Henry Ernest Kopetz1,2

M, b. January 1, 1895, d. June 3, 1938
     Henry Ernest Kopetz was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on January 1, 1895 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.1,3 He married Della Marie Gravely, daughter of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry, on August 23, 1932 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,3 Henry Ernest Kopetz died on June 3, 1938 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 43.3

Family

Della Marie Gravely b. May 1, 1911, d. March 17, 2005
Marriage*He married Della Marie Gravely, daughter of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry, on August 23, 1932 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,3 
Child

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Kopetz-Gravely marriage record.
  2. [S4028] Calfee Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Henry Earnest Kopetz death certificate.
  4. [S798] Register Herald, From the Pauline Elizabeth Stump obituary in the Jan 23, 2016 edition.

Mary Marie Moore1

F, b. circa 1914
     Mary Marie Moore was born circa 1914 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 As of August 1, 1932,her married name was Gravely.1 She married William "Bill" Gravely, son of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry, on August 1, 1932 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1

Family

William "Bill" Gravely b. October 11, 1909, d. September, 1979
Marriage*Mary Marie Moore married William "Bill" Gravely, son of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry, on August 1, 1932 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Gravely-Moore marriage record.

Ruby Ellen Clemons1

F, b. February 2, 1920, d. December 15, 1991
     Ruby Ellen Clemons was buried at Highland Memory Gardens, 3329 E. Semoran Blvd., Forest City, Seminole Co., Florida.2 She was born on February 2, 1920 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,2,3 As of May 8, 1937,her married name was Gravely.1 She married Herbert Wilson Gravely, son of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry, on May 8, 1937 at Harper, Roane Co., West Virginia.1,4 Ruby Ellen Clemons died on December 15, 1991 at Orlando, Orange Co., Florida, at age 71.2,3,4 She RUBY GRAVELY, 71, 2004 Leisure Drive, Orlando, died Sunday, Dec. 15. Born in Roanoke, Va., she moved to Orlando from Chicago in 1979. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Little Country Church, Orlando. Survivors: husband, Herbert; sons, Ernest, Midway, Ga., James, Dallas, Ga; daughter, Dreama Chastain, Orlando; brothers, Marvin Clemens, Orlando, Lenord Clemens, Ocoee, John Clemens, Tennessee, Carl Clemens, Ohio, Ira Lee Clemens, Illinois; sisters, Mamie Nunn, Doris Hall, both of West Virginia, Thelma Basak, Ann Lawrence, Dorotha Kissel, all of Ohio, Hazel Raymond, Texas; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando. on December 17, 1991.4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 454, District 41-39, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia5

Family

Herbert Wilson Gravely b. June 3, 1917, d. April 8, 1995
Marriage*Ruby Ellen Clemons married Herbert Wilson Gravely, son of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry, on May 8, 1937 at Harper, Roane Co., West Virginia.1,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Gravely-Clemons marriage record.
  2. [S7313] Highland Memory Gardens, Seminole Co., FL, online www.findagrave.com/.
  3. [S417] Florida Health Department, Florida Death Index,1877-1998.
  4. [S1799] Orlando Sentinel, From the Ruby Gravely obituary in the Dec 17, 1991 edition.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  7. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Herbert Wilson Gravely, Jr. death certificate.
  8. [S4028] Calfee Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  9. [S1799] Orlando Sentinel, From the Herbert W. Gravely obituary in the Apr 11, 1995 edition.

Pauline Elizabeth Kopetz1

F, b. August 5, 1927, d. January 19, 2016
FatherHenry Ernest Kopetz1 b. January 1, 1895, d. June 3, 1938
MotherDella Marie Gravely2,3,1,4 b. May 1, 1911, d. March 17, 2005
     Pauline Elizabeth Kopetz was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 She was born on August 5, 1927 at Metalton, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,4 As of June 12, 1946,her married name was Stump.4 She married Claude James Stump Sr. on June 12, 1946 at Eccles, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2,3,1,4 Pauline Elizabeth Kopetz died on January 19, 2016 at MacArthur, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 88.1 She Pauline Elizabeth Stump, age 88, of MacArthur, WV, passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Born on August 5, 1927, in Metalton, she was the daughter of the late Henry Copetz and Della Gravely Acord and was the stepdaughter of the late Snowden Acord. Mrs. Stump was a homemaker, and was a member of Mabscott Holiness Church. She enjoyed "spoiling" her grandchildren, and spending time with all of her family. Mrs. Stump was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Stump Sr., and a son, Frankie Stump. Those survivors left to cherish her memory include her children: Claude Stump Jr. and his wife Cathy of MacArthur, Ernie Stump and his companion Kim Miller of Eccles, Lois McNeely and her husband Allen of Summerville, SC, Stevie Stump and his wife Dana of Cool Ridge, and Annie Lilly and her husband Don of MacArthur. Grandchildren: Timothy Gross of SC, Thomas Gross of MacArthur, who made his home with her and was her caregiver, and Skye and Hallie Stump of Cool Ridge. Great-grandchildren, Savannah Gross, Jamison and Justice Gross, Jessie Slavey, Seth Gross, and Damian Shively. Also Robert and Eric Lowery of Beckley, whom she helped raise, also survives. The family would like to thank a very special caregiver Marcella Williams. Funeral services will be conducted at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley on Monday, January 25, 2016, at 3 p.m. with Rev. E.G. "Buzz" Keller officiating. Burial will follow at the Canaday Cemetery at Glen View, WV. Friends may visit with the family one hour prior to the services on Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family members and friends. on January 23, 2016.1

