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RASNAKE, Clyde, the s/o the late Tom and Sarah (Barton) Rasnake of Bee, Va; b: Mar 1 1915 d: Oct 10 1988; md: Pearl BOYD, Jun 14 1933; 10 children: one died in infancy, Jackie Edward; survived by his wife, 4 girls: Mrs. Don (Shirley) Watson, Jonsville, Va; Mrs. Wayne (Mozelle) Guffey, Bristol, Va; Mrs. Chet (Willetta) Tiller, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Mrs. Lorretta Canon, Bristol, Va; 5 sons: Hershel, Tampa, Fla; Hadley, Bee, Va; Harmon, Kingsport, Tenn; Leon, Bristol, Va; Scott, Bristol, Tenn; one brother: Tivis "Doc", Bee, Va; 2 sisters: Nora Bell Owens, Oakwood, Va; Ada Childress, Bee, Va. Member of the Duty View Primitive Baptist Church, Aug. 7 1982.

EDWARDS, Prince, the d/o the late Andrew and Elizabeth (Deel) Edwards; b: Aug 2 1905 d: Nov 3 1970; md: Freddie DEEL, 1926 (d: Nov 3 1970); also deceased, 2 infant daughters, seven brothers: Jonah, Archie, Burns, Clarence, Arcie, Webster, and Lawrence who died in infancy, and one sister, Bertha Owens; she leaves 2 boys: James, Clinchco, Va; and Buford, Birchleaf, Va; one daughter, Garnell Counts, Birchleaf, Va; one sister, Ruby Robinson, Clinchco, Va; 2 brothers: Vernon Edwards, Abingdon, Va and Ernest, Birchleaf, Va. Joined the Sand Lick Primitive Baptist Church, 1931.

STREET, Leland Stanford, formerly of Grundy, Va; the s/o the late Anthony R. Street and Sarah C. Looney McGlothin Streeet d: Jul 11 1989 at the Norton Community Hospital; b: May 2 1907 in Buchanan Co., Va; his wife, Pinkie Lee MATNEY also of Buchanan deceased, they were md for 53 years; one girl: Evelyn Caroline Dawson, Buckhannon, WVA; 3 sons: Randolph Anthony d: Mar 16 1985, Grundy Va; and Stanford Lane, Grundy, Va; and Charles Clifton, Elkhorn City, Ky; 2nd md: Minnie O'Quinn Powers, Haysi, Va, Dec 1984; he had 7 step children (3 girls, 4 boys). Also leaves one sister: Mary Goff, Grundy Va; He became a Minister, Aug 1946. Joined the Slate Creek Church in Jul 1937.

STEVENS, Clyde R. b: Feb 14 1937 d: Oct 8 1958; md: Glema DEEL; one son, Timmy Stevens; 4 girls: Vickie Baker, Cricket Mullins, Tina Artrip, and Glenda O'Quinn; also leaves 5 brothers and 3 sisters: Roby, George, Lee, Albert and Rev. William "Bill" Stevens; Ivy Jean Stanley, Sarah Duty, and Lily Mae Robinson.

McCOWAN, James Oscar, s/o Wesley and Betty McCowan, b: Jan 12 1888 d: Feb 7 1986; md: Sarah Jane FULLER (d: Jul 2 1966), May 21 1907; 5 girls 5 boys; boys: Wesley, Tom Stafford and Stanford, deceased; leaving one son, Dewy McCowan, Birchleaf, Va; 5 girls: Ruby Kiser, Birchleaf, Va; Zora Fleming and Meda Fleming of Clintwood, Va; Virgie Butcher of Doran, Va; and Tilda O'Quinn of Vansant, Va; also leaves 2 half brothers: Sam of Akron, Ohio and George McCowan of Shelbiana, Ky; 5 half sisters: Gertrude Kinney, Morehead, Ky; Lillian Osborne, Williamson, WVa; Oma Sorrell, Jackson, Miss; Betty Kinney, Pikeville, Ky, and Millie Burns of Shelbiana, Ky; He last worked for William Ritter Lumber Company where he worked for 22 years. He was baptized by Rev. Brown and Frank Viers on Apr 10 1983 and joined the Sandy Lick Primitive Baptist Church.

