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     Iris Rowena Conner was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^7,8 She was born on June 10, 1914 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,5,8 She married Emeritte Edward Jacob Conner, son of George William Henry Conner and Sarah Eliza King, on June 8, 1935 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,6,2 Iris Rowena Conner died on March 9, 1968 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 53.^6,7,2,5,8

     Mary James "Molly" Gowen was buried at Green Hill Cemetery, 701 West 10th Street, Buena Vista, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.⁶ She was born on March 17, 1859 at Amherst Co., Virginia.³ As of May 10, 1876,her married name was Stephens.² She married Harry Millhouse Stephens on May 10, 1876 at Amherst Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 Mary James "Molly" Gowen died on March 29, 1936 at Buena Vista, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, at age 77.³ She Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie J. Stephens, widow of Harry M. Stephens, we held from the Baptist Church, Buena Vista, Monday afternoon, conducted by the pastor the Rev. W. B. Denson, assisted by the Rev. P. A. Anthony of Roanoke, with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. She was a native of Amherst County. Mrs Stephens is survived by six children: Miss Clyde Stephens, Buena Vista; Mrs. J. R. Jenkins, Springwood; Herbert S. Stephens, Pittsburgh; J. M. Stephens, Roanoke; J. O. and Leslie Stephens, Lynchburg; and one great-grandchild. on April 1, 1936.⁷

