1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 153; WV Archives Web Site.
Jarrell C. Alford; age 21; born in Gary, WV; single; living at Elbert, WV; married on 27 Aug 1948 in
Gary, WV; Juanita Jean Myers; age 18; born and living in Elbert, WV; single; with consent of Mrs.
Geneva Myers; mother of Juanita Jean Myers.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Pamela Thompson; 15 Jun 2014.
" Jarrell C. Alford
Birth 3 Jun 1928
Gary, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Dec 2009 (aged 81)
Lashmeet, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Chapel of the Wildwood Mausoleum"Additional Information Posted:
"DAILY TELEGRAPH
Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV
Wednesday, 16 December 2009"PRINCETON [Mercer Co.]—Jarrell C. Alford, 81, of Ashley Lane, Princeton, formerly of Gary, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Home Sweet Home Personal Care of Lashmeet.
"Born June 3, 1928, at Gary [McDowell Co.], he was the son of the late Heath and Dora Jennings Alford. Jarrell was a graduate of Gary High School, Class of 1947. He worked for U.S. Steel in Gary, retiring after 36 years of service as a Supply Clerk in the warehouse. Jarrell was a former member of the Gary Lions Club and Gary Oddfellows Lodge.
"Survivors: His loving and caring wife of 61 years, Juanita Myers Alford; one daughter, Sue Widener and her husband Dick; one granddaughter, Amy Harrison and her husband Shane; two great-grandchildren, Abby Kinzer and Noah Harrison, all of Princeton; an aunt, Opal Alford of Galax Va.; sisters-in-law, Margie Dula of Elkton Md., Doris Hermes of Carlsbad, Calif., Anna Myers of Panama City, Fla.; brothers-in-law, Donald Myers and wife Betty of Milton, Fla., Ralph Myers and wife Judy of Welch; several cousins also survive.
"Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2009 from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastors Orville Harvey and Rob Buchanan officiating. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of the Wildwood Mausoleum, Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton.
"Friends may visit with the family today (Tuesday) from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Family and friends may share online messages of love and concerns via www.memorialfd.comJarrell's family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Princeton Advent Church, Building Fund, 706 Prince St., Princeton, WV 24740.The honor of serving the Alford family has been given to the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Elbert; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 96B; Image 54
of 78; Family #479/484.
Listed as Juanita Myers; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Charles N. Myers.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; E.D. 24-7; taken on 6 May 1940; Page 139B;
Image 2 of 28; Household #10.
Listed as Juanita Myers; age 10; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles N. Myers.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 153; WV Archives Web Site.
Jarrell C. Alford; age 21; born in Gary, WV; single; living at Elbert, WV; married on 27 Aug 1948 in
Gary, WV; Juanita Jean Myers; age 18; born and living in Elbert, WV; single; with consent of Mrs.
Geneva Myers; mother of Juanita Jean Myers.
4. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Juanita M Alford
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1929
Phone Number: 448-3568
Address: PO Box 367, Gary, WV, 24836-0367 (1993)"
5. Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center, Princeton, WV; Posted Obit.
