Pam Turn right from Sullivan Rd on Carl Vest Rd (just before Sullivan crosses I-64) go 1/4 mile to where Carl Vest Rd splits, there are 2 small cemeteries between the 2 roads (cemeteries are unnamed on topo maps) Jim Swartz Wilmington NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <par3@sc.rr.com> To: <wvraleig@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [WVRALEIG] Raleigh County Cemeteries > Can anyone tell me about the small cemetery that is located above Glen > Morgan? > I was there once with my late mother. I recall that it was a right turn > from Sullivan Rd, > but I don't recall the name of the road we turned on. We followed that > road > out > to a rather remote area. At that time, part of the cemetery had been > cleared but part of it > was overgrown. I tried to find it a few years later to show my sister, > but > couldn't find it again. > I was told it was call the East Raleigh Coal Company Cemetery. Can anyone > confirm > that name? Has that cemetery been documented? > > A few people who are buried there are Canada Smith (1873-1922) and Isadore > Smith (1897-1926); > also, my relatives Margaret Minton (1860-1922) and James William Bruebaker > (1879-1945). > > Thanks for any help you can give me. > Pam Kerschner > South Carolina > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Atnvolsgirl@wmconnect.com> > To: <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:36 AM > Subject: [WVRALEIG] Raleigh County Cemeteries > > >> The Fayette-Raleigh County Genealogical Society is in the process of >> documenting Raleigh County Cemeteries and there are a few that we have >> lists for that >> that may need to be updated. >> >> Of the following cemeteries, which ones are still in use today. By "in >> use" >> means people are still being buried there. >> >> 1. Mt. Tabor >> >> 2. Calfee Cemetery >> >> 3. Wildwood Cemetery >> >> 4. American Legion Cemetery at Wildwood >> >> Any information on these cemeteries is greatly appreciated. >> >> Anita McClung >> FRCGS >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WVRALEIG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/655 - Release Date: >> 1/28/2007 >> 1:12 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVRALEIG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can anyone tell me about the small cemetery that is located above Glen Morgan? I was there once with my late mother. I recall that it was a right turn from Sullivan Rd, but I don't recall the name of the road we turned on. We followed that road out to a rather remote area. At that time, part of the cemetery had been cleared but part of it was overgrown. I tried to find it a few years later to show my sister, but couldn't find it again. I was told it was call the East Raleigh Coal Company Cemetery. Can anyone confirm that name? Has that cemetery been documented? A few people who are buried there are Canada Smith (1873-1922) and Isadore Smith (1897-1926); also, my relatives Margaret Minton (1860-1922) and James William Bruebaker (1879-1945). Thanks for any help you can give me. Pam Kerschner South Carolina ----- Original Message ----- From: <Atnvolsgirl@wmconnect.com> To: <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:36 AM Subject: [WVRALEIG] Raleigh County Cemeteries > The Fayette-Raleigh County Genealogical Society is in the process of > documenting Raleigh County Cemeteries and there are a few that we have > lists for that > that may need to be updated. > > Of the following cemeteries, which ones are still in use today. By "in > use" > means people are still being buried there. > > 1. Mt. Tabor > > 2. Calfee Cemetery > > 3. Wildwood Cemetery > > 4. American Legion Cemetery at Wildwood > > Any information on these cemeteries is greatly appreciated. > > Anita McClung > FRCGS > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVRALEIG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/655 - Release Date: 1/28/2007 > 1:12 PM > >

Outside of Pax, close to Beckley, in a little place that used to be called Lively

Where in Fayette County is your house located? Do you know if the genealogy society has already recorded those? We have recorded several Fayette County cemeteries and have several books containing those cemeteries. Anita McClung FRCGS

I have a home in Fayette county - two cemeteries behind the house, one known as the Cottle cemetery and the other is the large Lively cemetery, if anyone is interested.

