Pearl Ethel Helma1

F, b. 1896, d. August 13, 1968
     Pearl Ethel Helma was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2 She was born in 1896 at West Virginia.3,2 As of circa 1917,her married name was Cole.3 She married Pierce Ireland Cole, son of Ballard Lucian Cole and Virginia Ellen Bailey, circa 1917.3,1 Pearl Ethel Helma died on August 13, 1968 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4,1 She COLE, Mrs. Pearl Ethel - 73, of Ramsey, Fayette County, Tuesday, Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. Resident of Ramsey 40 years, member Clifty Methodist Church. Surviving: husband, Pierce of Ramsey; daughters, Mrs. Arna Harper of St. Petersburg, Fla., Mrs. Clora Caridie of Newark, N. J; stepson, Woodrow Cole of South Charleston; sister, Mrs. Zuma Abbott of Cleveland, Ohio; brother, Vernon Helma of Canton, Ohio. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted. on August 15, 1968.1

Census Records

1920Dwelling 426, District 165, Lanark, Raleigh Co., West Virginia5
1930Dwelling 307, District 27, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia3
1940Dwelling 85, District 10-36B, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia6

Family

Pierce Ireland Cole b. April 16, 1889, d. June 2, 1971
Marriage*Pearl Ethel Helma married Pierce Ireland Cole, son of Ballard Lucian Cole and Virginia Ellen Bailey, circa 1917.3,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Pearl Ethel Cole obituary in the Apr 15, 1968 edition.
  2. [S4672] Restlawn Memory Gardens, Fayette Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2877] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  5. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Ruby Marie Propps obituary in the Jan 14, 1963 edition.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Propps-Cole marriage record.

Henry Douglas Cole1

M, b. June 23, 1911, d. August 28, 1911
FatherPierce Ireland Cole1 b. April 16, 1889, d. June 2, 1971
MotherMamie F. Bennett1 b. September 3, 1892, d. January 28, 1914
     Henry Douglas Cole was buried at Stanaford Cemetery, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 He was born on June 23, 1911 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 He died on August 28, 1911 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1

Citations

  1. [S4669] Stanaford Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com

Hettie Ethel Sorrell1,2,3

F, b. November 1, 1903, d. December 6, 1987
FatherFrank Sorrell4,2
MotherRuth Susan "Rutha" Humphries4,2 b. circa 1880, d. July 28, 1965
     Hettie Ethel Sorrell was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5 She was born on November 1, 1903 at Virginia.4 She died on December 6, 1987 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 84.5 She Mrs. Hettie E. Cole, 84, of Fayetteville, died Dec. 6, 1987, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. She was a member of Sand Hill Freewill Baptist Church in Sandusky, Ohio. Surviving: daughters, Claudis Dempsey and Dolly Skaggs, both of Ansted, Bertha Carte and Waveline Kowalsky, both of Fayetteville, Nellie Caldwell of Lookout, Velva McClung of Dillonvale, Ohio and Beulah Chapman of Athens, Ohio; sons, Delbert Sorrell of Southgate, Mich., Shirley Sordrell of Hico, Roy Sorrell of Rainelle, Gary Sorrell of Clyde, Ohio and Elbert Sorrell of Clarksdale, Miss; 64 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted, with the Rev. Joe Cuthbertson officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor. on December 7, 1987.5

Census Records

1920Dwelling 117, District 165, Lanark, Raleigh Co., West Virginia4
1940Dwelling 77, District 10-36B, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia6

Family

Roy Oakley Cole b. June 19, 1891, d. October 20, 1979
Children

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Dollie E. Skaggs obituary in the Apr 2, 2012 edition.
  2. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Ruth Susan Cole obituary in the Jul 29, 1965 edition.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Hettie E. Cole obituary in the Dec 7, 1987 edition.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S2185] Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, online http://www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com, From the Shirley Kenneth Sorrell obituary.
  8. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail, From the Robert Lee Sorrell obituary in the Jul 17, 1964 edition.
  9. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Dempsey-Sorrell marriage record.
  10. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Carte-Sorrell marriage record.
  11. [S798] Register Herald, From the Bertha Esther Carte obituary in the Jan 19, 2018 edition.
  12. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Caldwell-Sorrell marriage record.
  13. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Kowalsky-Sorrell marriage record.
  14. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Sorrell-Grimmett marriage record.
  15. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Sorrell-Neal marriage record.
  16. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Legg-Sorrell marriage record.

