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     Enoch Statts Randolph was buried at Cedarlawn Cemetery, 2434 West Capitol Street, Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi.^4,3 He Enoch S. Randolph, 80, died Sunday morning at the Old Men's Home, following an extended illness. A native of West Virginia, he had lived in Jackson for over 35 years. Mr. Randolph was a retired salesman and was a member of the West Capitol Street Church of Christ. His only survivor is his wife, the former Mamie Huber of Jackson. Interment will be in Cedarlawn cemetery. Pallbearer will be: J. C. Adams, J. S. Duvall, L. D. Loden, Earl Lawson, Phil Roberts and Raymond Thomas.³ He was born on August 28, 1877 at West Virginia; His gravestone has a birth year of 1878.^1,2,3 He married Dora Ellen Shank, daughter of John Wesley Shank and Sarah Jane Dickerson, on October 20, 1904 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,5 Enoch Statts Randolph died on April 21, 1957 at Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi, at age 79.³

     Elizabeth Ellen Randolph was buried at Family Cemetery on the old John W. Shank Farm, near Rt. 808, Simpsons, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,5 She was born on October 28, 1906 at Clay Co., West Virginia; The death certificate has a birth date of Oct 29, 1906.^4,5 She died on January 21, 1913 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 6.^4,5

     David Jackson "Jackie" Sisson was born in 1861.^1,2 He married Alie E. Hall, daughter of Jesse W. Hall and Emmoline V. "Emma" Showalter, on June 21, 1883 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 David Jackson "Jackie" Sisson died before 1890.²

     Lynwood Jackson Walton was buried at Walton Cemetery, Pee Wee Drive, S. E., Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 He was born on April 5, 1921 at Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,2,3 He Lenwood Walton, 17, of Bent Mountain, died at 4:15 o'clock this morning in a local hospital. Interment will be in the family cemetery at Gravesville, Floyd county. He is survived by three uncles and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Austin, of Bent Mountain; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Walton, of Roanoke, and Miss Ruth Walton, of Washington, D.C. on November 26, 1938.⁴ He died on November 26, 1938 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 17; Died of rheumatic fever.^3,4

     Mary Susie Mountcastle was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 224-20-1784.³ She was born on October 2, 1895 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,3 She married Alfred Livingston Walton, son of Lewis Napolean Walton and Melvina Elizabeth Poff, circa 1920.^4,1,2 As of circa 1920,her married name was Walton.⁴ Mary Susie Mountcastle died on December 10, 1960 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 65.¹

     Marion Gene Austin was buried at Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brunswick Co., Virginia.^1,9 He was born on April 15, 1927 at Bent Mountain, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,3,4,5 He married Nancy Lee Vogt on December 24, 1950 at Norfolk, Virginia.^10,1,2 Marion Gene Austin died on February 5, 2015 at South Hill, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia, at age 87.^1,9 He Mr. Marion Gene Austin, age 87, of La Crosse died Thursday February 5, 2015 in VCU Community Memorial Hospital. He was an Army Air Corp veteran in World War ll, a master electrician for the Department of the Navy and the widower of Nancy Vogt Austin. Mr. Austin is survived by his three sons: Douglas Lee Austin of Fountain Hills, Arizona; Garry Gene Austin of Norfolk and Steven Lynn Austin of La Crosse; two brothers: Lewis A. Austin, Jr. of Norfolk and Robert A. Austin of Cleveland, TN and his grandson Douglas Lee Austin, II of Phoenix, AZ. A funeral service was conducted in Prospect United Methodist Church in Ebony with interment to follow in the church cemetery with full American Legion Post 79 Military Honors. on February 10, 2015.⁹

     Her Social Security Number was 227-52-0272.⁹ Ethel Joyce Conner was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,10 She was born on October 14, 1938 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^9,4 She married James Randolph "Jim" Coates, son of Charles McKrindy Coates Sr. and Monia Ruth "Mona" Poff, circa 1958.^5,11,3 As of circa 1958,her married name was Coates.³ Ethel Joyce Conner died on June 12, 2012 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 73.^3,9,12 She Ethel Joyce Coates of Copper Hill went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her surviving family members are her husband of 54 years, James Coates; three daughters, Kathy Coates, Cindy and John Gibbs, and Lisa Hassell. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Stormy and Beau Brieger, Chad Tankersly, Melissa, Leanna and Miranda Sutphin, Tim and Louis Hassell, two brothers, Fred and Janice Conner, Dean and June Conner, two sisters, Barbara and Jake Poff, Joan and Robert Wimmer. Preceding her in death are her son, James R. Coates II, her mother and father, Fred and Fannie Conner, a brother, Harold Conner and her son in law, Curtis Hassell. Interment will follow in Rest Vale Cemetery, Floyd County. on June 14, 2012.³

