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     His Social Security Number was 577-03-3213.⁴ John Redmond Dodd was born on May 12, 1901 at Alexandria, Virginia.^4,3,5 He married Lena Josephine "Lennie" Elmore, daughter of Paul Newton Elmore and Laura Katherine "Lora" Hancock, circa 1931.^1,2 John Redmond Dodd died on December 15, 1988 at Washington, D.C., at age 87.⁴

     Charlie Ray Sheppard was buried at Harman Cemetery (also known as Poff Family Cemetery or Pineview Cemetery), just off Rt. 114, Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,1,4 He was born on March 5, 1902.⁴ He married Annie May Poff, daughter of David Daniel Poff and Mary Jane Burke, on October 28, 1925 at Radford, Virginia.^2,1,3 Charlie Ray Sheppard died on July 19, 1990 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 88.^1,3,4 He Charlie Ray Shepphard, age 88, died Thursday morning July 19, 1990, in a Shawsville Nursing Home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Poff Shepphard and is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Dorothy and Bill Tuck, Roanoke; Coretta Gilmer, Boones Mill; and a son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Peggy Shepphard, Christiansburg; a brother, Ward Shepphard, Radford; two sisters, Arlene Akers; Sadie Shepphard both of Radford; six grandchildren, Richard Tuck, Ind; Dr. Nathaniel Tuck, Pulaski; Rev. Reginald Tuck, Weyers Cave; Rev. Coretha Morra, Boones Mill; Jeffrey Shepphard, Christiansburg; Jill Hamblet, Virginia Beach; six great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday from the Christiansburg Church of Christ conducted by Mr. A. Lowell Altizer and Mr. Clarence Lavinder with the burial in the Poff Family Cemetery. Friends may call anytime Friday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home. The family will receive friends there from 7:00 to 9:00 Friday evening. on July 20, 1990.¹

     Dorothy Mae Sheppard was buried at Harman Cemetery (also known as Poff Family Cemetery or Pineview Cemetery), just off Rt. 114, Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on January 29, 1927 at Montgomery Co., Virginia. She married William Haskins "Bill" Tuck on June 12, 1946 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,1,5 As of June 12, 1946,her married name was Tuck. Dorothy Mae Sheppard died on January 10, 2009 at Virginia at age 81.¹ She Dorothy Mae Sheppard Tuck, of Roanoke, Va., entered into the mystery of the resurrection on Saturday, January 10, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Tuck; and her son, Dr. Nathaniel R. Tuck. She leaves memories of a devoted mother with her sons, Richard H. Tuck, of LaOtto, Ind., and Reginald D. Tuck, of Blacksburg, Va. Her daughtersin-law, Barbara W. Tuck, Barbara Z. Tuck, and Catherine G. McCollough, will remember with gratitude her love for them and their children. The grandchildren, Joshua A. Tuck, Dr. Nathaniel R. Tuck Jr., Amelia T. Martin, Benjamin M. Tuck, Monica C. Tuck, and Nadia C. Tuck, will always have memories of a grandmother who cherished them. The great-grandchildren, Abigail Tuck, Nathaniel Tuck, and Addison Martin, gave her great delight and pleasure. Her sister, Coretta Ferris; and her brother, Roger Sheppard; were always close in her heart. She also deeply loved her extended family in Montgomery County and she always looked forward to family reunions. She loved her parents, Ray and Annie Sheppard, who gave her life and nurtured her throughout their lives. She was a member of Cave Spring United Methodist Church where she enjoyed the gift of Christian friendship and fellowship. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be given to Cave Spring United Methodist Church in her honor. The family wishes to express thanks to all her friends who have shared the goodness of life with her. The family is grateful to Bob and Shelby McAden, Gary Click, and Russell Stump, for the ways that they cared for her. Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2009, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Oakey's South Chapel. A celebration for the gift of her life will be held at Cave Spring United Methodist Church 11 a.m. on Friday, January 16, 2009. A service of interment will be conducted 2 p.m. on Friday, at the Poff Family Cemetery, Vicker, Va. on January 12, 2009.¹

