1. 1950 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #30.
Listed as Darrell A. Riffe; age 5; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Virgil S, Riffe.
2. Summitt Co, OH; Marriage Record; Vol #__(1965); Page 380; Ancestry.com Website.
Darrell Allen Riffe; age 20; born 24 Dec 1945 in Iaeger, WV; son of Irene Riffe; serving in the US
Navy; no previous marriage; living at Rt #1, Box 60, Iaeger, WV; married on 24 Dec 1965 in Akron,
OH; Sylvia Ann Elise Munteanu; age 18; born 17 Jun 1947 in Hamburg Germany; tray girl; living at
102 Wills Ave, Akron, OH; no previous marriage; daughter of Joseph and Louise (Kark) Munteanu;
with consent of her parents.
3. "Beckley Post-Herald"; Beckley, WV; Thursday; 11 Dec 1968; Page 15; Newspapers.com Website.
"Judgements Given In Wyoming
"Pineville (RNS)---
"...A divorce was ganted Darrell Allen Riffe from Sylvia Riffe...."
4. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Darrell A Riffe
Decree Date 11 Jun 1970
Decree Place Summit, Ohio, USA
Residence Out of State
Grounds for Divorce Gross Neglect of Duty
To Whom Decree Granted Wife
Marriage Duration (Years) 03
Number of Minor Children 0
Spouse Sylvia Riffe
Certificate Number 20754
Volume Number 2197"
5. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Darrell A Riffe [A Riffe Darrell]
Birth Date Dec 1944
Residence Date 2001-2020
Address 2522 Cottageville Rd
Residence Cottageville, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code 25239
Second Residence Date 1990-2012
Second Address Rr 1 Box 149b
Second Residence Cottageville, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code 25239
Third Residence Date 1995-2008
Third Address 149b Rr 1
Third Residence Cottageville, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code 25239
Fourth Residence Date 2007
Fourth Address 186a Rr 1
Fourth Residence Mount Alto, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code 25264"
1. Summitt Co, OH; Marriage Record; Vol #__(1965); Page 380; Ancestry.com Website.
Darrell Allen Riffe; age 20; born 24 Dec 1945 in Iaeger, WV; son of Irene Riffe; serving in the US
Navy; no previous marriage; living at Rt #1, Box 60, Iaeger, WV; married on 24 Dec 1965 in Akron,
OH; Sylvia Ann Elise Munteanu; age 18; born 17 Jun 1947 in Hamburg Germany; tray girl; living at
102 Wills Ave, Akron, OH; no previous marriage; daughter of Joseph and Louise (Kark) Munteanu;
with consent of her parents.
2. "Beckley Post-Herald"; Beckley, WV; Thursday; 11 Dec 1968; Page 15; Newspapers.com Website.
"Judgements Given In Wyoming
"Pineville (RNS)---
"...A divorce was ganted Darrell Allen Riffe from Sylvia Riffe...."
3. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Darrell A Riffe
Decree Date 11 Jun 1970
Decree Place Summit, Ohio, USA
Residence Out of State
Grounds for Divorce Gross Neglect of Duty
To Whom Decree Granted Wife
Marriage Duration (Years) 03
Number of Minor Children 0
Spouse Sylvia Riffe
Certificate Number 20754
Volume Number 2197"
1. Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Anthoney Lynn Riffe
Birth Date 16 Sep 1971
Birth Place Ohio, USA
Birth Registration Date 23 Sep 1971
Father Darrell Allen Riffe
Mother Diane Sue Riffe
Certificate Number 1971141226"
1. McDowell co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 193; WV Archives Website.
Ben Owens; age 25; born in Johnson Co, TN; single; miner; living at Superior, WV; son of Harve and
Rosa; married on 3 Mar 1934 at Superior, WV; Clara Alberta; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
daughter of Louse and Rosa.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7049; WV Archives Website.
Joseph Benjamin Owens; age 45; born 16 Aug 1908 in TN; married; bolt machine operator in coal
mine; SS#233-09-9335; living at Superior, WV; son of _______ and Rosa Owens; died 25 Jun 1954
at Superior Mine No. 3, WV; DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to crushing injuries to chest ,
abdoman and pelvis; buried 28 Jun 1954 in Woodlawn Memorial Park,; informant, Mrs. Clarsa
OWens.
1. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Lynch; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 278B; Family #110/118.
Listed as Clara Alberty; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Lewis Alberty.
2. McDowell co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 193; WV Archives Website.
Ben Owens; age 25; born in Johnson Co, TN; single; miner; living at Superior, WV; son of Harve and
Rosa; married on 3 Mar 1934 at Superior, WV; Clara Alberta; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
daughter of Louse and Rosa.
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Harvey Owens
Gender Male
Marriage Date 15 Jan 1903
Marriage Place Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Rosa Jones
Spouse Gender Female
Event Type Marriage"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Rosa Jones
Gender Female
Marriage Date 15 Jan 1903
Marriage Place Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Harvey Owens
Spouse Gender Male
Event Type Marriage"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Pamela Pomeroy; 18 Mar 2014.
