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Joseph Chester Dempsey
M, b. 12 February 1900, d. 23 December 1961

Father William Alexander Dempsey b. October 1877, d. 24 November 1949
Mother Virginia Frances Parrish b. 1 November 1878, d. 20 October 1957
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Name Variation Chester Joseph 
Census* 1900, U. S. Federal Census, West Virginia, Fayette Co. (Roll 1758 
Birth* 12 February 1900, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Marriage* 10 April 1917, Principal=Margaret Mae McKnight 
Death* 23 December 1961, Fayette Co., West Virginia 

Family Margaret Mae McKnight b. 12 March 1900, d. 6 July 1947
Children
  1. Erma Dempsey (living)
  2. ? Dempsey (living)
  3. Chester Eugene Dempsey b. 17 Mar 1919, d. 1 Mar 1992
  4. Harold Dempsey b. 9 Jan 1921, d. 14 Jan 1940
  5. Billy Dempsey b. c 1925, d. b 1 Mar 1992
Margaret Mae McKnight
F, b. 12 March 1900, d. 6 July 1947

Name Variation Maggie 
Birth* 12 March 1900 
Marriage* 10 April 1917, Principal=Joseph Chester Dempsey 
Death* 6 July 1947, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia 
Burial* 11 July 1947, Maple Hill, West Graham, Tazewell Co., Virginia 

Family Joseph Chester Dempsey b. 12 February 1900, d. 23 December 1961
Children
  1. Erma Dempsey (living)
  2. ? Dempsey (living)
  3. Chester Eugene Dempsey b. 17 Mar 1919, d. 1 Mar 1992
  4. Harold Dempsey b. 9 Jan 1921, d. 14 Jan 1940
  5. Billy Dempsey b. c 1925, d. b 1 Mar 1992
Chester Eugene Dempsey
M, b. 17 March 1919, d. 1 March 1992

Father Joseph Chester Dempsey b. 12 February 1900, d. 23 December 1961
Mother Margaret Mae McKnight b. 12 March 1900, d. 6 July 1947
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Burial* ?unknown, Lansing Cemetery, Lansing, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Note* Obituary:

McConnelsville, Ohio - Chester Eugene Dempsey, 72, of McConnelsville, formerly of Lansing, W.Va., died March 1, 1992, at Mark Rest Center, McConnelsville, after a long illness. He was a native of Lookout and a disabled veteran of World War II. Surviving: sisters, Erma Haga of Morgantown, Pa., Brenda Stout of Greenup, Ill.; half sister, Betty Gray of Minden, W.Va. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, W.Va., with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Lansing Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
 
Birth* 17 March 1919 
Death* 1 March 1992, McConnelsville, Morgan Co., Ohio 
Harold Dempsey
M, b. 9 January 1921, d. 14 January 1940

Father Joseph Chester Dempsey b. 12 February 1900, d. 23 December 1961
Mother Margaret Mae McKnight b. 12 March 1900, d. 6 July 1947
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Birth* 9 January 1921, Minden, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Death* 14 January 1940, Lookout, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Automobile Accident 
Burial* 17 January 1940, Jeanette Cemetery, Lookout, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Erma Dempsey
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Father-Oth Joseph Chester Dempsey b. 12 February 1900, d. 23 December 1961
Mother-Oth Margaret Mae McKnight b. 12 March 1900, d. 6 July 1947
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? Haga
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Billy Dempsey
M, b. circa 1925, d. before 1 March 1992

Father Joseph Chester Dempsey b. 12 February 1900, d. 23 December 1961
Mother Margaret Mae McKnight b. 12 March 1900, d. 6 July 1947
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Birth* circa 1925 
Death* before 1 March 1992 
? Dempsey
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Father-Oth Joseph Chester Dempsey b. 12 February 1900, d. 23 December 1961
Mother-Oth Margaret Mae McKnight b. 12 March 1900, d. 6 July 1947
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? Stout
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Virgie Lee Dempsey
F, b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988

