1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Service, Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Rita Virginia Roop, 78, of Mullens, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Raleigh General Hospital, surrounded by her loving family."She was born July 20, 1946, in Pineville, WV, to the late James Everett Brinegar and Hattie Alice Buchanon Brinegar.
"Rita was a kindhearted soul and made it a practice to give back to her community. She never hesitated to contribute generously to those who were less fortunate. She was of the Methodist faith.
"She enjoyed a thirty-year career working in accounts payable, as an Accountant Assistant, a job she absolutely loved. Born to shop, when she wasn’t at work, she could often be found hunting down the best bargains. Whether shopping online or in a store, she was often heard saying, “look at this sale!”
"Rita will be dearly missed by her daughter, Kristi Roop. Sharing in her loss are her sister (and best friend), Etta Farley; nephew, Michael Farley and family; niece, Robin Estep and family; great nephews, Phillip Farley, Axl Estep and Ben Roberts and family; cousins, Wilma Green and Nancy Christian; and close family friend, Don McGlothlin."
"Funeral
Saturday
May 3, 2025
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Evans-Calfee Funeral Service
614 Appalachian Hwy
Pineville, WV 24874"
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Charles Everett Brinegar 72, of Pineville went to be with the Lord on Wednesday June 3, 2020 at his residence."Born January 31, 1948 in Wyoming County he was the son of the late Everett and Hattie Buchanon Brinegar.
"Charles was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was a coal miner for many years, he then worked for the Wyoming County Board of Education as a Bus Driver. Charles was a born again Christian, and was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, riding his four wheeler, and spending time with his family.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Brinegar, Three sons Charles Kenneth Brinegar, Larry Shirl Brinegar, and James Brinegar, and his granddaughter Erin Miller.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his daughter Robin Estep and her husband Kristopher, his grandson Kristopher Axl Estep, His brother and sisters Freelan Brinegar, Etta Farley, and Rita Roop. His niece Kristy Roop and her companion Jeff, Michael Farley and his wife Becky, his great nieces and nephews Phillip, Ben and his wife Ashley, and Tabitha, his Great Great niece and nephew Ronin and Brynn, and a host of extend family and friends.
"A graveside service will be held Noon Saturday June 6, 2020 in the Brinegar Family Cemetery at Gulf Fork."
1. 1920 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Oldtown Precinct; taken on 16/17/19 Jan 1920; Page 135B; Image
14 of 32; Family #117/117.
Listed as Bulla Harlow; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in KY; in household of father, Jefferson Harlow.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Albert Kegley Edwards
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1917
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1940
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Marion Edwards
Mother: Lucretia Remines
Spouse: Margaret Lucille Winesett
Certificate Number: 1940016472"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Margaret Lucille Winesett
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1922
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1940
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: William Winesett
Mother: Fannie Adams
Spouse: Albert Kegley Edwards
Certificate Number: 1940016472"
1. Wyoming Co, WV Obits; Genealogy Trails; transcribed by Candace Robinson.
" Dr. Ernest Malcomb Wilkinson,73, died about 6 a.m. Monday at his home after a long illness. Born March 30, 1899, at McKinney, Va., he was a son of the late Dr. R.E. and Lucy Dole Wilkinson. He was educated at Hampden-Sidney College in Farmington, Va., and was graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1923. He was admitted to practice medicine in West Virginia and Virginia and was a member of the Pineville Rotary Club. Dr. Wilkinson began practicing medicine at Dan in McDowell County in 1924 and went to Welch where he was associated with Dr. Harry G. Camper. He came to Pineville in 1935 and practiced medicine until a few months ago. He established the Pineville Maternity Hospital and was a Wyoming County public health doctor. Surviving are his wife, Addie Mae Wilkinson; two sons, Ernest Jr. of Covington, Va., and Richard W. of Bluefield; two brothers, Richard and David Peter, both of McKinney, three sisters, Mrs. James A. (Sally)Williams of McKinney, Mrs. Mary Jane Harris of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Henry (Martha) Rogers of Welch, and four grandchildren. A brother, William, preceded him in death. [Beckley Post-Herald (no date other than 1972)] "
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 9 Mar 2017.
"Dr Ernest Malcomb Wilkinson Sr.
BIRTH 30 Mar 1899
McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
DEATH 4 Dec 1972 (aged 73)
Pineville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 177139998"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by wvguy; 30 May 2019.
