Dick Malcolm "Dickie" Epperly1,2

M, b. July 2, 1953, d. January 7, 2007
FatherMartin Preston Epperly b. December 28, 1913, d. August 4, 1961
MotherFaye Julia O'Dell
     Dick Malcolm "Dickie" Epperly was born on July 2, 1953.1,2 He died on January 7, 2007 at South Carolina at age 53.1,2

Citations

  1. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  2. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.

Thelma Anna Shelton1,2,3,4,5

F, b. May 9, 1915, d. November 20, 2000
     Her Social Security Number was 235-42-7154.2 Thelma Anna Shelton was buried at At the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.3,5 She was born on May 9, 1915 at Landisburg, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,3 As of November 18, 1961,her married name was Epperly.1 She married Ralph Odell Epperly, son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Epperly and Ida Texas Virginia Burnside, on November 18, 1961 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1,4 Thelma Anna Shelton died on November 20, 2000 at Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, at age 85.2,3,5 She ALDERSON - Thelma Anna Shelton Allen Epperly, 85, of Alderson, formerly of Oak Hill, died Nov. 20, 2000, in The Brier Nursing Home, Ronceverte, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Surviving: son, William H. Allen of Chincoteague, Va; brothers, Howard Shelton and Melvin Shelton, both of Alderson; sister, Ruth Spruill of Springfield, Va; two grandsons. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, with Pastor Charles Taylor officiating. on November 23, 2000.5

Family

Ralph Odell Epperly b. April 18, 1916, d. April 13, 1999
Marriage*She married Ralph Odell Epperly, son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Epperly and Ida Texas Virginia Burnside, on November 18, 1961 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1,4 

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Epperly-Allen marriage record.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S4611] At the End of the Trail Cemetery, Greenbrier Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S1926] Mountain Messenger, From the Ralph Odell Epperly obituary in the Apr 17, 1999 edition.
  5. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail, From the Thelma Anna Shelton Allen Epperly obituary in the Nov 23, 2000 edition.

David Dooley1

M, b. February 26, 1936, d. before April 17, 1940
FatherWilliam Rexford Dooley Jr.1 b. May 5, 1913, d. January 27, 1990
MotherDorothy Kathleen Epperly1 b. May 16, 1919, d. November 4, 2001
     David Dooley was born on February 26, 1936 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1 He died before April 17, 1940; Not enumerated with his family in the 1940 Census.2

Citations

  1. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Kenneth Edward Dooley1,2,3,4,5

M, b. February 12, 1938, d. October 17, 1990
FatherWilliam Rexford Dooley Jr.1,4,5,6,7 b. May 5, 1913, d. January 27, 1990
MotherDorothy Kathleen Epperly1,4,8,5,6,9,7 b. May 16, 1919, d. November 4, 2001
     Kenneth Edward Dooley was buried at Bellevue Memorial Gardens, 4051 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, Columbia Co., Georgia.3 His Social Security Number was 234-58-9716.10 He was born on February 12, 1938 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.10,3,4,5 He died on October 17, 1990 at Columbia Co., Georgia, at age 52.10,2,3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 20, District 10-16, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia1

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S714] Office of Vital Records Georgia Health Department, Georgia Deaths, 1919-98.
  3. [S4149] Bellevue Memorial Gardens, Columbia Co., GA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  5. [S2] Karen LeFevers, "William Rexford Dooley and Carrie Mae Stahl," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Jun 27, 2003.
  6. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the William Rexford Dooley obituary in the Jan 28, 1990 edition.
  7. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the William Roger Dooley obituary in an unknown edition.
  8. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Clarence E. Williams obituary in the Nov 25, 1976 edition.
  9. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Dorothy Kathleen Epperly Williams obituary in an unknown edition.
  10. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Virginia Unknown1

F, b. May 18, 1923, d. January 5, 1994
     Her Social Security Number was 525-78-4223.2 Virginia Unknown was buried at Restlawn Memorial Gardens, 1380 Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte, Charlotte Co., Florida.1 Her married name was Epperly.1 She married Leslie Gordon Epperly, son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Epperly and Ida Texas Virginia Burnside.1 Virginia Unknown was born on May 18, 1923.1,2,3 She died on January 5, 1994 at Charlotte Co., Florida, at age 70.1,2,3

Family

Leslie Gordon Epperly b. December 12, 1921, d. April 11, 1992
Marriage*She married Leslie Gordon Epperly, son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Epperly and Ida Texas Virginia Burnside.1 

Citations

  1. [S5788] Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Charlotte Co., FL, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S417] Florida Health Department, Florida Death Index,1877-1998.

