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     Edd Lagrone Whittle was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Blytheville, Mississippi Co., Arkansas.^6,2,5 His Social Security Number was 429-01-3633.⁷ He married Elmyra Caldwell, daughter of Edwin Harmon Caldwell and Delia Daniels.^1,3 Edd Lagrone Whittle was born on June 26, 1913 at Vardaman, Calhoun Co., Mississippi; His gravestone has a birthdate of Jun 27, 1913.^1,2,7,4,5 He died on April 21, 1968 at Blytheville, Mississippi Co., Arkansas, at age 54.^1,2,5 He Lagrone Whittle, 54, of 109 South Crescent Drive, died last night in Chickasawba Hospital. He was owner-operator of Whitt's Liquor Store and Recreation Hall. Born in Vardaman, Miss., he moved here in 1923. He was one of the founders of the Blytheville Junior Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Blytheville Kiwanis Club. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elmyra Whittle of Blytheville; His mother, Mrs. Fay Whittle of Blytheville; a son, Eddie Joe Whittle of Tulsa, Okla. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cobb Funeral Home chapel, Rev. Ray Tweed officiating, assisted by Rev. Alvis Carpenter. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Carl Ganske, Willis French, Fred Stevenson, Frank Whitworth, Leon Hoskins, Bill Steinsiek, Eddie Saliba and J. C. Ellis Jr. on April 22, 1968.¹

     His Social Security Number was 431-58-4553.⁵ Eddie Joe Whittle was born on June 27, 1935 at Blytheville, Mississippi Co., Arkansas.^5,3 He married Linda Unknown on June 19, 1965.⁶ Eddie Joe Whittle and Linda Unknown were divorced on November 18, 1970 at Harris Co., Texas.⁶ Eddie Joe Whittle died on June 2, 2002 at Texas at age 66.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 540-26-3229.² Lucille Jacqueline Unknown was buried at Juniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook Co., Oregon.¹ Her married name was Cox.¹ She married Lowell Theodore "Teddy" Cox, son of Harley Ainsley Cox and Mary Rowena "Goldie" Schreckendgust.¹ Lucille Jacqueline Unknown was born on November 2, 1917.^1,2 She died on June 25, 1994 at Oregon at age 76.¹

     John Wesley Callaghan was buried at Sunrise Cemetery, Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Virginia.⁵ He was born on January 25, 1874 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4 He married Aletha "Letha" Hartzell, daughter of John W. Hartzell and Mildred M. "Millie" Craft, on December 22, 1897 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.¹ John Wesley Callaghan died on January 24, 1927 at Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 52.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 233-09-9862.² Emanuel Dully was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He married Aletha "Letha" Hartzell, daughter of John W. Hartzell and Mildred M. "Millie" Craft.^1,2 Emanuel Dully was born on September 5, 1896 at Crete Island, Greece.⁵ He died on June 3, 1942 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 45.^2,3,4 He Emanuel Dully, 49, a World war veteran and former restaurant man, died yesterday morning in the Veterans' hospital in Huntington after a long illness. He was a member of John Brawley post No 20. American Legion. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Leatha Dully. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m., tomorrow at the Owen and Barth funeral chapel. Rev. Clarence S. Greenleaf of Grundy, Va., will officiate and burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery. The body is at the mortuary. on June 4, 1942.³

