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     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

     Asa John "Ace" Porter Sr. was buried at Independence Cemetery, Sandyville, Jackson Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He married Hespie Chute.⁵ Asa John "Ace" Porter Sr. was born on July 5, 1901 at Wirt Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He married Virgie Beulah Hively, daughter of William Thomas Hively and Laura Catherine Dodd, on June 28, 1938 at Speed, Roane Co., West Virginia.¹ Asa John "Ace" Porter Sr. died on August 11, 1961 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia, at age 60.⁴ He POINT PLEASANT— Funeral services for Ace Porter, 60, of Leon, who died Friday morning will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Stevens funeral home. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Durst. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery, Independence, W. Va. on August 13, 1961.⁴

     Mattie Wyatt was born circa 1893 at North Carolina.¹ As of June 26, 1953,her married name was Hodges.¹ She married Bennie Fox Hodges on June 26, 1953 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 235-36-8187.⁵ Eva Thelma Farmer was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on May 16, 1927 at Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5 As of May 8, 1947,her married name was Hodges.¹ She married Ballard Fitzhugh Hodges, son of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump, on May 8, 1947 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4 Eva Thelma Farmer died on December 11, 1986 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^5,4 She Mrs. Eva Thelma Hodges, 59, of Box 85, Kegley, died Thursday in a Princeton hosptial. She was born at Rock. She attended the Fairview Community Church at Princeton. Survivors: husband, Ballard Hodges; sons, Barry Hodges, Alvin Hodges, Calvin Hodges, Jeffrey Hodges of Kegley; daughters, Mrs. Teddy (Delaney) Grose of Kegley, Mrs. Curley (Patricia) Romans, Mrs. Clinton (Drema) Lewis of Princeton, Mrs. Earl (Donna) Romans of Tuson, Ariz; brothers, Emery Farmer of Rock, Delbert Farmer, Donald Lewis of Princeton; 11 grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Directory, Athens Road, Princeton, with the Rev. Larry Dyer and the Rev. Paul Hall officiating with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton. on December 14, 1986.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 234-74-8610.⁵ Dorothy Marie Kennedy was born on April 29, 1937 at Buchanan Co., Virginia.^5,2,3 As of August 16, 1952,her married name was Hodges.⁴ She married Paul Benjamin Hodges, son of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump, on August 16, 1952 at Lebanon, Russell Co., Virginia.^1,4 Dorothy Marie Kennedy died on June 13, 2005 at West Virginia at age 68.^1,5

     His Social Security Number was 234-86-3100.⁶ Benjamin Ray Hodges was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,3 He married Carol McGlothlin.³ Benjamin Ray Hodges was born on June 29, 1953 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,6,3,4 He died on September 1, 1999 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 46.^6,2,3,4 He CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - Benjamin Ray Hodges, 46, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999, in a Winston-Salem, N.C., hospital following a short illness. Born June 29, 1953, in Princeton, he was the son of Paul Benjamin and Dorothy Kennedy Hodges of Princeton. Mr. Hodges attended Pierpoint Freewill Baptist Church. He formerly taught CPR classes for the Red Cross and taught mining classes at Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, Va. He formerly worked as an electrician for Amigo Smokeless Coal Co. and was an employee of Hunter Paving. Other survivors include his wife, Carol McGlothlin Hodges; four sons, Rocky Hodges and his wife, LaCosta, Daniel Hodges and Andrew Hodges, all of Princeton, and Adam Hodges of Camp Lejune, N.C; three brothers, Kenneth Hodges and his wife, Jill, of Pineville, Benny Hodges and his wife, Sissy, of Basin and Steven Kennedy and his wife, Ruby, of Abingdon, Va; four sisters, Mrs. Ernie (Debbie) Vance of Pineville, Mrs. Clayton (Shirley) Dickens of Wyco, Mrs. Butch (Kathy) Acord of Crab Orchard and Mrs. Gene (Versie) Hall of Bluefield, Va; and two grandchildren, Gracilyn Hodges and Mason Kroll, both of Princeton. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Princeton, with the Rev. Charles Acord officiating. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum. Those wishing to attend services may gather at the mausoleum at 1:45 p.m. Friends called 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Singleton Funeral Service, Cedar Bluff. Nephews and brothers-in-law will serve as pallbearers. on September 4, 1999.³

