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     John Lee Turner was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.³ He was born on June 7, 1879 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Sarah Eliza Kelley, daughter of Moses Greer Kelley and Kesiah Catherine Conner, on November 15, 1899 at Floyd Co., Virginia.² John Lee Turner died on August 28, 1918 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 39.^3,4 He ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED IN WRECK - Passenger train No. 4 was wrecked Wednesday morning near Ada, just east of Bluefleld. The train was running about two hours late when the engine left the rails on a sharp curse, turned over and was smashed. Four of the steel cars went over embankment, one of them landing a meadow fifty feet from the track. Baggage, express and mail sacks were scattered all around. Fireman C. A. Muck was buried and smashed under the wreck and engineer John Turner received injuries from which he died at 8:30 o'clock in a sanitarium in Bluefield. Several passengers and mail clerks were badly shaken up, but escaped without serious injuries. The cause of the wreck has not been determined. on August 30, 1918.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 229-60-5701.³ Hazel Blanche Stowers was born on October 4, 1898 at Cove Creek, Bland Co., Virginia.^2,3 As of circa 1923,her married name was DeWese.^1,4 She married Hanston Cassel "Toy" DeWese, son of Henry Cassell DeWeese and Sarah Jane Kelley, circa 1923.^1,4 Hazel Blanche Stowers died in November, 1977 at age 79.³

     George Washington Hale was buried at Hale Family Cemetery, 1360 Moore Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.² He was born on March 28, 1873 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His death certificate has a birth year of 1872.^2,3 He married Sarah Eliza Kelley, daughter of Moses Greer Kelley and Kesiah Catherine Conner, on December 1, 1935 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ George Washington Hale and Sarah Eliza Kelley were divorced on October 18, 1938 at Virginia.⁴ George Washington Hale died on September 6, 1943 at Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 70.²

     His Social Security Number was 223-03-4427.¹¹ Roscoe Johnson Turner Sr. was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4,6 He was born on March 2, 1901 at Gilliam, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5,8,11 He married Isabel Jeter on July 15, 1921 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,8,4,6,12 Roscoe Johnson Turner Sr. died on January 11, 1968 at Rice, Prince Edward Co., Virginia, at age 66.^3,4 He Roscoe Johnson Turner Sr., 66, died at his home in Rice Thursday. Surviving are his wife, Isabel Jeter Turner; a son, R. J. Turner Jr., Roanoke; a sister, Mrs. Chole Curner, Roanoke; three brothers, Alvah Turner, Washington, D.C., A Curtis Turner, Wheaton, Md; Jack Miami, Fla. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke. on January 12, 1968.⁶

     Isabel Jeter was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3 Her Social Security Number was 226-28-1929.⁶ She was born on July 21, 1902 at Roanoke, Virginia.^6,1,2,3 As of July 15, 1921,her married name was Turner.² She married Roscoe Johnson Turner Sr., son of John Lee Turner and Sarah Eliza Kelley, on July 15, 1921 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3,4,5 Isabel Jeter died on November 24, 1982 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 80.^1,3,5 She Mrs. Isabel Jeter Turner, age 80, of 2433 Windsor Ave., S.W. died Wednesday night in a local hospital. Mrs. Turner was the widow of Roscoe J. Turner, Sr. Surviving are a son, Roscoe J. Turner, Jr; a daughter-in-law, Betty, Shelton Turner; two grandsons, Allan Curtis Turner; Mark C. Turner; granddaughter, Miss Cathy L. Turner; great-grandson, Christopher Turner, all of Roanoke. on November 25, 1982.⁵

     Claude Edward Turner was born on May 3, 1908 at Roanoke, Virginia.² He married Madgel Pearl Danford on June 2, 1936 at Washington, D.C..³ Claude Edward Turner died on August 31, 1956 at Tacoma Park, Montgomery Co., Maryland, at age 48.⁹ He TURNER, Claude E. (Buck). Sudddenly, on Friday, August 31, 1956, at his residence, 6704 Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, Md. Beloved husband of Madgel P. Turner, father of John E. Turner and brother of Roscoe, Jack, Albert and later Curtis Turner. on August 31, 1956.⁹

