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     Gene Francis Elmore Jr. was buried at Clover Cemetery, Clover, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 His Social Security Number was 233-58-7595.⁸ He was born on March 21, 1936 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia.^1,8,4 He married Joyce Ann Norman on August 17, 1963 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,4,9 Gene Francis Elmore Jr. died on October 14, 1997 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia, at age 61.^1,8,2 He SPENCER - Gene Francis Elmore Jr., 61, of Spencer died Oct. 14, 1997, in Webb's Tender Care. He was a retired music teacher, having taught in Braxton and Roane counties, a former employee of West Virginia Rehabilitation Services, Spencer, attended West Virginia University, received his bachelor's degree from Glenville State College and his master's from the University of Virginia, was a graduate of Spencer High School, a member, choir director and deacon of First Baptist Church, Spencer, and was a member of the Spencer-Roane Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving: son, Darren Todd of Spencer, daughter, Jane Ann Elmore of Spencer; parents, Gene F. and Virginia Hunt Elmore Sr. of Spencer; sisters, Virginia Lynn Vine of Chicago, Sondra Leigh Reger of Finksburg, Md. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Michael E. Hall officiating. Burial will be in Clover Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on October 15, 1997.²

     Joyce Ann Norman was buried at Clover Cemetery, Clover, Roane Co., West Virginia.^3,4 Her Social Security Number was 236-64-5916.⁵ She was born on March 20, 1941 at Gauley Bridge, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,5,2 She married Gene Francis Elmore Jr., son of Gene Francis Elmore Sr. and Virginia Sophia Hunt, on August 17, 1963 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 As of August 17, 1963,her married name was Elmore.² Joyce Ann Norman died on August 10, 1993 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^1,5,3 She Mrs. Joyce Elmore, 52, of Spencer died Aug. 10, 1993, at Roane General Hospital after a long illness. She was an employee of Traders Bank of Spencer in customer relations with 34 years' service. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Spencer. Surviving: husband, Gene Elmore; daughter, Jane Elmore at home; son, Darren of Spencer; parents, Paul and Marie Hensley Norman of Spencer; brother, Stanley Norman of Beckley; one grandchild. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Lester Walker officiating. Burial will be in Clover Cemetery, near Spencer. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. on August 11, 1993.³

     Her Social Security Number was 265-66-0089.² Faye Thurman Harold was buried at Clover Cemetery, Clover, Roane Co., West Virginia.^3,4 She was born on November 16, 1917 at Calhoun Co., West Virginia.^5,2,4 She married Joseph Otmer Elmore, son of Jacob Ott Elmore and Mary Jane Looney, on December 7, 1935 at Ripley, Jackson Co., West Virginia.^6,5,3 As of December 7, 1935,her married name was Elmore.⁵ Faye Thurman Harold died on December 7, 2003 at Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia, at age 86.^2,3,4 She Faye T. Elmore, 86, of Parkersburg, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, in St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Calhoun County, the daughter of the late Ernest Ray and Anna Hicks Harold. She was a retired motel owner and operator in the Orlando, Fla., area. She was a charter member of Linden Chapter 152, Order of Eastern Star, and a member of South Parkersburg Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Sharon Drake of Rockport; one son, Ray Elmore of Tariff; one sister, Susie Boggs of Cocoa, Fla; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Otmer Elmore, and two great-grandchildren, Ashley Elmore and Stacy Shaffer. Services were scheduled Wednesday, 11 a.m., at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with Rev. Robert A. "Bob" Keen officiating, and burial in Clover Cemetery. Visitation was scheduled one hour prior to services at the funeral ho on December 9, 2003.³

