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     A. J. Bryson was buried at Mount Tabor Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on October 23, 1923.¹ He died on August 18, 1924.¹

     His Social Security Number was 235-05-1110.⁶ William Alden "Willie" DeWeese was born on April 4, 1901 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,7,1 He married Beulah Ruth Fitzpatrick on October 3, 1927 at Pemberton, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,8 William Alden "Willie" DeWeese died in February, 1983 at age 81.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 235-05-4948.⁸ Jacob Andrew "Jake" DeWeese Sr. was buried at Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^9,6 He was born on February 3, 1904 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; His obituary has a birth date of Feb 2, 1904.^8,10,3,6 He married Nettie Belle Milam on December 23, 1922 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,10,6 Jacob Andrew "Jake" DeWeese Sr. died on July 20, 1973 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 69.^10,6 He Funeral services for Jacob A. Deweese, 69, of Pemberton will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Sophia First Baptist Church where he was a deacon for several years. Conducting the services will be the Revs. Dewey Wilson and Cleveland Young. Burial will follow in Hot Coal Cemetery, in Sophia. Deweese, a retired miner, died Friday at 4 a.m. in a local hospital after a long illness. Born at Lester Feb. 2, 1904, he was a son of the late Peter and Marion Smith Deweese. Survivors include his wife, Nettie Milam Deweese of Pemberton; eight sons, Roy of Petersburg, Va., Aden of Charden, Ohio, Jacob Jr., of Sophia, William of Fairfax, Va., Kenneth of Warren, Ohio, George of Stotesbury, Grant of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Paul of Fayetteville, N.C; Seven daughters, Mrs. Ruth Waters of Pemberton, Mrs. Marion Smith of Stotesbury, Mrs. Bessie Harrah of Sophia, Mrs. Carol Cochran of Tloria, Ill., Mrs. Robert Broyles of Dale City, Va., Miss Jewel Deweese of Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Judy Hyton of Glen Morgan; 41 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; One brother, William A. Deweese of Beckley; and two sisters, Mrs. Nettie McKinney of Crab Orchard, and Mrs. Bessie L. Graham. Pallbearers will be Charles Lilly, Robert Morris, Monroe Coleman, Roy Ham, Marvin Proffitt, James Shumate, Lloyd Raymond Rose. The body is Graham and at Williams Funeral Home in Sophia, where friends may call from from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. on July 21, 1973.⁶

     Lacy DeWeese was born circa 1905 at West Virginia.¹ He died on October 11, 1928 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; Died due to a mine injury.³

     Her Social Security Number was 235-60-7652.⁷ Nettie Jane DeWeese was born on November 19, 1908 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,7 As of December 25, 1922,her married name was McKinney.³ She married William Riley McKinney on December 25, 1922 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,8 Nettie Jane DeWeese died on June 5, 2001 at West Virginia at age 92.^7,9 She COAL CITY - Nettie J. McKinney, 92, of Coal City died June 5, 2001. Service will be Friday, June 8, at Bible Baptist Church, Coal City. Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, is in charge of arrangements. on June 7, 2001.⁹

     Samuel Tilden Bragg was born on April 30, 1890 at Summers Co., West Virginia.¹ He married Mary Ann Smith on December 31, 1913 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 232-56-2185.⁶ Bessie Lee DeWeese was born on March 5, 1911 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,2,6,3 As of March 22, 1930,her married name was Stone.² She married Frank Madison Stone on March 22, 1930 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,2,8 As of August 21, 1954,her married name was Graham.³ Bessie Lee DeWeese married Matthew Graham on August 21, 1954 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,3 Bessie Lee DeWeese died on December 7, 2001 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 90.^7,6

     Her Social Security Number was 233-96-1920.³ Nettie Belle Milam was buried at Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on March 23, 1907 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,2 As of December 23, 1922,her married name was DeWeese.^1,2 She married Jacob Andrew "Jake" DeWeese Sr., son of Peter Sebird "Pete" DeWeese and Mary Ann Smith, on December 23, 1922 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,5 Nettie Belle Milam died on February 10, 1979 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^3,2,4

