1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 51; WV Archives Website.
Elmer Davis burks; age 10; born 5 May 1944 at Big Four, WV; single; living at Box 511, Kimball, WV;
son of Bailey and Elsie (Green) Burks; married on 12 Apr 1964 at Kimball, WV; Dorothy Iway Lambert;
age 18; born 4 Jan 1946 at Wolfpen, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Junior and Mary
(Lane) Lambert.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 51; WV Archives Website.
Elmer Davis burks; age 10; born 5 May 1944 at Big Four, WV; single; living at Box 511, Kimball, WV;
son of Bailey and Elsie (Green) Burks; married on 12 Apr 1964 at Kimball, WV; Dorothy Iway Lambert;
age 18; born 4 Jan 1946 at Wolfpen, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Junior and Mary
(Lane) Lambert.
1. "The Sentinel"; Carlisle, PA; Tuesday 1 Jun 1993; Newspapers.com Website.
"Lowell Thomas, 56, of 1921 Sterrets Gap Ave,. Carlisle, formaly of Metairie, La, died Monday in his
home.
"Born Jan. 12, 1937 , in Pleasantville, N.J., he was a son of Doris Wales Thomas Mead of Carlisle,
and the late C. Harry Thomas.
"He was an independent insurance broker and formaly employed by Air Products, Delaware. He
was a U.S. Navy.
"In addition to his mother, surviving are his companion, Fay hock of Carlisle; three daughters,
Sharon Greiner of Ridgely, Md., Brenda Warren of Greenwood, Del., and Sandra McLoud of
Alamosa, Colo,; three sons, Carlton Louis of Centre, Colo., Correll henry of Seaford, Del,. and Lowell,
Jr. of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two brothers, Carlton H. of Gerrardstown, W.Va., and Forrest W. of
Hagerstown, Md.; two half brothers, Correll D. of Palm Bay, Fla., and Robert J. Beigel of Aspine Hills,
Md.; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
"Services will be held at noon Friday in Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, 219 N.Hanover St., Carlisle,
with the Rev, homas S. Weber officiating, Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, East
Hoanove Township, Lebanon Co,
"Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home."
2. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Lowell Thomas
Birth Date 12 Jan 1937
Death Date 31 May 1993
SSN 215360313
Enlistment Branch NAVY
Enlistment Date 16 Nov 1955
Discharge Date 2 Oct 1959
Page number 1"
1. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Evelyn Thomas
Gender Female
Death Age 75
Birth Date 18 Jun 1937
Birth Place Henderson, Maryland
Residence Place Alamosa
Death Date 7 Mar 2013
Death Place Pueblo
Obituary Date 8 Mar 2013
Spouse Charles Bellefeuille
Child
Brenda Warren
Sandy Pascoe
Sharon Greiner
Butch Thomas
Carlton Thomas
Harry Thomas
Siblings
Louis Antal
Irene Dziadura
Dorothy Mahan"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #36964; Ancestry.com Website.
Ronald D. Wilson; age 19; born in War, WV; single; in service; living at Honaker, VA; son of John
Dewey and Ollie Elpha (Kiser) Wilson; married on 20 Dec 1960 in Russell Co, VA; Shirley Lambert;
age 18; born and living in Berwind, WV; single; daughter of George Washington and Amanda
Katherine (Duty) Lambert.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Berwind; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #89.
Listed as Shirley A. Lambert; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Lambert.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #36964; Ancestry.com Website.
Ronald D. Wilson; age 19; born in War, WV; single; in service; living at Honaker, VA; son of John
Dewey and Ollie Elpha (Kiser) Wilson; married on 20 Dec 1960 in Russell Co, VA; Shirley Lambert;
age 18; born and living in Berwind, WV; single; daughter of George Washington and Amanda
Katherine (Duty) Lambert.
1. Russell C, VA; Marriage License # 71-028464; Ancestry.com Website.
James R. Lawson; age 43; born 1 Jun 1928 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4th grade
education; living at War, WV; son of Harry and Rosie (Noland) Lawson; married on 6 Jul 1971 in
Russell Co, VA; Hazel Blankenship; maiden name Belcher; age 44; born 23 Mar 1927 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4yrs HS education; living at Warriormine, WV; daughter of Paris
and Margaret (Shannon) Belcher.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013516; WV Archives Website.
James Russell Lawson; age 43; born 111 Jun 1928 in VA; married; husband of Hazel Marie
Belcher; coal miner; SS# 227-36-6417; living at Warriormine, WV; son of Harry and Rosa Lee (Malan)
Lawson; died 28 Sep 1971; DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to shotgun wound of chest; self
inflicted; buried 1 Oct 1971 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV; informant, Hazel Lawson,
Warriormine, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; (now Superior); taken on
24 Apr 1930; Page 191A; Image 73 of 75; Family #626/681.
Listed as Hazel Belcher; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Paris Belcher.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 142; WV Archives Website.
Harrison L. Blankenship; age 24; born in Rhodell, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Henry
and Ivory Blankenship; married on 28 Sep 1946 at Baileysville, WV; Hazel Belcher; age 20; born in
Welch, WV; single; living at Jim, WV; daughter of Paris and Margaret Belcher.
3. Russell C, VA; Marriage License # 71-028464; Ancestry.com Website.
James R. Lawson; age 43; born 1 Jun 1928 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4th grade
education; living at War, WV; son of Harry and Rosie (Noland) Lawson; married on 6 Jul 1971 in
Russell Co, VA; Hazel Blankenship; maiden name Belcher; age 44; born 23 Mar 1927 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4yrs HS education; living at Warriormine, WV; daughter of Paris
and Margaret (Shannon) Belcher.