1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #78 013959; Ancestry.com Website.
Charles Lee Gross; age 18; born 4 Jun 1959 in Welch, WV; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade
education; living at Box 76, Jolo, WV; son of Cecil Jack and Grace (Puckett) Gross; married on
20 Apr 1978 at lenanon, VA; Margurite Ann Hagerman; age 19; born 2 Apr 1959 at Iaeger, WV; this
is her 1st marriage; living at Box 28-AA, Paynesville, WV; daughter of Tommy and Leah (Hicks)
Hagerman.
2. Noble Co, IN; Death Certificate #014426; Ancestry.com Website.
Charles L. Gross; age 45; born 4 Jun 1959 in Welch, WV; married; husband of Margaret A.
Hagerman; disabled; 11th grade education; living at 8833 N 450 W, Ligonier, IN; son of Jack and
Earnestine (Puckett) Gross; died 23 Apr 2005 in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville, IN; due to
acute myocardial infarction with diabetes mellitus and hypertension; buried 27 Apr 2005 in Tom
Sparks Cemetery, Paynesville, WV; informant, Margaret A. (Hagerman) Gross, wife of same address.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cora Lee; 3 Jun 2019.
"Charles Gross
Birth 4 Jun 1959
Death 23 Apr 2005 (aged 45)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199729629"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #78 013959; Ancestry.com Website.
Charles Lee Gross; age 18; born 4 Jun 1959 in Welch, WV; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade
education; living at Box 76, Jolo, WV; son of Cecil Jack and Grace (Puckett) Gross; married on
20 Apr 1978 at lenanon, VA; Margurite Ann Hagerman; age 19; born 2 Apr 1959 at Iaeger, WV; this
is her 1st marriage; living at Box 28-AA, Paynesville, WV; daughter of Tommy and Leah (Hicks)
Hagerman.
2. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Margurite Ann Gross [Margurite Ann Hagerman]
Gender Female
Race White
Age 47
Birth Place West Virginia
Marriage Date 28 Sep
Marriage Place Albion, Noble, Indiana, USA
Marriage Registration Date 2006
Notes Y
Father Tommy Hagerman
Mother Leah Hicks
Spouse Charles R Marshall
Box Number TR8921
Certificate Number 035446"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #27625; Ancestry.com Website.
James Gross; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; coal miner; living at
Whitewood, VA; son of Jacob and Stella (Estep) Gross; married on 30 Sep 1957 at Grundy, VA;
Frances Ann Puckett; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single (sic?); no previous marriage; living
at Whitewood, VA; daughter of Floyd and Mary Helen (Miles) Puckett.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 24 Nov 2006; maintained by Patty Greene.
"Jim P. Gross
Birth 17 Nov 1930
Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 3 Apr 2005 (aged 74)
Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 16760037"Additional Information Posted:
"Jim P. Gross, age 74, of Doran, VA passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2005 in a Grundy, VA hospital following a lengthy illness. He had made his home in the Doran, Virginia area for the past 25 years and was retired from Jewell Smokeless Coal Corporation."He was born on November 17, 1930 in Bartley, WV to the late Jacob Kent Gross (Deceased) and Stella B. Estep -Gross (1912-1991), both Bartley, WV natives. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ann Gross (1936-1994); two sisters; and one brother.
"Survivors include a son, Tommy Gross of TN; five sisters, Katherine Gross-Bowman of War, WV, Gladys Gross-Akers of Raven, VV, Margaret Gross-Tolliver of Raysal, WV, Beatrice Faye Gross-Christian of Eckman, WV, and Brenda Gross-Linkous of Beckley, WV; one brother, Rev. Joe Gross & wife Shirley Gross of Whitewood, VA; one special great niece: Samantha Payne of Jolo, WV; three special friends, Nell Royal, Sharon Fuller, and Tammy Duncan; and several nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services for Jim P. Gross will be conducted Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at 11:00 AM at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, VA with the Rev. Darrell Sutherland officiating. Interment will follow at the Tom Sparks Cemetery on Bradshaw Mountain, WV. Friends may call after 6:00 PM on Monday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, VA."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas J. Puckett; age 18; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; living at Elbert, WV; married on 19 Feb
1952 in Elbert, WV; Frances Ann Miles; age 19; born in Maybeury, WV; single; living at Elbert, WV;
with consent of Myrtle Puckett, legal guardian of Frances Ann Miles, both parents deceased; and
Elizabeth Puckett, mother of Thomas J. Puckett; father deceased.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #27625; Ancestry.com Website.
James Gross; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; coal miner; living at
Whitewood, VA; son of Jacob and Stella (Estep) Gross; married on 30 Sep 1957 at Grundy, VA;
Frances Ann Puckett; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single (sic?); no previous marriage; living
at Whitewood, VA; daughter of Floyd and Mary Helen (Miles) Puckett.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 484; WV Archives Website.
