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     Benny Joe Ball was buried at Sunset Cemetery, Bozoo, Monroe Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 236-82-0341.² He was born on August 25, 1952 at Bozoo, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Marsha Gail Mills, daughter of Burl Franklin Mills and Rosie Francis "Rosie" Smith, on September 16, 1972 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.¹ Benny Joe Ball and Marsha Gail Mills were divorced in August, 1979.¹ Benny Joe Ball died on August 19, 2005 at age 52.^2,3

     Cleophus Gaston Steele Jr. was born on February 8, 1949 at Logan Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Marsha Gail Mills, daughter of Burl Franklin Mills and Rosie Francis "Rosie" Smith, on May 21, 1981 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.¹ Cleophus Gaston Steele Jr. and Marsha Gail Mills were divorced on August 14, 1991 at Giles Co., Virginia.² Cleophus Gaston Steele Jr. died on October 2, 2009 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 60.^3,4 He Cleophus Gaston Steele, Jr., 60, of Pearisburg, passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. He was born in Logan County, West Virginia on February 8, 1949 and was the son of the late Cleophus Gaston Steele, Sr. and Bertha Mae Doss Steele. In addition to his mother and father, he was preceded in death by his former wife, Sarita Steele; two nephews, Michael Morris and Nicholas Tyler Christian; and two brothers-in-law, Pete Wilburn and Charles Christian. He was a former employee of Celanese Acetate in Narrows with over 20 years service. He was also an avid Washington Redskins and NASCAR fan. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Sabrina Wheeling of Christiansburg; a son, Michael Steele of Blacksburg: six grandchildren, Mattie Wheeling, Sierra Bragg, Michaela Steele, Landon Steele, Ryan Williams and Katie Williams; a brother, Johnny Steele of Rich Creek; five sisters, Beverly Sapp and husband Jimmy of Sophia, West Virginia, Linda Spangler of Pembroke, Betty Wilburn of Narrows, Carol Morris and Sherry Christian, both of Pearisburg; several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Stevie Orange and husband Bruce of Christiansburg. on October 4, 2009.³