Bonnie Lynn Sizemore

Notes:

OBITUARY

Caspar Star Tribune, 20 February 2009

Ronald Harry Sizemore, Ron to those who knew him well, was born on February 28, 1942 in Charleston, West Virginia, to Harry Hiram Sizemore and Eula Beavers Sizemore. Ron was raised in the coal mining country of southwestern Virginia and West Virginia as his father worked as miner and later a butcher for the company store. Ron attended Big Creek High School in West Virginia until his senior year. He was a member of the "Rocket Boys." The Rocket Boys (also known by the film adaptation "October Sky") is Homer Hickam, Jr's memoir portraying life growing up in a West Virginia company mining town, and a boy's pursuit of amateur rocketry inspired by the launch of Sputnik. Today, the book is one of the most often picked community/library reads in the United States.

During his last year of high school his family moved to Northern Virginia where he graduated from Arlington's Wakefield High School in 1960. Around Washington DC, Ron worked as an auto mechanic; a trade he learned at the knee of his grandfather. He worked for the National Chamber of Commerce and later became a computer programmer for the Washington Post. In 1964, Ron married his first wife, Nancy Krushensky, and they had two children, Bonnie Lynn and Robert Zane, and later divorced.

In 1974, while visiting Vivi and Gary Crandall in the Sweetwater area, Ron met one of the loves of his life; Wyoming. After that visit, Ron quit his job at the Washington Post moved to Wyoming and went to work for Bernard Sun on the Sun Ranch near Rawlins. In February 1976, Ron met the other love of his life, Jane Chiswell Bayless. He went to work for the True companies of Casper as a computer programmer in August and they were married in February of 1977. While working for True for over 30 years, Ron became their IT Manager and retired in April 2007.

He was a member of the Casper Petroleum Club. Ron served on the board of directors and spent a year as president. An avid reader, Ron was a wordsmith and a firm believer in self education. His interests included: photography, woodworking, reading, history, Wyoming, and anything that would increase his knowledge of the workings of life. Ron enjoyed his dog, visiting with his family, and traveling.

Ron Sizemore died on February 19, 2009 in his Casper home after a five year bout with renal cell cancer under the care of his wife Jane and Hospice. He is survived by his wife Jane Chiswell Sizemore of 32 years, his daughter Bonnie Lynn Sizemore Collier, of Louisa Virginia; his sons Steven Herbert Bayless, of Arlington, Virginia and Robert Zane Sizemore of Cleveland, Texas; stepmother Amelia Sizemore of Tazwell, Virginia; siblings Judith Sizemore Fuller of Reading, Pennsylvania, and Kathy Sizemore Matney of Marion, Virginia; sister-in-law Jeannie Hulse, and her family, and his dog Angus.

Memorial services will be Tuesday, February 24th at 2:00pm at the First United Methodist Church. Memorial donations and contributions in memory of Ron Sizemore may be made to the Central Wyoming Hospice, 319 S Wilson, Casper, Wyoming 82601.

Ronald married Nancy Krushensky. [Group Sheet]

Harry married Eula BEAVERS. Eula (daughter of William Bandy BEAVERS and Mollie Belle Peery) was born ca 1923, Tazewell Co., VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Eula Beavers
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1923
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Niece
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 29 [uncle]
Dexter Beavers 7 [cousin]
Gail Beavers 6 [cousin]
Nell P Beavers 5 [cousin]
Marvin Beavers 4 [cousin]
Bandy Beavers 27 [father]
Mollie Beavers 24 [mother]
Eula Beavers 7
Willa Beavers 6
Ruby Beavers 4

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Eula Beavers
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1922
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Household Members:
Bandy Beavers 37
Mollie Beavers 34
Eula Beavers 18
Ruby Beavers 14

She is mentioned in her sister Ruby's obituary.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Bandy Beavers
Age in 1910: 7
Birth Year: abt 1903
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph H Beavers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Marilda Beavers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Bendy W Beavers [Bandy W Beavers]
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Baptist Valley Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph H Beavers
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's name: Marilda Beavers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Bandy Beavers
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1903
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 29
Dexter Beavers 7
Gail Beavers 6
Nell P Beavers 5
Marvin Beavers 4
Bandy Beavers 27
Mollie Beavers 24
Eula Beavers 7
Willa Beavers 6
Ruby Beavers 4

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Bandy Beavers
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Miner
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $400
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 7
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 20
Income: $600
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Bandy Beavers 37
Mollie Beavers 34
Eula Beavers 18
Ruby Beavers 14

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Clinch Valley News
August 15, 1919

Baptist Valley

Mr. Bandy BEAVERS, Jim Edd NUNLEY and Blake LOWE went to Pounding Mill Saturday night.


Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17561235

William married Mollie Belle Peery. Mollie was born ca 1906, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mollie B Peery
Age in 1910: 4
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Clayborn A Perry
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Minerva V Peery
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census a
Name: Mollie Perry [Mollie Peery]
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Agustus Perry
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: N V Perry
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Mollie Beavers
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 29 [brother-in-law]
Dexter Beavers 7 [nephew]
Gail Beavers 6 [niece]
Nell P Beavers 5 [niece]
Marvin Beavers 4 [nephew]
Bandy Beavers 27
Mollie Beavers 24
Eula Beavers 7 [daughter]
Willa Beavers 6 [daughter]
Ruby Beavers 4 [daughter]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Mollie Beavers
Respondent: Yes
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Bandy Beavers 37
Mollie Beavers 34
Eula Beavers 18
Ruby Beavers 14