Myrtle Irene Honig1,2,3

F, b. August 10, 1921, d. April 29, 1999
     Her Social Security Number was 229-18-3469.4 Myrtle Irene Honig was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.2 She was born on August 10, 1921 at Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia.1,2,3,4,5 As of February 21, 1948,her married name was Gowen.1 She married Oscar Allen Gowen, son of Homer Garland Gowen Sr. and Rennie Belle Proffit, on February 21, 1948 at Amherst Co., Virginia.1 Myrtle Irene Honig and Oscar Allen Gowen were divorced on November 14, 1969 at Amherst Co., Virginia.3 Myrtle Irene Honig died on April 29, 1999 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 77.2,4,6,7

Census Records

1950Dwelling 249, District 5-9, Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia8

Occupation

1950Shoe factory worker8

Family

Oscar Allen Gowen b. January 14, 1927, d. September 1, 1998
Marriage*Myrtle Irene Honig married Oscar Allen Gowen, son of Homer Garland Gowen Sr. and Rennie Belle Proffit, on February 21, 1948 at Amherst Co., Virginia.1 
Divorce* Myrtle Irene Honig and Oscar Allen Gowen were divorced on November 14, 1969 at Amherst Co., Virginia.3 
Child

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S4721] Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  6. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  8. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1042] News & Advance, The, From the Donna Gowen Mitchell obituary in the Aug 31, 2020 edition.

Donna Elizabeth Gowen1,2,3,4

F, b. February 12, 1952, d. August 29, 2020
FatherOscar Allen Gowen1,2 b. January 14, 1927, d. September 1, 1998
MotherMyrtle Irene Honig1,2 b. August 10, 1921, d. April 29, 1999
     Donna Elizabeth Gowen was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.5,1 She was born on February 12, 1952 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,3,4 As of May 22, 1969,her married name was Marino.3 She married Michael Angelo Marino on May 22, 1969 at Chesterfield, Chesterfield Co., South Carolina.3 Donna Elizabeth Gowen and Michael Angelo Marino were divorced on November 13, 1975 at Amherst Co., Virginia.3 As of December 6, 1980,her married name was Mitchell.2 Donna Elizabeth Gowen married Basil Warren Mitchell on December 6, 1980 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,2 Donna Elizabeth Gowen died on August 29, 2020 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 68.1 She Donna Gowen Mitchell, 68, of Madison Heights, went home to be with the lord on Saturday August 29, 2020, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Basil Warren Mitchell for forty wonderful years. Born February 12, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Gowen and the late Myrtle Honig Gowen. Donna was a long time employee of CVTC, homemaker and care giver. She was a loving, generous person who had a wonderful sense of humor, loved music and the simple things in life. In addition to her husband Warren, Donna is survived by her daughters, Michelle A. Marino of Madison Heights; Melissa D. Mitchell of Madison Heights; and Shanon L. Mitchell of Madison Heights; two grandchildren, Christopher D. Tyree and his wife Jade of Forest; Samantha C. Owen and her husband Jason of Madison Heights. Donna had three beautiful great grandchildren, who were the apples of her eye, Aria Tyree; Phelan Tyree; and Layla Owen. She also had other extended family and friends who will miss her greatly. A graveside service will be held at Fort Hill Memorial Park. on August 31, 2020.1

Family 1

Michael Angelo Marino
Marriage*She married Michael Angelo Marino on May 22, 1969 at Chesterfield, Chesterfield Co., South Carolina.3 
Divorce* Donna Elizabeth Gowen and Michael Angelo Marino were divorced on November 13, 1975 at Amherst Co., Virginia.3 
Child
  • Michelle A. Marino1

Family 2

Basil Warren Mitchell
Marriage*Donna Elizabeth Gowen married Basil Warren Mitchell on December 6, 1980 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,2 
Children
  • Melissa D. Mitchell1
  • Shanon L. Mitchell1

Citations

  1. [S1042] News & Advance, The, From the Donna Gowen Mitchell obituary in the Aug 31, 2020 edition.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  4. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  5. [S4721] Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com

Earl Anderson Dalton1,2,3,4,5

M, b. February 20, 1926, d. May 9, 1968
     His Social Security Number was 227-20-7960.6 Earl Anderson Dalton was buried at City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia.2,3 He was born on February 20, 1926 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia.1,2,3,4,5,6 He married Vivian Lucille Gowen, daughter of Homer Garland Gowen Sr. and Rennie Belle Proffit, on August 14, 1949 at Hopewell, Virginia.1 Earl Anderson Dalton and Vivian Lucille Gowen were divorced on November 16, 1962 at Hopewell, Virginia.7 Earl Anderson Dalton died on May 9, 1968 at Monroe Co., Florida, at age 42.2,3,8

Census Records

1950Dwelling 180, District 111-2, Hopewell, Virginia9

Occupation

1950Chemical plant worker9

Family

Vivian Lucille Gowen b. March 5, 1929, d. May 4, 2012
Marriage*Earl Anderson Dalton married Vivian Lucille Gowen, daughter of Homer Garland Gowen Sr. and Rennie Belle Proffit, on August 14, 1949 at Hopewell, Virginia.1 
Divorce* Earl Anderson Dalton and Vivian Lucille Gowen were divorced on November 16, 1962 at Hopewell, Virginia.7 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  3. [S11849] City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, VA, online www.findagrave.com.
  4. [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.
  5. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  8. [S417] Florida Health Department, Florida Death Index,1877-1998.
  9. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S784] Progress-Index, The, From the Vivian Lucille Whitt obituary in the May 6, 2012 edition.
  11. [S8740] News Leader, The, From the Ronald Earl Dalton obituary in the Dec 29, 2008 edition.

