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     His Social Security Number was 228-48-8956.² Durward Worth Carpenter was buried at Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery, Carroll Co., Virginia.³ He married Edith Virginia Jones, daughter of Earnest William Jones and Patience "Patty" Gray.⁴ Durward Worth Carpenter was born on July 10, 1933 at Galax, Virginia.^1,2,3 He died on May 29, 1994 at Galax, Virginia, at age 60; The SSDI has a death date of May 15, 1994.^2,3

     Fred Thomas Norman was buried at Skyline Memory Gardens, 432 Old Buck Shoals Road, Mount Airy, Surry Co., North Carolina.³ His Social Security Number was 246-32-9539.⁴ He married Lettie June Jones, daughter of Earnest William Jones and Patience "Patty" Gray.¹ Fred Thomas Norman was born on August 19, 1927 at Westfield, Surry Co., North Carolina.^1,4,2 He died on February 23, 1992 at Mount Airy, Surry Co., North Carolina, at age 64.^1,4,2

     Polly F. Gray was buried at Brush Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 5345 Airport Road, Bear Creek, Chatham Co., North Carolina.^1,2 She was born on October 17, 1937 at Randolph Co., North Carolina; Her gravestone has a birth date of Oct 4, 1938.^1,2 She died on March 20, 1949 at Bear Creek, Chatham Co., North Carolina, at age 11.^1,2

     James Harrison Towe was buried at Saint Pauls Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Carroll Co., Virginia.⁶ He was born on March 8, 1888 at Cana, Carroll Co., Virginia.^2,3 He married Maggie Mae Gray, daughter of Scipio Gray and Nora Morris, circa 1917.^7,4,5 James Harrison Towe died in 1974.⁶

     Kermit Lankford Towe was buried at Saint Pauls Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Carroll Co., Virginia.⁶ His Social Security Number was 224-24-8574.⁷ He was born on March 4, 1920 at Carroll Co., Virginia.^7,2,6 He married Mamie Sue Felts on December 8, 1945 at Carroll Co., Virginia.⁶ Kermit Lankford Towe died on October 23, 1983 at Mount Airy, Surry Co., North Carolina, at age 63.^2,6

     His Social Security Number was 224-24-8758.⁶ James Hurlie Towe was buried at Saint Pauls Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Carroll Co., Virginia.^3,4 He married Osia Unknown.³ James Hurlie Towe married Nancy Ellen Marshall.^7,4 James Hurlie Towe was born on October 16, 1921 at Carroll Co., Virginia.^6,4 He died on April 18, 2003 at Cana, Carroll Co., Virginia, at age 81.^6,4 He TOWE, Mr. James Hurlie, 81, of 143 Towe Lane, Cana, Va., husband of Ellen Cox Towe, passed away at his home on Friday, April 18, 2003. Mr. Towe was born in Carroll County on October 16, 1921, the son of the late James Harrison Towe and Maggie Gray Towe and was a well known farmer in Cana. Surviving are his wife, Ellen Cox Towe; stepdaughter and husband, Norva and James Lark of Rineyville, Ky; granddaughter and husband, Dorneen and Jeff Shipp of Chesapeake Beach, Md; two stepgrandchildren, Andrew and Christopher FitzPatrick; two great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Tressie and Hosea Cooke of Mt. Airy, N.C; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Towe was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Towe. Graveside services will be held on Monday, April 21, 2003, 2 p.m. at St. Paul Church of the Brethren. The service will be conducted by Elder Lacy Gates. The family will receive friends at Moody Funeral Home on Sunday night from 7 to 9 p.m. on April 20, 2003.⁴

     Tressie Iowa Towe was buried at Skyline Memory Gardens, 432 Old Buck Shoals Road, Mount Airy, Surry Co., North Carolina.² Her married name was Cook.² She married Rufus Hosea Cook.^2,3 Tressie Iowa Towe was born on January 21, 1923 at Surry Co., Virginia.^6,2 She MOUNT AIRY - Mrs. Tressie Iowa Towe Cook, age 86 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Cook was born in Carroll County, January 21, 1923 to James Harrison and Maggie Gray Towe. She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her devoted husband, Rufus Hosea Cook of the home; a daughter Veda Payne of Mt. Airy; grandchildren, Michael Payne and wife Michelle of Cana, VA; Rhonda McHone and husband Scott of Mt. Airy; grandchildren, Sommer McHone; Christian McHone; Amanda Payne Wall; Brittany Willard and Samantha Payne. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by a sister, Hessie Stanley a half sister, Alene Dowell; brothers, Kermit Towe and Hurlie Towe and a half brother, Clyde Towe. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 29, 2009 at Moody Funeral Home Chapel, by Rev. Todd Byrd and Rev. Buster Sechrist. Burial will follow in Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday night, from 7:00 to 9:00, at the funeral home. on May 26, 2009.⁷ She died on May 26, 2009 at Mount Airy, Surry Co., North Carolina, at age 86.^6,2

     Her Social Security Number was 243-32-5532.⁴ Hessie V. Towe was buried at Maple Shade Cemetery, Carroll Co., Virginia.⁵ Her married name was Stanley.³ She married Glen K. Stanley.³ Hessie V. Towe was born on February 4, 1925 at Virginia.^1,4,5 She died on December 28, 2001 at age 76.^4,5

     Her Social Security Number was 241-36-3709.² Mamie Sue Felts was buried at Saint Pauls Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Carroll Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on August 28, 1927 at Carroll Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of December 8, 1945,her married name was Towe.¹ She married Kermit Lankford Towe, son of James Harrison Towe and Maggie Mae Gray, on December 8, 1945 at Carroll Co., Virginia.¹ Mamie Sue Felts died on January 5, 1982 at Carroll Co., Virginia, at age 54.¹

     Osia Unknown was buried at Saint Pauls Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Carroll Co., Virginia.¹ Her married name was Towe.¹ She married James Hurlie Towe, son of James Harrison Towe and Maggie Mae Gray.¹ Osia Unknown was born in 1923.¹ She died in 1977.¹