     His Social Security Number was 577-05-1461.⁷ Alvah Lynwood Turner was born on July 31, 1910 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,7,8 He married Dorothy A. Pfleger on January 25, 1933 at Washington, D.C..⁹ Alvah Lynwood Turner married Martha Mary Loewenbein on January 30, 1947 at Washington, D.C..³ Alvah Lynwood Turner married Martha Audarine Hagenah on December 23, 1950 at Washington, D.C..³ Alvah Lynwood Turner died on June 8, 1981 at Altoona, Lake Co., Florida, at age 70.^2,8,10 He Mr. Alvah L. Turner, 70, The Meadows, Altoona, died Monday. Born in Roanoke, Va., he moved to Altoona from Washington, D.C., in 1971. He was a retired manager of a retail grocery store and worked in a naval ordnance laboratory in White Oaks, Md. He was a World War II veteran and a Baptist. Survivors: wife, Martha; brother, Curtis, Bethesda, Md. on June 10, 1981.¹⁰

     Chloe Ann Turner was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.² She was born on April 7, 1905 at Virginia.² She died on May 20, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 65.² She Miss Chloe Ann Turner, 65, of 1335 Clarke, Ave., SW, died Wednesday in a Roanoke nursing home. She was a retired U.S. government employee. Surviving are three brothers, Jack I. Turner, Miami, Fla., Albah Turner, Umatilla, Fla., Curtis Turner, Silver Spring, Md. on May 21, 1970.⁴

     Curtis Lee Turner was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 577-09-2462.⁹ He was born on December 12, 1913 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,9,3,4 He married Jean Anderson on May 2, 1947 at Washington, D.C..^5,10 Curtis Lee Turner died on October 8, 1983 at Maryland at age 69.^2,9

     Jack Isaac Turner was buried at Southern Memorial Park, 15000 West Dixie Highway, North Miami, Dade Co., Florida.^3,8 His Social Security Number was 578-07-3418.⁹ He was born on October 30, 1902 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^3,5,9 He married Eva Crystal Pool on June 14, 1929 at Washington, D.C..^3,4 Jack Isaac Turner died on June 23, 1972 at Dade Co., Florida, at age 69.^3,6 He TURNER, Jack I., 69, of 235 NE 148 St. A retired Gov't employee, passed away Sat. He is survived by his wife Eva, 2 brothers, Alva H. and Curtis, 2 nephews, John and Roscoe Jr. and a niece. Interment in Southern Memorial Park. on June 25, 1972.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 227-14-0735.¹³ Roscoe Johnson Turner Jr. was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,4 He was born on August 4, 1922 at Roanoke, Virginia.^{13,2,3,4,14,5,6} He married Betty Joyce Shelton on February 4, 1950 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3,11 Roscoe Johnson Turner Jr. and Betty Joyce Shelton were divorced on November 4, 1997 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁹ Roscoe Johnson Turner Jr. died on February 5, 2002 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 79.^1,13,4,14,7 He TURNER, Roscoe Johnson Jr., 79, of Roanoke, left his earthly home for his heavenly home on Tuesday evening, February 5, 2002. He was employed by John W. Hancock, Jr. & Company, Inc. for thirty-four years. Mr. Turner served in the U.S. Navy as a Radioman in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of First Baptist Church for over sixty years. On February 4, 1950, he married Betty Joyce Shelton, who survives him along with their children, a daughter, Cathy Lee T. Black of Rocky Mount; sons, A. Curtis Turner and his wife, Diana of Vinton, Mark Cameron Turner of Roanoke; grandsons, Christopher Allan Turner of Roanoke, Kevin Patrick Black of Rocky Mount; his mother-in-law, Pocahontas B. Shelton of Richmond; sisters-in-law, Jean S. Hamilton and her husband, John of Richmond, Kathryn S. Koch and her husband, J.A. "Buddy" of Glen Allen, Frances H. Shelton of Vinton; a brother-in-law, J. David Shelton of Egg Harbor, N.J; and nine nieces and nephews. Interment will follow in Sherwood Burial Park. on February 8, 2002.¹

