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     Nannie A. Richards was buried at Brown Cemetery, Lick Creek, Summers Co., West Virginia.² Her married name was Lawrence.² She was born on August 19, 1903 at West Virginia.^2,3 She married Noah Russell Lawrence, son of Archer Almond "Arch" Lawrence and Virginia Caroline "Jennie" Pettrey, circa 1920.^2,3,4 Nannie A. Richards died on November 24, 1961 at age 58.²

     Grace Elizabeth Lawrence was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁶ Her married name was Miller.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 233-64-9886.¹¹ She married Dewey Miller.⁵ Grace Elizabeth Lawrence was born on September 25, 1904 at Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia.^4,11,7 As of May 22, 1933,her married name was Young.⁴ She married Emery Dearil Young on May 22, 1933 at Summers Co., West Virginia.^4,6 Grace Elizabeth Lawrence died on September 21, 1991 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 86.^6,11 She Mrs. Grace Elizabeth Lawrence Young Miller, 87, of Oak Hill died Sept. 29, 1991, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, of a long illness. She was born in Summers County and was a homemaker. Surviving: son, Emery Young Jr. of Oak Hill; daughters, Juanita Pennington of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Mary Wade, Stella Aliff, both of Oak Hill; brothers, Leslie Lawrence of Kegley, Ryan Lawrence of Princeton; sister, Hazel Martin of Columbus, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Aaron Davidson officiating. Entombment will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on October 1, 1991.⁶

     Oscar Harless Lawrence was buried at Pettrey Cemetery, Pipestem, Summers Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He was born on July 16, 1910 at Warford, Summers Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5 He married Virginia Emogene Pettrey on April 16, 1934 at Summers Co., West Virginia.^2,10,11 Oscar Harless Lawrence died on May 11, 1989 at Hampton, Virginia, at age 78.^2,5

     His Social Security Number was 719-14-4423.¹⁰ Robert Leslie "Cob" Lawrence was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,7 He was born on January 27, 1916 at Warford, Summers Co., West Virginia.^10,4,7 He married Ruth Ettie Fox on September 16, 1939 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^5,11 Robert Leslie "Cob" Lawrence died on November 10, 1999 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 83.^10,7 He PRINCETON - Robert "Cob" Lawrence, 83, of 221 10th St., formerly of Kegley, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999, in a Princeton hospital. Born Jan. 27, 1916, in Summers County, he was the son of the late Arch Lawrence and Virginia Pettrey Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence retired from Pocahontas Fuel Co. at Itmann and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 9690. He was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed gardening. He was preceded in death by a son, Dallas Lawrence; a grandson, Mark Lawrence; three brothers, Russell Lawrence, Harless Lawrence and Zed Lawrence; a sister, Grace Young. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Ruth Fox Lawrence; two sons, Robert Lawrence and Homer Lawrence and his wife, Shelby, all of Princeton; three grandchildren, Robert Dwayne Lawrence, Phillip Lawrence and Deborah Anderson; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Ryan Lawrence of Princeton; and a sister, Hazel Martin of Columbus, Ohio. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton, with the Revs. James Hebb and David Barnett officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton. on November 12, 1999.⁷

