1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 347; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse Lee Walker; age 21; born at Baileysville, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of
Leander and Katherine Walker; married on 14 May 1962 at Simon, WV; Patricia Ann Harper;
age 18; born in Earling, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Buster and Nora Harper.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 347; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse Lee Walker; age 21; born at Baileysville, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of
Leander and Katherine Walker; married on 14 May 1962 at Simon, WV; Patricia Ann Harper;
age 18; born in Earling, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Buster and Nora Harper.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jesse Lee Walker, Jr., 49, of Oceana, WV passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his home. He was born
on September 10, 1967 in Mullens, WV a son of the late Jesse and Patricia Harper Walker, Sr. In addition
to his parents he is preceded in death by an infant sister Glora Ann Walker; a nephew Charles Anthony
Lusk, Jr.; a niece Cassandra Walls; and brother-in-law Charles Anthony Lusk, Sr. Survivors include five
sisters Dora Lusk of Hanover, Lenora Ellis of Oceana, Melissa Terry of Asheboro, NC, Georgette Baxter of
Brenton and Misty (David) Godfrey and husband of Baileysville; a brother Kenneth Walker of Brenton;
three nieces Crystal Thomas of Mullens, Amanda White of Brenton and Leslie Walker of Oceana; seven
nephews Chadrick Walker of Mullens, Andrew Lusk of Herndon, Jeremy Ellis of Pineville, Jessie Richmond
of Asheboro, NC, Joshua Richmond of Asheboro, NC, Jeremiah Walker of Princeton and Justin Blackburn
of Huntington; five great nieces; twelve great nephews; and a host of other loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at Noon on Friday, May 5, 2017 in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Barry Brooks officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens,
Matheny, WV. ..."
1. Stafford Family Funeral Hone; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Kenneth Eugene Walker, 47, of Prince, formerly of Brenton, WV passed away on Saturday June 16, 2018 at
Beckley ARH. He was born on May 5, 1971 a son of the late Jesse Lee and Patricia Ann Harper Walker. In
addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a brother Jesse Lee Walker, Jr.; and infant sister Glora
Ann Walker; a nephew Charles Anthony Lusk, Jr.; a niece Cassandra Walls; and a brother-in-law Charles
Anthony Lusk. Survivors include a son Justin Blackburn of Huntington; five sisters Dora Lusk of Hanover,
Lenora Ellis of Oceana, Melissa Terry of Asheboro, NC, Georgette Baxter of Brenton and Misty (David)
Godfrey of Baileysville; two nieces Crystal Thomas of Mullens, and Amanda White of Brenton; five
nephews Chadrick Walker of Mullens, Andrew Lusk of Herndon, Jeremy Ellis of Pineville, Jessie Richmond
of Asheboro, NC and Jeremiah Walker of Princeton; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral
services will be held at 7PM on Saturday June 23rd in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco,
WV with Rev. Barry Brooks officiating. Friends may gather with the family from 5PM until time of services
on Saturday June 23rd at the funeral home. In keeping with his wishes he will be cremated following the
services. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Joseph Depriest
Gender Male
Marriage Date 20 Feb 1854
Marriage Place Greene, Virginia, USA
Marital Status Married
Spouse Mary Parker"
1. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Joseph Depriest
Gender Male
Marriage Date 20 Feb 1854
Marriage Place Greene, Virginia, USA
Marital Status Married
Spouse Mary Parker"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie
Lee Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Garfield, the eldest of the Bailey boys,
inspired his children to achieve success in
whatever they desired to do, and to be
productive citizens. Garfield and his wife
had six children. Four of the children ___
Lillian, Samuel, Clara and John are
deceased. Alean and Katie are still living."
2. Grayson Co, VA; Delayed Birth Certificate #3371; Ancestry.com Website.
Garfield Mitchell Bailey; born 27 Apr 1887 in Elk Creek, VA; eldest child; Negro; son of John Bailey;
age 23; born in VA; and Mollie Johnson Bailey; age 27; born in VA; signed by Annie Eliazabeth
Robinson Bailey, stepmother.
3. 1900 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Elk Creek District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 24A; Image 9 of 46;
Family #69/84.
Listed as Garfield Bailey; age 13; born in Apr 1887 in VA; Black; at school; in household of father,
John M. Bailey.
4. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Garfield Bailey
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1888
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia
Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1914
Marriage Place: Grayson County, Virginia
Spouse:
Lura Taylor
FHL Film Number: 2048452
Reference ID: 1914 Line 26"
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8875; WV Archives Website.
Garfield Bailey; age 66; born 27 Apr 1887 in Elk Creek, VA; widowed; retired miner; Colored; living at
Six, WV; son of John and Mollie Bailey; died 23 Jun 1953 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to
mesenteric thrombosis; buried 26 Jun 1953 in Oak Grove Cemetery; informant, George Bailey.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lura Taylor
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1894
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia
Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1914
Marriage Place: Grayson County, Virginia
Spouse:
Garfield Bailey
FHL Film Number: 2048452
Reference ID: 1914 Line 26"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie
Lee Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Garfield, the eldest of the Bailey boys,
inspired his children to achieve success in
whatever they desired to do, and to be
productive citizens. Garfield and his wife
had six children. Four of the children ___
Lillian, Samuel, Clara and John are
deceased. Alean and Katie are still living."
