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     Kerry Elizabeth Cox was buried at Hale Family Cemetery, Dusty Rock Road, Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ Her married name was Goad.² She married Ricky Goad.^2,3 Kerry Elizabeth Cox was born circa 1982.³ She died on June 23, 2013 at Virginia.³ She Kerry Elizabeth Cox Goad, 31 of Floyd, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Schelena Cox. She is survived by her husband, Ricky Goad; grandparents, George and Lucy Hale, Carlton Eugene Haley; sister, Mandy Clark and Kevin Lytton Sr; niece, Brittney Cox; nephews, Randy Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, and Kevin Lytton Jr. Graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at the Hale Cemetery with Dr. David L. Hurd officiating. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to please consider the needs of the family and make donations toward funeral expenses in care of Maberry Funeral Home. on June 25, 2013.³

     William Howard "Willie" Snodgrass was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph Co., West Virginia.^5,7 He was born on October 31, 1894 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,8,4,5 He married Esse Murphy before 1924.³ William Howard "Willie" Snodgrass married Flora Virginia Stevens on January 24, 1924.³ William Howard "Willie" Snodgrass died on September 22, 1963 at Elkins, Randolph Co., West Virginia, at age 68.^3,5

     Her Social Security Number was 564-18-7302.⁴ Her married name was Reed.⁸ Maud Beulah Louise "Louisa" Snodgrass was buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Road, Ventura, Ventura Co., California.⁸ Her married name was Dawson.^9,10 She married Henry E. Dawson.⁹ Maud Beulah Louise "Louisa" Snodgrass married Lester C. Reed.⁸ Maud Beulah Louise "Louisa" Snodgrass was born on July 22, 1897 at Belington, Barbour Co., West Virginia; The SSDI has a birth date of Jul 21, 1902.^1,3,11,5 As of August 16, 1913,her married name was Brooks.¹² She married William Henry Brooks on August 16, 1913 at Randolph Co., West Virginia.^13,12 Maud Beulah Louise "Louisa" Snodgrass and William Henry Brooks were divorced before June, 1921.⁶ As of June 27, 1921,her married name was Shumaker.⁶ Maud Beulah Louise "Louisa" Snodgrass married Harry Clyde Shumaker on June 27, 1921 at Summit Co., Ohio.⁶ Maud Beulah Louise "Louisa" Snodgrass and Harry Clyde Shumaker were divorced before April, 1930.¹⁴ Maud Beulah Louise "Louisa" Snodgrass died on January 30, 1995 at Fresno Co., California, at age 97.^4,5

     His Social Security Number was 555-09-8258.⁶ Rev. John Clarence Snodgrass was buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Road, Ventura, Ventura Co., California.² He was born on February 7, 1900 at Randolph Co., West Virginia; The California Death Index has an incorrect birth date of Feb 7, 1901.^3,7,6 He married Marian Margaret Steiner circa 1921.^1,8 Rev. John Clarence Snodgrass died on November 3, 1976 at Fresno Co., California, at age 76.⁷

     James Daniel Slusser was buried at Old Hale Cemetery, Mt. Tabor Rd., Rt. 624, Blacksburg, Virginia.² He was born on September 23, 1851 at Virginia.^4,2,3 He married Louisa Indiana Elmore, daughter of Joel Bradley Elmore and Sarah Catherine Shaver, on May 13, 1886.^2,3 James Daniel Slusser died on July 29, 1939 at Virginia at age 87.^1,2,3

     Louisa Virginia "Laura" Slusser was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^4,3 Her Social Security Number was 231-64-3547.⁵ She was born on February 28, 1887 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,5,3 As of circa 1915,her married name was Ledgerwood.^4,6 She married Hugh Edmundson Ledgerwood circa 1915 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^4,6,3 Louisa Virginia "Laura" Slusser died on August 16, 1988 at age 101.^5,3

     Josie Catherine Slusser was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 225-92-9816.⁵ She was born on August 5, 1888 at Virginia.^1,5,2 As of October 17, 1905,her married name was Allen.⁴ She married Charles William Allen on October 17, 1905 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,3,4 Josie Catherine Slusser died on July 8, 1973 at age 84.²

