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     Delton I. Buckland was buried at Pemberton Cemetery, Pemberton, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,2 He was born on May 23, 1918 at Pemberton, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Audrey Lois DeWeese, daughter of William Duskin "Willie" DeWeese and Bartley Susan Skeens, on December 8, 1945 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Delton I. Buckland died on April 6, 1951 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 32.²

     Larry Warren DeWeese was buried at Glen Haven Memorial Park, 7231 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.^2,1 He was born on October 1, 1942 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,5,3 He married Geraldine Mary Morris, daughter of Teresa Gayle McAlister, on October 11, 1960 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ Larry Warren DeWeese died on August 26, 2017 at Maryland at age 74.^2,1,5 He On August 26, 2017, Larry Warren DeWeese, devoted son of the late Audrey Whittaker; dear father of William DeWeese and his wife Michelle, of Hampden, Md., Anthony DeWeese and his wife Sue of Parkton, Md., Kimberly DeWeese of Florida and the late Ricky DeWeese; grandfather of Brook DeWeese, Josh Bevin, Ariel and David Adams; great grandfather of 3; close friends and care takers Evelyn DeWeese and Ray Graybeal. Larry served our Country in the Vietnam War and was the proud owner of DeWeese Flooring and Refinishing. The Family would like to thank Carroll Hospice for their Love and Support. Interment Glen Haven Cemetery. on August 28, 2017.¹

     His Social Security Number was 216-70-3892.² Ricky Arlen DeWeese was born on January 8, 1963 at Baltimore, Maryland.² He died on December 1, 2001 at Maryland at age 38.^2,4

     Her Social Security Number was 218-44-3329.² Geraldine Mary Morris was born on May 6, 1944 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 As of October 11, 1960,her married name was DeWeese.¹ She married Larry Warren DeWeese, son of Audrey Lois DeWeese, on October 11, 1960 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ Geraldine Mary Morris died on February 16, 2000 at Maryland at age 55.^2,4 She DAVIS, Mary G. - On February 16, 2000, Mary Geraldine "Geri" of Brooklyn. Beloved mother of Laura Davis Thiess and her husband John and William Warren DeWeese and his wife Michelle, loving grandmother of Richard Nicholas Davis, Charles Anthony Heck and Brooke Taylor DeWeese. on February 18, 2000.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 236-36-2470.² Edrie Louise DeWeese was buried at Glen Haven Memorial Park, 7231 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.³ Her married name was Hughes.³ She married Ray L. Hughes.³ Edrie Louise DeWeese was born on June 14, 1925 at Kellysville, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,7 As of September 14, 1942,her married name was Adams.¹ She married Warren Steele Adams on September 14, 1942 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,8 Edrie Louise DeWeese died on July 2, 1985 at Baltimore, Maryland, at age 60.^2,3 She HUGHES - On July 2, 1985, Edrie L. wife (nee DeWeese), beloved wife of Ray L. Hughes, devoted mother of Roy Adams, Ellis DeWeese. Also survived by three grandchildren. Interment in Glen Haven Memorial Cemetery. on July 3, 1985.³

     Warren Steele Adams was buried at American Legion Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He was born on November 9, 1922 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He married Edrie Louise DeWeese, daughter of William Duskin "Willie" DeWeese and Bartley Susan Skeens, on September 14, 1942 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Warren Steele Adams died on April 14, 1945 at Mainz, Germany, at age 22.² He Funeral services for T-5 Warren F. Adams, of Sophia, who was killed April 14, 1945, at Mainz, Germany, will be held Sunday. Burial will follow in the American Legion Cemetery with Post 32 in charge. Members of the Sophia American Legion will be pallbearers. Born November 9, 1922, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Adams, of Sophia. Prior to entering the service he attended Mark Twain High school and was an employe of the Slab Fork Coal company. He was also a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local No. 6108. In addition to the parents he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Fdria Dewese Adams, of Princeton; Sophia, one son, Roy Dale, of Princeton; three brothers, Buford, Sophia, Douglas, of Beckley, Garland, Willis Branch; two sisters; Mrs. Lottie Hillard, of Gainesville, Fla., and Mrs. Imogene Holtsaphfel, of Sophia; and five nieces. on December 17, 1948.²

