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     Betty Jane Kefauver was buried at Kefauver Cemetery, off Rt. 645 on a hill on the east side above the house, Kefauver farm, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.² She was born on March 11, 1931 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 As of December 21, 1948,her married name was Waldron.¹ She married Irvin Hampton Waldron, son of Dewey Cleveland Waldron and Annie Hale, on December 21, 1948 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 Betty Jane Kefauver died on January 27, 2019 at Virginia at age 87.² She Betty Kefauver Waldron, 87 of Copper Hill, Va., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 27, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Irvin Waldron; children, Glenn (Joyce) Waldron, Alice Waldron, and Mark (Donna) Waldron; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Interment will follow in the Kefauver Family Cemetery. on January 30, 2019.²

     Mary Madeline Crowder was buried at Brickey Cemetery (also known as Mt. View Cemetery), Abbott, Craig Co., Virginia.^1,2 Her Social Security Number was 235-42-5321.⁴ She was born on November 11, 1928 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.^4,3 As of October 11, 1945,her married name was Craft.³ She married Charles Willard Craft, son of Looney Marshall Craft and Dillie Leone Kaiser, on October 11, 1945 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 Mary Madeline Crowder died on March 15, 1996 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 67.^1,2,4 She CRAFT, Mary Crowder, 67, of New Castle, died Friday, March 15, 1996 in a Salem hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Craft and a son, Carl Craft. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Doodie and Kerwin Blankenship, New Castle, Bobbie and Billy Perkins, Bedford; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Sylvia Craft, New Castle; son, Jimmy Craft, New Castle; brother, Bud Crowder, Hot Springs; seven grandchildren; three step grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 17, 2 p.m. at Mountain View Christian Church with interment in Brickey Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Boitnott Funeral Home Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. on March 16, 1996.²

     Carl Looney "Tex" Craft was buried at Brickey Cemetery (also known as Mt. View Cemetery), Abbott, Craig Co., Virginia.^1,2 His Social Security Number was 223-64-7322.¹⁰ He was born on January 2, 1948 at Alleghany Co., Virginia; The Virginia Birth Records have a birth date of Jan 3, 1948.^10,4,6,7 He married Judy Ann Taylor on June 30, 1969 at Greene Co., Virginia.⁶ Carl Looney "Tex" Craft and Judy Ann Taylor were divorced on June 25, 1973 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁷ Carl Looney "Tex" Craft married Sharon Rosella Durham on August 3, 1976 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,6 Carl Looney "Tex" Craft and Sharon Rosella Durham were divorced on April 22, 1978 at Craig Co., Virginia.⁷ Carl Looney "Tex" Craft married Cheryl Ann Lichliter on March 23, 1985 at Craig Co., Virginia.⁶ Carl Looney "Tex" Craft and Cheryl Ann Lichliter were divorced on April 3, 1987 at Craig Co., Virginia.⁷ Carl Looney "Tex" Craft died on August 12, 1994 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 46.^1,10,5 He CRAFT, Carl L. ("TEX"), 46, of 701 Dale Avenue, Roanoke, (formerly of New Castle), died Friday, August 12, 1994, at Lewis Gale Hospital. He was the son of the late C. Willard Craft and Mary M. Craft. He is survived by his mother, Mary M. Craft, New Castle; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Barbara Ann and Billy Perkins, Hardy, Doodie and Kerwin Blankenship, New Castle; two brothers and sister-in-law, Jimmy C. Craft, Charlie and Sylvia Craft, all of New Castle; five nieces, two nephews, three great-nieces. Funeral service will be Sunday, 3 p.m., at Biotnott Funeral Home Chapel, Jim Morris officiating. Interment will follow in Brickey Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. on August 13, 1994.²

     His Social Security Number was 226-01-6699.⁷ Oswell Cooper Bowling was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^8,3,6 He was born on July 28, 1898 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card and WWII card have a birth date of Jun 24, 1898.^{7,1,2,8,3,4,5} He married Ocie Edith Poff, daughter of Fleming Jacob Valentine Poff and Mary Frances Lawrence, on October 22, 1921 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,9 Oswell Cooper Bowling died on January 7, 1981 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 82.^3,6 He Mr. Oswell Cooper Bowling, age 82, of Route 3, Salem, passed away Wednesday. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Veta Whitt, Salem; Mrs. Odrie Thurlo, Mocksville, N.C; Mrs. Nancee Lee, Gaithersburg, Md; four sons, Rev. J. Dennis Bowling, Lithia Springs, Ga; Melvin C. Bowling, Fairfax; George K. Bowling, Fort Walton Beach, Fla; E. Lewis Bowling, Roanoke; one brother, Oscar Bowling, Ghent, West Va; thirty-one grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren. Burial in Sherwood. on January 9, 1981.⁶

