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     Elmer Franklin Riggins was buried at Willis Cemetery, atop a hill on south side of Rt. 772, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 His Social Security Number was 230-12-6741.⁶ He was born on February 8, 1919 at Jackson Ferry, Wythe Co., Virginia.^1,6,7,3,4 He married Lucy Jane Poff, daughter of William Alton Poff and Ruth Ellen Janney, on June 4, 1986 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia; Elmer was a widow when he married Lucy.^1,8 Elmer Franklin Riggins died on February 21, 1998 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 79.^6,2,3,4,5 He RIGGINS, Elmer Franklin, 79, of Willis, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 21, 1998. He lived in Willis and was a veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Violet DeHart Riggins and a son, Raymond Herbert Riggins. He was a member of Floyd Church of God. Surviving are his wife, Lucy Riggins, of the home; eight sons, Matt Riggins, Willie Riggins, Joe Riggins and Bobby Riggins, all of Max Meadows, Roy Riggins of Kansas, Ronnie Riggins, Willis, Billy Riggins, Floyd, Mike Patterson, Barren Springs; four daughters, Louise Warden, Pulaski, Charlotte Alexander, Draper, Violet Haynes, Hillsville, Sarah Little of North Carolina; stepdaughter, Shirley Weddle, Floyd; adopted daughter, Kristina Riggins, of the home; two brothers, Bert Riggins, Hillsville, Gilbert Riggins, Pulaski; sister, Goldie Dalton, Barren Spring; 35 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; 13 stepgrandchildren; and 15 stepgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Clyde Bishop, the Rev. R. J. Buttery and the Rev. James Lawson officiating. Interment will follow in Willis Cemetery. Friends may call after 12 noon Monday at Gardner Funeral Home, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
on February 23, 1998.²

     Joseph Sanford Settle was buried at Mabe Cemetery, Windmill Gap, McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on October 8, 1870 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ He married Anna Rosa Bell "Annie" "Rosa" Shockey, daughter of Samuel Christy Shockey and Susan Emmaline Light, on December 10, 1899 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,4,5,6 Joseph Sanford Settle died on November 15, 1945 at McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 75.³

     His Social Security Number was 235-10-7733.⁹ Herman Marion Settle was buried at Pax Community Cemetery, Pax, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on October 8, 1902 at Thayer, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^9,2,3,4,5,10 He married Julia Elizabeth King on April 28, 1926 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² Herman Marion Settle married Gladys Belle Woolwine on March 5, 1946 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,11 Herman Marion Settle died on March 7, 1976 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 73.^3,10 He Funeral services for Herman Marion Settle, 73, of 302 Hendrick St. will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Roy Tyree. Burial will be in the Pax Community Cemetery. Settle died Sunday at 7 p.m. in a Beckley hospital from complications of a long illness. He was born at Thayer Oct. 8, 1902, a son of the late Joseph and Rosie Shockey Settle. He was a retired miner and member of the UMWA. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Wierwood. He is survived by a son, Herman Jr. of Fort Eustis, Va; three daughters, Trecia Settle of Fairfax, Va., Mrs. Sandra Lexford of Cicero, Ill., and Mrs. Drema Hitchcock of Seattle, Wash; three brothers, Jeff of Sarasota, Fla., Payton of Bramwell and Nelson of Coaldale; five sisters, Mrs. Goldie Sowder of Mount Hope; Mrs. Lena Belcher of Bland, Va; Mrs. Theresa Taylor of Freeman; Mrs. Angie Quesenberry of Coaldale and Mrs. Mable Mabe of Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. on March 9, 1976.³

     Her Social Security Number was 234-96-2592.⁸ Goldie Pearl Settle was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁹ She was born on March 3, 1905 at Stanaford, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,8,4 As of February 18, 1926,her married name was Sowder.² She married William Ernest Sowder on February 18, 1926 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Goldie Pearl Settle died on October 2, 1988 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 83.^8,4,9 She Mrs. Goldie Sowder, 83, of Bradley, Raleigh County, died Oct 2, 1988, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. She attended the Church of Christ. Surviving: sons, Harold W. of Oak Hill, Sherman of MacArthur, James of West Chester, Pa., Bob of Catlett, Va., Charles of Baltimore, Md; daughters, Lilliam Loraine Radford of Beckley, Evelyn. Turner of Martinsville, Va., Betty Kornke and Rosanne Culley, both of Baltimore, Md., Bonnie Hornsby of Bradley, Geneva Coley of Prosperity; brother, Dayton Settle of Bramwell; sisters, Lena Belcher of Bland, Treccie Taylor of Montcalm, Angie Quesenberry of Bramwell, Mabel Mabeo) of Princeton; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Keyser-Byrant Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Kenneth Overdorf officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. on October 4, 1988.⁹

