McDowell County Courthouse News: Oct. 5–11, 2026

Marriage Licenses Issued

Knickolas Chase Mitchem → Maggie Dawn Hess

Gary Owens Payne → Barbara Lynn Gibson Lester

Robert Thomas Goodson → Madison Isabella Dillon

Death Certificates Issued

Donald Victor Merriweather Sr.

Jody Lee Hicks

Rodger Woods

Gladys Hunt

Mike Junior Barton

James Kevin Bales

Land Transfers

Mark E. James and Carry G. James → Florisha C. Barrett War Corporation; 0.347-acre parcel near War, including part of Lot 31, and 0.59 acre, more or less, in A.M. Harman Addition. (Deed dated Sept. 28, 2026.)

Christal G. Perry, appointee of the West Virginia state auditor, and Ruth Cline → Brandon Lockhart Sandy River District; 0.50-acre surface parcel at Short Pole (tax deed). (Deed dated Sept. 28, 2026.)

Christal G. Perry, appointee of the West Virginia state auditor, Patrick H. Hardy and Beatrice M. Hardy → Ryan Lambert Big Creek District; Lots 21 and 22, Godby Addition, Squire (tax deed). (Deed dated Sept. 28, 2026.)

Christal G. Perry, appointee of the West Virginia state auditor, Larry J. Koger and Christina H. Koger → David Blankenship Sandy River District; Lot 30, Block A, Johnnycake Addition, except one foot (tax deed). (Deed dated Sept. 28, 2026.)

Christal G. Perry, appointee of the West Virginia state auditor, Larry J. Koger and Christina H. Koger → David Blankenship Sandy River District; Lot 31 and one foot of Lot 30, Section A, Johnnycake Creek (tax deed). (Deed dated Sept. 28, 2026.)

Kierstein Lester → Sandra Blankenship Gary Corporation; Lots 14A and 14B, Block B, Thorpe Subdivision; child-to-parent transfer. (Deed dated Oct. 6, 2026.)

Harold P. Goins and Dora F. Goins → West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways Gary Corporation; 1,613-square-foot parcel, approximately 0.04 acre. (Deed dated Aug. 4, 2026.)

Stephanie Davis Perdue and Jeffrey W. Perdue → Zebulon Baxter Todd Elkhorn Corporation; Lots 379, 380 and 381, Parcel 31, Maybeury. (Deed dated Oct. 2, 2026.)

Steelman J. Borden III and Ricky Lee Muncy → Lawrence W. Muncy and Deborah June Muncy Big Creek District; Lot 458, Block A, Caretta; correction deed. (Deed dated July 15, 2026.)

McArthur Collins → Kenneth Justice and Rita Justice Sandy River District; property on Road Fork of Bull Creek, with right of survivorship. (Deed dated Sept. 22, 2026.)

James Hendricks Jr. and Rebecca Lynn Cardwell → Timothy Noah Hendricks Browns Creek District; Lot 17, Block A, Peerless Bottom No. 1, Village of Vivian; deed of gift. (Deed dated July 24, 2026.)

United States of America, acting through Rural Housing Services → Kay Logistics LLC Keystone Corporation; Lot 48, Westfield Addition, Keystone. (Deed dated Sept. 14, 2026.)

Fred G. Dobbs → Christopher Dobbs Sandy River District; surface parcel and 1.25-acre surface tract on Middle Fork of Bradshaw Creek; quitclaim deed. (Deed dated April 16, 2026.)

Ollie K. Willis → Manoj Dahal Big Creek District; two parcels containing approximately 0.10 acre and 0.04 acre on the north side of Lester Street and south side of Jacobs Fork Creek at Bishop. (Deed dated Oct. 7, 2026.)

Brian Worthington → Brian Worthington and Anita Worthington Browns Creek District; real estate in the Town of Davy, with right of survivorship; husband adding wife’s name. (Deed dated July 21, 2026.)

Bobby Tyler Speer → John Wayne Viars Sandy River District; 1 acre, more or less. (Deed dated Oct. 9, 2026.)

Christopher M. Lambert → Helen Janet Chaffins Property description and deed date not provided in the index.

Marsha Burch Cox → Arlie Matney Property description and deed date not provided in the index.

Marsha Cox → Arlie Matney Property description and deed date not provided in the index.

The Board of Education of the County of McDowell → Town of Kimball Property description and deed date not provided in the index.