Dollie Ethel Sorrell1

F, b. March 11, 1928, d. March 31, 2012
FatherRoy Oakley Cole1,2,3 b. June 19, 1891, d. October 20, 1979
MotherHettie Ethel Sorrell1,2,3,4 b. November 1, 1903, d. December 6, 1987
     Dollie Ethel Sorrell was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1 She was born on March 11, 1928 at Ramsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1,5 As of circa 1955,her married name was Skaggs.6 She married Edgar Matthew Skaggs circa 1955.1,6 Dollie Ethel Sorrell died on March 31, 2012 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 84.1,5 She MIDDLESEX, N.C. — Dollie E. Skaggs, 84, of Middlesex, N.C., formerly of Ansted, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, following a long illness. She was born March 11, 1928, at Ramsey, WV. She was a daughter of the late Roy Oakley Cole and Hattie Ethel Sorrell Cole. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Skaggs, in 2007. She was a member of Ansted Freewill Baptist Church of Ansted and a homemaker. Dollie is survived by 4 daughters: Drema Treadway and Jack of Scarbro, Lorraine Wellman of Tennessee, Arlene Nesiba and Marvin of Nebraska, Marlene Somers and Greg of North Carolina; 2 sons, Eugene Skaggs and Mary of Middlesex, North Carolina, Charles Emerson Skaggs and Cathy Johnson of Ansted; 4 sisters, Nellie Wavelin of Hico, Bertha Carte of Oak Hill, Beulah of Michigan, Velva McClung of Ohio; 4 brothers, Shirley Sorrell of Oak Hill, Roy Sorrell of Hilton Village, Elbert Sorrell of Mississippi, Gary Sorrell of Ohio; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Ansted with Ron Persinger officiating. Burial will follow in Restlawn Memory Gardens in Victor. Friends may call at the Funeral Home Chapel, Tuesday, April 3, 2012, from 7 to 9 p.m. Wallace & Wallace of Ansted is in charge of the arrangements. on April 2, 2012.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 77, District 10-36B, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia2

Family

Edgar Matthew Skaggs b. November 18, 1930, d. August 4, 2007
Marriage*Dollie Ethel Sorrell married Edgar Matthew Skaggs circa 1955.1,6 
Children
  • Drema Skaggs1,6
  • Arlene Skaggs1,6
  • Marlene Skaggs1,6
  • Eugene D. Skaggs1,6
  • Evelyn Lorraine Skaggs1,6,7
  • Charles Emerson Skaggs1,6

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Dollie E. Skaggs obituary in the Apr 2, 2012 edition.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2185] Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, online http://www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com, From the Shirley Kenneth Sorrell obituary.
  4. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Hettie E. Cole obituary in the Dec 7, 1987 edition.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S2038] Fayette-Tribune, The, From the Edgar Matthew Skaggs obituary in the Aug 9, 2007 edition.
  7. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Edgar Matthew Skaggs1,2

M, b. November 18, 1930, d. August 4, 2007
     Edgar Matthew Skaggs was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on November 18, 1930 at Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,3 He married Dollie Ethel Sorrell, daughter of Roy Oakley Cole and Hettie Ethel Sorrell, circa 1955.1,2 Edgar Matthew Skaggs died on August 4, 2007 at Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 76.2,3 He Edgar Matthew Skaggs, 76, of Ansted, died peacefully at his residence with his family by his side on Aug. 4, 2007. Born Nov. 18, 1930, in Ansted, he was the son of the late Charles D. and Bertie J. Cole Skaggs. Mr. Skaggs was a member of the Ansted Freewill Baptist Church in Ansted, a Korean War veteran and a retired coal miner. Surviving: his wife of 52 years, Dollie Skaggs; daughters, Dreama Treadway and her husband, Jack, of Scarbro, Lorraine Wellman of Maryland, Arlene Nesiba and her husband, Marvin, of Nebraska, and Marlen Somers and her husband, Greg, of North Carolina; sons, Eugene Skaggs and his wife, Mary, of North Carolina, and Charles Emerson Skaggs and his wife, Freda, of Craigsville; sisters, Mary Withrow and Doris Hawkins, both of Ansted; brothers, Alfred Skaggs of Ansted and Douglas Skaggs of Ohio; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Ansted, with the Pastor Ron Persinger officiating. Burial will follow in the Restlawn Memory Gardens at Victor. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Ansted and Gauley Bridge VFW. Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Ansted. on August 9, 2007.2

