West Virginia Pioneers
Lelia Mae Thomas
1911 - 2005 (93 years)-
Name Lelia Mae Thomas Born 4 Jul 1911 Red Knob, Jackson County, WV [1, 2, 3] Gender Female Died 18 Jan 2005 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Lelia Mae Rhodes, 93, of Ripley, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at Jackson General Hospital.
She was born in Roane County, a daughter of the late Archibald and Emily Viola Westfall Thomas. She was a member of Ripley Tabernacle Church and was active in Ripley Senior Citizens.
She is survived by five sons, Don Rhodes of Wilmington, N.C., Burke Rhodes and Gerald Rhodes, both of Ripley, Bob Rhodes of Harmony and Harry Rhodes of Salem, Va.; one daughter, Joan Rhodes of Ravenswood; two sisters, Nancy Elizabeth Whited of Charleston and Rusha Jones of Grafton, Ohio; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Hayward Rhodes; three brothers; six sisters; and one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Service will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Mark Siers officiating. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rhodes Cemetery, Jones Ridge near Harmony.
Person ID I45054 WVPioneers Last Modified 19 Mar 2011
Father Archibald Darnell Thomas, b. 12 Jan 1868, West Virginia, USA , d. 27 Oct 1961 (Age 93 years) Mother Emily Viola Westfall, b. 21 Apr 1871, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 Jan 1944 (Age 72 years) Married 27 Nov 1892 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
RCMR
Archibald D Thomas 24 Jackson
Malinda V Westfall, 21 Roane 27 Nov 1892
1900 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist #151-153 (in same dwellling with father)
Archibald D Thomas 1/1868 m 7y
Emily V 4/1871 4-4
Ina D 8/1895 6?
Dounald G 12/1894
Luella 8/1896
Oscar R 1/1899
Hamilton, br 10/1866 M 0y
1910 Harper, Roane, WV
Thomas, Archibald D 42 m1- 16y
Emily V 39 m1- 16y 9-9 children
Ina D 16
Donald G 15
Luella 13
Oscar R 11
Minnie H 9
Nancy E 7
Clyde L 5
Mintia O 3
Freda P 9/12
1920 Wolf Camp, Roane, WV
Thomas, Arch D 52
Viola 49
Luella 23
Oscar R 20
Minnie H 19
Nancy E 16
Clyde L 14
Martha O 12
Freda P 10
Lela M 8
Audra V 5
Rusha O 3.3
1930 Harper, Roane, WV all born WV
Thomas, Arch D 62 m age 23
Emily V 59 m age 20
Minnie 27
Clyde L 25
M Odessa 22
Lela M 18
Audra V 16
Rucha O da 13
Madge E 5
Family ID F11288 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Benjamin Hayward Rhodes, b. 29 Oct 1905, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV , d. 1974 (Age 68 years) Married 17 Feb 1934 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes - RCMR
Rhodes, Benjamin Hayward 28 Cabell, Roane
Thomas Lelia 22 Roane 17 Feb. 1934
Children 1. William Donald Rhodes 2. Sterling Burke Rhodes 3. Joan Rhodes 4. Robert Burl Rhodes 5. Estil Gerald Rhodes, b. 11 Aug 1943, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Mar 2011, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years) 6. Harry Irvin Rhodes Family ID F12748 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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