Hazel Louise Worley1,2,3

F, b. November 5, 1919, d. December 5, 2016
FatherWilliam Thomas Worley1,2,4,5,6 b. March 20, 1897, d. February 10, 1958
MotherEula Mae Lester1,2,4,5,6 b. February 9, 1901, d. February 17, 1999
     Hazel Louise Worley was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5 She was born on November 5, 1919 at Ada, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5 As of May 8, 1938,her married name was Wimmer.3 She married Lawrence Haden Wimmer on May 8, 1938 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3,5,7 Hazel Louise Worley died on December 5, 2016 at West Virginia at age 97.5 She Hazel Louise Wimmer, 97, of Princeton, was carried home to be with the Lord on Monday December 5, 2016. She was a current resident at Ridgecare Assisted Living on Halls Ridge Road in Princeton. Born on November 5, 1919 in Ada, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Worley and Eula Maye Worley. She was full of life and a hard working woman who dedicated many years of her life to Ceres Elementary School as a cook. She was a volunteer at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bluefield, a member of Greenview United Methodist Church in Green Valley and served as a member of the Green Valley Woman’s Club for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, L. Haden Wimmer; grandson, Gary Wimmer; brother, Otis Worley; daughter-in-law, Jane Wimmer; and son-in-law, Elmer Day. Survivors include her son, Donald Wimmer, Sr. and companion Tally Deal of Bluefield, VA; daughter, Janice Day of Palm Harbor, FL; grandchildren, Donald Wimmer, Jr. and fiancé Sandy Thompson, Douglas Wimmer and wife Angela, Michael Wimmer, Amy Wimmer, Kathy Wimmer, Susan Brown and husband Fred, John Day, Robert Day and his wife Joy, David Day and his wife Sandy along with 20 great grandchildren and 17 great-great grandchildren; and two sisters, Irene Carter of Memphis, TN and Ruth Shields of Tennessee. Friends may gather with family from 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2016 at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton. The Service will begin at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Rick Chester officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. on December 6, 2016.5

Census Records

1920Dwelling 124, District 73, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia1
1930Dwelling 119, District 13, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia2

Family

Lawrence Haden Wimmer b. September 28, 1916, d. April 24, 1994
Marriage*Hazel Louise Worley married Lawrence Haden Wimmer on May 8, 1938 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3,5,7 
Children
  • Donald W. Wimmer Sr.5,7
  • Janice Carol Wimmer5,7,8

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 Wimmer-Worley marriage record.
  4. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Eula Mae Worley obituary in the Feb 19, 1999 edition.
  5. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Hazel Louise Wimmer obituary in the Dec 6, 2016 edition.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Otis B. Worley obituary in the Sep 18, 1994 edition.
  7. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the L. Haden Wimmer obituary in the Apr 26, 1994 edition.
  8. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Ruth Essie Worley1,2,3

F, b. May 6, 1922
FatherWilliam Thomas Worley1,2,4,5,6 b. March 20, 1897, d. February 10, 1958
MotherEula Mae Lester1,2,4,5,6 b. February 9, 1901, d. February 17, 1999
     Ruth Essie Worley was born on May 6, 1922 at Buckingham Co., Virginia.3 As of July 26, 1939,her married name was Shields.2 She married Marvin Weaver Shields on July 26, 1939 at Bland Co., Virginia.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 119, District 13, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 107, District 28-23, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia7

Family

Marvin Weaver Shields b. August 24, 1919, d. December 27, 1990
Marriage*Ruth Essie Worley married Marvin Weaver Shields on July 26, 1939 at Bland Co., Virginia.2 

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Eula Mae Worley obituary in the Feb 19, 1999 edition.
  5. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Hazel Louise Wimmer obituary in the Dec 6, 2016 edition.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Otis B. Worley obituary in the Sep 18, 1994 edition.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Otis Beryl Worley1,2,3,4,5

M, b. June 21, 1923, d. September 16, 1994
FatherWilliam Thomas Worley1,2,6,7,5 b. March 20, 1897, d. February 10, 1958
MotherEula Mae Lester1,6,7,5 b. February 9, 1901, d. February 17, 1999
     His Social Security Number was 233-34-7744.8 Otis Beryl Worley was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.5 He married Ruby Hazel Jennings.5,9 Otis Beryl Worley was born on June 21, 1923 at Arvonia, Buckingham Co., Virginia.8,3,2,4,10,5 He died on September 16, 1994 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 71.8,4,5 He Princeton - Otis B. Worley, 71, of 1403 South Ave. Princeton, died Friday September 16, 1994 in a Princeton hospital. Born in Arvonia, Va., he was a son of Eula Mae Lester of Bluefield and the late William T. Worley. He was a retired 20 year employee of Acme Supermarkets and a former employee of Allens Supermarket in Princeton. He was a member of Johnstons Chapel Baptist Church in Princeton. He was also a member of the V.F.W. and the D.A.V. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He had been a resident of Princeton since 1959, having moved here from Tazewell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Hazel Jennings Worley. Survivors include one daughter, Victoria "Vicky" Underwood of Baltimore, Ohio; two sons, Richard Worley of Bluefield and Rodney Worley of Winston-Salem, N.C; three sisters, Hazel Wimmer and Ruth Shields, both of Green Valley, and Irene W. Carter of Memphis, Tenn; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with Rev. John King officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, Va. on September 18, 1994.5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 119, District 13, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia1

Family

Ruby Hazel Jennings b. January 25, 1922, d. March 29, 1994
Marriage*Otis Beryl Worley married Ruby Hazel Jennings.5,9 
Children
  • Victoria "Vicky" Worley5,9
  • Richard Worley5,9
  • Rodney Worley5,9

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  5. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Otis B. Worley obituary in the Sep 18, 1994 edition.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Eula Mae Worley obituary in the Feb 19, 1999 edition.
  7. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Hazel Louise Wimmer obituary in the Dec 6, 2016 edition.
  8. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  9. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Ruby Hazel Worley obituary in the Mar 31, 1994 edition.
  10. [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.

Lawrence Haden Wimmer1,2,3

M, b. September 28, 1916, d. April 24, 1994
     Lawrence Haden Wimmer was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3 His Social Security Number was 234-12-4306.2 He was born on September 28, 1916 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,2 He married Hazel Louise Worley, daughter of William Thomas Worley and Eula Mae Lester, on May 8, 1938 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,4,3 Lawrence Haden Wimmer died on April 24, 1994 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 77.2,3 He Bluefield - L. Haden Wimmer, 77, of Route 1, Box 209C, Ceres/Green Valley, Bluefield, died Sunday, April 24, 1994 at a Bluefield hospital. Born in Oakvale, he was a son of the late Isaac Newton and Polly Akers Wimmer. He retired as a coil winder after 42 years of service with National Electric Coil in Bluefield and was a member of the Greenview United Methodist Church in Green Valley where he served in several offices through the years. He was also a past president of National Electric Coil Credit Union. He was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers. Survivors: wife, Hazel Worley Wimmer; son, Donald W. Wimmer of Green Valley; daughter, Janice Carol Day of Spring Hill, Fla; brother Ralph Wimmer of Ada; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with the Rev. Dan Brian officiating. Burial will be in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. on April 26, 1994.3

Family

Hazel Louise Worley b. November 5, 1919, d. December 5, 2016
Marriage*He married Hazel Louise Worley, daughter of William Thomas Worley and Eula Mae Lester, on May 8, 1938 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,4,3 
Children
  • Donald W. Wimmer Sr.4,3
  • Janice Carol Wimmer4,3,5

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Wimmer-Worley marriage record.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the L. Haden Wimmer obituary in the Apr 26, 1994 edition.
  4. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Hazel Louise Wimmer obituary in the Dec 6, 2016 edition.
  5. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Marvin Weaver Shields1,2

M, b. August 24, 1919, d. December 27, 1990
     His Social Security Number was 233-24-9890.3 Marvin Weaver Shields was born on August 24, 1919 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,3,2,4 He married Ruth Essie Worley, daughter of William Thomas Worley and Eula Mae Lester, on July 26, 1939 at Bland Co., Virginia.1 Marvin Weaver Shields died on December 27, 1990 at age 71.3,4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 107, District 28-23, Beaver Pond, Mercer Co., West Virginia5

Occupation

1940Truck driver5

Family

Ruth Essie Worley b. May 6, 1922
Marriage*Marvin Weaver Shields married Ruth Essie Worley, daughter of William Thomas Worley and Eula Mae Lester, on July 26, 1939 at Bland Co., Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  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. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Elmer Burles Day1,2,3,4,5

M, b. February 24, 1941, d. June 16, 2004
     Elmer Burles Day was buried at Spring Lake Cemetery, Spring Lake, Hernando Co., Florida.3 His Social Security Number was 226-50-1354.6 He was born on February 24, 1941 at Brewsterdale, McDowell Co., West Virginia.3,6,5 He married Janice Carol Wimmer, daughter of Lawrence Haden Wimmer and Hazel Louise Worley, on February 9, 1962 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.1,4 Elmer Burles Day died on June 16, 2004 at Brooksville, Hernando Co., Florida, at age 63.2,3,6 He DAY, Elmer B., age 63, of Brooksville died Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at his home. Born in Tazewell, VA he came here 22 years ago from Clearwater. He was an insurance agent, opening the first State Farm Agency in Spring Hill in 1980. He previously taught business courses in Largo, Pinellas Park and Clearwater, was a member of the Masonic Lodge #141 of Berwind, WV and the Egypt Shrine Temple of Tampa. Survivors include his wife: Janice; sons & daughters-in-law: David & Sandra Day of Spring Hill; John & Tracy Day of Sarasota, FL and Robert & Joy Day of Gastonia, NC; Daughter & son-in-law: Susan & Fred Brown of Safety Harbor, FL; brother: John Day of Princeton, WV; sister & brother-in-law: Pauline & Donald Hess of Clearwater Beach, FL; grandchildren: Matthew, Mark, Michelle & Marissa Brown all of Safety Harbor, Darren Day of Spring Hill and Ryan Day of Sarasota. Visitation for friends will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 21, 2004 at the Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel. Funeral services and burial will remain private for the family. on June 19, 2004.2

Family

Janice Carol Wimmer
Marriage*He married Janice Carol Wimmer, daughter of Lawrence Haden Wimmer and Hazel Louise Worley, on February 9, 1962 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.1,4 
Children
  • John Day1,2
  • Robert Day1,2
  • David Day1,2

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Hazel Louise Wimmer obituary in the Dec 6, 2016 edition.
  2. [S6392] Tampa Bay Times, From the Elmer B. Day obituary in the Jun 19, 2004 edition.
  3. [S7863] Spring Lake Cemetery, Hernando Co., FL, online www.findagrave.com.
  4. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Gary Alan Wimmer1,2

M, b. August 10, 1962, d. May 15, 2016
FatherDonald W. Wimmer Sr.1,2
MotherJane Ellen Meadows2
     Gary Alan Wimmer married Kathy Lynn Craig.2 Gary Alan Wimmer was born on August 10, 1962 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2 He died on May 15, 2016 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 53.2 He BLUEFIELD — Gary Alan Wimmer, 53, of Old Princeton Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at his home. Born on August 10, 1962 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Donald Wimmer, Sr., of Bluefield, VA and the late Jane Ellen Meadows Wimmer. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 17 years and was a welder by trade. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Lynn Craig Wimmer of the home; father, Donald Wimmer, Sr. of Bluefield, VA; daughter, Dranda Lynnette Wimmer of Bluefield; grandchild, Naudiya Wimmer; brothers, Bobby Willey and Teresa of Hinton, WV, Donald Wimmer, Jr. and fiancee Sandy Thompson, Douglas Wimmer and wife Angie of Bluefield, and Michael Wimmer of Bluefield; sister, Amy Beth Wimmer of Princeton; sister in law, Sheila Robinette of Huntington. Mr. Wimmer will be cremated and there will be no services. The family will celebrate his life at a later date and will be announced by the family. on May 16, 2016.2

Family

Kathy Lynn Craig
Marriage*He married Kathy Lynn Craig.2 
Child
  • Dranda Lynnette Wimmer2

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Hazel Louise Wimmer obituary in the Dec 6, 2016 edition.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Gary Alan Wimmer obituary in the May 16, 2016 edition.

Ruby Hazel Jennings1,2,3

F, b. January 25, 1922, d. March 29, 1994
     Her Social Security Number was 232-24-7838.4 Ruby Hazel Jennings was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.2 Her married name was Worley.1 She married Otis Beryl Worley, son of William Thomas Worley and Eula Mae Lester.1,2 Ruby Hazel Jennings was born on January 25, 1922 at Cliffue, Carroll Co., Virginia.4,3,2 She died on March 29, 1994 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 72.4,2 She Princeton - Ruby Hazel Worley, 72, of 1403 South Ave., Princeton, died Tuesday March 29, 1994, at a Princeton hospital. Born in Cliffue, Va., she was a daughter of the late A.W. and Wanie Warf Jennings. She was a member of Valley View Seventh Day Adventist Church in Green Valley and was a graduate of Big Creek High School in War and attended the West Virginia Business College. She had been a resident of Princeton since 1959, moving from Tazewell, Va., and was preceded in death by one brother, Paul Jennings. Survivors: Husband Otis B. Worley; daughter, Victoria "Vicky" Underwood, Baltimore, Md; sons, Richard Worley of Bluefield and Rodney Worley of Winston-Salem, N.C; sister, Illene Thodas of Fredericksburg, Va; brothers Clayton Jennings of Tazwell, Robert S. Jennings of Novato, Calif., Donald Jennings of Murrell's Inlet, S.C., and Irvin Jennings, Upper Marborough, Md. The funeral be at 1 p.m. Friday at the George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with the Pastor Rodney Davis and the Rev. John King officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, Va. on March 31, 1994.2

Family

Otis Beryl Worley b. June 21, 1923, d. September 16, 1994
Marriage*She married Otis Beryl Worley, son of William Thomas Worley and Eula Mae Lester.1,2 
Children
  • Victoria "Vicky" Worley1,2
  • Richard Worley1,2
  • Rodney Worley1,2

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Otis B. Worley obituary in the Sep 18, 1994 edition.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Ruby Hazel Worley obituary in the Mar 31, 1994 edition.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.