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- EVERETT DELMAR ROARK , born on Nov 22, 1924, at Fireco, Shady Spring District, Raleigh County, WV. He was the son of William Edward "Ed" Roark (1886-1963) and Bertha "Bertie" Lou Dolinger Roark (1897-1977). His siblings, Edith Marie, 1914-1987; Thomas James, 1916-1993; Hazel Jeanette, 1918-2014; Raymond Benson "Bennie", 1920-1996; Robert Wesley,1922-2001; his twin brother, William Elmer, 1924-1986; Martha Jane, 1927-1992; Margaret Elizabeth, 1929-2012; Charlotte Lorraine, 1930-2001; Frankie Howard, 1932-1970; and the youngest, Peggy Ann Roark, 1935-.
Everett also had siblings from his dad's first marriage to Sudia Tennessee Johnson Roark (1887-1912), Lona Lee, 1905-1975; Samuel Lawrence, 1909-1957; Henry Roark, 1910 (died very young); Robert Lee, who was buried next to his mother, the birth year on his headstone is too damaged to read, but the death date is 1906, and the youngest, Lucillle , 1911-1999, (never had a middle name), who was raised by a Simmons family.
IN THE 1930 US FEDERAL CENSUS, we find Everett's family, pages 27 of 41, lines 45-50 and pages 28 of 41, lines 1-5, Everette is age 5 years old. His family still lived in Fireco, his dad's occupation was a Superintendent for the Leckie Fire Creek Coal Company. His oldest sibling, Edith Marie, was age 15. His sister Margaret Elizabeth, was the youngest at age 1 year and 3 months. They rented their home. The Census list the value of the home as $5.00. The family had a radio, (not too many people back then owned a radio).
IN THE 1940 US FEDERAL CENSUS, page 31 of 62, lines 19-30, we find 15 year old Everett still living with his parents at Fireco. His dad's occupation was farming and saw milling.
His sister Edith is listed on the same page, lines 31-36, she marries Richard "Andy" Long in 1930.. They have 4 children at this time. Thomas is also married, to Jennie Amber Keaton. They live at Ghent, Shady Spring District and have 2 children. Everett still has 9 siblings at home, the youngest being 5 year old Peggy Ann, the oldest, Hazel Jeanette.
We next find him in the military, in the US ARMY June 1943, serving in WWII.
He marries Hazel Victoria Greer in 1944. They have 9 children, Edith Carol, Everett Lester, Dennis Ray, Diana, Jonathan Edward, Nancy Lynn, Rebecca Ann, Linda Joyce, and Joseph W.
Everett was only 56 years old when he died on May 5, 1981. He is buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, WV.
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