Family

Dollie Ethel Sorrell b. March 11, 1928, d. March 31, 2012
Marriage*He married Dollie Ethel Sorrell, daughter of Roy Oakley Cole and Hettie Ethel Sorrell, circa 1955.1,2 
Children
  • Drema Skaggs1,2
  • Arlene Skaggs1,2
  • Marlene Skaggs1,2
  • Eugene D. Skaggs1,2
  • Evelyn Lorraine Skaggs1,2,4
  • Charles Emerson Skaggs1,2

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Dollie E. Skaggs obituary in the Apr 2, 2012 edition.
  2. [S2038] Fayette-Tribune, The, From the Edgar Matthew Skaggs obituary in the Aug 9, 2007 edition.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Claudis Cathlen Sorrell1,2

F, b. April 29, 1919, d. May 21, 1994
FatherRoy Oakley Cole3,4 b. June 19, 1891, d. October 20, 1979
MotherHettie Ethel Sorrell3,4,1,5 b. November 1, 1903, d. December 6, 1987
     Her Social Security Number was 234-68-0784.6 Claudis Cathlen Sorrell was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.7 She was born on April 29, 1919 at West Virginia.3,6 As of April 18, 1937,her married name was Dempsey.1 She married Robert Otho Dempsey on April 18, 1937 at Ramsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1,7 Claudis Cathlen Sorrell died on May 21, 1994 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 75.7 She Mrs. Claudis Cathlen Dempsey, 75, of Ansted died May 21, 1994, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. She was a 41-year resident of Ansted and was a homemaker. She was a member of Ansted Baptist Church and a past president of the church's Naomi Bible Class. She was a founder and charter member of Evergreen Baptist Church, Bomont. Surviving: husband, Robert; daughters, Rona Ethel Fields of Daniels, Reva Macil Hanshew of Powhatan, Va., Ruth Arbutus Skaggs of Southgate, Mich., Pamela Louise Miles of Midlothian, Va; sisters, Bertha Carte and Wavaline Kawaskie, both of Fayetteville, Dollie Skaggs of Rich Creek, Nellie Caldwell of Lookout, Velva McClung and Beulah Chapman, both of Ohio; brothers, Elbert L. of Michigan, Roy Aulton "Bill" of Hilton Village, Shirley Kenneth of Hico, Elbert Herman of Missouri, Gary Galen of Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ansted Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Keaton and the Rev. Don Walker officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens, Godby. on May 23, 1994.7

Census Records

1920Dwelling 117, District 165, Lanark, Raleigh Co., West Virginia3
1940Dwelling 120, District 10-36A, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia8

Family

Robert Otho Dempsey b. March 19, 1916, d. January 1, 2008
Marriage*Claudis Cathlen Sorrell married Robert Otho Dempsey on April 18, 1937 at Ramsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1,7 
Children
  • Ruth Arbutus Dempsey7
  • Pamela Louise Dempsey7,9
  • Rona Ethel Dempsey8,7,9
  • Reva Macil Dempsey8,7

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Dempsey-Sorrell marriage record.
  2. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Claudis Cathlen Dempsey obituary in the May 23, 1987 edition.
  3. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2185] Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, online http://www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com, From the Shirley Kenneth Sorrell obituary.
  5. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Hettie E. Cole obituary in the Dec 7, 1987 edition.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Claudis Cathlen Dempsey obituary in the May 23, 1994 edition.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Robert Otho Dempsey obituary in the Jan 4, 2008 edition.

Bertha Esther Sorrell1,2,3

F, b. July 19, 1921, d. January 18, 2018
FatherRoy Oakley Cole4,5,1,7 b. June 19, 1891, d. October 20, 1979
MotherHettie Ethel Sorrell4,5,1,2,6,7 b. November 1, 1903, d. December 6, 1987
     Bertha Esther Sorrell was buried at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.7 She was born on July 19, 1921 at Stonewall, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4,7 As of October 31, 1944,her married name was Carte.2 She married Jackson Lee Carte Sr. on October 31, 1944 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1,3,7 Bertha Esther Sorrell died on January 18, 2018 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 96.7 She FAYETTEVILLE - Bertha Esther Carte, born on July 19, 1921, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 18, 2018. Bertha was a member of First Church of God, Fayetteville, WV, and her first love was God and showed it in her everyday life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Hettie Cole, and her husband of 50 years, Jackson Lee Carte; daughter-in-law, Annie Carte, and brothers and sisters. Surviving are her children, Jackson (Linda), Betty Jean (Jim), Barbara (Butch), Rosella (Roger), Nancy (Richard), Zenda (Charles), Danita (Mike), Daniel (Kathy), and Andy; 16 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM, Monday, January 22. 2018 at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with Pastor Danny Goins officiating. Burial will follow at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Family will serve as pallbearers. on January 19, 2018.7

