1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 204; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Hill; born 9 Dec 1915 in Sprigg, WV; single; living in Gary, WV; son of J.F. and Effie; married
on 29 Jul 1939 in Gary, WV; Rose Sbetlecish; born 25 Feb 1916 in Crystal, WV; single; living in Gary,
WV; daughter of Joe and Pauline.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 204; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Hill; born 9 Dec 1915 in Sprigg, WV; single; living in Gary, WV; son of J.F. and Effie; married
on 29 Jul 1939 in Gary, WV; Rose Sbetlecish; born 25 Feb 1916 in Crystal, WV; single; living in Gary,
WV; daughter of Joe and Pauline.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken 19 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #167.
Listed as Rosie Hill; age 24; born in WV; widow; 9th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Joseph Sevtlecih.
3. Smyth Co, VA; Marriage License #7140; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Willard Duncan; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; in US Army; living at Gary, WV;
son of Robert and Pearl (Dowell) Duncan; married on 16 Mar 1945 in Marion, VA; Rose Martha
Hill; maiden name Svetlecih; age 28; born in Crystal, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; living at
Gary, WV; daughter of Joe and Pauline (Grgurich) Svetlecih.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rose Svetlecih Hill
[Rose M Duncan]
[Rose Duncan]
[Rose Svetlecih Svetlecih]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1916
Birth Place: Crystal Merc, West Virginia
[Crystal, West Virginia]
Death Date: Jul 1979
Father: Joseph Svetlecih
Mother: Pauline Greguric
SSN: 235262793
Notes: Apr 1940: Name listed as ROSE SVETLECIH HILL;
Jun 1971: Name listed as ROSE M DUNCAN;
04 Jan 1988: Name listed as ROSE DUNCAN"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lou member #47653322; 15 Oct 2013.
" Rose Svetlecic Duncan
Birth 25 Feb 1916
West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Jul 1979 (aged 63)
Burial
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Wednesday, August 1, 1979 Register Star (Rockford, IL) Page 3"STERLING - Services for Rose Duncan, 63, 1102 W. LeFevre Road, who died Monday in her home, will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home. Mass of Resurrection will be at 1:30 p.m. in St. Mary's Church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
"Survivors include two daughters, Delores Hunsberger, Sterling and Rosemary Watts, Rock Falls; two sons, John, Sterling, and Robert, Rock Falls; seven grandchildren; four sisters, Mary Gruber, Josephine Svetlecic, both of Sterling, Francis Sironko, Gary, W. Va., and Verona Blevins, Welch, W. Va.; and three brothers, John Svetlecic, Burlington, N.C., Carl Svetlecic, Detroit, Mich., and Joseph Svetlecic, Sterling.
"Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 208B; Image 2 of
43; Family #17/17.
Listed as Robert W. Duncan; age 2 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Robert W.
Duncan.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe; taken 3 Apr 1930; Page 113A; Image 7 of
22; Family #58/60.
Listed as Robert Duncan, Jr; age 11; born in WV in household of father, Robert W. Duncan.
3. Smyth Co, VA; Marriage License #7140; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Willard Duncan; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; in US Army; living at Gary, WV;
son of Robert and Pearl (Dowell) Duncan; married on 16 Mar 1945 in Marion, VA; Rose Martha
Hill; maiden name Svetlecih; age 28; born in Crystal, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; living at
Gary, WV; daughter of Joe and Pauline (Grgurich) Svetlecih.
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Willard Duncan
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 6 Oct 1917
Birth Place: Gary, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Gary, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Gary, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: United Supply Co No 6
Weight: 145
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Robert Duncan
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Robert Willard Duncan Self (Head)
Robert Duncan Father"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lou member #47653322; 15 Oct 2013.
" Robert W Duncan
Birth 6 Oct 1917
Death 12 Jul 1971 (aged 53)
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
Plot Book of Mark"Additional Information Posted:
"Tuesday, July 13, 1971 Morning Star (Rockford, IL) Page 6"ROCK FALLS - Robert W. Duncan Jr., 53, Rock Falls, died early Monday at Community General Hospital, Sterling.
"Survivors include his widow, Rose; two daughters, Mrs. Alvin Hunsberger, Sterling and Rosemary, at home; two sons, John, Rock Falls and Robert M., at home; three brothers, William, David and D. Eugene Duncan, all of Sterling; a sister, Mrs. Joe Billings, Rock Falls, and a grandchild.
"Arrangements are pending with Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 204; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Hill; born 9 Dec 1915 in Sprigg, WV; single; living in Gary, WV; son of J.F. and Effie; married
on 29 Jul 1939 in Gary, WV; Rose Sbetlecish; born 25 Feb 1916 in Crystal, WV; single; living in Gary,
WV; daughter of Joe and Pauline.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken 19 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #167.
Listed as Rosie Hill; age 24; born in WV; widow; 9th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Joseph Sevtlecih.
3. Smyth Co, VA; Marriage License #7140; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Willard Duncan; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; in US Army; living at Gary, WV;
son of Robert and Pearl (Dowell) Duncan; married on 16 Mar 1945 in Marion, VA; Rose Martha
Hill; maiden name Svetlecih; age 28; born in Crystal, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; living at
Gary, WV; daughter of Joe and Pauline (Grgurich) Svetlecih.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rose Svetlecih Hill
[Rose M Duncan]
[Rose Duncan]
[Rose Svetlecih Svetlecih]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1916
Birth Place: Crystal Merc, West Virginia
[Crystal, West Virginia]
Death Date: Jul 1979
Father: Joseph Svetlecih
Mother: Pauline Greguric
SSN: 235262793
Notes: Apr 1940: Name listed as ROSE SVETLECIH HILL;
Jun 1971: Name listed as ROSE M DUNCAN;
04 Jan 1988: Name listed as ROSE DUNCAN"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lou member #47653322; 15 Oct 2013.
