Living

Melvin Jackson Vest

1923 - 2011  (88 years)

Birth	18 Sep 1923	Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina
Died	19 Nov 2011	Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina
Buried	22 Nov 2011
Father	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Mother	Ethel Lee Pankey
Family	Lillian Marie Binkley,   b. 15 Apr 1928, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Lillian Marie Binkley

1928 - 2007  (79 years)

Birth	15 Apr 1928	Forsyth County, North Carolina
Died	20 Dec 2007	Chaple Hill, Orange County, North Carolina
Family	Melvin Jackson Vest,   b. 18 Sep 1923, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina

Baxter Lee Vest

1927 - 1977  (50 years)

Birth	1927
Died	18 Jan 1977	West End Cemetery, West End, Moore County, North Carolina
Father	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Mother	Ethel Lee Pankey

Fred F. Vest

1929 - 1998  (69 years)

Birth	30 Mar 1929	Moore County, North Carolina
Died	24 Apr 1998	Vass, Moore County, North Carolina
Father	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Mother	Ethel Lee Pankey

Craven J. Vest

1930 - 1967  (37 years)

Birth	21 Jul 1930	Moore County, North Carolina
Died	18 Oct 1967	Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina
Buried	Fairview Church Cemetery, Monroe County, North Carolina
Father	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Mother	Ethel Lee Pankey

Everett Linwood Vest

1935 - 2010  (74 years)

Birth	19 Aug 1935	Moore County, North Carolina
Died	21 May 2010
Buried	Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
Father	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Mother	Ethel Lee Pankey
Family	Marie Carter,   b. 19 May 1937

Marie Carter

1937 - 2010  (73 years)

Birth	19 May 1937
Died	20 May 2010
Buried	Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
Family	Everett Linwood Vest,   b. 19 Aug 1935, Moore County, North Carolina

Robert Pankey Vest

Abt 1939 - 1940  (1 year)

Birth	Abt 1939	Moore County, North Carolina
Died	15 Jan 1940	Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina
Father	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Mother	Ethel Lee Pankey

George Washington Vest

1864 - 1943  (78 years)

Birth	4 Oct 1864	Stokes County, North Carolina
Died	19 Jan 1943	Moore County, North Carolina
Buried	22 Jan 1943	West End Cemetery, West End, Moore County, North Carolina
Mother	Elizabeth Vest,   b. Abt 1839, North Carolina
Family 1	Temperance Minerva Charity Wall,   b. 6 Jun 1852, Stokes County, North Carolina
Married	24 Dec 1885	Stokes County, North Carolina
Children	1. Allie Andrew Vest,   b. 17 Feb 1888, Sandy Ridge, Stokes County, North Carolina   2. Ella Angeline Vest,   b. Mar 1890, Yadkin Township, Stokes County, North Carolina + 3. Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina   4. Ahozter Vest,   b. 1902   5. Chester Featherstone Vest,   b. 28 Jul 1902, Stokes County, North Carolina
Family 2	Ella E. Featherstone,   b. 14 Jan 1878
Children	1. Asby Mae Vest,   b. 1 Sep 1913, King, Stokes County, North Carolina   2. Lucy Peggy Vest,   b. 24 Jul 1915, Stokes County, North Carolina   3. Martha Washington Vest,   b. 17 Sep 1917, King, Stokes County, North Carolina   4. George Washington Vest,   b. 5 Apr 1920, Moore County, North Carolina

Ethel Lee Pankey

Family	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Children	1. Melvin Jackson Vest,   b. 18 Sep 1923, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina   2. Baxter Lee Vest,   b. 1927   3. Fred F. Vest,   b. 30 Mar 1929, Moore County, North Carolina   4. Craven J. Vest,   b. 21 Jul 1930, Moore County, North Carolina   5. Living   6. Everett Linwood Vest,   b. 19 Aug 1935, Moore County, North Carolina   7. Living   8. Robert Pankey Vest,   b. Abt 1939, Moore County, North Carolina

Craven Jackson Waldo Vest

1897 - 1966  (69 years)

Birth	15 Feb 1897	King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Died	26 Mar 1966
Buried	Crestview Memorial Park, Rural Hall, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Father	George Washington Vest,   b. 4 Oct 1864, Stokes County, North Carolina
Mother	Temperance Minerva Charity Wall,   b. 6 Jun 1852, Stokes County, North Carolina
Married	24 Dec 1885	Stokes County, North Carolina
Family	Ethel Lee Pankey
Children	1. Melvin Jackson Vest,   b. 18 Sep 1923, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina   2. Baxter Lee Vest,   b. 1927   3. Fred F. Vest,   b. 30 Mar 1929, Moore County, North Carolina   4. Craven J. Vest,   b. 21 Jul 1930, Moore County, North Carolina   5. Living   6. Everett Linwood Vest,   b. 19 Aug 1935, Moore County, North Carolina   7. Living   8. Robert Pankey Vest,   b. Abt 1939, Moore County, North Carolina

Ethel Lee Pankey

Family	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina
Children	1. Melvin Jackson Vest,   b. 18 Sep 1923, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina   2. Baxter Lee Vest,   b. 1927   3. Fred F. Vest,   b. 30 Mar 1929, Moore County, North Carolina   4. Craven J. Vest,   b. 21 Jul 1930, Moore County, North Carolina   5. Living   6. Everett Linwood Vest,   b. 19 Aug 1935, Moore County, North Carolina   7. Living   8. Robert Pankey Vest,   b. Abt 1939, Moore County, North Carolina

• Siblings	7 Siblings
  1. Melvin Jackson Vest,   b. 18 Sep 1923, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina d. 19 Nov 2011, Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina  (Age 88 years) ▻ Lillian Marie Binkley   2. Baxter Lee Vest,   b. 1927   d. 18 Jan 1977, West End Cemetery, West End, Moore County, North Carolina  (Age 50 years)   3. Fred F. Vest,   b. 30 Mar 1929, Moore County, North Carolina d. 24 Apr 1998, Vass, Moore County, North Carolina  (Age 69 years)   4. Craven J. Vest,   b. 21 Jul 1930, Moore County, North Carolina d. 18 Oct 1967, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina  (Age 37 years)   5. Living   6. Everett Linwood Vest,   b. 19 Aug 1935, Moore County, North Carolina d. 21 May 2010  (Age 74 years) ▻ Marie Carter   7. Living   8. Robert Pankey Vest,   b. Abt 1939, Moore County, North Carolina d. 15 Jan 1940, Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina  (Age 1 year)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	George Washington Vest,   b. 4 Oct 1864, Stokes County, North Carolina d. 19 Jan 1943, Moore County, North Carolina  (Age 78 years)  (Grandfather)  Ethel Lee Pankey  (Mother)
  Person ID	I10019	Vest Families
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Craven Jackson Waldo Vest,   b. 15 Feb 1897, King, Stokes County, North Carolina d. 26 Mar 1966 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Ethel Lee Pankey
  Family ID	F3928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Living". Vest Family Trees. https://www.vestfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I10019&tree=Vest (accessed March 25, 2026).