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     William Bernard "Bill" Bryant was born on August 30, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,4 He married Jeannie Annette Abell on July 12, 1968 at Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² William Bernard "Bill" Bryant and Jeannie Annette Abell were divorced on December 15, 1971 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ William Bernard "Bill" Bryant married Judy Ann Clement on August 11, 1972 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.² William Bernard "Bill" Bryant and Judy Ann Clement were divorced on July 28, 1978 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ William Bernard "Bill" Bryant married Karen Marie Clark on March 24, 1979 at Roanoke, Virginia.² William Bernard "Bill" Bryant and Karen Marie Clark were divorced on July 16, 1981 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ William Bernard "Bill" Bryant married Carol Elaine Roberts on October 17, 1987 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² William Bernard "Bill" Bryant died on September 6, 2005 at Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 58.^3,5 He William Bernard "Bill" Bryant, 58, entered paradise along side his best friend, Jesus Christ, Tuesday morning. The family will receive visitors at Oakey's North Chapel on Thursday, September 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Hollins Road Church of the Brethren with reception following the ceremony. Pastor Horace Light and the Rev. Art Good will officiate. As an alternative to flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to the Renovation Fund at Hollins Road Church of the Brethren, 2404 Hollins Road, N.E., Roanoke, Va. 24012. He was a loving and devoted husband of 18 years to Carol. He is preceded in everlasting life by his father, Bernard "Tommy" Bryant and his grandmother-in-law, Evelyn "Granny" Parr. He temporarily leaves behind his wife, Carol Roberts Bryant; mother, Dorothy "Dot" Bryant; two sons, Gregory S. Frazier and Troy S. Bryant; Troy's wife, Jessamyn and their son, Seth; a sister, Sandy Bryant and her husband, Al Aquilino; a brother, Wayne Bryant; in-laws, Mariah and Perry Roberts; a special cousin, Jeff Hayslett; and many other aunts, cousins, and friends. Bill was blessed to be a member of an exceptionally loving and supportive congregation at Hollins Road Church of the Brethren, where he enthusiastically sang in the choir and helped with the Men's Fellowship activities. He was also blessed with extended church families at Valley ViewWesleyan Church, where he attended Bible Study and fellowshipped with numerous friends, and a loving church family at Ridgeview Brethren in Christ Church. Bill loved to play guitar and sing gospel music, personally composing several songs. His joy came from entertaining others. Bible Study was also a central part of his life, in which he was a devoted disciple of Christ. Sports were an essential part of Bill's life. He coached sandlot football, baseball, basketball, and softball in Salem for many years. It was through softball that he met the love of his life, Carol, and together they could be seen almost every Friday night at various high school football games. Bill loved to watch all sports, and was a huge UVA fan. In his earlier years, he enjoyed playing slow-pitch softball. His career also centered around sports. He was the owner of The Wax Box, a sports card/memorabilia shop since 1991. He eagerly went to work each day to talk about sports with his friends and customers. His work gave him an outlet for his strongest personal attributes his love of socializing with others and his generosity. Bill never met a stranger, and he used his business to donate to worthy causes. Kids rarely left his shop without a free card or candy bar. To sum up his life, Bill loved people, and he loved being with people. After a debilitating illness in 2002, his loving mother and wife were the source of his strength, staying by his side continually. He and his Mom became best-buddies, going to Bingo on Tuesday nights and taking vacations together. His rehabilitation was long and painful, but he chose to encourage others instead of seeking comfort for himself. His hospitalizations and dialysis treatments allowed him to form new friendships, and his courage inspired and touched many others. Though he will be painfully missed by his family and friends, we rejoice that his goal of fulfilling God's purpose in his life on earth was accomplished, and that one day we will spend time again with him. on September 9, 2005.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 229-12-3543.⁴ Eleanor Kathleen "Ella" Blankenship was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3 She was born on March 29, 1910 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3,4 As of November 18, 1935,her married name was Bryant.² She married Clifton Robert Bryant, son of William Green Bryant and Alice Mary Wimmer, on November 18, 1935 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 Eleanor Kathleen "Ella" Blankenship died on March 18, 1986 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 75.^1,3

     Ruth Hibbs was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.² She was born on December 27, 1905 at Pennsylvania.^2,4 She married Lawrence William Bryant, son of William Green Bryant and Alice Mary Wimmer, circa 1930.⁴ Ruth Hibbs and Lawrence William Bryant were divorced before 1953.³ As of August 18, 1953,her married name was Bryant.³ Ruth Hibbs married Lawrence William Bryant, son of William Green Bryant and Alice Mary Wimmer, on August 18, 1953 at Pitt Co., North Carolina.^1,2 Ruth Hibbs died on October 3, 1980 at age 74.²

     Infant Bryant was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 She was born on March 7, 1943 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 She died on March 9, 1943 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2

     Virginia Pauline Stump was born on December 15, 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,2 As of October 6, 1946,her married name was Bryant.² She married Walter Robert Bryant, son of William Green Bryant and Alice Mary Wimmer, on October 6, 1946 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,4,3 Virginia Pauline Stump and Walter Robert Bryant were divorced on October 7, 1966 at Roanoke, Virginia.³

