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     Crystal Unknown was born circa 1904 at Missouri.¹ As of circa 1924,her married name was Poff.¹ She married Alden Ross Poff, son of James Fleming Poff and Eliza Elnora "Nora" Simpson, circa 1924.¹

     Giles Howard Conner was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia; No dates on his tombstone.^3,2,4 He was born on December 21, 1934 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,5 He died on October 31, 1935 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.²

     Infant Conner was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.²

     David Allen Altizer Sr. was buried at Rosewood Memorial Gardens, 7764 West Lee Highway, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia.³ He David Allen Altizer, Sr., age 67, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at his home in Marion, Virginia. He was born in Smyth Co., Virginia to the late Artis & Leona Altizer. He had served in the United States Army and had attended Beckley College. He is survived by: One Son: David Allen Altizer, Jr. & wife Kelly, Denver, Co. Two Daughters: Katherine Altizer Taylor & husband Jamie, Richmond, VA and Elizabeth Altizer Thacker & husband Hunter, Richmond, VA. Two Brothers: Mr. & Mrs. Bob Altizer, Marion, VA and Edward Altizer, Hilton Head Island, SC. His Grandchildren: David Allen Altizer, III, James Alexander Taylor, Reagan Taylor, Brooks Thacker. Special Friends: Dickie & Susie Jennings, Billy Sawyers. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 7, 2013 from the Bradley’s Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mark Totten officiating. Interment will follow in Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Rural Retreat. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00-2:00 PM at the funeral home.³ He was born in September, 1948 at Smyth Co., Virginia.^4,3 He died on September 4, 2013 at Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia.³

     James Glenwood Simpson was buried at Fairfax City Cemetery, Main Street and Page Avenue, Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 228-40-9627.⁴ He married Elizabeth Ann Sweeney Ferguson, daughter of William Esqurage "Will" Ferguson and Nancy Zellwood Sweeney.^1,3,5 James Glenwood Simpson was born on November 21, 1935.^1,4 He died on March 2, 2000 at Fairfax Co., Virginia, at age 64.^1,4,2

     His Social Security Number was 216-16-6056.⁷ Thomas Ellsworth Owens was buried at Principio United Methodist Church Cemetery, 1511 Principio Furnace Road, Principio Furnace, Cecil Co., Maryland.^4,2 He married Evelyn Corine Wright.⁸ Thomas Ellsworth Owens was born on October 17, 1921 at Perryville, Cecil Co., Maryland.^7,4,1,2 He married Betty Clayton "Bessie" Reynolds on October 11, 1942 at Perryville, Cecil Co., Maryland.⁹ Thomas Ellsworth Owens married Evelyn B. "Lynn" Ryan circa 1975.⁴ Thomas Ellsworth Owens died on April 11, 2009 at Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland, at age 87.^7,4,2 He Thomas E. Owens, age 87, of Elkton, MD, formerly of Perryville, MD, passed away at home on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Born October 17, 1921, in Perryville, MD, he was a son of the late Clinton E. Owens and Flora B. Owens Zeigler. Mr. Owens was a graduate of Perryville High School, Class of 1940. He was a civilian government employee at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, retiring in 1978 as a supervisory engineer in the Material Testing Directorate. Following his retirement from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Mr. Owens worked for several years with the circulation department of the Cecil Whig in Elkton, MD, where he performed a variety of duties peculiar to the Cecil Whig and other publications of the Chesapeake Publishing Corp. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving with the SEABEES in the South Pacific and taking part in the Marianas and Guam campaigns. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 135, Perryville, MD, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1400, member at large, SEABEE Veterans of America, Island X-5, Lancaster, PA, and the SEABEE Historical Foundation, Gulfport, MS. He was also a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter No. 1522. Mr. Owens was preceded in death by his sister, Georgia Owens Arnold; brother, Walter James Owens; and son, Richard W. Owens. Mr. Owens is survived by his wife of 24 years, Evelyn B. "Lynn" Ryan Owens; two sons, William and Roger Owens of Elkton, MD; two daughters, Lois Thornton of Phoenix, AZ, and Melissa Dolan of Chambersburg, PA; two stepsons, Charles Ryan of Jessup, MD, and Michael Ryan of Perry Point; MD; step-daughter, Cynthia Ryan of Peach Bottom, PA; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandson; one great-granddaughter; and six step-grandchildren. Interment will be in Principio Cemetery, Perryville, MD. on April 17, 2009.⁴

     Georgia Etta Owens was buried at Maryland Veterans Cemetery (also known as Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery), 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, Prince George's Co., Maryland.^7,8 Her Social Security Number was 219-12-9793.⁹ She was born on July 12, 1924 at Perryville, Cecil Co., Maryland.^9,4,7,8 As of August 14, 1943,her married name was Arnold.⁵ She married James Henry Arnold on August 14, 1943 at Perryville, Cecil Co., Maryland.⁵ Georgia Etta Owens died on February 7, 1997 at Maryland at age 72.^9,7,8

