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     Mary Isbell Roach married Donald T. "Don" Epperly, son of Clarence Epperly and Jessie Hall.^1,3 Mary Isbell Roach was buried at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, 7301 East Lancaster, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.^2,3 Her Social Security Number was 452-96-0289.⁴ Her married name was Epperly. She was born on January 18, 1908 at Texas.^2,4,3 She died on May 23, 1981 at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, at age 73.^2,5,3

     John Jessie Gearheart Sr. was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on September 23, 1879 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration Card has a birth date of Sep 24, 1879.^2,3 He married Hattie Irving Epperly, daughter of John P. Epperly and Elizabeth Ellen Akers, on October 2, 1901 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,1,4 John Jessie Gearheart Sr. died on June 6, 1928 at Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia, at age 48.²

     John Jessie Gearheart Jr. was born circa 1902 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.² He died before 1910 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.²

     His Social Security Number was 232-14-2160.³ Lindsey Oker "L. O." James was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,7 He was born on June 29, 1878 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,6,7 He married Chloe Ann Epperly, daughter of John P. Epperly and Elizabeth Ellen Akers, on July 30, 1902 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,9,7 Lindsey Oker "L. O." James died on November 16, 1949 at Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^3,7 He Lindsey O. James, 71, of Kimball, died Wednesday morning in a Welch hospital, after an illness of several years duration. Burial will take place in Sunset cemetery at Christiansburg, Va. Mr. James was born near Christiansburg on June 29, 1878, a son of the late Charles James and Rosa Bell Akers James. He moved to Kimball in 1902, and was last employed as a car repairman by the Pocahontas Fuel company at Bottom Creek. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Chloe Epperly James; two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Willard of Christiansburg, Va. and Miss Nellie James of Kimball; two sisters, Mrs. E. L. Swain of Christiansburg, Va., and Mrs. S. J. Trump of Ada, W. Va; three brothers, John C. James of Radford, Va., J. Kyle James of Walton, Va., and R. P. James of Vickers, Va. Three grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. Pallbearers will be Robert Swain, Bill Harry, Billy James, Clarence Trump, G. W. Epperly, Henry Trump and Burton Epperly. on November 17, 1949.⁷

     Irene James was born circa 1903 at West Virginia.² She died before April 28, 1910 at West Virginia; Not enumerated with her family in the 1910 Census.³

     Edna Virginia James was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^5,6 Her Social Security Number was 229-50-7141.⁷ She was born on May 11, 1907 at Kimball, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^5,1,7,4 She married William Wallace "Sloke" Willard on July 3, 1923.^6,1,8 As of July 3, 1923,her married name was Willard. Edna Virginia James died on October 11, 2000 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 93.^6,7,9 She WILLARD, Edna James, 93, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, October 11, 2000 at New River Valley Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Sloke" Willard, a son and daughter-in-law, James and Orpha Teel Willard, a daughter-in-law and grandson, Ruby Roop Willard and Leon Willard, also a sister, Nellie Nester. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Irene and Otto Epperly; a son, Raymond Willard, all of Christiansburg; five grandchildren and their spouses, Francine and Barry Helms, Kathy Willard, Mark and Barbara Willard, Suzanne and Leroy Linkous and Neil Willard; nine great-grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews. She was a longtime member of Oak Grove Church. Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery. on October 13, 2000.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 231-62-4169.⁴ Bessie Alice Chambers was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^5,3 She was born on February 7, 1891 at Virginia.^6,5,4 She married Maury L. Epperly, son of John P. Epperly and Elizabeth Ellen Akers, on June 3, 1914 at Forest Hill, Harford Co., Maryland.^1,2,3 As of June 3, 1914,her married name was Epperly.² Bessie Alice Chambers died on January 3, 1982 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 90.^5,3 She Mrs. Bessie Chambers Epperly, age 90, of Roanoke, died Sunday in a Salem convalescent center. She was the widow of Maury Epperly. Mrs. Epperly was a native of the Bent Mountain area and was the daughter of the late John W. and Sue Della Tyree Chambers. She was a member of Virginia Heights Baptist Church. Surviving are two grandsons, Steven Wallace Veasey, Roanoke; William Maury Veasey, Brevard, N.C; four great-grandchildren, Eleanor Ruth Veasey, Alice Marie Veasey, Rebecca Denise Veasey, Daniel Bennett Veasey; two sisters, Mrs. Vola Chambers Milton, Mrs. Elizabeth Chambers Ayers, Roanoke. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. on January 4, 1982.³

