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     His Social Security Number was 226-42-0302.¹¹ Coy Oliver Yeatts was buried at Yeatts Family Cemetery, on a hill in a pasture, near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mayberry, Patrick Co., Virginia.^1,4,12 He From the "Mountain Laurel" Let me tell you about my trip down to Kibler Valley with Mr. Coy Yeatts. We were going to visit Mr. Will Barnard, a boyhood buddy of Mr. Coy's and a long time friend of mine. Mr. Coy is 84 years old and Mr. Will is 88. I picked up Mr. Coy at Mayberry shortly after 10:00 am on a pretty Saturday morning. We went down Squirrel Spur (St. Rd. 614) to the foot of the mountain and cut back to our left on State Road 631. Mr. Coy pointed out paths that were once roads leading to the high hollows and ridge tops around the Bell Spur community. He remembered traveling over most of them but now they are hardly recognizable paths. He told of making a wagon trip down one with his dad when he was just a boy. All along the way he pointed out old homesites and points of interest. By the time we turned left onto Kibler Valley Road, (State Road 648) I had gained considerable knowledge of this area's past. "Kibler" is a beautiful little valley with the Dan River running through it and steep mountains rising all around. The road, river, meadows and woodlands all share the valley floor. It is a beautiful timeless place where trout fishing and kayak races are annual events. The road wound alongside the river as we made our way on to Mr. Will's. In the early part of this century there was a railroad spur here. It was a spur of the railroad line in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, 14 miles away. There was a large timber operation in this area then and the primary purpose of the railroad was hauling lumber but many a passenger rode the now vanished rails. As I drive through the valley today, I can almost see the little, narrow-gauge locomotive chugging through a riverside meadow with a plume of steel gray smoke rolling back across its cars. What a picturesque sight it must have been. We found Mr. Will taking a nap on his wide front porch. The house is shaded by large trees in the front yard and huge boxwoods line both sides of the walkway leading to the porch. Mr. Will's great grandfather built the house and it has been the Barnard family home for almost 200 years. Mr. Will was born and raised here. His son, Bill, operates the store across the road from the house. Mr. Will woke up by the time we started up the porch steps and invited us to take a seat. Mr. Will and Mr. Coy reminisced about the time a circus came to Kibler. Mr. Will was 13 at the time and Mr. Coy was 9. Mr. Coy and his mother had walked to Kibler via a foot trail down the steep mountainside from Mayberry. They spent the night with Mr. Will's family. Mr. Coy's father joined them the next day. Circus day! Mr. Will and Mr. Coy told of lions, tigers and elephants, all at the circus and from the way they described it, the excitement of it hasn't worn off any since 1908. Mr. Coy told of watching Mr. Will swim the river to check a trap while the boys on the bank threw green apples in the river for him to catch in his mouth. Mr. Coy said that after he got home he learned to swim by moving like he'd seen Mr. Will move in the water. Mrs. Barnard invited me in to meet her mother, 93 year old Mrs. Ella Collins, while Mr. Coy stepped over to the store. Mr. Will showed me a beautifully intricate drawing of the Barnard Family Tree. It was drawn by a traveler who traded it for his lodging one night many years ago, before Mr. Will was born. We said our farewells and Mr. Coy and I left Mr. Will and drove up to the end of the road. The Kibler Road dead ends at the hydro-electric plant built by the City of Danville, Virginia in the 1930's. The plant is still in use today and the small settlement at the end of the road are the homes of plant employees. This area is so beautiful you have to see it to appreciate it. As we were heading up the road, Mr. Coy said, "Open up that bag there (pointing at the brown grocery bag he'd brought from the store) and get you one. I bought you something." I reached my hand in the bag and felt onions. Mr. Coy said, "Go ahead and get you one. Don't you like onions?" I said, "Yes sir, I do, but I don't think I'm man enough to eat 'em like that." He looked at me a moment and his eyes twinkled and he said, "Reach down in the bottom of the bag. There's a fig bar. You like fig bars, don't you?" "Yes sir," I replied. As we quietly ate our fig bars, I realized I'd just been treated to a sample of one of Mr. Coy's sly practical jokes. Neither of us said anything, no need to, but we each chuckled to ourselves as we rode on. On the way home we stopped at Mr. Adam Clement's and inquired if he had any honey for sale. Mr. Coy and he were old friends and soon three quarts of honey were found. One quart for me and two for Mr. Coy. Mr. Coy sat in the car while Mr. Clement's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Barbara Clement brought him a spoon to sample the honey before a deal was made. I figured it must have been good honey when Mr. Coy said if I didn't want my quart, he'd take it. Mr. Coy's been eating honey all his life and I figured he knew good honey from bad. Sure enough, that quart of honey went twice as fast as usual on our table. Everybody in the family loved it. From there we came back up Squirrel Spur (614) to Mayberry. We'd only been gone a few hours but they were hours of fun for me. He was born on April 26, 1899 at Meadows of Dan, Patrick Co., Virginia.^11,1,2,4,5 He married Mary Lee Agee, daughter of Eden William Agee and Annie Cock, on December 27, 1922.^1,3 Coy Oliver Yeatts died on June 28, 1984 at Stuart, Patrick Co., Virginia, at age 85.⁴

