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     Mary Jo Miller was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.³ She was born on July 14, 1932 at Chilhowie, Smyth Co., Virginia.^1,2,4 As of May 1, 1951,her married name was Purdy.¹ She married Paul Lorton Purdy, son of Kyle Huston Purdy Sr. and Dora Mattie Sigmon, on May 1, 1951 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Mary Jo Miller and Paul Lorton Purdy were divorced on February 22, 1968 at Roanoke, Virginia.² Mary Jo Miller died on March 2, 2014 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 81.^3,4 She Mary Jo Miller VanCleaf, 81, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 2, 2014. She was a member of Melrose Baptist Church and was retired from Travelers Insurance Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ogden W. VanCleaf; parents, Leon and Ruby Miller; and brother, Crockford (Chuck) Miller. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn P. Tucker; son, Michael L. Purdy; grandson, Brian S. Tucker; great-grandsons, Isaac S. Tucker and Caleb K. Tucker; and cousins, Mary Lois Moore and Ann Berlin. The interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family would like to thank the staff and special friends at Raleigh Court Health Care for their loving care and support. on March 5, 2014.³

     Martha Josephine Jane Vaughan was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3 Her Social Security Number was 229-32-6576.⁴ She was born on March 22, 1923 at Toms, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4,3,5 As of May 6, 1979,her married name was Purdy.¹ She married Paul Lorton Purdy, son of Kyle Huston Purdy Sr. and Dora Mattie Sigmon, on May 6, 1979 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,6,2 Martha Josephine Jane Vaughan died on June 4, 2009 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 86.^2,4,7,3 She Jane Vaughan Purdy, formerly of Salem, Va., passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2009. Born Martha Josephine Jane Vaughan on March 22, 1923, in Toms, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Victor Lomax Vaughan Sr. and Veleta Martha Fisher Vaughan. Jane was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Paul Lorton Purdy. She attended Concord College and National Business College, served in the WAVES during World War II and was retired from Appalachian Electric Power Company with 38 years of service. Jane is survived by a brother, Victor Lomax (Max) Vaughan Jr; children, Carolyn Sue Purdy Tucker and Michael Lorton Purdy; grandson, Brian Scott Tucker and wife, Sherinda "Dolly" Tucker; two great-grandsons, Isaac Scott Tucker and Caleb Kyle Tucker; three sisters-in-law, Melba June Purdy Dwease, Velva Jean Purdy Martin and Shirley Purdy Thomas; many nieces and nephews; and two special friends, Lenora P. Graham and Eva K. Longworth. Graveside funeral services will be held at Evergreen Burial Park. on June 6, 2009.²

     Donald Martin Tucker was buried at Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., North Carolina.^4,3 His Social Security Number was 212-50-5400.⁵ He was born on June 19, 1948 at Baltimore, Maryland.^1,2,5,3 He married Carolyn Sue Purdy, daughter of Paul Lorton Purdy and Mary Jo Miller, on October 12, 1972 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ Donald Martin Tucker died on January 27, 1999 at Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina, at age 50.^2,5,3 He Donald Martin Tucker, 50, of Arden, died Wednesday, January 27, in a local hospital. A native of Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Donald M. and Thelma Mitchell Tucker. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service. He moved with his family to Arden in 1980 and was a member of St. Margaret-Mary's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Polly McCarter Tucker of the home; sons, Robert W. Gregg Jr., and wife Jennifer of Marathon, Fla., Richard S. Gregg, of Arden; Russell C. and wife Dorothea Greenville, S.C; a brother, Barry Tucker of Roanoke, Va; a sister, Karen T. Fariss, of Roanoke, Va; grandchildren, Brittany and Scott Gregg Jr., of Arden; Russell Gregg, of Greenville, S.C; and Trinston Gregg, Marathon, Fla. A graveside service will be held at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard. on January 31, 1999.³

     Dr. Barry Milton Purdy was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.² He was born on September 20, 1955.² He died on October 7, 1989 at age 34.²

     Effie Marie Weaver married Kyle Huston Purdy Jr., son of Kyle Huston Purdy Sr.¹ Effie Marie Weaver was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Her married name was Purdy.¹ She was born on July 27, 1923.¹ She died on June 3, 1979 at age 55.¹

     Herman Lewis Callahan was buried at Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.^4,5 His Social Security Number was 230-10-7155.⁶ He was born on June 12, 1915 at Wytheville, Wythe Co., Virginia.^2,6,3,5 He married Ora Mytilda Dora Sigmon, daughter of Jacob Buregard "Jake" Sigmon and Ellen Lavora Terry, on November 4, 1942 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,7 Herman Lewis Callahan and Ora Mytilda Dora Sigmon were divorced on August 19, 1944 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁷ Herman Lewis Callahan died on August 16, 1971 at Castle Shannon, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, at age 56.^6,5

