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     His Social Security Number was 233-40-9099.⁵ Charles Ray Boley married Billie Joyce Hager.⁶ Charles Ray Boley was born on May 25, 1929 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^5,3 He died on July 3, 2013 at Arizona at age 84.³ He Charles Ray Boley - Born May 25, 1929 in Huntington, WVA, passed away July 3, 2013 at the age of 84. He retired after 47 years as a pressman. "Charlie" was an avid mechanic, motorcycle racer and race car fan. Other interests included country western dancing and his constant companion "Bo". He is survived by two daughters, Barbara Ann and Carolyn Sue; grandson, Jeremy; great-granddaughter, Jessica and great-great-grandson, Dryve. on July 14, 2013.³

     George A. Darlington was born in April, 1835 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He married Louise A. "Lou" Perry, daughter of Charles Wesley Perry and Mary Elizabeth Beckelheimer, on September 25, 1909 at Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 232-76-1707.² Lottie Gertrude Meadows was born on February 25, 1890 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of May 2, 1911,her married name was Perry.¹ She married Cyrus Edward Perry, son of Charles Wesley Perry and Mary Elizabeth Beckelheimer, on May 2, 1911 at Page, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ Lottie Gertrude Meadows died on January 24, 1979 at Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 88.²

     Orville E. Perry was born on February 23, 1912 at Page, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² He died on April 3, 1945 at Weston, Lewis Co., West Virginia, at age 33.²

     His Social Security Number was 235-03-7698.² Rev. Charles Jefferson Perry was buried at West Chester Cemetery, 6425 West Chester Road, West Chester, Butler Co., Ohio.^4,12 He was born on October 1, 1913 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^{2,3,12,5,13,6} He married Emma Jean Parrott on April 4, 1942 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,12,14,6 Rev. Charles Jefferson Perry died on February 6, 1996 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 82.^2,3,12,13 He PERRY, Rev. Charles Jefferson, age 82 of West Chester, passed away at University Hospital, Cincinnati, Tuesday, February 6, 1996. English High School Teacher for the Princeton School District for 33 years, retiring in 1984; retired Associate Pastor of the Trl-County Deliverance Tabernacle, survived by wife, Emma Jean (Parrott) Perry, son, Charles (Ola Ann) Perry II, Sharonville, daughter, Delores (Rev. Darrein Lively, Sharonville, also two brothers and two sisters, grandchildren, Rebecca (Mike) Hardy, Michael E. Lively, Charles Jacob Perry and greatgrandchild, Carolyn Joy Hardy. Burial in West Chester Cemetery. on February 8, 1996.⁴

     Rev. Cecil Henry Perry was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^5,9 He Rev. Cecil H. Perry, 89, of Oak Hill, WV died peacefully at noon on Friday, December 08, 2006 at Mary's Garden at Hidden Valley in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 03, 1917 at Sun, WV he was the son of the late Cyrus and Lottie Meadows Perry. Rev. Perry graduated as valedictorian from Mount Hope High School. He graduated from Appalachian Bible College in Bradley and attended Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi. He was ordained as an American Baptist Minister in 1954. As a Baptist Minister he filled pulpits at the Dothan Missionary Baptist Church, Red Star Baptist Church and Ames Heights Bible Church. He served as Supply Minister in Bradley, Fayetteville and other area Baptist churches. Rev. Perry served as President and Treasurer of the Raleigh-Fayette Baptist Ministerial Association. He was particularly interested in the spiritual development of youth. Rev. Perry was a retired coal miner and served as Treasurer of Local 6046, District 29, UMWA. He and his wife, Virginia, both were actors in the movie "Matewan," a film about the establishment of the UMWA in West Virginia. He was a longtime friend of US Senator Robert C. Byrd, who invited him to open the United States Senate with prayer on his 85th birthday, October 3, 2002. He has opened the West Virginia Legislature with prayer on various occasions. He was a Kentucky Colonel, an honorary member of the New River Gorge Square Dancers, a former member of the Fayette Baptist Association and was recently named a charter member of the Mount Hope High School Alumni Association for his academic achievements and dedication to his family and community. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Virginia Bryant Perry; a son, Cecil Henry Perry and siblings, Orville, Charles, Verner, Eva and Wanda. Survivors include a son, David Perry and wife, Nancy R. and a daughter, Nancy Lee James and husband, Tom all of Oak Hill; one sister, Cylene Fleshman of Columbia, SC; four grandchildren, Sherri Shumate of Mount Hope, Scott Johnson of Beckley, Angie Grice of Troy, ALA and Mindy Harris of Oak Hill; and eleven great grandchildren, Johnna Lee Shumate and Perry Lee Shumate both of Mount Hope; Zachary Scott Johnson and Alexis Ann Johnson both of Beckley; John Stephen Grice, Adam Micah Grice, Jordan Leah Grice and Eli Caleb Grice all of Troy, ALA; Joel Tanner Harris, Carsyn Olivia Harris and Troy David Harris all of Oak Hill. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill WV. Pallbearers will be members of the Plateau Ministerial Association.⁵ His Social Security Number was 232-18-3942.¹⁰ He was born on October 3, 1917 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,10,5,6,9 He married Virginia B. Bryant on September 9, 1938 at Mount Hope, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,5 Rev. Cecil Henry Perry died on December 8, 2006 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 89.^5,10,9

