1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Name: Buford E. Hypes
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1888
Birth Place: Craig County, VA. (conflicts with Ref 2)
Marriage Date: 20 Oct 1915
Marriage Place: Craig, Virginia
Father: Harvey P. Hypes
Mother: Ollie M.
Spouse: Annie Taylor
FHL Film Number: 31073"
2. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-2289; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Buford Easley Hypes; age 54; born 9 jan 1888 in Newport, VA; living in Mullens, WV; self employed;
person who will always know address, Mrs. Annie Hypes, Mullens, WV; 5'9-1/2" tall; 180 lbs; gray
eyes; gray hair; ruddy complexion.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rosanna Camden Cann; 10 Aug 2012.
" Buford E. Hypes
Birth 9 Jan 1888
Death 8 Aug 1951 (aged 63)
Burial
Hypes Family Cemetery
Craig County, Virginia,"
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Annie Taylor
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1894
Birth Place: Craig County, VA.
Marriage Date: 20 Oct 1915
Marriage Place: Craig, Virginia
Mother: Bettie Taylor
Spouse: Buford E. Hypes
FHL Film Number: 31073
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rosanna Camden Cann; 10 Aug 2012.
" Annie E. Hypes
Birth 19 Jun 1894
Death 23 Mar 1956 (aged 61)
Burial
Hypes Family Cemetery
Craig County, Virginia"
1. Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens, WV; Posted Obit.
"Betty Jo Hypes, of Mullens, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from pancreatic cancer."Born in Mullens, WV, she was the daughter of Buford E. Hypes, Sr. and Annie Taylor Hypes.
"Betty Jo graduated from Mullens High School in 1952 and Concord College in 1956. She taught in the English Department at West Virginia University for 42 years. Betty Jo loved WVU and was a true Mountaineer. Betty Jo was an avid reader and taught many students how to express themselves through writing and using grammar correctly. Students loved Ms. Hypes because of her storytelling. Betty Jo made her living talking. She never met a stranger.
"She loved music, musicals, plays, and poetry. In her leisure she played the piano and sang. She traveled to many foreign countries and across the United States. Above all she loved her family and friends, and especially her sister Alice.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters Maude Canterbury (Henry) and Nelva Webster (Sam); her brother Buford E. "Bud" Hypes.
"Betty Jo is survived by her sister Alice Hypes, her brother Pete Hypes (Rachel); nieces, Trudy Blackwell (Bucky), Tammy McKinney (Clifford), Elizabeth Hypes and Bertie Arellanos; nephews, Dr. Samuel E. Webster, Andrew Canterbury, Petie Hypes, and Derrick Hypes; special great nieces and nephews, Audra Blackwell (Matthew Martin), Mark Blackwell, Clint Houck, Amber Ribner (Andrew) and Blaine McKinney.
"Services will be 12 Noon, Friday, October 5, 2018 at the Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Mullens with Rev. Lewis Arnold officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley...."
2. "Wyoming County Proud!!"; Facebook Page; posted by Vicky Thomas 4 Apr 2022.
"By now you are probably wondering why I am posting about the two co-ed murders at WVU in 1970. Because in 1970, Wyoming County native and Mullens resident Betty Jo Hypes was on the WVU faculty teaching English. In April of 1970, Ms. Hypes was walking down the street in Morgantown when she noticed she was being followed by a suspicious man in an old white car. His description fitted the one given by witnesses who saw the two missing girls enter such a car while hitchiking back to their dorm. Ms. Hypes attempted to evade her stalker. She walked down a one way street, knowing that the suspicious man could not follow her. When she came to a store, she entered it and watched to see if the stalker was outside, knowing where she was hiding. Ms. Hypes described the man as scruffy and "scary." She was interviewed for the book I am reading and just posted about. I don't think Ms. Hypes would have hitchiked around Morgantown in 1970, but many students did and two lost their lives for getting into a car with the wrong man."
1. "Wyoming Co, WV Heritage...", WGS, Richard Brooks Article, page 89.
James Perry Brooks, born 1898, died 1975, first married Lillian Davis,
second Sinia Cooke.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Slab Fork District, Family #54.
Listed as Perry Brooks, age 1, in household of father, Richard Brooks.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Isaac Brooks search, 27 Nov 2001; submitted by
Amy Maxey, amyemaxey@hotmail.com
James Perry Brooks; born on 7 Nov 1898; died on 6 Mar 1978 at Kent, Portage
Co, OH; buried in Claypool Cemetery, Davin, Logan Co, WV.
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 4/5 May 1910, Page 291A, Family #216.
Listed as James P. Brooks, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Richard L. Brooks.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
James Perry Brooks; age 36; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Daven, WV; son of R.L. and R.C.
Books; married on 14 Sep 1935 in Oceana, WV; sina Cook; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living in Cyclone, WV; daughter of Blaine and Evy Cook.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 154; WV Archives Web Site.
Perry Brooks; age 50; born in McGraws, WV; divorced; living at Coal Mountain, WV; son of R.L. and
Rispie (Bailey) Brooks; married on 13 Aug 1949 in Simon, WV; Lila Kennedy; age 27; born in Simon,
WV; single; living at Coal Mountain, WV; daughter of Kirt and Sara (Clie) Kennedy.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
James Perry Brooks; age 36; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Daven, WV; son of R.L. and R.C.