     Alfred Nutter Slusser Blacksburg, Feb. 15 - Alfred N. Slusser, 67, died at his home here Sunday morning. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nettie Duncan Slusser, one son, James W. Slusser, Fayetteville, N.C; one daughter, Mrs. Sidney Oliver, Blacksburg; two brothers, Pascal Slusser and Mark Slusser, both of Blacksburg; five sisters, Mrs. Laura Ledgerwood, Mrs. Josie Allen, Mrs. Zora Wall and Mrs. Gracie Calhoun, all of Blacksburg; Mrs. Hazel Hogan, Roanoke; five grandchildren. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Slusser's Chapel at Mt. Tabor. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. The body will be taken from the P. D. Oakey Funeral Home to the church Tuesday at 1 p.m.⁸ He was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^2,5,8 He was born on October 4, 1891 at Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Oct 4, 1892.^2,4 He married Nettie Ellen Duncan on November 15, 1916.^2,5,8,6 Alfred Nutter Slusser died on February 15, 1959 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 67.^2,5,8

     Her Social Security Number was 223-66-4832.⁸ Zora Mae/May Slusser was buried at Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^3,5 She was born on March 29, 1894 at Virginia.^6,8,3,5 As of September 6, 1916,her married name was Wall.⁴ She married Ivan Cecil Wall on September 6, 1916 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^9,1,4 Zora Mae/May Slusser died on February 25, 1969 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 74.^8,3,5

     Mark Jennings Slusser was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 229-07-0594.^9,10 He Blacksburg - Mark Jennings Slusser, 73, of Blacksburg, died Thursday in a Radford hospital. Surviving are his wife, Ida Alls Slusser; four daughters, Mrs. Enever Epperly, Mrs. Edward Dowdy, Mrs. Lamah LaFon, Mrs. Donald Pendergrass, Blacksburg; four sons, Ralph Slusser, Logan Slusser, Blacksburg, Glennie Slusser, Christiansbrug, Wilbur Slusser, Newport News, four sisters, Mrs. Laura Ledgerwood, Mrs. Josie Allen, Blacksburg, Mrs. John L. Calhoun, Radford, Mrs. Morman Hogan, Roanoke; a brother, P. J. Slusser, Blacksburg. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Slusser's Chapel Church of god with burial in Westview Cemetery. Hoy Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.⁷ He was born on October 4, 1896 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^1,3,11,4,9 He married Ida Brown Alls on April 26, 1920 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^12,10,6,7,8 Mark Jennings Slusser died on August 13, 1970 at Radford, Virginia, at age 73.^3,10,7

     Hester Ulenee Slusser was buried at Old Hale Cemetery, Mt. Tabor Rd., Rt. 624, Blacksburg, Virginia.^2,3 She was born on October 22, 1899 at Virginia.^1,2,3 She died on July 20, 1903 at Virginia at age 3.^2,3

     Pascal Joe "Pat" Slusser was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^1,4 His Social Security Number was 229-07-0598.⁹ He was born on April 28, 1902 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,9,4,5 He married Annie Foster Cromer on November 23, 1921 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3,8,4 Pascal Joe "Pat" Slusser died on January 24, 1986 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 83.^1,4

     Her Social Security Number was 228-48-9607.⁷ Gracie Lee Slusser was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^2,6 She was born on May 13, 1905 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^2,6,7 As of August 18, 1921,her married name was Calhoun.⁴ She married John Leslie Calhoun on August 18, 1921 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,6,4 Gracie Lee Slusser died on June 5, 2000 at Radford, Virginia, at age 95.^2,6,7 She CALHOUN, Gracie Slusser, 95, of Christiansburg, died Monday, June 5, 2000 at the New River Valley Medical Center. She was born in Blacksburg, Va. on May 13, 1905 to the late James D. and Louisa I. Elmore Slusser. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Leslie Calhoun and a son, Robert L. Calhoun, and a daughter, Elizabeth Linkous. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Josephine "Jo" McCoy of Bedford, Marjorie C. and Claude R. "Dick" Akers of Christiansburg; a son and daughter-in-law, John Alvin and Rita Calhoun of Moneta, Va; a sister, Hazel Hogan of Roanoke; ten grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 7, 2000 at 11 a.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe McCoy officiating. Interment will follow in the Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg. The family requests that no live flowers be sent due to allergies, however, memorial contributions may be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Friends may call anytime after 12 noon on Tuesday, and the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening at the McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg. on June 7, 2000.⁶

     Hazel Gertrude Slusser was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁶ She was born on August 2, 1908 at Virginia.^3,7 As of January 23, 1931,her married name was Hogan.⁶ She married Moorman Edward Hogan on January 23, 1931 at Roanoke, Virginia.^6,8,9 Hazel Gertrude Slusser died on December 3, 2000 at Virginia at age 92.⁶ She HOGAN, Hazel Slusser, 92, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2000. She had retired from Kenrose Manufacturing Company and attended the First Church of God in Vinton for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Moorman Hogan and son, Norman T. "Tommy" Hogan. She is survived by her children, Eulesta H. Bryant of Roanoke, Eugene and wife, Wanda Hogan of Meridian, Miss., Edith Mae and husband, Sonny Patterson of Lyndhurst, Va., and Michael David Hogan of Roanoke; seven grandchildren, Michael Hogan, Robin Polk, Peggy Sue Henderson, Susan Bryant, Bobby Hogan, Randy Patterson and Doug Patterson; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel by Rev. Carl V. Woodie, with burial in Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements are being handled by the Lotz Roanoke Chapel. on December 5, 2000.⁶

