West Virginia Pioneers
Dessie Lura Rhodes
1904 - 1996 (92 years)-
Name Dessie Lura Rhodes Born 20 Dec 1904 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Female Died 25 Dec 1996 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
The Times Record
Spencer, WV
1996
Dessie Lura Harris, 92, of Wolfe Creek, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1996 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley.
She was born at Ryan, a daughter of the late Oscar and Florence Taylor Rhodes. She was a homemaker and was a member and past secretary of Wolfe Valley Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by three sons, Kert Harris of Grove City, Pa., Orville "Chub" Harris of Ripley and Gene Harris of Franklin, Pa.; one daughter, Edna Mae Hunter of Weirton; one brother, Jarrett Rhodes of Florida; two sisters, Minnie Larch of Tuppers Creek and Lona Jones of St. Albans; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Charley Harris; one son, Robert Harris; two brothers, Okey and Coy Rhodes, and three sisters, Macie Price, Nettie Varner and Mary Larch.
Services were Saturday at Wolfe Valley Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Orris Harper officiating. Burial was in Ferrell Cemetery, Vicars Ridge. Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, was in charge of arrangements.
From the obituary collection of the Roane County Historical Society, compiled by David L. Boggs, transcribed with permission.
Person ID I39642 WVPioneers Last Modified 13 Aug 2011
Father Ezra Oscar Rhodes, b. Nov 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 26 Oct 1964, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 88 years) Mother Florence B Taylor, b. 15 Oct 1879, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 5 Jul 1919 (Age 39 years) Married 31 Mar 1895 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist # 48
Ezra Rhodes 11/1875 m 5y
Florence 3/1879 3-2 children
Okey 12/1895
Macie 10/1899
1910 Harper, Roane Co, WV
Rhodes, Ezra O 34 M 15y
Florence, 31 7-5 children
Okey C 14
Macie D 10
Nettie J 6
Bessie L 5
Lona E 1y10m
1920 Harper, Roane, WV
Rhodes, Ezra O 44 wd
Okey C 24
Nettie 17
Dessie 16
Lona 11
Minnie 9
Mary 6
Coy 3.8
Jarrett 1.1
1930 Walton, Roane, WV all born WV WV WV
Taylor, Amos W 48 md age 24
Minnie M 48 md age 24
Bruce son 18 s
Edwards, John L fil 69 md age 23
Matilda E mil 68 md age 22
Rhodes, Jarrett neph 11
RCBR
Oscar (f) 20 Dec 1904 [No indication that this one and Dessie are twins.]
Family ID F1730 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Thomas Charles Harris, b. 18 Jan 1903, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 30 Sep 1996, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 93 years) Married 8 Oct 1921 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
1930 Harper, Roane, WV all WVWVWV
Harris, Thomas C 27 md age 18
Dessie 25 md age 16
Kermit son 6
Children 1. Orville Ray Harris 2. Robert Lanford Harris, b. 24 Dec 1936, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 3. Thomas Kermit Harris 4. Carl Eugene Harris 5. Edna Mae Harris Family ID F11812 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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