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     His Social Security Number was 230-05-0262.⁹ Thomas Oncle Terry was buried at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Danville, Virginia.⁶ He was born on January 26, 1917 at Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^4,9,7 He married Edith Corneal Lucado on February 21, 1938 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^5,6 Thomas Oncle Terry died on April 5, 1995 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 78.^9,4

     Pauline Terry was buried at Little Hope Church Cemetery, Cove Hollow Road, near Elliston, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,5 She was born on July 19, 1923 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,6,5 As of March 2, 1942,her married name was Monk.⁴ She married Clura Monk on March 2, 1942 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁴ As of October 29, 1947,her married name was Altizer.⁴ Pauline Terry married Howard Lester Altizer on October 29, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,5 Pauline Terry died on August 13, 1969 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 46.^3,5

     Howard Lester Altizer was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3 He was born on February 14, 1908 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 He married Pauline Terry, daughter of Thomas Gustavis "Tom" Terry and Cora Luvinia Terry, on October 29, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,4 Howard Lester Altizer died on October 25, 1997 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 89.^2,3,4 He ALTIZER, Howard Lester, 89, of Salem, died Saturday, October 25, 1997 in a Roanoke hospital. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Betsy A. Martin. Surviving include his wife, Hazel B. Altizer; a daughter, Jackie A. Health; four stepsons, J.W., Darwin, Barry and Gary Roupe; one brother, Harry Altizer; two sisters, Ruth Mills and Reba Brown; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Jim Jett officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens on October 27, 1997.³

     Her Social Security Number was 290-24-9365.⁵ Her married name was Toney.¹ Mahala Jane Terry married Unknown Toney.¹ Mahala Jane Terry and Lamont Thomas Harris were divorced.⁶ Mahala Jane Terry was born on October 10, 1912 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,5,7 As of September 6, 1944,her married name was Harris.³ She married Lamont Thomas Harris on September 6, 1944 at Erie Co., Ohio.³ Mahala Jane Terry died on November 21, 1975 at San Diego Co., California, at age 63.^5,7

     James Milton Stowers was buried at Shrader Family Cemetery, Bland Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 234-09-3942.⁴ He was born on July 6, 1920 at Giles Co., Virginia.^2,4,3 He married Floetta Frances Terry, daughter of Robert Glenn Terry and Nora Lee Hutchinson, on May 24, 1962 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ James Milton Stowers died on July 10, 1970 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 50.^4,3

