Person Page - 1956

     Lois Arellia/Arillia Hedrick was buried at Gearheart Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 230-10-4719.⁵ She was born on December 27, 1919 at Norfolk, Virginia.^4,7,5 As of August 17, 1946,her married name was Bass.⁶ She married Earlie Wilson Bass on August 17, 1946 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁶ Lois Arellia/Arillia Hedrick died on September 11, 1998 at age 78.^4,5

     His Social Security Number was 231-05-7779.⁴ Floyd Emmett Hedrick was buried at Culpeper National Cemetery, 305 U.S. Avenue, Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia.⁵ He married Lucy May Unknown.² Floyd Emmett Hedrick was born on December 20, 1920 at Virginia.^4,5 He died on December 28, 1982 at age 62.^4,5

     His Social Security Number was 225-22-0141.⁵ Elbert Richard Hedrick was born on November 15, 1925 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,4,5,6 He married Virginia Ruth Lenharr on August 17, 1946 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Elbert Richard Hedrick died on November 15, 1985 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, at age 60.⁶

     Marvin Sidney Hedrick was buried at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, 5070 Cove Road N. W., Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ He was born on November 18, 1928 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,6 He married Mattie Elizabeth Rucker on August 24, 1946 at Roanoke, Virginia.^7,4,8 Marvin Sidney Hedrick died on August 25, 2012 at Botetourt Co., Virginia, at age 83.^6,4,5 He Marvin Sidney Hedrick, 83, of Roanoke died Saturday, August 25, 2012. He was the son of the late Fannie and Sidney Hedrick. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife, Mattie Rucker; and son, Donnie. Survived by a son, Marvin Daniel Hedrick; several grandchildren; nieces; and nephews. Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. No public visitation or flowers. Donations may be made to 9th Street Church of Nazarine. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel. on August 28, 2012.⁴

     Her married name was Hedrick.¹ Lucy May Unknown married Floyd Emmett Hedrick, son of Sidney Floyd Hedrick and Fannie Jane Spradlin.¹ Lucy May Unknown died on November 6, 2003.¹ She Lucy May Hedrick, 77, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord Thursday, November 6, 2003. She was a member of the Open Door Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Emmett Hedrick. She is survived by a son, Emmett Hedrick and his wife, Sharon; one grandson, Brentwood Hedrick and his fiance, Katrina Dunbar; a granddaughter, Ashley Hedrick; one great-granddaughter, Alexis Hedrick; and her favorite companion, Cuddles. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Carilion Hospice, 1914 Franklin Road, Suite B, Roanoke, Va. 24014. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel and Crematory (982-2221). on November 7, 2003.¹

     Eula Lillie Wimmer was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,4 She was born on March 28, 1894 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,4 As of circa 1914,her married name was Flint.⁶ She married Grover Cleveland Flint circa 1914.^6,2 As of November 3, 1960,her married name was Millay.⁵ Eula Lillie Wimmer married Louis James Millay on November 3, 1960 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,5 Eula Lillie Wimmer died on January 18, 1964 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 69.^3,4

     Alfred Richard Wimmer was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^3,5,4 He was born on March 11, 1894 at Roanoke Co., Virginia; His death record has a birth date of Mar 11, 1896.^2,6,5,4 He married Ruth Sallie Hodges circa 1914.^7,4 Alfred Richard Wimmer died on August 29, 1956 at Fishersville, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 62.^5,4

     Rose Elizabeth Wimmer was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 225-10-9682.⁵ She was born on November 13, 1897 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4,5 As of April 22, 1935,her married name was Ashwell.⁴ She married Jesse Victor Ashwell on April 22, 1935 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4 Rose Elizabeth Wimmer died on January 22, 1986 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 88.³

