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     James Preston Belt Jr. James Preston Belt Jr., 60, of Savannah died Friday, Aug 17, at St. Joseph/Candler Health System. He was born in Ridgeview, W.Va. and lived in Savannah for the past year, having moved from Hilton Head Island and Conyers, Ga. Mr. Belt was a jazz pianist and vocalist. He was a member of Conyers Presbyterian Church, Coastal Jazz Society, Hilton Head Jazz Society, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and ASCAP. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Adam Preston and Michele Belt of Covington, Ga; two half-sisters, Sheila and Debbie, both of Marmet, W.Va; and several nieces and nephews.³ He was born on September 11, 1940 at Ridgeview, Boone Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Della Mae Kearnes on May 29, 1965 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ James Preston Belt Jr. married Betty Overton on April 25, 1988 at Richmond, Virginia.² James Preston Belt Jr. died on August 17, 2001 at Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, at age 60.^1,3,6

     His Social Security Number was 234-28-9408.⁵ Lamah Mason Sarver was buried at Ross Cemetery, near Rt. 606, east of Rt. 615, Craig Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He was born on July 9, 1895 at Huffman, Craig Co., Virginia; His gravestone has a birth date of Jul 6, 1895.^{1,2,3,6,4,5,7} He married Fonda Lee Jeffries, daughter of Edward Frank Jeffries and Nannie Lee Martin, on August 15, 1923 at Craig Co., Virginia.¹ Lamah Mason Sarver and Fonda Lee Jeffries were divorced on May 18, 1951 at Craig Co., Virginia.⁸ Lamah Mason Sarver died on December 20, 1968 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia, at age 73.^2,3,4

     Jesse Lee Marshall was buried at Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery, 4655 Darbytown Road, Richmond, Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 223-14-6054.⁵ He was born on January 31, 1902 at Grayson Co., Texas.^2,5,3 He married Fonda Lee Jeffries, daughter of Edward Frank Jeffries and Nannie Lee Martin, on June 6, 1961 at Halifax Co., North Carolina.^1,4 Jesse Lee Marshall died on April 7, 1992 at age 90.^2,5

     His Social Security Number was 226-30-4465.² Delancie Eugene Sarver was born on February 15, 1930 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia.^2,6 He married Mary Elizabeth Mitchell on May 23, 1974 at Richmond, Virginia.⁴ Delancie Eugene Sarver died on February 24, 1997 at Henrico Co., Virginia, at age 67.^2,3,7

     Virginia Katherine Sarver was born on August 4, 1925 at Giles Co., Virginia.^2,6,3 As of September 24, 1943,her married name was Poore.² She married Willie Arlin Poore on September 24, 1943 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,7 As of August 15, 1985,her married name was Tedder.² Virginia Katherine Sarver married Stephen Gebert Tedder on August 15, 1985 at Virginia Beach, Virginia.^2,7

     Frances Louise Sarver was buried at Ross Cemetery, near Rt. 606, east of Rt. 615, Craig Co., Virginia.^3,5 She and Hubert Lewis Pate were divorced.³ Frances Louise Sarver was born on June 30, 1937 at Sweet Springs, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,3,5 As of July 24, 1953,her married name was Blakeley.² She married John Allen Blakeley on July 24, 1953 at Richmond, Virginia.² Frances Louise Sarver and John Allen Blakeley were divorced on June 29, 1960 at Chesterfield Co., Virginia.⁶ As of August 23, 1961,her married name was Pate.² Frances Louise Sarver married Hubert Lewis Pate on August 23, 1961 at Richmond, Virginia.² Frances Louise Sarver died on June 7, 1966 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 28.^3,5

     Her Social Security Number was 233-38-9024.² Talma Christine Sarver was buried at Westhampton Memorial Park, 10000 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe, Henrico Co., Virginia.^7,8 She was born on March 3, 1928 at Craig Co., Virginia.^4,9 As of August 9, 1946,her married name was Smoot.³ She married Leonard Frank Smoot on August 9, 1946 at Richmond, Virginia.^7,3 Talma Christine Sarver died on April 29, 2000 at Chesterfield Co., Virginia, at age 72.^2,7,9,10 She Talma C. Smoot passed away April 29, 2000. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Smoot ; and is survived by three daughters, Cathy Conwell, Chris Harvell and Betty Martin; one sister, Virginia Tedder; four grandchildren, Tammy Howard and her husband, Mark, Frank Harvell and his wife, Lisa, and Lisa and Michael Conwell; four great-grandchildren, Joshua Conwell, Kylie and Zoe Howard, and Kayla Harvell; and her extended family of Ginter Hall South. Interment in Westhampton Memorial Park. on April 30, 2000.⁷