     Peggy Joann "Peggy Jo" McClanahan was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^2,4 She was born on October 28, 1938 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,2 She married Barry Gene King, son of Tracy Daniel King and Alma Ernestine Conner, on July 4, 1965 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,3,4 As of July 4, 1965,her married name was King. Peggy Joann "Peggy Jo" McClanahan died on April 15, 1991 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^1,2,5 She Peggy Joann King, 51, of Falls Mills, died Monday at a Bluefield hospital. Born at Tazewell, Va., she was the daughter of Mrs. Arnett Harman McClanahan of North Tazewell, Va., and the late Charles V. McClanahan, Sr. She was a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her brother, Charles V. McClanahan, Jr. Survivors: husband, Barry Gene King; brothers, Jack McClanahan of Bluefield, Billy McClanahan of North Tazewell and Dennis McClanahan of Bluefield, Va; sisters, Betty Smith and Doris McClanahan both of North Tazewell. Burial will be at Grandview Memory Gardens on the Bluelield-Tazewell Road. on April 16, 1991.⁵

     Charles Virgil McClanahan Sr. was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.¹ He married Electra Arnett Harman. Charles Virgil McClanahan Sr. was born on April 17, 1899.¹ He died on April 28, 1965 at age 66.¹

     His Social Security Number was 228-46-1594.⁴ Jackie Randolph "Jack" McClanahan Sr. was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^2,6 He was born on August 19, 1937 at North Tazwell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,2,4,5 He married Sandra Kay "Sandy" King, daughter of Tracy Daniel King and Alma Ernestine Conner, on November 1, 1961 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,3,6 Jackie Randolph "Jack" McClanahan Sr. died on May 23, 1995 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 57.^1,2,4,6 He Jack R. McClanahan, 57, of the Airport Road, Bluefield, died Tuesday, May 23, 1995, in a Princeton hospital. Born in Tazewell, Va., he was a son of the late Charles V. and Electra Arnett Harman McClanahan. He was retired from the Rainbow Baking Company and was a former employee of the West Virginia Baking Company. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Survivors: wife, Sandra K. King McClanahan; daughter, Janet Marie Horn of Bluewell; son, Jackie R. McClanahan Jr. of Bluefield; brothers, Bill McClanahan of the Bluefield-Tazewell Road and Dennis McClanahan, of Bluefield, Va; sisters, Betty Smith and Doris McClanahan, both of the Bluefield-Tazewell Road; three grandchildren. Burial will be in the Grandview Memory Gardens on the Bluefield-Tazewell Road. on May 24, 1995.⁶

     Priscilla Ann Conner was buried at Thrash Family Cemetery, on John Thrash land grant property, Thrash’s Mountain, Floyd Co., Virginia.^9,10 She was born on August 3, 1854 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Her death certificate has a birth date of Aug 4, 1854.^7,10,8 She married William Pleasant Manning, son of Cary Manning and Mahala Cole, on November 14, 1872 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^4,3,1,2 As of November 14, 1872,her married name was Manning. Priscilla Ann Conner died on June 19, 1931 at Alleghany, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 76.^9,7,10,8