     Eleanor Willie Mae Epperly was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,6,2,7 She was born on April 11, 1915 at Ethel, Logan Co., West Virginia.^1,6,2,3 She married Haywood Daniel "Dan" Veasey on November 20, 1937 at Hollins, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,8,2,3,7 As of November 20, 1937,her married name was Veasey.³ Eleanor Willie Mae Epperly died on February 5, 1961 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 45.^1,6,2,7 She Mrs. Eleanor Veasey of Rt. 7, Roanoke, died Sunday at a local hospital. Surviving are her husband, H. D. Veasey, two sons, William M. and Stephen W. Veasey, both of Roanoke; her mother, Mrs. Maury Epperly, Roanoke. Burial will be in Evergreen. Pallbearers will be W. H. Gregory, H. W. James, Sam Tollison, J. C. Preas, W. D. Hart and R. J. Hess. on February 6, 1961.⁷

     Haywood Daniel "Dan" Veasey was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,4 His Social Security Number was 226-01-7900.⁷ He was born on February 27, 1912 at Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.^2,3,7,5,8 He married Eleanor Willie Mae Epperly, daughter of Maury L. Epperly and Bessie Alice Chambers, on November 20, 1937 at Hollins, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,4,6,5,9 Haywood Daniel "Dan" Veasey died on February 21, 2003 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 90.^2,3,4,7,8,6 He VEASEY, H. Dan, 90, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, February 21, 2003. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and was commanding officer of the 2174th Army Reserve Area Service Unit. He was a 1935 graduate of V.M.I. He was a member of Lakeland Lodge #190 A.F. & A.M. and the Appendant Shrine Bodies. Mr. Veasey was a retired Civil Engineer with Appalachian Power Company. He was a life member of the Roanoke Life Saving Crew and he was active in many civic and humanitarian organizations. Mr. Veasey was a member of Raleigh Court United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wives, Eleanor Epperly Veasey and Virginia Martin Cook Veasey. Surviving are his sons, William M. Veasey and wife, Ruth York Veasey of Brevard, N.C., Stephen W. Veasey and wife, Marjorie Feather Veasey of Snellville, Ga; stepdaughter, Bonnie Cook Livingstone and husband Anthony C. Livingstone of Miami, Fla; stepson, Albert W. Cook, Jr., Vero Beach, Fla; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two nieces, one nephew. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. on February 23, 2003.⁴

     Irrie May Williams was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on October 10, 1897 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,3 She married Roscoe Lee Epperly, son of John P. Epperly and Elizabeth Ellen Akers, on June 21, 1915 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,5,3 As of June 21, 1915,her married name was Epperly.³ Irrie May Williams died on June 29, 1947 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 49.⁴

