1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 002396; WV Archives Website.
William Claude Hayes; age 57; born 18 Sep 1914 in VA; married; husband of Emma Woolwine;
coal miner; SS# 235-05-6962; living in House #74, Thorpe, WV; son of Henry and Ada (Hash) Hayes;
died 21 Jan 1972; due to pilmonary failure caused by mine accident at US Steel Coal Co, Gary, WV;
"He was squeezed through a space about 15 inches wide in the mines."; buried 25 Jan 1972 in
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Princeton, WV; informant, Emma Hayes, Thorpe, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 002397; WV Archives Website.
Melissa Ann Johnson; age 1 mon, 10 days; born 10 Dec 1971 in WV; daughter of Victor Ray and Mary
(Hanosky) Johnson who lived in Gary, WV; died 30 Jan 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to prematurity with presumed congential heart disease; buried 1 Feb 1972 in Grandview
Memory Gardens, Bluefield, VA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 002398; WV Archives Website.
Robert T. Johnson; age 58; born 13 Sep 1913 in WV; married; husband of Louise Butler; construction
contractor; SS# 227-26-4525; living at Welch, WV; son of Grover C. and Essie (Bailey) Johnson; died
25 Jan 1972 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to lung cancer; buried 27 Jan 1972 in
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 235; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph H. Morgan; age 26; born in Lee Co, VA; single; engineer; living at Welch, WV; son of J.H. and
Anna; married on 24 Jan 1931 at Welch, WV; Dona (sic, Iona) Crumley; age 18; born in TN; single;
daughter of Oscar and Zona.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joseph Henry Morgan"; Article;
Page 207; submitted by A. Rice, 72 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 002399; WV Archives Website.
Joshph H. Morgan; age 67; born 14 Jul 1904 in VA; married; husband of Dessie Branham; retired
coal clerk; living at Bartley, WV; son of John and Annie (Northcross) Morgan; died 30 Jan 1972; at
home in Bartley, WV; found dead in bed; due to presumptive coronary with "Black lung"; buried in Feb
1972 in Doll Roberts Cemetery, Esco, KY; Mrs Dessie Morgan, Rt 3, Pikeville, KY.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995", McDowell Co, Historical Society, 1995,
page 94, "James Henry and Matilda Jane Stacy Baker" article, submitted by Cloria Baker Deskins.
Mary Baker, daughter of James Henry and Matilda Jane Stacy Baker; born on 25 Sep 1904; died on
17 Jan 1972.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, Precinct #1, taken on 2 May 1910,
Page 73A, Family #130.
Listed as Mary E. Baker, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, James H. Baker.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1927); Line #138; Ancestry.com Website.
James Mullins; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Blackey, VA; farmer; son of Preston
and Lydia Mullins; married on 10 Sep 1927 at Blackey, VA; Elizabeth Baker; age 23; born in Buchanan
Co, VA; daughter of James and Matilda Baker.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 002401; WV Archives Website.
Mary E. Mullins; age 67; born 25 Sep 1905 in WV; widow; housewife; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of
Jim and Tilda (Stacy) Baker; died 17 Jan 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to congestive heart
failure with diabetes mellitus and urinary infection; buried 20 Jan 1972 in Mullins Cemetery, Estep
Ridge, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw; taken on 10 May 1910, Page 76B;
Image 24 of 28; Family #194/195.
Listed as James Mullins; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Preston Mullins.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Paynesville, taken on 14 Feb 1920, Page 233B,
Family #341.
Listed as James Mullins, age 15, born in VA, in household of father, Preston Mullins.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1927); Line #138; Ancestry.com Website.
James Mullins; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Blackey, VA; farmer; son of Preston
and Lydia Mullins; married on 10 Sep 1927 at Blackey, VA; Elizabeth Baker; age 23; born in Buchanan
Co, VA; daughter of James and Matilda Baker.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995", McDowell Co, Historical Society, 1995,
page 94, "James Henry and Matilda Jane Stacy Baker" article, submitted by Cloria Baker Deskins.
Mary Baker, daughter of James Henry and Matilda Jane Stacy Baker; born on 25 Sep 1904; died on
17 Jan 1972.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, Precinct #1, taken on 2 May 1910,
Page 73A, Family #130.
Listed as Mary E. Baker, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, James H. Baker.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1927); Line #138; Ancestry.com Website.
James Mullins; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Blackey, VA; farmer; son of Preston
and Lydia Mullins; married on 10 Sep 1927 at Blackey, VA; Elizabeth Baker; age 23; born in Buchanan
Co, VA; daughter of James and Matilda Baker.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 002401; WV Archives Website.
Mary E. Mullins; age 67; born 25 Sep 1905 in WV; widow; housewife; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of
Jim and Tilda (Stacy) Baker; died 17 Jan 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to congestive heart
failure with diabetes mellitus and urinary infection; buried 20 Jan 1972 in Mullins Cemetery, Estep
Ridge, WV.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Donald “Pee Wee” Kennedy, 45 of Thomasville, NC formerly of Bradshaw, WV, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023."Donald was born December 28, 1977 in Richlands, VA a son of Donald Shortridge and the late Jeanette Blankenship Kennedy. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and enjoyed fishing and game chickens.
"In addition to his mother, Jeanette Kennedy, Donald was preceded in death by two brothers, Danny and Ricky Kennedy; two nephews, Brian Kennedy and Dewayne Blankenship; niece, Virginia Kennedy; and two brothers-in-law, Douglas Kennedy and Franklin Vance.
"Survivors include his daughter, Valerie Sturgill of Kentucky; the mother of his child, Sandra Sturgill Caudill of Kentucky; two siters, Karen Vance and companion John Collins of North Carolina and Teresa Kennedy and companion Victor Vires of Bradshaw, WV; brother, Michael Kennedy and wife Michelle of Bethpage, TN; sister-in-law, Patricia Kennedy of North Carolina; special friends, Kenny Jones and Walter Ball both of Bradshaw, WV, and Halsey Collins Jr. and Steve Koontz both of Thomasville, NC; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and family and friends.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 3, 2023, at 1 o’clock with Reverend Herman Day officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Kennedy Cemetery on Oozley Branch Road near Bradshaw, WV.
"Friends may visit with the family Thursday, August 3, 2023 from 12 noon until time of service at 1p.m. at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"