LESTER, Mrs. Homer - Mrs. Homer Vennie Frances Lester, 57, of Bucyrus, Ohio, formerly of Buchanan County, Va, died Wednesday in a Bucyrus hospital after a long illness. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four sons, James, Roger, Gary, and Danny Lester, all of Bucyrus; two daughters, Mrs. Brenda Edwards of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Miss Patricia Gail Lester of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Nani Smith of Bucyrus, Mrs. Ruby Ball of Raven, Va, and Mrs. Myrtle Keene of Tazewell, Va; two brothers, donald Stillwell of Acella, Ohio, Jay Stillwell of Richands, Va; and nine grandchildren. Buried at the Ball cemetery in Raven.

RASNAKE, Ashley Lynn, infant daughter of Johnny and Angela Rasnake, born Aug 11 1988, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fl, and died Feb 26 1989, survived by: her parents of Interlachen, Fl; her maternal grandparents, Sharon Sullivan of Davenport, Va; and Dewey Sullivan of Bee, Va; Paternal grandparents, Billy Rasnake of Bee, Va, and Jean Rasnake of Mansfield, Ohio; Great-grandparents are Clyde and Delta Breeding, Bee, Va; her gggrandparents are Effie Breeding and the late George Breeding of Davenport, Va.

PERRIGAN Mary Melinda was b: Jan 7 1897 d: Oct 16 1888; 1st md: Andy YATES, Sept 30 1915; one child, Trula Yates; they both preceded her in death during the big flu epidemic in 1918; her husband, Andy, died on Nov 2 1918 and her daughter, Trula, died just 6 days later on Nov 8 1918. She later md: Luther PERRIGAN, Feb 6 1920; 2 boys 3 girls; her husband Luther and two sons, Oscar Lee Perrigan and Carrol Perigan preceded her in death. Luther died, Aug 17 1962 and Oscar died Jun 16 1965, and Carrol on Oct 26 1968; she leaves 3 girls: Evelyn Mullins, Clinchco, Va; Bonnie Brooks, Ashland, Ohio and Betty Baughman, Mansfield, Ohio; 3 sisters: Maxie Perrigan, Clintwood, Va; Stella Turner, Clinchco, Va; and Zella Deel, Clinchco. Joined the Sand Lick Primitive Baptist Church, Oct 28 1939.

BARTON, Okley Lee b: Jul 13 1927 d: Jun 17 1989, the s/o the late Elijah Barton and Nancy Emaline (Edwards) Barton, Clinchco, Va; md: Jane WOOD, May 25 1947; 3 children: Danny Gray, deceased; Oakley Gerald, Clinchco, Va. and Barbara Ann McCowan, St. Paul, MN; also leaves, 2 brothers: Rev. Leonard, Bristol, Va; and Kermit, Dayton, Ohio; 2 sisters: Elsie Runyon, Clinchco, Va; and Bonnie White, Brighton, IL; his son, Danny, one brother, Johnnie E., and one sister, Vestal Marie Barton all deceased.

STREET, Maudie of Bee, Va; d: Aug 11 1977 at age 72, at the Richlands Hospital; survivors: 4 girls: Ima Jean Taylor, and Phyllis Bostic, both of Bee, Va; Sarah Ann Branham, Crescent, Oregon; Juanita Miller, Gaithsburg, MD; 5 sons: Eugene, Portsmouth, Va; Bernard, Rowe, Va; Garmon, Bee, Va; Steve, Honakewr, Va; and Carroll, at home; 2 brothers, Hassell Street, Rowe, Va; 4 sisters: Creasy Blankenship; Cora Dye and Avanell Casey all of Rowe, Va; and Gertrude Hall, Page, Va.