     Coretta Faye Sheppard was buried at Harman Cemetery (also known as Poff Family Cemetery or Pineview Cemetery), just off Rt. 114, Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ She was born on June 23, 1931 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3 She married Bernard Jackson "Jack" Gilmer on December 24, 1949 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,7,2,3 As of December 24, 1949,her married name was Gilmer.² Coretta Faye Sheppard and Bernard Jackson "Jack" Gilmer were divorced on November 28, 1980.^3,8 As of January 7, 2006,her married name was Ferris.² Coretta Faye Sheppard married Clinton Lee Ferris on January 7, 2006 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,2 Coretta Faye Sheppard died on October 23, 2016 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 85.³ She Coretta Faye Sheppard Gilmer Ferris, of Boones Mill formerly of Christiansburg, died Sunday morning, October 23, 2016, at Friendship Manor in Roanoke. She was born June 23rd, 1931 in Vicker, Virginia, to the late Charlie Ray and Annie May Poff Sheppard. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Bernard Jackson Gilmer, Jr; and an infant daughter, Brenda Faye Gilmer; also her sister, Dorothy Sheppard Tuck; and two very special nephews, Nathaniel Tuck and Richard Tuck. She was also predeceased by her first husband, from whom she was divorced, Bernard J. "Jack" Gilmer, and her second husband, Clinton Ferris. Coretta was a graduate of Christiansburg High School, and spent most of her adult life working as a bookkeeper for various businesses. She had been an active member in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) wherever she lived, a member of Beta Sigma Phi (Pulaski Chapter) and was an avid bridge and canasta player. Coretta is survived by her daughter, Coretha Gilmer Loughridge and husband Johnny, of Tyler, Texas; grandson, Paul Morra and wife Courtney Lott, of Everett, Washington; great-grandchildren, Mila and Gabriel Morra; she is also survived by stepgranddaughters, Heather Boss and husband Todd, of Vienna, and Shannon Kramer and husband Jake of Whitehouse, Texas; and five stepgreat-grandchildren. Survivors also include her brother, Roger Sheppard and his wife Peggy, of Christiansburg; and numerous nieces; nephews; and cousins. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Joe Roberts, minister of Boones Mill Christian Church, at the Poff Family Cemetery on Peppers Ferry Road in Christiansburg, Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, you are invited to contribute to the charity or non-profit of your choice in her memory. Arrangements are being handled by Flora Funeral Service, 665 South Main Street, Rocky Mount, Virginia, 24151. on October 26, 2016.³

     His Social Security Number was 224-24-3002.² William Haskins "Bill" Tuck was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ He was born on February 19, 1921.² He married Dorothy Mae Sheppard, daughter of Charlie Ray Sheppard and Annie May Poff, on June 12, 1946 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,5,6,7 William Haskins "Bill" Tuck died on May 6, 1998 at age 77.^3,2 He TUCK, William H. ("Bill"), 77, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, May 6, 1998. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired locomotive engineer working during the days of steam for Norfolk Southern Railway. Bill was a member of Cave Spring United Methodist Church and a very devoted grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Dorothy Tuck, Roanoke; three sons and daughters in-law, Richard and Barbara Tuck, Indiana; Nathan and Barbara Tuck, Dublin, Reginald and Cathy Tuck, Midlothian; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Henry Trent, Norfolk, Roger and Peggy Sheppard, Christiansburg, Coretta Gilmer, Rocky Mount; also a number of nieces and nephews; special friends, Edith Earnest and Gary Click. Funeral services will be held at Cave Spring United Methodist Church 2 p.m. Monday with the Rev. William Logan and the Rev. Robertson McAden officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to Cave Spring United Methodist Church Building Fund. Friends may call from 3 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's South Chapel. on May 9, 1998.³

