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     Leland West Light was born on December 8, 1921 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^5,2 He married Evelyn Simpson on April 2, 1938 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.³ Leland West Light and Evelyn Simpson were divorced on October 14, 1940 at Henry Co., Virginia.³ Leland West Light died on March 2, 2009 at New Jersey at age 87.⁵

     Her married name was Sowder.¹ Beulah Unknown married William Frank Sowder, son of Jacob Rush "Jack" Sowder and Mary Laurice West.¹ Beulah Unknown was born circa 1888 at Virginia.²

     Marie L. Jones was born on September 25, 1919.² As of October 10, 1944,her married name was Sowder.¹ She married Anthony R. "Tony" Sowder Jr., son of Anthony R. "Tony" Sowder and Eva May Goldsborough, on October 10, 1944 at Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington.¹

     Harriet C. Knox was born circa 1902.¹ As of July 26, 1945,her married name was Sowder.¹ She married Hugh Sowder, son of William Wheeler Sowder and Octavia Lee West, on July 26, 1945 at Sebastian Co., Arkansas.¹

     His Social Security Number was 330-12-6484.³ John Ydstie Miller was born on April 22, 1923 at Cook Co., Illinois.^4,3 He married Kara Lee Sowder, daughter of Hugh Sowder and Bonnie Lucile "Bonita" Keller, on May 23, 1950 at Miller Co., Arkansas.^1,2 John Ydstie Miller died on September 11, 2003 at San Diego Co., California, at age 80.^3,1

     Her Social Security Number was 198-24-4635.³ Laura Belle Wilt was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, 199 Cemetery Street, Martinsville, Virginia.¹ She The funeral for Laura W. West, 74, of 80 Axton Road, Martinsville, who died May 22, 2004, at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at McKee-Stone Funeral chapel. The Rev. Lynwood Wells will officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. West was born Aug. 26, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Howard Wilt and Helen Skiles Wilt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Maynard Price "Pete" West Jr., in March 1996, and by two brothers, Herb Wilt and Jim Wilt. She attended Westminster College and retired as a bookkeeper for a dental supply office. Surviving are two daughters, Sandy West of Axton and Nancy West of Alexandria; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Axton Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 458, Axton, Va. 24054.¹ Her married name was West.¹ She married Maynard Price "Pete" West Jr., son of Maynard Price West and Lucille Martin Fagg.¹ Laura Belle Wilt was born on August 26, 1929 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3 She died on May 22, 2004 at Martinsville, Virginia, at age 74.^1,3,2

     John Mark West was born on July 19, 1955 at Martinsville, Virginia.^4,2,3 He married Jo Anne Ferguson on September 16, 1977 at Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia.³ John Mark West and Jo Anne Ferguson were divorced on May 15, 1984 at Augusta Co., Virginia.⁵ John Mark West married Patricia Ann Reiter on August 27, 1984 at Chesterfield Co., Virginia.³ John Mark West and Patricia Ann Reiter were divorced on November 13, 2003 at Chesterfield Co., Virginia.⁵ John Mark West died on October 28, 2009 at age 54.⁴