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     Ellray John Lazore was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 004-30-1859.⁷ He was born on December 8, 1933 at St. Francis, Aroostook Co., Maine.^7,2,3,5,6 He married Billie Jean St. Clair, daughter of Ernest Herman St. Clair and Clarice Gay Poff, circa 1956.⁵ Ellray John Lazore and Billie Jean St. Clair were divorced circa 1960.⁵ Ellray John Lazore married Billie Jean St. Clair, daughter of Ernest Herman St. Clair and Clarice Gay Poff, on October 26, 1990 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,5 Ellray John Lazore died on October 17, 2009 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 75.^2,7,3,4,6 He Ellray John Lazore, 75, of Salem, Va., went home to Jesus Friday, October 17, 2009, after surviving multiple myeloma for five years. He was born on December 8, 1933, in St. Francis, Maine, and was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers; and two sisters. John served 20 years in the United States Navy as a Seabee. He is survived by his wife, Billie St.Clair Lazore; daughter, Jane Murphy and husband, Steve; son, Jimmy Lazore and wife, Kathy; daughter, Janet Watts; stepsons, Nathan Grant Dunn and wife, Lois, and William "Andy" Alls; grandchildren, Jason Lazore, who serves in the U.S. Navy in Norfolk, Courtney Lazore, of Roanoke, Christopher Murphy, of North Carolina, Michael Kidd, of Roanoke, and David and Sheena Dunn, of Shawsville; brother, Charles Ronald Lazore, of Greenville, Maine; sisters, Velda Turner, of Greenville, Maine, and Vera Madore, of Caribou, Maine; and special friends, Jack and Dell Wimmer. on October 20, 2009.²

     Carolyn Sue St. Clair was buried at Old Dominion Memorial Gardens, 7271 Cloverdale Road, Cloverdale, Botetourt Co., Virginia.^7,8 She After a short battle with cancer, Carolyn Sue Ponting left this world to join other Angels on December 13th 2016. She was 74 years old. She was a loving Mother and Friend, and those that knew her will always love and miss her presence and smile. It was Carolyn's wish to be cremated and placed beside her son Kevin, who left us in 1998, at Old Dominion Memorial Gardens.⁸ She was born on February 13, 1942 at Lafayette, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,7,3 As of December 26, 1957,her married name was Butt.² She married Lewin Norwood Butt on December 26, 1957 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² Carolyn Sue St. Clair and Lewin Norwood Butt were divorced on February 14, 1967 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ As of January 25, 1969,her married name was Ponting.³ Carolyn Sue St. Clair married James Frederick Ponting on January 25, 1969 at Leaksville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^3,9 Carolyn Sue St. Clair and James Frederick Ponting were divorced on May 4, 1971 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ As of June 24, 1974,her married name was Overstreet.² Carolyn Sue St. Clair married Roy Eugene Overstreet on June 24, 1974 at Roanoke, Virginia.² Carolyn Sue St. Clair and Roy Eugene Overstreet were divorced on October 15, 1975 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ Carolyn Sue St. Clair died on December 13, 2016 at Virginia at age 74.^7,8

     His Social Security Number was 225-13-3544.⁷ Kevin Leigh Ponting was buried at Old Dominion Memorial Gardens, 7271 Cloverdale Road, Cloverdale, Botetourt Co., Virginia.⁸ He was born on March 11, 1977 at Roanoke, Virginia.^7,3,4,5 He died on February 3, 1998 at Fincastle, Botetourt Co., Virginia, at age 20.^2,7,3 He In a mysterious chain of events Tuesday afternoon, a 20-year-old Roanoke man shot and killed himself when a Botetourt County sheriff's detective attempted to search him after responding to a burglary call. Police were called to the house on Brughs Mill Road between Troutville and Fincastle about 2:30 p.m. after the residents returned home to find a man in a locked bedroom. The man, who police identified as Kevin Leigh Ponting of Maddock Avenue Northeast, appeared calm when Detective J.R. Mandeville found him sitting at a kitchen table in the house. But Ponting abruptly shot himself through the chin minutes later when Mandeville asked to pat him down, Botetourt County Sheriff Reed Kelly said. Ponting was not a burglar, police later learned. Instead, he was the boyfriend of a teen-age girl who lives in the house with her father and grandmother. The girl told police she let Ponting into the house through a bedroom window about 4 a.m. Tuesday, Kelly said. The girl's relatives did not know Ponting, or that he was involved with the girl, Kelly said. Events leading up to the shooting began around 2 p.m. when the girl's older sister and grandmother came home, heard a noise in a bedroom and called police. About that time, a brother, James Foutz, arrived for a visit. Foutz confronted Ponting when he came out of the bedroom and began talking to him at a kitchen table while the sister made a second call to police advising them that Ponting did not appear to be armed. She also told police there were guns in the house but she did not know where they were located, Kelly said. Arriving at the house, Mandeville found Ponting sitting at the kitchen table with Foutz. The detective asked Ponting to stand so he could search him. As Ponting got up, he suddenly raised a .38-caliber Derringer pistol that had been concealed in his hand and shot himself once in the chin, Kelly said. "As soon as he hit the floor, they attended to him, but there was no pulse," Kelly said. Ponting died before paramedics arrived. The gun Ponting used apparently belonged to the teen-age girl's father. She told police she took the gun from her father's room one or two days before the shooting. Kelly said he did not know what the couple had in mind when they took the gun. Officers found one spent cartridge in the Derringer and three unfired cartridges in Ponting's wallet, Kelly said. Kelly said Ponting had not been in trouble in Botetourt County. The sheriff said he believed Ponting was facing jail time in other Roanoke-area jurisdictions, but he declined to elaborate. That could not be confirmed with police agencies Tuesday night. on February 4, 1998.⁹ He PONTING, Kevin Leigh, 20, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 1998. He is survived by his mother, Carolyn S. Ponting; brothers, Kenneth Ponting, Randy Butt and Steve Butt; sister, Karen Hull; grandmother, Clarice St.Clair; special friend, Ervin Plank; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. on February 5, 1998.²