     Infant Hoel was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.¹ He died on June 20, 1920 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ He was born on June 20, 1920 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹

     Claude Thomas Tayloe was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,4,5 His Social Security Number was 719-03-5984.⁴ He was born on January 12, 1894 at Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Loye Frances Wimmer, daughter of John Lewis Wimmer and Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Palmer, on September 12, 1917 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,4,6,7 Claude Thomas Tayloe died on August 9, 1960 at Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina, at age 66.^1,4,5

     Edward Marcellus Tayloe was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3,4 He was born on July 8, 1924 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3,4 He died on December 23, 1938 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 14; Hit by a train.^1,3,4

     Barbara Jean Wimmer was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3 Her Social Security Number was 229-56-9674.⁴ She was born on April 1, 1943 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3,4,5 As of April 1, 1962,her married name was Hartman.⁵ She married Jerry Lee Hartman on April 1, 1962 at Chesterfield, Chesterfield Co., South Carolina.^1,5 Barbara Jean Wimmer and Jerry Lee Hartman were divorced on January 4, 1973 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ Barbara Jean Wimmer died on May 8, 1988 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia, at age 45.^1,3,4

     Infant Howell was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.¹ She died on January 21, 1925 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ She was born on January 21, 1925 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹

     His Social Security Number was 224-09-5334.⁹ Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² He was born on December 29, 1918 at Roanoke, Virginia; The SSDI has a birth year of 1917.^9,3,4,5,6,7 He married Gladys Sophia Saum on December 30, 1938 at Martinsville, Virginia.^2,10,3,4 Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe and Gladys Sophia Saum were divorced on March 15, 1965 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe married Jewel Eloise Mottley on April 9, 1965 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe and Jewel Eloise Mottley were divorced on May 11, 1970 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe married Gladys Sophia Saum on December 30, 1975 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe died on September 29, 1993 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 74.^9,2 He TAYLOE, Eugene Gibson, ("Gene"), Master Sgt. U.S. Army Retired, 74, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, September 29, 1993 in the V.A. Medical Center in Salem. He retired in 1964 with 20 years service in the U.S. Army serving in World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a Distinguished Member of the Transportation Corp. Regiment and a recipient of the National Am Vet Outstanding Leadership Award for V.A. Volunteer Service, and the Governor's Award for Volunteers Excellence. He was Past Commander of the V.F.W. Post #1264. He was the Founder, Past President and Commander of Post 40 and Department Commander of the Virginia AmVets. Mr. Tayloe was also a former recruiting officer for the Roanoke district. He was a member of the American Legion Post #248, where he was Past Commander and a member of the Korean War Veterans Association. He was a Past Commander of the D.A.V. Chapter #3 in Roanoke and served as Past Senior Vice President for the State of Virginia D.A.V. He was a member of Lakeland Masonic Lodge #190 A.F.& A.M; Murray Royal Arch Chapter #22; Bayard Commandery #15 K.T; Roanoke Consistory-Scottish Rite & the Kazim Temple. He was a member and deacon of Waverly Place Baptist Church and a member of the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Saum Tayloe of Roanoke; three sons, Gene A. Tayloe of Charlotte, N.C., Lanny F. Tayloe of Cleveland, Tenn., Jimmy W. Tayloe of Salem; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Oakey's South Chapel at 10 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Charles Hoffler and Dr. George K. Bowers officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow in Sherwood Burial Park with Military Honors to follow. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Eugene G. Tayloe Memorial Fund, c/o Veterans Medical Center Volunteer Service, Salem, VA 24153. on October 1, 1993.²

     Claude Thomas Tayloe Jr. was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 224-18-6648.⁵ He was born on April 2, 1921 at Roanoke, Virginia.^5,2,3 He married Margaret Evelyn "Peggy" Parks in January, 1965.^6,7 Claude Thomas Tayloe Jr. died on April 8, 1982 at age 61.²

