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     Louise King was buried at Huron Valley Cemetery, 27009 Inkster Road, Flat Rock, Wayne Co., Michigan.² Her Social Security Number was 235-38-0848.³ She and John William Pigg were divorced.^4,2 Louise King was born on March 16, 1925 at Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4,2 As of August 5, 1944,her married name was Pigg.¹ She married John William Pigg, son of Obert Claude Pigg and Alda Ruth Bailey, on August 5, 1944 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ Louise King died on August 23, 1981 at Garden City, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 56.^3,4,2

     Georgia Catherine Widner was buried at Coal City Cemetery, Coal City, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 354-58-6147.² She was born on June 7, 1920 at Dott, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of December 15, 1941,her married name was Pigg.¹ She married Talmadge Clayton Pigg, son of Elihu Levi Pigg and Virginia Lin "Jennie" East, on December 15, 1941 at Fireco, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,1,5 Georgia Catherine Widner died on August 11, 1996 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 76.^6,2 She CHICAGO, Ill. - Georgia Catherine Pigg, 72, of Chicago died Sunday, Aug 11, 1996, in a Chicago hospital after a long illness. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements. on August 13, 1996.⁶

     Talmadge Clayton Pigg Jr. was buried at Coal City Cemetery, Coal City, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He was born on January 8, 1945 at Princewick, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He died on July 15, 1954 at Princewick, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 9; Died after being hit by a car.^1,2 He Talmadge Clayton Pigg Jr., nine, Princewick, son of Mrs. and Mrs. T. C. Pigg was Raleigh County's fourth highway fatality in 1954 yesterday when he died at 11 a.m. after being struck by a car at Princewick. The accident occurred near McKinney's market at 1:30 a.m. and the boy was dead on arrival at a local hospital. State Police said the driver of the car was Wilbur Lawrence Martin, 30, Crab Orchard. The officers said the boy ran from behind a parked truck into the road. Dr. Lee B. Redson, Lillybrook physician, and others prepared a makeshift stretcher to transport the child to the hospital. The boy had attended vacation church school yesterday at the Princewick Baptist church near the store and had stopped at the store to buy chewing gum a few minutes before the accident. He was born at Princewick, Jan. 8, 1945. Mrs. Pigg is the former Georgia Widener. In addition to his parents, survivors include two sisters, Catherine and Dreama, and one brother, Billy, all at home; and the maternal grandfather, W. G. Widener, Mabscott. The body is at the Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home, and will be taken to the residence at 5:30 p.m. today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Martin, driver of the death car, is employed as a clerk at the Lillybrook Coal Company Store at Lillybrook. The boy is the second pedestrian to be killed in this year Raleigh County. A woman was struck and killed at MacArthur a few weeks ago. The other Raleigh County fatalities are a driver and a passenger. on July 16, 1954.²

     Her Social Security Number was 234-40-9910.⁵ Frances Ruth King was buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,4 Her married name was Poff.¹ She married Herman Lee Poff, son of Brainard Wheeler Poff and Alice Ocie Muncy.^1,4,7 Frances Ruth King was born on September 14, 1922 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,3,4 She died on January 28, 2000 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 77.^5,4 She Mrs. Frances Ruth Poff, 77, of 420 Thornton Ave., Princeton, died early Friday morning, Jan. 28, 2000, at Princeton Community Hospital. Born Sept. 14, 1922, at Princeton, she was a daughter of the late Milburn M. “Skip” and Minnie Victoria Jones King. She was educated in Princeton and was a life-long resident. She was a former employee for the Celanese Corporation at Narrows, Va., the Maidenform Company, Oakwood Motor Court and for Mercer General Insurance Co., all of Princeton. She was a member of the Silver Springs Baptist Church on Thornton Avenue in Princeton. She was preceded in death by her husband Herman Lee Poff, her step mother Vitie May Jones. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and friend, and she loved to grow vegetables in the garden to give to her neighbors. Survivors; one daughter, Linda Poff Quesenberry of Vinton, Va; two sons, Jeffrey I. Poff of Princeton, H. Lee Poff Jr., of Thaxton, Va; two brothers, Jack D. King, John Henry King, both of Princeton; two sisters, Helen King Biggert of Como, Miss., Betty Day Griffith of Sulliban, Ill; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, Princeton. on January 30, 2000.⁴

