1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Bonita Hager; 21 Apr 2008.
" Violet Mae Lowe Belcher
Birth 28 Dec 1913
Death 8 Apr 1998 (aged 84)
Burial
Guyan Memorial Gardens
Godby Heights, Logan County, West Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"Violet Mae Belcher, 84, of Logan died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a Baptist."Surviving: daughters, Bertha Anderson of Logan, Mary Ferguson of Gilbert; sons, Leroy, Thurman and Herman Belcher of Logan, Odell Belcher of Kentucky; 47 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.
"Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Roger Mullins officiating. Burial will be in Guyan Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home."
1. Stafford Funeral Home, Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Gordon Randall Thomas, 54, of Forest, VA, formally of Pineville, WV, left this earth for his heavenly home
on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 after a sudden illness at work. He was born on July 30, 1964 in Welch,
WV, a son of the late Lee Roy Thomas and Margie Thomas Cook. He is a 1982 graduate of Baileysville High
School. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his brother Roger Thomas and his Father-in-
Law, Lee Roy Belcher. Survivors include his loving and devoted wife of 21 years Tammy Belcher Thomas;
three daughters – Danielle Larkins of NC, and Kaitlyn and Emilee Thomas of the home; one son – Tee Jaye
Thomas of NC; two grandchildren – twins Christian and Elaina Thomas of NC; sisters – Carolyn (Tommy)
Steele of Lynco, WV, Connie Deel of NC, and Cindy Clay of Pineville, WV; Mother-in-law Carolyn Belcher of
Logan, WV; two Sister-in-laws – Darlene (Brian) Brumfield and Jennifer (Chris) Sartin of Logan, WV; five
Brother-in-laws – Anthony Belcher, Gary Belcher, Larry (Racine) Belcher of Logan, WV, Troy Belcher of
Charleston, WV, and Jonathan Belcher of Logan, WV; and a host of other loving family and friends. Gordon
would have been employed with Frito Lay for 28 years in April of this year. He had worked his way up in
the company to District Sales Leader and Safety Subject Matter Expert for the Central VA Zone. In 2018, he
was Number 1 for the zone’s Herman Lay in the Carolina’s Region. Before being employed with Frito Lay,
he was known by most as the happy go lucky funny guy at Deskins in Pineville. He enjoyed spending time
with his family, friends and work family. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, playing in the snow, decorating
for Christmas (his lights were much better than Clark Griswold’s), and taking road trips planned by
Tammy. He had a great sense of humor and was a very devoted husband and father and will be greatly
missed by his family, friends and all who knew him. His infectious smile, laughter, devotion, and
dedication are what everyone remembers about Gordon. Gordon made a positive impact on a lot of lives
including his family, his friends, and his co-workers, leaving behind a legacy that we are very proud of.
Services to celebrate the life of Gordon will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, January 28th in the Chapel of
Stafford Family Funeral Home with Pastor Scotty Cline officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Family
Cemetery on Brier Creek. Friends may gather with the family from Noon until the time of service on
Monday, January 28th at the funeral home. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Donald Wayne Vance, 68, of Jesse, WV went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. He was born on July 26, 1957 in Tazewell County, VA a son of the late Helen Louise Mitchell and Alexander Vance, Sr. Donald was a proud retired coal miner, a devoted husband to his wife, Diana Vance for nearly 50 years, and a loving dad / Papaw who cherished his sons and grandchildren more than anything. He loved Jesus with all his heart and found joy in sharing his God-given gift of music through his guitar. He will be remembered for his hard work, his strong faith, and the deep love he gave his family every day of his life. One special thing about him was that before he passed, her was determined to finish reading his Bible, and he was in the Book of Acts of the Apostles. Acts 20:25 says, “And now, behold, I know that ye all… shall see my face no more,” The verse speaks of a loving farewell and reminds us that while we may not see him again on this earth, his faith and love will stay with us forever. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Diana Vance, his four brothers, Roger Vance, Alexander Vance, Jr., Edward Vance, and Ricky Vance, two sisters Delorise Vance Roberts, and Phyllis Vance Chapman. Those left to cherish his memory includes his sons, Jesse (Betty) Vance of Pineville, and John (Melinda) Vance of Pineville, his brother William Aronald (Judy) Vance of Pineville, and a host of his grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins, and other loving family who will forever cherish him their hearts. Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, May 21st in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Bro. Clay Tincher officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Lester Cemetery, Indian Creek, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of service on Thursday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 362; WV Archives Web Site.
