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     Robert Houston Redden was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He married Bernice Arlene Coleman.² Robert Houston Redden was born on July 23, 1951 at West Virginia.¹ He died on October 26, 1995 at Morgantown, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, at age 44.² He CRAB ORCHARD - Robert Houston Redden, 46, of Crab Orchard died Thursday, Oct. 26, 1995, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a long illness. He was a former salesman for Bonanza Auto Sales, and attended Mount Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, Crab Orchard. Surviving: wife, Arlene Coleman Redden; sons, Robert Christopher and Jason Tony, of Crab Orchard; daughters, Tammy Britt of Memphis, Tenn., Terri Cook of Crab Orchard; parents, Houston D. and Ruby Biggs Redden of Crab Orchard; brothers, Roger of Flat Top, Richard Gordon of North Carolina; sisters, Mary Adkins of Prosperity, Janie Pack of North Carolina, Shelia Redden of Cool Ridge, Sandra Chancey of MacArthur, Debra Ballard of Shady Springs. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Charlie Daniels and the Rev. Charles Chancey officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel of Hope. on October 28, 1995.²

     Bernice Arlene Coleman was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Her married name was Redden.³ She married Robert Houston Redden, son of Houston Dudley Redden and Ruby Macil Biggs.¹ Bernice Arlene Coleman was born in 1954 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She died on February 4, 2004 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She BECKLEY - Bernice A. Redden, 49, of Beckley died Feb. 4, 2004. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. Friends may call one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. on February 7, 2004.²

     William Elbert Stroud was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² He was born on August 12, 1881 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.² He married Vergilia Mae Cole, daughter of Ballard Lucian Cole and Virginia Ellen Bailey, on August 10, 1955 at Mt. Hope, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ William Elbert Stroud died on May 25, 1966 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 84.² He Services for William E. Stroud, 84, Oak Hill, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel at Oak Hill with the Rev. Lewis Meadows in charge. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Stroud died Wednesday in an Oak Hill nursing home following a stroke. He was a retired Oak Hill and Mount Hope businessman. Born Aug. 12, 1881, in Fayette County, he was a former member of the Boyd Memorial Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Elbert R. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Wilbur L. Stroud of Roanoke, Va; a brother, Asa F. Stroud of Columbus, Ohio, and one grandson. on May 27, 1966.²

     His Social Security Number was 235-42-8762.³ Claude Bernard Gill was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on October 29, 1927 at Meadow Bridge, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,3 He married Esther Marie Johnston, daughter of Opal Marie Johnston, on November 8, 1945 at Lanark, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; Esther listed her grandparents as her parents William and Vergilia Johnston on her marriage license.^1,2,5 Claude Bernard Gill died on May 20, 2009 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^4,3 He Claude B. Gill, age 81, of Crab Orchard, formerly of Piney View, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 29, 1927, at Meadow Bridge, W.Va., and was the son of the late Oscar and Lou Ola Gill, and stepmother, Verly Jeffries Gill. He was preceded in death by a son, David Gill; three brothers, Clinton, Clayton and Cleo Gill; and a sister, Mildred. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 63 years, Ester Gill, at home; son, Danny Gill; grandsons, Matthew Gill and his wife, Kim, of Oak Hill, and Danny C. Gill and his wife, Kim, of Crab Orchard; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Samuel, and Sydney Gill of Crab Orchard; and numerous friends including Wayne Jarrett who helped cared for him until his passing. A celebration of life for Mr. Gill will be 2 p.m. today, Friday, May 22, 2009, at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley with the Rev. Roger Tolliver officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call one hour prior to the service today for visitation. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers the family asks donations be made to the family at their address: 136 Sunrise Ave., Crab Orchard, WV 25827. Online condolences may be sent to our guest book at www.roseandquesenberry.net. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. on May 22, 2009.⁴

     Louis Edward McMillion was buried at Davis Cemetery, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 236-44-4417.³ He was born on June 3, 1930 at Stanaford, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He married Edith Faye Biggs, daughter of Roy Thomas Biggs and Opal Marie Johnston, on August 30, 1952 at Piney View, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Louis Edward McMillion died on May 12, 1990 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^3,2 He Lewis Edward McMillion, 59, of Mabscott, Raleigh County, was dead on arrival May 12, 1990, at a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a disabled coal miner and a veteran of World War II. Surviving: daughters, Judy Ann Bennett of Mabscott, Sharon Byrd of Charlotte, N.C; brother, Jimmy L. of Sophia; three grandchildren Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Harmon Davis officiating. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery, Mount Tabor. Freinds may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on May 14, 1990.²