McGlothen Mullins; age 27; born 8 May 1942 in Avondale, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Box 24A, Jolo, WV; son of James Harvy and Vicie Elizabeth (Jones) Mullins; married on 27 Sep
1969 at Jolo, WV; Brenda Gay Christian; age 21; born 2 Feb 1948 in Welch, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 26A, Jolo, WV; daughter of Howard and Stella (Estep) Christian.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #20158; Ancestry.com Website.
John C. Toliver; age 29; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; single; textile worker; son of Hiram and
Cloie (Church) Toliiver; married on 12 Jul 1961 at Lebanon, VA; Margaret Gross; age 21; born in
Bradshaw, WV; single; living in Rosedale, VA; daughter of Jake and Stella (Estep) Gross.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name John Crockett Toliver [John Crockett Tolliver] [John Toliver] [J Tolliver]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 15 Feb 1932
Birth Place Bradshaw, West Virginia [Bradshaw Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date 15 Aug 1988
Claim Date 3 Apr 1973
Father Hiram Tolliver
Mother Clora Church
SSN 236463682
Death Certificate Number 00000000000000000000012265
Disability Status Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes Jul 1948: Name listed as JOHN CROCKETT TOLIVER;
Apr 1950: Name listed as JOHN CROCKETT TOLLIVER;
30 Mar 1973: Name listed as JOHN C TOLIVER;
22 May 1998: Name listed as J C TOLLIVER"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #20158; Ancestry.com Website.
John C. Toliver; age 29; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; single; textile worker; son of Hiram and
Cloie (Church) Toliiver; married on 12 Jul 1961 at Lebanon, VA; Margaret Gross; age 21; born in
Bradshaw, WV; single; living in Rosedale, VA; daughter of Jake and Stella (Estep) Gross.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ashley Jones and Annetta Tiller; 7 Jan 2024.
"Margaret Gross Tolliver
Birth 22 Jul 1939
Death 13 Jan 2007 (aged 67)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 262858403"
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #404; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Howard Christian; age 25; born 28 Jul 1915 in Bradshaw, WV; living at Bartley, WV; employed by
Pond Creek Pocahontas Co, Bartley, WV; name of person who will always know address; Mrs. Stella
Grose Christian, wife; Bartley, WV; 5'9" Tall; 140 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; dark complexion;
scar under right eye.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #82-015412; Ancestry.com Website.
Howard Christian; age 66; born 28 Jul 1915 at Bradshaw, WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage;
last marriage ended 14 Oct 1981 no education; living at Vine St, War, WV; son of Dan and Arbella
(Estep) Christian; married on 17 Apr 1982 in Russell Co, VA; Sarah Penley; maiden name Cooper;
born 20 Jan 1921 in Buchanan Co, VA; widowed; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage ended 10
Nov 1977; 8th grade education; living at Vine St, War, WV; daughter of Charlie and Polly (Wimmer)
Cooper.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Howard Christian
Social Security Number 233-07-6541
Birth Date 28 Jul 1915
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State West Virginia
Last Residence 24817, Bradshaw, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Death Date Dec 1992"
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Death Certificate #92-047604; Ancestry.com Website.
Howard Christian; age 77; born 29 Jul 1915 in Bradshaw, WV; living at PO Box 825, Bradshaw, WV;
coal miner; divorced; son of Dan and Arliva? (sic, Arbella); died 28 Dec 1992 in Buchanan General
Hospital. Grundy, VA; due to cardio-pulmonary arrest with COPD; buried in Tom Sparks Cemetery,
Bradshaw, WV; informant, Fay Hill.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #82-015412; Ancestry.com Website.
Howard Christian; age 66; born 28 Jul 1915 at Bradshaw, WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage;
last marriage ended 14 Oct 1981 no education; living at Vine St, War, WV; son of Dan and Arbella
(Estep) Christian; married on 17 Apr 1982 in Russell Co, VA; Sarah Penley; maiden name Cooper;
born 20 Jan 1921 in Buchanan Co, VA; widowed; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage ended 10
Nov 1977; 8th grade education; living at Vine St, War, WV; daughter of Charlie and Polly (Wimmer)
Cooper.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #79-019714; Ancestry.com Website.
Rocky Alan Hagerman; age 20; born 4 Jun 1958 in VA; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade education;
living at Cedar Bluff, VA; son of Emory and Emmie (Harden) Hagerman; married on 18 May 1979 at
Cedar Bluff, VA; Leshia Irene Mullina; age 17; bor 31 Aug 1961 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage;
9th grade education; living at General Delivery, Cedar Bluff, VA; daughter of Wesley and Lillian
(Mullins) Mullins.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Vernon Miller; 10 Jul 2016.