     Lula Viginia Cooper was buried at Oakvale Cemetery, Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,5 She was born on August 31, 1901 at West Virginia.^1,6 As of circa 1922,her married name was Terry.¹ She married John Andrew Terry, son of Jonathan William "John" Terry and Edmonia C. "Mona" Smith, circa 1922.^1,3,4,5 Lula Viginia Cooper died on December 22, 1986 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 85.^6,5 She Lula Virginia Terry, 82, of Oakvale, was dead on arrival Monday at a Princeton hospital. She was a 40-year Oakvale resident and was a daughter of the late James E. and Alice Cooper. She was a member of Oakvale Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Terry, in 1983. Survivors: daughters, Edna Terry of Bluefield, Mrs. Joyce Brinkley of Oakvale and Mrs. Penny Hubbard of Saltsburg, Md; sons, Tommy Terry of the home, Jack D. Terry and John A. Terry Jr., both of Princeton, Kirby Terry of Bluefield and James E. Terry of Athens; sister, Mrs. Viola Saunders of Princeton; brothers, Roby Cooper of Princeton and Arnold Cooper of Mullens; 21 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Davis Funeral Home in Oakvale with the Rev. Lafayette Terry and the Rev. Fannie Booth officiating and burial at Oakvale Cemetery. on December 23, 1986.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 235-30-8335.¹⁰ James Edward "Jim" Terry was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on March 3, 1923 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^10,3,4,6 He married Frances Mildred Dickinson on August 8, 1945 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁵ James Edward "Jim" Terry married Virginia Brinkley circa 1975.³ James Edward "Jim" Terry died on August 5, 2004 at Speedway, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^10,3 He PRINCETON - James Edward 'Jim' Terry, 81, of the Bent Mountain Road, Speedway, died suddenly Thursday evening, Aug. 5, 2004, at his home. Born March 3, 1923, at Ingleside, he was the son of the late John and Lula Cooper Terry. He was educated in Mercer County, was a veteran of World War II, and the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army for more than 13 years. Mr. Terry had a career with the Norfolk & Western and the Norfolk Southern railways spanning over 30 years, retiring in 1985 as a mechanic. He was a member of the maintenance of ways. He was a member of the First Church of God on Mahood Avenue in Princeton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by Pauline Terry, Juanita Harry, Joyce Brinkley, Wayne Terry and John Terry Jr. Those left to cherish his memory, his loving and devoted wife of 29 years, Virginia Brinkley Terry, three step-children whom he helped raise and loved as his own children, Teresa Kirk Meadows and husband, Jeff, Rodney Mullins and wife, Sandy, all of Princeton, Doug Mullins and wife Toni, of Midlothian, Va; four grandchildren whom he loved dearly, Nolan and Timothy Mullins of Princeton, Aleah and Alex Mullins of Midlothian. He was known as "Grandpa Jim" to Rebecca Skeens, daughter of Gilbert and Pamela Skeens; and his faithful dog, "Lucky." Additional survivors include brothers and sisters, Edna Terry of Oakvale, Penny Hubbard of Salisbury, Md., Kirby Terry and wife, Margie of Ada, Jack Terry and Yvonne of Johnson City, Tenn., and Tommy Terry in the Hidden Valley Care Center near Oak Hill. We will celebrate the life of Jim Terry Monday, Aug. 9, 2004, at 11 a.m., from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Gary Swogger officiating. Entombment will follow in the chapel of the Wildwood Mausoleum, Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Courthouse Road in Princeton. Friends may visit with the family today from 4 to 6 p.m., at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Gilbert and James Skeens, Freddie Reynolds, Curtis Brinkley, Jerry Harry and Willard Duncan. The family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton. on August 9, 2004.³

     Pauline Mable Terry was buried at Oakvale Cemetery, Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 She was born on December 6, 1924 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She died on August 7, 1960 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 35.^3,4 She Pauline Mabel Terry, 34, Oakvale, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital in Princeton. Survivors include her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Terry of Oakvale; six brothers, Jim, J. D., Wayne, and Tommy Terry of Oakvale, Junior Terry of Princeton and Kirby Terry of Baltimore, Md; and four sisters, Mrs. Juanita Harry, Mrs. Joyce Brinkley, and Penny Terry of Oakvale, and Edna Terry of Bluefield. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the home of her parents, with the Rev. Lonnie Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will follow in Oakvale Cemetery. on August 8, 1960.⁴