Mose Frank Mullins; age 23; born and living in Avondale, WV; single; married on 12 Apr 1945 in
Avondale, WV; Ruth Lee Lester; age 21; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #17468; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mose Frank Mullins; age 28; born and living in Avondale, WV; miner; single; son of Noah and Ellen
(Cameron) Mullins; married on 28 Jun 1952 in Lebanon, VA; Phyllis Jean Rose; age 15; born and
living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of Alonzo and Mearlin (Riffe) Rose.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Modfreak; 21 Mar 2014.
" Mose F Mullins
Birth 16 Mar 1922
Death 12 Oct 1995 (aged 73)
Burial
Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 362; WV Archives Web Site.
Mose Frank Mullins; age 23; born and living in Avondale, WV; single; married on 12 Apr 1945 in
Avondale, WV; Ruth Lee Lester; age 21; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17405; WV Archives Web Site.
Mose Franklin Mullins, Jr; age 2 mons, 9 days; born 15 Oct 1947 in Roderfield, WV; infant son of Mose
Franklin and Ruth Lee (Lester) Mullins; living at Roderfield, WV; died 24 Dec 1947 at Roderfield, WV;
due to "probably due to asphyxia was found dead in bed"; buried 26 Dec 1947 in Mullins Cemetery,
Avondale, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Modfreak; 21 Mar 2014.
" Mose Frank Mullins, Jr
Birth 15 Oct 1947
Death 24 Dec 1947 (aged 2 months)
Burial
Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Alexander Lewis Chapman
Birth Date 3 Aug 1932
Birth Place Smyth, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number 1932054489"
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #34260; Ancestry.com Website.
:Alexander Lewis Chapman; age 27; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; no previous marrage; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of Alexander Lunford and Margaret Elizabeth (Guinn) Chapman; married on
3 Oct 1964 in Grundy, VA; Phyllis Jean Vance; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Alexander and Helan Louise (Mitchell) Vance.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry,com Website.
"Name Alexander L Chapman
Gender Male
Birth Date 3 Aug 1932
Death Date 15 Nov 1997
Claim Date 11 Jul 1970
SSN 377326716"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B.Walls; 16 Sep 2017.
"Alexander Lewis Chapman
Birth 3 Aug 1932
Death 4 Nov
Burial Thompson Cemetery
Davy, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183454035"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #34260; Ancestry.com Website.
:Alexander Lewis Chapman; age 27; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; no previous marrage; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of Alexander Lunford and Margaret Elizabeth (Guinn) Chapman; married on
3 Oct 1964 in Grundy, VA; Phyllis Jean Vance; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Alexander and Helan Louise (Mitchell) Vance.
2. "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; Newspaper Obit; 2 Dec 2021; On-Line Edition.
"Phyllis Jean Vance Chapman, 72, of Pineville, WV, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Cornerstone Healthcare in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV. She was born on March 1, 1949 in Welch, WV a daughter of the late Alexander and Helen Mitchell Vance."In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Alexander Chapman, Sr. three brothers Junior, Eddie and Roger Vance and a sister Louise Roberts.
