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     Shelby Jean Carper was buried at Smith County Memorial Gardens, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee.² She was born on October 9, 1938 at Looneyville, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of July 15, 1961,her married name was Long.¹ She married Leonard LeRoy Long, son of Newman Everment Long and Texanna Lawrence, on July 15, 1961 at Summersville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.¹ Shelby Jean Carper died on October 16, 2012 at McMinnville, Warren Co., Tennessee, at age 74.²

     His Social Security Number was 232-60-5726.⁴ Thomas William Meadows was buried at Van Dyke Grove Cemetery, Paris, Henry Co., Tennessee.^2,3 He was born on June 12, 1938 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,3,2 He married Carolyn J. Stapleton on March 10, 1960.^2,5 Thomas William Meadows died on May 5, 2013 at Puryear, Henry Co., Tennessee, at age 74.^4,3,2 He The funeral for retired railroad worker Thomas William Meadows of Puryear will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home. Bobby Campbell of Central Point Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Van Dyke Grove Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be after noon Saturday. Meadows, 74, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at his residence. Born June 12, 1938, in Sophia, W.Va ., he was a son of the late Steven and Mary Furrow Meadows. His wife, Carolyn J. Stapleton Meadows, preceded him in death. They were married on March 10, 1960. Meadows served in the U.S. Air Force and worked and retired from N&W Railroad. A family member said he was an avid hunter and outdoorsman and loved gardening and antique cars. He leaves two sons: Matt (Michelle) Meadows of Paris and Stephen (Jada) Meadows of Kentucky; five sisters: Shirley Boyce and Grace McCoy, both of Augusta, W.Va ., Stephana Robbins of Murfreesboro, Geraldine Berg of Petersburg, W.Va ., and Claudette Tribble of PawPaw, W.Va ; one brother: Donald Meadows of Peru, Ind; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Two brothers, Rodney and Ronald Meadows, also preceded him in death. on May 8, 2013.²

     Carolyn J. Stapleton was buried at Ever Rest Memorial Park, Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana.² She was born on August 20, 1935 at Menifee Co., Kentucky.² As of March 10, 1960,her married name was Meadows.¹ She married Thomas William Meadows, son of Steve Thomas Meadows and Mary Jane Hatfield Furrow, on March 10, 1960.^1,2 Carolyn J. Stapleton died on August 27, 2000 at Peru Township, Miami Co., Indiana, at age 65.²