     Harry Milburn Jacobs Jr. was buried at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, 320 Pollock Street, New Bern, Craven Co., North Carolina.^4,5 He was born on July 23, 1928 at New Bern, Craven Co., North Carolina.^1,2 He married Mary Trevaleah "Trevaleah" Long, daughter of William Franklin "Bill" "Willie" Long and Mary Gladys "Gladys" Conner, on June 23, 1954 at Roanoke, Virginia.^6,1 Harry Milburn Jacobs Jr. and Mary Trevaleah "Trevaleah" Long were divorced on April 13, 1962 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ Harry Milburn Jacobs Jr. died on May 29, 2016 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 87.^4,5 He JACOBS, Harry M. Jr., a nationally recognized advertising leader and chairman emeritus of The Martin Agency, died Sunday, May 29, 2016, at his home in Richmond, Va. He was 87. Born and reared in New Bern, N.C., Harry was the son of Harry Milburn Jacobs and Nina Gibbs Jacobs. He began his interest in advertising during his education at East Carolina College and continued his education at the Corcoran College of Art & Design in Washington, D.C. Harry served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956, where he worked as a communications specialist in the office of the deputy chief of staff in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. During a career that spanned five decades, Harry's national recognition began while serving as president of Cargill, Wilson & Acree, the South's largest advertising agency during the '60s. He received the American Advertising Federation's silver medal as Advertising Man of the Year in 1972 and joined The Martin Agency as partner and president in 1977. From there, Harry went on to be one of the few people in advertising to be a four-time Hall of Famer. In 1986, he was named a charter member of the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame with Tom Wolfe and Roger Mudd. In 1991, he was named to the North Carolina Advertising Hall of Fame in Chapel Hill. In 2001, he was inducted into the Creative Hall of Fame for The One Club of Art and Copy in New York, along with his good friend, Britain's legendary David Abbott, and in 2004, he was named to the American Advertising Federation's Hall of Fame in New York. The award-winning work and army of talent cultivated by Jacobs inevitably attracted advertisers who wanted something special - advertisers who normally would have never considered an agency outside of New York. The Martin Agency, which was relatively small when Jacobs joined the company in 1977, went on to become one of the top creative agencies in the country, stewarding the branding and marketing of such national and international clients as Coke, Hanes, Mercedes-Benz, Saab, GEICO, PING, UPS and Walmart. The Wall Street Journal also couldn't miss Jacobs' influence. With a full-page announcement titled "Wild About Harry," they honored him as one of the industry's "creative leaders," and they took him around the world to spread his creative gospel. Jacobs was a tireless promoter of creative thinking and exquisite execution, serving on numerous industry boards and panels and lecturing in five countries, 35 states, 66 cities and more than a dozen schools and universities. A mentor of many, Harry earned his unofficial title: "The Dean of Southern Advertising." Jacobs was a founding board member of one of the top graduate advertising programs in the country, the Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University, and he served on the Board of Advisors for the University of North Carolina School of Journalism. He also served on the Board of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Mass Communications and the VCU Foundation Board and the Board of the Corcoran College of Art and Design. He was a trustee at both Woodberry Forest School in Virginia and Saint Mary's School in Raleigh, N.C. A generous community servant, Harry served on many boards of directors during his career, including the Richmond Symphony, Richmond's Children's Museum, Goodwill Industries, the Governor's Alliance for a Drug-Free (continued...) JACOBS (continued) Virginia, Council for America's First Freedom, Richmond Renaissance, Monument Avenue Foundation and the Arts Council of Richmond. In the early 1990s, North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt appointed Harry to the Tryon Palace Commission. One of Harry's greatest passions, outside of his family and his career, was the Boy Scouts, as he was involved in scouting for more than four decades. He was the first Cub Scout to become a Boy Scout in Troop 13 in his hometown of New Bern, N.C. Harry went on to get his Eagle Scout designation in 1945. He served as a scoutmaster in Greensboro in the late '50s and served on the Troop Committee of Richmond's Troop 444 in the late '70s. Harry served on the executive board and the Cabinet of the Robert E. Lee Council in Richmond and he received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 1989 by the Boy Scouts of America. Harry is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara "Bobbi" Mills Jacobs and their three children, Kathryn Jacobs Wessell (Mark), Christopher Gibbs Jacobs (Susan) and Letitia Jacobs Caudle (Rob); and eight grandchildren. Harry also has two children from a previous marriage, Page Jacobs Ricciardi and William Franklin Jacobs. The family would like to thank Kevin Terrell, Phalla Browne, Mary Toombs, Kim Hobson, Denise Hairfield and Beverly Perry for all of their loving care and support. Burial will be held at a later date at Christ Episcopal Church in New Bern, N.C. on May 31, 2016.⁵

