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     Margaret Shawkey Deisher Served during WWII in the American Red Cross in India.¹⁰ She was buried at Fairmount Cemetery, 430 South Quebec Street, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado.¹ Her Social Security Number was 521-62-5491.¹¹ She was born on August 30, 1914 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^11,1 She married Alexander Quarrier "Ark" Smith, son of Harrison Brooks Smith and Katherine Dana Bowne, on November 28, 1936 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3,12,13 As of November 28, 1936,her married name was Smith. Margaret Shawkey Deisher married William Dick "Billy" Prescott, son of John H. Prescott, on August 9, 1946 at Meridian, Ada Co., Idaho.^14,9,15,4 As of August 9, 1946,her married name was Prescott.⁴ Margaret Shawkey Deisher died on May 2, 2001 at Englewood, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, at age 86.^11,1 She MARGARET DEISHER PRESCOTT, 86, of Englewood died May 2. Services were May 10, with burial at Fairmount Cemetery. Ms. Prescott was born in Charleston, W.Va., on Aug. 30, 1914. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Red Cross, Cherry Hills Country Club, East Alameda Church of Christ and a Denver Art Museum volunteer. Survivors include son John; daughter Melissa Johnson, both of Denver; three grandchildren. on May 17, 2001.¹

     Joseph Pedigo Kelley was buried at Kelley-Ingram Cemetery, just off Blue Ridge Parkway on Franklin Pike Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ He was born circa 1829 at Franklin Co., Virginia.¹ He married Sarah Catherine Payne, daughter of Lewis Payne and Elizabeth Hansford Bowen, on December 24, 1849 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^4,1 Joseph Pedigo Kelley died on December 12, 1862 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,1

     Michael Courtney Poe was buried at Fair Oaks Cemetery, Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California.⁵ His Social Security Number was 553-78-0883.⁴ He was born on December 7, 1946 at Blue Ridge, Fannin Co., Georgia.^4,5 He married Linda Jane Redmon, daughter of James Edgar Redmon and Mamie Virginia Beckner, on March 9, 1980 at Harris Co., Texas.² Michael Courtney Poe and Linda Jane Redmon were divorced on May 18, 1984 at Harris Co., Texas.⁶ Michael Courtney Poe died on January 2, 1996 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at age 49.^3,7,5 He POE, Michael C. - In Houston, TX, January 2, 1996. Beloved father of Dylan S. Poe of Florida. Brother of Richard S. Poe of Sacramento. Son of the late Kendell and Mary Poe. Also survived by his aunt, Trudy Duggan of Fresno cousins and best friends, Tommy and Tony. on January 17, 1996.³

     His Social Security Number was 579-09-2308.¹⁰ Ernest Thrasher Beckner Sr. was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's Co., Maryland.^1,2 He was born on January 16, 1918 at Roanoke, Virginia.^{1,10,6,11,3,12} He married Martha Miriam Dinsmore in 1955.¹ Ernest Thrasher Beckner Sr. died on March 7, 2006 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, at age 88.^1,10,12 He Ernest Thrasher Beckner, 87, of Deale, died of natural causes March 7 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mr. Beckner was born in Roanoke, Va., and left school in the eighth grade to help support his family. They moved to Washington, where he worked as a carhop at the local Hot Shoppes. He was a member of the Marine Corps Reserve from 1935 to 1939, and later joined the Army in the Army Air Forces Training Command, serving from 1944 to 1946. He earned the American Theatre Ribbon and the Asia-Pacific Theatre Ribbon for playing the trumpet for the troops, and the Good Conduct Medal and World War II Victory Medal. He worked as a draftsman for the Glenn L. Martin Co. and then for the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab before retiring in 1979. He moved to Deale Beach in 1999 to live with his son. His interests included music, his cats, football and keeping a journal. He was the widower of Martha Miriam Beckner, whom he married in 1955. Surviving are one son, Ernest T. Beckner Jr. of Deale; one brother, John Beckner, and one sister, Lisa Sullivan, both of Florida; and two grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Carl Beckner and Virginia Redmond. Burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood. on March 16, 2006.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 072-05-9097.¹ Martha Miriam Dinsmore was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's Co., Maryland.³ She was born on April 15, 1918 at Newburgh, Orange Co., New York.^1,2 She married Ernest Thrasher Beckner Sr., son of Carl Donald Beckner and Mamie Virginia Sowder, in 1955.⁴ As of 1955,her married name was Beckner.⁴ Martha Miriam Dinsmore died on July 20, 1990 at age 72.^5,1

     Anne Eliza "Annie" Beckner was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 579-18-4250.⁸ She Annie Eliza Beckner Sullivan, age 90, of Winter Park FL, passed away Friday, November 26, 2010. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years Cdr. John R. Sullivan Jr who passed away in 1992. She will be interred with him, at Arlington National Cemetery. She was also predeceased by her brothers Carl and Ernest Beckner, and a sister Virginia Beckner Redmon. She is survived by one brother and his wife, John and Mary Beckner, sons Dennis Sullivan, John R Sullivan III and his wife Karen, four grandchildren Eliza, John IV, Amy, and Christine. Along with many nieces and nephews. She was born in Roanoke, VA November 17, 1920, the forth of five children of Carl and Mamie Beckner. She was named after her two grandmothers, Annie Turner Beckner and Eliza Jane Hancock Sowder. Her family moved from Roanoke to Washington D.C. In 1936. Eliza graduated from Central High School Washington D.C. in 1938 and attended Strayer Business School. She married John R Sullivan Jr. in 1942 and lived in various cities on the east and west coasts. They settled in Bethesda Md. when Cdr Sullivan retired from the U.S. Navy in 1964. She went to live with her son Dennis in Winter Park FL in 2002. Eliza was a long time active member of the Bethesda United Methodist Church in Maryland.⁴ She was born on November 17, 1920 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,8,3,4 As of circa 1942,her married name was Sullivan.⁴ She married Cmdr. John Raymond Sullivan Jr. circa 1942.⁴ Anne Eliza "Annie" Beckner died on November 26, 2010 at Winter Park, Orange Co., Florida, at age 90.^2,8,4

     Cmdr. John Raymond Sullivan Jr. was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 578-14-7304.⁵ He was born on April 12, 1919 at Albany, Albany Co., New York.^5,2,3,6 He married Anne Eliza "Annie" Beckner, daughter of Carl Donald Beckner and Mamie Virginia Sowder, circa 1942.⁴ Cmdr. John Raymond Sullivan Jr. died on April 14, 1992 at Bethesda, Montgomery Co., Maryland, at age 73.^1,2,6