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     Eula Virginia Burnett On Monday, April 22, 2019, Eula Virginia Tread passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 94, at Sleepy Hollow Healthcare Center in Annandale, Virginia after a long battle with dementia. Eula was born on November 18, 1924 in Lawton, WV and moved to the Northern Virginia area in 1958. She was a former Fairfax County Food Services employee. She enjoyed shopping, bird watching, word search puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents: Palmer Frank and Matilda Alice Burnett; husband: James Lewis Tread; brothers: Raymond Burnett, Ralph Burnett, Alvey (Ray) Burnett, Roy Burnett; sister: Garnet Holliday; and grandchildren: Alexander Tread and Nicholas McLaughlin. She is survived by three sons: James F. Tread, Richard W. Tread (Linda Tread), Lewis E. Tread; four daughters: Virginia J. Kidd (Frank Kidd), Donna S. Chubb (Steve Chubb), Dora A. McLaughlin and Robin L. Laiti (Aaron Laiti); younger brother: Robert F. Burnett (Peggy Burnett); and sisters-in-law: Melba Burnett and Peggy (Hilton) Burnett; 8 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren.⁴ She was born on November 18, 1924 at Lawton, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,4 As of May 3, 1940,her married name was Tread.¹ She married James Lewis Tread, son of Harry Tread and Nora Agnor McDaniel, on May 3, 1940 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,4 Eula Virginia Burnett died on April 22, 2019 at Annandale, Fairfax Co., Virginia, at age 94.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 233-98-1777.³ Stella Faye Dailey was born on June 1, 1938 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 As of September 4, 1959,her married name was Hearn.¹ She married James Everett Hearn, son of Alonzo Grant Hearn and Elsie D. Kirby, on September 4, 1959 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ Stella Faye Dailey died on April 19, 2001 at age 62.³

     Gratton Wesley "Grat" Burk was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁶ He was born on June 10, 1884 at Bland Co., Virginia.^2,4,5 He married Edith Paris Hearn, daughter of Andrew Johnston/Johnson Hearn and Sarah Louisa "Sallie" White, on December 27, 1910 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Gratton Wesley "Grat" Burk died on June 10, 1944 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 60.^6,4

     Helen Louisa Ann Burk was buried at Maxey Cemetery, Gardner, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 229-14-5790.⁶ She was born on November 12, 1912 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,6,7 As of May 14, 1954,her married name was Lilly.⁷ She married Orville Wright Lilly on May 14, 1954 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁷ Helen Louisa Ann Burk died on April 1, 1999 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 86.⁶

     Robert Andrew Burk was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 225-16-3337.⁴ He was born on December 21, 1913 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,8,3,4 He married Frances Virginia Tynes on November 29, 1945 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,3 Robert Andrew Burk died on December 21, 1963 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 50.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 227-14-1847.⁷ Kyle Edward Burk was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁵ He married Ruby Clyola Thacker.^5,8 Kyle Edward Burk was born on April 4, 1915 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^7,5 He died on September 6, 2006 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 91.^7,5,2 He Kyle Edward Burk, 91 of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Wednesday morning, September 6, 2006 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, Va. Mr. Burk was born on April 4, 1915 in Bluefield, W. Va., and was a son of the late Gratton W. and Edith Hearn Burk. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Thacker Burk and son Daniel K. Burk. Mr. Burk was a retired employee of the Celanese Corp. in Narrows, was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, the Oddfellows Lodge # 1006 and a lifetime member of the Pearisburg Volunteer Fire Dept. He is survived by one son, Richard J. Burk of Valparaiso, Fla., survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Kathy B. and John R. Pennington of Lynchburg; sisters, Hazel Williams of Pearisburg and Mildred Burk of Princeton, W. Va; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 8, 2006 at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Ronnie Mutter officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends Thursday evening at the Givens Funeral Home from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com. on September 7, 2006.⁵