     Kenneth Lee Epperly was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^10,1,2 His Social Security Number was 414-10-6342.¹¹ He was born on January 4, 1916 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^10,11,2,3,4 He married Thelma M. Woolwine, daughter of Charlie Lee Woolwine and Doshia Emma Spradlin, on August 3, 1935 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^12,5,13,1,8 Kenneth Lee Epperly died on March 12, 1968 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 52.^10,1,2 He Kenneth Lee Epperly, 52, died Tuesday in a Roanoke hospital. He was an employe of Christiansburg Cemetery Corp. Surviving are his wife, Thelma Woolwine Epperly; his father, Roscoe L. Epperly, Riner; brothers, William Epperly, Edward Epperly, Christiansburg, Kermit Epperly, Williamson, W.Va. Burial in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. on March 14, 1968.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 227-09-3581.¹⁰ Thelma M. Woolwine was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^11,12,5 She was born on September 28, 1917 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^{10,11,12,8,4,5,6} She married Kenneth Lee Epperly, son of Roscoe Lee Epperly and Irrie May Williams, on August 3, 1935 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^12,1,13,3,8 As of August 3, 1935,her married name was Epperly.⁸ Thelma M. Woolwine died on April 2, 1998 at Radford, Virginia, at age 80.^10,11,12,5 She EPPERLY, Thelma W., of Christiansburg, born September 28, 1917 passed away Thursday, April 2, 1998 in Radford Community Hospital at the age of 80. Her husband, Kenneth L. Epperly as well as one brother-in-law, Vic Irby, preceded her in death. Surviving are three sisters and brothers-in-law, Myrtle and Cecil Bryant, Monroe, LA., Minnie and Thomas Agee, Salem, Va., Olivia Irby, Christiansburg; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Gilbert and Mae Woolwine, Kipps and Garnet Woolwine, all of Christiansburg; foster daughter and foster son-in-law, Dana and J.C. Reed; and a foster granddaughter, Leann; Thelma was a lifelong member of the Union Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial to follow in Sunset Cemetery. on April 4, 1998.¹²

     His Social Security Number was 227-12-2807.¹¹ Kermit Lue Epperly was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^12,4,10,13 He married Eula Fay Cumbo.^12,4,10 Kermit Lue Epperly and Hazel Fern Miles were divorced.² Kermit Lue Epperly was born on January 4, 1916 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^12,11,2,14,1 He married Hazel Fern Miles on March 31, 1937 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,2 Kermit Lue Epperly died on April 19, 1982 at Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia, at age 66.^11,10,13 He Kermit L. Epperly, age 65, died Monday, April 19, at Williamson Memorial Hospital, Williamson, W.Va. He was the son of the late Roscoe and Ira Mae Epperly and was also preceded in death by a twin brother, Kent Epperly and one grandchild. Surviving are his wife, Eula Epperly; son, Freddie Epperly, Christiansburg; two daughters, Peggy Massey, Fort Seal, Okla; Barbara Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Danny (Sue) Hamilton, Sprigg, W.Va; Betty Goff, Lenore, W.Va; Ellie Carter, Beauty, Kentucky; two brothers, Ed Epperly, Bill Epperly, both of Christiansburg; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Thelma Epperly, Christiansburg, seven grandchildren, ten step-grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Burial in Sunset Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Hubert Lester, Eugene Hatfield, Okie Taylor, Charlie Burchett, Arnold Hatfield and Jeff Williamson. on April 21, 1982.¹⁰

