Grant Ison b 14 Dec 1896 Kingdom Come, Letcher Co KY d 10 Dec 1981 Letcher Co KY; buried Kingdom Come, Letcher Co KY; s/o John Ison and Easter Caudill. Grant Ison m. 24 Jan 1915 to Mary Belle Stallard b 18 Sept 1894 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d 1 Dec 1974; c/o Jesse Clay Stallard and Elizabeth Betsy Adams. Children of Grant Ison and Mary Bell Stallard;

1. Delmer Del Ison b 21 Jul 1921 d 19 Sept 2012 Lake of the Woods VA; buried Columbia Gardens, Arlington, VA; m. 28 Oct 1942 to Ellen Brashears b ? d 1993. Children of Delmer Del Ison and Ellen Brashears; i. Douglas Ison ii. Kathy Ison iii. Sheila Ison b ? d 25 Oct 2002 (on a campaign trip killed in plane crash in Minnesota) ; m. U S Senator Paul Wellstone b ? d 25 Oct 2002 (on a campaign trip in Minnesota killed in plane crash - their grand-daughter Marcia Wellstone was also killed in this crash)

Delmer Del Ison m. 28 Dec 1996 Reston VA to Ramona McGuire Wilmoth. Child of Ramona McGuire Wilmoth by a previous marriage; i. Martha Kleder.

2. Earl Ison (deceased)

3. Carl Ison (deceased)

4. Forrester Ison (deceased)

5. Harding Ison (deceased)

6. Lovel Ison (f); (deceased) m. Male Day

7. Avis Ison (f); (deceased) m. Male Colson

8. Eveda Ison (deceased)

9. Glennon Ison (m)

10. Alva Ison; m. Male Frazier

11. Gracie Ison; m. Male Boggs

12. Eula Ison; m. Male Gilliam

13. Doris Ison; m. Male Day

Obituary of Delmer Del Ison
Mt Eagle Newspaper, Whitesburg, KY, Sept 26, 2012

Delmer Del Ison 21 Jul 1921 - 19 Sept 2012 Letcher County native Delmer ‘Del’ Ison was a top official with the agency that operated Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail system.

Delmer Del Ison Obituary: Letcher County native Del Ison was official with D.C.’s Metrorail. Graveside services were held in Arlington, Va., earlier this week for a Letcher County native who helped grow the Washington, D.C., Metrorail system into the secondbusiest rapid transit system in the U.S. Delmer “Del” Ison, 91, died peacefully at his home in Lake of the Woods, Va., on September 19 (2012) while surrounded by members of his family. He was born July 21, 1921 to Grant and Mary Bell Stallard Ison in the community of Oscaloosa. Ison served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kentucky. He was married to Ellen Brashears on October 28, 1942. She preceded him in death in 1993.

In 1960, Ison started working as risk manager for DC Transit, which later became Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. He retired from the WMATA, where he became secretary-treasurer, after 26 years. The WMATA operates the public transportation system in the D.C.-area, including the 103-mile rapid transit system known as METRO. Ison was married to Ramona McGuire Wilmoth, who survives him, on December 28, 1996 in Reston, Va., and they moved to Lake of the Woods in 2000. He was a member of the New Life in Christ Church in Fredericksburg, Va. Ison enjoyed golfing, bowling and dancing. He was an avid fan of the Kentucky Wildcats and the Washington Redskins.

Survivors in addition to his wife include son Douglas Ison; daughter Kathy Ison; stepdaughter Martha Kleder; brother Glennon Ison; sisters Alva Frazier, Gracie Boggs, Eula Gilliam and Doris Day. Seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren also survive. Ison was preceded in death by daughter Sheila Wellstone, sonin law U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, and granddaughter Marcia Wellstone, who were killed in a plane crash in northern Minnesota on Oct. 25, 2002, while Sen. Wellstone was on a campaign trip. Ison was also preceded in death by brothers Earl Ison, Carl Ison, Forrester Ison and Harding Ison, and sisters Lovel Day, Avis Colson and Eveda Ison. Funeral services were held Sunday at Laurel Hill Funeral Home in Spotsylvania, Va. Graveside services was held Monday (Sept. 24) at Columbia Gardens in Arlington.