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     Her Social Security Number was 008-10-2711.³ Thelma Belle Laythe was buried at Floral Hills Cemetery, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.⁴ She was born on July 31, 1907 at Lowell, Orleans Co., Vermont; Her obituary and the SSDI have a birth date of Jul 24, 1907.^2,3,4 As of October 25, 1923,her married name was Cook.¹ She married Edward Hubbard Cook, son of James Levi Cook and Martha Etta Canaday, on October 25, 1923 at Lowell, Orleans Co., Vermont.¹ Thelma Belle Laythe died on April 3, 1998 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 90.^3,4 She Thelma ''Bo'' Beaulieu, 90, southeast Kansas City, MO, died April 3, 1998, at John Knox Care Center. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Carson Funeral Home Blue Ridge Chapel; burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Friends may call 7-8 p.m. Sunday at the chapel. Mrs. Beaulieu was born on July 24, 1907, in Lowell, VT, and had lived in this area since 1958. She was a member of St. Lukes United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Fawn Spivey, in 1992, and a son, Edward Cook, in 1964. Survivors include her husband, Hilaire Beaulieu; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. on April 5, 1998.⁴

     Edward R. Cook was buried at Protestant Cemetery, Lowell, Orleans Co., Vermont.³ His Social Security Number was 009-10-9093.² He married Pearl G. Koyt.³ Edward R. Cook was born on November 20, 1924 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,6 He died on September 25, 1964 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 39.^4,2,3,6

     Mary Fawn Cook was buried at Floral Hills Cemetery, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.⁶ Her Social Security Number was 253-32-2882.⁴ She was born on November 3, 1926 at Lowell, Orleans Co., Vermont.⁴ As of December 31, 1945,her married name was Werner.³ She married Harold B. Werner on December 31, 1945 at Waterbury, Washington Co., Vermont.³ As of June 12, 1948,her married name was Spivey.⁷ Mary Fawn Cook married Paul J. Spivey Jr. on June 12, 1948 at Presque Isle, Aroostook Co., Maine.^7,6 Mary Fawn Cook died on November 19, 1992 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 66.^2,4,6 She Mary F. Spivey, 65, south Kansas City, died Nov. 19, 1992, at the home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Luke's United Methodist Church; burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Carson Blue Ridge Chapel. Mrs. Spivey was born in Lowell, Vt., and lived in Kansas City for 20 years. She was a sales clerk for The Jones Store Co. at Bannister Mall for 10 years. She was a member of the church. Survivors include her husband, Pau l Spivey of the home; two sons, Paul H. Spivey, Lansing in Leavenworth County, and Roy C. Spivey, Alexandria, Va; two daughters, Tawna N. Nemec and Mary Nieman, and her mother and stepfather, Thelma and Hilaire Beaulieu, all of Kansas City; and five grandchildren. on November 20, 1992.⁶

     Paul J. Spivey Jr. was buried at Floral Hills Cemetery, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.³ His Social Security Number was 241-32-9747.⁴ He was born on August 8, 1930 at Rich Square, Northampton Co., North Carolina.^4,3 He married Mary Fawn Cook, daughter of Edward Hubbard Cook and Thelma Belle Laythe, on June 12, 1948 at Presque Isle, Aroostook Co., Maine.^2,5 Paul J. Spivey Jr. died on March 29, 2002 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 71.^4,3 He Paul Spivey Jr., 71, Command Sergeant Major, United States Army (Retired), of Kansas City, MO, died Friday, March 29, 2002, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Funeral services will be 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel; burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice. Paul was born August 8, 1930, in Rich Square, NC. He served 264 years in the Army before retiring in the Kansas City area in 1973. Paul was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Fawn. He is survived by his children, Paul H. Spivey and wife Ginny, Tawna B. Nemec, Roy C. Spivey and wife Donna, and Mary C. Nieman and husband Mark, seven grandchildren, Johnnie, Brandi, Paul J., Hilary, Andy, Ashley and Ian, and one greatgranddaughter Syndey. He is also survived by his sister Martha Hall, and two brothers, Emmett and Richard Spivey. on March 31, 2002.³

     Ottie Beadie Phillips was born circa 1910 at Kentucky.² As of circa 1927,her married name was Cook.² She married George Gould Cook, son of James Levi Cook and Martha Etta Canaday, circa 1927.^2,1 Ottie Beadie Phillips died in May, 2001 at Grayson, Carter Co., Kentucky.³

     Her Social Security Number was 234-24-6213.² Virginia Algie Gravely was born on October 6, 1917 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² As of February 11, 1940,her married name was Evans.¹ She married John William Evans Jr., son of John William Evans Sr. and Cora L. Snyder, on February 11, 1940 at Bland Co., Virginia.¹ Virginia Algie Gravely died on September 10, 2006 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 88.²

     His Social Security Number was 233-22-7707.⁵ John Walter Crook was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,4 He was born on December 2, 1905 at Jumping Branch, Summers Co., West Virginia.^1,5,4 He married Elouise Elizabeth Evans, daughter of John William Evans Sr. and Cora L. Snyder, on June 10, 1932 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ John Walter Crook died on May 4, 1976 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^1,4 He John Walter Crook, 70, of 116 Dexter Ave., died in a local hospital at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday after a short illness. He was born Dec. 2, 1905, at Jumping Branch, a son of the late Matt Crook Sr. and Sally Faye Lilly Crook. He was a lifelong Beckleyan and was a mamber of the First Christian Church, Beckley Elks Lodge No. 1452 and Beckley Moose Lodge No. 1606. Survivors include his wife, Elouise Crook of Beckley; his stepmother, Mrs. Lattie Crook of Beckley; a sister, Mrs. Mary Jane Campbell of Coral Gables, Fla; three half sisters, Mrs. Eva Hubbs of Beckley, Mrs. Thelma Buckland of Hinton and Mrs. Kathleen Pack of Key West, Fla; three half brothers, Frank Crook of Daniels and Matt Crook Jr. and Dallas Crook Jr., both of Beckley. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Melton Mortuary Chapel by Rev. Robert C. Lohman. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be H. W. Fisher, C. A. Thompson, Grady Whltlock, Edward Hall, Gene Riffe, O.E. Janey and P.C. Johnson. on May 5, 1976.⁴

     Ernest Cleveland Lester Sr. was buried at Clinch Valley Memorial Park, Richlands, Tazewell Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on July 21, 1892 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,4,1,2 He married Lillian Margaret "Maggie" Evans, daughter of Uria Evans and Paradine Emmazetta "Emma" Canaday, circa 1911.^5,6 Ernest Cleveland Lester Sr. died on April 29, 1969 at Richlands, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 76.¹

     Ernest Cleveland Lester Jr. was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on August 30, 1911 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He married Vanna "Bonnie" Moses on September 15, 1935 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁵ Ernest Cleveland Lester Jr. died on April 15, 1939 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 27.¹

     Erastus VanBuren Neal was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on April 17, 1870 at West Virginia.¹ He married Lillian Margaret "Maggie" Evans, daughter of Uria Evans and Paradine Emmazetta "Emma" Canaday, before 1930.^2,1 Erastus VanBuren Neal died on April 24, 1944 at East Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 74.¹

     Vanna "Bonnie" Moses was born circa 1914 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia.¹ As of September 15, 1935,her married name was Lester.¹ She married Ernest Cleveland Lester Jr., son of Ernest Cleveland Lester Sr. and Lillian Margaret "Maggie" Evans, on September 15, 1935 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