Betty Jean Poff1,2,3,4

F, b. October 15, 1936, d. July 20, 2018
FatherCharles David "Charley" Poff1,2,5,3,6,7,4 b. April 5, 1909, d. March 10, 1956
MotherGoldie Walker1,2,5,3,6,7,4 b. April 24, 1910, d. June 15, 2004
     Her married name was Laney.3 Betty Jean Poff was buried at Fountain Cemetery, 702 Van Buren Street, Fostoria, Hancock Co., Ohio.4 She married Unknown Laney.3,4 Betty Jean Poff and Unknown Laney were divorced.3 Betty Jean Poff was born on October 15, 1936 at Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia.3,8,4 As of September 14, 1970,her married name was Cummings.3 She married Robert Elden Cummings on September 14, 1970 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.3 Betty Jean Poff died on July 20, 2018 at Findlay, Hancock Co., Ohio, at age 81.8,4 She Betty Jean Cummings, 81, of Findlay and formerly of Fostoria, died Friday, July 20, 2018, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. She was born Oct. 15, 1936, in Kenova, West Virginia, to the late Charles and Goldie (Walker) Poff. She married Robert Cummings Sept. 21, 1969, and he died Nov. 6, 1993. Surviving are three daughters, Brenda (Laney) Haff of Minot, North Dakota, Debra (Laney) Smith of Findlay and April (Cummings) Rogers of Toledo; a son, Allen Laney of Findlay; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three brothers, Donald, Arthur and Arnet Poff, all of West Virginia; and a sister, Patty Tackett of Ohio. She also was preceded in death by three brothers, Ervin, Charles and Billy Joe Poff; and two sisters, Marie Parsley and Wanda Mulligan. Burial will be at Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria. on July 22, 2018.4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 469, District 50-9, Ceredo, Wayne Co., West Virginia2
1950Dwelling 38, District 50-36, Westmoreland, Wayne Co., West Virginia7

Family 1

Unknown Laney
Divorce*Betty Jean Poff and Unknown Laney were divorced.3 
Marriage* Betty Jean Poff married Unknown Laney.3,4 
Children
  • Brenda Laney4
  • Debra Laney4
  • Allen Laney4

Family 2

Robert Elden Cummings b. October 14, 1941, d. November 6, 1992
Marriage*Betty Jean Poff married Robert Elden Cummings on September 14, 1970 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.3 
Child
  • April Dawn Cummings4,9

Citations

  1. [S1232] Herald-Dispatch, From the Billy Joe Poff obituary in the Oct 27, 2003 edition.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S12243] Advertiser Tribune, The, From the Betty Jean Cummings obituary in the Jul 22, 2018 edition.
  5. [S1232] Herald-Dispatch, From the Goldie Poff obituary in the Jun 17, 2004 edition.
  6. [S12242] Reger Funeral Home & Cremation Services, online www.regerfuneralhome.com, From the Donald Glen Poff obituary.
  7. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S857] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.
  9. [S3463] Ohio Vital Records Office, Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998.

Robert Elden Cummings1,2

M, b. October 14, 1941, d. November 6, 1992
     His Social Security Number was 236-58-8780.2 Robert Elden Cummings was buried at Fountain Cemetery, 702 Van Buren Street, Fostoria, Hancock Co., Ohio.3 He was born on October 14, 1941 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.1,2,4 He married Betty Jean Poff, daughter of Charles David "Charley" Poff and Goldie Walker, on September 14, 1970 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.1 Robert Elden Cummings died on November 6, 1992 at Seneca Co., Ohio, at age 51.2,4

Family

Betty Jean Poff b. October 15, 1936, d. July 20, 2018
Marriage*He married Betty Jean Poff, daughter of Charles David "Charley" Poff and Goldie Walker, on September 14, 1970 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.1 
Child
  • April Dawn Cummings5,6

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S12244] Fountain Cemetery, Hancock Co., OH, online www.findagrave.com.
  4. [S857] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.
  5. [S12243] Advertiser Tribune, The, From the Betty Jean Cummings obituary in the Jul 22, 2018 edition.
  6. [S3463] Ohio Vital Records Office, Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998.

Wanda Ruth Poff1,2,3,4,5,6

F, b. November 27, 1943, d. April 7, 2017
FatherCharles David "Charley" Poff1,2,7,3,5 b. April 5, 1909, d. March 10, 1956
MotherGoldie Walker1,2,7,3,5 b. April 24, 1910, d. June 15, 2004
     Her married name was Mulligan.1 Wanda Ruth Poff married Unknown Mulligan.1,2,7 Wanda Ruth Poff was born on November 27, 1943 at Wayne Co., West Virginia.4 As of September 14, 1957,her married name was Smith.5 She married Ronald Keith Smith on September 14, 1957 at Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia.5 Wanda Ruth Poff and Ronald Keith Smith were divorced in November, 1968 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.6 Wanda Ruth Poff died on April 7, 2017 at Ohio at age 73.4

Census Records

1950Dwelling 38, District 50-36, Westmoreland, Wayne Co., West Virginia3

Family 1

Unknown Mulligan
Marriage*Wanda Ruth Poff married Unknown Mulligan.1,2,7 

Family 2

Ronald Keith Smith b. April 22, 1938, d. January 15, 2011
Marriage*Wanda Ruth Poff married Ronald Keith Smith on September 14, 1957 at Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia.5 
Divorce* Wanda Ruth Poff and Ronald Keith Smith were divorced in November, 1968 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.6 

Citations

  1. [S1232] Herald-Dispatch, From the Billy Joe Poff obituary in the Oct 27, 2003 edition.
  2. [S1232] Herald-Dispatch, From the Goldie Poff obituary in the Jun 17, 2004 edition.
  3. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S857] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.
  5. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Smith-Poff marriage record.
  6. [S1493] California Center for Health Statistics, California Divorce Index, 1966-1984.
  7. [S12242] Reger Funeral Home & Cremation Services, online www.regerfuneralhome.com, From the Donald Glen Poff obituary.

James Blair Laxton1,2,3

M, b. May 3, 1949, d. April 24, 1981
     James Blair Laxton was buried at Palm Memorial Gardens, 9051 Appalachian Highway, Matheny, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.4 His Social Security Number was 234-76-2948.2 He married Judy Carol Poff, daughter of Arthur Lee Poff and Dorothy Alice Walker.1 James Blair Laxton was born on May 3, 1949 at Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.2,3 He died on April 24, 1981 at age 31.2,3

Family

Judy Carol Poff
Marriage*He married Judy Carol Poff, daughter of Arthur Lee Poff and Dorothy Alice Walker.1 
Children
  • Toni Annette Laxton1
  • James Earl Laxton1

Citations

  1. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the James Earl Laxton birth announcement in the May 18, 1971 edition.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  4. [S3585] Palm Memorial Gardens, Wyoming Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com