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     Colean Poff was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 Her Social Security Number was 226-74-1344.¹³ She was born on September 6, 1923 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,14,3,4,13 As of July 5, 1941,her married name was King.⁵ She married Edward Calhoun "Shike" King, son of Edward Lee King and Rachel Ann Hale, on July 5, 1941 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^{5,6,15,12,9,1,3} Colean Poff died on November 19, 2012 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 89.^1,3,16,13 She Colean Poff King, 89, of Bent Mountain, passed away early Monday morning, November 19, 2012. She was a homemaker and avid quilter, making hundreds of beautiful quilts. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward (Shike) King; her father and mother, J. L. (Fate) and Ocie Poff; sister, Evelyn Conner; and two brothers, Edmund Poff and Murray Poff. She is survived by her son, David King and wife, Kathleen; three daughters, Mary Ellen Hale and husband, Dewey, Judy Ann Horsley and husband, Roger, and Sandra Wilson and husband, Don; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; her brothers, Shirley and Emma Poff, and Wilson and Audrey Poff; her sisters, Beulah Vest, Jacqueline and Harvey Blackwell, Louise and Dorsey Thompson, and Sylvia Shortt; a sister-in-law, Joyce Poff; and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment will follow in Rest Vale Cemetery, Floyd County. on November 20, 2012.¹

     Jaqueline Poff was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^8,9 She was born on October 7, 1926 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,8,9,10 She married Wilson Harvey Blackwell, son of William Isaac "Willie" Blackwell and Eliza Jane/Jean Martin, on June 5, 1951 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,13} As of June 5, 1951,her married name was Blackwell. Jaqueline Poff died on February 28, 2016 at Virginia at age 89.^8,9 She Jaqueline Poff Blackwell began her earthly journey on October 7, 1926 as a middle child of James Lafayette and Ocie Adeline Wilson Poff. Her love for her family and friends was endless and beyond belief. She was the center of her family's lives. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband and best friend of over 64 years, Harvey Blackwell, as well as brothers and sisters, Edmund Poff, Murrie Poff, Evelyn Conner, Beulah Vest and Colean King. Jaqueline went home to join them on February 28, 2016. She is survived by daughters, Carolyn (and Doug) Snead, Annette Blackwell and Yvonne Blackwell; grandson, Dan DeMartin (and Edina); and three great-grandchildren. In addition she is survived by sisters and brothers, Sylvia Shortt, Louise and Dorsey Thompson, Wilson and Audrey Poff, Shirley and Emma Poff; sister-in-law, Joyce Poff; and many nieces; and nephews. While she was momma to three, she touched the lives of hundreds of children having taught in the Floyd County School system for over 40 years. She began her teaching career in 1944 at only 17 years old in the one-room school at Mount Pleasant. She retired in 1985 as Librarian at Check Elementary. In addition to her family and students, she loved her garden, flowers and birds. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery. on March 2, 2016.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 223-36-0937.¹⁹ James Murrie Poff was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,6,7 He was born on July 21, 1928 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^{19,3,1,10,4,5,6,7,20,21} He married Joyce Marie Conner, daughter of Claude A. Conner and Claudine Beata Whiteneck, on September 21, 1955 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,22,10 James Murrie Poff died on March 4, 2002 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 73.^{2,19,6,7,20,8} He POFF, James (Murrie), 73, of Check, passed away Monday, March 4, 2002, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was retired from V.D.O.T. after 33 years of service. Mr. Poff was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by a brother, Edmund Poff. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Conner Poff; son, Melvin Poff; two daughters and sons-in-law, Martha and Mike Mull, Linda and David Goad; grandchildren, Holly Mull, Kara Goad, Robyn Goad; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Wilson and Audrey Poff, Shirley and Emma Poff; six sisters and two brothers-in-law, Evelyn Conner, Colleen King, Beulah Vest, Sylvia Short, Jacqueline and Harvey Blackwell, Louise and Dorsey Thompson. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery. on March 5, 2002.²