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     Walter Milton Correll Jr. was born on March 1, 1961 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 He married Debra Jean Parcell, daughter of Everett Vance Parcell Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Stump, on April 4, 1984 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Walter Milton Correll Jr. died on January 4, 1996 at Jarratt, Greensville Co., Virginia, at age 34.^3,4 He Walter M. Correll Jr., convicted in the 1985 abduction, robbery and murder of a Roanoke man, died by lethal injection Thursday night in the state's death chamber. A last-minute appeal for clemency to Gov. George F. Allen was denied shortly after 8 p.m., and Correll, 34, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m. Correll, who had an IQ of 68, had no final statement. He met with clergy during the day. While in prison, Correll had converted to Catholicism, his lawyers said. Correll was convicted of capital murder for the Aug. 11, 1985, slaying of Charles W. Bousman Jr. Three men stole Bousman's car in Roanoke, stuffing him in the trunk. He was taken to a wooded area in nearby Franklin County, robbed and stabbed to death. The two other defendants, John Dalton and Richard Reynolds, testified that Correll killed Bousman by twice throwing a knife in his chest. But Correll's lawyers contend that Dalton and Reynolds, who were friends of above-average intelligence, blamed Correll for the killing to escape the death penalty for their own acts. The only way Correll could receive a death sentence was if the court found that he struck the fatal blow. Correll confessed to police that he stabbed Bousman, but his attorneys contend the confession was tainted because his request for a lawyer before questioning was denied. Last year, U.S. District Judge James C. Turk ordered a new trial for Correll, writing that "this court cannot imagine a more deliberate and egregious violation of (the right to counsel) than exists in this case.'' The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Turk's ruling, saying the outcome of Correll's trial would have been the same even if a constitutional error occurred. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to postpone the execution and denied a formal appeal. Correll's execution was the 30th in Virginia since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Dalton and Reynolds entered plea agreements and are both are serving prison terms. on January 5, 1996.⁴

     Karen Sue Parcell was buried at Roanoke City Cemetery, Conyer Springs, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 She was born on March 31, 1965 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3 She died on April 7, 1965 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ She Karen Sue Parcell, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Vance Parcell of 2111 Moorman Road, NW, died Wednesday night in a local hospital. Surviving are two half brothers, Gary Lee and Allen Dale Musser; two half sisters, Sherron Elaine and Tina Louise Musser, all of the home. Graveside service will be at City Cemetery, Coyners Springs. on April 9, 1965.²

     Her Social Security Number was 229-98-0231.² Cathy Gail Drumwright was born on October 4, 1963 at Farmville, Prince Edward Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4 As of September 9, 1985,her married name was Obenchain.¹ She married Richard Lee "Rick" Obenchain, son of Lewis Dale Obenchain and Lucille Ann Dodson, on September 9, 1985 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Cathy Gail Drumwright and Richard Lee "Rick" Obenchain were divorced on May 23, 1994 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ Cathy Gail Drumwright died on October 26, 2004 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 41.^2,6,7,5 She Cathy Gail Drumwright Obenchain, 41, of Roanoke, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 26, 2004. She was preceded in death by her parents, William B. and Barbara F. Drumwright. Her surviving family includes her daughters, Danielle E. Obenchain and Candice B. Obenchain; grandson, Adam Peters; brothers, William D. Drumwright, James A. Drumwright, and Phillip M. Fitzgerald; sisters, Becky Linn and husband, Paul Peters and Sherrill D. Vaught; a loving spouse, Mark Weeks; and mother-in-law, Gisele Weeks; several nieces and nephews. on October 28, 2004.⁵