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     Floyd Stephen Hayes was buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, Dillon Co., South Carolina.^2,1 He was born on August 9, 1893 at South Carolina.² He married Ruth Houchins, daughter of Booker Otto Houchins and Clara A. Perry, on December 23, 1929 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Floyd Stephen Hayes died on December 3, 1961 at Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., North Carolina, at age 68.^1,2 He Floyd S. Hayes, 61, lifelong resident of the Oak Grove community, Dillon County, died Sunday night in Veteran's Hospital, Fayetteville, N.C. Interment in Magnolia Cemetery with Masonic rites. Mr. Hayes was a son of the late Stephen P. and Annie McDowell Hayes. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth Houchins Hayes; one sister, Mrs. Arch Carter of Latta, and six brothers, John Conley, K. C., Arthur, Clifford, Clyde and Gary Hayes of Latta. Mr. Hayes was a Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Eastern Star. on December 6, 1961.¹

     Herman Clinton Houchins was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He was born on September 12, 1910 at Page, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,5 He married Lorene Jones on May 29, 1932 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,6,5,7 Herman Clinton Houchins died on February 7, 1948 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 37.^2,5 He Herman C. Houchins, 37, died at 3 p.m. yesterday of a self-inflicted wound at his home, 917 Neville Street, said police. Officers, who were called immediately, said Houchins was alone in the house at the time with his eldest son, Herman C. Houchins, Jr., and had asked the youth to bring him some paper on which to write a letter. The youth, police said, brought the writing paper and retired to the bathroom where he heard the shot fro a .32 caliber pistol. He called the police immediately. Effects found on the dead man’s person included a note enclosedin a check, asking the youth to go to the bank, cash the check, and give the money to Mrs. Houchins. Whether this note was the one Houchins wrote before the tragedy could not be learned. According to members of his family, Houchins had not been well for about one year and had been despondent lately. His wife, Mrs. Loraine Jones Houchins, and the two younger children, Allen Marshall, 7, and Mary Ellen, 5, were in Orlando, Fla., at the time of the death. Mrs. Houchins had taken them there on advice of physicians, who said they were suffering from Bright’s Disease. She and the two children were enroute home by airplane last night. According to representatives of the Keyser Funeral Home, where the body was taken, the bullet entered the body at the temple. Houchins was owner of the Farm Market, 100 South Oakwood Avenue, and formerly had been connected with the Department of Public Assistance, Beckley office. He was born Sept. 12, 1910, at Page, and was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors, in addition to his wife and children, include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Houchins, 108 Ford Street; one brother, Woodward W. Houchins, of Alexandria, Va; and one sister, Mrs. Floyd Hayes, of Nichols, S.C. on February 8, 1948.⁵

     Lorene Jones was buried at Restwood Memorial Gardens, Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia.^3,2 Her Social Security Number was 217-20-6367.⁴ She was born on September 16, 1910 at Summers Co., West Virginia; Her obituary has a birth date of Sep 6, 1910.^4,2 As of May 29, 1932,her married name was Houchins.⁵ She married Herman Clinton Houchins, son of Booker Otto Houchins and Clara A. Perry, on May 29, 1932 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,5,6,2 Lorene Jones died on July 21, 2004 at Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia, at age 93.^4,2 She Lorene J. Houchins went to be with our Lord and Savior at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at Summers County ARH following a brief illness. She was in her 93rd year of life. Born Sept. 6, 1910, in Summers County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Lula M. Fink Jones. She was a 1929 graduate of Hinton High School and a graduate of Charleston Business College. Retiring from the Raleigh County Department of Highways after living 45 years at 220 Hull St., Beckley, she returned to Summers County and lived the last 10 years at 315 1/2 Miller Ave. in Hinton. She was a member of First Christian Church in Beckley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herman C. Houchins; a devoted grandson, David Michael Honaker; her brothers, Arthur Smith and Ernest, Wayne, Marshall and Carl Jones; and sisters, Elizabeth J. Burk and Opal M. Jones. Survivors include two sons, Herman C. Houchins and friend, Nora, of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Allen M. Houchins and wife, Marsha, of Bellevue, Wash; a daughter, Mary Ellen Honaker and husband, David, of Hinton; a sister, Helen V. Coste of Lewisburg; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a special great-niece, Helen Mary and husband, Nathan, and their daughter, Olivia; a greatnephew, Christopher Honaker; and many devoted extended family members. Entombment will follow in Restwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Hinton. on July 23, 2004.²

     His Social Security Number was 235-48-1598.⁷ Herman Clinton Houchins Jr. Herman Clinton Houchins was born on August 26, 1933 and passed away on July 1, 2012 in Ocala, FL.⁵ He was born on August 26, 1933 at West Virginia.^1,7,5 He married Betty Jean Hoover on June 25, 1960 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ Herman Clinton Houchins Jr. and Betty Jean Hoover were divorced on April 24, 1972 at Brevard Co., Florida.⁴ Herman Clinton Houchins Jr. died on July 1, 2012 at Ocala, Marion Co., Florida, at age 78.^7,5

