Gary Michel Songer1,2,3,4,5

M, b. November 6, 1958, d. November 14, 2021
     Gary Michel Songer was born on November 6, 1958 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.3,4,5 He married Patricia Jean Cromer, daughter of Allen Jackson "Jack" Cromer and Zetta Mae Poff, on April 18, 1992 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.1,2,5 Gary Michel Songer died on November 14, 2021 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 63.3 He Gary Michel Songer, age 63, of Blacksburg went to be with the Lord, on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. He was born in Christiansburg, Va. on November 6, 1958 to the late Harry and Clarice Holdren Songer. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Norma Hall, brother, Eddie Songer. He had 40 years of dedicated service with Federal Mogul. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Jean Songer; son and daughter-in-law, David and Tiffany Songer; stepdaughter, Crystal May and Avery; grandchildren, Charlee and Michael Songer, Michael, Joshua, Shyan, and Aubrey; six great-grandchildren; sister, Sharon McMahon; brothers and sister-in-law, Jerry and Jill Songer, Bobby Songer. No services will be held at this time. on November 16, 2021.3

Family

Patricia Jean Cromer
Marriage*He married Patricia Jean Cromer, daughter of Allen Jackson "Jack" Cromer and Zetta Mae Poff, on April 18, 1992 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.1,2,5 

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Zetta Poff Cromer obituary in the Oct 11, 2012 edition.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Allen Jackson Cromer obituary in the Aug 23, 2012 edition.
  3. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Gary Michel Songer obituary in the Nov 16, 2021 edition.
  4. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  5. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Zuey Jackson Snuffer1

F, b. February 14, 1889, d. August 19, 1979
     Zuey Jackson Snuffer was buried at Sunset Cemetery, North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.1 Her married name was Webster.2 She married Josiah David "Joe" Webster.2 Zuey Jackson Snuffer was born on February 14, 1889 at West Virginia.2,1 She died on August 19, 1979 at age 90.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 9, District 61-1, Alleghany, Montgomery Co., Virginia2

Family

Josiah David "Joe" Webster b. December 17, 1878, d. June 18, 1945
Marriage*Zuey Jackson Snuffer married Josiah David "Joe" Webster.2 

Citations

  1. [S65] Rena Worthen & Margarette Tynan, Montgomery County Virginia Cemetery Reading of Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Bernard Waldo Wilkinson Jr.1,2,3,4

M, b. March 1, 1931, d. September 15, 1995
FatherDr. Bernard Waldo Wilkinson1,3 b. August 31, 1902, d. April, 1974
MotherOllie Lewis Conner1,3 b. August 19, 1901, d. September 17, 1949
     His Social Security Number was 344-58-5012.5 Bernard Waldo Wilkinson Jr. was born on March 1, 1931 at Richmond, Virginia.2,5,3 He died on September 15, 1995 at Dane Co., Wisconsin, at age 64.5,4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 180, District 17-6, Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia1

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S2208] Wisconsin Department of Health, Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Dr. Carolyn Jane Wilkinson1,2,3

F, b. August 30, 1935, d. October 27, 1995
FatherDr. Bernard Waldo Wilkinson1,2 b. August 31, 1902, d. April, 1974
MotherOllie Lewis Conner1,2 b. August 19, 1901, d. September 17, 1949
     Her Social Security Number was 233-56-4622.2 Her married name was Brent.3 Dr. Carolyn Jane Wilkinson married Stuart Brent.3 Dr. Carolyn Jane Wilkinson was born on August 30, 1935 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia.2 She died on October 27, 1995 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 60.2,3 She Dr. Carolyn Wilkinson Brent, 60, an anesthesiologist and a professor with Northwestern University, died Friday in her Near North Side home. Mrs. Brent was the wife of bookstore owner Stuart Brent. She joined Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 1966. She was director of the hospital's first cardiovascular and anesthesiology division for 15 years. She had been an associate professor of anesthesiology since 1970. A native of Clarksburg, W.Va., she graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1957 and the University of Virginia Medical School in 1961. Mrs. Brent held a patent on the Wilkinson endotracheal tube, which she invented. Besides her husband, survivors include five stepsons, David, Johnathan, Joseph, Adam and Joshua; three stepdaughters, Susan Millner, Amy Wexler and Lisa Feldman; two brothers; a sister; and 12 grandchildren. on October 29, 1995.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 180, District 17-6, Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia1

Family

Stuart Brent
Marriage*Dr. Carolyn Jane Wilkinson married Stuart Brent.3 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S493] Chicago Tribune, From the Carolyn Wilkinson Brent obituary in the Oct 29, 1995 edition.

Infant Wilkinson1

M, b. July 8, 1942, d. July 8, 1942
FatherDr. Bernard Waldo Wilkinson1 b. August 31, 1902, d. April, 1974
MotherOllie Lewis Conner1 b. August 19, 1901, d. September 17, 1949
     Infant Wilkinson was buried at Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co., West Virginia.1 He died on July 8, 1942 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia.1 He was born on July 8, 1942 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia.1

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the infant Wilkinson death record.