     Mildred V. Burk was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 231-14-6481.⁶ She was born on May 19, 1917 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,2 She died on March 3, 2009 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 91.^6,2 She PRINCETON — Mildred V. Burk, 91, of Cassell’s Board and Care Facility, Princeton, formerly of Wickham Avenue, departed this life early Tuesday morning, March 3, 2009 to be united with her Lord and Savior. Born May 19, 1917, in Bluefield, she was the daughter of the late Gratton “Grat” Burk and Edith Hearn Burk.Having grown up in Bluefield, she lived their until 1944, when she moved to Princeton. Ms. Burk had worked for the Celanese Corporation in Narrows, Virginia for more than 41 years, retiring in 1982. While her health permitted, she was an active member of the Kee Street United Methodist Church in Princeton; she was also a member of Willing Workers Sunday School Class, the Wesleyan Service Guild and served with different committees within the Church. She loved her neighbors on Wickham Avenue, and her church family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Burk and Kyle Burk along with a sister, Helen Lilly. Survivors: Her last sibling, Hazel Williams of Troutville, Virginia; her dear friend and caregiver, Sue Lucas and her family, whom were loving, giving and caring for her, every day, for many years. On Thursday, March 5, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., we will celebrate the life of Ms. Mildred Burk from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Tom Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Bluefield. Family and friends will gather for a time of sharing on Wednesday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home or may leave online condolences at www.memorialfd.com. Men of the Kee Street United Methodist Church will serve as pallbearers. The Burk family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton. on March 4, 2009.²

     Hazel Irene Burk was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.² She was born on May 12, 1919 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,8 As of August 11, 1944,her married name was Williams.³ She married Dan Wagner Williams on August 11, 1944 at Eggleston, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,3 Hazel Irene Burk died on March 13, 2010 at Daleville, Botetourt Co., Virginia, at age 90.^8,2 She Hazel Irene Williams, 90, of Pearisburg, departed this life Saturday evening, March 13, 2010, at Carrington Place in Daleville. Born in Bluefield, W.Va., on May 12, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Gratton Wesley and Edith Pearis Hearn Burk. She was a devoted Christian, a member of Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead and was a retired retail clerk with Cheds Department Store in Pearisburg. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dan Wagner Williams; a son, Gratton Williams; and a daughter, Edith Joyce Williams. She leaves to cherish her memory her son and daughter-in-law, Leslie and Jean Williams, of Troutville; her daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Don Greenwood, of Roanoke; her grandchildren, Ursula and Sean Lee, Erich Stephens, Holly , Valerie, and Emily Williams, Brandon and Mary Susan Williams; her greatgrandchildren, Dalton and Wyatt Lee. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at 11 a.m. in the Kendall Funeral Home, 605 Snidow St., Pembroke, with Pastor Shahn Wilburn officiating. Burial will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. on March 15, 2010.²

     His Social Security Number was 236-22-1601.³ Orville Wright Lilly was buried at Maxey Cemetery, Gardner, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on February 25, 1912 at Spanishburg, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Helen Louisa Ann Burk, daughter of Gratton Wesley "Grat" Burk and Edith Paris Hearn, on May 14, 1954 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ Orville Wright Lilly died on September 30, 1985 at Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 73.^3,4

     Dan Wagner Williams was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.² He was born on February 28, 1909 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.^5,2,3 He married Hazel Irene Burk, daughter of Gratton Wesley "Grat" Burk and Edith Paris Hearn, on August 11, 1944 at Eggleston, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,4 Dan Wagner Williams died on January 28, 1973 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 63.²

     Her Social Security Number was 228-16-2324.⁴ Ruby Clyola Thacker was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.² Her married name was Burk.¹ She married Kyle Edward Burk, son of Gratton Wesley "Grat" Burk and Edith Paris Hearn.^1,2 Ruby Clyola Thacker was born on January 23, 1916 at Eggleston, Giles Co., Virginia.^4,2,3 She died on October 29, 1997 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 81.^4,2,5 She BURK, Ruby Thacker, 81, of Pearisburg, passed away W ednesday evening, October 29, 1997, at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Burk was born on January 23, 1916 in Eggleston, Va. and was a daughter of the late Edgar C. and Katie Straley Thacker and was also preceded in death by one son, Daniel Kyle Burk. Mrs. Burk was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg and was a member of the Anne S. Hoilman Sunday School Class. Mrs. Burk was survived by her husband, Kyle Burk of Pearisburg; one son, Richard J. Burk of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla; one daughter, Kathy R. Burk of Lynchburg; four sisters, Janie Hicks of Milton, Fla., Margaret Coulter of Lindside, W.Va., Deleene Bingham of Springboro, Ohio, Sallie Dowdy of Christiansburg; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 1, 1997 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, Va., with the Rev. Freddrick L. Long and the Rev. Judith W. Long officiating, with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 31, 1997.²