     His Social Security Number was 233-31-9038.³ David Michael Honaker was buried at Restwood Memorial Gardens, Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia.² He was born on October 1, 1977 at Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He died on September 19, 2003 at West Virginia at age 25.^2,3

     Agnes Mary Wing was buried at Grace Memorial Gardens, 17007 U.S. Highway 19, Hudson, Pasco Co., Florida.² Her Social Security Number was 373-20-1162.³ She was born on August 18, 1913 at Michigan.³ As of December 23, 1948,her married name was Smith.¹ She married Richard Joseph Smith, son of Jack C. Smith and Effie M. Foster, on December 23, 1948 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^1,4 Agnes Mary Wing died on May 13, 1996 at Hudson, Pasco Co., Florida, at age 82.^4,3 She SMITH, Agnes M., 82, of Port Richey, died Monday (May 13, 1996) at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. Born in Cheboygan, Mich., she came here 19 years ago from Detroit. She was a nurses' aide at Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, and a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Richard J; a son, William J., Detroit; a stepson, Leroy, Dayton, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Geraldine Musielak, Rolling Meadows, Ill; two brothers, Lyman Wing, Vestaburg, Mich., and Walter Wing Jr., Cheboygan; nine sisters, Olive Hoffman, Petoskey, Mich., Lucille Skiera and Betty Lou Zittritsch, both of Sterling Heights, Mich., Ruth Harvath, Ashland, Ohio, Irene Jankoviak, Cheboygan, Marion Coleman, Port Richey, Doris Pearce, Comins, Mich., Delores Brown, Grand Forks, N.D., and Donna Frost, Washington, Mich; and six grandchildren. on May 14, 1996.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 405-34-6239.⁴ Charles Lamond/Laymon Holland Sr. Holland Sr., Charles Laymon age 79 of Oregonia, passed peacefully Monday afternoon, April 19, 2010. Born July 22, 1930 in Bell County, Kentucky, Charles was the son of Ceph and Carrie (Williams) Holland, a retired self-employed auto mechanic and a proud U.S. Army Veteran. Preceded in death by his parents. brother Delmar Holland and sister Evie Baker, he leaves behind his loving wife of 49 years - Mayme (Jones) Holland of Oregonia; son Charles (Kim) Holland, Jr. of Lebanon and daughter Vicky (Thomas) Holland of Zion, Illinois; brothers Eddie (Paulette) Holland and Herschel (Lucille) Holland both of Kentucky; sisters Ailene (Willard) Hensley of Mason, Hazel (Al) Mancilla of Lebanon; Coreen Cook and Daphne Hewett both of Kentucky; grandchildren Chris Holland, Krystal Harlow, David Holland and Stacy Thomas; great-grandchildren Ande, Jordan, Nicholas and Kayden Holland and Tayler and Brooke Harlow and many other family members, friends and neighbors.³ He was buried at Vaughn-McNeil Cemetery, Swan Lake, Knox Co., Kentucky.² He married Geraldine Smith, daughter of Richard Joseph Smith and Ruby Earl Leath.⁵ Charles Lamond/Laymon Holland Sr. was born on July 22, 1930 at Bell Co., Kentucky; His gravestone has a birth year of 1932.^1,2,4,6,3 He died on April 19, 2010 at Ohio at age 79.^2,4,6,3

     Marshall Dewey Foster was buried at Virginia Veterans Cemetery, 10300 Prideville Rd., Amelia, Amelia Co., Virginia.^4,5,3 He Marshall “Mike” Dewey Foster, 68, of Church Road, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond. Born on June 1, 1947, he was the son of the late Carlos and Phyllis Foster. He was a member of Edgehill Church of Christ where he served as a Deacon. Mr. Foster served in the United States Army in the 101st Airborne Division and retired as Chief Warrant Officer 2. Mr. Foster is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Ute “Judy” Foster; children, Carlos Dewey Foster (Tina) of Powhatan, Mike Foster, Jr. (Nadine) of Colonial Heights, and Christina Foster Pond (Chris) of Sutherland; grandchildren, Hunter, Nathan, Alexsandra, Jordan, Kendall, Kaleb, Lillian, Sophie, and Nicholas; great-grandchildren, Aiden, Kegan, and Nolan; and sister, Nancy Lewis. Burial to follow in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia, Virginia.³ He married Ute Elisabethe “Judy” Bruckman.³ Marshall Dewey Foster was born on June 1, 1947 at West Virginia.^4,5,3 He died on December 16, 2015 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 68.^4,5,3