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     Edna Jean Slaughter was buried at DeLand Memorial Gardens, DeLand, Volusia Co., Florida.^3,1 She was born on October 15, 1937 at DeLand, Volusia Co., Florida.^1,4 As of May, 1958,her married name was Miner.^1,2 She married Edwin Roger Miner, son of Roger Quincy Miner and Lucy Lavonia Silver, in May, 1958 at Volusia Co., Florida.^1,2 Edna Jean Slaughter died on December 15, 2011 at DeLand, Volusia Co., Florida, at age 74.^1,4 She Edna J. Miner, 74, of DeLand, FL passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at her home. Born in DeLand she was a lifetime resident of the area. Edna worked for Fish Hospital and for Dr. Lyle Wadsworth before retiring. She was also a Peace Corp Staff Nurse in Ethiopia from 1968-1970. A faithful member of Stetson Baptist Church, Edna taught Sunday School and Bible School. She also sang in the choir and was a member of the PEO. She was preceded in death by her son, Alan; brother, William D. Slaughter, Jr. and her parents, William J. and Evella Slaughter. She leaves behind to cherish her memory; husband, Edwin; her son, Kevin Miner and daughter-in-law, Christine of Leesburg, VA and two grandchildren, Cameron and Kyle. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Stetson Baptist Church in DeLand. The family will receive friends from 9:00 A.M. until service time. Interment will follow at DeLand Memorial Gardens. on December 18, 2011.¹

     Alan Lee Miner was buried at DeLand Memorial Gardens, DeLand, Volusia Co., Florida.³ He was born on December 2, 1959 at Orlando, Orange Co., Florida.³ He died on July 19, 2004 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at age 44.^3,4 He When friends and family members describe longtime fourth-grade teacher Alan Miner, the word "special" always seems to surface. But the word wasn't just used to describe him. "Alan had the gift that made everybody, no matter who he was with, feel special," co-worker Betsy Lucht said Thursday. "We all always felt that Alan was paying special attention just to us." Miner, a popular teacher at Deltona Lakes Elementary School for 17 years, died Monday in Houston after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 45. Born in Orlando, Miner graduated from DeLand High School in 1977. He worked at SunTrust Bank in DeLand before graduating from the University of Central Florida in 1987. He began teaching soon after that. Miner was a member of Stetson Baptist Church, DeLand, and joined the Second Baptist Church in Houston after extended stays in Texas at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. "He was in Houston a long time and he met some people out there from the church who took him in as one of their own," said his brother, Kevin Miner of Leesburg, Va. Miner's struggle with a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma began in 1999 with what doctors initially thought was a sinus infection. A lump soon developed in his neck near the lymph glands. He battled the disease -- and its rigorous treatment of chemotherapy and bone marrow and stem-cell transplants -- for several years while continuing to do what he loved: teach. Kevin Miner said his older brother had a dry sense of humor and was very creative, designing Christmas cards and taking piano lessons. "He really got into collecting space stuff and Star Trek and Star Wars memorabilia after he started teaching," he said. His brother was a "cool'' teacher, he said, but also a disciplinarian who placed high demands on his students and expected them to meet them. "When parents request a specific teacher, that says something," Kevin Miner said. Lucht, who taught in the classroom next to Miner's, said he was a "wonderful role model" whom students respected and adored. Miner fought a "real hard battle," she said, coming to work every day even when he was so tired he could barely get out of bed. At one point, too weak to stand, he used a chair on wheels to teach from. "One little boy in my room absolutely adored Mr. Miner, so I'm concerned about him," she said. "It's going to be very difficult to start back to school without Alan." Miner also is survived by his parents, Edwin and Edna Miner, DeLand; and his grandfather, W.G. Slaughter, DeLand. Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand, is in charge of arrangements. on July 23, 2004.⁴

     Carl Renick/Renich Braun was buried at Wheeling Cemetery, Wheeling, Livingston Co., Missouri.^2,3 He was born on January 25, 1900 at Bardolph, McDonough Co., Illinois.^2,3 He married Susie Peal Silver, daughter of John Wesley Silver and Ida May Young, on May 10, 1922 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.¹ Carl Renick/Renich Braun died on March 18, 1953 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri, at age 53.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 228-52-5489.³ William Fritz Norris was born on October 18, 1940 at Washington, D.C..^1,3 He married Becky Bee Bane, daughter of William Doak "Bill" Bane Sr. and Jean Price Hypes, on August 11, 1979 at White Gate, Giles Co., Virginia.¹ William Fritz Norris died on July 21, 1993 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 52.^2,3