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     John Frederick Earls Jr. was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,5 His Social Security Number was 230-54-2495.² He was born on May 4, 1943 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,2,5 He married Ruby Virginia Davidson, daughter of Joseph Preston Davidson Jr. and Thelma Virginia Wagner, on February 15, 1964 at Carter Co., Tennessee.^1,6,3,5 John Frederick Earls Jr. died on March 27, 1996 at West Virginia at age 52.^2,7 He John F. "Fred" Earls, Jr., 52, of Route 2, Box 679, Bluefield, died Wednesday, March 27, 1996, in a Bluefield hospital. Born in Bluefield, he was a son of Marie Crigger Earls Slade of Bluefield, Va., and the late John F. "Fred" Earls, Sr. He was a member of the Memorial Baptist Church and served six years in the U.S. Army Reserve. He was a former sales representative for Virginia Foods, where he worked for 16 years, and was the former owner of the Castle Hobble and Video. Prior to his illness, he was a representative for Green Guard Medical Supply Company. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, George L. Slade. Surviving, in addition to his mother; wife, Ruby Davidson Earls of Bluefield. W.Va; sons, John F. Earls, III of Bluefield, W.Va., and John Joseph "Joe" Earls of Lewisburg. W.Va; stepbrother, Frank Slade of Springville, Va; father-in-law , Joe P. Davidson of Bluefield. W.Va. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. on May 28, 1996.⁵

     Nellie Gladys Stephens Nellie G. Stephens Bain, 92, of Springfield died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004. She was born Aug. 20, 1912, in rural Sangamon County, the daughter of James T. and Pheobe Duffy Stephens. She married Alex Bain in 1948. Mrs. Bain was a homemaker. She was a member of Calvary Temple Church. Survivors: husband, Alex; two daughters, Lila L. Hohimer of Springfield and Maxine Burger of Chatham; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Velma Elmore of Chatham; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services: Oak Ridge Cemetery.¹ Her married name was Thornton.² She married Willard Russell Thornton, son of Quinton Harvey "Quince" Thornton and Lydia A. Jemima "Jennie" Maxey.² Nellie Gladys Stephens was born on August 20, 1912 at Sangamon Co., Illinois.¹ She died on October 12, 2004 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, at age 92.¹

     Her married name was Thornton.¹ Loveta M. Unknown married Willard Russell Thornton, son of Quinton Harvey "Quince" Thornton and Lydia A. Jemima "Jennie" Maxey.¹ Loveta M. Unknown was born circa 1918 at Illinois.¹