1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Saturday, 29 Jan 2005; newspaper Obit for father, Herbert
Hoover Morgan.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Michael D “Mike” Morgan, 69, of Oceana passed away Friday, December 11th at BARH due to a short illness. He was born June 30, 1951in Sunhill, WV a son of Hilda Mae Davis Morgan of Clear Fork and the late Herbert “Hoover” Morgan. Mike was a loving soul and would do what he could for his family and friends if they needed him. He was proceeded in death by his dad Herbert Hoover Morgan, a brother Barry K Morgan and a sister Dianna D Morgan. Those left to mourn his loss is his Mother Hilda Morgan of Clear Fork; his daughter Tisha Morgan Walls of Clear Fork; his son Justin Morgan of Holland MI, his stepdaughters Carol Rose (husband Jerry), Tammy Burnett of Clear Fork, and stepson Michael Lee Simpson (wife Melinda) of Charlotte, NC; grandchildren, Courtney Blankenship (husband Jeffery) of Oceana, Devan and Ethan Walls of Clear Fork, Haley Morgan of Thomasville, NC, Jordon Kirkendoll (husband Rodney Dale) of Kopperston, Mathew Martin and son Blake of Holland MI; brother Marvin Morgan (wife Jane) of Belleview FL, brother Justin Morgan (wife Lisa) of Ortonville MI, sister Vikki Sims (husband Tab) of Jesse, brother Jeffery Morgan of Clear Fork, brother Larry Morgan (wife Carrie) of Kopperston, sister Judy Wicker (husband Wess) of Clear Fork and sister Arlene Trent of Mooresville NC and a slew of Nieces, Nephews, Aunts, Uncles and Friends; and his very best friend Barry Chambers. A private funeral service will be held for the family on Tuesday December 15th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco with Pastor Erwin Gregory officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Morgan Family Cemetery in Clear Fork up Elk Lick Rd. Pallbearers will be his son Justin Morgan, grandson Mathew Martin, brother Larry Morgan, brother Jeff Morgan, brother Marvin Morgan and Jeffery Blankenship. In Lieu of flowers donations can be made to the funeral home to help with the service. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 14 Dec 2020.
"Michael D. “Mike” Morgan
Birth 30 Jun 1951
Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 11 Dec 2020 (aged 69)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Morgan Family Cemetery
Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 219714573"
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #68 033099; Ancestry.com Website.
Elmer Lee Simpson; age 22; born 29 Mar 1946 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 81, Clear Fork, WV; son of Charles Lee and Belva Loran (Toler) Simpson;
married on 3 Aug 1968 in Giles Co, VA; Romaine Abbott; age 20; born 13 Dec 1947 in WV; single;
this is her 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Lynco, WV; daughter of William Henry Harrison
and Daisy Mae (Blankenship) Abbott.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #68 033099; Ancestry.com Website.
Elmer Lee Simpson; age 22; born 29 Mar 1946 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 81, Clear Fork, WV; son of Charles Lee and Belva Loran (Toler) Simpson;
married on 3 Aug 1968 in Giles Co, VA; Romaine Abbott; age 20; born 13 Dec 1947 in WV; single;
this is her 1st (sic, 2nd) marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Lynco, WV; daughter of William Henry
Harrison and Daisy Mae (Blankenship) Abbott.
1. Jackson Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 462; WV Archives Web Site.
David C. Arnold; age 20; born 8 Nov 1947 in Welch, WV; never married; living at 814 Ann Street,
Ravenswood, WV; son of Malcom C. and Margaret Ann (Mulkey) Arnold; married on 8 Jun 1968
in Ravenswood, WV; Paula Lynn Kirk; age 18; born 3 Oct 1949 in Ashland, KY; never married; living
at 7 henry Street, Ravenswood, WV; daughter of Quentin T. and Gladys Mae (Newsom) Kirk, with
consent of Malcolm C. and Margaret A. Arnold, parents of David C. Arnold; and Quentin T. and
Gladys M. Kirk, parents of Paula Lynn Kirk.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: David Clinton Arnold
[David Arnold]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1947
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: Oct 1976
SSN: 234727460
Notes: Apr 1963: Name listed as DAVID CLINTON ARNOLD;
31 Dec 1987: Name listed as DAVID ARNOLD"
3. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
David Clinton Arnold; age 28; born 8 Nov 1947; married; husband of Paula Kirk Arnold; living at
3708 Carmelita Blvd, Kokomo, Howard Co, IN; line work for Chrysler Corp; son of Malcolm C. and
Margaret Ann (Mulkey) Arnold; died 2 Oct 1976 on Larry Bryant Farm, RR#1, Losantsville, IN, 8 miles
NE of Richmond, IN; due to massive traumatic injuries from single engine, airplane crash with
ground at 2:45pm; cremated; 5 Oct 1976; informant, Paula Kirk Arnold of above address.