     Verner Pershing Perry was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^5,6,13 His Social Security Number was 233-28-9549.⁴ He was born on October 25, 1918 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5,6,7,13 He married Joan Evelyn Hicks/Lewis on April 2, 1961 at Bradley, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,13 Verner Pershing Perry died on January 22, 1997 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 78.^4,5,6,13 He Verner P. “Spooks” Perry, 78, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born Oct. 25, 1918, in Sun, he was the son of the late Cyrus and Lottie Meadows Perry. Mr. Perry was a retired coal miner, attended the Sun Missionary Baptist Church, was a 50-year member of the United Mine Workers of America and was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Orville Perry, and a sister, Wanda Holly. Survivors include his wife, Joan E. Lewis Perry; two sisters, Eva Helton and her husband, Jennings, of Sun and Cylene Fleshman and her husband, Gerald, of Columbia, S.C; and a brother, the Rev. Cecil Perry of Oak Hill. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. on January 25, 1997.¹³

     Wanda Gertrude Perry was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^8,9 Her Social Security Number was 236-22-6601.³ She was born on April 16, 1923 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,9,4,10 As of circa 1941,her married name was Holly.⁸ She married Lacy Estil Holly Sr. circa 1941.⁸ Wanda Gertrude Perry died on April 12, 1988 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 64.^3,8,9 She Mrs. Wanda Perry Holly, 64, of Oak Hill, Fayette County, died April 12, 1988, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a member of Sun Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, Cy of Oak Hill, Lacy Jr. of Newark, Del; daughter, Susan K. Olson of Oak Hill; brothers, the Rev. Charles of Cincinnati, the Rev. Cecil of Oak Hill, Verner of Sun; sisters, Eva Helton of Sun, Cylene Fleshman of Columbia, S.C; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. on April 14, 1988.⁸

     Her Social Security Number was 236-30-6867.¹⁰ Her married name was Fleshman.³ Cylene Perry married Gerald Ashley "Jed" Fleshman.^3,11,8,4 Cylene Perry was born on November 5, 1924 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^10,2,3,9 As of March 31, 1944,her married name was Hodge.² She married Roy Robert Hodge on March 31, 1944 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Cylene Perry and Roy Robert Hodge were divorced before July, 1946.¹² Cylene Perry died on July 4, 2011 at Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina, at age 86.^10,3 She COLUMBIA - A memorial service for Cylene Perry Fleshman, 86, will be held Thursday. Mrs. Fleshman died Monday, July 4, 2011. Born in Sun, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Lottie Meadows Perry. She was the Director of Kilbourne Park Baptist Church Preschool where she was a member. She worked previously with emotionally disturbed children at Washington West Elementary School in Olean, N.Y. Surviving are her husband, Gerald Ashley Fleshman; son, Gerald A. Fleshman II of Winston Salem, N.C; daughter, Susan Fleshman Manship of Alexandria, Va. and their families. She was predeceased by two sisters and four brothers. on July 6, 2011.³

