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     Her Social Security Number was 229-46-4029.⁷ Ruby Edith Collins was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^8,2,9 She was born on October 23, 1918 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,7,4,8,2 She married Leonard Terry "Penny" Yates, son of Flurnoy Gustavus Yates and Laura Greene Bower, on April 25, 1933 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,4,2,9 As of April 25, 1933,her married name was Yates. Ruby Edith Collins Mrs. Ruby Collins Yates, age 60, of 2602 Marr St., N.W., died Monday in a local hospital. She was a member of Grace Baptist Temple and a former employee of Kenrose Manufacturing Company. Surviving are her husband, Leonard T. Yates; one son, Terry E. Yates, Roanoke; two grandchildren, Gary and Sherry Yates; one sister, Mrs. Attaway Myers, Greenbelt, Md; three brothers, Oliver Collins, Alexandria; Everette Collins, Alexandria; Allen Gray, Sterling, Va. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on August 20, 1979.⁹ She died on August 20, 1979 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 60.^4,2,9

     Della Smith was born circa 1881 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ As of November 9, 1902,her married name was Yates.¹ She married Morris Thomas Yates, son of Thomas Monroe Yeatts and Mary Elizabeth Ingram, on November 9, 1902 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹

     William Valentine Conner was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^7,5 He was born on February 6, 1852 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^7,2,1,5 He married Sarah Ann Vest, daughter of Samuel Littleberry Vest and Sarah H. "Sally" Iddings, on January 8, 1874 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,7,1,3,8 William Valentine Conner died on August 11, 1918 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 66.^7,1,5

     Harry Oliver Collins Sr. was buried at Mount Comfort Cemetery, 6600 S. Kings Highway, Fairfax Co., Virginia.⁹ His Social Security Number was 225-05-2993.¹⁰ He was born on September 15, 1920 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,10,3,4,5 He married Ruth Lofand/Loflan Powe in May, 1942 at Montgomery Co., Maryland.^2,11,6,12 Harry Oliver Collins Sr. died on February 18, 1997 at Fairfax Co., Virginia, at age 76.^10,6

     His Social Security Number was 231-16-7108.⁹ Everett McKinley Collins Sr. was buried at National Memorial Park, 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, Fairfax Co., Virginia.^3,6 He was born on November 14, 1922 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^{9,2,3,4,5,10,6} He married Ellen Jane Richards on September 14, 1946 at Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland.^2,11 Everett McKinley Collins Sr. died on July 28, 1994 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 71.^9,3,6