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     His Social Security Number was 307-05-8206.⁹ Gerald Ivan Conner was buried at Park Cemetery, 621 S. State Street, Greenfield, Hancock Co., Indiana.^1,3,5 He was born on October 21, 1910 at Greenup, Cumberland Co., Illinois.^9,1,2,4 He married Gladys L. Swain on June 8, 1935 at Hancock Co., Indiana.^1,2,10,5 Gerald Ivan Conner died on April 27, 1979 at Greenfield, Hancock Co., Indiana, at age 68.^1,5 He Mr. G. Ivan Conner, 68, Route 4, died early Friday morning at his home. Born Oct. 21, 1910 in Greenup, Ill., he was the son of Jessie Conner and Davis Conner. He was married to Gladys Swain Conner for 43 years. Mr. Conner was a buyer for Allisons for 31 years, retiring in 1972. He was a member of the New Palestine No. 404, F. & A.M. He served as secretary until his death and was a past master. He was a past worthy patron of New Palestine No. 404 O.E.S. He belonged to the Scottish Rite and Murat Shrine, both in Indianapolis and to Greenfield Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Conner; two children, Mrs. Brenda Gardner of Indianapolis and Jerry Conner of Moorseville, a brother, George Conner of Calumet, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. Thelma Ashbaugh of Valparaiso. Three grandchildren and an aunt, Mrs. Mildred Conner of Brocton, Ill. also survive. Burial in Park Cemetery. on April 28, 1979.⁵

     Virginia May Conner was buried at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, 1977 South State Road 135, Greenwood, Johnson Co., Indiana.^2,3 Her Social Security Number was 346-10-5196.⁶ Her married name was Grudziadz.² She married Henry Francis Grudziadz.^2,3 Virginia May Conner was born on May 23, 1913 at Mattoon, Coles Co., Illinois.^6,2,3 As of May, 1931,her married name was McCreery.¹ She married Albert Wayne McCreery in May, 1931 at Coles Co., Illinois.¹ Virginia May Conner died on September 17, 1977 at Franklin, Johnson Co., Indiana, at age 64.^6,2,3 She Virginia May Grudziadz, 64, 65 Bryant Court, Franklin, died Saturday at the Johnson County Memorial Hospital in Franklin. A housewife and former nurse's aide at the Franklin Masonic Home, Mrs. Grudziadz was married to Henry Grudziadz, who survives. Burial will be at the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Born May 23, 1913, at Mattoon, Ill., she was the daughter of Davis and Jessie Conner. Prior to moving to Johnson county, she and her husband had lived in Porter County. Mrs. Grudziadz was a member of the Franklin Memorial Christian Church, and Hannah Helper's Women's Circle. She is survived by a son, Allen Wayne McCreary, Valparaiso; a daughter, Rita Lee Brown, Baton Rouge, La; two brothers, Ivan Conner, Greenfield and George Conner, Calumet City, Ill; and a sister, Thelma Ashbaugh, Valparaiso. She is also survived by nine grandchildren. on September 19, 1977.³

     Cleo Leonard Wisley was buried at Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon Township, Coles Co., Illinois.³ His Social Security Number was 343-05-7080.⁴ He was born on May 26, 1902 at Illinois.^1,4 He married Pearl Lorine Conner, daughter of Davis Clinton Conner and Jessie Orlena Conner, circa 1927.^1,5 Cleo Leonard Wisley died on December 20, 1967 at Charleston, Coles Co., Illinois, at age 65.³

     Her Social Security Number was 313-32-6143.⁴ Gladys L. Swain was buried at Park Cemetery, 621 S. State Street, Greenfield, Hancock Co., Indiana.^2,3,5 She was born on November 18, 1905 at Hancock Co., Indiana.^4,1,2,3 As of June 8, 1935,her married name was Conner.¹ She married Gerald Ivan Conner, son of Davis Clinton Conner and Jessie Orlena Conner, on June 8, 1935 at Hancock Co., Indiana.^2,1,3,6 Gladys L. Swain died on July 7, 1993 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, at age 87.^4,2,3 She Gladys L. Conner, 87, Greenfield, died Wednesday at University Heights Convalescent Center. Born Nov. 18, 1905, in Hancock County, she was the daughter of Earl and Viola (Larabee) Swain. Mrs. Conner graduated from Madame Blaker College and attended Ball State University. She worked as a nurse's aid from 1951-1971 at Hancock Memorial Hospital. Before 1951, Mrs. Conner taught at New Palestine schools for seven years. She was a member of Greenfield Christian Church; Hancock Memorial Hospital Guild; Order of Eastern Star 213, New Palestine; and was a Hancock Memorial Hospital volunteer from 1980-1990. Survivors include daughter Brenda Gardner, Indianapolis; son Jerry Conner, Chesterfield, Va; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by husband G. Ivan Conner, brother Kenneth Swain and sisters Dorothy Reese and Alice Wamsley. Burial will follow in Park Cemetery. on July 8, 1993.³

     His Social Security Number was 332-10-9177.⁵ Albert Wayne McCreery was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana.^6,2,3 He was born on October 23, 1909 at Borton, Edgar Co., Illinois.^5,2,3 He married Virginia May Conner, daughter of Davis Clinton Conner and Jessie Orlena Conner, in May, 1931 at Coles Co., Illinois.⁴ Albert Wayne McCreery died on February 9, 1990 at Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana, at age 80.^5,6,2 He VALPARAISO - Albert McCreery, 80, of Valparaiso, died Friday, Feb. 9, 1990. He was born Oct. 23, 1909, in Borton, Ill., the son of Thomas and Sythia McCreery. He was a machine operator at Indiana General and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Ethel (Hanley) McCreery; two daughters, Maureen McCreery of Valparaiso and Rita McKin of Arkansas; one son, Allen of Valparaiso; and seven grandchildren. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. on February 10, 1990.³

     Henry Francis Grudziadz was buried at Shady Grove Cemetery, Curtis, Clark Co., Arkansas.¹ His Social Security Number was 395-01-1475.⁵ He married Virginia May Conner, daughter of Davis Clinton Conner and Jessie Orlena Conner.^2,3 Henry Francis Grudziadz was born on January 9, 1915 at Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.^5,1,4 He died on July 7, 1985 at Arkansas at age 70.^5,1

     Marian Lartrice Conner was born on March 5, 1915.¹ She died in April, 1916 at age 1.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 335-22-8708.² Anna Catherine Strait was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois.¹ She was born on August 15, 1926 at Kansas, Edgar Co., Illinois.^1,2 As of August 15, 1948,her married name was Conner.¹ She married George Daniel Conner, son of Davis Clinton Conner and Jessie Orlena Conner, on August 15, 1948 at Brocton, Edgar Co., Illinois.¹ Anna Catherine Strait died on December 3, 1993 at Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois, at age 67.^1,2 She Anna Catherine Conner, 67, of 407 Madison Ave., Dixon, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 3, 1993 at Dixon Health Care Center, Dixon, IL. She was born August 15, 1926 in Kansas, Illinois the daughter of George E. and Edith R. (Mumma) Strait. She married George D. Conner August 15, 1948 in Brocton, IL. Anna was preceded in death by her parents and one brother. Survivors include her husband, George of Dixon; two sons, Michael E. (Penny) Conner of Hoopeston and Randy Gene Conner of Dixon; her daughter, Georgann (Jerry) McBride of Dixon and six grandchildren. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. on December 7, 1993.¹

     Florence Estella Corely was buried at Rocky Creek Baptist Church, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.³ Her Social Security Number was 240-30-3346.¹ She was born on June 2, 1914 at Caldwell Co., North Carolina.^4,1,3 As of October 23, 1943,her married name was Pearson.² She married Earl Pendleton Pearson, son of John Philipe "Philo" Pearson and Lucinda Dorcess Goodwin, on October 23, 1943 at Beaufort Co., North Carolina.^4,2 Florence Estella Corely died on October 6, 1988 at Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., North Carolina, at age 74.^4,1,3