     Daniel Kyle Burk was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 230-56-8597.⁴ He was born on July 31, 1944 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,4,5,6,7 He married Cynthia Louise Bishop on May 7, 1966 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁶ Daniel Kyle Burk and Cynthia Louise Bishop were divorced on August 17, 1977 at Culpeper Co., Virginia.⁷ Daniel Kyle Burk married Rosalinda Camacam on September 10, 1977 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia.⁶ Daniel Kyle Burk and Rosalinda Camacam were divorced on February 20, 1985 at Pulaski Co., Virginia.⁷ Daniel Kyle Burk married Vicky Lee Tremer on August 7, 1986 at Urbana, Middlesex Co., Virginia.^6,7 Daniel Kyle Burk and Vicky Lee Tremer were divorced on October 3, 1987 at York Co., Virginia.⁷ Daniel Kyle Burk died on September 23, 1989 at Hampton, Virginia, at age 45.³

     Frances Virginia Tynes was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3 She was born on August 31, 1915 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 As of November 29, 1945,her married name was Burk.¹ She married Robert Andrew Burk, son of Gratton Wesley "Grat" Burk and Edith Paris Hearn, on November 29, 1945 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Frances Virginia Tynes died on November 2, 1968 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 53.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 233-09-7437.^6,4 Roby McKinley Groseclose was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,5 He was born on February 15, 1897 at Boissevain, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^2,3,6,4 He married Effie Elizabeth Hearn, daughter of Andrew Johnston/Johnson Hearn and Sarah Louisa "Sallie" White, on September 20, 1922 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5 Roby McKinley Groseclose died on November 13, 1941 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 44.^4,7,5 He Funeral services for Roby M. Groseclose, 44, Bluefleld-Princeton road, who died at 2:45 o’clock yesterday morning of pneumonia, at Bluefleld sanitarium where he had been a patient since Monday will be conducted at 3 o’clock this afternoon from Hawkins Funeral Home. The Rev. W. P. Eastwood pastor of Bland Street Methodist church, will officiate, assisted by Dr. E. E. Wiley, pastor of Trinity Methodist church. Interment will be in Monte Vista cemetery. Mr. Groseclose is survived by his wife, who was Miss Effie Hearn. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hearn. His mother, Mrs. Ollle Groseclose, and two brothers, Haller and Theodore Groseclose, of Boissevain, Va., and a sister, Mrs. Sam Lucas, of Jenkinjones, also survive. Pallbearers will be: J. E. Wagner, Jr., Irvin Mills, Robert A. Lampton, M. M. Woodyard, C. M. Rudder, Roy D. Phillips, C. E. Foster, Cecil Bond. Flowerbearers will be members of the American Legion, Bluefleld Post No 9. on November 14, 1941.⁵

     George Robert "Bob" Lowder was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 234-24-1731.⁴ He was born on January 31, 1887 at Nebraska.^1,4,5,3 He married Virginia Catherine Hearn, daughter of Andrew Johnston/Johnson Hearn and Sarah Louisa "Sallie" White, on October 22, 1919 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ George Robert "Bob" Lowder died on August 22, 1968 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^2,3 He G. R. (Bob) Lowder, 81, of 101 Bradford St., died en route to Charleston General Hospital Thursday. The World War I veteran was a retired FMC employee and a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors: wife, Virginia; sons, Joe of Kirkwood, Mo. and Daniel at home; daughters, Mrs. John W. Morrison of Falls Church, Va., and Miss Mary Catherine Lowder at home; sister, Mrs. Holland Jones of Bluefield, Va. The body is at the Simpson Chandler Funeral Home. Service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the First Christian Church with the Rev. Charles Crank Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, at 2 p.m. on August 23, 1968.²

     His Social Security Number was 711-10-0737.¹⁰ Joseph Frank "Joe" Lowder was born on February 10, 1922 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^10,3,11,4 He married Elsie Gwendolyn Kinsey on March 11, 1945 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁵ Joseph Frank "Joe" Lowder died on November 22, 2006 at Missouri at age 84.^10,11

     Her Social Security Number was 236-24-6664.³ Frances Louise Lowder was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁷ She was born on July 12, 1923 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ As of May 14, 1955,her married name was Morrison.⁴ She married John Wesley Morrison III on May 14, 1955 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,8 Frances Louise Lowder died on May 27, 1996 at Fairfax Co., Virginia, at age 72.^3,9

