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     Rosa Nellie Downey Rosa Nellie Edralin, 92, of Fullerton, a homemaker, died May 3, 2006, of a stroke. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. with vigil at 1-4 p.m. today, Forest Lawn Memorial Park & Mortuary, Cypress. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Philip Benizi Church, Fullerton. Daughters, Alice and Irene Light, Evelyn Jinguji, Bernardita Mangione, Juliana Gazmen, Pricilla Carlos, Celia Edralin; sons, Lawton Light, Peter Jr; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.²
She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park & Mortuary, Cypress, Orange Co., California.² Her Social Security Number was 570-38-0066.⁵ Her married name was Edralin.¹ She married Peter Edralin Sr.^1,2,3 Rosa Nellie Downey was born on December 19, 1914 at Fort Stutsenburg Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines.^5,3 As of January 11, 1930,her married name was Light.⁴ She married Newton Hirst Light Sr., son of Jasper Light and Lillian Livingston Evans, on January 11, 1930 at Fort Statsenburg, Philippines.^1,4 As of 1944,her married name was Jacob.³ Rosa Nellie Downey married Brenardino Jacob in 1944.³ Rosa Nellie Downey and Newton Hirst Light Sr. were divorced in May, 1947 at Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ Rosa Nellie Downey died on May 3, 2006 at Orange Co., California, at age 91.^2,5,3

     Lillian Lucy Light CROWDER, Lillian Light, 67, of Lexington, died Monday, September 14, 1998 in the Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center, Buena Vista. She was born November 12; 1930 in Manila, the Philippines, a daughter of Nellie Downey Light Edralin of California, and the late Newton H. Light Sr. Mrs. Crowder was a member of the Manly Memorial Baptist Church, Lexington. She was preceded in death by a brother; Newton H. Light Jr. In addition to her mother, survivors include her husband, William E. ("Bill") Crowder Sr; five sons and daughters-in-law, William E. ("Eddie") Jr, and Julie Crowder of Lexington, Thomas W. ("Tommy") and Rhonda Crowder of Buena Vista, Joseph N. ("Joey") and Brenda Crowder of Lexington, Jeffrey L. ("Jeff') Crowder of Staunton, and James W. ("Jimmy") and Cheryl Crowder of Buena Vista; two brothers, Lawton Light of Las Vegas, Nev., and Peter Edralin Jr. of California; eight sisters, Alice Light, Irene Light, Evelyn Jinguji, Juliana Gazmen, Pricilla Carlos, and Dee Dee Edralin, all of California, Bernadeta Manjoni of Las Vegas, and Corinne Atkinson of Salem; a stepmother, Mabel Light of Salem; nine grandchildren, Sean and Jason Crowder of Alpharetta, Ga; Zachary and Jordan Crowder of Lexington, Racheal and James Crowder of Buena Vista, Ashley Crowder of Lexington, Brookley Crowder of Staunton, and Wendi Rice and husband Tony of Buena Vista; one great-grandchild, Dustin Rice of Buena Vista; and a special nephew, Michael ("Pudgy") Pantaleon of California. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 1998 in the Manly Memorial Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Harvey officiating. Interment will follow in Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rockbridge Area Hospice, 129 S. Randolph Street, Lexington, Va. 24450. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 1998 at the Williams Funeral Service, Lexington.¹ She was buried at Rockbridge Memorial Gardens, State Route F-742 and Peaceful Lane, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 229-36-8444.³ She was born on November 12, 1930 at Manila, Philippines.^1,3 As of December 24, 1949,her married name was Crowder.² She married William Edward "Bill" Crowder Sr. on December 24, 1949 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 Lillian Lucy Light died on September 14, 1998 at Buena Vista, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, at age 67.^1,3