     Opal Catherine Penley Mrs. Opal Catherine Penley Pearson, age 81, of High Rock Road, Boomer, widow of Robert E. Pearson died Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Britthaven Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 6, at 12:00 Noon at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with the Rev. Kelly Dodson and the Rev. Gregg Bauguess officiating. Burial will be in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Boomer. Mrs. Pearson was born in Caldwell County, June 10, 1925, to Calvin and Louise Harrison Penley. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Pearson was preceded in death by two sisters and five brothers. Mrs. Pearson is survived by seven daughters, Vivian Segraves of Matthews, Geneva Pearson, Jeanette Shepherd, Virginia Stalnaker, Cathy Higgins all of Boomer, Gail Rossier of Wilkesboro, Janice Bauguess of Roaring River; one son, Burness Pearson of Boomer; 12 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 242-32-8828.⁶ She was buried at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Boomer, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.^7,5 She was born on June 10, 1925 at Globe, Caldwell Co., North Carolina.^1,6,7,4,5 As of June 25, 1949,her married name was Pearson.⁷ She married Robert Emerson Pearson, son of John Philipe "Philo" Pearson and Lucinda Dorcess Goodwin, on June 25, 1949 at Caldwell Co., North Carolina.^1,7,3 Opal Catherine Penley died on March 3, 2007 at North Carolina at age 81.^6,5

     Rodney Junior Booth was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^9,7 His Social Security Number was 229-62-9949.¹⁰ He was born on March 19, 1947 at Princeton Meadows, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,10,6,9 He married Rebecca Grace Sisson on January 4, 1966 at Leaksville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^11,5,12,7 Rodney Junior Booth died on December 10, 1989 at Spindale, Rutherford Co., North Carolina, at age 42.^4,9,7 He Rodney Junior Booth, age 42, died Sunday, December 10, 1989, in an airplane crash in North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Sisson Booth; three sons, Rodney Patrick Booth, Jonathan Wayne Booth, and Joseph Alan Booth, all of Shawsville; his mother, Athleen Booth Conner of Cottondale, Ala; his father and step mother, Warren H. and Janette Booth of Shawsville; two brothers, Warren Edgar Booth and Robert Allen Booth, both of Shawsville; and a sister, Maggie Lee DeGallo of Sterling, Va. Burial in Head of the River Cemetery, Floyd County. on December 12, 1989.⁷

     Janette Beryl Moses was buried at Piedmont Cemetery, Rt. 11 to Shawsville, turn at nursing home, Rt. 637, about 8 miles on the left, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^8,4 Her Social Security Number was 224-20-2193.⁹ Her married name was Atkinson.² She married Eugene Ford Atkinson, son of Eugene Atkinson and Lena Gertrude Hoback.¹ Janette Beryl Moses was born on March 19, 1922 at Roanoke, Virginia.^9,2,4,5,7 As of July 28, 1984,her married name was Booth.^8,10,7 She married Warren Harding Booth, son of William B. Booth and Althea Beatrice Furrow, on July 28, 1984 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^8,10,7 Janette Beryl Moses died on September 22, 1998 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 76.^8,9,1,4 She BOOTH, Janette M., 76, of Shawsville, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 1998 in Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley. She was a member of Crockett Springs United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Eugene F. Atkinson and Warren Booth. She is survived by a sister, Nadine M. Norwood, from Athens, Ga; two nephews, Lynn A. Norwood and James G. Norwood, both of Shawsville; one niece, Linda A. Ring of Athens, Ga; two stepchildren, the Rev. Eddie Booth and wife Sandra of Shawsville, and Maggie De Gallo; stepdaughters-in-law, Mary Ellen Booth of Shawsville, and Rebecca S. Booth of Tennessee; and many step grandchildren. Burial in Piedmont Cemetery. on September 24, 1998.⁸

     Her married name was Delgallo.² Maggie Lee Booth married Dino Delgallo.^1,5,2 Maggie Lee Booth was born on September 17, 1956 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ She died on June 25, 2010 at Winchester, Virginia, at age 53.⁶

