Charles Ray Boley1,2

M, b. May 25, 1929, d. July 15, 2013
FatherAlonzo Boley1,3 b. May 5, 1907, d. May 13, 1985
MotherDimple Dollie Foster1,3 b. July 27, 1906, d. December 16, 1972
     Charles Ray Boley was born on May 25, 1929 at Cabell Co., West Virginia.4 He died on July 15, 2013 at age 84.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 391A, District 32, Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 187, District 50-25, Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia3

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  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.

George A. Darlington1

M, b. circa 1880
     George A. Darlington was born circa 1880 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.1 He married Lou A. Perry, daughter of Charles Wesley Perry and Mary Elizabeth Beckelheimer, on September 25, 1909 at Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1

Census Records

1910Dwelling 376, District 9, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia2

Occupation

1910Farmer2

Family

Lou A. Perry b. September, 1880
Marriage*George A. Darlington married Lou A. Perry, daughter of Charles Wesley Perry and Mary Elizabeth Beckelheimer, on September 25, 1909 at Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Darlington-Perry marriage record.
  2. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.

Lottie Gertrude Meadows1

F, b. February 25, 1890, d. January 24, 1979
     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

Census Records

1920Dwelling 72, District 18, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia3
1930Dwelling 64, District 16, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia4
1940Dwelling 462, District 10-24, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia5

Family

Cyrus Edward Perry b. December 17, 1881, d. November 6, 1924
Marriage*Lottie Gertrude Meadows married Cyrus Edward Perry, son of Charles Wesley Perry and Mary Elizabeth Beckelheimer, on May 2, 1911 at Page, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Perry-Meadows marriage record.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Orville Perry death certificate.
  7. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Cecil H. Perry obituary.
  8. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  9. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Perry-Bryant marriage record.
  10. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  11. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Perry-Hicks marriage record.
  12. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  13. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Hodge-Perry marriage record.
  14. [S1618] State, The, From the Cylene Perry Fleshman obituary in the Jul 6, 2011 edition.

Orville E. Perry1,2,3

M, b. February 23, 1912, d. April 3, 1945
FatherCyrus Edward Perry1,2,5 b. December 17, 1881, d. November 6, 1924
MotherLottie Gertrude Meadows1,4,2,3,5 b. February 25, 1890, d. January 24, 1979
     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

Census Records

1920Dwelling 72, District 18, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia1
1930Dwelling 64, District 16, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia3
1940Dwelling 462, District 10-24, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia4

Occupation

1930Coal mine carpenter3

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Orville Perry death certificate.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Cecil H. Perry obituary.

Rev. Charles Jefferson Perry1,2,3

M, b. October 1, 1913, d. February 6, 1996
FatherCyrus Edward Perry1,2,6 b. December 17, 1881, d. November 6, 1924
MotherLottie Gertrude Meadows1,4,2,5,6 b. February 25, 1890, d. January 24, 1979
     His Social Security Number was 235-03-7698.2 Rev. Charles Jefferson Perry was born on October 1, 1913 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,3 He died on February 6, 1996 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 82.2,3

Census Records

1920Dwelling 72, District 18, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia1
1930Dwelling 64, District 16, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia5
1940Dwelling 462, District 10-24, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia4

Occupation

1940Coal mine electrician helper4

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S857] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Cecil H. Perry obituary.

Rev. Cecil Henry Perry1,2,3,4,5

M, b. October 3, 1917, d. December 8, 2006
FatherCyrus Edward Perry1,3,4,5 b. December 17, 1881, d. November 6, 1924
MotherLottie Gertrude Meadows1,2,3,4,5 b. February 25, 1890, d. January 24, 1979
     Rev. Cecil Henry Perry was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5 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. Visitation will be held at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill on Saturday, December 9, 2006, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Services will be on Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 3:30 P.M. at Calvary Baptist Church, East Main Street in Oak Hill with Rev. David Richardson and Rev. Delmas Wolfe officiating. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill WV. Pallbearers will be members of the Plateau Ministerial Association.5 He was born on October 3, 1917 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.4,6,5 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 89.5,6

Census Records

1920Dwelling 72, District 18, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia1
1930Dwelling 64, District 16, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia2
1940Dwelling 465, District 10-24, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia7

Occupation

1940Meat cutter7

Family

Virginia B. Bryant b. October 15, 1916, d. October 28, 1996
Marriage*Rev. Cecil Henry Perry married Virginia B. Bryant on September 9, 1938 at Mount Hope, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Perry-Bryant marriage record.
  4. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  5. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Cecil H. Perry obituary.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Cecil Henry Perry, Jr. death certificate.