     Infant DeWeese was born on December 5, 1931 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on December 7, 1931 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹

     Infant DeWeese died on November 19, 1923 at Hot Coal, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on November 19, 1923 at Hot Coal, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 233-42-0509.⁶ Ruth DeWeese and Leevern Leonard Gwinner were divorced.⁴ Ruth DeWeese married Hugh A. Maid.⁷ Ruth DeWeese was born on August 3, 1925 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,6 As of December 23, 1941,her married name was Gwinner.² She married Leevern Leonard Gwinner on December 23, 1941 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² As of March 4, 1948,her married name was Walters.⁴ Ruth DeWeese married Frank B. Walters on March 4, 1948 at Alexandria, Virginia.⁴ Ruth DeWeese died on January 1, 2001 at age 75.⁶

     Roy Arnold DeWeese was born on March 13, 1927 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,6,3 He married Barbara Alice McVey, daughter of Remus Haskel McVey and Vicie Ola Bowman, on March 24, 1951 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ Roy Arnold DeWeese died on June 20, 1983 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 56.^6,2

     Aden Estel DeWeese was buried at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, 11521 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland, Geauga Co., Ohio.⁶ He was born on November 24, 1928 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,7 He married Ellen Smith on March 22, 1948 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ Aden Estel DeWeese died on February 8, 1995 at Geauga Co., Ohio, at age 66.^2,7

     Her Social Security Number was 235-06-1100.² Beulah Ruth Fitzpatrick was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3 She was born on June 20, 1909 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3 As of October 3, 1927,her married name was DeWeese.¹ She married William Alden "Willie" DeWeese, son of Peter Sebird "Pete" DeWeese and Mary Ann Smith, on October 3, 1927 at Pemberton, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Beulah Ruth Fitzpatrick died on November 6, 1961 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^2,3 She Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Ruth Deweese, 52, 229 Mercer St., will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Daniel M. Dorsey in charge. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Deweese died at 3 a.m. Monday in a local hospital. She was born at Crab Orchard on June 20, 1909, the daughter of Emma Hawley and the late T. T. Fitzpatrick of Pemberton. Mrs. DeWeese has been a lifetime resident of Raleigh County and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors other than her mother include her husband, William A. DeWeese; two sons, William Harold and Ronald Clifford, both of Washington, D.C; two daughters, Mrs. Masiel Lee Ayers and Mrs. Zelda Mae Cowell, both of Huntsville, Ala; one grandchild two brothers, Homer James Fitzpatrick of Bluefield and Glenn Fitzpatrick of Pemberton; two sisters, Mrs. Violet Phillips of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Corda Riffe of Crab Orchard. The body will remain at the funeral house. Pallbearers will be Herbert McGraw, Robert Hart, Roy Eye, Jay Philpott, Wilbert Harrah and M. T. Rimer. on November 7, 1961.³

     His Social Security Number was 233-28-5200.³ Hugh A. Maid married Ruth DeWeese, daughter of Jacob Andrew "Jake" DeWeese Sr. and Nettie Belle Milam.⁴ Hugh A. Maid was born on April 9, 1919.³ He died on September 18, 2002 at Fairfax Co., Virginia, at age 83.^3,2 He 83-YEAR-OLD MAN DIES AFTER CRASH
An 83-year-old Falls Church man was fatally injured Wednesday in a collision of his car and a sport utility vehicle at a Fairfax County intersection. Hugh A. Maid, driving a 1991 Plymouth, pulled out of Wayne Road to make a left turn onto U.S. 50 at 2:15 p.m. when his car and a Toyota 4Runner collided, state police said. Maid died a short time later in a Falls Church hospital. on September 20, 2002.²

