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     Bill James "Billy" Harter Billy James Harter, 82, of Bassett, Virginia, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, at his residence. He was born April 1, 1940, in Floyd, Virginia, to the late James Mason and Nancy Annie Belcher Harter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by daughters, Tammy Harter Terry and Penny Harter; sister, Frances Harter Cochram; and brother, Freeman Harter. He worked at Stanley Furniture for over forty years as a sander, and was a member of Collinsville Covenant Brethren Church. He never met a stranger and always welcomed everyone with open arms. He loved his grandchildren, was light hearted and joked a lot. He enjoyed watching westerns and doing word puzzles. He loved sitting on the porch with his dog Suzy, watching the cars go by. Billy is survived by his wife, Ruby Wilson Harter; son, Tony Harter (Angel); sister, Rachel Heffinger; brother, Bobby Harter (Charlotte); grandchildren, Anna Terry, Valery H. Jacobson (Josh), Emma H. Shrewsberry (Tanner), Matthew Terry and Zackary Harter; and many nieces and nephews. Burial will follow at Henry Memorial Park.² He was buried at Henry Memorial Park, 8443 Virginia Avenue, Oak Level, Henry Co., Virginia.² He was born on April 1, 1940 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Ruby Gay Wilson, daughter of William Theodore Wilson and Shirley Mae Conner, on April 9, 1966 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,4,5,6,7,2 Bill James "Billy" Harter died on March 12, 2023 at Bassett, Henry Co., Virginia, at age 82.²

     His Social Security Number was 224-14-1397.³ Willard Sherman Clower was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on June 27, 1908 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3,4,2 He married Evelyn Iola Oyler on June 6, 1927 at Pennsylvania.^1,5,2 Willard Sherman Clower died on July 13, 1980 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 72.^1,4,2

     Evelyn Iola Oyler was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^4,5 Her Social Security Number was 227-44-9618.⁶ She was born on September 12, 1908 at Pennsylvania.^1,6,4,2 She married Willard Sherman Clower, son of Albert Frank Clower and Imogene King, on June 6, 1927 at Pennsylvania.^1,5,2 As of June 6, 1927,her married name was Clower. Evelyn Iola Oyler died on December 22, 1995 at Virginia at age 87.^1,5 She CLOWER, Evelyn Oyler, 87, of Salem, and formerly of Floyd, passed away Friday, December 22, 1995, at the home of a daughter. She was a member of Falling Branch United Methodist Church and the Floyd Chapter of the DAR. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard S. Clower, and a daughter, Janet Nester. Surviving are one son, Paul Clower of Roanoke; three daughters, Betty Moles of Salem, Phyllis Wilson of Mesquite, Texas, and Donna Welch of Grayson, Ga., and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 26, 1995, in Jacksonville Cemetery, with the Rev. Lawrence Nuckolls officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Road, Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018 on December 24, 1995.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 227-09-5432.² Brainard Oscar "Bernard" "Peanut" Perdue was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia; His tombstone reads "PFC U.S. Army WWII."^1,7 He was born on July 18, 1914 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3 He married Cuzza Elvie Wilson, daughter of James Edward "Ned" Wilson and Nancy Elvira Gaines "Elva" Walton, on July 26, 1936 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,8,5 Brainard Oscar "Bernard" "Peanut" Perdue died on March 16, 1976 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 61.^5,7 He COPPER HILL -- Brainard O. (Peanut) Perdue, age 61, died Tuesday, Mar. 16, 1976, in a Charlottesville hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cuzza Wilson Perdue, Copper Hill; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Poff, Mrs. Sherrie King; two sons, Leslie H. Perdue, James R. Perdue, all of Roanoke; two brothers, W. C. (Ballard) Perdue, K. M. (Mike) Perdue, both of Copper Hill; one sister, Mrs. Sam Craighead, Salem; 6 grandchildren. Perdue was an employee of B. F. Parrot Construction Company and a member of the Floyd Masonic Lodge. on March 25, 1976.⁵

     Aliene Tinsley Wilson was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^3,8 She was born on January 27, 1920 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,8,4 She married Wilbert Ernest DeWeese, son of Ernest Duskin DeWeese and Mary Ada "Merrily" Blankenship, on February 14, 1942 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 As of February 14, 1942,her married name was DeWeese. Aliene Tinsley Wilson died on July 26, 2014 at age 94.^3,8 She Aliene Wilson DeWeese, 94, of Roanoke, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert Ernest DeWeese and all of her brothers and sisters. Aliene is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She retired from Kenrose Manufacturing. A graveside funeral service will be held in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on July 27, 2014.³