RASNAKE, Abraham Holland b: Jul 5 1905 d: at age 71 yrs, 29 days; s/o the late Tom and Sarah Rasnake; a retired worker of the State Highway Department; md: Maudie STREET (see above obit) 2 sisters: Ada Childress, Bee, Va and Nora Belle Owens, Oakwood, Va; 3 brothers: Tivis and Floyd, both of Bee, Va; Member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

ROSE, Ernest, age 74, died Jun 1 1989 in the Veterans Hospital, Mountain Home, Tenn; he was a lifelong resident of Dickenson Co., Va; a retired coal miner and a veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII; the s/o the late Stonewall and Lear Rose; he leaves his wife, Ethel Rose, Clintwood, Va; 2 sons: Ernest Edgar Rose,and Wade Lee Rose both of Clintwood, Va; 2 girls: Brenda L. Caldwell, Hammond, LA; and Mary R. goodman, Greensboro, NC; 2 brothers: Avin Rose and Albert Rose, both of Clintwood, Va.

PRESLEY, Jessie, b: May 16 1914 d/o of the late James H. Presley and Florence (Mullins) Presley; md: Park BELCHER, Apr 9 1929; 8 children, all living: 4 sons: James and Donald, Haysi, Va; Jerry, Taylor, Mich; Charles, Detroit, Mich; 4 girls: JoAnn Stiltner, Breaks, Va; Florence Hayes, Linda Fuller and Patsy Ramey, all of Haysi, Va; also one brother, Gene Senter, and one sister, Myrtle Snead, both of Johnson City, Tenn.

DEEL, Quincy b: Apr 19 1901 d: Aug 5 1989; md: Isabelle FULLER, deceased and one son, deceased, leaving: 2 sons: Granville Deel, Clintwood, Va; and R. J. Deel, Haysi, Va; one girl: Ruby Edwards, Brichleaf, Va; 3 half brothers, Tilden Stanley, Narrows, Va; Parkis Stanley, Haysi, Va; and Tivis Stanley, NC; 3 half sisters: Cora Mae Hickman, Ohio; Edna Willis, Grundy, Va; and Gladys Tipton, NC; one sister, Francis Lawson, and one half sister, Maxie Branham, deceased.

PERRIGAN, Adron E. of Bend, Oregon, former resident of Dickenson Co., Va; s/o Beldon and Bessie (Counts) Branham; b: Apr 30 1917 d: Jul 12 1989 at St. Charles Medical Ctr, Bend, Oregon; md: Sarah Ann RASNAKE; one son, Tex Branham, d: 1985 and one infant daughter, deceased; leaving: one son, Kimpton, Bend, Oregon; 2 girls: Jewel Branham, Hollister, Fla; and Ruby Siddons, Baltimore, MD; his mother, Bessie Perrigan, Garner, Baltimore, MD; one brother: Lemuel Perrigan, Jr., Bend, Oregon; 2 sisters: Dorothy Garrison, Cresent, Oregon; and Tina Anderson, Garner, NC; 2 half brothers: Chester Branham, Columbus, Ohio; and Booby Branham, Springfield, Ohio; 2 half sisters: Helen and Mable both of Columbus, Ohio.

BALDWIN, Edna Stella b: May 5 1914 d: Mar 27 1989; d/o Cleveland and Mae Baldwin; md: Evans EDWARDS on Dec 21 1933; 3 boys 4 girls: she is survived by her husband, Evans; 4 girls: Geraldine Smith, Peterstown, WVa; Wanda Edwards, Arrington, Va; Helen Thompson, Yuma, AZ; Charlotte Duty, Lebanon, Va; 2 sons: Victor, Pembroke, Va; and Quinten, Alexandria, Va; also, one brother: Edward Baldwin; and six sisters: Beulah Bailey, Flornie Ferrell, Trula Jessee, Marie Charles, Nancy Baldwin, and Nell Campbell; she is preceded in death by a son, Kilgore, her parents and two brothers. Member of the Big Prater Primitive Baptist Church, Jul 1961 and they both were baptised near Haysi, Va by Revs. Rene Singleton and Martin Edwards.

SMITH, Earl b: Feb 3 1919 d: Oct 16 1988, the s/o the late Walter and Belle Smith; md: Emma EDWARDS, Dec 3 1949; he leaves, his wife, one son, Carl Fayne Smith and daughter in law, Lasonijia Smith; 2 granddaughters: Tonya Smith and Cortney Smith; one grandson, Adam Fayne Smith; 3 brothers: Bruce, Johnson City, Tenn; Jim, Bristol, Tenn; and John, Johnson City, Tenn.

