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     Lucy Lee Prillaman was born on January 4, 1936 at Callaway, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,3 She died on April 4, 2008 at Franklin Co., Virginia, at age 72.^3,4 She Lucy Lee Prillaman, of Callaway, went to be with our Lord on Monday, April 4, 2008, at the age of 72. She was born January 4, 1936, in Callaway, Va., to the late Ernest James and Ida Mae Prillaman. She was an active, devout and dedicated member of Piedmont Presbyterian Church since 1948, where she was a member of the choir, served as church historian, worked with Activity Hour, and a member of Piedmont's Womens Day Circle. After graduating from Radford College, she taught school in Callaway for 12 years and served as a secretary for the Continuing Education Center for 12 years. Lucy also worked as a bookkeeper for Sydney's Department Store for eight years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Nelson A. Prillaman and Isaac Clay Prillaman; an infant sister, Rachel Marie Prillaman; nieces Cecelia Delong and Alesia Hope Prillaman; and two nephews, Glenn M. (Sonny) Prillaman Jr. and Gene Prillaman (surviving Gene is his wife, Barbara, of Richmond). Surviving Lucy are two brothers, James Wendell Prillaman and wife, Lorena, of Roanoke, and Glenn M. Prillaman, of Callaway; three nieces and spouses, Sherryl and Bill Hankins, of Forest, Beth and Jim Lewis, of Albemarle, N.C., and special niece and caretaker, Teresa Hill (Harold), of Callaway; four nephews and spouses, Gerald Prillaman (Doris), of Salem, Charles Prillaman (Barbara), of Dracut, Mass., James W. Prillaman (Sharon), of Vinton, and Randall Clay Prillaman (Rebecca), of Kingsport, Tenn; one aunt, Irene Steppe, of Lynchburg; one uncle, Thomas Jackson Prillaman, of Vinton; and several great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and church friends. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115. Funeral services will be conducted from Piedmont Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 17, 2008, with the Rev. David Codington and David McCarty officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park. Her family will be receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount, Va. on April 16, 2008.³

     James Wendell Prillaman Sr. was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park (also known as Mountain View Burial Park), 5970 Grassy Hill Road, Boones Mill, Franklin Co., Virginia.⁷ He was born on October 16, 1933 at Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^2,5,9,6,7 He married Lorena Pearl Orfield on June 20, 1959 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,10,4,5,9,7 James Wendell Prillaman Sr. died on November 27, 2023 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 90.⁷ He James Wendell Prillaman Sr., of Roanoke, Va., went to be with the Lord and the love of his life, Lorena, on Monday, November 27, 2023. He was born on October 16, 1933, to the late Ernest James and Ida May Prillaman of Callaway, Va. Wendell was also preceded in death by his wife, Lorena Orfield Prillaman, and his daughter, Alesia Hope Prillaman. He leaves behind his sons, James Wendell Prillaman Jr. and wife, Sharon, of Vinton, Va., and Randall Clay Prillaman and wife, Rebecca, of Kingsport, Tenn; his grandchildren, James Tyler Prillaman and Ryan Jacob Prillaman of Vinton, Va; his brother, Glen Milton Prillaman of Callaway, Va; and many nieces and nephews. Wendell worked most of his life as a clerk for Norfolk Southern Railroad where he found a passion for trains. After retiring, he delivered mail part time, watched and reported weather conditions as an enthusiast, and spent time with his family. The family extends a "Special Thank You" to the staff at Salem Terrace at Harrogate for their compassion and kindness over the past four years caring for Wendell. Interment will follow at Mountain View Memorial Park, 5970 Grassy Hill Road in Boones Mill, Va. on November 30, 2023.⁷

     Her Social Security Number was 223-22-8550.³ Her married name was Reynolds.⁴ Mary Elizabeth Young was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ She married Unknown Young.⁶ Mary Elizabeth Young married Earl S. Reynolds.^4,5 Mary Elizabeth Young was born on August 27, 1923.^2,3 As of June 26, 1947,her married name was Prillaman.¹ She married Nelson Amos Prillaman, son of Ernest James Prillaman and Ida May Prillaman, on June 26, 1947.^1,2,5 Mary Elizabeth Young died on November 13, 2002 at Virginia at age 79.³ She REYNOLDS, Mary P., 79, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 13, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Nelson A. Prillaman and Earl Reynolds; and daughter, Celia Prillaman DeLong. She is survived by her daughters, Sherryl Prillaman Hankins and husband, William P. Hankins, Elizabeth Prillaman Hatley; sons, Gerald Nelson Prillaman and wife, Doris Byer Prillaman, Gene Meredith Prillaman and wife, Barbara France Prillaman, Charles Ernest Prillaman and wife, Barbara Haywood Prillaman; three stepdaughters, Joann Reynolds Hoal, Vickie Lynn Basham, Barbara Thomas and husband, Kenny Thomas; eight grandchildren and two stepgrandsons. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel on Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Barry Shaffer officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oakey's North Chapel. on November 15, 2002.⁵