     Lorraine Sylvia Wilson was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,6,7 Her Social Security Number was 226-26-5541.⁸ She was born on March 10, 1922 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,8,1,7,2,9 She married Wiley Sherman Smith, son of Robert Washington "Bob" Smith and Cassie Lue Blankenship, on February 14, 1942 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,5,7 As of February 14, 1942,her married name was Smith. Lorraine Sylvia Wilson died on June 12, 2003 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 81.^8,5,7,10 She SMITH, Lorraine Wilson, 81, of Copper Hill, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2003, at home. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Sherman Smith; two daughters, Suzanne and Buck Yeatts of Copper Hill, Mary Smith of Midlothian; two sisters, Cuzza Perdue of Copper Hill and Aliene Deweese of Roanoke; brother, Clifton Wilson of Roanoke; three grandchildren, David, Michael and Dawn Yeatts; three great-grandchildren, Crystal, Jennifer and Chelsea Yeatts; and a special niece, Sherrie King of Roanoke. Interment will follow at Restvale Cemetery. on June 14, 2003.⁵

     Wiley Sherman Smith was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^4,12 His Social Security Number was 231-03-5766.¹³ He was born on January 5, 1913 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^14,12,2,13,3 He married Lorraine Sylvia Wilson, daughter of James Edward "Ned" Wilson and Nancy Elvira Gaines "Elva" Walton, on February 14, 1942 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,15,12 Wiley Sherman Smith died on April 2, 2005 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 92.^4,12,13 He W. Sherman Smith, 92, of Copper Hill, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2005 at his home. He was a veteran of WWII. Sherman and his wife Lorraine founded Smith's Store of Copper Hill in the 1940's and operated it for 28 years. He then sold it to his brother, Ray and Dianne Smith, who also operated it for 28 years. Ray then sold it to a cousin, Terry and Sarah Smith, who are the present owners. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Lorraine Smith, his parents Robert and Cassie Smith and a brother, Wilbert Smith. Surviving are two daughters, Suzanne and Buck Yeatts of Copper Hill and Mary Smith of Midlothian; five brothers, Robert Smith, R. B. Smith and Ray Smith, all of Copper Hill, Sam Smith and Herbert Smith of Roanoke; two sisters, Myrtle Curran of Clearwater, Fla. and Ocie Smith of Titusville, Fla; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery. on April 4, 2005.⁴

     James Melvin Gearhart was buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Wright's Mountain, Mercer Co., West Virginia; His tombstone reads "Leather Craftsman, Beloved Son."^11,4 He was born on January 24, 1937 at Stephenson, Wyoming Co., West Virginia; The Mills book has a birth date of Jan 22, 1937.^11,2,9,4 He married Connie Sue Rose on December 6, 1963 at Russell Co., Virginia.^3,9 James Melvin Gearhart and Connie Sue Rose were divorced on November 25, 1974 at Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.¹² James Melvin Gearhart died on June 12, 1989 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^11,4 He James (Melvin) Gearhart, 52, of Box 22, died Monday, June 12, in a Princeton hospital following a short illness. Born Jan. 24, 1937, at Stephenson, he was the son of Eldon A. Dishner Gearhart of Route 1, Box 22 Rock and the late Casper E. Gearhart. Mr. Gearhart was of the Protestant faith, was a two-year resident of Rock, was self-employed and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald K. Gearhart. Survivors include a son, Earl Gearhart of Cleveland, Ohio; three daughters, Selena Tancek, Althra and Alie Gearhart, all of Cleveland, Ohio; a brother, Gene Gearhart of Route 1, Rock; two sisters, Joy Garten of Roanoke, Va. and Evelene Horne of Route 1, Rock, and six grandchildren. Burial will be in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery at Route 1, Rock. on June 14, 1989.⁴

     Joy Hope Gearhart was buried at Athens Cemetery, Athens, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁹ She was born on August 16, 1938 at Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^1,2,9 As of August 5, 1958,her married name was Garten.⁴ She married Jack Elwood Garten on August 5, 1958 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,2,10,4 Joy Hope Gearhart died on June 30, 2017 at age 78.⁹

     His Social Security Number was 232-72-4796.¹³ Gerald Kyle Gearhart Sr. was buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Wright's Mountain, Mercer Co., West Virginia; His tombstone reads "SP 4 U.S. Army Vietnam."¹ He was born on July 15, 1944 at Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey.^{1,13,5,6,7,14,8} He married Anna Marie Mahood on August 28, 1967 at Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,5 Gerald Kyle Gearhart Sr. and Anna Marie Mahood were divorced on October 21, 1980 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁵ Gerald Kyle Gearhart Sr. died on June 24, 1987 at Ingliss, Levy Co., Florida, at age 42.^1,7,14,8 He Gerald Kyle Gearhart, 42, of Box 23, formerly of Rock, died Friday, June 26, in an automobile accident at Ingliss, Fla., according to a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol. Born July 15, 1944, at Trenton, N.J., he was the son of Eldona Dishner Gearhart of Rock and the late Casper E. Gearhart. Mr. Gearhart was a Protestant, a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9696 in Bluefield, Va., and was a Vietnam Conflict veteran. He was a machinist for Curtis Tool and a former employee of Coppinger Machine Shop in Bluefield. Other survivors include two sons, Joseph Todd and Gerald Kyle Gearhart II, both of Georgia; two brothers, Gene Gearhart of Rock and Melvin Gearhart of Huttonsville; and two sisters, Evelene Horne of Rock and Joy Garten of Roanoke, Va. Burial will be in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery at Rock. Members of the VFW Post 9696 will conduct graveside rites. on July 2, 1987.⁸