     His Social Security Number was 233-58-9353.⁸ Otmer Ray Elmore was buried at Clover Cemetery, Clover, Roane Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He and Phyllis Maxine Morris were divorced.⁹ Otmer Ray Elmore was born on June 26, 1936 at Tariff, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,3,8,4 He married Phyllis Maxine Morris on May 3, 1958 at Clover, Roane Co., West Virginia.¹ Otmer Ray Elmore married Phyllis Maxine Morris on August 19, 1991 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁴ Otmer Ray Elmore died on June 26, 2009 at West Virginia at age 73.^2,3,8 He Otmer Ray Elmore, 73, of Looneyville died June 26, 2009. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 29, at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer. Burial with Masonic graveside rites will be at Clover Cemetery, Clover. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral at the funeral home. on June 28, 2009.²

     Edward Blaine Hartline was buried at Rose Hill Burial Park, 3653 West Market Street, Fairlawn, Summit Co., Ohio.³ His Social Security Number was 283-01-0750.⁵ He was born on September 9, 1884 at Elk Lick, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.^1,5,4 He married Jennie Florence Elmore, daughter of Andrew Jackson "Andy" Elmore and Sarah Frances "Sallie" Snodgrass, on August 17, 1910 at Summit Co., Ohio.² Edward Blaine Hartline died on October 28, 1969 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 85.⁶

     Sylvia Violet Hartline was buried at Reed Point Cemetery, Reed Point, Sweet Grass Co., Montana.^6,1 Her Social Security Number was 516-62-5995.⁷ She was born on November 9, 1911 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio.^7,3,6,1,8 As of October 21, 1932,her married name was Whitham.⁹ She married Stanley Andrew Whitham on October 21, 1932 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia.^10,9,3,11,12 Sylvia Violet Hartline died on January 2, 2009 at Big Timber, Sweet Grass Co., Montana, at age 97.^7,3,1 She BIG TIMBER - Sylvia Violet Whitham, 97, of Big Timber passed away Friday Jan. 2, 2009, at the Pioneer Medical Center in Big Timber. Sylvia was born on Nov. 9, 1911, in Akron, Ohio to Edward and Jennie Hartline. She graduated from Akron's East High School. She married Stanley A. Whitham on Oct. 21, 1932 in West Virginia. They moved to Greycliff, Mont. onto the Bob Line Place (presently the Hobble Diamond Ranch) where they resided for the next six years. They then purchased the Jack Wagner place one mile west of Reed Point, operating the ranch there until 1972, when they retired and moved to Big Timber. Sylvia and Stanley traveled with the Friendship Force to Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Germany, Japan, England and Greece. She was active in the Reed Point Library Club, Bridger Creek Club, she loved square dancing and also enjoyed going to the Hospitality House for lunch. In Sept. 2003, Sylvia moved to the Boulder Meadows Assisted Living Facility, and in 2005 she moved to the Pioneer Medical Center. Sylvia was preceded in death by her husband in 1993; grandsons: Glenn Whitham in 2002 and Quinn Whitham in 2003. She is survived by her four children, Bill (Betsy) of Fairbanks, Alaska, David (Mary) of Silverthorne, Colo., Ruth (Marlyn) Drange of Big Timber and Mary (Harold) Krone of Boise, Idaho, 18 grandchildren; Linda Whatley, Joseph, Daniel, Stanley, Levi and Joanne Whitham, Steve, Jeff and Chris Whitham, Georgina Shifley, Stewart and Andy Drange, Marlys Drange-Hallman, Teresa Powell, Rosie McLeod, Polly Gyger, Ben Krone and Sonja Hawk, 30 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday Jan. 6, at the Reed Point Evangelical Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Sylvia's name may be made to the Reed Point Evangelical Church or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Stenberg Funeral Home. on January 4, 2009.³

