1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Gordon and Nadine Ferris"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Nadine
Ferris, HC 61, Box 356, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Norma Jean Payne
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1935
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1960
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Ray Payne
Mother: Angeline Riffe
Spouse: William Ray Payne
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 139A; Image 21 of
60; Family #74/175.
Listed as Hobert Payne; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, David C. Payne.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobart E. Payne; age 39; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; widowed; married on 21 Feb 1952 at
Lex, WV; E Bernice Foglesong; age 21; born at Nebo, VA; single; living at Bradshaw, WV.
3. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #36377; Ancestry.com Website.
Hobart Payne; age 40; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; body work; living
in Grundy, VA; son of D.C. and Rena (Stacy) Payne; married on 30 dec 1952 in Clintwood, VA;
Bernice Foglesong; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; teacher; living in Bluefield, WV; daughter
of C.B. and Ruth (Hubble) Foglesong.
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Bluefield, WV, Friday 24 Jun 2005, Newspaper, Obit.
"BRADSHAW - David B. "Buss" Payne, 86, a lifelong resident of McDowell County went to be with the Lord on June 22, 2005 at the Clinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, Va., following a long illness. "Born May 16, 1919, he was a son of the late Lorene Stacey Payne and David Crockett Payne. He
was the last surviving child of nine children, Hobart Payne, Madge Frazier, Gladys Landers, Robert
C. Payne, Ed Payne, Fred B. Payne, Sally Coleman and infant Verna Estelle..."
5. Social Security Death Index, LDS Web Site.
Hobert Payne; born on 4 Jul 1912; died in Nov 1987; living at North Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA at
death.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #87-040056; Ancestry.com Website.
Hobart Elkins Payne; age 75; born 4 Jul 1912 in WV; married; husband of Bernice F. Payne;
municipal policeman; living at State Rt 61, North Tazewell, VA; son of David C. and Lorena (Stacy)
Payne; died 13 Nov 1987 at his residence; due to ademocarcinomia of prostate, with diebetes
mellitis; buried in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, VA; informant, Bernice F. Payne.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 260B;
Family #168.
Listed as Rubie Patrick; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Edward M. Patrick.
2, 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 9; Dwelling #73.
Listed as Ruby V. Southerand; age 38; born in WV; in household of husband, Tolby B. Sutherland.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ruby V Payne
[Ruby V Sutherland]
[Ruby Jeromos]
[Ruby Lynch]
[Ruby V Patrick]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Jan 1912
Birth Place: Panther McDo, West Virginia
[Panthar Mcdo??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 15 Feb 2001
Father: Edward M Patrick
Mother: Carrie Eleam
SSN: 234449370
Notes: Jan 1947: Name listed as RUBY V PAYNE;
Apr 1965: Name listed as RUBY V SUTHERLAND;
27 Jun 1996: Name listed as RUBY V JEROMOS; :
Name listed as RUBY V LYNCH"
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 Mansfield Patrick,
1880-1953"; Article; submitted by Franklin E. Hagy, 127 Fritters Lane, Stafford, VA 22554.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 139A; Image 21 of
60; Family #74/175.
Listed as Hobert Payne; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, David C. Payne.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobart E. Payne; age 39; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; widowed; married on 21 Feb 1952 at
Lex, WV; E Bernice Foglesong; age 21; born at Nebo, VA; single; living at Bradshaw, WV.
3. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #36377; Ancestry.com Website.
Hobart Payne; age 40; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; body work; living
in Grundy, VA; son of D.C. and Rena (Stacy) Payne; married on 30 dec 1952 in Clintwood, VA;
Bernice Foglesong; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; teacher; living in Bluefield, WV; daughter
of C.B. and Ruth (Hubble) Foglesong.
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Bluefield, WV, Friday 24 Jun 2005, Newspaper, Obit.
"BRADSHAW - David B. "Buss" Payne, 86, a lifelong resident of McDowell County went to be with the Lord on June 22, 2005 at the Clinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, Va., following a long illness. "Born May 16, 1919, he was a son of the late Lorene Stacey Payne and David Crockett Payne. He
was the last surviving child of nine children, Hobart Payne, Madge Frazier, Gladys Landers, Robert
C. Payne, Ed Payne, Fred B. Payne, Sally Coleman and infant Verna Estelle..."
5. Social Security Death Index, LDS Web Site.
Hobert Payne; born on 4 Jul 1912; died in Nov 1987; living at North Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA at
death.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #87-040056; Ancestry.com Website.