     Bobby Douglas Horne was buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Wright's Mountain, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4 His Social Security Number was 236-62-2170.⁵ He was born on November 17, 1931 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,5,3,6 He married Evelene Jane Gearhart, daughter of Edward Casper Earlie Gearhart and Bertha Virginia Eldona Dishner, on May 7, 1955 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 Bobby Douglas Horne died on April 5, 1984 at Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^1,6,4 He A 52-year-old Mercer County man was dead on arrival Thursday at a Princeton hospital, the victim of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, funeral home spokesmen said Friday. The victim was identified as Bobby Douglas Horne of Box 24, Rock. State Trooper F. E. Thomas conducted the investigation, but was not available for comment. A spokesman for the state police detachment in Princeton Friday said Thomas was off duty and would not return until Sunday. Horne was born at Mineral, Va., a son of Rev. Robert Horne and Gertrude Mooney Horne of Mineral. He was a member of the Wright Mountain Independent Baptist Church. An Army veteran for 21 years, he served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, having retired as a serviceman. He had been a resident of Rock for 19 years. Additional survivors include his wife, Mrs. Evelene Gearheart Horne; one son, Mark A. Horne of Rock; one daughter, Mrs. (Cynthia) Peake of Rock; one brother, Paul Horne of Louisa, Ky; two sisters, Norm a Horne of Louisa, Va., and Rev. Shelva Horne of Princeton; and one grandson. Burial will be in Wesley Chapel Cemetery on Wright Mountain. on April 7, 1984.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 295-46-0957.⁴ Connie Sue Rose was born on February 5, 1949 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.¹ She married James Melvin Gearhart, son of Edward Casper Earlie Gearhart and Bertha Virginia Eldona Dishner, on December 6, 1963 at Russell Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of December 6, 1963,her married name was Gearhart.² Connie Sue Rose and James Melvin Gearhart were divorced on November 25, 1974 at Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.⁵ Connie Sue Rose died on August 8, 2004 at Ohio at age 55.⁴ She Connie S. Singh (nee Rose), beloved wife of Bissoondath "Mike" Singh. Mother of Selena Tancak (Ronald), James Earlie Gearhart (deceased), Althea Falkenstein, Alice Gearhart and Cathy Rametta. Grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of two. Daughter of John and Alice Bell (nee Cochran) (both deceased). Sister of Shirley Rose, Cora Atwell, Thomas Rose, Rinda Owens, Frances Taylor and the following deceased: John Henry, James Lee and Phyllis Rose. on August 11, 2004.³

     His Social Security Number was 232-34-1102.⁴ Jack Elwood Garten was buried at Athens Cemetery, Athens, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,2 He was born on April 27, 1929 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,4,2 He married Joy Hope Gearhart, daughter of Edward Casper Earlie Gearhart and Bertha Virginia Eldona Dishner, on August 5, 1958 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,1,5,3 Jack Elwood Garten died on December 6, 2008 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 79.^5,4,2 He Mr. Jack E. Garten, 79, of Roanoke, formerly of the Athens and Princeton area, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008, at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, in Salem, Va., surrounded by his family. Born April 27, 1929, at Princeton, he was the son of the late Leona Snider Garten and Emory L. Garten Sr., of Athens. Jack was a resident of Roanoke, Va. since 1957, retiring from the G.E. Corp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Lucille Pruitt and Jean Bradberry. Survivors include his wife, Joy Gearhart Garten, of Roanoke; daughters, Jane Howerton and husband, Darrell, of Wright Mountain, Rock, W.Va., Janet Stevens, of Cloverdale, Va; sister, Ruth Body, of Roanoke, Va; brother, Emory L. Garten Jr., of Fort Myers, Fla; grandchildren, Michelle Redman and husband, Wayne, of Princeton, Jason Howerton and wife, Kim, of Rock, Sarah Stevens, of Cloverdale, Va; several nieces and nephews. Burial will follow in the Athens Cemetery, in Athens. on December 8, 2008.⁵

     Anna Marie Mahood was born on June 23, 1946 at West Virginia.² She married Gerald Kyle Gearhart Sr., son of Edward Casper Earlie Gearhart and Bertha Virginia Eldona Dishner, on August 28, 1967 at Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of August 28, 1967,her married name was Gearhart.² Anna Marie Mahood and Gerald Kyle Gearhart Sr. were divorced on October 21, 1980 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.²

