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     Her Social Security Number was 004-24-4308.¹ Gladys Bubar was buried at Waverly Cemetery, 248-252 Spring Branch Road, Waverly, Sussex Co., Virginia.² She was born on March 21, 1921 at Caribou, Aroostook Co., Maine.^2,1 As of April 15, 1944,her married name was Sowder.³ She married George White Sowder, son of Clifton Hampton Sowder Sr. and Sallie Bessie McCampbell, on April 15, 1944 at Maine.³ Gladys Bubar died on June 21, 1995 at Colonial Heights, Virginia, at age 74.^2,1,4

     His Social Security Number was 231-14-4500.⁴ Frank Barnhardt Welch was buried at Waverly Cemetery, 248-252 Spring Branch Road, Waverly, Sussex Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on October 16, 1902 at Bedford Co., Virginia.^2,4,3 He married Mary Elijah Sowder, daughter of Clifton Hampton Sowder Sr. and Sallie Bessie McCampbell, circa 1924.^1,5,6,3 Frank Barnhardt Welch died on June 10, 1982 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 79.^2,3

     Mary Frances Welch was buried at Waverly Cemetery, 248-252 Spring Branch Road, Waverly, Sussex Co., Virginia.^3,4,6 She was born on May 14, 1926 at Bedford Co., Virginia.^3,4,8,6 As of May 16, 1944,her married name was Thorpe.³ She married James Andrew Thorpe Sr. on May 16, 1944 at Waverly, Sussex Co., Virginia.^3,4,7 Mary Frances Welch died on March 11, 2010 at Petersburg, Virginia, at age 83.^3,4,8,5,6 She WAVERLY - Mary Frances Welch Thorpe, 83, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010. Born May 14, 1926 in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Mary Sowder Welch. She was the widow of James Andrew Thorpe Sr. She was a devoted member of Waverly Baptist Church serving in many capacities over the years and was an assistant team member of Petersburg Baptist Association. Active in many civic and community organizations during her life. She was a member of the Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary, a charter member of the England-Parsons American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Waverly, and a former member of the Waverly Woman's Club. For more than 60 years, she enjoyed the fellowship of her Conasta club friends. She is survived by her children, Mary Judith Gay and her husband, David of Tega Cay, S.C., James Andrew Thorpe Jr. and his wife Patricia of Waverly, Sandra T. Craven of Raleigh, N.C., and Randall Welch Thorpe and his wife Carole of Toano; a sister, Evelyn Welch Cowling of Waverly; a brother, Harold Frank Welch of Waverly; and six grandchildren, Sheri Tomlin and husband Loren, Brad Thorpe and wife Tina, Jill Gregory, Jake Nelson, Hillary A. Tedesco and husband Patrick and Mary Thai Moir and husband Jason; and four great-grandchildren, Casey Tomlin, Bailey Gregory, Piper Gregory, and David James Moir. A funeral will be held Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m. at Waverly Baptist Church by the Rev. Keith Whitfield. Burial will follow in Waverly Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield. Following the burial on Sunday, friends and family are invited to a reception in the fellowship hall of Waverly Baptist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 583, Waverly, VA 23890 or to the Waverly Baptist Church, P.O. Box 576, Waverly, VA 23890. on March 12, 2010.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 230-16-0674.⁶ James Andrew Thorpe Sr. was buried at Waverly Cemetery, 248-252 Spring Branch Road, Waverly, Sussex Co., Virginia.⁵ He was born on December 10, 1920 at Sussex Co., Virginia.^1,6,3,5 He married Mary Frances Welch, daughter of Frank Barnhardt Welch and Mary Elijah Sowder, on May 16, 1944 at Waverly, Sussex Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 James Andrew Thorpe Sr. died on January 19, 1999 at Suffolk, Virginia, at age 78.^1,6,4,5

     His Social Security Number was 230-32-0425.⁵ Leonard Anthony Aldridge Jr. was buried at Augusta Memorial Park, 1775 Goose Creek Road, Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.² He was born on January 26, 1931 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,5,6,4 He died on December 7, 1977 at Orange Co., Florida, at age 46.^2,6

     Leslie Warren Ellison was buried at Riverview Cemetery, 420 Rosser Avenue, Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on October 3, 1925 at Augusta Co., Virginia.^1,2 He married Lois Marie Aldridge, daughter of Leonard Anthony Aldridge and Margaret Hull Craig, on March 15, 1947 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.¹ Leslie Warren Ellison died on August 16, 1998 at Page Co., Virginia, at age 72.³