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     William H. Bower was buried at Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Rt. 682, 0.6 miles north of Rt. 221, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1 He was born on March 17, 1852.^2,1 He married Delia A. "Adelia" Swinney on March 19, 1885 at Floyd Co., Virginia.³ William H. Bower died on December 8, 1931 at age 79.^2,1

     Delia A. "Adelia" Swinney was buried at Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Rt. 682, 0.6 miles north of Rt. 221, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 She was born on April 17, 1866.^1,2 She married William H. Bower on March 19, 1885 at Floyd Co., Virginia.³ As of March 19, 1885,her married name was Bower. Delia A. "Adelia" Swinney died on February 15, 1937 at age 70.^1,2

     His Social Security Number was 224-24-9330.³ James Edward Nolen was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.² He was born on November 7, 1922 at Patrick Co., Virginia.^1,3 He married Barbara Ellen Agnew on May 31, 1949 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ James Edward Nolen died on May 28, 2004 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 81.^2,3 He James Edward Nolen, 81, of Floyd, passed away Friday May 28, 2004 at the NRV Medical Center. He served his country for three years in WW II in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater where he received the Purple Heart. He was a partner in A & N Auto Sales for many years. He was preceded in death by a son Gary Wayne "Pete" Nolen. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara A. Nolen; two sons, Larry Nolen and Joyce Harman, Barry and Linda Nolen; one brother and sister-in-law, Thelma and Mary Nolen; two sisters and one brother-in-law: Sue Hatcher, Mary and B. R. West. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Gardner Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Wood officiating. Interment will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery, with graveside military rites by Floyd VFW Post #7854 and American Legion Post #127. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday at Gardner Funeral Home where the family will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home Floyd, Va. on May 29, 2004.²

     His Social Security Number was 225-01-7853.⁷ Cecil Harvey Wimmer Sr. was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on May 9, 1914 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^7,3,4 He married Viola Mae Hutchinson on January 26, 1938 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4,8 Cecil Harvey Wimmer Sr. died on June 15, 1983 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 69.⁴

     Ruby Pauline Wimmer was buried at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, Howard Co., Maryland.⁵ She On July 31, 2011, Ruby Pauline Helm. She is survived by her grandson Donald Ferguson. Interment and services will be private.⁶ Her married name was Helm.⁷ She married Unknown Helm.^7,8,6 Ruby Pauline Wimmer was born on March 10, 1916 at Virginia.^1,9 As of December 23, 1933,her married name was Ferguson.³ She married Charlie Vester Ferguson on December 23, 1933 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ As of October 5, 1940,her married name was Redden.⁴ Ruby Pauline Wimmer married Jesse Eugene Redden on October 5, 1940 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina.⁴ Ruby Pauline Wimmer died on July 31, 2011 at Maryland at age 95.^9,6

     Windel Thomas Wimmer Sr. was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁸ His Social Security Number was 226-26-6688.⁹ He was born on March 4, 1918 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^9,1 He married Hazel Jean Palmer on May 11, 1940 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Windel Thomas Wimmer Sr. and Hazel Jean Palmer were divorced on March 29, 1956 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹⁰ Windel Thomas Wimmer Sr. married Ruby Louise Barger on December 23, 1956 at Roanoke, Virginia.^8,3,4 Windel Thomas Wimmer Sr. died on August 30, 1994 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 76.^8,9,2 He WIMMER, Windell Thomas, SR. 76, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, August 30, 1994. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army and retired from the City of Roanoke with over 37 years service. He is survived by his wife, Ruby B. Wimmer; daughter, Shirley Wade, Roanoke; sons, Tommy Wimmer, Roanoke and George A. Wright, Sr., Smith Mountain Lake; brother, Tony Wimmer; sisters, Ruby Helms, Maryland, Christine Willis, Roanoke, and Irene Overstreet, Bedford; grandchildren, George A. Jr., Jonathan, and Scott Wright, James and Timothy Wade; great-grandchildren, Damian and Shannon Wright. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel by the Rev. William Crane, with burial in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel. on September 1, 1994.⁸

     Carl Tony Wimmer was born on January 20, 1920 at Floyd Co., Virginia.²

     Irene Laurene Wimmer was born on January 18, 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.³ As of November 10, 1941,her married name was Willis.³ She married Russell Clifton Willis on November 10, 1941 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ As of February 19, 1987,her married name was Overstreet.³ Irene Laurene Wimmer married James Harrison Overstreet on February 19, 1987 at Roanoke, Virginia.³

