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     Garth Melvin O'Neal was buried at Henderson City Cemetery, Henderson, Chester Co., Tennessee.² His Social Security Number was 415-40-5809.² He was born on July 8, 1929 at Coalwood, McDowell Co., West Virginia.² He died on October 10, 1951 at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee, at age 22; Garth hung himself on a tree limb.²

     Norman Clarence Conner was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^5,7,8 He was born on May 11, 1907 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,7,6 He married Algia Adeline "Algie" Blankenship, daughter of Wiley Pleasant Blankenship and Kesiah Ann/Adeline "Cuzzie" Conner, circa 1928.^3,9,8 Norman Clarence Conner died on January 1, 1980 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 72.^5,7,8 He Norman C. Conner, age 72, of 3038 Maplelawn Ave., N.W., died Tuesday in a local hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Algia Blankenship Conner; one son, Melvin Conner, Salem; one daughter, Mrs. Arletha C. Old, Roanoke; two brothers, Marvin Conner, Roanoke; Raymond Conner, Bluefield; two grandchildren, Mike Old, Mrs. Jill Beheler, both of Roanoke. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. on January 2, 1980.⁸

     Raymond Ruric Conner was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on December 7, 1909 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 He married Mary Reese Snead circa 1929.^1,5 Raymond Ruric Conner died on February 29, 1980 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 70.¹

     Albert G. Crowe was buried at Hall Cemetery, Hall's Ridge Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² He was born on March 8, 1902 at Maryland.^2,3,5 He married Letha Mae Hall, daughter of Dallas Lacy "Dal" Hall and Maude Elizabeth Gillespie, on January 1, 1928 at Corinne, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.⁴ Albert G. Crowe died on February 26, 1954 at Weston, Lewis Co., West Virginia, at age 51; Died of tuberculosis.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 232-34-0540.¹¹ Perry C. Crowe was buried at Hall Cemetery, Hall's Ridge Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,12,8 He was born on October 6, 1928 at Corinne, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^{2,11,12,3,5,8} He married Margaret Louise Sarver on March 10, 1948 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3,13,8 Perry C. Crowe died on October 18, 2000 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 72.^2,11,12,8,14 He PRINCETON - Perry Crowe, 72, of Hill Street, Princeton, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family early Wednesday morning, Oct. 18, 2000 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. Born Oct. 6, 1928, in Corrine, he was the son of the late Albert Crowe and Letha Mae Hall Crowe Farley. He had served with the U.S. Army during World War II having received the World War II Victory Medal. He was well known and much liked in the Princeton and surrounding area, having worked for the Betsy Ross Bakery in Bluefield, having operated the Texaco Service Station on S. Walker Street in Princeton and was employed by the West Virginia Department of Highways with the Security Department for the past 25 years. He was a member of the Kee Street United Methodist Church in Princeton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan G. Crowe George in December 1999; and a sister, Maxine Wiley Smith. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Margaret Louise Sarver Crowe; two devoted daughters, Brenda K. Crowe and Jennifer L. Crowe, both of Princeton; two grandchildren, Troy C. Price and Shelicia N. Billings, both of Lerona; one sister, Anna Mae Crowe of Frinceton; one brother, Preston Crowe and wife, Ann of Princeton; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with the Rev. David Jasper officiating. Burial will follow in the Hall Family Cemetery on the Halls Ridge Road near Princeton. Pallbearers will be Matthew and Jackie Barker, Steven Hamrick, Timothy Blankenship, Eddie and Butch McPeak. on October 20, 2000.⁸

     Leo Lloyd Cecil was buried at Matoaka Cemetery, Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² He was born on March 13, 1904 at West Virginia.^1,2 He married Minnie Margie Hall, daughter of Dallas Lacy "Dal" Hall and Maude Elizabeth Gillespie, on April 4, 1925 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ Leo Lloyd Cecil died on February 4, 1936 at age 31; Died in the Lamar coal mine.²

