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     His Social Security Number was 486-40-5044.⁴ Leslie Charles Gerdes was buried at Allen Cemetery, Gower, Buchanan Co., Missouri.^2,5 He was born on August 4, 1934 at Craig, Holt Co., Missouri.^4,5,3 He married Bobbie Jo Courtney, daughter of Joseph Courtney and Bertie B. Poff, in 1964.¹ Leslie Charles Gerdes died on May 28, 1998 at Gower, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 63.^2,5,4 He GOWER, Mo. - Leslie C. Gerdes, 63, Gower, chief of police for Gower, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack Thursday, May 28, 1998, while giving a program on safety and law enforcement at the East Buchanan Elementary School in Gower. Service: 1 p.m. Monday, Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Gower. Burial: Allen Cemetery, Gower. on May 29, 1998.²

     James Emmettt Cobb James E. Cobb, 69, 210 Vine, died Sunday morning at St. John Hospital, where he had been a patient for one week. Born March 12, 1899, in Missouri, he was a son of Thomas and Maggie Cobb. He was a resident here more than 50 years and had been a car salesman until retirement four years ago. He was then employed as a Deputy US Marshall three years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mr. Cobb is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Cobb of the home; a sister Mrs. Alice Sale and two brothers, Henry Cobb and Charles Cobb, all of St. Joseph, MO. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church. A rosary will be said at 8:15 p.m. today at the Larkin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.³ He was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, 1011 North DeSoto Road, Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.^2,3 He was born on March 12, 1899 at Buchanan Co., Missouri.^3,4 He married Ethel Pearl Poff, daughter of James Fleming Poff and Eliza Elnora "Nora" Simpson, on December 12, 1917 at Buchanan Co., Missouri.^1,5 James Emmettt Cobb died on December 28, 1968 at Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, at age 69.³

     Willard R. Elder married Verna Wheeler.¹ Willard R. Elder died in 1945.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 442-05-4716.² Her married name was Poff.³ Helen K. Crawford married Woodrow Francis Poff, son of James Fleming Poff and Eliza Elnora "Nora" Simpson.³ Helen K. Crawford was born on July 5, 1912 at Kansas.^3,2 She died in March, 1980 at Oklahoma at age 67.²

     Her Social Security Number was 224-24-6433.² Frances Florine Poff was born on November 25, 1919 at Barberton, Summit Co., Ohio.^2,4 As of April 9, 1943,her married name was Massie.³ She married Hansford Rutherford "Hampy" Massie Jr. on April 9, 1943 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^3,6,4 Frances Florine Poff died on March 5, 2004 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 84.^2,4,7 She Covington - Frances Poff Massie, 84, of 5515 Hot Springs Road, died Friday, March 5, 2004 at Liberty House Nursing Home. She was the wife of Hansford R. "Hampy" Massie Jr. She was born Nov. 25, 1919 in Barbourton, Ohio, a daughter of the late William R. and Wanna Horn Poff. She was a graduate of Covington High School. She was employed by the American Red Cross where she served as executive secretary of the Alleghany Chapter from 1970 to 1990. She was a member of Sinking Springs' Presbyterian Church and the Covington Woman's Club. In addition to her husband of 60 years, she is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Massie Gibson Cropper-Berkemier of Canton, Ga; a son, Hansford R. "Joe" Massie III, of Hot Springs; a son-in-law, Clyde L. Jones of Blacksburg; one grandson, Howard Gibson and wife Kim, and one great-grandchild, John Gibson, all of Flowery Branch, Ga. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Wanna Mae Massie Jones in 1997; a brother, William R. Poff in 2003, and a sister, Martha Poff Michalson in 1995. A funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Ray Riddleberger officiating. on March 12, 2004.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 228-16-2214.⁴ Hansford Rutherford "Hampy" Massie Jr. Hansford R. (Hampy) Massie Jr., 90, of 5515 Hot Springs Road, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Alleghany Regional Hospital, Low Moor, Virginia. He was the husband of the late Frances Poff Massie. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church with Dr. Gary L. Pillow officiating. Interment will follow in Massie Cemetery.³ He was buried at Massie Cemetery, Alleghany Co., Virginia.³ He was born on June 4, 1919 at Falling Spring, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^4,2 He married Frances Florine Poff, daughter of William Clayton Poff and Wanna Teresa Horn, on April 9, 1943 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^2,3,5 Hansford Rutherford "Hampy" Massie Jr. died on April 14, 2010 at Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 90.^4,1,3