     Jimmie Lee McMillion was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ His Social Security Number was 235-30-5847.⁶ He was born on October 18, 1926 at Rock Lick, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,3,6,4,5 He married Bertha Mae Biggs, daughter of Roy Thomas Biggs and Opal Marie Johnston, on December 4, 1954 at Lanark, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,7,5 Jimmie Lee McMillion died on January 2, 2011 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 84.^6,5 He Jimmie Lee McMillion, age 84, of Crab Orchard, is now absent from the body and present with the Lord, for his Heavenly Father called him home on Sunday, January 2, 2011. He won the battle over Alzheimer’s with which he struggled for over 12 years. He has gone to live forever with those that had gone on before him, his parents James and Lucy Griffith McMillion, his son Johnny McMillion, and his grandson David Lee Saunders. Mr. McMillion was born on October 18, 1926, in Rock Lick, W.Va. Those loved ones left behind are his beloved wife of 56 years, Bertha Biggs McMillion; his precious children, Geneva Saunders and her husband David of Shady Spring; Randy McMillion and his wife Sandy of Bristol, Va; Sherry Kennedy and her husband Don of Columbia, S.C. He is also survived by his treasured grandchildren, Brandon McMillion and Troy McMillion of Bristol, Va; Leigh Montogue of Huntsville, Alabama, and Jennifer Baxley of Columbia, S.C; five great-grandchildren, Dylon, Kalee, Maddy, Emma, and David. Mr. McMillion was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was a coal miner for 32 years, was a member of the UMWA local 6105, and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. Our most treasured memory is that he was a born again Christian who truly loved his Lord, being of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be conducted at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley, on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at 2 p.m., with Pastor Harmon Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Prosperity, W.Va. on January 4, 2011.⁵

     James Earl Perdue was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 236-58-7304.⁵ He was born on December 9, 1938 at Chesapeake, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; His obituary has a birth date of Dec 8, 1938.^2,3,5,4 He married Rita Frances Biggs, daughter of Roy Thomas Biggs and Opal Marie Johnston, on August 23, 1958 at Lanark, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,6,4,7 James Earl Perdue died on September 22, 2009 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^3,5,4 He James Earl Perdue, 70, of Lookout, died Sept. 22, 2009, at the St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, following a short illness. Born Dec. 8, 1938, at Chesapeake, he was the son of the late Irlan and Sallie Moss Perdue. He also was preceded in death by his sons, Roy and Timothy Perdue; by a brother, Golden Perdue; and by a sister, Lorraine Perdue. Mr. Perdue was a retired coal miner, having worked at Maple Meadow Mining. He was a member of the UMWA Local #1961. Mr. Perdue was a U.S. Army veteran, and was a member of the Family of God Church in Lookout. Mr. Perdue had made his home at Lookout, since 1998, having previously resided in Sophia. Surviving: his wife, Rita Biggs Perdue; his children, Teddy Perdue and his wife, Linda, of Cherryville, N.C., Pamela Garrison and her husband, Dean, of Lookout, and Belinda Armstrong and her husband, John, of Lookout; his brothers, Jesse Perdue of Lick Creek, Larry Perdue of Williamsburg, Va., and Marvin, Mike, and Joe Perdue, all of Portsmouth, Ohio; his sisters, Nora Roberts and Emma Roberts, both of Lincoln County; grandchildren, Anna Garrison, Janina Schoolcraft, Melissa Perdue, Jeremy Perdue, and Zackary Ransom; and great-grandchildren, Taylor, Kyndal, Sydney, and Carter James Perdue. Funeral services were Sept. 25 at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley, with Pastor Ken Souder officiating. Burial followed at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. on September 30, 2009.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 234-56-8466.⁴ Virlon Edward Milam married Anna Bell Biggs, daughter of Roy Thomas Biggs and Opal Marie Johnston.¹ Virlon Edward Milam was born on May 6, 1936 at Helen, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,5,3 He died on November 1, 1996 at Mount Airy, Surry Co., North Carolina, at age 60.^4,2