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     Ilene Ella Manning was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on January 17, 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.³ She married Erslie William "Buddy" Vest, son of Chester Washington Vest and Nellie Mae/May Trump, on July 20, 1940 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,4 As of July 20, 1940,her married name was Vest. Ilene Ella Manning married Arthur Allen Conner, son of George Lewis Conner and Mary Della Moran, on April 11, 2007 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^7,9,10,4 As of April 11, 2007,her married name was Conner.⁹ Ilene Ella Manning died on March 15, 2021 at Virginia at age 96.⁴ She Ilene Manning Vest Conner, age 96, passed to her heavenly home on March 15, 2021. Many years ago, Ilene accepted Jesus as her Savior at Copperhill Church of the Brethren, where she sung in the choir and worked on Quilts at the church with the ladies' group. Ilene and her husband Erslie "Buddy" Vest treasured having family in their home for get-togethers and holiday celebrations. She was a wonderful cook and always loved to make delicious meals for their family. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Buddy; second husband, Arthur Conner; brother, Erslie Manning; daughter, Joyce Buckner, and son-in-law, Kenneth Revoir. Ilene leaves to cherish her memory her children, Roger (Glenda) Vest, Pat Graham, Shirley Revoir, Gerald (Carla) Vest, and Gilbert (Chucky) Vest; her brothers, Vester and Joseph Manning; grandchildren, Rhonda Nelson, Rebecca Hawley, Brian Vest, Melissa Adams, Rodney Vest, Jerald Vest, Debbie LaBosia Robin Conner, Mike Weaver, Paul Weaver, Angie Kendrick, Michelle Lucht, Christopher Buckner, Melissa Vaught, and Cary Guill; and step-grandson, Derek Sawyers. Ilene also had 17 great and 18 great great-grandchildren who she treasured. Interment will follow at Restvale Cemetery, Copper Hill, Va. on March 17, 2021.⁴

     Margaret "Peggy" Hall was born circa 1800 at Haywood Co., North Carolina.^1,2 She married William M. Cole, son of David Cole and Rachel Thrash, in 1820.¹ As of 1820,her married name was Cole.

     Her Social Security Number was 511-24-4634.³ Bertha Mae Phillips was buried at Coquille Pioneer Cemetery, Coquille, Coos Co., Oregon.^4,5 She was born on September 10, 1899 at Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri; The SSDI has a birth date of Aug 19, 1899 and Brenda Williams and Sandra Haislip have a birth date of Aug 10, 1899, her obituary has Aug 10, 1899.^6,3,1,2,5 She married John Carrington Williams Sr., son of Cornelius Washington "Cam" "C. W." Williams and Mary Jane Huffman, on June 29, 1919 at Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri.^1,2 As of June 29, 1919,her married name was Williams. Bertha Mae Phillips and John Carrington Williams Sr. were divorced on May 10, 1926 at Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri.^1,2 As of before 1930,her married name was Rust.⁷ Bertha Mae Phillips married William Rust before 1930.⁷ As of June 2, 1953,her married name was Hughes.⁵ Bertha Mae Phillips married William G. Hughes on June 2, 1953 at Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California.^6,4,5 Bertha Mae Phillips died on April 23, 1980 at Coos Bay, Coos Co., Oregon, at age 80.^6,1,5 She Services for Bertha Mae Hughes, 80, Myrtle Point, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Coquille Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Ron Sallee of the Arago Community Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Pioneer Cemetery. Mrs. Hughes was born Aug. 10, 1899, at Nevada, Mo., and died April 23 in Coos Bay. She and William Hughes were married June 2, 1953, at Long Beach, Calif. They had lived at Arago for the past 12 years. Survivors include her widower, William G. of Arago; sons, John E. Williams of Coquille, Joseph R. Williams of Independence, Mo., and Bill G. Ruse of San Jose, Calif; daughters, Helen L. Youse of Seattle, Wash., and Maxine C. DeMeter of Livermore, Calif; sisters, Ann Simpson of Long Beach, and Ruth Ford of Long Beach; brother, John Phillips of Long Beach; 13 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. on April 25, 1980.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 519-14-7695.⁸ John Edward Williams was born on March 24, 1920 at Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri.^2,4,9,8 He married Geneva Christine Huggins, daughter of Grover Howard Huggins and Leah Beatrice Alston, on April 3, 1962 at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.¹ John Edward Williams died on June 10, 1985 at Coquille, Coos Co., Oregon, at age 65.^2,1,5,9

