1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kenneth Bowen; 18 Sep 2015.
" Thelma Gladys Sparks
Birth 27 Apr 1923
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 19 Jul 1923 (aged 2 months)
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Premier Cemetery
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia'Additional Information Posted:
"Son (sic, daughter) of William Sparks and Rinda Ison of Elliott County, KY.
1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lori Marie Roberts, 41, of Big Jenny passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at her home.
"Born December 29, 1974 in Welch she was the daughter of Lesley Grant Roberts of Sandborn, IN, and Lola Gail Rambo Duncan and the late Floyd Duncan of Davy.
"Those left to cherish her memory are her father, Lesley Grant Roberts and wife Linda of Sandborn; her mother, Lola Gail Duncan of Asco; her life partner and father of her children, Troy Roberts of Big Jenny; one son, Shawn Roberts of Big Jenny; two daughters, Brandi Marie Roberts and fiancée Brandon Jackson of Big Jenny; four brothers, Lesley Grant Roberts and Floyd Duncan Jr. both of Asco, and Matt Roberts and Jonathan Roberts both of Sandborn; one sister, Margaret Donithan and husband Jack of Wilcoe; her grandmother, Frances Vance; two granddaughters, Melonie and Brooklynn Jackson; and many nieces and nephews.
"It was her wish to be cremated and the family will hold a memorial service to honor her life today, Wednesday, June 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Davy Pentecostal Church, Davy, with Pastor Marie Bolden officiating. ..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 370; WV Archives Web Site.
Anthony Riffe; age 21; born in VA; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 19 Apr 1946 at
Jolo, WV; June Coleman; age 20; born in War, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; with consent
of Dan Coleman, father of June Coleman.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River Districy; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 223B;
Family #12/12.
Listed as June Coleman; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel B. Coleman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 370; WV Archives Web Site.
Anthony Riffe; age 21; born in VA; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 19 Apr 1946 at
Jolo, WV; June Coleman; age 20; born in War, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; with consent
of Dan Coleman, father of June Coleman.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 20/21 Apr 1910;
Page 67A; Image 5 of 28; Family #36/36.
Listed as John R. Breeden; age 1 yr, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Columbus
Breeding.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 299; WV Archives Web Site.
John Breeding; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; weigh boss; living at Yukon, WV; son of
Lum and Patsy; married on 14 Mar 1928 at War, WV; Ida Hagerman; age 19; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Isham and Margaret.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 477; WV Archives Web Site.
John Richard Breeden; age 36; born in Bradshaw, WV; widowed; living at Jolo, WV; married on 6
Sep 1944 T Jolo, WV; Pearl Hagerman; age 26; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV;.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 4 Mar 2012.
"John Richard Breeden
Birth 8 Apr 1908
West Virginia, USA
Death 12 Apr 1969 (aged 61)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
W. G. Hatifield Cemetery
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 86218360"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Columbus Breeden
Mother: Patsy Hagerman"Marriage 1: Ida Pearl Hagerman
"Disabled miner"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 12/15 Jan 1920; Page
215; Family #24.
Listed as Ida P. Hegerman; age 1 yr, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Archibald B.
Hagerman.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 242B;
Family #31/32.
Listed as Pearl Hagerman; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Archibald B. Hagerman.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 477; WV Archives Web Site.
John Richard Breeden; age 36; born in Bradshaw, WV; widowed; living at Jolo, WV; married on 6 Sep
1944 T Jolo, WV; Pearl Hagerman; age 26; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV.
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ida Breeden
Social Security Number 214-24-2086
Birth Date 26 Mar 1918
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State Maryland
Last Residence 24740, Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Death Date Jul 1985"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 162; WV Archives Website.
Palio Godsey; age 30; born in Clay Co, TN; single; Miber; living at Superior, WV; son of John and
Mary Godsey; married on 27 oct 1917 at Lake Superior, WV; Glaydeus Testerman; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Cora Testerman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4186; WV Archives Web Site.
