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     Emma Amelia Rebert was buried at Brooksville Cemetery, 201 Howell Avenue, Brooksville, Hernando Co., Florida.¹ She was born on March 5, 1903 at Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 As of November 20, 1924,her married name was Ridinger.² She married Everett Lee Ridinger, son of Harvey Jackson Ridinger and Sarah Alice Wimmer, on November 20, 1924 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^1,2 Emma Amelia Rebert died on October 11, 1991 at Brookside, Hernando Co., Florida, at age 88.^1,3

     John Vane "Jack" Ridinger was buried at Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.¹ He was born on October 7, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,5,3,4 He married Virginia Elizabeth "Betty" Board, daughter of William Sherman "Bill" Board and Virginia Elizabeth Vaughan, on April 22, 1971 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^3,4 John Vane "Jack" Ridinger and Virginia Elizabeth "Betty" Board were divorced on May 2, 1985 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ John Vane "Jack" Ridinger married Judy Carolyn Long on May 31, 1986 at Blacksburg, Virginia.⁴ John Vane "Jack" Ridinger died on July 20, 2006 at Hilton Head, Beaufort Co., South Carolina, at age 58.^1,5 He John Vane (Jack) Ridinger, 58, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, at Hilton Head Island, S.C. He was born in Roanoke, Va. on October 7, 1947. He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon R. Ridinger. Jack was a retired Captain of the Virginia Tech Police Department, with 26 years service from 1980-2006. He served four years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS John F. Kennedy as an Aviation Boatswains Mate. Jack was a member of New Mt. Zion Lutheran Church and a Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He was an avid sports fan, especially of Virginia Tech womens softball. Jack also enjoyed being a carpenter and a builder. He graduated from Blacksburg High School in 1966 and was proud to be a Blacksburg Indian basketball player. He is survived by his wife, Judy L. Ridinger, of Blacksburg; mother and stepfather, Margaret R. and W. Bane Atkinson, Sr., of Blacksburg; daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Jim Skipper, of Mount Airy, Md; son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Angela Ridinger, of Bluffton, S.C; stepson and daughter-in-law, Scot and Carolyn Thomas, of Blacksburg; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Nancy R. and Joe Bean, of Wytheville, Lucy R. and Jerry King, of Hillsville; two stepbrothers, Bane Atkinson, Jr., of Roanoke, John Atkinson, of Manassas; mother and father-in-law, Ira and Louise Long, of Prices Fork; brother-in-law, Ronald Long, of Prices Fork; seven grandchildren, Aaron Stanton, Tori Pendleton, Andrew Thomas, Liza Thomas, Austin Skipper, Evan Ridinger, Collin Skipper, and a granddaughter, Ava Ridinger, who is due on October 7; two nieces, Maggie Bean and Mandy Bean; and two nephews, Jon King and Chris King. Interment will follow in the Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg. on July 23, 2006.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 226-01-6882.² Ila Hazel Brown was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park (also known as Mountain View Burial Park), 5970 Grassy Hill Road, Boones Mill, Franklin Co., Virginia.^3,4 She was born on October 29, 1916 at Union Hall, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,4 As of July 4, 1940,her married name was Wimmer.¹ She married Clyde Clinton Wimmer, son of Coy Raymond Ridinger and Gertrude Gay "Gerta" Wimmer, on July 4, 1940 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,5,3,4,6 Ila Hazel Brown died on April 29, 2000 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 83.^5,2,3,4 She WIMMER, Ila Brown, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday April 29, 2000. Mrs. Wimmer was a member of the Crystal Springs Baptist Church and was retired from Frances Copper Alterations. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde C. Wimmer. Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald W. and Trudy Wimmer, California, Md., Raymond L. and Julia Wimmer, Hardy, and Robert C. and Janet Wimmer, Roanoke; grandchildren, David and Jeff Wimmer, Michael and Jessica Wimmer, and Julie and Jennifer Wimmer; brothers, Morton Brown, Roanoke, Owen Brown, Lake Wylie, S.C. Interment will follow in Mt. View Memorial Park, Boones Mill. on May 1, 2000.³