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     His Social Security Number was 244-03-7885.⁴ Harry Thomas Yeatts was born on February 29, 1904 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; The SSDI has a birth date of Feb 28, 1904.^2,3,4 He married Minnie K. Bryant, daughter of Robert Bibbs Bryant and Nannie Alice Yeatts, on December 28, 1925 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.¹ Harry Thomas Yeatts died on March 20, 1976 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 72.³

     His Social Security Number was 245-30-4298.³ Lennis Elwood Yeatts was born on November 26, 1926 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^3,5,7 He married Guynell Dorthia McIntyre on January 9, 1950 at Queens, Queens Co., New York.⁴ Lennis Elwood Yeatts and Guynell Dorthia McIntyre were divorced on October 15, 1973 at Columbia Co., Florida.⁶ Lennis Elwood Yeatts married Nancy Lee Purner on January 16, 1976 at Columbia Co., Florida.^8,9 Lennis Elwood Yeatts died on February 14, 1979 at Columbia Co., Florida, at age 52.^3,5,7

     His Social Security Number was 239-44-4019.² Arnold Wade Yeatts was born on June 20, 1929 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^2,3 He died on July 25, 1977 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 48.^2,3

     Robert Thomas "Bobby" Yeatts was buried at Reidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes Street, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.⁴ His Social Security Number was 244-42-2830.² He was born on June 8, 1931 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^2,3,4 He married Lee Church Dancy on August 30, 1980 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina.⁵ Robert Thomas "Bobby" Yeatts died on July 3, 1988 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 57.^2,3,4

     Joel Ray "Joe" Yeatts was buried at Reidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes Street, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 241-52-4665.² He was born on June 5, 1936 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^2,4 He died on August 18, 1967 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 31; Shot by an unknown assailant.²

     Jacob Thomas Yeatts was buried at Yeatts Cemetery, off Piney Road, Gretna, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.² He was born on February 26, 1852 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Dalton on January 4, 1872 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.³ Jacob Thomas Yeatts died on June 25, 1928 at Pigg River, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, at age 76.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Dalton was buried at Yeatts Cemetery, off Piney Road, Gretna, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.² She was born in 1853.² As of January 4, 1872,her married name was Yeatts.¹ She married Jacob Thomas Yeatts, son of William David Yeatts and Mary B. Lipford, on January 4, 1872 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.¹ Mary Elizabeth Dalton died in 1923.²

     Charlie Jack Yeatts was buried at Wolf Island Church Cemetery, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.¹ He married Hester V. Pickral.¹ Charlie Jack Yeatts was born on May 12, 1879 at Virginia.¹ He died on August 3, 1949 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 70.¹

     Hester V. Pickral was buried at Wolf Island Church Cemetery, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.¹ Her married name was Yeatts.¹ She married Charlie Jack Yeatts, son of Jacob Thomas Yeatts and Mary Elizabeth Dalton.¹ Hester V. Pickral was born on March 23, 1885 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.¹ She died on July 3, 1962 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 77.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 243-30-9264.³ Guynell Dorthia McIntyre was born on August 1, 1924 at Rutherford Co., North Carolina.^3,2 As of January 9, 1950,her married name was Yeatts.¹ She married Lennis Elwood Yeatts, son of Harry Thomas Yeatts and Minnie K. Bryant, on January 9, 1950 at Queens, Queens Co., New York.¹ Guynell Dorthia McIntyre and Lennis Elwood Yeatts were divorced on October 15, 1973 at Columbia Co., Florida.⁴ Guynell Dorthia McIntyre died on April 1, 2008 at Florida at age 83.³

     Her Social Security Number was 215-30-5431.³ Nancy Lee Purner was buried at Bethel Cemetery, 312 Bethel Cemetery Road, Chesapeake City, Cecil Co., Maryland.⁴ She Nancy Lee Purner Yeatts, 78, of Elkton, MD, passed away April 23, 2013 at Laurelwood Nursing Center. Born in Elkton on October 3, 1934, Nancy was the daughter of the late William and Adeline Crawford Purner. She was a waitress for many years at Schaefer’s Canal House and also worked for a time as a greeter at Walmart. She enjoyed bowling and also played bingo. She loved her dogs who kept her company wherever she went. She is survived by her daughter Donna Lee Ward and her husband William of Baltimore; a brother Robert C. Purner and his wife Lois of West Chester, PA; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Lennis and her son, William Purner and her sister Mary Gillis.² She was born on October 3, 1934 at Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.^2,3 As of January 16, 1976,her married name was Yeatts.¹ She married Lennis Elwood Yeatts, son of Harry Thomas Yeatts and Minnie K. Bryant, on January 16, 1976 at Columbia Co., Florida.^1,2 Nancy Lee Purner died on April 23, 2013 at Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland, at age 78.^2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 241-90-6385.² Lennell Iris Yeatts was born on August 6, 1951 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^1,2 She died on April 30, 2009 at Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida, at age 57.²

     Dewey Hopson Tanksley was buried at Payneton UM Church Cemetery, Whittles, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 226-24-6430.⁵ He was born on April 20, 1900 at Gretna, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,5 He married Cordie Bryant, daughter of Robert Bibbs Bryant and Nannie Alice Yeatts, on February 16, 1924 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 Dewey Hopson Tanksley died on December 18, 1987 at Gretna, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, at age 87.^2,3