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current;
"Name: David Arnold
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1947
Death Date: 2 Oct 1976
Cemetery: Ravenswood Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Father: Malcolm Clinton Arnold
Mother: Margaret Ann Arnold
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. Jackson Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 462; WV Archives Web Site.
David C. Arnold; age 20; born 8 Nov 1947 in Welch, WV; never married; living at 814 Ann Street,
Ravenswood, WV; son of Malcom C. and Margaret Ann (Mulkey) Arnold; married on 8 Jun 1968
in Ravenswood, WV; Paula Lynn Kirk; age 18; born 3 Oct 1949 in Ashland, KY; never married; living
at 7 henry Street, Ravenswood, WV; daughter of Quentin T. and Gladys Mae (Newsom) Kirk, with
consent of Malcolm C. and Margaret A. Arnold, parents of David C. Arnold; and Quentin T. and
Gladys M. Kirk, parents of Paula Lynn Kirk.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Wimmer Payne"; Article; Page 222; submitted by Geneva Steel; HC 61,
Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 85; WV Archives Website.
David Lee Payne; age 20; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; married on 15 Oct 1960; Oma Alice
Vance; age 20; born in Jolo, WV; single; living at Paynesville, WV; with consent of Ballard and Rodie
Payne, parents of David Lee Payne; and Charlie N. and Lucinda Vance, parents of Oma Alice Vance
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Wimmer Payne"; Article; Page 222; submitted by Geneva Steel; HC 61,
Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 85; WV Archives Website.
David Lee Payne; age 20; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; married on 15 Oct 1960; Oma Alice
Vance; age 20; born in Jolo, WV; single; living at Paynesville, WV; with consent of Ballard and Rodie
Payne, parents of David Lee Payne; and Charlie N. and Lucinda Vance, parents of Oma Alice Vance
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #89-051201; Ancestry.com Website.
Richard David Marushia; age 24; born 14 Jun 1965 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Twin Branch, WV; son of Richard David and Charlette Jean
(Barber) Marushia; married on 11 Sep 1989 at North Tazewell, VA; Tammy Denise Hagerman; age
18; born 10 Jun 1971 in WV; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box 212,
Thorpe, WV; daughte of Chatles Leonard and Eva Gray (Hart) Hagerman.
(Tammy was born to her dad's first unknown wife.)
1. Wythe Co, VA; Marriage Registry; Voln #__(1899); Page __; Line #51; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Bell; age 22; born and living in Wythe Co, VA; single; son of John and Maggie (Stoots) Bell;
married on 19 Jan 1899 in Wyth Co, VA. L.G. Turner; age 19; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; living in
Wythe Co, VA; daughter of Silas F. and Virginia (Redpath) Turner.
1. Wythe Co, VA; Marriage Registry; Voln #__(1899); Page __; Line #51; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Bell; age 22; born and living in Wythe Co, VA; single; son of John and Maggie (Stoots) Bell;
married on 19 Jan 1899 in Wyth Co, VA. L.G. Turner; age 19; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; living in
Wythe Co, VA; daughter of Silas F. and Virginia (Redpath) Turner.
2. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Pulaski District; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 106A; Image 15 of 39;
Family #137/136.
Listed as Luther Jones; age 37; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Walter Jones.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Death Registry; Vol #__(1943); Page 232; WV Archives
Website.
Luther Gay Turner Jones; age 63; born in Montgomery Co, VA; married; wife of W.R. Jones;
housewife; daughter of S.F. and Virginia (Redsate) Turner; died 20 Jun 1943 in McDowell Co, WV;
due to congestive heart Failure.
1. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Pulaski District; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 106A; Image 15 of 39;
Family #137/136.
Listed as Walter Bell; age 14; born in VA; farm laborer; in household of step-father, Walter Jones.
1. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Pulaski District; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 106A; Image 15 of 39;
Family #137/136.
Listed as Maggie Bell; age 13; born in VA; in household of step-father, Walter Jones.
1. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Pulaski District; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 106A; Image 15 of 39;
Family #137/136.
Listed as Robert Bell; age 10; born in VA; in household of step-father, Walter Jones.
1. Missouri, U.S. Pre-World War II Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941; Ancestry.com
Website.