     John Albert Poff was buried at Huffville Union Church Cemetery, 1078 Huffville Road, NE, Terrys Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.² He married Pauline Ella Edwards.⁴ John Albert Poff was born on September 28, 1910 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 He died on October 15, 1938 at Court House District, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 28; Struck by a gravel truck.²

     Charles Marshall "Charlie" Poff was buried at Huffville Union Church Cemetery, 1078 Huffville Road, NE, Terrys Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.² He was born on December 8, 1922 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 He died on January 9, 1924 at Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 1.^1,3,2

     His Social Security Number was 132-20-2089.¹ Robert E. Poff was born on June 8, 1930 at Bronx, Bronx Co., New York.¹ He died on September 15, 1991 at age 61.¹

     His Social Security Number was 234-44-9302.⁴ George Randolph "Buddy" Poff was born on June 27, 1931 at McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,2 He married Stella Ray Saunders on December 19, 1953 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.² George Randolph "Buddy" Poff died on January 26, 1986 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at age 54.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 234-50-8376.⁵ Bobby Joe Poff was born on June 5, 1934 at McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,2,3 He married Emma Dean Saunders on May 9, 1953 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.³ Bobby Joe Poff died on May 13, 1992 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at age 57.^5,2

     Her Social Security Number was 128-20-5826.² Nora T. Scanlon was born on November 10, 1911.² She married Shirley Green Poff, son of Charles William "Charlie" Poff and Lausa Ann "Louisa" Hodge, on December 22, 1932 at Manhattan, New York Co., New York.¹ As of December 22, 1932,her married name was Poff.¹ Nora T. Scanlon died on December 3, 2004 at New York at age 93.²

     Her married name was Lombardo.² Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Poff married Unknown Lombardo.² Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Poff was born on March 1, 1938 at Bronx, Bronx Co., New York.² She died on March 10, 2007 at Florida at age 69.²

     Pauline Ella Edwards married John Albert Poff, son of Charles William "Charlie" Poff and Lausa Ann "Louisa" Hodge.¹ Pauline Ella Edwards was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.^2,3 Her married name was Poff. She was born on August 2, 1914 at Hillsville, Carroll Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of October 13, 1945,her married name was Giles.¹ She married Hillary L. Giles on October 13, 1945 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Pauline Ella Edwards died on November 20, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 56.^2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 224-36-0184.⁷ Delphina Faye Alderman was buried at Topeco Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Rt. 221, Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,8 She was born on October 24, 1932 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,7,8,4,5 She married Elmer Albert Keith, son of Kerry Albert Keith and Bula L. King, on August 26, 1950 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,8 As of August 26, 1950,her married name was Keith. Delphina Faye Alderman died on December 8, 2005 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 73.^2,7,9 She Delphina Faye Keith, 73, of Floyd, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2005. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Elmer A. Keith; two sons and daughter-in-law, Howard Keith, Larry and Susan Keith, all of Floyd; daughter, Lisa Keith, Floyd; two grandchildren, Amanda and Matthew Hamlett, Altavista, Albert and Sarah Keith, Floyd; one greatgranddaughter, Serena Michelle Keith; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Frances Harris, Stuart, Phyllis and Ellis Mann, East Bend, N.C; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Dennis Alderman, Floyd, Gary and Carol Alderman, Glendale, Ky; several nieces and nephews. Interment will follow in Topeco Cemetery. on December 10, 2005.²

     Benjamin Winfred Alderman was buried at Huffville Union Church Cemetery, 1078 Huffville Road, NE, Terrys Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on August 18, 1935 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He died on September 24, 1935 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