OWENS, Leon Spurge, s/o the late Burb and Louisa (Bowman) Owens; b: Dec 16 1913 d: Dec 26 1987; md: Cynthia Victoria BALL, Dec 19 1934; 4 children, he leaves, his wife, Victoria, Lebanon, Va; 3 boys: Carlos, Virginia Beach, Va; Ira Owens, Lebanon, Va and Jimmy, Bluff City, Tenn; one girl: Linda Sutherland, Labanon, Va; one brother: Lell Owens, Birchleaf, Va; 2 sisters: Bessie Kiser, Clintwood, Va and Vernie Fletcher, Davenport, Va; One grandson, 3 brothers and 2 sisters, deceased. He was a coal miner. Joined the Primitive Baptist Church.

COMPTON, Bessie, d/o the late Watson and Rosa Compton b: Feb 25 1919 d: Jul 24 1989; md: Earl Presley, deceased; leaving 6 children: 3 boys: Harry, Council, Va; Terry, Council, Va; Jim, Davenport, Va; 3 girls: Judy Boyd, Grundy, Va; Rita Tiller, Davenport, Va; Sue Sisk, Davenport, Va; 3 brothers: Lee Compton, Abingdon, Va; Glen, Bristol, Va; Morgan, Bee, Va; 2 sisters: Agnes Owens, Rayton,MO; Inez Anderson, Baltimore, MD.

WRIGHT, Hiram b: Jan 10 1907 d: Jun 17 1966, s/o John and Martha Wright; md: Bertha OSBORNE; 4 boys 6 girls; all living. Joined the Old Regular Baptist Church over 30 years ago.

COOK, Goldie E. b: Dec 29 1904, Pike Co., Ky; d: Apr 3 1966; d/o the late Joe and Ella (Hall) Cook; md: Thomas M. HORNE, Sep 22 1921, Pike Co., KY (d: Jun 25 1965); 4 girls 3 boys: Dessie Abbott, Baltimore, Md; June Kirk, Wilma Burton and Imogene Hill, Portsmouth, Ohio; David, Astabula, Ohio; Edgar, Ashland, Ohio; Eugene, Wheeling, WVA; 4 sisters: and one brother surviving; one sister and one brother, deceased.

RAINES, Gracie, d/o Rev. Z. T. Raines and Rosina (Owens) Raines; b: Sep 23 1893 d: Feb 23 1966; md: Garland DEEL, Jun 21 1911; 12 children, survived by, 5 sons and 4 daughters, also survived by, 3 brothers, and 3 sisters; also leaves 22 grandchildren, 3 of which were adopted grandchildren. Joined the Old Regular Baptist church, Apr 1923 and was baptized by Rev. D. C. Church.

STANLEY, J. J., who is a well known citizen of Dickenson Co., Va, and a minister in the Old Regular Baptist Church; md: Florence FLEMING; 5 boys 7 girls: Earl, Joe, Emerson, Stanford, Dallas Lee, Bonie, Pearl, Loretta, Ruth, Muriel, Louise, all living, Elize and his wife, deceased. 2nd md: Mandy B. ARROWOOD, no children; but he had step-children: Cosie, Rosie, Henry, Mary Mullins, and Laney Reedy; d: Feb 1966.

BENNETT, Missouri, md: Lee R. SMITH; 4 girls: Nora Jessee, Wise, Va; Jewel Hubbard, Wise, Va; Carrie Kilgore, Corburn, Va; Lola Lance, Dayton, Ohio; 3 boys: Paul Smith, Wise, Va; Edd Ray Smith, Florida; Otis Smith, Bristol, Va; 2 sisters: Maggie Nash, Wise, Va; Caldonia Easterling, Ohio; 2 brothers: Columbus Bennett, WVa; Walter, Wise, Va. Member of the Hurricane Old Regular Baptist Church.