The Fayette-Raleigh County Genealogical Society is in the process of documenting Raleigh County Cemeteries and there are a few that we have lists for that that may need to be updated. Of the following cemeteries, which ones are still in use today. By "in use" means people are still being buried there. 1. Mt. Tabor 2. Calfee Cemetery 3. Wildwood Cemetery 4. American Legion Cemetery at Wildwood Any information on these cemeteries is greatly appreciated. Anita McClung FRCGS

Hi Bonnie, I found him in Floyd County, VA. No date of death though. My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

I have a record of pension paid to Amanda Sowers because she was the widow of William L. Sowers. I just can't find any county, just WVa. Wondering if there is anyone with this couple in their records and it happened in 1919, can't read month or day. Amanda Willis Breeding married William Lester Sowers in Pulaski Co., Va in 1898, Apri 3. He died when? Amanda was born to Amiel and Drusilla Ashford Willis. She had previously been married to Wm. Turner Breeding, who was remarried himself and died in 1935 In Raleigh County, WV. Thought I might try here. Some of the Sowers relations had moved to WV.

Hi all, Does anyone have a transcript of the below marriage that may list the parents, please? Marriage Index: West Virginia, 1863-1900 Smith, William Aden Spouse : Thompson, Eliza Jane Marriage Date : Jul 4, 1900 County : Raleigh Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 6117046-6117048 I show Eliza Jane Thompson was a d/o John Floyd and Martha A. Rebecca J. Cole Thompson, Sr. Thanks! Rita

Looks like parents were John Floyd Thompson and Martha A. Rebecca J. Cole. Looks as though the mother had been given four names by her parents. My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

Chillicothe Morning Constitution Chillicothe, Missouri January 28, 1890 TOM SNUFFER'S RESENTMENT WHEELING, W.VA., Jan 27.-----A shooting afray took place at the house of Hugh Davis, Traphill, Raleigh County, in which C. B. Trump was killed and two others badly wounded. Trump applied a foul epithet to a man named Snuffer and shot at him. The ball struck E. Smith, wounding him badly. Snuffer then fired at Trump and the two men caught each other with their left hands and each fired two shots. Snuffer was hit in the head while Trump was hit in the body and through one arm and died in a short time. Smith may also die.

In a message dated 12/3/2006 10:10:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, obrien2@bellsouth.net writes: Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Wriston; five daughters, Mrs. Bernie Wolf, of near Montgomery; Mrs. Myrtle Fisher, Sissonville; Mrs. Nora Rollins, Cincinnati; and Mrs. Ruby Stover, of near Montgomery; two sons, Grant Wriston, of near Montgomery and Curtis Wriston. Does anyone know the husband of Myrtle Wriston Fisher? Respectfully, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com

The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia July 8, 1937 (image 3 of 22) Funeral services were held Wednesday morning for Aud H. Cook, of Oceana. He was a brother of Seth Cook, of Logan, and was formerly an employee of the West Virginia Coal and Coke Company. He had been a patient at the Pinecrest Sanitarium at Beckley. Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cook, and another brother, Gibson, who lives at Oceana.

Raleigh Register Beckley, W. Va. Monday Afternoon April 2, 1934 Wm. Jarrell Succumbs on Horse Creek Infirmities Incident To Advanced Age Cause Death of Well Known Resident of Marsh Fork William Jarrell, 87, member of one of the county's oldest families and himself a life-long resident of Horse Creek, died at his home there this morning at 4 o'clock of the infirmities of age. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow afternoon, and burial will follow in the family cemetery a few yards from the home. His death lacked two hours of being exactly 43 years after the death of his first wife, Nancy C. Daniel, who died April 2, 1891. Mr. Jarrell collapsed at his home March 10, and was found, apparently lifeless by his daughter, Miss Nannie Jarrell, who summoned help. He was resuscitated but never fully recovered, and his death early today was not unexpected. The son of James and Martha Pettry Jarrell, he was born February 17, 1847, and, save for about two years, spent his entire life on Horse Creek, engaging profitably in farming and kindred pursuits. A member of a family of 12 children he is survived by three brothers, Jake and John Jarrell, both of Horse Creek, and George Jarrell, of Packsville. He served five terms as justice of the peace of Marsh Fork district, and two terms as constable. He is survived by the following children: G. L. Jarrell, of Packsville; Mrs. Joe Humphreys, of Pax; Sidney Jarrell of Naomi; Mrs. Laura Jarrell, of Red Dragon; William Jarrell, J. J. Jarrell, and Miss Nannie Jarrell, all of Naomi. A daughter, Sarah, died about 43 years ago, another, Mrs. Launa Pettry, about 17 years ago, and a son, Jacob, about six years ago. Fifty-four grandchildren also survive him, and 34 great grandchildren. It is interesting to note that both he and his father were life-long residents of Marsh Fork district, his father having been born at Pettus September 12, 1814. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. The Reverend Grant Stephens will conduct the services.

