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     His Social Security Number was 245-50-1142.⁷ Homer Darrell McCormick was buried at Yadkin Memorial Gardens, Shacktown Road, Yadkinville, Yadkin Co., North Carolina.^3,11 He was born on October 24, 1934 at Fall Creek, Yadkin Co., North Carolina.^6,7,2,11,5 He married Betty Elizabeth Brown on December 20, 1958 at Yadkin Co., North Carolina.⁴ Homer Darrell McCormick and Betty Elizabeth Brown were divorced on September 14, 1983 at Yadkin Co., North Carolina.¹² Homer Darrell McCormick died on July 9, 1999 at Yadkinville, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, at age 64.^7,2,11,5

     His Social Security Number was 240-48-7715.³ John Lewis Collins was buried at Restvale Cemetery, Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^4,1 He married Gladys Mae Manning, daughter of Everett Eugene Manning and Lillian Mae "Lillie" Wilson.^1,4 John Lewis Collins was born on April 3, 1933 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3,2 He died on August 30, 1969 at Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina, at age 36; Died as the result of burns from a gasoline stove explosion.^1,4 He FLOYD -- John L. Collins, 36, of Graham, N.C. formerly of Floyd County, died Saturday, August 30, 1969 in a Durham, N.C. hospital as the result of burns received in July. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Manning Collins; two sons and a daughter, Arizona; a stepson and a stepdaughter, at home; his mother Mrs. Ella Collins, Burlington, N.C; a sister Mrs. Euna Bowen, Burlington, N.C; two brothers, Willie Collins, Graham, N.C., Roy Collins, Lebanon, Ohio. A graveside service was held Tuesday September 2, 1969 at 4 p.m. at Restvale Cemetery, Floyd County. on September 4, 1969.⁴

     Daniel Paul Galotta was buried at Perkins Chapel Cemetery, Prince George's Co., Maryland.¹ He married Lydia Hannah Hylton, daughter of George William Hylton and Essie Blanche Wilson.^3,1 Daniel Paul Galotta was born on February 8, 1908 at New York, New York.^1,2 He died on August 25, 1968 at age 60.¹

     His Social Security Number was 214-28-4786.² George Ferman Woods married Pessie/Perrie Rhea Hylton, daughter of George William Hylton and Essie Blanche Wilson.³ George Ferman Woods was born on June 26, 1906 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 He died in June, 1986 at Maryland.²

     Mary Catherine Duncan was buried at Alderman Cemetery, atop a hill on Rt. 727 near intersection with Rt. 604, Floyd Co., Virginia.² Her married name was Keith.¹ She married James Henry Keith Jr., son of James Henry Keith Sr. and Deliah Mae "Lila" Wilson.¹ Mary Catherine Duncan was born on August 27, 1944.¹ She died on May 17, 2003 at Martinsville, Virginia, at age 58.^3,1 She Mary Catherine Keith, 58, of Bassett, died Saturday, May 17, 2003, at Beverly Health Care in Martinsville. She was born on Aug. 27, 1944, the daughter of the late James T. Duncan and the late Alice Bolt Duncan. Surviving are her husband, James Henry Keith Jr., of the home; a brother, Lewis Duncan of Meadows of Dan; a sister, Margaret Gunter of Fredericksburg, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bassett Funeral Service Chapel with Robert Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in the Autumn Cemetery in Willis. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1079 Spruce St., Martinsville, Va. 24112. on May 19, 2003.¹

