1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 166; WV Archives Web Site.
Johnny Blankenship; age 24; born in Maitland, WV; single; living in Kimball, WV; married on 27 Jan
1961 in Kimball, WV; Edna Murilee Burks Bukovich; age 29; born in Maitland, WV; divorced; living in
Kimball, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Johnny Ralph Blankenship
[Johnnie Blankenship]
[Johnny Blankenship]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1936
Birth Place: Maitland Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 May 2002
Father: William H Blankenship
Mother: Rinda J Milam
SSN: 236546256
Notes: Jul 1952: Name listed as JOHNNY RALPH BLANKENSHIP;
03 Oct 2001: Name listed as JOHNNIE BLANKENSHIP;
23 May 2002: Name listed as JOHNNY BLANKENSHIP"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Johnny Blankenship
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1936
Death Date: 20 May 2002"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Calvin Walk; 23 May 2002; maintained by Find A Grave.
" Johnny Blankenship
Birth 18 Sep 1936
Death 20 May 2002 (aged 65)
Burial
Crestwood Memorial Gardens
Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 7; WV Archives Website.
Daniel Roger Dale; age 21; born in Cheroke, WV; single; living in Kimball, WV; married on 20 Jan
1949 in Welch, WV; Edna Murilee Burks; age 17; born in Maitland, WV; single; living in Kimball, WV;
with consent of L. E. Burks, father of Edna Murilee Burks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 166; WV Archives Web Site.
Johnny Blankenship; age 24; born in Maitland, WV; single; living in Kimball, WV; married on 27 Jan
1961 in Kimball, WV; Edna Murilee Burks Bukovich; age 29; born in Maitland, WV; divorced; living in
Kimball, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Karen Blankenship Smith; 15 Jul 2008.
" Edna M. Burke Blankenship
Birth 29 Feb 1931
USA
Death 28 Feb 1987
Burton, Genesee County, Michigan, USA
Burial Crestwood Memorial Gardens
Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan, USA "
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Virginia Faye Shelton Rose, 62, of Hickory, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 following a fatal accident."Faye was born January 22, 1957 a daughter of the late Woodrow and Tilda Shelton.
"In addition to her parents Faye was preceded in death by three sisters, Janice Marie Hutchinson, Karen Alberta Atwell and Linda Gay Shelton; and two brothers Frederick James Shelton and Roger Dale Shelton.
"Faye is survived by her husband of 44 years, David Allen Rose; son Ethan Allen Rose; daughter Misty Rose Goude and husband Wayne; two grandsons, Isaac Blake Goude and Nathaniel Seth Rose; two granddaughters, Kaley Gabrielle Goude and Macie Marie Rose; five sisters, Sylvia Sue Muncy, Katherine May Matney, Brenda Kay Smith, Shelia Ann Melton and Yolanda Lynn Spencer; and three brothers, Charles Andrew Shelton, Woodrow Shelton Jr. and Jay Nathan Shelton.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 1 o’clock with Reverend Tommy Jenks and Reverend Ellis Hagerman officiating at the Atwell Mountain United Church of God on Atwell Mountain. Burial will follow in the Deskins Cemetery on Atwell Mountain near Atwell, WV. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends may visit with the family Saturday evening, January 18, 2020 after 6 p.m. at the Atwell Mountain United Church of God on Atwell Mountain. Evening services will be held at 7 p.m.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com
1. 1950 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken 25 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23;
Dwelling #148.
Listed as Carolyn Tolliver; age 10; born in WV; in household of grandmother, Mary Louvenia
Sizemore Smith, with mother.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 203; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee Wells; age 24; born and living in NE; single; married on 31 Aug 1943 at Davy, WV; Sylvia
Mitchell; age 19; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Hensley, WV; with consent of Lonnie Mitchell,
father of Sylvia Mitchell.
1. 1930 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 70A; Image
11 of 47; Family #95/98.
Listed as Silvia Mitchell; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, E. Lonnie Mitchell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown-Claren; E.D. 24-36; taken on 23/24
Apr 1940; Page 778A; Image 25 of 48; Household #214.
listed as Slvia Mitchell; age 16; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; attending school; lived in Davy,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, E. Lonnie Mitchell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 203; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee Wells; age 24; born and living in NE; single; married on 31 Aug 1943 at Davy, WV; Sylvia
Mitchell; age 19; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Hensley, WV; with consent of Lonnie Mitchell,
father of Sylvia Mitchell.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 192; WV Archives Web Site.
Clark Kelly belcher; age 32; born in Superior, WV; single; living at 343 McDowell St, Welch, WV;
married on 6 Jul 1959 at Roderfield, WV; Sylvia Sue Mitchell Wells; age 35; born in Marine, WV;
divorced; living at Welch, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sylvia Sue Mitchell
[Sylvia Sue Wells]
[Sylvia Belcher]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1923
Birth Place: Davy McDowel, West Virginia
[Marine McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 7 May 2001
Father: Elvie L Mitchell
Mother: Mary J Rose
SSN: 236287668
Notes: Jan 1941: Name listed as SYLVIA SUE MITCHELL;
Dec 1956: Name listed as SYLVIA SUE WELLS;
Aug 1959: Name listed as SYLVIA SUE BELCHER;
22 May 2001: Name listed as SYLVIA S BELCHER"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
Rodney F. Byrd; born 28 Apr 1966; living at Welch, WV; previously at Wolf-Pen, WV
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
Shelia M. (Short) Byrd; born 11 Jun 1960; living at Welch, WV; previously in Brenton, WV; possible
relatives, Rodney F. Byrd, Sheila M. Byrd.