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     Leonard David Gardner was buried at Topeco Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Rt. 221, Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on January 13, 1943.¹ He married Katherine Unknown on June 30, 1978.¹ Leonard David Gardner died on June 14, 1979 at age 36.¹

     Thomas Randolph Gardner was buried at Topeco Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Rt. 221, Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on January 15, 1944.¹ He died on November 12, 1983 at age 39.¹

     Elmetta J. "Mettie" Lee was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, E. 14th Street & S. Malcomb Avenue, Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.³ She was born on February 10, 1874 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Her gravestone has her birth as 1873.^2,3 She died in 1894 at Kansas.³

     Arthur Meriweather Lee was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, E. 14th Street & S. Malcomb Avenue, Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.² He was born on November 19, 1879 at Floyd Co., Virginia.² He married Gladys I. VanLaningham circa 1907.^2,3 Arthur Meriweather Lee died in 1968 at Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.²

     Nevada N. Lee was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, E. 14th Street & S. Malcomb Avenue, Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.² Her married name was Keys.² She married William Ralph Keys.² Nevada N. Lee was born on November 9, 1883 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on May 2, 1907 at Kansas at age 23.²

     Gladys I. VanLaningham was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, E. 14th Street & S. Malcomb Avenue, Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.¹ She was born on July 20, 1882 at Saint Paul, Neosho Co., Kansas.¹ As of circa 1907,her married name was Lee.² She married Arthur Meriweather Lee, son of William Able Lee and Sarah Ann Rebecca Livesay, circa 1907.^1,2 Gladys I. VanLaningham died on August 31, 1937 at Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas, at age 55.¹

     William Ralph Keys married Nevada N. Lee, daughter of William Able Lee and Sarah Ann Rebecca Livesay.² William Ralph Keys was born on January 23, 1885 at Kansas.¹ He died in 1949 at Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 492-24-3058.³ Fern Nevada Lee was born on July 21, 1908 at Kansas.^1,3 As of circa 1924,her married name was Cox.⁴ She married George Clinton Cox circa 1924.^4,5 As of August 1, 1951,her married name was Morgan.⁶ Fern Nevada Lee married Cecil Edrus Morgan on August 1, 1951 at Linneus, Linn Co., Missouri.⁶ Fern Nevada Lee died on March 19, 1996 at Macon Co., Missouri, at age 87.³

     James Ellis Alison was born on May 7, 1866 at Lima, Allen Co., Ohio.¹ He married Henrietta Elizabeth "Retta" Lee, daughter of William Able Lee and Sarah Ann Rebecca Livesay, on November 12, 1888 at Neosho Co., Kansas.¹ James Ellis Alison died on October 12, 1937 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 71.¹

     Bessie Gertrude Alison was buried at Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Hamilton Co., Kansas.³ She was born in August, 1889 at Kansas.¹ As of February 5, 1910,her married name was Brown.² She married Kelsey Oren Brown on February 5, 1910 at Syracuse, Hamilton Co., Kansas.^2,3 Bessie Gertrude Alison died on June 17, 1977 at age 87.³

     His Social Security Number was 571-07-1668.³ Leo Forrest Aillson was born on August 18, 1891 at Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.^1,3,4,5,2 He married Lulu Dougherty circa 1922.⁶ Leo Forrest Aillson and Lulu Dougherty were divorced before April 5, 1940.⁷ Leo Forrest Aillson died on August 27, 1968 at Napa Co., California, at age 77.⁴

     Hazel B. Alison was buried at Oak Lawn Memorial Park, 2245 S.W. Whiteside Drive, Corvallis, Benton Co., Oregon.³ Her Social Security Number was 500-22-3183.⁴ She was born on October 21, 1894 at Kansas.⁴ As of June 21, 1914,her married name was Ellison.² She married Alva Allen Ellison on June 21, 1914 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.^2,5 Hazel B. Alison died in June, 1973 at age 78.⁴