     Timothy Lee Hale was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 227-37-3237.⁴ He was born on February 15, 1986 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,2 He died on May 22, 2009 at Radford, Virginia, at age 23.^1,4 He Timothy Lee Hale, 23, passed away on May 22, 2009. He passed away at Radford Hospital on Friday evening. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Roy Greene and Patricia Ingram. He is surived by: parents, David E. Hale of Check and Norma J. Hale of Copper Hill; one sister, Amanda D. Hale (Sissy) and fiancee` Velvie E. Profitt; great grandma, Merle Mannon; grandparents, Edgar and Vannie Sue Hale; lots of special relatives and friends, Jeff Morris, Danielle Morris, Heather Conner, Samantha Hale, Kathy and Amos Hale, James and Tammy Hale, Buzz Hale, Charlie and Becky Owens, Tim and Martha Beckner, Matt Nichols, Troy Kirby, Mike Nichols, Bradley Layman, Jeffrey Hale, Buster Walters, Becky and David Greene, Charlie Greene, Bill Huff, and one very special uncle he loved very much, James K. Greene. He will be missed very much by everyone. He loved fishing, camping, and hanging out with all his friends. He was the best person you would ever want to meet. Interment followed in Restvale Cemetery. on May 28, 2009.¹

     Rev. Ronald Edward "Ron" Hodge was buried at Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.^3,4 He was born on March 1, 1944 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia; His obituary and gravestone have a birth date of Mar 2, 1944.^3,5,4 He married Darlene Gaines circa 1964.³ Rev. Ronald Edward "Ron" Hodge died on April 5, 2017 at Blacksburg, Virginia, at age 73.^3,4 He Rev. Ronald Edward Hodge, 73, of Blacksburg went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at his home. He was born in Rich Creek, Va. on March 2, 1944 to the late Harry Preston and Parthelia (Polly) Whitlow Hodge. He was a Pastor for almost 50 years having served with the Church of God Cleveland and the Wesleyan Church. Ron became a member of Blacksburg First Wesleyan Church after retirement. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Darlene Gaines Hodge; daughter, Ronda Hodge Pritchard; son and daughter-in-law, Preston Robert and Amy Hodge; adopted daughter, Rhonda Lowry; grandchildren, Dane and wife, Jessica, Jacob, Derrek; adopted grandchildren, Tasha, Johnny; and nine great-grandchildren, brother and sister-in-law, Robert Gene and Dottie Hodge; special aunt, Dorothy Hodge; and the rest of the Hodge and Gaines family. A private burial will follow in the Westview Cemetery. on April 7, 2017.³

