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     Shirley A. Flynt was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Skinem, Lincoln Co., Tennessee.² She was born on December 3, 1935 at Lincoln Co., Tennessee.^1,3 As of circa 1956,her married name was Gray.² She married Joel Gray circa 1956.² Shirley A. Flynt died on December 30, 2014 at Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama, at age 79.^2,3 She Shirley A. Flynt Gray, 79, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday (Dec. 30, 2014) in Huntsville Hospital. A native of Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Dillard Y. and Leah Ellis Flynt, was a homemaker and a member of the Wells Hill Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Joe Gray of Fayetteville; daughter, Sonya Crabtree of Fayetteville; son, Michael (Kim) Gray of Fayetteville; daughter, Bridget (John) Cash of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Lauren Crabtree (Eddie McDaniel) Mitchell, Lindsey Crabtree (Jason) Morgan, Cara Crabtree (Jeffrey) Groce, Heather Gray, Hannah Gray, Holly Gray, Haley Cash and Hayden Cash; nine great-grandchildren; brother, William E. Flynt of Fayetteville; three sisters, Joyce Farmer, Doris Harwell and Peggy McAlister, all of Fayetteville. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Richard McWilliams officiating. Burial followed in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. on January 7, 2015.²

     Benjamin Garland Hargrave was buried at Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 227-03-5358.⁴ He was born on March 27, 1912 at Sussex Co., Virginia.^4,3 He married Claudine "Scotty" Scott, daughter of James Franklin "Frank" Scott and Annie Eliza Elmore, on November 19, 1949 at Newport News, Virginia.^1,2 Benjamin Garland Hargrave died on August 28, 2003 at Newport News, Virginia, at age 91.^4,2 He NEWPORT NEWS - Benjamin G. Hargrave, 91, passed away at The Chesapeake on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2003. Born to John and Martha Hargrave of Waverly, Va., he had been a Peninsula resident for 75 years. Mr. Hargrave was a member of Liberty Baptist Church, Hampton, and the American Legion Post 141. He served during World War II and later retired, after 37 years of service, from Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. He traveled extensively with this wife, Claudine, and enjoyed gardening and landscaping. He designed many beautiful gardens at his Chesapeake home. He was a devoted family member and compassionate philanthropist to many causes. Mr. Hargrave was preceded in death by his wife, Claudine Scott; sister, Iola Hunt of Mathews and two brothers, Enos Hargrave of Newport News and Bert Hargrave Sr. of Williamsburg. He is survived by his sister, Jessie Mae Meadows of Williamsburg; sister-in-law, Lucenia Hargrave and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, in Peninsula Memorial Park by the Rev. Joe Hunt. Peninsula Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. on August 29, 2003.²

     His Social Security Number was 242-07-4604.² James Corbett Willis was buried at Floral Garden Memorial Park, 1730 English Road, High Point, Guilford Co., North Carolina.⁴ He was born on October 3, 1898 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His WWII Draft Registration card has a birth date of Oct 3, 1897 and his WWI card has Oct 3, 1895.^2,5,3 He married Viola M. Elmore, daughter of Dabney Marshall Elmore and Emma Susan Via, circa 1923.^2,6 James Corbett Willis died on July 12, 1961 at High Point, Guilford Co., North Carolina, at age 62.²

     V. Elsie Willis was buried at Floral Garden Memorial Park, 1730 English Road, High Point, Guilford Co., North Carolina.² Her Social Security Number was 244-28-3581.³ Her married name was Pitts.² She married Hubert Gray "Nubbin" Pitts.² V. Elsie Willis was born on November 15, 1926 at North Carolina.^2,3 She died on March 14, 1967 at High Point, Guilford Co., North Carolina, at age 40.²

     Hubert Gray "Nubbin" Pitts was buried at Beaver Island Baptist Church Cemetery, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.³ His Social Security Number was 246-05-0053.⁴ He married V. Elsie Willis, daughter of James Corbett Willis and Viola M. Elmore.⁵ Hubert Gray "Nubbin" Pitts was born on June 21, 1916 at Guilford Co., North Carolina.^4,2 He died on September 9, 1997 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, at age 81.^4,2,3 He Mr. Hubert "Nubbin" Gray Pitts, 81, of 5220 Longdale Drive, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1997, at Wesley Long Community Hospital. The graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Beaver Island Baptist Church Cemetery in Mayodan in Rockingham County. A native of Guilford County, Mr. Pitts was a retired aircraft mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Highfill Pitts of Greensboro; stepson, Daniel W. Vaden of Jamestown; sister, Edith Zdunczyk of Winston-Salem; brothers, Richard Pitts of Cape Carteret and Henry C. Pitts of Greensboro; four step-grandsons, Michael Vaden of Annandale, Va., Rocky Vaden of Wilmington, Bruce Vaden of High Point, and Danny Vaden of Greensboro; and two step-great-grandchildren, Jennifer Vaden and Brittany Vaden. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Ray Funeral Home in Madison. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 117 E. Kings Highway, Eden, N.C. 27288. on September 10, 1997.³

     His Social Security Number was 577-16-3478.³ George Wesley Ransom was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's Co., Maryland.⁴ He was born on August 9, 1900 at West Virginia.^2,3 He married Georgia L. "Georgie" Elmore, daughter of Dabney Marshall Elmore and Emma Susan Via, on August 5, 1925 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,5 George Wesley Ransom died in July, 1968 at age 67.³