West Virginia Pioneers
Delbert Clayton Rhodes
1913 - 1969 (55 years)-
Name Delbert Clayton Rhodes Born 30 Nov 1913 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Male Died 24 Nov 1969 [2] Notes
Delbert Rhodes Sr.
Funeral services were last Wed. at the Wolf Baptist Church at Vickers with the Rev Lincoln Jones officiating for Delbert Rhodes Sr. who died of a gun shot wounds received in an apparent hunting accident.
Born at Vicars, Rhodes was the son of the late Clinton and Florence Harper Rhodes. An employee of the Eureka Pipe line Co., and he was a member of the Wolf Valley Church.
Survivors include his wife, Edith West, two sons, Delbert Rhodes Jr., of Spencer and Donnie Ray Rhodes of Gandeeville, four daughters, Mrs. Faye Randolph, Mrs. Alta Randolph, and Mrs. Sharon Fields, all of Gandeeville and Mrs. Betty Hudkins of Spencer.
Also three Sisters, Mrs. Clyde Pritt of Charleston, Mrs. Elsie Harris of Harmony and Mrs. Goldie Cox of Vicars, five brothers, Dayton and Esil Rhodes of Vicars, Esten Rhodes of Dunbar, Burton Rhodes of Gandeeville and Hermie Rhodes of Parkersville and eight grandchildren
Burial followed the church service at the Hunt Cemetery at Vicars.
Person ID I23329 WVPioneers Last Modified 27 Mar 2007
Father Alfred Clinton Rhodes, b. 14 Dec 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 29 Nov 1964 (Age 84 years) Mother Rosa Florence Harper, b. Feb 1878, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 9 May 1968 (Age ~ 90 years) Married 5 Mar 1899 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 5 Mar 1899 at the residence of James Harper
Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
Alfred C Rhodes, 19; Jackson Co, WV; Roane Co, WV
Rosa F Harper, 21; Roane Co, WV; Roane Co, WV
Informants: AC & MT Rhodes
1900 Roane Co Harper Dist
Alfred C 12/1878, m 1y
Rosa F 2/1878 1-1
Hermia N 11/1899
1910 Harper, Roane, WV # 13 4/18/1910
Rhodes, Alfred C 30 m1- 11y
Rosa F 32 m1- 11y 7-7 children
Herma N son 10
Elcie G da 9
Roma O son 7
Wilbert D son 5
Lonnie B son 3
Alma J da 1.1
Alta A 1.1
1920 Roane Co WV Harper Dist
Rhodes, Alfred C 40
Rosa F 43
Herma N son 20
Roma O son 16
Wilbert Dayton 15
Lonnie B son 12
Alta A 10
Golda V 8
Delbert C 6
Donnie E 3 9/12
Howard E 2/12
1930 Harper, Roane, WV # 1151-116
Rhodes, A Clinton50 m age 19 WVWVUS
R Florence 52 m age 21 WVWVVA
Delbert son 17 WV
Estel son 15 WV
Eston son 10 WV
Harris, Faye gd 11 WV
RCBR
Altha Alice 3/12/1910 - but she is 1 1/12 in 1910 census
Donnie Estel 3/3/1916
Howard Esten 10/22/1919
Family ID F7769 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Edith Amanda West, b. 8 Sep 1914, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 25 Jan 1999 (Age 84 years) Married 28 Aug 1932 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1] Children 1. Delbert Rhodes, Jr, b. 8 Mar 1933, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 30 Mar 2014, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 81 years) 2. Rose Faye Rhodes 3. Donnie Ray Rhodes 4. Willis Lee Rhodes, b. 18 Apr 1940, d. 19 Aug 1941, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 1 years) 5. Altha Mae Rhodes 6. Betty Jean Rhodes 7. Sharen Cathy Rhodes Family ID F7321 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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