     John Vest It is believed that John Vest born about 1750, and came from Campbell Co., Virginia, to Franklin Co. in 1795. He was a carpenter and served in the Revolutionary War. Transcription of Pension Papers of John Vest: File S 15692 from National Archives Military Records 1993. Transcribed verbatim June 1993 by Sandra Lake Lassen (Note: John Vest was awarded $20 per month pension as of 25 Feb 1833 in Russel Parish, Bedford Co., Virginia, his place of residence.) On this 25th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Lodewich McDavid, George Steptoe, William Leftwich, Jr. and William Perry, Gentlemen Justices, the Court of Bedford County said sitting: the same being a Court of Record. John Vest, a resident of the Parish of Russel in the County aforesaid and State aforesaid aged eighty-two years who being first duly sworn on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. His register which he has seen and recollects but which is now mislaid states that he was born in the County of Powhatan in the State of Virginia in the year 1750. In the ninth year of his age, his father moved with him into the County of Brockingham in said State where he lived about eleven years. From thence he moved into the County now called Campbell then a part of the County of Bedford in said state where he resided till he became of age and lived then through the whole of the Revolutionary War. In 1789 he became a citizen of Bedford County or that part of it which now retains that name and has ever since and does now reside there by his calculations he is now about eighty-two years, six months and seven days. The first call of Militia from the said County of Campbell then a part of Bedford as aforesaid was to a tour of duty to the lead mines in Virginia to protect and guard the works from the Tories, Indians and a number of Negroes that were taken in attempting to escape to Governor Dunmore from their masters who after they were taken were sent to the lead mines and employed in digging ore to make lead to carry on the war, but who had to be closely watched either the Tories, Indians or Negroes set fire to the furnace house and burnt four rafters in the roof before the fire could be extinguished but with great difficulty the deponent and others saved the house and utensils. The same night a ferry boat and a large canoe which was used in bringing the ore from the other side was lost from the lading set adrift and was no more found. In this tour of duty he enlisted as a volunteer and thinks it was on the first day of August 1774, but if he is mistaken as to the date of the year he is quite certain it was the same year that the battle was fought at the falls of the Ohio against the Indians. He served in the company commanded by Captain William Leftwich and Lieutenant Johnathan Richardson from the said County of Bedford now Campbell. From the rendezvous they marched through the county now called Franklin to the county in which the lead mines are situated then called Fincastle, now Wythe. In their march through the mountains they were divided and a part sent to the salt peter works and he was one of these he is at a loss to tell how long they remained at the salt peter works but thinks it was about a month. From thence they were called to the lead mines under the circumstances above stated where they served the balance of the tour. He ever did and now believes they served three months fully and not less that that period and he is an old man and erelong will stand before the judge of the quick and dead to answer for the deeds done in the body and therefore cannot swear to -------(not readable) to gain a day if he were to lose a month they were regularly relieved to another ---(not readable) --- of men on returning home he remembers to have met Capt. Thomas Bedford and his company from Bedford there on his way out to the falls of Ohio against the Indians and that they lay at the Big Lick in the now County of Botetourt on the same night. This was in the month of October or November the same month in which he was discharged and returned home. The second time he was called to go into service he was discharged as were the rest of the company also with marching from the place of rendezvous where they had met with all things proposed to march and were told that they had or would have credit for a full tour of duty of three months, he supposes as if they had actually served it and and such was the common understanding in those days. This call was to go to the eastern shores of Virginia. He remembers that Williston Talbot the forage master bought a load of flour for the use of the army and the whole was condemned on his hands by Colonel Jeremiah Early and Capt. John Clayton. It seems the enemy had left the place and the company after being from home three days at the rendezvous as aforesaid were discharged. He was occasionally called out against the Tories in the neighborhood and remembers being on tour of five days in hunting then at one time three days and another in guarding them and three days in waiting the call of Gen. Green. He then, again in the year 1778 judging from all the circumstances he can recollect while Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia in the latter part of the year but the month or day he cannot tell, he marched from Campbell County, then Bedford as aforesaid under the command of Capt. John Talbot, Lieutenant Thomas Holmes who was afterwards killed in the battle of Guilford and Ensign Arthur Moseley. The Company met at Hunters Tavern passed Charlotte Cumberland. The said Talbot was at that time a member of the Legislature and went after his company was discharged from the army into the house of Burgesses which was then sitting at Williamsburg. In this tour of duty he entered the service as a volunteer and marched under the aforesaid officers first to Williamsburg in Virginia, crossing James River at Richmond and Manchester passed through Henrico, New Kent, Hanover and remained at Williamsburg about six weeks as well as he can now remember. Col. Mason then had the command of the Regiment to which he was attached. From Williamsburg he was marched to York Town where his company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col. Lightfoot as well as he can remember at this distant day. He is unable to say how long he remained here but is satisfied it was until he was regularly discharged and feels assured that the tour was one of not less than three months duration. He remembers that some of the men were tried at Williamsburg while he was there for burning and otherwise injuring the inclosure around park of Governor Henry. In this tour he was at York Town when the British vessels came in sight within the capes and commanded the American Row Gallies from about 9 o'clock in the morning till near one hour by sun in the evening. It was said one of the enemies vessels was very much damaged. The land troops were drawn up in a line of the shore in view of the enemy with as much display as possible having the Colores unfurled , drums beating, etc. when after having anchored there for several days the enemy disappeared without endeavoring to effect a landing. There was no doubt at the time that they would have landed but for the troops stationed at the place. For this tour of duty he received a written discharge but has lost or mislaid it and in fact he never expected after receiving it to want it again. He thinks the discharge was obtained by his father for him from Capt.Talbot some time after he returned from the Legislature of which he was a member as aforesaid. He recollects it was said that the discharge would have been obtained at the expiration of the service but for the hurry of the Captain to take his seat in the Legislature. In about a year after the expurgation of this tour he was preparing to march again upon another to York Town, had all things ready for actual service, his knapsack, etc. and had left home in the said County of Campbell, then Bedford, as a militia man regularly drafted when at the rendezvous of the militia at the head of (ma.....lies) creek he got into conversation with Col. James Calloway, the commandant of the regiment and was told by him that if he would go and catch one William Carver, a deserter from Col. Washington's core of horse and withal a noted Tory he would receive a discharge from the whole time for which he had been drafted. Col. Washington had sent officers to Prince Edward Courthouse in Virginia authorized to advertise in the public Gazettes the names of all deserters from his core and that if they would come and deliver themselves up they should be pardoned for the offense of desertion, which most if not all accepted but this celebrated Carver. This deponent understanding the proposition of the Colonel thus made to him, he accepted it and did so with the assurance that if he caught Carver, delivered him to the officers at Prince Edward Courthouse as aforesaid obtained a receipt for him and got Capitan Heaths discharge who was Caption of this deponents company, he would be released from the full tour. He accepted the proposition at the time the more readily as he was in such a situation with his family that he could not readily leave home. Accordingly he went in pursuit of the said Carver as he had been requested and was fortunate enough to apprehend him, then in pursuance of the instructions received delivered him to the proper officers in Prince Edward County forty miles (he thinks) from where he apprehended him, obtained a receipt for him and then afterward a discharge for the full time from Captain Heath, which he has also lost. On his return homeward he met the company of Captain Heath on their way down at Cub Creek in the County of Charlotte. This was toward the fall of the year, he thinks, or in the first part of fall, as best he remembers that the surrender of Cornwallis took place soon after this and he should have been there also had he not been discharged in the manner aforesaid. He has no documentary evidence by which to prove his services but he refers to the affidavits of John Hunter of County of Campbell and John Turner of the County of Bedford to prove his services to the lead mines and the tour to Williamsburg, York Town, etc. under Captain Talbot each of three months duration. He has no testimony by which to prove his other services and there is no one living to whom he can have access to prove the same. He perhaps could do it if he was not too old and infirm to ride so far as he must necessarily to ascertain the facts. He has been made to procure the certificate of a clergyman as the other individual as required by the act of congress simply because there is no one living in the neighborhood that can testify to such a belief ---this deponent having moved to Bedford in that part of it in which he now lives subsequent to any of his services as aforesaid renders it difficult to refer to any individual particularly as to the General belief in the neighborhood. The distance is about 30 miles. He makes the following answers to the interrogatories propounded by the war department: To the first interrogator, see body declaration for all answers. To the second - same To the third - same To the fourth - same To the fifth - the names of many of the officers am familiar with but few if any of the regular officers were ever with me that I now remember. To the sixth- I did receive discharge for my service in each case I believe and I think they were given by my Captain except when we were all discharged in a body and then I did not ...they are now lost. To the seventh - See the body of the declaration for an answer the whole of his actual services will amount to not less than six months and eleven days and if he is paid for the other tours when he was discharged as stated he would be entitled to pay for not less that 12 months. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is never on the pension roll of the agency of any State - sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court. John Vest We William S. Goffin and Joseph Wilson residing in the County of Bedford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. He was born circa 1749 at Powhatan or Campbell Co., Virginia. He married Agnes Davidson in 1770 at Campbell Co., Virginia. John Vest died circa 1834 at Barton's Spur, Franklin Co., Virginia.