     His Social Security Number was 516-42-1203.² Stanley Andrew Whitham was buried at Reed Point Cemetery, Reed Point, Sweet Grass Co., Montana.^3,4 He was born on January 1, 1911 at Madison, Jefferson Co., Indiana.^2,3,5,1,4 He married Sylvia Violet Hartline, daughter of Edward Blaine Hartline and Jennie Florence Elmore, on October 21, 1932 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia.^6,7,8,5,4 Stanley Andrew Whitham died on October 21, 1993 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana, at age 82.^2,9,3,4 He BIG TIMBER - Stanley Whitham, 82, passed away Thursday, Oct. 21, 1993, in the Livingston Memorial Hospital He was born on Jan. 1, 1911, in Madison, Ind., the son of Claudius and Grace Whitham. He graduated from Reedpoint High School and then attended Coyne Electric School in Chicago. He later worked for Bell Telephone in Akron, Ohio. He married Sylvia Hartline on Oct 21, 1932, in Spencer, W. Va. They ranched at Greycliff until 1938, when they purchased the Wagner ranch near Reedpoint. They ranched there until retiring in 1972, and they moved into Big Timber. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia of Big Timber; two sons, William of Fairbanks, Alaska and David of Fort Collins, Colo; two daughters, Ruth Drange and Mary Krone, both of Big Timber; a brother, Byron of Fort Worth, Texas; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Monday, 2 p.m. at Lowry Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Reedpoint Cemetery. on October 24, 1993.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 281-14-1886.⁶ Margaret Marie Hartline was buried at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Farmington, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin.^7,8 She was born on February 25, 1915 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio.^6,1 As of December 15, 1946,her married name was Raabe.⁹ She married Meinhardt Franz August Raabe on December 15, 1946 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio.^7,10 Margaret Marie Hartline died on October 22, 1997 at Jacksonville Beach, Duval Co., Florida, at age 82.^9,11,6,7,10 She Marie Raabe, 82, wife of the dwarf actor who played a Munchkin in "The Wizard of Oz," Oct. 22 in Jacksonville, Fla., of injuries suffered in a car accident that injured her husband. From 1929 to 1932, Mrs. Raabe worked as a member of Rose's Royal Midgets, the largest midget troupe in vaudeville. Her husband, Meinhart Raabe, 82, was one of the 124 Munchkins in the 1939 movie classic and one of only nine who had speaking parts. He portrayed the coroner who pronounced the Wicked Witch of the East "not only merely dead but really, most sincerely dead" after Dorothy's farmhouse landed on her. He was in good condition with a broken ankle and ribs. Mrs. Raabe and her husband, who were married 51 years, were injured near their retirement community of Penney Farms when their station wagon ran into the back of a van that had stopped to make a turn, authorities said. on October 29, 1997.¹⁰

     Her Social Security Number was 281-14-2402.⁶ Her married name was Hamilton.³ Mildred Frances Hartline married Samuel Duff Hamilton Jr.³ Mildred Frances Hartline was born on November 19, 1917 at Ohio.^2,7,6 She died on May 28, 1972 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 54.⁸

     Shirley Ralph "Shutters" Hartline was buried at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Dickinson Co., Michigan.^1,3 His Social Security Number was 279-14-6668.⁸ He was born on November 10, 1919 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio.^8,1,2,3 He married Ruth R. Paul on May 30, 1948 at Escanaba, Delta Co., Michigan.^1,6,9 Shirley Ralph "Shutters" Hartline died on January 9, 2011 at Iron Mountain, Dickinson Co., Michigan, at age 91.^8,1,3 He IRON MOUNTAIN - Shirley "Shutters" Hartline, 91, of Iron Mountain, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Shutters was born on Nov. 10, 1919, in Akron, Ohio, and was the son of the late Edward and Jennie (Elmore) Hartline. He graduated in 1938 from Copley High School in Akron. He was a veteran of the United States Army during World War II and served in the 82nd Airborne-325th glider infantry. Shutters rode a glider during the invasion at Normandy. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster, having been wounded in Normandy and at the Battle of the Bulge. After returning from service, Shutters met and married the former Ruth Paul on May 30, 1948, in Escanaba. Ruth preceded him in death September 2000. Shutters worked as a lab technician at the Iron Mountain VA Medical Center from 1950 until his retirement in February 1979. He was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. He was a charter member of the Order of the Purple Heart of Michigan Post 1879 and a member of the D.A.V. Shutters was an accomplished photographer and was well-known for the many years he spent taking pictures at all local high school sporting events. He also enjoyed gardening. He is survived by his four children, Shirley (Ken) Schepler of Beavercreek, Ohio, Ralph Hartline of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Margaret (Michael) Petrick of Iron Mountain and Robert (Katie) Hartline of Cedarburg, Wis; six grandchildren, Daniel Schepler, Andrew Schepler, Emily (Anthony) Anderson, George (Jolie) Cutchins, Chelsie Hartline and Angela Hartline; four great-grandchildren, Kalista and Maleah Anderson and Katrina and Taylor Hartline Cutchins. In addition to his parents and his wife, Shutters was preceded in death by a son, Edward in 1958 and three sisters, Marie Raabe, Frances Hamilton, and Sylvia Whitham. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Tondin-Ross & Freeman Funeral Home and on Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the church. Rev. Stephen Cowen will officiate. Burial will be in Cemetery Park. Military graveside services will be accorded by the American Legion Post 50. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, the Glider project at the Menominee Range Historical Foundation, or the Iron Mountain Scholarship Program. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Shirley "Shutters" Hartline online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Tondin-Ross & Freeman Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements. on January 12, 2011.¹

