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     Oscar William McGuire was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^2,5,8,9,10 His Social Security Number was 226-26-5249.¹¹ He was born on February 7, 1923 at Hardy, Franklin Co., Virginia.^{11,2,3,5,12,7,6,8,9} He married Goldie Edith Wickham, daughter of Shelburn Amos Wickham and Celeste Lee "Celestie" Conner, on March 25, 1950 at Bedford Co., Virginia.^1,2,4,10 Oscar William McGuire died on September 5, 1979 at Portsmouth, Virginia, at age 56.^5,12,8,9 He Oscar William McGuire, age 56, of 4100 Woodland Dr., Chesapeake and formerly of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday in a Portsmouth hospital. He was a retired boiler maker from the Naval Ship Yard. Surviving are his wife, Edith Wickham McGuire; one son, Donnie Lee McGuire, Portsmouth; his father, Mr. Ollie Wise McGuire, Roanoke; one brother, Herman McGuire, Hardy; two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Brown and Mrs. Elsie Hanger, both of Roanoke; one grandchild. Interment in Mt. View Cemetery. on September 7, 1979.¹⁰

     His Social Security Number was 226-16-5720.⁴ Sampson Haven Earls was buried at Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 409 Ridgeview Road NW, off Rt. 8 N, Floyd Co., Virginia; Buried with no stone.¹ He was born on August 29, 1902.⁴ He married Enid Ora Sumner, daughter of Albert Edward Sumner and Louanna Weeks, on September 20, 1926 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,2 Sampson Haven Earls and Enid Ora Sumner were divorced on November 16, 1944 at Floyd Co., Virginia.⁵ Sampson Haven Earls died on January 9, 1987 at age 84.³

     Enid Ora Sumner was born on February 7, 1907 at Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1 She married Sampson Haven Earls, son of Albert Gordon Earls and Lurinda F. Sumner, on September 20, 1926 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1 As of September 20, 1926,her married name was Earls. Enid Ora Sumner and Sampson Haven Earls were divorced on November 16, 1944 at Floyd Co., Virginia.³ Enid Ora Sumner died on August 10, 1992 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 85.²

     His Social Security Number was 226-32-3893.¹ Alfred Thompson was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² He was born on August 20, 1929.¹ He married Dessa Mae "Tiny" Earls, daughter of Sampson Haven Earls and Enid Ora Sumner, on November 25, 1950.³ Alfred Thompson died on December 30, 2001 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 72.^2,1 He THOMPSON, ALFRED W., 72, of Christiansburg, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 30, 2001 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was retired from Sealtest Ice Cream Company. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Montie and Ada Thompson, also a brother, William Randolph Thompson. He is survived by his wife of fifty-one years, Tiny Thompson; his daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Billy Hinkley; two granddaughters, Melissa Hinkley and Reba Bennington and husband Chris, all of Christiansburg. Also surviving are sisters and brother-in-law, Mary and Richard Bragg, Beulah Dalton; brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Velma Thompson, Christiansburg, Davis and Betty Thompson, West Palm Beach, Fla., Donnie Thompson of Florida, Jesse Thompson of Portland, Maine and Jerry and Shirley Thompson, Riner. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at the Horne Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Sloss, with burial to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call anytime after 11 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. Arrangements are being handled by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg, Va.
on January 1, 2002.²

     Charles Bruce Webb was buried at Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Smyth Co., Virginia.^3,7 He was born on February 7, 1884 at Washington Co., Virginia; His WWI and WWII Draft Registration cards have a birth date of Feb 7, 1886, his death certificate has Feb 7, 1885.^2,3,5,7 He married Laura Ellen Earls, daughter of Henry Harrison Earls and Rosetta Mildred Cole, on September 26, 1915 at Washington Co., Virginia.^4,7,5,8,9 Charles Bruce Webb died on August 14, 1967 at Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia, at age 83.^3,7,9 He Bruce Webb, 83, a retired merchant and farmer, died Monday night in an Abingdon hospital. Surviving are his wife, Laura Earls Webb, Saltville; a son, William E. Webb, Salem; four daughters, Miss Mildred Webb, Saltville, Mrs. J. W. Carpenter, Roanoke, Mrs. Robert McKee, Glade Spring, Mrs. Roy E. Martin, Charlotte, N.C; two sisters, Miss Laura Webb, Mrs. John Martin, Saltville. Burial in the Elizabeth Cemetery. on August 16, 1967.⁹

     Svend Birkelund was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California.³ His Social Security Number was 548-07-7127.¹ He was born on September 30, 1907 at Neder Randlev, Denmark.^1,2,5,6,7 He married Ruth Garnett Stump, daughter of George Robert Stump and Oakey Ann Mills, on September 23, 1968 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.^8,9,4,10 Svend Birkelund died on November 24, 1994 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 87.^1,2