     Bessie Lolene Carter was buried at Restvale Cemetery, Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 Her Social Security Number was 231-24-6714.⁴ She was born on January 21, 1924 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^4,5,2 As of November 5, 1966,her married name was Mitchell.³ She married Luther Hixon "Hix" Mitchell, son of Posie Everett Mitchell and Lucy Ida Duncan, on November 5, 1966 at Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 Bessie Lolene Carter died on May 17, 1977 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 53.^1,2 She FLOYD -- Mrs. Bessie Lolene Carter Mitchell, age 53, died in a Salem hospital Tuesday, May 17, 1977. Surviving are her husband, L. Hix Mitchell, Floyd; one stepson, William E. Mitchell, Salem; her mother, Mrs. Gladys Carter, Ferrum; six sisters, Mrs. Doris Foster, Rocky Mount, Mrs. Mildred Jones and Mrs. Ileta Peters, both of Ferrum, Mrs. Pauline Still, Collinsville, Mrs. Faye Fisher, Bassett, Mrs. Nellie Kritter, Canfield, Ohio; five brothers, Elder William Lane Carter, Donald B. Carter, Charlie Noel Carter, all of Callaway, Nathaniel Carter, Rocky Mount, Ray Carter, Wirtz; three stepgrandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 19, 1977, at 2:00 p.m. at the Salem Church with Elders Roy Agee and Amos Hash officiating with interment in Restvale Cemetery. on May 26, 1977.¹

     Barbara Gene Hale was born on March 21, 1927 at Bent Mountain, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,5 As of June 1, 1952,her married name was Hubbard.² She married Dewey Coolidge Hubbard on June 1, 1952 at Richmond, Virginia.^1,2,3 Barbara Gene Hale died on December 27, 2009 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 82.^1,5 She Barbara Gene Hale Hubbard, of Richmond, Va., slipped peacefully from this earth on Sunday, December 27, 2009, with her daughters by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Dewey Coolidge Hubbard; and parents, Erby and Nora Duncan Hale. She is survived by loving daughters, Cathy Bell (Doug) of Los Angeles, Calif., and Vicky of Mechanicsville, Va; granddaughters, Kari and Katie Rappold; sister, Yvonne Gray (Ben), of Louisville, Ky; brother, Nathan Hale (Carolyn), of Christiansburg; sister-in-law, Betty Moore, of Bristol, Tenn; numerous nieces and nephews; and a multitude of dear friends and neighbors. Born and raised on Bent Mountain, Va., Barbara resided in Richmond for the past 60 years. Her former employers include Thalhimers, Producers Co-op, Southern States and Lansing Building Products. She was an avid duckpin bowler and enjoyed gardening, but her biggest source of joy was in community and service to her church. A dedicated, loyal and active member of Skipwith United Methodist Church since 1960, she served in many capacities, including Sunday School teacher, Building and Grounds Chairperson, United Methodist Women, and overseeing the church kitchen. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Road, Richmond, Va. Funeral service, with reception immediately following, 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Skipwith United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations to Skipwith United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society would be appreciated. on December 29, 2009.¹

     Dewey Coolidge Hubbard was buried at Westhampton Memorial Park, 10000 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe, Henrico Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 227-28-3742.⁴ He was born on November 10, 1924 at Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia.^4,2 He married Barbara Gene Hale, daughter of Erby B. Hale and Ella Nora Duncan, on June 1, 1952 at Richmond, Virginia.^1,2,5 Dewey Coolidge Hubbard died on August 18, 2002 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 77.^4,3 He Dewey C. Hubbard, 77, of Richmond, Va., passed peacefully at his home, August 18, 2002. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Barbara Jean Hubbard; a daughter, Cathy A. H. Bell and her husband, Lloyd Douglas Bell II of Los Angeles, Calif; a daughter, Vicky Rappold and her husband, Kenneth Rappold Jr. of Mechanicsville; granddaughters, Kari and Katie Rappold of Mechanicsville; a brother, Grady C. Hubbard and his wife, Hester of Lebanon, Va; sister, Betty H. Moore of Bristol, Tenn; a sister-in-law, Yvonne H. Gray and her husband, Ben of Louisville, Ky; and a brother-in-law, Nathan E. Hale and his wife Caroline of Christiansburg, Va; numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Hubbard was an army veteran of World War II and participated in the D-Day Invasion, the past president and lifetime member of the Richmond Traffic Club, longtime active and dedicated member of Skipwith United Methodist Church, and a devoted friend and neighbor. His family will receive friends from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Skipwith United Methodist Church, 2211 Skipwith Rd. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund, Skipwith United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 32104 Richmond, Va. 23294 on August 19, 2002.³

