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     Ashton Von Lilly was buried at Blue Jay Cemetery, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,6 His Social Security Number was 234-12-1299.¹¹ He and Helen Mae Green were divorced.¹² Ashton Von Lilly was born on June 4, 1908 at Crow, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^11,5,7 He married Helen Mae Green on January 25, 1932 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^13,4 Ashton Von Lilly married Mary Texas Mcbride on April 20, 1963 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹² Ashton Von Lilly died on March 2, 1969 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 60.⁵ He Ashton Von Lilly, 60, of Beaver, died at his home at 12:30 a.m. Sunday after a short illness. He was born at Crow, June 4, 1908, a son of O. A. and Amanda (Bragg) Lilly. He was a mason, a carpenter. A lifetime Raleigh County resident, he was a World War II veteran. In addition to his parents, he is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Patricia Burleson of Silver Springs, Md., Mrs. Sue Martin of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Nancy Arsenault of Wheaton, Md., Miss Judy Lilly, Miss Cynthia Lilly and Miss Beck Lilly, all of Rockville, Md; three sons, Howard of Beaver, Tommy of Riverside, Calif., and Charles of Richmond, Va; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Dunkley of Beckley, Mrs. Vella Knapp of Covington, Va., and Mrs. Clarabell Bigelow of Rockville, Md., and 15 grandchildren. The body is at Calfee Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Kenna Lilly officiating. Burial will be in Blue Jay cemetery. The body will be removed to the church one hour before services. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Tuesday. on March 3, 1969.⁵

     Helen Mae Green and Ashton Von Lilly were divorced.³ Helen Mae Green was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 235-44-2443.⁵ Her married name was Singhas.⁵ She married James Franklin Singhas.⁴ Helen Mae Green was born on September 26, 1915 at Rock Co., North Carolina.^5,2 As of January 25, 1932,her married name was Lilly.² She married Ashton Von Lilly, son of Ova Ashton Lilly and Amanda Elmira "Manda" Bragg, on January 25, 1932 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Helen Mae Green died on November 19, 1992 at Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland, at age 77.

     Milburn Eugene Lilly was buried at Blue Jay Cemetery, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He was born on October 24, 1932 at Glen Hedrick, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He died on October 30, 1932 at Glen Hedrick, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2

     Her Social Security Number was 230-42-1637.⁷ Her married name was McMillion.¹ Vella Dale Lilly was buried at Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.⁸ She married Claude Augustus McMillion.^1,2 Vella Dale Lilly was born on June 25, 1910 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,9,10,8 As of November 24, 1948,her married name was Knapp.¹⁰ She married Emmett Grayson Knapp Jr. on November 24, 1948 at Beaver, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,10,11 Vella Dale Lilly died on December 18, 2004 at West Virginia at age 94.^1,7,8 She Vella Lilly McMillion Knapp age 94, of Alderson, W.Va., died Dec. 18, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Ova A. Lilly and Amanda Bragg Lilly of Beaver, W.Va. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Emmett Grayson Knapp Jr. of Alderson; a son, Claude McMillion and daughter-in-law, Margaret McMillion of Lewisburg, Tenn; and grandchildren, Laura Mitchell of Charleston, S.C., Mike McMillion of Nashville, Tenn., Andy McMillion of Madison, Tenn., Kim Holley of Franklin, Tenn; and a sister, Claribel Bigelow of DeSoto, Mo. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Claude A. McMillion of Green Bank, W.Va; two brothers, Von Lilly of Beaver and Howard “Tick” Lilly of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif; and a sister, Margaret Dunkley of Venice, Fla. Other local survivors include a sister-in-law, Mary Dodd; and nieces, Linda Rider and Joanne Lightner of Alderson as well as many other nieces and nephews. Mrs. Knapp was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alderson. She received her B.S. degree from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tenn., and her Master of Arts degree from West Virginia University, after which she continued her formal education at Kent State University in Ohio, and the University of Arkansas and Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg. She taught in the schools of the Raleigh, Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties in West Virginia, and in the Covington and Allegheny systems in Virginia. From 1954-67, she served as the Covington-Allegheny County Extension Agent with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Mrs. Knapp was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an International Honor Society for Women Educators, as well as several other service and professional organizations. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Knapp on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 11 a.m. in the Alderson Presbyterian Church. Memorial donations may be made to the church at Box 126, Alderson, WV 24910. Arrangements are under the direction of Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank.
on December 21, 2004.¹