Father William Alexander Dempsey b. October 1877, d. 24 November 1949
Mother Virginia Frances Parrish b. 1 November 1878, d. 20 October 1957
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Birth* 21 March 1901, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Marriage* 29 May 1917, Principal=James Bert Pannell 
Death* 19 February 1988, Forrestville, Prince George's Co., Maryland 

Family James Bert Pannell d. ?unknown
Children
  1. Dewy Pannell (living)
  2. Edith Pannell (living)
  3. Bert Pannell (living)
  4. Mary Helen Pannell (living)
  5. James R. Pannell (living)
  6. ? Pannell (living)
  7. Bertha Lea Pannell b. 9 Nov 1917, d. 12 May 1998
James Bert Pannell
M, d. ?unknown

Death* ?unknown 
Marriage* 29 May 1917, Principal=Virgie Lee Dempsey 

Family Virgie Lee Dempsey b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988
Children
  1. Dewy Pannell (living)
  2. Edith Pannell (living)
  3. Bert Pannell (living)
  4. Mary Helen Pannell (living)
  5. James R. Pannell (living)
  6. ? Pannell (living)
  7. Bertha Lea Pannell b. 9 Nov 1917, d. 12 May 1998
Bertha Lea Pannell
F, b. 9 November 1917, d. 12 May 1998

Father James Bert Pannell d. ?unknown
Mother Virgie Lee Dempsey b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988
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Note* Obituary:

Hico - Bertha Lee Pannell Kessler, 80, of Hico died Tuesday, May 12, 1998, in Stow, Ohio, after a long illness. She was a member and Sunday school teacher of Sunday Road Baptist Church, Hico, and a member of Clifty Homemakers Club. Surviving: daughters, Linda MacConney of Stow, Betty Huddleston of Casanova, Va., Carol Cartisano-Walus of Broad Run, Va., Angela Kessler of Vienna; son, Ralph E. Kessler of Marietta, Ga., Larry A. Kessler of Biddeford, Maine; brother, Paul Pannell of Clinton, Md.; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sunday Road Baptist Church with the Rev. Allen Donaldson and the Rev. Larry Kessler officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to Sunday Road Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 98, Hico, WV 25854, or Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service, 3358 Ridgewood Road, Akron, OH 44333. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Funeral Home, Ansted, is in charge of arrangements.
 
Birth* 9 November 1917, Lookout, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Marriage* 2 July 1938, Lookout, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Principal=Ralph Lee Kessler 
Performed by* 2 July 1938, Principal=Ralph Lee Kessler 
Death* 12 May 1998, Stow, Summit Co., Ohio 
Burial* 15 May 1998, Hico, Fayette Co., West Virginia 

Family Ralph Lee Kessler b. 14 August 1914, d. 16 February 1993
Ralph Lee Kessler
M, b. 14 August 1914, d. 16 February 1993

Note* Obituary:

Hico - Ralph Lee Kessler, 78, of Hico, died Feb. 16, 1993, at home after a long illness. He was a member of Sunday Road Baptist Church, Hico. He was a member of Long Dale Masonic Lodge, Lookout, and retired from Union Carbide, Alloy. Surviving: wife, Bertha Pannell Kessler; daughters, Linda MacConney of Stow, Ohio, Betty Huddleston of Casanova, Va., Carol Cartisano of Manassas, Va., Angela Pyatt of Nashville, Tenn.; sons, Ralph of Marietta, Ga., the Rev. Larry of Biddeford, Maine; sisters, Olive Zimmerman of Hico, Ona Crump of Roanoke, Va.; brother, Holly Kessler of Fayetteville; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sunday Road Baptist Church, with the Rev. Larry Kessler and the Rev. David Sneed officiating. Entombment will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted, and one hour prior to service at the church Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made to Sunday Road Baptist Church.
 
