Okie Dove Tosh1,2,3

F, b. September 5, 1898, d. February 27, 1989
     Okie Dove Tosh was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4,2 Her Social Security Number was 233-96-9979.1 She was born on September 5, 1898 at Penhook, Franklin Co., Virginia.4,1,2 As of circa 1922,her married name was Polk.5 She married Anthony Campbell Polk, son of Daniel Kingdom Polk and Mary Frances Riffe, circa 1922.5,2,3 Okie Dove Tosh died on February 27, 1989 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 90.4,1,6,2 She Mrs. Okie Dove Polk, 90, of Crab Orchard, died Monday, Feb. 27, at 2:15 a.m., at a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born Sept. 5, 1898, in Penhook, Va., she was the daughter of the late G. K. and Mary J. Newbill Tosh. Mrs. Polk was a member of the Glen View Independent Baptist Church and was a 70-year resident of Raleigh County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Campbell Polk in 1955 and two sons, Russell and Rudolph Polk. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Calvin (Hazel) Bolen of Crab Orchard, with whom she made her home, Mrs. Darrell (Shirley) Richardson of Wagner, S.C. and Mrs. Alfred (Irene) Lambert of Lynchburg, Va; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at ll a.m. at the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel in Beckley with Pastors Jim Frazier and Mark Lowe officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Park at Beckley. on February 28, 1989.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 674, District 12, Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia5
1940Dwelling 267, District 41-39, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia7

Family

Anthony Campbell Polk b. November 10, 1894, d. April 9, 1955
Marriage*Okie Dove Tosh married Anthony Campbell Polk, son of Daniel Kingdom Polk and Mary Frances Riffe, circa 1922.5,2,3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S798] Register Herald, From the Okie Dove Polk obituary in the Feb 28, 1989 edition.
  3. [S798] Register Herald, From the Anthony Campbell Polk obituary in the Apr 10, 1955 edition.
  4. [S2590] Sunset Memorial Park, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=wallace&GSfn=victoria&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=69824791&CRid=80051&df=all&
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  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. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Campbell Rudolph Polk obituary in the Aug 4, 1971 edition.
  9. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Russell Polk death certificate.
  10. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Bolen-Polk marriage record.
  11. [S798] Register Herald, From the Hazel M. Bolen obituary in the Jan 6, 2016 edition.
  12. [S3642] Aiken Standard, From the Shirley Polk Richardson obituary in the Aug 7, 2019 edition.
  13. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Lambert-Polk marriage record.

Hazel Mae Polk1

F, b. November 1, 1932, d. January 3, 2016
FatherAnthony Campbell Polk1,2,3,4,5,6 b. November 10, 1894, d. April 9, 1955
MotherOkie Dove Tosh1,2,3,4,5,6 b. September 5, 1898, d. February 27, 1989
     Hazel Mae Polk was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.7 She was born on November 1, 1932 at Glen View, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,6 As of July 6, 1955,her married name was Bolen.1 She married Calvin Kenneth Bolen on July 6, 1955 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,3,5,6,8 Hazel Mae Polk died on January 3, 2016 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 83.6 She Hazel M. Bolen, age 83, of Crab Orchard, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at her home following a long illness. Born November 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Cambell and Okie Polk. Hazel was a homemaker and had lived in Crab Orchard most of her life. She enjoyed taking care of others, working in the yard, gardening and working with flowers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Kenneth (Gomer) Bolen, by a daughter Julia A. Bolen, and two brothers Rudy and Russel Polk. Those left to cherish her memory are one son, Kevin and wife Judy Bolen of Crab Orchard; one daughter, Allison Addair of Soak Creek; two sisters Irene and husband Alfred Lambert of Lynchburg, Va., Shirley and husband Darrel Richardson of Aiken, S.C. and one grandchild, Cinthia Bolen. on January 6, 2016.6

Census Records

1940Dwelling 267, District 41-39, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia2

Family

Calvin Kenneth Bolen b. February 18, 1928, d. February 5, 1996
Marriage*Hazel Mae Polk married Calvin Kenneth Bolen on July 6, 1955 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,3,5,6,8 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Bolen-Polk marriage record.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S798] Register Herald, From the Okie Dove Polk obituary in the Feb 28, 1989 edition.
  4. [S798] Register Herald, From the Anthony Campbell Polk obituary in the Apr 10, 1955 edition.
  5. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Campbell Rudolph Polk obituary in the Aug 4, 1971 edition.
  6. [S798] Register Herald, From the Hazel M. Bolen obituary in the Jan 6, 2016 edition.
  7. [S2907] Canaday Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=77941&GRid=49434035&CRid=77941&
  8. [S798] Register Herald, From the Calvin Kenneth Bolen obituary in the Feb 6, 1996 edition.
  9. [S4295] Blue Ridge Funeral Homes, online www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/blue-ridge, From the Julia A. Bolen obituary.
  10. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Calvin Kenneth Bolen1,2,3,4,5

