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     Melissa Kay Gooday was born on February 2, 1973.¹ She died on February 16, 1981 at age 8.¹

     Ralph Neal Cole was born on October 28, 1920 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ He married Lucille Cleo Herman on April 12, 1941 at Hollins, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^2,4 Ralph Neal Cole died on September 28, 1952 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 31; Died in an auto accident.³

     Mary Cleo Cole was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² She was born on January 22, 1922 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,2 She died on April 22, 1931 at Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 9.²

     Ethel Virginia Leonard was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3 Her Social Security Number was 227-46-6519.⁴ She was born on October 13, 1901 at Virginia.^4,5,3 She married Clinton Arthur Poff, son of George Cabbel Poff and Ella Puckett, circa 1921.^1,3 As of circa 1921,her married name was Poff.¹ Ethel Virginia Leonard died on February 19, 1972 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 70.³

     His Social Security Number was 229-18-6432.⁶ Cecil Arthur Poff was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^1,7,2 He was born on August 20, 1922 at Roanoke, Virginia.^6,1,7 He married Virginia Dair Cornett on February 15, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^8,1,3 Cecil Arthur Poff died on June 7, 1999 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, at age 76.^6,1,7 He POFF, Cecil Arthur, 76, of 2223 Oak Hill Drive, Greensboro, N.C., died June 7, 1999 at the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Parkway Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Roanoke. A native of Roanoke, Mr. Poff was a 1939 graduate of Andrew Lewis high School, attended the Southern College of Virginia, and served in the Army Air Corps in WW II, Bomber Group 306, Squadron 367. He was an accountant for 47 years with Burlington Industries / Kaiser Roth and a charter member of Parkway Baptist Church. Mr. Poff is survived by his wife, Virginia Cornette Poff of Greensboro; daughter and son-in-law, Kerry and Lori Poff of Greensboro; sister, Aileen Woodward of Jacksonville, Florida; brother, Calvin Poff of Kingman, Arizona; and aunt, Bertha Hartman of Roanoke. He is also survived by his grandchildren, David Phillips, Ren Phillips, Sara Phillips, Jessie Phillips of Browns Summit and Katie Dryden of Greensboro. Mr. Poff was preceded in death by his son, Sherwinn Poff. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Hanes-Lineberry N. Elm Street Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Greensboro Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1501 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, N.C. 27405. on June 9, 1999.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 226-28-4573.⁴ Dorothy Virginia Poff was buried at Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 10180 Gravois Road, Affton, St. Louis Co., Missouri.^3,5 She was born on August 20, 1924 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^4,5,6 As of September 20, 1950,her married name was Kohring.⁵ She married Burton Wheeler Kohring on September 20, 1950 at St. Louis, Missouri.^5,7,3 Dorothy Virginia Poff died on March 17, 1990 at St. Louis, Missouri, at age 65.^3,4,5,8,9 She KOHRING, Dorothy V. (nee Poff), Sat. March 17, 1990, beloved wife of Burton W. Kohring, dear mother of Mark Kohring and Holly Boumer, dear sister of Cecil and Calvin Poff and Aileen Woodward, dear grandmother of Stacey and Kevin Kohring and Phillip Bourner, dear mother-in-law of Gayle Kohring and William Bourner our dear sister-in-law, aunt, great aunt, niece, cousin and friend. Interment in Sunset Memorial Park. on March 20, 1990.³

     His Social Security Number was 231-24-5669.⁵ Calvin Burton Poff was born on November 22, 1927 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^5,3 He married Fannie Odell Hammons in June, 1952 at St. Louis, Missouri.⁴ Calvin Burton Poff died on January 25, 2008 at Arizona at age 80.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 408-26-0891.³ Virginia Dair Cornett was buried at Anderson Hill Cemetery, Troutdale, Grayson Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on November 18, 1924 at Atkins, Smyth Co., Virginia.^3,2 She married Cecil Arthur Poff, son of Clinton Arthur Poff and Ethel Virginia Leonard, on February 15, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,4,2 As of February 15, 1947,her married name was Poff.² Virginia Dair Cornett died on October 9, 2001 at North Carolina at age 76.^1,3 She POFF, Virginia Dair Cornett, 76, of 2223 Oak Hill Drive, Greensboro, N.C., died Tuesday, October 9, 2001 at Alterra Clare Bridge. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 13, 2001 at Hanes-Lineberry North Elm Street Chapel. Burial will be in the Anderson Hill Cemetery, Troutdale, Va. on Saturday, October 20, 2001 at 1 p.m. A native of Marion, Va., Mrs. Poff was a 1934 graduate of Marion High School. She was a charter member of Parkway Baptist Church. Mrs. Poff is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Kerry and Lorie Poff of Greensboro; daughter, Valerie Poff Phillips of Browns Summit; son-in-law, Robin Phillips of Tallahassee, Fla; sisters, Lena McMillan of Fountain Valley, Calif., Nedaro Authemeith of Atkins, Va., Viola Simmerman of Atlanta, Ga; and brother, Sherwood Cornett of Marion, Va. She is also survived by her grandchildren, David Phillips, Scott Phillips, Ren Phillips, Sara Phillips, Jessie Phillips of Browns Summit, and Katie Dryden of Greensboro. Mrs. Poff was predeceased in death by her husband, Cecil Poff and her son, Sherwinn Poff. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, October 12, 2001 at the Hanes-Lineberry North Elm Street Chapel. Memorials may be directed to the Alzeheimer's Foundation, Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Box 999, Charlotte, N.C. 28215-3220. on October 11, 2001.¹