     Bessie Patricia DeWeese was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 233-58-3876.⁶ She was born on September 23, 1932 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,6 As of December 23, 1950,her married name was Harrah.³ She married Wilbert Harrah on December 23, 1950 at Affinity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,2 Bessie Patricia DeWeese died on April 25, 1986 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 53.^6,2 She SOPHIA - Mrs. Bessie P. Harrah, 53, of Sophia, Raleigh County, died Friday in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a member of Hilltop Baptist Church, Crab Orchard. Surviving: husband, Wilburt; sons, Steve and Jeffrey, both of Florida; daughters, Gayla Harrah of Cincinnati, Dreama Blount of Florida; brothers, Aden Deweese of Sheridan, Ohio, Jacob Deweese Jr. of Sophia, William Deweese of Fairfax, Va., Kenneth Deweese of Warren, Ohio, Grant Deweese, address unknown, George Deweese of Pemberton, Paul Deweese of Fort Knox, Ky; sisters, Ruth Waters of Fairfax, Va., Marion Smith of Mullens, Carol Skaggs and Reda Broyles, both of Memphis, Tenn., Jewel Deweese of Florida, Judy Hylton of Pemberton; one grandson. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hilltop Baptist Church, Crab Orchard, with the Rev. Lewis Batchelor officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. on April 27, 1986.²

     Wilbert Harrah was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 233-14-6349.⁴ He was born on January 29, 1916 at Thurmond, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,4,2 He married Bessie Patricia DeWeese, daughter of Jacob Andrew "Jake" DeWeese Sr. and Nettie Belle Milam, on December 23, 1950 at Affinity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,5 Wilbert Harrah died on July 8, 1994 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 78.^4,3 He Wilbert Harrah, 78, of Beckley died July 8, 1994, at a Beckley hospital. He was a coal miner, a mechanic and a member of Hilltop Baptist Church. Surviving: wife, Anna Mae Lambert Harrah; sons, Steve of Prosperity, Jeff of Orlando, Fla; daughters, Gayla Adams of Atlanta, Drema Blount of Panama City, Fla; sister, Marie Zebosky of Black Eagle; seven grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, with the Rev. David Carrico officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Prosperity. on July 10, 1994.³

     Marion Jennen DeWeese was buried at Mooney Cemetery, Rhodell, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Her married name was Smith.² She married Unknown Smith.^2,4 Marion Jennen DeWeese was born on October 13, 1930 at Affinity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 She married George Washington Mooney on May 6, 1949 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ As of May 9, 1949,her married name was Mooney.³ Marion Jennen DeWeese The mother of eight children pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of her husband when she appeared Monday in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Mrs. Marion Jeynean Mooney, 41, of Josephine, indicted by a grand jury for murder, was permitted to stand on her present bond and is order to return for sentencing Feb. 1. Self-preservation was the motive in the shooting which occurred in a house in Egeria where the 47 year old husband, George, had forced their children to go, according to police reports. Mrs. Mooney told police and a local newspaper reporter her husband had frequently held a gun to her throat and on that day she shot him he was drunk, and threatened to shoot her. She said he had been drunk since the first of the month, cursed and threatened her and their four children who were at home, making then go to bed before dark. After he fell asleep Nov. 9, Mrs. Mooney said she took his loaded gun from the wall and shot him at close range without waking the children. She then walked to the nearest house to report the shooting to the police and call for an ambulance. Mrs. Mooney said their four older children had married and left home to get away from their father. Other witnesses interrogated by police substantiated Mrs. Mooney's statements. Norman Knapp is counsel for Mrs. Mooney. on January 25, 1972.⁶ She died on February 5, 2000 at Glenville, Georgia, at age 69.² She GLENVILLE, Ga. - Marion DeWeese Mooney Smith, 69, formerly of Sophia, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in Glenville following a long illness. Born Oct. 13, 1930, in Affinity, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Sr. and Nettie Milam DeWeese. She was the mother of seven daughters, Linda Cornet of Georgia, Loretta Petrella of Georgia, Patty Mooney of Georgia, Christina Blevins of Pemberton, Pam Ashley of Georgia, Angie Cox of Georgia, and Nova Reid of Georgia; a son, Frankie Mooney of California; 26 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and six brothers and five sisters. Graveside rites will be noon Friday at Mooney Cemetery, Rhodell. on February 9, 2000.²

