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     Her Social Security Number was 230-66-0588.⁴ Betty Jennings was buried at Highland Memory Gardens, Rt. 11 between Dublin and Radford, Pulaski Co., Virginia.³ Her married name was Booth.³ Her married name was Bowles.¹ She married Robert M. "Red" Bowles.^1,2,3 Betty Jennings married Unknown Booth.³ Betty Jennings was born on February 24, 1947.⁴ She died on August 5, 2004 at Virginia at age 57.^3,4 She Betty Jennings Booth Bowles, 57, of Boones Mill, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, August 5, 2004. She was preceded in death by her father, James H. Jennings. Betty was a childcare provider and former employee of the Moores Stores. Surviving is her husband, Robert "Red" Bowles; daughter, Kimberly Booth Easter and husband Robert; son, Brian Booth and wife Angela; granddaughter, Cheyanne Easter; mother, Dorothy S. "Dot" Jennings, all of Roanoke; sister, Diane Helton and husband Dexter of Rocky Mount; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, August 9, 2004 at Simpson Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road by Dr. Darryl Crim. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin, Virginia. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Simpson Funeral Home, 366-0707. on August 8, 2004.³

     Robert M. "Red" Bowles was buried at Highland Memory Gardens, Rt. 11 between Dublin and Radford, Pulaski Co., Virginia.³ He married Betty Jennings, daughter of James Howery/Howard Jennings and Dorothy Virginia "Dot" Saul.^1,2,4 Robert M. "Red" Bowles was born on February 8, 1947.⁵ He died on March 8, 2005 at Virginia at age 58.^3,5 He Robert M. (Red) Bowles, 58, of Boones Mill, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2005. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Odie and Mildred Gibson Bowles, a sister, Dorothy Bowles Stump and his wife in August of 2004, Betty J. Bowles. Mr. Bowles served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was an employee of the Contractor Yard in Roanoke. Surviving are his son, Brian Booth and wife Angela; daughter, Kimberly B. Easter and husband Robert, all of Roanoke; granddaughter, Cheyenne Easter; brothers, Lloyd Bowles of Rocky Mount, William O. Bowles and wife Janet of Calloway; sisters, Sarah Stump of Boones Mill, Irene Pierce and husband Jim of Wirtz, Ruby Wilder and husband Bill of Roanoke; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2005 at Simpson Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road by Dr. Darryl G. Crim. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday in Highland Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Simpson Funeral Home, 366-0707. on March 9, 2005.³

     Stanley Ryland Wilhelm was buried at Forest Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 693 Mt. Moriah Road, Eagle Rock, Botetourt Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on November 3, 1918 at Rich Patch, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^2,3,4,5 He married Margaret Anne Jennings, daughter of John Malcolm Jennings and Elizabeth Alice Taylor, on January 2, 1963 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,3,6 Stanley Ryland Wilhelm died on July 12, 1967 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 48.^2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 227-11-9274.⁴ Tracy Lynn Epperley was born on May 21, 1971 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia.^1,2,4 She died on December 29, 1995 at Dublin, Pulaski Co., Virginia, at age 24.^5,3,4 She EPPERLEY, Tracy Lynn, 24, of Highland Road, Dublin, died Friday, December 29, 1995 at her home. She was born in Pulaski, Va. on May 21, 1971. She was a former employee of Renfro Corp., Pulaski, Va. Surviving are her parents, Cecil L. and Sherrill Carnell Epperley, Pulaski; twin children, Justin Cody Epperley, Dublin, Tristen Danielle Epperley, Dublin; one sister, Amanda Kay Epperley, Pulaski; two brothers, Shawn Douglas Epperley, Pulaski, Shannon Michael Epperley, Pulaski; grandmother, Edith Carnell, Christiansburg; grandfather, Dewey L. Epperley, Christiansburg; and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with the Rev. Bob Goldstein officiating. Burial will follow in Snowville, Va. Visiting will be Sunday evening at Stevens Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski, Va. on December 31, 1995.⁵

     Shannon Michael Epperley was born circa 1981.³ He died on August 20, 2002 at Pulaski Co., Virginia.^3,4 He EPPERLEY, Shannon Michael, 21, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2002. Memorial services, 2 p.m. Friday, New Life Christian Ministries, Pulaski. Arrangements by Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford. on August 22, 2002.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 230-10-7049.³ Andrew Tazwell "Taz" Yearout married Bivie Pauline Peters, daughter of Charles Arthur Peters and Arizona A. Turner.^1,2,4 Andrew Tazwell "Taz" Yearout was born on May 28, 1909.³ He died on November 2, 1995 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 86.^3,2 He YEAROUT, Andrew Tazwell, ("Taz"), 86, of Roanoke, and formerly of Floyd, passed away Thursday morning, November 2, 1995, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Bivie Peters Yearout, Roanoke; three sons, Clonnie Yearout, Roanoke, Curtis Yearout, Lewis (Buzz) Yearout, both of Floyd; one daughter, Virginia Williams, Alexandria; two stepsons, Dock Sweeney, L.E. Sweeney, both of Roanoke; four stepdaughters, Zonna Dobbins, Barbara Breeding, Jane Gordon, all of Roanoke, Joyce Sutphin, Christiansburg; two sisters, Celeste Yearout, Elsie Spangler, both of Floyd; one brother, Clarence Yearout, Floyd; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 4, 1995 at 1 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, with the Rev. John Ingram and the Rev. Lynn R. Riddle officiating. Interment will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery. Fr iends may call after 1 p.m. Friday at Gardner Funeral Home, where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on November 3, 1995.²