     Lena Settle was buried at Shiloh Cemetery, Holly Brook, Bland Co., Virginia.^5,8 Her Social Security Number was 234-72-7543.⁹ Her married name was Belcher.⁵ She married Dayton Powell Belcher.^5,10 Lena Settle was born on December 24, 1907 at Davy, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^4,5,8 She died on October 17, 1998 at Bastian, Bland Co., Virginia, at age 90.^9,5,8 She BLAND, VA. – Lena Settle Belcher, 90, of Bland, passed away Saturday, October 17, 1998 at Kegley Manor Nursing Home, Bastian, Va. She was born December 24, 1907, at Davy, the daughter of the late Joseph Sanford and Rosa Annabelle Shockey Settle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dayton Belcher, and her step-daughter, Doris Hall. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Rex Morehead, Bland; one brother, Dayton Settle, Bramwell; three sisters, Mabel Mabe, Princeton, Treecie Taylor, Bluewell, and Angie Quesenbury, Coaldale; three grandchildren, Danny and wife Heather Morehead, Bland, Dayton Morehead, Bland, Meagan Morehead, Bland and two great-grandchildren, Morgan and Mason Morehead, Bland. Graveside funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Shiloh Cemetery, Holbrook, Va. with the Rev. Frank Clifton officiating. The family will receive friends at the A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, Va., Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 19, 1998.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 236-64-1730.⁷ Mabel C. Settle was born on February 16, 1910 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁷ As of January 26, 1935,her married name was Mabe.³ She married William Johnson Mabe on January 26, 1935 at Bramwell, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,8 Mabel C. Settle died on October 13, 2002 at West Virginia at age 92.⁷

     Treecie Marie Settle was buried at Belcher Family Cemetery, Coaldale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,7 Her Social Security Number was 233-88-4714.⁸ She was born on July 13, 1912 at Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^8,3,4,7 As of October 23, 1933,her married name was Taylor.⁹ She married Fizer Curn Taylor on October 23, 1933 at Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^3,9 Treecie Marie Settle died on February 17, 2007 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 94.^8,3,7 She BLUEWELL — Treecie M. Taylor, 94, of Bluewell, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007 at Princeton Health Care in Princeton. She was born on July 13, 1912 in Goodwill to the late Joseph Settle and Rosa Settle. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Fazier Taylor; eight brothers and sisters; two sons and one daughter. Survivors include: Three daughters: Darkis Poe of Bluefield, Zelma Blevins and husband John of Lindside, Dorothy Presnell of Bluewell; one son: Mark Taylor and wife Judy of Bluefield; 13 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell with the Ministers Paul Delida and Donnie Bailey officiating the service. Burial will take place at the Belcher Family Cemetery in Coaldale. Friends and family may call at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Family and friends will be serving as pallbearers. The Cravens-Shires Funeral Home is serving the Taylor family. on February 21, 2007.³

     Angie Weston Settle was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 234-68-0238.⁸ She was born on July 27, 1916 at Coaldale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,3 As of November 16, 1935,her married name was Quesinberry.⁵ She married Hobert Lee Quesinberry on November 16, 1935 at Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^3,5,9 Angie Weston Settle died on April 5, 2004 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^8,3 She BRAMWELL - Angie Weston Quesinberry, 87, of Route 1, Box 89, Bramwell, died on Monday, April 5, 2004 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield. Born on July 27, 1916 in Coaldale, to the late Joseph Settle and Anna Rosa Bell Shockley Settle. Mrs. Quesinberry had been a lifelong resident of Bramwell and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Hobert Lee Quesinberry; a daughter, three sisters and a brother. Survivors include sons, Gary Quesinberry and wife, Dreama of Route 1, Bramwell and Jack Quesinberry and wife, Elaine of Route 1, Bramwell; sister, Treecie Taylor of Princeton; brother, Dayton Settle and wife, Zelma of Bramwell; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell with Minister Rick Mathena officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Courthouse Road in Princeton where grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on 12-1 p.m. Cravens-Shires Funeral Home is serving the Quesinberry family. on April 9, 2004.³