     His Social Security Number was 230-48-2262.³ Clarence Smith Greenleaf was buried at Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Buchanan Co., Virginia.^1,2 He was born on February 23, 1915 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,1 He married Aletha Louise Pappas, daughter of Louis Zakeria Pappas and Nora May Eary, on July 31, 1939 at Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky.^4,1,5 Clarence Smith Greenleaf died on March 5, 2004 at Grundy, Buchanan Co., Virginia, at age 89.^3,1 He Clarence Smith Greenleaf, known as a Preacher, Teacher, Leader, Visionary, Civic Minded and most of all a Giant of Faith, 89 years of age of Grundy, Va., went to be with the Lord, Friday evening, March 5, 2004, at his Home in Poe Town, Grundy, Virginia, following an extended illness. Born February 23, 1915 in Charleston, W.Va., he was a son of the late Charles Cleveland and Minnie Ethel Hatfield. He had lived in Grundy for more than 50 years, "Preacher" Greenleaf, graduated from Charleston High School, Charleston, W.Va., attended Kanawha College (now University of Charleston), Bethany College, Bethany, W.Va., and University of West Virginia, Morgantown, W.Va. Affectionately known as Preacher "G", he preached his first sermon at age 16 near Chapmanville, W.Va., and became known as the "Boy Preacher." While at Kanawha College, Professor McDaniel encouraged him and began making appointments for him to preach on weekends. He would travel as far as Bluefield, Va. to preach in youth meetings and revivals. In the summer of 1935 at age 19, he held a meeting at Graham Christian Church, Bluefield, Va. In 1936, Samuel R. (Pa) Hurley invited him to Grundy, Virginia for a meeting. He preached in a tent on Slate Creek in the bottom immediately below Mountain Mission School. He returned after the revival meeting and taught school at Mountain Mission School during the 1936-1937 school year, and then returned to Charleston to complete his education. On July 31, 1939, he married Louise Pappas in Charleston, W.Va. On February 23, 1941, the Grundy Church of Christ Building burned on his birthday, and he and his wife Louise decided to stay in Grundy until the Church was rebuilt. In 1948, he returned to Charleston, W.Va. to preach at the West Side Church of Christ, where both their families lived. His desire was to win the remainder of their families to the Lord. In 1952, he returned to Grundy, Va. to assume his evangelistic duties at the Grundy Church of Christ, where he ministered for over 50 years. During this time, he also preached at the Little Prater Church of Christ during the 1950's in the afternoon, Rosedale Church of Christ, Big Branch Church of Christ and at the Big Rock Church of Christ, where his transportation was a bicycle. He was the oldest living Boy Scout Leader in Buchanan County, and served as Institutional Head for Boy Scout Troop 40 and 740 of Grundy, Va. In 1985, he was inducted to the Buchanan Hall of Fame. He received the "Most Honored Servant" award at the 1988 North American Christian Convention. He received his Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Kentucky Christian College, Grayson, Ky. He has preached more than 8,000 sermons and 2,600 funerals. He has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles and preached more than 1,000 Revivals. He was instrumental in starting and was the co-founder of the "Daily Radio Broadcast", which has been a daily broadcast for over 50 years, the Grundy Bible Institute, the Church of Christ Youth Camp on Baldwin Mountain, the National Prayer Clinic and many surrounding Churches of Christ in the Mountain area. He started the Crusade for Christ in Buchanan County and the Annual Thanksgiving Service. He was the speaker for several years at the Memorial Day Service at the Mountain Valley Memorial Cemetery in honor of the Veterans of the Mountain area. He was very active in the American Cancer Society and was a former member of the Board of Trustees of Mountain Mission School. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Louise Pappas Greenleaf on July 12, 1990. He is survived by two daughters, Ms. Leona Shortridge of Grundy, Va., Mrs. Carolyn and her husband, Don Looney of Tazewell, Va; one sister-in-law, Dreama Wilkinson of Greensboro, N.C. He is also survived by four grandchildren, David Mark Shortridge, Donny Looney, Shannon Looney and Christelle Louise Bostic, and by thirteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a very special friend, David Delaney. He was preceded in death by his brother, Sidney Greenleaf and one grandson, William "Billy" Looney. Funeral services for Preacher Clarence Smith Greenleaf will be conducted Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at 2 p.m. at the Grundy Church of Christ with Evangelists, Steve Hagy, Tom Cooper, Joe O'Neal, Michael Trent and Jim Viers officiating, with burial to follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park at Big Rock, Virginia. Friends may call Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Grundy Church of Christ with an evening service Sunday evening at 6 p.m. and Monday evening service at 7 p.m. Active Pallbearers will be Elders and Deacons of the Grundy Church of Christ, David Delaney, Lonnie Stiltner and Herb Fields. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ethel Morgan, Ramona Farmer, Edith G. Street and employees of Hospice and Palliative Care of Virginia. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions to: The Grundy Church of Christ, Book Publications, P.O. Box 609, Grundy, Virginia 24614. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy, Virginia is in charge of all arrangements. on March 7, 2004.¹

