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     Merle Marie Spangler was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park (also known as Mountain View Burial Park), 5970 Grassy Hill Road, Boones Mill, Franklin Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on August 19, 1921 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,1 As of June 1, 1940,her married name was Webb.² She married Wiley Levi Webb, son of Harry Tazwell Webb and Rena Catherine Sigmon, on June 1, 1940 at Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,1 Merle Marie Spangler died on February 2, 1983 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 61.¹

     Norman Roger Holden was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, 6411 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 264-14-2779.⁴ He married Virginia Christine Webb, daughter of Harry Tazwell Webb and Rena Catherine Sigmon.^5,3 Norman Roger Holden was born on May 30, 1920 at Brewster, Okanogan Co., Washington.^4,2,3,6 He died on October 17, 2003 at West Melbourne, Brevard Co., Florida, at age 83.^4,2,3,6 He Norman Roger Holden, 83, passed away October 17, 2003, at the Indian River Center in West Melbourne, Florida after an extended illness. He was born in Brewster, Washington on May 30, 1920, the oldest of four siblings of Frank Bishop Holden and Syble Rinker Holden. He grew up in Washington state, Indiana, and West Palm Beach, Florida and graduated from Palm Beach High School in 1938. He served in the U.S. Navy as an International Communications electrician during World War II and subsequently moved to Roanoke, Virginia where he worked for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company for over 20 years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of North Palm Beach, Florida and was a former member of Northview Methodist Church and North Roanoke Baptist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. He retired in Mesa, Arizona in 1985 from the AT & T Phone Company after 45 years of service. Mr. Holden was a kind, soft-spoken man who was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was an avid photographer and blessed many with a history in pictures of family reunions and events. He was preceded in death by his former wife of forty-one years, Virginia Webb Holden of Callaway, Virginia. Surviving are his wife, Blanche B. Holden of Cocoa Beach, Florida; his daughter, Suzanne Holden Akers and her husband, James of Tampa, Florida; his son, Kehn N. Holden and his wife, Teri of Newport News, Virginia; four stepchildren; one sister, Louanne Grovenstein; two brothers, Harold and Tom Holden; six grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Interment with military rites was conducted at Hillcrest Cemetery in West Palm Beach on October 22, 2003. A memorial service was held at First Presbyterian Church in North Palm Beach, Florida. on February 8, 2004.³

     Truman Jackson Ross Sr. was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ He married Edith Katherine Webb, daughter of Harry Tazwell Webb and Rena Catherine Sigmon.^1,4,5 Truman Jackson Ross Sr. was born on April 11, 1908 at Ferrum, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,4,3 He died on August 9, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 62.⁴

     Janeth Mae "Janie" Weakland was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ She was born on June 12, 1921 at Altoona, Blair Co., Pennsylvania.^2,5 As of November 22, 1947,her married name was Webb.^2,3 She married Beuford Jackson "B.J." Webb, son of Harry Tazwell Webb and Rena Catherine Sigmon, on November 22, 1947 at Norfolk, Virginia.^1,2,3 Janeth Mae "Janie" Weakland died on September 25, 2014 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 93.^2,5 She Janeth Mae (Weakland) Webb, 93, of Roanoke, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014. She was born in 1921 in Altoona, Pa. After graduating from Altoona High School in 1939,Janeth attended Zeth Business School.Before graduation from Zeth, she was offered a position as Secretary to the Head of Pennsylvania Insurance Company in Harrisburg, Pa., which she declined, instead becoming Secretary to the City Controller, Altoona City Hall. Janeth met her husband, Beuford, through her parents, Helen Gertrude and Owen James, who thought it would be a great idea to introduce their daughter to the charming Army military policeman that they had met on a train trip. Janeth and Beuford wed in November 1948 and made their home and raised their two daughters in Roanoke. Janeth handled the business end of her husband's home building and rental business and excelled in her hobby of collecting antiques creating a lovely home. When left with an empty nest around 1977 as the girls went off to college, Janeth began volunteering at TRUST providing para-professional social services to clients.Her volunteer experience with TRUST served as an entr‚e to working for Roanoke's EOS office of emergency services from 1980 to 1988 where she was employed as a substitute case worker for the full-time emergency workers. Janeth was predeceased by parents, Owen James and Helen Gertrude Weakland; brother, Richard Weakland; and husband, Beuford, who died in November 2011. Janeth is survived by daughter, Amy Webb Elliott and her husband, Ed, and daughter Ann Webb Stretch; granddaughter, Allison Rose Elliott and grandsons, Isaac Charles Elliott, James Owen Stretch and Charles Clinton Stretch Jr; niece, Jane Blick and husband, Michael, of Schofield, Wis. No prior calling A Memorial Service celebrating Janeth's life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Unity Church of Roanoke Valley, 3300 Green Ridge Road, Roanoke on September 28, 2014.²

     Gary Lee Akers was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park (also known as Mountain View Burial Park), 5970 Grassy Hill Road, Boones Mill, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,3 He was born on March 11, 1950 at Virginia.^2,3 He died on October 22, 1969 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 19; Died in an auto accident.^2,3