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     Marie Jackson Whitlock was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,6 Her Social Security Number was 223-04-9175.³ She was born on February 23, 1962 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,6,3,4 She married David Lynn Cartwright on June 21, 1980 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,5,2 As of June 21, 1980,her married name was Cartwright. Marie Jackson Whitlock died on November 2, 1997 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 35.^5,6 She CARTWRIGHT, Marie Jackson Whitlock, 35, of Check, died Sunday, November 2, 1997. She was a graduate of Floyd County High School, and was an honors graduate of Radford University where she also was a graduate of the School of Nursing. She was employed as a Registered Nurse at the Bradley Free Clinic in Roanoke, and had worked for many years as a supervisor in the nursing department at the Veterans Hospital in Salem. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Lincoln Whitlock, and her paternal grandfather, Elinos A. Whitlock Sr. Surviving are her husband, David Lynn Cartwright; two daughters, Jessica Lynn Cartwright and Jennifer Marie Cartwright, both of Check; her mother, Elizabeth Whitlock Kazee of Floyd; one sister, Betty Ann Whitlock of Christiansburg; one brother and sister-in-law, Michael Allen and Kimberly Pack Whitlock; one brother, Randall Lane Whitlock; maternal grandparents, Carl and Mae Dobbins, paternal grandmother, Estella Yeatts Whitlock; one nephew, Robert Thomas Whitlock, and one niece, Kayla Shay Whitlock, all of Floyd; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Carolyn and Harry Cartwright, and one sister-in-law and husband, Tammy and Rickey Allen, all of Copper Hill; one brother-in-law and wife, James P. and Karen Cartwright of Blue Ridge, and two very devoted care givers, Almeda Conner and Cindy Webb. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery, Floyd County. on November 3, 1997.⁵

     Russell Glennon Poff was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,4 He was born on January 6, 1922 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,4,5 He married Ann Elizabeth Farmer on January 4, 1957 at Pulaski Co., Virginia.^1,5 Russell Glennon Poff died on November 9, 1983 at Riner, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 61.^1,4

     Elsie Emily "Emma" Manning was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,2,6 She was born on February 18, 1847 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Her gravestone has a birth year of 1843 but the 1850 Census supports a birth year of 1847.^1,6,3 She married William Morgan Conner, son of Cornelius Conner and Anna Poff, on February 4, 1869 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of February 4, 1869,her married name was Conner. Elsie Emily "Emma" Manning died on October 25, 1930 at Cave Spring, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 83.^5,7,2,6

     Andrew Lester Graham Sr. was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on December 19, 1891 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,4 He married Annie Pearl Yeatts, daughter of Thomas Alfred Yeatts Sr. and Fannie Pearl/Polk Cook, on March 12, 1916 at Floyd Co., Virginia.⁶ Andrew Lester Graham Sr. died on August 18, 1964 at age 72.¹

     Oscar Verman Wade was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,5 His Social Security Number was 224-20-2413.⁶ He was born on August 10, 1905 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,6,5 He married Clella Myrtle Yeatts, daughter of Thomas Alfred Yeatts Sr. and Fannie Pearl/Polk Cook, on July 16, 1932 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 Oscar Verman Wade died on July 16, 1983 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 77.⁵

     Rebecca Sowder was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia; Her stone is no longer there. She was born circa 1806 at Franklin Co., Virginia. She married Cary Gray, son of Edward Howard Gray Jr. and Mary Unknown, on January 6, 1829 at Franklin Co., Virginia.² As of January 6, 1829,her married name was Gray. Rebecca Sowder died on October 6, 1885 at Floyd Co., Virginia.

     Elizabeth Ellen "Lizzie" Smith was buried at Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She was born on August 1, 1873 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Her death certificate has a birth date of Aug 11, 1870.^3,4,2 She died on July 5, 1957 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 83.² She Elizabeth Ellen Smith, 86, Rt 1, Fayetteville, died in the home of her sister, Mrs. Laura Stull, at 9:30 p.m. of complications of an extended illness. Born in Floyd County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Riley and Ellen Conner Smith. She was a member of the Brethren Church, Rt. 1, Fayetteville. Survivors include three brothers; Bruce, Alderson, Thomas, Rt. 1, Fayetteville, and J. H., Princeton; two sisters, Mrs. Nancy McNiel, Prosperity, and Mrs. Laura Stull, Rt. 1, Fayetteville. Burial will be made in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayetteville. on July 7, 1957.¹

     Nancy Ann Smith was buried at Prosperity Cemetery, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,6 She was born in October, 1876 at Virginia.⁷ As of January 28, 1894,her married name was McNiel.² She married Casabianca A. "Cas" McNiel, son of Henry McNeil and Charlotte Mills, on January 28, 1894 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.² Nancy Ann Smith died on October 5, 1963 at Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁸ She Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Ann McNiel, 87, of Prosperity will be held today Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery. Mrs. McNiel died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. T. Sanford of Prosperity, at 11:45 a.m. Saturday after a long illness. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Other survivors include a son, Wilbur F. McNiel of Fayetteville; four daughters, Mrs. Gracie E. Light of Fayetteville, Mrs. Cleopatra Berry of Beckley, Mrs. Call M. Lester of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Bessie L. Allison of Washington, D.C; three brothers, Tom Smith of Fayetteville, Bruce Smith of Alderson and John Harver Smith of Princeton; 20 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. on October 7, 1963.⁵

     William Thomas Light was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2 He was born on June 27, 1881 at West Virginia.^2,1,3 He married Eliza Ellen Long, daughter of Allen Madison Long and Matilda Ellen Raines, on April 9, 1900 at Bristol Co., Virginia.² William Thomas Light died on August 21, 1936 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 55.^2,1