Books; married on 14 Sep 1935 in Oceana, WV; sina Cook; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living in Cyclone, WV; daughter of Blaine and Evy Cook.
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1921); Page 109; Line #1264; WV Archives Wesite.
Clifton White; age 20; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; single; married on 24 Sep 1921 at
Mullens (Wyoming Co, WV); Elsie Mullins; age 18; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; single.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by skye; 4 Nov 2010; Maintained by KBSkala.
" Charles C White
Birth 1902
Death 1965 (aged 62–63)
Burial
Oakdale Cemetery
Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID 61124340"
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1921); Page 109; Line #1264; WV Archives Wesite.
Clifton White; age 20; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; single; married on 24 Sep 1921 at
Mullens (Wyoming Co, WV); Elsie Mullins; age 18; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; single.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by skye; 4 Nov 2010; Maintained by KBSkala.
" Elsie T White
Birth 1906
Death 1986 (aged 79–80)
Burial
Oakdale Cemetery
Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID 61124337"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24367; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Nathan Calvin Webb; age 21; born and living in McComas, WV; single; no previous marriage; coal
miner; son of James Frank and Ella (Stone) Webb; married on 14 Aug 1948 in Tazewell, VA; Irma
Lea Nunn; age 27; born in Switchback, WV; single; no previous marriage; buyer for company store;
living at Falls Mills, VA; daughter of Wilson Albert and Alice (Shaw) Nunn.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Wilson and Alice Nunn"; Article;
submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24367; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Nathan Calvin Webb; age 21; born and living in McComas, WV; single; no previous marriage; coal
miner; son of James Frank and Ella (Stone) Webb; married on 14 Aug 1948 in Tazewell, VA; Irma
Lea Nunn; age 27; born in Switchback, WV; single; no previous marriage; buyer for company store;
living at Falls Mills, VA; daughter of Wilson Albert and Alice (Shaw) Nunn.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 1 Sep 2020.
" Irma Lea Nunn Webb
Birth 21 Jan 1921
Switchback, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Aug 2020 (aged 99)
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Burial Details Unknown
Memorial ID 215081762"Additional Information Posted:
"Irma Lea Nunn-Webb, 99 years of age, passed away peacefully at her home in Bluefield, VA on August 20, 2020. Irma was a modern day renaissance woman. After completing a12 year high school program in 10 years, she started her career as storekeeper for Pocahontas Fuel Company. She subsequently became a qualified nurse but decided nursing was not her life’s calling. Instead, World War II was going on and she joined the Navy where she achieved a First Class Storekeeper Rank. She was the leading Class Petty Officer in her division. After marrying Nathan Webb in 1948, Irma began a new career as a mother and business owner when they started a television sales and repair shop.'Irma then pursued a teaching degree in Elementary Education at Bluefield State College. Her plan was to write children’s literature and books, but after graduating in 1965, she accepted a teaching position at Pocahontas Elementary School in VA. As they say, “the rest is history”. Irma was bitten by the teaching bug. She taught for 6 years before becoming a principal at Falls Church and subsequently a supervising principal. Irma earned her Masters Degree from East Tennessee State University. She published many articles and wrote several educational curricula and was very proud to have run a GED program for a number of years.
"Irma was born during the Great Depression on January 2, 1921 in Switchback, McDowell County, WV to a coalminer, Wilson Albert Nunn (1889-1968) and Alice Roxanne Shaw-Nunn (1901-1993). She is predeceased by four siblings, Joseph Nunn (Deceased), Woodrow W. Nunn (1924-2012), Minnie Nunn-Poff (Deceased), and Margie Nunn-Pruett (Deceased).
"Irma is survived by her daughter, Sara Webb-O’Neal of Milledgeville, GA; sons, Steve Webb & wife Sukyo Webb of Warrenton VA, Marvin Webb & wife Vdernelle Webb of Milledgeville, GA; and Timothy Webb of KY; four grandchildren, Alex Webb of WV, Jo Ann O'Connor & husband Ryan O’Connor of El Paso TX, Calvin Webb of Bluefield, VA and Alexandria Webb; great grandchildren, Travis Webb & wife Sarah Webb, Matthew Webb, Meredith Hill, Payton Hill, Colin O’Connor and Claire O’Connor; and two great-great grand children, Riley Webb and Evian Webb.
"No public service is planned."
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Edward and Sarah Shaw,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, WV 24605.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Wilson and Alice Nunn"; Article;
submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Wilson and Alice Nunn"; Article;
submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Wilson and Alice Nunn"; Article;
submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Wilson and Alice Nunn"; Article;
submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Edward and Sarah Shaw,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, WV 24605.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Wilson and Alice Nunn"; Article;
submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 66; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawn Gilbert; age 23; born in Russell Co, VA; single; motorman; living at English, WV; son of Clem
and Lizzie I.; married on 22 Oct 1911 at Yukon, WV; Belle Baldwin; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of John and Mary.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 75B; Family #48/48.
Listed as Lilly B. Balden; age 10; born in VA in May 1890; in household of father, John W. Baldwin
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 66; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawn Gilbert; age 23; born in Russell Co, VA; single; motorman; living at English, WV; son of Clem
and Lizzie I.; married on 22 Oct 1911 at Yukon, WV; Belle Baldwin; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of John and Mary.