"Rocky Allen Hagerman
Birth 4 Jun 1958
Hurley, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 9 Jul 2016 (aged 58)
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 166765991"Additioanl Information Posted"
"Rocky Allen Hagerman, age 58 of Richlands, Virginia passed on Saturday, July 9, 2016 in a Roanoke, Virginia hospital following a lengthy illness."He was born in Hurley, Virginia and was the son of the late Emory Hagerman and Emma Hardin Hagerman Carroll. Rocky was a retired coalminer and welder. He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors, going to yard sales and trading. But his greatest joy came from being a grandfather and spending time with his grandchildren.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Leshia Irene Mullins Hagerman, two daughters Tabitha Leeann Whited and Beth Joy Hagerman; brother, Emory Gene Hagerman.
"Those who survive him are:
Daughters:
Angie Denise Kissinger and husband, Steven of Iaeger, WV
Melinda Lawson and husband, Derek of Caldwell, OH
Kimberly Horne and Husband Gary of McDowell County, WV
Sisters:
Sue Frost of Fort Wayne, IN
Lynn Miles of Defiance, OH
Elizabeth Keller of Defiance, OH
Ruth Strayer of Defiance, OH
Jane Foster of Sandusky, OH
Brothers:
Emmett Hagerman and wife, Kathy of Hamler, OH
Clinton “David” James Hagerman and wife, Janice of Defiance, OH
Jeff Hagerman and wife, Tammy of New Bavaria, OH
William Hagerman of Defiance, OH
Joe Hagerman and wife, Lisa of Fort Wayne, IN
Sister-in-law, Vickie Mitchell and husband, James of Bristol, TN
Eight grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive along with a host of friends."A funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 am on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia with the Minister’s Ellis Hagerman, Wayne Kennedy and Herman Day officiating.
"Interment will follow at the Tom Sparks Cemetery on Bradshaw Mountain. Rocky’s brothers will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 9:00 pm on Monday evening the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia.
"Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, VA is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Vernon Miller; 17 Mar 2012.
"Leshia Irene Mullins Hagerman
Birth Aug 1961
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 16 Mar 2012 (aged 50)
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 86917765"Additional Information Posted:
"Leshia Irene Hagerman, age 50, of Richlands, Virginia, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 in a Bristol, Tennessee hospital."She was born in Buchanan County and is the daughter of Lillian Mullins Johnson of Richlands, Virginia and the late Wesley Mullins. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Tabitha Leeann Whited and Beth Joy Hagerman; and one brother, Alva Mullins.
"Survivors, in addition to her mother, are:
"Her Husband: Rocky A. Hagerman
"Three Daughters:
"Angie Quesenberry of West Virginia
"Melinda Joy Lawson of Tazewell, Virginia
"Kimberly Hope Hill of West Virginia
"Three Sisters:
"Charlotte Arrington and husband, Norman of Richlands, Virginia
"Vickie Mitchell and husband, Jim of Wytheville, Virginia
"Deborah Smith and husband, Mark of Richlands, Virginia
"Two Brothers:
"Bobby Mullins and wife, Joyce of Richlands, Virginia
"Lowell Mullins and wife, Tammy of West Virginia
"Six Grandchildren also survive.
"Funeral services for Leshia Hagerman will be conducted Monday, March 19, 2012 at 11:00am at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Doug Allen officiating. Interment will follow at the Tom Sparks Cemetery on Bradshaw Mtn. near Jolo, West Virginia. Pallbearers will be: Emmit Hagerman, Joe Hagerman, Derrick Lawson, Brandon Lawson, Henry Horn, Vincent Arrington, Robert Green, Ronnie Lawson, and Willie Smith. Friends may call after 6:00pm Sunday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 27 Jun 2018.
"Beth Joy Hagerman
Birth 16 Dec 1980
Death 16 Dec 1980
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 190923205"Additional Information Posted:
"Beth Joy Hagerman, infant daughter of Rocky Allen Hagerman (1958-2016) and Leshia Irene Mullins-Hagerman (1961-2012), died at birth in a Richlands, VA hospital on Tuesday morning, December 16, 1980."In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sisters, Angie Denise Hagerman, Melinda Joy Hagerman, and Tabitha Leann Hagerman-Whited (1984–2006) of the home; maternal grandparents, Lillian Shirley of Richlands and Wesley Mullins (1931-1992) of Paynesville; paternal grandparents, Emory Hagerman and Emmea Tilley, both of Defiance, OH; great-grandparents, Mrs. Levi Mullins and Mrs. Rachel Mullins, both of Paynesville, Crawford Hardin of Big Rock, VA, and Mrs. Drewey Rife of Blackie, VA.
"Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, December 17, 1980 at 2:00 p.m. at Tom Sparks Cemetery at Bradshaw with Rev. Harold Thomsberry officiating.
"SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph Newspaper Archives; Wednesday, December 17, 1980; Page 3."