     His Social Security Number was 229-24-5180.¹² Emeritte Edward Jacob Conner was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^13,3,8,14 He Emeritte Edward Conner, age 64, of 2407 Colonial Ave., S. W., died Sunday, May 14, 1978. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Arjetta Dooley Conner; one son, James W. (Buck) Conner, Roanoke; one daughter; Mrs. Gladys Conner King, Bent Mountain; two brothers. Frank D. Conner, Floyd; Marshall A. Conner, Bent Mountain; two stepdaughters, Miss Sandra D. Dooley. Roanoke; Mrs. Aretta M. Clark, Ypsilanti, Mich; one stepson, Gary W. Dooley, Shaw Air Force Base. S. C; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren. Interment was in Restvale Cemetery, Floyd.³ He was born on July 25, 1913 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^{13,12,2,15,8,4,10,5,14} He married Iris Rowena Conner, daughter of Aaron Conner and Ora Odell Perdue, on June 8, 1935 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1,15 Emeritte Edward Jacob Conner married Arjetta Annie Burnette on July 17, 1970 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,4 Emeritte Edward Jacob Conner died on May 14, 1978 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 64.^13,3,15,8,14

     Cleophas Franklin Shaver was buried at Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 8838 Floyd Hwy N. US Hwy 221, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 His Social Security Number was 224-52-9400.⁷ He was born on June 12, 1918 at Virginia.^1,7,2 He married Ruby Aretta Hill, daughter of Asa Castle Hill and Bertha Jevina Hollins, on June 12, 1940 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1,8,3 Cleophas Franklin Shaver died on September 24, 1980 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 62.^1,3 He COPPER HILL - Cleophas Franklin Shaver, age 62. died in a Salem hospital Wednesday. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Hill Shaver, Copper Hill; one son, Jerry Lee Shaver, Copper Hill; three daughters, Mrs. Harold (Mary Louise) Crook, Marion; Mrs. Betty Adkins, Copper Hill; Mrs. Willie (Nancy) King, Bent Mountain; six grandchildren. Funeral will be at the Copper Hill Church of the Brethren. Interment in the church cemetery. on September 26, 1980.³

     Ruby Aretta Hill was buried at Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 8838 Floyd Hwy N. US Hwy 221, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on November 10, 1920 at Virginia.^5,1 She married Cleophas Franklin Shaver, son of Noah Preston Shaver and Cordelia E. "Dilla" Wimmer, on June 12, 1940 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,5,4,6 As of June 12, 1940,her married name was Shaver. Ruby Aretta Hill died on January 7, 2008 at Virginia at age 87.⁴ She Ruby Hill Shaver, 87, of Copper Hill, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 7, 2008. She is preceded in death by her husband, Cleophas Shaver; two grandsons, Harold Crook II and Stephen Shaver; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Shaver; and son-in-law, William Henderson. Survivors include a son, Jerry Shaver, of Copper Hill, daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Louise and Doyle Cross, of Marion, Betty Henderson, of Vinton, and Nancy S. and Willie King, of Bent Mountain; five grandchildren and their families; 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Norma Colene Martin, of Rocky Mount; a special niece, Linda Casey; and many nieces, nephews and their families. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 10, 2008, at the Copper Hill Church of the Brethren, with the Rev. Morris Wright, the Rev. Kenneth Crook and the Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Interment will follow in the Copper Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Copper Hill Cemetery, c/o Charles Smith, 8358 Deer Run Dr. S.E., Copper Hill, Va. 24079. The Shaver Family would like to thank Carol Williams, Carilion Hospice Service and Dr. David Cummings for their care and support. on January 8, 2008.⁴