Verner Pershing Perry1,2,3,4,5

M, b. October 25, 1918, d. January 22, 1997
FatherCyrus Edward Perry6,1,2,3,4 b. December 17, 1881, d. November 6, 1924
MotherLottie Gertrude Meadows6,7,8,1,2,3,4 b. February 25, 1890, d. January 24, 1979
     Verner Pershing Perry was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5 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 He married Joan Evelyn Hicks on April 2, 1961 at Bradley, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3 Verner Pershing Perry died on January 22, 1997 at West Virginia at age 78.4,5

Census Records

1920Dwelling 72, District 18, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia6
1930Dwelling 64, District 16, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia8
1940Dwelling 462, District 10-24, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia7

Occupation

1940Store clerk7

Family

Joan Evelyn Hicks
Marriage*Verner Pershing Perry married Joan Evelyn Hicks on April 2, 1961 at Bradley, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Cecil H. Perry obituary.
  2. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Perry-Hicks marriage record.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  6. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Wanda Gertrude Perry1,2,3

F, b. April 16, 1923, d. April 12, 1988
FatherCyrus Edward Perry1,4,3 b. December 17, 1881, d. November 6, 1924
MotherLottie Gertrude Meadows1,2,4,3 b. February 25, 1890, d. January 24, 1979
     Her Social Security Number was 236-22-6601.3 Wanda Gertrude Perry was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5 Her married name was Holly.5 She married Lacy Estil Holly.5 Wanda Gertrude Perry was born on April 16, 1923 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3 She died on April 12, 1988 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 64.3,5 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. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Robert Burnett officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on April 14, 1988.5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 64, District 16, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia2
1940Dwelling 462, District 10-24, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia1

Family

Lacy Estil Holly b. September 9, 1922, d. December 9, 1956
Marriage*Wanda Gertrude Perry married Lacy Estil Holly.5 
Children
  • Lacy Estil Holly Jr.5,6
  • Cyrus Edward "Cy" Holly5,6,3
  • Susan Kaye Holly5,6,3

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  4. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Cecil H. Perry obituary.
  5. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Wanda Perry Holly obituary in the Apr 14, 1988 edition.
  6. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Lacy Estil Holly obituary in the Dec 10, 1956 edition.

Cylene Perry1,2,3

F, b. November 5, 1924, d. July 4, 2011
FatherCyrus Edward Perry4,1,2,3 b. December 17, 1881, d. November 6, 1924
MotherLottie Gertrude Meadows4,5,1,2,3 b. February 25, 1890, d. January 24, 1979
     Her married name was Fleshman.3 Cylene Perry married Gerald Ashley "Jed" Fleshman.3,6 Cylene Perry was born on November 5, 1924 at Sun, Fayette Co., West Virginia.7,2,3 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 died on July 4, 2011 at Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina, at age 86.7,3 She COLUMBIA - A memorial service for Cylene Perry Fleshman, 86, will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Kilbourne Park Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 10:30 until 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. 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. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kilbourne Park Baptist Church, 4205 Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29206. on July 6, 2011.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 64, District 16, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia5
1940Dwelling 462, District 10-24, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia4

Family 1

Gerald Ashley "Jed" Fleshman b. January 7, 1924, d. January 19, 2014
Marriage*Cylene Perry married Gerald Ashley "Jed" Fleshman.3,6 
Children
  • Gerald Ashley "Jerry" Fleshman II3,6
  • Susan Fleshman3,6

Family 2

Roy Robert Hodge b. March 23, 1923
Marriage*Cylene Perry married Roy Robert Hodge on March 31, 1944 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2 

Citations

  1. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Cecil H. Perry obituary.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Hodge-Perry marriage record.
  3. [S1618] State, The, From the Cylene Perry Fleshman obituary in the Jul 6, 2011 edition.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1618] State, The, From the Gerald Ashley Fleshman obituary in the Jan 23, 2014 edition.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.