     His Social Security Number was 414-10-6343.¹³ William Maury Epperly was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^14,1,4,6 He was born on December 25, 1917 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^{13,14,1,4,5,7,12} He married Ruby Alderman, daughter of Alvin Johnson Alderman and Mary Jane Gearheart, on October 29, 1938 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,15,3 William Maury Epperly died on September 4, 1985 at Radford, Virginia, at age 67.^14,1,4,6,7 He William Maury Epperly, age 67, of 1835 South Franklin St., died Wednesday night, September 4, 1985 in a Radford Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Ruby A. Epperly; a daughter, Patsy Linkous; a son, Larry Epperly; a brother, Edward Epperly; four grandchildren, David, Joe, Kim and Cherie, all of Christiansburg. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery. on September 6, 1985.⁶

     Earnest Edward "Ed" Epperly was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,14,7 His Social Security Number was 223-28-1038.¹⁵ He was born on February 28, 1919 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^15,3,4,5,6,7 He married Mary Louise Alderman, daughter of Alvin Johnson Alderman and Mary Jane Gearheart, on October 9, 1943 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,8,16,3,7 Earnest Edward "Ed" Epperly died on June 13, 1994 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 75.^2,14,7 He EPPERLY, Earnest Edward, 75, of Christiansburg, died late Monday, June 13, 1994, in a Salem hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mary L. Epperly; one daughter, Faye Woods, Christiansburg; one son, Bobby R. Epperly, Christiansburg; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Burial in Sunset Cemetery. on June 15, 1994.^2,15

     Eula Fay Cumbo married Kermit Lue Epperly, son of Roscoe Lee Epperly and Irrie May Williams.^2,3,4 Eula Fay Cumbo was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 402-24-5538.⁵ Her married name was Epperly. She was born on November 9, 1924 at Davella, Martin Co., Kentucky; Her gravestone has a birth date of Nov 10, 1924.^2,6,5,1 She died on June 9, 1992 at Pike Co., Kentucky, at age 67.^2,5,7

     Hazel Fern Miles was buried at Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Pike Co., Kentucky.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 224-01-2481.³ She and Kermit Lue Epperly were divorced.⁵ Hazel Fern Miles was born on June 15, 1918 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² She married Kermit Lue Epperly, son of Roscoe Lee Epperly and Irrie May Williams, on March 31, 1937 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,5 As of March 31, 1937,her married name was Epperly. Hazel Fern Miles died on April 5, 1990 at Pike Co., Kentucky, at age 71.^3,6

     His Social Security Number was 235-62-6833.¹⁰ Freddie Lee Epperly was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.⁵ He married Judith Unknown.⁶ Freddie Lee Epperly married Yvonne R. McLaughin.¹¹ Freddie Lee Epperly was born on August 6, 1940 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^10,2,3,4,5,6 He and Yvonne R. McLaughin were divorced in November, 1971 at Kern Co., California.¹¹ Freddie Lee Epperly married Gloria M. Dobias on January 26, 1974 at Clark Co., Nevada.¹² Freddie Lee Epperly married Brenda Lee Myers on May 30, 1981 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ Freddie Lee Epperly and Brenda Lee Myers were divorced on July 28, 1988 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁴ Freddie Lee Epperly died on March 3, 1994 at Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia, at age 53.^10,5,6

     Peggy Jean Epperly Peggy Jean Massie, age 77, of Lawton, Oklahoma died Thursday, October 27, 2016 in Lawton. Peggy was born May 25, 1939 in Christiansburg, Virginia the daughter of Kermit Lue and Hazel Fern (Miles) Epperly. She grew up in Williamson, West Virginia where she attended school. After high school, she attended college. Peggy came to Lawton, Oklahoma to marry Thurman Massie on December 18, 1959. With Thurman being in the army, they traveled and lived in many places including Fort Knox, Kentucky, St. Albans, West Virginia, Fort Riley, Kansas, Fort Polk, Louisiana, and Germany before returning to Lawton in 1981. Peggy worked at Gore East Trailer Park as the park manager, Lewis Management at Fort Sill as a contract officer, Goodwill Industries as a personnel manager and later at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, retiring in 2009. Peggy enjoyed reading and being "Super Nana" to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her parents; a son, Michael Massie; a brother, Freddy Lee Epperly; and a sister, Barbara Carolyn Thompson. Survivors include her husband, of 56 years, Thurman, of the home; two sons, Kevin (and Laura) Massie, of Chesapeake, Virginia and Kerry (and Tiffany) Massie, of Yukon, Oklahoma; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.⁶ She was buried at Fort Sill National Cemetery, 2648 NE Jake Dunn Roa, Elgin, Comanche Co., Oklahoma.⁷ She was born on May 25, 1939 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^7,6,3 As of December 18, 1959,her married name was Massie.⁶ She married Thurman Lee Massie on December 18, 1959 at Oklahoma.⁶ Peggy Jean Epperly died on October 27, 2016 at Lawton, Comanche Co., Oklahoma, at age 77.^7,6