     William Paul Cecil Sr. was buried at Hall Cemetery, Hall's Ridge Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,2 He was born on April 16, 1926 at Lamar, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He married Mary Jean Lilly on November 29, 1948 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,2 William Paul Cecil Sr. married Earnestine Lane on May 14, 2001 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^11,12 William Paul Cecil Sr. died on July 29, 2008 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 82.^4,2,6 He William Paul Cecil Sr., 82, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Cecil; and his children, James Earl, Paula Jean and Sue Lowe. He is survived by his son, Bill and Bettye Jo Cecil, of Texas; grandson, John and Tina Cecil and family; granddaughter, Linda Bourne, of Christiansburg; and brothers, Robert, Pete and Jimmy. He is also survived by his second wife, Earnestine Cecil; and stepchildren, Patricia and Randy Cox, and family, Becky Linkous and family, and Donna and Richard McNeil and family, all of Christiansburg. The family will receive friends at The Horne Funeral Home on Thursday, July 31, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, August 1, 2008, in The Horne Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Donna Sharp officiating. Interment will follow in Hall's Family Cemetery in Princeton, W.Va. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting hornefuneralservice.com. The Cecil family is being served by Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg, Va. on July 31, 2008.⁴

     Robert Lloyd Cecil was born on December 3, 1927 at Crumpler, McDowell Co., West Virginia.³ He married Ila Marie Akers on June 23, 1950 at Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia.²

     Irma Jean Cecil was buried at Hall Cemetery, Hall's Ridge Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,6 Her Social Security Number was 232-38-1407.¹⁰ Her married name was Hall.⁶ She and Charles Wesley Shockley were divorced.⁴ Irma Jean Cecil married Unknown Hall.⁶ Irma Jean Cecil was born on February 23, 1930 at Hiawatha, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,10,6 As of August 3, 1946,her married name was Shockley.² She married Charles Wesley Shockley on August 3, 1946 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² As of December 28, 1951,her married name was Lilly.⁴ Irma Jean Cecil married John Leo Lilly on December 28, 1951 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁴ Irma Jean Cecil died on August 31, 2003 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 73.^1,10,6 She Princeton - Mrs. Irma Jean Lilly Hall, 73, of 46 N. McNutt Avenue, Princeton died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003 at the Princeton Community Hospital. Born Feb. 23, 1930 at Hiawatha, she was the daughter of the late Leo Cecil and Minnie Cecil Everidge. Educated in Mercer County, she had spent the majority of her life living on McNutt Avenue in Princeton, she was a former employee for the Loven Oven and the Holiday Inn of Princeton. Mrs. Hall was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Evelyene Grimm. Left to cherish her memory, her loving children, Linda Jones and husband, Paul of Elgood, Darlene Radford, Kenneth L. Lilly, John Lee Lilly and Joseph Allen Hall, all of Princeton, and Paul David Lilly and Donna Lisa Gayle Musleh, both of Martinsville, Va; 18 grandchildren, 29 greatgrandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, brothers, William Paul Cecil of Christiansburg, Va., Robert L. Cecil and wife, Ila of Odessa, Del., James A. Everidge and wife, Norma of Lerona, and Earl C. Cecil of Princeton; and aunts and uncles, Bonnie Hall, Dorothy Harvey and Thurman Hall, all of Princeton. Mrs. Hall loved her dog Mac very much. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with the Rev. Larry Dyer officiating. Burial will follow in the Hall Family Cemetery on the Halls Ridge Road near Princeton. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Mike Griffith, Matthew Barker, Gary and Noland Woodring, John Lawson and Dale Smith Jr. on September 2, 2003.⁶

     Bessie Gellately was born circa 1883 at Scotland.³ As of circa 1920,her married name was Hall.^1,3 She married John Henry Hall, son of Bird Jesse Hall and Hannah Emaline Sweeney, circa 1920.^1,3