     Infant Gearhart was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 She died on March 11, 1939 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 She was born on March 11, 1939 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2

     His Social Security Number was 218-28-4402.⁹ Larry Melvin Price was buried at Palatka Memorial Gardens, Palatka, Putnam Co., Florida.^4,5 He married Dolores Ann Raczkowski.^10,4 Larry Melvin Price was born on May 4, 1933 at Floyd Co., Virginia; All records except his birth reacord, have a birth year of 1932.^{1,2,9,3,6,4,5} He died on December 25, 1970 at Putnam Co., Florida, at age 37.^3,6,4,5

     Norma Gay Price was buried at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia.⁶ She was born on July 3, 1942 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4,6 As of November 28, 1959,her married name was Whisman.⁴ She married Roger Wayne Whisman on November 28, 1959 at Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia.^2,4 Norma Gay Price married Raymond Edgar Funk on June 6, 1969 at Richmond, Virginia.⁴ As of June 6, 1969,her married name was Funk.⁴ As of November 21, 1979,her married name was Hackette.⁴ Norma Gay Price married David Vernon Hackette on November 21, 1979 at Richmond, Virginia.^4,7 Norma Gay Price died on May 22, 1983 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 40.^6,7 She Mrs. Norma Gay Hackette, of 5407 Bloomingdale Ave., died May 22, 1983. She is survived by her husband, David V. Hackette; a daughter, Debra G. Whisman; her mother, Gretchen Freeman; two brothers, Robert E. and Gefe F. Freeman. (This is not her mother or brothers. I do noy know why they are listed in her obituary) on May 23, 1983.⁷

     Dolores Ann Raczkowski married Larry Melvin Price, son of Clinton Ira Price and Nannie Eileen Gearheart.^2,3 Dolores Ann Raczkowski was buried at Palatka Memorial Gardens, Palatka, Putnam Co., Florida.³ Her Social Security Number was 223-46-5539.⁴ Her married name was Price. She was born on August 19, 1936 at Nanticoke, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.^4,3,1 She died on February 17, 2005 at Wake Co., North Carolina, at age 68.^4,3

     Roger Wayne Whisman was buried at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Smyth Co., Virginia.^3,5 He was born on May 3, 1941 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,4,5 He married Norma Gay Price, daughter of Clinton Ira Price and Nannie Eileen Gearheart, on November 28, 1959 at Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia.^1,2 Roger Wayne Whisman died on September 2, 1967 at age 26.^3,5

     His Social Security Number was 052-26-0503.³ Raymond Edgar Funk was born on September 16, 1933 at Irvin, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2,4 He married Norma Gay Price, daughter of Clinton Ira Price and Nannie Eileen Gearheart, on June 6, 1969 at Richmond, Virginia.¹ Raymond Edgar Funk died on July 17, 1992 at Arkansas at age 58.^3,4

     Laura Iless Carr was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.³ She was born on October 29, 1936 at Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ As of June 6, 1959,her married name was Gisiner.⁵ She married Leonard Ward Gisiner Jr., son of Leonard Ward Gisiner Sr. and Frances Leone Ireland, on June 6, 1959 at Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^6,2,3,5 Laura Iless Carr died on April 25, 2019 at Virginia at age 82.³ She Laura Iless Carr Gisiner, 82, went to her heavenly home Thursday April 25, 2019. She was born in Floyd County, Va. and later moved to Roanoke County, Va. She was predeceased by her parents, Alvis Carr and Evelene Carr Short, and step-father, John T. Short. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Leonard W. Gisiner, Jr; son and daughter in law, Len and Sandra Gisiner; daughter and son in law, Laureen Gisiner and Brian Hamilton; grandchildren, Courtney (Jon) Templeton, J.T. (Becca) Gisiner, Nick (D'Anna) Hamilton; great grandsons, Jack and Lennon; sister and brother in law, Shelby and Edgar Hodges; brothers in law, Frank (Judy) Gisiner, Tom (Sandra) Gisiner; nieces and nephews, Gil Hodges, Ginger Hodges, Michelle Johnston, Mark Gisiner, Kirk Gisiner and Justin Gisiner. Iless was a member of Calvary UMC (Salem) for over 30 years and recently attended Campbell Memorial Presbyterian (Vinton). She was a lifetime member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International, a philanthropic and educational sorority and a charter member of Beta Delta Chapter in Roanoke. Iless worked for many years with the Wiley N Jackson and Adams Construction Companies. She loved to sing and enjoyed her flowers. The family expresses thanks to The Hermitage, Gentle Shepherd Hospice, and Generations Solutions for the care provided. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on April 27, 2019.³