The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia July 10, 1937 (image 16 of 22) Stephen Wriston ----- Stephen Wriston, 75, of near Montgomery, died Friday night at his home. The body was removed to the M.G. White mortuary at Montgomery. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mossie M.E. Church, near Montgomery. Burial will be in the family cemetery near the home. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Wriston; five daughters, Mrs. Bernie Wolf, of near Montgomery; Mrs. Myrtle Fisher, Sissonville; Mrs. Nora Rollins, Cincinnati; and Mrs. Ruby Stover, of near Montgomery; two sons, Grant Wriston, of near Montgomery and Curtis Wriston. Note: Only four daughters named.

I am looking for any one that is also researching Hawkins and Boley from around Hawks Nest WV, esp a Frank Hawkins and Carrie Boley

Sue: I saw a small blurb about this the other day & thought, "Hey that's a Raleigh County surname." Now Cousin Gracie can tell me if we're related. :) Thank you for your service Darrell & welcome home. Respectfully, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com

Fallen Soldier Coming Home from Korea after 56 Years by Mannix Porterfield The Register-Herald BECKWITH, WV — Darrell Scarbrough is coming home at last. His return to native Fayette County soil is not to the jubilant din of happy band music in a welcome home parade, but to the somber “Taps” of an Army bugler. Not to the fluttering confetti of revelers, but the simple and somber folding of an American flag. Not to the crack of celebratory fireworks, but the sharp report of a 21-gun salute creasing the harsh veil of an autumn sky in a family cemetery on a small knoll just off a country road, not far from where Scarbrough played as a youngster. Not to the rhetoric of political figures, but to the subdued praise of an Army chaplain at a memorial service. For 56 years, Scarbrough was missing in action, a victim of a fierce firefight when hordes of communist Chinese — numbering upwards of 180,000 — overran the 8th Calvary Regiment of the famed First Cavalry Division around Nov. 1, 1950, in the Korean Conflict, the so-called Forgotten War. A corporal, Scarbrough was a member of D Co., 1st Battalion, who had earned a Purple Heart only three months earlier when shrapnel from an enemy artillery shell ripped through his left arm. All his family knew about him for over five decades was that he was considered an MIA. Both parents died without ever learning the truth. Mother Margaret Francis Scarbrough died in 1980, and his father, Wesley Edmond Scarbrough, followed five years later. Seven years ago, a North Korean farmer was making repairs on an irrigation line in Unsan when he unearthed some Army dog tags. Excavation yielded an array of other military items — helmet liners, boots, a pocket knife, Zippo lighters. Even a K-ration packet of sugar, well preserved. Authorities were called in, and the Army set about the long and arduous task of identifying eight Americans and one Korean found in a mass grave. One of Scarbrough’s eight brothers, Gary, who lives in Fayetteville, donated a blood sample, and through DNA, positive identification was established. “First of all, we could hardly believe it,” reflected a sister, Mrs. Jesse (Marilyn) Richards, who lives on Bachman Road near Beckwith, a stone’s throw from the old family homestead. “We wondered what was going on. There were different emotions. We wished our parents were alive. We were happy that he was finally coming home, giving him a proper burial in the family cemetery.” For the past few years, the Central Identification Laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command worked with bone fragments and the blood sample submitted by Scarbrough’s brother to make a positive identification. The lab is the only facility of its kind in the world, employing 30 civilian forensic anthropologists with advanced degrees in skeletal analysis, as well as archaeology. Aiding this effort are three forensic odontologists, all of whom are military officers. To avert any subconscious bias from influencing the results, the anthropologists labor in a “blind” approach, unaware of the suspected identity of the individual being analyzed. Scarbrough was 20 years and 2 months old when he sacrificed his life in the encounter with Chinese forces who had invaded North Korea. After working one summer with a cousin in Michigan, he had enlisted in the Army by fudging on his age, but after insisting on staying in uniform at 17, his parents gave their consent. As the oldest