     Agnes Virginia Shorter Agnes V. Shorter Hall, 93, of 168 Garden Oaks Drive in Princeton, formerly of Hall&s Ridge Road, died Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at Ridge Care in Princeton. Born April 18, 1915 in Princeton she was the daughter of the late Clifton and Fanney Davis Shorter. She was a member of the Johnston&s Chapel Baptist Church and was one of its first original members. She was also a member of the DMA (Don&t Mention Age) of the church, a Sunday school teacher, a homemaker, and an avid bingo player. Agnes was a wonderful wife and mother and dearly loved her five grandsons and four great grandsons. In addition to her parents, her husband, Stanley L. Hall; one daughter, Janet Gayle Farmer; and one brother, Homer Shorter preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Virginia Winfrey and husband Harold of Princeton; one son, Darrell Hall and wife Floetta of Kenova, WV; five grandsons, Gary Winfrey and wife JoAnne, Mark Winfrey and wife Becky, David Winfrey, Darrell Hall, II. and wife Janet, and Bobby Hall and wife Sandy; four great grandsons, Matthew Winfrey and wife Courtney, Garrett Hall, Adam Hall, and Matthew Hall. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 10, 2009 at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Rev. Jimmie Jones, Rev. Jim Nofsinger and Rev. Jim Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.³ She was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on April 18, 1915 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ As of July 4, 1933,her married name was Hall.² She married Stanley Lee Hall, son of Roscoe Staten Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey, on July 4, 1933 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 Agnes Virginia Shorter died on April 8, 2009 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 93.³

     Her Social Security Number was 232-64-8437.¹ Janet Gail Hall was born on June 8, 1941 at Princeton Meadows, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ As of November 29, 1957,her married name was Farmer.² She married Jack Farmer on November 29, 1957 at Gap Civil, Alleghany Co., North Carolina.² Janet Gail Hall died on September 30, 1979 at Mahoning Co., Ohio, at age 38.^1,5

     Harold Raye Winfrey was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on April 12, 1932 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He married Virginia Lee Hall, daughter of Stanley Lee Hall and Agnes Virginia Shorter, on August 30, 1950 at Bland Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4 Harold Raye Winfrey died on October 1, 2018 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 86.³ He Harold Raye Winfrey, 86, of Garden Oaks Drive, Princeton, died suddenly Monday, October 1, 2018 at home. Born April 12, 1932 in Mercer County, WV he was the son of the late Ralph Freeman and Beulah Mae Hickman Winfrey. A loving son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, he was a devoted Christian who loved the Lord. He was a faithful member of Johnston Chapel Church on Halls Ridge Road where he served on the Mission Committee, was head usher for numerous years, deacon, taught Sunday School, Don't Mention Age (DMA) and served on various other committees of the church. Harold served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He worked for 25 years on the Virginian Railroad, N&W Railroad, and retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad as the General Foreman at Mullens. Harold was an avid WVU fan. While his health permitted, Harold loved to hunt, fish and do wood working. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three siblings; Jack Winfrey, Bobby Winfrey & Norma Smith. Harold his survived by his loving and devoted wife of 68 years, Virginia Lee Hall Winfrey; Three loving sons, Gary Raye and wife Jo Ann Winfrey; Mark Stanley and wife Becky Winfrey; and David Scott Winfrey; Two grandsons, Matthew Winfrey and Jeremy Smith and wife Kristin; one great-grand son, Luke Winfrey and one great-grand daughter Rylie Smith; One sister, Phyllis Garner and husband Carl. Funeral services to celebrate the life of Harold Raye Winfrey will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 5th, 2018 from Johnston Chapel Baptist Church on Halls Ridge Road with Pastors Dan Thyng and Dr. John King officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit with the family from 12:00 noon until the service hour at the church. Friends and Family will serve as pallbearers. on October 3, 2018.³

     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 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