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     Ruby Mozelle Rose was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 231-32-5010.⁶ She was born on December 3, 1912 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^7,3,6,4 As of November 6, 1937,her married name was Miller.⁴ She married Oscar Rangeley Miller on November 6, 1937 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,5,4 Ruby Mozelle Rose died on July 4, 2007 at Virginia at age 94.^6,5 She Ruby Rose Miller, 94 of Christiansburg, went to meet her Lord, Wednesday, July 4, 2007. The daughter to the late Trigg and Annie Doyle Rose. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Miller. She is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Browder and Christine Miller; three grandchildren, Keith and Carolyn Light, Lisa Slusser, Kevin and Susan Light; great granddaughter, Katherine Rose. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2007. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Horne Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sebert Rorrer officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. Online condolences maybe sent to hornefuneralservice.com. Arrangements by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg. on July 5, 2007.⁵

     Charles Lewis "Moonie" Graham Jr. was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.² He was born on January 14, 1923 at Roanoke, Virginia.^5,4,7 He married Iris Madalynne Dobbins, daughter of William Dillard "Rus" Dobbins and Addie Agnes Rose, on December 7, 1946 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,5 Charles Lewis "Moonie" Graham Jr. died on November 5, 1997 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 74.^2,6 He GRAHAM, Charles L. Jr. (“Moonie”'), 74, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 1997. He was a retired electrician from N & W with 38 years of service. Mr. Graham was a Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Iris M. Graham; daughter, Carolyn G. Balthis; son, Timothy Graham; two grandchildren, Shannon M. Graham and Christy Balthis; brothers, Ramon E. Graham and wife, Hope, Edward Graham and wife, Helen; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, November 8, 1997, at Oakey's North Chapel with Rev. Robert Phaup officiating. The interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Oakey's North Chapel. on November 6, 1997.²

     Carolyn Lee Graham was born on October 16, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4,5,6 As of June 27, 1970,her married name was Balthis.⁴ She married Frank Wilson Balthis Jr. on June 27, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,6 Carolyn Lee Graham and Frank Wilson Balthis Jr. were divorced on June 8, 1979 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ Carolyn Lee Graham died on December 26, 2021 at Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, at age 74.⁶ She Carolyn Lee (Graham) Balthis, 74, passed away peacefully in Exeter, N.H., on December 26, 2021, with her daughter by her side. Carolyn was born in Roanoke, Va., on October 16, 1947, to Charles and Iris Graham. Five years later she became a big sister to her lifelong best friend, Tim Graham. She grew up in Garden City, was an active member of Garden City Church of the Nazarene, loved theater, and dreamed of being a French teacher. She attended Jefferson High School, graduating in 1966. After 2 years at Virginia Western Community College, in 1968 she was hired as a bank teller at Colonial American National Bank. She married Frank Balthis Jr. in 1970 and gave birth to a daughter, Christy (Balthis) Draheim, in 1975, they divorced in 1978. She worked at the bank for 33 years, persisting through its mergers into Crestar, then SunTrust. She worked her way up from teller to Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of the Tanglewood and Towers Branches. She took early retirement from SunTrust in 2001 due to disability. She took full advantage of her retirement, serving in several capacities at Virginia Heights Baptist Church, including Deacon and Sunday School Teacher of the Philathea Class; traveling overseas with her daughter, going on mission trips to Grenada and Kenya, helping raise her two great-nieces, whom she thought of as her own grandchildren, and working with her brother to landscape her yard into a floral paradise. She moved away from Roanoke in 2014 for the first time in her life, to live with her daughter and son-in-law in Connecticut, then moved with them to New Hampshire in 2015. She was ecstatic to welcome her only grandson, Ben Draheim, in 2017 and relished her role as Grammy. Her health having declined in the past few years, she spent the pandemic in Exeter Center Nursing Home in Exeter, N.H., only seeing her family standing six feet away through a window screen while wearing a mask. Thanks to loosened restrictions she was able to celebrate her grandson's fourth birthday in her room in November 2021, just one day before she fell ill. Carolyn was cremated and her ashes will be scattered along her favorite beach on Hatteras Island, N.C. Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Lewis "Moonie" Graham (1997) and Iris Madeline (Dobbins) Graham (2000), and brother, Timothy Wayne Graham (2013). She is survived by her daughter, Andrea Christine "Christy" (Balthis) Draheim (Shane) of Hampstead, N.H; step-granddaughter, Alexis Cheryl Draheim of Hampstead, N.H; grandson, Reuben Timothy "Ben" Draheim of Hampstead, N.H; niece, Shannon Marie (Graham) Lucas of Roanoke Va; two great-nieces, Alyssa Madeline (Lucas) Kuehn and Abigail Marie Lucas, both of Roanoke, Va; an uncle and many cousins. on July 3, 2022.⁶