Virginia Ada Gearheart1,2,3,4

F, b. March 31, 1926, d. June 4, 2011
FatherErnest Tilvern Gearheart1,5,3,6,7 b. September 8, 1892, d. September 5, 1963
MotherAtha Almira Coleman1,5,3,6,7,8 b. March 27, 1896, d. February 25, 1983
     Her Social Security Number was 226-20-5953.9 Virginia Ada Gearheart was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, 6405 Memorial Drive, Enid, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.6,4 She was born on March 31, 1926 at Richmond, Virginia.2,3,9,6,4 As of June 21, 1945,her married name was Lowe.3 She married George Sisler Lowe on June 21, 1945 at Richmond, Virginia.3,6,4 Virginia Ada Gearheart died on June 4, 2011 at Enid, Garfield Co., Oklahoma, at age 85.9,6,4 She Funeral service for Virginia Ada "Gini" Lowe, 85, will be Thursday, June 9, 2011. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Gini was born March 31, 1926, and went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Enid, Okla. She was the daughter of Timothy Tilvern and Atha Almira Gearheart. Preceding her in death were her husband, George Sissle Lowe of Enid, Okla; one brother, Ernest T. Gearheart, attorney-at-law, of Falls Church, Va; two sisters, Thelma V. Dowdy and Atha B. King, both of Richmond, Va; her daughter, Sharon Lynn Keifer; grandson, Matthew Thomas Keifer and granddaughter, Virginia Haley Wahl. She had five children, Sharon Lynn Keifer, Cynthia Irene Reeves, George Jeffrey Lowe, Michael Patterson Lowe and Gordon Cassidy Lowe. She is survived by Larry and Cynthia Reeves of Enid, Okla., Jeff and Betty Lowe of Fort Worth, Texas, Michael and Shirley Lowe of Waxahachie, Texas, Gordon and Darnell Lowe of Stephenville, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews as well as neighbors and friends. Gini grew up in Richmond, Va., and was baptized at 11-years-old by Dr. Wade Bryant of Barton Heights Baptist Church in Richmond. She spent her life enjoying the love and fellowship of each of the churches in which she worshiped over the years in Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas. As a young woman in Richmond she sang lead soprano in several operettas and operas and was soloist with the Arts Music Guild, Tabernacle Baptist Church and Radio Station WRVA. She was tutored in voice by Charles Traxell of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, N.Y. She and her husband George enjoyed singing many duets in various programs and cantatas in the churches they attended over the years. Gini was a member of Christian Church of the Covenant in Enid and enjoyed serving with her brothers and sisters. on June 7, 2011.6

Census Records

1930Dwelling 47, District 10, Richmond, Virginia1
1940Dwelling 83, District 118-112, Richmond, Virginia5

Family

George Sisler Lowe b. June 29, 1924, d. April 29, 2002
Marriage*Virginia Ada Gearheart married George Sisler Lowe on June 21, 1945 at Richmond, Virginia.3,6,4 
Children
  • Cynthia Irene Lowe6
  • George Jeffrey Lowe6
  • Michael Patterson Lowe6
  • Gordon Cassidy Lowe6
  • Sharon Lynn Lowe+6,10 b. March 19, 1946, d. December 31, 1981

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S6509] Memorial Park Cemetery, Garfield Co., OK, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1809] Enid News & Eagle, The, From the Virginia Ada Lowe obituary in the Jun 7, 2011 edition.
  7. [S591] Richmond Times - Dispatch, From the Ernest T. Gearheart, Sr. obituary in the Sep 6, 1963 edition.
  8. [S591] Richmond Times - Dispatch, From the Burnette King obituary in the Dec 11, 1976 edition.
  9. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  10. [S2433] Daily Oklahoman, The, From the Keifer-Lowe marriage announcement in the Jun 7, 1965 edition.

Richard Tarleton Gearheart1,2,3,4

M, b. November 22, 1942, d. July 16, 2011
FatherWilbern Shelton Gearheart5,6,3,7 b. September 19, 1913, d. August 18, 1967
MotherGlenice Armistead "Glennie" Woodson5,6,3,7 b. August 21, 1919, d. February 20, 2008
     Richard Tarleton Gearheart was buried at Riverview Cemetery, 1401 South Randolph Street, Richmond, Virginia.1 His Social Security Number was 223-58-2659.4 He was born on November 22, 1942 at Richmond, Virginia.4,1,2 He married Virginia Dorset “Ginger” Lacy on January 22, 1965 at Richmond, Virginia.3 Richard Tarleton Gearheart died on July 16, 2011 at Texas at age 68.4,1

Census Records

1950Dwelling 21, District 119-39, Richmond, Virginia6

Family

Virginia Dorset “Ginger” Lacy b. May 26, 1942, d. September 9, 2003
Marriage*Richard Tarleton Gearheart married Virginia Dorset “Ginger” Lacy on January 22, 1965 at Richmond, Virginia.3 
Children
  • Peggy Woodson Gearheart8
  • Lacy Shelton Gearheart8

Citations

  1. [S3561] Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S591] Richmond Times - Dispatch, From the Glenice Woodson Gearheart obituary in the Feb 21, 2008 edition.
  6. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S8740] News Leader, The, From the Wilbern S. Gearheart obituary in the Aug 20, 1967 edition.
  8. [S4340] McComas Funeral Homes, online www.mccomasfuneralhome.com, From the Virginia Lacy Farrington obituary.

Clayton Edward Shrewsbury1,2

M, b. September 28, 1926
     Clayton Edward Shrewsbury was born on September 28, 1926 at Pinoak, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,2 He married Pencie Virginia Oney, daughter of William Calhoun Oney and Virginia Pearl Crawford, on February 20, 1953 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1

Family

Pencie Virginia Oney
Marriage*Clayton Edward Shrewsbury married Pencie Virginia Oney, daughter of William Calhoun Oney and Virginia Pearl Crawford, on February 20, 1953 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Shrewsbury-Oney marriage record.
  2. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.