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     Mary Catherine Schoolcraft was born on October 21, 1948 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She died on October 23, 1948 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.²

     Ivan Dale Schoolcraft was buried at Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens, Ocala, Marion Co., Florida.⁴ He married Janet Christopher.¹ Ivan Dale Schoolcraft was born on December 19, 1950 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,6,4 He married Susan Gail Skinner on August 24, 1973 at Duval Co., Florida.^1,2 Ivan Dale Schoolcraft and Susan Gail Skinner were divorced on March 2, 1983 at Duval Co., Florida.³ Ivan Dale Schoolcraft and Janet Christopher were divorced on August 29, 1991 at Marion Co., Florida.³ Ivan Dale Schoolcraft married Sylvia Louise Duncan on November 24, 1994 at Marion Co., Florida.² Ivan Dale Schoolcraft and Sylvia Louise Duncan were divorced on August 13, 1999 at Marion Co., Florida.³ Ivan Dale Schoolcraft married Diane Unknown on April 20, 2002.⁴ Ivan Dale Schoolcraft died on March 5, 2005 at Ocala, Marion Co., Florida, at age 54.^6,4 He Ivan Dale Schoolcraft, age 54 of Ocala, Florida died March 5, 2005 at the Summerfield Suites Hospice Unit. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, he retired from AAA Cooper. He was a member of the West Advent Christian Church in Jacksonville, FL. He enjoyed music, singing, bass fishing, and golf. Survived by his wife Diane Schoolcraft of Ocala, FL, his father and step-mother Dr. Ronald and Helen Schoolcraft of Jacksonville, FL, his mother Lorraine Hall of Jacksonville, FL; one daughter Melissa Schoolcraft of Jacksonville, FL; two sons Dale and Jared Schoolcraft of Ocala, FL; two stepdaughters, Linda Flores and Julie Casabo, both of Ocala, FL; three stepsons Anthony LaPuma, II of Ocala, FL, Robert and Edward LaPuma both of Gainesville, FL; one brother Ronnie Schoolcraft of Knoxville, TN; two sisters Patty Donor of Jacksonville, FL and Jeannie Aldridge of Sheffield, AL; stepsister Pam Morrison of Jacksonville, FL; stepbrother John Drew of Arkansas; three step grandchildren. Funeral Services for Ivan Dale Schoolcraft will be held at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Ocala with Pastor Sam Warren officiating. Interment will be held at the Good Sheppard Memorial Park in Ocala. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Hospice of Marion County. Brown Funeral Home & Crematory, Crystal River, Florida. on March 10, 2005.⁴

     Frank Sheldon Monroe Samples was buried at Riverlawn Cemetery, Marysville, St. Clair Co., Michigan.^1,3 He was born on November 14, 1934 at Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He married Mary Anna Arbuckle on October 24, 1954 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Frank Sheldon Monroe Samples died on March 6, 2021 at age 86.^1,3 He Marysville and Kissimmee, FL - Frank Sheldon Monroe Samples, 86, of Marysville and Kissimmee, Florida, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 6, 2021. He was born November 14, 1934 in Cedar Grove, West Virginia to the late Amos Monroe and Vanna Belle Samples. He married Mary Anna Arbuckle on October 24, 1954 in St. Albans, West Virginia. Frank was a control room operator with Consumers Power for 21 years, retiring in 1993, and previously worked for Union Carbide. After retiring, Frank and Mary moved into their fifth-wheel trailer for the next 20 years, parking in Michigan in the summer and Florida in the winter and traveling in between. He was a member of Gateway Church of Marysville and attended Bible Baptist Church of Kissimmee. Frank was an entertainer, storyteller and writer. A self-taught musician, he played the guitar, banjo, piano and harmonica. He wrote songs and poetry and has a collection of poems on display in the Charleston Museum. Frank was fascinated with flight. He had a pilot's license and owned a plane, and he built and flew hang gliders, an ultralite and radio-controlled aircraft. He was a lifetime member of the River District R/C Eagles. A man of many talents, he crafted his own root beer, rode a unicycle and raised skunks and raccoons. He enjoyed discussing conservative politics and belonged to the NRA. He loved God and his family. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary; three children, Frank (Mary Ann) Samples, Scott (Jean) Samples and Beth (Dale) Privette; seven grandchildren, Ashley Samples (Dustin Radney), Lindsay Samples (Gabe Chapman), Caleb Samples (Georgia Siler), Steven Privette (Autumn Greene), Renee Privette, Luke Privette and Amos Privette; five adored great grandchildren, Smith and Arden Radney, Hailey and James Chapman and Orrin Edwards; two brothers-in-law, Paul (Betty Jean) Arbuckle and Dan (Sue) Arbuckle; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Harold Samples, Hazel Stephens and Betty Pauley. Burial will be in Riverlawn Cemetery, Marysville. on March 7, 2021.¹

