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     Alberta L. Strickland was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Her married name was Page.¹ She married Clyde Leon Page, son of Grover Cleveland Page and Lillie Frances Elmore.¹ Alberta L. Strickland was born on January 10, 1928 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on July 3, 2018 at Hurricane, Putnam Co., West Virginia, at age 90.¹ She Alberta L. Lovejoy-Page, passed away July 3, 2018, at Genesis Teays Valley Center. She was born January 10, 1928, in Charleston, WV, the daughter of the late Fred and Ruth Ann Dodd Strickland. Also preceding her in death was Luke Lovejoy, Clyde Page and one grandchild and one great-grandchild. She is survived by her four children, Fred, Donna, Linda, Ernie; and a sister, Fay Huffman; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will be Sunday, July 8, at 1:30 p.m., with visitation from 12:30 p.m. until service time, at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home. on July 6, 2018.¹

     Goldie Pearl Mitchell was buried at Elmore Cemetery, Dutch Ridge, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She was born circa 1902 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ As of March 2, 1924,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Albert Maywood Elmore, son of John R. Elmore and Rose Ann Jones, on March 2, 1924 at Pentacre, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Goldie Pearl Mitchell died on February 28, 1968 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She Mrs. Goldie Pearl Elmore, 65, of Blount, died Wednesday in Charleston General Hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by a son, William J. of Wallback; daughter, Mrs. Helen Dunlap of Prenter; brothers, Hubert and Lloyd Mitchell of Elkview. Service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Hafer Funeral Home at Elkview. Burial will be in Elmore Cemetery, Dutch Ridge. on February 29, 1968.²

     Gordon Wayne Elmore was born on January 31, 1925 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ He married Geraldine Gay Lafferty on June 16, 1953 at Boone Co., West Virginia.³ Gordon Wayne Elmore died on June 12, 1961 at Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, at age 36.⁶

     William Jessie Elmore was buried at Kinder Cemetery, Brushton, Boone Co., West Virginia.⁵ His Social Security Number was 233-38-4255.⁹ He was born on April 7, 1926 at Quick, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,9,6 He married Betty June Brinkley on September 6, 1949 at Boone Co., West Virginia.⁴ William Jessie Elmore died on March 12, 1985 at Hernshaw, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 58; The SSDI has a death date of Mar 11, 1985.^5,9 He William Jessie Elmore, 59, of Hernshaw, died Tuesday at home after a long illness. He was a disabled veteran of the Korean War. Surviving: sister, Helen Dunlap of Marmet. Service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, with the Rev. Dewitt Keyser officiating. Burial will be in Kinder Cemetery, Brushton. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on March 14, 1985.⁵

     Helen Faye Elmore was buried at Marmet Memorial Gardens, Marmet, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁶ Her Social Security Number was 236-42-4587.⁷ She was born on January 25, 1930 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,7 As of February 3, 1948,her married name was Dunlap.³ She married Leo Dunlap on February 3, 1948 at Boone Co., West Virginia.^3,6 Helen Faye Elmore died on March 25, 2005 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 75.^6,7 She Helen Elmore Dunlap, 75, of Chesapeake, W.Va., died March 25, 2005, in Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Leo Dunlap on Jan. 21, 2001; and daughters, Linda Brogen and Brenda Snodgrass. Surviving are her daughters, Sharon Michael, and Donna Dunlap of Chesapeake, W.Va; a son, John Dunlap of Hernshaw, W.Va; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, with the Rev. Paris Workman officiating. Burial will follow in Marmet Cemetery. Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. on March 27, 2005.⁶

     Leo Dunlap was buried at Marmet Memorial Gardens, Marmet, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 233-30-2830.⁵ He was born on August 30, 1921 at McCorkle, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.^1,5,2,3,4 He married Helen Faye Elmore, daughter of Albert Maywood Elmore and Goldie Pearl Mitchell, on February 3, 1948 at Boone Co., West Virginia.^1,6 Leo Dunlap died on January 21, 2001 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 79.^6,5,3

