 1887 - 1965 (77 years)
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| Name |
Amanda Catherine Sims [1] |
| Birth |
13 Sep 1887 |
Nuttallburg, Fayette Copunty, WV  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
5 Jul 1965 |
Wesbster Springs, Websyer County, WV [2] |
- Obituary of Amanda Catherine Sims Myles
Mrs. Amanda Catherine Myles, 77, Webster Springs, formerly of Rainelle, died at her home Sunday following an extended illness.
Born in Fayette County Sept. 13, 1887, she was the daughter of the late David and Mary Sims. She was a member of the Big Sewell Baptist Church in Rainelle and a member of the Eastern Star.
Her husband, Joseph H. Myles preceded her in death. Survivors include three sons, Harry F., Gainesville, Fla., David T., White Sulphur, and Joseph H. Jr., Webster Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Clarence White, Jr., Nesa, Ariz., Mrs. Claude Dunnaway, Reedsville, N. C., Mrs. B. A. Rucker, Tazewell, Va., Mrs. Bob Glover, Fort Huschuca, Ariz., and Mrs. J. G. Shilliday, Pittsburg, Pa., a sister, Lula Crookshank, Rainelle; 22 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Big Sewell Baptist Church in Rainelle, with the Rev. Hilbert McClung of East bank in charge. Burial will follow in the Big Sewell Cemetery. The body is at the Dodd and Hurt Funeral Home in Webster Springs. The family has requested that donations be sent to the Big Sewell Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery Fund at Rainelle.
Beckley Post-Herald, Wednesday, July 4, 1965 page 6
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| Person ID |
I7345 |
Crane Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
20 Jun 2018 |
| Father |
David Alexander Sims, b. 19 Sep 1857, Greenbrier County, VA d. 21 Jan 1944, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 86 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Jane Goddard, b. 28 Jan 1863, Virginia d. 22 Jul 1934, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Dec 1882 |
Greenbrier County, WV [3] |
| Family ID |
F226 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Joseph Harlan Myles, Sr., b. 4 Nov 1883 d. 22 Nov 1931, Quinwood, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage |
17 Feb 1904 |
Maywood, Fayette County, WV [4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Harry Seig Myles, Sr., b. 1 Sep 1904, West Virginia d. 30 Nov 1978, Clay County, FL (Age 74 years) |
| | 2. David Turpin Myles, Sr., b. 14 Jul 1906, Cabell County, WV d. 16 Nov 1991, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 85 years) |
| | 3. Mary Susan Myles, b. 12 Sep 1908, Crickmer, Fayette County, WV |
| | 4. Elizabeth C. Myles, b. Cal 1912 |
| | 5. Margaret L. Myles, b. Cal 1915 |
| | 6. Joseph Harlan Myles, Jr., b. 11 Oct 1916, Landisburg, Fayette County, WV d. 16 May 2005, St. Luke's Hospital (Age 88 years) |
| | 7. Virginia Nell Myles, b. 21 Feb 1919, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV d. 21 Sep 1994, Tarrant County, TX (Age 75 years) |
| | 8. Helen Myles |
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| Family ID |
F2381 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
20 Jun 2018 |
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| Sources |
- [S1372] Ancestry.com, (Various Online Genealogies), 20 Jun 2018 (Reliability: 2).
Simms - Forehand Family Tree
- [S1178] Social Security Claims List, 20 Jun 2018 (Reliability: 3).
Amanda C. Myles
- [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 15.
Book 1-B, Page 87, Year of 1882, Line 102.
- [S1107] West Virginia Marriages, 1853 - 1970, 20 Jun 2018 (Reliability: 3).
Amanda Sims & Joseph Myles
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