Birth* 14 August 1914, Winona, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Performed by* 2 July 1938, Principal=Bertha Lea Pannell 
Marriage* 2 July 1938, Lookout, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Principal=Bertha Lea Pannell 
Death* 16 February 1993, Hico, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Burial* 19 February 1993, High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia 

Family Bertha Lea Pannell b. 9 November 1917, d. 12 May 1998
Dewy Pannell
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Father-Oth James Bert Pannell d. ?unknown
Mother-Oth Virgie Lee Dempsey b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988
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Edith Pannell
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Father-Oth James Bert Pannell d. ?unknown
Mother-Oth Virgie Lee Dempsey b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988
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Bert Pannell
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Father-Oth James Bert Pannell d. ?unknown
Mother-Oth Virgie Lee Dempsey b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988
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Mary Helen Pannell
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Father-Oth James Bert Pannell d. ?unknown
Mother-Oth Virgie Lee Dempsey b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988
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James R. Pannell
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Father-Oth James Bert Pannell d. ?unknown
Mother-Oth Virgie Lee Dempsey b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988
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? Pannell
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Father-Oth James Bert Pannell d. ?unknown
Mother-Oth Virgie Lee Dempsey b. 21 March 1901, d. 19 February 1988
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Lenal Ray Dempsey
M, b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974

Father William Alexander Dempsey b. October 1877, d. 24 November 1949
Mother Virginia Frances Parrish b. 1 November 1878, d. 20 October 1957
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Birth* 20 August 1903, Elmo, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Marriage* 4 October 1924, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Principal=Hazel May Raikes 
Death* 21 March 1974, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia 

Family Hazel May Raikes b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990
Children
  1. Mildred Dempsey (living)
  2. James Ray Dempsey (living)
  3. Clarence Dempsey (living)
  4. ? Dempsey (living)
  5. ? Dempsey (living)
  6. ? Dempsey (living)
  7. Betty Jane Dempsey b. 8 May 1930, d. 31 Aug 1954
Hazel May Raikes
F, b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990

Name Variation Hazel Mae 
Birth* 23 December 1906, Fort Washington, Prince George's Co., Maryland 
Marriage* 4 October 1924, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Principal=Lenal Ray Dempsey 
Death* 10 January 1990, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia 

Family Lenal Ray Dempsey b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974
Children
  1. Mildred Dempsey (living)
  2. James Ray Dempsey (living)
  3. Clarence Dempsey (living)
  4. ? Dempsey (living)
  5. ? Dempsey (living)
  6. ? Dempsey (living)
  7. Betty Jane Dempsey b. 8 May 1930, d. 31 Aug 1954
Mildred Dempsey
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Father-Oth Lenal Ray Dempsey b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974
Mother-Oth Hazel May Raikes b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990
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? Barlow
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James Ray Dempsey
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Father-Oth Lenal Ray Dempsey b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974
Mother-Oth Hazel May Raikes b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990
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? Buchanon
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Clarence Dempsey
M

Father-Oth Lenal Ray Dempsey b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974
Mother-Oth Hazel May Raikes b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990
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? Gluck
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Betty Jane Dempsey
F, b. 8 May 1930, d. 31 August 1954

Father Lenal Ray Dempsey b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974
Mother Hazel May Raikes b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990
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Birth* 8 May 1930, Minden, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Death* 31 August 1954, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia 
? Andrews
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? Dempsey
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Father-Oth Lenal Ray Dempsey b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974
Mother-Oth Hazel May Raikes b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990
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? Miles
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? McDaniel
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? Hresan
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? Dempsey
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Father-Oth Lenal Ray Dempsey b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974
Mother-Oth Hazel May Raikes b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990
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? Dillard
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? Dempsey
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Father-Oth Lenal Ray Dempsey b. 20 August 1903, d. 21 March 1974
Mother-Oth Hazel May Raikes b. 23 December 1906, d. 10 January 1990
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William Alexander Dempsey
M, b. 27 April 1906, d. November 1980

