Arvel C. Brumfield (1920 - 2010)

Born 1 Oct 1920 in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hazel Bernadine (Leonard) Brumfield — married 27 Jul 1940 in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Arvel C. Brumfield^[1] was born either 1 Oct 1920^[2] or 30 Jun 1920^[3] in Wayne Co., West Virginia.in Wayne Co., West Virginia, son of Leroy Brumfield and Millie Etta Napier.^[4]

In 1940 he was living with his parents in Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^[5]

He married Hazel Bernadine Leonard later in the year.^[6]

He enlisted in the Army during World War II.^[7]

Hazel died in 1999; Arvel died 29 July 2010.^[8]

Obituary:

ARVEL C. BRUMFIELD, 90, of Huntington, W.Va., died Thursday, July 29, 2010, surrounded by his family. He was born June 30, 1920, in Wayne, W.Va., the son of the late Leroy and Millietta Brumfield. Hazel Brumfield, his wife of 59 years, preceded him in death in 1999. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Annette Brumfield of Kenova; one grandson, Craig Brumfield and his wife, Mandy, as well as their children, Colten, Chloe and Keelie; and one granddaughter, Tarabeth Brumfield; two brothers, Emmit and Estel Brumfield, and three sisters, Cora Lee Smith, Noraetta Adkins and Sylvia Gould; and a special niece, Donna Hayes and her family. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Maryland and Tim Brumfield. Visitation is at Rollins Funeral Home, Saturday, July 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, at Spring Valley Church of Christ, at the intersection of Spring Valley Drive and Route 75. Services will be conducted by Elder Bob Hayes and assisted by Elder David Smith. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville. He was a pillar in Christ's Church and example to all who knew him. Mr. Brumfield will be taken to the church one hour before the service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rollinsfh.com.

Sources

1. ↑ 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Cabell County, West Virginia
2. ↑ Arvel Brumfield's 10/1/1920 Birth Entry
3. ↑ Arvel Brumfield's Obit.
4. ↑ Leroy Brumfield and Millie Etta Napier's Marriage Entry
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-TZZC?cc=2000219&wc=QZFM-2HK%3A794518101%2C795108401%2C795124201%2C795152601 : accessed 24 September 2021), West Virginia > Cabell > Kyle Magisterial District, Huntington, Ward 1 > 6-9 Kyle Magisterial District, Huntington City Ward 1 (Area A - part) > image 3 of 20; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
6. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D8-NJBW : 22 July 2021), Orvil Brumfield and Hazel Leonard, 27 Jul 1940; citing Marriage, Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,913,816.
7. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8P7-4LT : 5 December 2014), Arvel C Brumfield, enlisted 13 Sep 1943, Huntington, West Virginia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKLG-B9M6 : accessed 24 September 2021), Arvel C Brumfield, Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 01 Aug 2010; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Herald-Dispatch, The, born-digital text.