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     George Augustus Aldridge was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^5,1 He was born on June 21, 1908 at Virginia.^2,5,1,6 He married Barbara Louise Bullard on January 15, 1937 at Camden Co., North Carolina.^5,4,7 George Augustus Aldridge died on February 6, 1938 at San Diego, San Diego Co., California, at age 29.^5,1,8,7 He Funeral services for George A. Aldridge, husband of the former Miss Barbara Bullard of this city, will be held in Roanoke at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Aldridge, 547 Arlington Road. Mr. Aldridge, machinist on the U. S. S. Drayton, died at his home in San Diego, Calif., Sunday, February 6, of a heart attack. Pending an inquest at the Naval Hospital there, the body was detained in leaving for Roanoke. Mr. Aldridge was married to Miss Bullard a year ago. on February 14, 1938.⁷

     Lorrin Curtis Ratliff was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,5,7 His Social Security Number was 223-01-1400.⁸ He was born on November 18, 1901 at East Radford, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,8,2,3,5,6 He married Lucy Ida Aldridge, daughter of George Milton Aldridge and Maude Hancock Sowder, on March 27, 1926 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,4,9 Lorrin Curtis Ratliff died on July 22, 1984 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 82.^1,2,5,7 He Lorrin Curtis "Mike" Ratliff, 82, of Roanoke, died Sunday morning in a local hospital. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Curtis L. and Kathleen H. Ratliff, Roanoke; son and daughter-in-law, John M. and Dorothy Ann Ratliff, Salem; three sisters, Mrs. Hetti R. Adams, Roanoke; Mrs. Kathleen R. Foley, Roanoke; Mrs. Judson "Thelma" Wade, Roanoke; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Graveside services will be held at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on July 23, 1984.⁷

     Ashford Vernon Poole was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^8,3,6 His Social Security Number was 226-01-3703.⁹ He was born on November 7, 1911 at Roanoke, Virginia.^{2,9,3,4,5,7,6} He married Maude Eliza "Sis" Aldridge, daughter of George Milton Aldridge and Maude Hancock Sowder, on October 11, 1932 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,8,3,6 Ashford Vernon Poole died on May 2, 1996 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 84.^9,8,3,6 He POOLE, A. Vernon, 84, of Roanoke, died Thursday, May 2, 1996, in a Salem hospital. He was a member of Windsor Hills United Methodist Church and was retired President of Roanoke Printing Company. He was a member of Lakeland Masonic Lodge #190, the Royal Arch Murray Chapter 22, the Scottish Rite, Kazim Temple, and the Roanoke Valley Shrine Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maude Aldridge Poole. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce Poole and William H. Cunningham, Hampton, Jane Poole and Jeno L. Inancsi, Smith Mountain Lake; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary E. and Anne Poole, Kerikeri, New Zealand; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Rupert Cassell, Elizabeth B. Aldridge, both of Roanoke; six grandchildren, Charles H. Cunningham, Virginia Beach, William A. Cunningham, Hampton, David E. Inancsi, Bluff City, Tenn., Malia, Justin, and Kira Poole, New Zealand; eight great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Evergreen Burial Park. on May 3, 1996.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 226-40-1965.⁷ Lamar Byard Lester was buried at Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Road, Thunderbolt, Chatham Co., Georgia.⁸ He was born on August 7, 1887 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,3,1,2 He married Eliza Jane "Babe" Sowder, daughter of Augustus Thrash Sowder and Eliza Jane Hancock, on September 14, 1918 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ Lamar Byard Lester died on July 27, 1971 at Chatham Co., Georgia, at age 83.^9,8

     His Social Security Number was 579-10-2887.⁶ Carl Augustus Beckner Sr. was buried at Washington National Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's Co., Maryland.⁷ He was born on March 18, 1912 at Cave Spring, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^6,1,8 He married Francis Marie Flood on March 24, 1933 at Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.² Carl Augustus Beckner Sr. died on November 9, 1994 at Clayton Co., Georgia, at age 82.^2,6,9