     Her Social Security Number was 233-20-3066.² Virginia B. Bryant was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on November 15, 1916 at East Bank, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 As of September 9, 1938,her married name was Perry.¹ She married Rev. Cecil Henry Perry, son of Cyrus Edward Perry and Lottie Gertrude Meadows, on September 9, 1938 at Mount Hope, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,5 Virginia B. Bryant died on October 28, 1996 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 79.^2,3

     Nancy Lee Perry was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,5 She Nancy Lee Perry Johnson James, 80, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on November 17, 2019. Nancy was born on September 15, 1939, in Sun, WV, to the late Rev. Cecil H. Perry and Virginia Bryant Perry. After graduating from Mount Hope High School in 1957, Nancy graduated from Morris Harvey College in 1964 with a degree in elementary education and furthered her education at West Virginia College of Graduate Studies with a masters degree in Reading and a certification in education administration. Nancy was a lifelong educator in Fayette County, having taught at Thurmond and Scarbro Elementary Schools and also served as an adjunct professor for Beckley College. After her retirement in 1988, she continued to serve as a substitute teacher and an instructor at MHSA. Nancy was active in many organizations. She was a member of the Beta Theta sorority, a teacher bowling league, and the Red Hat Society. Nancy was also an avid square dancer with the New River Gorge Square Dancers and participated in local and national conventions and competitions. Nancy and her husband joined their square dancing friends during the winters in Wildwood, Florida, where they enjoyed dancing, playing cards, vacationing and enjoying the sunshine. Nancy was a devoted member of Calvary Baptist Church in Oak Hill. Preceding her in death were brother, Cecil Henry Perry, Jr; and her husbands, Marvin Jennings "Jim" Johnson and Thomas W. James, Jr. Nancy is survived by her children, Sherri Lee Johnson Shumate (John), and M. Scott Johnson (Teresa); grandchildren, Johnna Lee Shumate, Perry Lee Shumate, Zachary Scott Johnson, and Alexis Ann Johnson; brother, David G. Perry (Nancy); cousin and best friend, Deloris Lively (Darrell); and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. A graveside service will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park.⁵ Her married name was James.³ She married Thomas William "Tom" James Jr.^3,5,7 Nancy Lee Perry was born on September 15, 1939 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,4 As of October 14, 1961,her married name was Johnson.⁶ She married Marvin Jennings Johnson on October 14, 1961 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.^6,5,8 Nancy Lee Perry died on November 17, 2019 at West Virginia at age 80.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 235-26-5780.² Eva Amuriel Perry was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on February 26, 1921 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,4 As of April 28, 1940,her married name was Helton.³ She married Jennings Victor Helton Sr. on April 28, 1940 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,8,4,6 Eva Amuriel Perry died on March 20, 2002 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^2,4 She Eva Amuriel Perry Helton, 81, of Sun, went to be with the Lord at the home of her niece, Judy Dix of Oak Hill, on Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Born Feb. 26, 1921, in Sun, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus Edward and Lottie Gertrude Meadows Perry. Mrs. Helton was a homemaker and a member of Sun Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jennings V. Helton Sr; a daughter, Jennnie Helton; three brothers, Orville, Charles and Verner Perry; a sister, Wanda Holly; and a great-grandson, "Little Victor" Helton. Survivors include a son, Jennings Victor Helton Jr. of Bradley; a brother, the Rev. Cecil Perry of Oak Hill; a sister, Cylene Fleshman of Columbia. S.C; four grandchildren, Donna Lynnette Maynor, Alan Victor Helton, Brian Jennings Helton and Suzanne Helton Emerson; six great-grandchildren, Matthew and Angela Helton, Jared and Jonathan Maynor, Ryan Caleb and Joshua Chandler Emerson; and many loving and faithful caregivers, family and friends. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. on March 22, 2002.⁴