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     His Social Security Number was 223-32-4559.⁷ Joe Paul Yeatts was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,6 He was born on February 20, 1924 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,6,7,5 He died on April 21, 2000 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 76.^3,6,7 He YEATTS, Joe Paul, 76, of Floyd, passed away Friday, April 21, 2000 in the Veterans Hospital in Salem. He was born February 20, 1924, the son of Thomas Alfred and Mary Ollie Blackwell Yeatts. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Thomas (Tommy) Yeatts, Dr. Silas Terry Yeatts, James Cook Yeatts, Thomas Alfred Yeatts, Jr., and Edwin Lee (Ed) Yeatts; five sisters, Ruby Bell Yeatts, Mary Ester (Mae) Hester, Annie (Pearl) Graham, Clella Wade, and Ethel Smith. He is survived by one sister, Estella Yeatts of Floyd, one brother, James David Yeatts of Charlottesville; one sister-in-law, Helen K. Yeatts of Check. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. Elinos Alton Whitlock officiating. Interment will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Monday at Gardner Funeral Home where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 24, 2000.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 263-76-9022.⁶ Dr. James Harvey Hester was buried at Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, 700 South Ridgewood Avenue, Edgewater, Volusia Co., Florida.⁵ He was born on May 24, 1879 at Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky; His gravestone has a birth year of 1878 and the SSDI has 1881.^2,3,5,6 He married Mary Esther Yeatts, daughter of Thomas Alfred Yeatts Sr. and Fannie Pearl/Polk Cook, circa 1911.⁷ Dr. James Harvey Hester and an unknown person were divorced before December 8, 1928; James remarried on this date in Indiana.⁸ He died on December 11, 1967 at Volusia Co., Florida, at age 88.^4,5

     Albert P. Smith was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on June 25, 1901.¹ He married Ethel F. Yeatts, daughter of Thomas Alfred Yeatts Sr. and Fannie Pearl/Polk Cook, on April 16, 1927.^1,2 Albert P. Smith died on July 25, 1972 at age 71.¹

     His Social Security Number was 404-07-7270.⁹ Raymond Hill Hester was buried at Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, 700 South Ridgewood Avenue, Edgewater, Volusia Co., Florida.^2,5 He married Dorothy L. Sprowl.¹⁰ Raymond Hill Hester was born on October 24, 1911 at Munsfordville, Fayette Co., Kentucky.^9,2,3,5 He married Lola Belle "Little Bit" Matthews on February 23, 1982 at Volusia Co., Florida.⁷ Raymond Hill Hester died on June 26, 2004 at New Smyrna Beach, Volusia Co., Florida, at age 92.^9,2,3,5 He NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Raymond H. Hester, 92, of Fairgreen Avenue, a general contractor and real estate broker, died Saturday at home. Mr. Hester, an Army veteran of World War II, was born in Munsfordville, Ky., and came to this area in 1945. He attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. He was a past president of the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors and the Committee of 100. Mr. Hester was twice named Realtor of the Year, was a director of the First Federal Savings and Loan and served on the first Planning Board for New Smyrna Beach. He was a member of the New Smyrna Beach Golf Association and served on its advisory board and was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Elks Lodge. Survivors include a son, Raymond; two daughters, Gayle Lowry, Ocala, and Beverly Haverstock, Louisville, Ky; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. on July 3, 2004.³

     L. Leroy Highbaugh Jr. married Unknown Hester, daughter of Dr. James Harvey Hester and Mary Esther Yeatts.¹

     Lola Belle "Little Bit" Matthews was buried at Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, 700 South Ridgewood Avenue, Edgewater, Volusia Co., Florida.² She was born on February 11, 1914 at Autryville, Sampson Co., North Carolina.^3,2 As of February 23, 1982,her married name was Hester.¹ She married Raymond Hill Hester, son of Dr. James Harvey Hester and Mary Esther Yeatts, on February 23, 1982 at Volusia Co., Florida.¹ Lola Belle "Little Bit" Matthews died on April 9, 2004 at New Smyrna Beach, Volusia Co., Florida, at age 90.^3,2 She NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Lola Belle "Little Bit" Hester, 90, of Fairgreen Avenue, a retired teacher and principal, died Saturday at Ocean View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Hester was born in Autryville, N.C., and came here in 1949. A teacher in North Carolina, she also taught at the Faulkner Street School in New Smyrna Beach and at Edgewater Public School. She also served as principal of the Faulkner Street School. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Mrs. Hester attended Western North Carolina State College and Wake Forest College. Survivors include her husband, Raymond; two stepsons, Raymond Hester, New Smyrna Beach, and Fred Mathews, Asheville, N.C; two stepdaughters, Gayle Lowry, Ocala, and Beverly Haverstock, Louisville, Ky; nine stepgrandchildren; 13 stepgreat-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren. on April 19, 2004.³

