Oneta Paulene "Nene" Surface1,2

F, b. April 11, 1919, d. December 25, 2001
FatherClaude VanBuren "Van" Surface1,3,2 b. February 16, 1900, d. May 30, 1963
MotherLucy M. Taylor1,3,2 b. July 10, 1900, d. December 1, 1995
     Her Social Security Number was 234-24-3342.4 Oneta Paulene "Nene" Surface was buried at Downtain Chapel Cemetery, Nettie, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.1,5 She was born on April 11, 1919 at Saxman, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.4,1,2,5 As of June 12, 1943,her married name was Ward.6 She married Eugene Jackson "Gene" Ward on June 12, 1943 at Davidson Co., Tennessee.6,1,7 Oneta Paulene "Nene" Surface died on December 25, 2001 at Summersville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 82.4,1,5 She NETTIE, W.Va. - Oneta Ward, 82, of Nettie, W.Va., died Dec. 25, 2001 in the Summersville Memorial Hospital. Born April 11, 1919 at Saxman, Nicholas County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Claude and Lucy Taylor Surface. She was a member of the Downtain Chapel United Methodist Church, Nettie, a retired assistant plant manager of B.F. Goodrich at Fenwick, and was a lifelong resident of Nicholas County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Ward in 1985. She is survived by one son, Jerry of Nettie; one daughter, Joan Hunt of Las Vegas, NV; two grandchildren, Brian Hunt and Amy Hunt. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, at Downtain Chapel United Methodist Church, Nettie with Rev. Clyde Gum officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the White Funeral Home, Summersville on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. on December 27, 2001.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 56, District 34-5, Beaver, Nicholas Co., West Virginia3

Occupation

1940Post office mail clerk3

Family

Eugene Jackson "Gene" Ward b. August 18, 1915, d. February 26, 1985
Marriage*Oneta Paulene "Nene" Surface married Eugene Jackson "Gene" Ward on June 12, 1943 at Davidson Co., Tennessee.6,1,7 
Children
  • Betty Joan Ward6,1
  • Eugene Jerry Ward6,1,8

Citations

  1. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Oneta Ward obituary in the Dec 27, 2001 edition.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S12355] Downtain Chapel Cemetery, Nicholas Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.
  6. [S1868] Sondra Reger, "Elmore family," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Feb 9, 2009 and Sep, Oct & Nov, 2011.
  7. [S2500] Tennessean, The, From the marriage license listings in the Jun 12, 1943 edition.
  8. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Eugene Jackson "Gene" Ward1,2

M, b. August 18, 1915, d. February 26, 1985
     Eugene Jackson "Gene" Ward was buried at Downtain Chapel Cemetery, Nettie, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.1 His Social Security Number was 236-22-8436.3 He was born on August 18, 1915 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia.3,1,2,4 He married Oneta Paulene "Nene" Surface, daughter of Claude VanBuren "Van" Surface and Lucy M. Taylor, on June 12, 1943 at Davidson Co., Tennessee.5,6,7 Eugene Jackson "Gene" Ward died on February 26, 1985 at West Virginia at age 69.3,1,4

Family

Oneta Paulene "Nene" Surface b. April 11, 1919, d. December 25, 2001
Marriage*He married Oneta Paulene "Nene" Surface, daughter of Claude VanBuren "Van" Surface and Lucy M. Taylor, on June 12, 1943 at Davidson Co., Tennessee.5,6,7 
Children
  • Betty Joan Ward5,6
  • Eugene Jerry Ward5,6,8

Citations

  1. [S12355] Downtain Chapel Cemetery, Nicholas Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.
  2. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  5. [S1868] Sondra Reger, "Elmore family," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Feb 9, 2009 and Sep, Oct & Nov, 2011.
  6. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Oneta Ward obituary in the Dec 27, 2001 edition.
  7. [S2500] Tennessean, The, From the marriage license listings in the Jun 12, 1943 edition.
  8. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Infant Elmore1

F, b. June 30, 1937, d. June 30, 1937
FatherHarvey Jackson "Dink" Elmore1 b. November 19, 1897, d. October 13, 1977
MotherNancy Darl Keen1 b. January 12, 1902, d. October 8, 2000
     Infant Elmore was buried at Keene Cemetery, Newton, Roane Co., West Virginia.1 She died on June 30, 1937 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1 She was born on June 30, 1937 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the infant Elmore death record.