     Bryan Matthew Nester was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on August 20, 1989 at Fredericksburg, Virginia.^2,4 He died on March 20, 2016 at North Carolina at age 26; His gravestone has a death date of Mar 21, 2016.^3,4 He Bryan Matthew Nester, of Morehead City, N.C , a loving and big hearted man also known by many as "Big B" took his loving smile to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the age of 26. He is survived by his father, Dale Nester and Stephanie Carter, of Fredericksburg, VA; his brothers and sisters Jonathan Nester, Taylor Penn, Stepbrother and sister Crist Dauberman and Lauren Dauberman and their mother Jennifer Warren; grandparents, Robert L. Nester and Patricia Nearhood of Pine Knoll Shores, N.C. and Richlands, VA; grandparents, James Aldridge and Jean Ferguson of Copperhill Virginia; uncles and aunts, Duane and Charlotte Phillips, Jeanette Nester Brown and Dale Massey, Teresa Nester, Susan Handy, Robert L. Nester, Jr., Debbie Lucas and Emma Jean Aldridge; special cousins, Travis Aldridge, and special cousins and "Bestest buddies" Joey Brown of Morehead, City and Julee Brown of Charlottesville Virginia. He was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Ann Penn; uncle "Buck" Lowell Aldridge; loving aunt, Jennifer Gale Aldridge; and grandmothers, Eloise C. Nester and Libby Aldridge. on April 1, 2016.³

     Maynard F. Arthur was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 225-10-8913.³ He was born on January 12, 1903 at Virginia.^4,3,2 He married Evelyn R. Gray, daughter of Horatio Bunyan Everett "Horace" Gray and Gay Evelyn Williams, circa 1922.^1,4,5 Maynard F. Arthur died on December 18, 1987 at age 84.²

     His Social Security Number was 228-30-7700.⁵ Norman Kenneth Wheeler was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ He was born on August 18, 1929 at Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^5,1,2,3,4,6 He married Hilda Marie Wickham, daughter of Shelburn Amos Wickham and Celeste Lee "Celestie" Conner, on June 1, 1958 at Stewartsville, Bedford Co., Virginia.^2,3,7 Norman Kenneth Wheeler died on April 3, 1979 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 49.^3,6,7 He N. Kenneth Wheeler, age 49, of 1838 West Ruritan Road, died Monday. He was an agent for the Prudential Insurance Company. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Marie Wickham Wheeler; two sons, Norman Kent Wheeler, Brian Keith Wheeler, all of Roanoke; parents Mr. & Mrs. Edgar N. Wheeler. on April 4, 1979.⁷

     Her Social Security Number was 226-28-4370.⁵ Jeannette G. "Jan" Arthur was born on December 8, 1923 at Virginia.^2,5 As of circa 1944,her married name was Harman.³ She married Jack A. Harman Jr. circa 1944.^1,3 Jeannette G. "Jan" Arthur died on June 7, 2007 at Virginia at age 83.^5,3 She Jeannette A. (Jan) Harman , 83, of Thaxton, passed away Thursday June 7, 2007. She was retired from the Roanoke Chapter of the American Red Cross. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Jack A. Harman , Jr; daughter and son-in-law, Jo H. Kenny and husband, Michael, also of Thaxton; sister, Cecelia Gordon of Wadesboro, N.C; granddaughter, Jeannette Kenny of Roanoke; niece, Dorothy Barrows of Cary, N.C; and nephew, Richard Amos of Roanoke. A memorial service will be held at Oakeys Roanoke Chapel on Church Avenue at 7 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2007. Dr. David Dixon will officiate. The family will receive friends at Oakeys from 6 p.m. Monday until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, or a favorite charity. Arrangements by Oakeys Roanoke Chapel & Crematory. 982-2100. on June 10, 2007.³

     Frances Ellen Epperly was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ She was born on January 5, 1926 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,2 She married Howard Cecil Mills Sr., son of Brainard Pierce Mills and Rosa Bell Hollins, on March 9, 1946 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of March 9, 1946,her married name was Mills.² Frances Ellen Epperly died on November 9, 2008 at Virginia at age 82.^3,1 She Frances Epperly Mills, 82, of Roanoke, Va., went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 9, 2008, when the angels came and took her home. Her husband, Howard C. Mills Sr., preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Shelby Scales and husband, John Scales; son, Howard C. Mills Jr. and wife, Melinda Mills; three grandchildren, Amy Stanley and husband, Scott, Travis Scales and fiance Tracey Fotusky, and Joshua Mills; three greatgrandchildren, Logan, Morgan and Mason Stanley; her beloved sister, Louise McGuire; special nieces, Fran Cecil and Connie Mills; and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the SPCU floor at Roanoke Memorial Hospital for their loving care. Graveside services will follow in Sunset Cemery in Christiansburg. on November 11, 2008.¹