     His Social Security Number was 233-34-6606.³ George Washington Mooney was born on June 23, 1924 at Camp Creek, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 He married Marion Jennen DeWeese, daughter of Jacob Andrew "Jake" DeWeese Sr. and Nettie Belle Milam, on May 6, 1949 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ George Washington Mooney died on November 10, 1971 at Josephine, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 47.² He Mrs. Marion J. Mooney, 41, of Egeria, formerly of Josephine, waived to the action of the Raleigh County Grand Jury in an appearance before Town District Magistrate Joe Rodriguez Wednesday. She is in Raleigh County Jail, awaiting bond to be set by Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery. Mrs. Mooney was charged by state police with murder of her husband, George W., 47, following a Tuesday night shooting at their farm home. Police said Mrs. Mooney shot and killed her husband at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday with a single blast in the head from a 12-guage shotgun. The murder was apparently the result of a quarrel. Mooney was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday. His wife was lodged in the Raleigh County jail at 2:15 a.m. Mrs. Mooney had someone call the state police to report the shooting, according to a police spokesman. the Mooney family was apparently in the process of moving from Josephine to Egeria. The couple's four children, ages six to 11, were placed in Area 25 (Raleigh County) Department of Welfare Attention Home on Beckley Avenue. Mooney was born at Camp Creek, June 23, 1924. He was the son of Stinex Mooney of Odd and the late Mrs. Lorene Meadows Mooney. A disabled veteran serving three years in the U.S. Army during World War II, he attended the Odd Freewill Baptist Church. Additional survivors include a son, Franklin Mooney, at home; seven daughters, Mrs. Linda Cornet, and Mrs. Patti Hambrick, both of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Christine McCoy of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Loretta Valquez, of Miami, Fla., and Pam, Angela and Nova Mooney, all at home; two brothers, Ellis of Chicago, and Ray Mooney of Odd; three sisters, Mrs. Jessie Snead of Ravencliff, Mrs. Josie Wilson of Chicago, and Mrs. Stacy Hylton of Odd, and three grandchildren. The body is at Webb and Neal Funeral Home, pending completion of arrangements. on November 11, 1971.²

     His Social Security Number was 236-52-1561.⁷ Jacob Andrew DeWeese Jr. was buried at Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on August 3, 1934 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; His marriage license has a birth date of Aug 3, 1933.^7,2,3 He married Joyce Elzora Vaught on September 13, 1953 at Affinity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Jacob Andrew DeWeese Jr. married Henrietta Florence "Flo" Hylton on May 15, 1957 at Affinity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Jacob Andrew DeWeese Jr. died on March 24, 2001 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 66.^1,7,4 He Jacob Andrew Deweese Jr., 66, of Sophia died Mar. 24, 2001, in a Beckley area care facility after a long illness. Service will be noon Wednesday, Mar. 28, at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia. on March 27, 2001.⁴

     Henrietta Florence "Flo" Hylton was buried at Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 233-76-2090.³ She was born on March 29, 1941 at Rhodell, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 As of May 15, 1957,her married name was DeWeese.² She married Jacob Andrew DeWeese Jr., son of Jacob Andrew "Jake" DeWeese Sr. and Nettie Belle Milam, on May 15, 1957 at Affinity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Henrietta Florence "Flo" Hylton died on November 28, 2002 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 61.^1,3

     Frank Madison Stone was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on November 30, 1898 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Bessie Lee DeWeese, daughter of Peter Sebird "Pete" DeWeese and Mary Ann Smith, on March 22, 1930 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 Frank Madison Stone died on February 1, 1953 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 54.⁴

     Matthew Graham was buried at Rube Howerton Cemetery, Basin, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on March 6, 1897 at Stephenson, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.¹ He married Bessie Lee DeWeese, daughter of Peter Sebird "Pete" DeWeese and Mary Ann Smith, on August 21, 1954 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,2 Matthew Graham died on October 2, 1974 at age 77.¹

     Barbara Ann Graham was born on March 8, 1935 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She married Paris Floyd Graham, son of Matthew Graham, on May 31, 1953 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Barbara Ann Graham died on April 5, 1967 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 32.³