     Jennie Mae Wimmer was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^6,3 She was born on May 1, 1899 at Virginia.³ As of August 1, 1920,her married name was Parrish.⁷ She married Francis V. Parrish on August 1, 1920 at Lynchburg, Virginia.⁷ Jennie Mae Wimmer and Francis V. Parrish were divorced on March 1, 1926 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁷ Jennie Mae Wimmer died on March 31, 1990 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 90.^2,3 She Jennie Wimmer Parrish, age 90, of 215 Hershberger Rd. N.W., died Saturday, March 31, 1990. She was a retired former Chief Operator at C&P Telephone Co. with 50 years service and was a member of Telephone Pioneers of America. Surviving are one sisters, Mrs. Effie Wimmer, Roanoke; two nephews, Grover C. Flint and Donald R. Flint, both of Roanoke; one niece, Hazel Smithson, Victoria; a number of great-nieces and nephews including a special great-niece, Jeri Smithson Bell of Richmond. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's North Chapel at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 1990, with the Rev. Kelly Dampeer officiating. Burial will be in Fair View Cemetery. Friends may call Oakey's North Chapel where the family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sunday. on April 1, 1990.²

     Her Social Security Number was 226-01-0189.⁵ Bessie Lewis Wimmer was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ She was born on January 28, 1901 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^5,2,3 As of October 9, 1919,her married name was Dowson.⁶ She married Ernest Glen Dowson on October 9, 1919 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁶ Bessie Lewis Wimmer and Ernest Glen Dowson were divorced on March 28, 1931 at Portsmouth, Virginia.⁶ As of April 23, 1949,her married name was Whitlock.⁴ Bessie Lewis Wimmer married William Whitlock on April 23, 1949 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4 Bessie Lewis Wimmer died on May 28, 1985 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 84.^5,3

     Her Social Security Number was 226-01-8608.⁸ Effie Mary Wimmer was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^3,6 She was born on January 10, 1903 at Roanoke, Virginia.^8,4 She died on September 10, 1998 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 95.^8,3,5 She WIMMER, Effie Mary, 95, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, September 10, 1998. She was a retired employee from Deluxe Laundry & Dry Cleaners and formerly taught Sunday School at Virginia Heights Baptist Church. Miss Wimmer was predeceased by four sisters and a brother. Surviving are nieces and nephews, including her caregiver, Grover C. Flint and his wife, Ruby Flint and Don Flint and his wife Lou Flint, all of Roanoke and a number of great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 1998, from Oakey's North Chapel. The Rev. Kelly Dampeer will officiate. Interment will be in Fair View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel. on September 11, 1998.³

     Francis V. Parrish was born circa 1894 at Appomattox Co., Virginia.¹ He married Jennie Mae Wimmer, daughter of William Hosea Wimmer and Mary Catherine Elizabeth Garnand, on August 1, 1920 at Lynchburg, Virginia.¹ Francis V. Parrish and Jennie Mae Wimmer were divorced on March 1, 1926 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹

     Jesse Victor Ashwell was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 226-01-2562.³ He was born on June 7, 1902 at Bedford Co., Virginia.^3,1 He married Rose Elizabeth Wimmer, daughter of William Hosea Wimmer and Mary Catherine Elizabeth Garnand, on April 22, 1935 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 Jesse Victor Ashwell died on July 24, 1976 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 74.¹

     William Whitlock was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ He was born on May 22, 1898 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Bessie Lewis Wimmer, daughter of William Hosea Wimmer and Mary Catherine Elizabeth Garnand, on April 23, 1949 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,1 William Whitlock died on January 14, 1972 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 73.³

     Lora Mae Stivers was buried at Raleigh Memorial Park, Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina.¹ Her Social Security Number was 401-34-8643.⁴ Her married name was Lucas.⁵ She married Rev. Burrel Francis Lucas, son of Charles Matthew "Charlie" Lucas and Flora Minnie Wimmer.⁵ Lora Mae Stivers was born on March 16, 1926 at Newcastle, Henry Co., Kentucky.^1,2,6,3 She died on July 5, 2009 at Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina, at age 83.^1,6,4

     Ruth Sallie Hodges was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 Her Social Security Number was 225-10-8497.³ She was born on October 20, 1897 at Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia; The SSDI has a birth year of 1892.^3,1,2 As of circa 1914,her married name was Wimmer.⁴ She married Alfred Richard Wimmer, son of William Hosea Wimmer and Mary Catherine Elizabeth Garnand, circa 1914.^4,1 Ruth Sallie Hodges died on January 8, 1964 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 66.^3,2,1

     Francis Richard "Frank" Wimmer was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4 He was born on June 18, 1915 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,4,6 He married Irma Margaret Harler on November 1, 1940 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,6 Francis Richard "Frank" Wimmer and Irma Margaret Harler were divorced on December 14, 1954 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ Francis Richard "Frank" Wimmer died on August 16, 1965 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 50.^3,4