     Cecelia Jean Prillaman was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 225-72-0489.⁶ Her married name was DeLong.¹ She was born on June 4, 1949.^2,6 She married Wayne H. DeLong on February 14, 1974.² Cecelia Jean Prillaman died on February 15, 1998 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 48.^6,4 She DELONG, Cecelia Prillaman, 48, of Roanoke passed away Sunday, February 15, 1998 in a Roanoke hospital. She was a retired Registered Nurse with the Salem V.A. Hospital. Ms. DeLong was a member of Main Street Baptist Church, Christiansburg. She was predeceased by her father, Nelson A. Prillaman. Surviving are her mother, Mary Prillaman Reynolds and her husband, S. Earl Reynolds, of Roanoke; two sisters, Sherryl P. Hankins and her husband, William P. Hankins, of Forest, Va., Elizabeth P. Hatley and her husband, William L. Hatley, of Norwood, N.C; three brothers, Gerald N. Prillaman and his wife, Doris Byer Prillaman, of Salem, Va., Gene M. Prillaman and his wife, Barbara France Prillaman, of Richmond, Va., Charles E. Prillaman and his wife, Barbara Heywood Prillaman, of Beverly, Mass; and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Virginia Department of the Visually Handicapped or Main Street Baptist Church, Christiansburg. Funeral services will be conducted 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 18, 1998 from Oakey's North Chapel with the Rev. Charles King officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Oakey's North Chapel. on February 17, 1998.⁴

     Gene Meredith Prillaman married Barbara France.^4,2,5,3 Gene Meredith Prillaman was born on September 16, 1955 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 He died on October 8, 2005 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 50.² He Gene Meredith Prillaman, 50, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond. Gene was born September 16, 1955 in Roanoke, Va. to the late Nelson A. Prillaman and Mary Young Prillaman Reynolds. Gene attended Virginia Western Community College, where he studied and graduated with an associates degree. He worked most of his life as a certified auto mechanic in the Roanoke and Richmond areas. He was preceded in death by a sister, Cecelia P. DeLong. He is survived by his wife, Barbara France Prillaman; brothers, Gerald N. Prillaman and wife, Doris of Roanoke, and Charles E. Prillaman and wife, Barbara of Dracut, Mass; two sisters, Sherryl P. Hankins and husband, Bill of Forest, Va., and Elizabeth P. Lewis and husband, Jim of Albemarle, N.C; his mother and father-in-law, Ceylon and Trudy France; sister and brother-in-law, Lorraine and Kevin Conklin; and sister-in-law, Tammy Lee, all of Wirtz, Va; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. A private memorial service will be held in Richmond. Memorial contributions may be made to Sherbourne United Methodist Church, 2619 Sherbourne Rd., Richmond, Va. 23237.
on October 10, 2005.²

     His Social Security Number was 223-30-4246.⁹ Robert Arvil Collins was buried at Benjamin Wade Cooper Family Cemetery, Rt. 806, 0.4 miles from Rt. 640, Six Mile Post Road, Callaway, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,3,10,11 He was born on July 17, 1913 at Dillons Mill, Franklin Co., Virginia.^{1,2,10,4,9,7,11} He married Mary Katherine Collins, daughter of James Peter "Jim" Collins and Minnie Catherine Stump, on October 17, 1936 at Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.^12,1 Robert Arvil Collins died on July 11, 1979 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 65.^2,3,10,11 He CALLAWAY - Robert Arvin Collins, age 65, passed away Wednesday July 11, 1979. He was employed by the Ferrum College in the Maintenance Department. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary C. Collins, one daughter, Mrs. Rodney (Judy) Shively, Ferrum; one son Orville (Butch) Collins, of the home; his mother, Mrs. Martha Stump Collins, Callaway; one sister Mrs. Charlie N. (Edith) Young, Roanoke, Three grandchildren, Joy Shively, Durand Shively, both of Ferrum; Blaine Shively, V.P.I., Blacksburg; one foster brother Robert E. Stump, Roanoke. Internment will follow in the Cooper Family Cemetery. on July 13, 1979.³

     Katherine Ilene "Judy" Collins was born on December 5, 1937 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^3,5 As of September 27, 1957,her married name was Shively.³ She married William Rodney "Rod" Shively on September 27, 1957 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,6,2,3

     His Social Security Number was 229-50-6691.⁸ William Rodney "Rod" Shively was buried at Shively-Spencer Cemetery (Endicott Cemetery), Endicott, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,5 He was born on October 9, 1938 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^8,3,4,5,7 He married Katherine Ilene "Judy" Collins, daughter of Robert Arvil Collins and Mary Katherine Collins, on September 27, 1957 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,2,9,3 William Rodney "Rod" Shively died on November 17, 2001 at Franklin Co., Virginia, at age 63.^2,8,5,6 He SHIVELY, William Rodney, (Rod), 63, well-known businessman and musician of Franklin County, died Saturday, November 17, 2001. Rod, as he was known by family and friends will be remembered for his contributions to the music community and for the businesses he operated in connection with that industry. He owned and operated Little Music City in Rocky Mount and later Far Star Satellite and with his partner and brother, Steve Shively, Outlet Recording, Inc. of Rocky Mount. Rod also owned and operated his own publishing company, Fairystone Publishing. Rod was preceded in death by his parents, Kermit E. and Geneva G. Shively; and his father-in-law, Orville Collins. He is survived by his devoted wife of forty-four years, Judy Collins Shively, of the home; his sons and daughters-in-law, William Blaine and Margaret Shively, Blacksburg, Durand L. and Angie Shively, Boones Mill; his daughter and son-in-law, Joy Lynne and Brian Cundiff, Rocky Mount; his grandsons, Ryan Shively and Wyatt Cundiff; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy O. and Betty Shively, Richmond, Steve and Jane Shively, Ferrum; sister and brother-in-law, Margo S. and John Brake, Vinton; his mother-in-law, Mary Collins, Callaway; brother-in-law, Butch Collins and wife, Ruth, Callaway; He is also survived by many nephews, nieces, cousins, aunts and uncles. Interment will follow in the Shively-Spencer Cemetery (Endicott Cemetery). on November 20, 2001.²

     Calvin F. Thomas was buried at Den Hill Road Cemetery, Mount Calvery Baptist Church, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² He was born on June 1, 1935 at Virginia.² He died on August 11, 1977 at age 42.²