M, b. February 18, 1928, d. February 5, 1996
     His Social Security Number was 235-42-8851.6 Calvin Kenneth Bolen was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2,4 He was born on February 18, 1928 at Glen View, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2,4,6 He married Hazel Mae Polk, daughter of Anthony Campbell Polk and Okie Dove Tosh, on July 6, 1955 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,7,8,3,4 Calvin Kenneth Bolen died on February 5, 1996 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 67.2,4,6 He Calvin Kenneth “Gomer" Bolen, 67, of Crab Orchard, died Monday, Feb. 5, 1996, in a Charleston hospital following a short illness. Born Feb. 18, 1928, at Glen View, he was the son of the late Ordie Bolen and Ada Ruth Rollins Bolen Galbraith. Mr. Bolen served in the U.S. Army for 12 years. He was a retired electrician w ith the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers). He was a former Golden Glove champion and was a member of the Beaver Creek Golf Club. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Robert Allen Bolen, Gussie “Fred” Bolen, James Dillard Bolen and Charles Dial Bolen and a sister, Stella Ruth Howerton. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Hazel Polk Bolen; a son, Kevin Bolen and his wife, Judy, of Slab Fork, and two daughters, Julia Bolen and Allison Lytle, both of Crab Orchard. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John R. Pack officiating and Tim Roberts ministering with music. Burial will follow in the Canaday Cemetery at Glen View. on February 6, 1996.4

Family

Hazel Mae Polk b. November 1, 1932, d. January 3, 2016
Marriage*He married Hazel Mae Polk, daughter of Anthony Campbell Polk and Okie Dove Tosh, on July 6, 1955 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,7,8,3,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Bolen-Polk marriage record.
  2. [S2907] Canaday Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=77941&GRid=49434035&CRid=77941&
  3. [S798] Register Herald, From the Hazel M. Bolen obituary in the Jan 6, 2016 edition.
  4. [S798] Register Herald, From the Calvin Kenneth Bolen obituary in the Feb 6, 1996 edition.
  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.
  7. [S798] Register Herald, From the Okie Dove Polk obituary in the Feb 28, 1989 edition.
  8. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Campbell Rudolph Polk obituary in the Aug 4, 1971 edition.
  9. [S4295] Blue Ridge Funeral Homes, online www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/blue-ridge, From the Julia A. Bolen obituary.
  10. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Julia A. Bolen1,2

F, b. July 22, 1962, d. February 3, 2007
FatherCalvin Kenneth Bolen1,2,3 b. February 18, 1928, d. February 5, 1996
MotherHazel Mae Polk1,2,3 b. November 1, 1932, d. January 3, 2016
     Julia A. Bolen Julia A. Bolen C.P.A. 44, of Crab Orchard went to be with the lord Saturday, February 3rd after a short illness. Born in 1962, she was a graduate of Independence High School and Concord College. Employed at the Raleigh County Court House though she was there just a short time she loved her job and the people she worked with. Julia loved people, life, and cats and collected pins. She was very giving person that loved spending time with her church (Jordan Christian Fellowship) and her family there. She was preceded in death by her father Calvin Kenneth Bolen. Those left to cherish her memory include her mother Hazel M. Bolen of Glen View, brother Kevin E. Bolen with wife Judy M. Bolen and Julia's precious niece Cinthia Kay Bolen of Glen View, and sister Allison M. Addair also of Glen View. Services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, February 8, 2007 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley with Rev. Tim Roberts officiating. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 She was born on July 22, 1962 at West Virginia. She died on February 3, 2007 at age 44.1

Citations

  1. [S4295] Blue Ridge Funeral Homes, online www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/blue-ridge, From the Julia A. Bolen obituary.
  2. [S798] Register Herald, From the Hazel M. Bolen obituary in the Jan 6, 2016 edition.
  3. [S798] Register Herald, From the Calvin Kenneth Bolen obituary in the Feb 6, 1996 edition.

Campbell Rudolph Polk1,2,3,4,5,6

M, b. January 17, 1924, d. August 2, 1971
FatherAnthony Campbell Polk1,7,2,8,6 b. November 10, 1894, d. April 9, 1955
MotherOkie Dove Tosh1,7,2,8,6 b. September 5, 1898, d. February 27, 1989
     Campbell Rudolph Polk was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4,5,6 He was born on January 17, 1924 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.3,4,5,6 He died on August 2, 1971 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 47.4,5,6 He Funeral services for Campbell Rudolph Polk, 47, of Crab Orchard, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs Jim Frazier, Crab Orchard and Paul A. Wheeler, Lynchburg, Va., officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. He died at 2 a.m. Monday in Lynchburg, while visiting a sister, Mrs. Alfred (Irene) Lambert. Death was attributed to an apparent heart attack. Born Jan. 17, 1924 at Glen White, he was the son of Mrs. Okie Tosh Polk, Crab Orchard, and the late Anthony Campbell Polk. A member of the Glen View Independent Baptist Church, he was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. In addition to his mother and sister, he is survived by two other sisters, Mrs. Calvin (Hazel) Bolen, Crab Orchard, and Mrs. Darrell (Shirley) Richardson, Aiken, S.C. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Douglas Polk, Charles Cooper, Henry O'Shimsky, John Radford, Glen Thompson and Claude Akers. on August 4, 1971.6

Census Records

1930Dwelling 674, District 12, Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 267, District 41-39, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia7

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S798] Register Herald, From the Okie Dove Polk obituary in the Feb 28, 1989 edition.
  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. [S2590] Sunset Memorial Park, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=wallace&GSfn=victoria&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=69824791&CRid=80051&df=all&
  5. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  6. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Campbell Rudolph Polk obituary in the Aug 4, 1971 edition.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S798] Register Herald, From the Anthony Campbell Polk obituary in the Apr 10, 1955 edition.