     Charles Everett Wilkinson was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina.^2,4 His Social Security Number was 236-24-0317.⁷ He married Dreama Mae Pappas, daughter of Louis Zakeria Pappas and Nora May Eary.¹ Charles Everett Wilkinson was born on April 28, 1925 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^7,3,4,5,6 He died on July 7, 1997 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, at age 72.^2,7,3,4 He GREENSBORO, N.C. - Charles Everett Wilkinson, 72, of Greensboro died July 7, 1997, in Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. He was a member and former deacon and elder of Greensboro Church of Christ, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a former construction superintendent and project manager for several area construction companies. Surviving: wife, Dreama Mae Wilkinson; son, Randall L. of Kernersville; daughters, Karen Hall of Greensboro, Sharon Brooks of Richmond, Va., Nora Dulaney of Winston-Salem; sister, Gladys Barnhart of West Virginia; brother, William of West Virginia; three granddaughters. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Greensboro Church of Christ. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Forbis & Dick's North Elm Street Funeral Home, Greensboro. The family suggests donations to either Greensboro Church of Christ, 3232 Yanceyville St., Greensboro, N.C. 27405; or to Hospice Unit, Moses Cone Memorial Hospital, 1200 N. Elm St., Greensboro, N.C. 27401.
on July 8, 1997.²

     Her Social Security Number was 224-60-2171.⁵ Carolyn Louise Greenleaf was buried at Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁴ Her married name was Looney.¹ She married Donald Granham "Don" Looney Sr.^1,4,6 Carolyn Louise Greenleaf was born on September 5, 1944 at Pike Co., Kentucky.^4,5 She died on August 26, 2004 at North Tazwell, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 59.^4,5 She NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. - Carolyn L. Greenleaf Looney, 59, of North Tazewell, formerly of Buchanan County, Va., passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004 at Tazewell Community Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, Ky., she was a daughter of the late Preacher Clarence and Louise Greenleaf. She was a resident of Buchanan County several years prior to moving to North Tazewell and was a lifetime member of Grundy Church of Christ and at the present time she was a member of Honaker Church of Christ. She was a graduate of Mountain Mission School, a loving mother and homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son: William (Billy) Looney on Feb. 3, 2000. Mrs. Looney is survived by her husband: Donald G. Looney of North Tazewell; one daughter: Christelle and husband, Ronnie Bostic of North Tazewell; two sons: Donald and wife, Renae Looney of Hickory, N.C., Shannon and wife, Corrie Looney of Cedar Bluff, Va; one sister: Leona Shortridge of Grundy, Va. Also, survived by 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Carolyn L. Greenleaf Looney will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Grundy Church of Christ with Evangelists Mike Rife, Steve Hagy, Tom Cooper and Jim Viers officiating with burial to follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Sunday at 4 p.m. The body of Mrs. Looney will be moved to Grundy Church of Christ Monday at 11 a.m. to await the funeral hour of 1 p.m. Active pallbearers will be: Charlie Bostic, Zack Bostic, Tyler Looney, Wayne Looney, Jerry Looney, Steve Looney, Dwayne Hinkle and Brad Vandyke. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. on August 29, 2004.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 226-52-4697.³ Donald Granham "Don" Looney Sr. was buried at Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co., Virginia.¹ He married Carolyn Louise Greenleaf, daughter of Clarence Smith Greenleaf and Aletha Louise Pappas.^4,5,1 Donald Granham "Don" Looney Sr. was born on February 8, 1942 at Buchanan Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 He died on August 25, 2012 at Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee, at age 70.^1,3 He Donald G. Looney, 70 years of age of Johnson City, TN, formerly of Buchanan County, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012, in Johnson City, TN, following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Walter and Hattie Looney. He was a resident of Buchanan County most of his life prior to moving to Johnson City, TN, and was a member of the First Christian Church in Johnson City, TN. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and was a retired Coal Miner. Donald was an avid outdoorsman and loved Gospel music. Mr. Looney is survived by his second wife, Kathy Ratliff Looney, Johnson City, TN, and was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn Greenleaf Looney. He is survived by one daughter, Christelle Louise, and husband, Ronnie Bostic, Tazewell, VA; two sons, Donny, and wife, Renae Looney, Hickory, NC, Shannon and wife, Corrie Looney, Pounding Mill, VA; one brother, Jerry, and wife, Virginia Dawn Looney, Vansant, VA. Also, survived by 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In addition to his first wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one son, William Looney, and one brother, Leland Looney. Burial followed in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, VA. on September 5, 2012.¹

     His Social Security Number was 223-27-7160.³ William Said "Billy" Looney was born on July 4, 1966 at Grundy, Buchanan Co., Virginia.^3,4,5,6 He married Joetta Vandyke on June 18, 1986 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁶ William Said "Billy" Looney died on February 3, 2000 at age 33.^2,3