John Lee Day and
Mattie Lee Morgan
John Lee "Johnny" Day b 11 Oct 1885 Stonega, Wise Co VA d 8 Jul 1962 Harlan Hospital, Harlan Co KY; occupation, farmer and coal miner; s/o George Washington Day and Clarenda Stidham. John Lee "Johnny" Day m. 17 Dec 1907 Stonega, Wise Co VA to Mattie Lee Morgan b 28 Nov 1884 Cornettsville, Perry Co KY d 14 Aug 1982 Marion IN; d/o Logan Cockral Morgan and Arelina Bell "Dora Bell" Polly. Children of John Lee "Johnny" Day and Mattie Lee Morgan;
1. Orlena Bell Day b 29 Nov 1908 Cornettsville, Perry Co KY d 13 Feb 2008 WARH, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; age 99 years; m. Wilson Palmer Banks b 13 May 1905 Dongoa, Letcher Co KY d 12 Feb 1987 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; buried Green Acres Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; s/o Zack L Banks and Clearinda Raleigh.
2. George Washington William Day b 11 Jan 1910 Cornettsville, Perry Co, KY; military service, U.S. Army; m. 9 Jul 1938 (eloped) to Mayola Quesenberry; d/o Thomas Melvin Quesenberry and Liza Niswander.
3. Evelyn Day b 12 Aug 1911 Roda, Lee Co VA d 1912 Embolten, VA
4. Arthur Day b 11 Nov 1912 (that's what is says!) Roda, Lee Co VA d 1930 Lexington, KY
5. James Franklin Day b 18 Feb 1914 Bull Creek, Perry Co KY d 27 Jul 1971 Baltimore Hospital, MD; buried Greenhill Memory Gardens; m. 20 Feb 1940 to Violet May Crutchfield b 31 Mar 1926 WV d 10 Jan 1999 Goldsboro, NC; d/o Robert
Crutchfield and Hanah Compton.
6. Troy Henry Day b 24 Feb 1914 Bull Creek, Perry Co KY d 16 Jan 1999 Georgetown, KY; occupation, coal miner; military service, U.S. Army, WWII, wounded in action, disabled; m. Imogene Compton b 4 Aug 1931 Richlands, VA d 22 Mar 1981 FL
7. Logan Cochral Day 12 Sept 1916 Bull Creek, Perry Co KY d 26 Aug 1976 Marion IN; m. Edith Compton. Children; 1. Logan C Day; died while in U.S. Army. Logan Cochral Day m. Juanita McCoy; child; 1. James Franklin Wingo.
8. William Beverly "Bill" Day b 14 Dec 1918 Bull Creek, Perry Co KY d 23 Nov 1976 Rural McKinley, NM; in a mining accident Grant, NM; occupation, coal miner; military service, U.S. Army; m. (1) Bobbie Unknown; m. (2) Irene Boggs she and only child both died in childbirth; m. (3) Martha McDonald (1 child); m. (4) Josephine Macie Lee Bell. (4 children).
9. Myrtle Day (twin) b 1 Feb 1919 Bull Creek, Perry Co KY m. Willie Caudill b 3 Mar 1906 Frankscreek, KY d 5 Feb 1982 Marion Hospital, Marion, IN; buried 8 Feb 1982 Grant Memorial, Marion IN; occupation, coal miner, Lynch, KY, s/o Enock
Caudill and Melviney Hawkins. (8 children)
10. Minnie Alice Day (twin) b 1 Feb 1919 Bull Creek, Perry Co KY d 17 Jan 2000 Marion IN; m. (1) Cudge Barker; (3 children). Minnie Alice Day m. (2) William J Pippin d 24 Mar 1989 Marion, IN.
11. Clarenda Day m. Jewell C Moore; m. (2) Ted Decker (1 child); m. (3) Tom Lyon.
12. Ethel Rebecca Day; m. Roy Griffith (3 children)
13. Lola Marie Day m. Al Aiman; m. (2) Clarence Garrett; military service, U.S. Navy; (2 children); m. (3) John Hehr
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Obituary: Minnie Alice Day Pippin
1 Feb 1919 - 17 Jan 2000
Obituary - Minnie A. Pippin, 80. 2102 N. Fairfield Drive, Marion, IN, died at 6:04 a.m. Monday, January 17, 2000 in her residence. She was born in Cornettville, KY., to the late John L. and Mattie L. (Morgan) Day and had lived in the Marion, IN area most of her life.
She was a homemaker and was married to William J. Pippen, who died March 24, 1989.
She attended South Marion Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy (Mrs. Harmon) Dodson and Nyoka "Nikki" Durieux, both of Marion; a brother, George W. (Mayola) Day, Florida; a twin sister, Myrtle Caudill, Marion, IN, and four other sisters, Clarenda Moore and Lola (Mrs. Johnny) Hehr, both of Marion, IN, Ethel (Mrs. Roy) Griffith, Georgetown, KY., and Orlena Banks, Whitesburg, KY.; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by son, Delzie P. Barker; five brothers, Troy, James, Logan, Bill and Arthur Day; a sister, Evelyn Day; a grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Needham-Storey Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., with the Rev. Emery Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Grant Memoria Park cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Grant County Cancer Society.
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