     Cecil Herman Walters was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,7,4,1 His Social Security Number was 229-12-3773.⁸ He Cecil Herman Walters, 77, of Check passed away Tuesday, March 31, 1987 in a Roanoke hospital. Survivors are: his wife, Velvie Vest Walters, Check; two sons, Herman W. Walters, Charleston, S.C., Ivan Layne Walters, Check; one sister, Lorraine W. Radford, Floyd; one brother Delbert K. Walters, Check; three grandsons, David Walters, Daniel Walters, Joseph Walters, all of Charleston, S.C. Interment in the Wilson Cemetery.¹ He was born on October 1, 1909 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,6,7,4,8,5 He married Velvie I. Vest, daughter of Jessie David Vest and Etta "Ettie" Vest, on November 27, 1931 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,4,1,5,9 Cecil Herman Walters died on March 31, 1987 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 77.^6,7,4,1,5

     Velvie I. Vest February 28th, 1916 - September 5th, 2012. Velvie Vest Walters, age 96, of Charleston, SC, formerly of Check, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Mrs. Walters was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Cecil H. Walters and a son Ivan L. Walters. Mrs. Walters loved her flowers and designing and making quilts. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Herman Wayne and Betty Walters; three grandsons and spouses David Wayne Walters, Daniel Lee and Patricia Walters, Joseph Morgan and Trina Walters; eight great-grandchildren Rebecca, Hannah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Morgan, Daniel, Jacob and Robert Walters; two sisters Hazel Huff and Effie Poff and many nieces and nephews. A graveside service was held at Wilson Cemetery in Check, VA.⁵ She was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁵ She was born on February 28, 1916 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,8,9,2,4,5 She married Cecil Herman Walters, son of George Martin Walters and Ella Maye Hall, on November 27, 1931 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4,5 As of November 27, 1931,her married name was Walters. Velvie I. Vest died on September 5, 2012 at Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina, at age 96.⁵

     Her married name was Huff.⁵ Barbara Gail Light Barbara Gail Light Huff, November 2, 1939 - December 3, 2022. Barbara Gail Light Huff, 83, of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022. She was a lifetime member of Poages Mill Church of the Brethren. Barbara enjoyed her wintertime in Florida and had many friends there. She also liked to read but most important she loved her family very much. She was preceded in death by her husband, Colonel Douglas Anderson Huff; father, Ralph Vail Light; mother, Dorothy Elizabeth Firebaugh; and brother, Ralph Vail Light Jr. Barbara is survived by her daughter, Georgiann Chrisley and her husband, David, and three grandchildren, Emma Vail Brown, Noah Chrisley, and Rowan Chrisley.⁵ She married Douglas Anderson Huff.⁵ Barbara Gail Light was born on November 2, 1939 at Botetourt Co., Virginia.^3,4,5 She married Bentley Joe King, son of Morgan "Preacher" King and Ruby Conner, on June 28, 1958 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of June 28, 1958,her married name was King.² Barbara Gail Light and Bentley Joe King were divorced on April 27, 1978 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ Barbara Gail Light died on December 3, 2022 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 83.⁵

     Charles Henry Simpson was buried at King Cemetery, Rt. 607, Bottom Creek area, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,1 He was born on April 18, 1891 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,3,2 He married Cora Alice DeWeese, daughter of James Peter DeWeese and Louisa Catherine Blankenship, on December 24, 1913 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^4,1,5 Charles Henry Simpson died on September 10, 1969 at age 78.^1,3

     Her Social Security Number was 223-92-2852.⁵ Ellen Dove "Dovie" Gearheart was buried at Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 8838 Floyd Hwy N. US Hwy 221, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,1 She was born on March 10, 1900 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,2,1 She married George Cabell DeWeese, son of James Peter DeWeese and Louisa Catherine Blankenship, on December 22, 1915 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1,7,8 As of December 22, 1915,her married name was DeWeese. Ellen Dove "Dovie" Gearheart died on December 22, 1980 at age 80.¹

