1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #72 020773; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roger Dale Vance; age 19; born 7 Jun 1952 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 152, Baileysville, Wyoming Co, WV; son of Troy Anderson and Ruby Anna
(Barnette) Vance; married on 3 Jun 1972 in Grundy, VA; Helen Diana Lester; age 16; born 30 May
1956 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; living at Box 104, Steeles, Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of
Francis Cleveland and Imogene (Mullins) Lester.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Helen D Gibson
Birth Date: 31 May 1957
Phone Number: 938-2500
Address: PO Box 599, Iaeger, WV, 24844-0599 (1995)
[PO Box 565, Hanover, WV, 24839-0565 (1995)] "
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name: Diana Gibson
Also Known As: Helen Diana Gibson
Event Date: 01 Jun 1999
Event Place: Iaeger, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date: 31 May 1957
Address: Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
Address Date: 01Jun 1999
2nd Address: Hanover, West Virginia 24839
2nd Address Date: 01 Aug 1995-01 Jun 2000
3rd Address: Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
3rd Address Date: 01 Dec 1993-13 Nov 2000
Affiliate Identifier: 304450343
4. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Helen "Diana" Gibson, 62, of Butler, TN, passed away on Thursday August 29, 2019 at Johnson City Area Medical Center. She was born on May 31, 1957 in Welch, WV a daughter of the late Francis C. Lester and Imogene Mullins Lester England."In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her step father Bobby England; an infant son Clayton Anderson Vance, a sister Carolyn Debra Lester Myers; a brother Donald Francis (sic, Franklin) Lester; and two nephews David Lee Aldridge and Brian C. Lester.
'Survivors include her companion of eleven years Alan Mitchem and his children of Arkansas; a sister Peggy L. Lester of Welch; five nieces and nephews; eight great nieces and nephews; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins who all loved her dearly.
"Funeral services will be held at 2PM on Sunday September 8th at the Pad Fork Freewill Baptist
Church, Pad Fork, WV with Pastor Dennis Lester and Rev. Gary Walker officiating and special singing by Donna Jean Mullins. She will be laid to rest in the Emily Green Cemetery, Pad Fork, WV."Friends may gather with the family from 12PM until time of services on Sunday at the Church. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by DeeDee McHenry; 1 Sep 2010.
" Cecil Vance
Birth 16 Oct 1928
Death 9 Jan 1994 (aged 65)
Burial
Vance Cemetery •
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Charles Douglas Steele
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 30 May 1958
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Aug 1976
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Charlie Steele
Mother: Betty Jean Muncy
Spouse: Brenda Kay Owens
Certificate Number: 1976034650"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Brenda Kay Owens
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1956
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Aug 1976
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Matthew Owens
Mother: Stella Kennedy
Spouse: Charles Douglas Steele
Certificate Number: 1976034650"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 15 Apr 1930, Page 260A,
Family #343.
Listed as Herbert C. Muncy, age 1 yr 3 months, born in WV, in household of father, William Muncey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 86; WV Archives Web Site.
Herbert Hoover Muncy; age 24; born in Avondale, WV; single; living in Iaeger, WV; married on 2 Mar
1953 in Iaeger, WV; Katherine Marie Walls; age 17; born in Welch, WV; single; living in Avondale,
WV; with consent of Hattie May Walls; mother of Katherine Marie Walls.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Sie.
"Name: Herbert Hoover Muncy
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1928
Birth Place: Avondale, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Sep 1946
Registration Place: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Norfolk And Western Ry Co
Weight: 120
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 5
Next of Kin: Willie Muncy
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Herbert Hoover Muncy Self (Head)
Willie Muncy Father"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Herbert Hoover Muncy
[Herbert H Muncy]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1927
Birth Place: Taeger McDow, West Virginia
[Iaeger, West Virginia]
Death Date: 15 Feb 2000
Father: Willie Muncy
Mother: Callie M Riffe
SSN: 233407065
Notes: Aug 1943: Name listed as HERBERT HOOVER MUNCY; 08 Mar 2000: Name listed as HERBERT H MUNCY"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Herbert Muncy
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1928
Death Date: 15 Feb 2000
SSN: 233407065
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 16 Jan 1951
Release Date 1: 22 Feb 1953"
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Bonnie Umbarger; 6 Aug 2020.
"Herbert Muncy
Birth 15 Sep 1928
Death 15 Feb 2000 (aged 71)
Burial High Knob Cemetery
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 214163080"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 86; WV Archives Web Site.
Herbert Hoover Muncy; age 24; born in Avondale, WV; single; living in Iaeger, WV; married on 2 Mar
1953 in Iaeger, WV; Katherine Marie Walls; age 17; born in Welch, WV; single; living in Avondale,
WV; with consent of Hattie May Walls; mother of Katherine Marie Walls.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Frances Marie Fritz
[Frances Fritz]
[Frances Marie Shoemaker]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1924
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: Dec 1979
Father: Charles R Shoemaker
Mother: Carrie E Roark
SSN: 225305048
Signature on SSN Card: Charles Fritz II
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Dec 1943: Name listed as FRANCES MARIE FRITZ;
30 Dec 1987: Name listed as FRANCES FRITZ"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Anthony; 16 Dec 2016.
" Frances Marie Shoemaker Fritz
Birth 1924
Death 1979 (aged 54–55)
Burial
Stateline Cemetery
Johnson County, Tennessee, USA"