     Her Social Security Number was 230-64-9364.⁶ Wanna May "Talli" Massie was buried at Azalea Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tyrrell Co., North Carolina.^4,7 She was born on December 21, 1945 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^1,8,6,2,3 As of March 13, 1971,her married name was Jones.¹ She married Charles Lewis Jones on March 13, 1971 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,5,4 Wanna May "Talli" Massie died on June 3, 1997 at Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina, at age 51.^8,6 She Wanna ''Talli'' Massie Jones, 51, died Tuesday. Surviving are her husband, Charles L. Jones of Blacksburg, Va; parents, H.R. Massie Sr. and Frances P. Massie of Hot Springs, Va; brother, Hansford R. Massie Jr. of Hot Springs, Va; sister, Betty Cropper of Canton, Ga. The family will receive friends at the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Raleigh, from 7 to 9 p.m. today. A funeral will be conducted there at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Azalea Memorial Gardens, Columbia. on June 4, 1997.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 227-52-4490.⁴ Charles Lewis Jones was buried at Azalea Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tyrrell Co., North Carolina.^3,2 He was born on April 23, 1943 at Columbia, Tyrrell Co., North Carolina.^1,2,4 He married Wanna May "Talli" Massie, daughter of Hansford Rutherford "Hampy" Massie Jr. and Frances Florine Poff, on March 13, 1971 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,5,6 Charles Lewis Jones died on May 20, 2010 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 67.^2,4 He Charles Lewis "Charlie" Jones, 67, of Blacksburg, Va., died Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Columbia, N.C. on April 23, 1943, to the late Sam M. Jones Sr. and Melba Grace Ayres Jones. Charlie was also preceded in death by his wife, Wanna Mae "Talli" Jones. He is survived by his sister, M. Cheryle Jones, New Orleans, La; his brother, S. Marvin Jones Jr. and wife, Nancy, Chesapeake, Va; nephews, Sam M. Jones III, C. Tom Jones and wife, Nancy Carol, all of Chesapeake, Va; stepmother, Lee Jones and daughter, Angie, Columbia, N.C; five great-nieces and nephews, Mattie Grace, Samantha, Abby, Dorian and Noah Jones; 11 aunts and uncles; and numerous cousins. Charlie will be dearly missed by his many friends and family. Charlie graduated from Virginia Tech in 1969 with a degree in architecture. He was a proud "hokie" supporter and loved to tailgate at tech games with his many dear friends in Blacksburg. He was a founding member of the Gourmet Club and was active in a variety of civic organizations including the Blacksburg Humane Society. As a certified architect since 1974, he designed numerous buildings in the Blacksburg and Southwest Virginia area, including Mccoy Funeral Home and the Wheatland Hills Retirement Community as well as several retirement communities in Wise County. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 22, 2010, at 11 a.m. in the Mccoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sebert Rorrer officiating. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until service time prior to the service Saturday at Mccoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg. Funeral services will also be held Sunday, May 23, 2010, at 3 p.m. in the Bryan Funeral Service Chapel, Columbia, N.C. with the family receiving friends from 2 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in the Azalea Memorial Gardens, Columbia, N.C. on May 21, 2010.²

     Jeannette Reeder was born on June 7, 1928.^1,3 As of April 7, 1951,her married name was Poff.¹ She married William Ruben Poff, son of William Clayton Poff and Wanna Teresa Horn, on April 7, 1951 at Lake Co., Ohio.^1,2