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     Elmer Russell Vest was buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Netherlands.^2,7 He was born in May, 1913 at Virginia.³ He died on November 27, 1944 at Netherlands at age 31; Died in WWII, buried in the Netherlands, awarded the Purple Heart Medal.^8,9,2

     Willard Benton Epperly was buried at Epperly Cemetery #2, 2629 Radford Road, Walton, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁴ He died on June 28, 1937 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4 He was born on June 28, 1937 at Montgomery Co., Virginia; His death certificate says he lived one day.^3,4

     Larncie Howard "Lawrence" Vest Sr. was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^10,13,6 He married Hursle Adell Bower.^1,2,10,6 Larncie Howard "Lawrence" Vest Sr. was born on July 11, 1903 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His draft card has a birth date of Jun 11, 1903.^10,5,4 He died on August 4, 1984 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 81.^2,10,6 He Larncie Howard Vest, age 81, of 3010 Grandin Road, S. W., passed away Saturday evening at his residence. He was retired co-founder of Johnson-Vest Electric Company, member of the Melrose Masonic Lodge No. 139, A. F. & A. M. and of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Roanoke, also member of the First Church of the Brethren. Survivors include his wife, Hursle Bower Vest; one son Lawrence H. Vest, Jr., Roanoke; two daughters, Mrs. Jean Vest Oakes, Crofton, Md; Mrs. Betty Vest Shields, Severna Park, Md; one brother, Berkley W. Vest, Check; also seven grandchildren; one great-grandson. Interment to follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. on August 6, 1984.⁶

     Marshall Woodrow Vest was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia; His tombstone reads "PFC US Army WWII."^16,3,4,5,6,9 He Marshall Woodrow Vest, age 62, died Monday morning in a Salem hospital. He was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Angle Vest; one daughter, Miss Martha Ann Vest, at home; two brothers, Lawrence Howard Vest, Roanoke; Berkley Vest, Check. Graveside service will be at Wilson cemetery.⁴ His Social Security Number was 225-01-6755.¹⁷ He was born on July 5, 1915 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia; His death certificate has a birth date of Jan 5, 1915.^{16,3,17,5,13,6,7,8,9} He married Margaret Lena Angle, daughter of Leonard Chester Angle and Maude Lena Sisson, on April 8, 1944 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^{18,19,4,20,5,13} Marshall Woodrow Vest died on June 19, 1978 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 62.^16,3,4,6,9