Janet Lee West1,2,3,4,5,6

F, b. August 4, 1956, d. November 30, 1975
FatherRobert William "Bill" West1,3,4,5,6 b. February 5, 1935, d. April 14, 1997
MotherCora Mae Massey1,3,4,5,6
     Janet Lee West OAK HILL — Miss Janet Lee West, 19, of Oak Hill, died Sunday at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Va., of aplastic anemia. She was an employe of Hills Store in Beckley prior to her illness. Miss West was a 1974 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill. She was a native of Oak Hill. Surviving: parents, Robert (Bill) and Cora Mae Massey West of Oak Hill; brothers, James Robert West at home; sisters, Miss Carol Sue West, Mrs. Katherine Marie West, and Miss Mary Ellen West at home; grandparents, Mrs. Winnie Smith West and Delbert Franklin of Oak Hill. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee and the Rev. C. W. (Jack) Barker officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity.3 She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.3,4 Her Social Security Number was 233-94-8776.2 She was born on August 4, 1956 at Sanger, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5,2,4 She died on November 30, 1975 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 19.1,3,4

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Robert W. West obituary in the Apr 16, 1997 edition.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Janet Lee West obituary.
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  5. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  6. [S798] Register Herald, From the Mary Ellen West obituary in the Jul 6, 2012 edition.

Walter Everett West1,2,3,4,5,6

M, b. November 22, 1940, d. March 6, 2004
FatherPaul Winston West1,2,3,5 b. March 26, 1904, d. March 22, 1958
MotherWinnie Mae Smith1,2,3,5 b. March 14, 1910, d. May 27, 1987
     His Social Security Number was 233-64-9015.5 Walter Everett West was buried at Smith's Cemetery, 581 Greentown Loop, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.4 He was born on November 22, 1940 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5 He died on March 6, 2004 at Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 63.5,6 He GATEWOOD - Walter Everett West, 63, of Gatewood died March 6, 2004. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill. on March 7, 2004.6

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Robert W. West obituary in the Apr 16, 1997 edition.
  2. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Winnie West obituary in the May 28, 1987 edition.
  3. [S2038] Fayette-Tribune, The, From the Charles Edward West obituary in the Mar 6, 2013 edition.
  4. [S9168] Smith's Cemetery, Fayette Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  6. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Walter Everett West obituary in the Mar 7, 2004 edition.

Alice Marie Lopez1,2

F, b. June 21, 1953, d. February 15, 2015
     Alice Marie Lopez was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2 Her married name was West.1 She married Delmas Gene West, son of Paul Winston West and Winnie Mae Smith.1,2 Alice Marie Lopez was born on June 21, 1953 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2 She died on February 15, 2015 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 61.2 She Alice Marie Lopez West, 61, of Scarbro, died Feb. 15, 2015, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born June 21, 1953, at Scarbro, she was the daughter of the late Mary E. Lopez. Her husband, Delmas Gene West, preceded her in death on Jan. 22, 2015. Two brothers, Roy Dale Lopez and Wayne Lopez, and her sister, Tonya Lynn Lopez, also preceded her. She was a retired custodian for the Fayette County Board of Education. Alice liked fishing and she loved spending time with her grandchildren. Surviving: son, Greg Lopez of Fairmont; daughters, Tresa Feltner and Mary West, both of Scarbro; sisters, Junie King of Youngsville, N.C., Rebecca Webber of Wrentham, Mass., and Lisa Ann Lopez of Burlington, N.C; brothers, William Lopez of Big Stone Gap, Va., Dwayne "Fuzzy" Parrish of Oak Hill and Teddy Parrish of Scarbro; grandchildren, Jerry T. Snuffer, Hali Feltner, Travis Evans, Jacob Feltner, Anna Weaver, Noah Feltner, Nora Feltner, Dylan Lopez and Scottie Lopez; and one great-grandchild, Kacen Feltner. Funeral services were Feb. 22 at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill, with Rev. Delmas Wolfe officiating. Burial was at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. on February 26, 2015.2

Family

Delmas Gene West b. April 9, 1949, d. January 22, 2015
Marriage*She married Delmas Gene West, son of Paul Winston West and Winnie Mae Smith.1,2 
Children
  • Mary West1,2
  • Tresa West1,2
  • Greg West1,2

Citations

  1. [S2038] Fayette-Tribune, The, From the Delmas Gene West obituary in the Jan 29, 2015 edition.
  2. [S2038] Fayette-Tribune, The, From the Alice Marie Lopez West obituary in the Feb 26, 2015 edition.