     Her married name was Rappold.² Vicky Hubbard married Kenneth Rappold Jr.²

     Yvonne Matilda Hale was buried at Louisville Memorial Gardens East, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.⁵ She was born on July 31, 1938 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^6,2 She married William Benford "Ben" Gray Sr., son of Jacob Howard Gray and Audrey Helen Poff, on February 21, 1957 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,5,2,3 As of February 21, 1957,her married name was Gray.¹ Yvonne Matilda Hale died on January 16, 2010 at Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, at age 71.⁵ She Yvonne H. Gray, 71, of Louisville, Ky., passed away Saturday, January 16, 2010. She was the Secretary and Treasurer of Allied-Central Janitorial Supply Company. She was also a member of the 1st Baptist Church in Middletown and OES Chapter 319. She was preceded in death by her sister, Gene Hubbard. She is survived by her husband, William Ben Gray; son, Bill Gray (Heather); three grandchildren, Regan, Jacob, and Kaylee; her brother, Nathan Hale; and several nieces and nephews. Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Pearson-Ratterman Brothers Funeral Home, 12900 Shelbyville Road, with burial in Louisville Memorial Gardens East. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may go to Kosair Charities. on January 19, 2010.⁵

     Nathan Edward Hale Nathan Edward Hale, 78, of Christiansburg, formerly of Bent Mountain, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Erby & Nora Hale; infant brother, “Buck”; sisters, Barbara Gene Hubbard & husband, Dewey, Yvonne Matilda Gray & husband, Ben; and other cherished aunts, uncles and cousins. Nathan is survived by his wife, Carolyn Shay Hale; sons and spouses, Bill and Debby Conner, Kenny Hale and Marie Browning, and Danny Hale; daughters and spouses, Linda and Ronny Schroh, Jill Hale and Wayne Wray, and Melanie Gusler; grandchildren; Chico Conner, Tony Conner, Randy Horne, Donny Schroh, Christina Hale, Nathan Hale, Kenny Hale, Turner Gusler, and Nevaeh Hale; great grandchildren, Nathaniel Conner, Alexis Conner, Maddie Conner, Carson Horne, and Leah McGeorge; nieces, Cathy Bell (Doug), Vicky Rappold (Ken); nephew, Bill Gray (Heather); great nieces; Kari Rappold, Katie Rappold, Regan Gray, and Kaylee Gray; great nephew, Jake Gray; in-laws; George and Gaynelle Shay. Visitation will be on Monday, January 21 from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 p.m. at Horne Funeral Home. A celebration of life and military honors will be held on Tuesday, January 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Neal Turner officiating. Following the Celebration of Life, everyone is invited to a gathering for fellowship, food, and music at Hope Center, 80 Diamond Ave., Christiansburg. Nathan served his country in the Army and Army National Guard from 1958-1961. Patriotism was always near to his heart as he was aptly named Nathan Hale, "The Patriot”. He retired as Plant Superintendent of the Longspan Shop at John Hancock Steel Company in Salem, VA after 43 years of service. He was also a proud member of the Lakeland Masonic Lodge in Roanoke, VA. Born on Bent Mountain, VA, Nathan was always a proud native of his birthplace. He enjoyed the beauty of life in the country while learning the value of work and appreciating what it took to keep a family together. After losing his beloved mother, Nora, at a young age, Nathan and his siblings took on extra responsibility and care of one another. Nathan's parents, Erby and Nora, enjoyed dancing and Nathan shared their love of bluegrass music and dance as he went on to be quite the "flat-footer". In fact, Nathan met his bride, of 25 years this coming May, at the Galax Fiddlers’ Convention. At 14 years old, Nathan had a rare opportunity to travel outside the immediate area and took his first trip out of VA to the "foreign land" of Asbury Park, NJ. As the local 9th-grade marble-shooting champion at Elmwood Park, his trophy landed him the right to compete at the National Marble Tournament. Some of his favorite childhood memories included visits from his older sister, Gene, who lived in Richmond, VA. She would send and bring unexpected packages of clothing and luxury treats like chewing gum. As a teenager, both he and his older sister, Yvonne, walked from home to work as "car-hops" at the local Bent Mountain Drive-In Restaurant. Before entering the military and going on to become a steelworker, Nathan worked for the USDA inspecting and grading eggs for Coles Egg Farm on Bent Mountain. For fun in his day, many young men used highway 221 as their own personal speedway and Nathan told many