Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: George Edwin Bland    
                Born: Feb-29-1904          in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2,3
                Died: Oct-24-1996          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  4,3
              Buried:                      in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  5
             Resided:                      at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  6,2
          Occupation:                      owner, Blandville General Store  2
              Father: Arthur Cowan Bland   (1863 - 1945) 
              Mother: Julia Ellen Sutton   (1873 - 1963) 
                Wife: Gladys Ice     
             Married: Dec-30-1929          in Doddridge Co, WV  7,8
                Born: Feb-19-1908          in West Virginia  2,9 (see note 1)
                Died: Apr-25-1993          at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  10
              Buried:                      in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  5
             Resided:                      at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1920                 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      teacher, postmaster  2
              Father: James Emmet Ice   (1884 - 1948) 
              Mother: Ora Blanche Hennen   (1885 - 1971) 
Notes 2 
           F Child 1: Blanche Eleanor Bland    11,12  
                Born: Oct-18-1931          in Harrison Co, WV  13
                Died: Oct-20-1931          in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  13 (see note 2)
              Buried: Oct-21-1931          in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  13,14
      Cause of death:                      "injury during instrumental delivery"  13
           F Child 2: Norma Lee Bland      
                Born: ca 1932               15
             Resided: 1993, 2012           at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  12,16
             Resided: 1979                 in Follansbee, Brooke Co, WV  17
           Education:                      Doddridge Co H.S. (1950)  15
             Husband: Dale L. Kelley  b. Jul-28-1931  d. Apr-10-2012  
             Married: Jul-28-1949           16
           M Child 3: Living      
                Wife: Living  
           M Child 4: Living      
                Wife: Living  
           M Child 5: Living      
                Wife: Living  

Sources:
(1) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 80. 
(2) Obituary. 
(3) Social Security Death Index. 
(4) Obituary - United Hospital Center. 
(5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(6) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as George E. Bland, 25, of Doddridge Co; and Gladys Ice, 21, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co.  Married Dec 30 
1929. 
(8) Obituary of wife. 
(9) 1910 Census, Randolph County, WV. 
(10) Obituary - At home. 
(11) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 81. 
(12) Obituary of mother. 
(13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(14) Findagrave.com. 
(15) Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 11/11/2007. 
(16) Obituary of husband. 
(17) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 82. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birthplace given as Marion County in marriage record, but as Elkins (Randolph
County) in obituary.
Note (2) Death date on headstone is Oct 21 1931.  But death record shows it as Oct 20
1931, with burial date Oct 21.







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