     Margaret Bula Lilly was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,9 She was born on July 21, 1913 at Beaver, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,9 As of June 29, 1942,her married name was Dunkley.⁵ She married Chalmers Fenton Dunkley on June 29, 1942 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,5,10 Margaret Bula Lilly died on April 14, 1999 at Venice, Sarasota Co., Florida, at age 85.^4,9 She VENICE, Fla. - Margaret Lilly Dunkley, 85, of Venice, formerly of Beckley, W.Va., died April 14, 1999, in Venice. She was a retired salesclerk for Rahall's and a member of Venice Presbyterian Church and Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Beckley and Venice. She was a 23-year resident of Venice. Surviving: sisters, Claribel Bigelow and Vella Knapp, both of Venice; sisters-in-law, Virginia Bragg and Iva Lilly, both of Beckley. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Vondie L. Cook officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, W.Va. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of Venice, c/o Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.
on April 18, 1999.⁴

     Howard Clifton "Tick" Lilly Howard Clifton Lilly - In August 1947, Howard Clifton Lilly became the first permanently assigned NACA engineering test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' Muroc Flight Test Unit at what later became Edwards Air Force Base in California. During his assignment at Muroc, he flew both the XS-1 rocket research aircraft and the D-558-1 jet-powered research airplane. On 31 March 1948, Lilly became the third pilot to exceed the speed of sound in the XS-1. Lilly died on 3 May 1948 when the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak he was flying crashed on takeoff. As the airplane climbed, somewhere within the jet engine's compressor section, a component failed. Sections of the compressor housing and blades cut through the engine casing and the fuselage skin. Some pieces cut the main fuel lines and severed the craft's control lines as well. Lilly had no control over the plane, which wallowed along for a few seconds before slipping into a left yaw and roll, then diving into the Rogers Dry Lakebed and exploding. He became the first NACA test pilot to be killed in the line of duty. At the time of his death, he had flown the Skystreak to a higher Mach number than it had previously reached-Mach 0.88 at 36,000 feet on 29 April 1948. Lilly had trained as a Naval aviator and joined the NACA at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Virginia (later, Langley Research Center) in October 1942. In May 1943 he was assigned to the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio (today's Glenn Research Center), where he flew numerous airplanes in flight research on powerplant systems. He then transferred to Muroc (later, NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center). A native of West Virginia, Lilly was 31 at the time of his death. In honor of the NACA test pilot, the road leading to the Dryden Flight Research Center was named Lilly Avenue. The NACA was a predecessor of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which came into existence on 1 October 1958.⁷ He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.⁴ He was born on August 27, 1916 at Crow, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁸ He died on May 3, 1948 at Muroc Air Base (now Edwards Air Force Base), Kern Co., California, at age 31.^8,4 He LILLY IS KILLED TESTING WORLD RECORD AIRSHIP. Young Beaver Pilot Meets Death As He Takes Off In Jet Plane. Howard Clifton "Tick Lilly, 30 year old test pilot from Beaver, was killed yesterday at Muroc airbase, Cal., while taking off in the Douglas Sky Streak, a single engine jet plane that holds the world's speed record. Lilly, the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Lilly of Beaver, was until his death yesterday, one of the world's best know pilots. Word of Lilly's death was received by John Victory, secretary of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the top government agency for aviation research, who wired the Rev. B. C. Jennings of Mt. Tabor to ask that the pilot's family be informed. The Sky Streak is being used to study maneuvering problems at transonic speeds. The speed of sound, at sea level is roughly 760 miles an hour. Victory said he was told the plane rolled over and crashed as it was taking off on one of the test flights by Lilly, who had been flying the No. 2 Sky Streak since November. Lilly was rated the NACA's top jet test pilot. He flew a surplus Bellairacobra fighter in the national air races at Cleveland in 1946. He then was stationed at NACA's aircraft propulsion laboratory, near Cleveland. Flying the first of the two planes of the Sky Streak model last August, Lt. Col. Marion E. Carl of the Marine Corps put the world's speed record at 650 miles an hour. In December, 147, Aviation Week magazine revealed that Lilly was one of two pilots flying the army's highly secret experimental plane. When he flew his P-63 in the Thompson Trophy Race at the national Air Races in Cleveland in 1946, he placed ninth. He was supposed to have flown again in the air races last year, when he was transferred to Muroc, Cal., air base. Lilly learned to fly here in Beckley in 1940, under the Civilian Air Pilot Training Program being conducted at that time at the airport. Before