1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Shelley Earl Lusk, 65, of Cyclone, WV went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. He was born July 23, 1960 in Man, WV a son of the late Shelley Lucian and Brookie Clarice Osborne Lusk. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He ran a continuous miner and enjoyed talking about his mining career. He enjoyed watching NASCAR, fishing, being outdoors, and spending time with his family. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his 4 sisters Thelma (John) Faulkner, Wanda (Jimmy) Watts, Patsy Lusk, and Brady (Gene) Osborne, a son Jeff Lusk, granddaughter Casie Sewell, Step granddaughter Kiera Wells, two great- grandchildren Aubree Highlander, Leeliah Highlander, and a brother-in-law Donnie Harvey. He was a member of the UMWA and attended Bright Prospect Missionary Baptist Church. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of almost 5 years Vivian Nadine Poole Lusk, his daughter Tonya (Donald) Morgan of Cyclone, a sister Orpha Harvey of Cyclone. Step daughters Rita Lester, and Shawna (TJ) Dean both of SC, a daughter-in-law Mary Ann Lusk, his grandchildren Shana Lusk, Kelley (Joe) Highlander, Crystal (Kyle) Spaulding, Kevin Sewell, Jr., Amberlyn Caldwell, Caiden “Bubby” Lusk, Hailee Lusk, Jazzmin Lusk, Kisha Morgan, great-grandchildren Kai Mathew Spaulding due to arrive in May 2026, step grandchildren Whitney Lester, Levi Anthony Thorton Fuller, and Raelynn Dean, a brother-in-law Mickey Lusk and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, April 19 in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Bro. Robert Morgan officiating. Friends may gather with the family from 12:00pm until time of service on Sunday at the funeral home. He will be laid to rest in the L & M Family Cemetery, Cyclone, WV. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 265A, Family #94.
Listed as Lessie Bailey, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Curtis J. Bailey.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 23 Jan 1920, Page 238B, Family #247.
Listed as Lessie Bailey, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Curtis J. Bailey.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #____(1921); Page 289; WV Archives Web Site.
Landa Osburn; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Cyclone, WV; son of Harvey and Mahala
Osburn; married on 1 Mar 1921 at Harrison Bailey's; Lessie Bailey; age 18; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; living at Cyclone, WV; daughter of Curtis and Emily Bailey
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 7 Apr 1930, Page 190B, Famiy #75.
Listed as Lessie Osborne, age 30, born in WV, married at 20, in household of husband, Landa
Osborn.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #12843; WV Archives Web Site.
Landa Osborne; age 42; born at Cyclone, Wyoming Co, WV; married, husband of Lessie Osborne;
sawmill man; son of Harvey and Polly Daniels (sic, this was Harvey's mother, not Landa's) Osborne
both born in Logan Co, WV; died on 22 Jul 1946 at Lacoma, Wyoming Co, WV; of "fractured skull"
caused by accident at saw mill; buried on 24 Jul 1946 in Brown Cemetery, Lacoma, WV; informant,
Harvey Osborne, of Cyclone, WV (father).
1. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Haves Lusk
Birth Date 28 Sep 1896
Birth Place West Virginia
Death Date 9 Feb 1961
Death Place Man, Logan, West Virginia
Burial Date 12 Feb 1961
Burial Place Cyclone, West Virginia
Cemetery Name Brown Cem.
Death Age 64
Occupation Coal Miner
Race White
Marital Status Married
Gender Male
Residence Cyclone, Wyoming, West Virginia
Father Name Joseph Lusk
Mother Name Mary Gibson
FHL Film Number 571282"
1. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Orpha Jane Lusk [Orpha Jane Brown]
Birth Date 5 Sep 1896
Birth Place West Virginia
Death Date 2 Sep 1963
Death Place Logan, Logan, West Virginia
Burial Date 5 Sep 1963
Burial Place Cyclone, West Virginia
Cemetery Name Brown Cem.
Death Age 66
Occupation Housewife
Race White
Marital Status Married
Gender Female
Residence Cyclone, Wyoming, West Virginia
Father Name Andy Brown
Mother Name Elba Bailey
FHL Film Number 571282"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Death Certificate #13282; Ancestry.com Website.
Mr. Elmer Lockhart age 63 yrs, 4 mns, 4 days; born 10 Feb 1891 in Buchanan Co, VA; married;
husband of Annabelle Bailey; coal miner; living at Harman, VA; son of Shade and Sarah (Compton)
Lockhart; died 15 Jun 1954 at Harman, VA; due to a self inflicted 410 gauge shotgun wound at
Maxie, VA; buried 17 Jun 1954 in Lockhart Cemetery, Davenport, VA; informant, Mrs. Annabelle
B. Lockhart, Harman, VA.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 168A; Image
13 of 22; Family #102/123.
Listed as Anna B. Bailey; age 10; born in WV; in household of mother, Susie Bailey Bailey.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 25 Apr 1940; Page 1106B;
Image 48 of 74; Household #408.
Listed as Annabelle Bailey; age 19; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Pharoah H. Bailey.
3. McDowell Co, WV; marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 55; Wv Archives Website.
Reese Mitchell Young; age 53; born in Tazewell Co, VA; widower; living at Rt 1, Tazewell, VA;
married on 3 Sep 1960 at Iaeger, WV; Annabell Lockhart; age 40; born in Panther, WV; widow;
living in Iaeger, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Modfreak; 4 Jul 2014.
"Annabell “Sis” Bailey Young
Birth 29 Jun 1920
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Feb 1994 (aged 73)
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 132330987"