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     Infant Hall was born on February 21, 1892 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on March 6, 1892 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹

     John H. Cole was born circa July, 1893 at Patrick Co., Virginia.¹ He died on August 16, 1893 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹

     Infant Poff was born on June 8, 1893 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 He died on June 23, 1893 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of whooping cough.^1,3

     Jacob Conner was buried at Conner Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk Co., Iowa.^3,5,8 He was born on February 10, 1781 at Botetourt Co., Virginia.^5,8 He married Barbara Furrow on December 6, 1803 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,4,5,6 Jacob Conner died on April 26, 1870 at Sigourney, Keokuk Co., Iowa, at age 89.^3,5,8

     Infant Eanes Died in infancy. He was born on August 25, 1895 at Floyd Co., Virginia. He died on September 15, 1895 at Floyd Co., Virginia.

     Malinda Iddings was born circa November, 1892 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 She died on April 19, 1894 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of bold hives.^1,2

     R. May Link was born circa 1894 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on May 2, 1896 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of gray dysentery.¹

     Rev. John Wesley Rumburg was buried at Den Hill Road Cemetery, Mount Calvery Baptist Church, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on January 29, 1829.¹ He married Martha Surface on January 29, 1851 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 Rev. John Wesley Rumburg died on September 10, 1902 at age 73.¹

     Martha Surface was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3 She was born on January 10, 1832.^2,3 She married Rev. John Wesley Rumburg, son of Eli Rumberg and Mary "Polly" Hall, on January 29, 1851 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,4,1 As of January 29, 1851,her married name was Rumburg. Martha Surface died on February 16, 1915 at age 83.^2,3

     Ira Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on May 20, 1846 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 He died on January 30, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 15; Died of diptheria.^1,3

     Martha E. Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ She was born on February 2, 1848 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,2 She died on July 2, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 14; Died of diptheria.²

     Laffayett Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on September 18, 1852 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He died on July 18, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 9.¹

     Sylvia Matusevich Sylvia Garvie, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020, from cancer at Grand Lake, Oklahoma, surrounded by her children. She was born in McComas, West Virginia, on May, 18, 1930, to Stanley and Mary Matusevich. She grew up and attended schools in McComas and worked in an Accountant Firm in Bluefield, W.Va. Sylvia was married to Herb Garvie in 1960, had two children from a previous marriage (Cork and Jim of Grove, Ok) and three more in the 60's (Herb, jr. of Austin, Tx, Rebecca Schemenaur of Denton, Tx. and Lisa Snyder of Grove, Ok). She is survived by all five children, six grandchildren (Matt Snyder; David, Rachel, Daniel and Joey Schemenaur; and Haley Garvie), Sister Katherine Perkins of Princeton, W.Va. and many nephews and neices in West Virginia. Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents, two siblings: Stanley and Johnny Matusevich of W.Va, husbands Howard Conner and Herb Garvie as well as grandson Derek Garvie of Grove, Oklahoma.
Sylvia was a devout Christian who loved the Lord and guided her family in that direction no matter how old they became. She was loving to her doggies and all family and friends, enjoyed painting a plethera of pictures for her kids which they all cherish more each day. She used to drive fast, once even having a roadblock put up for her on the west Virginia Turnpike! When they finally stopped her she asked why didn't they turn on their sirens... the troopers replied they could not get close enough to her. She also imitated actresses, especially Katherine Hepburn from 'On Golden Pond' perfectly. Sylvia was a character. Her most important Love, though... was Jesus. She will be missed greatly... there are no words for how much.³ She was born on May 18, 1930 at McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She married Dennis Howard Conner, son of Dennis Haden Conner and Addie Anna "Annie" Kingrea, on July 11, 1947 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,1 As of July 11, 1947,her married name was Conner.¹ Sylvia Matusevich and Dennis Howard Conner were divorced on April 21, 1953 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Sylvia Matusevich died on March 29, 2020 at Grand Lake, Oklahoma, at age 89.³

     Elizabeth Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on April 25, 1857 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on July 9, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 5; Died of diphtheria.^1,2

     Eli Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on April 27, 1850 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 He died on July 17, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 12; Died of diptheria.^1,3

     Asa Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on March 12, 1855 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 He died on July 20, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 7; Died of diptheria.^1,2

     Eli Rumberg was buried at Big Tunnel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Virginia. He was born circa 1792 at Rockbridge Co., Virginia.¹ He married Mary "Polly" Hall, daughter of Jesse Hall and Phebe Wilbur, on March 2, 1815 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.² Eli Rumberg died on November 7, 1839 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3

     Mary "Polly" Hall was buried at Big Tunnel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Virginia. She was born circa 1797 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ She married Eli Rumberg on March 2, 1815 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ As of March 2, 1815,her married name was Rumberg.

