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     Opal Juanita Greathead was born on 18 January 1929 in Big Four, West Virginia, USA.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Thomason Greathead and Victoria Tori Day. In the census of 1 April 1940 in Browns Creek, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA, she was listed as the daughter of Thomason Greathead.⁴ She married Edgar E Sawyers on 20 July 1946 in McDowell, West Virginia, USA, after a licence was issued on 17 July.^5,2 Opal Sawyers was decribed as alive at the time of her sisters death on 17 July 2005, she was living at 109 Fairview Street, Princeton.⁶ Her husband Edgar died on before 2020.³ Opal died on 14 July 2020 in Princeton, West Virginia, USA, aged 91.³ Opal was buried on 17 July 2020 in Roselawn Funeral Home Cemetery, Princeton, West Virginia, USA.³

     Alice Louise Mitchell married Roy Lee Greathead, son of Thomason Greathead and Mary Sue Simmons, in 1938 in Logan, West Virginia, USA.¹ Alice died on 25 February 1969 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England.¹ Alice was buried on 2 June 1969 in Roanoke County, Virginia, USA.¹

     Thomas Morton Simmons was born on 9 November 1938.¹ He was the son of Roy Lee Greathead and Alice Louise Mitchell. Thomas died on 9 November 1938.¹

     Hazel Harding Champ married William Henry Greathead, son of Thomason Greathead and Victoria Tori Day, Hazel was William's second wife and she was a Cherokee.^1,2

     Imogene Justice married William Henry Greathead, son of Thomason Greathead and Victoria Tori Day, Imogene was William's first wife.¹

     Douglas Greathead was born in Wilmington, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He was the son of William Henry Greathead and Imogene Justice.

     Dovie Lilian Williams was born on 27 May 1920 in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA.^1,3,4,2 She was the daughter of Thomas L Williams and Lula M Witt.² She married Thomas Conklin Greathead, son of Thomason Greathead and Victoria Tori Day, on 14 September 1946 in West Virginia, USA, after a licence issued in 11 September.^1,5,6 Her Social Security Number was 173-12-8554 in 1951 in Pennsylvania, USA.^3,7 Dovie died on 24 March 1993 in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA, aged 72.^1,3,8,2

     Edith Saunders married Thomas Conklin Greathead, son of Thomason Greathead and Victoria Tori Day, Edith was Thomas' second wife.¹

     Harold Turner was born on 12 October 1923 in Vivian, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA.² He married Doris Irene Greathead, daughter of Thomason Greathead and Victoria Tori Day, on 9 August 1947 in McDowell, West Virginia, USA, after a licence was issued on 28 October 1946.^1,3 His wife Doris died on 19 November 1998 in 829 Albeniarie Street, Bluefield, West Virginia, USA, aged 72.^1,2,4,5 Harold died on 27 May 2000 in Princetown, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, aged 76.^1,2 Harold was buried in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princetown, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, His obituary read: BLUEFIELD- Harold Turner, 76, of 829 Albemarle St., Bluefield died Saturday, May 27, 2000, at the Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on Oct. 12, 1923, in Vivian, he was a son of the late Jonathan and Florence Frith Turner. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the Gideon Society. He was the president of the Christian Action Sunday school class and the past chairman of the pastor parish relations committee and was a certified lay speaker. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Princeton Elks Lodge #1459, AF&AM Vivian Lodge #105 He was a retired Inspector and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris G. Turner; four brothers, Wiley, Paul, Ray and Ervin Turner; and three sisters, Clara Leslie, Thelma Taylor and Eva Stanley.
He is survived by his son, Harold Allen Turner and wife, Joanne R. of Edmond, Okla; daughter, Carol Collins and husband, Connie of Princeton; one brother, James Turner of Powell, Tenn; and grandson, Chad Blackburn of Bluefleld.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. I. Mark Conner officiating. Burial will follow at the Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Princeton.
Friends may call from 7 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Nephews will serve the family as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 401 College Ave., Bluefield, W.Va. 24701.²

     Edgar E Sawyers was born about 1920 in Patrick Springs, West Virginia, USA.³ He married Opal Juanita Greathead, daughter of Thomason Greathead and Victoria Tori Day, on 20 July 1946 in McDowell, West Virginia, USA, after a licence was issued on 17 July.^2,3 Edgar died before 2020.⁴

     Darlene Sawyers was the daughter of Edgar E Sawyers and Opal Juanita Greathead. She married Wayne Goodson.²