Elsie Jane Perry1

F, b. February 22, 1899, d. January 4, 1991
     Her Social Security Number was 233-36-3355.2 Elsie Jane Perry was buried at Dempsey Cemetery (also known as Epperly Cemetery), Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3 She was born on February 22, 1899 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,1 As of November 1, 1920,her married name was Epperly.1 She married Ludward Lee Epperly, son of Preston E. Epperly and Octava "Octavia" Beckelheimer, on November 1, 1920 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.1 Elsie Jane Perry died on January 4, 1991 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 91.2,3 She Mrs. Elsie Jane Epperly, 91, of Charleston, formerly of Fayetteville, died Jan. 4, 1991, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Doggett Chapel Methodist Church, Dempsey. Surviving: sons, John G. of Scott Depot, Bayless ""Bill" of Naugatuck, Conn., stepdaughters, Edith Schrader and Nell Newell, both of North Palm Beach, Fla; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with the Rev. H.E. Querry officiating. Burial will be in Epperly Family Cemetery, county Route 2, Fayetteville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on January 6, 1991.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 36, District 11, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia4
1940Dwelling 557, District 10-12, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia5

Family

Ludward Lee Epperly b. December 3, 1884, d. November 21, 1964
Marriage*Elsie Jane Perry married Ludward Lee Epperly, son of Preston E. Epperly and Octava "Octavia" Beckelheimer, on November 1, 1920 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Epperly-Perry marriage record.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Elsie Jane Epperly obituary in the Jan 6, 1991 edition.
  4. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  7. [S3810] Daily Star, The, From the Bayless Epperly obituary in the Jul 18, 2001 edition.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Marshall Calvin Epperly death certificate.
  9. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  10. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.

Wilbur Henry "Abb" Epperly1,2,3,4

M, b. June 14, 1921, d. October 9, 1976
FatherLudward Lee Epperly1,5,2,3,6 b. December 3, 1884, d. November 21, 1964
MotherElsie Jane Perry1,5,3,6 b. February 22, 1899, d. January 4, 1991
     His Social Security Number was 233-32-3671.7 Wilbur Henry "Abb" Epperly was buried at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.4 He was born on June 14, 1921 at West Virginia.7,3 He married Emma Ruth Coates, daughter of Charles McKinley Coates Sr. and Monia Ruth "Mona" Poff, on July 8, 1969 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.3 Wilbur Henry "Abb" Epperly died on October 9, 1976 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 55.7,8 He Funeral services for Wilbur "Abb" Epperly, 55, of Route 2, Fayetteville will be al 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Church of God in Fayetteville with the Rev. Leon E. Nunley ahd the Rev. E. J. Bennett Jr. in charge. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park in Fayetteville. He died at his home at 4:30 a.m. Saturday of gunshot wounds inflicted by his wife, Emma, who turned and shot her self in the chest. Friends may call at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville 5 to 9 p.m. Monday and at the church one hour prior to services. on October 11, 1976.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 36, District 11, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 557, District 10-12, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia5

Family

Emma Ruth Coates b. July 10, 1915
Marriage*Wilbur Henry "Abb" Epperly married Emma Ruth Coates, daughter of Charles McKinley Coates Sr. and Monia Ruth "Mona" Poff, on July 8, 1969 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.3 
Children
  • Frederick Arnold Epperly9
  • Robert David Epperly9

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2040] Gazette-Mail, From the Ludward Lee Epperly obituary in the Nov 22, 1964 edition.
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Wilbur Epperly obituary in the Oct 11, 1976 edition.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S3810] Daily Star, The, From the Bayless Epperly obituary in the Jul 18, 2001 edition.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  8. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail.
  9. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.