1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 022427; Ancestry.com Website.
Shawn Raymond Spears; age 17; born 17 Feb 1961 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade
education; living at Box 87, Pineville, WV; son of Gayle Randall and Olivia Lavone (Tilley) Spears;
married on 16 Jun 1978 in Grundy, VA; Marjorie Lynne Clay; age 22; born 28 Jan 1956 in WV; this is
her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box 93, Saulsville, WV; daughter of Melville Stuart
and Martha Jane (Shumate) Clay.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Shawn Raymond Spears 60, of Pineville went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday March 23, 2021 following a long illness."Born February 17, 1961 in Pineville he was the son of the late Gale Spears and Olivia Tilley Allen.
"Shawn was a Christian, and member of Saulsville Baptist Church. He was a coal miner for 40 years, 38 of those years were spent working for US Steel at the Pinnacle Mine in Pineville. In 1996 he started his own business CMJR Inc. Shawn loved coaching Pineville Little League for a number of years and is still loved by the many players he coached. He was a die hard WVU Mountaineers fan, and was a devoted and faithful fan of the Wyoming East Girls Basketball Team, GO LADY WARRIORS!!!! Shawn was a lifelong republican, he also ran twice for a seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. The Joy of his life was his family, he enjoyed time spent on the Lake, and supporting his children and grandchildren in their many activities. He will be missed by all that knew him."In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his Grandparents that raised him Hannah Mae and Virgil Spears, his maternal grandparents Paul and Eileen Tilley, his father-in-law Stewart Clay and Two brothers Brian Spears, and Darren Spears.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his loving and devoted wife of 42 years Margie Clay Spears. His four children Rene Davidson and her husband Ryan, Jason Spears and his wife Lydia, Marissa Bailey and her husband Matthew, and Cody Spears. His grandchildren Logan (Kaylea), Skylar and Keegan Davidson, Trenton and Taylor Bailey, Peyton and Cooper Spears. A great grandson Karson. His brother and sisters: Randy Spears, Lawanna Stewart, Leisa Lester, Libby Allison, and Connie West. His mother-in-law Martha Clay, his aunt Nancy Johnson and her husband Rolo. His sister-in-law Debbie Clay, and his brothers-in-laws: Mike Clay, Carl Clay, Roger Clay, Randy Clay and Kenny Clay. A host of nieces, nephews, and countless friends.
"The family would like to extend a very special thank you to Roger and Mary Clay for the help and care they gave to Shawn."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 022427; Ancestry.com Website.
Shawn Raymond Spears; age 17; born 17 Feb 1961 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade
education; living at Box 87, Pineville, WV; son of Gayle Randall and Olivia Lavone (Tilley) Spears;
married on 16 Jun 1978 in Grundy, VA; Marjorie Lynne Clay; age 22; born 28 Jan 1956 in WV; this is
her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box 93, Saulsville, WV; daughter of Melville Stuart
and Martha Jane (Shumate) Clay.
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."