of a dozen children — eight brothers and three sisters — memories of him are somewhat blurred. Some of his siblings were born after his death. “I have one recollection of him,” says Karen Slaughter, another sister. This was a night out for young Darrell and a cousin, both in uniform, and she remembers watching them getting groomed. “I’m standing in front of this dresser, looking at their reflection in the mirror,” she said. “I guess they had just shaved. I still remember the smell of soap and shaving cream. I was about 6 years old.” Another brother, Max, who also lives on Bachman Road, recalled watching the soldier leave the grandmother’s house, trudging down the road. “My mom and the kids watched him out of sight,” said Max, then about 10. “ That was the last time I saw him. Then we got the telegram, that he was missing in action. We didn’t hear anything after that.” In fact, only two years ago did the family learn anything further. That was when the oldest brother, Kenneth, a resident of Parkersburg, was contacted by a military official in Virginia, seeking a family meeting to discuss the mass grave in Korea. “We were proud of him,” Max said. “He set an example for the rest of the brothers. All of them served in the military but one. Seven brothers followed him.” “He had kind of a quiet personality. He was always working. But I don’t remember a whole lot about him.” Brother John was about 4, so his memories, likewise, are hazy. “I have one memory of him,” the Beckley resident said. “He was standing out in the road here. He was home on leave. He walked by me and said something to me, but I can’t remember what it was. That was my one memory of him. He was in uniform. “I do remember when the people from the military came to tell my mom he was missing in action. I’ll never forget her screams and cries. That will be etched in my memory forever.” ----- Lt. Col. Mike Cadle, public affairs officer for the West Virginia Army National Guard in Charles-ton, indicated the Army’s identification process is intricate, pain-staking and time-consuming. “Keep in mind, this was a mass grave and there were several remains found that had to be identified,” he said. “And obviously, without some evidence like DNA, they didn’t know whose remains those might be. It took a period for them to identify those folks and contact relatives.” Various charts of DNA came into play, and based on family genealogy, the Army was able to identify Scarbrough and the others. “The bottom line is, they found enough matches with DNA from bones and the dental records of the brother to make a positive identification.” The military has one soldier yet unaccounted for in Operation Desert Storm, 1,800 in the Vietnam War, 120 from the Cold War, 8,100 in Korea and some 78,000 missing in World War II. ----- Two other brothers — Michael and Ricky — survive Darrell, and two others are deceased, Charles and Larry, along with a third sister, June. Come Saturday, at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral in Fayetteville, the Scarbrough family will at last be able to give the fallen soldier a proper funeral. The 11 a.m. service will be conducted by Lt. Col. Bruce Reed, a chaplain with the National Guard in Charleston. At the family cemetery, full military honors will follow — the ceremonial folding of the flag, the bugler and a 21-gun salute. “It’s really been a process to go through,” Karen Slaughter said. “At first, you’re happy to hear that he was found. And all those years, you wondered what happened to him. Then you think, perhaps a family took him in. Maybe he married and for whatever reasons, just couldn’t make it back. You just think of all kinds of things. Then, you begin to realize this was somebody you really didn’t know. You just had to take his life, his actions, of what he did, and then somehow you get a picture of what kind of man he was.” Slaughter felt the mystery surrounding his death would never had been solved had not God intervened. “It was truly a miracle,” she said. “I give God the credit. This wouldn’t have happened without Him. It’s an answer to our prayers. We do thank Him.” While little is known personally about her brother, other than words that remain in his letters back home, Slaughter drew a portrait of him. “He was patriotic,” she said. “He loved his country. He loved his family. I just regret that I didn’t get to know him because I think I would have liked him a lot.” Published: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:30 pm The Register-Herald Beckley, Raleigh County, WV