     Shelby Jean Douglas was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 235-68-7040.³ She and John Boyd Whitlow Sr. were divorced.⁴ Shelby Jean Douglas was born on March 20, 1939 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia.^1,3,2 As of July 26, 1960,her married name was Whitlow. She married John Boyd Whitlow Sr., son of Alonzo James "Lon" "Lonzie" Whitlow and Hattie Ellen Peters, on July 26, 1960 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia. Shelby Jean Douglas married John Boyd Whitlow Sr., son of Alonzo James "Lon" "Lonzie" Whitlow and Hattie Ellen Peters, on January 17, 1974 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁵ Shelby Jean Douglas died on June 10, 2004 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 65.^1,3 She Shelby Jean Whitlow, 65, of 516 Thornton Ave., Princeton, went to be with Jesus, Thursday, June 10, 2004 in a Beckley hospital. Born March 20, 1939 at Craig County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Kathleen Douglas Howerton and stepfather, Alex Howerton. Mrs. Whitlow was a member of the Pentecostal Revival Center in Princeton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Joseph Whitlow. Survivors include two sons, John Whitlow Jr. and Eric Whitlow and his wife Cindy all of Princeton; one daughter, Kim Thomas and her husband Rick of Pearisburg, Va; one sister, Elsie Croy and her husband Charles of Princeton; three stepsisters, Dorothy Lawrence of Weyanoke and Hester Hancock and Myrtle Mullins both of Kegley; one stepbrother, Ernie Howerton of Princeton; four aunts, Margie Waid of Roanoke, Va., Virginia Dove of Chantilly, Va., Lucille Catania of Fayetteville, N.C. and Margaret Semones of Inman, S.C; eight grandchildren, Joseph Whitlow Jr., Andrea Whitlow, Todd Clark, Jarrett Clark, Joshua Clark, Eric Whitlow II, John Whitlow and Lonnie Whitlow; and seven great-grandchildren. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. on June 12, 2004.¹

     His Social Security Number was 235-04-5229.⁶ Joseph Allen Whitlow Sr. and Tuesday Welds Burgess were divorced.⁵ Joseph Allen Whitlow Sr. was born on April 3, 1962 at Princeton Meadows, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,6,4 He married Tuesday Welds Burgess on October 13, 1981 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia.³ Joseph Allen Whitlow Sr. died on August 18, 1991 at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, at age 29.^6,5 He Joseph (Joey) Allen Whitlow Sr., 29, of Dallas, formerly of Princeton, died Sunday at his home. He was the son of John Whitlow of Pearisburg, Va., and Mrs. Shelby Whitlow of Princeton. He was an apartment supervisor at Dallas. Additional survivors: daughter, Aderanna Whitlow of Princeton; son, Joseph Whitlow Jr., of Princeton; sister, Mrs. Kim Mallay of Princeton; brothers, John Whitlow Jr., and Eric Whitlow, both of Princeton. on August 21, 1991.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 235-04-5335.⁸ Eric Todd Whitlow Eric Todd Whitlow, 42, of Pearisburg, and formerly of Princeton, WV, suddenly departed this life Saturday afternoon, December 24, 2011 at his home. Born in Maryland and raised in Princeton, he was a son of the late John Boyd and Shelby Howerton Whitlow. An easy friend to everyone who knew him, and helpful to all, he leaves a big hole in the lives of all who knew him. He was employed in security for Southern Exposure in Princeton. A brother, Joseph Allen Whitlow, preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife Cynthia Asbury Whitlow; his sons Eric Todd Whitlow, II, John Allen Whitlow, and Alonzo Alexander Whitlow (Lonnie) all of Pearisburg and Thomas Ray Brown of Alabama; a brother John Boyd Whitlow, Jr. (Jay) of Princeton; and a sister Kim Thomas of Pearisburg.³ He was born on October 27, 1969 at Maryland.^5,8 He married Cynthia Lynn "Cindy" Asbury on November 1, 1989 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,5 Eric Todd Whitlow died on December 24, 2011 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 42.^3,4,8

     Blanche Elzena Cochrane and John Edgar Tolliver were divorced.³ Blanche Elzena Cochrane was buried at Linwood Cemetery, Colerain, Belmont Co., Ohio.³ She was born on September 29, 1924 at Kilsyth, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,4 As of June 7, 1947,her married name was Tolliver.¹ She married John Edgar Tolliver, son of William Amos Tolliver and Ollie Mabel Bailey, on June 7, 1947 at Maple Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Blanche Elzena Cochrane died on September 29, 2011 at Wheeling, Ohio Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^3,4

