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     Estelle "Ella" Craft married Theodore Thomas Hackworth.^6,7 Estelle "Ella" Craft was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁶ Her married name was Hackworth.⁶ She was born on March 3, 1914 at Virginia.^1,8 She died on May 24, 2012 at Virginia at age 98.^8,6 She Estelle Craft Hackworth, 98, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 24, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Susan Craft and is also preceded in death by her husband, Theodore T. Hackworth; grandson, Perry Williams; three brothers; and six sisters. Mrs. Hackworth was a member of Wildhurst Presbyterian Church and was employed by Grants Department store and the N.W. Pugh Company. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Gail H. Moore and husband, Percy, and Yvonne H. Williams; grandchildren, Susan Williams, Billy Williams and wife, Pam, Kim M. Bibbs, Tom Bibbs, all of Roanoke, Tommy Moore and wife, Nataly, of Hoboken, N.J; great- grandchildren, Elise Kitts, Lance and Hannah Bibbs; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at noon on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Oakey's South Chapel with Pastor William M. Harris Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2012, at Oakey's South Chapel. The family would like to thank the staff of 2 East at Richfield Recovery and Care Center, especially Sharon Leftwich, for their on May 25, 2012.⁶

     Eva B. Craft was buried at Montvale Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 1075 Dewey Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.⁵ Her married name was Ward.⁶ She married Joseph Douglas Ward Sr.⁵ Eva B. Craft was born circa October, 1919 at Virginia.¹ She died on March 19, 2002.⁵ She WARD, Eva Craft, 82, of Montvale, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 19, 2002. She was a member of the Montvale Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Douglas Ward, Sr; three sisters, Bonnie Forgie, Beatty Chilton, Virgie Arrington; three brothers, Lawrence Craft, James "Jim" Craft and Harvey Niday. Surviving are her son, Joseph Douglas Ward, Jr. of Montvale; sisters, Estelle Hackworth of Roanoke, Bertha Holland of Montvale; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Montvale Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2002 with the Rev. Tony Ward officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel
on March 21, 2002.⁵

     David W. Arrington was buried at Walnut Grove Union Church Cemetery, 6867 Pike Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 226-01-5757.⁵ He was born on February 2, 1903 at Virginia.^5,2 He married Vergie I. Craft, daughter of Walter Monroe Craft and Susan Miller Niday, circa 1922.^1,2,4 David W. Arrington died in April, 1977 at Virginia at age 74.⁵

     William Raymond Forgie was buried at Walnut Grove Union Church Cemetery, 6867 Pike Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.^2,4 He was born on September 6, 1900 at Virginia.^5,2 He married Bonnie Belle Craft, daughter of Walter Monroe Craft and Susan Miller Niday, circa 1922.^1,5,3 William Raymond Forgie died on January 15, 1990 at age 89.²

     Joseph Douglas Ward Sr. was buried at Montvale Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 1075 Dewey Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.³ He married Eva B. Craft, daughter of Walter Monroe Craft and Susan Miller Niday.¹ Joseph Douglas Ward Sr. was born on November 23, 1917.³ He died on January 21, 1974 at age 56.³

     His Social Security Number was 225-14-8924.³ Wesley Talmadge Chilton was buried at Montvale Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 1075 Dewey Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.² He married Beatrice M. Craft, daughter of Walter Monroe Craft and Susan Miller Niday.^1,4,2 Wesley Talmadge Chilton was born on November 25, 1910 at Virginia.^3,2 He died on June 8, 1983 at age 72.²

     Her Social Security Number was 225-52-7769.⁴ Her married name was Mundy.¹ Alice Latona? Forgie married Unknown Mundy.^1,2 Alice Latona? Forgie was born on November 22, 1936 at Virginia.⁴ She died on July 14, 1989 at age 52.⁴