     His Social Security Number was 220-18-5986.⁸ Walter James Owens Sr. was buried at Principio United Methodist Church Cemetery, 1511 Principio Furnace Road, Principio Furnace, Cecil Co., Maryland.^3,9 He was born on February 16, 1926 at Port Deposit, Cecil Co., Maryland.^8,3,4,9 He married Viola Margaret Bungori circa 1947.³ Walter James Owens Sr. died on December 4, 2006 at Havre de Grace, Harford Co., Maryland, at age 80.^8,3,9,6 He Walter James Owens, Sr., 80 years, of Perryville, MD, died Monday, December 4, 2006 in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born February 16, 1926, in Port Deposit, MD, he was a son of the late Clinton Owens and Flora B. Light Owens. Mr. Owens was a WWII veteran, Pfc. in the U.S. Army from 1944 until 1946. He was employed 30+ years as Lt. Security Supervisor, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD, and Edgewood Arsenal, Edgewood, MD. Mr. Owens educated himself in the field of electronics and enjoyed working with wood and working on automobiles. He was a life member of Jerry Skrivanek V.F.W. Post No. 8185, Port Deposit, MD. Mr. Owens is survived by his wife, Viola Margaret Bungori Owens, Perryville, MD. Mr. and Mrs. Owens have been married 59 years. Survivors also include his son, Walter James Owens, Jr, Perryville, MD; daughter, Cynthia May Bannon, Conowingo, MD; grandchildren, Timothy Alan Adams, Dawn Lynn Buyington, Joshua James Owens, and Danielle Nicole Owens; great-grandchildren, Dominic Thomas Adams, Timothy James Adams, Lucie Marie Owens, and Susie Ann Owens, and brother, Thomas E. Owens. In addition to his parents, Mr. Owens was preceded in death by his sister, Georgia O. Arnold. Visitation is scheduled for Friday, December 8, 2006 from 6-8 PM, at the Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., Perryville, MD. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 9, 2006, at the funeral home. Rev. Richard A. Moore of Rising Sun Church of the Nazarene, Colora, MD, will officiate. Interment will be in Principio Cemetery, Perryville, MD. on December 6, 2006.³

     His Social Security Number was 267-60-0128.¹⁵ Rev. Morris Butler Book was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, 1603 Greenwood Street, Orlando, Orange Co., Florida.⁶ He was born on April 25, 1907 at Columbus, Bartholomew Co., Indiana.^15,7,9,10 He married Connie Elizabeth Brannon on January 24, 1932 at Orlando, Orange Co., Florida.^16,11,12 Rev. Morris Butler Book died on April 30, 1965 at Miami, Dade Co., Florida, at age 58.^15,3,7 He Private funeral services, with cremation following, have been conducted in Orlando, Fla., for the Rev. Morris Book, a native of Columbus and half-brother of William H. Book, retired executive vice-president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce who died Thursday. Rev. Book, 58, died Friday in a Miami hospital after a long illness. He moved from Columbus following his graduation from Columbus high school, and was graduated from Rollins college at Orlando. He had served as pastor of churches in Florida and California, and his last pastorate was at the Church of Christ in Mechanicsburg, Va. Born in Columbus, he was the son of the Rev. William H. and Mary Davis Book. The father was the pastor of Tabernacle Christian church, which later became First Christian church, for about 20 years, retiring in 1925. Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Connie Book; four children, Joan, James, Jack and Julie; four half-sisters, Miss Lois Book of Columbus, a retired schoolteacher, Mrs. William H. Sugden of Norfolk, Va., Miss Katherine Book of Indianapolis and Miss Mary Virginia Book of White Plains, N.Y.: and a half-brother, Howard Book of Logan, Calif. Funeral services were conducted Monday in Indianapolis for the other half-brother, William H. Book. on May 6, 1965.⁷

     Virginia Lynn "Ginnalin" Gray was born on June 2, 1854 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,6,5,4 As of November 5, 1874,her married name was Lester.³ She married Cass Lewis Lester on November 5, 1874 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,5 Virginia Lynn "Ginnalin" Gray died on July 6, 1935 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 81.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 286-03-3839.⁵ Howard Asa "Ace" Gray was buried at Ward Cemetery, off U.S. 60 East on Kelley's Creek Road, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^6,4 He was born on April 26, 1875 at West Virginia.^7,6,5 He married Alda Eleanor Tribble on July 1, 1909 at Mammoth, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ Howard Asa "Ace" Gray died on August 17, 1951 at Montgomery, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 76.^6,4 He GRAY, Howard (Ace) — Service will be at the home of a son, Clarence Gray, at Ward at 2 p.m. today. Rev. Albert Cadle and Rev. George L. Fizer will officiate. Burial will be in Ward Cemetery under direction of Cook Mortuary of Cedar Grove. Mr. Gray, 77, of Ward, died Friday in a Montgomery hospital. on August 19, 1951.⁴

     Bryon/Bryan Gray was born on July 19, 1877 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia.³ He married Nannie Hudson on January 17, 1907 at Mammoth, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ Bryon/Bryan Gray died before May 4, 1910.⁵