he learned to fly, he was a junk Yard derby racer of jalopy automobiles, and a consistent winner at these races. In 1941, Lilly served as a navy pilot, joining the NACA as a test pilot in 1942. since that time he has been flying the fastest and most secret planes in the world, experimenting on passing the sonics barrier. "Tick" Lilly was a graduate of Shady Spring High School. He attended Concord and Beckley colleges. For a time, he was a pressman for the Beckley Post-Herald, and then a stereotyper for a Charleston newspaper. Before leaning to fly, he was an expert auto mechanic, and taught mechanics at Camp Raleigh, a CCC camp. Lilly was born in Raleigh county, and had lived in Beaver practically all of his life. besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Lilly, of Beaver, he is survived by one brother, Von Lilly of Beaver; and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Dunkley of Beckley, Mrs. Vella Mcmillian of Alderson, and Mrs. Claribel Bigelow of Washington, D.C. His body will be returned to Beaver. Details are incomplete. on May 4, 1948.⁹ He The body of Howard Clifton "Tick" Lilly, who was killed Monday while test piloting the Douglas Sky Streak jet plane at Muroc airbase, Cal., will be removed to Washington, D.C., Friday, for a full military burial. Lilly's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Lilly, of Beaver, received a telephone call yesterday morning from John Victory of Washington, secretary of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, informing them of plans for Lilly's burial service. The NACA is the top government agency for aviation research. When he was killed, Lilly was one of the few pilots testing the No. 2 Sky Streak, studying problems at supersonic speeds. The speed of sound is roughly 760 miles per hour. Lilly's casket has already been sealed, and it will be flown from Muroc airbase to Washington. This information came from both Victory and Melvyn N. Gough, the top NACA official from Hampton, Va. The body will be accompanied across the country by his roommate, Mr. Beeler, who is also an NACA pilot. Funeral services will be held in the Arlington chapel in Arlington, Va., at 10 a.m. Friday. Full military burial will follow in Arlington National cemetery, where the body will be interred. Lilly's family will leave Thursday for the nation's capital and will remain there with the flier's sister, Mrs. Charles Bigelow. The honorary pallbearers, who will also leave Beckley Thursday, will be Howard Pettry, Paul Pettry, W. M. Houchins, Kenneth Lilly, Major Lilly, Steve Furrow, Jr., Ed Bartlett, William Brownlee, Jr., and James Prince. They will be joined in Washington by Col. Herbert Bragg of Beckley, who is now in New Jersey, and Herbert Meador of Norfolk, Va. Lilly is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Lilly of Beaver; one brother, Von Lilly of Beaver; and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Dunkley of Beckley, Mrs. Vella McMillion oF Alderson, and Mrs. Claribel Bigelow of Washington, D.C. The family had earlier planned to have the flier's body returned to the Calfee Funeral Home for serviceas here, but acceded to the wishes of the government aeronautical officials that rites be in Arlington. on May 5, 1948.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 578-46-1794.⁹ Her married name was Bigelow.³ Claribel Lilly married Charles Amos Bigelow.³ Claribel Lilly was born on February 9, 1919 at Beaver, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^9,4 She died on April 10, 2005 at Missouri at age 86.⁹

     His Social Security Number was 233-18-5463.⁶ Terry Crockett Lilly was buried at Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 296 Little Vine Drive, Beaver, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,4 He was born on October 18, 1885 at Flat Top, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,3,5,4 He married Glada Mae Richmond on May 24, 1905 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,5 Terry Crockett Lilly died on March 13, 1972 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 86.^5,4 He Funeral services for Terry C. Lilly, 86, of Beaver, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. Burial will follow in Beaver Cemetery at Beaver. He died at 7:35 a.m. Monday in a local nursing home after a long illness. Born Oct. 18, 1885, he was the son of the late David and Nancy Furrow Lilly. He was last employed by the State Department of Highways. Survivors include his wife, Gladya Richmond Lilly; a son, Phillip R. Lilly, Las Cruces, N.M; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Grace Fenton, Alexandria, Va., and Mrs. Preston Crosby, Jackson, Miss; a brother, O. A, Lilly, Beaver; a half brother, the Rev. Owen P. Lilly, Daniels; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. on March 14, 1972.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 233-96-2597.³ Glada Mae Richmond was buried at Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 296 Little Vine Drive, Beaver, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She was born on December 17, 1884 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,2 As of May 24, 1905,her married name was Lilly.⁴ She married Terry Crockett Lilly, son of David Lilly and Nancy Ellen Furrow, on May 24, 1905 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,1 Glada Mae Richmond died on June 10, 1978 at West Virginia at age 93.²

