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     His Social Security Number was 237-14-1259.⁵ Walter Lee Choplin was born on June 22, 1919 at Warren Co., North Carolina.^1,5,4 He married Lossie Odessie Davis, daughter of Albert Quincy Davis and Alice Evelyn Newby, on August 16, 1962 at Oxford, Granville Co., North Carolina.^1,2 Walter Lee Choplin and Lossie Odessie Davis were divorced on April 22, 1971 at Halifax Co., Virginia.¹ Walter Lee Choplin died on July 24, 1985 at Vance Co., North Carolina, at age 66.^5,3

     Virginia Arline Dickerson was born on November 18, 1922 at Iaeger, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^2,7 As of February 9, 1946,her married name was Germain.² She married Edward Farmer Germain on February 9, 1946 at Hilton Village, Warwick Co., Virginia.^4,2

     Edward Farmer Germain was born on December 28, 1924 at Glen Cove, Nassau Co., New York.^2,3 He married Virginia Arline Dickerson, daughter of Lewis Keller Dickinson Sr. and Alberta I. "Bertie" O'Neal, on February 9, 1946 at Hilton Village, Warwick Co., Virginia.^1,2

     Lillian Elizabeth Dickinson was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She was born on September 6, 1914 at Roderfield, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^7,2 As of June 3, 1939,her married name was Clark.³ She married Homer Willard Clark on June 3, 1939 at Iaeger, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Lillian Elizabeth Dickinson died on August 6, 2008 at Hilltop, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 93.^2,7 She Lillian Elizabeth Dickinson Clark, 93, of Surveyor, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at Hilltop Center. Mrs. Clark was born Sept. 6, 1914, at Roderfield, W.Va., to the late Lewis K. and Alberta Neeley Dickinson. She graduated from Welch High School, Hiwasee College in Tennessee and Concord College in Athens. Mrs. Clark was a retired elementary school teacher, having taught for 42 years in Newport News, Va., McDowell and Raleigh Counties. She was a member of the Surveyor United Methodist Church and also attended church at the Stover Church of Christ. She was a member of the Retired Teachers' Association and enjoyed her association with seniors at the Shepherd Center. Many family members and friends are recipients of her embroidered, crocheted or hand-sewn items. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Willard Clark; two infant sons; and brothers, William, Walter, John and Kell. Survivors include her daughter, Sue Clark Remaley and husband, Paul, of Twin Falls, Idaho, and her son, Robert William Clark of Surveyor. Grandchildren include Dr. Sherawn Remaley Reberry and husband, Brian, of Boise, Idaho; Dr. Trey Remaley and wife, Angela, of Perrysburg, Ohio, and SST Derek Remaley, United States Army, Boise. Great-grandchildren are: Kelsy Rian Merritt, Boise, Tylah Alexandra and Madison Marie Remaley, Perrysburg. A loving sister, Arlene Germain and husband, Edward, and families reside in Newport News, Va. A special niece, Patricia Wriston and husband, Wayne, and family live in Oak Hill. The family would like to thank the staff at Hilltop Center for the kind and compassionate attention given to Lillian during her stay there. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Mausoleum Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Dewey Lowe from the Breckenridge Missionary Baptist Church in Bolt conducting the service. on August 14, 2008.²

     His Social Security Number was 233-10-3228.² William Shirley Dickinson was buried at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁹ He was born on November 5, 1916 at Roderfield, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^2,3,9 He married Dorothy Guerrant on April 5, 1947 at Richmond, Virginia.⁴ William Shirley Dickinson died on September 7, 2001 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, at age 84.^2,3,9

     His Social Security Number was 234-12-4196.⁷ Walter Tyler Dickinson was buried at Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia.^2,8 He was born on June 19, 1919 at Roderfield, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^7,8 He married Virginia Dare Mears on December 2, 1944 at Hilton Village, Warwick Co., Virginia.³ Walter Tyler Dickinson died on June 22, 1989 at Newport News, Virginia, at age 70.^1,7,2,8 He NEWPORT NEWS – Walter T. Dickinson, 69, died Thursday, June 22, in Riverside Regional Medical Center. A native of Roderfield, W.Va., Mr. Dickinson was a Peninsula resident for 50 years. He was a member of Noland Memorial United Methodist Church and served as past master of Peninsula Masonic Lodge No. 278 A.F.&A.M. Mr. Dickinson was a Navy veteran of World War II and retired as a program manager of Department 034 Advanced Technology at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1984 after 45 years service. Survivors include his wife, Virginia M. Dickinson; a daughter, Charlotte Ann Dickinson Barker of Newport News; two sisters, Lillian Clark of Glenn Daniel, W.Va., and Arline Gormain of Newport News; three brothers, William S. Dickinson of Charlotte, N.C., John F. Dickinson of Moneta and Lewis Keller Dickinson Jr. of Hampton; and one grandchild. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Noland Memorial United Methodist Church by the Revs. Billy Gene Johnson and P.S. Boyer. Burial with Masonic rites will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Peninsula Funeral Home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the memorial fund of Noland Memorial United Methodist Church. on June 24, 1989.²

