Person Page - 6594

     Thomas Edward Cash Jr. was buried at Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on November 18, 1965 at Lynchburg, Virginia; His gravestone has a birth date of Nov 19, 1965.^2,3,4 He died on November 19, 1965 at Lynchburg, Virginia; His gravestone has a death date of Nov 22, 1965.^2,3

     Marion Eliza Johnson Mrs. Marion Eliza Meeks, 32, wife of Cecil Meeks, died early Friday at her home, 415 Fifth Street. She was a native of Nelson County, a daughter of Norman and Mrs. Hester Johnson. Mrs. Meeks is survived by her husband, two children, Raymond and Louis Meeks; her mother, and the following brothers and sisters: Frank Johnson, Mrs. C. F. Ragland, Miss Louise Johnson, Mrs. H. H. Pickerl, all of Lynchburg, Willie Johnson, Miss Helen Johnson and Mrs. T. F. Canada of Monroe, Andrew Johnson, of Elma, Mrs. R. L. Lambert of Detroit, Mrs. Bertha Dowdy of Shipman and Mrs. Lillie Phillips of Alberene.⁴ She was buried at Gowen-Goolsby Cemetery, Shipman, Nelson Co., Virginia.⁵ She was born on July 4, 1902 at Nelson Co., Virginia.⁶ As of September 27, 1923,her married name was Meeks.¹ She married Cecil Edward Meeks on September 27, 1923 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,6 Marion Eliza Johnson died on June 14, 1935 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 32.⁶

     Cecil Edward Meeks was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 578-38-1529.⁵ He was born on October 8, 1901 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.^2,3,4,5 He married Marion Eliza Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on September 27, 1923 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,6 Cecil Edward Meeks died on April 30, 1991 at age 89.^2,5

     Drury Hardwicke Christian was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 577-14-5835.⁵ He was born on January 28, 1890 at Amherst Co., Virginia; His draft card has a birth year of 1887 and the veteran's records have 1891.^1,4,5,6,7 He married Evangeline Hester Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on February 14, 1920 at Lynchburg, Virginia.¹ Drury Hardwicke Christian and Evangeline Hester Johnson were divorced on March 10, 1931 at Lynchburg, Virginia.² Drury Hardwicke Christian died on October 28, 1974 at Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, at age 84.^4,8,7 He Drury H. Christian, 84, a longtime resident of Bethany Beach, died Oct. 28 at Martinsburg, W. Va., Veterans's Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Christian is survived by his sister, Miss Bessie Christian, Bethany Beach; a son, Drury H. Christian Jr. of Lynchburg, Va; and two grandchildren, also of Lynchburg. Mr. Christian who served in the U.S. Army in World War I was a member of the Merchant Marine before coming to Bethany. on November 7, 1974.⁸

     Drury Hardwicke Christian Jr. was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,5 His Social Security Number was 231-03-9209.⁶ He was born on November 22, 1920 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,2,6,7 He married Virginia Adelaide Wallace on July 18, 1940 at Rustburg, Campbell Co., Virginia.⁸ Drury Hardwicke Christian Jr. and Virginia Adelaide Wallace were divorced in 1942 at Dade Co., Florida.⁹ Drury Hardwicke Christian Jr. married Dorothy Maude Hailey on December 24, 1946 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,8,10 Drury Hardwicke Christian Jr. died on November 25, 1978 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 58.^1,7

     Dorothy Maude Hailey was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.^5,4 Her Social Security Number was 228-24-9273.⁶ She was born on August 12, 1926 at Halifax Co., Virginia.^6,3,4 As of December 24, 1946,her married name was Christian.² She married Drury Hardwicke Christian Jr., son of Drury Hardwicke Christian and Evangeline Hester Johnson, on December 24, 1946 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,2,4 Dorothy Maude Hailey died on December 25, 2007 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 81.^1,6,4 She Dorothy Hailey Christian Neas, 81, of Lynchburg, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at her residence. She is survived by her 2nd husband, Stuart Johnson Neas, Jr. Born in Halifax County, August 12, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Percy Howard Hailey and the late Annie Singleton Hailey. She had retired from L. Oppleman and was a member of College Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Drury Hardwick Christian, Jr., and a son, Drury H. Christian, III. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Jeanne C. Creecy of Hampton and Eleanor Atkins and her husband Jimmy of Lynchburg; two sons, Stephen Neas of Lynchburg and Stuart J. Neas, III and his wife Karen of Forest; two brothers, Stanley Hailey and Clarence "Punch" Hailey, both of Nathalie; six grandchildren; one great grandchild and eight granddogs. Interment followed in Fort Hill Memorial Park. The family would like to thank Karen Neas, Joyce Petrochko and Gentle Shepherd Hospice for the wonderful care provided to Mrs. Neas during her illness. on December 31, 2007.⁴

     Drury Hardwick Christian III was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.⁷ His Social Security Number was 226-66-3327.³ He was born on January 13, 1950 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^8,3,2,4,5 He died on March 7, 1986 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 36.^3,2

     His Social Security Number was 231-38-1685.¹ Randolph Calvin Ragland married Mary Claudette Dillard.⁵ Randolph Calvin Ragland was born on February 3, 1933 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,6 He died on December 7, 1996 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 63.^1,7,2,5 He Ragland, Randolph Calvin - of Lynchburg, died Saturday, December 7, 1996, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Mary Dillard Ragland. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Michele and Stephen Croslin of Knoxville, Cheryl and Andrew Capron of Carriere, Miss., and Rana Ragland-Dedas and Gregory Dedas of Athens, Greece; a son and daughter-in-law, Randolph C. Ragland, Jr. and Lisa Ragland of Wayne, Pa; five grandchildren, Cara Croslin and Hollis Croslin, of Knoxville, Adam Hollowell of Baltimore, Md., Casey Hollowell of Carriere, Miss., and Anthony Capron of Carriere, Miss. on December 8, 1996.⁵