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     Thelma Arneta McGraw was born on August 20, 1925 at Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia.² As of July 7, 1945,her married name was Cole.² She married Byron Lilly Cole, son of Carlie Fountain "Carl" Cole and Blanche Virginia Meadows, on July 7, 1945 at Cherry Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Thelma Arneta McGraw died on July 4, 2015 at West Virginia at age 89.³

     Her Social Security Number was 236-38-8981.⁴ Nora Lee Hedrick was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She was born on January 15, 1917 at Talcott, Summers Co., West Virginia.^4,2,3 As of June 23, 1944,her married name was Cole.¹ She married Paul Edward Cole, son of Carlie Fountain "Carl" Cole and Blanche Virginia Meadows, on June 23, 1944 at Cherry Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Nora Lee Hedrick died on October 6, 2005 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 88.^4,2 She Nora Lee Cole, 88, of Beaver, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. Nora was born Jan. 15, 1917, in Talcott; she was the daughter of the late Walter John and Mary Peach Hedrick. She spent the last two years as a resident of the Villages at Greystone in Daniels. She was an active member of Beaver United Methodist Church. Nora was a retired librarian and English teacher with the Raleigh County Board of Education, spending most of her career at Shady Spring High School and Shady Spring Junior High. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Paul Edward Cole, and an infant daughter, Rebecca Ann. Those left to cherish her memory include her children Margaret Sue Lucas and husband, Jennings, of Shady Spring, John Paul Cole and wife, Vicki, of Huntsville, Ala., Kathy Kunkel and husband, John Adam, of Annapolis, Md., Carol Roach and husband, Everette, of Beckley and Robin Settle and husband, Jerry, of Richmond, Va. She is also survived by her loving grandchildren, Wayne and Stephanie Lucas of Cool Ridge, John and Lorie Lucas of Cool Ridge, Lori and Mark Tafazoli of Cullman, Ala., Chris Cole of Huntsville, Alexandra and Jessica Kunkel of Annapolis, and Joel, Lukas, Jacob, Nathaniel, and Jeremiah Settle of Richmond, Va; great-grandchildren, Tyler Lucas of Cool Ridge, Ryan and Joshua Lucas both of Cool Ridge, and Olivia and Emma Tafazoli of Cullman. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, with Rev. Betty Lusk officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Nora's grandchildren will be serving as pallbearers. Friends may gather with the family 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Shady Spring High School Scholarship Fund or to Beaver United Methodist Church.
Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. on October 7, 2005.²

     Rebecca Ann Cole was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She was born on July 4, 1954 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She died on July 5, 1954 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.²