Ronald Earl Dalton1,2,3,4,5,6

M, b. October 24, 1951, d. December 27, 2008
FatherEarl Anderson Dalton1,2,6 b. February 20, 1926, d. May 9, 1968
MotherVivian Lucille Gowen1,2,6 b. March 5, 1929, d. May 4, 2012
     His Social Security Number was 225-76-1296.7 Ronald Earl Dalton was buried at Augusta Memorial Park, 1775 Goose Creek Road, Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.6 He was born on October 24, 1951 at Hopewell, Virginia.2,7,4,6 He married Lydia Ann Coker on July 4, 1986 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.2 Ronald Earl Dalton and Lydia Ann Coker were divorced on December 11, 2002 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.3 Ronald Earl Dalton died on December 27, 2008 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 57.7,5,6 He Ronald Earl Dalton, 57, of Waynesboro, passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at his home. Born Oct. 24, 1951, in Lynchburg, he was a son of Lucille D. Whitt of Hopewell and the late Earl A. Dalton. Mr. Dalton graduated from high school in Hopewell and had been employed as a pipe fitter with Brown & Root in Waynesboro. An avid drag racer, he also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, great-grandchildren and his cats. His father, his son, Mitchell Blaine Male and his stepfather, Jim Whitt, preceded Ronald in death. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his fiancee, Judy Britt of Waynesboro; a brother, Stacey Whitt, and wife, Debra Ann, of Bluff City, Tenn; two sisters, Diane Chinners and husband Bo of Fairhope, Ala., and Tonya Carmonys and husband Roger of Chester; two grandchildren, Jamie Blaine Brown and wife Amanda, and Lindsay Elizabeth "Scooby" Brown; their mother, Donna Brown Coffey, and husband, Earl M. "Dunebug" Coffey; two great-grandchildren, Hailey Ann Marie Brown and Rylie Elizabeth Brown; six nieces and nephews, Tyler and Nicole Whitt, Tiffany and Derek Chinners and Jordan and Sydney Carmonys. Burial will follow at Augusta Memorial Park in Waynesboro. Active pallbearers will be Jason Campbell, Mickey Pike, Roger Welcher, Jeff Boyd, Greg Robertson and Kenny Brown. on December 29, 2008.6

Family

Lydia Ann Coker b. July 6, 1945, d. May 3, 2006
Marriage*He married Lydia Ann Coker on July 4, 1986 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.2 
Divorce* Ronald Earl Dalton and Lydia Ann Coker were divorced on December 11, 2002 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S784] Progress-Index, The, From the Vivian Lucille Whitt obituary in the May 6, 2012 edition.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  4. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  5. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  6. [S8740] News Leader, The, From the Ronald Earl Dalton obituary in the Dec 29, 2008 edition.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Lydia Ann Coker1,2,3,4,5

F, b. July 6, 1945, d. May 3, 2006
     Her Social Security Number was 226-58-2472.3 Lydia Ann Coker was buried at Augusta Memorial Park, 1775 Goose Creek Road, Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.5 She was born on July 6, 1945 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.1,3,4,5 As of July 4, 1986,her married name was Dalton.1 She married Ronald Earl Dalton, son of Earl Anderson Dalton and Vivian Lucille Gowen, on July 4, 1986 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.1 Lydia Ann Coker and Ronald Earl Dalton were divorced on December 11, 2002 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.2 Lydia Ann Coker died on May 3, 2006 at Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 60.3,6,5,7

Family

Ronald Earl Dalton b. October 24, 1951, d. December 27, 2008
Marriage*She married Ronald Earl Dalton, son of Earl Anderson Dalton and Vivian Lucille Gowen, on July 4, 1986 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.1 
Divorce* Lydia Ann Coker and Ronald Earl Dalton were divorced on December 11, 2002 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.2 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  5. [S3303] Augusta Memorial Park, Augusta Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  6. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Jimmie Morris Whitt1,2

M, b. May 2, 1935, d. May 30, 1998
     Jimmie Morris Whitt was buried at Appomattox Cemetery, 703 North 21st Avenue, Hopewell, Virginia.3 His Social Security Number was 246-52-9179.1 He married Vivian Lucille Gowen, daughter of Homer Garland Gowen Sr. and Rennie Belle Proffit.4 Jimmie Morris Whitt was born on May 2, 1935 at Creedmoor, Wake Co., North Carolina.1,5,3 He died on May 30, 1998 at Prince George Co., Virginia, at age 63.1,6,5,3,2

Family

Vivian Lucille Gowen b. March 5, 1929, d. May 4, 2012
Marriage*He married Vivian Lucille Gowen, daughter of Homer Garland Gowen Sr. and Rennie Belle Proffit.4 
Children
  • Stacey Morris Whitt7
  • Tonya Lynn Whitt8,7

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  3. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  4. [S8740] News Leader, The, From the Ronald Earl Dalton obituary in the Dec 29, 2008 edition.
  5. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  8. [S784] Progress-Index, The, From the Vivian Lucille Whitt obituary in the May 6, 2012 edition.