Father William Alexander Dempsey b. October 1877, d. 24 November 1949
Mother Virginia Frances Parrish b. 1 November 1878, d. 20 October 1957
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Name Variation Bill 
Birth* 27 April 1906, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Marriage* 25 August 1926, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Principal=Evelyn Johnson 
Death* November 1980, Fayette Co., West Virginia 

Family Evelyn Johnson b. 10 July 1907, d. August 1976
Child
  1. Jack Dempsey b. 13 Oct 1929, d. 15 Sep 1930
Evelyn Johnson
F, b. 10 July 1907, d. August 1976

Birth* 10 July 1907 
Marriage* 25 August 1926, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Principal=William Alexander Dempsey 
Death* August 1976 

Family William Alexander Dempsey b. 27 April 1906, d. November 1980
Child
  1. Jack Dempsey b. 13 Oct 1929, d. 15 Sep 1930
Jack Dempsey
M, b. 13 October 1929, d. 15 September 1930

Father William Alexander Dempsey b. 27 April 1906, d. November 1980
Mother Evelyn Johnson b. 10 July 1907, d. August 1976
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Birth* 13 October 1929 
Death* 15 September 1930, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Erma Mae Dempsey
F, b. 3 March 1908, d. between 1908 and 1910

Father William Alexander Dempsey b. October 1877, d. 24 November 1949
Mother Virginia Frances Parrish b. 1 November 1878, d. 20 October 1957
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Description* Medical: Died Young 
Name Variation Emma 
Death* between 1908 and 1910 
Birth* 3 March 1908 
Nina Dove Dempsey
F, b. 6 September 1909, d. 24 December 1994

Father William Alexander Dempsey b. October 1877, d. 24 November 1949
Mother Virginia Frances Parrish b. 1 November 1878, d. 20 October 1957
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Note* Obituary:

Rock Lick - Nina D. McKinney, 85, of Rock Lick died Dec. 25, 1994, at Hilltop Health Care Center after a short illness. She was a native of Winona and a homemaker. She was a member of Freewill Baptist Church, Rock Lick, where she served in the Ladies Aid. Surviving: daughter, Drema Louise Stevens of Oak Hill; sons, Elmer James of Minden, Hubert Eugene of Scarbro, Charles Ray and Glen Earl, both of Rock Lick; 21 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee and the Rev. Lee Dilley officiating . Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
 
Burial* 28 December, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia 
Birth* 6 September 1909, Fayette Co., West Virginia 
Marriage* 30 May 1927, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Principal=Hubert McKinney 
Death* 24 December 1994, Hilltop, Fayette Co., West Virginia 

Family Hubert McKinney b. 2 March 1896, d. December 1971
Children
  1. Drema Louise McKinney+ (living)
  2. Elmer James McKinney (living)
  3. Charles Ray McKinney (living)
  4. Glen Earl McKinney (living)
  5. Ellen O. McKinney b. c 1928, d. b 1994
  6. Hubert Eugene McKinney+ b. c 1939, d. 9 May 1995
Hubert McKinney
M, b. 2 March 1896, d. December 1971

Birth* 2 March 1896 
Marriage* 30 May 1927, Fayette Co., West Virginia, Principal=Nina Dove Dempsey 
Death* December 1971 

Family Nina Dove Dempsey b. 6 September 1909, d. 24 December 1994
Children
  1. Drema Louise McKinney+ (living)
  2. Elmer James McKinney (living)
  3. Charles Ray McKinney (living)
  4. Glen Earl McKinney (living)
  5. Ellen O. McKinney b. c 1928, d. b 1994
  6. Hubert Eugene McKinney+ b. c 1939, d. 9 May 1995
Drema Louise McKinney
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Father-Oth Hubert McKinney b. 2 March 1896, d. December 1971
Mother-Oth Nina Dove Dempsey b. 6 September 1909, d. 24 December 1994
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Family Allen Frank Stevens (living)
Children
  1. Laura Stevens+ (living)
  2. Jack Stevens+ (living)
  3. Allen Frank Stevens Jr.+ b. 17 Dec 1970, d. 10 Aug 2006
Allen Frank Stevens
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Family Drema Louise McKinney (living)
Children
  1. Laura Stevens+ (living)
  2. Jack Stevens+ (living)
  3. Allen Frank Stevens Jr.+ b. 17 Dec 1970, d. 10 Aug 2006
Laura Stevens
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Father-Oth Allen Frank Stevens (living)
Mother-Oth Drema Louise McKinney (living)
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Family Brian Marchman (living)
Children
  1. Jesse Allen Marchman (living)
  2. Laila Elizabeth Marchman (living)
Brian Marchman
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Family Laura Stevens (living)
Children
  1. Jesse Allen Marchman (living)
  2. Laila Elizabeth Marchman (living)
Jack Stevens
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Father-Oth Allen Frank Stevens (living)
Mother-Oth Drema Louise McKinney (living)
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Family Nikki ? Coffman (living)
Child
  1. Drema Ann Stevens (living)
Allen Frank Stevens Jr.
M, b. 17 December 1970, d. 10 August 2006

Father Allen Frank Stevens (living)
Mother Drema Louise McKinney (living)
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Note* Obituary:

Headline: Sgt. Allen Frank Stevens Jr.

Wahiawa, Hawaii Sgt. Allen Frank Stevens Jr., 35, originally from Chesapeake, Va., and Oak Hill, passed away Aug. 10, 2006, in Wahiawa, where he was stationed with the U.S. Army at the Schofield Barracks.

He was born on Dec. 17, 1970, in Bethesda, Md., the son of Allen F. Stevens Sr. and Drema McKinney Stevens of Oak Hill.

Sgt. Stevens was a signal support systems specialist, assigned to the 25th Infantry Divisions 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery with the U.S. Army station in Wahiawa, and had been stationed at Schofield Barracks since July 2003. He served in Afghanistan with the 25th Divisions 2nd Brigade in 2004 and earned the following awards and decorations: Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat Action Badge and Weapons Qualification Badge-Sharpshooter M16 Rifle. He had served in the Army since November 2002.

He graduated in 1988 from Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, and was awarded an Apprenticeship Scholarship at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., where he was employed until 1998. He attended two years of college at Tidewater Community College in Chesapeake.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Hubert and Nina Dempsey McKinney; and paternal grandparents, Jack and Angelina Laino Stevens.

Besides his parents, those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Stephenie Redden Stevens; a son, Finnigan "Finn" Stevens of Wahiawa; a stepdaughter, Hannah F. Greer of Minford, Ohio; a sister, Laura Marchman and husband, Brian, of Elgin, S.C.; a brother, Jack Stevens and wife, Nikki, of Columbia, S.C.; a nephew, Jesse Allen Marchman of Elgin; and two nieces, Laila Elizabeth Marchman of Elgin and Drema Ann Stevens of Oak Hill.

Service will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home Chapel, Fayetteville, with Pastor Allen Dooley officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley, with military honors to be conducted at the cemetery.

The family will receive friends 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to a trust fund being established at BB&T Bank, 101 Main St., Oak Hill, WV 25901, for his son, Finnigan Stevens.

Online condolences and other information available on our Web site at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.

Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements.
 
Birth* 17 December 1970, Bethesda, Montgomery Co., Maryland 
Death* 10 August 2006, Wahiawa, Honolulu Co., Hawaii 
Burial* 20 August 2006, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia 

Family Stephenie Redden (living)
Child
  1. Finnigan Stevens (living)
Stephenie Redden
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Family Allen Frank Stevens Jr. b. 17 December 1970, d. 10 August 2006
Child
  1. Finnigan Stevens (living)


       

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