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     Wilda Lee Arrington was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 293-32-6598.² She was born on June 26, 1933 at Mullens, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^2,4,3 She died on December 15, 1991 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 58.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 236-38-3878.¹ Ronald Jesse Arrington was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on August 8, 1928 at Page, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,8,9 He married Ruth Ann Taylor on August 21, 1958 at North Tazwell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^4,6 Ronald Jesse Arrington died on September 29, 2003 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 75.^1,3,9,8,5,6 He OAK HILL - Ronald J. Arrington, 75, of Oak Hill died Sept. 29, 2003. Private service will be at a later date. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements. on September 30, 2003.⁵

     Ruth Ann Taylor was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She was born on November 16, 1936 at Kimberly, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 As of August 21, 1958,her married name was Arrington.¹ She married Ronald Jesse Arrington, son of Jesse Arnold "Jess" Arrington and Hazel Gladys Wall, on August 21, 1958 at North Tazwell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,2 Ruth Ann Taylor died on August 17, 2008 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^3,2 She Ruth Ann Arrington, 71, of Oak Hill, died Aug. 17, 2008, at home following a brave battle with leukemia. Born Nov. 16, 1936, at Kimberly, she was the daughter of the late Mamie Hess and stepdaughter of the late Daniel Canterbury. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Jesse Arrington, on Sept. 29, 2003. Mrs. Arrington attended the First Baptist Church at Scarbro and worked in area department stores. She was a very giving and unselfish person, and an inspiration to all who knew her. Her favorite times were spent at the beach with her family. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Surviving: her son, Duane Arrington of Crab Orchard; daughters, Evona Miller and husband Tom of Fayetteville, and Teresa Gray and husband Teddy of Oak Hill; and grandchildren, Tommy Munoz, Lauren Munoz, and Colby Gray. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home Chapel, Fayetteville, with Rev. Kenny Smith, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. The family will receive friends one hour before the funeral at the funeral home. on August 23, 2008.²

     His Social Security Number was 234-38-6068.⁴ Jay Brogan Stokes was buried at East Hill Cemetery, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ He was born on November 14, 1926 at Big Sandy, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; His draft card has a birth year of 1927, and his death certificate has Oct 14, 1926.^1,2,3,4 He married Betty Lou Arrington, daughter of Jesse Arnold "Jess" Arrington and Hazel Gladys Wall, on September 8, 1947 at Davy, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^5,1 Jay Brogan Stokes died on August 17, 1984 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 57.³