1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"George Junior Walker, 88, of Bland, VA, formerly of Panther, WV, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 in the Wythe County Community Hospital in Wytheville, VA."George was born September 2, 1932 at Dismal Creek, VA a son of the late John and Lizie Bumgardner Walker. He was a retired coal miner, loved to hunt and fish, and loved all his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
"In addition to his parents George was preceded in death by his wife, Lottie Ann Lester Walker; a daughter, Leona Walker Rife; special son-in-law, Arnold Coleman; five brothers, Amos, Jessie, Monroe, Elmer, and Estil Walker; and two sisters, Alice Coleman and Charlotte Walker.
"Survivors include two daughters, Linda Coleman of Bland, VA and Glenna Jones and husband Ronnie of Garner, NC; three sons, Harold Walker and wife Zell of Bland, VA, Burgess Walker and wife Tab of Bland, VA and Clint Walker and wife Pam of Wytheville, VA; six grandchildren, Christopher Coleman and wife Missy of Bland, VA, Michael Walker and wife Anna of Bland, VA, Wesley Rife and fiancée Melonie of Princeton, WV, Brittany McGolthin and husband Steven of Bland, VA, Dustin Walker and wife Hope of Wytheville, VA, and Jacob Walker of Wytheville, VA; six great grandchildren, Dylan Walker of Bland, VA, Sydney Walker of Princeton, WV, Matthew Coleman of Bland, VA, Andrew Coleman of Bland, VA, Colton Walker of Wytheville, VA, Grant Walker of Bland, VA, and Skylar Walker of Wytheville, VA; and one brother, Jimmy Walker and wife Loretta of Guesses Fork, VA.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 1 o’clock with Elders, David Lester, Danny Hurley and Fred Bailey officiating at the Little Dove Old Regular Baptist Church in Guesses Fork near Hurley VA. Burial will follow in the Riffe Cemetery at Guesses Fork. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends may visit at the Little Dove Old Regular Baptist Church at Guesses Fork Wednesday evening, September 9, 2020 after 6 p.m. Evening services will be held at 7 p.m.
"Services will be held in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines, mask are to be worn by all attending and social distancing is to be practiced.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Lottie Ann Walker [L Walker] [Lottie Ann Lester]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 17 Sep 1932
Birth Place Gresses Fork, Virginia
Death Date 20 May 1996
Father Curtis Lester
Mother Dora Justus
SSN 231388037
Notes Jul 1951: Name listed as LOTTIE ANN WALKER;
19 Aug 2005: Name listed as L WALKER"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #69-037276; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Estel Walker; age 35; born in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 3rd grade education; living at
Panther, WV; son of John and Eliza (BumGard) Walker; married on 13 Sep 1969 in Grundy, VA; Ellen
Lena Rife; age 30; born 25 Dec 1938 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living
at panther, WV; daughter of John Alvin and Polly Ann (Mullins) Rife.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #69-037276; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Estel Walker; age 35; born in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 3rd grade education; living at
Panther, WV; son of John and Eliza (BumGard) Walker; married on 13 Sep 1969 in Grundy, VA; Ellen
Lena Rife; age 30; born 25 Dec 1938 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living
at panther, WV; daughter of John Alvin and Polly Ann (Mullins) Rife.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ellen Lena Walker, 81, of Oceana, WV passed away on Thursday December 26, 2019 at Logan Regional Medical
Center, Logan, WV. She was born on December 24, 1938 in Grundy, VA a daughter of the late John and Polly
Mullens Rife. Ellen was of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by two
daughters Faith and Hope Walker; five sisters Judy, Brenda Jo, Tessie, Shelby and Retha. Survivors include two
daughter Rosanna (companion Coy Buirley) Lester of Greenville, OH and Janie (Stephen) Baisden of Simon; three
sons Roger Walker, Jamie (Hattie Justice) Walker and Rodney (Pamela Ashby) Walker all of Oceana; a sister
Patricia Belcher of Oceana; a brother Andrew Rife of Virginia; a very special friend Charlene Gibson of Oceana;
eleven grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; and a host of other loving family and friends. A visitation
will be held from 3-4 pm on Sunday December 29th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV. In
keeping with her wishes she will be cremated. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home,
Oceana, WV."
