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     Lillian Rakes was buried at Hickman Cemetery, Route 624, Pulaski Co., Virginia.³ She was born on April 2, 1891 at Virginia; Her gravestone has what is probably an incorrect birth date of Apr 2, 1885.^1,3 As of May 28, 1913,her married name was Nolen.⁵ She married Peter Harman Nolen on May 28, 1913 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,2,3 Lillian Rakes died on October 29, 1970 at Radford, Virginia, at age 79.^6,3 She Mrs. Lillian Rakes Nolen, 85, of Rt 3, Christlansburg, died Thursday in a Radford hospital. She was a widow of Peter H. Nolen. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. R.C. Fest, Harrisburg, PA; Mrs. L.T. Simmons, Riner; Mrs. C.W. McPeak, Christiansburg; two sisters, Mrs. Fairly Harman, Floyd, Mrs. Edith Nolen, Richmond; three brothers, Roscoe Rakes, Waverly, IL, Richard Rakes, Springfield, IL, Heath Rakes, Floyd. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Calvary Baptist Church, Salem, with burial in Hickman Cemetery, near Radford. The family requests that contributions be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Memorial Fund in lieu of flowers. Richardson Funeral Home in Christlansburg is handling arrangements. on October 30, 1970.³

     Richard Lee Rakes was buried at Waverly East Cemetery, Waverly, Morgan Co., Illinois.³ His Social Security Number was 336-32-9218.⁶ He was born on August 19, 1892 at Charity, Patrick Co., Virginia; The SSDI has a birth date of Aug 19, 1891.^1,2,6,3 He married Ruth Workman circa 1922.^7,4 Richard Lee Rakes died on March 18, 1974 at age 81.^6,3

     His Social Security Number was 350-32-1702.⁶ Roscoe Rakes was buried at Waverly East Cemetery, Waverly, Morgan Co., Illinois.⁷ He was born on May 8, 1896 at Floyd Co., Virginia; The SSDI and his gravestone have an unlikely birth date of Aug 1, 1892 and his WWI Draft Registration card has May 8, 1895.^6,7,2,8 He married Mary Lena Lancaster on November 22, 1922 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^9,5 Roscoe Rakes died in May, 1976.⁶

     Dexter Charles Rakes was born in October, 1898 at Virginia.¹ He married Marie V. Unknown circa 1923.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 223-60-0718.⁷ Fairy Beatrice Rakes was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ Her married name was Harman.² She married Maynard N. Harman.^3,8 Fairy Beatrice Rakes was born on March 15, 1905 at Virginia.^1,7,3 She died on January 12, 1985 at age 79.³

     His Social Security Number was 228-16-2118.⁴ Heath Dalton Rakes was born on February 12, 1907 at Virginia.^1,4 He married Marie Essie Nolen on August 6, 1952. Heath Dalton Rakes died on October 21, 1991 at age 84.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 229-24-8217.⁴ Edith Lee/Legear Rakes was buried at Parrish Chapel Church Cemetery, Chamblissburg, Bedford Co., Virginia.^2,5,3 She was born on April 16, 1910 at Virginia.^1,4,5 As of circa 1928,her married name was Nolen.⁶ She married Dallas Cecil "Crum" Nolen circa 1928.^7,6,3 Edith Lee/Legear Rakes and Dallas Cecil "Crum" Nolen were divorced in 1949 at Brevard Co., Florida.⁸ Edith Lee/Legear Rakes died on March 19, 1993 at Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 82.^4,2,5,3 She NOLEN, Edith Rakes, 82, of Vinton, passed away Friday, March 19, 1993. She was preceded in death by a son, W. G. Nolen. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Ivan and Betty Nolen, Floyd, L. J. (Jack Frost) and Gloria Nolen, Vinton, Buford O. (Toby) and Miss Alice Nolen, Vinton; one daughter, Ava Ruth Brindley, California; a daughter-in-law, Goldie B. Nolen, Christiansburg; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, stepgrandchildren, and stepgreat-grandchildren. Burial to follow in Parrish Chapel Cemetery, Chamblissburg, Va. on March 21, 1993.²

     Peter Harman Nolen was buried at Hickman Cemetery, Route 624, Pulaski Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on March 12, 1885 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Mar 12, 1886.^1,2,4 He married Lillian Rakes, daughter of Israel Green Rakes and Tulie Elizabeth Lee, on May 28, 1913 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3,5 Peter Harman Nolen died on November 3, 1951 at age 66.² He Funeral services for Peter Harman Nolen, 66, of New River, were held Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock from the Seaver funeral home in Radford. Burial was in the Hickman cemetery in Pulaski county. He is survived by three daughters, his wife, Lillian Rakes Nolen, and one brother. He was a retired employee of the Lynchburg Foundry company. on November 11, 1951.³