     Mary Madeline Bishop was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,2 Her Social Security Number was 232-34-0771.⁴ She Mary Madeline Bishop Hall, 80 of Oney Gap Road, Princeton went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at her home following a long battle with cancer. Born in Bud on May 19, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William Patton and Charlotte Lavenia ONeal Bishop. She was formerly employed with the Maidenform in Princeton for over 15 years. She was a member of the Advent Christian Church in Princeton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Basil Eugene Hall, Sr. One Son Basil E. Hall, Jr; Four Brothers, Frank, Harrison, Columbus and William Bill Bishop and Three Sisters, Lilly Hylton, Rosa Stanley and Ethel Parr. Survivors include Two Daughters Joy Ratliff and husband Mark of Bluefield Diane Cocus and fianc Larry Kirby of Princeton Four Grandchildren Melanie Blankenship of Princeton Alfred R. Cocus, Jr. and wife Angie and daughter Laura Canterbury of Princeton Mary Cocus and Scott Hill of Princeton and Michael Hall of Melbourne, Florida Three Great Grandchildren Danny Blankenship III, Devon Blankenship and Leland Cocus Siblings Henry Bishop of Carlsbad, New Mexico Lou Scott of Mayfield, Kentucky Milas Bishop of Bud Several Nieces, Nephews and Great Nieces and Nephews. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Courthouse Road in Princeton. Serving as pallbearers will be Alfred Cocus, Jr., Danny Blankenship, II, Danny Blankenship III, Devon Blankenship, Barry Hall, Jr. and Joey Keatley.² She was born on May 19, 1928 at Bud, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^4,2 As of May 12, 1950,her married name was DeWeese.¹ She married Arlie Samuel Dewese, son of William Duskin "Willie" DeWeese and Bartley Susan Skeens, on May 12, 1950 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.¹ Mary Madeline Bishop died on December 2, 2008 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 80.^4,2

     Fred Burman Perdue was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,6,4 His Social Security Number was 231-18-5967.³ He was born on September 24, 1889 at Glen Lyn, Giles Co., Virginia; His WWII Draft Card has a birth year of 1891 and his WWI card has 1890.^6,1,2,3 He married Lona Minerva DeWeese, daughter of James Wesley DeWeese and Martha Clementine "Mattie" Johnston, on November 11, 1912 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,7,4 Fred Burman Perdue died on March 17, 1962 at Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia, at age 72.^6,4 He Fred Burman Perdue, 72, died Saturday in a Marion hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lona Dewese Perdue; a stepson, Clarence Meadows, Glen Lyn; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Bertie M. Kirk, Glen Lyn. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memorial Garden, Princeton, W.Va. on March 18, 1962.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 225-22-4045.⁶ Bertie Meadows was buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on September 14, 1910 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,6 As of circa 1928,her married name was Kirk.⁷ She married Homer Jackson Kirk circa 1928.^2,3,7 Bertie Meadows died on January 23, 1982 at Glen Lyn, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 71.³

     Homer Jackson Kirk was buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 His Social Security Number was 719-14-3874.⁴ He was born on November 19, 1901 at Virginia City, Wise Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Bertie Meadows, daughter of James Matthew Meadows and Lona Minerva DeWeese, circa 1928.^1,2,5 Homer Jackson Kirk died on January 1, 1954 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 52.^1,2 He Homer J. Kirk, 52, son of Mrs. N. A. Kirk of Mullens, died at 4:15 a.m. Friday at his Rich Creek, Va., home. Other survivors in this area are two sisters, Mrs. Helen Widener of Corinne and Mrs. Hazel Hollins of Mullens; and five brothers, K. W. Kirk, James and Herbert Kirk, of Mullens, A. L. Kirk, of Corinne, and Paul Kirk of Beckley. Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery, Princeton. Masonic rites at the graveside will be conduced by the John Dove Masonic Lodge No. 78, of Peterstown, of which he was a past master. Kirk was born, and lived hear Coeburn, Va., until 1927. He was employed for several years as a tireman on the Norfolk and Western Railway, and as a painter for the Virginian Railway. He was secretary-treasurer of United Construction Workers Local No. 153 of the Celanese Corp. of America, Narrows, Va., and had been employed by Celanese the past 10 years. Additional survivors include his wife, Bertie Meadows Kirk; three daughters, Mrs. R. V. Robertson, Augusta, Ga., Mrs. Gurney Reid, Anderson, S. C., and Miss Shirley Kirk, at home; a son, Homer Jr., of Dunbar; another brother and sister, L. A. Kirk of Matewan and Mrs. J. R. Bruce of Tacoma, Va; and two granddaughters. on January 3, 1954.¹