     Lawrence Clinton Poff was buried at Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 8838 Floyd Hwy N. US Hwy 221, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁶ He was born on June 14, 1941 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,6 He married Carolyn Louise Sink, daughter of Dalton Fletcher Sink and Mattie Louise King, on November 14, 1964 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,7,6 Lawrence Clinton Poff died on May 28, 2019 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 77.^4,6 He Lawrence C. Poff, 77, of Bent Mountain, Va., passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Skyline Nursing and Rehab Center. He was predeceased by his parents, Clinton and Maude Poff. Lawrence was owner and operator of Poff's Garage on Bent Mountain. He enjoyed many years of being involved in drag racing, owning and maintaining cars for circle track racing, and restoring his classic 1957 Chevrolet convertible. Lawrence made many friends and acquaintances while pursing his passion for cars. He was a past member of the Army Reserves and attended Mount Union Church of the Brethren. Lawrence is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Carolyn; his son, Kevin; brother-in-law, Ron Sink; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Dolores and Hugh Simpson; and special nieces, nephew and cousins. The family would like to thank Skyline Nursing and Rehab nurses and staff for their kindness and excellent care during this difficult time. on May 31, 2019.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 228-42-8359.⁶ Ocie Lucille Willis was buried at Maury Cemetery, 2700 Maury Street, Richmond, Virginia.^7,3 She was born on July 22, 1918 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,7,1,2,3 She married John Winston King, son of Joseph Daniel "Joe Dan" King and Arminta "Minnie" Conner, on March 6, 1940 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^8,1 As of March 6, 1940,her married name was King.¹ Ocie Lucille Willis married Glenworth Henry "Glen" Dooley on May 13, 1946 at Roanoke, Virginia.^9,1,3 As of May 13, 1946,her married name was Dooley.¹ Ocie Lucille Willis died on June 15, 1979 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 60.^6,7,3

     Ora Lee Vest was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on September 22, 1909 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,10,3,2,4 She married Charles Morris King, son of Joseph Daniel "Joe Dan" King and Arminta "Minnie" Conner, on August 7, 1936 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,11,5,3,4 As of August 7, 1936,her married name was King. Ora Lee Vest died on July 3, 2016 at Virginia at age 106.⁴ She Ora Vest King, 106, of Check, was born September 22, 1909 and went to be with our Lord on Sunday, July 3, 2016. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. King; and son, Joe Pete King.She is survived by two daughters, Phyllis Rumble and husband John, from Atlanta Ga. and Linda Campbell from Salem; two grandchildren, John Campbell and Heather Alpert and husband Bob; four great-grandchildren, Derrick, Iris, Isabel, and Zack. A special thanks to Myra Howard, good friend and excellent caregiver to Mama King.Visitation will be Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home with Graveside service following at 2:30 p.m. in Restvale Cemetery, Copper Hill, VA. with Elder Alan Terry officiating. on July 8, 2016.⁴

     Allie Marie Board was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁶ She was born on March 28, 1897 at Simpsons, Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,1,2 She married Howard Lee Gray, son of Howard Columbus Gray and Katherine Eva "Kate" Garnand, on November 8, 1916 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,6,3 As of November 8, 1916,her married name was Gray. Allie Marie Board died on June 5, 1952 at Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia, at age 55.^6,2

     Joe Pete King married Betty Sue Weddle.^8,12,2,6,13 Joe Pete King was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia; His tombstone reads "U.S. Army Vietnam."^8,1,11,6,7 He was born on February 26, 1937 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^8,1,5,6,7 He died on August 2, 1993 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 56.^8,11,1,6,7 He KING, Joe Pete, 56, of Check, passed away Monday, August 2, 1993, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Betty W. King, Check; his mother, Ora V. King, Check; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Phyllis K. Haislip, Atlanta, Ga., Linda and David Campbell, Salem; one nephew, John David Campbell, Salem; one niece, Heather Haislip, Atlanta, Ga; one great-nephew, Derrick Campbell, Salem. Interment in Restvale Cemetery. on August 3, 1993.¹¹

     Linda Lee King was born on March 18, 1944 at Virginia.^1,2 She married David Eugene Campbell on November 27, 1970 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,5,2 As of November 27, 1970,her married name was Campbell. Linda Lee King and David Eugene Campbell were divorced on November 29, 1999 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ Linda Lee King died on February 29, 2020 at Virginia at age 75.³ She Linda Lee King Campbell, 75, of Salem and formerly of Check, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 29, 2020. She was a hairdresser for nearly 50 years. Preceding her in death were her parents, Charles and Ora King; brother, Joe King; and great-granddaughter, Luna Leigh Ann Campbell. Her surviving family includes her son, John Campbell; grandchildren, Derrick Campbell and girlfriend, Kayley Jeffries; sister, Phyllis Rumble; and many other family members and special friends. Special appreciation is extended to Gentle Shepherd Hospice for their loving care. on March 5, 2020.³