     Christine Wimmer was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 226-26-5959.⁶ She and Lloyd William Willis Sr. were divorced.⁵ Christine Wimmer was born on February 9, 1927 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,4 As of May 2, 1942,her married name was Willis.⁵ She married Lloyd William Willis Sr. on May 2, 1942 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,5 As of December 27, 1972,her married name was Palmer.⁵ Christine Wimmer married Maynard Lee Palmer, son of Russell Thomas Palmer and Fanny Mae "Granny Fanny" Boone, on December 27, 1972 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ Christine Wimmer and Maynard Lee Palmer were divorced on May 29, 1985 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁷ Christine Wimmer died on December 3, 2001 at Virginia at age 74.^1,6 She WILLIS, Christine Wimmer, 74, of Roanoke, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, December 3, 2001. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd W. Willis, Sr. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Lloyd W. and Polly Willis, Roanoke; sisters, Irene W. Overstreet, Bedford; Ruby W. Helms, Baltimore, Md; brother, Tony Wimmer, Roanoke; grandchildren and spouses, Kelly and Will Angle, Trae and Shanan Willis, all of Roanoke; six great-grandchildren, Morgan, Kendall, and Tanner Willis, Tripp, Spencer and Grayson Angle; a number of nieces and nephews, special friend, Amber Clingenpeel , Roanoke; and her former husband Maynard Palmer, also of Roanoke. The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to her many devoted friends who supported and encouraged her along lifes way. A special thanks to the staff at Berkshire Health Care Center for their excellent care. A graveside service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 6, 2001 in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Christopher Yopp. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home 5160 Peters Creek Road. (366-0707) on December 5, 2001.¹

     Walker Lewis Slusher was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on November 28, 1928 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3 He died on July 23, 2015 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 86.⁴ He Walker Lewis Slusher, 86, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2015, at Rest Vale Cemetery, Floyd County. on July 25, 2015.⁴

     Margaret Valda Embrey was buried at Monticello Memorial Park, 670 Thomas Jefferson Parkway, Albemarle Co., Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 230-28-0056.³ She was born on August 11, 1908 at Rockfish Depot, Nelson Co., Virginia.^2,3 She married Cecil Malcolm Reed, son of William Lewis Reed and Jocasta "Jocastie" Prillaman, on July 1, 1944 at Nelson Co., Virginia.^2,1 As of July 1, 1944,her married name was Reed.¹ Margaret Valda Embrey died on January 13, 2001 at Virginia at age 92.^2,3

     Julian Reed was buried at Prillaman-Reed Cemetery, Head of Pine Branch, near Rt. 610 and Rt. 642, Floyd Co., Virginia.² She was born on November 17, 1907 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on September 19, 1908 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia; Julian died when he was chewed up by a grist mill.^1,2

     His Social Security Number was 276-12-8928.⁵ Folsom Ewart "Jack" Drummond was born on November 6, 1900 at Gallia Co., Ohio.^3,4 He married Arlene Oris Reed, daughter of William Lewis Reed and Jocasta "Jocastie" Prillaman, on June 18, 1932 at Washington, D.C..^1,2 Folsom Ewart "Jack" Drummond died on June 12, 1992 at age 91.⁵

     Thomas Ewart Drummond was born on June 25, 1939 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.^4,3 He married Joan Mabee Miller circa 1961.³ Thomas Ewart Drummond died on January 22, 2011 at Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland, at age 71.³ He Thomas E. Drummond, 71, a dentist with a private practice in Washington and Fairfax County from the mid-1960s until he retired in 2006, died Jan. 22 at Montgomery Hospice's Casey House in Rockville. He had prostate cancer. Thomas Ewart Drummond was born in Dayton, Ohio, and moved to Washington when he was 13. He was a 1957 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and received a dental degree from Georgetown University in 1964. He served in the Air Force from 1964 to 1966. He was a member of the board of directors of the Covington Towers condominium association in Ocean City, where he owned a second home. During retirement, he volunteered at the Suburban Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab. He had been a Potomac resident since 1970. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Joan Miller Drummond of Potomac; three children, Deborah D. Silard of Washington, Katherine D. Cloutier of Cumberland Foreside, Maine, and Thomas M. Drummond of Fairfax County; a brother, Richard R. Drummond of Potomac; and seven grandchildren. on January 24, 2011.³