Palo M. Godsey; age 47 yrs, 11 mons, 21 days; born 16 Mar 1889 in TN; married; husband of Gladys
Testament; coal loader; last worked in Oct 1933; living at Capels, WV; son of John and Mary (____)
Godsey; died 7 Mar 1937 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to chronic myocarditis with
hypertension; buried 11 Mar 1937 in Kimball, WV; informant, Bessie Godsey, Kimbell, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 162; WV Archives Website.
Palio Godsey; age 30; born in Clay Co, TN; single; Miber; living at Superior, WV; son of John and
Mary Godsey; married on 27 oct 1917 at Lake Superior, WV; Glaydeus Testerman; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Cora Testerman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 85; WV Archives Web Site.
Roger Campbell; born in 1908 in WV; single; living in Kimball, WV; son of Robert and ___; married;
on 6 Feb 1939 in Kimball, WV; Gladys Godsey; born 9 Jul 1902; born in Grayson Co, VA; widow;
living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Lester and Cora Testament.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek; Big Four; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 850B;
Household #340.
Listed as Gladys Campbell; age 36; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Roger L. Campbell.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Four; taken 17 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 15; Dwelling #97.
Listed as Gladys Campbell; age 45; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Roger L.
Campbell.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 011981; WV Archives Website.
Gladys Louann Campbell; age 68; born 9 Jul 1903 in VA; married; wife of Roger Lee Campbell;
housewife; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Lester Sterman and Cora Jones; died 7 Aug 1971;
DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 10 Aug 1971 in Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, WV.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Four; taken 17 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 15; Dwelling #97.
Listed as Opal Godsey; age 28; born in WV; never married; in household of step-father, Roger L.
Campbell.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek; Big Four; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 850B;
Household #340.
Listed as Russell Campbell (sic, Godsey); age 9; born in WV; 2nd grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, Roger L. Campbell.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #81-059631; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jerry Dean Walls; age 24; born 5 Oct 1957 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade education;
living in Edmor Village, Welch, WV; son of James Brady and Dorothy Marian (Powell) Walls; married
on 30 Dec 1981 in Pembroke, VA; Phyllis Ann Alger, maiden name Robinette; age 32; born 12 Aug
1949 in WV; divorced; 1st marriage ended in Jun 1978; this is her 2nd marriage; 11th grade
education; living in Edmor Village, Welch, WV; daughter of Arvil and Lillian Gertrude (Stacy)
Robinette.
2. Rockingham Co, VA; Marriage License #88-016422; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jerry Dean Walls; age 30; born 5 oct 1957 in WV; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd) marriage; 12th grade
education; living at Rt3, Box 77, Harrisonburg, VA; son of James brady and Dorothy Marion (Powell)
Walls; married on 1 Apr 1988 in Harrisonburg, VA; Alice Faye Sites; maiden name Sites; age 34;
born 31 Mar 1954 in VA; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 1st marriage ended 3 Mar 1975; 10th
grade education; living at Rt 3, Box 77, Harrisonburg, VA; daughter of Charles Lindbergh and Wanda
L. (Hottinger) Sites.
3. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jerry Dean Walls, 61, of Big Sandy passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at his home.
"Born October 5, 1957 in Welch he was the son of the late James Brady Walls and Dorothy Powell Walls. He was a former coalminer, and attended the Church of God in Roderfield.
'In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Kenny Walls.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Alice Faye Walls of the home; a daughter, Jerri Deana Lucion and husband Phillip of Hensley two brothers, Richard Walls and wife Misty of Hensley, and Morris Walls of Beckley; two sisters, Karen Greathead and husband Sammy of Myrtle Beach, and Melissa Cipriani and husband Preston of Iaeger; and two granddaughters, Nicole Lynn Lucion and Trinity Gale Lucion.
"The family will hold a memorial service in his honor on Friday, September 13, at his home in Big Sandy beginning at 10 a.m.
"The Douglas Mortuary of Welch is serving the family."
