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     His Social Security Number was 205-36-5830.⁴ Donald Ray Hearn was born on February 2, 1945 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He died in July, 1981 at age 36.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 180-18-1481.⁴ Victor Michael Swadis was buried at Riverside Cemetery, 1001 Lakewood Road, Toms River, Ocean Co., New Jersey.^5,3 He was born on April 16, 1920 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^2,5,4 He married Elline Hearn, daughter of Bernard Lee Hearn and Ida Elizabeth Worrell, on May 24, 1947 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^1,6 Victor Michael Swadis died on May 19, 2000 at Pennsylvania at age 80.^5,4

     Patricia Steare "Pat" Hearn was buried at Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.² Her married name was Pierce.⁴ She married Unknown Pierce.^4,2 Patricia Steare "Pat" Hearn was born on February 3, 1944.⁵ She died on January 5, 2019 at Pennsylvania at age 74.² She It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia Steare (Hearn) Pierce announces her passing on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, after a lengthy battle with heart and lung disease. Pat will be remembered as the redheaded firecracker who loved to laugh and had a generous spirit. She loved to spoil her friends and family with food and gifts. Pat will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, April Pierce Willetts, son-in-law, Reverend Robert Willetts, as well as her grandchildren, Officer Alexander Willetts and his wife, Kelsey Willetts, Jeffrey Willetts and Robert Bailey Willetts. She will be deeply missed by her surviving sisters, Joann Teague, Margaret Hoover and Jean Atkinson, as well as her numerous nieces and nephews. Her absence will be keenly felt by her best friend and partner in crime, Henrietta Miller, with whom she resided for the last 15 years. Friends and family are invited to remember and celebrate Pat’s life on Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Tomlinson Funeral Home, 2207 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020, where the viewing will begin at 10 a.m. followed by an 11 a.m. memorial service. Interment will immediately follow at Bristol Cemetery. on January 8, 2019.²

     His Social Security Number was 233-44-8749.² Carl Clifton Hearn was buried at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW. 102nd Ave., Bushnell, Sumter Co., Florida.^3,5 He was born on October 5, 1930 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,6,3,5,7,4 He married Rosemary Daly on March 25, 1960 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ Carl Clifton Hearn died on February 13, 1990 at Hillsborough Co., Florida, at age 59.^6,3,5,7

     Her Social Security Number was 234-42-8836.¹ Betty Opal Hearn was buried at Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Brevard Co., Florida.⁴ Her married name was Kent.¹ Her married name was Sims.⁵ She married Dan H. Sims.⁵ Betty Opal Hearn married Robert Lane "Bob" Kent Sr.¹ Betty Opal Hearn was born on May 31, 1929 at Princeton Meadows, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,6 She and Dan H. Sims were divorced in August, 1961 at Brevard Co., Florida.⁵ As of May, 1963,her married name was Wheeler.⁷ Betty Opal Hearn married Don Nelson Wheeler in May, 1963 at Brevard Co., Florida.^2,7,4 Betty Opal Hearn died on December 20, 1994 at Melbourne, Brevard Co., Florida, at age 65.^1,6,4 She MELBOURNE - Opal Wheeler, 65, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Holmes Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wheeler was born in Beckley, W.Va. She came to Brevard County in 1963 from Beckley. She was a member of North Melbourne Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Don Wheeler of Melbourne; son, Carl Hearn Jr. of Melbourne; brother, Daniel Hearn of Canaveral Groves; sisters, Opal Ann Hearn of Melbourne, Martha Hearn and Charleen McDonald, both of Okeechobee; and two grandchildren. No calling hours are scheduled. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Florida Memorial Gardens. on December 23, 1994.⁴

     Don Nelson Wheeler was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, 4801 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida.⁷ His Social Security Number was 264-20-3457.⁵ He was born on December 27, 1924 at Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida.^4,5 He married Betty Opal Hearn, daughter of Otis Lee Hearn and Erma Smith, in May, 1963 at Brevard Co., Florida.^1,2,3 Don Nelson Wheeler died on March 15, 2005 at Florida at age 80.^5,6 He Don N. Wheeler, 80, passed away March 15, 2005. He was employed for 32 full years with the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Fire Department, retiring as a Crew Chief. Mr. Wheeler served in the U.S. Navy and attended Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Alyce Hamrick Wheeler; a son, C. Cliff Hearn (Jennifer); three sisters, Betty Mathers, Emma Irene Driggers, and Delores Dolan; three granddaughters, Brittany and Melanie Hearn and Jaime Swartz; a grandson, Colin Creel; a nephew, Daniel Hearn; and several nieces and other nephews. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 18th, in the chapel of Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church with Reverend Brett Foster and Reverend Bruce Pafford officiating. on March 17, 2005.⁶

     James Eli Ellickson was buried at Union Prairie Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa.^4,5 His Social Security Number was 481-12-5664.⁶ He was born on October 16, 1923 at Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa.^2,7,6,3,4,5 He married Edna Mae Howard, daughter of William Thomas "Willy" Howard Jr. and Bertha Blanch Epperly, on January 5, 1946 at Elizabeth City, Virginia.^1,4,8 James Eli Ellickson died on December 6, 1982 at Iowa at age 59.^7,4,5 He James Eli Ellickson, 59, of 5345 Harbet Ave. N.W. died Monday at Mercy Hospital following a long illness. Born Oct. 16, 1923, at Decorah, he married Edna Mae Howard on Jan. 5, 1946, at Hampton, Va. A Cedar Rapids resident for 28 years, he was employed by Penick and Ford Co. for 24 years and then by Mercy Hospital for eight months. He was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and served in the Air Force during World War II. Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Susan Sundquist of Madison, Wis., and Joan Mollenhauer of Cedar Rapids; two sons, James E. Jr. of Cedar Rapids and John T. of Walker, Minn; three granddaughters; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Funke of Cedar Rapids and Norma Arvan of Soap Lake, Wash; and a brother, Howard of Cedar Rapids. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church by the Rev. Cedric J. Lofdahl. Burial: Union Prairie Cemetery, Decorah at 1:15 p.m. on December 7, 1982.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 235-28-6698.² Charles Allen Smith was born on March 19, 1921 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^2,1 He married Geneva Jane Howard, daughter of William Thomas "Willy" Howard Jr. and Bertha Blanch Epperly, on June 14, 1943 at Dover, Kent Co., Delaware.¹ Charles Allen Smith died on August 20, 1998 at California at age 77.²

     Roger Lee Roberts was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ He married Carol Unknown.³ Roger Lee Roberts was born on September 5, 1946 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ He married Alice Jane Smith on December 28, 1968 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁴ Roger Lee Roberts died on April 11, 2015 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 68.³ He DUBLIN, Va. — Roger Lee Roberts, age 68, of Dublin, VA, went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Roger was born on September 5, 1946, in Oak Hill, WV, to Melvin and Merle Roberts. Roger was an Electrical Engineer for Long-Airdox-Bucyrus. Roger was a member of Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Collins High School, where he participated in football and track. He was also a graduate of West Virginia Institute of Technology with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Roger was preceded in death by his parents, along with his daughter, Sarah Jayne Roberts, and wife, Carol Roberts. Those left to cherish his memory include his son, William Mark Roberts and former wife, Janie Roberts, of Mt. Hope, WV; Sisters, Carolyn and husband, Donny Mitchell, of Sanford, NC, and Martha Roberts of Charleston, WV; three stepsons Kenny McClesky of Minnesota, Butch McClesky of Arizona, and Steve McClesky of Virginia; and a host of nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel in Oak Hill, WV, with Rev. Pete Lokant of Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park, also in Oak Hill. on April 14, 2015.³

     Lorena Mae Jones Lorena Mae Jones Lester, 70, of Arlington, Va., died Jan. 12, 2009, at Hagerstown, Md. Born Oct. 9, 1938, in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Thelma Jarrell Jones. Also, her husband, Donald F. Lester, preceded her in death on June 19, 2000. Mrs. Lester was a retired administrative assistant for Arlington County, Va. Surviving: brother, Harold Jones; sisters, Sarah Jones, Loretta Williams, Sadie Van Gilder and Nellie Winck; and several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Graveside rites and committal service were Jan. 17 at High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill with Rev. Jack Barker officiating. Burial followed.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 232-64-4169.⁷ She was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on October 9, 1938 at Dorothy, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4,7 As of January 26, 1963,her married name was Lester.² She married Donald Fredrick Lester on January 26, 1963 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 Lorena Mae Jones died on January 12, 1999 at Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland, at age 60.^4,7

     Donald Fredrick Lester was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^6,3 He was born on December 25, 1938 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,3,5 He married Lorena Mae Jones, daughter of Harold Allen Jones and Thelma Mae Jarrell, on January 26, 1963 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,7 Donald Fredrick Lester died on June 19, 2000 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 61.^7,3,4

     Sadie Marie Jones was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, 6265 Columbia Road, North Olmsted, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.⁶ She was born on August 22, 1953 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,4 As of July 29, 1974,her married name was Van Gilder.⁴ She married Stanley Marvin Van Gilder on July 29, 1974 at Arlington, Virginia.^3,4 Sadie Marie Jones died on November 25, 2020 at Ohio at age 67.³ She MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS —Sadie Marie Jones Van Gilder, 67, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. She was the beloved wife of 46 years to Stanley; loving mother of Melissa Bruce (Jeremy) and Laura Loomis (Nicholas); dear grandmother of Tyler, Emily, Brianna and Abigail; dearest great-grandmother of Aria and Vincent; cherished daughter of the late Harold and Thelma Jarrell Jones; caring sister of Loretta Williams and Nellie Winck and the late Lorena Lester, Jimmy Jones, Harold D. Jones and Sarah Jones; and loving aunt to many. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at 11 a.m. also at the funeral home. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. on November 29, 2020.³