Donald Lee Wood1,2,3,4

M, b. September 8, 1931, d. October 15, 1996
     His Social Security Number was 236-48-8561.3 Donald Lee Wood was buried at Shumate Cemetery, Maple Meadow, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2,4 He was born on September 8, 1931 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2,3 He married Hazel Dane Canaday, daughter of Stephen Reed Canaday and Frances Merle Worley, on April 23, 1955 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 Donald Lee Wood died on October 15, 1996 at Lowell, Summers Co., West Virginia, at age 65.2,4 He LOWELL - Donald Lee Wood, 65, of Lowell, Summers County, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1996, at home. He was a graduate of Trap Hill High School, an Army veteran of the Korean War and a retired mine foreman. Surviving: mother, Sylvia Milam Wood of Maple Meadow; daughters, Delores Sturgill of Crab Orchard, Carolyn Wood of Daytona Beach, Fla; brothers, Lacy H. Wood of Lester, Bill S. Wood of Stockton, Calif., Thomas L. Wood of Maple Meadow; sisters, Alice Schroeder of Westwego, La., Joyce A. Sumner of Columbia Station, Ohio, Judy Sherrod of Mullens; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Dale Birchfield officiating. Burial will be in Shumate Cemetery, Maple Meadow. on October 18, 1996.4

Family

Hazel Dane Canaday
Marriage*He married Hazel Dane Canaday, daughter of Stephen Reed Canaday and Frances Merle Worley, on April 23, 1955 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 
Children
  • Delores Wood4
  • Carolyn Wood4

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Wood-Canaday marriage record.
  2. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail, From the Donald Lee Wood obituary in the Oct 18, 1996 edition.

Daisy Leon Cook1,2

F, b. June 6, 1920, d. March 6, 2006
     Daisy Leon Cook was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 Her Social Security Number was 233-28-9038.3 Her married name was Wills.1 She married Richard Darrell Wills, son of Joseph Wills and Cassie May Kincaid.1,4 Daisy Leon Cook was born on June 6, 1920 at Sandlick, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,3 She died on March 6, 2006 at West Virginia at age 85.1,3 She Daisy Leon Wills, 85, of Arnett, passed away Monday, March 6, 2006. Born June 6, 1920, at Sandlick, she was the daughter of the late Claude Cook and the late Dora Cook. Daisy was of the Methodist Faith. In addition to her parents, Daisy was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Wills, who passed away in 1986; a brother, Emory Gene Cook; and a sister, Garnett Covey. Those left to cherish her memory include her nieces, Ronetta Frye of Posey Saxon Road, Linda Snodgrass and husband, Phillip, of Arnett, Loudema Wills and husband, Bob, of MacArthur and Darlena Bragg and husband, Paul, of Martinsburg; a nephew, Roger Ryan and wife, Pat, of Posey Saxon; seven nieces; five nephews; three great-nieces; 12 great-nephews; and special caregivers. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, March 9, Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley, with Rev. Susan Rector officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may gather with the family 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.blueridgefuneralhome.com. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.
on March 8, 2006.1

Family

Richard Darrell Wills b. July 26, 1915, d. October 15, 1986
Marriage*She married Richard Darrell Wills, son of Joseph Wills and Cassie May Kincaid.1,4 

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Daisy Leon Wills obituary in the Mar 8, 2006 edition.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Richard Darrell Wills obituary in the Oct 17, 1986 edition.

Denny Herl Lafferty1,2,3,4,5

M, b. November 3, 1907, d. February 13, 1967
     His Social Security Number was 232-12-8992.6 Denny Herl Lafferty was buried at Wills-Lafferty Cemetery, Rock Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4,5 He was born on November 3, 1907 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.6,3,4 He married Esther Mae Wills, daughter of David Edward "Dave" Wills and Pearl Cantley, on April 30, 1928 at Whitesville, Boone Co., West Virginia.1,3,4 Denny Herl Lafferty died on February 13, 1967 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 59.4,5 He ROCK CREEK - Denny Herl Lafferty, 59, of Rock Creek died early Monday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner. Survivors include his wife, Esther; four daughters, Mrs. Thomas Clay and Mrs. Paul Prince, both of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Maxine Bradford of Aliquippa. Pa., and Mrs. John Bradford of Sophia; two sons, Donald and Herl, both of Cleveland; five sisters, Mrs. Walter Goss of Fayetteville, Mrs. Marbra Fowler and Mrs. Carl Wallace, both of, Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Estelle Meyers of Chula Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Michael Feeney of Toledo, Ohio, and 14 grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Rebecca Chapel Methodist Church at Rock Creek with Rev. Phillip King in charge. Burial will be in the Wills Cemetery at Rock Creek. The body will remain at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitsville and will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. on February 14, 1967.5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 69, District 13, Sherman, Boone Co., West Virginia2
1940Dwelling 4, District 41-2, Clear Fork, Wyoming Co., West Virginia7

Occupation

1930Lumber teamster2
1940Coal miner7

Family

Esther Mae Wills b. February 25, 1911, d. October 7, 1994
Marriage*Denny Herl Lafferty married Esther Mae Wills, daughter of David Edward "Dave" Wills and Pearl Cantley, on April 30, 1928 at Whitesville, Boone Co., West Virginia.1,3,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Gloria Clay obituary in the Dec 21, 2005 edition.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Lafferty-Wills marriage record.
  4. [S6769] Wills/Lafferty Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Denny Herl Lafferty obituary in the Feb 14, 1967 edition.
  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. [S2038] Fayette-Tribune, The, From the Corena Lafferty Bradford obituary in the Apr 14, 2016 edition.
  9. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Bradford-Lafferty marriage record.
  10. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  11. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Lafferty-Bowden marriage record.
  12. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Clay-Lafferty marriage record.
  13. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Price-Lafferty marriage record.