Rita, I really appreciate your taking the time to look up these articles and post them. Thank you. Best wishes, Cathy -----Original Message----- From: wvraleig-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wvraleig-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rita O'Brien Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:33 AM To: wvraleig@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVRALEIG] Don Stover,son of Newman Stover and Norma Dolly Sumner The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia September 19, 1939 (image 2 of 20) Ameagle Man Trapped In Rolling Auto Dies A fractured neck, received when he was trapped in his car as it rolled down an embankment near Ameagle on Monday afternoon, caused the death early Tuesday in a Charleston hospital of Newman Stover, 41, of Ameagle. The body was removed to the Valley Furniture mortuary at Whitesville. The Charleston Gazette Wednesday, September 20, 1939 Ameagle Man Dies After Auto Crash Newman Stover, 41, Ameagle, died yesterday in a Charleston hospital of a fractured neck received in a automobile accident near his home Monday, and the funeral is set for 2 p.m. today at the family cemetery, Rev. George Huffman officiating. The Valley Funeral mortuary at Whitesville is in charge. His wife, Mrs. Norma Stover; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Stover; four sons, Don, Ray, Elden and Ancel; five daughters, Beulah, Maxine, Gurtha, Mary and Belzene, all at home, are survivors. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Meder-Dempsey" <meder-dempsey@pt.lu> To: <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 9:15 AM Subject: [WVRALEIG] Don Stover, son of Newman Stover and Norma Dolly Sumner > Hello, > > I could use a little help with this Stover family: > > Publication: The Charleston Gazette > Published: November 14, 1996 > Headline: Obituaries - Don Stover > Brandywine, Md. - Don Stover, 68, of Brandywine, formerly of Artie, > W.Va., died Nov. 11, 1996, at home after a long illness. He was a > professional banjo player, a member of American Society of Musicians, > BMI, and International Bluegrass Music Association. > Surviving: wife, Louise Gladys Stover; daughters, Donna Higginbottham > of St. Cloud, Fla., Debbie Hamel of Charlottesville, Va., Brenda > Macioce of Moyock, N.C., Maureen Broadnax of Odenton, Linda Stover of > Waldorf, Sandra Klein of Chesapeake Beach; sons, Ted Williams of > Wharton, W.Va., Bill Williams of Fairdale, W.Va., Donald Stover of > Billerica, Mass., Brian Stover of Richmond, Va., Wayne Stover of > Waldorf, Gerald Stover of > Bowie; sisters, Beulah Peyatt of Easly, SC., Maxine Lutterlow of Graham, > N.C., Gurtha Toney of Bradley, W.Va., Belzene Treadway of Artie; > brothers, Ray Toney (sic, Stover) of Ocala, Fla., Eldon Stover of Willow > Springs, N.C., Ancel Stover of Auburndale, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; one > great-grandchild. > Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of God, Artie, with the Rev. > Johnny Burgess officiating. Burial will be in Fulton Cemetery, Ameagle, > W.Va. > Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Valley Funeral Home, > Whitesville, W.Va. > > Note: Don Stover has two sons listed in his obituary with the Williams > surname. Are some of the daughters listed also Williams? In my gedcom > file I have (temporary) listed them all as Stover. Are the Williams > children Don's stepchildren and wife Louise's children from a previous > marriage? > > Don's father Newman Stover is not mentioned in Norma Dolly Sumner > Stover's obituary. Anyone know when he died? > > Publication: The Charleston Gazette > Published: April 21, 1987 > Page: P > Headline: Mrs. Norma D. Stover > Artie - Mrs. Norma Dolly Stover, 83, of Artie, Raleigh General > Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. > Surviving: sons, Don of Brandywine, Md., Ray of Farmington Hills, > Mich., Elden of Dorothy, Ancel of Poke City, Fla.; daughters, Mrs. > Beulah Peyatt of Chicago, Mrs. Maxine Lutterloh of Graham, N.C ., Mrs. > Gurtha Toney of Bradley, Mrs. Mary Williams and Mrs. Belzene Treadway, > both of > Artie; 36 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren. > Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Church of God, Artie, with the Rev. > Donnie Meadows officiating. Burial will be in Fulton Cemetery, Ameagle. > Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the Valley Funeral Home, > Whitesville. > > Would appreciate any further information on this family. The Sumner > family connects to my Roop family. > > Best wishes, > Cathy > > Further reading: > > See Hank Edenborn's interview with Dan Stover online > http://www.banjonews.com/BNlhtml/Don%20Stover.html > > See Don Stover Biography written by Craig Harris online > http://launch.yahoo.com/ar-265433-bio--Don-Stover > > See also http://doodah.net/bgb/DonStover.