DEEL, Samuel Patton, b: May 24 1888 d: age age 77 yrs, 2 mos and 6 days; s/o George and Sarah Deel; he leaves his wife, Sarah DEEL, 2 girls: Mrs. Eva Deel, Trula Coleman; 4 sons: Patton, Jr., Emory, Virgil and Burnual Deel; 2 children he raised, Miss Juanita Deel and Dock Owens, all of Haysi, Va; one child in in infancy and another daughter, Effie Boyd, died abt 2 yrs 6 mos ago. Member of the Old Regular Baptist Church.

BELCHER, Johnny, b: Aug 27 1947,Pike Co., Ky d: Sep 7 1966, s/o Orland and Bertha (Potter) Belcher; survived by parents, one sister, Barbara Johnson and paternal grandfather, Jasper Belcher; and maternal grandparents: Albert and Virgie (Sowards) Potter.

STILTNER, J. B. (Bunyon), b: Jul 26 1884 d: Aug 16 1966; md: Belle McCLANAHAN, Oct 1902; 11 children, 4 deceased, leaving, one girl: Mrs. Lando Clevinger, Vansant, Va; 6 boys: Freelin, Charlie, Hensley, Lonnie, and Ezra all of Grundy, Va; and Burl of Biggs, Ky; 2 sisters: Mrs. Ida Stiltner, Grundy, Va and Mrs. George McClanahan, Grundy, Va; 4 brothers: Jarrett, Charlie, Lum all of Grundy, Va; and George, of Detroit, Mich. Joined the Old Regular Baptist Church, Jul 26 1958.

RATLIFF, Lottie b: Jan 30 1876 d: Dec 26 1965; md: Jack BELCHER, Jun 4 1890 (d: Jan 2 1946), d/o the late Harvey Ratliff and Jane (Bartley) Ratliff; 11 children, 4 deceased; his son, Bowles Belcher died Oct 4 1964; leaving: Maunel, Lookout, Ky; Verna Belcher, Lookout, Ky; Della Elkins, Elkhorn City, Ky; Nona Tackett, Neon, Ky; Hazel James, Pikeville, Ky; and Dexter Caskey, Fort Wayne, IN; she was an invalid for 17 yrs and 4 mos. Member of the Old Regular Baptist Church.

ROWE, Lilburn b: 1880, Pike Co., Ky; d: Dec 131964; s/o the late Liburn Rowe and Mary Caroline (Bentley) Rowe; md: Lila GIBSON, 1900; 11 children, 7 deceased; leaving: Arquillis Rowe, Rockhouse, Ky; Esta Robinson, Rockhouse, Ky; Ella Helton, Pikeville, Ky; and Elizabeth Hylton, Detroit, Mich.

CHARLES, Victor, s/o the late Jim Charles and Liza (Litteral) Charles; b: Nov 21 1893 d: Apr 4 1964; md: Nora MAYNARD, Dec 24 1915; no children; he leaves his wife, 2 sisters and one brother.

THACKER, Andrew Anthony b: Aug 15 1944 d: Sep 21 1965, by a slate fall in a mining accident; he leaves his parents, 3 sisters, one brother.

RATLIFF, Nora, b: Jan 31 1898 d: Jun 5 1966, d/o the late Harvey and Jane (Bartley) Ratliff; md: Perry ADKINS, died Jan 29 1934; 5 children: Raymond, Edgel, and Freeman Adkins, Lookout, Ky; Edward, Ecorse, Mich; and Nellie Gibson, Elkhorn City, Ky. Member of the Pine Grove Old Regular Baptist Church, Lookout, Ky since 1954.

O'QUINN, Chloe d/o Jonis and Feba O'Quinn of Slate Creek, b: Jul 25 1913 d: Jul 4 1966; md: Willie Varney, Jul 4 1935; 4 girls 3 boys; one infant girl, Rosa May Varney, deceased, leaving: Jettie Sumpthur, Mable Adkins, Mackie Varney of Home Creek and Loncie, Troy and Edna all at home. Joined the Home Creek Church of Old Regular Baptists on Jun 25 1950.