     James David "Jimmy" Wimmer was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^4,7 He was born on June 3, 1916 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,5,7,8 He married Ruth Virginia Madison on January 4, 1941 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,6,7 James David "Jimmy" Wimmer died on January 2, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 53.^4,7

     Harry Mayhew Wimmer was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4 He was born on May 15, 1918 at Roanoke, Virginia; His gravestone has a birth date of May 13, 1918.^5,3 He married Ada Irene Thompson on April 11, 1936 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,6 Harry Mayhew Wimmer died on February 23, 1943 at Miami, Dade Co., Florida, at age 24.^2,3,4,9 He Combs Funeral home will announce funeral arrangements for H. W. Wimmer, 25, who died Tuesday in his room at 161 N. W. 26th st. He came here three weeks ago from Roanoke. Va. on February 24, 1943.⁹

     Ruth Effie Wimmer was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² She was born on June 30, 1922 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4 As of March 27, 1943,her married name was Smith.⁴ She married Marvin Clarence Smith on March 27, 1943 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,4 Ruth Effie Wimmer died on July 13, 2008 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 86.^2,6 She Ruth Wimmer Smith, 86, of Fincastle's Brian Center, passed away on Sunday evening, July 13, 2008. She was a graduate of Jefferson High School, Class of 1941, was retired from Park Street Pharmacy, and was a member of Virginia Heights Baptist Church. Ruth was an avid reader, a University of Virginia fan, and loved Elvis. She was the widow of Marvin Clarence Smith, and was also predeceased by her parents, Ruth and Alfred Wimmer; and three brothers, Frank, Jimmy, and Mayhew Wimmer. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Marvin C. Smith and Joy Davis Smith; two grandchildren, Cameron Blake Smith and Whitney Smith; and a great-granddaughter, Sydney Smith. The family wishes to recognize two special friends, Susie Dooley and Junior Ligon; and a host of friends at the Brian Center and the Fresenius Dialysis Center. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2008, from the graveside at Sherwood Burial Park with the Reverend C. Nelson Harris officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Fincastle Branch Library, 11 Academy Street, Fincastle, Va. 24090. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 540-982-2100. on July 15, 2008.²

     Tracy Lynn Carr was buried at Powell Cemetery, Bent Mountain, Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ Her married name was Baldwin.¹ She married Unknown Baldwin.¹ Tracy Lynn Carr was born circa 1969 at Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina.¹ She died on May 12, 2007 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.¹ She Tracy Lynn Carr Baldwin, 38, of Chapel Hill, N.C., died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at her home. Tracy was born in Columbia, S.C., graduating from Irmo High School. She attended North Carolina State University, and graduated from Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. in 1997, majoring in History. Since graduation, Tracy worked in the Chapel Hill area in the computer technology field. Her passions were gourmet cooking, lost and injured animals and gardening. Tracy loved life and cared deeply regarding her family and friends. She will be missed. Surviving are her mother and stepfather, Lynn Powell Hill and Wallace L. Hill III of Denver, N.C; father and stepmother, John D. Carr and Tina M. Carr of Preston, Md; two sisters, April and Rachel Carr, both of Preston, Md; a stepbrother, Chip Hill and wife, Pam, of Charlotte, N.C.' her grandmother, Cassie E. Carr, of Roanoke; two aunts, Gloria Hughes, of Roanoke, Louise Marshall, of Natural Bridge, Va; uncles, Delmas Carr, of Seymour, Ind., Douglas Powell, Pittsburgh, Pa., Ronald Powell and Colby Powell, both of Roanoke, Va. A visitation in Chapel Hill, N.C. will be at the Walker Funeral Home, 120 West Franklin St. from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. Funeral services will be at Oakey's South Chapel in Roanoke at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2007. The Rev. Greg Fleshman will officiate. Interment will follow in the Powell Cemetery on Bent Mountain. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 1 p.m. Thursday until service time. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Tracy Carr Baldwin Scholarship Fund now being established in her name. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkersfuneral home.zoomshare.com or at Roanoke.com by clicking on obituary and following online register book. Local arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel, 989-3131. on May 16, 2007.¹