     Zed Wesley Lawrence was buried at Brown Cemetery, Lick Creek, Summers Co., West Virginia.^2,6 He was born on April 13, 1919 at Summers Co., West Virginia.^3,12 He married Ruth Rebecca Hall on September 28, 1940 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,4,6,7 Zed Wesley Lawrence died on February 14, 1985 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 65.⁶ He Zed W. Lawrence, 65, of Lerona, was dead on arrival Thursday at a Princeton hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was a retired carman at the N&W Railroad at the Elmore Yard, a member of the Brotherhood of Railways and a member of the Amateur Radio Association. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Ruth Hall Lawrence; daughters, Rebecca Ann Vogt of Speedway and Mrs. Caroline M. Mahoney of Lerona; brothers, Ryan Lawrence Sr. of Rock, O.H. Lawrence of Hampton, Va., and Robert Leslie Lawrence of Kegley; sisters, Grace Miller of Oak Hill, and Hazel Martin of Columbus, Ohio; two grandchildren; William Charles Vogt III and Ruth Anna Mahoney. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday from George W. Seaver Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jack L. Lawrence officiating with burial in Brown’s Chapel Cemetery, Lick Creek. Pallbearers will be nephews. on February 16, 1985.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 236-48-6451.⁵ Ruth Rebecca Hall was buried at Brown Cemetery, Lick Creek, Summers Co., West Virginia.^1,4 She was born on July 27, 1922 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,2,3,4 As of September 28, 1940,her married name was Lawrence.² She married Zed Wesley Lawrence, son of Archer Almond "Arch" Lawrence and Virginia Caroline "Jennie" Pettrey, on September 28, 1940 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,6,4 Ruth Rebecca Hall died on April 27, 1999 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 76.^5,4 She PRINCETON - Ruth Rebecca Lawrence, 76, of 901 Stafford Drive, Princeton Towers, Princeton, died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, in a Princeton Hospital. Born July 27, 1922, in Princeton, she was the daughter of the late Mose McClellan and Maude M. Pettrey Hall. She was a former employee of Naturalizer Shoes in the Mercer Mall, Leggett’s in Princeton, and Fort Pitt Shoes, Princeton, she was a member of the Lilly Grove Baptist Church in Princeton. She had lived in Princeton, most of her life except for a short time she lived in Lerona and Summers Co. She was preceded in death by her husband Zed Wesley Lawrence; and two brothers, Mose McClellan Hall and James Charles Hall. Survivors include two daughters, Rebecca Ann Vogt of Speedway, and Caroline M. Lawrence of Princeton ; two grandchildren, William Charles Vogt III of Lorton, Va., and Ruthanna Mahoney of Princeton; two sisters, Wanza Kirkman of Danville, Va., and Betty Wolfe and husband John of Roanoke; and one brother, Bobby Hall and wife Linda of Greensboro, N.C. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home, Princeton, with Revs. Alan Mullins and Mark Garner officiating. Burial will follow at Browns Chapel Cemetery, Summers County. on April 29, 1999.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 514-16-0413.² Esther G. Crowell was born on April 14, 1897 at Kansas.^1,2 As of October 5, 1927,her married name was Cole.¹ She married Fred Edward Cole, son of Bailey Cole and Bertie Lee Blackwell, on October 5, 1927.¹ Esther G. Crowell died on October 9, 1981 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, at age 84.²

     Minnie Margaret Howe was buried at Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony, Harper Co., Kansas.¹ She was born on July 6, 1901 at Mount Hope, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.¹ As of circa 1921,her married name was Cole.² She married William E. "Willie" "Will" Cole, son of Bailey Cole and Bertie Lee Blackwell, circa 1921.^2,1 Minnie Margaret Howe died on January 11, 1958 at Anthony, Harper Co., Kansas, at age 56.¹

     His Social Security Number was 233-58-5943.⁵ Richard Yeatts Stanley was buried at Yeatts Family Cemetery, on a hill in a pasture, near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mayberry, Patrick Co., Virginia.² He was born on March 14, 1938 at Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^5,1 He married Nancy Umbarger on August 14, 1966 at Stuart, Patrick Co., Virginia.^1,2 Richard Yeatts Stanley died on August 24, 1996 at Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia, at age 58.^5,2 He STANLEY, Richard Yeatts, 58, of Abingdon and formerly of Patrick County, died Saturday, August 24, 1996, at his home in Abingdon. Mr. Stanley was preceded in death by his father, Cornelius Stanley. Mr. Stanley was a 33rd degree Mason with Dan River Lodge #129 in Madison, N.C. He also was a Shriner. Mr. Stanley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Umbarger Stanley of the home, and his mother, Mrs. Vera Y. Stanley of Meadows of Dan. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Meadows of Dan Baptist Church, with the Revs. Jack Holland, Clarence Marshall and Henry Horton officiating. Interment will follow in the Yeatts Family Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by Patrick County Veterans Memorial Honor Guard, as well as Masonic rites by Mountain Home Lodge #263. The Stanley Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Meadows of Dan Baptist Church. Arrangements by Moody Funeral Home in Stuart. on August 25, 1996.²

