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     Hope Michelle Vest was born on December 30, 1976 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 She died on December 24, 2005 at Myrtle Beach, Horry Co., South Carolina, at age 28.² She Hope Michelle Vest, 28, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and formerly of Pilot, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 24, 2005. She was born December 30, 1976. Her family includes her father and mother, Sammy and Carolyn Vest, Myrtle Beach, S.C; her brother and his wife, Michael and Brenda Vest, Floyd, Va; her grandparents, Dolly Vest and the late Otha Dean Vest, Pilot, Va., and L.C. and the late Ethelene Vest, Floyd, Va; and a late stepgrandmother, Gladys Vest; her aunts and uncles, Clinton and Diann Conner, Danny and Cindy Vest, Dave and Cindy Robertson, and Tim Vest; her stepaunt and uncles, Ray and Linda Turpin and Donnie Cromer; niece, Megan Weeks; nephew, Morgan Abe. Lots of cousins and extended family members. Two favorite pets, Millie and Tiger also survive. Hope was raised in Virginia, and moved to Myrtle Beach with her parents ten years ago. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. on December 27, 2005.⁵

     Allan Jay Jennelle Allan Jay Jennelle, 64, of Pembroke, departed this life Monday, July 27, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Born on October 4, 1955, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Elizabeth Williams Johnson and the late Harold Jennelle. Allan was retired from Volvo. He was preceded is death by his father, and brother, Mike Jennelle. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Elizabeth Williams Johnston of Blacksburg; his wife, Gail Croy Jennelle; sons, Jay Jennelle, of Christiansburg, Lucas Jennelle and wife, Lisa, of Crozet, Va., and Shawn Falls and wife, Erica, of Houston, Ohio; daughters, Heather Jennelle of Christiansburg, Taylor Jennelle of Blacksburg, Va., and Brandy Hutchison and her husband, Roy, of Radford, Va; a brother, Robin Jennelle of Pearisburg; sisters, Theresa Jennelle of Tennessee, and Elaine Kirk and Mark Coleman of Dublin, Va; grandchildren, Georgia Jennelle, Felix Jennelle, Cory Falls, Caitlyn Martin, Lily Falls, Hailey Hutchison, and Jordyn Hutchison; and a great-granddaughter, Aruna Martin. A graveside service will be held at Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg.³ He was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,4 He was born on October 4, 1955 at Baltimore, Maryland.^2,3 He married Cynthia Marie Vest, daughter of Otha Dean Vest and Dolly Dimple Linkous, on September 29, 1990 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 Allan Jay Jennelle and Cynthia Marie Vest were divorced on May 12, 1999 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁵ Allan Jay Jennelle died on July 27, 2020 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 64.³

     Gordon McDaniel Rice was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 229-03-4889.³ He married Lila Lacy Poff, daughter of James Fleming Poff and Minnie Belle McNeil.^1,2 Gordon McDaniel Rice was born on July 14, 1919 at West Virginia.^3,2 He died on May 19, 1973 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 53.^3,2

     Richard Harding Poff Jr. was buried at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, 4758 New Manchester Highway, Tullahoma, Coffee Co., Tennessee.² He Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Richard H. Poff, Jr. died on Tuesday, April 29th, following a distinguished 25 year career with the Bureau. As the sole FBI agent of a resident agency responsible for six counties in southern Tennessee, Poff conducted numerous investigations of federal violations, to include financial crimes, narcotics trafficking, cyber crime, exploitation of children, public corruption, violent gang activity, bank robbery, health care fraud, and national security threats. Poff’s duties included extensive experience interviewing and interrogating numerous witnesses, victims, and perpetrators of crimes across the spectrum of federal violations and planning and conducting numerous arrests, to include high risk arrests and search warrants by multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. In addition to being entrusted with the nation’s lone single-man office, Poff was one of the most highly decorated agents in the entire FBI. His honors include: the FBI Medal for Bravery (2000), the Tennessee Law Enforcement Medal of Honor (2003), the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association (INEOA) Special Award of Honor (2000, 2007), the INEOA FBI Narcotics Investigation Award (2003), the INEOA Commendation Award for Outstanding Narcotics Investigation (1998), the Drug Enforcement Association (DEA) National Drug Enforcement Officers Association Distinguished Service Award (2008), the Tennessee Optimist Club FBI Special Agent of the Year (2012), the Tennessee Narcotics Officers Association Meritorious Service Award (2011), the Meritorious Service Award of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee (1998), the Commendation Award of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee (1997), the Outstanding Service Award of the Violent Crimes and Drug Task Force, District Attorney General for the Seventeenth Judicial District of Tennessee (1996, 1997), the United States Marshal Service Outstanding Service Award (2003), the Bedford Country Sheriff’s Department Outstanding Service Award (1998, 2000, 2009, 2010), the Shelbyville Police Department Outstanding Service Award (1996, 1997, 2007), the Manchester Police Department Outstanding Service Award (1997), the Winchester Police Department Outstanding Service Award (2007), the Appreciation Award of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (2011), the Tennessee Governor’s Task Force for Marijuana Eradication Award (2002), the FBI International Olympics Security Award (1996 Summer Olympics), the FBI Sustained Exceptional Performance Award (1998, 2006), and FBI Quality Step Increases (1997, 1999, 2003, 2006). His career with the FBI began after earning his B.A. with Distinction from the Virginia Military Institute in 1984, and his J.D. from the William and Mary School of Law in 1987. After graduating from William and Mary, Poff spent two years as an associate attorney with an insurance defense law firm in the Roanoke, Virginia District Court, before leaving the firm for the FBI due to his desire to aid the community and world at large by fighting crime. Poff’s stellar record as a public servant was rivaled only by his performance as a husband and father. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Lynn Mills Poff of Tullahoma; his daughter, Laura Ellis and her husband Matthew of Madison, AL; his two sons, Ryan and Austin Poff both of Tullahoma; his granddaughter, Emma Ellis of Madison, AL; sister, Becky Marshall of Gainesville, VA; brother, Tom Poff of Huntington WV; niece, Stephanie Ryan of Chantilly, VA; and nephew, Stephen Marshall of Midlothian, VA . Poff’s dedication to the pursuit of justice aided innumerable victims of violent and financial crimes and saw hundreds of criminals successfully detained and prosecuted. His legacy to his family, however, will not be in wealth or awards, but in the memory of his immeasurable love and devotion and his pristine example as a man, a husband, and a father. Visitation services will be held at Kilgore Funeral Home on Friday, May 2nd, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, at 11:00am at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with Rev. Alex Hoffner officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be given to Alzheimer’s disease research.² He married Lynn Mills circa 1978.² Richard Harding Poff Jr. died on April 29, 2014 at Tennessee.²