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     Timothy Earl Craighead was buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, corner of Mt. Pleasant Bvd. SE and Pitzer Road SE, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 He died on October 27, 1963 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3 He was born on October 27, 1963 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3

     Leslie Ann Craighead was buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, corner of Mt. Pleasant Bvd. SE and Pitzer Road SE, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 She was born on July 5, 1959 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3,4 She died on July 6, 1959 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3

     Nicolas Allen Craighead was buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, corner of Mt. Pleasant Bvd. SE and Pitzer Road SE, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on November 4, 1980 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,4 He died on November 7, 1980 at Charlottesville, Virginia.^2,3

     William Harvey "Willie" Eads was buried at Masonic Lawn Cemetery, 2700 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.⁷ He married Margaret Unknown.⁸ William Harvey "Willie" Eads was born on September 11, 1896 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,4,7,5 He died on January 12, 1955 at Alameda Co., California, at age 58.^7,5

     Roy Edward Eades Sr. was buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,6 He was born on October 23, 1898 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,3,5 He married Mary Elizabeth Turner on May 24, 1918.^4,6 Roy Edward Eades Sr. died on September 12, 1950 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 51.^5,6 He PRINCETON, Sept. 14 — Roy E. Eades, 51, Princeton business man, died in St. Luke's Hospital Tuesday evening at 5:10 o'clock, following a heart attack suffered about a half hour earlier at Bluefield Country Club. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m., at the residence in Princeton, with Rev. J. B. F. Yoke officiating, assisted by Rev. B. M. John. Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery, with the Masonic lodge officiating. Active pallbearers will be Dr. Johnny Markell, Fred Edwards, E. E. Bailey, Dewey Bailey, R. A. Lawrence, Judge F. Morton Wagner, Judge D. M. Easley and John Eades. The body will be removed from the Seaver Mortuary to the residence Thursday to await final funeral rites. Eades, owner of the Majestic Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company, of Princeton, was stricken while playing golf Tuesday afternoon. A resident of Princeton for the past thirty years, he was prominently identified with civic and fraternal organizations of that city and had also served as president of the West Virginia Laundryman's association. A past president of the Princeton Chamber of Commerce and of the Princeton Kiwanis club, he was a member of First Methodist church, several Masonic bodies including Beni Kedem Shrine and of the Princeton Elks club. Born at Salem, Va., on October 23, 1898, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eades. On May 24, 1918, he married Miss Mary Turner of Roanoke, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Roy E. Jr., and Louis H. Eades, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Jackson, all of Princeton; a sister Mrs. W. W. Carter, Bluefield; and four brothers; William H. Eades, a resident of California, George, Luther and Posey Eades, all of Salem. on September 14, 1950.⁶

     Margaret P. "Maggie" Howard was born circa 1879 at Virginia.² As of December 30, 1909,her married name was Eads.¹ She married Edward Eads on December 30, 1909 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 235-05-9262.³ Mary Elizabeth Turner was born on November 28, 1898 at West Virginia.^4,3 As of May 24, 1918,her married name was Eades.² She married Roy Edward Eades Sr., son of Edward Eads and Margaret E. Gray, on May 24, 1918.^1,2 Mary Elizabeth Turner died in July, 1980 at age 81.³

     His Social Security Number was 236-28-7537.⁷ Roy Edward Eades Jr. was born on October 12, 1919 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,7 He married Audrey Jane Funk on April 22, 1950 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Roy Edward Eades Jr. died on November 10, 2006 at Athens, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^4,7 He ATHENS - Don't mourn for Roy Edward Eades, Jr. who completed his life journey November 10, 2006, at his home in Athens. Roy led a full, colorful, honest and hardworking life. In his youth he was a stealthy trout fisherman, near scratch golfer and a survivor of World War ll combat in Belgium and Germany, where he rose to the rank of Master Sergeant. A faithful patron and later employee of the Music Box and Red Barn Supper Club, Roy was a devoted son to Roy, Sr. and Mary Eades as well as Vice President for 17 years in the family business, the former Majestic Laundry in Princeton. He also served the West Virginia ABC Commission for 18 years, and was known to provide refreshments to Count Bassie and the Woody Herman Young Thundering Herd among others. Roy was a little league coach, champion of the underdog, Mountaineer fan through thick and thin, and father of three college graduates. In addition to his love of music and filling endless dance cards, Roy was wild about his many pets and especially his last dog Max. Roy was also a craftsman and master gardener. He loved nothing more than his wife Jane, son Roy Edward, lll and daughter-in-law Lorian of Walkertown, N.C., son Richard of Boston, Mass., daughter, Janie Meadows and grandson Brady Meadows of Athens and his extended family including the Goodall clan, the Snidow clan of Black Oak Mountain and Florida, and the limitless friends and family who shared time with Roy and Jane in their Princeton and Athens homes. Roy was born October 12, 1919 in Roanoke, Va. and was preceded in death by his parents, brother Louis, and sister Mary Eades Goodall. In honoring Roy's wishes, the family will forego services and toast a life well lived on Sunday, November 12, 2006, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., at the Eades home, 307 South State St., Athens, WV. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to visit Jane at Phillips Care Home in Lerona, where Roy will be sadly missed and where his devotion set the standard since Jane fell seriously ill in 1999. Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is in charge of arrangements. on November 11, 2006.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 236-28-7538.⁹ Louis Harry Eades and Patsy Ruth Engle were divorced. Louis Harry Eades was born on February 11, 1921 at Roanoke, Virginia.^9,2,4,10,5 He married Jo Ann Eades on July 22, 1952 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² Louis Harry Eades and Jo Ann Eades were divorced before May, 1960.¹¹ Louis Harry Eades married Patsy Ruth Engle on June 11, 1966 at Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina.¹² Louis Harry Eades died on March 29, 1982 at West Virginia at age 61.^9,10

