Floyd Thurman1

M, b. circa 1924, d. circa 1924
FatherRobert Melvin Thurman1 b. May 1, 1870, d. May 7, 1936
MotherLelia Beatrice Cannaday1 b. March 10, 1881, d. November 2, 1976
     Floyd Thurman died circa 1924 at Kansas.1 He was born circa 1924 at Kansas.1

Citations

  1. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.

Lewis G. Cannaday1

M, b. March 18, 1920, d. November 10, 1921
FatherMarvin Carson Cannaday1 b. January 25, 1898, d. April 22, 1983
MotherAda Ethel Simpson1 b. January 16, 1899, d. November 26, 1971
     Lewis G. Cannaday was buried at Simpson Family Cemetery, Gold Field Road, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.1 He was born on March 18, 1920 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 He died on November 10, 1921 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 1; Died of diptheria.1

Citations

  1. [S292] Rena Worthen & Margarette Tynan, Floyd Co. Virginia Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 1.

Lena Evelyn Smith1,2,3,4

F, b. February 28, 1938, d. April 1, 2013
FatherJohn Hampton Smith1,2,3 b. January 23, 1912, d. November 7, 1994
MotherBonnie Annie Laurie Cannaday1,2,3 b. February 13, 1911, d. September 3, 1943
     Lena Evelyn Smith was born on February 28, 1938 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3,5 As of October 16, 1969,her married name was Vest.3 She married Robert Dale Vest, son of Ralph Berry Vest and Irene Ray Akers, on October 16, 1969 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,3,4,6 Lena Evelyn Smith died on April 1, 2013 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 75.4,7 She Lena Evelyn (Smith) Vest, 75, of Roanoke, formerly of Floyd, went to be with her Lord Monday, April 1, 2013. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Dale Vest; three children, Laura (Danny) Texter, Jefferey (Elizabeth) Vest and Catherine (Billy) Hartman; three grandchildren, Stephanie (Allen) Hubbard, Charles StClair and Jason Texter; one great-grandchild; one brother, Charles (Sarah) Smith; two sisters, Bonnie (Bob) Elliott and Brenda (Wayne) Underwood.
The family with gather 1 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel to greet friends; then a service to celebrate Lena's life will be held 2 p.m. with the Rev. J.C. Holden officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Diabetes Association , P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.
Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, 540-745-2007. on April 3, 2013.4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 72, District 32-12, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia2

Family

Robert Dale Vest b. August 1, 1941, d. October 18, 2017
Marriage*Lena Evelyn Smith married Robert Dale Vest, son of Ralph Berry Vest and Irene Ray Akers, on October 16, 1969 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,3,4,6 
Children
  • Laura Evelyn Vest8,9,4
  • Jeffery Dale Vest8,9,4
  • Catherine Irene Vest8,9,4,10

Citations

  1. [S116] Floyd Press, From the John Hampton Smith obituary in the Nov 10, 1994 edition.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S13] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 6, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  4. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Lena Evelyn Smith Vest obituary in the Apr 3, 2013 edition.
  5. [S98] Erma Conner Sowers, Descendants of Littleberry Vest.
  6. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Robert Vest obituary in the Oct 20, 2017 edition.
  7. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  8. [S116] Floyd Press, from the Ralph Berry Vest obituary in the Oct 15, 2004 edition.
  9. [S102] Roanoke Times, from the Irene Akers Vest obituary in the Mar 25, 2008 edition.
  10. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Iris Pearl Lucas1

F, b. July 30, 1916, d. May 19, 1919
FatherJoseph Augustine Lucas1 b. February 10, 1883, d. November 27, 1947
MotherPearl Laverta Howery1 b. March 20, 1896, d. July 6, 1968
     Iris Pearl Lucas was buried at Howery-Cannaday Cemetery, Rt. 664, 550 River Ridge Road, SE, O. N. Conner Farm, the cemetery is on a hillside at the left of the house, Floyd Co., Virginia.1 She was born on July 30, 1916 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 She died on May 19, 1919 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 2.1

Citations

  1. [S227] Mary Conner Williams, Howery-Cannaday Cemetery.

Buena Vista Helms Jr.1

M, b. circa 1920
     Buena Vista Helms Jr. married Hazel M. Cannaday, daughter of Bernice Allen Cannaday and Clydie Frances Brammer.2 Buena Vista Helms Jr. was born circa 1920 at Virginia.1

Family

Hazel M. Cannaday b. September 10, 1926, d. June 21, 1956
Marriage*He married Hazel M. Cannaday, daughter of Bernice Allen Cannaday and Clydie Frances Brammer.2 
Children
  • David Allen Helms2
  • Linda Marie Helms2

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S3] Mary Conner Williams, "Conner Family Researcher Mary Conner Williams," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, 2001-2005.