MCCOURT, Vela Leone^{[1, 2, 3]}

1923 - 2011  (87 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	MCCOURT, Vela Leone  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 December 1923	Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 August 2011  [3]
  Burial	Orndoff, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America   [3]
  Notes	Vella Leone McCourt Hall, 87 of Webster Springs, WV went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the home of her daughter Kathie Holcomb. She was born December 6, 1923 in Webster Springs to Roscoe Jenkins and Surilda Skeens McCourt and was formerly married to Bobbie Joe Hall. She was a school teacher, Postmaster at Diana Post Office, and worked for Webster County Senior Citizens. Vella lived most of her life in Webster Springs. She loved to quilt, cook, sew, and work in her flower gardens. Her greatest joy was spending time with her children and grandchildren. Vella is survived by her children Kathie (Frank Canfield) Holcomb and Marjorie (Doyle "Butch") Davis of Webster Springs, Pamela McElroy and Kimberly (Roger) Boggs of Summersville, Mike Hall and Robert Hall of Webster Springs, Lester (Penny) Hall of Cowen, Jeffery (Joy) Hall and Kevin (Rachel) Hall of Webster Springs; brothers Jennings McCourt and Ted McCourt of Webster Springs; sisters Irene Scritchfield of Clarksburg, Arlene "Boots" Miller of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Ann Hult of Gassaway; 19 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Judy Payne, shelby McElroy, and Mildred "Midge" Hamrick; and brother Verdon McCourt. Friends may join the family for visitation on Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 6-9 PM at Dodd & Reed Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 3:30 PM at the Funeral Home with Rev. Curt Davis and Rev. Gerald Hamrick officiating. Interment will follow in Harrison Cochran Cemetery, Webster Springs.
  Person ID	I422631365479	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	MCCOURT, Roscoe Jenkin,   b. 25 September 1899, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 8 November 1980, Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America (Age 81 years)
  Mother	SKEENS, Surilda Marjorie,   b. 2 January 1906, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 14 November 1966, Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F2222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HALL, Bobby Joe,   b. 27 April 1927   d. 7 January 2001 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1952	Webster, West Virginia, United States   [1]
  Children	1. HALL, K.   2. HALL, M.   3. HALL, R.   4. HALL, L.   5. HALL, J.   6. HALL, K.   7. HALL, Pamela Jo,   b. 20 June 1953, Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 22 September 2021, Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America (Age 68 years)   8. HALL, M.E.   9. HALL, K.S.
  Family ID	F11096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1656081463] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1683397143] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101173081. [S1692846666] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).