     His Social Security Number was 224-01-1169.⁶ Walter Benford "Bink" Minnick was buried at Centennial Church Cemetery, Virginia.² He was born on June 12, 1917 at McCoy, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,3,5 He married Bertha Jane Woolwine, daughter of Noah Wise Woolwine and Essie Emmaline Spradlin, on September 15, 1961 at Cambria, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3 Walter Benford "Bink" Minnick died on February 17, 1996 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 78.^2,6,4 He MINNICK, Walter B., 78, of Christiansburg, died Saturday evening, February 17, 1996 at the home of his stepdaughter and son-in-law. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha W. Minnick and a daughter, Shelby M. Thompson. Surviving are three sons and their wives, Jack and Catherine Minnick, Lynwood (Shorty) and Nannie Minnick, Donald (Buck) and Eloise Minnick all of Christiansburg; one stepson and his wife, Ezra and Mildred Wirt of Hillsville; one stepdaughter and her husband, Jean and Winston Thompson of Floyd; 12 grandchildren, Wayne Minnick, Pilot, Randolph Minnick, Dennis Minnick, Jennifer Grane, Denise Yopp, Nancy Stanger, Betsy Minnick, Nathan Minnick all of Christiansburg, Robin Barker, Cheryl Minnick both of Blacksburg, Vanessa Minnick, Hot Springs, and Leslie Hetherington, Pearisburg; six stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Nadine and Holly Phillips of Roanoke. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Holly Phillips with burial in the Centennial Church Cemetery, McCoy. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association, 404 8th Street, N.E., Suite C, Charlottesville, Va. 22902. Friends may call at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home after 12 noon Monday and the family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. on February 19, 1996.²

     Clara Edith Brown was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,5 Her Social Security Number was 229-24-9822.⁶ She was born on December 2, 1916 at Gills Creek, Franklin Co., Virginia.^6,3,4 As of May 11, 1946,her married name was Spangler.² She married Lewis Edward Spangler, son of Joseph David Spangler and Virgie Ardella Jones, on May 11, 1946 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,7,8,2 Clara Edith Brown died on February 16, 1996 at Virginia at age 79.¹ She SPANGLER, Clara B., 79, of Roanoke, died Friday, February 16, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis E. Spangler; a daughter-in-law, Monica Blankenship Spangler; two sisters, Alice Hamlett and Dorothy Yost. She was a member of Waverly Place Baptist Church where she served in the nursery. She was also a member of War Mothers and a former member of the Vinton Garden Club. Surviving are two sons, Ronald E. Spangler, Vinton, Jerry R. Spangler and wife, Donna of Salem; granddaughters, Nichole Griffin, Heather Cantu, and Christy Spangler all of Vinton; great-grandchildren, Alexandria Griffin and Tre' Cantu. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on February 17, 1996.¹

     Monica Elyse Blankenship was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^3,6,4 She was born on June 30, 1949 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,4,5 As of June 14, 1969,her married name was Spangler.² She married Ronald Edward Spangler, son of Lewis Edward Spangler and Clara Edith Brown, on June 14, 1969 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,4,7 Monica Elyse Blankenship died on April 28, 1995 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 45.^3,4 She Monica Blankenship Spangler, (Monnie), 45, of Vinton, died Friday, April 28, 1995, in a local hospital. She was a member of Waverly Place Baptist Church and was employed by Bell Atlantic. She was preceded in death by her mother, Virginia (Sis) Sink Blankenship and a brother, Tommy Blankenship. Surviving are her husband, Ronald E. Spangler; daughters and sons-in-law, Heather S. and Robert E. Cantu, Nichole S. and Charles C. Griffin all of Vinton; granddaughter, Alexandria Elyse Griffin; grandson, Tre' Michael Cantu; father, James L. Blankenship, Roanoke; mother-in-law, Clara Spangler; brother-in-law and wife, Jerry and Donna Spangler all of Roanoke; chosen brother, Wesley Bush, Botetourt Co; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on April 30, 1995.³

     His Social Security Number was 226-01-0728.⁵ William Joseph "Willie" Beckner was buried at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, 4002 N. 50th Street, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida.⁴ He married Mabel Hawthorne Muncy, daughter of Sidney Muncy and Delia B. "Dellie" Lawrence.¹ William Joseph "Willie" Beckner was born on September 7, 1907 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,4,5 He and Mabel Hawthorne Muncy were divorced in November, 1966 at Hillsborough Co., Florida.³ William Joseph "Willie" Beckner died on June 18, 1977 at Hillsborough Co., Florida, at age 69.^2,4