     Juanita Frankie Terry was buried at Oakvale Cemetery, Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,4 She was born on November 30, 1926 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,3 As of April 30, 1947,her married name was Harry.³ She married Travis Eugene Harry on April 30, 1947 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^5,3,9,4 Juanita Frankie Terry died on May 7, 1983 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 56.^8,4 She Mrs. Juanita F. Harry, 56, of Oakvale, died Saturday morning in a Princeton hospital following a long illness. She was a daughter of Mrs. Lula Virginia Terry of Oakvale and the late John A. Terry. A life long resident of Mercer County, she was a former employee of the Celanese Corporation of Narrows, Va. She was a member of the Oakvale Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Travis E. Harry in 1961. Survivors also include four daughters, Mrs. Linda Fitzwater, Mrs. Shirley Williby and Mrs. Diana Holdren, all of Oakvale, and Mrs. Carol Spriggs of Gaithersburg, Md; four sons, Travis Harry Jr., Steve Harry and Randall Harry, all of Oakvale, and Jerry Harry of Athens; three sisters, Mrs. Joyce Brinkley of Oakvale, Miss Edna Terry of Bluefield and Mrs. Penny Hubbard of Salisbury, Md; five brothers, John Terry Jr. and Jack Terry, both of Princeton, Kirby Terry of Bluefield, Jimmy Terry of Athens and Tommy Terry of Oakvale; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Davis Funeral Chapel in Oakvale with Rev. Danny Camden officiating. Burial will be in the Oakvale Cemetery. Pallbearers: Randall Holdren, Dale Holdren, Keith Billings, Benny Harry, Jerry Akers, Bobby Williby. on May 8, 1983.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 232-38-1705.² John Andrew Terry Jr. was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on October 22, 1929 at Ada, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,11,5 He married Betty Jean Robertson on October 19, 1954 at Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^3,4,5 John Andrew Terry Jr. died on October 1, 2002 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 72.^2,5 He PRINCETON - John Andrew Terry Jr., 72, of Raleigh St., Princeton died Tuesday Oct. 1, 2002 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born Oct. 22, 1929, in Ada, he was the son of the late John Andrew and Lula Virginia Cooper Terry. He was retired from the N&W Railroad with 34 years of service as a machine operator. He attended the First Baptist Church in Princeton. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and a former member of the Princeton Elks Lodge No. 1459 and the Princeton Moose Lodge No. 1521. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a paratrooper with the U.S. Army. He was a very loving and devoted husband and father. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Juanita Harry and Pauline Terry; and one brother, Wayne Terry. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Betty Jean Robertson Terry of Princeton; one daughter, Donna Jackson of Princeton; two granddaughters, Lisa Williams and Julie Jackson; four brothers, Jimmy Terry and wife, Virginia, J.D. Terry, Kirby Terry and wife, Margie, and Tommy Terry; and three sisters, Edna Terry, Joyce Brinkley and husband, William, and Penny Hubbard. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Dr. David Dockery officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends will serve as pallbearers. on October 2, 2002.⁵

     Edna Cora Terry was buried at Oakvale Cemetery, Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on May 2, 1932 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,7 She died on January 2, 2008 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 75.^4,7 She PRINCETON - Edna C. Terry, 75, of the Princeton Health Care Center, formerly of Railroad Avenue in Oakvale, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born May 2, 1932 in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Lula Cooper Terry. She retired in 1986 from the Dietary Department of St. Luke's Hospital in Bluefield. She was a member of the Oakvale United Methodist Church and had been a lifelong resident of the Oakvale area. In addition to her parents, three sisters, Pauline Terry, Joyce Brinkley and Juanita Harry; and three brothers, Wayne Terry, James Terry and John A. Terry Jr. preceded her in death. Survivors include one sister, Penny Sue Hubbard of Salisburg, Md; three brothers, Kirby Terry and wife Margie of Princeton, Jack Terry and wife Evon of Johnson City, Tenn. and William Thomas "Tommy" Terry of Oak Hill; one sister-in-law, Virginia Terry of Athens; and special nephew, Randall Harry of Oakvale. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m., Friday (today), January 4, 2008 at the G.E. Davis Chapel of Fredeking Funeral Service in Oakvale with Pastor Bill Crawford officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. until the service hour on Friday (today). Interment will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 5, 2008 at the Oakvale Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Those attending the interment on Saturday are asked to meet at the funeral home by 10:45 a.m. Fredeking Funeral Service in Oakvale is serving the Terry family. on January 5, 2008.⁴

     Joyce Virginia Terry was buried at Brown Cemetery, Hardy, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² She was born on June 2, 1934 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² As of July 15, 1950,her married name was Brinkley.³ She married William Rudolph "Butch" Brinkley on July 15, 1950 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,3,7 Joyce Virginia Terry died on February 28, 2004 at Pipestem, Summers Co., West Virginia, at age 69.² She OAKVALE - Joyce Virginia Brinkley, 69, of Oakvale, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at Harmony House in Pipestem. Born in Oakvale, June 2, 1934, she was a daughter of the late John Andrew and Lula Mae Cooper Terry. She was retired from the Mercer County School System where she served 12 years as a cook at Oakvale School and Mercer Elementary School in Princeton. She was a member of the Oakvale United Methodist Church. She was an active member of the Mercer County Schools Service Personnel Organization. Her husband of 53 years, William R. Brinkley; one son, William Guy Brinkley; two brothers, John A. Terry Jr. and Wayne Terry; and two sisters, Pauline Terry and Juanita Harry preceded her in death. Survivors include one son, Lee Allen Brinkley and wife, Darlene of Oakvale; two daughters, Darla Lester and husband, David of Cheesy Creek Road and Paula Sue Brinkley of Oakvale; five grandchildren, Davina Clyburn, Victor Lester, Matthew Brinkley, Jamie Brinkley and Joey Brinkley; two great-grandchildren, Jace Clyburn and Dakota Brinkley; four brothers, James Terry and wife, Virginia of Athens, Kirby Terry and wife, Margie of Ada, Jack Terry and wife, Evon of Johnson City, Tenn., and Tom Terry of Oak Hill; and two sisters, Edna Terry of Oakvale and Penny Sue Hubbard of Salisburg, Md. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Oakvale with Pastor Bill Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in the Brown Cemetery in Oakvale. Grandchildren and other family members will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-6 p.m. today. on February 29, 2004.²

