1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 364; WV Archives Website.
Kenneth Perry Bledsoe; age 22; born 13 May 1941 at Wharncliffe, WV; no previous marriage; living
at Hanover, WV; son of J.B. and Ellen (Hatfield) Blodsoe; married on 26 Mar 1964 at Simon, WV;
Ruth Ann Kennedy; age 16; born 8 Feb 1948 in Emmett, WV; no previous marriage; living at Simon,
WV; daughter of Mason Charles and Ilene (Blankenship) Kennedy.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ruth Ann Bledsoe Estep, 72, of Justice, WV went home to be with the Lord on February 7, 2021 at Hubbard
Hospice House, Charleston, WV. She was born on February 8, 1948 in Simon, WV a daughter of the late
Mason and Ilene Blankenship Kennedy. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her first
husband Kenneth Bledsoe; two daughters Julia Annetta Bledsoe and Eva Lynn Hunt; a son Steven Jarrell
Bledsoe; and a brother Danny Kennedy. Survivors include her loving husband of seventeen years Terry
Eugene Estep; four sons Kevin (Melissa) Bledsoe of Lynco, Kenneth (Misty) Bledsoe of Brenton, Jason
(Chasity) Bledsoe of Coal Mountain and Travis (Whitney) Barbour of Hanover; a daughter Nancy (Darrell)
Barbour of Hanover; a step daughter Bridget Miller of Flatwoods; twenty-two grandchildren; nine great
grandchildren; three sisters Ernestine (John) Ward of Simon, Peggy (Troy) Morgan of Simon and Lucy
(Everett) Cochran of Lynco; three brothers Bobby (Becky) Kennedy of Lynco, June (Ann) Kennedy of Simon
and Joe (Dolly) Kennedy of Rockhouse; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday February 13th at the Apostolic Faith Tabernacle, Lynco, WV
with Bro. Timmy Mills and Bro. Wayne Bailey officiating. She will be laid to rest in Morgan Sandau
Cemetery, Long Branch Mountain, WV. Friends may gather with the family after 6 pm on Friday February
12th at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Forsyth Co, NC; Marriage License #519; Ancestry.com Website.
Clifton Mabe age 27 yrs, of and living in Danbury, NC; son of Lefford and Ellen Mabe; married on 17
May 1945 in Winston-Salem, NCl Helen Hoops; age 24; of anf living in Bluefield, WV; daughter of
Charles and Millie Young.
2. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Willie Mabe
Spouse: Helen Mabe
Marriage Place: USA
Divorce Date: 18 Sep 1961
Divorce Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Stokes, USA"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 25 Jul 2010.
" Willie Clifton Mabe
Birth 26 Jun 1918
Death 27 Mar 1983 (aged 64)
Burial
Snow Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 55436382"
1. 1930 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Boissevain; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 162A;
Image 21 of 79; Family #192/192.
Listed as Helen L. Young; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Charles L. Young.
2. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #31994; Ancestry.com Website.
Glen Allen Hoops; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living in Bastian, VA; son of
Charles William and Matilda Elizabeth (Lawson) Hoops; married on 29 Sep 1939 in Bland, VA;
Helen Louise Young; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Bastian, VA; daughter of
Charles Lee and Amelia Cordelia (Earls) Young.
3. Forsyth Co, NC; Marriage License #519; Ancestry.com Website.
Clifton Mabe age 27 yrs, of and living in Danbury, NC; son of Lefford and Ellen Mabe; married on 17
May 1945 in Winston-Salem, NCl Helen Hoops; age 24; of anf living in Bluefield, WV; daughter of
Charles and Millie Young.
4. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Mabe
Spouse: Willie Mabe
Marriage Place: USA
Divorce Date: 18 Sep 1961
Divorce Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Stokes, USA"
5. Forsyth Co, NC Death Certificate #36853; Ancestry.com Website.
Helen Louise Mabe; age 52; born in WV; divorced; NC; Mayberry Ice Cream Shop Manager;
SS#226-30-2728; living at Rt #2, Walnut Cove, NC; daughter of C.L. and Amelia (Earls) Young, Sr;
died 24 Oct 1973 in NC Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC; due to Carcinoma of breast; body
removed 24 Oct 1973 for burial in Walnut Cave Town Cemetery, Walnut Cove, NC; informant, Mrs.
Sue Hopkins, Rt #2, Walnut Cove, NC.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by bncheek; 8 Sep 2011; maintained by isabel.
" Helen Louise Young Mabe
Birth 25 Jul 1921
West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Oct 1973 (aged 52)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Walnut Cove Cemetery
Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 76204627"
1. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #31994; Ancestry.com Website.
Glen Allen Hoops; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living in Bastian, VA; son of Charles
William and Matilda Elizabeth (Lawson) Hoops; married on 29 Sep 1939 in Bland, VA; Helen Louise
Young; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Bastian, VA; daughter of Charles Lee and
Amelia Cordelia (Earls) Young.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1621; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website/
Glen Allen Hoops; age 21; born 4 Jan 1909 in Tazewell Co, VA; living at Box 234, North Tazewell, VA;
employed by Jacob's Fork Pocahontas Coal Co, Squire, WV; person who will always know address;
Mrs. helen Louise Hoops, Wife, Cucumber, WV; 5'10" tall; 150 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; light
complexion.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Death certificate #10247; WV Archives Website.
