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     William Farthing "Bill" Polhamus William F. Polhamus, 72, of Roanoke, Virginia, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, July 15, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward C. Polhamus Sr. and Jo Farthing Polhamus Smith along with a brother, Edward C. Polhamus Jr. Bill is survived by his wife of 44 years, Linda Nelson Polhamus; son, Brian and daughter-in-law, Kenny; their children, Brian Otoniel, Sashiel, and Samuel; and son, Scott, all of Roanoke. Bill was raised in Newport News, Virginia. He was a 1974 graduate of Wake Forest University and received a Master of Science in engineering physics from UVA in 1976. He was employed by ITT EOPD, ITT GaAsTek, and retired from Cobham Electronics. He enjoyed hiking and was a fan of ACC football and basketball. Bill loved music, especially jazz, and played the saxophone. He enjoyed singing in the church choir at North Roanoke Baptist Church where he also served as a deacon. Burial will follow in Evergreen Burial Park.⁴ He was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ He was born on April 8, 1952 at Bethesda, Montgomery Co., Maryland.^5,3 He married Linda Sue Nelson, daughter of William Clyde "Bill" Nelson and Wanda Anna Reed, on March 1, 1980 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,1,3,4 William Farthing "Bill" Polhamus died on July 15, 2024 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 72.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 235-10-8405.⁷ William Henry "Willie" "Shorty" Huffman was buried at Montgomery Memorial Park, Route 60, London, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁸ He married Margaret Frances Honcell.^8,9 William Henry "Willie" "Shorty" Huffman was born on September 17, 1916 at Heatherman, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; His WWII draft card has a birth date of Sep 16, 1916.^1,7,2,10 He died on March 8, 1992 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 75.^1,7,10

     His Social Security Number was 235-01-3635.⁷ David Huston Huffman was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁸ He was born on January 19, 1904 at West Virginia.^1,7 He married Ruby Jean Stolling on September 11, 1941 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² David Huston Huffman died on January 1, 1971 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 66.⁹ He David H. Huffman, former vice president and general manager of Barium Reduction Plant and retired accountant for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., died Friday in Riverside Nursing Home after a long illness. He was 66. He lived at 521 Highland Ave., South Charleston. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Ruby Huffman; sisters, Mrs. Ethel Green of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. John Baker of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Leon Eastes of Nitro, Mrs. W. W. Smith of Vero Beach, Fla., Mrs. Wella Campbell of Ravenswood, Mrs. Hubert Summers of Lockwood and Mrs. Boyd Wolf of Chicago, Ill., and brothers, Grady Huffman of South Charleston and Alexander Huffman of Vero Beach, Fla. Visitors may call at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, after 7 p.m. today. on January 2, 1971.⁹

     Walter Irven Huffman was buried at Lowe Cemetery, Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on February 5, 1906 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,1 He died on September 11, 1925 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 19.^4,5,1 He Walter Huffman, 19 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Huffman, of Elkview, died yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 11 o'clock from the residence and interment will be made at Elkview. He was the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lowe, of Charleston street. His death was caused by injuries received in an automobile accident which occurred Thursday, September 3. He received a fractured skull. on September 12, 1925.⁵

     Her married name was Green.⁵ Cynthia Ethel Huffman married Unknown Green.⁵ Cynthia Ethel Huffman was born circa 1907 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,6 As of October 1, 1927,her married name was Given.⁶ She married French Nuelle Given on October 1, 1927 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁶

     Lessie Pearl Huffman was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co., Florida.^5,7 Her Social Security Number was 232-28-0377.⁸ Her married name was Baker.⁵ She married John Reynolds Baker Sr.⁵ Lessie Pearl Huffman was born on January 26, 1909 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^5,8,9 She died on February 14, 2006 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at age 97.^5,8,9 She Lessie (Huffman) Baker, 97, formerly of Charleston, passed away Feb. 14, 2006, in Houston, Texas. She was born in 1909 in Elkview, W.Va. She was a retired Major from the U.S. Army Nurse Corp and served her country in World War II and the Korean War. Lessie was a resident of Vero Beach, Fla. for 16 years before moving to Houston, Texas in 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Baker; parents, Alexander Huffman and Flora (Lowe) Huffman, and 11 brothers and sisters. Survived by sister, Ethel (Huffman) Given of Toledo, Ohio; sister-in-law, Nola (Brown) Huffman of Roanoke, Va; nine stepchildren; 20 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service with Military honors was held at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, Fla. on Friday, March 3, at 10 a.m.
on March 21, 2006.⁵

     Ruby I. Huffman was buried at Hammack's Hill Cemetery, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on April 16, 1910 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² As of June 22, 1929,her married name was Copen.¹ She married William Claude Copen on June 22, 1929 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Ruby I. Huffman died on July 7, 1929 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 19.² She Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Copen, 19, were to he held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Hammack's Hill and burial will be at the cemetery there. She is the wife of C. W. Copen and was a bride of two weeks. She died at a hospital here on Sunday after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband and her father, Alexander Huffman. on July 8, 1929.³