     Travis Eugene Harry was buried at Oakvale Cemetery, Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He was born on August 27, 1919 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Juanita Frankie Terry, daughter of John Andrew Terry and Lula Viginia Cooper, on April 30, 1947 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^4,2,3,5 Travis Eugene Harry died on May 2, 1961 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 41.^1,3

     William Rudolph "Butch" Brinkley was buried at Brown Cemetery, Hardy, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He was born on March 30, 1925 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,2,4 He married Joyce Virginia Terry, daughter of John Andrew Terry and Lula Viginia Cooper, on July 15, 1950 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,3,4 William Rudolph "Butch" Brinkley died on May 21, 2003 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 78.^5,2,4 He PRINCETON - William R. "Butch" Brinkley, 78, of Route 4, Box 459, Princeton (Oakvale area), passed away peacefully at his home on May 21, 2003 after a sudden illness. Born March 30, 1925, in Ingleside, he was the son of the late William Dewey and Stella Mae Brown Brinkley. He retired from Norfolk and Southern Railroad on April 27, 1987 with 43 years service. He attended Oakvale United Methodist Church. He was a World War II veteran and received a Purple Heart after being wounded in action. He had been a lifelong resident of the Oakvale area. In addition to his parents, one son, William Guy Brinkley; and three brothers, Warner Brinkley, Garfield Brinkley and Jack Brinkley preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Joyce Terry Brinkley of Oakvale; one son, Lee Allen Brinkley and wife Darlene of Oakvale; two daughters, Paula Sue Brinkley of Oakvale, and Darla Lester and husband David of Cheesy Creek Road in Princeton; five grandchildren, Davina Clybum, Victor Lester, Matthew Brinkley, Jamie Brinkley, and Joey Brinkley; two great grandchildren, Jace Clyburn and Dakota Brinkley; and one sister, Margaret Smith of Oakvale. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Oakvale with Pastor Bill Crawford officiating. Burial will follow at Brown Cemetery in Oakvale with the Mercer County Veterans Council conducting military graveside rites. Grandchildren and other family members will serve as pallbearers. on May 23, 2003.⁴

     William Guy Brinkley was buried at Brown Cemetery, Hardy, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁵ His Social Security Number was 235-90-7038.⁴ He was born on May 14, 1955 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He married Lisa Kay Hylton on September 10, 1976 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia.³ William Guy Brinkley died on June 1, 1987 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 32.^4,5 He William Guy Brinkley, 32, of Oakvale, was dead on arrival Monday at a Princeton hospital. He was a son of William R. and Joyce Terry Brinkley of Oakvale. He had lived in Oakvale all his life and hack been a member of the West Virginia National Guard for eight years. He was a 1973 graduate of Oakvale High School and was employed by Ken Carter Rebuilders as a diesel mechanic. Additional survivors: son, Joey Guy Brinkley of the home; sisters, Paula Sue Brinkley of Oakvale, Darla Dean Lester of Princeton; brother, Lee Allen Brinkley of Oakvale. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Oakvale with the Rev. Olen Robertson and the Rev. Lafayette Terry officiating and burial at Brown Cemetery, Route 112. on June 3, 1987.⁵