     Francis Marie Flood was buried at Washington National Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's Co., Maryland.² Her Social Security Number was 220-32-5599.³ She was born on September 8, 1910 at Washington, D.C..^1,3,4,5 She married Carl Augustus Beckner Sr., son of Carl Donald Beckner and Mamie Virginia Sowder, on March 24, 1933 at Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.⁴ As of March 24, 1933,her married name was Beckner. Francis Marie Flood died in August, 1984 at Maryland at age 73.^4,3

     Her Social Security Number was 218-34-5715.⁵ Carol Marie Beckner was born on January 5, 1937 at Washington, D.C..^5,1 As of May 28, 1954,her married name was Logan.² She married Joseph James Logan Sr. on May 28, 1954 at Arlington, Virginia.² Carol Marie Beckner died on December 9, 1988 at Maryland at age 51.^6,5

     Her married name was Hallameyer.¹ Deborah Marie Logan Deborah Hallameyer, March 7, 2021. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Deborah Marie Hallameyer. She's survived by her three children Katherine, Troy and Michelle; Her six grandchildren Justin, Troy, Tyler, Brianna, Jonathan and Dameon and her siblings Joseph, Donald, Daniel and Carla Logan. She will be missed by all of her family and numerous friends. We love you and miss you. We realize you are longer in pain and that's leaves us with peace.² She married Randy Walter.³ Deborah Marie Logan married Unknown Hallameyer.^1,2 Her married name was Walter. Deborah Marie Logan was born on March 22, 1957.⁴ She died on March 7, 2021 at Pennsylvania at age 63.²

     Donald Everette Logan Donald Everette Logan, age 58, of West Friendship, MD, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Howard County Hospital. He was born on October 26, 1963, in Cheverly, MD to the late Joseph J. Logan Sr. and Carol Beckner Logan. Donald was a veteran of the Air Force and an accomplished Senior Government Sales Manager. He had many hobbies, including working on his farm, camping with his family, fishing, golfing, taking his granddaughters on donut runs, and spoiling his friends and family with love and affection. He had strong faith in God, and his heart was so big. He never shied away from helping others in need and built a strong community around him and his family. He is survived by his wife Anita L. Logan; daughter Delilah Logan; son Jonathan Logan; daughter and son-in-law Elizabeth & Joshua Marsh; granddaughters Olivia & Abigail Marsh; brother and sister-in-law Joseph & Cathy Logan; sister Carla Logan; brother Daniel Logan, and many loving nieces and nephews. Donald was predeceased by his daughter, Nichole Logan, and sister, Deborah Hallameyer.¹ He married Anita L. Miller.² Donald Everette Logan was born on October 26, 1963 at Cheverly, Prince George's Co., Maryland.¹ He died on August 15, 2022 at Columbia, Howard Co., Maryland, at age 58.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 577-12-5520.⁹ Mamie Virginia Beckner was buried at Forest Hills Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 2001 SW Murphy Road, Palm City, Martin Co., Florida.^10,11 She was born on December 23, 1915 at Big Lick, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^9,12,1,2,4 As of April 30, 1934,her married name was Glass.³ She married Hubert Royston Glass Jr. on April 30, 1934 at Henry Co., Virginia.³ Mamie Virginia Beckner and Hubert Royston Glass Jr. were divorced on April 11, 1940 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹³ As of June 11, 1941,her married name was Redmon.² Mamie Virginia Beckner married James Edgar Redmon, son of Edgar Peter Redmon and Lona Letitia Sowder, on June 11, 1941 at Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana.^2,11 Mamie Virginia Beckner died on December 9, 1992 at Palm City, Martin Co., Florida, at age 76.^9,12,11 She Virginia Beckner Redmon, 76, of Palm City died Wednesday, Dec. 9, at her residence. A native of Roanoke, Va., she lived in Palm City since 1979. She moved here from Gaithersburg, Md. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church. Before retiring, she was a dental secretary at the National Institutes of Health. Survivors include her husband, James E. Redmon of Palm City; three children, James E. Redmon Jr. of Tiga Cay, S.C., Richard A. Redmon of Strasburg, Va., and Linda Hughes of Palm City; a sister, Eliza Sullivan of Bethesda, Md; three brothers, Carl Beckner of St. Cloud, Fla., Ernest Beckner of Beltsville, Md., and John Beckner of Port St. Lucie; and 10 grandchildren. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park. on December 10, 1992.¹¹