     Timothy Wayne "Tim" Graham was born on November 26, 1952 at Radford, Virginia.^6,7,4 He married Beverly Kay Jacobs on January 27, 1971 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Timothy Wayne "Tim" Graham and Beverly Kay Jacobs were divorced on January 31, 1979 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁷ Timothy Wayne "Tim" Graham married Charlene Bernice Bell on May 26, 1984 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Timothy Wayne "Tim" Graham and Charlene Bernice Bell were divorced on February 26, 1987 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁷ Timothy Wayne "Tim" Graham married Sherry Leigh Gray on June 6, 1992 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ Timothy Wayne "Tim" Graham died on November 13, 2013 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 60.³ He Timothy Wayne (Tim) Graham, of Roanoke passed away quietly with his family by his side on November 16, 2013. He was preceded in death by his mother, Iris M. Graham and his father, Charles l. (Mooney) Graham. Tim is survived by his daughter, Shannon G. Lucas; sister, Carolyn G. Balthis; granddaughters, Alyssa M. Lucas and Abigial M. Lucas all of Roanoke. He is also survived by his niece, Christy B. Draheim and her husband Shane of Groton Conn; uncles, David Dobbins and wife Mary of Branson Mo., and Ralph Dobbins of Hopewell; as well as several cousins. A Memorial Service to honor him will be held 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2014 in the Chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church with the Reverend Nelson Harris Officiating. Family to receive guests immediately following the service. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel and Crematory (540) 989-3131 on January 1, 2014.³

     Her Social Security Number was 223-30-4565.⁴ Mabel Marie "Pet" Garnett was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ She was born on August 29, 1901 at Virginia.^4,3 As of circa 1921,her married name was King.¹ She married Burgess Holly King, son of Jackson Charles King and Addie Alzena Rose, circa 1921.^1,3 Mabel Marie "Pet" Garnett died on September 11, 1973 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 72.^4,3

     His Social Security Number was 229-18-6914.⁷ Burgess Garnett King was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² He was born on August 1, 1923 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^7,6 He married Marion Grace Baugess on September 13, 1946 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^2,8,4 Burgess Garnett King died on February 3, 2000 at Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 76.^7,2,5 He KING, Burgess Garnett, 76, a lifelong resident of Salem, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2000. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Baugess King; and his parents, Mabel Garnett (Pet) King and Burgess Holly King. Mr. King is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna King and Donald F. Tomb of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Nancy King and D. Bruce Porter of Salem; grandchildren, Jennifer Malindi Amrhein and Daniel Burgess Tomb of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Jason M. Porter of Salem. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday February 6, 2000 at John M. Oakey & Son Salem Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held Monday, February 7, 2000 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Jeff Dorsey officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials may be made to the Salem Sports Foundation, Salem Educational Foundation or Salem Rescue Squad. on February 5, 2000.²

     Her Social Security Number was 231-24-4274.⁴ Marion Grace Baugess was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² She was born on August 14, 1925 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^4,3 As of September 13, 1946,her married name was King.³ She married Burgess Garnett King, son of Burgess Holly King and Mabel Marie "Pet" Garnett, on September 13, 1946 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 Marion Grace Baugess died on June 19, 1999 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 73.^2,4,5 She KING, Grace Baugess, 73, of Salem, passed away Saturday, June 19, 1999. She was preceded in death by her father, William Bryan Baugess; stepfather, Daniel Edgar ("Happy") Harris, and one brother, O. Dalton Baugess. Mrs. King is survived by her husband of 53 years, Burgess G. King, of Salem; two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna King and Donald F. Tomb, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Nancy King and Bruce Porter, Salem, and grandchildren, Jennifer Malindi Amrhein and Daniel Burgess Tomb, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Jason M. Porter, Salem. She is also survived by her mother, Florence Dalton Harris of Salem and one brother, William B. Baugess, Charlotte, N.C. Friends may call at John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem, 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, June 21, 1999. Graveside services will be conducted 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 1999. Interment in Sherwood Cemetery. The family suggests memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Salem Rescue Squad or to the charity of your choice. on June 21, 1999.²

