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     His Social Security Number was 228-01-6131.⁵ Oakie Thomas Bishop was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,4 He was born on January 31, 1915 at Burks Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,9,5,6,8 He married Wilma Palmer, daughter of Hardy Green Palmer and Inez Loula Alley, on September 20, 1938 at Riner, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3,10,9 Oakie Thomas Bishop died on October 9, 2006 at Radford, Virginia, at age 91.^3,4,5,11,7 He Oakie Thomas Bishop, 91, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, October 9, 2006. He was born in Floyd County to the late Thomas Acie and Dessie Shelor Bishop. He was a retired shoe cobbler in Montgomery County. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Wilma P. Bishop; son, Mark T. Bishop and special friend Carolyn J. Ruble; daughter, Roberta Bishop Poole, all of Christiansburg; grandchildren, Carmen Poole Hammack and Phillip, Christiansburg, Carson T. Poole and Sylvia of Radford, Antoinette B. St.Clair and Terry of Christiansburg; great-grandchild, Tristan C. Poole; stepgrandchildren, Jeremiah Simmons and Jacob Simmons; nephew, Ed and Vickie Sumner; nieces, Maybelle R. and Winston McNeil, Diane and Ty Trenor; numerous cousins. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery. on October 10, 2006.⁴

     Demaurice Frances Kingrea was buried at Huffville Union Church Cemetery, 1078 Huffville Road, NE, Terrys Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 She was born on August 12, 1934 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3,4,5 As of June 16, 1950,her married name was Jones.² She married Donnel Wise Jones, son of Swanson Thomas Jones and Roxie Elizabeth McNeil, on June 16, 1950 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,5 Demaurice Frances Kingrea died on January 26, 1953 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 18.^1,3,5 She Mrs. Demaurice Kingrea Jones, of Pilot, Floyd County, died Monday at the New Altmont Hospital, in Christiansburg, after brief illness. She was 18. Mrs. Jones was born August 12, 1934, at Pilot, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Kingrea, who survive, along with Mrs. Jones husband, Donald Jones, of Pilot, and daughter, Perry Pauline. Also surviving are four sisters, Miss Annie Kingrea, of Pilot, Mrs. Hazel Frazier and Mrs. Pearl Herring of Charlottesville, and Ruby Smith, of Scottsville; six brothers, Arnold and Albert Kingrea, of Pilot, Wayne and Jack Kingrea, of Proffitt, Coy Kingrea of Charlottesville, and William Kingrea, of Blacksburg. on January 30, 1953.⁵

     Anna Lee Linkous was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^5,4 She Anna Lee Linkous Jones, age 80, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Heritage Hall Health Care. She was born in Montgomery County on August 25, 1933, to the late Harley and Lossie (Bill) Linkous. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Brenda and Eddie Adkins, of Christiansburg; grandson Scott Stanley, of Roanoke, great-grandsons Brandon Stanley, of Floyd and Zachery Stanley, of Fredricksburg; sisters Polly Hodge, of Warm Hearth Village, Dolly Vest, of Pilot and Wanda Linkous, of Merrimac; brother and sister-in-law Wayne and Peggy Linkous, of Newport; brother and best friend R. B. Linkous, of Merrimac; brother-in-law Charlie Trump, of Pilot; sister-in-law Shirley Linkous, of Christiansburg; numerous nieces and nephews of whom she loved and spoke of frequently. Internment will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens.⁴ She was born on August 25, 1933 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4 As of June 8, 1951,her married name was Jones.¹ She married Harless Weldon Jones, son of Swanson Thomas Jones and Roxie Elizabeth McNeil, on June 8, 1951 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ Anna Lee Linkous and Harless Weldon Jones were divorced on September 5, 1973 at Floyd Co., Virginia.² Anna Lee Linkous died on June 19, 2014 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 80.^6,4