     James Edgar Redmon was buried at Forest Hills Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 2001 SW Murphy Road, Palm City, Martin Co., Florida.^6,7 His Social Security Number was 578-12-1842.⁸ He was born on January 18, 1912 at Joliet, Will Co., Illinois.^8,5,1 He married Mamie Virginia Beckner, daughter of Carl Donald Beckner and Mamie Virginia Sowder, on June 11, 1941 at Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana.^5,9 James Edgar Redmon died on August 20, 2003 at Stuart, Martin Co., Florida, at age 91.^8,10,6 He James E. Redmon, 91, of Stuart died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at his residence. A native of Joliet, Ill., he lived in Stuart for 25 years. He moved here from Bethesda, Md. He was a salesman in the electrical industry. He served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Stuart. He was a lifetime member of Corinthians Yacht Club in Washington, D.C., and the D.C. Policeman's Association. He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia, in 1992. Survivors include two sons, James E. Redmon Jr. of Tega Cay, S.C., and Richard Redmon of Strausburg, Va; a daughter, Linda Hughes of Palm City; three sisters, Ann Johnston of California, Lucy Weller of Illinois and Mary McElroy of Illinois; and nine grandchildren. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City. on August 22, 2003.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 338-12-8976.⁷ Ann Lorraine "Anna" Redmon was buried at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California.⁴ She was born on September 3, 1916 at Joliet, Will Co., Illinois.^7,4 As of September 8, 1942,her married name was Johnston.² She married Lester Walter Johnston on September 8, 1942 at Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois.^2,3,4,8 Ann Lorraine "Anna" Redmon died on August 25, 2008 at El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California, at age 91.^7,4 She Anna Loraine Redmond, the second of four children of Edgar Peter Redmond and Lona Letitia Sowder, was born on September 3, 1916 in Joilet, IL. ("Ann Redmon" was her preferred name from an early age.) EP Redmond (as he referred to himself) and Lona were both born in Floyd Co., VA in the Blue Ridge mountains. They moved to Joliet in about 1911 after EP Redmon got out of the army. Ann was descended from a long line of strong Virginia women. In a note to Ann by one of her older Aunts about Ann's Virginia family, the aunt said: "My grandmother (Rhoda Gray Sowder) had three sons and a daughter and lost her husband in the Civil War. The oldest child - William Sowder - was 8 years old, then Peter, Martha Ann and John (an infant) had to be bring up alone. Roda Sowder was known over the country as a remarkable woman - to bring up four children, run the farm by herself, and make a good living. She is said to have ridden her horse over the farm to direct the hired help, and her sons when they were older." Ann was an ambitious student and turned down an offer by her aunt Anna Sowder to spend a summer in England because she wanted to finish high school in three years and start teaching. After high school Ann went to Joliet Junior College which qualified her as a school teacher in 1934. (Later in life she wished that she had gone with Aunt Ann.) Ann met the Johnston family at an early age because her father worked with George Johnston (an uncle of Lester Johnston, Ann's future husband) on the Joliet-Chicago inter-urban electric train line. After Jr. College, Ann got a job teaching in a one room school in Wesley Township where Walter Johnston and his family, including son Lester, lived. Ann stayed with Walter and his family and she and Walter became good friends. After teaching in Wesley Twp. for several years Ann went back to school at Illinois State Normal and got her degree in 1940. By this time she had decided that she wanted to major in science so went on to graduate school at the University of Illinois at Urbana where she majored in human physiology and microbiology. After two years of trying to live on graduate assistant pay of $12/month, and having to spend $10/month on rent, she decided that she could not live on $2/mo., even with help with text book costs and packages of her mothers muffins mailed from home. In 1942 Ann quit her study at U of Ill. and married Lester Johnston, Walter's oldest son (who had been courting Ann for years). Ann and Lester's honeymoon was a trip to California. They both fell in love with Calif. and additionally Lester's severe asthma cleared up some. So, when they got home they packed up and moved to Calif. This trip was in a house trailer that, when they arrived, became their home for several years. They ended up in El Cerrito, California because Lester's cousin Harold Charter lived there and they parked the trailer in Harold's yard. Because of her education in microbiology at U. Ill., during the war Ann worked at Cutter Labs in Berkeley. She worked with the group that developed dissolvable surgical sponges and artificial blood plasma - both of which were very important contributions to battlefield medicine during the war. Lester could not serve because of his severe asthma so he went to UC Berkeley and studied mechanical engineering during the day and worked at the Standard Oil refinery at night. During the war, Ann's younger sister Lucy lived with them because Lucy's husband Brownie (Leonard) Weller was in the navy and shipped out of Treasure Island (in San Francisco Bay). By this time Ann and Lester had found an apartment in Berkeley, though they had to give a $50 "gift" to the landlord to get the apartment. In this apartment Lucy slept on a mattress that was laid out on the kitchen floor every night. Ann, Lucy, and Lester enjoyed California's beaches and hills. In January 1946 Ann and Lester's first son - William - was born. At this point Ann took - for the first time - a break from working and devoted her efforts to raising a family. David was born in 1948 and Steven in 1951. By 1952 the family had started going on camping trips during the summer, and as the boys got a little older the summer vacations alternated between camping one year and driving back to Illinois to visit the family the next year, and so on. These trips remained a favorite family tradition until the boys were out of high school. About 1954 Ann went back to work part time as a lab assistant at Mills college and in 1956 she got a job teaching math in the Richmond school district. Also in 1956 the family moved from Berkeley to El Cerrito where Ann and Les lived for the rest of their lives. By the 1970's Ann had become the chairwoman of the math department at Pinole Valley High, one of the larger high schools in the district. While Ann had trained in biology, she was a natural at mathematics. By the early 1970's Ann had integrated a computer programming unit into her advanced math classes. There was no computer at the high school, so each day after school she drove down to the school district administration building to use their computer and entered the student's programs that they had developed in class. In doing this Ann introduced computing into the school district curriculum. Ann "retired" in 1978 after which she helped with raising four grandchildren (Ann had, for 40 years, a close and mutually supportive relationship with her daughters-in-law Nancy and Patty), worked for the local Meals-on-Wheels program delivering meals, provided math tutoring for local students, and was very active in local AAUW chapter (she was president 1992 and 1993) and its scholarship program. Ann was quite a woman, and a marvelous mother. Among many other things she introduced all of her children to science and made it so interesting that it became a lifelong fascination. Lester, Ann's husband of almost 64 years, died in March 2006. Ann died August 25, 2008, a week short of her 92 birthday. Ann's life was not easy in the early years, but she addressed her situation with the same vigor and determination that carried her through life. Ann's life also had tragedy in it, especially when son Steven committed suicide a few years after returning from Viet Nam. However, apart from Steven's death, Ann had a long, productive, and happy life, that was full of children and teaching. (Her first great-grandchild - Alexander Rayne Johnston - was born October 3 and so Ann just missed seeing him.) Ann died at her home in El Cerrito on August 25, 2008 and is buried in Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito. She is survived by children William and his wife Nancy (Kensington, CA), David and his wife Patty (Livermore, CA), and grandchildren Brian (Sacramento, CA), Darby (Berkeley, CA), Devin (Walnut Creek, CA), and Debbie Gallager (Alameda, CA), and by her sister Mary McElroy (Aurora, IL). on October 7, 2008.⁴