     Albert Fleming Bowling was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on August 1, 1922 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He died on January 21, 1933 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 10.^2,3

     Cephas Irvin Bowling was buried at Montvale Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 1075 Dewey Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.^3,7 His Social Security Number was 224-20-1414.⁹ He was born on December 12, 1923 at Flat Top, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^9,3,4,5,6 He married Lois Elizabeth Showalter on June 8, 1944 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^10,11 Cephas Irvin Bowling and Lois Elizabeth Showalter were divorced on September 15, 1967 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Cephas Irvin Bowling married Ruth Snell on October 7, 1967 at Winchester, Illinois.¹¹ Cephas Irvin Bowling died on January 21, 1979 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 55.^9,5,3

     His Social Security Number was 224-24-9274.⁷ Wilbert Owen "Jack" Bowling was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,8 He was born on September 9, 1925 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^7,3,8,5,9,10 He married Esther Earl Thurman on July 22, 1948 at Chesterfield Co., South Carolina.^3,11,12 Wilbert Owen "Jack" Bowling died on December 18, 1980 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 55.^3,8,9

     His Social Security Number was 229-24-7780.⁸ Rev. Julian Dennis Bowling was buried at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Lithia Springs, Douglas Co., Georgia.^3,9 He married Aleta M. Goodman.³ Rev. Julian Dennis Bowling was born on January 9, 1927 at Roanoke, Virginia.^8,4,5,10 He married Charlotte Marie Harris circa 1947.¹¹ Rev. Julian Dennis Bowling and Charlotte Marie Harris were divorced in 1950 at Michigan.¹² Rev. Julian Dennis Bowling died on October 21, 1990 at Lithia Springs, Douglas Co., Georgia, at age 63.^8,3,5,13 He The Rev. Julian Dennis Bowling of Lithia Springs died Sunday of cancer at HCA Parkway Medical Center. He was 63. Burial at Sunrise Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Bowling was associate pastor of Riverview Temple of Faith. He was a toolmaker and owner of Cambo Enterprises Inc. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Aleta Goodman Bowling; three sons, Michael S. Bowling and Mark E. Bowling of Lawrenceville, and William D. Bowling of Oklahoma City; four daughters, Suzanne Towns of Marietta, Odrie Hutcheson of Kennesaw, Kambree Bowling of Lithia Springs and Karin Bowling of Fort Lauderdale, Fla; two stepsons, Harold G. Howton and Alan Howton of Norcross; a stepdaughter, Janet Waren of Austell; three brothers, Melvin Bowling of Burke, Va., George Bowling of Destin, Fla., and Lewis Bowling of Roanoke, Va; and three sisters, Leta White of Roanoke, Odrie Thurlo of Mocksville, N.C. and Nancee Lee of Gaithersburg, Md. on October 22, 1990.³

     Veta Marie Bowling was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on July 26, 1928 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,5 As of March 5, 1949,her married name was Whitt.³ She married Charles Lindbergh Whitt Sr. on March 5, 1949 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,4,7 Veta Marie Bowling died on October 21, 2020 at Virginia at age 92.⁴ She Veta Bowling Whitt, 92, of Salem, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Throughout Veta's life she was known for being a loving, and caring mother, who worked hard alongside her husband owning and operating Whitt Carpet & Tile Service, Inc. Veta was also nominated as a Small Business Owner of the Year before retirement. When she was not working you would often find her passing time quilting. No matter what was going on in her life she always remained a dedicated and devoted Christian woman in times of loss, pain, joy, and gladness. She was a member as well as a deacon of Fort Lewis Baptist Church. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She loved her family wholeheartedly, and unconditionally. She will be deeply missed by all who were blessed to have known her. She is preceded in death by her parents, Oswell Cooper Bowling and Ocie Poff Bowling; her husband, Charles Whitt; as well as four brothers; and one infant son. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Evon Cassell (Alan), Charles Whitt Jr. (Debbie), Keith Whitt (Joy), and Kevin Whitt (Debbie); siblings, Odrie Thurlo, Nancee Lee, Melvin Bowling, George Bowling, and Lewis Bowling. Also left to cherish her memory are nine grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She will be laid to rest at Sherwood Memorial Park, in Salem, Virginia. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to her personal caregivers with Home Instead Senior Care, as well as Good Samaritan Hospice for all of the continuous and compassionate care they provided Veta. on October 24, 2020.⁴