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     Howard Ray Wood Sr. was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1019 East Valley Drive, Bristol, Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 413-44-2117.⁵ He was born on May 9, 1931 at Washington Co., Virginia.^1,5,2 He married Doryce Ann Shuttle on June 7, 1954 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^6,3 Howard Ray Wood Sr. died on February 12, 1957 at age 25.^5,2

     Her Social Security Number was 409-54-1141.⁴ Bettie Jane Wood was buried at Glenwood Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum, 839 Bluff City Highway, Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.² Her married name was Stophel.² She married Mack Junior Stophel.² Bettie Jane Wood was born on January 1, 1937 at Bristol, Virginia.^4,5,1,2 She died on October 16, 2001 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 64.^4,5,2 She WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Mrs. Bettie Jane Wood Stophel, 64, of 154 Endsly Ave., died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Stophel was born Jan 1, 1937, in Bristol, Va., to James Franklin Wood and Tiny Jane Mann Wood. A member of Woodland Baptist Church, Mrs. Stophel had attended College Park Baptist Church for the last seven years. She was a faithful member of the Ruth Sunday School Class and the Ann Sprouse Group at College Park Baptist Church. In addition, she was a member of TOPPS Weight Loss of Polo Park. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, she will be greatly missed. In June of 1998, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mack Junior Stophel. Surviving are her daughter, Miss Jeanne Deloris Stophel of Greensboro; her son, Dennis L. Stophel and his wife, Mary Jane, of Winston-Salem; her two grandsons, Billy and Matthew; her two brothers, James Edward Wood and his wife, Myrtle, of Nelsonville, Ohio, David Franklin Wood and his companion, JoAnne Husky of Bristol, Tenn; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Vogler & Sons Reynolds Road Chapel. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at College Park Baptist Church with Rev. Raymond Smith and Rev. Joseph Jennings officiating. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol, Tenn. Pallbearers for Mrs. Stophel will be: Monty R. Wood, Howard R. Wood Jr., Jeff R. Wood, Tim R. Wood, Jamie Wood and Mike Jackson. on October 18, 2001.²

     His Social Security Number was 414-24-8641.⁵ Mack Junior Stophel married Bettie Jane Wood, daughter of James Franklin Wood and Tiney Jane Ellen "Tissy" Mann.² Mack Junior Stophel was born on February 8, 1921 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^1,5,3,4 He died on June 12, 1998 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 77.^5,1,3 He WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Mack Junior Stophel, 77, died Friday, June 12, 1998, at his home. He was a native of Bristol Tennessee and had lived in Winston-Salem since 1963. He was employed by Universal, in Bristol, for 14 years, and retired from Marita Bakery, in Winston-Salem, after 23 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jane Stophel; one daughter, Jeanne Stophel, Winston-Salem; one son, Dennis Stophel, Winston-Salem; three sisters, Mary Alice Hagy, Bristol TN, Kate D. Ritchie, Fond-du-Lac, WI, and Nancy M. Langford, Huntsville, AL; one brother, George D. Stophel, Winston-Salem; two grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. on June 14, 1998.³

     Her Social Security Number was 241-35-1178.⁴ Jeanne Deloris Stophel was born on October 24, 1964 at Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^4,1,5 She died on November 20, 2002 at Salisbury, Rowan Co., North Carolina, at age 38.^4,1

     Myrtle Lee Jessee was buried at Carbon Hill Cemetery, Carbon Hill, Hocking Co., Ohio.¹ Her married name was Wood.¹ She married James Edward Wood, son of James Franklin Wood and Tiney Jane Ellen "Tissy" Mann.¹ Myrtle Lee Jessee was born on December 15, 1930 at Grundy, Buchanan Co., Virginia.¹ She died on October 1, 2016 at Nelsonville, Athens Co., Ohio, at age 85.¹ She Myrtle Lee (Jessee) Wood, age 85, of Nelsonville, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at her residence. Born Dec. 15, 1930 in Grundy, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ross Jackson and Mary Lee (McCracken) Jessee. Myrtle retired from Oak Rubber Company in Ravenna, Ohio. She attended Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Her passions in life were loving her grandchildren, cooking and flowers. She is survived by three daughters, Debra Pritchett of Nelsonville, Ohio, Sandra Geib of Kent, Ohio and Patsy (Martin) Youngblood of Nelsonville, Ohio; one sister, Virginia Milam of Columbus, Ohio; daughter-in-law, Jenny Wood of Blacklick, Ohio; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Wood; two sons, Monty Ray Wood and Eddie Ross Wood; one daughter, Bernadette Wood; one great-granddaughter, Kenzie Belcher; two sisters, Betty Hanshew and Matt Skeens; two brothers, Ralph and Artemis Jessee. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, at Carbon Hill Cemetery, Ohio, with Pastor Dave Sherman officiating. on October 3, 2016.¹