Census Records

1940Dwelling 77, District 10-36B, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia4

Family

Jackson Lee Carte Sr. b. February 27, 1919, d. October 12, 1995
Marriage*Bertha Esther Sorrell married Jackson Lee Carte Sr. on October 31, 1944 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1,3,7 
Children
  • Jackson Lee Carte Jr.3,7
  • Betty Jean Carte3,7
  • Barbara Carte3,7
  • Nancy Carte3,7
  • Rosella Mae Carte8,3,9,7
  • Zenda Lynn Carte8,3,7
  • Danita Gwen Carte8,3,7
  • Daniel Glen Carte8,3,7
  • Lawrence Andrew Carte8,3,7

Citations

  1. [S2185] Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, online http://www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com, From the Shirley Kenneth Sorrell obituary.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Carte-Sorrell marriage record.
  3. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Jackson Lee Carte, Sr. obituary in the Oct 15, 1995 edition.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S798] Register Herald, From the Dollie E. Skaggs obituary in the Apr 2, 2012 edition.
  6. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Hettie E. Cole obituary in the Dec 7, 1987 edition.
  7. [S798] Register Herald, From the Bertha Esther Carte obituary in the Jan 19, 2018 edition.
  8. [S2878] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969.
  9. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Robert Lee Sorrell1,2,3,4

M, b. September 28, 1923, d. July 16, 1964
FatherRoy Oakley Cole1,5,3 b. June 19, 1891, d. October 20, 1979
MotherHettie Ethel Sorrell1 b. November 1, 1903, d. December 6, 1987
     His Social Security Number was 234-34-6960.6 Robert Lee Sorrell was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3 He was born on September 28, 1923 at Ramsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.6,4 He married Maxine Eloise Carte on January 2, 1945 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3,7,8 Robert Lee Sorrell died on July 16, 1964 at Scrabble Creek, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 40.6,2,3 He Gauley Bridge - Robert Lee Sorrell of Fayette Rt. 2 was killed in a state fall yesterday at Semet-Salvay Coal Company's 9 mine up Scrabble Creek near here. Sorrell, 40, was dead on arrival at Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery where he was taken by ambulance. He was a member of the Methodist Church, a veteran of World War II and a member of LaFayette American Legion Post 149 in Fayetteville. Surviving; wife, Maxine Carte Sorrell; sons, Robert Lee Jr., Okey, David, Garfield, Dean and Michael at home; daughter, Kay at home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sorrell of Hico; brothers Delbert with the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, Bill of Victor, Shirley and Glen of Ohio, Elbert of Fayetteville; sisters, Mrs. Lee Carte and Mrs. Harold Kowalsky of Fayetteville, Mrs. Robert Dempsey and Mrs. Edgar Skaggs of Anstead, Mrs. Randolph Caldwell of Lookout, Mrs. James McClung of Piny Fork, Ohio, and Mrs. Steve Legg of Ohio. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Shady Spring Methodist Church at Hico. The Rev. Wesley Pennington will officiate and burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Garden at Victor. The body is at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville. on July 17, 1964.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 77, District 10-36B, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia1

Family

Maxine Eloise Carte b. July 8, 1924, d. November 27, 1997
Marriage*Robert Lee Sorrell married Maxine Eloise Carte on January 2, 1945 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3,7,8 
Children
  • Robert Lee Sorrell Jr.3,7,9,10
  • Angela Kay Sorrell3,7,9,11
  • Andrew Oakley Sorrell7,9
  • David Lucian Sorrell3,7,9
  • Theodore Garfield Sorrell7,9
  • Wesley Dean Sorrell3,7,9,12
  • Michael Ray Sorrell3,7,9