     Unknown Cole was buried at Cole Cemetery, off of Goff Road NE, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia; Apparently died in infancy and buried in the family cemetery.² He was born on February 23, 1855 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹

     Nancy C./E. Poff was born on November 17, 1873 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 She died on December 28, 1875 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 2.³

     Unknown Poff was born in January, 1867 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died before September 21, 1870; Not enumerated with her family in the 1870 Census.²

     LaEula Ann Lavina "Lula" Conner was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on December 5, 1875 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,5 She married Peter Sigmon Stump, son of Elijah G. Stump and Martha J. Smith, on September 15, 1892 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ As of September 15, 1892,her married name was Stump. LaEula Ann Lavina "Lula" Conner died on April 11, 1902 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 26.⁶

     Erma "Emma" Conner was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 223-24-0151.¹⁰ She was born on October 10, 1909 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^{11,12,3,4,5,10} She married Dossie William Sowers Sr., son of Eld. Frazier Tuggle Sowers and Flora Ann Martin, on February 25, 1931 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,1,2,4,5,13 As of February 25, 1931,her married name was Sowers. Erma "Emma" Conner died on March 11, 2006 at Virginia at age 96.^5,10 She Erma Conner Sowers, 96, of Check, Va., passed away Saturday, March 11, 2006. She was born October 10, 1909 in Floyd County, Va., to the late Andrew Louis Conner and Almeda Vest Conner. She was of the Primitive Baptist faith, as well as, a generous and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She graduated from Christiansburg High School in 1929. She taught at Goose Creek, a one-room school, and she walked five miles each way for two years. She was known for her beautiful quilts and crochet work and for her dedication to genealogy. She has spent the last 30 years researching family history including Vest, Conner, Sowers, Martin, Iddings and Richardson. She enjoyed reading the "Signs of the Times" published by The Oldest Primitive Baptist of Meadows of Dan passed on to her by her mother, Almeda. Her husband, Dossie William Sowers, Sr. preceded her in death on April 25, 1968 after 37 years of marriage and she thought of him and missed him everyday. She continued the family farm business for the last 37 years. She leaves behind a daughter Marie Ann Sowers Vest and son-in-law Gratton W. Vest, Salem; and a son (D.W.) Dossie William Sowers, Jr., Salem; five grandchildren and spouses, Rebecca (Becky) Thomas, Salem, Debbie Feury Hakola and Henry Hakola, Shawsville, Janet and Watson Boxley, Atlanta, Ga., Steve and Renee Sowers, Roanoke, Doug and Deanne Sowers, New Castle; five great-grandchildren, Staff Sgt. Jesse Feury, Fayetteville, N.C., Lindsay Thomas, Salem, Hannah Sowers, Roanoke, Kaitlin Sowers and Justin Gable, New Castle; brother and sisters-in-law; Alvin and Ocie Conner, Velvia Agee and Ora Conner, all of Check; and several nieces and nephews; special cousins and friends Elmer and Gracie Conner, Radford, Virginia Absher, Dublin, Robert and Doris Johnson, Cincinnatti, Ohio. Special thanks to her caretakers for the last several months, Shirley Thomas, Shelba Kirby, Dolly Vest, and Cheryl Waldron. Special thanks to her neighbors Ray and Judy Vest and other neighbors. Interment will follow at Wilson Cemetery. on March 12, 2006.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 223-48-2161.⁷ Alvin Edwin Conner was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^4,5 He was born on February 19, 1912 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3,5,6,7 He married Ocie Gay Graham, daughter of Doctor Coy "Dock" Graham and Mirriam Alice Conner, on February 22, 1936 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3,4,5 Alvin Edwin Conner died on October 12, 2007 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 95.^4,5,7,8 He Alvin Edwin Conner, 95, of Check passed away Friday, October 12, 2007 at his home. He is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Ocie Graham Conner; two daughters and spouses, Judith and Edward Howard, Glenna and James Vest; two sons and spouse, Macle and Gerlene Conner, Eddie Conner; granddaughters and husbands, Teresa and Jimmy Bowman, Sherry and Wayland Bond, Rhonda and Freddie Conner, Missy and Brad Mullins; grandsons and wives, Rodney and Sandra Vest, Mark Howard; seven greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 15, 2007 at Gardner Funeral Home with Pastor Dan Walker and the Rev. Roy Turpin officiating. Interment will follow in Wilson Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Sunday at Gardner Funeral Home where the family will be from 4 until 6 p.m. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd. on October 13, 2007.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 228-36-7277.⁵ Nancy Lee Vogt was buried at Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brunswick Co., Virginia.^1,2 She Mrs. Nancy Vogt Austin, age 78 of La Crosse and a retired bookkeeper, went to be with the Lord Monday, August 24, 2009 surrounded by her family in Community Memorial Healthcenter after a long and courageous battle with illness. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years Marion Gene Austin; three sons Douglas L. Austin and wife Cindy of Fountain Hills, Ariz., Gary G. Austin of Norfolk and Steven L. Austin of La Crosse; her grandson Douglas L. Austin, II of Mesa, Ariz., her sister Peggy V. Smith and husband Claude of Norfolk, and her aunt Betty Wease of Ellenboro, NC. Born in Bostic, NC to Raymond E. and Aileen H. Vogt, they moved to Norfolk in the late 1940's where she graduated from Maury High School and then met the love of her life Gene Austin and they were married December 24, 1950. They retired and moved to the Lake Gaston area and attended Prospect United Methodist Church in Ebony. She will be remembered for her love of life, family and the Lord. Interment in Prospect Cemetery.¹ She was born on June 18, 1931 at Cool Springs, Rutherford Co., North Carolina.^1,5,2,4 She married Marion Gene Austin, son of Lewis Arthur Austin Sr. and Cassie Ann Walton, on December 24, 1950 at Norfolk, Virginia.^1,2,3 As of December 24, 1950,her married name was Austin. Nancy Lee Vogt died on August 24, 2009 at South Hill, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia, at age 78.^1,5,2,6

