1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010988; WV Archives Website.
Elliott B. Slaughter; age 74; born in Sep 1897 in VA; married; husband of Beulah Miller; restaurant
cook; SS# 232-24-8818; Negro; living at 92 Beech, Welch, WV; son of Austin and Martha (_____)
Slaughter; died 25 Jun 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to abdominal aortic
aneurysm rupture and exanguination; buried 29 Jun 1972 in Family Cemetery, Patterson, VA;
informant, Beulah Slaughter, Welch. WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010989; WV Archives Website.
John Peter Swanson; age 33; born 29 Oct 1938 in MN; married; husband of Ruth Messer; mining
emgineer for Hawley Coal Mining Co; SS# 382-44-0096; living at Rt 5, Box 185F, Bluefield, WV; son
of Jesse L. and Barbara Jo (Hopkins) Swanson; died DOA Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to injuries in car accident on Rt 16 near War, WV; car went over cliff; buried 29 Jun 1972 in Tower
Cemetery, Tower, MN; informant, Mrs. John P. Swanson, Bluefield, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010990; WV Archives Website.
Jessie Tardy; age 69; born 1 Jun 1903 in VA; widowed; retired miner; Negro; SS# 232-16-0679; living
at Landgraff, WV; son of William and Mariah (Jones) Tardy; died 24 Jun 1972 at Landgraff, WV; due
to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 29 Jun 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant,
Taft Montgomery, General Delivery, Eckman, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010991; WV Archives Website.
Rafe Travis; age 79; born 6 Jul 1892 in LA; married; husband of Cora Holland; SS# 236-05-7201;
coal miner; Negro; living in Eckman, WV; son of Andrew and Francis (_______) Travis; died 11 Jun
1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV due to cardiac arrest; buried 17 Jun 1972 in Restlawn
Memorial Cemetery, Bluefield, WV; informant, Mrs. Cora Travis, Box 406, Eckman, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010993; WV Archives Website.
Ralph Wicker; ae 60; born 9 Jul 1911 in NC; widowed; Negro; SS# 232-18-9856; machine operator
in ooal mine; living at 641 Court Street, Welch, WV; son of Dock and Nannie (____) Wicker; died
22 Jun 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to stomach cancer; buried 28 Jun 1972 in Oak Grove
Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Bernice Barnes, Bronx, NY.