     Mary Lee Agee was buried at Yeatts Family Cemetery, on a hill in a pasture, near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mayberry, Patrick Co., Virginia.^1,3,4 She was born on October 14, 1902 at Patrick Co., Virginia.³ She married Coy Oliver Yeatts, son of John Henry "Dump" Yeatts and Edna Roena Reynolds, on December 27, 1922.^1,2 As of December 27, 1922,her married name was Yeatts. Mary Lee Agee died on September 16, 1959 at Meadows of Dan, Patrick Co., Virginia, at age 56.^1,3

     Lonnie Gene Stout Lonnie Gene Stout, Sep 25, 1936 - Aug 17, 2022. Lonnie Gene Stout, 85, of North Tazewell, VA, went home to be with the lord Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Born in McComas, WV, he was the son of the late George Washington Stout and Virginia Ardelia Stevens Stout. He had worked for US Steel as a coal miner, he enjoyed fishing and the various aspects of farm life. Lonnie was a member of Open Door Community Church, Baptist Valley, VA. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Donna Fay King Stout; siblings: Arthur Paul Stout, Lillian Frances Stout Harris, Maxine Stout Curnette, Roxie Ann Stout Ramsey and his twin brother, Bobby Lee Stout. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter: Frances Stout Nipper and her husband, David of Van, WV; granddaughter: Mollee Nipper of Van, WV; special caregiver: Gene Mosley of Tazewell, VA; special friends: Irene Duval and Gary Mitchell; special niece: Crystal Williams; an extended family of other nieces, nephews and cousins. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Randy McClanahan, Ermal Blevins, Michael Phipps, Danny Stinson, Cade Mullins and Frankie Harrison.³ He was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.³ He was born on September 25, 1936 at McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He married Donna Fay King, daughter of Tracy Daniel King and Alma Ernestine Conner, on November 5, 1956 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,4,2,5,3 Lonnie Gene Stout died on August 17, 2022 at North Tazwell, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 85.³

     Her Social Security Number was 231-56-0111.⁵ Margie Louise Furr was born on July 20, 1945 at Arlington, Virginia.^2,5,4 She married Richard Thomas "Dickie" King, son of Tracy Daniel King and Alma Ernestine Conner, on April 11, 1964 at Gainesville, Prince William Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of April 11, 1964,her married name was King.² Margie Louise Furr and Richard Thomas "Dickie" King were divorced on August 10, 1984 at Prince William Co., Virginia.³ Margie Louise Furr died on July 14, 2009 at Manassas, Virginia, at age 63.^5,6

     His Social Security Number was 231-32-9748.¹³ James Wade Eanes was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on March 5, 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,4,13,5,14 He married Elizabeth Gwinn Whitlock, daughter of Gustavus Arthur "Gus" Whitlock and Lillie Almeda Pratt, on April 26, 1952 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^15,6,1,3 James Wade Eanes died on January 16, 2009 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 83.^1,2,13,14 He James Wade Eanes, 83, of Christiansburg, and formerly of Pilot, Va., passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009. He was born in Floyd County on March 5, 1925, to the late James Robert and Eulala Clower Eanes. He was also preceded in death by a brother, R. Wirt Eanes; and a son-in-law, John Creger. He served his country in the United Sates Army during World War II. He retired as a rural mail carrier and belonged to the Floyd VFW Post #7854. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Gwinn Whitlock Eanes; four children, Roger Eanes and wife, Jodi, of Sterling, Va., Karen Patterson and husband, Les, of Vinton, Va., Sandra McGugan and husband, Dave, of Cape Coral, Fla., and Linda Creger, of Pulaski, Va; grandchildren, Mandy Raftery and husband, Sean, Christopher and Catherine Patterson, Wade and Grace McGugan, and Brandon and Lindsay Creger; and one brother, H. Wayne Eanes and wife, Roxie, of Knoxville, Tenn. Interment will be in Sunset Cemetery. on January 17, 2009.¹

     Clarence Lee McDowell was born on September 18, 1950 at Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. He married Suzanne Carol Conner, daughter of Bruce Bryon Conner Sr. and Marilyn Julia Minto, on July 12, 1980 at Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Clarence Lee McDowell died on October 10, 1987 at Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, at age 37.