West Virginia Pioneers
William Richard Counts
1930 - 2016 (86 years)-
Name William Richard Counts Born 18 Apr 1930 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 16 Jul 2016 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Notes
William Richard Counts
Birth: 1930
Death: Jul. 16, 2016
William R. Counts “Banjo Bill”, 86, of Charleston went to be with the Lord July 16, 2016 in Charleston.
Bill was a custodian with the WV Board of Education. He enjoyed playing banjo at church and with his family. Bill had a wonderful sense of humor and he especially enjoyed keeping everyone entertained.
Preceded in death by infant sons, Mark and Richard; wife, Marian; parents, Albert and Mary Counts; brothers, John, Joe and Sheldon Counts; sisters, Lilly Hunt, Emma Hackney, Anna Parsons, and Hazel Stire.
Left to cherish his memory are sister, Alice Hackney of South Carolina; son, Ricky Counts (Tracy); step-daughters, Debra Holstein, and Della Young; grandchildren, Sierra Counts (Fiance, Mike), Christopher, Joshua, Wayne, Ian, Savannah, Rita, and Aaron; 11 step-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Service will be 11am Wednesday, July 20 at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville with Pastor Bob Dunlap officiating. Burial will follow in Sissonville Memorial Gardens.
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William Richard Counts*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Sissonville Memorial Gardens
Sissonville
Kanawha County
West Virginia, USA
Maintained by: vstire
Originally Created by: Brenda Hamon
Record added: Jul 18, 2016
Find A Grave Memorial# 167138997
Person ID I113616 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father Albert Patrick Counts, b. 13 Sep 1877, Russell County, Virginia, USA , d. 4 Dec 1959, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) Mother Mary Leota Chevalier, b. 24 Dec 1888, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA , d. 5 Jul 1963, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 74 years) Married 7 Apr 1914 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 4/7/1914 at County Clerk's office
Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
Albert Patrick Counts, 35, Russell Co, VA; Kentuck, Jackson, WV
Miss Mary L Schivelier, 25; res Roane Co, WV
1910 Washington, Jackson, WV
Counts, Albert P 30 m1- 4y VA WV VA
Mary L wife 22 m1- 4y 3-2 children OH OH WV
John L son 4 WV VA OH
Lilly A da 11/12 WV VA OH
Schivlier, John bil WV OH WV
1920 Washington, Jackson, WV
Counts, Albert P 42 VA VA WV
Mary L wife 31 WV OH WV
John L son 13 2/21/1906
Lilly R da 10 Lillie Rebecca 5/21/1909
Joseph B son 8 12/15/1910
Emma G da 3 9/12 Emma Gay 3/13/1916
1930 Washington, Jackson, WV
Counts, Albert P 52 md age 28 VA VA VA
Mary L wife 40 md age 15 WV OH WV
John L son 24 WV VA WV
Joseph B son 18 WV VA WV
Ema G da 14 WV VA WV
Anna J da 9 WV VA WV Anna Jane 1/18/1919
Martha A da 5 WV VA WV Martha Abie or Alice 8/31/1925 recorded twice
Hazel M da 2 9/12 WV VA WV Hazel Marie 6/27/1929
1940 Washington, Jackson, WV
Counts, Albert P 63 VA 1935: lived same house
Mary L wife 52 WV 1935: lived same house
Alice da 13 WV 1935: lived same house
Hazel da 10 WV 1935: lived same house
William son 8 WV 1935: lived same house
Scheldon son 7 WV 1935: lived same house Sheldon Kump 11/6/1932
Hunt, Lillie da 30 div WV 1935: lived same house
Lucy gd 12 WV 1935: lived same house
Imojean gd 9 WV 1935: lived same house
Jackson County Births
unnamed male 11/9/1912 to AP and Mary
Freddie C 1/6/1914 to Albert & Mary
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Albert P Counts
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary L Schivilier
Child: Hazel Marie Counts
Sheldon's birth is recorded twice, shows parents as A P born VA or Jackson Co, and mother as Mary (Schivlier) or Mary Leota (Chevalier) born Calhoun Co, living Kentuck
Family ID F28900 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Florence Marian Rhodes, b. 17 Aug 1934, West Virginia, USA , d. 25 Jul 2013 (Age 78 years) Family ID F28895 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Donna Louise Ashby Family ID F28896 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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