Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMar 10, 1905, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia470, Willie Gray Peery Vest
DeathSep 22, 1961, Giles County, Virginia470, Willie Gray Peery Vest
BurialStinson Cemetery, White Pine Road (Rt. 667), Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia470, Willie Gray Peery Vest
Obituary Online notes for Willie Gray PEERY
Aged 56 Years, 6 Months, 12 Days
Spouse: (1st Wife of)JAMES JACKSON VEST.

As told by her husband, Willie (an orphan child from Bluefield) came to White Gate in 1913 at 7 years old. She was raised by John and Maude Allen of White Gate.

Children: Judy (Feaganes), Barbara (Johnson), Dorothy (never married)

OBITUARY-Newspaper article

Mrs. Willie Gray Vest, 56, wife of James J. Vest of White Gate, Va. died Friday morning at the home.

In addition to her husband, survivors include three daughters; Mrs. Otis Feaganes of Mt. Rainier, Md., Miss Barbara Vest, Christiansburg, Va. and Miss Dorothy Vest, at home; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2PM from Walkers Creek Baptist Church. The Rev. F. T. Holland and the Rev. James Crabtree will officiate.

The body has been returned to the residence from A. Vest and Sons Funeral Home at White Gate, and will lie at rest in the church one hour preceding the rites.
470, Willie Gray Peery Vest
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