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     Roy Lindwood Dowdy Blacksburg, March 22 - Roy L. Dowdy, 38, died today in Oak Hill, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy C. Dowdy; three sons, two brothers, James Robert Dowdy, Marshall Davis Dowdy, Blacksburg; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Davis, Mrs. Mary Ellen Barker, Mrs. Annie Lee Shaver, Blacksburg.⁴ He was buried at Dowdy Cemetery, Toms Creek, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ He was born on August 10, 1914 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^2,3 He married Louise Virginia Rush, daughter of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Rush and Nellie Erva Payne, on February 15, 1934 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ Roy Lindwood Dowdy died on March 22, 1952 at Thurman, Gallia Co., Ohio, at age 37.^3,4,5

     Dolly Jean Leppo was born on November 7, 1923 at Greenmount, Carroll Co., Maryland.² As of circa 1951,her married name was Poff.¹ She married Clayton Wilbur Poff, son of Posey G. Poff and Peginora Era "Pegie" Puckett, circa 1951.^1,2 Dolly Jean Leppo died on June 10, 2023 at Maryland at age 99.² She Dolly Jean Leppo Poff, 93, of Hampstead, Maryland, passed peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2023, surrounded by family. Born November 7, 1929, in Greenmount, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Howell Leppo and the late Elizabeth Mancha Leppo. She was predeceased by her husband Clayton "CW" Wilbur Poff, on August 29, 2020. They were married for 69 years. Dolly grew up working on her family's farm in Greenmount, Maryland. She was a graduate of the Hampstead School Class of 1946. After graduation she worked at Maryland Casualty and another financial institution in Baltimore, Maryland. Dolly and her husband were dairy farmers in Hampstead, Maryland. They raised Black Angus Beef cattle and Holstein dairy cows. Her cooking and baking skills were well known – especially her hand-made pies. She was also a member of the Greenmount United Methodist Church in Hampstead, Maryland and at the time of her death the longest serving member. Most notably she was an amazing wife, great mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Family was very important to her. She always enjoyed getting together during holidays and having crabs in the summer with her family. She was well respected in the community and a member of the Maryland Farm Bureau. She is survived by her children: Ronald Clay Poff and wife Carolyn, Faye Ann Niner and Lou Anne Poff all of Hampstead, Maryland. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 2 step grandchildren along with numerous great-grandchildren. In addition to being predeceased by her husband, Clayton Poff, she was also predeceased by her sisters Ruby Bull, Pearl Leppo, Esther Kopp; step-brother Raymond Leppo and step-sister Evelyn Masimore; and her son-in-law Robert L. Niner. on June 13, 2023.²