     Her Social Security Number was 226-40-2008.³ Pansy Louise Boose was buried at Harman Cemetery (also known as Poff Family Cemetery or Pineview Cemetery), just off Rt. 114, Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,1 She was born on January 22, 1910 at West Virginia.^3,1,5,2 She married John William Poff, son of David Daniel Poff and Mary Jane Burke, on June 20, 1931 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,4,7,2 As of June 20, 1931,her married name was Poff. Pansy Louise Boose died on April 15, 1975 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 65.^4,6,1,2

     William Beverly Poff was born on August 23, 1932 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ He married Magdalen Barbara "Mag" Andrews on December 28, 1957 at Charlottesville, Virginia.^1,5,3,2 William Beverly Poff married Spring Cho after June 12, 1997.^6,3 William Beverly Poff died on September 5, 2012 at Virginia at age 80.³ He William B. Poff passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, surrounded by family and friends. A renowned attorney, Bill was born in Vickers, Va., on August 23, 1932. His father, John Poff, ran a country store and his mother, Pansy Boose Poff, was a school teacher. They taught him the value of hard work and education which stayed with him throughout his life. He graduated from Christiansburg High School at the age of 15 and then attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He earned his law degree at Washington & Lee University where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and Order of the Coif. After graduation from law school, Bill was commissioned into the United States Army, and taught at the Judge Advocate General school in Charlottesville. Bill joined the Woods Rogers law firm in 1959. Bill's accomplishments and awards in the law are extensive. Bill was not only masterful in the courtroom, but he was a gifted teacher of legal skills, strategy, and technique. He was a mentor to countless attorneys throughout Southwestern Virginia, and it was a source of pride to Bill that a number of the attorneys he mentored went on to become judges. In his over 50 years of practice with Woods Rogers he argued and tried hundreds of cases in federal and state courts in Virginia and beyond, winning cases before the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. In doing so, he earned a reputation for his keen intellect, tenacity, and the ability to simplify even the most complex issues. Bill was, over the course of his distinguished career, President of the Virginia State Bar, President of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, a Member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association and a founding member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. He received the Frank W. "Bo" Rogers Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award from the Roanoke Bar Association and also received a lifetime achievement award from the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Just this year, Bill received the Roger Groot Professionalism Award from the Ted Dalton American Inn of Court, the Inn's highest honor. Bill was "old school" in his work ethic, determination and attention to detail - but also "new school" in his fascination with new technologies, new ideas and in his desire to learn about ever-expanding areas of law. He was a consummate lawyer, colleague and friend, and he leaves his own indelible mark on the practice of law in Virginia. Bill married Magdalen (Mag) Barbara Andrews Poff in 1957. She was an award winning journalist with the Roanoke Times who shared Bill's work ethic and dedication to professional excellence. After Mag's death, Bill married the next love of his life, Spring Cho, an intelligent, devoted and successful businesswoman. She brightened his later years immeasurably, and her influence helped Bill reveal to the world the softer side of the hard-boiled litigator. Spring's four daughters, and their children, became a source of pride and joy for Bill. Bill was always deeply involved in civic affairs. He was a long-time leader in Roanoke's Sister Cities program; he worked diligently in support of Republican Party politics, and served as Director of local organizations such as Mill Mountain Playhouse, the Roanoke YMCA, and the Roanoke Valley Jaycees to name only a few. Bill was also a very generous man, devoted to many causes, and fiercely loyal to his cats - Pan, Piper, and Frisky. Bill is survived by his wife, Spring; and his stepdaughters, Virginia, Young, Sunn, Anne and her husband, Mike; in addition to his grandchildren, Carter, Ryan, Victoria and Peyton. Bill requested that there be no funeral or memorial service to mark his death. In lieu of flowers, Bill's family asks that donations be made to the Roanoke Valley SPCA, 1340 Baldwin Avenue, NE, Roanoke, VA 24012. on September 7, 2012.³