     Joshua Walter Thompson was born circa 1873 at Franklin Co., Virginia.³ He married Carrie Beulah Nichols, daughter of William Richard Nichols and Susan Moran, on July 17, 1921 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,4

     Carrie Beulah Nichols was buried at Radford Cemetery, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway on Route 888, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 223-50-1633.⁵ She was born on July 18, 1895 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,5 She married Joshua Walter Thompson on July 17, 1921 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,4 As of July 17, 1921,her married name was Thompson.³ Carrie Beulah Nichols died on March 12, 1991 at Virginia at age 95.^4,5 She Carrie Nichols Thompson, age 95, of Salem, formerly of Floyd, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. She was the widow of Joshua W. Thompson and a member of Paynes Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by two sons, Harding H. Thompson and Richard J. Thompson. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Aileen and James StClair, Roanoke; Avis and Golden Beckner, Roanoke; Lois and Parris Hammond, Salem; a daughter-in-law, Julia Thompson, Collinsville; one son and daughter-in-law, Roosevelt E. and Velma Thompson, Salem; one stepdaughter, Elma Turman, Floyd; one stepson, Kaufman Thompson, Floyd; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Paynes Creek Primitive Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Friday with Elder Hale Terry and the Rev. John Ingram officiating. Interment will follow in Radford Cemetery, Floyd County. Friends may call after 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's South Chapel. on March 13, 1991.⁴

     Curtis Ray Thompson Curtis Ray Thompson, 69, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2025. He was born on February 28, 1956, the son of the late Roosevelt Emmett Thompson and Velma Pauline Conner Thompson. In addition to his parents, Curtis is also preceded in death by his beloved dogs, CT, Sissy, Jasmine, and Senecea. He is survived by his daughter, Samantha Raye Morris (Greg); and his cherished grandchildren, Kamrhen Wayne Thompson, Eithen Daniel Morris, and Step-Son Alan Lloyd (Shelly). He is also survived by his siblings, David Thompson (Linda), Donna Smith (Rusty), Johnny Thompson (Linda), and Angela Russell (Herman), along with many loving nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss him deeply.⁵ He was born on February 28, 1956 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,4,5 He married Judith Dianne Sisson on August 10, 1979 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² Curtis Ray Thompson and Judith Dianne Sisson were divorced on October 29, 1985 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Curtis Ray Thompson married Elizabeth Ellen Gillock on October 10, 1986 at Stewartsville, Bedford Co., Virginia.² Curtis Ray Thompson and Elizabeth Ellen Gillock were divorced on November 30, 2007 at Bedford Co., Virginia.⁴ Curtis Ray Thompson died on April 15, 2025 at Virginia at age 69.⁵

     Elizabeth Ellen Gillock Elizabeth Ellen Thompson, lovingly known as "Piney" to her family, left this world to go be with Jesus and her precious Gramps on January 10, 2024, following a long-term illness. Born in Christiansburg, Va., on September 16, 1950, she is preceded in death by her mother, Jane Wheeland Gillock and two sons, David and Michael. Elizabeth had many things in life that gave her joy, namely, her children, grandchildren, and her dog, "Baby Girl," who passed several years ago. She also loved all of her faithful clients, Harley Davidson motorcycles, flea markets, beautiful clothes and high heels -- she always looked beautiful. She was a huge Willie Nelson fan, and her favorite places were the country, barns, and our beloved cabin, Kandota. Elizabeth had a big heart and would help anyone who needed it. Those Elizabeth leaves behind to mourn are her son, Alan (Shelly); four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; father, Richard E. Gillock; two sisters, Barbara Spencer Maier and Carol Dean (Jim); cousins, Caroline Calkins and John Blair; as well as two dear friends, Don and Cathy.⁴ She was born on September 16, 1950 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,4 As of October 10, 1986,her married name was Thompson.¹ She married Curtis Ray Thompson, son of Roosevelt Emmett "Pops" Thompson and Velma Pauline "Polly" Conner, on October 10, 1986 at Stewartsville, Bedford Co., Virginia.¹ Elizabeth Ellen Gillock and Curtis Ray Thompson were divorced on November 30, 2007 at Bedford Co., Virginia.³ Elizabeth Ellen Gillock died on January 10, 2024 at Virginia at age 73.⁴