1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Jean Morgan; 28 Feb 2012.
"Alva Jonas Kisamore
Birth 4 Jan 1915
Harman, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
Death 28 Jun 1983 (aged 68)
Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85989829"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 305; WV Archives Website.
Daniel Wonders; age 21; born in Johnstown, PA; single; mechanic; living at Cucumber, WV; son of Thomas and Alice; married on 15 Dec1932 at Squire, WV; Rose Lee Johnson; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Isaac and Alice.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 27 Jul 2018.
"Rose Johnson Kisamore
Birth 1913
West Virginia, USA
Death 1980 (aged 66–67)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191702140"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 305; WV Archives Website.
Daniel Wonders; age 21; born in Johnstown, PA; single; mechanic; living at Cucumber, WV; son of Thomas and Alice; married on 15 Dec1932 at Squire, WV; Rose Lee Johnson; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Isaac and Alice.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 305; WV Archives Website.
Daniel Wonders; age 21; born in Johnstown, PA; single; mechanic; living at Cucumber, WV; son of Thomas and Alice; married on 15 Dec1932 at Squire, WV; Rose Lee Johnson; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Isaac and Alice.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 27 Jul 2018.
"Rose Johnson Kisamore
Birth 1913
West Virginia, USA
Death 1980 (aged 66–67)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191702140"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 372; WV Archives Website.
George Lawson; age 34; born in Ward (sic, Boyd) Co, KY; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of W. H.
and Emma; married on 27 Jan 1993 at Welch, WV; Ollie Stacy; age 26; born in Buchanan Co, VA;
single; living at Yukon, WV; daughter of Sewell and Cordelia.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 13 Jul 2012.
"George Franklin Lawson
Birth 9 Sep 1903
Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
Death 3 Feb 1968 (aged 64)
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 93557463"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: (William) Henry Lawson
Mother: Emma Kelly"Marriage 1 Ollie Stacy"
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; Page 21A; Family #325.
Listed as Ollie Stacy; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, Sewell Stacy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 372; WV Archives Website.
George Lawson; age 34; born in Ward (sic, Boyd) Co, KY; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of W. H.
and Emma; married on 27 Jan 1993 at Welch, WV; Ollie Stacy; age 26; born in Buchanan Co, VA;
single; living at Yukon, WV; daughter of Sewell and Cordelia.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 13 Jul 2012.
"Ollie Stacy Lawson
Birth 11 Feb 1909
Death 18 Aug 1993 (aged 84)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 93557556"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260A; Family #162.
Listed as Willie Lester; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Lester.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 214A;
Family #210.
Listed as William Lester; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Lester.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 5 Nov 2008.
"Willis “Willie” Lester
Birth 1 Feb 1914
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Apr 1982 (aged 68)
USA
Burial Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 31146723"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of John Wallace Lester (1880-1962) and Ella Frances Bailey-Lester (1885-1955)."Brother of Avery A. Lester (1905-1965), George R. Lester (1906-1970), Carlie Lester (1908-1991), Rose Lester (1908-1908), Bessie May Lester (1910-1955), Clary Jane Lester (1910-1912), Willis "Willie" Lester (1914-1982), Carrie Lester (1917-1995), Wallace Neal Lester Jr., 1919-1976), Lenore Lester (1920-1922), Katherine Lester (1922-1974), Alonzo Cleveland "Cleve" Lester (1925-1991) & Jennie M. Lester (1928-2003).
"Married to Cora Ethel Lester-Lester (1918-1995) on June 28, 1933 in McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1933, Page 246, Application Date: June 28, 1933).
"Father of Bobby Charles Lester (1935–1997) and Joann Lester-Mallette-Faatz (1937–2013).
"Willie Lester was a farmer."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 5 Nov 2008.
"Cora Ethel Lester Lester
Birth 1918
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1995 (aged 76–77)
USA
Burial Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 31146731"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Manuel Lester (1880-1960) and Elizabeth "Belle" Workman-Lester (1898–1982)."Sister of Mary M. Lester-Hale (1930–2017).
"Married to Willis "Willie" Lester (1914-1982) on June 28, 1933 in McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1933, Page 246, Application Date: June 28, 1933).
"Mother of Bobby Charles Lester (1935–1997) and Joann Lester-Mallette-Faatz (1937–2013).
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #73-014999; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby C. Lester; age 38; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 14 Grandview St, Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cora (Lester) Lester; married on
20 Apr 1973 at St. Paul, VA; Billie J. Green; age 33; born 13 May 1939 in WV; divorced; this is he 3rd
marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 391, Davy, WV; daughter of Forest and Naomi (Mullins)
Green.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-042514; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 39; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cory (Lester) Lester; married on 23 Sep 1974 at
Lebanon, VA: Dolly Hester Dunford; maiden name Dunford; age 38; born 17 Jan 1936 in WV;
divorced; 4 yrs HS education; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of William Mathias and Ethel (Mullins)
Dunford.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-063380; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 51; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last
marriage ended 29 Dec 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; son of Willis and
Cora Ethel (Lester) Lester; married on 29 Dec 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Glendora Dawson; maiden
name Bowles; age 29; born 20 Feb 1957 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 20 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; daughter of James
Edward and Opal Fannie (Lee) Bowles.