     Barbara Uldine Poff was buried at Harman Cemetery (also known as Poff Family Cemetery or Pineview Cemetery), just off Rt. 114, Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3 She was born on June 25, 1934 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,4 She died on June 26, 1934 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,4

     Her Social Security Number was 078-24-5506.⁵ Magdalen Barbara "Mag" Andrews was born on February 25, 1932 at Brooklyn, New York.^5,2 She married William Beverly Poff, son of John William Poff and Pansy Louise Boose, on December 28, 1957 at Charlottesville, Virginia.^1,2,3,4 As of December 28, 1957,her married name was Poff. Magdalen Barbara "Mag" Andrews died on June 10, 1997 at Virginia at age 65.⁵ She TIMES WRITER POFF DIES `ACCURATE,' `GRACIOUS,' `METICULOUS' REPORTER CODY LOWE THE ROANOKE TIMES

This story was written against her wishes, but such a life should not end unnoticed. This is what Mag Poff was like. Tuesday she called a co-worker here at the newspaper three times to give instructions about the material she had prepared for next Monday's Money Page. Mag was lying in a hospital bed, on oxygen, so short of breath that she could speak only a couple of minutes at a time. By day's end, Mag was dead from the effects of a virulent cancer that had overpowered her diminutive body, but not before we knew where she had left behind enough work to cover the next week. Monday, Mag's final contributions to this newspaper's business pages will appear in their usual place - as usual, carefully crafted well ahead of deadline. Magdalen Barbara Andrews Poff was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she was born in 1932. She came to Virginia after winning an all-expense scholarship to Sweet Briar College. Once there, she edited the school newspaper, was elected Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude. After college, Mag went to work as the education reporter for the Charlottesville newspaper. During the last half of the 1950s, she covered "massive resistance" to desegregation of the public schools there. Late in 1956, she was assigned to write a story on the judge-advocate general school - where the U.S. Army's lawyers were trained. There she met - and eventually fell in love with - a faculty member named William B. Poff. They married a year later, in December 1957. In 1959, they moved to Roanoke, where he began the practice of law and she became a general-assignment reporter for the city's afternoon newspaper, The World-News. Her first job involved covering the near-continuous conventions at the Hotel Roanoke, and the Norfolk and Western Railway, whose offices were across the street from the hotel. Later she covered City Hall, where her journalistic rival was Jeff DeBell, the reporter for the city's morning paper, The Roanoke Times. "Mag was the first reporter I met when I came to Roanoke in 1966," DeBell, now an editor for the newspaper, recalled Wednesday. "I still remember her warm smile. It made this young newsman feel welcome." Once they started vying for stories, however, "I quickly learned that the owner of that charming smile was a fierce and unrelenting competitor. Whatever skills I developed as a reporter I owe in part to my efforts to beat Mag to an occasional scoop." Mag's efforts didn't go unappreciated by her supervisors. Former Managing Editor John Eure remembers Mag as "one hell of a good newspaperwoman. ... I don't think I had anybody better" as a reporter, Eure said. Her "careful thoroughness and meticulous accuracy" made her "totally dependable." It was that commitment to accuracy and the "consistently high standards she set for herself" that impressed Warner Dalhouse, former chairman of First Union National Bank of Virginia and its predecessor, Dominion Bankshares. By the end of the 1970s, Mag had moved