     Dossie William Sowers Sr. was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4,8 His Social Security Number was 230-34-1582.¹⁶ He was born on December 15, 1904 at Lick Ridge, Floyd Co., Virginia.^{1,16,3,4,5,6,8,9} He married Erma "Emma" Conner, daughter of Andrew Louis/Lewis Conner and Almeda Elmira "Alma" Vest, on February 25, 1931 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,2,4,6,7,8 Dossie William Sowers Sr. died on April 25, 1968 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 63.^1,2,3,4,6,8 He Dossie William Sowers, Sr. 63, of Check, died Thursday in a Roanoke Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Erma Conner Sowers; a daughter, Mrs. Gratton Vest, Salem; a son, Dossie William Sowers, Jr., Check; three sisters Mrs. Ottie Conner, Salem; Mrs. Guy E. Conner, Copper Hill; Mrs. Morris Agee, Check; a brother Vollie Sowers, Check. Burial in the Wilson Cemetery. on May 2, 1968.²

     Mary Magdalene Clardy was buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Cleveland, Bradley Co., Tennessee.^2,3 She was born on September 24, 1931 at Limestone Co., Alabama.⁴ She married Robert Alfred "Bobby" Austin, son of Lewis Arthur Austin Sr. and Cassie Ann Walton, on July 29, 1966 at Ardmore, Limestone Co., Alabama.^1,2,5 As of July 29, 1966,her married name was Austin. Mary Magdalene Clardy died on July 16, 2014 at Cleveland, Bradley Co., Tennessee, at age 82.^2,4 She Mary Magdalene Clardy Austin, 82, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the family residence. She was a member of West Cleveland Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Lum Clardy and Bonnie Hawkins Clardy. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Vickie Coffman; brothers and sisters: Emmaline Loggins, Ovan Clardy, William Clardy, Margaret Kessel, Sham Clardy, Anna Belle Clardy and Clarence Clardy. She is survived by her husband, Robert Austin of Cleveland; children: Ann Ledford and husband, Mike, of Cleveland, Denise Johnson and husband, Randall, of Hartsell, Ala. and Holly Watson and husband, David, of Doncaster, England; sister, Flora McMunn of Decatur, Ala; grandchildren: Kelli Cowart, Stephanie McCluskey and Calwyn Watson; great-grandchildren: Stephen Grantland, Austin Grantland, Paisley Coffman, Hunter Hill, and Karsen McCluskey; great-great-grandchildren: Zayden Grantland and “soon to arrive” Brayson Grantland; and special children: Logan King, Thad Stedman and Allie Stedman; and several nieces, nephews and other extended family members and friends. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens with a white dove release ceremony concluding the service. on July 17, 2014.²