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Bobby Eugene Rhodes

Male 1933 - 2010  (77 years)


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  • Name Bobby Eugene Rhodes 
    Born 11 Feb 1933  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 May 2010  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • The Jackson Star-News
      Ravenswood, WV
      Tuesday, May 18, 2010

      Ripley, W.Va. -
      Bobby E. Rhodes, 76, of Ripley passed away Monday, May 17, 2010, at Eldercare of WV.

      He was born December 11, 1933, in Ryan, WV, a son to Coy E. and Wilma West Rhodes. He was a coal miner and retired from the UMWA.

      He was preceded in death by his brothers Bill Rhodes, Burl Rhodes, and Okey Oscar Rhodes.

      He is survived by his wife, Clara Balderson; daughters Brenda Jones (Jeff) and Linda McClanahan, both of Walton; step-son Paul Balderson; step-daughters Rosalie Fridley (Jim), Mary Davis (Rick), and Sharon Abner (Douglas); sisters Lois Randolph, Kay Boggess, Karen Rhodes, and Louise Smith; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.

      Service will be Thursday, May 20, at 1 p.m. at the Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Rick Perrine officiating. Burial will follow in the Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Sissonville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
    Person ID I58068  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Coy Edward Rhodes,   b. 22 Apr 1916, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 25 Dec 1996  (Age < 80 years) 
    Mother Wilma May West,   b. Abt 1910, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 16 Feb 1934  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F12543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Opal Marie Jackson,   b. 3 Jan 1938, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 2007  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1955  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 11/17/1955 at Spencer
      Place: Roane, West Virginia
      Bobby Eugene Rhodes, 21, 12/11/1933, Cicerone, Walton, Coy & Wilma Rhodes
      Opal Marie Jackson, 21, 11/12/1934, Walton, Walton, Kenna Pharo Jackson (dec'd) & Emma Mae Jackson
    Children 
     1. Brenda Rhodes
     2. Linda Rhodes
    Family ID F21151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] Birth Records, Roane Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.

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