1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage Certificate #80-053727; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Edward Epple; age 59; born 7 Apr 1921 in IN; widowed; third marriage; previous marriage
ended 2 Dec 1978; 12th grade education; living at PO Box F, Hanover, Wyoming Co, WV; son of
Julius Albert and Mable (Atkinson) Epple; married on 18 Nov 1980 at Pembroke, Giles Co, VA;
Shirley Ann Hutchens; maiden name, Causey; age 37; born in KY; second marriage; previous
marriage ened in divorce 17 Nov 1980; 9th grade education; living at 202 Railroad Avenue,
Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV; daughter of Steve and Edna Mae (Fugate) Causey.
1. "The Daily Times", Batavia, NY; Tuesday, 23 Oct 2007; GenealogyBank.com Web Site.
"Eva Gay Epps, 73, of Roderfield, W.Va., died Sunday (Oct. 21, 2007) at the McDowell County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, W.Va. She had been a patient there since February 2004 following a stroke."She was born Jan. 26, 1934, in Roderfield, W.Va., a daughter of the late John P. Puckett and the late Sylvia Lenavi Dillon West.
"Mrs. Epps was a residential student of the West Virginia State School for the Blind in Romney. She graduated in 1953 and the following year married Jack Sprinkle. Following their divorce in 1960, she moved to Chicago where she worked as a Dictaphone operator and married Everett Oddie. In 1969 she moved to Batavia where her husband taught piano tuning at the New York State School for the Blind from 1969 to 1976. She enjoyed entertaining his students and her close friends. In 1976 she moved to Macon, Ga.; 13 days after her move her husband Everett died. The following year she married Robert Epps of Sparta, Ga.
"She was the stepdaughter of the late Maston West.
"Survivors include her husband, Robert "Bob" Epps of Roderfield, W.Va.; her son, Paul Sprinkle of Batavia; two half-brothers, Martin (Georgia) West and Benny (Patricia) West, all of Roderfield, W.Va.; and three half-sisters, Martha (Doug) Muncy of Roderfield, Anna Laura Richmond of Hinton, W.Va., and Mary Lynn (Thurman) Mullins of Raleigh, N.C.
"Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, W.Va., where her funeral services will be at 1, with the Rev. Russell Kin officiating. Burial will follow in the Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, W.Va. Friends of the family will serve as pallbearers.,,,"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls;
21 Sep 2014.
Eva Gay Epps; born 26 Jan 1934; died 21 Oct 2007; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy Pocahontas; taken 11 Feb 1920; Page
204B; Image 3 of 16; Family #200/200.
Listed as Sylvia Dillon; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas B. Dillon.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records Vol #__(1942); Page 196; WV Archives Web Site.
Masten Brendford West; age 30; born in WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
31 Mar 1942 at Roderfield, WV; Sylvia Dillon; age 25; born in WV; single; living at Roderfield
WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Lieneva Dillon
[Sylvia Lieneva West]
[Sylvia West]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Roderfield, West Virginia
[Roderfield M??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 3 Sep 2005
Father: Thomas B Dillon
Mother: Eva A McClure
SSN: 234205712
Notes: Nov 1938: Name listed as SYLVIA LIENEVA DILLON;
Feb 1944: Name listed as SYLVIA LIENEVA WEST;
29 Apr 2005: Name listed as SYLVIA LYNEVA WEST;
16 Sep 2005: Name listed as SYLVIA L WEST"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Sep 2014.
Sylvia L. West; born 15 Apr 1917; died 3 Sep 2005; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bog Creek District; taken on 19 Feb 1920; Page 106A;
Image 35 of 38; Family #313/314.
Listed as Brinford West; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Lester B. West.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records Vol #__(1942); Page 196; WV Archives Web Site.
Masten Brendford West; age 30; born in WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
31 Mar 1942 at Roderfield, WV; Sylvia Dillon; age 25; born in WV; single; living at Roderfield
WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Sep 2014.
Mastin B. West; born 23 Jun 1912; died 11 May 1997; buried here; headstone photo shown; grave
marker photo also shown; "TEC 5 US ARMY * WORLD WAR II".
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy Pocahontas; taken 11 Feb 1920; Page
204B; Image 3 of 16; Family #200/200.
Listed as Sylvia Dillon; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas B. Dillon.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records Vol #__(1942); Page 196; WV Archives Web Site.