     James Daniel "Red" Slusser Jr. was buried at Old Hale Cemetery, Mt. Tabor Rd., Rt. 624, Blacksburg, Virginia.² He married Viola A. Gillenwater.² James Daniel "Red" Slusser Jr. was born on March 17, 1911 at Virginia.^1,2,3 He died on December 9, 1948 at age 37.²

     Hugh Edmundson Ledgerwood was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.⁵ He was born on February 27, 1883 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,5,4 He married Louisa Virginia "Laura" Slusser, daughter of James Daniel Slusser and Louisa Indiana Elmore, circa 1915 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^1,6,4 Hugh Edmundson Ledgerwood died on August 3, 1957 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 74.^1,5

     John Leslie Calhoun was buried at Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.³ He was born on September 18, 1892 at Virginia.³ He married Gracie Lee Slusser, daughter of James Daniel Slusser and Louisa Indiana Elmore, on August 18, 1921 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,4 John Leslie Calhoun died on June 2, 1974 at age 81.³

     Nettie Ellen Duncan was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^4,2 She was born on March 8, 1900 at Virginia.^4,5,2 As of November 15, 1916,her married name was Slusser.⁶ She married Alfred Nutter Slusser, son of James Daniel Slusser and Louisa Indiana Elmore, on November 15, 1916.^4,2,3,6 Nettie Ellen Duncan died on June 9, 1981 at age 81.^4,2

     Annie Foster Cromer was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^4,3 Her Social Security Number was 230-40-5606.⁵ She was born on April 11, 1905 at Virginia.^4,5,3 As of November 23, 1921,her married name was Slusser.⁶ She married Pascal Joe "Pat" Slusser, son of James Daniel Slusser and Louisa Indiana Elmore, on November 23, 1921 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^4,2,6,3 Annie Foster Cromer died on September 3, 1986 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 81.^4,3

     Dennis Ray "Soupy" Slusser was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^1,2 His Social Security Number was 230-60-3499.¹⁰ He was born on March 22, 1946 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,10,2,4,5 He married Catherine Winters Worley on July 22, 1966 at Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina.¹¹ Dennis Ray "Soupy" Slusser and Catherine Winters Worley were divorced on March 20, 1979 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹¹ Dennis Ray "Soupy" Slusser married Elizabeth Randolph Brown on April 9, 1983 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ Dennis Ray "Soupy" Slusser died on January 10, 1998 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 51.^1,10,2,6 He SLUSSER, Dennis Ray, ("Soupy"), 51, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, January 10, 1998 at Lewis-Gale Hospital. He was born in Christiansburg on March 22, 1946 to the late Pascal Joe and Annie Foster Slusser. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Brown Slusser of Christiansburg; two daughters, Catherine Anne Slusser of Blacksburg and Shannon Nichole Slusser of Catawba; two sons, Ray Todra of Blacksburg and Dennis Pascal Slusser of Christiansburg; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Margaret (Maggie) and William (Bud) Harris of Blacksburg, Trudy and Juel Albert of Longshop; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Wanda Slusser and John D. and Jean Slusser, all of Blacksburg; two sisters-in-law, Elva Slusser and Mary Slusser; 11 nephews, six nieces; and numerous great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 12, 1998, at 11 a.m. in the Belmont Christian Church, with Mr. Jim Bayne officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday evening at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg. Friends may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 554, Roanoke, Va. 24003-0554 or the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073.
on January 11, 1998.²

     Viola A. Gillenwater was buried at Old Hale Cemetery, Mt. Tabor Rd., Rt. 624, Blacksburg, Virginia.¹ Her married name was Slusser.¹ She married James Daniel "Red" Slusser Jr., son of James Daniel Slusser and Louisa Indiana Elmore.¹ Viola A. Gillenwater was born on September 15, 1913 at Virginia.¹ She died on May 5, 1982 at age 68.¹

     Charles William Allen was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^5,8 He was born on March 26, 1883 at Virginia.^3,4,6 He married Josie Catherine Slusser, daughter of James Daniel Slusser and Louisa Indiana Elmore, on October 17, 1905 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,8,7 Charles William Allen died on April 19, 1955 at age 72.⁶