" Rose Svetlecic Duncan
Birth 25 Feb 1916
West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Jul 1979 (aged 63)
Burial
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Wednesday, August 1, 1979 Register Star (Rockford, IL) Page 3"STERLING - Services for Rose Duncan, 63, 1102 W. LeFevre Road, who died Monday in her home, will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home. Mass of Resurrection will be at 1:30 p.m. in St. Mary's Church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
"Survivors include two daughters, Delores Hunsberger, Sterling and Rosemary Watts, Rock Falls; two sons, John, Sterling, and Robert, Rock Falls; seven grandchildren; four sisters, Mary Gruber, Josephine Svetlecic, both of Sterling, Francis Sironko, Gary, W. Va., and Verona Blevins, Welch, W. Va.; and three brothers, John Svetlecic, Burlington, N.C., Carl Svetlecic, Detroit, Mich., and Joseph Svetlecic, Sterling.
"Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken 19 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #167.
Listed as Joe Svetlecih; age 49; born in Austria; married; 3rd grade education; first papers filed for
citizenship; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken 19 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #167.
Listed as Pauline Svetlecih; age 48; born in Austria; married; 4th grade education; alien; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Joseph Sevtlecih.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken 19 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #167.
Listed as Josephine Svetlecih; age 26; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; clerk in retail store;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joseph Sevtlecih.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken 19 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #167.
Listed as Joe Swvtlecih; age 14; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joseph Sevtlecih.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 55; WV Archives Web Site.
Dial Hicks; born 8 Apr 1916 in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Caretta, WV; son of Jessie and
Clarinda; married on 19 Jan 1939 in Caretta, WV; Ruth Jones; born 5 Jul 1917 in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Jim and Annie.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dial Hicks
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1919
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Residence Place: War, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: War, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: The Pocahontas Corporation
Weight: 135
Complexion: Sallow
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 3
Next of Kin: Ruth Hicks
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Dial Hicks Self (Head)"
3. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dial Hicks
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Mc Dowell
Enlistment Date: 12 Apr 1944
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers
Marital status: Married
Height: 00
Weight: 000"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 17 Jul 2011.
" Dial Hicks
Birth 7 Apr 1919
Death 7 Mar 1945 (aged 25)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery II
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"Inscription: SGT 2 INF * WORLD WAR II
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 55; WV Archives Web Site.
Dial Hicks; born 8 Apr 1916 in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Caretta, WV; son of Jessie and
Clarinda; married on 19 Jan 1939 in Caretta, WV; Ruth Jones; born 5 Jul 1917 in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Jim and Annie.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 22 Apr 1940;
Page 658A; Image 13 of 45; Household #103.
Listed as Peter H. Epperly; age 54; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house in
1 Apr 1935; mine section foreman; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Don Spencer; 20 Mar 2016.
" Peter Hartwell Epperly
Birth 3 Nov 1885
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Death 13 Oct 1970 (aged 84)
Salem City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Sherwood Burial Park
Salem, Salem City, Virginia, USA "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 22 Apr 1940;
Page 658A; Image 13 of 45; Household #103.
Listed as Mettie Epperly; age 50; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house in
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Peter H. Epperly.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Don Spencer; 20 Mar 2016.
" Metta Florence Anderson Epperly
Birth 29 Dec 1889
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Death 18 Dec 1986 (aged 96)
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Sherwood Burial Park
Salem, Salem City, Virginia, USA "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 22 Apr 1940;
Page 658A; Image 13 of 45; Household #103.
Listed as Gladys Epperly; age 15; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house in
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Peter H. Epperly.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 16 Apr 1910; Page 126A; Image 7 of
77; Family #58/62.
Listed as Elma Kipfinger; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
2.1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Stirrat Mining Town; taken 11 Jan 1920; page 110A;
Image 25 of 41; Family #217/223.
Listed as Elmer Kipfinger; age 13; born in WV; single; in household of father, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #11651; WV Archives Website
Elmer Frank Kipfinger; age 35; born 7 Nov 1906 at Big Four, WV; married; husband of Rosa____;
coal miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of J.L. and Grace Lillian Kipfinger; died 18 Sep 1942 in Stevens
Clinic; due to 3rd degree burns of lower extremities, lacerations of scalp and 2nd degree burns of
face and neck; both legs amputated; accident, motor exploded in mine; buried 21 Sep 1942 in
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield (sic, Bluewell), WV; informant, Roy Kipfinger, Kimball, WV.
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Scotty Ray Thomas 32, of New Richmond passed away on Sunday September 13, 2020."Born October 28, 1987 in Welch he was the son of the late Leonard Thomas, and Angela Mullens of New Richmond.
"Scotty loved Blacksmithing and weaponry, he was a great cook, and loved being a Dad.
"In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his brother Leonard S. Thomas and his nephew Leonard Kyle Thomas.
"In addition to his mother, those left to cherish his memory include his companion Jaime Wood of Lester, His son Tyler Dane Thomas of Glen Fork, his daughters Lynnzie Taylor Thomas of Hurricane, and Layla Ray Thomas of Lester. His brothers Billy Joe Thomas of New Richmond ,and Rocky Dale Thomas of Hubert NC. and a host of extended family and friends.
"Services will be 1pm Saturday September 19, 2020 at the New Richmond Community Church, Friends may gather with the family from noon until service time Saturday at the church. Burial will follow in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud"