John Edgar Prince Sr.1,2,3,4,5

M, b. July 21, 1917, d. November 1, 1990
FatherFred O'Dell Prince1,2 b. September 16, 1894, d. January 2, 1947
MotherLottie Lee M. Riffe1,2,6 b. April 14, 1901, d. September 29, 1966
     His Social Security Number was 236-05-2710.2 John Edgar Prince Sr. was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4,5 He was born on July 21, 1917 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2,3,4 He married Virginia Ruth Holman on March 6, 1938 at Ashe Co., North Carolina.7,5 John Edgar Prince Sr. died on November 1, 1990 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 73.2,4,5 He Shady Spring - John Edgar Prince, 73, of Shady Spring, died Nov. 1, 1990, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness He was a retired miner from Witby Coal Co., Raleigh County, a former employee of Martin Aircraft, Balitmore, and Vecellio and Grogan. He was a member of UMW and First Baptist Church, Shady Spring. Surviving: wife, Ruth Holman Prince; daughters, Sandra Walsh and Margerie Prince, of Kernersville, N.C., Debbie Prince of High Point, N.C; son, John Edgar Jr. of Port St. Lucie, Fla; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. today at Melton Mortuary, Beckley. Burial will be in Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor. on November 3, 1990.5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 502, District 23, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia6
1940Dwelling 350, District 41-31, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia8

Occupation

1940Coal miner8

Family

Virginia Ruth Holman b. May 26, 1919, d. June 20, 2000
Marriage*John Edgar Prince Sr. married Virginia Ruth Holman on March 6, 1938 at Ashe Co., North Carolina.7,5 
Children
  • Sandra Prince5
  • Debbie Prince5
  • John Edgar Prince Jr.5
  • Margerie Prince8,5

Citations

  1. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Lottie Wilcox obituary.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  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. [S4028] Calfee Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  5. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the John Edgar Prince obituary in the Nov 3, 1990 edition.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S5158] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Virginia Ruth Holman1,2,3

F, b. May 26, 1919, d. June 20, 2000
     Her Social Security Number was 235-86-7973.4 Virginia Ruth Holman was buried at George S. Holman Family Cemetery, Ashe Co., North Carolina.3 She was born on May 26, 1919 at Todd, Ashe Co., North Carolina.4,2,3 As of March 6, 1938,her married name was Prince.1 She married John Edgar Prince Sr., son of Fred O'Dell Prince and Lottie Lee M. Riffe, on March 6, 1938 at Ashe Co., North Carolina.1,5 Virginia Ruth Holman died on June 20, 2000 at age 81.4,3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 350, District 41-31, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia6

Family

John Edgar Prince Sr. b. July 21, 1917, d. November 1, 1990
Marriage*Virginia Ruth Holman married John Edgar Prince Sr., son of Fred O'Dell Prince and Lottie Lee M. Riffe, on March 6, 1938 at Ashe Co., North Carolina.1,5 
Children
  • Sandra Prince5
  • Debbie Prince5
  • John Edgar Prince Jr.5
  • Margerie Prince6,5

Citations

  1. [S5158] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S8363] George S. Holman Family Cemetery, Ashe Co., NC, online www.findagrave.com.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the John Edgar Prince obituary in the Nov 3, 1990 edition.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Garner G. Riffe1

M, b. May 16, 1905, d. September 21, 1908
FatherJohn Conrad Riffe1 b. January 7, 1877, d. March 4, 1943
MotherCordelia "Delia" Davis1 b. circa 1883
     Garner G. Riffe was buried at Mount Tabor Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 He was born on May 16, 1905 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 He died on September 21, 1908 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 3.1

Citations

  1. [S3213] Mount Tabor Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com

Craig Lawrence Dorsey II1,2

M, b. December 8, 1982, d. January 30, 2007
FatherCraig Lawrence Dorsey1,2
MotherKathy Marie Mills1,2
     Craig Lawrence Dorsey II Craig Lawrence "Toad" Dorsey, II, age 24, of Midway, was tragically taken from his family and friends while in the line of duty Tuesday, January 30, 2007. (He was a Volunteer Fireman and an EMT for the rural Ghent Volunteer Fire Department in West Virginia. He was responding to an emergency call of a gas leak at a Service Station. He got there just in time to evacuate all the customers and employees. Suddenly there was a huge explosion felt miles away. He and three other men were killed. One was a fellow firefighter and two were from the propane service.) Born December 8, 1982, he is the son of Craig Dorsey and Kathy Sizemore. Craig was a 2001 graduate of Independence High School. He was a Volunteer Fireman with the Coal City Fire Dept and an EMT at the Ghent Volunteer Fire Department. He was a devoted member of the Beckley Masonic Lodge. Craig is preceded in death by maternal grandfather Cleadies Mills and paternal grandfather Larry Farley. Those left to cherish his memory include his son William Tyler Gray Dorsey at home; fiance LeeAnne Salomon of Midway; Bill and Cheryl Salomon of Summersville; parents Craig Dorsey and Priscilla of Beckley; Kathy Sizemore and Mark of MacArthur; maternal grandmother Mary Mills of MacArthur; paternal grandmother Janet Farley of Beckley; paternal grandfather, James Dorsey; uncle Jim Mills and wife Kay of Sophia; cousins Jimmy and Brian Mills of Sophia; brother Chris; sisters Moniquie, Domiquie, Tabitha, Jessica. Services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, February 5, 2007 at the Family Worship Center, Beckley with Pastor Larry Cochran officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.2 He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on December 8, 1982 at West Virginia.3,2 He died on January 30, 2007 at Ghent, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 24.3,2

Family

Child
  • William Tyler Gray Dorsey2

Citations

  1. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Janet Farley obituary.
  2. [S4295] Blue Ridge Funeral Homes, online http://www.blueridgefuneralhome.com, From the Craig Lawrence Dorsey, II obituary.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.