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     His Social Security Number was 263-44-3897.³ William Alonzo Conner was buried at Aripeka Cemetery, 1 mile North of Rt. 578, turn east on Hunter Rd, about 1/4 mile on right, Aripeka, Hernando Co., Florida.^6,7 He was born on March 28, 1905 at Bland Co., Virginia.^3,5 He married Ella Mae Gillette on December 1, 1923.⁸ William Alonzo Conner and Ella Mae Gillette were divorced in April, 1968 at Pasco Co., Florida.⁹ William Alonzo Conner married Louise Prince in November, 1968 at Pasco Co., Florida.¹⁰ William Alonzo Conner died on December 21, 1979 at Hudson, Pasco Co., Florida, at age 74.^3,7 He CONNER, William A., 74, of 116 E Hudson Ave., Hudson, died Friday (Dec. 21, 1979). A native of Virginia, lived in this area for many years and was a retired commercial fisherman. Survivors include his wife Louise; three sons, W. Clinton, and James L., both of Hudson, and Logan, Tampa; four daughters, Janice Schokes, of Georgia, Lavonia De of Naples, Pina May and Doris Hall. Burial will be at Aripeka Cemetery. on December 24, 1979.⁷

     Giles Albert Conner was buried at Aripeka Cemetery, 1 mile North of Rt. 578, turn east on Hunter Rd, about 1/4 mile on right, Aripeka, Hernando Co., Florida.² He was born on November 20, 1906 at Virginia.^1,2 He died on November 8, 1917 at Hernando Co., Florida, at age 10.²

     Her Social Security Number was 264-09-8963.⁸ Susan Ellen "Susie" Conner was buried at Green Acres Memorial Park, 11715 Cedar Ave., Bloomington, San Bernardino Co., California.⁹ She was born on February 5, 1910 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,8,3 As of August 4, 1942,her married name was McGarvey.⁴ She married Calvin Wayne McGarvey on August 4, 1942 at California.⁴ Susan Ellen "Susie" Conner died on June 3, 1990 at Fontana, San Bernardino Co., California, at age 80.^8,3,9 She Susie Ellen McGarvey, 80, of Fontana died of congestive heart failure Sunday at her home. McGarvey was born in Virginia and lived in San Bernardino County for 44 years. She is survived by three daughters, Wanda Toole of Fontana, Barbara Papakonstantinou of Upland, and Helen of El Toro; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services are at Green Acres Memorial Park, 11715 Cedar Ave., Bloomington. on June 6, 1990.⁹

     Robert A. Going was born circa 1823 at Virginia.³ He married Lucinda Harding on April 10, 1848 at Nelson Co., Virginia.⁴

     Nellie Lavinia Pearman was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on February 23, 1902 at Virginia.¹ She died on November 19, 1917 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 15.^1,2

     Ruth Corrine Pearman was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on January 14, 1904 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ She died on May 17, 1906 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 2.¹

     His Social Security Number was 232-12-8025.¹⁴ John Watson Pearman was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,5,6 He was born on November 23, 1905 at Crockett Springs, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^{14,1,2,5,6,15} He married Virginia Evelyn Cheshire on September 21, 1930 at Henry Co., Virginia.⁴ John Watson Pearman and Virginia Evelyn Cheshire were divorced on April 10, 1944 at Martinsville, Virginia.¹⁶ John Watson Pearman married Bernice Leticia Shelton on October 12, 1944 at Wytheville, Wythe Co., Virginia.^2,3 John Watson Pearman died on August 9, 1969 at Wytheville, Wythe Co., Virginia, at age 63.^2,5,6,15,12 He John W. Pearman, 63, of Shawsville died Saturday while visiting in Wytheville. Surviving are his wife, Bernice S. Pearman, Wytheville; a daughter, Miss Jeanne Louise Pearman, Wytheville; his mother, Lavinia Pearman, Shawsville; two sisters, Mrs. Jean P. Gibson, Mrs. Merle P. Wills, Shawsville; a brother, James E. Pearman, Shawsville. Burial in White Cemetery. on August 10, 1969.¹²