     Leonard Frank Smoot was buried at Westhampton Memorial Park, 10000 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe, Henrico Co., Virginia.^2,6,5 His Social Security Number was 245-10-2304.⁷ He was born on May 31, 1917 at Elkin, Surry Co., North Carolina.^7,8,3,4,5 He married Talma Christine Sarver, daughter of Lamah Mason Sarver and Fonda Lee Jeffries, on August 9, 1946 at Richmond, Virginia.^1,9 Leonard Frank Smoot died on July 5, 1992 at Midlothian, Chesterfield Co., Virginia, at age 75.^7,6,4,5 He Leonard F. Smoot (Frank), 75, of Richmond, died Sunday, July 5, 1992. He is survived by his wife, Talma C. Smoot; three daughters, Cathy Conwell, Seattle, WA; Chris Harvell and Betty Martin, both of Richmond; two sons-in-law, Randy Harrell, Richmond, and Howard Conwell, Seattle, WA; one brother, Claude Smoot, Boynton Beach, FL; four grandchildren, Lisa and Michael Conwell, Seattle, WA, Tammy Howard and Frank Harvell, both of Richmond. Mr. Smoot was a member of Southampton Baptist Church. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. on July 6, 1992.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 227-46-0721.¹ Hubert Lewis Pate was buried at Hilltop Cemetery, Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia.³ He PIPESTEM — Hubert L. “Sonny” Pate, 67, died 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, following a long illness. Born Dec. 14, 1938, in Richmond, Va., he was the son of Mildred Eleanor Parker Pate Fore of Amelia, Va., and the late Samuel Jackson Pate. Sonny had lived most of his life in Summers County, he was a retired mechanic for the Summers County Board of Education, he was a member of the Hinton Masonic Lodge, the Beni Kedem Shrine Temple at Charleston and a member of the Marantha Baptist Church at Princeton. He was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Folland. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Virginia “Ginger” Deaver Pate; two daughters, Michelle Pate Gibson and husband, Claude, of Fredericksburg, Va., and Susan Sears Powell of Pipestem; a son, Steve Sears of Pipestem; five grandchildren, David Michael Patrick, Virginia “Ginny” Powell, Victoria “Tori” Powell, Hanna Nichole Gibson and Sarah Elizabeth Gibson; a great niece, Cyann Shaffer, and a great nephew, Ian Shaffer, both of Bluefield; a brother, Claude C. “Lucky” Mann of Richmond, Va; a sister, Judy Martin of Waynesboro, Va; a aunt, Florence G. Woody of Richmond, Va., and several cousins in Woodbridge, Va. Burial will follow in Hilltop cemetery near Hinton.⁴ He and Frances Louise Sarver were divorced.⁵ Hubert Lewis Pate was born on December 14, 1938 at Richmond, Virginia.^6,1,2,3,4 He married Frances Louise Sarver, daughter of Lamah Mason Sarver and Fonda Lee Jeffries, on August 23, 1961 at Richmond, Virginia.⁶ Hubert Lewis Pate died on March 29, 2006 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 67.^1,7,3,4

     His Social Security Number was 228-16-2530.⁶ Willie Arlin Poore was buried at Maury Cemetery, 2700 Maury Street, Richmond, Virginia.^1,3 He was born on September 12, 1919 at Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4,5,6 He married Virginia Katherine Sarver, daughter of Lamah Mason Sarver and Fonda Lee Jeffries, on September 24, 1943 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,3 Willie Arlin Poore died on September 28, 1981 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 62.^1,3

     Everett Lee Jeffreys was buried at Huffman Memorial Park (also known as Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery), above the fish hatchery, Rt. 42, Craig Co., Virginia.^2,7,9 His Social Security Number was 226-12-1839.³ He was born on April 18, 1919 at Simmonsville, Craig Co., Virginia.^{1,2,3,4,5,7,8} He married Dollie Mae Myers on March 27, 1948 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,9,10 Everett Lee Jeffreys died on October 10, 2000 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 81.^{2,3,11,5,6,7,9} He JEFFREYS, Everett L., 81, of New Castle, departed this life on Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at the Virginia Veterans Care Center, where he had resided for the past four years after suffering a stroke. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Surviving are his wife of fifty two years, Dollie Myers Jeffreys; a son, Gary W. Jeffreys, and daughter-in-law, Judy F. Jeffreys of Salem; a grandson, Michael W. Jeffreys of Arlington; a granddaughter, Lisa C. Jeffreys of Salem; and a sister, Virginia S. Tedder of Richmond. He was a veteran of WW II, honorably discharged as Tech/ Sergeant. He retired from A.B. Burton Construction Company of Lynchburg. He was a faithful member of Bethel United Methodist Church, Route 42, of the Sinking Creek Valley. Graveside services will be conducted at Huffman Memorial Park with Dr. Thomas Au officiating. on October 12, 2000.⁹