     Her Social Security Number was 236-28-7536.⁶ Her married name was Jackson.² Her married name was Goodall.³ Mary Elizabeth Eades married Dr. Frederic Clinton Goodall.² Mary Elizabeth Eades married Unknown Jackson.^2,5 Mary Elizabeth Eades was born on September 27, 1922 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,6 She died on November 16, 2004 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia, at age 82.^2,6 She PULASKI, Va. - Mary Elizabeth Goodall, 82, of Pulaski (Claytor Lake), a former resident of Princeton, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at Pulaski Community Hospital. Born Sept. 27, 1922 in Princeton, she was the daughter of the late Roy Edward and Mary Elizabeth Turner Eades. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Princeton and had been a resident of Claytor Lake since 1988 moving there from Princeton. In addition to her parents, her husband, Dr. Frederick C. Goodall; and one brother, Louis Eades preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Frederick Lewis Jackson and wife Mona of Beckley, and John C. Goodall and wife Donna of Claytor Lake; three daughters, Pamela Dunn and husband Dave, and Francine Jones and husband Dallas all of Princeton, and Terrilyn Smith and husband Stuart of Bluefield; 14 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two stepsons, Samuel Goodall of Riva, Md. and Frederic C. Goodall III and wife Cindy of Maryland; one stepdaughter, Suzanne Fisher and husband Jerry of Danville, Va; one brother, Roy L. Eades and wife Jane of Athens; and special friends, Vickie and Henry Higginbotham of Pulaski. In keeping with Mrs. Goodall's wishes, the body has been cremated. A memorial service will be conducted at 8 p.m. today at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor Roger Lafferty officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 p.m. until the service hour today. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 304, Princeton, WV 24740 or to the American Heart Assoc., Ohio Valley Affiliate, WV Region, P.O. Box 12110, Charleston, WV 25302 or to the Pulaski Community Hospital Cancer Center, 2400 Lee Highway, Pulaski, VA 24301. on November 20, 2004.²

     Audrey Jane Funk Audrey Jane Eades - Jane Eades passed on July 19, 2011, after a long illness. She was born Audrey Jane Funk to Lemuel Talmage and Velma Moore Funk January 9, 1927. After a childhood in McDowell County coal camps of Vivian, Eckmann, Round Bottom and Switchback, her family relocated to Athens and Jane graduated from Princeton High School in 1943 at age 16. By age 19 she graduated from Concord College and began a 38-year teaching career. She taught at Big Creek High School for 1 year before she joined Graham High School for 37 years as a beloved biology teacher. In 1968, she was honored as Virginia State Science Teacher of the Year by NASA, primarily for bringing genetics curriculum into the classroom. Jane engaged in garden clubs, assisted her father’s business in bookkeeping, and loved travel and hosting family and friends. In 1950, she married Roy Eades Jr, the love of her life, after which they shared 56 years of colorful marriage. She encouraged her children in all things educational and health related, from science fairs to swimming, piano to dance, sports to church choirs, theatre to scouting and many cherished visits to family. Indicative of her giving nature, Jane visited Veteran Hospital patients at holidays for decades after her father’s passing. She worked election polls. She also championed scholarships in community chairperson roles through the honorary teaching sorority Delta Kappa Gamma. Jane served the Order of Eastern Star, Athens Chapter #33 as Worthy Matron and as the West Virginia Grand Representative in 1995. Jane was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Princeton before the family moved to Athens in 1969, after which she actively served Concord United Methodist Church and the Rachel Myers Circle. Jane’s husband, Roy Eades Jr, preceded her in death, as did her sister, Betty Funk Snidow, and a beloved niece Jane Ann (Snidow) Toppino. Her memory continues with the family she dearly loved, son Roy Edward Eades III and wife Lorian of Walkertown, NC, son Richard Eades of Lindside, daughter Janie Meadows, grandson Brady Meadows of Athens, and many special nieces and nephews. The extended family knew her well as she frequently engaged the Goodall, Prilliman, Hundley, Snidow and Diaz clans. She was blessed by friendship, counting Gertie Snidow, Dorothy Sutton, Elizabeth Noble, Bobbie Klingensmith, Betty Ireson, Nita Hill, Roseanne Goddard, Catherine Dunn, Sara Belcher, Nancy Belcher, Almeda Pettrey, and Thelma Compton among her most cherished friends. Beverly Phillips, Minnie Lester and the many care providers at Phillips Care Home became extended family over the nearly 12 years that they provided love and care to Jane.³ She was born on January 9, 1927 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 As of April 22, 1950,her married name was Eades.¹ She married Roy Edward Eades Jr., son of Roy Edward Eades Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Turner, on April 22, 1950 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Audrey Jane Funk died on July 19, 2011 at Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 84.³

     His Social Security Number was 234-28-2619.³ Dr. Frederic Clinton Goodall married Mary Elizabeth Eades, daughter of Roy Edward Eades Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Turner.¹ Dr. Frederic Clinton Goodall was born on March 5, 1910 at West Virginia.³ He died on September 20, 1988 at Pulaski Co., Virginia, at age 78.^3,2