     George Willie Conner Sr. was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹¹ His Social Security Number was 225-32-2039.¹² He was born on October 6, 1929 at Pilot, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^12,8,1,4,6 He married Marie Chapman Davidson on November 29, 1957 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^13,7 George Willie Conner Sr. died on April 27, 2000 at Manassas Park, Fairfax Co., Virginia, at age 70.^12,8,5

     Sarah Catherine Shaver was buried at Talbott Cemetery, Belington, Barbour Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on March 18, 1838 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,1,3 She married Joel Bradley Elmore, son of William York "Yorkie" Elmore and Hannah Scott, on April 21, 1867 at Giles Co., Virginia.⁵ As of April 21, 1867,her married name was Elmore.² Sarah Catherine Shaver died on April 13, 1915 at Skidmore, Barbour Co., West Virginia, at age 77.^1,2

     Samuel Chester Elmore was buried at Tariff Cemetery, Tariff, Roane Co., West Virginia; "Saved by grace" carved into a field stone for a tombstone.⁵ He was born on June 11, 1867 at Craig Co., Virginia.^4,5 He died on February 5, 1892 at West Virginia at age 24.⁵

     William Andrew Elmore was buried at Rowan Memorial Cemetery, Mabie, Randolph Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He was born on July 3, 1872 at Blacksburg, Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Jul 3, 1873 and his death certificate has an incorrect birth date of Jul 3, 1870.^1,2,4 He married Susan C. Sturm on January 30, 1896 at Tariff, Roane Co., West Virginia.^5,6,2,7 William Andrew Elmore died on August 28, 1947 at Coalton, Randolph Co., West Virginia, at age 75; His gravestone has a death date of Jul 27, 1947.^2,4

     Norah Henderson "Nora" Elmore was buried at Mountain State Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Kerns, Randolph Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on April 17, 1880 at Coal Bank Hollow, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,2 As of December 28, 1893,her married name was Snodgrass.⁵ She married Hiram A. Snodgrass on December 28, 1893 at Roane Co., West Virginia.⁵ As of November 28, 1903,her married name was Sturm.^2,6 Norah Henderson "Nora" Elmore married Gordon Dayton Sturm on November 28, 1903 at Barbour Co., West Virginia.^2,6 Norah Henderson "Nora" Elmore died on July 25, 1967 at Buckhannon, Upshur Co., West Virginia, at age 87.²

     Susan C. Sturm was buried at Rowan Memorial Cemetery, Mabie, Randolph Co., West Virginia.^4,5 She was born on October 28, 1868 at Calhoun Co. or Gilmer Co., West Virginia.^4,6,5 She married William Andrew Elmore, son of Joel Bradley Elmore and Sarah Catherine Shaver, on January 30, 1896 at Tariff, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,7,3,6 As of January 30, 1896,her married name was Elmore.¹ Susan C. Sturm died on March 28, 1951 at Norton, Randolph Co., West Virginia, at age 82.^4,5