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     Elbert Hayden Hendrix was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona.⁶ His Social Security Number was 563-03-0448.² He was born on May 8, 1909 at Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.^2,7,4,5 He married Elizabeth Lee England, daughter of William Claude England and Margaret Maggie Rigg, on April 17, 1948 at Maricopa Co., Arizona.³ Elbert Hayden Hendrix died on May 4, 1972 at Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 62.^2,5,6 He MESA - Elbert H. Hendrix, 62, a zanjero 21 years for the Salt River Project until he became ill about a year ago, died yesterday in Mesa Southside Hospital. Mr. Hendrix, 2243 N. Spring, was a past president and charter member of the Arizona Mounted Patrol, a member of Oriental Masonic Lodge 20 and Mesa Elks Lodge. Born in Stephenville, Tex., he came to Mesa 22 years ago. He was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth; his mother, Mrs. Mae Hendrix of Mesa; and a brother out of state. Services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Church of the Saviour, American Baptist, East Broadway at South Hall. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. on May 5, 1972.⁶

     Darrell Everette Goff was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 232-50-7745.⁸ He married Adrian Margaret Unknown.³ Darrell Everette Goff was born on May 21, 1934 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^8,5,6 He died on May 9, 1977 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 42; Died when a tree was accidently felled on him.⁹ He Oak Hill - Services for Darrell Goff, 42, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Tyree Funeral Home at Oak Hill with the Rev. Bill Menefee in charge. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill. Goff was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goff. A member of the Mason Lodge 457 in Toledo, Ohio, Goff was a 32nd Scottish Right Mason, a member of the Zenobia Shrine Temple of Toledo, Ohio, Oak Hill Civilian Club, Fayette County Emergency Associated Citizens Team, REACT, and a deputy director of OEP. Owner of General Ambulance Service on the Oak Hill-Fayette Road, Goff was graduated from Fayette High School in 1953. Survivors include his wife, Adrien; two daughters, Sandy and Diane, and one son, David, all at home; one brother, Stanley Goff of Oak Hill, and two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Mae Cook of Hotchkiss and Mrs. Ernestine Fitzpatrick of Gatewood. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. on May 11, 1977.³

     Ina Berine/Bierne Beckner was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,2 She was born on March 16, 1906 at Gap Mills, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of April 7, 1943,her married name was Riffe.¹ She married Dr. Robert Wayman Riffe, son of Oliver Perry Riffe and Ruhama Davis, on April 7, 1943 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Ina Berine/Bierne Beckner died on June 25, 1966 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 60.²

     Sharon Riffe DECATUR, Ga. - Sharon Riffe Hartley, 51, formerly of Crab Orchard, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999, in a Georgia hospital following a long illness. Born Sept. 19, 1947, in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Willard P. and Ethel Henderson Riffe Sr. Mrs. Hartley spent her childhood in Crab Orchard and was a 1965 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. She was a practical nurse in Georgia and a member of Crab Orchard Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Willard P. Riffe Jr. Survivors include a brother, Gene Riffe and his wife, Helen, of Crab Orchard; a sister, Shirley Brumfield and her husband, Darrell G., of Cameron, N.C; a sister-in-law, Edith Jane Riffe of Beckley; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Information submitted by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.³ Her married name was Hartley.³ She married Unknown Hartley.³ Sharon Riffe was born on September 19, 1947 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She died on August 11, 1999 at Georgia at age 51.³

     Her Social Security Number was 410-66-1770.² Her married name was Shrewsbury.¹ Sallie J. Garrison married Rondal Blaine Shrewsbury, son of Atha Elkins Shrewsbury and Hattie Beatrice Riffe.¹ Sallie J. Garrison was born on October 14, 1940 at Giles Co., Tennessee.^1,2 She died on November 30, 2008 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 68.^1,2 She Sallie Garrison Shrewsbury, of 1518 Harper Road, Beckley, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at the Lucy Bowers Hospice House. The daughter of Arthur Clarence Garrison and Velma Holland Garrison, she was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Giles County, Tenn. She attended Middle Tennessee State University and earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Western Kentucky State University in Bowling Green. She taught business courses in the Kentucky school system for 17 years. Sallie and her husband retired to Raleigh County in 2000. Her gracious hospitality was showcased for several years as they owned and operated the popular Merritt House Bed and Breakfast in Beckley. An active member of the Beckley Presbyterian Church, Sallie's outstanding service as a kitchen hostess, planning and preparing meals, was a special gift to the congregation and guests alike. She is survived by her husband Rondal B. brother Arthur Clarence Garrison Jr. (Buster) of Elkton, Tenn; a daughter Cynthia Rae Hammers Prigge and her husband Thomas of Cologne, Germany; a daughter Stephanie Kaye Hammers Vandeveer of Louisville, Ky; and two young granddaughters, Rebecca Prigge and Sydney Vandeveer. She is also survived by a cherished golden retriever "Sam Boy." Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Melton Mortuary and one hour before the service Wednesday at Melton Mortuary. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Melton Mortuary Chapel, 1200 Harper Road, Beckley, with Rev. Adrian Pratt and Rev. Robert Debnam officiating. Pallbearers will be nephews Keith Garrison and Kevin Garrison, Bill Riffe, Butch Riffe, Joseph McGhee, and Anthony Mazelon. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Lewis Fox, Mr. Thomas Keyser, Mr. Robert Sayre, Mr. Charles Hardcastle, and Mr. Warren Thornhill. on December 2, 2008.¹

     Charles Dabney Tolbert was born on March 7, 1887 at Pennsylvania.³ He married Mary Landis Sowers, daughter of Osbourne Walter Sowers and Mary Alice Howery, on July 2, 1913 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,4

     His Social Security Number was 364-05-1755.⁶ Anthony T. Attard was born on April 14, 1906 at Cospicua, Malta.^6,2,3,5 He married Gladys Madalene/Madelyn/Madalyn Conner, daughter of Matthew "Mat" Conner and Mary Landis Sowers, on October 10, 1933 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^7,1 Anthony T. Attard died in June, 1965 at Michigan at age 59.⁶