     James W. Forgie was buried at Mount Comfort Cemetery, 6600 S. Kings Highway, Fairfax Co., Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 231-22-7500.⁵ He married Margaret Unknown.⁴ James W. Forgie was born on January 4, 1925 at Virginia.^2,5 He died on March 1, 2001 at age 76.⁵

     Robert Edward "Ed" Forgie was buried at Walnut Grove Union Church Cemetery, 6867 Pike Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.² He married Bessie Lee Cabaniss.² Robert Edward "Ed" Forgie was born on March 11, 1939 at Bedford Co., Virginia.^4,2 He died on March 3, 2009 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 69.^2,4 He Robert Edward (Ed) Forgie, 69, of 200 Ferrol Avenue, (Wesgate) Clifton Forge, Va., died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at his residence. He was born on March 11, 1939, in Bedford County, Va., a son of the late William Raymond and Bonnie Belle Craft Forgie. He was a self employed electrical contractor and carpenter. He belonged to the I.B.E.W. (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers), and was a member of Walnut Grove Union Church in Montvale. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Alice Mundy; and a brother, William "Bill" Forgie. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Lee Cabaniss Forgie of Clifton Forge; three daughters, Lori Beamer of Thornton, Colo., Charlotte Cook of Forest, and Shelby Cook of Madison; three sons, Eric Forsyth of Bemidji, Minn., Dwaine Forsyth of Pearl City, Hawaii, and Robert Edward Cook of Richmond; his four step children, Kenneth Almond and wife, Jeanie, of Vinton, Cindy Abbott and husband, Glenn, of Columbia, S.C., James Almond and wife, Brenda, of Roanoke, and Pamela Abshire and husband, Daniel, of Roanoke; four sisters, Nancy Rowles of Lynchburg, Mary Sue Millard and husband, Bob, of Salt Lake City, Utah, Iva Mae Heisler and husband, Marvin, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Ruby Cox and husband, Darrell, of Chattanooga, Tenn; two brothers, Raymond Forgie and wife, Anna Mae, of Roanoke, and David Forgie and wife, Barbara, of Richmond; nine grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2009, in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge with the Reverend Edith Snedegar and the Reverend J. Glenn Linthicum officiating. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Walnut Grove Union Church Cemetery in Montvale. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, March 5, 2009, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Nicely Funeral Home. on March 5, 2009.²

     Joseph Douglas Ward Jr. was buried at Montvale Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 1075 Dewey Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 227-50-4199.³ He was born on March 16, 1941.³ He died on July 17, 2002 at Virginia at age 61.^2,3 He WARD, Joseph Douglas Jr., 61, of Montvale, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2002 after a long and gallant fight with diabetes. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Douglas Ward, Sr. and Eva Craft Ward. Surviving are his aunts, Bertha Craft Holland, Montvale and Estelle Craft Hackworth, Roanoke; numerous cousins, including Gala Ellis and Percy Moore, whom the family would like to thank for their special care and devotion. Funeral services will be conducted at the Montvale Presbyterian Church, 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2002 with the Rev. Tony Ward officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
on July 19, 2002.²

     His Social Security Number was 229-96-6697.³ Raymond Danny Forgie Jr. was buried at Walnut Grove Union Church Cemetery, 6867 Pike Road, Montvale, Bedford Co., Virginia.² He was born on April 21, 1960.^3,2 He died on August 20, 1985 at age 25.^3,2

     His Social Security Number was 230-10-5219.⁵ Robert Waldo Craft was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 1521 South Carpenter Drive, Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.⁶ He was born on January 29, 1917 at Virginia.^1,5 He died on January 3, 1986 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 68.^5,6

     Pansy Lee Humphries was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 1521 South Carpenter Drive, Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.¹ She was born in 1902 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.¹ As of August 10, 1927,her married name was Craft.¹ She married Ernest Henry Craft, son of Irving Zedrick Craft and Edna Hattie Paitsel, on August 10, 1927 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.¹ Pansy Lee Humphries died in 1964.¹