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     His Social Security Number was 558-07-5398.² Ralph Charles Gross married Faye Agnes Coleman, daughter of Dennis Joseph Coleman and Jessie Eldiva Carroll.¹ Ralph Charles Gross was born on July 21, 1904 at Ceresco, Saunders Co., Nebraska.^1,3,2 He died on March 22, 1968 at Rosemead, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 63.^1,3

     His Social Security Number was 231-16-1413.⁶ Shirley Belford Chafin was buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, 927 Dobbins Hollow Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,4 He was born on October 11, 1905 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^6,3,4,7 He married Freda Woodson Bower, daughter of Samuel Evans "Sam" Bower and Sarah Rosabell "Rosie" "Rosa" Conner, on November 10, 1926 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,4,5 Shirley Belford Chafin died on December 7, 1985 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 80.^6,3,4

     Samuel Lee Chafin was buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, 927 Dobbins Hollow Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁷ His Social Security Number was 231-56-7600.⁸ He was born on November 26, 1943 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^8,7,4 He married Carol Ann Graybeal on December 17, 1966 at Radford.^2,3 Samuel Lee Chafin died on January 19, 2009 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 65.^8,2,7,5 He Samuel Lee Chafin, 65, of Riner, died on Monday, January 19, 2009. Sam dedicated his life to the agricultural and dairy industries. He worked in the Agriculture Extension Service earlier in his life, and retired as the general manager of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA). He was an avid sportsman, and in his later years, enjoyed trap and skeet shooting. Sam is fondly remembered for his dry sense of humor. He is survived by his wife, Carol Chafin; his son, Brian Chafin; his brother and his wife, Donald and Jane Chafin, and their children, Justin Chafin, and Jenny and Scott Jacobs; great-nephew, Brady Jacobs; his in-laws, Maxine Graybeal, Jerry and Barb Graybeal, Janet and Robert Phillips, Alan Graybeal, and Laura Bullard; and his valued administrative assistant, Kathy Ratcliffe. on January 21, 2009.²

     Lebanon Ward Lovell was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² He was born on May 3, 1890 at Radford, Virginia.^1,2 He married Mary Mosby Bower, daughter of Samuel Evans "Sam" Bower and Sarah Rosabell "Rosie" "Rosa" Conner, on April 27, 1968 at Riner, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ Lebanon Ward Lovell died on May 16, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 80.²

     Justin Grey Chafin was buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, 927 Dobbins Hollow Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on June 18, 1984 at Ohio.^2,3,4 He died on November 22, 2013 at Ohio at age 29.^2,4

     His Social Security Number was 216-34-1450.² Gary E. Bower was born on June 12, 1939 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He died on March 8, 1995 at age 55.²

     Melvin Cooper Bowling Sr. was born on August 12, 1930 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ He married Edith Sue Lewis on July 9, 1954 at Warner Robins, Houston Co., Georgia.⁴ Melvin Cooper Bowling Sr. married Marian Louise Doane on March 3, 1956 at Harris Co., Texas.^2,9