West Virginia Pioneers

John Herman Rhodes, Jr

Male 1939 - 2007  (67 years)


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  • Name John Herman Rhodes 
    Suffix Jr 
    Born 18 Jul 1939  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Feb 2007  Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • The Parkersburg News/Sentinel
      Parkersburg, WV
      Sunday, March 11,2007

      John H. Rhodes Jr.

      John Herman Rhodes Jr., 67, of Cottageville, W.Va., died Feb. 27, 2007, at the Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, W.Va.

      He was born July 18, 1939, the son of the late John Herman Rhodes Sr. and Helen Elizabeth ‘‘Mammy’’ Hood Rhodes.

      He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a former Reserve Deputy while his brother, Frederick Rhodes, was Jackson County Chief Deputy Sheriff. He was an ordained minister under Universal Life Church. He ran a grader for the West Virginia Department of Highways, was an equipment operator for Cedar Coal and a heavy equipment operator for the Hobet Mining Co.

      He is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Lynn Parker of Washington, W.Va.; a son, John Patrick Rhodes of Cottageville; grandchildren, Matthew David Bigler of Xenia, Ohio, and Audra Danielle Parker of Washington, W.Va.; great-grandchild, Kalin Marie Bigler of Xenia, Ohio; brother, Frederick Rhodes of Cottageville; sister, Mary Patricia Prowse of Cottageville; and family pet, Shiloh Chase Rhodes.

      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Lawill Rhodes.

      Private family services will be held at a later date.

      Arrangements are by Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood.

      Condolences may be emailed to the Rhodes family at roush1us2000@yahoo.com .
    Person ID I41580  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2007 

    Father John Herman Rhodes,   b. 12 Jul 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Helen Elizabeth Hood,   b. 14 May 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 3 Nov 1924  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Cottageville Un Methodist Church
      John Lawmill, May 13, 1925-Jan 26, 1828, s of J & H Rhodes
    Family ID F11840  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Belva Louise Stover,   b. 5 Nov 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1999, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 12 Jul 1958  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 7/12/1958 at Sandyville
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      John Rhodes Jr, 20, 7/18/1937, Ripley, Cottageville, John & Helen Rhodes
      Louise Stover, 21, 11/5/1936, Rockcastle, Ripley, Holley & Lucy (dec'd) Stover
    Family ID F22639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

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