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken 22 Jun 1900; Page 228B; Image 56 of 62;
Family #535/538.
Listed as Lon Mahon; age 22; born in Jan 1878 in WV; married 3 yrs; farm laborer; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken 22 Jun 1900; Page 228B; Image 56 of 62;
Family #535/538.
Listed as Vicie Mahon; age 22; born in Oct 1877 in WV; married 3 yrs; 2 children, both living; in
household of husband, Lon Mahon.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken 22 Jun 1900; Page 228B; Image 56 of 62;
Family #535/538.
Listed as EffieMahon; age 6 mon; born in Nov 1899 in WV; in household of father, Lon Mahon.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 237; WV Archves Web Site.
Lewis Laxton; age 20; born in Tazewell Co, VA; singl;e truck driver; living at Big Four, WV; son of
W.B. and Nellie; married on 1 Sep 1928 at Big Four, WV; Audrey Frances Cusic; age 19; born in
Hunterdon, OH; single; daughter of C.C. and Fannie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '66 018216; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Elbert Laxton; age 58; born in WV; married; miner; living at Jolo, WV; son of William B. and
(_______) Laxton; died 9 Nov 1966 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV from congestive heart failure;
buried 12 Nov 1966 in Lone Oak Cemetery, Jolo, WV; informant, Amos Laxton, Jolo, WV.
1. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 2/5 Jan 1920; Page 254A;
Famiyl #32/32.
Listed as Ethel Hatfield; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 66B; Image
72 of 89; Family #32/34.
Listed as Ethel Hatfield; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Walter Jenny; 26 Sep 2007.
" Ethel Mae Hatfield Laxton
Birth 11 Aug 1917
Atwell, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Apr 1996 (aged 78)
Trinity, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Lone Oak Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 259B, Family #365.
Listed as Denis Bailey, age 9, born in Aug 1890, in WV, in household
of father, Melvin Bailey.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Panther Precinct, taken on 12 May 1910,
Page 105B, Family #200.
Listed as Dennis Bailey, age 20, born in WV, in household of father, Melvin Bailey.
3. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Bailey; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Mingo Co, WV; son of
Melvin and Mary Bailey; married on 16 Nov 1910 in Williamson, WV; Mary Blevins; age 25; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Reuben and Melvina Blevins.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Bailey; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Mingo Co, WV; son of
Melvin and Mary Bailey; married on 16 Nov 1910 in Williamson, WV; Mary Blevins; age 25; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Reuben and Melvina Blevins.
1. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Dirtrict; Kegley; E.D. 38-51; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page 821A;
Image 7 of 26; Household #60.
Listed as Fred Walls; age 9; born in WV; married; 1st grade educarion; attending school; lived at
Ingleside, WV on1 Apr 1935; in household of father Clayton Walls.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #20555; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Walls; age 26; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; truck driver; living at Princeton, WV; son of
Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 29 Jul 1953 in Giles Co, VA; Billie Jean Welch; age
21; born in Raleigh Co, VA; single; living in Princton, WV; daughter of Willie and Nellie (Matherly)
Welch.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #10311; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Clayton Walls; age 28; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; salesman, living
at Panther, WV; son of Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 20 Apr 1959 in Lebanon, VA;
Nancy Bell Estep; maiden name Roberts; age 29; born and living in Panther, WV; widow; one
previous marriage; daughter of Wilson and Lou (Bailey) Roberts.
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Fred C. Walls, 88, of Panther, WV, passed from this life on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Glenwood Retirement Village. He was born on March 25, 1931 in Princeton, WV and was the son of the late Clayton and Hallie Walls. Fred was a retired deputy sheriff of McDowell County and served in the Korean War. He was of the Pentecostal Faith."Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Donnie, Bobby, Preston and Dennis (Buck) Walls; five sisters, Geraldine Walls, Nancy Inscore, Virginia (Annie) Garten, Freda Cooper, and Imogene Church; and one granddaughter, Marchell England.
"Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 60 years, Nancy Bell Walls of Panther, WV; one sister, Ellen (Randy) Barker of Princeton, WV, one daughter, Barbara (Don) England of Iaeger, WV; three sons, Mitchell (Lefon) Estep, Fred (Judy) Walls Jr., and James (Sharon) Walls all of Princeton, WV; grandchildren, Damon (Autumn) England of Clearfork, WV, Malorie (Michael) Morgan of Bluefield, WV, Megan Estep, Steven (Melissa) Walls, Tiffany Walls, LeAnn Walls, Jimmy Brennan and Joey Smith all of Princeton, WV and great grandchildren, Rylee and Shade England, Blaine and Kerrigan Morgan, Kaitlyn, Kaden, Kaylee and Sophie Walls.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 1 p.m. with Pastor John Wheeler and Reverend Martin West officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Mike Vance Cemetery at Trap Fork near Panther, WV.
"Friends may visit with the family from 12 noon until the time of services at 1. Pallbearers will be Damon England, Michael Morgan, Steve England and Jeffery Walls.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family. ..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 299; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Shade Estep, Jr; age 19; born and living in Mohawk, WV; single; married on 18 Jun 1949 at Panther,
WV; Nancy Belle Roberts; age 19; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with consent of Nancy
Estep, mother of Shade Estep, Jr; and Wilson Roberts, father of Nancy Belle Roberts.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #10311; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Clayton Walls; age 28; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; salesman, living
at Panther, WV; son of Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 20 Apr 1959 in Lebanon, VA;
Nancy Bell Estep; maiden name Roberts; age 29; born and living in Panther, WV; widow; one
previous marriage; daughter of Wilson and Lou (Bailey) Roberts.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Nancy Bell Walls, 96, of Panther, WV, went to her Heavenly Home Sunday, April 19, 2026."Nancy was born September 28, 1929 in Panther; a daughter of the late Wilson and Louise Roberts. Nancy was a member of the Horsecreek Church of the Living God for 56 years where she served as minister and enjoyed singing and preaching. Nancy was also a teacher in the McDowell County school system for 24 years; she enjoyed teaching and touched the lives of many students.
"In addition to her parents Nancy was preceded in death by seven brothers, Oscar, Harmon, Millard, Herbert, Pharoah, Robert Paul and Edgar; five sisters, Edith Hurley, Hazel Bailey, Fannie Roberts, Margaret Bailey, and Fayetta Roberts; her first husband and father of her children, Shade Estep Jr.; husband, Fred C. Walls, and granddaughter, Marchell England.
"Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Barbara England and husband Don of Iaeger; one son, Mitchell Estep and wife Lefon of Princeton, WV; one brother, Douglas Roberts and wife Gypsy of Green River, Wyoming; grandchildren, Damon England and wife Autum, Malorie Morgan and husband Michael and Megan Cecil and husband Blake; great grandchildren, Rylee and Shade England, Blaine and Kerrigan Morgan and Brooke Cecil.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 1 o’clock with Reverend John Wheeler and Reverend Danny Bowles officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Mike Vance Cemetery at Trap Fork near Panther, WV. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Friends my visit with the family at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger Thursday morning, April 23, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. until the time of service at 1 o’clock.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Maiden Spring District, taken on 18 Apr 1910, Page 219A, Family #34.
Listed as Jesse Atwell, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, William H. Atwell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.
J.L. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of D.H. and
L.J. Atwell; married on 25 Jul 1925 in Wilcoe, WV; Mae Collins; age 19; single; daughter of G.W. and
Maude Collins.
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Jesse Atwell; born on 15 Mar 1904; died in Jul 1972; last residence Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
"Delila Mae Smith Kennedy Lester" article, page 188; submitted by Sherry Lynn Kennedy Calhoun,
Bradshaw, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012620; WV Archives Website.
Jesse L, Atwell; age 68; born 15 Mar 1904 in WV; married; miner; SS#228-01-0292; husband of
Delila Smith; living at Paynesville, WV; son of W.H. and (______) Atwell; died 7 Jul 1972 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cardiac failure with myocardial infarction; buried 10 Jul 1972 in Christian
Cemetery, Rockridege, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.
J.L. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of D.H. and
L.J. Atwell; married on 25 Jul 1925 in Wilcoe, WV; Mae Collins; age 19; single; daughter of G.W. and
Maude Collins.
2. Atwell Family Tree; posted by Lauren Atwell; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Desmond Mae "Dessie" Collins
1909–1986
Birth 12 DEC 1909 • McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Death 16 SEP 1986 • Grundy, Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA"