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James Isaac Rhodes

Male 1912 - 2002  (90 years)


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  • Name James Isaac Rhodes 
    Nickname Jim 
    Born 4 Jan 1912  New York County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Jul 2002  Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      Name: James Isac Rhodes
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 28
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Place: New York, USA
      Birth Date: 4 Jan 1912
      Residence Place: Glady, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
      Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
      Employer: W H Green
      Weight: 170
      Complexion: Ruddy
      Eye Color: Brown
      Hair Color: Brown
      Height: 5 10
      Next of Kin: Bethel May Rhodes

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Jim Rhodes
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 4 Jan 1912
      Birth Place: New York, New York
      Death Date: 19 Jul 2002
      Father: Chales O Rhodes
      Mother: Lena Waybright
      SSN: 236121670
      Notes: Jan 1937: Name listed as JIM RHODES

      James Isaac “Jim” Rhodes
      BIRTH 4 Jan 1912
      New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
      DEATH 19 Jul 2002 (aged 90)
      Glady, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
      BURIAL
      Glady Cemetery
      Glady, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
      MEMORIAL ID 71146815

      James Isaac "Jim" Rhodes, 90, a resident of Glady, departed this life at 11 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2002, at his home. He had been in declining health and death was attributed to respiratory disease.

      He was born Jan. 4, 1912, at New York, N.Y., a son of the late Charles Olie Rhodes and Lena Waybright Rhodes. On Aug. 6, 1933, he was married to the former Bethel Mae Vance, who preceded him in death Jan. 14, 2002. They had celebrated 68 years of marriage.

      He is survived by three sons, Edward Rhodes and wife, Evelyn, Bill Rhodes and wife, Linda, and Jerry Rhodes and wife, Sandy, all of Glady; four daughters, Bonnie Bodkins and husband, Lapel, Valley Head, Shirley Thompson, Beverly, Charlott Pennington and husband, George, Harman, and Barbara Lawrence and husband, James, Dry Fork; 10 brothers, Arthur, Everett, Charles, Raymond, Earl, Forrest, Willie, Harry, Ralph and Ronald Rhodes; eight sisters, Lou, Faye, Marie, Margie, Wretha, Irene Emmagean, and Roseanna; 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

      He was also preceded in death by one son, Ira Rhodes, two brothers, McClellan and Lloyd, and two sisters, Donna and Retta.

      He attended the schools of Randolph County, and was a coal miner, farmer and retired from Labcraft Corp. He was an avid outdoorsman, well known for his bear and turkey hunting and fishing. In 1998, he was inducted into the Turkey Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Glady Brethren Church.

      Friends will be received at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home chapel Monday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Ron Phillips will officiate and interment will follow at the Glady Cemetery at Glady. The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to Hospice Care Corp., 629 North Ave., Elkins, W.Va. 26241.
    Person ID I112366  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2016 

    Father Charles Oley Rhodes,   b. 31 Mar 1886, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1970, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Lena Marie Waybright,   b. 22 May 1886, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1925, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1907  Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 3/21/1907 at Elkins
      Place: Randolph, West Virginia, United States
      C O Rhodes, 22, Harrison Co, Randolph Co
      Lena Waybright, 21, Pendleton Co, Randolph Co
      Informant - John Martz

      1920 Dry Fork, Randolph, WV
      Rhodes, Ola 33 WV WV WV
      Lena wife 33 WV WV WV
      Donnie da 12 WV WV WV
      Clellan son 10 WV WV WV
      James son 8 WV WV WV
      Loyd son 5 WV WV WV
      Loema da 3 WV WV WV
      Arthur son 1 WV WV WV

      1930 Greenbank, Pocahontas, WV
      Rhodes, Charles O 44 md age 21 WV WV WV
      Zettie wife 34 md age 32 WV WV WV
      Charles O Jr 1 10/12 WV WV WV
      Clellen son 20 WV WV WV
      James I son 18 WV WV WV
      Lloyd A son 16 WV WV WV
      Arthur son 11 WV WV WV
      Everett 9 WV WV WV
      Foy son 8 WV WV WV
      Hamrick, Emma sd 13 WV WV WV
    Family ID F28602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bethel May Vance,   b. 3 Jul 1914, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 2002, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 6 Aug 1933  Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6 Aug 1933
      Place: Randolph, West Virginia, United States
      Jim Isaac Rhodes, 22, New York City, NY; Glady, Randolph Co WV
      Bethel Vance; 21; Randolph Co, WV; Glady, Randolph Co WV

      1940 Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia
      Rhodes, Jim 28 NY 1935: lived same place
      Bethel wife 25 WV 1935: lived same place
      Bonnie L da 4 WV
      Shirley P da 3 WV
      James E son 2 WV
    Children 
     1. Bonnie L Rhodes,   b. 7 May 1935, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 2016, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Shirley P Rhodes
     3. James Edward Rhodes
     4. Bill Rhodes
     5. Jerry Rhodes
     6. Charlotte Rhodes
     7. Barbara Rhodes
     8. Isaac Rhodes,   d. In infancy
    Family ID F29594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.