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     His Social Security Number was 719-14-5766.⁶ Hardy Woods Harvey was buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on November 16, 1909 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5,6 He married Ocie Catherine Hall, daughter of Roscoe Staten/Stanton Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey, on June 23, 1934 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Hardy Woods Harvey died on July 20, 1948 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 38; Drowned after his boat capsized while fishing.^4,5

     Arthur Marion "Art" Higginbotham was buried at Floral Hills Cemetery, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.^2,5 He was born on January 31, 1925 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.⁴ He married Emma Gertrude "Gertie" Hall, daughter of Roscoe Staten/Stanton Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey, on May 27, 1950 at Benton Co., Arkansas.^1,3 Arthur Marion "Art" Higginbotham died on June 18, 1984 at Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, at age 59.⁵ He Arthur M. Higginbotham, 59, Raytown, died Monday in Colorado Springs. He was lifelong Kansas City resident. Mr. Higginbotham had been a driver for Ryder-PIE Nationwide for 23 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He attended the Spring Valley Baptist Church. He was a member of the Cleveland (Mo.) Masonic Lodge. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Gertie Higginbotham of the home; three brothers, William C. Higginbotham and Edward L. Higginbotham of Independence and Joseph W. Higginbotham, Kansas City; and two sisters, Mrs. Sally R. Bratton, Grandview, and Mrs. Josephine Stevens, Windsor, Mo. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. on June 20, 1984.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 199-03-5389.⁵ Clifton Therion Massey married Ethel Carman Hall, daughter of Roscoe Staten/Stanton Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey.^1,2,3 Clifton Therion Massey was born on May 9, 1915 at Mountain Grove, Bath Co., Virginia.^3,4,5,6 He died on January 30, 2009 at Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 93.⁵

     Perry Cahill Whittaker Perry C. Whittaker, age 89, of Fairless Hills died on Friday, September 28, 2007 at Frankford Hospital Bucks County. Born in Princeton, W.Va., Mr. Whittaker has been a resident of Lower Bucks County since 1952. He built bridges, power plants, aluminum mills and breweries from Maine to Fla. He worked for American Bridge, a division of U.S. Steel, as a Superintendent for almost 30 years before retiring in 1980. Mr. Whittaker was a Supervisor for the construction of the Unisphere at the 1964 World Fair. He was a member of the Masons for over 50 years and served as a past Master of Lodge #134 in Princeton, W.Va. He was a member of the Oxford Valley Chapel. Mr. Whittaker is the beloved husband of nearly 68 years to Ruth V. Whittaker (nee Hall). He is the loving father of Ann Clyburn and her husband Wayne of Trinity, Fla., Sonya McClimans and her husband Ron of Fallsington and Randall Whittaker and his wife Donna of Fairless Hills. He is the devoted grandfather of Kara Cloward, Brian Whittaker and Heather Conover and her husband Craig; and is the great grandfather of Aidan. He will also be sadly missed by his brothers Jack and James "Buddy" Whittaker of Princeton, W.Va; his sisters Virginia Queen, Mildred Quesenberry and Nancy Smith all of Princeton, W.Va. and Bernadine Brown of Mich; and many nieces and nephews. Entombment will follow in Rosedale Memorial Park.² He was buried at Rosedale Memorial Park, 3850 Richlieu Road, Bensalem, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.² He was born on March 15, 1918 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^7,2,3,4,5 He married Ruth Virginia Hall, daughter of Roscoe Staten/Stanton Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey, on October 8, 1939 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,2,5,6 Perry Cahill Whittaker died on September 28, 2007 at Langhorne, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, at age 89.^7,2

     His Social Security Number was 233-14-4675.¹ Harold Victor Gearheart was buried at King Cemetery, Pettry, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁶ He was born on July 29, 1912 at Goodwill, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on December 6, 1951 at Montcalm, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 39.^1,2 He Montcalm, Dec. 7 – A pair of auto brakes that grabbed was blamed Thursday night with the highway death of Harold Victor Gearheart, 39, of Goodwill, Mercer County. State Police Cpl. E. D. Bazzie said Gearheart was thrown from the car in which he was riding when it crashed over a six-foot embankment on a secondary route near Montcalm. After Gearheart was thrown from the car, it overturned crushing the coal miner to death. Bazzie quoted the car’s driver, Van Buren Elkins, also of Goodwill, as saying the accident occurred when he applied the brakes as another vehicle approached. The brakes grabbed and threw the car off the right side of the road, Elkins said. He told officers the approaching car had its bright lights on. Elkins was uninjured.
on December 8, 1951.²

