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     Michael Eugene Lee Michael Eugene Lee, 67, of Madison Heights, died on Monday, June 3, 2019, after a short battle with renal cancer. Born September 28,1951, Mike was a son of the late Aubrey Eugene Lee and the late Doris Faye Ewers Lee. Mike is survived by his wife, Adelaide Draper Lee, and their children Elizabeth Lee and Draper Lee and his wife, Amanda, and their children, Aubrey and Mackenzie. Mike is also survived by his daughter Michelle Lee and her children, Dylan and Lauren. Mike is survived by brothers Randall Lee, and Eric Lee and his wife , Jennifer, nephews, Daniel Lee, and his wife Casey, and Adam Lee and niece Alaina Lee. Mike was an avid lover of the James River and the outdoors. He passed that love along to his children and all who interacted with him. He also had a passion for genealogy and for local Civil War and WWII history. Mike and Adelaide recently moved back to the family land where Mike grew up. He loved sharing stories and the history of the property. His German Shorthaired Pointer, Annabelle, was his constant companion. A funeral will be held at the Ewers’ Family Cemetery located at the end of S. Hillcrest Dr.⁴ He was buried at Ewers Family Cemetery, South Hillcrest Drive, Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on September 28, 1951 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^2,4,6 He married Audrey Lynn Durham on October 7, 1972 at Eden, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^3,5 Michael Eugene Lee and Audrey Lynn Durham were divorced on December 9, 1977 at Amherst Co., Virginia.³ Michael Eugene Lee married Adelaide Louise Draper on October 27, 1990 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^2,4 Michael Eugene Lee died on June 3, 2019 at Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia, at age 67.⁴

     William Radford Viar was buried at Viar Family Cemetery, Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia.^3,1 He was born on April 18, 1883; His gravestone has a birth year of 1884.^3,1,2 He married Willie Pinkerton Smith, daughter of Alfred Pinkerton Smith and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Goings, circa 1911; From the Grace Viar death certificate.^4,5 William Radford Viar died on March 25, 1940 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 56.^3,1

     His Social Security Number was 231-07-6369.² Cecil Pinkelton Viar was born on December 18, 1918 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,1,2,3 He married Evelyn Addie Gunter on March 28, 1937 at Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia.^4,1 Cecil Pinkelton Viar died on July 29, 1994 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 75.^1,2,5,6

     Her Social Security Number was 226-03-2834.³ Evelyn Addie Gunter was born on November 9, 1917 at Amherst Co., Virginia.^2,3 As of March 28, 1937,her married name was Viar.¹ She married Cecil Pinkelton Viar, son of William Radford Viar and Willie Pinkerton Smith, on March 28, 1937 at Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia.^1,4 Evelyn Addie Gunter died on December 6, 2007 at Florida at age 90.³

     Ralph Hunter Viar Sr. was buried at Virginia Memorial Park, Forest, Bedford Co., Virginia.^3,6 His Social Security Number was 231-12-1756.⁷ He was born on June 19, 1911 at Roanoke, Virginia; His death certificate has a birth year of 1912.^3,5,7 He married Mary Dona Meacham on December 24, 1936 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^2,3,4 Ralph Hunter Viar Sr. died on December 29, 1979 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 68.³

     Homer Harris Viar was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.^6,4 His Social Security Number was 228-10-1491.⁷ He was born on October 28, 1914 at Amherst Co., Virginia.^2,4,7,5,8 He married Freddie Victoria Brightwell on February 18, 1939 at Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 Homer Harris Viar died on November 4, 1973 at Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia, at age 59.⁴

     Mary Dona Meacham was buried at Virginia Memorial Park, Forest, Bedford Co., Virginia.^4,2 She Mary Meacham Viar, 99, of Madison Heights passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ralph Hunter Viar, Sr. Born November 22, 1917, in Monroe, she was the daughter of the late Elijah Carroll Meacham and the late Mabel Bessie Floyd Meacham Marsh. Mary was also the stepdaughter of the late Lester Randall Marsh. Mary was a retired seamstress for the Genesco Company and a member of Randolph Memorial Baptist Church. She was the oldest and active member of the Rebekah Lodge, where she was a member for 81 years. Mary was also a member of the LAPM. In addition to her husband and parents, Mary was preceded in death by three sisters, Bernice Meacham Jennings, Edith Meacham Hume, and Helen Marsh Lefler; and one son-in-law, Carlton A. Tomlin, Sr. Mary is survived by four children, Ralph Hunter Viar, Jr. and his wife, Marjorie of Madison Heights, Shirley V. Wilson and her husband, Page of Brookneal, Diane Viar Tomlin of Madison Heights, and Kay Viar Layne and her husband, Robert L. of Amherst; 14 grandchildren,18 great grandchildren, 20 great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment will follow at Virginia Memorial Park.² She was born on November 22, 1917 at Monroe, Amherst Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 As of December 24, 1936,her married name was Viar.¹ She married Ralph Hunter Viar Sr., son of William Radford Viar and Willie Pinkerton Smith, on December 24, 1936 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,5,2 Mary Dona Meacham died on January 7, 2017 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 99.²

     Grace Viar was born on February 13, 1917 at Elon, Amherst Co., Virginia.^1,2 She died on February 23, 1917 at Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia.²

     Carlton Andrew Tomlin Sr. was buried at Briarwood Memorial Gardens, Amherst, Amherst Co., Virginia.^4,6 His Social Security Number was 227-52-9281.⁵ He was born on August 21, 1940 at Amherst Co., Virginia.^2,3,5,6 He married Clara Diane Viar, daughter of Ralph Hunter Viar Sr. and Mary Dona Meacham, on October 5, 1960 at Monroe, Amherst Co., Virginia.^1,2,6 Carlton Andrew Tomlin Sr. died on January 8, 1992 at Madison Heights, Amherst Co., Virginia, at age 51.^5,6,7