Charles Edward Elmore1

M, b. April 22, 1959, d. April 22, 1959
FatherDelbert Lee Elmore1 b. September 12, 1916, d. August 26, 1966
MotherRebecca Jane White1 b. February 23, 1922, d. January 25, 1995
     Charles Edward Elmore was buried at Spangler Cemetery, Sanderson, Roane Co., West Virginia.1 He died on April 22, 1959 at Sanderson, Roane Co., West Virginia.1 He was born on April 22, 1959 at Sanderson, Roane Co., West Virginia.1

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Charles Edward Elmore death certificate.

William Preston "Willie" Elmore1,2,3

M, b. November 5, 1884, d. December 31, 1970
FatherJohn Matthew Elmore1,4 b. November 14, 1859, d. December 17, 1937
MotherElizabeth Jane McCroskey1,4 b. July 26, 1866, d. March 8, 1932
     William Preston "Willie" Elmore was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.1 His Social Security Number was 236-78-9259.1 He married Hilda Jane Roberts.5 William Preston "Willie" Elmore was born on November 5, 1884 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1,4,2,6 He married Mary J. "Mollie" Parrish on March 17, 1914 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3 William Preston "Willie" Elmore died on December 31, 1970 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia, at age 86.1

Census Records

1900Dwelling 27, District 96, Geary, Roane Co., West Virginia4
1920Dwelling 385, District 157, Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., West Virginia7
1930Dwelling 195, District 3, Big Sandy, Kanawha Co., West Virginia8
1940Dwelling 397, District 20-85, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia5

Occupation

1920Coal miner7
1930Truck farm laborer8
1940Farm caretaker5

Family 1

Hilda Jane Roberts b. April 1, 1882, d. January 23, 1948
Marriage*William Preston "Willie" Elmore married Hilda Jane Roberts.5 

Family 2

Mary J. "Mollie" Parrish b. circa 1850
Marriage*William Preston "Willie" Elmore married Mary J. "Mollie" Parrish on March 17, 1914 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the William P. Elmore death certificate.
  2. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-Lacy marriage record.
  4. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1253] Selective Service System United States, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  7. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Ruth Ellah Thomasson1

F, b. May 19, 1924, d. August 4, 2011
     Ruth Ellah Thomasson was buried at Floral Hills Garden of Memories, 6839 Sissonville Drive, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.1 Her Social Security Number was 233-54-4122.2 She was born on May 19, 1924 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.3,2 As of August 16, 1958,her married name was Roe.3 She married Jack W. Roe, son of Roy Samuel Roe and Avis Frances Elmore, on August 16, 1958 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; Ruth was divorced at the time of the marriage.3,1 Ruth Ellah Thomasson died on August 4, 2011 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 87.1,2 She Ruth Ellah Roe, 87, of St. Albans passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, George D. Thomasson and Macy Marie Thompson Thomasson. She is survived by her beloved husband, Jack Roe; eight children, Diane Higginbotham, Jeffrey Roe, Bobbie Ellen Barker, Bill Bailes, Ruth Ann Riddle, Gloria Graves, Nita Howard, and Gleama Flovin; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ruth was a member of St. Albans Church of the Nazarene. She loved flowers and children. There will be a celebration of Ruth's life at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 6, at Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home, 110 B St, St. Albans, with Pastor Steve Nestor and Pasor Charles Larue officiating. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Pocatalico. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. on August 5, 2011.1

Family

Jack W. Roe
Marriage*She married Jack W. Roe, son of Roy Samuel Roe and Avis Frances Elmore, on August 16, 1958 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; Ruth was divorced at the time of the marriage.3,1 
Children
  • Diane Roe1
  • Jeffery W. Roe1

Citations

  1. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Ruth Ellah Roe obituary in the Aug 5, 2011 edition.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Roe-Bailes marriage record.

