Pansy Leona Bandy

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CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Pansy Bandy
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hattie Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Pansy Bandy
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hatty Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Pansy Steele
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Household Members:
William Steele 25
Pansy Steele 23
Denissa Steele 6
Billy Steele 4
Shirley Steele 3
Peggy Steele 9 months

OBITUARY
Published in Bristol Herald Courier on January 8, 2011

Pansy Leona Steele BANDY, Va. Mrs. Pansy Leona Steele, age 94, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, in a Richlands, Va., hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 23, 1916, in Canebrake, W.Va., and was the daughter of the late George Vince and Hattie Christian Bandy.

Pansy was a lifelong Christian, devoted mother, wife, and grandmother. She was a member of the Bandy Chapel Church, where she served faithfully for 62 years as the church pianist. She was recognized as the church "Mother." Her first love was her love for her God. She was a member of the Red Hat Club and was as avid gardener and had a gift with flowers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Steele; two sons, Vinson Steele and William Steele Jr.; seven siblings, Kathleen Beavers, George Vince Bandy Jr., Bobby Bandy, Janice Reid, Medarae Barnett, Herman Bandy, and Delbert Bandy; and one grandchild, Mark Steele.

Survivors are four daughters, Shirley Rust and husband, Robert, of Johnson City, Tenn., Peggy Hawthorne and husband, Bill, of Atlanta, Katye Ramey and husband, Jim ,of Bluefield, Va., Bonnie Niemi and husband, Richard, of Draper, Va.; three sons, Buddy Steele and wife, Joan, of Knoxville, Md., Doug Steele of Cedar Bluff, Va., and Jimmy Steele and wife, Judy, of Bristol Virginia; two daughters-in-law, Linda Steele and Mary Steele of Cedar Bluff; two sisters, Rosa Bell Altizer of Amonate, Va., and Joanne Copeland of Wetumpka, Ala.; two brothers, Bernard Bandy of Baptist Valley, Va., and Bill Bandy of Pounding Mill, Va.; 15 grandchildren, Todd Steele, LaRhonda Lindsey, Shane Steele, Tamitha Durham, Kim Payne, Teresa Reid, Denise Marchigiani, Crystal Frey, Melissa Muir, Anthony Steele, Latisha Steele, Jeff Farmer, Bridgette Brown, Marty Garrett, and Bryant Garrett; 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild also survive.

Funeral services for Pansy Leona Steele will be conducted Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Va., with the Rev. Walter Jessee, the Rev. Barry Jessee, and the Rev. Bob Steele officiating. Interment will follow at the Steele Family Cemetery near Bandy. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Bandy, Baylor Guy, the Rev. Max Linkous, Richard Bentley, and Johnny Sparks.

Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com

Pansy married William Steele, Sr.. William was born ca 1915, War, McDowell Co. WV; died 19 Jan 1999, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Steele Family Cemetery, Bandy, Tazewell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Shirley Steele
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1937
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter in household of William and Pansy Bandy Steele.
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia

Shirley married James Roy WHITAKER 27 May 1956, Myrtle Beach, SC; divorced 28 Feb 1963, Tazewell Co. VA. James (son of Newton Hubbard WHITAKER and Ella Mae PACK) was born 4 Sep 1927, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA; died 31 Aug 1965, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Family Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Shirley married Robert Rust. [Group Sheet]

Peggy married Bill Hawthorne. [Group Sheet]

Katye married James Corbin Ramey, Sr.. [Group Sheet]

Bonnie married Richard Niemi. [Group Sheet]