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     His Social Security Number was 225-12-8840.⁴ Cleophas Sowers was buried at Blue Ridge Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Rt. 799, 1.5 miles east of Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia.² He married Etta Weeks. Cleophas Sowers was born on February 26, 1896 at Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He died on March 23, 1984 at age 88.²

     Etta Weeks married Cleophas Sowers. Etta Weeks was buried at Willis Cemetery (also known as Keith Cemetery), Rt. 221 at Rt. 764, Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 223-36-7181.³ Her married name was Higgs.² She married Unknown Higgs.² Her married name was Sowers. Etta Weeks was born on April 2, 1895.^2,3 She died on July 11, 1979 at age 84.²

     Callie G. Barton was buried at County Line Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 1.4 miles down Rt. 635 from Blue Ridge Parkway, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3 She married Amos Benjamin Shortt.^2,4 Her married name was Shortt. Callie G. Barton was born on April 25, 1899.^2,3 She died on January 4, 1929 at age 29.^2,3

     Mary Louise Dillard was buried at Huffville Union Church Cemetery, 1078 Huffville Road, NE, Terrys Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ Her married name was Kingrea. She was born circa 1919 at Carroll Co., Virginia.^4,5 She married Joseph Mallie Kingrea, son of Hosea Lewis Kingrea and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Poff, on September 5, 1936 at Hillsville, Carroll Co., Virginia.^4,5 Mary Louise Dillard died on June 16, 2009 at Dublin, Pulaski Co., Virginia.⁴ She Mary Louise Kingrea, 90, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009 in Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center. The widow of the late Joseph M. Kingrea, she was also preceded by sons, James M. Kingrea, Douglas Earl Kingrea and Earl Eugene Kingrea. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Robert L. Embert, Mount Airy, N.C; a brother and sister-in-law, Elmer and Helen Dillard, of Elliston, Va; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and special family and friends. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Horne Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2009 in the Horne Funeral Chapel, conducted by Pastor Richard Kingrea, with interment in the Huffville Cemetery, Floyd County. The Kingrea family is in the care of Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg, Va. On line condolences may be sent to www.hornefuneralservice.com. on June 17, 2009.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 224-74-6666.² James William Sage Jr. was buried at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wythe Co., Virginia.³ He was born on July 26, 1951 at Cripple Creek, Wythe Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,5,4 He married Linda Faye Conner, daughter of William Alvin "Alvie' Conner and Doris Jean Agee, on June 2, 1973 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ James William Sage Jr. died on December 28, 1990 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 39.^3,5

     William G. Howard was buried at White Cemetery, Sulphur Lick, Monroe Co., Kentucky.² His Social Security Number was 402-34-5668.⁵ He was born on February 1, 1929 at Sulphur Lick, Monroe Co., Kentucky.^1,5,6,2,4 He married Ercell Aldridge, daughter of George Wellington Aldridge and Artie Florence Hale, on May 25, 1974 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ William G. Howard and Ercell Aldridge were divorced on March 28, 1977 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ William G. Howard died on November 1, 1982 at Kentucky at age 53.^5,6,2,4,7

     Lucy Jane Poff was buried at Willis Cemetery, atop a hill on south side of Rt. 772, Floyd Co., Virginia.^4,6 She was born on July 13, 1950 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3,6 She married Clyde Wilbert Midkiff on April 20, 1968 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ As of April 20, 1968,her married name was Midkiff. Lucy Jane Poff and Clyde Wilbert Midkiff were divorced on December 14, 1979 at Virginia.³ As of June 4, 1986,her married name was Riggins.³ Lucy Jane Poff married Elmer Franklin Riggins on June 4, 1986 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia; Elmer was a widow when he married Lucy.^3,4 Lucy Jane Poff died on March 25, 2010 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 59.^4,7,6 She Lucy Ann Poff Riggins, 59, of Floyd, VA, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Riggins; father, William Alton Poff; and Brothers, Charles Poff and Billy Poff. She is survived by Two Daughters and Son-in-law, Melissa Goad, And Shirley Weddle and husband Danny; One Adopted Daughter, Kristina Riggins; Two Grandchildren, Calvin Weddle and Levi Weddle; Mother, Ruth Poff; Three Sisters, Sylvia Wood, Marie Clark, and Mildred McCullough; and One Sister-in-law, Ann Poff. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Maberry Funeral Home with Rev. Cecil Brown and Rev. Clyde Bishop officiating. Interment will follow in the Willis Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 26, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. at Maberry Funeral Home. on March 26, 2010.⁴

     Clyde Wilbert Midkiff was buried at Franklin Memorial Park, Virgil Goode Highway, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.³ He was born on January 11, 1936 at Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ He married Lucy Jane Poff, daughter of William Alton Poff and Ruth Ellen Janney, on April 20, 1968 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ Clyde Wilbert Midkiff and Lucy Jane Poff were divorced on December 14, 1979 at Virginia.⁵ Clyde Wilbert Midkiff died on March 10, 2017 at Virginia at age 81.³ He Clyde Wilbert Midkiff, 81 of Rocky Mount passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Surviving are his wife, Betty Ferguson Midkiff; daughters, Sandra Helmecke (Joe Guajardo), Shirley Weddle (Danny) and Melissa Goad; step-children, Lee Housman (R.J. Perdue), Connie Rowland, Ann Fitzgerald (Jimmy) and Carolyn Smith (James); sister, Lorraine Wiles (Edwin); 20 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Flora Funeral Chapel, 11 a.m. Monday with Dr. Billy Shively officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. His family will receive friends 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, S. Main St. Rocky Mount, VA. on March 12, 2017.³

     Lucy Arlene Akers was buried at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Church Cemetery, Rt. 750, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 229-12-3053.⁵ She was born on April 29, 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,3,5 She married Ellis Tazwell Dulaney on December 6, 1942 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^6,3 As of December 6, 1942,her married name was Dulaney.⁶ Lucy Arlene Akers died on January 5, 1991 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 65.^3,5,4 She FLOYD - Lucy Arlene Akers Dulaney, age 65, died Saturday, January 5, 1991, in a Roanoke hospital. Surviving are two daughters, Arlene Sweeney, Shelby Slusher, both of Floyd; three sons, Ellis T. Dulaney, Jr., Glenn T. Dulaney, both of Floyd; Gary W. Dulaney, Blacksburg; one sister, Toye Reed, Hanover, Pa; three brothers, Edgar Akers, Blacksburg; Elias Akers, Floyd; Tasewell Akers, Riner; eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Turpin officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sunday at the Maberry Funeral Home. on January 6, 1991.⁴