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVRALEIG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVRALEIG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia September 19, 1939 (image 2 of 20) Ameagle Man Trapped In Rolling Auto Dies A fractured neck, received when he was trapped in his car as it rolled down an embankment near Ameagle on Monday afternoon, caused the death early Tuesday in a Charleston hospital of Newman Stover, 41, of Ameagle. The body was removed to the Valley Furniture mortuary at Whitesville. The Charleston Gazette Wednesday, September 20, 1939 Ameagle Man Dies After Auto Crash Newman Stover, 41, Ameagle, died yesterday in a Charleston hospital of a fractured neck received in a automobile accident near his home Monday, and the funeral is set for 2 p.m. today at the family cemetery, Rev. George Huffman officiating. The Valley Funeral mortuary at Whitesville is in charge. His wife, Mrs. Norma Stover; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Stover; four sons, Don, Ray, Elden and Ancel; five daughters, Beulah, Maxine, Gurtha, Mary and Belzene, all at home, are survivors. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Meder-Dempsey" <meder-dempsey@pt.lu> To: <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 9:15 AM Subject: [WVRALEIG] Don Stover, son of Newman Stover and Norma Dolly Sumner > Hello, > > I could use a little help with this Stover family: > > Publication: The Charleston Gazette > Published: November 14, 1996 > Headline: Obituaries - Don Stover > Brandywine, Md. - Don Stover, 68, of Brandywine, formerly of Artie, > W.Va., died Nov. 11, 1996, at home after a long illness. > He was a professional banjo player, a member of American Society of > Musicians, BMI, and International Bluegrass Music Association. > Surviving: wife, Louise Gladys Stover; daughters, Donna Higginbottham of > St. Cloud, Fla., Debbie Hamel of Charlottesville, Va., Brenda Macioce of > Moyock, N.C., Maureen Broadnax of Odenton, Linda Stover of Waldorf, > Sandra Klein of Chesapeake Beach; sons, Ted Williams of Wharton, W.Va., > Bill Williams of Fairdale, W.Va., Donald Stover of Billerica, Mass., > Brian Stover of Richmond, Va., Wayne Stover of Waldorf, Gerald Stover of > Bowie; sisters, Beulah Peyatt of Easly, SC., Maxine Lutterlow of Graham, > N.C., Gurtha Toney of Bradley, W.Va., Belzene Treadway of Artie; > brothers, Ray Toney (sic, Stover) of Ocala, Fla., Eldon Stover of Willow > Springs, N.C., Ancel Stover of Auburndale, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; one > great-grandchild. > Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of God, Artie, with the Rev. > Johnny Burgess officiating. Burial will be in Fulton Cemetery, Ameagle, > W.Va. > Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Valley Funeral Home, > Whitesville, W.Va. > > Note: Don Stover has two sons listed in his obituary with the Williams > surname. Are some of the daughters listed also Williams? In my gedcom > file I have (temporary) listed them all as Stover. Are the Williams > children Don's stepchildren and wife Louise's children from a previous > marriage? > > Don's father Newman Stover is not mentioned in Norma Dolly Sumner > Stover's obituary. Anyone know when he died? > > Publication: The Charleston Gazette > Published: April 21, 1987 > Page: P > Headline: Mrs. Norma D. Stover > Artie - Mrs. Norma Dolly Stover, 83, of Artie, Raleigh General Hospital, > Beckley, after a long illness. > Surviving: sons, Don of Brandywine, Md., Ray of Farmington Hills, Mich., > Elden of Dorothy, Ancel of Poke City, Fla.; daughters, Mrs. Beulah > Peyatt of Chicago, Mrs. Maxine Lutterloh of Graham, N.C ., Mrs. Gurtha > Toney of Bradley, Mrs. Mary Williams and Mrs. Belzene Treadway, both of > Artie; 36 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren. > Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Church of God, Artie, with the Rev. > Donnie Meadows officiating. Burial will be in Fulton Cemetery, Ameagle. > Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the Valley Funeral Home, > Whitesville. > > Would appreciate any further information on this family. The Sumner > family connects to my Roop family. > > Best wishes, > Cathy > > Further reading: > > See Hank Edenborn's interview with Dan Stover online > http://www.banjonews.com/BNlhtml/Don%20Stover.html > > See Don Stover Biography written by Craig Harris online > http://launch.yahoo.com/ar-265433-bio--Don-Stover > > See also http://doodah.net/bgb/DonStover.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVRALEIG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >