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     Bobby Gene Hall Sr. was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 3410 Coal Heritage Road, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,6 His Social Security Number was 235-58-5787.³ He was born on August 6, 1941 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3,6 He married Versie Evelyn Hodges, daughter of Paul Benjamin Hodges and Clara Mae Thompson, on March 16, 1985 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,2,7 Bobby Gene Hall Sr. died on August 9, 2003 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 62.^3,4,6 He PEMBROKE, Va. - Bobby Gene Hall Sr., 62, of Maybrook Road at Pembroke, died Saturday morning, Aug. 9, 2003 at his home in the loving care of his family. Born in Bluefield on Aug. 6, 1941, he was a son of the late Leonard James and Nellie Jane Hamlin Hall. He was a member of Castle Rock Baptist Church in Pembroke, was employed with Smith Services in Bluefield and was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jean Burton. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Versie Thompson Hall; four sons, Bobby Gene Hall Jr. of Pembroke, Randall Lee Hall of Ohio, Billy Joe Hall of Ohio, and Jody Ray Hall of Pembroke; three daughters, Joyce Ann Burton of Arizona, Tina Marie Reed of Merrimac, and Michelle Lee Combs of Pembroke; two brothers, Melvin Dale Hall and Leonard J. Hall Jr., both of Bluefield; a "special brother," Hubert Buchanan of Bluefield; a sister, Katherine H. Shrader of Narrows, Va; a grandson of the home, Bobby Wayne Reed; twelve additional grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in the Castle Rock Baptist Church in Pembroke with Pastor Phillip Moran, Pastor Mark Stalnaker, and Chaplain Roger Lafferty officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens at Bluewell. on August 10, 2003.⁶

     Walter Jack Akers was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² He was born on October 22, 1925 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^3,2 He married Mary Elizabeth "Della" Hodges, daughter of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump, on August 5, 1944 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Walter Jack Akers PRINCETON -- Walter Jack Akers, 81, of RR 4, Princeton, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at his home. Born Oct. 22, 1925 in Tazewell, Va., he was the son of the late Alex Akers and Sarah Hylton Akers. Mr. Akers had been a resident of the Princeton area all of his life. He was retired from the Mercer County Board of Education having served for several years as custodian at Princeton Senior High School. Working on tractors was the love of his life. Mr. Akers was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Reece, Joe and Jim and one sister, Carrie. Survivors include his wife, Mary Elizabeth Hodges Akers of the home; two daughters, Gracie Elizabeth Neal and husband Albert and Ruby Ernestine Stump and husband David all of Princeton; two sons, Bennie Jackson Akers and wife Darless of Princeton and William Elden Akers and wife Pam of Bluefield; 10 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and a special friend, his dog Heidi. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. today at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton with the Rev. Larry Bailey officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. on March 6, 2007.² He died on March 6, 2007 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^3,2

     Minnie Margaret Belcher was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on February 5, 1931 at Kegley, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4,3 As of March 16, 1946,her married name was Hodges.¹ She married Joseph Isaiah Hodges, son of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump, on March 16, 1946 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5,2,3 Minnie Margaret Belcher died on August 12, 2011 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 80.^4,3 She PRINCETON - Mrs. Minnie Margaret Belcher Hodges, of 801 Hale Ave., Princeton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 12, 2011, surrounded by her loved ones at home. She was born February 5, 1931, the youngest of six children born to Albert R. Belcher and Carmen Spence Belcher. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Her brothers, Charles, Richard, Jack and Albert Jr. and her infant sister, Mable all preceded her. She was fifteen years old at the end of World War II when she married the love of her life, Joseph I. Hodges. They were blessed with sixty-five years of marriage, and gave life to four children, Barbara and husband Larry King of Sandlick, Brenda and husband Kenneth Johnston of Princeton, and Joseph E. Hodges and wife Betty of Princeton; their infant son, Eldon Ray preceded her to heaven. She cherished her nine grandchildren, Kristie and Chip Musick, Tracie and Anthony Parker, Kelly and Scottie Gordon, Immanuel and Buffy King, Kimberly and Jonathan Hendricks, Lisa and Randall Black, Brittany Hodges, Nancy Hodges and David Hodges; and adored her loving 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. A quiet, humble person, she was an amazing woman who modeled the Proverbs 31: Lady, caring for her home, her family and her husband and their family. She cared for her Joe with compassion and love through many years of illness and sacrifice. She was quick to laugh and loved to sing and read. Her family has rich stores of beautiful memories to ease their great loss. She will be missed more than words can tell. Services to celebrate the life of Minnie Hodges will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2011 from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Randall Black and Pastor Casper Dalton officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons. on August 13, 2011.³

     His Social Security Number was 232-28-6164.³ Earl Isaac Wimmer was buried at Compton-Butt Cemetery (also known as Guillion Cemetery), Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,5 He was born on May 25, 1900 at Kegley, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5 He married Laula Amelia Hodges, daughter of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump, on September 1, 1936 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ Earl Isaac Wimmer and Laula Amelia Hodges were divorced before April 20, 1939.³ Earl Isaac Wimmer died on June 28, 1944 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 44.^3,5 He Funeral services will be held Friday for Earl Isaac Wimmer, 44, this city, who died at Bluefield sanitarium yesterday at 7:38 a.m. as a result of injuries sustained Tuesday in a mine slate fall accident. He was an employe of Pocahontas Fuel company, Jenkin-Jones. Interment will follow at Guillion cemetery, near Bluewell. Mr. Wimmer was born at Keglev on May 28, 1900, a son of the late Granger Wimmer and Harriet Belcher Wimmer, Tazewell county. He is survived by the following children; Miss Kathleen Wimmer, this city, and Betty and Mack Wimmer, of Kegley. Brothers and sisters surviving are: Sidney Wimmer of Speedway; Ed Wimmer, Kegley; Morris Wimmer of Bluewell, Mack Wimmer, of Detroit, Mich., and Gerald Wimmer, United States army, in England, Mrs. Mary Wade of Princeton; Mrs. Etta Belcher, of Detroit; Mrs. Linnie Blankenship, of Rock and Mrs. Gertrude Howerton, St. Albans. Mr. Wimmer resided at 711 Bland street, this city. He came to Bluefield a year ago from Princeton. on June 29, 1944.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 235-30-9960.⁴ Coy Oscar Dunn was buried at Tabernacle Cemetery, Montcalm, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,5 He was born on August 22, 1891 at Chilhowie, Smyth Co., Virginia.^2,3,4,5 He married Laula Amelia Hodges, daughter of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump, on April 20, 1939 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,6 Coy Oscar Dunn died on February 22, 1958 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 66.^4,5,6 He Coy Oscar Dunn, 66, of Montcalm died on arrival at a Bluefield hospital Saturday at 12 noon. He was the son of the late Budd and Susan Hale Dunn. Mr. Dunn was a retired miner. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Laula Amelia Hodges Dunn; eight daughters, Mrs. Donnie Saunders, Rock, Clara, Lashmeet, Naoma Susan, Beatrice, June, Wanda Marie, Phyllis, Linda and Janice, all at home; three sons, Lonnie, at home, James Oscar, and Arthur, both at Kegley and Cecil, Bossevain, Va; two stepchildren, Mack Wimmer, Kegley and Mrs. Betty Edwards, Woolridge, Pa; five sisters, Mrs. Annie Perkins and Mrs. Lee Warden, both of Montcalm, Mrs. Ethel Perkins, Flint, Mich., Mrs. Willa Mae Watkins, in Pennsylvania and Mrs. Kelly Jennings, Spanishburg; 25 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held and the Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. on February 23, 1958.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 233-52-6279.² Her married name was Hodges.³ Clara Mae Thompson married Paul Benjamin Hodges, son of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump.³ Clara Mae Thompson was born on April 8, 1934.² She died in September, 1988 at age 54.²

     Donna Kay Hodges was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 233-27-8714.² She was born on July 13, 1984 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She died on February 27, 2008 at Corinne, Wyoming Co., West Virginia, at age 23.^1,2

     His Social Security Number was 227-10-6251.⁸ John Robert Johnson was buried at Augusta Memorial Park, 1775 Goose Creek Road, Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.^3,4,7 He was born on July 1, 1893 at Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia.^1,4,5,6,8,7 He married Audrey Epha Holt, daughter of Robert Edward Lee Holt and Otha Etta Thornton, on April 5, 1924 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4,9,7 John Robert Johnson John Robert Johnson, 74, died at 12:15 a.m. today (Aug. 1, 1967) at his home, 521 King Ave. Mr. Johnson was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Lodge, Princeton, W. Va., and served in the Merchant Marine during World War I. Mr. Johnson had been employed in the maintenance department of the local Dupont plant from Oct. 3, 1934 until his retirement Aug. 1, 1958. He was born July 1, 1893 in Roseland a son of Robert H. and Elizabeth (Hite) Johnson. Survivors include, his widow, Mrs. Audrey (Holt) Johnson; three sons, Edwin E. of Featherstone Manor, Robert T. of Chester, and Richard H. Johnson, at home; one daughter, Mrs. William W. Meeteer of Waynesboro; five sisters, Mrs. Katheryn, White Gladys of Harvey Columbus, Roanoke, Mrs. Helen Heiskell of Luray; Mrs. Virginia Higginbotham and Mrs. Margaret Cress, both of Lynchburg; also seven grandchildren. Interment in Augusta Memorial Park. on August 1, 1967.⁷ He died on August 1, 1967 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 74.^4,7

     His Social Security Number was 223-34-9135.¹⁰ Edwin Eugene "Gene" Johnson was born on January 6, 1925 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,10,5,7 He married Gertrude Virginia Tomlinson on May 9, 1953 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.⁴ Edwin Eugene "Gene" Johnson died on April 8, 2008 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 83.^10,5,11 He Edwin Eugene "Gene" Johnson of Earlysville, Virginia passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008, as a result of complications from a fall. He was 83. Born in Princeton, West Virginia, on January 6, 1925, he was preceded in death by his father, John Robert Johnson; his mother, Audrey Johnson Miller; and his brother, Richard Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Johnson; his daughter, Jennifer Hawthorne; grand-daughters, Adrienne and Izabelle Hawthorne; sister, Bette Meeter; brother, Robert Johnson and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was a veteran of World War II and retired from General Electric after 30 years of service as a Senior Designer. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be deeply missed. on April 13, 2008.⁵

     Bette Lee Johnson was born on April 18, 1929 at Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio.^3,4 As of May 17, 1947,her married name was Meeteer.³ She married William Wesley "Bill" Meeteer on May 17, 1947 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.^3,4,7 Bette Lee Johnson died on December 27, 2015 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 86.⁴ She Bette Lee Johnson Meeteer, of Waynesboro, passed Sunday, December 27, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, April 18, 1929, daughter of the late John Robert and Audrey Holt Johnson. Her husband of 56 years, William Wesley Meeteer; brothers Edwin Eugene, Robert Thornton, and Richard Hight Johnson; and sister-in-law, Vida Bardsley, also preceded her in death. Bette was a graduate of Waynesboro High School, class of 1946, and the Realtors Institute. In the community she was a member of the BPW, the Hoe & Hope Garden Club, assistant director of the Waynesboro-East Augusta Chamber of Commerce, and a realtor for 20 years. She moved to Waynesboro in 1934 and lived most of her life in the tree streets. A member of First Presbyterian Church for 68 years, she served as a Sunday school teacher, secretary of the Women of the Church, and as a Deacon on the Diaconate. Her hobbies included reading, gardening, needle work, and her grandies. She loved and lived her life for her large family. Bette loved to travel, including Nova Scotia, Canada, the British Isles, Europe by train, and summer vacations on the Outer Banks. Surviving are her children and their spouses, Kathleen Meeteer Doyle (Arnold B., Jr.) of Stuarts Draft, Wesley R. Meeteer (Alice) of Pipestem, WV. And Waynesboro, Cynthia Meeteer Doyle (Rodger) of Waynesboro, Laura Meeteer Atkins (William) of Waynesboro, and William Simpson Meeteer of Pipestem, WV; grandchildren, Blair Doyle (Amy), Brian Doyle (Aaron), Benjamin Doyle (Rachel), Kara Meeteer Trail (Ken), Dr. Wesley R. Meeteer II (Jennifer), Kameron Meeteer Yee (Paul), Joel Doyle (Denise), Daniel Doyle (Rachel), Kimberley Atkins Prendergast (Barry), Cynthia Atkins, Michael Atkins II, and Afton Meeteer Milks; eleven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law Wink, Virginia, and Alice Carol; and special friends Cheryl and Neil Smilth, Jean Toms, Cory Hartbarger, and Wanda Purcell. on December 29, 2015.⁴

     John Earl Hilsheimer was buried at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, Cabell Co., West Virginia.⁵ His Social Security Number was 718-16-1312.⁷ He was born on April 14, 1891 at Poca, Putnam Co., West Virginia.^8,6,7 He married Zelma Lee Holt, daughter of Robert Edward Lee Holt and Otha Etta Thornton, on April 15, 1913 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,3,4 John Earl Hilsheimer died on April 25, 1971 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 80.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 234-07-2882.¹⁰ Earline Lee Hilsheimer was buried at Woodmere Memorial Park, 2701 Washington Blvd., Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.¹¹ She was born on August 1, 1914 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^10,7 As of July 13, 1946,her married name was Beveridge.⁴ She married Alexander Clyde Beveridge Jr. on July 13, 1946 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5 Earline Lee Hilsheimer died on May 22, 2000 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 85.^10,7 She Earline H. Beveridge, 85, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Monday, May 22, 2000, in St. Mary's Hospital. Earline was born August 1, 1914, in Princeton, W.Va., a daughter of the late John Earl and Zelma Holt Hilsheimer, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Alexander Clyde Beveridge in 1965, and her brothers, S/Sgt John William Hilsheimer, Robert C. Hilsheimer and James Martin Hilsheimer. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Karin Beveridge and grandson, Alex A. Beveridge of Huntington, W.Va. She is also survived by her sisters, Kathryn McCaleb of Huntington and Rosemary Bagby of Norco, La., and a wonderful caregiver Morine Hayden. on May 22, 2000.⁷

     Robert Conrad Hilsheimer was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, 320 White Street, Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., Florida.⁵ His Social Security Number was 719-01-0859.⁹ He married Adeline Margaret Murac.^2,10 Robert Conrad Hilsheimer was born on March 16, 1916 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^{2,3,4,11,9,12} He died on April 7, 1998 at Holly Hill, Volusia Co., Florida, at age 82.^3,4,11,9 He HOLLY HILL - Robert Conrad Hilsheimer, 82, of Flagler Lane, a former sales manager for CSX Railroad, Chicago, died Tuesday at Bishop's Glen. Mr. Hilsheimer, an Army veteran of World War II, was born in Princeton, W.Va., and came to this area in 1977 from Chicago. He was a volunteer for the Center for the Visually Impaired. Survivors include two sons, James, Portland, Ore., and Thomas, Los Angeles; a daughter, Judy Bruce, Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Martin, Port Orange; three sisters, Earline Beveridge and Katheryn McCaleb, both of Huntington, W.Va., and Rosemary Bagby, Norco, La; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. on April 14, 1998.⁴

     John William Hilsheimer was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.^9,5 He was born on August 9, 1918 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5 He died on June 14, 1943 at England at age 24.^5,10