     Her Social Security Number was 427-84-9631.³ Eva Muriel Lilly was buried at Seminary at River Cemetery, Seminary, Covington Co., Mississippi.⁴ She was born on April 16, 1908 at Glen Hedrick, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4,3 As of December 22, 1933,her married name was Crosby.² She married Preston Briton Crosby on December 22, 1933 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4 Eva Muriel Lilly died on January 7, 2001 at Mississippi at age 92.^4,3

     Russell V. Lilly was buried at Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 296 Little Vine Drive, Beaver, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on November 5, 1910 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on January 9, 1916 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 5.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 232-12-3014.⁶ Mary Grace Lilly was born on September 7, 1917 at Beaver, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,3 As of August 22, 1965,her married name was Fenton.⁴ She married Ira E. Fenton on August 22, 1965 at Alexandria, Virginia.⁴ Mary Grace Lilly died on March 16, 1997 at New Mexico at age 79.⁶

     Atha Elizabeth Canaday was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,5 She was born on March 26, 1893 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; Her obituary has a birth date of Jun 26, 1893.^2,3 She married Crockett Dacre/Dacra Pittman, son of James Wiley "Jim" Pittman and Frances Isabella Furrow, on September 8, 1908 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,3 As of September 8, 1909,her married name was Pittman.⁶ Atha Elizabeth Canaday died on May 13, 1953 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 60.^2,3 She Atha Elizabeth Pittman, 60, of Glen White died at her home at 4 p.m. yesterday. The deceased is the widow of Crockett A. Pittman who preceded her in death in 1944, and was born June 26, 1893, the daughter of Mack Lee and Martha Gray Canaday. She is a member of the Holiness Church and a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. Survivors include: three sons, Basil W. of Crab Orchard, Carl Leonard, Hudson, Ohio, and Arnie Earl, Glen White; six brothers, William Lee Canaday of California, Fred Canaday, Covel, George Preston Canaday, Hollywood, Fla., Charles Cecil Canaday, Akron, Ohio, Stephen Canaday, Glenville, and Wilson Canaday, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Bowman, Roanoke, Va. and Mrs. Lonnie Cole, Coal City; nine grandchildren, two step grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The body will remain at the Calfee Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements. on May 14, 1953.³

     Maggie Cochran was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4 She was born on April 25, 1887 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; Her death certificate has a birth year of 1886.^2,4 As of February 14, 1906,her married name was Pittman.³ She married Jacy Grover Pittman, son of James Wiley "Jim" Pittman and Frances Isabella Furrow, on February 14, 1906 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Maggie Cochran died on February 17, 1948 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 60.^2,4

     Dempsey Solomon Pittman was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁶ His Social Security Number was 236-05-8915.⁷ He was born on June 6, 1908 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,2,3,4,8 He married Fannie Myrtle Sanger on June 28, 1930 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4 Dempsey Solomon Pittman died on November 15, 1974 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 66.^7,4 He Dempsey Solomon Pittman of Crab Orchard died at 5:10 pm Friday in a local hospital after an extended illness. Born June 6, 1908 at Crab Orchard to J.G. and Maggie Cochran Pittman. Pittman was a retired miner, last working for the Tams coal company at Tams. Survivors include his wife Myrtle Sanger Pittman; four sons: Guy of Glen White, Alfred stationed with the US Marine Corps in Mississippi, Charlie of Midway and Roger of Ohio; six daughters; Mrs. Beverly Moye of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Joyce Hopkins of Mabscott, Mrs. Sue Richardson of Loves Park Ill, Mrs. Rena Perkins of Sprague, Mrs. Violet Snyder of Shelbyville, Del, and Mrs. Faye Lynch of Beckley. Two Brothers; Alvin Pittman of Glen View and Paul Pittman of Utica, Mich; a sister Mrs. Jesse Combs of Utica, Mich. 27 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. The body is at the Rose and Quensberry Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements. on November 16, 1974.⁴