     Gladys Sophia Saum Gladys C. Tayloe, 103, of Salem, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at her residence. She was born in Chambersburg, Pa. on September 21, 1916, child of the late Earl and Carrie Saum. Gladys attended school at James Buchanan School until she was in the high sixth grade, and her parents moved to Roanoke, and then attended Belmont school for half a year. She moved on to Jackson Junior High School and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1934. After graduation. Ms. Tayloe became deathly ill with Scarlet Fever and diphtheria and was unable to attend college. Following her recovery, she became employed with S.H. Kress Company in Roanoke, where she met her future husband, Eugene G. “Gene” Tayloe. He was currently employed with N&W Railroad. After a brief courtship, they eloped to Martinsville and were married on December 30, 1938. World War II would prompt Gene to enlist in the U.S. Army, and he was deployed to Korea at the break of the Korean war serving in the transportation corps. During his deployment, Gladys became employed with Thaden Engineering Company before her employment with G.E., where she would retire in 1979, after 23 years of faithful service. Gladys was a long-time volunteer at the Salem VA Medical Center, serving over 27,000 hours of service dating back to 1963. She served in numerous roles, serving in the cancer center, the laboratory for Phlebotomists, as a clerical pathology secretary, as well as many, many parties, dinners, Chaplain’s service’s and Bingo games, held for the patients. Gene was among the patients she served until his death, but she remained to help others. She had been the VAVS (Veteran Affairs, Veteran Service) representative at the hospital for many years, as well as serving as their treasurer. Gladys was a member of many veterans’ organizations, including DAVA 3, serving as Commander twice and as Adjunct, later transferring to Chapter 19, where she served as Hospital Chairperson for many years. She held life membership, both in Virginia and the Blue Hen State of New Jersey. She served in the Cast-Off Cardinals (past state commanders), as secretary-treasurer until 2005; was the State Commander for Virginia in 1961 and 1963 and served as a Page to the National Commander during the years of 1976 and 1997. She was awarded the George Seal Award as the most outstanding volunteer in the DAVA in 1988, including an all-expense-paid trip to the National Convention in Reno, Nevada. Gladys was a member of Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church and assisted with chapel services at the Salem VA Medical Center on Sunday’s. She was also a member of the Roanoke Eastern Star. In addition to her parents and husband, Gladys was preceded in death by her son, James Wayne Tayloe. Family remaining to cherish her memory includes her son’s, Gene “Tony” Tayloe, of Charlotte, N.C., and Lanny “Fritz” Tayloe (Ann), of Cleveland, Tenn; grandchildren, Chris Tayloe Heffington, of Cleveland, Tenn., Susan McLaughlin (Harold), of Charlotte, N.C., Shari Lynn Tayloe, of Maryville, Tenn., Ashley T. Switzer (Scott), of Salem, Va., and Logan Tayloe, of Salem, Va; great-grandchildren, Whitney Sewell (Aaron), of Cleveland, Tenn., Josh Heffington (Kelly), of Chattanooga, Tenn., Ashlyn Young, and Morgan Young, both of Dunlap, Tenn., and Jennifer McLaughlin, of Charlotte, N.C; five great-great-grandchildren; and her daughter-in-law, Joyce Dooley Tayloe, of Salem. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Veterans Hospital Chapel Service or to the V.A. Volunteer Service at the Salem V.A. Medical Center. A service to honor Gladys’s life will be conducted on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at 10 a.m., in the Abbey at Sherwood Memorial Park, with Chaplain Ronald Michaux, of the Salem V.A. Medical Center, officiating.² She was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² She was born on September 21, 1916 at Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 As of December 30, 1938,her married name was Tayloe.² She married Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe, son of Claude Thomas Tayloe and Loye Frances Wimmer, on December 30, 1938 at Martinsville, Virginia.^1,2,3,4 Gladys Sophia Saum and Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe were divorced on March 15, 1965 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ Gladys Sophia Saum married Eugene Gibson "Gene" Tayloe, son of Claude Thomas Tayloe and Loye Frances Wimmer, on December 30, 1975 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ Gladys Sophia Saum died on February 2, 2020 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 103.²

     James Wayne "Jimmy" Tayloe was born on May 25, 1948 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,4,5 He married Joyce Marie Dooley on August 30, 1969 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ James Wayne "Jimmy" Tayloe died on March 8, 2017 at Virginia at age 68.⁴ He James Wayne Tayloe, born May 25, 1948, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. He is predeceased by his father, Eugene G. Tayloe. He leaves behind his wife of 47 years, Joyce; daughter, Ashley Tayloe-Switzer (Scott); son, James Logan; mother, Gladys; brothers, Gene (Mary) and Lanny (Anne); several nieces and nephews; and numerous beloved Dooley in-laws. James was a life-long employee of Lawrence Companies and considered those he worked for and with his family. During his life and work, he met many people and was blessed that many became his friend. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home. Burial services will be private. Home James, may you rest in peace. on March 10, 2017.⁴

     Erskin Lincoln Moses was buried at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, 5070 Cove Road N. W., Roanoke, Virginia.³ He was born on October 6, 1905 at Virginia.^2,3 He married Effie Edith Poff, daughter of Ernest Willford "Ernie" Poff and Laura Jane "Laurinda" Aldredge, circa 1925.^1,2,4 Erskin Lincoln Moses died on December 8, 1989 at age 84.³

     His Social Security Number was 223-28-6439.⁴ Erskine Leonard Moses Sr. was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on January 23, 1927 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,4 He married Viola May Parker on July 1, 1944 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,5 Erskine Leonard Moses Sr. died on April 27, 1997 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 70.^4,6,1 He MOSES, Erskine Leonard Sr., 70, of Salem, died Sunday, April 27, 1997 in a Salem hospital. He was retired from ITT. He was a member of Seneca Baptist Church. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Erskine Leonard Jr. and Brenda Moses, Richmond; sister, Phyllis Moses, Mexico. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, at the Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Virgil McHone officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Lotz Salem Chapel. on April 28, 1997.¹

     Infant Poff was buried at East Hill Cemetery, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 She died on August 5, 1946 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 She was born on August 5, 1946 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2