"Addie May Johnson Wilkinson
BIRTH 1900
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
DEATH 14 Nov 1979 (aged 78–79)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 199589954"Additional Information Posted:
"Mrs. E.M. (Addie Mae) Wilkinson, a registered nurse who worked with her physician husband in Pineville for nearly 40 years, and who helped organize the first “hot lunch" program in Wyoming County schools, died Wednesday morning at Bluefield Community Hospital after a long illness. She was 79. Born at Norfolk, Va., she was a daughter of the late Aflred and Addie Whitehurst Johnson.
She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Welch. She assisted her husband, Dr. E. M. Wilkinson, in Pineville until his death in 1972, and had a prominent role in Wyoming County activities throughout that period. She was a charter member and past president of the Pineville Woman’s Club, a past secretary for the Southern District of the Woman's Club and helped organize the first PTA in Pineville. She was a “First Lady of the Year’’ in 1979 of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
Survivors include two sons, Earnest Malcolm Wilkinson Jr., of Covington, Va., and Richard W. (Buzz) Wilkinson of Bluefield; one sister, Mrs. Catherine Gum of Salisbury, Md.; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at Calfee Funeral Service Chapel in Pineville with Rev. Curtis Cowell and Rev. Margaret Phillimore officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Bluewell. Graveside rites will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by wvguy; 30 May 2019.
"Richard W. “Buzzy” Wilkinson
BIRTH 18 Nov 1932
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 15 Jan 2016 (aged 83)
Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 199590062 "Additional Information Posted:
"R. W. “Buzzy” Wilkinson passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the age of 83 following a short illness. He was born on November 18, 1932 in Welch, West Virginia and was the son of the late E. M. Wilkinson, M. D. and Addie Mae “Johnson” Wilkinson of Pineville, WV."He is survived by Patricia Ann Hayes Wilkinson; and two sons, Richard Ernest “Rick” Wilkinson and Frank Warren Wilkinson and his wife Gina Butcher Wilkinson of Bluefield, VA. Also three grandchildren Anne Warren Wilkinson, Caroline Pearson Hayes Wilkinson, and Frank Thomas Wilkinson of Bluefield, VA. He is also survived by his brother E. M. Wilkinson, Jr. of Covington, VA.
"He graduated from Greenbrier Military Academy in Lewisburg, WV and then attended the University of Virginia and graduated in 1955. He was an exceptional athlete and became the first basketball player to have his jersey number 14 retired at the University of Virginia. He was also recognized as an All American in 1954 and 1955 and still holds the single season ACC scoring record for averaging 32.1 points per game in 1955. He scored 2,233 points during his college career and is currently third on the University’s all-time scoring list. He also averaged 28.6 points per game for a career and scored 898 points his senior year which is a record as well. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in that same year.
He was honored on July 25, 2015 at the Sports Legends Reunion at the Beckley Moose Club. They referred to him as the “Jerry West of the University of Virginia.”"He decided to give up a career with the Celtics following a car accident and attended law school at The University of Virginia graduating in 1962. He moved to Bluefield, West Virginia and worked at The First National Bank of Bluefield (now First Century Bank) and had a rewarding banking career that lasted for 50 years. He retired as President and CEO on December 31, 2010. He was still active on the boards of the Bank and Holding Company at the time of his death. His passion was working with people and making the community a better place to live for everyone.
"Buzzy also served as President of the H. I. Shott, Jr. Foundation, as well as, the Ethel N. Bowen Foundation. He was active in many civic organizations and believed in giving of his time for the betterment of the community.
"In accordance with his wishes, the family will have a private service. The family would ask that in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Christ Episcopal Church, 200 Duhring Street, Bluefield WV 24701, for their Food Pantry Program."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Andrea Coleman; 9 Apr 2015.
" William Hibbard Farley
Birth 7 Feb 1888
McCarr, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death 4 Dec 1978 (aged 90)
Fairdale, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lynn Cemetery
Lynn, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 144803069"
1. 1900 Census, Athens Co, OH; Trimble Township; taken 19 Jun 1900; Page 33B; Image 36 of 54;
Family #344/360.
Listed as Hatty Jenkins; age 3; born in Apr 1897 in OH; in household of father, Abraham Jenkins.
2. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Williamson District; Williamson; taken 30 May 1910; Page 245B; Image
12 of 40; Family #110/110.
Listed as Hattie Jenkins; age 14; born in OH; single; in household of father, Abraham Jenkins.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Honoring our Ancestors; 6 Jun 2016.
" Hattie Mae Jenkins Farley
Birth 10 Apr 1896
Trimble, Athens County, Ohio, USA
Death 29 Oct 1970 (aged 74)
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lynn Cemetery
Lynn, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 164059495 "