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     Robert Lee Dove was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ He was born on February 16, 1934.¹ He married Melissa Beckner, daughter of Daniel Beckner and Lutie Hester Anderson, on September 8, 1954.¹ Robert Lee Dove died on December 8, 2013 at Virginia at age 79.³ He Robert Lee Dove, 78, of Christiansburg, went to receive his eternal reward in Heaven on Sunday, December 8, 2013, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Taylor Dove and Virginia Jones Dove; son, Frazier Lee Dove; and by his sister, Doris Dove Minnick. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Melissa Dove; daughter, Loretta Howell and husband, John; granddaughters, Gloria Allen and husband, Alton, and Melissa Newby; great- grandchildren, Elizabeth Poff, Jacob Allen, and Justin Allen; siblings, Shelby McKinney and husband, Thomas Newson, all of Christiansburg, Linda Usry of Thomson, Ga., J.T. Dove and wife, Carolyn, and Diana Dove and husband, Phillip Shuford, all of Christiansburg; as well as numerous nieces and nephews and other extended family.Bob was a devoted husband and father. He was loved by many people in the community and served the community in various jobs through the years. His wit and sense of humor was admired and enjoyed by many. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Horne Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, in the Horne Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Gallimore officiating. Interment will follow with Military Honors at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. on December 10, 2013.³

     His Social Security Number was 224-34-4343.⁶ George Merle Minnick was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,5 He was born on March 19, 1931 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,2,3,4 He married Doris Dean Dove, daughter of James Taylor Dove and Virginia Opal Jones, on November 6, 1950 at Cambria, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3 George Merle Minnick died on July 28, 1982 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 51.⁴

     Marie Chapman Davidson Marie Chapman Conner, March 24, 1931 - March 17, 2017. Marie Chapman Conner, age 85, of Manassas, VA passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Conner loved reading the bible, cleaning, working in her flower gardens, spending time with her friends and family, and sharing the love of Jesus. She was preceded in death by her parents William and Laura Jane Davidson, her husband George W. Conner, Sr., and eleven siblings, Howard, Frank, Barbara, Mollie, Allen, Rodney and Charles Davidson, Myrtle Harvey, Sarah Bevins, Lorraine Vicars, and Dorothy Synan. Survivors include her children George W. Conner, Jr., Jerry Conner and his wife Tammy, Melissa Humphries and her husband Ray; her grandchildren, Matthew Mihasci and his wife Blair, Mark Mihasci and his wife Amber, LeslieRae Conner, Chris Conner and his wife Paula, Amanda Mele and her husband Robert, Brandon Humphries and his wife Katlyn, Stephanie Martinez and her husband Alex; and her sisters Ann Bailey and her husband Stu, and Lula Ellen Synan. Also surviving are her great grandchildren, Wyatt and Ainsley Mihasci, Matt, Tyler, and Zachary Mele, Camille Conner, Bella Correa, Blake Martinez, and Wesley Humphries. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Garden, 450 Courthouse Rd., Princeton, WV.³ She was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on March 24, 1931 at Coaldale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,2 She married George Willie Conner Sr., son of Jackson Preston "Jackie" Conner and Della Florence Smith, on November 29, 1957 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,2,4 As of November 29, 1957,her married name was Conner.² Marie Chapman Davidson died on March 17, 2017 at Manassas, Virginia, at age 85.³

     Benjamin Otha Sutphin was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,1 He was born on January 30, 1932 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,2,1 He married Shelby Jean Dove, daughter of James Taylor Dove and Virginia Opal Jones, on July 17, 1953.² Benjamin Otha Sutphin died on February 18, 1962 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 30.^3,1

     Benjamin Crawford Sutphin was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on January 1, 1912 at Carroll Co., Virginia.¹ He died on February 11, 1941 at age 29.¹

     Caitlin Grace Newsome died on December 19, 1998 at Illinois.¹ She was born on December 19, 1998 at Illinois.¹