Naomi Caldwell1,2

F, b. August 13, 1914, d. August 25, 1994
     Naomi Caldwell was buried at Wiley Cemetery, Pettry, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3,1 Her married name was White.2 She married Jessie James White, son of Pearis Edward "Edd" White and Maude Mae Conner.2,1 Naomi Caldwell was born on August 13, 1914 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.3,2 She died on August 25, 1994 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 80.3,1 She LERONA - Mrs. Naomi Caldwell White, 80, of Lerona, died Thursday, August 25, 1994, at a Princeton hospital. Born at Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Cynthia Shorter Caldwell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pettry Church of Christ. She was a lifelong resident of Mercer County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie J. White; daughter, Joyce Faye White, and brothers, Roscoe, William, Lloyd, Woodrow and Earl Caldwell; and sister, Lorraine Martin. Survivors; sons, James W. White of Princeton and Clendal White and Edward White, both of Lerona; daughter, Mrs. Robert "Ennis" Gadd of Elgood; sisters, Mrs. Lockie Wiley of Athens and Mrs. Ruth Crews and Mrs. Pansy Wiley, both of Lerona; nine grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Bruce Barilla officiating. Burial will follow in the Wiley Family Cemetery on Bent Mountain near Lerona. on August 26, 1994.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 247, District 28-38, Plymouth, Mercer Co., West Virginia4

Family

Jessie James White b. January 12, 1912, d. November 27, 1970
Marriage*Naomi Caldwell married Jessie James White, son of Pearis Edward "Edd" White and Maude Mae Conner.2,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Naomi Caldwell White obituary in the Aug 26, 1994 edition.
  2. [S2877] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S9158] Wiley Cemetery, Mercer Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the James Woodrow White obituary in the Jan 31, 2013 edition.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Edward T. White obituary in the Jun 4, 1999 edition.
  7. [S8169] Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center, online www.memorialfd.com, From the Ennis Elane Gadd obituary.
  8. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  9. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  10. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Joyce Faye White death certificate.

Ennis Elane White1,2,3,4

F, b. June 7, 1933, d. April 10, 2013
FatherJessie James White5,1,2,3,4 b. January 12, 1912, d. November 27, 1970
MotherNaomi Caldwell5,1,2,3,4 b. August 13, 1914, d. August 25, 1994
     Ennis Elane White was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3 She Ennis Elane Gadd, 79, of Elgood Road, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Princeton community Hospital, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born June 7, 1933, at Bent Mountain, Ennis was the daughter of the late Jessie and Naomi Caldwell White. Of the christian faith, she was a homemaker, gardener, seamstress and baker. She found her place in the world on her beloved country farm in rural Mercer county, alongside her husband, Robert. While she worked hard at many tasks throughout her life, her most favorite job came in the summers, she and Robert raised their gardens and sold the produce they harvested at the Mercer county Tailgate Farmer's Market. Through all the time Ennis spent tending the earth, raising livestock or baking a batch of rolls for market, her best-loved titles were that of wife, mom and "nanny". In addition to her parents, Ennis was preceded in death by her always-devoted husband of 61 years, Robert; brothers James and Edward White; and an infant sister, Joyce Fay. Survivors left to cherish her memory include three daughters, Connie Gadd Toler and husband, Doug, of Athens; Deborah Gadd Mitchem and husband, Danny, of Elgood; and Nancy Gadd Byrd, of Austin, Texas; two granddaughters, Tammie Toler of Athens; and Cristi Williams, of Elgood; great-grandson, Matthew Gadd Williams, of Elgood; great-granddaughter, Abigail Elane Williams-Fry, of Elgood; brother, Clendal White and his wife, Patty; and a very special friend, Beverly McManaway. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Sunday, April 14, 2013 from the Burns Wornal chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Jim Stanley officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton.3 Her Social Security Number was 236-48-6212.6 She was born on June 7, 1933 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.6,3 As of July 21, 1949,her married name was Gadd.4 She married Robert Lee Gadd on July 21, 1949 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.7,2,3,4 Ennis Elane White died on April 10, 2013 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 79.6,3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 247, District 28-38, Plymouth, Mercer Co., West Virginia5

Family

Robert Lee Gadd b. January 25, 1927, d. September 22, 2010
Marriage*Ennis Elane White married Robert Lee Gadd on July 21, 1949 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.7,2,3,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the James Woodrow White obituary in the Jan 31, 2013 edition.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Edward T. White obituary in the Jun 4, 1999 edition.
  3. [S8169] Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center, online www.memorialfd.com, From the Ennis Elane Gadd obituary.
  4. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Naomi Caldwell White obituary in the Aug 26, 1994 edition.
  8. [S8169] Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center, online www.memorialfd.com, From the Robert Lee Gadd obituary.
  9. [S8169] Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center, online www.memorialfd.com, From the Connie Gadd Toler obituary.

