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     Ellen Constance Wheeler was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on December 12, 1924 at Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 As of December 13, 1941,her married name was Acord.¹ She married Earl Lucian Acord, son of Wiley Blackburn Acord and Stella Mae Toliver, on December 13, 1941 at Harper, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Ellen Constance Wheeler died on June 18, 2012 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 87.^4,3 She Our precious mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Ellen Constance Acord, 87, of Chesterfield County, Va., went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 18, 2012, in Chesterfield County, Va. Born December 12, 1924, at Glen White, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Willa (Miller) Wheeler. She was a member of the Glen White Missionary Baptist Church of Glen White where she taught Sunday school for 26 years. She was a homemaker and a retired employee of the Raleigh County Board of Education. Husband, Earl Acord, and three sons, Earl, Rodger and Sam, daughter-in-law, Maria, son-in-law, Donald Rink, four brothers, Sam (Bob), William (Bill), Tommy and Donald, one grandson and one granddaughter preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Earlene Rink of Dallas, N.C., Vicki Cohran of Kings Mountain, N.C., Mary (Carlos) Garten of Beckley, Willa (Coy) Willis of Maysville, N.C., Charles (Debbie) Acord of Greenup, Ky., and Neta (Bill) Pressley of Leesburg, Ga., and sisters, Ineta Gray, June Romage, Gloria Fetchum, Ardeana Pittman, Beth Chastain, and Sandy Smith. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 5 stepgrandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was a loving, generous and inspiring woman who will be greatly missed by her family and friends. A celebration of life will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with Rev. Kenneth Parent officiating. Following the services she will be laid to rest at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Pallbearers will be Charles Acord, Charley Acord, Stephen Robosky, Shaun Garten, Bill Pressley and Coy Willis. on June 22, 2012.³

     His Social Security Number was 235-76-1624.⁷ Rodger Dale Acord was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on March 25, 1948 at Ury, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,2,3,4,5 He married Maria Isabel Villarreal on September 17, 1968 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Rodger Dale Acord died on July 13, 1997 at Gaston Co., North Carolina, at age 49.^7,5

     Sam Blackburn Acord was born on April 24, 1961.^3,2 He died on April 3, 2011 at age 49.^3,2 He PETERSBURG, Va. — Sam Blackburn Acord, 49, of Petersburg, formerly of Glen White, W.Va., passed away unexpectedly on April 3, 2011. Born April 24, 1961, he was the son of the late Earl Acord and Ellen (Connie) Acord of Petersburg, VA. He was preceded in death by his brother, Rodger (Maria) Acord. Sam is survived by stepdaughter Ashley Young of Lewisburg, W.Va; brother, Charles (Debbie) Acord of Argillite, Ky., and five sisters, Earleen Rink of Lincolnton, N.C., Vickie Cohron of Kings Mountain, N.C., Mary (Carlos) Garten of Beckley, Willa (Coy) Willis of Maysville, N.C., and Neta (Bill) Pressley of Leesburg, Ga; and numerous nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews. Sam was a carpenter/painter and mechanic by trade. He enjoyed fishing, working with leather, playing his guitar and doing paralegal work. A celebration of his life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Glen White Missionary Baptist Church, Glen White Rev. Kenneth Parent officiating. on April 8, 2011.²