"William Kyle “Billy” Owens
Birth 28 May 1951
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Mar 2014 (aged 62)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA'Latitude: 37.8408472, Longitude: -81.1874611
Plot Grace Mausoleum
Memorial ID 126567814"Additional Information Posted:
"Obituary in the Register-Herald (Beckley, WV):
William Kyle ‘Billy' Owens"William Kyle "Billy" Owens, age 62, of Sophia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley with his family by his side. Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose."
"Born on May 28, 1951, in Welch, W.Va., he was the son of the late Joseph Ben Owens and Clara Alberty Owens. Though born in Welch, he spent most of his childhood in Stotesbury and attended Mark Twain High School.
"He was a coal miner, and a member of the UMWA, local district #17. He was disabled in 2007.
"Billy enjoyed fishing on his boat with family and friends, watching westerns, racing, and his beloved "West Virginia Mountaineers." Recently he became a member of the Truth Assembly Ministries. He was very proud that he gave his life to the Lord. The family wishes to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers.
"Billy was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Clara Owens, and by two brothers, Franklin and Jimmie Owens.
"On December 22, 1972, he married Brenda Rutherford Owens, and they just celebrated their 42nd anniversary. They have three children, Donna Owens and her companion Aaron Asbury of Sophia, Michelle Owens and her companion Darrell Cantley of Pulaski, Tenn., and Kevin Owens and his companion Lorrie Ayers of Sophia. Billy also has three granddaughters, Brianna Wilson of Lake Park, Ga., Samantha Robertson of Sophia, and Savannah Lilly of Pulaski, Tenn.; two grandsons, Justin Reed of Pulaski, Va., and Travis K. Owens of Pulaski, Tenn.; and one great-grandson, Bryson Reed of Pulaski, Va.
"He is survived by one brother, Joseph Owens and his wife Sharon of Coal City; four sisters, Janell Meadows of Columbus, Ga., Juanita Lilly and her husband Pete of Landover, Md., Trula Burgess and her companion Dennis Adkins of Beckley, and Susie Owens and her companion Mike Wyco of Beaver. Billy had many nieces and nephews, and one who was close to his heart, Jenny Lynn Owens Welch and her husband Terry of Mabscott.
"Funeral services will be conducted at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 8 p.m., with Rev. Hibbard Hatfield officiating.
"Friends may visit with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
"Pallbearers will be Darrell Cantley, Aaron Asbury, Dennis Adkins, Gene Perkins, Kevin Owens. Honorary pallbearers will be Travis Owens and Justin Reed.
"Private entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Prosperity, W.Va., on Thursday morning.
"In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to the Bowers Hospice House, 454 Cranberry Drive, Beckley, WV, in memory of Mr. Owens.
"Arrangements are by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, 1901 South Kanawha Street, Beckley."
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #69 046460; Ancestry.com Website.
Danny Howard Cole; age 19; born 10 Oct 1950 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 3yrs HS
education; living at Box 915, Sophia, WV; son of Louir Howard and Regina Ruth (Godfrey) Cole;
married on 3 Nov 1969 at Rich Creek, VA; Brenda Gail Rutherford; age 18; born 10 Feb 1951 in WV;
single; this is her 1st marriage; 2yrs HS education; living at Box 557, Sophia, WV; daughter of
Howard and Wanda Jean (Eddins) Rutherford.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Pattie Greene; 6 Sep 2018.
"Brenda Gail Owens, age 67, of Sophia, WV, passed away at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. Mrs. Owens was a homemaker, and had made her home in Sophia, WV most of her adult life. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the beach and spending time with her family."Born on February 10, 1951 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Howard Roscoe Rutherford (1918-1958) and Wanda Eddins-Rutherford-Richards (Deceased). In addition to her parents, Mrs. Owens was preceded in death by her husband, William "Billy" Kyle Owens (1951-2014); a sister, Sandra Lynn Rutherford-Holt (1952-2014); and by a great grandson, Grayson Reed (Deceased).
"Those survivors left to cherish her memory include her children, Donna Owens-Robertson & fiancé Aaron Asbury, of Sophia, Michelle Owens of Pulaski, TN, and Kevin Owens & partner Lorrie Ayers, of Lillybrook; a brother, David Hopkins of Sophia, and a sister, Lisa Lilly and husband Kenny Lily of Sophia; five grandchildren, Justin Reed & wife Linsey Reed, Brianna Caldwell & husband Lee Caldwell, Samantha Robertson, Savannah Lilly, and Travis Owens; and great grandchildren, Bryson Reed, Bowden and Bentley Caldwell.
"Funeral services will be conducted at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley on Monday, September 10, 2018 at noon with Pastor Hibbard Hatfield officiating. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Prosperity, WV."