     Luna Griffith was buried at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,2 Her Social Security Number was 223-30-9076.⁴ She was born on May 10, 1908 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5,2 As of February 17, 1936,her married name was Meadows.⁵ She married Clarence Raymond Meadows, son of James Matthew Meadows and Lona Minerva DeWeese, on February 17, 1936 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^1,5 Luna Griffith died on June 12, 2000 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 92.^3,4,2 She MEADOWS, Luna Griffith, 92, of Rich Creek, died Monday, June 12, 2000, in the Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek. She was born at Allenwick, W.Va. on May 10, 1908, and was the daughter of the late Frank Archie and Cora Lee Griffith Mills. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rich Creek. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Larry Wiley, Rich Creek; two sisters, Gracie Elizabeth Mills, Gary, W.Va., and Margie Jackson, Ohio; two grandchildren, Anthony Dewayne Wiley and Amanda Reneé Wiley. Burial will follow in Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Rich Creek. on June 13, 2000.²

     Norma Jean Kirk was born on January 10, 1930 at Corrine, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.¹ As of March 6, 1947,her married name was Robertson.⁶ She married Russell Vernon Robertson on March 6, 1947 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁶

     Homer Jackson Kirk Jr. was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,7 His Social Security Number was 229-36-5163.⁸ He married Joyce Ann Wilkerson.⁵ Homer Jackson Kirk Jr. was born on February 17, 1932 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3,7,8 He died on July 19, 1963 at Mainz, Germany, at age 31.^3,7,4,5 He Sgt. Homer Jackson Kirk Jr., U.S. Army, formerly of Rich Creek, was killed Friday in an automobile accident in Mainz, Germany. According to reports received Saturday, Sgt. Kirk was en route to the naval shipyard to deliver his car to be returned to the United States when the accident occurred. Kirk had just completed two and-a-half years with the US. Army, in Germany and he, along his wife and two children, were being returned to the United States. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Joyce Wilkerson Kirk, a son, Michael Jackson Kirk; a daughter, Kimberly Jean Kirk; his mother, Mrs. Bertie M. Kirk, Glen Lyn; three sisters, Mrs. Shirley Beauford of Abbeville, S.C; Mrs. Mary Jane Reid, Seneca, S.C; Mrs. Norma Jean Robertson, Petersburg. on July 23, 1963.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 223-42-3768.³ Mary Jane Kirk was buried at Oconee Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 1923 Blue Ridge Blvd., Seneca, Oconee Co., South Carolina.^8,4 Her married name was Reid.⁴ She married Doyle Gurney Reid.^4,9 Mary Jane Kirk was born on July 23, 1934 at Glen Lyn, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,8,4,10,5 She died on November 9, 2005 at Seneca, Oconee Co., South Carolina, at age 71.^3,8,4,10 She SENECA - Mary Jane Kirk Reid, 71 of 210 Lorianna Circle, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005, at her home. A native of Rich Creek, Va., she was born on July 23, 1934. She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Birtie Kirk, her husband Gurney Reid, brothers, Jackie and Johnny Kirk, and a sister, Shirley Simpson. She was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church and the Gurney Reid Fellowship Sunday school class. She is survived by a son, Kirk Reid of Seneca; daughters, Becky McLane and Bobbie Reid Hamby, both of Seneca; sister, Jeannie Robertson of Roanoke, Va; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the graveside Saturday at Oconee Memorial Park. on November 12, 2005.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 228-46-1439.² Shirley Ann Kirk was buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,7 Her married name was Beauford.⁹ She married William Henry Beauford.⁹ Shirley Ann Kirk was born on March 13, 1938 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,3,10,4 As of March 7, 1966,her married name was Simpson.¹¹ She married Dale Sebrin Simpson on March 7, 1966 at Abbeville, Abbeville Co., South Carolina.^3,11 Shirley Ann Kirk died on April 12, 1980 at Richlands, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 42.^2,3,7 She Mrs. Shirley Kirk Simpson, 42, of Glen Lyn, Va., died Saturday morning in a Richlands, Va., hospital after a long illness. She had lived in Glen Lyn for the past 10 years, a daughter of Mrs. Bertie Kirk of Glen Lyn and the late Homer J. Kirk. She was a member of the Rich Creek Methodist Church. In addition to her mother she is survived by four sons, Billy Ray Buford, Freddie J. Buford, both of Abbeville, S.C., Russell Keith Simpson of Glen Lynn and James Erie Simpson of Pembroke, Va; one daughter, Miss Tammie Sebrina Simpson of Glen Lynn; two sisters, Mrs. Norma Jean Robertson of Petersburg, Va., and Mrs. Mary Jane Reid of Seneca, S.C. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery, Princeton. on April 14, 1980.⁷