     His Social Security Number was 233-12-0307.⁵ Nelson Richard Settle was buried at Belcher Family Cemetery, Coaldale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁶ He was born on January 13, 1918 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,3,7 He died on May 24, 1979 at West Virginia at age 61.^5,7

     Carl Alfred Vest was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on January 14, 1884 at Summers Co., West Virginia; His obituary has a birth date of Feb 14, 1885.^1,5,4 He married Mary Blanche Poff, daughter of Marshall S. Poff and Mary Ellen Underwood, on December 19, 1907 at Summers Co., West Virginia.^2,5,6 Carl Alfred Vest died on August 5, 1965 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^3,4 He Carl Alfred Vest, 80, of Glen Morgan, died in a local hospital, at 2 p.m. Thursday following an extended illness. Vest was born Feb. 14, 1885, in Summers County, a son of the late Charles and Mary Ellen Vest. He was a retired miner, having last worked for the Raleigh Coal and Coke Co., a member of the Glen Morgan Community Church, and of the United Mine Workers of America. He had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 55 years. Survivors include four daughters, Miss Genevieve Vest at home, Mrs. Thelma Young of Glen Morgan, and Mrs. Glenora Amos and Miss Billis Vest, both at home; two sons, Homer of Glen Morgan and Dorsil of Raleigh; three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Pack of Jumping Branch, Mrs. Ada Lilly of Nimitz and Mrs. Lou Pack of Cool Ridge; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel Saturday at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. L. A. Garten. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Cecil Hatcher, Eugene Hatcher, Clifford Hatcher, Buddy Lilly, Oral Vest, Paul Pack, Claude Allen and David Allen. The body will remain at the funeral home until the funeral hour. on August 6, 1965.⁴

     Mary Blanche "Billie" Vest was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on September 14, 1923 at Glen Morgan, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ As of July 5, 1972,her married name was Gill.⁴ She married James Howard Gill on July 5, 1972 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,4 Mary Blanche "Billie" Vest died on November 11, 2005 at Glen Morgan, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 82.¹ She Mary “Billie” Vest Gill, 82, of Beckley, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at the home of her son in Glen Morgan following a long illness. Born Sept. 14, 1923, at Glen Morgan, she was the daughter of the late Carl Alfred and Mary Poff Vest. Mrs. Gill worked for many years, retiring from May Office Supply Co. She loved helping others and traveling. Billie was nicknamed “Grandbo” by her grandchildren because she was a very strong person. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Gill, in August 2003; sisters, Virginia Alice Vest, Glenora “Todie” Amos, Genny Vest and Thelma Young; and brothers, Homer and Dorsil “Farmer” Vest. Survivors include her son, Sam Vest and his wife, Pat, of Glen Morgan; stepdaughter, Virginia Lightle and her husband, Al, of Dearborn Heights, Mich; two stepsons, Darryl Rucker and his wife, Debbie, of Delaware and Howard Rucker of Meadow Bridge; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many friends. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Calfee Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley, with Pastor Cleve Allen officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Family members and friends will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Online condolences may be sent to info@calfeefh.com. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley. on November 13, 2005.¹

     His Social Security Number was 233-07-2611.¹³ Homer Ray Vest was buried at Raleigh Cemetery, Glen Morgan, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on October 17, 1908 at Jumping Branch, Summers Co., West Virginia.^13,14 He married Edith Robinson Patrick on June 17, 1931 at East Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4 Homer Ray Vest died on August 21, 1967 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 58.³

     Thelma Faye Vest was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,8 Her Social Security Number was 235-82-0849.⁹ She was born on May 12, 1910 at Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^9,10,8 As of June 4, 1927,her married name was Young.⁴ She married Roy William Young on June 4, 1927 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,5 Thelma Faye Vest died on November 8, 1997 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^9,3,8 She GLEN MORGAN - Thelma Faye Young, 87, of Glen Morgan died Nov. 8, 1997, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker, member of Tilden Community Church, and was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. Surviving: sister, Bille Vest Gill of Beckley; nieces, Dorsil Rae Vest and Phyllis Karbaway, both of Beckley, Brenda Joyce McKinney of Proctorville, Ohio, Joan Browning of Florida; nephews, Sam Vest of Beckley, Denny Vest of Ohio; several great-nieces and great-nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with Pastor Cleve Allen officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
on November 10, 1997.³