     Dollie Mae Myers was buried at Huffman Memorial Park (also known as Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery), above the fish hatchery, Rt. 42, Craig Co., Virginia.^4,3 Her Social Security Number was 226-28-0630.² She was born on May 29, 1924 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia.^1,4,2 As of March 27, 1948,her married name was Jeffreys.¹ She married Everett Lee Jeffreys, son of Fonda Lee Jeffries, on March 27, 1948 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,5,3 Dollie Mae Myers died on May 25, 2003 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia, at age 78.^4,2,6,3 She JEFFREYS, Dollie Myers, 78, of New Castle, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2003. She is preceded in death by her husband Everett L. Jeffreys and brother Hezzie J. Myers. Survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Gary W. and Judy Jeffreys; grandson, Michael W. Jeffreys; granddaughter, Lisa C. Jeffreys; sister, Iola M. Carper; brothers, Kenneth M. Myers, Jesse J. Myers, Jr; special niece, Patricia M. Alley; also several other nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at Huffman Memorial Park with Rev. Emory Tarpley and Dr. Ernie Johnson officiating. on May 27, 2003.³

     Stephen Gebert Tedder was buried at Old Beulah Cemetery, Kenly, Johnston Co., North Carolina.^2,3,4 His Social Security Number was 244-22-1160.⁵ He was born on February 7, 1919 at North Carolina.^1,2,5,3 He married Virginia Katherine Sarver, daughter of Lamah Mason Sarver and Fonda Lee Jeffries, on August 15, 1985 at Virginia Beach, Virginia.^1,3 Stephen Gebert Tedder died on December 27, 1985 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 66.^2,3,4 He Stephen G. Tedder of Richmond died at his home December 27, 1985. He is survived by Zelda M. Tedder, the of his three children, Wanda Sue Tedder Garrett, Steven Gerald Tedder and Durwood E. Tedder; his son-in-law, James Larry Garret; five sisters, Mary Lee Langley, Alease Collier, Juanita S. Boswell, Jean Capps, Henrietta Andrews; three brothers, Paul V. Tedder, Marvin E. Tedder, Raymond C. Tedder; four grandchildren, Deena Sue Garrett, Donna Dawn Tedder, Stephanie Shawn Tedder, Robert Matthew Garrett; step-daughter, L. Mae Ferrell; stepsons, Charles M., Billy R., Johnny M. and Elijah M. (Pete) Capps; several step granddaughters and step grandsons. Interment at Old Beulah Church, Kenly, NC. on December 28, 1985.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 229-86-6270.³ Debra Jean Poore Debra J. Poore departed this life on May 13, 2000 at her home. She is survived by her mother, Virginia Tedder; two brothers, William and Jack; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Willie A. Poore, and sister, Arlene Crews.⁵ She was buried at Maury Cemetery, 2700 Maury Street, Richmond, Virginia.¹ She was born on January 22, 1956 at Richmond, Virginia.^1,2,3 She died on May 13, 2000 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 44.^1,3,6,4

     Arlene Frances Poore was buried at Maury Cemetery, 2700 Maury Street, Richmond, Virginia.^3,5,7 She was born on November 15, 1945 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,3,4,5 As of September 26, 1964,her married name was Crews.¹ She married Richard Otis Crews Jr. on September 26, 1964 at Richmond, Virginia.^1,7 Arlene Frances Poore and Richard Otis Crews Jr. were divorced on June 2, 1981 at Richmond, Virginia.² Arlene Frances Poore died on September 2, 1995 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 49.^3,5,7 She Arlene P. Crews, 49, of Richmond, died September 2, 1995. She is survived by her husband, Richard Crews; daughter, Kimberley Duffey; son, Paul Crews; grandson, Lee; mother, Virginia Tedder; sister, Debbie Poore; two brothers, Willliam and Jack Poore; all of Richmond; several nieces and nephews; and a devoted friend, Eugene (Mike) Roberts. Interment Maury Cemetery. on September 4, 1995.⁷