     Her Social Security Number was 227-50-1657.⁶ Merle Conner Pearman was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^7,8 She was born on December 27, 1907 at Alleghany Springs, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,2 As of circa 1929,her married name was Wills.⁹ She married Frederick Adair Wills circa 1929.^8,1,9,10 Merle Conner Pearman died on May 26, 1992 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 84.⁸ She Merle Pearman Wills, age 84, of Olde Town Road died Tuesday, May 26, 1992 in Lewis Gale Hospital. She was a retired school teacher having taught in Montgomery County, Va. and McDowell County, W. Va. for over 45 years. She was the widow of Frederick A. Wills and is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia W. and Arthur Dillon, Jr., Salem; a brother and sister-in-law, James E. and Lorene Pearman, Shawsville; grandson, J. Michael Surface, Richmond; granddaughter, Katheryn E. Surface, Richmond; one great-grandson, John Shelton Surface, II; and many friends in the Shawsville area. Burial in the White Cemetery, Shawsville. on May 28, 1992.⁸

     Jean Louise Pearman was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,1,7,3 Her Social Security Number was 230-34-1298.⁸ She married Elkannah Burns Gibson.^1,7,3 Her married name was Gibson. Jean Louise Pearman was born on May 13, 1910 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.^8,3 She died on August 25, 1989 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 79.^8,1,3,7 She Jean Pearman Gibson, age 79, died Friday morning, August 25, 1989, at her home in Shawsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, E.B. Gibson and a daughter Barbara Roberts. She was a member of the White Memorial United Methodist Church and is survived by a grandson, Robert C. Roberts, Jr., one sister, Mrs. Merle P. Wills, a brother, James E. Pearman, Sr., all of Shawsville; and several nieces and nephews. Burial in the White Cemetery. on August 26, 1989.⁷

     Virginia Elizabeth Pearman was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on October 16, 1915 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She died on June 28, 1916 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.¹

     Thomas Monroe Pearman was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia; His gravestone reads "ENS Fighter Squadron."¹ He was born on October 18, 1920 at West Virginia.^1,2 He died on May 21, 1943 at Alameda, Alameda Co., California, at age 22.^1,2,3 He Ensign Thomas Monroe Pearman was killed in an airplane accident at Alameda Calif., May 21, according to advices to his mother, Mrs. E. W. Pearman, here. The body is being brought to Shawsville by a naval escort. A graduate of Shawsville high school and student at Roanoke college two years, he enlisted as a naval aviation cadet Oct 18, 1941, the day he was 21 and was graduated from the Pensacola training station last Feb. 2, served aboard a carrier in the Alantic until recently when he moved to the Pacific coast. Surviving Ensign Pearman besides liis mother are the following brothers and sisters: Private John W. Pearman of Camp Lee, Elbert Wilson Pearman, Jr., James Ellwood Pearman and Mrs. Fred Wills of Shawsville and Mrs. E. B. Gibson, Pocahontas. Mr. Pearman has been dead for several years. The navy in announcing Ensign Pearman's death said he died in the crash of his plane after two ships collided over Livermore, Calif. The pilot of the other plane the navy announcement said, parachuted safely. on May 25, 1943.³

     Frederick Adair Wills was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,6,5 His Social Security Number was 231-16-1315.⁷ He was born on January 15, 1904 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^7,1,2,3,4,5 He married Merle Conner Pearman, daughter of Elbert Wilson Pearman and Lavinia Alice "Venie" Conner, circa 1929.^8,1,9,6 Frederick Adair Wills died on November 27, 1985 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 81.^1,3,6,5 He Adair (Fred) Wills, age 81, died Wednesday evening, November 27, 1985, at home. Mr. Wills practiced law in Montgomery County and was member of the Radford, Montgomery, Floyd Bar Association, and the Virginia State Bar Association for fifty years. Mr. Wills served as an attorney for the Bank of Shawsville, was a member of the Craighill Lodge No. 160 AF & AM in Elliston, the Kazim Shrine Temple in Roanoke, the Shawsville Ruritan Club, and the White Memorial United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the original Board of Directors of Meadowbrook, Inc. and continued as a member of that board until his death. Surviving are his wife, Merle Pearman Wills; one daughter, Patricia W. Dillon, Salem; a grandson, J. Michael Surface, Augusta, Ga; and one granddaughter, Katheryn E. Surface, Charlottesville. Interment will follow in the White Memorial Cemetery with Masonic Graveside Rites conducted by Craighill Lodge No. 160 AF & AM. on November 29, 1985.⁶

