trinity; step son, Tony Gobble and wife, Candace of Thomasville and step daughter, Kenda Somero and husband, Michael of Trinity; two sisters, Susie Sadwin and husband, Arnold of NJ and Naomi Smith and husband, Bernard of GA; two brothers, Billy Ray Matney and wife, Karen and Joseph Booten Matney and wife, Phyllis all of MI; 11 grandchildren, 11 step grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held 2 pm Wednesday, September 21st at Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, 335 Lee Smith Road, Lexington, NC with Pastor Jeff Walser officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 20th from 6 until 8 pm at Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA, 23058.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 173; WV Archives Web Site.
Aaron R. Matney; age 22; born and living at Oceana, WV; single; son of John and Maude Matney;
married on 12 Sep 1952 at Oceana, WV; Frances M. Morgan; age 23; born and living at Guyan, WV;
single; daughter of Rediford and Corby Morgan.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 19 Sep 2011; maintained by MLDS.
"Mary Frances Morgan Matney
Birth 31 Jul 1934
Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 May 2003 (aged 68)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Guilford Memorial Park
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, Latitude: 36.0113944, Longitude: -79.9010098
Plot Section 22
Memorial ID 76774716"Additional Information Posted:
"LEXINGTON, N.C. - Mary Frances Morgan Matney, 68, of Lee Smith Rd., died Sunday, May 25, 2003, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem."Born July 31, 1934, at Coal Mountain, he was the son of the late Rediford and Corby Walker Morgan. She was a resident of the Trinity and Glenola communities for the past 25 years before moving to Lexington.
"She was a member of Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, Lexington. She married Aaron R. Matney on Sept. 12, 1952.
"She was preceded in death by a son, Gary Matney.
"In addition to her husband of the home, she is survived by five children: Mary Ann Matney Couch and husband, Allen of Oceana, Aaron Matney Jr. and his wife, Susan of Glenola, Marina Matney Aikens of Lexington, N.C., Luther J. Matney and his fiancé, Anna Christian of High Point, N.C. and Josiah A. Matney of the home; nine grandchildren: Kelly Ann Couch of Beckley, Richard Couch of Oceana, Madonna Bundy of Glenola, Stephanie Hilliard of Glenola, Mandy Matney of Lexington, Cristy Matney of Lexington, Timmy Aikens of Lexington, Ashley Matney of Warwick, R.I. and Luther Matney Jr. of High Point; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Vennie Hatfield of Coal Mountain and Edith Maynor of Coats, N.C.
"Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service, Archdale with the Rev. Junior Ballew and the Rev. James Grant officiating. Burial will follow in the Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery.
"Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home."