onto the business reporting staff, specializing in covering financial matters. She even attended a series of American Institute of Banking classes at a local college to learn more about that facet of her beat. She developed and reported the Money Page, a Monday feature that included financial advice for consumers. "She asked piercing, insightful questions," Dalhouse said, "but she was never deliberately antagonistic. I think she had determined she could get more real information and persuade her subject to reveal more if she asked the right questions and did a lot of listening. "I admired her a great deal." But there was one enthusiasm Mag would put ahead of even an interview with a source like Dalhouse - her daily aerobics workout.
Judith Shelburne, vice president and creative director at John Lambert Associates, also teaches aerobics. Mag was in her classes for almost six years. Shelburne recalls Mag's near-religious devotion to exercise, including at least one occasion when she talked Dalhouse into postponing an interview until after she had completed her aerobics routine.
Although she often walked to work from her South Roanoke home - usually while reading a book at the same time - Mag missed a midday aerobics session only if she was out of town or an assignment just could not be worked in another time. "She always had something pleasant to say. She made you feel that you were important, even if she was the only one to show up for a class," Shelburne said. "She would walk from The Roanoke Times building to the YMCA come rain, sleet or snow," Shelburne recalled. And she was always smoking. She would extinguish a cigarette on the steps of the Y on the way in, and light up another one on the way out. "She made no apologies about it," Shelburne said. "That was one of the things that was so great about her. She had a strong sense of who she was and she liked to smoke." In 1964, Mag became involved in what has become the Roanoke Valley Sister Cities program. She and her husband, Bill, were instrumental in setting up the organization that now includes official ties between the Roanoke Valley and cities in South Korea, Kenya, China, Russia, Brazil and Poland. Both Poffs served in a variety of leadership roles in the organization, and Mag's meticulously kept records of its early years now are stored in the Roanoke City Main Library as its official history. Mag also had a passion for cats that began when longtime friend Phyllis Harholdt asked her to baby-sit a kitten 25 years ago. After that, Mag had to have a cat, so Harholdt took her friend out to a farm where "Mag picked the runt of the litter. It was the ugliest kitten you ever saw. Its body was twice as long as it should have been. Its legs were twice as short as they should have been. Its tail had a crook in it ... but it grew up into the most beautiful big Persian cat." The Poffs have had what Mag called "a herd of cats" ever since, many of them strays Mag took in and nursed back to health. Start asking people about Mag, and you'll get an earful of compliments, but that was something she was never comfortable with. She wanted no funeral or memorial service and specified that any obituary about her was to say only that "arrangements are private." But on the day after her death, that request couldn't keep many of those who knew her from wanting to express their feelings about what her life meant to them. Beth Obenshain, the newspaper's New River Valley editor, worked with Mag for the past 17 years. "She was very supportive of me and other younger women who worked at the paper. She always showed an interest in our lives, in our work. "At the end, her professionalism was only exceeded by her courage in coming to work every day. To the end, she was gracious, serene, generous." Cody Lowe can be reached at 981-3425 or codyl@roanoke.com on June 12, 1997.²