     Kelsey Oren Brown was buried at Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Hamilton Co., Kansas.² He was born on August 27, 1886 at Westfield, Clark Co., Illinois.^3,1 He married Bessie Gertrude Alison, daughter of James Ellis Alison and Henrietta Elizabeth "Retta" Lee, on February 5, 1910 at Syracuse, Hamilton Co., Kansas.^4,2 Kelsey Oren Brown died on September 10, 1976 at Syracuse, Hamilton Co., Kansas, at age 90.²

     Her Social Security Number was 509-09-0492.³ Her married name was Knightly.³ Florence Elizabeth Brown married John Joseph Knightly.³ Florence Elizabeth Brown was born on March 25, 1911 at Kansas.^1,3 She died on February 10, 2004 at Sonoma Co., California, at age 92.³

     Richard Leslie Brown was buried at Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Hamilton Co., Kansas.³ He was born on July 21, 1915 at Kansas.^1,3 He married Geraldine A. "Gerry" Barnett in 1939.⁴ Richard Leslie Brown died on December 20, 1973 at age 58.³

     His Social Security Number was 510-10-4190.² John Joseph Knightly married Florence Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Kelsey Oren Brown and Bessie Gertrude Alison.² John Joseph Knightly was born on October 25, 1903 at Kansas.^2,1 He died on August 27, 1982 at Sonoma Co., California, at age 78.¹

     Geraldine A. "Gerry" Barnett was buried at Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Hamilton Co., Kansas.¹ She was born on August 14, 1918 at Waynoka, Woods Co., Oklahoma.^2,1 As of 1939,her married name was Brown.¹ She married Richard Leslie Brown, son of Kelsey Oren Brown and Bessie Gertrude Alison, in 1939.¹ Geraldine A. "Gerry" Barnett died on July 11, 2009 at Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, at age 90.^2,1 She Geraldine A. Brown (Gerry) died peacefully at home on July 11, 2009, at age 90. Gerry relocated to Colorado Springs in 1998 from Lakin, Kansas. Born in Waynoka, OK, on Aug. 14, 1918, she was the daughter of Wilbur and Alda (Ellis) Barnett. When she was 18 years old Gerry moved to Syracuse, Kansas, with her cousin Marge, to work in the Ames Hotel Coffee Shop. There she met her husband Richard L. Brown (Dick) whom she married in 1939. Gerry began homemaking in temporary quarters while she and Dick traveled southeast Colorado and southwest Kansas when Dick worked for the Santa Fe Railroad Extra Board. They settled in Lakin in 1949. Gerry is survived by her three children: Linda (Ken) Day, Colorado Springs, Carol (Art) Moffat, Johnstown, PA and Mary (Jon Ward) Brown, Leawood, KS, 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, many treasured extended family members and a host of dear friends and beloved neighbors. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, brothers Walter and George Barnett, sisters, Esther Curtis and Ethel Bagley, her cousin Marge Mills, her cherished in-laws Kelsey and Bessie (Alison) Brown, and her eldest grandson, James Richard Dougherty. She was a tireless church worker, community supporter and a member of both the Manitou Springs Women's Club and Trinity United Methodist Church. She was also a committed member of the Hope Circle, the Spiritual Journey group, and her Sunday School Class at Trinity, and felt privileged to find support and love in these fellowships. Memorial services will be held on Aug. 13, 2009 at Trinity United Methodist Church at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be in the Hamilton County Cemetery, Syracuse, Kansas on Aug. 14. The family gratefully declines flowers and suggests memorial contributions to Trinity United Methodist Church, 701 N. 20th St., Colorado Springs, 80904. Special thanks to her physicians, Dr. Honi B. Crandall and Dr. William Malabre, and to Louise of Pikes Peak Hospice. on July 15, 2009.¹

     Lulu Dougherty was born circa 1905 at Kansas.¹ As of circa 1922,her married name was Aillson.¹ She married Leo Forrest Aillson, son of James Ellis Alison and Henrietta Elizabeth "Retta" Lee, circa 1922.¹ Lulu Dougherty and Leo Forrest Aillson were divorced before April 5, 1940.³

     Lizzie Almetta Alison was buried at Zion Cemetery, Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas.¹ She was born on February 8, 1898 at Kansas.¹ She died on June 21, 1898 at Neosho Co., Kansas.¹