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     Cecelia G. Arthur was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ She was born on November 9, 1925 at Roanoke, Virginia.^5,4 As of September 20, 1947,her married name was Gordon.⁴ She married Earl Bennett Gordon Jr. on September 20, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,4 Cecelia G. Arthur died on July 3, 2009 at Wadesboro, Anson Co., North Carolina, at age 83.^5,4 She Cecelia Arthur Gordon WADESBORO -- Mrs. Gordon, formerly of Roanoke, VA, died Friday, July 3, 2009, in the Hospice Haven of Richmond County while her daughter lovingly held her hand. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Tuesday in Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Robert W. Rollins officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Interment will be on Wednesday in the Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, VA. Mrs. Gordon was born November 9, 1925, in the Jefferson Hospital, Roanoke, VA. She was the daughter of the late Maynard F. and Evelyn Gray Arthur. She graduated from Jefferson High School and attended Farmville State Teachers College (now Longwood College) in Farmville, VA where she was a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority and the Cotillion Club. Mrs. Gordon was a member of Raleigh Court United Methodist Church where she was married to Earl Bennett Gordon, Jr. on September 20, 1947. She was preceded in death by her husband on April 28, 1994. She was currently a member of First United Methodist Church of Wadesboro. She is survived by her loving daughter, Dorothy Gordon Burrows and her husband, Sam of Cary; and her only grandchild, Robert Gordon McGirt of Cary. Dottie fondly remembers many years ago when her mother gave her a copy of Temple Bailey's 'Mother's Day' having underlined part of the closing paragraphs that comforted her, 'And the mother said, 'I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know that the end is better than the beginning, for my child can walk alone and their children after them.'" The very next sentence however, is what comforts Dottie now, 'And the child said, 'You will always walk with us, Mother, even when you have gone through the gates.'" Memorials may be made to Hospice Haven of Richmond County, 1119 N. US Hwy. 1, Rockingham, NC 28379. Leavitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. on July 6, 2009.⁴

     Earl Bennett Gordon Jr. was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4 He was born on April 26, 1923.⁴ He married Cecelia G. Arthur, daughter of Maynard F. Arthur and Evelyn R. Gray, on September 20, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 Earl Bennett Gordon Jr. died on April 28, 1994 at Wadesboro, Anson Co., North Carolina, at age 71.^2,3,4 He GORDON, Earl Bennett Jr., 71, Wadesboro, N.C., formerly of Roanoke, died Thursday, April 28, 1994, at Anson County Hospital, Wadesboro, N.C. He was the son of the late Earl Bennett Gordon Sr. and Hazel Walton Gordon. He was retired Vice President of Wansona Mfg. and Hornwood Inc. He was a veteran of US Army World War II, a member of First United Methodist Church, Wadesboro, N.C. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School and Virginia Tech. Surviving are his wife, Cecelia Gordon; one daughter, Dottie Gordon Burrows, Cary, N.C; one grandson, Robert Gordon McGirt, Cary, N.C. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 1994 at Evergreen Burial Park with Dr. Gregory L. Adkins officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 29, 1994 at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials maybe made to First United Methodist Church, PO Box 241, Wadesboro, N.C. 28170. on April 29, 1994.³

     Brian Eugene "Lightning" Hale was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 224-45-2575.⁴ He was born on September 11, 1973 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,2,5 He died on May 7, 2003 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 29.^1,4,3 He HALE, Brian Eugene, (Lightning), 29, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, May 7, 2003. Surviving are his daughter, Sarah Hale; his adopted daughter, Amy Craig; his mother, Shirley DeWeese Hale of Boones Mill; his father, Gary L. Hale, Sr. of Roanoke; brothers, G.L. Hale, Jr. and wife, Christina, Richard and Westley Hale; grandmother, Elsie Hale, all of Roanoke; special nephews, Joshua, Dwayne and Timothy; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Interment in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on May 11, 2003.¹

     Clarence Alden Cowan was buried at Oxford Cemetery, 4385 Millville Oxford Road, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio.² His Social Security Number was 229-14-5982.⁴ He was born on April 15, 1920 at Bramwell, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4,3,5 He married Mabel Ocie Conner, daughter of James Everette Conner and Anne Elzira "Annie" Wilson, on December 17, 1938 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,6 Clarence Alden Cowan and Mabel Ocie Conner were divorced on March 30, 1943 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁶ Clarence Alden Cowan died on October 24, 1978 at Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, at age 58.^4,5,7