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     James M. "Jim" Dowell was buried at Calcutta Cemetery, Calcutta, Clay Co., Indiana.² His Social Security Number was 304-68-2086.³ He was born on October 10, 1956.³ He died on June 21, 1993 at age 36.³

     Paul Howard Cates was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio.^4,5 His Social Security Number was 256-30-0068.⁶ He was born on July 6, 1925 at New Harmony, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee.^1,6,3 He married Edna Ruth Martin, daughter of Frank Harmon Martin and Inez Mae Epperly, on October 1, 1966 at Summit Co., Ohio.¹ Paul Howard Cates died on November 17, 1969 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 44.^2,5 He Cates, Paul H., 44 years, Allyn st., passed away Nov. 17. Survived by wife, Edna; son, Harley, Dayton, Tenn; daughter, Mrs. Vickie Thomas, Akron; stepsons, John Anderson, Akron, Bill Anderson, Mogadore, O; stepdaughters, Mrs. Inez Bachman, Akron, Mrs. Marjorie Babin, Lakewood, O; brothers, Woodrow Cates, Akron, Albert, Chattanooga, Tenn., Doc E., James and Jack, all of Dayton, Tenn; sisters, Mrs. Clara Grider, Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. Marguerite Annis, of Tennessee, Mrs. June Corder, Dayton, Tenn; nine grandchildren. Interment Greenlawn. on November 18, 1969.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 232-44-8619.² Elenor Marie Sperandio and Willie Lee "Bill" Martin were divorced.³ Elenor Marie Sperandio was born on November 12, 1928 at Reedsville, Preston Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 As of September 16, 1975,her married name was Martin.¹ She married Willie Lee "Bill" Martin, son of Frank Harmon Martin and Inez Mae Epperly, on September 16, 1975 at Summit Co., Ohio.¹ Elenor Marie Sperandio died on June 20, 1991 at Wayne Co., Ohio, at age 62.^2,3,4

     Bessie Marie Lilly was born on August 14, 1920 at Beaver, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 As of July 9, 1959,her married name was Martin.¹ She married Grady Rudolph Martin, son of Grady Vermillion Martin and Esther Mae Sweeney, on July 9, 1959 at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Bessie Marie Lilly died on August 16, 2014 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 94.^2,3 She Bessie Marie Martin, 94, of Beaver, went home to be with the Lord, and was reunited with her husband Rudy, on August 16, 2014. Born August 14, 1920, in Beaver, WV, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Rosetta Lilly. Ms. Martin enjoyed spending time with her family, decorating cakes, volunteering with church organizations, and caring for her garden. She was a member of Grandview Christian Church on Table Rock Road. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Grady "Rudy" Martin, son Kevin Martin, granddaughter Rebecca Harrah; she was the last of eleven children. Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Kay Ellison and husband Pete, Vivian Miller and husband Steve, Janet Noel and husband Doug, and Shirley Swanger; sons Robert Greer and wife Debbie, and David Green and wife Rene, along with numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and her caregiver Patty Radford. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Bessie Martin will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, August 18, 2014, at Grandview Christian Church on Table Rock Road with Pastors Russ Jordan, Oscar Schwitzerlette, and Jordan Legg officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Bessie's honor can be made to the Grandview Christian Church on Table Rock Road, or to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, PO Box 1472, Beckley, WV 25801. on August 18, 2014.²

     His Social Security Number was 224-24-7607.⁵ William Ward Woolwine was born on April 13, 1925 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3,4,5 He married Peggy Louise Martin on September 21, 1947 at Radford, Virginia.³ William Ward Woolwine died on March 12, 1988 at age 62.⁵