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     Gene Meredith Prillaman married Barbara France.^4,2,5,3 Gene Meredith Prillaman was born on September 16, 1955 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2 He died on October 8, 2005 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 50.² He Gene Meredith Prillaman, 50, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond. Gene was born September 16, 1955 in Roanoke, Va. to the late Nelson A. Prillaman and Mary Young Prillaman Reynolds. Gene attended Virginia Western Community College, where he studied and graduated with an associates degree. He worked most of his life as a certified auto mechanic in the Roanoke and Richmond areas. He was preceded in death by a sister, Cecelia P. DeLong. He is survived by his wife, Barbara France Prillaman; brothers, Gerald N. Prillaman and wife, Doris of Roanoke, and Charles E. Prillaman and wife, Barbara of Dracut, Mass; two sisters, Sherryl P. Hankins and husband, Bill of Forest, Va., and Elizabeth P. Lewis and husband, Jim of Albemarle, N.C; his mother and father-in-law, Ceylon and Trudy France; sister and brother-in-law, Lorraine and Kevin Conklin; and sister-in-law, Tammy Lee, all of Wirtz, Va; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. A private memorial service will be held in Richmond. Memorial contributions may be made to Sherbourne United Methodist Church, 2619 Sherbourne Rd., Richmond, Va. 23237.
on October 10, 2005.²

     His Social Security Number was 223-30-4246.⁹ Robert Arvil Collins was buried at Benjamin Wade Cooper Family Cemetery, Rt. 806, 0.4 miles from Rt. 640, Six Mile Post Road, Callaway, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,3,10,11 He was born on July 17, 1913 at Dillons Mill, Franklin Co., Virginia.^{1,2,10,4,9,7,11} He married Mary Katherine Collins, daughter of James Peter "Jim" Collins and Minnie Catherine Stump, on October 17, 1936 at Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.^12,1 Robert Arvil Collins died on July 11, 1979 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 65.^2,3,10,11 He CALLAWAY - Robert Arvin Collins, age 65, passed away Wednesday July 11, 1979. He was employed by the Ferrum College in the Maintenance Department. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary C. Collins, one daughter, Mrs. Rodney (Judy) Shively, Ferrum; one son Orville (Butch) Collins, of the home; his mother, Mrs. Martha Stump Collins, Callaway; one sister Mrs. Charlie N. (Edith) Young, Roanoke, Three grandchildren, Joy Shively, Durand Shively, both of Ferrum; Blaine Shively, V.P.I., Blacksburg; one foster brother Robert E. Stump, Roanoke. Internment will follow in the Cooper Family Cemetery. on July 13, 1979.³

     Katherine Ilene "Judy" Collins was born on December 5, 1937 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^3,5 As of September 27, 1957,her married name was Shively.³ She married William Rodney "Rod" Shively on September 27, 1957 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,6,2,3

     His Social Security Number was 229-50-6691.⁸ William Rodney "Rod" Shively was buried at Shively-Spencer Cemetery (Endicott Cemetery), Endicott, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,5 He was born on October 9, 1938 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^8,3,4,5,7 He married Katherine Ilene "Judy" Collins, daughter of Robert Arvil Collins and Mary Katherine Collins, on September 27, 1957 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,2,9,3 William Rodney "Rod" Shively died on November 17, 2001 at Franklin Co., Virginia, at age 63.^2,8,5,6 He SHIVELY, William Rodney, (Rod), 63, well-known businessman and musician of Franklin County, died Saturday, November 17, 2001. Rod, as he was known by family and friends will be remembered for his contributions to the music community and for the businesses he operated in connection with that industry. He owned and operated Little Music City in Rocky Mount and later Far Star Satellite and with his partner and brother, Steve Shively, Outlet Recording, Inc. of Rocky Mount. Rod also owned and operated his own publishing company, Fairystone Publishing. Rod was preceded in death by his parents, Kermit E. and Geneva G. Shively; and his father-in-law, Orville Collins. He is survived by his devoted wife of forty-four years, Judy Collins Shively, of the home; his sons and daughters-in-law, William Blaine and Margaret Shively, Blacksburg, Durand L. and Angie Shively, Boones Mill; his daughter and son-in-law, Joy Lynne and Brian Cundiff, Rocky Mount; his grandsons, Ryan Shively and Wyatt Cundiff; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy O. and Betty Shively, Richmond, Steve and Jane Shively, Ferrum; sister and brother-in-law, Margo S. and John Brake, Vinton; his mother-in-law, Mary Collins, Callaway; brother-in-law, Butch Collins and wife, Ruth, Callaway; He is also survived by many nephews, nieces, cousins, aunts and uncles. Interment will follow in the Shively-Spencer Cemetery (Endicott Cemetery). on November 20, 2001.²

     Calvin F. Thomas was buried at Den Hill Road Cemetery, Mount Calvery Baptist Church, Rt. 641 west of Shawsville, about 3/4 mile from Rt. 11, Montgomery Co., Virginia.² He was born on June 1, 1935 at Virginia.² He died on August 11, 1977 at age 42.²

     Helen Dorcas Richardson was buried at North Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Ellett, Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 228-30-5274.⁴ She was born on April 25, 1917 at Virginia.^1,3,4 As of June 10, 1938,her married name was Douglas.¹ She married Robert Lee "Bob" Douglas, son of Ernest McKay Douglas Sr. and Thelma Pearl Craft, on June 10, 1938 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 Helen Dorcas Richardson died on June 29, 2005 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 88.^3,4 She Helen Dorcas "Dot" Douglas, 88, formerly of Blacksburg, died at Johnston Willis Hospital in Richmond, on Wednesday, June 29, 2005. Born April 25, 1917, Dot was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Maggie Richardson, her husband, Robert "Bob" Douglas, her sisters, Gertrude Kirk and Lillian Douglas and a brother, William Richardson. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Gordon Arch of Midlothian, Rita and Edward Marston, Smithfield, two especially dear grandsons, Rob Barricklow and his wife, Rebecca, of Richmond, and Wesley Early of Smithfield, and the delight of her latter years, her great-granddaughters, Mary Warren and Ann Turner Barricklow of Richmond. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, July 2 at the graveside in North Fork Cemetery in Ellett. The Douglas family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg. on July 1, 2005.³