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2877] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail, From the Robert Lee Sorrell obituary in the Jul 17, 1964 edition.
  4. [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.
  5. [S2185] Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, online http://www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com, From the Shirley Kenneth Sorrell obituary.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail, From the Maxine E. Sorrell obituary in the Nov 29, 1997 edition.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Sorrell-Carte marriage record.
  9. [S2878] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969.
  10. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Sorrell-Legg marriage record.
  11. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Angelona-Sorrell marriage record.
  12. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Delbert Jackson Sorrell1,2,3

M, b. November 10, 1924, d. June 23, 2005
FatherRoy Oakley Cole1,4 b. June 19, 1891, d. October 20, 1979
MotherHettie Ethel Sorrell1,4,5 b. November 1, 1903, d. December 6, 1987
     Delbert Jackson Sorrell was buried at Our Lady Of Hope Cemetery, 18303 Allen Road Brownstone, Flat Rock, Wayne Co., Michigan.2 He was born on November 10, 1924 at Ramsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.6,2,3,7 He died on June 23, 2005 at Michigan at age 80.6,2,7

Census Records

1940Dwelling 77, District 10-36B, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia1

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  3. [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.
  4. [S2185] Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, online http://www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com, From the Shirley Kenneth Sorrell obituary.
  5. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Hettie E. Cole obituary in the Dec 7, 1987 edition.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.

Shirley Kenneth Sorrell1,2,3

M, b. December 29, 1937, d. September 1, 2014
FatherRoy Oakley Cole1,2,3 b. June 19, 1891, d. October 20, 1979
MotherHettie Ethel Sorrell1,2,3,4,5 b. November 1, 1903, d. December 6, 1987
     Shirley Kenneth Sorrell FAYETTEVILLE – Shirley Kenneth Sorrell, 76, of Fayetteville, passed away Monday, September 01, 2014 at Fayette Nursing and Rehab, Fayetteville. Born on December 29, 1937 at Ramsey, WV, he was the son of the late Roy Obbey and Hettie Sorrell Cole. Mr. Sorrell attended Winona Baptist Church. He was a metal sorter for Vulcan Metal in Sandusky Ohio, heavy equipment operator, and a Union Stewart. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his two brothers, Robert and Delbert; and sisters, Claduis and Dolly. Left to cherish his memory include his wife, Judith A. Sorrell; children: Paul Bellew, Herbie Bellew, Kenny Sorrell, Lloyd Bellew, John Wayne Sorrell, Ruth Ann Bellew, Jesse Sorrell, Angela Stapleton, Rose Corley, and Jimmy Sorrell; five sisters: Waveline Kowalsky, Bertha Carte, Nellie Caldwell, Beulah Chapman, and Velvie McClung; three brothers: Elbert Sorrell, Bill Sorrell, and Gary Sorrell; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends. Graveside services will be held 11 AM, Friday, September 5, 2014 in the mausoleum at Restlawn Memory Gardens, Ansted, with Pastor Danny Goins officiating. Burial will follow. There will not be a visitation.3
He was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3 He married Judith Unknown.3 Shirley Kenneth Sorrell was born on December 29, 1937 at Ramsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3 He married Iduna Mae Grimmett on October 26, 1963 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.6,4 Shirley Kenneth Sorrell and Iduna Mae Grimmett were divorced on October 22, 1979 at Erie Co., Ohio.7 Shirley Kenneth Sorrell died on September 1, 2014 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 76.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 77, District 10-36B, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co., West Virginia1

Family 1

Judith Unknown
Marriage*Shirley Kenneth Sorrell married Judith Unknown.3 

Family 2

Iduna Mae Grimmett
Marriage*Shirley Kenneth Sorrell married Iduna Mae Grimmett on October 26, 1963 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.6,4 
Divorce* Shirley Kenneth Sorrell and Iduna Mae Grimmett were divorced on October 22, 1979 at Erie Co., Ohio.7 
Children
  • John Wayne Sorrell3
  • Jesse L. Sorrell3
  • Jimmy Sorrell3
  • Kenneth Paul "Kenny" Sorrell3,6

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S798] Register Herald, From the Dollie E. Skaggs obituary in the Apr 2, 2012 edition.
  3. [S2185] Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, online http://www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com, From the Shirley Kenneth Sorrell obituary.
  4. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Sorrell-Grimmett marriage record.
  5. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Hettie E. Cole obituary in the Dec 7, 1987 edition.
  6. [S2878] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969.
  7. [S2070] Office of Vital Statistics Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007.