     Her Social Security Number was 236-22-7286.² Norma Nadine Lay was born on July 22, 1923 at Jellico Camp, Campbell Co., Tennessee.^1,2 As of June 19, 1943,her married name was Cole.¹ She married William Edward Cole, son of Fred Camden Cole and Mary Ellen Lusher, on June 19, 1943 at Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Norma Nadine Lay died on January 12, 2005 at age 81.²

     Margaret Fannie Meadows and Buren Lucian Cole were divorced.² Margaret Fannie Meadows was born on October 14, 1923 at Logan, Logan Co., West Virginia.¹ As of October 25, 1944,her married name was Cole.¹ She married Buren Lucian Cole, son of Fred Camden Cole and Mary Ellen Lusher, on October 25, 1944 at Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Margaret Fannie Meadows died in May, 2008 at Canada at age 84.³

     Evelyn Jane Fleming was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 232-34-2041.² She was born on September 23, 1926 at Claremont, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,2,1 As of before 1956,her married name was Aaron.¹ She married Unknown Aaron before 1956.¹ As of July 19, 1956,her married name was Cole.³ Evelyn Jane Fleming married Buren Lucian Cole, son of Fred Camden Cole and Mary Ellen Lusher, on July 19, 1956 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ Evelyn Jane Fleming died on January 8, 1972 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 45.¹ She Evelyn Aaron Cole, 45, of Piney View, died at 10 p.m. Saturday in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. She was born Sept. 23, 1926, in Clairemont, a daughter of the late George and Nettie Smith Fleming. Survivors include one daughter, Rita Aaron, at home; two brothers, Cecil Fleming of Piney View and Harry Fleming of Annapolis, Md., and three sisters, Miss Edith Fleming of Piney View, Mrs. Dorothy Adams of Crab Orchard, and Mrs. Josephine O'Neal of Salem, Va. A brother, Carlos Fleming, preceded her in death in 1969. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with the Rev. Cecil Smith in charge. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park in Beckley. Pallbearers Lynn Griner, Harry Fisher, Bill Bonner, Ronald Garten, Don Aaron and Duon Aaron. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. on January 10, 1972.¹

     Lewis Richard Guilliams was buried at Stanaford Cemetery, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,6 He was born on June 1, 1897 at Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4,6 He married Clara Bell Cole, daughter of Ballard Lucian Cole and Virginia Ellen Bailey, on May 20, 1925 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,7,6 Lewis Richard Guilliams died on July 11, 1968 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^4,5,6 He Lewis Richard Guilliams, 71, of Stanaford, died at 5 p.m. Thursday in a local hospital following a long illness. A member of the Church of Christ, he was a retired miner from the New River Coal Co. and a member of UMWA District 29 Local No. 2325. He was born June 1, 1897 in Raleigh County, a son of the late Fird and Elizabeth Jones Guilliams. Survivors include his wife, Clara Cole Guilliams and three sons, Lewis Jr. and Robert, both of Waterloo, N.Y. and Jack of Palmyra, N.Y; two daughters, Mrs. Clara M. Trump of Stanaford and Miss Martha Ann Guilliams, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Holiday of Beckley, Mrs. Arizona Warden of Stanaford; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of Christ at Stanaford. The Rev. Elgie Thompson and the Rev. R. B. Roden of Oklahoma City will officiate. Burial will follow in the Stanaford Cemetery. The body will be removed to the residence at 1 p.m. Saturday where it will remain until one hour before the service. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. on July 12, 1968.⁶

     Lewis Richard Guilliams Jr. was buried at Chief Tecopa Cemetery, Pahrump, Nye Co., Nevada.⁵ His Social Security Number was 236-32-4520.⁶ He was born on November 15, 1925 at West Virginia; His gravestone and the Nevada Death Index have a birth date of Nov 14, 1925.^1,6,5,3 He married Lillian Lee Parks on December 22, 1984 at Clark Co., Nevada.² Lewis Richard Guilliams Jr. died on January 16, 1986 at Clark Co., Nevada, at age 60.^6,5,3