     Augustus Jenkins "Gus" Gray was buried at Bibb Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁵ His Social Security Number was 234-34-2206.⁶ He married Mary Elizabeth Asbury.^7,8 Augustus Jenkins "Gus" Gray was born on June 5, 1879 at White Water, Nicholas Co., West Virginia; His obituary has a birth date of Jun 9, in Kanawha Co.^1,6,2,3,5 He married Lucy Hanna on December 4, 1907 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; Lucy was divorced at the time of this marriage.⁴ Augustus Jenkins "Gus" Gray died on February 3, 1964 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 84.^9,5 He OAK HILL - Augustus J. Gray, 84, died in an Oak Hill hospital Monday at 12:30 p.m. after a long illness. He was a retired employe of the State Road Commission. He was born in Kanawha County, June 9, 1879. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ernestine Caldwell of Chicago, Ill; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel in Oak Hill Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Roy Foster in charge. Burial will be in Bibb Cemetery at Fayetteville Route 1. The body will remain at the funeral home. on February 4, 1964.⁵

     Herbert Gray was buried at Ward Cemetery, off U.S. 60 East on Kelley's Creek Road, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on November 6, 1886 at Eagle, Fayette Co., West Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Nov 6, 1887 and his death certificate has Nov 6, 1888.^1,3,4 He married Mary Alice Dodd in 1912 at Gauley Bridge, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^5,6 Herbert Gray TOSSES DYNAMITE AT FEET. MAN KILLS WIFE. Body of Mrs. Alice Gray, Of Montgomery, Mangled by Explosion — Husband Arrested. Visitors here from Montgomery tell of one of the most brutal murders ever enacted there, when Mrs. Alice Gray was killed by an explosion of dynamite. It is said that her husband ignited the fuse to the explosive, and threw it at the feet of the woman. Her body was mangled and she died instantly. According to the story, the husband, William Gray, while intoxicated, went to the woman's boarding house and, after being refused admittance, forced his way into the hallway, where the the crime was committed. The woman had left her husband some time ago, alleging that he mistreated her. The body was taken to near Avis, where the funeral was conducted this morning. Gray is under arrest in the
Montgomery jail. on July 11, 1916.⁵ He LIFE TERM FOR GUY. Man Who Killed Wife With Dynamite Is Sentenced. Herbert Gray, who killed his wife by blowing her to atoms with dynamite, was sentenced to the penitentiary for life by the circuit court of Fayette county this week. Gray entered a plea of guilty soon after the jury was empanelled before which he was to have been given trial. He said that he committed the act because he intended to kill himself and his wife at the same time. With three sticks of dynamite in his hand, and with cap and fuse ready for exploding, Gray went to the house occupied by his wife, and after calling her into the doorway, lighted the fuse. The dynamite exploded while it was still in his hand. The explosion killed the woman instantly, and blew his left arm off just below the shoulder. His wife's daughter, by a former husband, was the only witness to the tragedy, and she was so affected by the explosion that her mentality is said to be impaired and it was decided not to require her to go onto the witness stand when the case was called for trial. Tho murder occurred at Marling. The woman had been living apart from Gray for some time. She was operating a boarding house at the time. Gray was said to have been drunk the morning of the killing. on July 26, 1916.⁷ He Herbert was serving time in the West Virginia State Penitentiary for murdering his wife by using three sticks of dynamite. He blew off part of his left arm at the elbow in the process. on June 5, 1917 at Moundsville, Marshall Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on January 26, 1936 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 49.⁴

     Martha Olive "Mattie" Gray was born on July 21, 1871 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.² As of February 22, 1887,her married name was Davlin.³ She married John Davlin on February 22, 1887 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ As of July 27, 1896,her married name was Clifford.⁴ Martha Olive "Mattie" Gray married James Clifford on July 27, 1896 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,4 Martha Olive "Mattie" Gray died on February 29, 1940 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 68.²

     William Taylor Gray was born on April 12, 1873 at Franklin Co., Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Apr 22, 1873.^1,2,3,4 He married Frances Louvina "Frankie" Cunningham on June 19, 1899 at Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,5 William Taylor Gray died on February 18, 1932 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 58.³

     Erva Lillie Emmazetta McGhee was born in July, 1882 at Virginia.⁵ As of circa 1896,her married name was Norman.⁵ She married John Jackson Norman circa 1896.^4,1,5 As of before January 5, 1920,her married name was Miller.⁶ Erva Lillie Emmazetta McGhee married Unknown Miller before January 5, 1920.⁶ Erva Lillie Emmazetta McGhee died on August 7, 1956 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama, at age 74.^2,3

     John Jackson Norman was born on August 28, 1867 at Indiana.^1,2 He married Erva Lillie Emmazetta McGhee, daughter of Thomas Clayborn McGhee and Eliza Bird Cole, circa 1896.^1,2,3 John Jackson Norman died on March 22, 1917 at Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama, at age 49.^1,2,4

     Florilla Frances McGhee was born on June 27, 1886 at Pulaski Co., Virginia.¹ She died on October 3, 1890 at age 4.¹

     Posey McGhee was born on July 9, 1892 at Pulaski Co., Virginia.¹ He died on November 9, 1892.¹