     Jack Woodrow Brendle Sr. was buried at Waughtown Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^5,3,4 He was born on November 12, 1916 at Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^2,5,3 He married June Alice Carper, daughter of Andrew Allen "Andy" Carper and Ida Adalene "Idie" Conner, on April 6, 1939 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^1,6,7 Jack Woodrow Brendle Sr. died on December 18, 1944 at Kommerscheidt, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, at age 28.^5,3,4 He Funeral services for Private Jack W. Brendle Sr., 34 South Pleasant Street, who was killed in action Dec. 18, 1944, in Belgium, will be conducted tomorrow. Burial Waughtown Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Miles Calloway, Percy Stewart, Tommy Hadrick, Clayton T. Foster, Bernard Hege and Harvey Ruark. Private Brendle was born in Winston-Salem Nov. 12, 1916, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Brendie. On April 6, 1941, he was married to Miss Jane Carper of Winston-Salem. He entered the U. S. Army March 15, 1944. Surviving are the widow; one son, Jack W. Brendle Jr; the father; one sister, Mrs. Carl L. Martin; four brothers, R. Clarence, W. Theodore, Henry S. and Rudolph B. Brendle; one half brother, Donald B. Brendle; one stepsister, Miss Barbara Ann Brendle, all of Winston-Salem. on April 16, 1949.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 239-44-7226.⁴ Emma Helen Kerner was buried at Gardens of Memory Cemetery, 5676 Old Walkertown Road, Walkertown, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.² She was born on July 29, 1906 at Kernersville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^5,4,3 As of December 31, 1925,her married name was Carper.¹ She married Clifford Andrew Carper, son of Andrew Allen "Andy" Carper and Ida Adalene "Idie" Conner, on December 31, 1925 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^1,3 Emma Helen Kerner died on September 10, 1993 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 87.^4,5,3 She Mrs. Helen Kerner Carper, 87, of 3812 Forrestgate Dr., Winston-Salem, died Friday, September 10, 1993 at N.C. Baptist Hospital. She was born July 29, 1906 in Kernersville to Rephelius Byron and Emma Valarie Kerner. Mrs. Carper was a lifelong member of Kernersville Moravian Church and retired from Forsyth Memorial Hospital in 1970. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford A. Carper and a daughter, Dyanne Horton. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Thomas Jake Blackburn of Winston-Salem; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one half brother, Rev. William B. Kerner and one half sister, Dorothy K. Per Lee of Georgia. on September 11, 1993.³

     His Social Security Number was 230-38-4524.⁹ John Allen Carper Jr. was born on August 26, 1936 at Roanoke, Virginia.^10,9,2,7,5 He married Costance Anita "Connie" Pitts on November 26, 1958 at High Point, Guilford Co., North Carolina.¹ John Allen Carper Jr. died on April 9, 1998 at Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, at age 61.^9,10,2 He John Allen Carper Jr. of Wilmington, NC, formerly of Winston-Salem, NC, died Thursday, April 9, 1998, at his residence. He was born on August 26, 1936, in Roanoke, VA, the son of the late John Allen and Theora Mae Morris Carper. Mr. Carper served in the United States Marine Corps and retired from R.J. Reynolds Nabisco where he was an engraver. He was affiliated locally with Southern Graphic Systems. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Connie Carper of the home; five children, John Allen Carper III and wife, Christy, of Huber Heights, OH, Thomas Wayne Carper of Lewisville, NC, Stanley Scott Carper of Wilmington, NC, Gina Lynne Jones and husband, Richard, of Winston-Salem, NC, and Mary Heather Philip of Wilmington, NC; sisters Ellyn C. Potter of Wilmington, NC, and Martha Lynne Barney and husband, John, of Winston-Salem, NC; half-sister Julie Vaughan Carper of Roanoke, VA; and five grandchildren, Christopher Martin, Jordan Carper, Abraham Carper, Scott Carper and Chrystin Philip. The family would like to express special thanks to all of their friends and neighbors for all of their support. Dad, we love you. on April 11, 1998.²