     Her married name was Duncan.⁸ Her married name was Gadke.⁸ Her Social Security Number was 493-14-8517.⁹ Helen Louise Williams married Unknown Duncan.⁸ Helen Louise Williams married Unknown Gadke.⁸ Helen Louise Williams was born on March 24, 1922 at Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri.^1,9,3,8,4 As of September 17, 1941,her married name was Grazda.¹⁰ She married Walter Edward Stanley Grazda on September 17, 1941 at Liberty, Clinton Co., Missouri.¹⁰ As of March 5, 1943,her married name was Youse.⁵ Helen Louise Williams married Jack Oliver Youse on March 5, 1943 at Stuttgart, Arkansas Co., Arkansas.^3,5 Helen Louise Williams died on July 21, 2004 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, at age 82.^1,9 She Helen Louise Youse, born March 24, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri (note: should be Nevada, MO) died July 21, 2004 in Seattle, Washington. Mother worked in retail sales throughout her professional life. She opened and managed sales in the original Butler Bros. department store at Northgate Mall in 1950. Her "on the mall" career continued at Fahey Brockman, Klopfensteins, Tall Shops and the Bon Marche until retirement in 1982. Helen is survived by her daughter; Sharon Youse and Sheila and (Bob) Erickson. She will be missed by her grandchildren; Eddie, Eben and Sheila Bland, Kim & (Travis) Gidner, and Lara & (Daron) Steffen. Helen (G.G.) has five great-grandchildren; Anthony, Dylan, Paige, Catrina, Shelby, and a brand new grandchild (due in February 2005). Mother had a "Green Thumb" and loved growing her "prized" vegetables and flowers. Her patience and talent for teaching her beloved parakeets to talk was a source of constant pleasure. At her request, there will be no services. Arrangements are under the direction of Acacia Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Seattle, WA. on July 25, 2004.¹

     His Social Security Number was 494-20-8647.¹⁰ Joseph Robert Williams was born on September 11, 1924 at Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri.^7,10,4,5,11 He married Betty Ruth Battle on November 10, 1946 at Jackson Co., Missouri.^7,12,6 Joseph Robert Williams died on August 27, 1997 at Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 72.^7,10,11

     Her Social Security Number was 446-44-1505.² Geneva Christine Huggins was born on April 24, 1941 at Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.^2,1 She married John Edward Williams, son of John Carrington Williams Sr. and Bertha Mae Phillips, on April 3, 1962 at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.¹ As of April 3, 1962,her married name was Williams. Geneva Christine Huggins died on December 7, 2004 at Bandon, Coos Co., Oregon, at age 63.^1,2

     Grover Howard Huggins was born in 1906. He married Leah Beatrice Alston on October 16, 1933 at Shamrock, Wheeler Co., Texas.¹ Grover Howard Huggins died in 1960.

     Her Social Security Number was 299-38-8124.⁵ Brenda Kay Presnell was buried at Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² She Brenda Kay Presnell Fix, 64, of Warren, PA formerly of Gatewood and Beckley, WV died on Friday, July 10, 2009 her at home. Born September 09, 1944 at Elkton, MD she was the daughter of the late Albert Haze and Mary June Roop Presnell. Survivors include four sons, Charles Lee Daniel of Maryland, Timothy Lane Daniel of Maryland, Mathew Wayne Daniel of West Virginia and Albert Haze Daniel of Maryland; one daughter, Theresa Lynn Garvin of West Virginia; two sisters, Carol McKenzie and Betty Presnell both of Warren, PA; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Graveside rites and committal service will be at Pleasant View Cemetery, Rt. 1 Fayetteville.² Her married name was Fix.² She and Dorsey Cole Daniel were divorced.⁶ Brenda Kay Presnell married Unknown Fix.^2,4 Brenda Kay Presnell was born on September 9, 1944 at Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.^2,5 As of October 13, 1959,her married name was Daniel.³ She married Dorsey Cole Daniel on October 13, 1959 at Harper, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Brenda Kay Presnell died on July 10, 2009 at Warren, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, at age 64.²

