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     Melissa Ann Smith was buried at Fairmont Baptist Church Cemetery, intersection of Rt. 643 & Rt. 739, Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,2 She was born on April 3, 1973 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 She died on April 7, 1973 at Charlottesville, Virginia.^1,2

     William Stuart Herron was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^2,6,4,5 His Social Security Number was 230-05-2007.⁷ He was born on May 6, 1912 at Wytheville, Wythe Co., Virginia.^3,6,4,5,8,7 He married Mary Blondine Rierson, daughter of Berkley Allen Rierson and Annie Jane Randolph, on March 6, 1950 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.¹ William Stuart Herron and Mary Blondine Rierson were divorced on January 11, 1955 at Roanoke, Virginia.⁹ William Stuart Herron died on May 8, 1974 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 62.^2,6,4,5,8 He William Stuart Herron, age 62, of 521 Elm Ave., SW, passed away Wednesday night in a Salem hospital. Mr. Herron was employed by Orkin Exterminating Company of Roanoke. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Herron of Roanoke; two brothers, Israel Herron and James H. Herron, both of Roanoke; six sisters, Mrs. Julia A. Tilson and Mrs. Mabel Clark, both of Richmond; Mrs. Mary McMaster of Montvale; Mrs. Elizabeth Bandy and Mrs. Ruth Greenway, both of Roanoke. Interment in Evergreen. on May 10, 1974.²

     Shannon Leigh Schaaff was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1300 Mountain View Road, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 228-08-7348.² Her married name was Perkins.¹ She married Unknown Perkins.¹ Shannon Leigh Schaaff was born on September 30, 1975.² She died on February 21, 2001 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 25.^1,2,3 She PERKINS, Shannon Leigh, 25, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2001 after a lifelong courageous battle with Cystic Fibrosis. She was a graduate of Staunton River High School, Class of 1993, attended Virginia Western Community College and had chosen to pursue a career in child care. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandmothers, Iva Wertz and Otis Wilson, and a very special friend, Rhonda Shelor. Surviving are her parents, Bobby and Genie Schaaff; her boyfriend, Mike Cook, all of Roanoke; grandparents, Virgil and Ruby Wilson of Boones Mill, Jimmy and Lola Schaaff of Roanoke; and a number of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. Shannon was a very special person, always putting others first and will be sadly missed and forever loved. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. on February 24, 2001.¹