tales of "fast times" on Bent Mountain. Growing up, Nathan enjoyed sports, baseball and basketball in particular, and went on to play and coach as an adult. Pitching horseshoes became a favorite pastime that he shared throughout the years with co-workers, friends, and family whether in the backyard or on the beach. Although giving it up in recent years, hunting was a part of his life. He never claimed to be a good cook, but was always the designated cornbread and coleslaw maker. Playing cards, boating, attending the Kentucky Derby, watching horse racing at Charles Town, WV, fishing, raising pet chickens, mowing, "critter-watching" including showing everyone all the herons, deer, possums, squirrels, "red birds" geese, turtles, frogs, turkeys, and ducks that visited the yard, and "piddling" around home became some of his best ways to enjoy life. Although home was his favorite place to be, Nathan had a sense of adventure and was up for trying new things and seeing new places. He loved going on cruises and to the coast. Going to NASCAR races and later just watching on television with family and friends was another fun hobby that he shared with many. "Go, Kyle Busch"!!! He rooted for the New York Yankees and became an avid Dallas Cowboy football fan. He always enjoyed creating controversy in rooting for his college team of choice, Va Tech, in a divided household of UVa fans. He wanted to “make things interesting” and to create competition by cheering for whomever no one else wanted to win as long as his favorite team was not playing...whatever it took to make things fun. Most of all, Nathan relished the simple things in life while spending time with family. He dearly loved all the pets he ever owned. His beloved dog, "Ajax", is missing him every day. He greatly enjoyed watching and playing with his other dog "Romo" in the yard. Just one week before Christmas he lost his sweet, comforting cat, "Doc". One of Nathan's greatest gifts, that we are already dearly missing, was his gift of gab and love for "storytelling". Countless hours spent sharing laughs and even hearing the same stories, repeatedly, brought so much joy to many. Nathan was extremely proud of all of his children, grandchildren, extended family and honored their accomplishments. He knew the value of family and sacrificed every day in some way for others. There was nothing that he wouldn't do for you if he possibly could help in any way. In recent years he was more quiet due to impaired hearing, but always thoughtful and patient with others as we tried our best to communicate and to include him in all conversation. We adored his funny way with some words and sayings that became known as "PawPaw-isms". Plus, he loved to give people nicknames like “Toodlum”, and “Peanut”, to name just a couple. In return, he had to live with his nickname “Shorty”...pronounced “Shaaaawty” by many. Nathan was a fine man, a true Southern Gentleman, a loving son, brother, uncle, husband, father, and PawPaw. He was such a good friend to many. Whether you were making a service call as the propane man, HVAC crew, service technician for the vehicles, the barber, the healthcare worker, you were always so much more to him. He built relationships never merely making acquaintances. He was a patient, private, man of faith. We particularly cherish the years we worshiped together at Cedar Springs Union Church and appreciated how he prayed over meals at home. Some of his recent most treasured activities included watching his grandson, Turner, aka "Grasshopper", participate in activities ranging from sports to acting, singing, and learning to play PawPaw's violin. One of Turner's beloved coaches wrote, upon his passing that, “Mr. Nathan was always someone that I looked forward to seeing and talking to and that I will never forget his smile and his love for watching Turner and the other children play". Yes, one of the most memorable smiles that lit up everything around him... Nathan, we miss you so deeply, we love you forever, and we look forward to seeing you again some sweet day. Every night on his way to bed Nathan would share, "See ya’ in the mornin'...good Lord's willin'...".⁵ He was born on July 9, 1940 at Bent Mountain, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,5 He married Mary Josephine Nolen on February 22, 1966 at High Point, Guilford Co., North Carolina.⁶ Nathan Edward Hale and Mary Josephine Nolen were divorced on December 28, 1984 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁶ Nathan Edward Hale married Frances Carolyn Turner on May 21, 1994 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ Nathan Edward Hale died on January 14, 2019 at Virginia at age 78.⁵