     Mamie Virginia Snider was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,5 She was born on September 15, 1911.⁴ She married Robert Thomas Poff, son of David Daniel Poff and Mary Jane Burke, on October 31, 1928 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,5,2 As of October 31, 1928,her married name was Poff. Mamie Virginia Snider died on December 10, 1993 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 82.^4,5 She POFF, Mamie Snider, 82, of Christiansburg, died Friday, December 10, 1993, in Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She was the widow of Robert T. Poff and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Walter C. (Thelma) Dean, Christiansburg, Mrs. James C. (Betty) Handy, Bristol; one son and daughter-in-law, David L. and Fredene Poff, Christiansburg; one daughter-in-law, Phoebe Poff, Christiansburg; one brother, Thomas Snider, Christiansburg; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Kelley and Mr. Milton Nester, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be amde to Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Carroll Adkins, 1195 Radford St., Christiansburg, Va., 24073. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home. on December 11, 1993.⁵

     Thelma Marie Poff Thelma Poff Dean, age 86, of Christiansburg, VA entered into eternal peace on Saturday, December 19, 2015. She was born to the late Robert T. Poff and Mamie S. Poff on July 25, 1929 in Vicker, VA. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and sister. Thelma was a long time member of Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church (Walton Rd.) in Christiansburg, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Walter (Dub) Dean, Jr; brother Robert Odell Poff; and granddaughter April Simpkins. Those surviving to honor her memory are her two daughters, Linda Dean White and husband Jim of Milboro, VA., and Martha Dean Young and husband Ronnie of Christiansburg, VA; three grandchildren, Tommy Adkins (Missy), Matt Adkins (Serena), and Jami Ford (Michael); three great-grandchildren, Ashton Dean Andrews (Shane), Karlie Adkins, and Caden Adkins; sister Betty Poff Handy, brother David Poff and a host of nieces and nephews and a number of relatives and close friends. The family would like to express appreciation and thanks for all caregivers at Heritage Hall Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and LewisGale Hospital Montgomery. The family will receive friends at the Horne Funeral Home on Monday, December 21, 2015, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm followed by a Funeral Service in the Funeral Home Chapel. Internment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.³ She was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ She was born on July 25, 1929 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 As of July 1, 1950,her married name was Dean.² She married Walter Ceymour Dean Jr. on July 1, 1950 at Riner, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^5,9,10,6,2,3 Thelma Marie Poff died on December 19, 2015 at Virginia at age 86.³

     Robert Odell Poff Sr. was buried at Dublin Cemetery, off Rt. 11, Pulaski Co., Virginia.^1,4 He was born on December 15, 1930 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,4,5 He married Phoebe Jane Sturdivant on December 30, 1955 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,5 Robert Odell Poff Sr. died on April 20, 1984 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 53.^1,4

     David Lee Poff was buried at Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Dublin, Pulaski Co., Virginia.³ He was born on April 8, 1932 at Vicker, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Eva Joyce Epperly, daughter of Willard Linkous Epperly and Annie Ruth Epperly, on January 24, 1953 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2 David Lee Poff and Eva Joyce Epperly were divorced on February 11, 1975 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁸ David Lee Poff married Fredene Elizabeth Sheppard on January 18, 1986 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^5,9 David Lee Poff died on May 10, 2020 at Virginia at age 88.³ He David Lee Poff, 88, of Radford, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020. David was born on April 8, 1932, in Vicker, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Mamie Poff; brother, Odell; sister, Thelma, and daughter, Karen. He is survived by his loving wife, Fredene; sons, Dennis (Beth), Rick (Juliann), and Gary (Teresa); sister, Betty; sister-in-law, Phoebe; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. David (aka Midnight Milker) was a Ruritan member for 54 years, serving his community through the Belmont II Ruritan Club and was a Tom Downing Fellow. He worked at Lynchburg Foundry for 31 years and many would know him as he was an avid farmer and slaughtered many cows and pigs through the years. He loved to go pheasant hunting annually with a group of friends in South Dakota, but we think they all liked Ms. South Dakota better. Due to current government restrictions, no services will be held. A private graveside service will be held at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin. on May 12, 2020.³

     Her Social Security Number was 223-30-7821.⁴ Ora Mae Keister was buried at Highland Memory Gardens, 5555 Lee Highway, Dublin, Pulaski Co., Virginia.^5,6 She was born on September 14, 1913 at Virginia.^4,5,6 She married Edward David "Eddie" Poff, son of David Daniel Poff and Mary Jane Burke, on September 23, 1931 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,5,6 As of September 23, 1931,her married name was Poff. Ora Mae Keister died on February 25, 1987 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 73.⁶

     John C. Edwards was buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, 927 Dobbins Hollow Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.² He married Sallie Epperly. John C. Edwards was born on November 15, 1861.² He died on January 6, 1937 at age 75.²

     Sallie Epperly married John C. Edwards. Sallie Epperly was buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, 927 Dobbins Hollow Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.² Her married name was Edwards. She was born on February 19, 1858.² She died on February 3, 1948 at age 89.²

     Joseph "Joe" Mabry was buried at Sayers Cemetery, Wythe Co., Virginia.³ He was born on December 11, 1831 at Carroll Co., Virginia.^1,2,4 He married Mary E. Poff, daughter of Peter Edward Poff and Catherine Radford, on August 14, 1883 at Floyd Co., Virginia.² Joseph "Joe" Mabry died on August 6, 1914 at Lead Mines, Wythe Co., Virginia, at age 82.³