MARSHALL, Uriel Monroe, b: Nov 23 1941 d: May 28 1966; md: Janet WILSON, Feb 28 1963, they lived in Georgia; He leaves his parents, 3 sisters, and 4 brothers; he underwent heart surgery at Cleveland, Ohio, May 1964 and in May 1966, he had another heart surgery and lived a few days thereafter.

SMITH, Maudie b: Oct 2 1891 d: Jan 30 1966; d/o George and Texas (Slone) Smith, deceased; md: F. E. COLLINS, Mar 2 1908; 8 children: living, 3 daughters: Eva Johnson, Shelbiana, Ky; Vicy Charles, Zebulon, Ky; Ruth Collingsworth, Big Stone Gap, Va; 3 sons: George, Big Stone Gap, Va; Homer, Zebulon, Ky; Joe, Pikeville, Ky; 2 sons deceased: John Tunis, and James Ira; she leaves 3 sisters and one brother; Mrs. Abner Justice, Mrs. William M. Justice, Pikeville, Ky; Mrs. Epp May, Raccoon, Ky; Bert Smith, Big Stone, Va. Joined the Old Regular Baptist Church, Jun 1932.

RAMEY, Charles Edward, b: Nov 22 1937 d: Oct 23 1965; md: Edith CLEVINGER, b: Aug 18 1944 d: Oct 23 1965 md: Aug 25 1962; one son: Charles Anthony Ramey, they had moved to Indiana.

FIFE, DELLA Mae d/o Thomas and Augusta Fife; b: Jan 19 1906, Pike Co., Ky, Pike Co., Ky; d: Feb 21 1966, Cancer; md: Grover Cleveland STEWART, Feb 5 1920, he was b: May 17 1891, Pike co., Ky; d: Jul 9 1966, heart attack; the s/o Tan and Susan (Coleman) Stewart; 5 children: sons: Thomas M., Clevc, Jr., and Danny Gene Stewart; 2 girls: Loretta Branham and Edna Bartley; He was a retired miner and veteran of WWI.

BELCHER, Willie J., s/o the late Lewis and Hulda Belcher; b: Dec 3 1897 d: Apr 6 1966; md: Bessie OWENS, Jun 25 1919; 3 girls: Olive Deloris Blankenship and Jean Pauline Raines both of Breaks, Va; the youngest girl, Doris Maxie died Aug 14 1929; also leaves one sister, Mrs. Tom Looney, Breaks, Va; one half sister: Mrs. Archie H. Nelson, Sr., of Spartanburg, SC; one half brother, Ira Wallace, Mansfield, Ohio.

CLEVINGER, Wilma Jean b: Sep 24 1948, killed in car accident on Apr 23 1966; she leaves her parents, one brother, Randall Lee Clevinger, at home. Written by her parents, Virginia and Tanzy Clevinger

RAINES, Georgia, b: Feb 27 1928 d: Feb 23 1966; md: Edgar STILTNER, Aug 1953 at the Methodist Church in Grundy, Va; she leaves her husband, her mother, Mrs. Katie Dresden, her father, Audie Raines, one sister, Edith Thacker, one brother, Kennith Raines.

SLONE,, b: Aug 31 1891 d: Nov 11 1965; s/o Bill and Nan (Shortridge) Slone; md: Margaret DEEL, Jan 23 1913; 4 boys 3 girls, one son, Claude, deceased; also leaves one half brother, Henry Harris, WVa; 3 sisters: Virginia Baker, Hurley, Va; Clem Chambers, IL; and Edna Wolford, WVa. Member of the Old Regular Baptist Church.

BOLLING, Ellen b: Mar 20 1882 d: Feb 1 1966, the d/o the late Alex and Emily Bolling, Pound, Va; md: Banner GIBSON; 2 children; 2nd md: H. D. (Babe) STANLEY; 7 chidlren, her husband, Babe and one son, Grady, deceased. Buried in the Stanley Cemetery on Long's Fordk. Member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. Written by daughters, Eva and Marie