Masten Brendford West; age 30; born in WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
31 Mar 1942 at Roderfield, WV; Sylvia Dillon; age 25; born in WV; single; living at Roderfield
WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Lieneva Dillon
[Sylvia Lieneva West]
[Sylvia West]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Roderfield, West Virginia
[Roderfield M??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 3 Sep 2005
Father: Thomas B Dillon
Mother: Eva A McClure
SSN: 234205712
Notes: Nov 1938: Name listed as SYLVIA LIENEVA DILLON;
Feb 1944: Name listed as SYLVIA LIENEVA WEST;
29 Apr 2005: Name listed as SYLVIA LYNEVA WEST;
16 Sep 2005: Name listed as SYLVIA L WEST"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Sep 2014.
Sylvia L. West; born 15 Apr 1917; died 3 Sep 2005; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. "The Daily Times", Batavia, NY; Tuesday, 23 Oct 2007; GenealogyBank.com Web Site.
"Eva Gay Epps, 73, of Roderfield, W.Va., died Sunday (Oct. 21, 2007) at the McDowell County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, W.Va. She had been a patient there since February 2004 following a stroke."She was born Jan. 26, 1934, in Roderfield, W.Va., a daughter of the late John P. Puckett and the late Sylvia Lenavi Dillon West.
"Mrs. Epps was a residential student of the West Virginia State School for the Blind in Romney. She graduated in 1953 and the following year married Jack Sprinkle. Following their divorce in 1960, she moved to Chicago where she worked as a Dictaphone operator and married Everett Oddie. In 1969 she moved to Batavia where her husband taught piano tuning at the New York State School for the Blind from 1969 to 1976. She enjoyed entertaining his students and her close friends. In 1976 she moved to Macon, Ga.; 13 days after her move her husband Everett died. The following year she married Robert Epps of Sparta, Ga.
"She was the stepdaughter of the late Maston West.
"Survivors include her husband, Robert "Bob" Epps of Roderfield, W.Va.; her son, Paul Sprinkle of Batavia; two half-brothers, Martin (Georgia) West and Benny (Patricia) West, all of Roderfield, W.Va.; and three half-sisters, Martha (Doug) Muncy of Roderfield, Anna Laura Richmond of Hinton, W.Va., and Mary Lynn (Thurman) Mullins of Raleigh, N.C.
"Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, W.Va., where her funeral services will be at 1, with the Rev. Russell Kin officiating. Burial will follow in the Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, W.Va. Friends of the family will serve as pallbearers.,,,"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls;
21 Sep 2014.
Eva Gay Epps; born 26 Jan 1934; died 21 Oct 2007; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. "The Daily Times", Batavia, NY; Tuesday, 23 Oct 2007; GenealogyBank.com Web Site.
"Eva Gay Epps, 73, of Roderfield, W.Va., died Sunday (Oct. 21, 2007) at the McDowell County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, W.Va. She had been a patient there since February 2004 following a stroke."She was born Jan. 26, 1934, in Roderfield, W.Va., a daughter of the late John P. Puckett and the late Sylvia Lenavi Dillon West.
"Mrs. Epps was a residential student of the West Virginia State School for the Blind in Romney. She graduated in 1953 and the following year married Jack Sprinkle. Following their divorce in 1960, she moved to Chicago where she worked as a Dictaphone operator and married Everett Oddie. In 1969 she moved to Batavia where her husband taught piano tuning at the New York State School for the Blind from 1969 to 1976. She enjoyed entertaining his students and her close friends. In 1976 she moved to Macon, Ga.; 13 days after her move her husband Everett died. The following year she married Robert Epps of Sparta, Ga.
"She was the stepdaughter of the late Maston West.
"Survivors include her husband, Robert "Bob" Epps of Roderfield, W.Va.; her son, Paul Sprinkle of Batavia; two half-brothers, Martin (Georgia) West and Benny (Patricia) West, all of Roderfield, W.Va.; and three half-sisters, Martha (Doug) Muncy of Roderfield, Anna Laura Richmond of Hinton, W.Va., and Mary Lynn (Thurman) Mullins of Raleigh, N.C.
"Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, W.Va., where her funeral services will be at 1, with the Rev. Russell Kin officiating. Burial will follow in the Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, W.Va. Friends of the family will serve as pallbearers.,,,"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls;
21 Sep 2014.
Eva Gay Epps; born 26 Jan 1934; died 21 Oct 2007; buried here; headstone photo shown.