     John McKern was born circa 1819 at Ripley Co., Indiana.² He married Selina Caroline Van Doren on August 9, 1840 at Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa.^1,3 John McKern John McKern enlisted in the 8th Iowa Volunteer Calvary as a private and was soon appointed Vet Surgeon on Aug. 30, 1863 John with his Regiment was taken prisoner and held at Andersonville Georgia Prison for a time then taken to Goldsboro, North Carolina where he died Feb. 21, 1864 in his 45th year. in 1863.³ He died on February 21, 1864 at Goldsboro, Wayne Co., North Carolina.³

     His Social Security Number was 224-09-1332.⁷ Curtis Fisher Bell was buried at Pensacola Memorial Gardens, Pensacola, Escambia Co., Florida.^3,8 He was born on September 26, 1913 at Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,7,3,4,6 He married Bernice Christine Plaster on December 28, 1932 at Botetourt Co., Virginia.⁵ Curtis Fisher Bell died on May 19, 1972 at Escambia Co., Florida, at age 58.^2,3,8 He Curtis P. Bell, 58, of 401 New York Dr., died Friday in a local nursing home. He was a resident of Pensacola for the past 11 years and was manaqer of the Circle American Oil Service Station. Survivors Include his widow, Mrs. Bernice Bell of Pensacola; a son, Raymond O. Bell of Portland, Ind; a brother, Ray Bell of Copper Hill, Va. and two grandchildren. Burial will be in Pensacola Memorial Garden Cemetery. on May 21, 1972.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 224-03-9921.⁶ Preston Burll Poff was born on April 7, 1919 at Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia; All records except his birth certificate have a birth year of 1918.^6,4,5,7 He died on May 17, 1970 at Dade Co., Florida, at age 51.^6,5

     Richard Poff was born circa 1839 at Virginia.¹

     John Henry Poff was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia; His tombstone reads "J. H. Poff age 79."^4,3 He was born on September 8, 1846 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,1,3 He married Mary Magdaline "Polly" Bird, daughter of William Bird Jr. and Asenath Sink, on April 28, 1871 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ John Henry Poff died on April 5, 1926 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 79.^6,3

     Malinda Alice Richards was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 She was born on January 17, 1871 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Her death certificate has a birth date of Jan 8, 1871.^2,3,6 She married John Cleve McGhee, son of William Thomas McGhee and Elizabeth Conner, on March 9, 1892 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3,7 As of March 9, 1892,her married name was McGhee. Malinda Alice Richards died on December 19, 1936 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 65.^3,8 She Mrs. J. C. McGhee, 65, a resident of Bluefield for many years, died last night at her home on Bluefield avenue. She had been in failing health for a number of years and for the past two weeks had been suffering from pneumonia. She is survived by her husband, three sons, Preston McGhee, of Beckley; Albert McGhee, of Winding Gulf, and Leonard McGhee, of Bluefield, also two daughters, Miss Lena McGhee and Mrs. Joe Shepherd, both of Bluefield. Five brothers and two sisters also survive, namely, Lee Richards, who is in a war veterans camp: Albert Richards, of Norton; Floyd Richards, of Kentucky; J. R. Richards, of Christiansburg; Elmer Richards, of Bluefield; Mrs. W. H. McGhee, of Princeton avenue, and Mrs. T. C. Jones, of Pulaski. on December 20, 1936.⁸

     Ann "Annie" McKern was born on August 19, 1822 at Indiana.² As of March 26, 1846,her married name was McMurren. She married Thomas McMurren on March 26, 1846 at Henry Co., Iowa.^2,1 Ann "Annie" McKern died on April 5, 1900 at Fort Thomas, Graham Co., Arizona Territory, at age 77.²