RATLIFF, Nancy b: 1888 d: Nov 1 1965; the d/o Mart and Tammery Ratliff; 2 girls 3 boys: Gus Wallsce, Trenton, Mich; Corbie Whitley, Winston Salem, NC; Curtis J., Pikeville, Ky; Rushie Cure, Elkhorn City, Ky; and Ralph Wallace, Chicago, IL. Joined the Sulphur Springs Church of Old Regular Baptist, Oct 1955, baptized by Rev. W. F. Hubbard and Rev. Bruce Mullins. Written by her daughter, Rushie Cure

THACKER, Dorothy, d/o John C. and Matilda (Slone) Thacker; b: Feb 9 1923, Millard, Ky; d: Jul 16 1965; md: Bud COLEMAN, 1942; 9 children, 2 children deceased; she leaves her father, stepmother, Wilma Thacker, one brother, Bruce Thacker, and 4 sisters: Nella Wright, Elva, Leonora, Louise Ray, her husband, Bud, 7 children: Ralph, Bruce, Ermie, Diana, Ivan, Bud Allen and Randy Leck Coleman.

ROSE, Maggie, the d/o the late Lee and Sarah Jane Rose, Leck, Va in Dickenson Co., Va; b: May 2 1898 d: Oct 30 1965; md: Rev. Bill HALL, 1912; 9 children, deceased: Woodrow, Lacy Vershaw, Dixie and Arthur; living: Atlas Parson, Plumer Rose, Eleanor Hall, Zander and Miles, all of Pikeville, Ky; 3 sisters: Verda Stanley, Clintwood, Va; Lena Trent and Rilda Green, Leck, Va.

DEEL, Joe b: Feb 23 1908 d: Jul 24 1966, due to accident in which rock fell on him while working in the mines; md: Nancy STILTNER, Aug 9 1928; 9 girls and 2 boys.

BLEVINS, Monroe, b: Apr 10 1906 in Easton, MD; s/o Matt and Sarah (Mullins) Blevins; he leaves is wife, 5 children: sons: Elmer, Bluefield, WVA; Tommy, Marion, IN; girls: Ruby Toney, Monesure, Va; Mrs. Irene Blevins, Falls Church, Va; Willa Mae Fleming, Longacre, WVa; brother: Robert L. Blevins, Hellier, Ky; Member of the Samaria Church of Old Regular Baptist.

BOGGS, Winton b: Dec 15 1920 d: Jun 1 1966; s/o Milford Boggs, Pound, Va; he leaves his parents; 3 sisters, Mrs. Winton Bolling and Mrs. Kendric Baker, both of Pound, Va; 3 brothers, Thomas Boggs, Dayton, Ohio; Milford, Jr., Xenia, Ohio and Buie Boggs of Pound, Va; he was a veteran of WWII and Karean War. He servered his county for over 21 years. He had been retired for 4 years at the time of his death. He never married.

BOGGS, Cleveland Hendrix, b: Aug 6 1894 d: Sept 21 1965; md: Sarah STURGILLE, Aug 14 1903; 10 chidlren; 3 deceased; leaving: pearl Gibson, Norton, Va; Maude Pilkenton, Pound, Va; Artie Wright, Pound, Va; Bertie Wright, Clintwood, Va; Ernest, Clintwood, Va; Hubert, Clintwood, Va; and Flora Mooney, Clintwood, Va.; 2 brothers living, Albert, Pikeville, Ky; and Milford Boggs, Pound, Va.

RATLIFF, Emretta b: 1895 d: Jan 8 1966 d/o Harvey and Jane Ratliff; md: Jim SMALLWOOD, who died at 50 yrs of age: 11 children, 3 deceased; 2nd md: Ben H. BENTLEY, 1945; her eldest son, Earl, was killed in a mining accident Jun 1945; she leaves 2 brothers, C. H. Ratliff, Lookout, Ky; and Sherman Ratliff, Grundy, Va: 8 children: Mrs. Merle Gunther, Atlanta, Mich; Ervin Smallwood, Rockhouse, Ky; Arthur Smallwood, Elkhorn City, Ky; Arlen Smallwood, Taylor, Mich; Jane Webb, Chicago, Il; Leonard Smallwood, Hellier, Ky; Calep Smallwood, Flint, Mich; and Anna Francis Kiser, Rockhouse, Ky. Member of the Samaria Church of Old Regular Baptist. Her funeral will be preached the fist Saturday and Sunday in September 1966, along with her two sisters, Lottie Belcher and Nora Adkins. Ministers to be: Rev. Delbert Sanders, Fon Bolling and Cecil Farmer.