     Ralph Lewis Carper Jr. was buried at Gardens of Memory Cemetery, 5676 Old Walkertown Road, Walkertown, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.² His Social Security Number was 239-46-6137.⁴ He was born on January 3, 1935 at North Carolina.^2,4 He married Rita Rae Reich on May 27, 1956 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.¹ Ralph Lewis Carper Jr. and Rita Rae Reich were divorced on September 12, 1983 at Forsyth Co., North Carolina.⁵ Ralph Lewis Carper Jr. died on October 11, 2011 at North Carolina at age 76.^4,2

     Her Social Security Number was 244-52-3672.² Rita Rae Reich was buried at Salem Moravian Graveyard, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.⁴ She was born on January 14, 1937 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^2,4,3 As of May 27, 1956,her married name was Carper.¹ She married Ralph Lewis Carper Jr., son of Lewis Ralph Carper Sr. and Vivian Ruth Sellars, on May 27, 1956 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.¹ Rita Rae Reich and Ralph Lewis Carper Jr. were divorced on September 12, 1983 at Forsyth Co., North Carolina.⁵ Rita Rae Reich died on December 6, 1999 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 62.^2,4,3 She Mrs. Rita Rae Reich Carper, 62, of 2910 Poinsetta Dr., passed away Monday, December 6, 1999 at her home. Rita was born January 14, 1937 in Forsyth County to the late Robert Eugene Reich and Irene Yokley Reich. She was retired from Wachovia Services and was recently employed at EFG Technologies. She was graduate of James A. Gray High School and a member of Trinity Moravian Church. She is survived by two sons, Christopher Carper and wife, Jane of Winston-Salem and Chadwick Carper and wife, Tiffany of Gastonia, N.C; one brother, Rodney Reich and wife, Jane of Winston-Salem; two grandsons, Cameron Carper of Winston-Salem and Joshua Carper of Gastonia; a special niece and nephew, Jill and Joey Reich of Winston-Salem; and a special sister-in-law, Ginger Bauguess and husband, Roger of Kernersville, N.C. Burial will follow in God's Acre. on December 7, 1999.³

     Wilfred Wysor Gray was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^5,7,11 His Social Security Number was 719-05-4101.⁶ He was born on May 7, 1891 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3,5,6,7 He married Virginia Lucille Mason on April 25, 1917 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,5,10 Wilfred Wysor Gray died on December 7, 1966 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 75.^5,7,11 He Wilfred Wysor Gray, 75, of Roanoke County, died Wednesdav at a Roanoke at a Roanoke hospital. Surviving are two sons, Thomas L. Gray, Roanoke, W. W. Gray Jr., Bristol, Tenn; two daughters, Miss Virginia L. Gray, Roanoke, Mrs. Dan E. Briscoe Jr., Bristol, Tenn; a sister, Mrs. Berry R. Rock, Englewood, Fla; a brother, Thomas L. Gray, Englewood, Fla. Burial in Fair View. on December 8, 1966.¹¹

     Her Social Security Number was 411-10-2279.⁵ Hattie Myra Gray was buried at Gulf Pines Memorial Park, 2401 Englewood Road, Englewood, Sarasota Co., Florida.⁶ She was born on April 24, 1893 at Radford, Virginia.² As of December 17, 1913,her married name was Hayes.⁷ She married Charles Cannaday Hayes on December 17, 1913 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.⁷ Hattie Myra Gray and Charles Cannaday Hayes were divorced in April, 1920 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁷ As of November 18, 1920,her married name was Rock.⁴ Hattie Myra Gray married Berry R. Rock on November 18, 1920 at Forsyth Co., North Carolina.⁴ Hattie Myra Gray died on January 3, 1982 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 88.⁸

     James Forrest Gray was buried at Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^3,6 His Social Security Number was 719-05-4097.⁴ He married Peggy Stewart.⁶ James Forrest Gray was born on September 17, 1895 at East Radford, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,6,4,8 He married Thelma Harmon on January 17, 1920 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ James Forrest Gray died on November 13, 1942 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 47.^3,6

     Thomas Lewis Gray was buried at Lemon Bay Historical Cemetery, Englewood, Sarasota Co., Florida.^4,5 His Social Security Number was 083-16-6707.⁹ He was born on January 9, 1903 at Virginia.^1,3,4,10,9,5 He married Minna H. Barnstedt on November 3, 1933 at Manhattan, New York Co., New York.^2,11 Thomas Lewis Gray died on February 12, 1977 at DeSoto Co., Florida, at age 74.^3,4,10,5