Hobart Elkins Payne; age 75; born 4 Jul 1912 in WV; married; husband of Bernice F. Payne;
municipal policeman; living at State Rt 61, North Tazewell, VA; son of David C. and Lorena (Stacy)
Payne; died 13 Nov 1987 at his residence; due to ademocarcinomia of prostate, with diebetes
mellitis; buried in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, VA; informant, Bernice F. Payne.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobart E. Payne; age 39; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; widowed; married on 21 Feb 1952 at
Lex, WV; E Bernice Foglesong; age 21; born at Nebo, VA; single; living at Bradshaw, WV.
2. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #36377; Ancestry.com Website.
Hobart Payne; age 40; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; body work; living
in Grundy, VA; son of D.C. and Rena (Stacy) Payne; married on 30 dec 1952 in Clintwood, VA;
Bernice Foglesong; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; teacher; living in Bluefield, WV; daughter
of C.B. and Ruth (Hubble) Foglesong.
1. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Roger Blankenship
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 28
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1943
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1962
Divorce Date: 11 Feb 1972
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Thelma Shirley Silvers
Certificate Number: 1972001994
Number of Children: 1"
1. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thelma Shirley Silvers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 30
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1941
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1962
Divorce Date: 11 Feb 1972
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Thomas Roger Blankenship
Certificate Number: 1972001994
Number of Children: 1"
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Thelma Shirley Blankenship went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on June 11, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Hospital. She was born in Bishop, Virginia on August 11, 1940. Shirley was a resident of Caretta, West Virginia most of her adult life. Shirley loved her large circle of family and friends. She loved studying the Bible and praying for everyone. She could often be heard to say, “It will be alright as soon as I touch Calvary.” Shirley was retired from the McDowell County Board of Education where she was a bus driver for 31 years. She was a long-time member of the Jesus Church of Bartley. One of her favorite things to do was canning vegetables and sharing them with everyone. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Lona Grubb. Her brother, William“Billy” Silvers, her sister, Elva Gay Marcus, and her precious dachshund, Grace. In addition to her many friends, left to also lovingly cherish her memory are her children: daughters, Lona (Michael) Snow of Welch, West Virginia and Anita (Bill) Barrett of Austinville, Virginia; son, Mark Blankenship of Asheville, North Carolina; sister, Ann (Hubert) Patterson of Caretta, West Virginia; brother, Donald Quesenberry of Charlottesville, Virginia. Granddaughters: Melia (Seth) Adkins of Ona, West Virginia, Andrea (Bobby) Clifford of Vale, North Carolina. Shirley loved her great-grandchildren with her whole heart. Colton, Ansley, and Gabe gave her so much pride. She loved and prayed for great nephews William and Nick Patterson, Brian Patterson and great niece Megan Ray. Lastly, three nephews that she considered her sons: Harold, Randy, and Cecil Patterson all of Caretta, West Virginia. Funeral Services will be conducted Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch, West Virginia with the Reverends: Roger Woods, Brian Patterson and Bishop Timothy Akers officiating. Pallbearers will be William Patterson, Nick Patterson, Brian Patterson, Eugene Muncy, Harold Patterson and Cecil Patterson. Friends may call at the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch on Monday, June 15, 2020 from 6-8 PM. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com. Fanning Funeral Home of Welch is serving the Blankenship family.
1. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence David Dean Music
Gender: Male
Death Age: 62
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1950
Birth Place: Mingo County
Residence Place: 63 Houston Hill, Elkhorn ( PO Box 26, Northfork
Death Date: 2 Jan 2013
Burial Date: 6 Jan 2013
Burial Place: Roderfield
Obituary Date: 5 Jan 2013
Mother: Cynthia Justus
Spouse: Louella Mae Christian
Child: Angela Music
Anita Music Blanton
Patricia Havens
Siblings: Jerry Lane
Jimmy Lane
Sammy Lane
Bobby Music
Janie Justus
Red Musick
Ilene Graham "