     Andrew Isaac Poff was born circa 1841 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3 He POFF, Andrew: Co. I, 54th Infantry, Enlisted on 01 Oct 1861 at Floyd C.H. Present on 31 Dec 1863. Deserted on 12 Dec 1864. Resident, Copper Hill, Floyd County. on October 1, 1861 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He married Rebecca Poff, daughter of James Isaac Poff and Mary Ann "Polly" Gray, on December 28, 1865 at Floyd Co., Virginia.² Andrew Isaac Poff died before June 21, 1880 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Andrew was not enumerated with his family in the 1880 Census.⁶

     Hester Jane Gowen was buried at Gowen-Goolsby Cemetery, Shipman, Nelson Co., Virginia.⁵ She was born circa 1871 at Nelson Co., Virginia; Her death certificate has an incorrect birth date of Apr 20, 1876. The 1880 Census supports a birth year of about 1871.^1,3,4 As of July 3, 1898,her married name was Johnson.³ She married Norborne Morton Johnson on July 3, 1898 at Nelson Co., Virginia.^3,4,6 Hester Jane Gowen died on April 27, 1944 at Lynchburg, Virginia.⁴

     Elkannah Burns Gibson married Jean Louise Pearman, daughter of Elbert Wilson Pearman and Lavinia Alice "Venie" Conner.^2,6,3 Elkannah Burns Gibson was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 His Social Security Number was 227-05-1647.⁷ He was born on November 11, 1904 at Lebanon, Russell Co., Virginia.^7,1,2,3,4,5 He died on October 19, 1974 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 69.^1,2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 230-38-1095.¹⁰ Barbara Jean Gibson was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,5,9 She was born on December 4, 1933 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.^10,1,4,5,6 She married Robert Clayton "Bobby" Roberts Sr., son of Clayton Robie Roberts and Lorena Margaret Monk, on December 24, 1951 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3,4,9 As of December 24, 1951,her married name was Roberts. Barbara Jean Gibson died on February 11, 1981 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 47.^1,4,5,9 She Mrs. Barbara Jean Roberts, age 47, died Wednesday evening. She is survived by her husband, Robert C. Roberts; one son, Robert C. Roberts, Jr; her mother, Mrs. E. B. Gibson, all of Shawsville. Burial in the White Memorial Cemetery. on February 13, 1981.⁹

     Robert Clayton "Bobby" Roberts Sr. Robert Clayton Roberts, Sr., 92, of Salem, Virginia, entered eternal rest at Salem Health and Rehabilitation on July 30, 2023. He was born on October 17, 1930, in Elkhorn, West Virginia to the late Clayton Robers and Lorena Monk Roberts. Robert retired from General Electric after several years of service. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Gladys Roberts; one son, Robert Roberts, Jr. and a host of relatives and friends.³ He was born on October 17, 1930 at Elkhorn, McDowell Co., West Virginia.³ He married Barbara Jean Gibson, daughter of Elkannah Burns Gibson and Jean Louise Pearman, on December 24, 1951 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,4,5 Robert Clayton "Bobby" Roberts Sr. died on July 30, 2023 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 92.³

