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     Vivian Christine Wheeler was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 226-28-0802.¹ Her married name was Gearhart.² She married James Henry Gearhart Sr., son of Johnson Henry Gearheart and Virginia Cadelia Bowling.² Vivian Christine Wheeler was born on September 28, 1912 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ She died on February 24, 2002 at Virginia at age 89.^1,2 She GEARHART, Vivian Christine, 89, of Roanoke, died Sunday, February 24, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Henry Gearhart, Sr. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, James Henry and Sissy Gearhart, Jr. of Vinton, Walter and Gay Settles of Hampton, Va., David and Dorothy Settles of Roanoke, Claude Settles of North Carolina; one daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Leon Chittum of Roanoke; four sisters, Mildred Prater of Roanoke, Irene Wheeler of Roanoke, Ruby Edan of Chesapeake, Va., Marguarite Maddox of Norfolk, Va; two granddaughters, Effie Lee Settles of North Carolina, Gaye Pendelton of North Carolina; 16 other grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 24 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel with the Rev. David Walton officiating with burial to follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday, February 25, 2002 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, February 26, 2002 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel. on February 26, 2002.²

     Mary Eliza Ferris was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.² She was born on July 30, 1906 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of September 18, 1921,her married name was Gearheart.¹ She married William McKinley Gearheart, son of Andrew Ambrose Gearheart and Florence Mayle Woodward, on September 18, 1921 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Mary Eliza Ferris and William McKinley Gearheart were divorced on June 9, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Mary Eliza Ferris died on March 20, 1985 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 78.²

     Elnora Madden was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 231-38-2533.³ Her married name was Light.¹ She married Julian Nelson Light, son of Brownlow Light and Ardella "Della" Prillaman.^1,2 Elnora Madden was born on July 10, 1910 at Louisiana.^4,3 She died on July 11, 1993 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 83.^1,2

     Her Social Security Number was 268-07-4810.² Evelyn Anna Hillshand was buried at Keystone Heights Cemetery, Keystone Heights, Clay Co., Florida.³ She was born on June 9, 1910 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.^1,2,3 As of July 27, 1935,her married name was Grant.¹ She married Leonard Lacy Grant, son of Ulysses Sylvester Grant and Minnie Frances "Minda" Wilson, on July 27, 1935 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Evelyn Anna Hillshand died on January 24, 1998 at Clay Co., Florida, at age 87.^2,3