Census Records

1930Dwelling 361, District 22, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia5

Family

Claude James Stump Sr. b. January 3, 1923, d. September 13, 1998
Marriage*Pauline Elizabeth Kopetz married Claude James Stump Sr. on June 12, 1946 at Eccles, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2,3,1,4 
Children
  • Claude James Stump Jr.2,1,6
  • Steven "Steve" Stump2,1,6
  • Ernie Stump2,1,6
  • Lois Stump1
  • Frankie Stump1
  • Anna "Annie" Stump1,6

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Pauline Elizabeth Stump obituary in the Jan 23, 2016 edition.
  2. [S798] Register Herald, From the Della Marie Acord obituary in the Mar 21, 2005 edition.
  3. [S2049] Beckley Raleigh Register, From the Snowden L. Acord obituary in the Oct 24, 1975 edition.
  4. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Stump-Gravely marriage record.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S798] Register Herald, From the Claude James Stump, Sr. obituary in the Sep 16, 1998 edition.

Claude James Stump Sr.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

M, b. January 3, 1923, d. September 13, 1998
     Claude James Stump Sr. was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.5,6 His Social Security Number was 234-22-0160.9 He was born on January 3, 1923 at Fitzpatrick, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4,9,5,6,7,8 He married Pauline Elizabeth Kopetz, daughter of Henry Ernest Kopetz and Della Marie Gravely, on June 12, 1946 at Eccles, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2,3,4 Claude James Stump Sr. died on September 13, 1998 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 75.9,6,5 He Claude James Stump Sr., 75, of 366 Bethel Road, Beckley, died 8 pm.,Sunday,Sept.,13,1998, at his home following a long illness. Born Jan. 3, 1923, at Fitzpatrick, he was the son of the late John Swanson Stump and Carrie Smith Stump. Mr. Stump was a retired coal miner from Westmoreland Coal Company with 36 years of service, and was a member of the UMWA. He was a lifelong resident of the Beckley area, a World War II U.S. Army veteran, and a member of the Church of God Worship Center at MacArthur. Mr. Stump enjoyed gardening, Hunting, fishing and baseball. He was Preceded in death by two brothers, Gary and Tommy Stump; a sister, Virginia Parsons, and a son-in-law, Larry Hardbarger. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Pauline Gravely Stump; three sons, Claude J. Stump Jr. and his wife, Cathy, of Old Eccles Road, Beckley, Ernie Stump of MacArthur, and Steven Stump and his wife, Dana, of Cool Ridge; a daughter, Anna Stump Hardgarger and her fiancé, Don Lilly, of MacArthur; two brothers, William "Bud" Stump and his wife, Martha, of MacArthur, and Ted Stump and his wife, Clara, of Beckley; three sisters, Louise Pitzer and her husband, Clint of Long Bottom,Ohio, and Phyllis Prunest and her husband, Lloyd of Mabscott, and Ina Molam of Beckley; four grandchildren, Skye and Hallie Stump, and Timmy and Tommy Gross; two children he helped rear, Robert Lowery of Jacksonville, Fla., and Eric Lowery of Beckley; and his mother-in-law, Della Acord of Eccles Worship Center, MacArthur, with Pastor Mark Schrade and the Rev. Jessie Farley officiating. Burial will follow in Canaday Cemetery, Glen View, Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Sophia VFW Post NO. 4326. Friends may call 6 pm. to 9 pm. today at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, and one hour before the services at the church Pallbearers will be Jimmy Elder, Eric Lowery, Jimmy Jones, Don Lilly, James Sanger Jr., and Lloyd Prunest. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley on September 16, 1998.5

Family

Pauline Elizabeth Kopetz b. August 5, 1927, d. January 19, 2016
Marriage*He married Pauline Elizabeth Kopetz, daughter of Henry Ernest Kopetz and Della Marie Gravely, on June 12, 1946 at Eccles, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2,3,4 
Children
  • Claude James Stump Jr.1,3,5
  • Steven "Steve" Stump1,3,5
  • Ernie Stump1,3,5
  • Lois Stump3
  • Frankie Stump3
  • Anna "Annie" Stump3,5

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Della Marie Acord obituary in the Mar 21, 2005 edition.
  2. [S2049] Beckley Raleigh Register, From the Snowden L. Acord obituary in the Oct 24, 1975 edition.
  3. [S798] Register Herald, From the Pauline Elizabeth Stump obituary in the Jan 23, 2016 edition.
  4. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Stump-Gravely marriage record.
  5. [S798] Register Herald, From the Claude James Stump, Sr. obituary in the Sep 16, 1998 edition.
  6. [S2907] Canaday Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=77941&GRid=49434035&CRid=77941&
  7. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  8. [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.
  9. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Cora Lee Murray1

F, b. June 17, 1914, d. June 25, 1976
     Her Social Security Number was 224-16-0943.2 Cora Lee Murray was buried at Skyline Memorial Park, Monee, Will Co., Illinois.3 She was born on June 17, 1914 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,2,3 As of December 18, 1946,her married name was Gravely.1 She married Earl Edward Gravely, son of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry, on December 18, 1946 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia.1,3 Cora Lee Murray died on June 25, 1976 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 62.2,3 She Beckley - Mrs. Cora Lee Gravely, 62, of Beckley, died Friday in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. She was a native of Matoaka. Surviving: husband, Earl of Beckley; daughters, Mrs. Patricia Willett and Mrs. Judy Cowger both of Steger, Ill., Miss Diane Gravely of Chicago; brother, Cecil Hawkins of Pulaski, Va; sisters Mildred Fay Gravely and Lelia Bebout, both of Beckley. Service will be held Tuesday a 2 p.m. in Steger Memorial Chapel, Steger, Ill., with the Rev. Kenneth Cook officiating. Burial will be in Skyline Memorial Cemetery, Steger, Ill. on June 26, 1976.3

Family

Earl Edward Gravely b. October 19, 1912, d. February 22, 1990
Marriage*She married Earl Edward Gravely, son of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry, on December 18, 1946 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia.1,3 
Child
  • Diane Gravely3

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail, From the Cora Lee Gravely obituary in the Jun 26, 1976 edition.

Ernest Roosevelt "Sonny" Gravely1,2,3,4

M, b. August 11, 1936, d. December 16, 2007
FatherHerbert Wilson Gravely1,3,5,4 b. June 3, 1917, d. April 8, 1995
MotherRuby Ellen Clemons1,5,4 b. February 2, 1920, d. December 15, 1991
     His Social Security Number was 233-50-2173.4 Ernest Roosevelt "Sonny" Gravely was born on August 11, 1936 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.4 He married Carolyn Porter on August 14, 1956 at Cook Co., Illinois.2 Ernest Roosevelt "Sonny" Gravely died on December 16, 2007 at Georgia at age 71.4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 454, District 41-39, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia1

Family

Carolyn Porter
Marriage*Ernest Roosevelt "Sonny" Gravely married Carolyn Porter on August 14, 1956 at Cook Co., Illinois.2 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1897] Cook County Clerk, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960.
  3. [S1799] Orlando Sentinel, From the Herbert W. Gravely obituary in the Apr 11, 1995 edition.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S1799] Orlando Sentinel, From the Ruby Gravely obituary in the Dec 17, 1991 edition.

Herbert Wilson Gravely Jr.1

M, b. January 2, 1939, d. January 7, 1939
FatherHerbert Wilson Gravely1 b. June 3, 1917, d. April 8, 1995
MotherRuby Ellen Clemons1 b. February 2, 1920, d. December 15, 1991
     Herbert Wilson Gravely Jr. was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on January 2, 1939 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 He died on January 7, 1939 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Herbert Wilson Gravely, Jr. death certificate.
  2. [S4028] Calfee Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com

Billie Ray Gravely1

M, b. September 11, 1951, d. September 11, 1951
FatherHerbert Wilson Gravely1 b. June 3, 1917, d. April 8, 1995
MotherRuby Ellen Clemons1 b. February 2, 1920, d. December 15, 1991
     Billie Ray Gravely was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 He died on September 11, 1951 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on September 11, 1951 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2

Citations

  1. [S4028] Calfee Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Billie Ray Gravely death record.