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     Benjamin Harrison "Red" Porterfield Jr. was buried at Highland Memory Gardens, 5555 Lee Highway, Dublin, Pulaski Co., Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 229-24-9056.⁶ He was born on January 29, 1926 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia.^6,2,4 He married Lorene E. Jones, daughter of Thomas Creed "Tom" Jones and Ola Dean Richards, on July 25, 1947 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia.^2,7,3,5 Benjamin Harrison "Red" Porterfield Jr. died on September 17, 2005 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia, at age 79.^6,2 He Benjamin Harrison (Red) Porterfield, Jr., 79, of 109 Pine Street, Pulaski, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2005 at his home. Born January 29, 1926 in Pulaski, Virginia, he was the son of the late Benjamin Harrison Porterfield, Sr. and Willie Maude Quesenberry Porterfield. Two sisters, Ruby Beverly and Emily Jones, also preceded him in death. Mr. Porterfield was a veteran of the United States Army having served during World War II. He was retired from the Town of Pulaski with 33 years of service where he was the superintendent over the water filtration plant for the town. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Lorene Jones Porterfield, Pulaski; sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry Wayne and Betty Jo Porterfield, Pulaski, and Harrison Thomas and Eva L. Porterfield, Pulaski; two special grandsons, Eric Lee Porterfield and Douglas Beverly; brother, John Peyton Porterfield, Dublin; and sister and brother-in-law, Marnie and Garnett Fagg, Pulaski. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 11 a.m. at Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski with Rev. Dale Akers officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bower Funeral Chapel. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski is handling the arrangements for the family.
on September 19, 2005.²

     John Sherman Richards was buried at Page Cemetery, south of Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on December 28, 1883 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2 He married Lettie Florence Willis on May 17, 1905 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^7,6 John Sherman Richards and Lettie Florence Willis were divorced before November, 1916.⁸ John Sherman Richards married Della Richardson, daughter of John Richardson and Catharine "Cass" Woolwine, on November 2, 1916.^9,10 John Sherman Richards died on February 19, 1955 at age 71.¹

     Lettie Florence Willis was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,1 She was born on January 30, 1884 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,1,2 She married John Sherman Richards, son of William J. Richards and Melvina Catherine Epperly, on May 17, 1905 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of May 17, 1905,her married name was Richards. Lettie Florence Willis and John Sherman Richards were divorced before November, 1916.⁴ Lettie Florence Willis died on April 12, 1964 at Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia, at age 80.^3,1

     Ernest Leslie Richards was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,8,9 His Social Security Number was 228-16-3453.¹⁰ He was born on March 19, 1906 at Rogers, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^10,1,3,2,11 He married Eula Daphon Harris, daughter of Samuel Elijah Edmond "Ed" Harris and Agnes Lula Wilson, on November 12, 1932 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^12,13 Ernest Leslie Richards died on October 18, 1976 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 70.^1,9,4 He Ernest L. Richards, 70, of Christiansburg, died suddenly Monday at his home of an apparent heart attack. He was a retired employee of RAAP and is survived by his wife, Eula H. Richards; his stepmother, Mrs. Delia Richards, Christiansburg; four half-sisters, Mrs. Irene Thompson, Mrs. Mary Epperly, both of Christiansburg; Mrs. Betty Shelor, Blacksburg; Mrs. Frances Smith, Martinsville; two half-brothers, Roy Richards, James Richards, both of Christiansburg. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. on October 19, 1976.⁹

     Della Richardson was buried at Page Cemetery, south of Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,2 Her Social Security Number was 224-32-4174.⁵ She was born on February 25, 1896 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁵ She married John Sherman Richards, son of William J. Richards and Melvina Catherine Epperly, on November 2, 1916.^2,3 As of November 2, 1916,her married name was Richards. Della Richardson died on August 28, 1991 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 95.^4,2 She CHRISTIANSBURG - Della R. Richards, age 95, died Wednesday, August 28, 1991 in a Blacksburg nursing home. She was the widow of John S. Richards and is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Roy and Idabell Richards, James Richards, all of Christiansburg; four daughters & sons-in-law, Irene Thompson, Frances Smith, both of Christiansburg; Mary & Robert Epperly, Betty & Troy Shelor, all of Blacksburg; one brother, Johnny Richardson, Christiansburg; a sister, Mary Lucy Stover, Christiansburg; 24 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Bible Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Homer D. Sawyer with burial in the Page Cemetery in Christiansburg. The body is at the church where friends may call. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne in Christiansburg. on August 30, 1991.²