Elmer Clarence Burnette1,2,3

M, b. October 20, 1910, d. July 29, 1990
     His Social Security Number was 233-12-1507.4 Elmer Clarence Burnette was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5,6 He and Norma Frances Conner were divorced.6 Elmer Clarence Burnette was born on October 20, 1910 at Lowe, Mercer Co., West Virginia; His draft card has a birth year of 1911.4,2 He married Norma Frances Conner, daughter of Dennis Haden Conner and Addie Anna "Annie" Kingrea, on October 7, 1939 at Bland Co., Virginia.1,3 Elmer Clarence Burnette died on July 29, 1990 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 79.4,6 He Elmer Clarence Burnette, 79, of Route 1, Rock, died Sunday in a Princeton hospital. Born at Matoaka, he was a son of the late Ophus and Maggie Short Burnette. He was a member of the UMWA local #6039 at Dott. He was retired from the Turkey Gap Coal Company at Dott. He was a member of the Cavalry Baptist Church at Lake Bottom. Survivors: wife, Billie Hall Burnette; son, Roger Burnette of Forestville, Md; daughters, Sue McPherson and Karen Shrader both of Princeton, Anne Frye of Waynesboro, Va; brothers, Mathew Burnette and Howard Burnette both of Route 1, Rock, Amos Burnette of Greeensboro, N.C; sisters, Margaret Matherly of Rock, Sylvia Carr of Princeton; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens at Princeton. on July 31, 1990.6

Census Records

1940Dwelling 8, District 28-48, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia7

Occupation

1940Coal miner7

Family

Norma Frances Conner b. July 18, 1922, d. July 27, 2012
Divorce*Elmer Clarence Burnette and Norma Frances Conner were divorced.6 
Marriage* Elmer Clarence Burnette married Norma Frances Conner, daughter of Dennis Haden Conner and Addie Anna "Annie" Kingrea, on October 7, 1939 at Bland Co., Virginia.1,3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Norma Frances Conner Burnette obituary in the Jul 28, 2012 edition.
  2. [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.
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [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&
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Elmer Clarence Burnette obituary in the Jul 31, 1990 edition.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S582] John Winfield Spangler, John Winfield Spangler Research Papers.
  9. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Anne Darlene Burnette Frye obituary in the Jan 11, 2008 edition.
  10. [S5158] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011.

Robert Lee Eggleston1,2,3

M, b. March 6, 1953, d. July 29, 2013
     Robert Lee Eggleston was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.2 His Social Security Number was 231-74-9314.4 He was born on March 6, 1953 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.1,4,3 He married Darlyne Gail Woolwine, daughter of Allen Hayden Woolwine and Callie Elizabeth Trump, on May 26, 1990 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.3 Robert Lee Eggleston died on July 29, 2013 at Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 60.4

Family

Darlyne Gail Woolwine
Marriage*He married Darlyne Gail Woolwine, daughter of Allen Hayden Woolwine and Callie Elizabeth Trump, on May 26, 1990 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  2. [S2251] Sherwood Burial Park, Roanoke Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=poff&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40016666&CRid=728583&df=all&
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Bessie Mae Gearhart1,2,3

F, b. February 4, 1914, d. July 11, 1961
FatherFloyd Smith Gearheart1,4,3 b. September 25, 1849, d. March 23, 1928
MotherEtta Mae Rose1,4,3,5 b. September, 1892, d. April 8, 1942
     Bessie Mae Gearhart was buried at Woolwine Family Cemetery (also known as Sugar Grove Cemetery or Craigs Mountain Road Cemetery), Rogers, Montgomery Co., Virginia.6,2,3 She was born on February 4, 1914 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.6,3 She married Roy Floyd Woolwine, son of Noah Wise Woolwine and Essie Emmaline Spradlin, on July 12, 1930 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.4,2,3 As of July 12, 1930,her married name was Woolwine.4 Bessie Mae Gearhart died on July 11, 1961 at Radford, Virginia, at age 47.2,3 She Mrs. Bessie Mae Woolwine, 47, died in a Bedford (should be Radford) hospital Tuesday afternoon. She is survived by her husband, Roy F. Woolwine; four daughters, Mrs. John Thompson, Mrs. Elva Sutphin, Miss Iris Woolwine, Miss Judy Woolwine; two sons Samuel Woolwine, Roger Woolwine; one sister Mrs. Charlie Van Hoozier, all of Christiansburg, two brothers, Mosby Gearhart, Christiansburg, Massie Gearhart, Grundy; four grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Richardson Funeral Home with burial in the family cemetery at Sugar Grove. on July 12, 1961.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 79, District 61-18, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia5

Family

Roy Floyd Woolwine b. August 1, 1912, d. November 4, 1980
Marriage*Bessie Mae Gearhart married Roy Floyd Woolwine, son of Noah Wise Woolwine and Essie Emmaline Spradlin, on July 12, 1930 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.4,2,3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S3196] Radford News Journal, From the Bessie Mae Woolwine obituary in the Jul 12, 1961 edition.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S2415] Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, online https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1708698
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S576] Margaret Tynan & Rena Worthen, Montgomery Co., Virginia Cemeteries, Volume I.
  7. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Sidney J. Woolwine obituary in the Jun 23, 2006 edition.
  8. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  9. [S1370] Woolwine, online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1971402&id=I96692818
  10. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.