     Sadie Lucille Shank Sadie Lucille Shank Kesler Benn died February 10, 2025 at her home in Check, Floyd County. She was born September 2, 1930, in Roanoke, the daughter of Tonsa and Evelyn Shank, natives of Floyd County. Besides Roanoke City, as a child she lived with her parents in Columbus, Ohio, and Floyd County. She graduated from Check High School in 1947. Her 1950 marriage to Leo E. Kesler of Salem ended in divorce. She graduated from the Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1955, and later moved to Washington, D.C. She worked as a Registered Nurse at George Washington University Hospital and elsewhere in the area. She became one of the first qualified women nursing home Administrators in Virginia and ran Sleepy Hollow Manor Nursing Home from 1963-1969 only leaving due to moving out of the area in the 1970s she lived in Woodbridge, Va., where her second husband, Charles D. Benn, a pilot and flight instructor, managed the new Woodbridge Airport. After he retired, they lived in Alexandria, Va., until moving to Salem, Va., in 2003. Mr. Benn died in 2004. A son, Larry M. Kesler, a Washington, D.C. graphics designer, died in 1995. Survivors include one of two sons from her first marriage, Rodney L. Kesler, and wife Peggy; grandson Matthew T. Kesler (Ashley); granddaughter Tanya Kesler Hicks (Derrick); and brother David W. Shank, and Great-Grandchildren Kaylan Kesler, Braedan Kesler, Paige Alley, Colton Alley, all of Check. Several nieces and nephews. In recent years, in declining health, she and family are grateful for the assistance and the loving care by Sherry Yopp, Jenny Akers, Courtney Creasy, Sable Manning, Carla Peters and Tanya Hicks who was not only a loving granddaughter, was also a caregiver to her grandmother and at times partner in crime. Among other caregivers were Nicole Reed, Tiffani Caldwell, Jeanny Carter, Julie Shearing, and Britney Franklin. Peggy Kesler was a caregiver and oversaw her health care needs.⁶ She was born on September 2, 1930 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3,6 She married Leo Edgar Kesler, son of Doctor Hatcher Kesler and Laura Pitzer Sears, on September 2, 1950 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3,6 As of September 2, 1950,her married name was Kesler.³ Sadie Lucille Shank and Leo Edgar Kesler were divorced on July 22, 1957 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁹ As of November 26, 1969,her married name was Benn.³ Sadie Lucille Shank married Charles Douglas Benn on November 26, 1969 at Fairfax Co., Virginia.^{10,7,8,3,11,6} Sadie Lucille Shank died on February 10, 2025 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 94.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 224-22-4933.⁷ Charles Douglas Benn was born on February 18, 1921 at Sutherland, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia.^1,8,7,4,5 He married Sadie Lucille Shank, daughter of Tonsaroyoo "Tonsa" "Bill" Shank and Evelyn Light, on November 26, 1969 at Fairfax Co., Virginia.^{9,10,11,1,2,12} Charles Douglas Benn died on September 1, 2004 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 83.^7,2,4,6 He Charles Douglas Benn, 83, a retired developer of general aviation airports in Northern Virginia, died on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at a Salem nursing home. Mr. Benn's interest in aviation began when he was a boy on his family's farm in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps as a flight engineer on B-17 aircraft. After the war, with his brother, J.D. Benn, Sr., he helped develop the Washington Virginia Airport at Bailey's Crossroads. He later developed Woodbridge Airport and managed it until his retirement in 1987. During that time he owned and operated one of the largest flight schools in Virginia. He also was a dealer for Piper Aircraft. In 1953 the Civil Aeronautics Administration designated him a Pilot Examiner and he remained one until retirement. He was elected in 1989 to the Hall of Fame of the Virginia Aeronautical Society in recognition of "his distinguished contribution to the progress of aviation." In retirement in Alexandria he enjoyed collecting and judging antique DeSoto automobiles. Mr. Benn and his wife, Sadie Shank Kesler Benn, moved to Salem in 2003. He was predeceased by brothers, J.D. Benn, Sr., James Benn, and William Benn. Survivors besides his spouse include daughters by a previous marriage, Laura Benn of Adelphi, Md., Bonnie Martinez of Warrenton, Va., Terri Gentry of Newport News, Va., and Lynne Ratz of Fairfax County, Va; stepson, Rodney Kesler of Check, Va; grandchildren, Nicole Martinez, Natalie Martinez, and Michael Martinez; and step-grandchildren, Matthew Kesler and Tanya Kesler Hicks. on September 3, 2004.²

     His Social Security Number was 226-70-7253.⁹ Larry Michael Kesler was born on March 9, 1951 at Roanoke, Virginia.^9,2,3 He died on August 26, 1995 at Washington, D.C., at age 44.^9,1 He KESLER, Larry Michael, formerly of Floyd County, died Saturday, August 26, 1995 in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his grandmother, Evelyn Shank, Check; mother and stepfather, Sadie and Charles Benn, Alexandria; father and stepmother, Leo and Audrey Kesler, Newport News; grandparents, D. Hatcher and Laura Kesler, Salem; brother and sister-in-law, Rodney and Peggy Kesler, Check; sister and brother-in-law, Christy and Bill Cleary, Newport News; sister and brother-in-law, Joy and Frank Chappell, Seaford; nephew, Matthew Kesler, Check; nieces, Tanya Kesler, Check, Sarah Cleary, Newport News. on September 9, 1995.¹

     Edna A. DeVore was buried at Saint Peters Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.² She was born in 1896 at Pennsylvania.^3,2 She married James Samuel Noah Shank, son of John Wesley Shank and Sarah Jane Dickerson, circa 1921.^4,1 As of circa 1921,her married name was Shank.⁴ Edna A. DeVore died in 1962.²

     His Social Security Number was 196-20-5604.³ William Andrew Shank was born on April 28, 1926 at Pennsylvania.^1,3 He died on September 12, 1993 at Pennsylvania at age 67.³

     John Wesley Shank Jr. was born circa 1905 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He died on January 13, 1906 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