Glenn Allen Hoops; age 24 yrs, 6 mons, 26 days; born 4 Jan 1919 in Tazewell Co, VA; married;
husband of Helen Louise Hoops; coal loader; living at North Tazewell, VA; son of C.W. and Mateldie
Elizabeth (Lawson) Hoops; died 30 Jul 1943 in Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefile, WV; due to
crushing injury of head; accident at Bishop, VA; shot went off in face; buried 1 Aug 1943 in Maxwell,
VA; informant, C.L. Young, Cucumber, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Boissevain; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 162A;
Image 21 of 79; Family #192/192.
Listed as Helen L. Young; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Charles L. Young.
2. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #31994; Ancestry.com Website.
Glen Allen Hoops; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living in Bastian, VA; son of
Charles William and Matilda Elizabeth (Lawson) Hoops; married on 29 Sep 1939 in Bland, VA;
Helen Louise Young; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Bastian, VA; daughter of
Charles Lee and Amelia Cordelia (Earls) Young.
3. Forsyth Co, NC; Marriage License #519; Ancestry.com Website.
Clifton Mabe age 27 yrs, of and living in Danbury, NC; son of Lefford and Ellen Mabe; married on 17
May 1945 in Winston-Salem, NCl Helen Hoops; age 24; of anf living in Bluefield, WV; daughter of
Charles and Millie Young.
4. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Mabe
Spouse: Willie Mabe
Marriage Place: USA
Divorce Date: 18 Sep 1961
Divorce Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Stokes, USA"
5. Forsyth Co, NC Death Certificate #36853; Ancestry.com Website.
Helen Louise Mabe; age 52; born in WV; divorced; NC; Mayberry Ice Cream Shop Manager;
SS#226-30-2728; living at Rt #2, Walnut Cove, NC; daughter of C.L. and Amelia (Earls) Young, Sr;
died 24 Oct 1973 in NC Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC; due to Carcinoma of breast; body
removed 24 Oct 1973 for burial in Walnut Cave Town Cemetery, Walnut Cove, NC; informant, Mrs.
Sue Hopkins, Rt #2, Walnut Cove, NC.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by bncheek; 8 Sep 2011; maintained by isabel.
" Helen Louise Young Mabe
Birth 25 Jul 1921
West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Oct 1973 (aged 52)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Walnut Cove Cemetery
Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 76204627"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #12524; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Payne; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; coal miner; no previous marriage; living at
Jolo, WV; son of John Dee and Ida Belle (Payne) Payne; married on 15 May 1943 in Buchanan Co
VA; Gwendolyn Hawks; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Jolo, WV; daughter of Harvey and Nora (Skeens) Hawks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville, E.D. 24-59; Page 1178B;
Image 58 of 64; Household #489.
Listed as Gwyndylon Hawks; age 14; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Hawks.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #12524; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Payne; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; coal miner; no previous marriage; living at
Jolo, WV; son of John Dee and Ida Belle (Payne) Payne; married on 15 May 1943 in Buchanan Co
VA; Gwendolyn Hawks; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Jolo, WV; daughter of Harvey and Nora (Skeens) Hawks.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Gwendolyn Payne [Gwendolyn Hocevar] [Gwendolyn Hawks]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1926
Birth Place: Roda Wise, Virginia
Death Date: 23 Aug 1999
Father:
John H Hawks
Mother:
Nora Skengs
SSN: 232522915
Notes: Sep 1950: Name listed as GWENDOLYN PAYNE;
Jun 1973: Name listed as GWENDOLYN HOCEVAR"
5. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gwendolyn Hocevar
[Gwendolyn Hawks]
Gender: Female
Race: White, Not Hispanic (White)
Age: 72
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1926
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA
Residence Zip Code: 44094
Death Date: 22 Aug 1999
Death Hospital: Hospital/ER-Outpatient
Death Place: Willoughby, Lake, USA
Filing Date: 24 Aug 1999
Inquest Hospital: Lake County Mem Hosp-West
Registrar's Certificate Number: 067295
Father: Hawks
Mother: Skeens
Inquest Questions: Place of Injury: Unspecified Place; Injury in Ohio?: Yes; Referred to Coroner?: Referred to Coroner; Certifier: Coroner; Autopsy Performed?: No Autopsy performed; Method of Disposition: Burial; Time of Death: 11:04 PM
Education: 8
Military Service: No"
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Marilyn Nichols Trumbull; 3 Feb 2013.
"Gwendolyn Hawks Hocevar
Birth 25 Aug 1926
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Death 22 Aug 1999 (aged 72)
Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Willoughby Memorial Gardens
Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, USA
Plot Sec. A, Row 12, Stone 11
Memorial ID 104574907"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas C. Hatcher"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Tom Hatcher, PO Box 369,
War, WV 24892.
"... live in Dubuque, Iowa..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas C. Hatcher"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Tom Hatcher, PO Box 369,
War, WV 24892.
"... live in Dubuque, Iowa..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas C. Hatcher"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Tom Hatcher, PO Box 369,
War, WV 24892.
"... live in Dubuque, Iowa..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sol Harp"; Article; Page 195; submitted by Hobert Harp and Violet Johnson, Rt 1,
Box 279, Grundy, VA 24614.
"...lives in Grundy, Virginia."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sol Harp"; Article; Page 195; submitted by Hobert Harp and Violet Johnson, Rt 1,
Box 279, Grundy, VA 24614.
"...lives in Grundy, Virginia."
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken 9 Jan 1920; Page 53A; Image 15 of
41; Family #149/151.
Listed as Violet Harp; age 1 yr, 0 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James S. Harp.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 8 Apr 1930; Page 229A; Image 12 of 33;
Family #95/96.
Listed as Violet Harp; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, James S. Harp.