"Juanita Myers Alford, 90, of Princeton formerly of Elbert, died suddenly Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born November 25, 1929 at Elbert, she was the daughter of the late Charles N. Myers and Nannie Geneva Wooldridge Myers. Juanita was a graduate of Gary High School, Class of 1947. Years later when her daughter became a Coaldigger, she was a booster mom offering hot dogs and hot chocolate at every home football game (even to the Maroon Waves fans at the Gary/Welch games, Dickie). She retired from the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs in Welch with 25 years of service treating every veteran she assisted like one of her eight brothers who served in the military. Juanita was a member of the Gary American Legion Auxiliary Unit #38. As a lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, she made lifelong friends such as Carol Riggins, Helen Elswick, Betty Heizer, Gertie Stone, Josephine Cavallo, Alice Nofsinger, and many more. She was a faithful attendee at Princeton Advent Christian Church. Juanita will long be remembered for her love and generosity towards her family, her meticulous organizational skills, and her ability to go into “Juanita” mode whenever there was a crisis. For instance, she left a detailed list for Sue Ellen and Amy to follow to make sure everything was done. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Jarrell C. Alford along with 9 siblings; Margie Dula, Lois Childress, Howard, Orville, Fremont, Wade, Bill, Roger and Donald Myers. Also, her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Dora and Heath Alford. Those left to cherish her memory, her loving and devoted daughter & son in law, Sue Ellen & Dick Widener, a caring granddaughter and her husband, Amy & Shane Harrison, and her two beautiful great grandchildren Abby Kinzer and Noah Harrison all of Princeton. Two siblings, Ralph & Judy Myers of Welch, Doris Hermes of Carlsbad, CA and a host of nieces and nephews. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Juanita Alford will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 27, 2020 in the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Samuel Walsh officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Garden Mausoleum. Friends may visit with the family Monday from 10:00 A.M. until the service hour at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Princeton Advent Christian Church at 706 Prince Street, Princeton, WV 24740. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com. Friends and family are invited to a dinner immediately following inurnment at Princeton Advent Christian Church. The Alford family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Frank Hughes
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1945
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1964
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Walter Hughes
Mother: Mary Church
Spouse: Dorothy Bailey
Certificate Number: 1964008407"
2. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, McDowell Co, WV; Posted Obit.
" Frank Beamer Hughes, 74 of Big Sandy passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Welch Community Hospital in Welch. Born July 20, 1945 in Welch, he was the son of the late Mary Church Hughes and Walter Reuben Hughes.
"Frank was a coalminer for 26 years. He enjoyed going to the Pentecostal Holiness Church and praising the Lord. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons Frank Hughes Jr. and Rex Allen Hughes; four brothers, Harold Junior Hughes, Roy Hughes, Billy Hughes and Jack Hughes; two sisters, Della May Hughes and Shirley Hughes.
"Let to cherish his memory are three sons, Thomas, Vince and Walter Hughes all of Big Sandy; two daughters, Katessa Stevens and husband Virgil of Iaeger and Angela Allen of Princeton; two brothers, Harry Truman Hughes and wife Naomi of Big Sandy and Herman Ray Hughes of Beckley; six sisters, Betty Mullins of Gilbert, Bonnie Lewis and husband Oliver of Princeton, Sally Rotenberry of Welch, Ruby Coleman of Hinton, Nancy Patterson and husband William of Tazewell, VA, and Maggie Lester and husband Michael of Hanover; thirteen grandchildren and several great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 1 PM from the Big Sandy Lighthouse Church in Big Sandy with Pastor Marie Bolden and Evangelist Billy Ward, officiating. Burial will follow in the England Cemetery in Hensley Hollow.
" Friends may call at the church Sunday from 11 AM until 1 PM. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is assisting the Hughes family."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dorothy Bailey
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1964
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: George Bailey
Mother: Minnie Rose
Spouse: Frank Hughes
Certificate Number: 1964008407"
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dorothy Hughes, 72, of North Welch WV, passed away, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at her residence. Born September 12, 1948, in Big Sandy WV, she was the daughter of the late, Minnie Bailey.She was a resident of McDowell County all her life. She was very loving and caring. She sold Avon for several years.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by, three sisters, Carol June, Rosella, and Opal, Two Sons Frank Jr and Rex Allen.Survivors include, her companion James Bryant, of North Welch, two daughters, Angela Allen of Princeton WV, Katessa Stevens of Iaeger WV, three sons, Thomas Hughes, of Big Sandy WV, Walter Hughes of Roderfield WV, Vince Hughes of Big Sandy WV, several Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren.Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, April 16, 2021 at 12 Noon from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch WV with Pastor Lacy Griffith officiating; burial will follow at the Mitchell Cemetery in Hensley WV. Friends may call, Friday, April 16, 2021 from 11 A.M. to 12 Noon at the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch WV. Friends and Family will serve as pallbearers.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.comFanning Funeral Home of Welch is serving the Family."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '72 019206; WV Archives Website.