     Mary Eveline Redmon was buried at Lincoln Memorial Park, Oswego Township, Kendall Co., Illinois.⁷ Her Social Security Number was 332-14-9273.⁸ She was born on August 3, 1920 at Joliet, Will Co., Illinois.^8,9 As of June 29, 1940,her married name was McElroy.² She married Robert Otis "Ottie" McElroy on June 29, 1940 at Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois.^2,3,9 Mary Eveline Redmon died on January 21, 2010 at Arizona at age 89.^8,9 She Mary E. McElroy was born in Joliet on August 3, 1920. She moved to Aurora when she married R. Otis in 1940. She is preceded in death by her stillborn son, James, her husband, R. Otis, and her three siblings: James Redmon, Lucy Weller and Ann Johnston. She is survived by her son, Richard, his wife, Carol, their son, Kier, and several nieces and nephews. Mary entered Heaven's Gates on January 21. Everyone who knew her appreciated her gentle ways, ready smile and listening ear. She was a devoted wife, incredibly encouraging mother and mother in law, and loving grandmother. Many enjoyed her Easter lamb cakes, chop suey, complicated jello salads and wonderful baking creations. She was a life long member of Claim Street Baptist Church, now called MorningStar Community Church. She taught first grade Sunday School for 39 years and hosted Child Evangelism Fellowship Club meetings in her home. Often her creative decorations made many church events more festive. With her husband, Otie, she stood ready to help in any way she could. on February 4, 2010.⁹

