McDowell County Courthouse Records: Land Transfers, Probate Actions Filed March 16-23

The McDowell County Courthouse in Welch recorded two marriage certificates, six death certificates and seven land transfers during the week of March 16 through March 23, 2026, with transactions ranging from a fractional quarter-acre surface parcel on Greenbrier Fork of Panther to an oil and gas rights assignment referencing a separate exhibit for its full legal description.

The most institutionally significant transfer in the batch moved land from Pocahontas Surface Interests LLC to the Board of Education of the County of McDowell: two parcels measuring 1.27 acres and 0.29 acres. The deed lists no location descriptor beyond acreage in the public summary, and the board has not yet provided details on intended use. Residents with questions about the parcels can contact the McDowell County Clerk's office, where the recorded instrument would carry the full legal description.

Alexander Production Company assigned oil and gas rights to Hamilton Minerals LLC in a transfer that references an Exhibit A for the complete description of the interest conveyed. That exhibit was not included in the public summary, meaning the precise leases, acreage and depth specifications remain in the recorded instrument on file at the courthouse.

Other land activity in Kimball included Wallace Crystal and Wallace Rodney conveying Lots 4 and 5 in Block 1, Parcel 21x50 Block 1, to McKinney Joel. On Horse Creek, Adkins Wayne transferred approximately 15 acres to Matney Roger and Matney Chasity under a right-of-survivorship conveyance, a deed structure that passes full ownership to the surviving joint owner without probate. Shelton Janet Hagerman and McCoy Daniel Dwayne conveyed 38 surface acres on Middle Fork Bradshaw Creek to McCoy Daniel Dwayne in a deed the record identifies as between family members.

The two smaller surface parcels recorded this week were Riffe Irvin's transfer to Lambert Vickie Lynn of two lots on Spice Creek totaling .57 acres across Premier Tract 1, and Crabtree Samuel R. Jr.'s conveyance of 0.25 surface acres on Greenbrier Fork of Panther to Cline Sue Ann.

Marriage certificates were issued to Joseph Buckler and Kimberly Pendry and to Carrell Roberts and Peggy McGlothlin. Death certificates were issued for Bailey Flem, Lawson Thomas Jeffrey Sr., Caton Thomas P., Maxwell Robert Raymond Sr., Lester Billy Ray and Rowe Victoria Stephanie Marie. The public summary lists names only; dates of death, ages and additional details are available through the McDowell County Vital Records office.

Full recorded instruments for any deed, assignment or certificate listed above are available for inspection at the McDowell County Courthouse in Welch.