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     Harry Dixon Witherspoon was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.³ He was born on February 15, 1900 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.^3,4,5,6 He married Marguerite A. Griffith, daughter of Oscar Collen Griffith and Rosina Alice Hutchinson, on September 8, 1920 at Cabell Co., West Virginia.^7,8 Harry Dixon Witherspoon died on April 20, 1956 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, at age 56.³

     Her Social Security Number was 242-26-4761.² Merilyn Alice Witherspoon was buried at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 350 Province Line Road, Wrightstown, Burlington Co., New Jersey.^4,8 She was born on June 21, 1923 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.^1,2,4,8 As of August 5, 1944,her married name was Blake.³ She married Frederick Ivan "Fred" Blake on August 5, 1944 at Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina.^3,4,5 Merilyn Alice Witherspoon died on October 15, 1999 at Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 76.^2,9,4,8,5 She Merilyn Witherspoon Blake, 76, of Rowley, Mass., formerly of Lakehurst, died Friday of cancer in Rowley. She was a secretary for the Union City Board of Education, retiring in 1992. She was an active church member all her life, and served in various capacities teaching and promoting an understanding of God as personally involved in our lives. Once diagnosed with cancer, her faith freed her to anticipate her death with confidence and peace. Travel was one of her chief pleasures in life. She traveled extensively in Europe and drove 14,000 miles across the United States this spring. Born in Asheville, N.C., she lived in Union City and in Lakehurst before moving to Rowley. She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick I. Blake. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Laurie Blake of Hasbrouck Heights; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Carolyn Blake of Annandale, Barbara and Arthur Goodridge of Malden, Mass., and Patricia and Ron Stimers of Rowley, Mass; six grandchildren, Kimberlee Greenawalt, Ryan Stimers, Lael Stimers, Anand Goodridge, Tyler Blake and Conner Blake; and three nieces, Carol Klein, Gayle Roorda and Nancy Calhoun. on October 20, 1999.⁵

     Sarah Patricia Witherspoon was buried at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, 118 Woodland Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.⁵ She was born on March 18, 1926 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.^1,2,5 As of November 15, 1947,her married name was Miller.² She married Thomas Gerald Miller on November 15, 1947 at Norfolk, Virginia.² Sarah Patricia Witherspoon died on March 22, 1961 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at age 35.^5,6

     Adelaide Gammon Cothran was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, 1427 Norway Avenue, Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 232-56-3192.³ She was born on November 11, 1896 at Georgia.^4,2,3 As of April 8, 1920,her married name was Griffith.¹ She married Luther Oscar Griffith, son of Oscar Collen Griffith and Rosina Alice Hutchinson, on April 8, 1920 at New Orleans, Louisiana.¹ Adelaide Gammon Cothran died on March 15, 1981 at West Virginia at age 84.²

     His Social Security Number was 234-28-7884.¹ Luther Dickson Griffith was born on November 9, 1921 at Oakland, Alameda Co., California.^2,3,6,7 He died on March 10, 2000 at New Mexico at age 78.^1,6,7

     Adelaide Alice Griffith was born on December 6, 1925 at New Orleans, Louisiana.^4,2 As of February 3, 1951,her married name was Winstead.² She married Edwin Godley Winstead on February 3, 1951 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.²

     His Social Security Number was 058-10-8649.³ Frederick Ivan "Fred" Blake was buried at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 350 Province Line Road, Wrightstown, Burlington Co., New Jersey.² He was born on February 8, 1918 at Montreal, Canada.^2,3 He married Merilyn Alice Witherspoon, daughter of Harry Dixon Witherspoon and Marguerite A. Griffith, on August 5, 1944 at Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina.^1,5,4 Frederick Ivan "Fred" Blake died on June 8, 1997 at New Jersey at age 79.^2,3

     Robert Leo Sanford was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, 1427 Norway Avenue, Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 234-07-0895.⁶ He was born on August 14, 1914 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^2,3,6,5 He died on December 8, 1991 at age 77.^2,6

     His Social Security Number was 236-09-6925.⁶ Walker Judson Sanford was buried at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, 5547 West Pea Ridge Road, Barboursville, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^4,5 He was born on August 17, 1903 at Milton, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^3,6,5 He married Leah Marie Ellis on June 30, 1927 at Lincoln Co., West Virginia.² Walker Judson Sanford died on May 29, 1967 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 63.^6,5

     John Edgar Sanford was buried at Desert Lawn Cemetery, 11251 Desert Lawn Drive, Calimesa, Riverside Co., California.⁴ His Social Security Number was 236-09-4497.⁵ He was born on May 3, 1905 at Logan Co., West Virginia.^5,3,6 He married Dorothy Frances Greenburg circa 1930.⁷ John Edgar Sanford died on November 17, 1979 at Riverside Co., California, at age 74.^6,2

     Charles Donald Sanford was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, 1427 Norway Avenue, Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 233-20-5325.⁵ He was born on November 23, 1907 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida.^3,6 He married Katherine Elizabeth Thomas on October 31, 1927 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.³ Charles Donald Sanford died on February 24, 1980 at Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, at age 72.^2,6

     Densil Hutchinson Sanford was buried at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, 5547 West Pea Ridge Road, Barboursville, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He married Mary Belle Justice.⁶ Densil Hutchinson Sanford was born on October 27, 1910 at Branchland, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He died on June 3, 1964 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 53.³

     Her Social Security Number was 234-60-7753.² Leah Marie Ellis was buried at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, 5547 West Pea Ridge Road, Barboursville, Cabell Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on February 1, 1909 at Logan Co., West Virginia.^1,4,2 As of June 30, 1927,her married name was Sanford.¹ She married Walker Judson Sanford, son of John Marine Sanford and Louisa Caroline "Lula" Hutchinson, on June 30, 1927 at Lincoln Co., West Virginia.¹ Leah Marie Ellis died on February 1, 1999 at Ohio at age 90.^2,4

     Leah M. Sanford Leah S. Davidson Turner, 85, of Chesapeake, OH died March 6, 2014 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. She was a retired postmaster at Ferrellsburg. She was born June 27, 1928 a daughter of the late Walker J. and Marie Ellis Sanford. She is preceded in death by her husband Carl Turner. She is survived by her children Randall (Colleen) Davidson of Salt Rock, WV and Jill (Robin) Allen of Chesapeake, OH. Grandchildren Sandy Davidson and Nick Parsons II. Great-grandchildren Gannon and Triton Davidson and Carson Ferguson. She will be greatly missed by all that knew her. Funeral services will be Monday March 10, 2014 at 11:00am at McGhee-Handley Funeral Home in West Hamlin, WV with Lonnie Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Memorial Park in Barboursville, WV. The viewing will be one hour prior to the funeral. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Hospice of Huntington and the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House for their loving care.¹ She was buried at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, 5547 West Pea Ridge Road, Barboursville, Cabell Co., West Virginia.¹ Her married name was Davidson.¹ Her married name was Turner.¹ She married Carl Turner.¹ Leah M. Sanford married Unknown Davidson.¹ Leah M. Sanford was born on June 27, 1928 at Lincoln Co., West Virginia.^1,4 She died on March 6, 2014 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 85.^1,4