McDowell County Courthouse News: Sept. 21–27, 2026

Marriage Licenses Issued

Elijah McKinley Fontaine & Judith Patricia Rife

Jacob Samuel Hall & Sarah Lynn Moore

Austin Brady Shawver & Olivia Grace Richardson Castle

Tracey Alexander Martin & Sabrina Lorain Hunley

Steve J. Crouse & Penny Renae Branch

Death Certificates Issued

Gary Vaughn Halsey

Elzie Roscoe Blankenship

Land Transfers

Dwight C. Gillespie → West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways
Gary Corp.; 1,666 square feet NCA and 655 square feet TCE. (Deed dated Aug. 5, 2026.)

Dwight C. Gillespie → West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways
Gary Corp.; 1,249 square feet NCA. (Deed dated Aug. 5, 2026.)

Randy Ray Branch and Penny R. Crouse → Randy Ray Branch and Penny R. Crouse
Welch Corp.; heirs of Eva Ferrell property situated in the Southwood Addition, city of Welch. (Deed dated Sept. 21, 2026.)

Christal G. Perry, Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands of McDowell County, Herbert Tate, Patricia Tate, and others → Pamelia Evans
Browns Creek District; Lot 137, Subdivision A, Capels (tax deed). (Deed dated Aug. 31, 2026.)

Christal G. Perry, Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands of McDowell County, Patricia A. Tate, and Herbert Tate → Pamelia Evans
Browns Creek District; Lot 136, Subdivision A, Capels (tax deed). (Deed dated Aug. 31, 2026.)

Christal G. Perry, Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands of McDowell County, Jay Folse, and OKUL LLC → Ryan Lambert
Big Creek District; 0.716-acre surface tract, Harmon Addition (tax deed). (Deed dated Sept. 15, 2026.)

Theodore J. Fabre and Antionette M. Fabre → Katherine Hess
Adkin District; 38.50-acre surface tract, dividing ridge between Puncheon Camp and Belcher Creek. (Deed dated Sept. 22, 2026.)

Rocky Corfios and Brandy Corfios → Jeremy Lee and Maxwell Ray
Keystone Corp.; Lot 3, Section 1, Keystone. (Deed dated Sept. 18, 2026.)

Laura Daniel, Diana F. Reed, Virgie S. Brown, and Jean Denise England → Linda L. Williams
Browns Creek District; Lots 47, 48, 49, 50, 22, 23, 51, 52 and 24, Capels Subdivision A; family-to-family transfer. (Deed dated July 16, 2026.)

Deboprah H. Cline → Branden T. Roberts
Sandy River District; 10-acre surface tract on Greenbrier Creek, 2 acres on Greenbrier Creek, and 5-acre surface tract on Slaunch Fork, Panther. (Deed dated Sept. 24, 2026.)