     Dennis Bruce Porter was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ He was born on July 21, 1943 at Clifton, Iroquois Co., Illinois.^2,3 He married Nancy Lynne King, daughter of Burgess Garnett King and Marion Grace Baugess, on May 14, 1988 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 Dennis Bruce Porter died on September 12, 2020 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 77.³ He Dennis Bruce Porter, 77, of Salem, Va., passed away peacefully after a sudden illness at the University of Virginia Medical Center on Saturday, September 12, 2020. He was born on July 21, 1943, in Clifton, Illinois. He was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and served three years. Bruce was an Independent Financial Advisor with his own practice, Financial Strategies, and most recently retired from Morgan Stanley. Serving his clients' financial futures and developing those relationships brought him much personal satisfaction. Bruce loved his life. He enjoyed playing golf and traveling with his wife and friends, hiking, riding his bike, spending time at the cottage in the woods, and loving his family. He had love in his heart for God and is now at peace. Bruce was preceded in death by his father, Byron Ervin Porter; his mother, Willough Mae Tracey; one brother, Raymond Porter; and three sisters, Marian Biggs, Dorothy Porter, and Shirley McPherson. Surviving are his wife of 32 years, Nancy King Porter; his sons, Jason M. Porter, his wife Dara Lipton and grandson, Lucas Porter of Alexandria, Va; Dennis B. Porter II of Indianapolis, Ind; and Michael T. Porter of Knoxville, Tenn; one daughter, Kimberly Houston and grandson, Jacob Wells of Indianapolis, Ind; and numerous other beloved family members. A graveside service, with COVID-19 social distancing, will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Sherwood Memorial Park, 1250 E. Main St, Salem, VA. on September 19, 2020.³

     Flossie Valentine Gearheart was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 225-92-4441.³ She was born on February 14, 1906 at Virginia.³ As of August 3, 1933,her married name was Aliff.⁴ She married Morres Lee Aliff, son of William Oscar Aliff and Della A. "Ardella" Rose, on August 3, 1933 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,4 Flossie Valentine Gearheart died on August 1, 2005 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 99.^1,3,2 She Flossie Gearheart Aliff, 99, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, August 1, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morres Lee Aliff. She leaves to cherish her memory, three daughters, Loretta G. Scott of N.C., Janice Hall and Sandy Aliff, both of Christiansburg; five grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; three greatgreat-grandchildren; sister, Princess Chandler; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jim and Irene Sutphin; and sister-in-law, Louise Aliff. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 4, 2005 at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. The Aliff Family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg, (382-2612). Online condolences may be sent by visiting hornefuneralservice.com on August 2, 2005.¹

     Arnold Ray Scott was buried at Sunset Cemetery, North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,4 He was born on November 3, 1928 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Loretta Geraldine Aliff, daughter of Morres Lee Aliff and Flossie Valentine Gearheart, on March 20, 1964 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ Arnold Ray Scott died on October 11, 1986 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 57.^3,4

     Rev. Montague Chrisman "Jim" Sutphin was buried at Sunset Cemetery, North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,5 He was born on December 8, 1921 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,6,5 He married Edna Irene Aliff, daughter of William Oscar Aliff and Della A. "Ardella" Rose, on April 12, 1941 at Riner, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,7,2,8,4 Rev. Montague Chrisman "Jim" Sutphin died on April 1, 2014 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 92.^3,4,5,6 He Rev. M. C. (Jim) Sutphin, 92, of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at home with his family. He pastored many churches in the area - Oak Grove Church, Sugar Grove Baptist, Cedar Springs Baptist, Sowders Chapel Baptist, West Milford Baptist, Anath Baptist, East Radford Baptist, Eggleston Baptist, and Maranatha Baptist; most recently he was minister of hospital visitation at Gethsemane Baptist Church. Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Sutphin; parents, William and Ollie Sutphin; brothers, Bob, Raymond, and Charlie; sisters, Thelma Hurley and Leola Hawkins; son-in-law, Scott Bonham; and great-granddaughter, Lainey Schultz. Jim is survived by his son, Kenneth Sutphin and wife Benira of Lugoff, S.C; daughters, Della Cameron and husband Larry of Front Royal, Va., Judy Lynn Bonham of Roanoke, and Donna Baratta and husband Mike of Vinton; grandchildren, Jamie Lee Taylor, Chase Sutphin and wife Tressa, Dale Chrisman Underwood, Drusilla Lynn Underwood, Tonya Lee Hough and husband Mike, Brian Trump, Jessica Stitcher and husband Peter, and Michael Baratta; great-grandchildren, Scott Taylor, Briley Sutphin, Taren Sutphin, Sedona Sutphin, Michael Hoback, Lexi Dixon, Laura Hooker, Aiden Stitcher, and Emily Stitcher; sisters, Opal Jones and husband Robert of Salem, and Frances Mullins and husband Ed of Radford; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 3, 2014, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gethsemane Baptist Church, 2006 Preston Street, Radford. The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 4, 2014, at 2 p.m. at the Church, with Pastor Jerry Gibson officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. Flowers are appreciated, however if anyone would like to do so, please consider a donation to Gethsemane Baptist Church, P O Box 3514 F.S.S., Radford, VA 24143. on April 3, 2014.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 226-01-6684.⁴ Dewey Thomas Custer was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^5,3 He was born on January 25, 1898 at Virginia.^4,3 He married Gertrude B. Aliff, daughter of William Oscar Aliff and Della A. "Ardella" Rose, circa 1921.^1,2,3 Dewey Thomas Custer died on November 18, 1986 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 88.^4,3