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     Her Social Security Number was 578-46-3911.³ Maude Estelle Kessler was born on June 30, 1909 at Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,4,3 As of November 22, 1946,her married name was Melvin.¹ She married James Arthur Melvin, son of Poley Melvin and Cora Lee Goad, on November 22, 1946 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,2 Maude Estelle Kessler died on May 22, 1989 at Leesburg, Lake Co., Florida, at age 79.^4,2,3 She MAUDE E. MELVIN, 79, homemaker Mrs. Melvin, 715 E. Dixie Ave., Leesburg, died Monday. Born in Bluefield, W.Va., she moved to Leesburg from Ohio in 1985. She was a homemaker. She was a Protestant. Survivors: husband, James A; son, Bobby Dean Rose, Alachua; daughters, Peggy Hatton, Leesburg; sister, Eula Robinson, Phoenix, Ariz; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Hamlin and Hilbish Funeral Directors, Eustis. on May 23, 1989.²

     Charles Estell Musser Jr. was buried at Westhampton Memorial Park, 10000 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe, Henrico Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 236-28-8305.⁴ He married Mary Jane Melvin, daughter of Poley Melvin and Cora Lee Goad.² Charles Estell Musser Jr. was born on December 22, 1923 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He died on May 5, 1982 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 58.^3,4

     Samuel Leroy Sutton was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Raiford, Union Co., Florida.⁴ He was born on July 12, 1917 at Pitt Co., North Carolina.^1,3,4,5 He married Frances Melvin, daughter of Poley Melvin and Cora Lee Goad, on November 3, 1951 at Elizabeth City, Virginia.^1,2 Samuel Leroy Sutton died on October 10, 1976 at Columbia Co., Florida, at age 59.^4,5

     Gussie Burton Sr. was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 232-12-6753.⁵ He was born on May 2, 1912 at Smokeless, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,3,4 He married Emma Catherine Melvin, daughter of Poley Melvin and Cora Lee Goad, on March 28, 1936 at Arista, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,6 Gussie Burton Sr. died on February 19, 1988 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 75.^5,4 He Gussie Burton Sr., 75 , of Matoaka, died Friday at a Princeton hospital. Born in Smokeless, he was the son of the late Martin and Venia Tabor Burton. He was a member of the Matoaka Pentecostal Holiness Church in Matoaka. He was a member of the UMWA Local #8784. He retired in 1971 from the Hawley Fuel Company. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Burton. Survivors: sons, Bobby and Gussie Burton Jr., both of Princeton, Thomas Burton of Lashmeet, Walter Burton of Rahway, N. J., Douglas Burton of Beckley; daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Joan) Lyle of Rock, Mrs. Herbert (Hattie) Taylor of Tampa, Fla., Jerry Burton of Matoaka, and Mrs. Norma Jean Baybo of Princeton; brother, Louie Burton of Matoaka; sisters, Mrs. Florence Kilbourne of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Gertie Mae Adkins of Crab Orchard; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with the Rev. Barry Nail and the Rev. Robert Walker officiating. Interment will be at the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. on February 21, 1988.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 234-46-6079.³ Violet Lorraine Spence was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on October 12, 1932 at Arista, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4 As of November 22, 1954,her married name was Crane.¹ She married Homer Crane, son of Robert Crane and Zola Melvin, on November 22, 1954 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 Violet Lorraine Spence died on February 15, 2001 at Martinsville, Virginia, at age 68.^3,4,5 She MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Violet Lorraine Crane, 68, of Blue Ridge Rehab Center, formerly of Princeton, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 at Blue Ridge Rehab Center in Martinsville. Born Oct. 12, 1932, in Arista, she was the daughter of the late F. S. Spence and Myrtle Meador Spence. She was formerly employed at Princeton Maiden Form Co. She was a member of Matoaka Christian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Crane; brother, Russell Spence; and sister, Maxine Crane. Survivors include her son, Charles Crane of Ridgeway, Va; a sister, Mrs. Sonny (Edna) Taylor of Ridgeway; niece, Carolyn Trainham; and nephew, James Jenkins. Graveside service will be held at noon today at Roselawn Memorial Gardens of Princeton with the Rev. Craig Hammond of Matoaka Christian Church officiating. on February 16, 2001.⁴

     Her married name was Shorter.⁴ Norma Jean Burton was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 226-50-9702.⁴ Her married name was Maybo.³ She married Joe Maybo.³ Norma Jean Burton married Unknown Shorter.⁴ Norma Jean Burton was born on January 12, 1938 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 As of August 18, 1962,her married name was Hickman.⁵ She married Edgar Hickman on August 18, 1962 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁵ Norma Jean Burton died on March 10, 2007 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 69.^3,4 She PRINCETON -- Norma Jean Maybo, of 102 Chase Lane in Princeton, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at her residence. Born in Bluefield, she was the daughter of the late Gussie and Emma Melvin Burton Sr. Norma was a longtime employee of MVK Investments and was currently serving as a property manager and desk clerk at the Super-8 Motel in Princeton. She was a graduate of Matoaka High School. In addition to her parents, her husband, Joe Maybo, preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Diane Huffman and her husband Bill of Princeton; one son, Marvin Lee Burton and his wife Diane of Somerset, N.J; two granddaughters, Rebecca and Shianne; one great-granddaughter, Elisa; five brothers, Tommy Burton and his wife Sara, Bobby Burton and his wife Norma, and Gussie Burton Jr. and his wife Rita, all of Princeton, Doug Burton and his wife Karyn of Seth, and Walter Burton and his wife Marilyn of Manchester, N.J; three sisters, Joann Lyle and her husband Ernest of Pinoak, Hattie Taylor and her husband Junior of Princeton, and Jeri Casario and her husband Carl of Bluefield; special friends and employers, Verna and Karen Blankenship of Princeton. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor Wayne Saunders and Pastor Thomas Atkinson officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. on March 11, 2007.³

     His Social Security Number was 226-38-7536.² Houston Irving Whittaker was born on January 3, 1936 at Virginia.^1,2 He married Geraldine Burton, daughter of Gussie Burton Sr. and Emma Catherine Melvin, on February 6, 1984 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.¹ Houston Irving Whittaker died on September 17, 2009 at West Virginia at age 73.²