     Viva Cleo Allen was buried at West View Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 231-32-3827.⁶ She was born on August 24, 1906 at Virginia.^3,2,6 She died on May 25, 1990 at age 83.^2,6

     His Social Security Number was 229-01-2013.⁶ William Melvin Allen was buried at Arlington Park Cemetery, 6920 Lone Star Road, Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida.⁷ He was born on August 16, 1908 at Virginia.^1,6,4 He married Cleopatra Smith on April 3, 1931.⁸ William Melvin Allen married Jennie Louise Jinker on January 9, 1958.⁸ William Melvin Allen died on November 15, 1990 at Volusia Co., Florida, at age 82.^6,4

     Helen Louise Allen was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^5,4 Her Social Security Number was 228-10-8331.⁶ She was born on May 15, 1914 at Blacksburg, Virginia; Her obit has a birth date of May 5, 1914.^6,4 As of April 17, 1954,her married name was Williams.³ She married James Eugene Williams on April 17, 1954 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^5,4,7,3 Helen Louise Allen died on January 18, 1999 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 84.^5,6,4,8 She WILLIAMS, Helen Allen, 84, of Christiansburg, went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 18, 1999. She was born in Blacksburg on May 5, 1914. She was a graduate of Blacksburg High School, attended Virginia Tech and graduated from St. Lukes School of Nursing in Richmond. She practiced nursing throughout several hospitals in the United States, and retired in 1976 as Director of Nursing at Park Avenue Hospital in Norton, Va. She attended the Edgemont Christian Church and was a member of the Belmont Community Club. Her parents, Charles W. and Josie Stusser Allen, brothers, Melvin Allen and Heyward Allen, and a sister, Cleo Allen, preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband of forty five years, James E. Williams; a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Robert Whitt, Jr. of Big Stone Gap; son and daughter-in-law, Allen (Zeke) and Denise Williams, Christiansburg; five grandchildren, Richard A. Whitt, Boulder, Colo., Ryan W. Tilley, Twin Falls, Id., Travis Williams, Danielle Williams and Elliott Williams, all of Christiansburg; also surviving are sister, Thelma Elmore, Wytheville; sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Hamilton Crockford, Richmond; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dan and Lillian (Dill) Allen, Salem, Hugh Ledford and Melva Allen, Bristol, Tenn; a brother-in-law and his wife, Garnett, and Virginia Williams of Christiansburg; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, January 21 at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Mr. Carl Bean and Mr. Bobby Sutphin. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24068 or the Edgemont Christian Church, c / o Mrs. Cecil Sutphin, 180 Haymaker Street, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Friends may call anytime Wednesday, January 20 after noon, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Wednesday evening. Arrangements are being handled by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home. on January 20, 1999.⁴

     Mary Virginia Allen was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 4000 Pilots Lane, Henrico Co., Virginia.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 228-10-0514.⁶ Her married name was Crockford.³ She married William Hamilton Crockford III.^3,7,8 Mary Virginia Allen was born on July 29, 1917 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^6,8 She died on March 24, 2001 at Virginia at age 83.⁶ She Former Richmond School Board Chairwoman Virginia Allen Crockford, who helped guide the city's schools through the turbulent years of the late 1960s and the early 1970s, died Saturday. A resident of Richmond since 1947, Mrs. Crockford was 83. Stalwart in her efforts to keep public schools a viable learning environment for all students, Mrs. Crockford was a pariah to many for her stance on busing issues. Despite death threats, public rallies denouncing her personally and one attempt by the Richmond City Council to remove her from office, Mrs. Crockford looked beyond the issues of the day, calling public schools "our answer." "Whether we're going to have public education or whether we're going to lose it is the major question," she told The Times-Dispatch in 1970. "Busing has become a minor issue." Mrs. Crockford was at the center of the firestorm during a lawsuit involving an attempt by Richmond to consolidate its schools with Chesterfield and Henrico counties to broaden the effects of school desegregation. A lower court ordered the three systems to consolidate. That order was overturned by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The appellate court's decision was allowed to stand when the U.S. Supreme Court split its vote 4-4 after then-Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. of Richmond, a former Richmond School Board member, recused himself. Born in Blacksburg, Mrs. Crockford began her involvement in education and politics when she and her husband, W. Hamilton Crockford III, moved to Richmond in 1947. Involved with parent-teacher associations at J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School and Chandler Junior High School, Mrs. Crockford helped organize John Marshall High School's PTA. In 1962, she was appointed to the Richmond School Board, becoming the board's only woman, and only the second woman on the panel in history. In 1969, she was elected president of the Virginia Parent-Teacher Association, a position she held until a 1971 vote of no-confidence by the association's board of managers brought on by the politics swirling around the effort to consolidate Richmond schools with those of its neighbor counties. In 1970, City Councilman Howard H. Carwile called Mrs. Crockford and her School Board peers "reckless, foolhearted and heedless." Carwile introduced a resolution to remove Mrs. Crockford from her post as School Board chairwoman. Henry L. Marsh III, then the vice mayor, called Carwile's resolution "conceived to stimulate hatred." Praising Mrs. Crockford after the 7-1 vote that defeated Carwile's motion, Councilman James G. Carpenter said of Mrs. Crockford: "She is a person who fights for what she believes is right and who is prepared to take the consequences." Mrs. Crockford served as board chairwoman until 1972, when her term expired - the city charter imposed term limits for School Board members. Mrs. Crockford said she understood parent fears-turned-threats that she endured during the 1970s busing crisis. "We always dread what we don't know," she told The Times-Dispatch. After her service in Richmond and statewide, Mrs. Crockford served as a secretary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was a past president of the Richmond League of Women Voters and of the Virginia Health Occupations Advisory Council. Mrs. Crockford was the widow of W. Hamilton Crockford III, a veteran Times-Dispatch reporter. Survivors include a daughter, Katharine Crockford of Somerville, Mass; a son, W. Hamilton Crockford IV of Alexandria; a sister, Thelma Elmore of Wytheville; and two brothers, Daniel Allen of Salem and Hugh Ledford Allen of Bristol, Tenn. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at noon at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Richmond. Burial will be private. on March 26, 2001.⁸