     Eva Crystal Pool was buried at Southern Memorial Park, 15000 West Dixie Highway, North Miami, Dade Co., Florida.¹ Her Social Security Number was 261-36-2675.² She was born on December 24, 1904 at Mississippi.^3,1,4,2 As of June 14, 1929,her married name was Turner.⁵ She married Jack Isaac Turner, son of John Lee Turner and Sarah Eliza Kelley, on June 14, 1929 at Washington, D.C..^1,5 Eva Crystal Pool died on August 10, 1972 at Dade Co., Florida, at age 67.^1,4

     His Social Security Number was 234-12-9272.³ Clyde Tocoma DeWese was buried at Lester Little Loop Cemetery, Route 52-7, Hanover, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^8,4,5 He was born on August 12, 1893 at Freeman, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,7,3,4,5,6 He married Elmira F. "Ella" "Nell" Lester on May 20, 1918 at Premier, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^7,4 Clyde Tocoma DeWese died on November 29, 1958 at Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, at age 65.^3,4,5 He Clyde D. DeWese, 65, of Ike's Fork in Wyoming County, died Saturday in a Welch hospital after a lingering illness. A native of Freeman, he was a grocer in the Ike's Fork area at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ella Lester DeWese; two daughters, Mrs. Roland Riffe of Thorpe, and Geraldine DeWese of Ike's Fork; three sons, Bob and Douglas DeWese of Ike's Fork, and Bill DeWese of the United States Marines in South Carolina, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church od Hanover, where he was a member, with burial in the Joe Point Cemetery at Hanover. Fanning Funeral Home of Iaeger is in charge of arrangements. on December 1, 1958.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 232-12-8050.⁶ James Larkin DeWese Jr. married Verna Hayes.⁶ James Larkin DeWese Jr. was born on August 31, 1903 at West Virginia.^1,6 He died in August, 1976 at South Carolina.⁶

     Bernice Louise DeWese was buried at Patmos United Methodist Church Cemetery, Huddleston, Bedford Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 Her Social Security Number was 236-60-0874.⁷ She was born on June 8, 1907 at West Virginia.^7,2,3,4 As of May 10, 1930,her married name was Walls.⁸ She married Robert Emmett Walls on May 10, 1930 at Athens, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,2,3 Bernice Louise DeWese died on October 24, 1991 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 84.^2,3,4 She Bernice DeWese Walls, age 84, of 404 Plantation Road, passed away Thursday, October 24, 1991, in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born June 8, 1907, in West Virginia, a daughter of the late Jim DeWese and Edna Pierson DeWese. She was a retired schoolteacher and was a member of the Patmos United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Walls. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Walls Wagner, Logan, W.Va; two grandsons, William W. Wagner, Jr., Logan, W.Va; Mark Wagner, Huddleston; one granddaughter, Jennifer Wagner Carroll, Moneta; two sisters, Opal Duffy, Salem; Bleeka Jones, War, W.Va; one brother, Reginald DeWese, Hollywood, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, October 26, 1991, at 3:00 p.m. from the Patmos United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Sam Caldwell. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston. on October 26, 1991.²

     Her Social Security Number was 232-56-8519.⁶ Bleeka Springs DeWese was born on August 11, 1908 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,4 As of December 25, 1931,her married name was Jones.⁴ She married Floyd Nathan Jones on December 25, 1931 at Northfork, McDowell Co., West Virginia.⁴ Bleeka Springs DeWese died on June 21, 1993 at West Virginia at age 84.⁶