Rex Allen Hughes; age 20 mins; born and died 12 Dec 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch,
WV; infant son of Frank and Dorothy (Bailey) Hughes; living at Hensley, WV; due to prematurity;
buried 14 Dec 1972 in England Cemetery, Hensley, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Bert Blizzard, Miner"; Article; Pages 103-104; submitted by Wilberta Mosser, 1113 Kingston
Rd, Perry, GA 31069.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Bert Blizzard, Miner"; Article; Pages 103-104; submitted by Wilberta Mosser, 1113 Kingston
Rd, Perry, GA 31069.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 298; WV Archives Website.
James Edward Harris; age 20; born and living in Welch, WV; single; Colored; married on 2 May 1948
at Elbert, WVl Sylvia Harman; age 18; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; Colored; with consent of
Conelie Harris, mother of james Edward Harris; and Mary Harman; mother of Sylvia Harman.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe, WV; E.D. 24-3; taken 5 Apr 1940; Page 38A;
Image 13 of 64; Household #105.
Listed as Sylvia Harman; age 10; born in WV; single; Negro; 3rd grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Garnett H. Harman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 298; WV Archives Website.
James Edward Harris; age 20; born and living in Welch, WV; single; Colored; married on 2 May 1948
at Elbert, WVl Sylvia Harman; age 18; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; Colored; with consent of
Conelie Harris, mother of james Edward Harris; and Mary Harman; mother of Sylvia Harman.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Ann Harman [Sylvia Ann Harman Harris] [Sylvia Thomas]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1929
Birth Place: Wilcoe, West Virginia [Wilcoe]
Death Date: 9 Dec 1998
Father:
Garnett H Harman
Mother:
Mary E Dickerson
SSN: 232460823
Notes: May 1947: Name listed as SYLVIA ANN HARMAN;
Sep 1952: Name listed as SYLVIA ANN HARMAN HARRIS;
11 Jun 1999: Name listed as SYLVIA ANN THOMAS;
01 Jan 1999: Name listed as SYLVIA A THOMAS"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Finder; 21 Oct 2016.
" Sam M. Harmon
Birth 7 May 1891
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Mar 1967 (aged 75)
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Hensley Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 171641273"Additional Information Posted:
"Sam M. Harmon was born on May 7, 1891, in West Virginia, the child of Jonas and Elizabeth (Nicewander) Harmon. He married Lillie Adra Dixon in 1905 and had two daughters, Sylvia and Dovie Myrl. He married a second time in to Ruby Caral Grizzel and had three daughters (Sharon, Anna and Lena) between 1931 and 1936. He died on February 28, 1967, in McDowell, West Virginia, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hensley, West Virginia."
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ruby Caral Grizzel
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1913
Birth Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1913054664
Father: Elijah Grizzel
Mother: Malissa Mccoy "
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Finder; 21 Oct 2016.
" Ruby Caral Grizzel Mullins
Birth 12 Sep 1913
West Virginia, USA
Death 19 Dec 1985 (aged 72)
Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial Laurel Land Memorial Park
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 171659091"Additional Information Posted:
"Ruby Caral Grizzel was born on September 12, 1913, in West Virginia to Melissa McCoy and Elijah Sidney Grizzel. She married twice. She married Sam M. Harmon and had three daughters, (Sharon, Joan and Lena). She also married Raymond Mullins. Ruby Caral Grizzel died in December 1986 in Dallas, Texas."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Frank and Tilda Rushbrook"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Tilda Rushbrook,
PO Box 105, Welch, WV 24801.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Frank and Tilda Rushbrook"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Tilda Rushbrook,
PO Box 105, Welch, WV 24801.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6796; WV Archives Web Site.
Bernice Frances Rushbrook; age 1 yr, 6 mons, 28 days; born 8 Oct 1938 at Caples, WV;
living at Caples, WV; daughter of A.B. and Fanny (Muncy) Rushbrook; died 4 May 1940
in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to meningitis, type undetermined; buried 6 May 1940
in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, A.B. Rushbrook, Caples, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Angela Whitaker-Becker; 7 Nov 2014.
Bernice Frances Rushbrook; born 8 Oct 1939; died 4 May 1940; buried here; no grave marker photo
shown.