James Woodrow White1,2,3

M, b. July 23, 1935, d. January 29, 2013
FatherJessie James White1,2,3,4,5 b. January 12, 1912, d. November 27, 1970
MotherNaomi Caldwell1,2,3,4,5 b. August 13, 1914, d. August 25, 1994
     His Social Security Number was 233-56-9238.6 James Woodrow White was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3,7 He married Norma Alvatine Martin.3 James Woodrow White was born on July 23, 1935 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.6,3 He died on January 29, 2013 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 77.6,3 He James Woodrow "Bunny" White, 77 of Old Athens Road, Princeton, West Virginia, died peacefully late Tuesday evening, January 29, 2013 in Princeton Community Hospital following a long illness. He was born July 23, 1935 in Princeton, and was the son of the late Jessie James and Naomi Caldwell White. He retired as an Equipment Supervisor with the West Virginia Department of Highways in Princeton. Bunny attended Johnston Chapel Baptist Church on Halls Ridge Road in Princeton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving and devoted wife Norma Alvatine Martin White and by a brother Edward White. He is survived by one daughter Judy Hanna and husband Kenneth of Princeton. One son, Ronald J. White and Michaella and her daughter Summer. Three grandchildren, Heather Wilson and husband Mike and their daughter Kayla of Princeton. Angela Long and husband Jamie and their children Cody, Teresa, Sadie and Mayleigh of Cherokee, North Carolina and Bradley Hanna and wife Jennifer and their children Alexia, Emily, Ryan and Hailey of Staunton, Virginia. Also surviving, are one brother, Clendal White and his wife Patty of Bent Mountain, Lerona, West Virginia and one sister, Ennis Gadd of Pettrey, West Virginia. A host of Nieces and Nephews and his extended family from the Country View Assisted Living Facility in Peterstown, West Virginia also survive. We will celebrate the life of James "Bunny" White on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 11:00 AM from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Jim Simmons officiating. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of the Wildwood of the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. on January 31, 2013.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 247, District 28-38, Plymouth, Mercer Co., West Virginia1

Family

Norma Alvatine Martin b. September 8, 1936, d. June 28, 2009
Marriage*James Woodrow White married Norma Alvatine Martin.3 
Children
  • Ronald J. White3,8
  • Judy Darlene White3,8,9

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Naomi Caldwell White obituary in the Aug 26, 1994 edition.
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the James Woodrow White obituary in the Jan 31, 2013 edition.
  4. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Edward T. White obituary in the Jun 4, 1999 edition.
  5. [S8169] Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center, online www.memorialfd.com, From the Ennis Elane Gadd obituary.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S2241] Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=conner&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=52527626&CRid=79747&df=all&
  8. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Norma A. White obituary in the Jun 30, 2009 edition.
  9. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Edward Thompson "Eddie" White1,2,3,4,5,6

M, b. June 5, 1939, d. June 3, 1999
FatherJessie James White1,2,3,4,6 b. January 12, 1912, d. November 27, 1970
MotherNaomi Caldwell1,2,3,4,6 b. August 13, 1914, d. August 25, 1994
     His Social Security Number was 232-64-8591.4 Edward Thompson "Eddie" White was buried at Wiley Cemetery, Pettry, Mercer Co., West Virginia.6 He was born on June 5, 1939 at Pettry, Mercer Co., West Virginia.4,6 He married Pauline Grace Mitchell on October 24, 1961 at Speedway, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5 Edward Thompson "Eddie" White died on June 3, 1999 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 59.4,6 He LERONA - Edward T. White, 59, of Bent Mountain Road, Lerona, was dead on arrival Thursday, June 3, 1999, at Princeton Community Hospital. Born June 5, 1939, at Pettry, he was a son of the late Jessie J. and Naomi Caldwell White. He was a graduate of Athens High School and was employed by the West Virginia Department of Highways, Route 20, as a mechanic. He was preceded in death by one sister. Survivors include one son, Edward T. White Jr. of Bent Mountain Road; one daughter, Donna J. Thomason of Princeton; two grandsons, Jason and Steven Thomason; one sister, Ennis Gadd and husband Robert of Elgood; and two brothers, James White and wife Norma of Princeton, and Clendal White and wife Patty of Bent Mountain Road. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory, Athens Road, Princeton, with Rev. Roger Carroll officiating. Burial will follow at the Caldwell-Wiley Cemetery, Bent Mountain, near Lerona. on June 4, 1999.6

Census Records

1940Dwelling 247, District 28-38, Plymouth, Mercer Co., West Virginia1

Family

Pauline Grace Mitchell b. October 23, 1945, d. October 17, 2006
Marriage*Edward Thompson "Eddie" White married Pauline Grace Mitchell on October 24, 1961 at Speedway, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5 
Children
  • Donna J. White7,6
  • Edward Thopmson White Jr.7,6

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Naomi Caldwell White obituary in the Aug 26, 1994 edition.
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the James Woodrow White obituary in the Jan 31, 2013 edition.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the White-Mitchell marriage record.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Edward T. White obituary in the Jun 4, 1999 edition.
  7. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Pauline Grace White obituary in the Oct 20, 2006 edition.