     Claude/Claud Byron Garrett was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.² He was born on June 24, 1915 at Roanoke, Virginia.² He married Naomi Ruth Poff, daughter of Albert Edward Poff and Nancy Alma "Nannie" Chafin, on September 14, 1942 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 Claude/Claud Byron Garrett died on January 5, 1955 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 39.²

     Donald Blaine Switzer Jr. Donald Blaine Switzer Jr., Aug 16, 1944 - May 6, 2016. Wife of Annette Switzer. Survived by: Cortney (Jayson) Schoeberlein, Daughter; Heather (Joseph Pitel) Switzer, Daughter; Collin, Grandson; Anna Mae, Granddaughter; Phil Switzer, Brother. Preceded in death by Donald Switzer, Father; Mary Ida Switzer, Mother.³ He was buried at Oakland Hills Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland Co., Michigan.² He married Annette Unknown.³ Donald Blaine Switzer Jr. was born on August 16, 1944.^2,3 He died on May 6, 2016 at Michigan at age 71.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 385-14-9075.⁴ David Haston Duncan Jr. was buried at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW. 102nd Ave., Bushnell, Sumter Co., Florida.³ He married Atha Elnora Graham, daughter of James Payton Graham and Eliza Margaret "Maggie" Boone.⁵ David Haston Duncan Jr. was born on July 24, 1925 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida.^6,2,4,3 He and Atha Elnora Graham were divorced in April, 1960 at Hillsborough Co., Florida.¹ David Haston Duncan Jr. died on January 12, 2005 at Florida at age 79.^2,4,3

     Infant Kinsley was buried at Wright Cemetery (also known as Whitlock-Blackwell Cemetery), Pizarro, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 She was born in 1977.¹ She died on April 27, 1977 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ She Infant Kinsley, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry S. Kinsley of Copper Hill, died in a Roanoke hospital Wednesday, April 27, 1977. Also surviving are her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elinos A. Whitlock, Floyd; Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kinsley, Bedford. Graveside service was held at the Wright Cemetery. on May 5, 1977.¹

     Ronald Edward Volder was buried at Boynton Beach Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 1611 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida.^1,5 His Social Security Number was 261-50-6395.⁶ He was born on October 31, 1933 at Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.^6,3,4 He married Helen Ruth Stump, daughter of William Lemon "Willie" Stump and Helen Ester Shockey, in May, 1961 at Palm Beach Co., Florida.² Ronald Edward Volder died on February 22, 1999 at Palm Beach Co., Florida, at age 65.^6,1 He Ronald E. Volder, age 65, of Lantana, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999. Mr. Volder had been an area resident since 1959, coming here from New York. He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife Helen, his son James J. (Margie) of West Palm Beach and his daughter Coleen Workinger of Boynton Beach, his mother Barbara Volder of Lantana, a sister Catherine Morgan of Franklin, NC and four grandchildren: Alexis and Brennan Workinger and Danielle and Devin Volder. Interment at Boynton Beach Memorial Park. on February 23, 1999.¹

     Robert William Ferris COPPER HILL - Robert William Ferris, 61, died Sunday April 15, 1973. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Odessa Stump Ferris, Copper Hill; two daughters, Mrs. Marie Yopp, Copper Hill, Mrs. Waitman Cox, Bassett; three sons, John H. Ferris, Salem, James O. Ferris, Copper Hill, Robert I. Ferris, Copper Hill; four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Sewell, Carnesville, Ga., Mrs. Josephine Sloan, Rocky Mount, Mrs. Ora Mae Stump, Copper Hill, Mrs. Ruby Sloan, Copper Hill, one brother, John Ferris, Copper Hill; eleven grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 17, 1973, at 1:00 p.m. at the Salem Church, Copper Hill with interment at the church cemetery.³ He was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 230-12-7705.⁴ He married Odessa V. "Dessie" Stump, daughter of William Lemon "Willie" Stump and Arminda "Minda" "Mindie" Teel.^1,2,3 Robert William Ferris was born on December 28, 1912.^2,4 He died on April 15, 1973 at Virginia at age 60.^2,3