1. Rockingham Co, VA; Marriage License #88-016422; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jerry Dean Walls; age 30; born 5 oct 1957 in WV; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd) marriage; 12th grade
education; living at Rt3, Box 77, Harrisonburg, VA; son of James brady and Dorothy Marion (Powell)
Walls; married on 1 Apr 1988 in Harrisonburg, VA; Alice Faye Sites; maiden name Sites; age 34;
born 31 Mar 1954 in VA; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 1st marriage ended 3 Mar 1975; 10th
grade education; living at Rt 3, Box 77, Harrisonburg, VA; daughter of Charles Lindbergh and Wanda
L. (Hottinger) Sites.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River Didtrict; taken on 28 jun 1900; Page 254B; Image 31
of 68; Family #276/276.
Listed as John H. Davis; age 3; born in Mar 1897 in WV in household of father, William I. Davis.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 74B;
Image 20 of 28; Family #154/155.
Listed as John H. Davis; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, William I. Davis.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Unice Davis"; Article; Page 133; submitted by Gail Asbury, Rt 2, Box 104, Cedar
Bluff, VA 24609.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #4653; Ancestry.com Website.
John Henry Davis; age 44; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; farmer;
living at Paynesville, WV; son of Arlin and Martha (Lester) Davis; married on 26 Mar 1941 at Grundy,
VA; Alta Keen; age 48; born in Buchanan Co, VA; divorced; one previous marriage; living at Pilgram's
Knob, VA; daughter of Henry and pricey (Lester) Horn.
5. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John Henry Davis
Race: White
Age: 44
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1897
Birth Place: Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Paynesville, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Paynesville, Mcdowell, Virginia, USA
Employer: Willard Hatfield
Weight: 152
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Alta Davis
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John Henry Davis Self (Head)"
6. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #14234; Ancesrty.com Website.
John Henry Davis; age 52; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; two previous marriage; laborer;
living at Blackey, VA; son of William Iranton and Marth Ann (Lester) Davis; married on 10 Jun 1950
in Buchanan Co, VA; Callie Brown; maiden name Thornsbury; age 33; born in Knott Co, KY; widow;
one previous marriage; housework; living at Blackey, VA; daughter of Elisha and Julia Ann
Thornsbury.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #14234; Ancesrty.com Website.
John Henry Davis; age 52; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; two previous marriage; laborer;
living at Blackey, VA; son of William Iranton and Marth Ann (Lester) Davis; married on 10 Jun 1950
in Buchanan Co, VA; Callie Brown; maiden name Thornsbury; age 33; born in Knott Co, KY; widow;
one previous marriage; housework; living at Blackey, VA; daughter of Elisha and Julia Ann
Thornsbury.
1. Fortner Family Tree; Posted by aliciaf45656; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Larry Gene Fortner
1940–2013
Birth 05 APR 1940 • Baileysville, Wyoming, West Virginia
Death 23 APR 2013 • Durham, Durham, North Carolina"
2. Parrish Family Tree; Posted by Christie parrish; Ancestry.com Web Site.Additional Information Posted:
Married Diana Lucy Pittman 24 Aug 1967 in Durham, NC
1. Parrish Family Tree; Posted by Christie parrish; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Diana Lucy Pittman-Fortner
1951–
Birth 1951
Death Unknown"Additional Information Posted:
Married Larry Gene Fortner 24 Aug 1967 in Durham, NC
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Lisa and Larry Blankenship"; Article; Page 102; submitted by Teresa Clevenger, Iaeger, WV
24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Lisa and Larry Blankenship"; Article; Page 102; submitted by Teresa Clevenger, Iaeger, WV
24844.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 001424; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Larry Edward Blankenship; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; laborer; living
at Iaeger, WV; son of Willis and Stella (Facello) Blankenship; married on 17 Aug 1991 in Grundy, VA;
Sherry Lynn Coleman; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; unemployed; never married; living
at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Alva and Juanita (Hughes) Coleman.