     Daisy D. Pittman was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on September 21, 1909 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on February 10, 1913 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 3.¹

     Frank J. Pittman was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He was born on January 11, 1918 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He died on January 6, 1920 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 1; Died of pneumonia.^1,2

     Alvin Mack Pittman was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 235-10-6015.² He was born on January 11, 1915 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4,5 He married Mildred Louise Day on June 28, 1938 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,9 Alvin Mack Pittman died on May 4, 1991 at age 76.^2,4

     Thelme Carr Pittman was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He was born on March 8, 1916 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Eileen Beulah Hodge on June 4, 1938 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ Thelme Carr Pittman died on April 25, 1955 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 39.^2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 236-32-4074.³ Jessie Frankie Pittman was born on January 11, 1917 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,8 As of May 11, 1946,her married name was Combs.⁴ She married Harvey Jay Combs on May 11, 1946 at Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia.⁴ Jessie Frankie Pittman died on February 15, 1996 at Clinton, Macomb Co., Michigan, at age 79.^3,7

     Gladys Pittman was buried at Vine Grove Cemetery, Vine Grove, Hardin Co., Kentucky.^4,5,8 She was born on June 17, 1921 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; Her Shrewsbury marriage license has a birth date of Jun 17, 1923 and her Canaday license has Jun 17, 1922.^2,3,4,8 As of February 9, 1946,her married name was Shrewsbury.² She married Wardie Albert Shrewsbury on February 9, 1946 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² As of August 27, 1948,her married name was Canaday.³ Gladys Pittman married Bailey Canaday Jr. on August 27, 1948 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5 Gladys Pittman died on October 23, 1960 at Fort Knox, Hardin Co., Kentucky, at age 39.^4,5,8 She Mrs. Gladys Pittman Canaday, Vine Grove, Ky., formerly of Glen White, died Sunday in the post hospital, Fort Knox, Ky., after a short illness. She was the wife of Bailey Canaday, whose mother, Mrs. Caroline Canaday, lives at 219 Vine St., Beckley. Surviving besides her husband, are one son, Glenn and one daughter Margaret, both at home; three brothers, Alvin Pittman and Dempsey Pittman, both of Glen White, and Paul, Helen, and one sister, Miss Jesse Pitman, Detroit, Mich. Funeral services will be conducted at Vine Grove Tuesday. on October 24, 1960.⁵

     Polma Paul Pittman was buried at Prestonville Cemetery, Macomb, Macomb Co., Michigan.³ His Social Security Number was 236-32-4966.² He was born on March 5, 1924 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4,5,10,6 He married Helen June Caudill on August 9, 1952 at Helen, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ Polma Paul Pittman died on November 8, 1988 at Clinton Township, Macomb Co., Michigan, at age 64.^2,3,5,6

     Fannie Myrtle Sanger was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 236-05-8915.⁴ She was born on October 14, 1907 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,4,2 As of June 28, 1930,her married name was Pittman.¹ She married Dempsey Solomon Pittman, son of Jacy Grover Pittman and Maggie Cochran, on June 28, 1930 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,6 Fannie Myrtle Sanger died on December 18, 1988 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 81.⁴

     James Edward Pittman was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He was born on April 22, 1933 at Statesbury, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He died on February 2, 1934 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2

     His Social Security Number was 236-07-6191.⁷ Basil Wayne Pittman was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on February 10, 1911 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,3,4 He married Alma Mae Lilly on January 1, 1932 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ Basil Wayne Pittman died on August 15, 1979 at West Virginia at age 68.^7,4