     William Robert Tanksley was buried at Payneton UM Church Cemetery, Whittles, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.² He was born on May 20, 1925 at Whittles Depot, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^2,4,5 He died on August 18, 1945 at Danville, Virginia, at age 20.^2,3,6 He William Robert Tanksley, seaman second class, died Saturday afternoon at 5:18 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in Danville where he was carried following an auto wreck caused by a blowout in one of tires. The 20-year old sailor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Tanksely, had come home for the weekend from the Navy Air Station at Norfolk. His automobile had a blowout and lurched to a sudden stop on the side of the road, four miles south of Gretna. He died a few hours later. Surviving are the parents, two brothers, Calvin Tanksely, and Dewey Tanksely, Jr., and a sister, Miss Ruby Tanksely. on August 20, 1945.⁶

     Calvin Carlyle Tanksley was buried at Payneton UM Church Cemetery, Whittles, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^2,7 His Social Security Number was 228-36-4103.¹⁰ He was born on August 5, 1927 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^2,4,5,6,11,7 He died on December 21, 2004 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 77.^{2,6,10,5,11,7} He GRETNA - Calvin Carlyle Tanksley, 77, of Gretna, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in the Veterans Medical Center in Salem. Born Aug. 5, 1927, in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Dewey H. Tanksley and Cordie Bryant Tanksley. Mr. Tanksley was predeceased by a brother, William Robert Tanksley. He was a retired supervisor with the Lane Company, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of American Legion Post 232 and was of the Christian faith. He is survived by a brother, Dewey "Jack" Tanksley of Chase City and a sister, Ruby Payne of Gretna. Burial followed in Payneton United Methodist Church Cemetry. on December 28, 2004.⁷

     Dewey Edward Tanksley was buried at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, 2526 New Hope Road, Skipwith, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on December 19, 1929 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^2,5 He married Mona Beryl Booth on June 4, 1951 at Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.⁴ Dewey Edward Tanksley died on May 5, 2015 at Chase City, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia, at age 85.^2,3 He Dewey E. “Jack” Tanksley, age 85, of Chase City, died May 5, 2015. He was a retired employee of Mecklenburg Electric Corporative, a member of New Hope Baptist Church where he was an honorary lifetime deacon, an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of American Legion Post 43, served on the board of directors for Mecklenburg Country Club and was a member of the Chase City Ruritan Club. He was preceded in death by a son, Phil Tanksley, and is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mona Tanksley; daughters Lisa Tanksley of Chase City, Lori Dawson and husband Dwight of South Boston and Angela Arrington and husband Gary of Bedford; his sister, Ruby Payne, of Gretna; grandchildren Tori Dawson, Logan Arrington and Bryce Arrington. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2015, at New Hope Baptist Church with the Revs. Mike Reynolds and Roger Wilcher officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with full military honors by American Legion Post 43. on May 7, 2015.³

     Ruby Earline Tanksley Ruby Tanksley Payne of Gretna, passed away June 20, 2015, in South Carolina at the home of her daughter, Pattie Meade of SC. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Payne had been employed by the Gretna Building Supply and Chatham Building Supply. She was a member of Gretna Pentecostal Holiness Church where she served her Lord as bookkeeper for over 25 years. She was preceded in death by her parents Dewey and Cordie Tanksley, three brothers, Billy and Calvin Tanksley of Gretna and Dewey E. “Jack” Tanksley of Chase City and a son, Edward Lee Payne Jr. of Amherst, VA. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Gail D. Payne of Amherst, a daughter, Pattie P. Meade (Vern) of Sumter, S.C; and three dearly loved grandsons, James “Jamey” D. Gowdy, Jr. (Laura) of Sumter, SC, Edward Lee Payne, III of Roanoke, VA and Matthew Hunter Payne of Richmond, VA. Interment to follow in the Payneton United Methodist Church Cemetery.⁶ She was buried at Payneton UM Church Cemetery, Whittles, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.⁶ She was born on August 21, 1932 at Gretna, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^2,3 As of February 17, 1951,her married name was Payne.⁷ She married Edward Lee Payne Sr. on February 17, 1951 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.⁷ Ruby Earline Tanksley and Edward Lee Payne Sr. were divorced on September 29, 1965 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.² Ruby Earline Tanksley died on June 20, 2015 at South Carolina at age 82.⁶

     Edward Lee Payne Sr. was buried at Payne Cemetery, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.⁶ His Social Security Number was 227-32-6774.³ He was born on May 26, 1930 at Danville, Virginia.^1,7,2,3,4,5 He married Ruby Earline Tanksley, daughter of Dewey Hopson Tanksley and Cordie Bryant, on February 17, 1951 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.¹ Edward Lee Payne Sr. and Ruby Earline Tanksley were divorced on September 29, 1965 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.² Edward Lee Payne Sr. died on May 11, 1993 at Alachua Co., Florida, at age 62.^7,3,4,8

     Phillip Bane "Phil" Tanksley was buried at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, 2526 New Hope Road, Skipwith, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on June 25, 1954 at Danville, Virginia.^2,4 He died on May 19, 1971 at South Boston, Halifax Co., Virginia, at age 16; Died in an auto accident.²