     His Social Security Number was 232-34-5399.⁹ Daniel George Lowder was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,10,3 He was born on September 2, 1927 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^9,4 He died on November 6, 1997 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^9,10 He Daniel G. Lowder, 70, of Charleston died Nov. 6, 1997, at home after a short illness. He was a member of First Christian Church, Charleston, an Army veteran of the Korean War, a graduate of Charleston High School and Morris Harvey College and a member of the Charleston Chess Club. Surviving: sister, Mary Catherine Lowder-Bailey of Charleston; brother, Joe Lowder of St. Louis. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Douglas Heidt and Shawn Means officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to First Chirstian Church, 309 Beauregard St., Charleston, W.Va. 25301.
on November 8, 1997.¹⁰

     Her Social Security Number was 235-44-5880.⁸ Mary Catherine Lowder was buried at St. Matthews Episcopal Church Columbarium, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,5 Her married name was Lowder-Bailey.⁴ She married Dr. Frederick Eugene Bailey.^4,5 Mary Catherine Lowder was born on December 14, 1928 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,4 She died on June 7, 2010 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^4,8 She Mrs. Mary Catherine Lowder-Bailey, 81, of Charleston died on June 7, 2010, at The Hubbard Hospice House after a long illness with Parkinson's disease. Mrs. Lowder-Bailey was a public schoolteacher, tennis and basketball coach, and an inspiring associate professor of English at Morris Harvey/University of Charleston. Born in Bluefield to George R. Lowder and Virginia C. Hearn Lowder, Mrs. Lowder-Bailey moved to Charleston in 1938 with her family. With the exception of her time away at universities for her education, Charleston has been her home ever since. She was educated at Bethany College, West Virginia University, Auburn University, and Morehead State University. She taught at Upper Witcher Grade School 1951-52; Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School 1952-59; and Charleston High School 1959-64. An associate professor of English at Morris Harvey College/University of Charleston from 1965-1994, she was voted Teacher of the Year for 1987-88. Thousands of Charleston residents will no doubt fondly remember the time they spent with her in classrooms and on athletic courts. Many of the English teachers in Kanawha County learned their grammar and how to teach grammar under her instruction. She was married to Dr. Frederick E. Bailey Jr., who predeceased her in 1991. A nationally respected senior chemical research scientist with Union Carbide/Dow, Dr. Bailey received acclaim for more than 60 U.S. patents for formulas he developed, among many other achievements. Mrs. Lowder-Bailey was the last survivor among her siblings: sister, Francis Lowder Morrison; and brothers, Daniel Lowder and Joseph Lowder. She is survived by her nephews, Kevin Lowder of St. Louis, Mo., and Craig Lowder of Mahopac, N.Y; brother-in-law, John W. Morrison III of Tazewell, Va; and many dear lifelong friends. She was an active member of the community, serving many organizations: the Municipal Beautification Commission, the Greater Kanawha Valley Scholarship Committee, Patchwork, Tennis, Inc., and the First Presbyterian Church. She generously supported many local and national charities, most notably, Kanawha Hospice Care, Inc. A memorial service will be held in her honor at the First Presbyterian Church, 16 Leon Sullivan Way, in Charleston on June 29, 2010, at 10 a.m. Her ashes will be interred in the columbarium at St. Matthews Episcopal Church on Norwood Road. on June 13, 2010.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 233-32-3849.² Elsie Gwendolyn Kinsey was born on March 7, 1924 at Roanoke, Virginia.² As of March 11, 1945,her married name was Lowder.¹ She married Joseph Frank "Joe" Lowder, son of George Robert "Bob" Lowder and Virginia Catherine Hearn, on March 11, 1945 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Elsie Gwendolyn Kinsey died on July 9, 1998 at Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 74.^3,2 She KIRKWOOD, Mo. - Gwendolyn K. Lowder, 79, of Kirkwood, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died July 9, 1998. She attended South Charleston High School, Bowling Green University and Lindenwood College, St. Louis; was president of the Friends of Kirkwood Library; and former president of the St. Louis Writers Guild. She was a free-lance manuscript editor, a swimming instructor at Meramac Junior College and founded a Unitarian church in Pensacola, Fla. Surviving: husband, Joe F. Lowder; sons, Eric and Kevin Lowder, both of Kirkwood, Craig Lowder of New York; four grandchildren. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Kirkwood Unitarian Church. Information provided by Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston.
on July 15, 1998.³

     Dr. Frederick Eugene Bailey was buried at St. Matthews Episcopal Church Columbarium, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 233-54-4901.³ He married Mary Catherine Lowder, daughter of George Robert "Bob" Lowder and Virginia Catherine Hearn.^1,2 Dr. Frederick Eugene Bailey was born on October 8, 1927 at Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.^5,3,4 He died on August 15, 1991 at age 63.³