4. "The News Journal"; Wilmington, DL; Tuesday, 7 Jan 1997; Page 13; Newspapers.com Website.
"Bobby Charles Lester, 61, of 2976 Old Elk Neck Road, Elkton, Md., died Sunday of heart failure at
home. Mr. Lester, a heavy-equipment operator for R. A. Boyer Associates, Newark, Del., retired on
disabilikty in 1992. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ, Elkton.
"Surviros: wife Glendora; sons, Jason Dawson of Elkton, Ronald, Robert and Donald Lester, all of
Missouri; daughter, Jessica Dawson of Elkton, brother, Billy L. of St. Louis; sisters, Joanne Faatz of
Syracuse, N.Y., Elizabeth Agosta of Detroit and Susan Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo.
"Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, Gee Funeral Home, 259 E. Main St, Elkton. Graveside service: 1 p.m.
Friday, Tom Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw, W.Va.
"Contrnutions: Northern Chesapeake Hospice"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cora Lee; 13 Nov 2018.
"Bobby Charles Lester
Birth 7 Mar 1935
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jan 1997 (aged 61)
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 194710471'
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #36924; Ancestry.com Website.
David Darrell Puckett; age 25; born and living at Warriormine, WV; single; son of William Harvey and
Lak (Pack); married on 2 Dec 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Dolly Hester Dunford; age 24; born and living in
Warriormine, WV; single; daughter of William Mathise and Ethel (Mullins) Dunford.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-042514; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 39; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cory (Lester) Lester; married on 23 Sep 1974 at
Lebanon, VA: Dolly Hester Dunford; maiden name Dunford; age 38; born 17 Jan 1936 in WV;
divorced; 4 yrs HS education; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of William Mathias and Ethel (Mullins)
Dunford.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #73-014999; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby C. Lester; age 38; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 14 Grandview St, Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cora (Lester) Lester; married on
20 Apr 1973 at St. Paul, VA; Billie J. Green; age 33; born 13 May 1939 in WV; divorced; this is he 3rd
marriage; 3yrs HS education; living at Box 391, Davy, WV; daughter of Forest and Naomi (Mullins)
Green.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-042514; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 39; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Willis and Cory (Lester) Lester; married on 23 Sep 1974 at
Lebanon, VA: Dolly Hester Dunford; maiden name Dunford; age 38; born 17 Jan 1936 in WV;
divorced; 4 yrs HS education; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of William Mathias and Ethel (Mullins)
Dunford.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-063380; Ancestry.com Website.
Bobby Charles Lester; age 51; born 7 Mar 1935 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last
marriage ended 29 Dec 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; son of Willis and
Cora Ethel (Lester) Lester; married on 29 Dec 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Glendora Dawson; maiden
name Bowles; age 29; born 20 Feb 1957 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 20 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 210, Bartley, WV; daughter of James
Edward and Opal Fannie (Lee) Bowles.
4. "The News Journal"; Wilmington, DL; Tuesday, 7 Jan 1997; Page 13; Newspapers.com Website.
"Bobby Charles Lester, 61, of 2976 Old Elk Neck Road, Elkton, Md., died Sunday of heart failure at
home. Mr. Lester, a heavy-equipment operator for R. A. Boyer Associates, Newark, Del., retired on
disabilikty in 1992. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ, Elkton.
"Surviros: wife Glendora; sons, Jason Dawson of Elkton, Ronald, Robert and Donald Lester, all of
Missouri; daughter, Jessica Dawson of Elkton, brother, Billy L. of St. Louis; sisters, Joanne Faatz of
Syracuse, N.Y., Elizabeth Agosta of Detroit and Susan Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo.
"Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, Gee Funeral Home, 259 E. Main St, Elkton. Graveside service: 1 p.m.
Friday, Tom Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw, W.Va.
"Contrnutions: Northern Chesapeake Hospice"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cora Lee; 13 Nov 2018.
"Bobby Charles Lester
Birth 7 Mar 1935
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jan 1997 (aged 61)
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 194710471'
1. Scott Co, MO; Death Certificate #70 0048148; Ancestry.com Website.
Jeffery Alan Lester; age 1 yr 2 mons, 19 days; born 24 Aug 1969 in ID; living at 309 W. Parker,
Chaffee, Scott Co, MO; infant son of Bobby Charles and Margaret Ann (Dunlap) Lester; died 13 Nov
1970 at his home; due to "sick all his life, cause from birth"; buried 15 Nov 1970 in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, MO.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Brenda Johnson; 14 Jan 2017.
"Jeffrey Alan Lester
Birth 24 Aug 1969
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA
Death 13 Nov 1970 (aged 1)
Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri, USA
Burial Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Memorial ID 175335215"Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: Bobby Charles Lester & Margaret Ann Dunlap. Maternal grandmother is Elizabeth Harrell #175335515, 1st husband was a Dunlap. Her daughter appears to have different married name since Jeffrey Lester has died so might be hard to locate later. Mom's obit has last name as Fisher living in Peoria AZ and her step-father has last name Meador in Peoria AZ
.
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