     Her Social Security Number was 236-82-0960.² Versie Evelyn Hodges was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁶ She was born on March 21, 1951 at Maybeury, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^4,2 As of August 4, 1969,her married name was Spicer.⁴ She married Van Malcolm Spicer on August 4, 1969 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁴ Versie Evelyn Hodges and Van Malcolm Spicer were divorced in June, 1979.³ As of March 16, 1985,her married name was Hall.³ Versie Evelyn Hodges married Bobby Gene Hall Sr. on March 16, 1985 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.^4,3,5 Versie Evelyn Hodges died on December 13, 2003 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^4,2 She PEMBROKE, Va. - Versie Thompson Hall, 52, of Pembroke and formerly of Bluefield, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on March 21, 1951, in Maybeury, she was a daughter of Paul Hodges and stepmother Dorothy Hodges and the late Clara Mae Taylor and stepfather the late James Taylor. She was a homemaker and a member of Castle Rock Baptist Church in Pembroke. Versie was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Gene Hall Sr; and brother, Ray Hodges. She is survived by her children, Tina Reed and husband Bobby of Merrimac, Michelle Combs and husband Randy of Pembroke, Jody Hall of the home, Bobby Gene Hall and wife Becky of Pembroke, Randall Hall and wife Rose of Ohio, Billy Hall and wife Frieda of Ohio; a grandson of the home, Bobby Wayne Reed; sisters, Gladys Spinella and husband Dennis of Bluefield, Deborah Farmer and husband Michael of Bluefield, Shirley Garrietson of Mullens, Kathy Acord and husband Butch of Crab Orchard, Debbie Vance and husband Ernie of Indian Creek; brothers, Donald Taylor of Bluefield, Gary Taylor and wife Tammy of Blacksburg, Kenny Hodges of Indian Creek, and Benny Hodges and wife Ailene of Bassin; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a special friend, Carrie Viars of Pembroke. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in Castle Rock Baptist Church in Pembroke with the Pastor Phillip Moran officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens at Bluefield. The family received friends at the Kendall Funeral Home, 605 Snidow St., Pembroke Monday from 6-8 p.m.



on January 5, 2004.⁴

     Bobby Gene Hall Sr. was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,6 His Social Security Number was 235-58-5787.³ He was born on August 6, 1941 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3,6 He married Versie Evelyn Hodges, daughter of Paul Benjamin Hodges and Clara Mae Thompson, on March 16, 1985 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,2,7 Bobby Gene Hall Sr. died on August 9, 2003 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 62.^3,4,6 He PEMBROKE, Va. - Bobby Gene Hall Sr., 62, of Maybrook Road at Pembroke, died Saturday morning, Aug. 9, 2003 at his home in the loving care of his family. Born in Bluefield on Aug. 6, 1941, he was a son of the late Leonard James and Nellie Jane Hamlin Hall. He was a member of Castle Rock Baptist Church in Pembroke, was employed with Smith Services in Bluefield and was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jean Burton. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Versie Thompson Hall; four sons, Bobby Gene Hall Jr. of Pembroke, Randall Lee Hall of Ohio, Billy Joe Hall of Ohio, and Jody Ray Hall of Pembroke; three daughters, Joyce Ann Burton of Arizona, Tina Marie Reed of Merrimac, and Michelle Lee Combs of Pembroke; two brothers, Melvin Dale Hall and Leonard J. Hall Jr., both of Bluefield; a "special brother," Hubert Buchanan of Bluefield; a sister, Katherine H. Shrader of Narrows, Va; a grandson of the home, Bobby Wayne Reed; twelve additional grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in the Castle Rock Baptist Church in Pembroke with Pastor Phillip Moran, Pastor Mark Stalnaker, and Chaplain Roger Lafferty officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens at Bluewell. on August 10, 2003.⁶