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     Ahmed Bin Abdul Rasheed Al-Turkistani His full name is Ahmed Bin Abdul Rasheed Bin Abdulahad Al-Turkstani. He died at delivery.¹ He died in 1991.¹ He was born in 1991.¹

     His Social Security Number was 719-07-5773.⁴ Horace Sherman Board was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on November 26, 1891 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,4 He married Effie J. Hall, daughter of John William "Bill" Hall and Octavia Aldridge, circa 1913.^1,5,3 Horace Sherman Board died on March 10, 1968 at age 76.¹

     Oscar B. "Junior" Sowers Jr. Oscar B. Sowers, Jr., April 16, 1955 - April 26, 2021. Oscar B.. Sowers (Jr.) crossed over to the other side of the river April 26, 2021 after many years of fighting various illnesses. He was proceeded in death by his mother, Neta B. Hill, father Oscar B. (Tom) Sowers. stepdad Joseph Hill, step-mother Imogene Sowers, brother Steve Sowers and sister Tina Quesenberry. Junior is survived by wife Katherine M. Sowers; children Delta, Daniel (Kelly) and Joshua (Amanda) Sowers; cherished grandchildren Jansen Bunn, Joselyn, Annaleise, Alivia, and Ayriana (Cheyenne) Sowers. Brothers Neil (Margret) Sowers and Jimmy (Sandy) Hill, sisters Teresa (Ricky) Richardson and Nancy (Roger) Beasley. Graveside services will be held at the family farm at 1953 Thunderstruck Road.³ He was buried at Sowers Family Farm Cemetery, 1953 Thunderstruck Road, Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ He was born on April 16, 1955 at Virginia.^1,3 He married Katherine Anne Manning, daughter of Oliver Wendell Manning Sr. and Nellie Essie "Nell" Wimmer, on September 1, 1973 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,9,10,11,12 Oscar B. "Junior" Sowers Jr. died on April 26, 2021 at Virginia at age 66.³

     Fitzhugh Lee "Fitz" Sowers was buried at Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on December 20, 1886 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Dec 20, 1885.^1,4,3 He married Ruby Alvie Howery, daughter of Jonathan Howery and Elizabeth Alice "Eliza" LeSueur, circa 1909.^1,4 Fitzhugh Lee "Fitz" Sowers died on December 25, 1962 at age 76.^1,4

     Ruby Alvie Howery was buried at Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.² She was born on May 16, 1887 at Virginia.² She married Fitzhugh Lee "Fitz" Sowers, son of John William Sowers and Calidona D. Lampey, circa 1909.^3,2 As of circa 1909,her married name was Sowers. Ruby Alvie Howery died on December 23, 1969 at age 82.^3,2

     John William Sowers was buried at Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on October 15, 1858 at Floyd Co., Virginia.³ He married Calidona D. Lampey circa 1878.³ John William Sowers died on March 19, 1939 at age 80.^1,3

     Calidona D. Lampey was buried at Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., Virginia.² She was born in February, 1858 at Virginia.¹ She married John William Sowers, son of Hulen L. Sowers and Margaret J. Yearout, circa 1878.¹ As of circa 1878,her married name was Sowers. Calidona D. Lampey died on January 28, 1921 at age 62.²

     Nelson Lee Hale was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on January 20, 1922 at Floyd Co., Virginia.² He married Glada Z. Sowers, daughter of Fitzhugh Lee "Fitz" Sowers and Ruby Alvie Howery, on March 28, 1942 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1,6 Nelson Lee Hale died on December 3, 2003 at Virginia at age 81.¹ He Nelson Lee Hale, 80, of Copper Hill, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2003. Nelson served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army. He retired from Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Radford. Nelson was a member of his local Ruritan Club and was an active and faithful member of the Floyd County Rescue Squad. He was a member of Haven's Chapel United Methodist Church and served his Lord Jesus Christ in his everyday walk of life. Nelson was preceded in death by his father and mother, Harvey and Mae Hopkins Hale; his stepmother, French Cole Hale; his brothers, Harman and Cody Hale; and his sisters, Elsie Bennington and Dorothy Hale. He is survived by his wife, Glada Sowers Hale; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dewey and Mary Ellen Hale of Roanoke, John and Karen Hale of Roanoke; one daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Danny Thompson of Copper Hill. Nelson is also survived by seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 5, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Floyd Baptist Church in Floyd. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Thursday at Gardner Funeral Home where the family will be from 2 until 8 p.m. Donations may be made, in lieu of flowers, to the Floyd County Rescue Squad at P.O. Box 257, Floyd, Va. 24091. Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd is in charge of the arrangements. on December 4, 2003.¹

     Glada Z. Sowers was born on June 10, 1924 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 She married Nelson Lee Hale, son of Harvey Lee Hale and Virginia Maibell Hopkins, on March 28, 1942 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,4,2 As of March 28, 1942,her married name was Hale. Glada Z. Sowers died on July 12, 2012 at Virginia at age 88.^2,3 She Glada Sowers Hale, 88, of Copper Hill, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Hale; parents Fitzhugh Lee and Ruby Sowers; brothers, Lindsey, Wayne, Stan, Tom and Clinton Sowers; and sister, Marie Sowers Austin. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Dewey and Mary Hale and John and Karen Hale; and daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Danny Thompson. Glada had seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great- grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister-in-law, Vera Sowers, who is a resident of Friendship Manor in Roanoke. Glada was a long time member of Havens Chapel United Methodist Church in Check and she worked for Donkenny, Inc., in Floyd for many years. She loved to work in the garden and tend her flowers. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Gardner Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at Gardner Funeral Home on Saturday, July 14, 2012, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. The children would like to thank South Roanoke Nursing Home for the care given to their mother for the last four years and to Gentle Shepherd for their care in the last few weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Floyd County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 257, Floyd, VA. 24091 or Haven's Chapel United Methodist Church, Susan Delozier, Treasurer, 1417 Goose Creek Run NE, Check, VA. 24072. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd. on July 13, 2012.²

     Hulen L. Sowers was born circa 1826 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ He married Margaret J. Yearout on March 22, 1849 at Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ Hulen L. Sowers died circa 1864 at Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia; Died of pneumonia.³