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     Byron Leonard Cummings Jr. was buried at Princess Anne Memorial Park, 1110 N. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia.^3,4 He Byron L. Cummings, Jr., 80, went to be with the Lord on August 17, 2010. He was born on February 14, 1930 in Orange, Massachusetts, the son of the late Byron L. Cummings, Sr., and Catherine Byrne Cummings. Byron served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Following his military duty he started his career at the Northfield Chateau in Northfield, MA, beginning as a bellhop and was then trained into management. He also served in various hotel management positions throughout the Boston Area. From there he started his civil service career in the Boston Naval Shipyard as a welder and later moved to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard advancing to supervisor of safety and inspection on aircraft carriers. His philosophy was it was going to be the right way or no way. Byron was a wonderful and caring husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife of 27 years, Nancy Young Cummings his sister June Cody and his granddaughter Mona Grenier. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Debbie and Mike Spalding; Brenda and Bob Gunther and grandchildren, Megan and Robbie Gunther; Sharyn and Stan Kelly and grandchildren, Justin, Ryan, Sean and Adam, great grandchildren, Ryan, Ashton, Morgan, Emily and Julia; Sheila and Steve Dubiel, grandchildren, Martin and Pam Greiner and great grandchildren, Tommy and Josh; son, Byron and Ginny Cummings and grandchildren, Greg and Katie Cummings and Kerry and Jen; his oldest brother, Edward Cummings and his adoring fiancé, Jean Strachan. The family will receive friends, Thursday, August 19, 2010 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM in Rosewood Kellum Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held on Friday August 20, 2010 at 10:00 AM in Princess Anne Memorial Park, Chapel of Peace Mausoleum, 1110 N. Great Neck Road in Virginia Beach.³ He was born on February 14, 1930 at Orange, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.³ He married Nancy Arlene Young, daughter of Artis L. Young and Sallie Mae Turner, in 1974 at Pasquotank Co., North Carolina.^1,2,3 Byron Leonard Cummings Jr. died on August 17, 2010 at age 80.³

     His Social Security Number was 444-12-2339.⁴ Elza "Jim" Buss was buried at High Point Cemetery, Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.² He was born on December 2, 1893 at Gentry Co., Missouri; His gravestone has a birth year of 1892.^2,4,3 He married Lela Mae Snider, daughter of Abraham Lincoln "Abe" Snider and Mary Rebecca "Mollie" Amos, on May 8, 1917.^5,2 Elza "Jim" Buss died on September 18, 1985 at Oklahoma at age 91.^2,4

     Gerald Loyola "Shorty" Quigley was buried at High Point Cemetery, Buffalo, Harper Co., Oklahoma.^2,3,4 His Social Security Number was 441-12-2669.⁷ He was born on November 4, 1923 at Elk City, Beckham Co., Oklahoma.^2,7,4,5,8,6 He married Audrey May Buss, daughter of Dick Etley Buss and Vera Olga Snider, on April 17, 1965 at Harper Co., Oklahoma; Her gravestone has a marriage date of Apr 16, 1965.^1,2,3 Gerald Loyola "Shorty" Quigley died on May 26, 2004 at Harper Co., Oklahoma, at age 80.^2,3,7,4,8 He BUFFALO, Okla. - G. L. "Shorty" Quigley, 80, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Russell Hewes, officiating. Burial will be in High Point Cemetery with military graveside rites by Buffalo/Laverne American Legion. Arrangements are by Myatt Funeral Home of Ashland, Kan. Mr. Quigley married Audrey Mae Buss on April 17, 1965, in Buffalo. He was a veteran of the Army, serving in World War II. Survivors include a daughter, Jan Burch of Cambria, Calif; a brother, Leo Quigley of Elkhart, Kan; a sister, Clare Reynolds of Lakewood, Colo; and three grandchildren. on May 30, 2004.³