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     His Social Security Number was 225-22-0216.⁹ Frank Lee Wimmer Sr. was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^10,2,5 He was born on December 28, 1925 at Anthony, Harper Co., Kansas.^{9,10,2,3,11,4,5} He married Betsy Paris St. Clair on May 1, 1949 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^12,3 Frank Lee Wimmer Sr. died on November 18, 1984 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 58.^10,2,11,5 He Frank Lee Wimmer, Sr., age 59, died Sunday morning following a long illness. Mr. Wimmer was a retired employee of the Celanese Corp. and a veteran of War World II. He was born at Anthony, Kan., on December 28, 1925, and was a son of Nina Hanley Wimmer and the late Letcher H. Wimmer. Besides his mother, he is survived by two sons, William H. Wimmer, of Charleston, S.C; Frank Lee Wimmer, Jr., of Shelby, N.C; one daughter, Mrs. Kathy Carlisle, of Belmont, N.C; two brothers, Howard Wimmer, Sr., of Rock Hill, S.C; and Robert L. Wimmer, of Eggleston. Burial in Birchlawn Burial Park. on November 19, 1984.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 225-22-1238.³ Helen Hurt Akers was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ She was born on March 16, 1924 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,3 As of November 15, 1945,her married name was Martin.¹ She married George Stephen Martin, son of Joseph William Martin and Mary Etta Hodges, on November 15, 1945 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Helen Hurt Akers died on October 8, 2001 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 77.^3,5

     Rev. Howard Allan Wimmer Jr. married Judith Ann "Judy" Mack.³ Rev. Howard Allan Wimmer Jr. was born on January 20, 1942 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,3 He died on November 14, 2022 at Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, at age 80.³ He Rev. Howard Allan Wimmer Jr., 80, of Greenville, SC passed away November 14, 2022. Born in Pearisburg, VA. He was the son of the late H. Allan Wimmer Sr. and Jospehine Martin Wimmer. He was raised in Fort Mill, SC. A graduate of Erskine College and Southeastern Baptist Teologoical Seminary. He served as pastor from 1966 in churches in North and South Craolina until his retirement from Augusta Heights Baptist Church in Greenville in 2006. He continued ministering by serving as a chaplain at Greenvile Memorial Hospital and The Gardens at Eastside. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Greenville. Surviving are his wife, Judy Mack Wimmer; his daughter, Mary Wimmer Taylor (Chuck), granddaughter, Ashton Hall of Simpsonville; his son, H. Allan Wimmer, III (Connie), grandsons, Nick, John, and Jack of Fort Mill, SC, and his daughter; Joanna Wimmer Espinosa (Joey), grandchildren, Hannah, Elijah, and Sender, of Greenville; his brothers Russell Wimmer (Dorothy), George Wimmer; and sister Sarah Wimmer Robbins (Gene). on November 18, 2022.³

     Ann Eliza Kelley was buried at Howery-Gray Cemetery, N 37 00.221 W 80 08.453, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on June 10, 1825 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,2,4 She married James R. Gray, son of Cary Gray and Rebecca Sowder, on August 3, 1854 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,1 As of August 3, 1854,her married name was Gray. Ann Eliza Kelley died on March 30, 1897 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 71.^2,4

     Peter Austin Sowder was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^9,7 He was born on December 11, 1852 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His death certificate has a birth date of Dec 4, 1852.^9,7 He died on December 23, 1917 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 65.^9,7

     Her Social Security Number was 225-32-1272.⁶ Mabel Jane Akers was buried at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^7,4,5 She was born on January 15, 1929 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^2,7,3,4 She married Robert Letcher "Bob" Wimmer, son of Letcher Hayden Wimmer and Nina Pearl Hanley, on June 30, 1949 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^8,1,2,4,5 As of June 30, 1949,her married name was Wimmer.² Mabel Jane Akers died on July 12, 1976 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 47.^7,4,5 She Mable Jane Akers Wimmer, age 47, died Monday morning in a Pearisburg hospital. She is survived by her husband, Robert L. Wimmer, Eggleston; two sons, Claude L. Wimmer, Blacksburg; Donald L. Wimmer, Newport; one daughter, Mrs. Dianne M. Long, Roanoke; parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Akers, Salem; two brothers, K. Lee Akers, Salem; Jack B. Akers, Charleston, W.Va; sisters, Mrs. Vera Johnston, Valdosta, Georgia; Mrs. James D. Beckner, Pearisburg. Burial in Birchlawn Cemetery. on July 13, 1976.⁵

     Donald Lee "Donnie" Wimmer was born on July 21, 1955 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Donna Jean Covill on February 28, 1977 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,4 Donald Lee "Donnie" Wimmer died on January 8, 2013 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 57.² He Donald Lee Wimmer, 57, of Churchill Road, Eggleston, departed this life Tuesday evening, January 8, 2013, at Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pearisburg on July 21, 1955 he was a son of the late Robert L. and Mable Jane Akers Wimmer. "Donnie" was employed as a meat cutter with Wades Supermarkets in Pearisburg and Dublin, was a graduate of Giles High School Class of 1973, was a lifetime member of the Eggleston Volunteer Fire Department with over 40 years service, and was a devoted member of the Eggleston United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and his son Robert Lee Wimmer. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 36 years, Donna Covill Wimmer; his son Shaun C. Wimmer of Dublin; his daughter-in-law, Laura Wimmer, of Blacksburg; his brother and sister-in-law, Claude and Carol Wimmer, of Newport; his sister and brother-in-law, Dianne and Bob Burkett, of Woodbridge; his grandchildren, Rebecca Harmon, Emily Wimmer, Kennedy Wimmer, and Caroline Wimmer; his nieces and nephews, Josh and Kelly Wimmer, Lena and Lonnie Atkins, Gary Burkett, William and Jeannie Wimmer, his brother-in-law Jerry Covill, and his sister-in-law Carol Sutphin both of Rural Retreat; and his good friends Lynn Meadows Conley and her son Daniel. on January 10, 2013.²

     Mary "Polly" Hale was born circa 1800 at Franklin Co., Virginia.² She married William H./R. Gray, son of Edward Howard Gray and Mary Frances Hugo, on November 25, 1812 at Franklin Co., Virginia.¹ As of November 25, 1812,her married name was Gray. As of December 28, 1856,her married name was Phillips.³ Mary "Polly" Hale married William Phillips on December 28, 1856 at Carroll Co., Virginia.³

     His Social Security Number was 227-15-8481.⁵ Robert Lee Wimmer was born on November 10, 1977 at Blacksburg, Virginia.^1,3,5 He married Laura Ann Palmer on August 29, 2004 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁴ Robert Lee Wimmer died on May 1, 2012 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia, at age 34.^1,5 He Robert Lee Wimmer, 34, of Eggleston and Pulaski, departed this life Monday evening, May 1, 2012, at Pulaski Community Hospital in Pulaski after a short illness. Born in Montgomery County on November 10, 1977, he was a son of Donald Lee and Donna Jean Covill Wimmer of Eggleston. He was employed with Dish Network in Christiansburg in Quality Assurance and was a former member of Eggleston United Methodist Church and the Eggleston Volunteer Fire Dept. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Laura P. Wimmer; his daughters, Rebecca Dawn Harmon, Emily Grace Wimmer, and Kennedy Jean Wimmer, of the home; his parents, Donald Lee and Donna Covill Wimmer, of Eggleston; his brother, Shawn C. Wimmer, of Dublin; his mother-in-law, Donna McCoy-Musselman and her husband, William, of Blacksburg. on May 3, 2012.¹