     Roger Dale Stanley Roger Dale Stanley, 66, of Riner, Va., passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2010. He was preceded in death by his father, Benton Stanley. He is survived by his mother and stepfather; Elsie and Elmer Griffin; sons and daughters-in-law, Mark D. and Tina Stanley, and Scott Stanley and Trish Yount, granddaughters, Bailee Stanley Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy and Lauren Stanley; grandson, Brandon Scott Stanley; special friend, Jean Thompson; and one step brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Mary Jane Griffin. A Graveside Service will be held at Reed Island Springs Church Cemetery.³ His Social Security Number was 228-56-0775.⁷ He was buried at Reed Island Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, 76 Reed Island Springs Road, Carroll Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on August 13, 1944 at Mount Airy, Surry Co., North Carolina.^1,2,4,7 He married Brenda Gail Jones, daughter of Harless Weldon Jones and Anna Lee Linkous, on May 18, 1980 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,8 Roger Dale Stanley and Brenda Gail Jones were divorced on December 19, 2001 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁶ Roger Dale Stanley died on December 4, 2010 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 66.^2,3,7,5

     Jordan Wendell Helvey was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 2880 North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,5 His Social Security Number was 226-74-1153.⁴ He was born on January 7, 1951 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4,6,7 He married Brenda Gail Jones, daughter of Harless Weldon Jones and Anna Lee Linkous, on November 19, 1971 at Pilot, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ Jordan Wendell Helvey and Brenda Gail Jones were divorced on March 17, 1977 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ Jordan Wendell Helvey died on April 28, 1978 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 27.² He A 27-year-old man injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon died Friday. The victim, Jordan W. Helvey of Christiansburg, had been in the intensive care unit of Montgomery County Hospital suffering from internal injuries. The accident occurred at 1 p.m. Sunday when Helvey tried to pass a truck on the right side on Radford Road in Christiansburg. The truck turned right on Depot Street, sweeping Helvey and the motorcycle underneath the truck. on April 29, 1978.⁸

     Gregory Justin Palmer Gregory Justin Palmer, 46, passed away Friday, June 6, 2016 at his home in Blacksburg. He was born May 23, 1970 in Maryland the son of Roger Dale Palmer and Lula Belle Thornton Palmer. Survivors include his parents; brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Brandy Palmer and family; friends and coworkers at Virginia Tech; and special friends, Connie Shelor and Dean Raines.¹ He was born on May 23, 1970 at Maryland.¹ He died on June 6, 2016 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 46.¹

     Dannie Ray Dowdy was buried at Dowdy Cemetery, Toms Creek, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 231-76-2093.⁶ He was born on February 21, 1952 at Montgomery Co., Virginia; His gravestone has a birth date of Feb 22, 1952.^2,3,5,6 He married Julie Ann Howard, daughter of Henry Rufus Howard and Cassie Gail Palmer, on October 1, 2008 at Radford, Virginia.¹ Dannie Ray Dowdy died on November 8, 2011 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 59.^2,3,4,6 He Dannie Ray Dowdy, 59, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at Lewis Gale Hospital Montgomery. He was born in Montgomery County on February 21, 1952, to the late James and Ella Mae Thompson Dowdy. He is survived by his wife, Julie Dowdy, of Christiansburg; stepson, Jonathan Justus; sisters and brother Della Mae King, of South Carolina, Joyce Farmer, Vicki and Donnie Lucas, all of Christiansburg; three brothers, Marty Dowdy, Steve Dowdy, Frankie and Genevie Dowdy, all of Blacksburg; mother-in-law, Cassie Quesenberry; sisters-in-law, Laura Salmon, Angela Brown and Jeff Bishop, all of Christiansburg; special friends, Charles Burnette and Faith Brown; and special companion baby. Graveside services will be conducted in the Dowdy Family Cemetery. on November 9, 2011.²

     Nick Dwayne Justice was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 227-41-0273.² He was born on December 22, 1970 at Radford, Virginia.^1,2,3,4 He married Julie Ann Howard, daughter of Henry Rufus Howard and Cassie Gail Palmer, on November 9, 1987 at Pilot, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ Nick Dwayne Justice died on January 26, 2006 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 35.^2,3,7,6