Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: James Rodney Bland    
       Also known as: Rodney J. Bland 1,2,3
                Born: Oct-13-1914          in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  4,5,6
                Died: Apr- 3-1984           7,5,6
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  6
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  5
             Resided: 1978                 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Census: 1920, 1930           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
            Military: Dec- 6-1943 - Nov-24-1945 U.S. Navy, World War II  9
              Father: Roy Clifford Bland   (1882 - 1956) 
              Mother: Bertha Gay Crook   (1897 - 1978) 
                Wife: Eva Belle Costilow     
             Married: 1933                  7
                Born: Mar- 2-1914          in Doddridge Co, WV  10,5
                Died: Jul-29-1986          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  11,5
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  10,6
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  10,12
             Resided: 1950                 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH  13
              Census: 1930                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Simon Archbold "Arch" Costilow   (1879 - 1950) 
              Mother: Victoria May McKinney   (1878 - 1963) 
           M Child 1: LeRoy Bland      
                Born: Nov-  -1934           
                Died: Nov-18-1934          in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  14,8 (see note 1)
              Buried:                      in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  14
      Cause of death:                      pneumonia  14
           F Child 2: Living      
             Husband: Living  
           M Child 3: Lester Ray "Les" Bland      
                Born: Aug- 8-1938          at New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  10
                Died: Jun- 8-1999          at West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  15
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  16
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  8,10
            Military:                      S/Sgt, U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam  10,16
                Wife: Living  
           F Child 4: Living      
             Husband: Living  

Sources:
(1) Death record of son. 
(2) Obituary of brother. 
(3) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). 
(4) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(5) Social Security Death Index. 
(6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(7) Obituary of wife. 
(8) Obituary of mother. 
(9) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(10) Obituary. 
(11) Obituary - United Hospital Center. 
(12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio in 1955 and 1956. 
(13) Obituary of father. 
(14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(15) Obituary - At home. 
(16) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) 

Event Notes
Note (1) in infancy







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