     Ora Florence Huffman was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² Her married name was Eastes.² She married Leon Eastes.^2,4 Ora Florence Huffman was born circa 1911 at West Virginia.³ She died on February 20, 1974 at Nitro, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She Service for Mrs. Ora Florence Eastes will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Cooke-Pauley Funeral Home, Nitro. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. Mrs. Eastes, 61, of 415 4th St., Nitro, was found dead Wednesday in her home. Surviving: son, Thomas Edward; brothers, Alexander Huffman Jr. and Grady Huffman, both of Vero Beach, Fla; sisters, Mrs. Ethel Givens of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Lessie Baker of Detroit, Mrs. Willa Campbell of Ravenswood, Mrs. Kathleen Wolfe of Chicago, Mrs. Dorothy Smith of Vero Beach, Fla. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today. on February 22, 1974.²

     Dorothy Ann Huffman was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co., Florida.² Her Social Security Number was 264-67-2059.⁴ Her married name was Smith.¹ She married Wilford Wayne Smith.^1,2 Dorothy Ann Huffman was born on December 18, 1913 at West Virginia.^3,4,2 She died on November 10, 1987 at Florida at age 73.^4,2

     Her Social Security Number was 233-62-1167.² Willia Violia Huffman was buried at Koontz Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ Her married name was Campbell.⁶ She married Garland Otis Campbell.^6,4 Willia Violia Huffman was born on July 12, 1915 at West Virginia.^5,2,3 She died on October 18, 1987 at age 72.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 232-16-5561.⁷ Gradie Delton Huffman was buried at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² He was born on December 19, 1916 at West Virginia.^1,7 He married Nola D. Brown on January 25, 1942 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^8,9 Gradie Delton Huffman died on February 8, 1992 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 75.^7,2 He Gradie Delton Huffman, 75, of Roanoke, died Feb. 8, 1992, at Alleghany Regional Medical Center, Clifton Forge. He was a retired clerk from the accounting department of C&O Railway and an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Nola; daughters, Barbara H. Pierce of Roanoke, Phyllis C. Huffman of Vero Beach, Fla; brother, Alexander Jr. of Vero Beach; sisters, Lessie Baker of Vero Beach, Ethel Givens of Toledo, Ohio; two grandsons; one great-grandson. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, W.Va., with the Rev. Bobby Sizemore officiating. Oakey Funeral Home, North Chapel, Roanoke, is in charge of arrangements. on February 10, 1992.²

     Ruth Ann Huffman was buried at Reynolds Cemetery, Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 She was born on February 14, 1906 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ As of June 8, 1927,her married name was Sutherland.¹ She married Herbert Sutherland on June 8, 1927 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Ruth Ann Huffman died on November 10, 1938 at Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 32.^2,3,4 She Mrs. Ruth Ann Huffman Sutherland, 32, wife of Herbert Sutherland of Big Chimney, died early yesterday morning at her home at Big Chimney. Services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Big Chimney Advent Christian church, of which she was a member. Rev. J. F. Elmore and Rev. J. M. Withrow will officiate. Burial will be in Reynolds cemetery at Elkvlew with the Albert Myers and Son mortuary at Elkview in charge. The body will be removed to the residence at 3:30 p.m. today. Mrs. Sutherland attended Charleston Business college and at the time of her death was employed in the office of her father, J. (should be Z.) L. Huffman, a Justice of the peace of Elk district. Surviving besides her husband and father are her mother, and two brothers, James Huffman of Charleston and Eugene Huffman of Big Chimney. on November 11, 1938.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 235-01-5513.⁸ James David Huffman was buried at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He married Helen L. Kerns.^2,3 James David Huffman was born on April 9, 1908 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,8 He married Beatrice Bulah Burgess circa 1930.⁹ James David Huffman and Beatrice Bulah Burgess were divorced before November, 1946.¹⁰ James David Huffman married Alma Grace Blankenship on November 13, 1946 at Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; James was divorced at the time of this marriage.¹ James David Huffman died on January 1, 1973 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 64.^2,3 He James David Huffman, 64, of Rt. 2, Elkview, died Monday at home after a short illness. Surviving: wife, Helen Kerns Huffman; sons, Gerald Eugene of Newport News, Va., David Lee of Florida; daughters Martha Jane and Ruth Ann, both at home; stepsons, Joseph R. Kerns of Elkview, George Shumate, Delbert Shumate and Billy Shumate, all of Clendenin; stepdaughters, Betty Shumate and Georgia Shumate, both of Clendenin; brother, the Rev. E. L. Huffman of Big Chimney. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Albert Myers and Son Funeral Home, Elkview, with the Rev. Dennie Schoolcraft officiating. Burial will be in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney. Friends may call after 7 p.m today. on January 2, 1973.³

     Rev. Eugene Lee Huffman was buried at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia. His Social Security Number was 235-03-5277.⁶ He married Unknown Neeley. Rev. Eugene Lee Huffman married Unknown Withrow. Rev. Eugene Lee Huffman was born on November 9, 1910 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁶ He died on August 9, 1993 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 82.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 235-10-8293.³ James Otho "Oat" Huffman married Mary Jane Jenkins.^4,1 James Otho "Oat" Huffman was born on December 19, 1910 at Heatherman, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,5 He died in May, 1980 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 69.³