     His Social Security Number was 225-05-7468.⁹ John Hassell Yeatts was buried at Yeatts Family Cemetery, on a hill in a pasture, near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mayberry, Patrick Co., Virginia.² He On September 30, 2000 the passing of a generation of Blue Ridge memories occurred in Prattville, Alabama. With a final sigh and a parting breath the existence we knew as John Hassell Yeatts ended. The community of Mayberry, not the fictionalized TV community, the real Mayberry located at Mile Post 181 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, had lost a special native son. A writer and a storyteller, his recollections of the construction of the Dan River Gorge dams enabled one to almost hear the bray of mules and the roar of dynamite on the depression era project. Listening to him tell of the Mayberry of his youth, one was transported back to a time of small mountain cottages with rose trellises and people who through their sheer goodness would forever imprint themselves into the memories of a small mountain boy. John Hassell Yeatts recalled those days of his childhood with a love for a place and the people he once knew as only an old man looking back can do. It was a time of gristmills and wagon roads and buckwheat fields and for those who lived there and knew the people, it carved a place in the heart that would never fade away. Born and raised in Mayberry, John left home to seek his fortune. In the 1950s, his travels led him to spearheading the effort in Virginia to quickly distribute the life saving Polio vaccine recently created by Dr. Jonas Salk. After his retirement in 1980 from the Alabama Department of Mental Health, he spent his summer leisure rambling over those gentle hills of Mayberry and remembering the people and places he had loved as a youth. Some of those memories are recorded in the books he authored; Remembering Old Mayberry, Tracks Across The Blue Ridge and The Legend of the Mourning Spring. As a youth, in the 1930's, he was a vocal advocate to save a dilapidated old gristmill in danger of demolition. His compassionate cries for preservation and restoration were heard and his efforts, along with those of many others, resulted in the preservation of what is today, the most photographed site in the National Park system, Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Mabry Mill was just up the road from Mayberry and John could not bear to see it torn down to make way for the Blue Ridge Parkway which was then under construction. Today his efforts to save Mabry Mill are all but forgotten, but I for one will never see a photograph of that timeless old mill with its wheel still slowly turning without seeing the face of John Hassell Yeatts. I'll never stand in the grass beside the Parkway and watch while tourists take photos and children play along the raceway without thinking of a barefooted mountain boy who left his mark and will forever be romping through the fields of Mayberry and playing in the raceways at Ed Mabry's old mill. The life and stories of John Hassell Yeatts will forever serve as a reminder of a mountain Camelot and the special people who once lingered there. His vision for a dilapidated old gristmill will capture the imaginations of millions of Blue Ridge visitors for generations to come as they gaze at this picturesque scene and get a glimpse of the past, as John Hassell Yeatts once knew it. His legacy is one of love for a place and the people he knew there and through his efforts future generations will know them too. No matter where his travels took him, he lived his life by setting his course on a horizon that always ended at Mayberry. His final journey was no different; it brought him home to the Yeatts Family Cemetery in Mayberry. There beside his brother, Coy Oliver Yeatts, his father, John Henry Yeatts, and other family members, he'll spend eternity overlooking Kettle Hollow and the playgrounds of his youth; there is nowhere he'd rather be.⁴ He was born on February 17, 1916 at Mayberry, Patrick Co., Virginia.^9,3 He married Virginia Christain on May 8, 1941 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^3,2 John Hassell Yeatts died on September 30, 2000 at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama, at age 84.^9,2 He YEATTS, John Hassell, 84, a resident of Prattville, Ala., died on Saturday, September 30, 2000, at a hospital in Montgomery, Ala. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 6, 2000, at 2 p.m., from Mayberry Presbyterian Church, with Reverend Rob Childress and Reverend Henry Horton officiating. Burial will follow at the Yeatts' Family Cemetery, with Moody's Funeral Home directing. Mr. Yeatts was a veteran of the United States Army and served his country during World War II. He was also a published writer of mountain lore. He was preceded in death by his sister, Vera Stanley. He is survived by his beloved wife, Virginia Christian Yeatts, Prattville, Ala; two sisters, Laura King, Madison, Wis. and Ilene Horton, Dublin, Va; and several nieces and nephews. on October 4, 2000.²

     Audrey Easter/Ester Mills was buried at Belmont Community Cemetery, Belmont, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,4 Her Social Security Number was 236-46-4703.⁵ She was born on March 28, 1932 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^1,3,5,4 As of March 2, 1949,her married name was Roop.¹ She married Phillip Frank Roop, son of George Frank Roop and Lonnie Annie Gearheart, on March 2, 1949 at Oceana, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.¹ Audrey Easter/Ester Mills and Phillip Frank Roop were divorced on September 10, 1973 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.² Audrey Easter/Ester Mills died on October 11, 1974 at Melbane, Alamance Co., North Carolina, at age 42.^3,4

     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