     Martha Ann Foster was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.² Her married name was Gearheart.³ She married Steven Dewey Gearheart, son of Adam Dewey Gearheart and Ruth Evelyn Perdue.^3,4,2 Martha Ann Foster was born on September 18, 1955.² She died on August 2, 2012 at Virginia at age 56.² She Martha Ann Foster Gearheart, 56, of Copper Hill, went to be with the Lord Thursday night, August 2, 2012. She was born September 18, 1955. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Foster; and her stepfather, Elvin G. Hess. She has faithfully served her family as a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and relative. She loved the Lord and her life was about serving the Lord. Her purpose in doing anything was to do for others. Surviving are her husband, Steven Gearheart, of Copper Hill; three children, Israel Grissom and his wife, Virginia, of Boones Mill, Angel Hall and her husband, Jayme, of Erie, Pa., Jesse Gearheart and his wife, Samantha, of Copper Hill; her mother, Frances F. Hess; seven grandchildren, Tanner, Jared, Jarah, Jeremy, Travis, Samantha and one on the way; two great-grandchildren, Ethan and Elyssa; two brothers, Danny Foster and wife, Rise, of Roanoke, Wayne Foster and wife, Helen, of Vinton; mother-in-law, Ruth Gearheart; three sisters-in-law, Lynn Downey, Peggy Chitwood, Brenda Gibson. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday at Conner Bowman Funeral Home with Pastor Warren Singleton officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Conner Bowman Funeral Home, 62 Virginia Market Place Drive, Rocky Mount, 540-344-5151. on August 4, 2012.²

     Frank Horace Willis was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ He was born on March 29, 1923 at Virginia; The cemetery listing has a birth date of Mar 29, 1928 but I believe the actual date is Mar 29, 1923 based on the 1930 Census and the ages of his siblings.^4,3 He died on November 10, 1939 at age 16.³

     Noah Lee Willis was buried at Restvale Cemetery, Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia; His tombstone reads "U.S. Army WWII."^2,1,3,10 He was born on November 8, 1920 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,10 He died on August 14, 1988 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 67.^2,11,1,3,10 He Willis, Noah Lee, age 67, of 4301 Holmes Street, N.E., died Sunday at the V.A. Medical Center, Salem. He was a native of Floyd County, a veteran of World War II and served in the European, African and Middle Eastern Theaters. He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Unit Badge. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Nellie Willis, Roanoke; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Mitchell of Roanoke, Mrs. Bure Aldridge of Check, and Mrs. Willie Aldridge of Pilot; three brothers, Robert Willis, Oscar Willis, and Marvin Willis, all of Roanoke. Internment in the Restvale Cemetery, Copper Hill. on August 15, 1988.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 223-70-8267.¹⁰ Lena Mae Willis was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on April 30, 1916 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^11,3,12,10 As of November 23, 1931,her married name was Mitchell.² She married Jefferson Carson "Jeff" Mitchell Sr., son of Posie Everett Mitchell and Lucy Ida Duncan, on November 23, 1931 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,1 As of November 9, 1964,her married name was Heslep.¹³ Lena Mae Willis married Everett Monroe Heslep on November 9, 1964 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹³ Lena Mae Willis and Everett Monroe Heslep were divorced on June 1, 1966 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹³ Lena Mae Willis died on March 4, 2006 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 89.^10,1 She Lena Mae Willis Mitchell, 89, of Roanoke, Va., formerly of Floyd County, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Lena was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. She was the daughter of the late G. M. and Nellie Willis and the widow of Jeff Mitchell. She was also preceded in death by her son, Doug Mitchell. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Barbara Warren, Wanda and Wendell Greenwood, Ruth and Butch Collins, Linda and Roger Wright, Don Mitchell; ten grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Virginia Aldridge, Eva Aldridge; two brothers, Oscar Willis, Marvin Willis; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, March 6, 2006 at Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. Lee Naff and the Rev. Robin Naff officiating. Interment will follow in Wilson Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday at Gardner Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd is in charge of the arrangements. on March 5, 2006.¹