Ina Frances Cooper1

F, b. February 21, 1922, d. October 2, 2014
     Ina Frances Cooper was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.2 She was born on February 21, 1922 at East Bank, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.1 As of January 11, 1958,her married name was Roe.3 She married Gene Roy Roe, son of Roy Samuel Roe and Avis Frances Elmore, on January 11, 1958 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3,1 Ina Frances Cooper died on October 2, 2014 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 92.1 She Frances Roe, 92, of Cross Lanes, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Hubbard Hospice House West, South Charleston. She was born Dec. 21, 1922, at East Bank, to the late Lew F. and Laura Mae Lawrence Cooper. She was owner and operator of Roe Reality, St. Albans. After she retired from the Roe Reality, one of her favorite hobbies was raising Arabian horses. Surviving: husband of 55 years, Gene Roy Roe; daughter, Regana Jones of St. Albans; grandchildren, Tabitha Miller and Brandon Miller, both of St. Albans; brother, Peter Cooper of St. Albans. on October 5, 2014.1

Family

Gene Roy Roe b. August 9, 1933, d. September 10, 2015
Marriage*She married Gene Roy Roe, son of Roy Samuel Roe and Avis Frances Elmore, on January 11, 1958 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3,1 
Child
  • Regana Roe4,1

Citations

  1. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Frances Roe obituary in the Oct 5, 2014 edition.
  2. [S4073] Cunningham Memorial Park, Kanawha Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Roe-Carlisle marriage record.
  4. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Gene Roy Roe obituary in the Sep 13, 2015 edition.

James Vincent Brockleman1,2

M, b. April 6, 1938, d. July 7, 2021
     James Vincent Brockleman James Vincent Brockleman, 83, of Weston, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Clarksburg Nursing and Rehab Facility. He was born in Calhoun County on April 6, 1938, a son of the late Frank Franis Brockleman and Mary Metz Brockleman. In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by one grandson, Hunter Dwight Osborn; three brothers: Donnie, John Edward, and Lawerense Brockleman; and one sister, Catherine Brockleman. James is survived by two children: James “Jimmy” Brockleman II and wife, Andrea, of Bridgeport, and Cindy Osborn and husband, Darin, of Weston; four grandchildren: Erica Weaver and husband, Keith, Kayla Talbert and husband, Keith, Alexis Brockleman, and Brody Brockleman; five great-grandchildren: Kiarra Weaver, Kylie Weaver, Kinley Weaver, Maverick Smarr, and Madeline Clark; several nieces and nephews; and one close niece, Shirley Moore of Copley. For over 30 years, James was a car salesman at Turner’s Used Cars in Weston. He enjoyed hunting and golfing in his younger years. Graveside Services will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Jane Lew at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 12, 2021 with Pastor Michael Riffle officiating. Interment will follow.2 He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, 2397 U.S. Highway 19N, Jane Lew, Lewis Co., West Virginia.2 He and Suetta Virginia Elmore were divorced.2 James Vincent Brockleman was born on April 6, 1938 at Calhoun Co., West Virginia.1,2 He married Suetta Virginia Elmore, daughter of Clarence Dillard Elmore and Norma Virginia Rogers, on August 24, 1968 at Jane Lew, Lewis Co., West Virginia.1 James Vincent Brockleman died on July 7, 2021 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia, at age 83.2

Family

Suetta Virginia Elmore b. April 10, 1943, d. May 15, 2021
Divorce*He and Suetta Virginia Elmore were divorced.2 
Marriage* James Vincent Brockleman married Suetta Virginia Elmore, daughter of Clarence Dillard Elmore and Norma Virginia Rogers, on August 24, 1968 at Jane Lew, Lewis Co., West Virginia.1 
Child
  • James Vincent “Jim” Brockleman II3

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Brockleman-Turner marriage record.
  2. [S11321] Pat Boyle Funeral Home and Cremation Service, online www.patboylefuneralhome.com, From the James Vincent Brockleman obituary.
  3. [S11321] Pat Boyle Funeral Home and Cremation Service, online www.patboylefuneralhome.com, From the Suetta Virginia Brockleman obituary.