     George Daniel "Dan" Allen was buried at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, 5070 Cove Road N. W., Roanoke, Virginia.^11,8 He was born on December 1, 1919 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^12,5,8 He married Lillian Irene "Dill" Alls on August 23, 1939 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^3,11,13,7 George Daniel "Dan" Allen died on May 4, 2013 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 93.^11,12,6,8 He George D. (Dan) Allen, 93, of Salem, went home to be with his beloved daughter, Patricia Gayle Hale, and his family Saturday, May 4, 2013. Mr. Allen served proudly in the United States Army during World War II and during this time was a P.O.W. He worked for VPI Electrical, and retired from the Kroger Distribution Warehouse after 22 years of service. After retiring, his hobby of fixing lawn mowers, chain saws, or anything with a small motor became his full time passion. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 73 years, Lillian A. Allen; four children, Norman Allen and wife, Carla, of Florida, Beverly Brooks, of Floyd, Georgia Allen, of Williamsburg, Danetta Allen, of Salem; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren and a dear friend, Thomas Campbell of Salem. The family would like to thank the Doctors and Nurses at the Salem VA Medical Center for their care and support of Mr. Allen. A graveside service will be held in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. on May 7, 2013.¹¹

     Hugh Ledford Allen was born on January 29, 1923 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^6,3 He married Melva E. Nolen circa 1946.⁷ Hugh Ledford Allen died on September 23, 2006 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, at age 83; The SSDI has a death date of Sep 24, 2006.^6,3 He BRISTOL, Tenn. – Hugh Ledford Allen passed away on Sept. 23, 2006, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Blacksburg, Va., a son to the late Charles and Josie Slusser Allen. Mr. Allen moved to Bristol in 1949, after graduating from VPI, and was employed by Home Furniture. He was later employed by Heilig-Myers and, most recently, Schewel's Furniture. He was a member of First Church of God, where he formerly served as chairman of the board, treasurer and Sunday school teacher. Mr. Allen also served on the Credit Bureau and served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, during which he was stationed in Iran and Iraq. Survivors include wife of 60 years, Melva Allen; daughters, Brenda Sue Allen of Bristol Tennessee, and Dr. Betty Allen of Orlando, Fla; grandchildren, Nikki Tittle Mann, Chad Allen Tittle, Sean Allen Cheek, Megan Kathleen Cheek and Danny Tittle; great-grandchildren, Tabitha Dianne Mann, Tamara Annestasia Tittle, Summer Paige Haskins, Kaitlin Elizabeth Tittle and Harley Ryann Worley; and brother, George Daniel Allen of Salem, Va. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, at 1 p.m. in the Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Elmer Lester officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Schewel's Furniture and the men of First Church of God. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. The family would like to say a special thanks to Dr. Doug Green and Dr. Chris Barber. on September 26, 2006.³

     His Social Security Number was 229-24-8824.⁴ Heyward Slusser Allen married Claudine Mavis Hubbard.⁵ Heyward Slusser Allen was born on September 8, 1925 at Virginia.^1,4 He died in June, 1987 at age 61.⁴