1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; taken 24 Apr 1940; Page 734 B;
Household #237.
Listed as Roby Neece; age 35; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in rural McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; taken 24 Apr 1940; Page 734 B;
Household #237.
Listed as Edith Neece; age 21; born in WV; married; 4 yrs HSeducation; lived in rural McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Roby Neece.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Newhall; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #44.
Listed as Richard E. Neece; age 32; born in VA; married; lays track in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Newhall; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #44.
Listed as Edna L. Neece; age 26; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Richard E. Neece.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Newhall; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #44.
Listed as Steven Neece; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Richard E. Neece.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Newhall; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #44.
Listed as Sharon Neece; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Richard E. Neece.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Newhall; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #44.
Listed as David Neece; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Richard E. Neece.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 1156 B;
Household #106.
Listed as Hardey Neece; age 21; born in KY; single; 4th grade education; lived in Perry Co, KY on
1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, Ace Neece.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 24 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 46;
Dwelling #345.
Listed as Harve Neece; age 31; born in KY; married; woks on conveyor in coal mine; head of
household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 003717; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Hazel M. Nease; age 51; born 26 Mar 1913 in WV; housewife; married; living at Iaeger, WV;
daughter of Walter and Celia (Lester) Murphy; died 20 Feb 1965 at Iaeger, WV; from a coronary
occlusion due to arterosclerotic heart disease; buried 23 Feb 1965 in Oak Log Cemetery, Basiden,
WV; informant, Lowell Riffe, Bassett, VA.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 24 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 46;
Dwelling #345.
Listed as Lowel Neece; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Harve Neece.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 1156 B;
Household #106.
Listed as Ray Neece; age 17; born in KY; single; noeducation; lived in Perry Co, KY on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Ace Neece.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 24 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 46;
Dwelling #346.
Listed as Ray Neece; age 26; born in KY; married; loads coal; in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 24 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 46;
Dwelling #346.
Listed as Zell Neece; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Ray Neece.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 24 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 46;
Dwelling #346.
Listed as Patsy Neece; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Ray Neece.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 24 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 46;
Dwelling #346.
Listed as Ray Neece, Jr; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Ray Neece.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War Hotel Annex; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 6;
Dwelling #48.
Listed as Joseph C. Nace; age 42; born in VA; married; manager of retail drug store; head of
household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War Hotel Annex; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 6;
Dwelling #48.
Listed as Garnette B. Nace; age 41; born in WV; married; grade school teacher; in household of
husband, Joseph C. Neece.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; taken 24 Apr 1940; Page 734 B;
Household #237.
Listed as Donald Neece; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Roby Neece.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #29336; Ancestry.com Website.
Donald Ray Neece; age 20; born in Welch, WV; single; Goodyear Tire an Rubber Co, serviceman;
living at Tacoma Park, MD; son of Roby and Edith Virginia (Asbury) Neece; married on 4 Sep 1959
in North Tazwell, VA; Trula Mae Witt; age 16; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; living in North
Tazewell, VA; daughter of Claence E. and Lexie (Grindstaff) Neece.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Donald Ray Neece [Donald Neece]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 9 Jun 1939
Birth Place Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date Jan 1983
Father Roby Neece
Mother Edith V Asbury
SSN 225481388
Notes Mar 1955: Name listed as DONALD RAY NEECE;
04 Jan 1988: Name listed as DONALD NEECE"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Terry; 20 Jun 2020.
"Donald Ray Neece
Birth 9 Jun 1939
West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Jan 1983 (aged 43)
Virginia, USA
Burial Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 211636153"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #29336; Ancestry.com Website.
Donald Ray Neece; age 20; born in Welch, WV; single; Goodyear Tire an Rubber Co, serviceman;
living at Tacoma Park, MD; son of Roby and Edith Virginia (Asbury) Neece; married on 4 Sep 1959
in North Tazwell, VA; Trula Mae Witt; age 16; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; living in North
Tazewell, VA; daughter of Claence E. and Lexie (Grindstaff) Neece.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; taken 24 Apr 1940; Page 734 B;
Household #237.
Listed as Roby Neece; age 35; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in rural McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Coy Neece
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 26
Birth Date abt 1928
Marriage Registration Place Wise, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 28 Aug 1954
Marriage Place Big Stone Gap, Virginia, USA
Father Roby Neece
Mother April Pauline Hooker
Spouse Jo Ann Kirk
Certificate Number 1954024264"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website
"Name Coy Neece
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 4 Jan 1928
Birth Place Yukon McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date 6 Feb 1996
Father Roby Neece
Mother April P Hooker
SSN 213347650
Notes Mar 1953: Name listed as COY NEECE"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Jo Ann Kirk
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date abt 1933
Marriage Registration Place Wise, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 28 Aug 1954
Marriage Place Big Stone Gap, Virginia, USA
Father Levi John Kirk
Mother Lula Belle Mahaffey
Spouse Coy Neece
Certificate Number 1954024264"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Johnny J. Maynard, 72, of Fayetteville, WV passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. He was born on March 18, 1953 in Steyr, Austria a son of the late James H. and Georgina Ferrari Maynard. John was a retired heavy equipment operator in the Local Union and a 1971 graduate of Oceana High School. He enjoyed life to the fullest, including traveling, golfing and fishing. He made friends where ever he went and will be missed by many. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Regina Alfrey, a brother Jimmy Maynard, a sister-in-law Tammy Maynard, a brother-in-law Billy Redden and a nephew Chad Maynard. Those left to cherish his memory include his children Danelle Perez and wife Chris and Johnny J. Maynard, Jr., the mother of his children, Shirley Savage, a sister Tina Redden, a brother Donald Maynard and wife Charlene, nieces and nephews include Misty Willard, Christy Plumley and husband Aaron, James Maynard, III, Adam Redden and wife Jennifer, Ashley Clark and husband Shawn and Shannon Redden, great nieces and nephews include Allyson and Grayson Plumley, Tammy Maynard, Ava Redden, Kody Blackburn and Kollin Clark, and a host of other loving family and friends. In keeping with his wishes, he will be cremated. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco. WV."