DALES, Dallas, s/o Cleveland and Statsie (Bell) Dales, b: May 3 19147 d: May 24 1966; 1st md: Lillian May JACKSON, deceased, leaving 2 children: Gerin Lee Dales and Janice Marie O'Quinn; 2nd md: Mattie CAMPBELL; 3 children, Dorothy Whited, Iven Dales and Grover Allen Dales, all living; also leaves, 5 brothers, and 3 sisters. Joined the Old Regular Baptist Church, May 13 1950.

BOGGS, James Oakley, b: Apr 5 1917 d: 1965. Written by his mother, Elsie Boggs Hall

HIBBITS, Nannie b: in Dickenson Co., Va; d: Apr 28 1966 at the Norton Community Hospital at age 86 yrs, 7 mos, and 1 day; d/o Richard and Elizabeth (Henderson) Hibbitts; md: George Fields AUSTIN, May 15 1897; 4 children: Minnie Austin Dell, deceased about 6 mos ago; Mary Austin Stidham, W. F. (Bud) Austin and Fields Austin. Member of the Little Zion Chuch of Old Regular Baptist. Baptized by Rev. Calvin Swindall.

MORRISON, Asa P., s/o Jack Morrison, b: Oct 14 1898 d: Oct 14 1965 heart attack; He was raised in Floyd Co and Martin Co. Ky; lived in Pike Co., Ky and Mango Co., WVA for the last 40 years; md: the widow of the late James Stanley at Williamson, WVA on Jun 1 1925; 5 sons, 3 deceased; 2 remaining: Andrew J., and Henry L., both of Columbus, Ohio; his first wife died 1956, and a year later he married Mrs. Elzie Ferrell, a widow of Williamson, WVA, who survives him. He leaves 3 step sons by his 1st wife, Rell, Ernest and Earl Stanley; also 3 step daughters, mrs. Pluma Chapman, Mrs. Blanch Allawatt and Mrs. Martha Meadows; 3 step sons by his last marriage: Burlan, Charles and Jack Ferrell, and a step daughter, Mae Adkins, Huntington, WVa. Member of the Little Stone Church of Old Regular Baptist in 1933; baptized by Rev. Geams Church and Henry C. Maynard.

HOPKINS, Henry b: Mar 4 1871 d: Jul 11 1966; s/o John Miles Hopkins and Usley (Kinney) Hopkins; md: Pricy COMPTON, Oct 18 1899: 13 children: 6 deceased, leaving: Joe, Wharton, WVA; Fannie Swiney Yeager, Fred of Chloe Creek, Ky; Maudie Robinson, Shelbania, Lexis Smity, Henry, Jr. and James Lindsey of Salem, IN; also leaves one brother and one sister. Joined the Old Regular Baptist Church, 1932.

KINNEY, John, s/o Drew and Lucinda Kinney, b: Jan 2 1874 d: Oct 25 1957; md: Rosa WILLIAMSON, 59 yrs ago; he leaves is widow, 4 boys and one girl. He was an ordained deacon in the Ratliff Church of Old Regular Baptist.

HOPKINS, d/o Harrison and Lila (Romans) Hopkins, b: Jul 21 1888 d: Mar 27 1965; md: Henry ROBINSON, 12 children: Sons: Nollie, Arnold and Dickie; 5 girls: Dorsey, Lurla, Ola, Sharlene and Ocie; 4 children deceased. Member of the Greasy Creek Church of Old Regular Baptist.

COLE, Martha, d/o the late George and Abby (VanDike) Cole; b: Apr 1 1899 at Grundy, Va; d: at age 66 yrs and 10 months of age; md: Logan RIFE, 1918; 6 children; 4 deceased, she leaves her husband, Logan, daughters: Ruby Grayson, Kansas City, MO; and Ruth Halring, Baltimore, MD. Member of the Old Regular Baptist Church for 35 years.

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