     John Franklin Dickinson was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^7,3 He married Patty Jean Unknown.³ John Franklin Dickinson was born on November 19, 1924 at Roderfield, McDowell Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on January 6, 2007 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 82.^1,2,3 He John Franklin Dickinson, 81, of Boones Mill, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2007. A veteran of WWII, serving in the Pacific Theater as part of the 1st Calvary Division of the U. S. Army, he retired from U. S. Steel Mining Co., Gary, W.Va. as Chief Mine Inspector in 1985. He was a member of Hales Ford Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir and taught Awanas. He also volunteered at the Dudley and Burnt Chimney Elementary Schools for several years. Preceding Mr. Dickinson in death were his parents, Lewis and Bertie ONeal Dickinson, Newport News, Va. (Filbert, W.Va., brothers William "Bill" Dickinson, Charlotte, N.C., Walter Dickinson, Newport News, Va. and Kell Dickinson, Hampton, Va., granddaughter Amanda Bucciarelli, Gary, WV and great-granddaughter Josephine Renee Dickinson, Pittsburgh, Penn. Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife, Patty Jean Dickinson; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy Bucciarelli and husband Giovani (John), Hoover, Ala; son and daughter-in-law, John Franklin Dickinson, II and wife Jean Ellen, Bonita Springs, Fla; granddaughter, Sarai Bucciarelli, Birmingham, Ala; grandson, John Franklin Dickinson, III and wife Renee, Pittsburgh, Penn; great-grandson John F. Dickinson, IV; sisters Arline Germain, Newport News, Va., Lillian Clark, Beckley, W. Va; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from the chapel of Lynch Funeral Home Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Melvin Harris officiating. Interment to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, W. Va. at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends Monday, January 8, 2007 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations in Johns name to the Hales Ford Baptist Church Awanas, 2485 Lost Mountain Rd., Wirtz, Va. 24184. Pallbearers are George Pongratz, Newport News, Va., David Trumbower and Ross Garland, Boones Mill, Marvin Clark and Alan Shaffer, Smith Mountain Lake and honorary pallbearer, Robert Clark, Surveyor, W.Va. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, 140 Floyd Ave., Rocky Mount, Va. on January 8, 2007.³

     Lewis Keller Dickinson Jr. was buried at Parklawn Memorial Park, 2551 North Armistead Avenue, Hampton, Virginia.^1,4 He married Edith Unknown.⁴ Lewis Keller Dickinson Jr. was born on January 24, 1929 at Roderfield, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,4 He died on December 17, 2001 at Hampton, Virginia, at age 72.^1,3,4 He Lewis Keller Dickinson Jr., 72, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. A native of Roderfield, W.Va., he had been a Peninsula resident since 1968. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having retired as a master sergeant in 1968, after 20 years of service. Mr. Dickinson was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in April 1970. He served as an elder and secretary of the Coliseum congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He is survived by his wife, Edith M. Dickinson; one daughter, Cynthia Miller, and her husband, Gerald, of Woods Cross Roads; one son, Roger Dickinson, and his wife, Maria, of Hayes; four grandchildren, Ryan Dickinson, Tina Dickinson, Andrew Miller and Laurel Miller; two sisters, Lillian Clark of Beckley, W.Va., and Arlene Germain of Newport News; and one brother, John Dickinson of Moneta. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Lewis K. Dickinson Sr. and Alberta O'Neil Dickinson, and two brothers, Walter Dickinson and William Dickinson. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at W.J. Smith and Son Funeral Home. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, in the chapel of W.J. Smith and Son Funeral Home, with James Gardner officiating. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park. Mr. Dickinson's wife and family would like to express their sincere thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Hampton for the care that they provided Mr. Dickinson over the years. They would like to say a special thank you to the doctors and nurses of the intensive-care unit for the extraordinary love and kindness that they displayed toward Mr. Dickinson and his family during his recent illness. Arrangements are by W.J. Smith and Son Funeral Home. on December 19, 2001.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 229-26-3077.⁵ Homer Willard Clark was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on December 18, 1907 at Marshes, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,5,3 He married Lillian Elizabeth Dickinson, daughter of Lewis Keller Dickinson Sr. and Alberta I. "Bertie" O'Neal, on June 3, 1939 at Iaeger, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Homer Willard Clark died on March 18, 1981 at West Virginia at age 73.³