     Her Social Security Number was 233-54-0652.² Geraldine Gay Lafferty was born on November 1, 1934 at Foster, Boone Co., West Virginia.² As of June 16, 1953,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Gordon Wayne Elmore, son of Albert Maywood Elmore and Goldie Pearl Mitchell, on June 16, 1953 at Boone Co., West Virginia.¹ Geraldine Gay Lafferty died on November 8, 1993 at age 59.²

     Her Social Security Number was 233-14-4189.² Macel May Starks was born on August 27, 1907 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of July 16, 1923,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married John Arnold Elmore, son of John R. Elmore and Rose Ann Jones, on July 16, 1923 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Macel May Starks and John Arnold Elmore were divorced before March, 1929.³ Macel May Starks died in April, 1977 at Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 69.²

     John Arnold Elmore Jr. was born on June 28, 1926 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on October 24, 1928 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 2.¹

     His Social Security Number was 235-03-6190.⁴ Orville Reynolds was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁵ He married Virginia Belle "Ginny" Elmore, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Franklin "John" Elmore and Vernella "Nilla" "Vernilla" Procious.^1,2 Orville Reynolds was born on October 18, 1915 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He died on October 7, 2001 at age 85.⁴

     David Lynn Reynolds was buried at West Virginia National Cemetery, 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, Pruntytown, Taylor Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 233-54-5730.³ He was born on September 15, 1937 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He died on April 15, 1980 at Philippines at age 42.^3,4

     John O. Reynolds John O. Reynolds, January 13, 1935 - January 29, 2021. John was born in Charleston, West Virginia. At 13 years of age, he decided that he would be a pilot. He soloed a sea plane on the Kanawha River in Charleston at age 16. Enlisted in the USAF at age 18, he served a year tour in Narsarsuaq, Greenland before entering the USAF Aviation Cadet program at age 19. John graduated distinguished from pilot training school in September 1956 as a Second Lieutenant and was assigned to the Strategic Air Command at Homestead AFB, FL. He flew the B-47 bomber on many tours in North Africa and Spain on nuclear alert during the Cold War. While at Homestead AFB, he met and married his wife, Joy. They had their first child, Jaye Lynn, in November 1960 and moved to Little Rock AFB, AR where he continued as aircraft commander of a B-47 crew. In 1963, John was assigned to Carswell AFB, TX, where at age 27 he became one of the two youngest pilots to fly the new supersonic Mach 2 B-58 bomber. While at Carswell AFB, they had their second child, Mark John, in August 1963. In May 1966, John resigned his commission in the regular Air Force, accepted a commission in the Air Force Reserve, and joined American Airlines where over the next 29 years he flew the Lockheed Electra, BAC 111, Boeing 727, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-10, Boeing 767 and 757. After leaving the Air Force, John continued his military service in the Air Force Reserve retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1978. He retired as a Captain from American Airlines in January 1995. John was a member of The Grey Eagles, The B-58 Hustler Association, The Reserve Officers Association, The Military Officers Association, The American Legion, and the Southwestern Yacht Club. John was preceded in death by his beloved wife Joy and survived by daughter Jaye and her husband Frank Prater, son Mark and wife Theresa, six grandchildren, and brother Paul Reynolds of Charleston, WV. He was also preceded in death by father Orville, mother Virginia, and brother David.³ He married Joyce "Joy" Kollmann.^3,4 John O. Reynolds was born on January 13, 1935 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He died on January 29, 2021 at Texas at age 86.³

     William Henry McCune was buried at Hughes Creek Cemetery, Hugheston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 235-03-8162.⁵ He married Virginia Mae Estep, daughter of John David Estep and Abigail G. "Abbie" Perry.² William Henry McCune was born on January 12, 1915 at Blakeley, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,5 He died in September, 1979 at West Virginia at age 64.⁵