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     Jeffrey Miller Wilson Jeffery Wilson, Aug 5, 1959 - Jun 4, 2024. Jeffery M. Wilson, 64, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Ira M. and Nancy Williams Wilson. He was retired from Botetourt County where he worked as a bus mechanic and part time driver for many years.⁴ He was born on August 5, 1959 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Janet Lynn Hambrick, daughter of Richard Andrew "Dick" Hambrick and Violet Marcella Conner, on July 2, 1983 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Jeffrey Miller Wilson and Janet Lynn Hambrick were divorced on March 25, 1985 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.² Jeffrey Miller Wilson died on June 4, 2024 at Virginia at age 64.⁴

     Larry Edward Donahue was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ His Social Security Number was 224-94-0437.⁶ He was born on September 19, 1963 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,6,2,4 He married Rosa Mae Conner, daughter of Harvey Daniel Conner and Ailene Maureen Pacetti, on November 29, 1983 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Larry Edward Donahue died on December 30, 1996 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 33.^6,3,5 He DONAHUE, Larry Edward, 33, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 30, 1996. Graveside service Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on January 4, 1997.⁵ He Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the Dec. 30 shooting death of 33-year-old Larry Edward Donahue. Michael Shrawn Benton, 19, of the 400 block of 13th Street Southwest, was charged with murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. A 17-year-old boy was charged as an accessory before the fact. Police will not release his name because of his age. His name will become public after he is arraigned today, according to a new state law. The teens were arrested separately without incident Sunday afternoon. Police said one of the teens apparently made a racial about Donahue before the shooting, but police would not say what was said. Both teens are black and Donahue was white. There is no indication that Donahue provoked the attack, police said. Donahue, 33, of the 1400 block of Patterson Avenue, died of a single gunshot wound to the head. His body was found on a sidewalk in front of a house in the 1300 block of Chapman Avenue shortly after neighbors called police about shots being fired. His death was the city's 13th homicide of 1996. Benton is being held without bond at the Roanoke City Jail. The 17-year-old, who lives in the Chapman Avenue area, is being held at Coyner Springs Detention Home. This is the second 17-year-old Roanoke boy to be charged with murder. A capital murder preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 7. on January 6, 1997.⁷ He A teen-ager could face a long prison term for fetching a gun that was used to shoot a man in the back of the head along a sidewalk in Southwest Roanoke. Keith Riles, 17, pleaded no contest Wednesday to first-degree murder and a firearm charge in the Dec. 30 killing of Larry E. Donahue. Roanoke Circuit Judge Clifford Weckstein convicted Riles of both charges. He scheduled sentencing for July 18. A conviction for first-degree murder carries a minimum sentence of 20 years and a maximum of life in prison. The shooter, Michael S. Benton, 19, has already pleaded guilty. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors promised not to ask for more than 40 years on the murder conviction wher Benton is sentenced July 2. There was no plea bargain in Riles' case. But his attorney, Onzlee Ware, said Riles decided not to seek a trial because the evidence against him was enough to convict. Under the law, Ware said, Riles can be convicted of murder in much the same way that getaway driver can be convicted of bank robbery without setting foot in the bank. However, Ware will argue that Riles should get less time than Benton because Riles wasn't the one who pulled the trigger, and because he had no idea that Benton was going to kill Donahue. While no one disputes that Riles provided the gun and that Benton shot Donahue, there is disagreement over exactly what led to the shooting. Witnesses say Benton had vowed earlier that he was going to shoot someone. Some say that Benton shot Donahue, 33, at random while Donahue was walking along Chapman Avenue Southwest. Others say Benton and Donahue argued over drugs, then Benton pulled the gun and shot him. According to Riles' story, Donahue was trying, unsuccessfully, to sell Riles and Benton a bag of marijuana. Benton sent Riles inside Benton's house on 13th Street to get a semiautomatic handgun. After Riles brought him the gun, Benton, who black, pointed it at Donahue, who is white. C. Donahue took off, Riles said, and Benton fired three shots. One hit Donahue in the back the head, killing him. on May 22, 1997.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 228-86-1945.⁶ Jesse Stephen Blankenship was born on August 11, 1956 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,6,5 He married Billie Jean Lambert, daughter of William Randolph Lambert and Frances Norma Jean Conner, on December 28, 1983 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Jesse Stephen Blankenship and Billie Jean Lambert were divorced on October 23, 1995 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ Jesse Stephen Blankenship died on December 21, 2013 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 57.^2,6,4 He Jesse Stephen Blankenship, 57, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 21, 2013. Jesse was preceded in death by his father and mother, Otey and Hazel Blankenship; his brother, Joseph Blankenship and his sister, Rita McGlothlin. Surviving are his children, Ashley Blankenship; Cory and wife, Kelsey Blankenship; his grandchildren, Ariana and Ryder Blankenship; Brandon Cole II; his sisters and brothers, JoAnn Linton; Debbie and husband, James Sapp; Otey and wife, Terri Blankenship and Ricky and wife, Donna Blankenship. on December 26, 2013.²

     Theodore Everette Conner was born on February 24, 1961 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,4 He married Sharon Louise Landrum on May 26, 1984 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Theodore Everette Conner and Sharon Louise Landrum were divorced on October 28, 2003 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁵ Theodore Everette Conner died on December 8, 2018 at Virginia at age 57.² He Theodore Everette Conner, 57, of Roanoke, Va., passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018. on December 13, 2018.²

     Her Social Security Number was 225-94-9893.⁴ Sharon Louise Landrum was born on March 30, 1958 at Bath Co., Virginia.^1,4,3 As of May 26, 1984,her married name was Conner.¹ She married Theodore Everette Conner, son of Theodore Rudolph Conner and Alice Marie Murray, on May 26, 1984 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Sharon Louise Landrum and Theodore Everette Conner were divorced on October 28, 2003 at Roanoke, Virginia.² Sharon Louise Landrum died on July 6, 2012 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 54.^4,5