     Lorene Jane Sowder was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on December 28, 1927 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,4 She married James Ellwood Pearman Sr., son of Elbert Wilson Pearman and Lavinia Alice "Venie" Conner, on April 3, 1947 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,5,4 As of April 3, 1947,her married name was Pearman. Lorene Jane Sowder died on April 8, 2023 at Virginia at age 95.⁴ She Lorene Sowder Pearman died peacefully at her daughter's home at the age of 95, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from heart failure. Lorene was born in Montgomery County, Va., on December 28, 1927, to John Lee Sowder and Nora Effie Whitlock Sowder. Karetta Whitlock Sisson and Dudley Ralph Sisson, her mother's sister and her husband, raised Lorene after her mother died in childbirth. After graduating from Shawsville High School, she began working at the Bank of Shawsville and spent her career there as head teller, becoming an integral part of the daily lives of the residents in and around Montgomery County. She married her across-the-street neighbor, James E. Pearman, Sr., in 1947. They shared 63 years of marriage until Jim's death in 2010. Lorene was a loving wife and mother who balanced raising three children with working full time and excelled at both. She was kind, compassionate, and soft spoken, which belied her strong will and quick wit. She never complained and always appreciated everything and anything she received. She loved her family and demonstrated her love with actions as well as words. Whether it was getting up early to help deliver papers for her son's paper route, letting an anxious 5-year-old crawl into bed, or having an open door whenever her children or grandchildren needed her, she always put her family first. Lorene was the center of the Pearman family gatherings and hosted numerous family holiday celebrations over many years. Her hands were rarely idle. Whether baking chocolate chip cookies, sharing her famous pecan pies, or sewing her latest quilt, she shared her love and kindness through her handiwork. Many friends and family were blessed to receive one of her beautiful quilts, every stitch affectionately sewn by hand. Lorene loved sports. Her favorites were ACC college basketball, Virginia Tech football, and pro football. She attended every Virginia Tech home football game until age 93. She appreciated the beauty of nature. Flowers, sunny days, singing birds, winter snowfalls, and fall foliage always brought her joy. Lorene is survived by her three children, Jim (Brenda) Pearman, Ruth Keeling, and Steve (Susan) Pearman; two grandchildren, Deidre (AT) Willis and Morgan Pearman (Brian Gwiazdowski); four great-grandchildren, Vincient Keeling, JaCori Willis, Sincere Willis, and Connor Gwiazdowski; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews within the Sowder, Sisson, and Pearman families. She was predeceased by her husband, James E. Pearman Sr; grandson, Cory James Keeling; and her Sowder and Sisson brothers and sister. Services will be held at White Memorial United Methodist Church. A private burial ceremony will precede the church service. on April 12, 2023.⁴

     James Ellwood Pearman Sr. was buried at White Cemetery (also known as Crockett Cemetery), Rt. 637, near Rt. 11, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,8 His Social Security Number was 224-24-5866.¹³ He was born on August 29, 1925 at Roanoke, Virginia.^{2,14,13,3,5,6} He married Lorene Jane Sowder, daughter of John Lee Sowder and Nora Effie Whitlock, on April 3, 1947 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,8,15 James Ellwood Pearman Sr. died on March 14, 2010 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 84.^13,14,4,6,8 He James E. Pearman, 84, of Shawsville, Va., passed from this life to be with his savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, March 14, 2010. He joins his father and mother, Elbert W. and Lavinia C. Pearman; eight brothers and sisters; and beloved grandson, Cory James Keeling. Jim was born in Shawsville and spent his life working to make it the best place it could be. He helped others his entire life and left this world a better place than he found it. Jim served in the Navy during World War II and one of the joys in his life was reunions and swapping stories with his shipmates from LST 889. After his return from World War II he married his sweetheart, Lorene Sowder, whom he cherished for their 63 years together. He is also survived by his three children, James E. Pearman Jr. and Brenda, Ruth P. Keeling, and Steven D. Pearman and Susan; his granddaughters, Deidre K. Willis (A.T.) and Morgan Pearman; and his precious great-grandchildren, Vincient Keeling and Ja-Cori Willis. In addition, numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and other loving friends and family survive him. Jim started working at Bank of Shawsville in 1953 and worked in every capacity until his retirement in 1988 as Chairman of the Board. He continued his work career as owner of Shawsville Insurance Agency and as a founding Board member of Meadowbrook Retirement Community. He spent his retirement enjoying his family and friends, traveling, and Virginia Tech sports. Jim helped charter the Shawsville Ruritan Club in 1948, was a member of Craighill 160 Masonic Lodge, the Kazim Shrine Temple, and was actively involved in numerous community activities over his career. He was a lifelong member of White Memorial United Methodist Church in Shawsville. The family wishes to thank Lonnie Raines for being a special neighbor and friend, Sharon Blount and Keesh for their loving care during his final days, the nurses and staff of the Progressive Care Unit on 8W of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and also the many friends who were such a major part of his life. A private graveside service will be held at White Cemetery prior to the memorial service. on March 15, 2010.⁸

     Elda Lee "L. D." Sowder was buried at Sowder Cemetery, Rt. 609 from Shawsville to Rt. 634, cemetery is on a hill behind an old barn at Bonys Run, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² He was born on July 19, 1851 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,1 He married Lucy Ann Gross on May 20, 1873 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ Elda Lee "L. D." Sowder died on June 12, 1917 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 65.²