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John Mitchell Bailey [John Bailey]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1919
Birth Place: Coalwood, West Virginia
Death Date: Jun 1983
Father:
Garfield M Bailey
Mother:
Lura M Taylor
SSN: 236182466
Notes: Sep 1939: Name listed as JOHN MITCHELL BAILEY;
31 Dec 1987: Name listed as JOHN BAILEY"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Garfield, the eldest of the Bailey boys,
inspired his children to achieve success in
whatever they desired to do, and to be
productive citizens. Garfield and his wife
had six children. Four of the children ___
Lillian, Samuel, Clara and John are
deceased. Alean and Katie are still living."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Garfield, the eldest of the Bailey boys,
inspired his children to achieve success in
whatever they desired to do, and to be
productive citizens. Garfield and his wife
had six children. Four of the children ___
Lillian, Samuel, Clara and John are
deceased. Alean and Katie are still living."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Garfield, the eldest of the Bailey boys,
inspired his children to achieve success in
whatever they desired to do, and to be
productive citizens. Garfield and his wife
had six children. Four of the children ___
Lillian, Samuel, Clara and John are
deceased. Alean and Katie are still living."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 253; WV Archives Website.
Charles McKinley Hairston; age 18; born 23 Mar 1948 in Jenkinjones; single; Negro; living at
Box 337, Jenkinjones, WV; son of Marvin and Ida Mae (English) Hariston; married on 4 Feb 1967 in
Jenkinjones, WV; Mary Louise Townsel; age 18; born 12 May 1948 in Jenkinjones, WV; single;
Negro; living at Box 365, Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Samuel and Queenie (Lyons) Townsel.
2. US Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles McKinley Hairston
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1948
Death Date: 10 Mar 1968
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Race: Negro (Black)
Home City: Jenkinjones
Home State: West Virginia
Religion: Baptist - Other Groups
Marital status: Married (Spouse Listed) (Married)
SSN/Service #: 67009274
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 10 Mar 1968
Processed Date: Mar 1968
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Gunshot or Small Arms Fire
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Specialist Fourth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Province: Military Region 3 - Long An
Length of Service : 01
Service Occupation: Infantry Direct Fire Crewman (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 253; WV Archives Website.
Charles McKinley Hairston; age 18; born 23 Mar 1948 in Jenkinjones; single; Negro; living at
Box 337, Jenkinjones, WV; son of Marvin and Ida Mae (English) Hariston; married on 4 Feb 1967 in
Jenkinjones, WV; Mary Louise Townsel; age 18; born 12 May 1948 in Jenkinjones, WV; single;
Negro; living at Box 365, Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Samuel and Queenie (Lyons) Townsel.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Dolores Cochenour Carlson; 20 Sep 2014.
" Elizabeth Jane Belcher Lilly
Birth 15 Sep 1943
West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Jun 2000 (aged 56)
Catawba, York County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 136155960"Additional Information Posted:
"Published: The Charleston Daily Mail, Wednesday, June 14, 2000"CATAWBA, S.C. - Elizabeth Jane Lilly, 56, of Catawba died Saturday, June 10, 2000, at home after a long illness.
"She was a customer service representative for Pep Boys, Catawba, and was a Baptist.
"Surviving: husband, Arthur Edwin Lilly Jr.; sons, Thomas of Plano, Texas, Timothy of Pottsboro, Texas, Christopher of Renlo, N.C.; daughters, Kimberly Ferguson of Van Alstyne, Texas, Patricia Rolen of Oklahoma City, Okla., Kathy Hale of Gober, Texas, Anna Wages of Whitesboro, Texas; brothers, Johnny Ray Belcher of Warsaw, Ind., Ross Franklin Belcher of Jefferson, Ore., Jay Allen DeVitt of Charleston, W.Va., Francis Bernard DeVitt of Pinch, W.Va.; sisters, Edna Mae Poe of Warsaw, Ind., Donna Jean Haynes of Charleston; 18 grandchildren.
"Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, W.Va., with the Rev. Barbara Bailey officiating.
"Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston."
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Kiethrell Mark Stiefer, Sr. 70, of Glen Morgan, WV went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 3, 1955 in Jacksonville, TX a son of the late Edward “Buster” and Ruth Saulters Stiefer. He was a United States Air Force Veteran. He was a former Deputy Sheriff and Police Chief in Texas. He was a former truck driver and was a plant worker for Georgia Pacific in Mount Hope. In his later years he loved working as a CNA at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital until his illness wouldn’t allow him to. He was known for his love of God, and his love of family and friends, often giving some of them nicknames. He loved high school and college football, and especially loved deer hunting and posting videos. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three brothers Elvis Stiefer, Ed Stiefer and Bobby Stiefer, a sister Mary Pitts, a brother-in-law Ricky “Cuz” Smith, and his first wife Renate Hartmann Stiefer. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife Karen “Krick” Hatfield Stiefer, his children Mickey Udy and girlfriend Marie, Kiethrell Mark “Bubba” Stiefer, Jr. and wife Melissa, Matthew Hatfield and wife Desirae, Michael Stiefer and wife Brooke, Tina Shields and husband Jeremy, Steven Stiefer, and grandchildren Briana Hanna and husband Dylan, Jessica Hines, Emilee Montos and husband Josh, Kiethrell Mark “BJ” Stiefer, III and wife Morgan, Katie Stiefer, Kasey Stiefer, Tyler “Worm” Hatfield, Kaleb “Baby K.” Hatfield, Paxton “Mr. P.” Stiefer, Rylan “Little R.” Stiefer, Kinley “Puddin” Stiefer and Saylor “Dumplin” Stiefer, four great grandchildren Landree, Lucy, and Luke Hanna, and Camryn Crews, three sisters Wanda Jones, Terri “Ret” Smith and Pam Willingham, and a host of other loving family and friends. A special thank you to his sister-in-law Sharon Sadler. Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, January 21st at the Grace and Truth Ministries, 1316 Coal City Rd. Coal City, WV. He will be laid to rest in the Hot Coal Cemetery, Coal City, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 11 am until time of service on Wednesday at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home."