"Name: Glen A Bernard
Age: 21
Birth Date: 4 Nov 1905
Birth Place: Garden City Missosuri
Military Date: 27 Jun 1927
Military Place: Missouri, USA
Service Branch: National Guard "
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Harmon Bernard [Sylvia Harmon Crump] [Sylvia Bernard] [Sylvia Harmon Harmon]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1910
Birth Place: Coretta, West Virginia [Welch Unknow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 4 Jan 2001
Father:
Sam M Harmon
Mother:
Lillie A Dixon
SSN: 509160085
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Nov 1939: Name listed as SYLVIA HARMON BERNARD;
Oct 1959: Name listed as SYLVIA HARMON CRUMP;
Jan 1961: Name listed as SYLVIA RUE BERNARD;
15 Feb 2001: Name listed as SYLVIA H BERNARD"
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia H. Bernard
Social Security Number: 509-16-0085
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1910
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Kansas
Last Residence: 75081, Richardson, Dallas, Texas, USA
Death Date: 4 Jan 2001"
Richard Eugene "Ricky" Mitchem
north1. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Richard E Mitchem
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1968
Residence County: Seneca
Spouse's Name: Julia A Graham
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1969
Spouse's Residence County: Seneca
Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1986
Marriage License County: Seneca
Certificate Number: 12426
Volume Number: 12870"
2. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Julia A Mitchem
Birth Year: 1968
Residence: Tiffin, Seneca
Spouse's Name: Richard E Mitchem
Spouse's Birth Year: 1967
Spouse's Residence: Tiffin, Seneca
Marriage Duration (Years): 04
Number of Minor Children: 3
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Seneca
Decree Date: 25 Jan 1991
Cerificate Number: 2478
Volume Number: 6804"
3. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Richard Eugene Mitchem
Birth Date: Apr 1967
Residence Date: 1995-1997
Address: Po Box 216
Residence: Northfork, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24868
Second Residence Date: 1997-2008
Second Address: Hc 76 Box 216
Second Residence: Worth, West virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24868
Third Residence Date: 1997-2008
Third Address: Hc 76 Box 681
Third Residence: Northfork, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 24868
Fourth Residence Date: 1997-2006
Fourth Address: 239 Jefferson St
Fourth Residence: Tiffin, Ohio, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 44883"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Richard Mitchem [Richard Eugene Mitchem]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1967
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia [Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 28 Jun 2003
SSN: 275721227
Type of Claim: Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes: 12 Jan 1977: Name listed as RICHARD MITCHEM; 02 Jan 1979: Name listed as RICHARD EUGENE MITCHEM; 09 Jan 1986: Name listed as RICHARD E MITCHEM"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by LaDonna Burks; 11 Dec 2013.
" Richard Eugene “Ricky” Mitchem
Birth 7 Apr 1967
Death 28 Jun 2003 (aged 36)
Ashland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Mitchem Ridge Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 121600576"Additional Information Posted:
"Mitchem, Richard "Ricky" Eugene was born April 7, 1967 and died June 28, 2003. Rick lived in Ashland West Virginia at the time of his death. He died as a result of a auto accident. A Jeep he was a passenger in , the driver lost control and missed a curve going up a hill on Rockhouse Mountain, near Carswell, West Virginia. The jeep did not make the curve on the hill they where going up and went off the side of the hillside, and rick was ejected out of the Jeep. Rick was married at one time to my Niece Julie Ann Graham,They had children together. Rick & Julie where divorced."
1. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Richard E Mitchem
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1968
Residence County: Seneca
Spouse's Name: Julia A Graham
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1969
Spouse's Residence County: Seneca
Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1986
Marriage License County: Seneca
Certificate Number: 12426
Volume Number: 12870"
2. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Julia A Mitchem
Birth Year: 1968
Residence: Tiffin, Seneca
Spouse's Name: Richard E Mitchem
Spouse's Birth Year: 1967
Spouse's Residence: Tiffin, Seneca
Marriage Duration (Years): 04
Number of Minor Children: 3
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Seneca
Decree Date: 25 Jan 1991
Cerificate Number: 2478
Volume Number: 6804"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 1 Dec 2011.
"Henry Wiley Horn
Birth 19 Jan 1875
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Dec 1972 (aged 97)
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Cooper and Horn Cemetery
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 81396547"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Archie Horn (sic, believe this is another Henry Wiley Horn, birthday is 10 yrs off)
Mother: Ollie J. Mullins (sic, believe this is another Henry Wiley Horn, birthday is 10 yrs off)Marriage 1: Lilly B. Wimmer 1886 –
Children:
Jarvey Horne 1902 –
Bascom Slimp Horn 1917 –
Armenda Bell Horn 1921 –"