     His Social Security Number was 234-20-3375.⁸ Carl Leonard Pittman Sr. was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,6 He married Frances V. Day.^9,6 Carl Leonard Pittman Sr. was born on September 24, 1913 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^8,4,5 He died on March 13, 1987 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 73.^8,4,6 He Carl L. Pittman, 73, of Crab Orchard, died March 13, 1987, in a Beckley hospital. He was a native of Glen View and was a resident of Raleigh County most of his life. He was a former mechanic and was co-owner of A-1 Garage in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church. Surviving: wife, Frances Day Pittman; sons, Carl Jr. of Tampa, Fla., Timothy Lee of Orlando, Fla., Crocket D. and Kenneth Wayne, both of Crab Orchard; daughter, Joan E. Burdette of Milbridge, Maine; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Monday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with Pastor Mark A. Lowe officiating. Burial will be in Canady Cemetery, Glen view. on March 15, 1987.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 235-10-4060.¹⁰ Arvil Earl Pittman was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^8,5 He was born on July 2, 1915 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^10,6,8,5 He married Virginia Pearl Welch on June 29, 1935 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4 Arvil Earl Pittman married Inez Madeline Beals on October 27, 1949 at Glen View, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,8 Arvil Earl Pittman died on September 1, 1970 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 55.^8,5 He Arvil E. Pittman, 55, of Glen White, died at 1 a.m. Tuesday in a local hospital following a long illness. He was born at Glen White, July 2, 1915, a son of the late Crockett D. and Atha Canaday Pittman. He was a miner, a member of the United Mine Workers of America, and a lifetime resident of Raleigh County. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Madeline Beals Pittman of Glen White; one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Mae Pittman, at home; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Nancy Sue Hickman of Richmond, Va; one stepson, David Lee Beals of Richmond, Va; two brothers, Basil of Glen White and Carl of Hollywood, Fla., and five grandchildren. The body will remain at the Calfee Funeral Home where funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in the Calfee Chapel with Revs. Paul Bowman and Jim Frazier in charge. Burial will be in the Kennedy Cemetery at Glen View. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Thursday. Pallbearers will be Bill Gray, Freddy Lewis, Bob Reid, Harley Snuffer, Guy Pittman and Isaac Parsons. on September 2, 1970.⁸

     Arvil Earl Pittman Jr. was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on May 3, 1936 at Glen Daniel, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on July 14, 1949 at Blue Jay, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 13.^1,2 He GLEN WHITE YOUTH DROWNS IN CREEK AT SCOUT'S CAMP. Despite heroic efforts of his companions, 13 year old Orvil (should be Arvil) Pittman, Jr., of Glen White drowned yesterday while swimming in Big Beaver Creek at Camp Wilderness. Dr. Eva Teter of Beaver pronounced the youth dead at 2:30 p.m., after Beckley fireman had attempted to revive him with a resuscitator for more than two hours. The mishap occurred shortly before noon while Pittman and four other members of the boy scout troop 22 were swimming in the creek within the camp area. They had left the troop against orders. One of the boys said he rushed to Pittman's aid when he saw him go under for the first time. The boy said he grabbed Pittman by the hair and pulled him to the bank while the others screamed for further help from scout leaders. The water, witnesses said, was not above the boy's head. Scouts immediately applied artificial respiration. Members of the Beckley Fire Department, headed by Chief Bernard Martin, arrived on the scene within 20 minutes but efforts to revive the boy proved futile. Fellow scout members said they "couldn't understand how Pittman could have drowned." All of them agrees that he was a "good swimmer." Gus F. Walker, scout executive for the Appalacia Council, pointed out that the boys were swimming in direct violation of the rules of the camp."The rest of the troop were having lunch," Walker said, "and none of their supervisors knew they were in the water until they heard the scouts scream." Walker explained that the area in which the drowning occurred is used for boating purposes only. "The scouts normally swim in a special area and only when a supervisor is present," Walker added. besides his father, Orvil (should be Arvil), the boy's survivors include; his mother, Mrs. Virginia Welch Pittman Klines, of California, his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Crockett Pittman, of Glen White; the maternal grandparents, Mrs. B. C. Welch, of Akron, O., and Mrs. Inez Welch, of Beckley. The boy attended school at Glen White. on July 15, 1949.²

     Green Pleasant Cochran was buried at Cannaday Cemetery, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on February 25, 1861 at Bland Co., Virginia.^4,3 He married Eliza Ann Margaret Furrow, daughter of Crockett C. Furrow and Elizabeth Terry, on September 26, 1887 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,5 Green Pleasant Cochran married Virginia Morgan Pittman on April 3, 1890 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,5 Green Pleasant Cochran died on December 1, 1949 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 88.³