"Survivors include a daughter Cathy Lester of Mullensville a son Alexander (Robin) Chapman, Jr. of Pineville three brothers Ricky (Bonnie) Vance, Arnold (Judy) Vance, and Wayne (Diane) Vance six grandchildren Alexander Chapman, III, Ashleigh (Austin) Atwell, Dakota (David) Mitchem, Erin (Cody) Justus, Michelle Bailey, and McKenzie Bailey six great grandchildren Hunter Orndorff, Colton, Lenox, and Memphis Justus, Lylah and Zayden Atwell and a host of other loving family and friends. In keeping with her wishes she will be cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name William Greever Perdue
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1927
Marriage Registration Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 22 Jun 1949
Marriage Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father Harrison Perdue
Mother Jennie Lambert
Spouse Bessie May Alley"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Bessie May Alley
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 26
Birth Date abt 1923
Marriage Registration Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 22 Jun 1949
Marriage Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father Jim Alley
Mother Minnie Davis
Spouse William Greever Perdue"
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence Gerald McBride
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1923
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Skygusty, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Skygusty, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: U S Coal And Coke Co
Weight: 180
Complexion: Freckled
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Sam Mcbride
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Clarence Gerald McBride Self (Head)"
2. Grayson Co, VA; Marriage License #32173; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Clarence McBride; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; coal miner; living in North Tazewell,
VA; son of Sam and Cecil (Barnett) McBride; married on 8 Oct 1947 in Grayson Co, VA; Walsie Miller;
age 21; born in Grayson, Co, VA; single; housework; living at Whitetop, VA; daughter of Wade and
Cora (Darnell) Miller.
3. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Red McBride Sr
Gender: Male
Death Age: 94
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1923
Birth Place: Thorpe, WV
Residence Place: Welch, WV
Death Date: 24 Jun 2017
Death Place: Bluefield, VA
Burial Place: Princeton, WV
Parents: Samuel McBride; Cecelia Barnett McBride
Spouse: Walsie Miller McBride
Child: Gerald McBride
Lois McBride
Harold McBride
Betty Lane "
1. Grayson Co, VA; Marriage License #32173; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Clarence McBride; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; coal miner; living in North Tazewell, VA;
son of Sam and Cecil (Barnett) McBride; married on 8 Oct 1947 in Grayson Co, VA; Walsie Miller; age
21; born in Grayson, Co, VA; single; housework; living at Whitetop, VA; daughter of Wade and Cora
(Darnell) Miller.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1949); Page 186; WV Archives Web Site.
Ben William Bryant; age 24; born in St. Charles, VA; single; living at Marytown, WV; married on 16 Apr
1949 at Caples, WV; Hazel Alma Mullins; age 18; born in Caples, WV; single; living at Marytown, WV;
with consent of Lillie Mullinas, mother of hazel Alma Mullins.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1949); Page 186; WV Archives Web Site.
Ben William Bryant; age 24; born in St. Charles, VA; single; living at Marytown, WV; married on 16 Apr
1949 at Caples, WV; Hazel Alma Mullins; age 18; born in Caples, WV; single; living at Marytown, WV;
with consent of Lillie Mullinas, mother of hazel Alma Mullins.
2. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Hazel Alma Mullins Bryant, 87 years old of Stony Point, NC formerly of Welch went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. She was born on April 9, 1931 in Caples, WV.
"She was preceded in death by her parents Pleas and Lillie Mullins; her only sibling Daisy Osborne; her husband Ben Bryant; two daughters Patricia Bryant and Lisa Mullins; and four grandsons Roland Stanley, David Stanley, Nicholas Stanley and Benjaman Sutherland. She was the mother of thirteen children and 39 grandchildren.
"She is survived by eleven children, Vivian Morrison and husband Bobby of the home in Stony Point and Brenda Bryant also of the home, Kathy Winstead and Benita Sutherland of Statesville, NC, Ples Bryant and wife Billie of Taylorsville, NC, Michelle Hamilton and husband Russell (Rusty), James Bryant and Vella Bryant all of Welch, Vickie Cox and husband David of Hemphill, Karen North of Pinehurst, Id, and Anna Bjarnason of Redding, Ca.
"Funeral service will be held, Saturday, January 26 at 12 p.m. in the Douglas Mortuary Chapel in Welch with her nephew Bill Crawford officiating. Hazel will be laid to rest in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell following the service...."