     James Carl "Jim" Pauley Jr. was buried at Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 234-36-1979.⁶ He was born on April 4, 1928 at Ward, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,5,6,7 He married Betty Jean Samples, daughter of Amos Monroe Samples and Vanna Belle "Vannie" Paxton, on May 9, 1947 at Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 James Carl "Jim" Pauley Jr. died on June 19, 1984 at Mason Co., West Virginia, at age 56.^6,7

     Sherralyn Anita "Sherry" Samples Sherralyn Anita Samples Bassey, 72, formerly of Germantown, Maryland, unexpectedly passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Sherry was born August 29, 1949, in Clay County, West Virginia to the late Colonel Archibald Quentin Samples and Eva Dale Samples. Moreover, fond memories of Sherry singing "How Great Thou Art" at her church as a child have been shared to her children. She was a talented artist. Sherry attended West Virginia State College, where she met her husband of 52 years, Dr. Charles O. Bassey. Together, they started their small family then moved to Ibadan, Nigeria where she would work for the Rockefeller Foundation, and he would practice medicine. The family returned to Gaithersburg, Maryland where Sherry would start working for Montgomery College, earn her Associates Degree also from Montgomery College and retire after 27 years of service. November 9, 2000, Sherry held her first grandson Ryan Holt. She got to hold four more grandbabies after him, Seth Holt, Tabitha Holt, Quentin Bassey Jr., and Christabella Hood. Sherry raised four children in Germantown, Maryland where she was devoted to taking care of her family. Sherry enjoyed frequent trips with her children and grandchildren to Williamsburg, Virginia. Fun times and countless memories were made in Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. She cherished every moment spent with her family as seen in the photos she'd take with each visit they had. Sherry is survived by her husband, and best friend, Charles O. Bassey Sr., two daughters, Eva Bassey and Ekanem (Kani) Bassey, her two sons Charles Bassey Jr., Quentin Bassey and His wife Mona Bassey, her five grandchildren Ryan Holt, Seth Holt, Tabitha Holt, Quentin Bassey Jr., and Bella Hood, her two sisters, Phyllis Samples and Katie Kahn, and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment will follow at All Souls Cemetery in Germantown, Maryland. Sherry will be deeply missed by all.¹ She was buried at All Souls Cemetery, 11401 Brink Road, Germantown, Montgomery Co., Maryland.^1,4 She was born on August 29, 1949 at Clay Co., West Virginia.¹ As of circa 1970,her married name was Bassey.¹ She married Dr. Charles O. Bassey circa 1970.¹ Sherralyn Anita "Sherry" Samples died on March 4, 2022 at Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland, at age 72.¹

     Hester M. Wood was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ Her married name was Cochran.¹ She married Coleman C. Cochran, son of Asa Albert Cochran and Evie Victor Cole.¹ Hester M. Wood was born in 1886.¹ She died in 1972.¹

     His Social Security Number was 225-10-8805.⁹ Harry Desmond Jennings was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ He was born on December 26, 1915 at Roanoke, Virginia; Many records other than his birth certificate have a birth date of Feb 26, 1914 or Feb 26, 1915.^9,3,8,4,5,10 He married Myra Marie Strickler, daughter of Herbert Helm Strickler and Louanna Elizabeth Hall, on November 25, 1935 at Radford, Virginia.^2,8 Harry Desmond Jennings died on July 28, 1983 at Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, at age 67.^9,3,5,6 He Harry Desmond Jennings, age 67, died Thursday, July 28, 1983 in Stonewall Jackson Hospital in Lexington, Va. He was member of the Elks, a veteran of WWII, a former Richmond resident and prominent businessman. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ann Bankert and Mrs. Joyce Devorss both of Buchanan; two granddaughters, Myra Bankert and Frieda-Marie Devorss both of Buchanan; four grandsons, David Bankert of Orlando, FL, J. Michael Bankert, Lynchburg, Va., Robert A. Bankert and Adam Desmond Devorss both of Buchanan; six great-grandchildren. on August 3, 1983.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 226-68-9770.⁷ Frank Elick Kessler Jr. was born on July 24, 1949 at Nace, Botetourt Co., Virginia.^1,2,7,4,5 He married Gayle Jennings, daughter of Robert Jackson "Shorty" Jennings and Margie Ellen Wenworth, on October 4, 1972 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Frank Elick Kessler Jr. and Gayle Jennings were divorced on March 13, 1975 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ Frank Elick Kessler Jr. died on October 18, 2001 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 52.^7,3,6 He KESSLER, Frank Elick Jr., 52, of Roanoke, died a free man on Thursday, October 18, 2001. He was a native of Botetourt County and an employee of Layman Candy Company. Surviving are his daughters, Felicia Faye Hancock and husband, Todd of Moneta, Amanda Lewis Kessler of Roanoke; brother, Rodney Kessler of Roanoke; sister, Izetta Fisher of Fincastle; and a number of nieces and nephews. on October 25, 2001.⁶