     Barbara Carolyn Epperly was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,3 She was born on March 10, 1944 at Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia.^7,2 As of August 3, 1966,her married name was Thompson.² She married Lloyd Lee Thompson on August 3, 1966 at Wise Co., Virginia.^3,2 Barbara Carolyn Epperly died on June 28, 2000 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 56.^3,7 She THOMPSON, Barbara C., 56, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2000, in a Huntington, W.Va. hospital after a brief illness. She was a school bus driver for the Montgomery County School System. The daughter of the late Kermit L. and Hazel Miles Epperly, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Freddie Lee Epperly. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd Lee Thompson; a son, Steven Craig Thompson, Mentor, Ohio; a daughter, Dana Michelle Thompson, Euclid, Ohio; a grandson, Tyler Michael Thompson; one sister, Peggy Jean Massie, Lawton, Okla. Burial to follow in Sunset Cemetery. on June 30, 2000.³

     Ruby Alderman was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² She was born on August 2, 1920 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^7,3,4 She married William Maury Epperly, son of Roscoe Lee Epperly and Irrie May Williams, on October 29, 1938 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 As of October 29, 1938,her married name was Epperly.³ Ruby Alderman died on May 17, 2014 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 93.^2,8 She Ruby Alderman Epperly, 94, of Christiansburg passed away May 17, 2014. She developed many friendships at the Christiansburg Senior Center over 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, William M. Epperly; son, Teddy Wayne; father, Alvin Jackson Alderman; mother, Mary Jane Alderman; brother, Sam Alderman and sister, Ellen Alderman. She is survived by brother, Alvin Alderman; sister, Louise Epperly; daughter, Patsy Linkous (Danny); son, Larry Epperly (Pam); grandchildren, David Linkous (Betty), Joe Linkous (Lori), Kim Linkous (Tom), Cherie Carlson (Nick), Leigh McAlexander, Brandy McAlexander and twins Martha and Will Epperly; great grandchildren, Nikki, Amber, Tanner, Brooke; great-great- granddaughters, Jillian and Adalynne; great-grandson, Colton and special niece and nephew, Faye Woods and Bobby Epperly. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery. on May 19, 2014.²

     William Larry Epperly was born on May 24, 1952 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,5,6 He married Catherine Loretta Moore on August 19, 1972 at Suffolk, Virginia.⁵ William Larry Epperly and Catherine Loretta Moore were divorced on January 29, 1988 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁶ William Larry Epperly married Pamela Jean Martin on September 8, 1989 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁵ William Larry Epperly died on November 13, 2014 at Virginia at age 62.³ He William "Larry" Epperly, 62, of Christiansburg, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, William M. and Ruby Alderman Epperly; and his brother, Teddy Wayne Epperly.He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Pam Epperly; children, Cherie and Nick Carlson, twins, William and Martha Epperly, Brandy McAlexander and Michael Estes, Leigh McAlexander and Matt Gathings; grandchildren, Jillian Carlson and Colton Estes; sister, Patsy and Danny Linkious; and his Volvo family. He was a dedicated Marine, father, brother, son, husband and friend. on November 16, 2014.³