     His Social Security Number was 151-03-6286.⁵ Donald Feenstra was born on March 24, 1914 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.^5,6,3 He married Lera Falsom Reed, daughter of William Lewis Reed and Jocasta "Jocastie" Prillaman, on May 2, 1945 at Manhattan, New York Co., New York.^1,2,4 Donald Feenstra died on November 9, 2003 at Essex Co., New Jersey, at age 89.^5,3

     Mildred King was buried at King Cemetery, Rt. 607, Bottom Creek area, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ She was born on April 16, 1919.^1,3 She married James Woodrow "Woody" Reed, son of William Lewis Reed and Jocasta "Jocastie" Prillaman, on July 29, 1936.^1,4,2,3 As of July 29, 1936,her married name was Reed. Mildred King died on August 25, 2015 at Virginia at age 96.³ She Mildred King Reed, 95, of Bent Mountain, born April 16, 1919 and went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday August 25, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Woodrow Reed, an infant son, Barry King Reed, her father, Thomas J. King, her mother, Tida Shepherd King, and her sisters, Beatrice Craighead, Vada Loving. Mrs. Reed was retired from Lazarus and was a member of Mount Union Church of the Brethren.She is survived by many cousins; friends; and neighbors. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel on Brambleton Ave. at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 27, 2015. The Rev. Greg Fleshman and the Rev. Horace Light will officiate. Interment will follow in the King Cemetery, Bent Mountain. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2015.The family would like to thank her caregivers, Jenny Baker and Sharon Poff. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Union Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel. on August 26, 2015.³

     Her Social Security Number was 193-18-9397.⁶ Winnie Davis Reed was born on March 15, 1898 at Virginia.^6,7,2 As of circa 1921,her married name was Tice.⁷ She married Robert Raymond Tice circa 1921.⁷ Winnie Davis Reed died on November 23, 1990 at age 92.²

     His Social Security Number was 220-09-0058.⁴ Robert Raymond Tice was born on August 30, 1895 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia; On his WWI draft registration card he listed his birth date as Aug 30, 1896.^2,3,4 He married Winnie Davis Reed, daughter of William Lewis Reed and Jocasta "Jocastie" Prillaman, circa 1921.¹ Robert Raymond Tice died in April, 1966 at age 70.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 214-20-0118.³ Bobby Jack Tice was buried at Quarryville Cemetery, Quarryville, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.⁴ He was born on September 19, 1924 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,1 He married Mary Pugh on May 15, 1946 at Calvert, Cecil Co., Maryland.¹ Bobby Jack Tice died on September 22, 1991 at Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, at age 67.^3,1 He Bobby J. Tice, 67, of 128 Bushong Road, Quarryville, died Sunday at Lancaster General Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary Pugh Tice. Born in Roanoke, Va., he was the son of the late Robert R. and Winnie Reed Tice. He retired in 1986 from the Chester Water Authority, in southern Lancaster County, after 30 years in the maintenance department. A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy on a destroyer escort in Europe. on September 24, 1991.¹

     Betty Jean Mattox was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 228-22-5504.⁶ She was born on January 15, 1926 at Goodview, Bedford Co., Virginia.^2,6,3,5 She married Harry Linville Custer, son of Claude Clarence Custer and Martha Elizabeth Bell, on March 15, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,7,4 As of March 15, 1947,her married name was Custer.⁴ Betty Jean Mattox died on March 15, 2003 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 77.^2,6,8 She CUSTER, Betty Jean Mattox, of Floyd County, slipped the bonds of this earthly existence on Saturday, March 15, 2003 after an extended illness. She was born January 15, 1926 in Bedford Co., Va. to William Davis Mattox and Bettie English Mattox who preceded her in death. She lived most of her adult life in Staunton, Va. and has resided the past ten months with her daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Preston Boggess, in Floyd Co. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry and by 11 brothers and sisters. Survivors include daughter, Sharon; grandchildren, Tate Custer Love, of Staunton, Va., Julie Spradlin, of Grottoes, Va., and Wendy Fletcher, of Stuarts Draft, Va; and three siblings, Charles A. Mattox, of Vinton, Va., Dorothy Madeline Mitchell, of Gibsonia, Pa., and Marvin Mattox, of Moneta, Va. Burial will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Va. on Monday, March 17, 2003 at 11 a.m. with a brief service at the Mausoleum. Rev. Paul Pingel will officiate. Plans for a memorial service within the next month are still being formulated. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to remember Betty are requested to make a donation to either the Daily Living Center, 990 E. Hopeman Parkway, Waynesboro, Va. 22980, or to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Road, Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel, 989-3131. on March 16, 2003.²