     His Social Security Number was 214-48-8604.⁷ James Edgar Redmon Jr. was born on January 13, 1947 at Washington, D.C..^7,5 He married Madeline Ruth Wicker on September 19, 1967 at Warren Co., North Carolina.^8,9 James Edgar Redmon Jr. married Teresa Mae Eller on September 25, 1982 at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.¹ James Edgar Redmon Jr. married Lynn Wright on November 4, 1988 at Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.^10,2 James Edgar Redmon Jr. and Teresa Mae Eller were divorced on October 18, 1994 at Wilkes Co., North Carolina.¹¹ James Edgar Redmon Jr. died on October 21, 2010 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, at age 63.^7,2,3 He James Edgar Redmon, Jr., 63, of Fort Mill, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Born in Washington, DC, Mr. Redmon was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James and Virginia Beckner Redmon, Sr. He recently retired from Helium and Balloons Across America. He had a career as a systems analyst in the Washington, DC area and in Charlotte, NC with First Union and Bank of America. Mr. Redmon was a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University where he majored in math. He was a member of the Grace Presbyterian Church, Fort Mill. Mr. Redmon was devoted to his family. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Madeline Redmon. Survivors include his wife, Lynn Wright Redmon of Fort Mill; 1 son, Andrew James Redmon (April) of Van Wyck, SC; 1 stepson, Jae Caldwell of Fort Mill; 3 daughters, Page Redmon of Willow Springs, NC; Sandra Batt (Todd) of Rock Hill, SC; and Christy Whitehead (Jared) of Charleston, SC; 1 brother, Richard Redmon (Mary) of Strasburg, VA; 1 sister, Linda Hughes of Tampa, FL; 3 grandchildren, Michael Redmon, Mariah Redmon and Sullivan Whitehead. on October 23, 2010.²

     Madeline Ruth Wicker was buried at Stonewall Memory Gardens, 12004 Lee Highway, Manassas, Virginia.^1,3 Her Social Security Number was 219-48-1411.² She was born on October 29, 1947 at Washington, D.C..^1,3,2 She married James Edgar Redmon Jr., son of James Edgar Redmon and Mamie Virginia Beckner, on September 19, 1967 at Warren Co., North Carolina.^4,1 As of September 19, 1967,her married name was Redmon.⁴ Madeline Ruth Wicker died on October 30, 1984 at Catharpin, Prince William Co., Virginia, at age 37.^1,3