     His Social Security Number was 224-16-1673.⁴ Freddie Wesley Dudley was buried at Fair View Cemetery, 3300 Melrose Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Virginia.³ He was born on February 26, 1919 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,5 He married Ora Mytilda Dora Sigmon, daughter of Jacob Buregard "Jake" Sigmon and Ellen Lavora Terry, on December 20, 1944 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Freddie Wesley Dudley died on June 19, 1966 at age 47.^3,4,5

     His Social Security Number was 229-24-8913.³ Melvin Marvin Price was buried at Beahm's Chapel Cemetery, 1272 Lee Highway, Luray, Page Co., Virginia.^5,9 He was born on May 21, 1928 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^{2,3,5,9,11,6,7} He married Ruby Obera Saunders on December 7, 1945 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,9,8 Melvin Marvin Price died on September 11, 1990 at Luray, Page Co., Virginia, at age 62.^3,5,9,11,12

     Robert Rodney Price Robert Rodney Price, 82, of Shallotte, NC, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 18, 2012. Mr. Price was born in Roanoke, VA, April 27, 1930, the son of the late Wilbur and Peggy Price. He is also preceded by a daughter, Penny Jo Harrison, his first wife Margerie and second wife, Arleen. He is survived by his son, Robert Price II, and two daughters, Sheryl Bonifer and Tracy Cannady. Mr. Price was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, and spent many years as an iron worker until retirement. He will be greatly missed and always lovingly remembered.⁵ He was born on April 27, 1930 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,4,8,5,6 He married Marjorie Ann Davis on December 4, 1954 at Alexandria, Virginia.³ Robert Rodney Price and Marjorie Ann Davis were divorced on December 5, 1980 at Fairfax Co., Virginia.⁴ Robert Rodney Price married Arleen May Jett on September 4, 1982 at Page Co., Virginia.^3,9 Robert Rodney Price died on November 18, 2012 at Shallotte, Brunswick Co., North Carolina, at age 82.^8,5

     His Social Security Number was 223-36-1101.² Elmer Burden Price was buried at Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road (Route 619), Triangle, Prince William Co., Virginia.^3,5 He was born on May 4, 1932 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,8,3,5,6,9 He married Arleen May Jett on November 16, 1957 at Arlington, Virginia.⁴ Elmer Burden Price and Arleen May Jett were divorced on December 20, 1979 at Fairfax Co., Virginia.⁶ Elmer Burden Price died on August 14, 1994 at age 62.^2,3,5

     Ruby Obera Saunders was buried at Beahm's Chapel Cemetery, 1272 Lee Highway, Luray, Page Co., Virginia.^2,3 She Ruby Obera Price, 94, of Luray, Virginia, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, October 12, 2019. She was born on August 3, 1925, in Bedford County, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Hillary Herbert Saunders and Della Obera Elkins Saunders. On December 7, 1945, Ruby married Melvin Marvin Price in Roanoke, Virginia, who died on September 11, 1990. She is survived by three daughters, Ruby Ann Freeman of Luray, Deborah Sue Thompson of Lorton, and Phyllis Jean Dillard and son-in-law, Dana Dillard of Front Royal; two sisters, Isabelle McKinney of Salem, and Joy Wright of Roanoke; four grandchildren, Cecil Freeman Jr. of Maryland, Kenneth L. Tyree Jr. of Dumfries Virginia, and Tracy Fleming and Connie Price, both of Virginia; Seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Ronald R. and Dennis W. Price; two sisters, Margaret Webb and Eunice Snead; a brother, Gary Saunders; and one grandson Bryant Keith Freeman. Burial was in the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery in Luray.² She was born on August 3, 1925 at Bedford Co., Virginia.^4,5,3 As of December 7, 1945,her married name was Price.¹ She married Melvin Marvin Price, son of Wilmer Marvin Price and Ora Mytilda Dora Sigmon, on December 7, 1945 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,6,2 Ruby Obera Saunders died on October 12, 2019 at Luray, Page Co., Virginia, at age 94.^2,3

     Dennis Wayne Price was buried at Beahm's Chapel Cemetery, 1272 Lee Highway, Luray, Page Co., Virginia.^1,2 He PRICE, Dennis Wayne age 33 yrs. of Luray died 25 Feb 1991 at Washington, DC. Born 06 Oct 1957 in Alexandria s/o Ruby Saunders Price of Luray & the late Melvin Marvin Price. Brother, Ronald R. Price of Luray. Sisters, Ruby Ann Freeman & Debra Sue Thompson both of Alexandria & Phyllis Jean Dillard of Manassas. Burial in Beahm's Chapel Cemetery.² He was born on October 6, 1957 at Alexandria, Virginia.^1,2,3 He died on February 25, 1991 at Washington, D.C., at age 33.^1,2